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From: kimmel@nic.umass.edu (Matt Kimmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: In search of NE2000 driver for NS3.3/FIP
Date: 30 Jun 1995 09:32:12 -0400
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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Hi all,
I am in desperate need of a NeXTstep 3.3 driver for my NE2000 ethernet
card. Does anyone know if one is available, and if so, where I could
get it?
Thanks!
-Matt
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OIT/Network Systems and Services, LGRC A125 Phone: (413) 545-1605
University of Massachusetts Fax: (413) 545-3203
Amherst, MA 01003 E-mail: kimmel@nic.umass.edu
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University of Massachusetts Fax: (413) 545-3203
Amherst, MA 01003 E-mail: kimmel@nic.umass.edu
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From: claudius@icgned.nl
Subject: Compaq XL Problems!
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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:12:02 GMT
Hello,
Anyone know how to install NS 3.3 on a Compaq Deskpro XL?
I used the AMD53C974SCSIDriver.confg with NO results. Is the Toshiba 4101,
which I use or perhaps the compaq SCSI harddisk the problem?
Thanks for any answers,
Claudius Rugge
claudius@icgned.nl
From: zone@panix.com (Alex Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer seals envelopes
Date: 30 Jun 1995 12:46:20 -0400
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
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In <3sspv2$co9@portal.gmu.edu> wfleitz@osf1.gmu.edu (William V Fleitz) writes:
>Hi,
>Has anyone ever had problems running envelopes through a NeXT 400 dpi
>laser? Mine seals the envelope while it is printing.
>Thanks,
>William
The reason is that your envelopes' glue can be heat set. Laserprinters
have a fuser which is very hot, and sets the ink. If you are having
difficulties, you could try to put a piece of wax paper between the flap
and the envelope (wax side twords the glue flap). This would prevent
the glue from sealing the envelope, and the wax paper should come right
out.
Alex
zone@panix.com
From: mike@child (Michael Emmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Miro Crystal Driver
Date: 30 Jun 1995 17:43:57 GMT
Organization: inteleNET Internet Services
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References: <3t0ucs$t0g@linus.oit.umass.edu>
I't seems that I have become something of the source for the 3.3
Nextstep driver for the MiroCrystal If anybody needs it my email will
change in about two weeks. So email me now. I think this needs to be
on and FTP site. Next???
I had such a problem getting it from Miro in the first place that I
see no hope in getting them to get it on and ftp site and am not sure
if I am legally allowed to. If somebody from Miro would let me we can
post it to one of the common ftp sites. I do not have a email adress
for Miro and had a terrible time with them the first time so if
somebody knows someone at Miro who has the athority and intrest in
getting this driver availabe by ftp please email me at
mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu.
They seem to follow Nexts marketing strategy : (
Thanks Mike
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From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
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Subject: 3.5 Inch SCSI disc in cube MOD slot
Date: 30 Jun 1995 18:58:01 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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I've read that it's possible to drop a 3.5 inch SCSI disc into the bay in
the cube where the now defunct MOD used to live. What exactly do I need
in terms of hardware (and instructions) to accomplish this? Some sort of
mounting kit I guess? And what do I connect it with?
Any help appreciated.
Tom
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Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-9779
Ames Laboratory 515-432-9142 (home)
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From: Chris Gomoiu <atr@elronet.co.il>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 95 22:16:22 PDT
Organization: Elron Adar
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In article <DAxCD6.Jw@euler.hnv.icem.de>, <js@euler.hnv.icem.de> writes:
> I am quite convinced the original sony floppy is not connected to the regular
scsi bus (at least
> not in slabs) for two reasons:
> 1) _Overall_ system performance decreases dramatically if floppy
inserted/active
>
> 2) /usr/adm/messages states during boot :
> euler mach: fc0 at 0x2114100
> euler mach: Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
> euler mach: SCSI 53C90A Controller, Target 7, as sc0 at 0x2114000
> So the floppy gets recognized _before_ the scsi controller is.
>
> This issue of the used bus does not imply the sony *111* actually is a
(modified?) scsi drive. But
> it certainly looks like it gets treated differently. So if you intend to use
the floppy alot,
> getting a regular scsi floppy might be a good idea. I expect them to not
impose such a drastic
> peformance drag.
>
> Juergen
> ---
Can you tell me of such a regular SCSI floppy drive manufacturer, maybe a phone
number as I need very bad one. Having a CUBE with ROM ver. 2.64 and no floppy
and I can't install NS.
Many thanks,
Chris <atr@elronet.co.il>
phone: 972-4-381180
fax: 972-4-360889
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 95 08:44:16 +0100
Subject: How to open a SoundBox? - Summary
The best answers was:
Remove the 2 front rubber pad! The screws are underneath those pads!
Found them! :-)
Thanx to you Fabien
Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail/MIME accepted)
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From: Chris Gomoiu <atr@elronet.co.il>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 95 22:20:48 PDT
Organization: Elron Adar
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Hi David,
Can you give me the phone number of BellAtlantics (no 800 number please!),
couldn't find it from here in Israel.
I need very bad a floppy drive for my CUBE wich has a ROM ver 2.64 and can't
install NS without a floppy.
Regards,
Chris <atr@elronet.co.il>
phone: 972-4-381180
fax: 972-4-360889
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From: Hansruedi Haenni <hansruedi.haenni@anades.ch>
Subject: EIDE CD-ROM NEC CDR260R, Installation failed
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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 21:25:13 GMT
With the help of two experts I tried to insall NeXTstep on an Dell
OptiPlex 590XMT using a NEC CDR-260R CD-ROM drive.
We did use the EIDE driver from NeXTanswers #1838 and the
recommendations in NeXTanswers #1933 and #1839.
The insallation faild. NeXTstep could recognise the CDR-260R, but
couldn't access it.
Below is a part of the installation log:
Registring: sc0
sd0: NEC CD-ROM DRIVE: 260 4.23
hc0: ATAPI device is not ready to accept packet
commands (DRQ not set, status = cl)
hc0: ATAPI packet command failed for device 1
Retrying ...
The NEC CDR-260R isn't mentioned as supported product in NeXTanswer
#1839, so I assume it isn't ATAPI complient.
Does anybody have experiance with installing NeXTstep via EIDE CD-ROMs,
using EIDE hard disks etc.
Thanks, Hansruedi Haenni
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From: Hansruedi Haenni <hansruedi.haenni@anades.ch>
Subject: EIDE CD-ROM NEC CDR260R, Installation failed
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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 21:25:55 GMT
With the help of two experts I tried to insall NeXTstep on an Dell
OptiPlex 590XMT using a NEC CDR-260R CD-ROM drive.
We did use the EIDE driver from NeXTanswers #1838 and the
recommendations in NeXTanswers #1933 and #1839.
The insallation faild. NeXTstep could recognise the CDR-260R, but
couldn't access it.
Below is a part of the installation log:
Registring: sc0
sd0: NEC CD-ROM DRIVE: 260 4.23
hc0: ATAPI device is not ready to accept packet
commands (DRQ not set, status = cl)
hc0: ATAPI packet command failed for device 1
Retrying ...
The NEC CDR-260R isn't mentioned as supported product in NeXTanswer
#1839, so I assume it isn't ATAPI complient.
Does anybody have experiance with installing NeXTstep via EIDE CD-ROMs,
using EIDE hard disks etc.
Thanks, Hansruedi Haenni
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What's the lore on Disk Formatting & best performance?
Date: 30 Jun 1995 19:49:16 -0400
Organization: Rutgers University
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References: <3scejs$t4q@usenet.rpi.edu> <DAonGM.EK@RnA.NL> <RDL.95Jun25213727@world.std.com> <3slelf$n3r@usenet.rpi.edu> <3srdv9$fvi@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
hoff@darmstadt.gmd.de (Holger Hoffstaette) writes:
>Not quite: the boot partition for NS/I -has- to be formatted with
>512 byte sectors; other partitions can have 1024 bytes/sector.
>Soem stupid BIOS limitation, I think..
>So to rdl's original question: no, you can't.
Well, not quite... Maybe this should be put into the FAQs since it seems to
pop up every once in a while. There is a way to get NS to use a 1024b/s
boot drive. Below is a copy of an earlier post telling how to go about it:
Booting on 1024b/s HD's on Intel Hardware Solved! THIS IS DANGEROUS!
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DIDN'T POST THIS ;-)
Well, more or less :-) You can get this going if you have the proper setup.
I'm NOT making any guarantees as to how this will work for you, and you will
do this at your own risk. However, I know that others have been trying to
get their hard drives to work using 1024b/s (or bigger) block sizes rather
than 512b/s that Intel machines seem inherently limited to using.
1) NOTE. Before you start you should be familiar with SCSI stuff, and in
particular NextAnswers 1487_Booting_From_An_Alternative_Hard_Disk_Drive.rtf.
You will have to set up one of the drives to be a 'Kick' disk via NA 1487
procedure. Also, I did all of this with NEXTSTEP 3.2. I don't know how NS
3.3 will work. Also, BE REALLY CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING. ALL OF THE BELOW
REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK UNDER THE ROOT ACCOUNT. YOU CAN REALLY SMUSH THINGS
UP!!! MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU START ANYTHING!!! AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE ON
YOUR OWN. IF THINGS GET MESSED UP I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT
RECOMMEND THIS PROCEDURE TO ANYONE. (Well, enough covering my ass ;-)
2) NOTE. Is this trip really necessary? Under NS, you could always mount a
data disk formatted at 1024b/s after you booted from a 512b/s drive. So, if
you don't mind booting and having your active system located on the 512b/s
drive, you can have a second 1024b/s drive for other things.
3) NOTE. I don't know how well this will work on various combinations of
hardware and OS versions. So be wary, hardware differences, especially SCSI
controllers, might make a big difference.
4) NOTE. There is a difference between what an sd and a SCSI ID is. You
should know this difference. Again if your not sure what your doing, just
say NO to this whole thing :-)
5) NOTE. NS_SD is how NS reports SCSI devices (i.e. sd0a, sd1a, rsd0a, rsd1a
etc.). DPT/DOS_SD is how DOS (using my DPT 2122 SCSI controller) reports
usable SCSI devices.
6) NOTE. Again, I've only tried this on my set up:
NS_SD DPT/DOS_SD SCSI-ID Drive_Type Byte/Sector Drive_Contents
0 0 1 100meg 512b/s Kick_Disk**NA#1487..rtf
1 - 2 1.4gig 1024b/s Main_NS_Drive
2 - 3 CD ROM
3 1 4 230meg 512b/s Small_NS_Drive
READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE _BEFORE_ YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IT!!!! STEP
1.** The first step is to follow NA#1487 and make yourself a Kick_Disk. Do
everything the way its outlined in the NA#1487 BEFORE you format your main
drive for 1024b/s use. Make sure you can boot up and 'Kick' over to you
Main_NS_Drive, which at this point is still formatted using 512b/s.
STEP 2. If you don't already have one, you must build a Small_NS_Drive. That
drive must be a 512b/s formatted drive. For me that was a 230meg Fujitsu OD
disk. I used BuildDisk.app to make myself an emergency boot disk in case
anything ever went wrong. This should work with a Small Fixed Hard Drive as
well. You will need at least an 80meg drive to use BuildDisk.app to make a
Small_NS_Drive.*** You're going to need to reset the SCSI_ID of this drive
a couple of times, so, hopefully, you will have easy access to SCSI jumpers.
STEP 3. Make sure you copy a low level formatting utility like SDFORMAT onto
your Small_NS_Drive. You will need it to reformat your main drive to 1024b/s
(or bigger).
STEP 4. Set the SCSI_ID to 0 on the Small_NS_Drive so the machine will boot
up on that drive, Small_NS_Drive, and will allow you to re-format your
Main_NS_Drive to 1024b/s.
STEP 5. After you've booted up on the Small_NS_Drive and SDFORMAT has
finished reformatting your Main_NS_Drive, you might need to reboot. This is
because SDFORMAT overestimates the amount of time it needs to lock your
Main_NS_Drive for formatting and you can't work with it until the time elapses
--so it's just easier to reboot.
STEP 6. After you reboot, and log into root, WM will ask to initialize your
Main_NS_Drive--the one you just reformatted to 1024b/s. You can go ahead and
let it do so, or cancel. It doesn't matter which.
STEP 7. Now you must run BuildDisk.app on the Main_NS_Drive to put NS on the
now 1024b/s formatted drive. Just put a basic NS OS on it for starters (don't
put all the developer stuff on etc.). This way you won't have to wait too
long. You can go back and install the rest after you finish the rest of these
procedures. After the BuildDisk.app is done logout and back into root. Your
Main_NS_Drive will mount up and you will see it.
STEP 8. Edit the /etc/fstab file on your Main_NS_Drive as you would do in
NA#1487. In my case it looks like so: '/dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0
1'
STEP 9. Power down your machine and reset the SCSI_ID from 0 to 4 on
Small_NS_Drive.
STEP 10. Reboot and marvel at the double kick procedure that ends up with
your Main_NS_Drive booting NS on intel hardware at 1024b/s !!!!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? So why all these flaming hoops? Well, because intel
machines are stupid, they don't boot off of 1024b/s drives. But because they
are stupid, we can pull the carpet out from under their feet and shove in a
more plush 1024b/s drive without the machine knowing what's going on. How
you may ask...
HERE'S HOW The NeXTSTEP boot program that tries to kick NS, initially starts
out like a regular DOS program. The first instance0.table it loads is done
BEFORE the mach_kernel is loaded. Unfortunately, it is in this
instance0.table file that we told the NS to boot to another sd(x). Namely,
in the scenario above it's to sd(1)mach_kernel. We did this via the NA#1487
procedure.
Now since we are still in DOS mode, because the mach_kernel has yet to be
loaded, when the instance0.table line of 'sd(1)mach_kernel' gets executed it
looks to DOS_sd(1). But the important thing is, who's counting, NS or DOS?
Since the mach_kernel has yet to run, DOS is keeping count of the sd's. And
because DOS is stupid, it only counts available 512b/s devices as valid sd's.
So DOS_sd(1) is your Small_NS_Drive and NOT your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s!
So, now the mach_kernel is loaded from your Small_NS_Drive. However, now that
the mach_kernel has been loaded NS is counting sd's. And since NS CAN see
1024b/s drives it sees your Main_NS_Drive as a valid drive and in fact sees
IT as NS_sd(1). Thus, now NS continues to boot off NS_sd(1), namely your
Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s and Not your Small_NS_Drive@512b/s!
***NOTE, you don't have to make your SMALL_NS_Drive a complete NS disk,
because all you really need for the double kick to complete is the mach_kernel
and and some Device.config's on your Small_NS_Drive. But by doing a
BuildDisk.app on Small_NS_Drive it's easier to go through this series of
flaming hoops. You could always delete all the unnecessary files and use the
extra space for other things, AFTER you finish this entire procedure.
NOTE. The Kick_Disk HAS to be NS_sd(0). There may NOT be SCSI devices with
lower ID's than the first Kick disk, or things won't work.
SO WHY BOTHER? Good question. After spending way too much time getting this
to work, I'm wondering if it's worth all the trouble to the average Joe?
Probably not. However, it's worth it to me. Why? Well, I happen to have an
old 100meg drive that's not doing anything. Also, I already had an OD with
NS on it (in case of an emergency (My_Small_NS_Drive)). I save some major
space using 1024b/s and the system feels faster. So to me it's worth it.
Also, I'm not too bright :-) The proof is that I bothered to do this at all
when everyone, even NeXT, told me it couldn't be done. Maybe this will let
someone with some, actually, working grey matter between their ears, come up
with an easier way of making higher block sizes bootable under NS.
Thus, this will, probably, only be of use to people with really big and
expensive HD and/or RAIDs that are looking for peak performance and don't mind
apportioning two small HD's for 'kicking.'
Later, John
From: tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Miro Crystal Driver
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 1 Jul 1995 09:47:11 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Salzburg
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Michael Emmel (mike@child) wrote:
You are talking about a miro CRYSTAL driver, but there isn`t just one
CRYSTAL card. In this posting, I am talking about the miro 20 SV card,
not 40 SV, or even 20 SD.
/ I think this needs to be on and FTP site. Next???
I put the 20 SV driver on my ftp site at
ftp://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/pub/tbm/NeXT/m20sv.cmp
Note that I haven`t even tried yet if the driver is working. I just got
the copy vie e-mail.
/ They seem to follow Nexts marketing strategy : (
No! Not at all! They have very good driver support.
--
Martin Michlmayr | tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at | tbm@gnu.ai.mit.edu
GNUStep Volunteer Coordinator, http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/gnustep/index.html
From: jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com (John Hermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help!! Sick Next.
Date: 30 Jun 1995 14:19:38 GMT
Organization: Design Automation Division, Texas Instruments.
Message-ID: <3t115q$mu@barracuda.dadd.ti.com>
A couple of weeks ago, we had a severe thunder storm
that induced a large voltage on the phone lines in
my neighborhood (or at least my house). The lightning
zapped my cordless phone. I also recently found out that
it went through my modem and zapped the serial ports
on my mono NeXTstation. I determined this yesterday when I
tried to dial up my work computer. I believe it is the NeXT
serial ports rather than the modem because of the symptoms...
The lights on the modem when unplugged from the serial port,
or the NeXT is off, are normal for standby (no transmission)
mode. But as soon as the NeXT is powered up and the modem is
plugged in, the RXD, and TXD, and a couple of the other lights
light up. I tried switching from port A to port B, but
got the same results. Looks like something in the serial
port is shorted. I opened up the cover to the NeXT to
get some part numbers obviously associated with the ports,
and came up with the following number: 23Z109SM.
This part number was on two dip packages near the serial
ports. Looks like one goes to each of port A and
port B. I hope these are what has died, but I can't
understand how both would die when only the A port was
plugged into the modem. I tried looking up the part
number above, but could not find a single reference to
the part. I sort of feel like something that controls
these dips is what died since both ports are being affected.
The parts may be CODAC chips.
If you can help me with the following questions, please respond.
Has anybody had a similar problem with their NeXT? If so,
what was the problem? Does anybody know what the above
part number is? Does anybody have a schematic of the
mono NeXTstation that they can mail/FAX me? My FAX number
is: (214) 997-2080. I can fix the computer, if I have the
schematic and the parts are available. I may even be able
to fix it without the schematics, but it will take alot more
time. I also have to be able to cross reference the part
numbers first.
Any feedback appreciated.
Best Regards,
John Hermann
From: ed@coactive (Ed Koch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI ATIMach64 Woes
Date: 30 Jun 1995 16:51:11 GMT
Organization: Coactive Aesthetics Inc.
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In article <3s445h$iln@crcnis3.unl.edu> rdieter@mathlab41.unl.edu (Rex
Dieter) writes:
> Unfortunately, the PCI ATIMach64 video card with 2MB DRAM does not even
get
> recognized by the new driver. Apparently, it uses an unknown RAMDAC.
The DOS
> utilities for the mach64 give the following information:
> Controller: PCI ATI88800GX
> Gase I/O : 2EC
> DAC type: CH8398
> (which isn't referred to in NEXTanswers docs about
working/non-working
> RAMDACS)
> Video RAM: 2Mb - DRAM
>
I have this exact same card running on a Quantex P100 machine. The driver
seems to recognize it but I can't change the display mode. It
seems to be permanently stuck in 800x600 BW no matter what I do. Any
suggestions and/or planned upgrades to the driver. Should I bail on this
card and get another?
--
Ed Koch Coactive Aesthetics
ed@coactive.com 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 303, Sausalito, CA 94965
netcom!coactive!ed voice:(415)289-1729 fax:(415)289-1320
From: bonilla@andrews.edu (Rafael A. Bonilla)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: EIDE CDROM
Date: 1 Jul 1995 13:37:58 GMT
Organization: Andrews University
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At my company, MAS Technology Corporation, we recently installed
NextStep 3.3 using an EIDE CD-ROM driver from the next answers. To
install it you need to create a disk with the
/private/Drivers/EIDE/blah/blah
tree copied onto the disk. This means you need to install this driver in
to a NextStep machine first. You also need to format your driver floppy
as NextStep format. When the machine asks you to install a driver,
install the Adaptec 1542B or whatever and then change the floppy to the
one that contains the EIDE driver. It should come up with different EIDE
and IDE options. Choose one and prop the disk in to the drive.
Presto....
Questions? Forward mail to bonilla@mas-tech.iag.net
Rafael A. Bonilla
System Administrator
MAS Technology Corporation
--
"I must have done something right in a previous life...can't imagine
what that could've been..." - Simon Phoenix (Demolition Man)
bonilla@andrews.edu (Rafael Bonilla)
From: rwilson@localhost (Robert K. Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Date: 1 Jul 1995 15:12:35 GMT
Message-ID: <3t3ol3$1s9i@news.gate.net>
References: <3s3t7f$scu@elron2.elron.net> <RDL.95Jun27210038@world.std.com>
Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: The NeXT floppy drive is a Sony MPX-111N. I believe it was custom made
: by Sony and that it is not SCSI but rather a proprietary interface.
: Robert La Ferla
I just purchased a new NeXT floppy drive and used a 34 pin cable to connect
it to the motherboard of my cube. But upon booting the ROM Monitor reports:
Jun 29 22:27:04 aiko mach: Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
Jun 29 22:27:04 aiko mach: fd: RECALIBRATE FAILED
Any Ideas?
-Rob
--
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Robert K. Wilson, Esq. |
19497 Planters Point Drive | NeXT Mail Accepted
Boca Raton, FL 33434 | Internet: rwilson@gate.net
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From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Date: 1 Jul 1995 15:36:59 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <3t3q2r$l09@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <3s3t7f$scu@elron2.elron.net> <Pine.HPP.3.91.950620111457.21727A-100000@bluejay.creighton.edu> <3sni6d$9a1@kane.ico.net> <3spbc3$d4c@hearst.cac.psu.edu> <3spglk$t4v@kane.ico.net>
David Hempling (David.Hempling@latgroup.com) wrote:
: Yes. Flopticals are still available, though these are probably only
: available as internal parts, not external SCSI. Bell Atlantic sells
: new floptical drives for ~$600 and "rebuilt" ones for ~$400.
: They may have internal floppy drives available but there is no
: where on a Cube that you could connect one. I believe the only floppy
: solution for a Cube is an external drive.
Don't Tell me you've never seen a Cube with an internal floppy drive?
:-/
Regards,
Dave
From: chris@opensource.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help Pentium120 problem
Date: 1 Jul 1995 19:55:58 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3t498e$dff@trane.opensource.com>
References: <3sk901$pca@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Kurniawan Darmawangsa writes
[munch system configuration]
>
> When I boot the system, I has to specify the verbose option (-v) on
> boot prompt. If I didn't do that I have blank screen. Is there anybody
> has this problem.
>
> Kurniawan
This happens on some machines, although I believe none of the supported
ones. A non-supported fix is to configure the machine via
System.config/Instance0.table to boot without graphics. Remember that
editing these files can render your machine unusable. Having stated that
disclaimer, I suggest you may want to change the line:
"Boot Graphics" = "Yes";
to
"Boot Graphics" = "No";
Then your machine will always boot verbose and no human intervention is
neccessary in the boot proccess.
Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: nicolek@number_one.apana.org.au (Nicole Kaiyan)
Subject: Re: 21" MegaPixel on a PC - a solution
Message-ID: <DAzLIL.255@number_one.ppit.com.au>
Keywords: MegaPixel
Sender: nicolek@number_one.ppit.com.au (Nicole Kaiyan)
Organization: Ashe's on Heidelberg - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder.
References: <keith-2406951054220001@dal09.onramp.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 13:01:33 GMT
Keith Wood writes
> Anyone know how to hook up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel Color Display to a PC? I
> don't yet have a video card, so any suggestions are welcome...
>
> keith@cognisense.com
I have the solution!!!
Sometime back a friend of mine connected his 21-inch MegaPixel display to a
DELL DGX/JAWS graphics adapter on his IBM PC compatible.
I have a circuit design which appears below, as a PostScript file which can be
printed out for those that are interested.
If you have any hassles then please email myself and request a particular file
format.
--
___________________________________________________________________________
Nicole Kaiyan Email: nk@saturn.csse.swin.edu.au
(NeXTmail welcome)
School of Computer Science
and Software Engineering 'Pull the Plug on Lake Pedder'
Swinburne University of Technology - Pedder 2000 Campaign
Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
____________________________Postscript file____________________________
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0 nxsetgray
102 282 moveto (+5V) show
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0 nxsetgray
82 300 moveto (HSYNC) show
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0 nxsetgray
82 318 moveto (VSYNC) show
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0 nxsetgray
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0 nxsetgray
29 246 moveto (Pin 2) show
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0 nxsetgray
29 264 moveto (Pin 7) show
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0 nxsetgray
29 282 moveto (Pin 15) show
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0 nxsetgray
29 300 moveto (Pin 13) show
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0 nxsetgray
29 318 moveto (Pin 14) show
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0 nxsetgray
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0 nxsetgray
29 507 moveto (Pin 8) show
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1 setlinewidth
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Nicole Kaiyan Email: nk@saturn.csse.swin.edu.au
(NeXTmail welcome)
School of Computer Science
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: nicolek@number_one.apana.org.au (Nicole Kaiyan)
Subject: Re: 21" MegaPixel on a PC -a solution part 2
Message-ID: <DAzLyv.268@number_one.ppit.com.au>
Keywords: MegaPixel
Sender: nicolek@number_one.ppit.com.au (Nicole Kaiyan)
Organization: Ashe's on Heidelberg - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder.
References: <keith-2406951054220001@dal09.onramp.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 13:11:18 GMT
Keith Wood writes
> Anyone know how to hook up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel Color Display to a PC? I
> don't yet have a video card, so any suggestions are welcome...
>
> Keith
> keith@cognisense.com
Further to my posting concerning the connection of a MegaPixel display to an
IBM PC and/or compatible graphics card, you will need to make sure the card can
support 1120 x 832 resolution at 68Hz which matches the MegaPixelColor display
input requirements.
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School of Computer Science
and Software Engineering 'Pull the Plug on Lake Pedder'
Swinburne University of Technology - Pedder 2000 Campaign
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___________________________________________________________________________
Nicole Kaiyan Email: nk@saturn.csse.swin.edu.au
(NeXTmail welcome)
School of Computer Science
From: un7j@rzstud2.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Hans-Joerg Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: In search of NE2000 driver for NS3.3/FIP
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 1 Jul 1995 19:52:04 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Message-ID: <3t4914$b40@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
References: <3t0ucs$t0g@linus.oit.umass.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hi!
Matt Kimmel (kimmel@nic.umass.edu) wrote:
: Hi all,
: I am in desperate need of a NeXTstep 3.3 driver for my NE2000 ethernet
: card. Does anyone know if one is available, and if so, where I could
: get it?
If all else fails, try ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de. There is a direct
port of the Linux driver to NSI and it also works fine for me.
CU
-JF-
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From: chris@opensource.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Intel] How can I get "miroCRYSTAL40SV" display driver for NS3.3?
Date: 1 Jul 1995 19:46:15 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3t48m7$dei@trane.opensource.com>
References: <3snko3$o9r@vodka.intele.net>
Michael Emmel writes
> murao@kobe-u.ac.jp wrote:
[munch need miro drivers]
>
> >Thanks in advance.
> >---
>
>
> One I have it, went through hell geting it. I can Nextmail it to you
> if you have Next mail. Also talk to nsgroup@intele.net
> thats Deanox group were I bought my computer. Miro does have a BBS but
> I don't know the number. They know the whole scoop on the driver.
If you have TipTop or Microphone or some other communications app you can
reach the miro bbs at 1.415.855.9944. They have all the most current
drivers available there.
Chris
From: chris@opensource.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: miro mailbox number
Date: 1 Jul 1995 20:07:03 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3t49t7$dgf@trane.opensource.com>
References: <NOTE.TSOMMER.882451090095178FNOTE@VM3-ETH1.NY.JPMORGAN.COM>
Keywords: miro video drivers
"Thomas Sommer" <sommer_thomas@jpmorgan.com> writes
>
> here the BBS number of miro 0531/2113112 .
> For dial in from other countrys then Germany, replace the leading zero
with the
> correct
> number.
For those of us in the USA, the 'local' BBS number is 1.415.855.9944 Also
I have used the 40sv, 20sv, and 20sd drivers and tech support from miro.
I have found them quite easy to get a hold of and quite helpfull with
answers to questions about their drivers.
Chris
From: rragner@panther.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help Pentium120 problem
Date: 1 Jul 1995 21:19:29 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3t4e51$2ii@news.iastate.edu>
References: <3t498e$dff@trane.opensource.com>
In article <3t498e$dff@trane.opensource.com> chris@opensource.com writes:
> Kurniawan Darmawangsa writes
> [munch system configuration]
> >
> > When I boot the system, I has to specify the verbose option (-v) on
> > boot prompt. If I didn't do that I have blank screen. Is there anybody
> > has this problem.
> >
> > Kurniawan
>
> This happens on some machines, although I believe none of the supported
> ones. A non-supported fix is to configure the machine via
> System.config/Instance0.table to boot without graphics. Remember that
> editing these files can render your machine unusable. Having stated
that
> disclaimer, I suggest you may want to change the line:
>
> "Boot Graphics" = "Yes";
>
> to
>
> "Boot Graphics" = "No";
>
> Then your machine will always boot verbose and no human intervention is
> neccessary in the boot proccess.
>
> Chris
Chris is right... Checkout the latest "Tech Supp Freq Ask Ques" in
NeXTanswers. Apparently this only happens with S3-based graphics
controllers and Triton chipsets.
--
Rod Ragner
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.software
From: gwolfe@primenet.com
Subject: HELP! URGENT!
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News)
Message-ID: <DAz2sH.FBp@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 06:17:04 GMT
Organization: Washington State University
I am trying to get a SupraFax modem 14.4KB to actually recieve a fax.
For lack of a better way of testing I am using the 18002maxtor maxfax
document service.
I have connected my Supra modem to serial port B on my colorstation.
I went into PrintManager to setup my Faxmodem. The only 2 choices in
the types list are the HSD and Internafax or somesuch. Which brings up
another question ; how do I add types of modems...??? I have it set for 1
ring before it answers and automatic printing disabled. So I call Maxtor
and request the catalog and wait. About 1 minute later the phone rings
and my modem picks up, connects to thier fax and I am recieving data. The
modem is in fax mode because the front panel LED matrix display says FX
and at 9600 baud at that. Everything seems to be going fine until the
modem gets everything and hangs up (ie. success!) but no my life isn't
that easy :-(
The console reports this:
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 10 (x 1246).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 11 (x 126).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 12 (x 21).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 14 (x 105).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 23 (x 65).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 28 (x 264).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 29 (x 98).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 32 (x 589).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 34 (x 1717).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 37 (x 99).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 39 (x 158).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 40 (x 463).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 41 (x 115).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 42 (x 882).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 44 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 45 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 48 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 49 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 52 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 53 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 56 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 57 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 60 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 61 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 64 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 65 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 68 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 69 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 72 (x 183).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 73 (x 1259).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 76 (x 1230).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 79 (x 1247).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 84 (x 156).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 85 (x 46).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 86 (x 257).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 88 (x 664).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 95 (x 451).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 97 (x 460).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 99 (x 315).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 103 (x 135).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 104 (x 217).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 106 (x 223).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 107 (x 282).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 114 (x 219).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 117 (x 48).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 132 (x 35).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 135 (x 736).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 138 (x 582).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 139 (x 417).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 142 (x 1599).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 144 (x 626).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 147 (x 18).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 149 (x 1387).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 160 (x 960).
TIFF Error: : Bad code word at scanline 162 (x 74).
[a bunch more of the same...shortened to save BW]
And when I use the FaxReader app to look at the fax it
is just a bunch of lines with no words or any resemblance
to anything.
How can I get this to work correctly?? PLEASE HELP! What is
going on here? Please direct responses to e-mail. Thanks.
All help deeply appreciated,
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
Message-ID: <DB1u42.JJ@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3t1lm5$566@elron2.elron.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 1995 18:02:26 GMT
In article <3t1lm5$566@elron2.elron.net> Chris Gomoiu <atr@elronet.co.il> writes:
[...]
> Can you tell me of such a regular SCSI floppy drive manufacturer, maybe a phone
> number as I need very bad one. Having a CUBE with ROM ver. 2.64 and no floppy
> and I can't install NS.
Sorry, no. This does not mean such thing does not exist, I just do not know.
Juergen
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== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
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Subject: cmsg cancel <kevincDB2w07.199@netcom.com>
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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 00:52:07 GMT
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From: mike@child (Michael Emmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: miro mailbox number
Date: 2 Jul 1995 19:15:42 GMT
Organization: inteleNET Internet Services
Message-ID: <3t6r8v$65e@vodka.intele.net>
References: <NOTE.TSOMMER.882451090095178FNOTE@VM3-ETH1.NY.JPMORGAN.COM> <3t49t7$dgf@trane.opensource.com>
chris@opensource.com wrote:
>"Thomas Sommer" <sommer_thomas@jpmorgan.com> writes
>>
>> here the BBS number of miro 0531/2113112 .
>> For dial in from other countrys then Germany, replace the leading
zero
>with the
>> correct
>> number.
>For those of us in the USA, the 'local' BBS number is 1.415.855.9944
Also
>I have used the 40sv, 20sv, and 20sd drivers and tech support from
miro.
>I have found them quite easy to get a hold of and quite helpfull with
>answers to questions about their drivers.
>Chris
I had no problem getting ahold of them it's just when they updated the
driver to the one for 3.3 the revision number was the same as for the
3.2 version and it took forever to get the right driver it was a mess
and they seemed to have problems communicating internally between the
US and germany. I had a real hard time with them but that may be
because of the problems they had differiating the 3.2 driver from the
3.3. Also its stupid for a modern company not to have email and ftp
capabilities. I'm suer there big enough for it. As far as the
technical side goes there card and driver are excellent I have the
40sv
Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: REPOST: Strange problem with miroCRYSTAL 32S on DELL 466 DE
Message-ID: <DB4oJ1.GL@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: miro dell
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 06:54:37 GMT
Hi All,
I installed NS 3.2 on the following machine:
DELL 466 DE ( i486 DX/2 66/33 MHz, EISA )
RAM: 64 MB ( 4 x 16 MB SIMM )
Adaptec 2740A (EISA) ; connected SCSI devices:
- HD (Digital) 1 GB
- CD-ROM NEC
miroCRYSTAL 32S 4 MB VRAM (EISA)
SMC 8013 EWC (ISA) , not used under NS
HP ScanJet II adapter (ISA-8 bit.), not used under NS
UMAX adapter (ISA-8 bit.) , not used under NS
Installation went smoothly to the point I installed the miro driver.
At first try the driver switched the card to the proper resolution, but I
saw only mess on the screen. After checking the readme supplied with the
NS driver I found out that there are problems with setting video RAM
memory address. The default setting is 0xfc000000. I used suggested
address for 64 MB (0x4000000) which is right above available RAM. This
time it looks better. I have got login window an I was able to log in. At
this time some of the points at random positions in the screen changed its
color and the whole system crashes terribly. fsck was not able to find
super-boot block so I must reinstall whole system. Meanwhile I read the
another readme from Miro, this time about their Windows NT driver. Yes,
there is also mentioned problems with setting video RAM memory address and
they suggest 0x7c000000 for EISA systems. With this setting the NS works
and don't crash. On the other hand there is still problem with the points
randomly changing colors. It looks like it had some connection with
reading/writing to/from disk, since they appear while disk is active.
This is from readme about Windows NT driver:
------------------------------------------------------------
One of the following versions of the installation disk will include a
DOS-test-program that enables you to check a miro-board concerning
available addresses.
------------------------------------------------------------
Does anybody know if this program is available?
Any suggestions, what is wrong, are welcomed! If you need more information
about mentioned hardware, please, let me know.
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
In-Reply-To: pgriffin@anole's message of 29 Jun 1995 04:28:47 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:43:07 GMT
Unfortunately, you cannot use any Matrox graphic boards with NEXTSTEP.
The reason is that Display PostScript wants to render your screen
locally and pass the bitmap to the framebuffer in the graphics card.
Matrox boards don't have that kind of interface. They handle Windows
GDI calls directly. Great for Windows users not for us.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NS Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> pgriffin@anole (Paul A Griffin) writes:
I installed a Matrox Meteor PCI board in anole
(a P5 90 running NS and sometimes even windoze)
yesterday. I want to know if anyone has a NS
driver for this puppy. I am willing to write one
myself , with some help, if it doesn't take more than
a summer's quota of Saturday mornings ;^) .
Also, counsel on how difficult it is to write video drivers
would be appreciated,
Sincerely,
Paul Griffin
pgriffin@inx.net
p.s. The Meteor is a continuous capture of video/camera
output to RAM board, at 30 frames/sec in NTSC full color
via the PCI bus. It has no video output, so it's not a toaster,
but it's a great way (I think) to process video for object
recognition, video conferencing, etc. And it costs
about $500.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.software
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: HELP! URGENT!
In-Reply-To: gwolfe@primenet.com's message of Fri, 30 Jun 1995 06:17:04 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul3064531@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DAz2sH.FBp@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:45:31 GMT
You need to purchase a third party product. Black and White Software
sells an excellent one called "NXFax" Send e-mail to info@bandw.com
Robert La Ferla
Registered NS Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <DAz2sH.FBp@serval.net.wsu.edu> gwolfe@primenet.com writes:
I am trying to get a SupraFax modem 14.4KB to actually recieve a fax.
For lack of a better way of testing I am using the 18002maxtor maxfax
document service.
I have connected my Supra modem to serial port B on my colorstation.
I went into PrintManager to setup my Faxmodem. The only 2 choices in
the types list are the HSD and Internafax or somesuch. Which brings up
another question ; how do I add types of modems...??? I have it set for 1
ring before it answers and automatic printing disabled. So I call Maxtor
and request the catalog and wait. About 1 minute later the phone rings
and my modem picks up, connects to thier fax and I am recieving data. The
modem is in fax mode because the front panel LED matrix display says FX
and at 9600 baud at that. Everything seems to be going fine until the
modem gets everything and hangs up (ie. success!) but no my life isn't
that easy :-(
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
In-Reply-To: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net's message of 1 Jul 1995 15:36:59 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul3064809@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3s3t7f$scu@elron2.elron.net>
<Pine.HPP.3.91.950620111457.21727A-100000@bluejay.creighton.edu>
<3sni6d$9a1@kane.ico.net> <3spbc3$d4c@hearst.cac.psu.edu>
<3spglk$t4v@kane.ico.net> <3t3q2r$l09@redstone.interpath.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:48:09 GMT
I have one! I wonder how rare they are.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NS Consultant
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3t3q2r$l09@redstone.interpath.net> paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman) writes:
Don't Tell me you've never seen a Cube with an internal floppy drive?
:-/
Regards,
Dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
In-Reply-To: Chris Gomoiu's message of Fri, 30 Jun 95 22:16:22 PDT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul3064940@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DAxCD6.Jw@euler.hnv.icem.de> <3t1lm5$566@elron2.elron.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:49:40 GMT
Teac and PLI make/sell SCSI floppy drives. I have no contact information.
Try comp.periphs.scsi.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NS Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI?
In-Reply-To: frank@ifi.unibas.ch's message of 30 Jun 95 12:32:44 MET
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul3065138@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3s3t7f$scu@elron2.elron.net>
<Pine.HPP.3.91.950620111457.21727A-100000@bluejay.creighton.edu>
<3sni6d$9a1@kane.ico.net> <3splnn$hc9@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
<1995Jun30.123245.45086@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:51:38 GMT
If the SCSI floppy has automatic eject, it will just work. This is why you
can eject CD-ROMs... Insertion is the same. It is part of the SCSI standard.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NS Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: Alexander_Spohr@multiversum.com (Alexander Spohr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940 Timeout
Date: 3 Jul 1995 09:32:58 GMT
Organization: multiversum media lab gmbh
Message-ID: <3t8dga$i8i@multiversum.multiversum.com>
Hi there,
I use an Adaptec 2940 in my white NeXT. It worked a while but now it always get
SCSI bus timeouts. So it is not possible to use the system (if it comes up at
all). It works fine under DOS. Seems to be a driver problem...
Any clues?
Atze
--
Alexander Spohr, des Buergermeisters Sekretaer/Secretary of the Mayor
Mail: Alexander_Spohr@multiversum.com Voice: (+49) 40 / 398 80 80
WWW: http://freeport.multiversum.com/~atze Fax: (+49) 40 / 390 86 45
Faces and faces. See them and complain not. And am content with all.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: murao@kobe-u.ac.jp
Subject: [thanx] miro CRYSTAL40SV display driver for NS3.3
Sender: news@icluna.kobe-u.ac.jp (news-admin)
Message-ID: <murao.95Jun309512@piaget.in.kobe-u.ac.jp>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:51:02 GMT
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0
Organization: Information Processing Center
Dear Sirs,
I've got much information and finally got the driver. Now,
my friend is working on her computer with comfortable display.
The miro CRYSTAL40SV seems quite nice card with high speed,
high resolution and true color on NS3.3. Thanks a lot.
---
Hajime MURAO <murao@kobe-u.ac.jp> NeXT/MIME mail bienvenu!
A professional? No, I am not professional. I am an amateur.
"Amateur" comes from the latin "amare":to love. If you do
not love what you do, you do not deserve to do it.
From: Antonio Vitor Magalhaes <avm>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: In search of NE2000 driver for NS3.3/FIP
Date: 3 Jul 1995 14:54:55 GMT
Organization: PUUG - Grupo Portugues de Utilizadores de Unix
Message-ID: <3t90bv$cut@news.puug.pt>
References: <3t0ucs$t0g@linus.oit.umass.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: kimmel@nic.umass.edu
Hi!
I have tested a direct port of the Linux driver to NeXTstep 3.2 on NeXTstep
3.3 and it works fine for me.
You can find it at:
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/i486/ethernet
Good luck!
_vitor
From: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT printer "cover open"
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 16:29:57 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <950703172957.270AACUH.malc@daneel>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
One of our NeXT printers has developed a fault such that it mistakenly
believes its cover is permanently open. Has anyone come across this problem
before, and can anyone offer a fix? Please?!
Have fun,
mmalc.
From: kurst@netnet.net (Brian S Mogged)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: In search of NE2000 driver for NS3.3/FIP
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 3 Jul 1995 16:57:55 GMT
Organization: NetNet, Inc. Wisconsin's Leading Internet Provider
Message-ID: <3t97ij$o90@netnet2.netnet.net>
References: <3t0ucs$t0g@linus.oit.umass.edu> <3t90bv$cut@news.puug.pt>
Antonio Vitor Magalhaes (avm) wrote:
: Hi!
:
: I have tested a direct port of the Linux driver to NeXTstep 3.2 on NeXTstep
: 3.3 and it works fine for me.
: You can find it at:
:
: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/i486/ethernet
Have anybody try this drive using a GVC based card? It seems so
cheap :) and it also works well under linux.. SO any opinion. What other
cards have other people try.....
--
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
< Brian.s.Mogged@Uwrf.edu <- -> Kurst@netnet.net >
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
From: chin@clark.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: In search of NE2000 driver for NS3.3/FIP
Date: 3 Jul 1995 20:02:43 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3t9id3$imt@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <3t0ucs$t0g@linus.oit.umass.edu> <3t90bv$cut@news.puug.pt> <3t97ij$o90@netnet2.netnet.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
kurst@netnet.net (Brian S Mogged) wrote:
> Antonio Vitor Magalhaes (avm) wrote:
> : I have tested a direct port of the Linux driver to NeXTstep 3.2 on
> : NeXTstep 3.3 and it works fine for me.
> Have anybody try this drive using a GVC based card?
> It seems so cheap :) and it also works well under linux..
> SO any opinion. What other cards have other people
> try.....
The NE2000 is a brain dead card for any multitasking OS... the CPU/OS has
to do too much hand holding of it resulting in much higher CPU utilization
than cards with a more intelligent interface. NEXTSTEP's device handling
doesn't seem to handle PC oriented architectures as well as other PC
multitasking OS's. NEXTSTEP seems to have a very workstation oriented
design, with good reason.
For NEXTSTEP, a PCI ethernet card based on the DEC 21040
(see http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/1856.htmld/1856.html)
can be bought for $140-175. It supports PCI DMA transfers with a large
on-card memory buffer for those large ftp or NFS tranfers. If you only
have ISA, then an Intel 82595 based card (Intel EtherExpress PRO or Cogent
EM525) is the next best thing. 64k of on board memory that's memory
mapped. This card is $90-$120. Finally, there's the Intel EtherExpress 16
(16k memory mapped buffer) that has been the workhorse. Plus, new drivers
for the SMC Elite 16 and cousins have just been released. I don't know how
well those cards work, but most likely similar to the EtherExpress 16.
Avoid the 3Com EtherLink III. With only a 2k on-board buffer, it gets
swamped really quick. Under DOS, where the program is usually spinning
there waiting for the card, this is not big deal. The CPU isn't doing
anything else anyways. The card isn't even cheap compared to the
competition.
In the end, is it worth saving $20-70 for a card that performs much worse,
especially on $3-7k machine? Probably not. You make the call.
--
Bill Chin - chin@clark.net - NeXTmail welcomed
From: thomas wells <root@cnw.ks.symbios.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound Blaster 8
Date: 3 Jul 1995 19:30:25 GMT
Organization: Symbios Logic
Message-ID: <3t9ggh$pp9@jupiter.WichitaKS.HMPD.COM>
I have a SoundBlaster 8 card on a x86 3.3 machine. The driver loads
properly but I get no sound from the sys. speaker or the output port.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thomas Wells
From: robertl@rivercourt.hot.com (Robert La Ferla)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Vibra 16 CODEC Driver?
Date: 4 Jul 1995 01:43:43 GMT
Organization: TerraNet, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Message-ID: <3ta6cf$acv@dalesbred.terra.net>
Is there a NEXTSTEP driver for the Vibra 16 CODEC (sound chip)? The Vibra
is featured on the new Intel motherboards. It basically replaces your
sound card and opens the door for Intel's NSP (Native Signal Processing.)
This should prove to be a boon for MusicKit and sound in general.
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: me@wintermute.nada.kth.se (David Wallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: am486-100 (120)
Date: 3 Jul 1995 20:44:43 GMT
Message-ID: <3t9krr$55t@news.kth.se>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Has anyone tried running NSFIP on AMD CPUs?
Any experiences to share?
I am considering buying am486-100 or maybe the am486-120 when avail.
--david
--
--
"most people are fools, most authority is malignant,
God does not exist, and everything is wrong." - Ted Nelson's four maxims.
Name : david wallin :)
e-Mail : d94dwa@student.csd.uu.se (:
From: root@next1.togliatti.su (Oleg V. Shagalin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to assign display as primary system concole?
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 06:59:32 GMT
Organization: JV Ladem
Sender: usenet@ladem.tlt.ru (Mr. Usenet)
Message-ID: <DB6JF9.9Is@ladem.tlt.ru>
Our NeXTCube has two displays monochrome MegaPixel and
color connected to NeXTDimension. Now the monochrome
display is primary and color secondary. We want to
disconnect the monochrome display and use only color.
How to do this?
I tried through Preferences but keyboard didn't work and
after disconnecting the monochrome display occure
"Test failure" error.
--
Oleg Shagalin
From: "James R. Pooton" <james@netrix.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Framegrabbers and digital cameras
Date: 4 Jul 1995 17:09:09 GMT
Organization: Netrix Internet System Design, Inc.
Message-ID: <3tbsjl$b20@ruby.netrix.net>
References: <3sk4gi$4qu@ruby.netrix.net> <199506271337.a49799@k2.maus.de>
Carsten_Kurz@k2.maus.de (Carsten Kurz) wrote:
>
>
> FASTs Screen Machine works under NSI with a special driver by a german
> company.
>
Anyone have more info one this? Company name? Pricing? Is there an app
avaiable? Command line interface?
Anything would be greatly appreciated!!!
--
James R. Pooton
james@netrix.net
(NeXTMail/MIME ok)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gcrow@netcom.com (George Crow)
Subject: Re: HELP! URGENT!
Message-ID: <gcrowDB6Fww.EsM@netcom.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <DAz2sH.FBp@serval.net.wsu.edu> <RDL.95Jul3064531@world.std.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 05:43:43 GMT
Sender: gcrow@netcom13.netcom.com
I believe that some of Supra's 14.4Kb fax modems are class 1
only and won't work with the NeXT. I have successfully used a Supra 288
modem with NXfax although I prefer the old HSD fax modem for a variety of
reasons, the most important being that it is more robust.
I have found the most reliable solution is to use two modems, one for
faxes on port A and one for data on port B. When I tried to use the
Supra for both the fax software didn't work properly after I used the
modem for data. I always had to restart the fax driver in
order to properly receive faxes.
Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: You need to purchase a third party product. Black and White Software
: sells an excellent one called "NXFax" Send e-mail to info@bandw.com
: Robert La Ferla
: Registered NS Consultant
: Boston, MA
: + 1 (617) 252-0088
: In article <DAz2sH.FBp@serval.net.wsu.edu> gwolfe@primenet.com writes:
: I am trying to get a SupraFax modem 14.4KB to actually recieve a fax.
: For lack of a better way of testing I am using the 18002maxtor maxfax
: document service.
: I have connected my Supra modem to serial port B on my colorstation.
: I went into PrintManager to setup my Faxmodem. The only 2 choices in
: the types list are the HSD and Internafax or somesuch. Which brings up
: another question ; how do I add types of modems...??? I have it set for 1
: ring before it answers and automatic printing disabled. So I call Maxtor
: and request the catalog and wait. About 1 minute later the phone rings
: and my modem picks up, connects to thier fax and I am recieving data. The
: modem is in fax mode because the front panel LED matrix display says FX
: and at 9600 baud at that. Everything seems to be going fine until the
: modem gets everything and hangs up (ie. success!) but no my life isn't
: that easy :-(
: Gary Wolfe
: gwolfe@primenet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois)
Subject: Re: How to assign display as primary system concole?
In-Reply-To: root@next1.togliatti.su's message of Tue, 4 Jul 1995 06:59:32 GMT
Message-ID: <MAGNAN.95Jul4142705@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
References: <DB6JF9.9Is@ladem.tlt.ru>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 18:27:05 GMT
>>>>> "Oleg" == Oleg V Shagalin <root@next1.togliatti.su> writes:
Oleg> Our NeXTCube has two displays monochrome MegaPixel and color
Oleg> connected to NeXTDimension. Now the monochrome display is
Oleg> primary and color secondary. We want to disconnect the
Oleg> monochrome display and use only color.
Oleg> How to do this?
Oleg> I tried through Preferences but keyboard didn't work and
Oleg> after disconnecting the monochrome display occure "Test
Oleg> failure" error.
Oleg> -- Oleg Shagalin
You need a special adaptor called SoundBox. You have to use it to plug in
the keyboard and monochrome monitor cable. The model number is N4004 and the
part number is 1974. You should contact Samuel Goldberger <smg@orb.com>
I think he has some for sale.
Francois Magnan
--
______________________________________________________
Francois Magnan
Departement de Mathematique & Statistiques
Universite de Montreal
email: magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca (MIME, NeXTMail Ok!)
From: antoine@arrakis.osd.ulaval.ca (Antoine Gautier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hardware resellers in Canada ?
Date: 4 Jul 1995 18:30:42 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval
Message-ID: <3tc1ci$bsk@athena.ulaval.ca>
I am looking for Intel - NS systems in Canada, is there anyone out there
(preferably in Quebec) who sells such systems, ready-to-run?
Thks,
---
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Antoine Gautier |
| Departement Operations et Systemes de Decision |
| Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration |
| Universite Laval |
| Quebec, PQ |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
From: bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca (bill anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Solution to "Help! My NeXTPrinter Jams"
Date: 4 Jul 1995 19:10:06 GMT
Organization: McGill University Computing Centre
Message-ID: <3tc3me$l5i@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an item asking for advice on how to repair
my NeXTPrinter. The problem was that the paper did not pass completely
through, but stopped with about an inch left in the printer. I could
easily pull it free, but always got a message for the next page that the
paper is jammed.
Several people responded to my posting. I am very grateful for their help.
Most of them suggested that I replace a certain worn gear in the fuser
assembly, near where the paper comes out. They sent me an extract from an
FAQ dealing with this gear (which in fact, was the culprit), written by
Dr. John Michopoulos.
The purpose of this posting is to update slightly the FAQ. The following
is the original FAQ. I have added the update at the end. Perhaps someone
could update the original FAQ.
>The lore is that this is due to wear on a small gear that
>can be replaced. (RTFFAQ!) A bit of the old posting follows.
>Remember the problem of the paper not coming all the way through the
black
>printers?? The solution is to replace the 14 tooth gear in the fuser
assembly
>with a new one. (You need a very long screwdriver to take off 4 screws
>holding
>the fuser assy. down after you take the top and side covers off). Thanks
to >all
>the kind people that responded I finally ordered and replaced the gears
on >all
>of the printers with the problem.
>Provider:
>CHENESKO PRODUCTS INC,
>2221 FIFTH AVE., SUITE 4,
>RONKONKOMA, NY 11776
>Tel. No. 516-467-32052.
>Gear: 14 tooth, Model Nu. RSI-0132
>Keep in mind that this tooth has double the width of the original one and
when
>you replace it you won't be able to put back the safty washer that was
there
>for the old one. Thi does NOT create any problem though because the
assembly
>cover plays the role of restricting the gear to not come out.
>Dr.John Michopoulos (yanni)
>Tel: (202) 767-2165 or -2189
>Fax: (202) 767-9181
>Research Scientist
>Naval Research Laboratory
>e-mail: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil
It turned out that Chenesko does not sell directly to the public any more.
You have to go to a company called PARTS NOW at 1-800-886-6688. The 14
tooth gear is item no. SALRS1-0132-PN and it is $2. This part is for the
Canon UX engine. You have to be somewhat insistent, because PARTS NOW
doesn't think they carry anything for the NeXTPrinter. I ordered three
just to be on the safe side. I got them two days later, and the service
department of my university computing center installed one for me. The
printer works perfectly again.
Bill Anderson
--
Bill Anderson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McGill University
(bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca)
From: bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca (bill anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Solution to "Help! My NeXTPrinter Jams"
Date: 4 Jul 1995 19:11:04 GMT
Organization: McGill University Computing Centre
Message-ID: <3tc3o8$l75@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an item asking for advice on how to repair
my NeXTPrinter. The problem was that the paper did not pass completely
through, but stopped with about an inch left in the printer. I could
easily pull it free, but always got a message for the next page that the
paper is jammed.
Several people responded to my posting. I am very grateful for their help.
Most of them suggested that I replace a certain worn gear in the fuser
assembly, near where the paper comes out. They sent me an extract from an
FAQ dealing with this gear (which in fact, was the culprit), written by
Dr. John Michopoulos.
The purpose of this posting is to update slightly the FAQ. The following
is the original FAQ. I have added the update at the end. Perhaps someone
could update the original FAQ.
>The lore is that this is due to wear on a small gear that
>can be replaced. (RTFFAQ!) A bit of the old posting follows.
>Remember the problem of the paper not coming all the way through the
black
>printers?? The solution is to replace the 14 tooth gear in the fuser
assembly
>with a new one. (You need a very long screwdriver to take off 4 screws
>holding
>the fuser assy. down after you take the top and side covers off). Thanks
to >all
>the kind people that responded I finally ordered and replaced the gears
on >all
>of the printers with the problem.
>Provider:
>CHENESKO PRODUCTS INC,
>2221 FIFTH AVE., SUITE 4,
>RONKONKOMA, NY 11776
>Tel. No. 516-467-32052.
>Gear: 14 tooth, Model Nu. RSI-0132
>Keep in mind that this tooth has double the width of the original one and
when
>you replace it you won't be able to put back the safty washer that was
there
>for the old one. Thi does NOT create any problem though because the
assembly
>cover plays the role of restricting the gear to not come out.
>Dr.John Michopoulos (yanni)
>Tel: (202) 767-2165 or -2189
>Fax: (202) 767-9181
>Research Scientist
>Naval Research Laboratory
>e-mail: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil
It turned out that Chenesko does not sell directly to the public any more.
You have to go to a company called PARTS NOW at 1-800-886-6688. The 14
tooth gear is item no. SALRS1-0132-PN and it is $2. This part is for the
Canon UX engine. You have to be somewhat insistent, because PARTS NOW
doesn't think they carry anything for the NeXTPrinter. I ordered three
just to be on the safe side. I got them two days later, and the service
department of my university computing center installed one for me. The
printer works perfectly again.
Bill Anderson
--
Bill Anderson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McGill University
(bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Stephane LUNATI <slunati@improve.fdn.org>
Subject: Driver for Number9 FX Motion 771 available ???
Message-ID: <1995Jul3.170946.17187@improve.fdn.org>
Keywords: number9
Sender: news@improve.fdn.org
Organization: improve SA - La Defense, Paris, France.
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 17:09:46 GMT
Hi folks,
I've got a Number9 FX Motion 771 (S3 968 chips), and I wanna know if a 3.3
driver for this card is available somewhere ??? I try with the S3 driver,
and Number9GX but it doesn't work :-(
Thanks for any informations
Stephane
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stephane LUNATI <Stephane_LUNATI@improve.fdn.org>
small NeXTmail welcome (< 200 Ko)
From: vasari@ibm.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where to get NeXTStep?
Date: 4 Jul 1995 23:02:25 GMT
Message-ID: <3tcha1$3imi@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
About a year ago I pushed away from DOS and Windows, and moved on to higher
operating systems. I've gone through a few with my current choice being OS/2
Warp. I like it, but I don't like the fact it has very few mainstream native apps
that run on it. The place where I work sells Macs, and we used to sell NeXT
machines, but that was before I started there. The other day, I was going through
a file cabinet and stumbled upon about five video tapes that were labeled Steven
Jobs presentation of NeXTSTEP 2.0, 3.0, etc. I didn't know what they were, but
I knew who Steve Jobs is. I took them home and viewed them. I was amazed at
the things that NeXTSTEP can do. I was upset to find out that there you can't
buy their machines any more, but you can get the OS for Intel. I don't want to
get something that doesn't have any native apps available. What I will be using
the OS for will be full internet access, via modem, and network. Also I need a
good C++ compiler, and a nice word processor. I'd also like to know where and
for how much I can get the most current release of NeXTSTEP. Thanks a lot for
your time.
Michael Roberts
Team OS/2
From: jim@fh-dirac.isdn.uiuc.edu (Jim Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: iomega zip drive on NeXTCube?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 06:31:48 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <3tdbkk$jof@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Hi,
Has anyone out there been able to connect an iomega zip drive to a NeXTCube (or any
other machine running NEXTSTEP, for that matter)? When I try hooking up the zip drive,
the external CD-ROM drive on the same chain doesn't work either. The setup is...
NeXTCube
(SCSI II)
||
(Centronics)
CD-ROM, SCSI ID = 6
(Centronics)
(Centronics -> Mac-style adapter)
||
(Mac-style)
zip, SCSI ID = 5, SCSI Termination on
Any ideas? Thanks!
-Jim Phillips
jcphill@uiuc.edu
From: jens@myhost (Jens Kleemann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Problem after installing new serial mouse driver
Date: 30 Jun 1995 18:56:33 GMT
Organization: University Frankfurt/M
Message-ID: <3t1hd1$tkn@jurpool0.rz.uni-frankfurt.de>
References: <DAC0Lt.13D@fritz.snafu.de> <3s01cd$kmb@ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
kdarmawa@ix.netcom.com (Kurniawan Darmawangsa) wrote:
> Hi I just installed the new serial mouse driver. The mouse works great. But I can't
print or fax,
we need details to help you !!!
1.) did you installed two (2) instances of the SerialPortDriver ?????
From: tg@nexttis.unipd.it ( Tisato Graziano)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: defining NeXT printer to NT
Date: 5 Jul 1995 10:10:00 GMT
Organization: Cineca
Message-ID: <3tdodo$a1f@sirio.cineca.it>
References: <3s7r2l$t4q@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
In article <3s7r2l$t4q@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> jpwilkin@umich.edu
(John Price-Wilkin) writes:
> I've set up a NeXT printer so that it receives jobs from Windows NT.
> I've run into a problem, though, in that the NeXT doesn't seem to
> understand the pagination commands for any of the printer definitions
> I've used. It always prints the last page and then bails. I can ask
> it to print other pages individually, but if I ask it to print (say)
> 1-5 in a five page document, it fails. I think I've got the wrong
> printer definition, but I've used most or all of the Apple printer
> definitions, the IBM and the HP postscript printers. Any suggestions?
>
> John Price-Wilkin
> jpwilkin@umich.edu
>
Very simple, edit the postscript file and change the page number
from
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-2.0
%%Creator: Windows PSCRIPT
%%Title: Microsoft Word - TESINA1.DOC
%%BoundingBox: 18 19 577 824
%%DocumentNeededResources: (atend)
%%DocumentSuppliedResources: (atend)
%%Pages: 0
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
to the correct nymber (example 100)
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-2.0
%%Creator: Windows PSCRIPT
%%Title: Microsoft Word - TESINA1.DOC
%%BoundingBox: 18 19 577 824
%%DocumentNeededResources: (atend)
%%DocumentSuppliedResources: (atend)
%%Pages: 100 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Graziano Tisato
G. Tisato
Centro di Calcolo dell'Universita' di Padova
Via S. Francesco 11, 35121 Padova
Voice 049-8283755
Fax 049-8283733
e-mail: tg@nexttis.unipd.i
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: am486-100 (120)
Date: 4 Jul 1995 10:09:14 GMT
Organization: Rheinisch Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Message-ID: <3tb40a$9e5@news.rwth-aachen.de>
References: <3t9krr$55t@news.kth.se>
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To: d94dwa@student.csd.uu.se
Hi David!
I've been running NSI on an AMD486DX4/100 for several months now.
It works really fine, and so far I've never encountered a problem with it.
I'm using it in a PCI board, so I would recommend, that if you plan to use PCI,
too, to take the 100Mhz Version, since 120 only work in VL boards.
--Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sebastian Niesen sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Student Of Computer Science Tel: +49-(0)241-911409
RWTH Aachen http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Where to get NeXTStep?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 12:53:01 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <3te1vd$e7e@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <3tcha1$3imi@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
vasari@ibm.net wrote:
: About a year ago I pushed away from DOS and Windows, and moved on to higher
: operating systems. I've gone through a few with my current choice being OS/2
: Warp. I like it, but I don't like the fact it has very few mainstream native apps
: that run on it.
Michael, why we'd REALLY like to have you over in our camp...if you are look-
ingo for native apps than OS/2, then don't look here...
From a look and feel standpoint you would be happier over here, but NeXT
*appears* to be doing it's best to kill off all of our ISVs.
It you know of someone with access to a University, have them get you an
Educational Release of the OS... it's fully functional with just a
restriction for developing commercial apps, which NeXT bends to certain
customers if they *might* lose seats. The EDU licenses costs $299, while
commercial list for the same software is about $5800.00
Dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra)
Subject: Printers: NS 3.3 Intel - HP 4Plus?
Message-ID: <empathDB8tzJ.2Fu@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 12:42:55 GMT
Sender: empath@netcom14.netcom.com
I'm looking at setting up a new network printer since one of our black
lasers has died. We have a mixed Intel and black hardware network so I'd
like to get an HP printer. From what I've seen, the HP 4Plus seems to
meet our needs/price the best - 12ppm, 600dpi and big paper feed.
However, I'm a little concerned about a couple of things:
1) The printers listed under NS 3.3 includes a number of HP4 series, but
not the 4plus specifically. Which printer driver would I set it up under?
2) The printer doesn't come with postscript, but I'm under the impression
that if there is a specific driver then this isn't a problem. If it
needs postscript then the price of the PS upgrade and all the extra RAM
bring it out of price range.
3) If I can indeed use the printer in non-postscript mode how much work
will be done by the serving machine in converting the PS codes? He's got
a good Pentium 75 machine but it will be serving around 15 people using
the printer fairly regularly. The black box/printer combination seemed
to work well, but it was postscript.
Finally, if anyone has a recommendation for a better printer for server
printing than the HP4Plus I'd love to hear about it. Thanks!
--
Tim Triemstra ... empath@netcom.com ... Detroiter at Heart
The RED WINGS rule! Practice throwing your octopi!
That cup is going to be a tough target when Yzerman holds it over his head!
From: roffel@biw-ag.de (Lee Roffel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Framegrabbers and digital cameras
Date: 5 Jul 1995 12:24:23 GMT
Organization: BIW Systemhaus
Message-ID: <3te09n$258@next01.biw-ag.de>
References: <3tbsjl$b20@ruby.netrix.net>
In article <3tbsjl$b20@ruby.netrix.net> "James R. Pooton"
<james@netrix.net> writes:
> Carsten_Kurz@k2.maus.de (Carsten Kurz) wrote:
> >
> > FASTs Screen Machine works under NSI with a special driver by a german
> > company.
>
> Anyone have more info one this? Company name? Pricing? Is there an app
> avaiable? Command line interface?
>
> Anything would be greatly appreciated!!!
>
Imagination made in Europe.
interpersonal-computing GmbH
NeXT Center Munich Phone: ++49 89 22 28 63
Oettingenstrasse 2 Fax: ++49 89 22 33 76
80538 Munich/Germany e-Mail: vdo@interpc.de
This is a bit of info.... it might help those interested.
We have used the software with Movie Machine Pro hardware...
(you will have to ask them for the specific model variations)
ciao...
.. Lee
--
Lee Roffel NeXTMail: roffel@biw-ag.de
From: jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com (John Hermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help!! Sick Next.
Date: 5 Jul 1995 14:02:49 GMT
Organization: Design Automation Division, Texas Instruments.
Message-ID: <3te629$23m@barracuda.dadd.ti.com>
References: <3t115q$mu@barracuda.dadd.ti.com>
From the feedback I have recieved, it sounds like copies
of the schematic are being held for ransom. The NeXT
hardware has been out of production for a couple of years
now. It is old technology; much slower in comparison to
today's new computers. But yet people are desperately trying
to squeeze a buck out of the little guy. I am not a big
business who can't affort to fork out hundreds of dollars
to fix a dinosaur. I will attempt (most likely without
success) to fix the machine on my own. Then there will
be one less of a dying species. Don't misunderstand my
feelings about the NeXT. It is a wonderful machine; and
I love mine. But all I needed was a lead on a part number,
and I got a sales pitch in response. It pisses me off, and
I won't swap out the mother board or pizza box because of
one bad chip. Sorry if I offended any innocent by-standers.
Best Regards,
John Hermann
From: dmr@kzsu.Stanford.EDU (Daniel Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ? My disk keeps getting eaten
Date: 5 Jul 95 15:24:30 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <dmr.804957870@kzsu>
Hi folks --
Call me desperate if you will -- I am. I have a Slab
running a messed up 3.0 (I'm working on getting a fresh CD ROM
for a re-installation), and a I recently got myself a new Quantum
2Gb disk (an XP32150).
I installed the OS on it (partitioning it into two < 2Gb
partitions, formatting, newfs'ing, and so forth), and it works for
a couple of boots, then self destructs, claiming the boot block is
unreadable. And, when I boot off of my old disk and try to mount
the new one, I get:
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 2
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 3
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 4
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 5
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 6
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 7
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 8
Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 9
sd1 (1,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x11
SCSI Block in error = 336; Partition a F.S. sector 16
Arrgh! Anyone have any guessed as to what's going wrong? I've got
termination on only on the external drive (figuring the SCSI
bus has its own termination on on its end, right?), the disk only
"dies" during a reboot, with no other symptoms, and I've done this
over and over again four times now.
Do I have my termination wrong? Is my new disk asking to be sent
back to Texas? *What* am I missing?
Any hints truly appreciated. I am at a loss. And I'm very, very sad.
Daniel
--
# Daniel Rosenberg, KZSU Radio (who I don't speak officially for)
# http://kzsu.Stanford.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <93925730@cityu.edu.hk>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 22:31:23 +0800
From: FOK KUNG YU DAVID PROMETHEUS <93925730@cityu.edu.hk>
Subject: Quantum GP + NCR810 + NS/FIP ?
Sender: 93925730@cityu.edu.hk
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Dear All,
There is the plan for my 4G Grand Prix:
1st partition: Dos (as required by Solaris) 200MB
2nd partition: Solaris (as it needs to be within the first 1024 cylinders)900MB
3rd partition: NS 3.3, 1500MB
4th partition: OS/2 or other systems
Of course, I can't get this up. The worst is, the installation for DOS and NS
only (both within the 2G boundary) also failed. The NS installer just keep on
giving me the verdict
unexpected kernel trap d eip 15d6fc
every time when the installation is completed. No boot up is possible as
"default table length = 0".
The SCSI controller is NCR810 on ASUS SP3G. The mother board's BIOS was
verified to be able to support up to 8G. The driver is from ftp.symbios.com
Anyone will give me a hint on setting up the machine? (the hardware and driver
were proved to work with 2 Quantum Empire 1G disks) Will the Adaptec 2940 could
end all these frustrations?
Thanks in advance.
-david
ps: thanks to antigone.com for providing me the csn* news mailing services. I
can't reach the Asus and Solaris forums right now but the csn*. Thanks.
From: me@wintermute.nada.kth.se (David Wallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MicroS**T Mouse under NSFIP 3.2 ?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 17:33:25 GMT
Message-ID: <3teid5$4ks@news.kth.se>
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Being unable to find a HCG for 3.2 I have to (?) echo this question over
the world: Isn't this Mouse supposed to work with 3.2 ?
Currently I'm using a mouse without a name and not sure what it emulates I
thought a MicroS**T Mouse was supposed to work. No luck
Any Ideas?
--david
--
--
"most people are fools, most authority is malignant,
God does not exist, and everything is wrong." - Ted Nelson's four maxims.
Name : david wallin :)
e-Mail : d94dwa@student.csd.uu.se (:
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Date: 4 Jul 1995 10:12:38 -0000
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be>
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com>
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Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: Unfortunately, you cannot use any Matrox graphic boards with NEXTSTEP.
: The reason is that Display PostScript wants to render your screen
: locally and pass the bitmap to the framebuffer in the graphics card.
: Matrox boards don't have that kind of interface. They handle Windows
: GDI calls directly. Great for Windows users not for us.
The new Matrox MGA Millennium will be supported by NeXTSTEP, a driver is
currently being written byt NeXT.
Filip
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From: hannes@ping.at (Hannes Tiefenbrunner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Printers: NS 3.3 Intel - HP 4Plus?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 20:33:50 GMT
Organization: TELECOM Network Provider, Austria
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tesve$f4c@pina1.telecom.at>
References: <empathDB8tzJ.2Fu@netcom.com>
Originator: hannes@s156.ping.at
In <empathDB8tzJ.2Fu@netcom.com> Tim Triemstra wrote:
>2) The printer doesn't come with postscript, but I'm under the impression
>that if there is a specific driver then this isn't a problem. If it
>needs postscript then the price of the PS upgrade and all the extra RAM
>bring it out of price range.
The printer-driver DOTS(software@dart.de) can deal with non-postscript printers
under NEXTSTEP.
>3) If I can indeed use the printer in non-postscript mode how much work
>will be done by the serving machine in converting the PS codes? He's got
>a good Pentium 75 machine but it will be serving around 15 people using
>the printer fairly regularly. The black box/printer combination seemed
>to work well, but it was postscript.
The NeXT Laser Printer is _not_ a postscript printer!
All postscript rendering is done by the host and sent as pixels to the printer.
So using the HP LaserJet 4plus without the postscript option should not result
in a heavier print-server load.
Actually if the HP is connected via serial ports to an INTEL box, then this
might be the stronger problem. Depending on the SerialPortDriver you're using,
_this_ can really suck machine-power. I've heard of cases where a 38400 Baud
serial connection used 100% kernel-time on machines with old
NeXT-SerialPortDrivers...
I don't know if the 4plus supports an optional ethernet interface or if DOTS
does, but maybe this would be an additional possibility.
______________________________________
Hannes Tiefenbrunner
hannes@ping.at - NeXTMail, MIME, ASCII
--
____________________________________
Hannes Tiefenbrunner
hannes@ping.at (NeXTMail preferred)
From: sumcheng@icon.intercon.net (Sum Cheng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: EIDE CDROM
Date: 6 Jul 1995 09:24:34 GMT
Organization: Internet Connections, HongKong
Message-ID: <3tga4i$i2a@icon1.intercon.net>
References: <3sk6bs$tv@starbase1.ping.ch> <eldDAr9CM.DBz@netcom.com> <3smhe7$dks@moe.cc.emory.edu> <3t3j3m$7e4@orion.cc.andrews.edu>
In article <3t3j3m$7e4@orion.cc.andrews.edu>, bonilla@andrews.edu (Rafael A. Bonilla) says:
>
>At my company, MAS Technology Corporation, we recently installed
>NextStep 3.3 using an EIDE CD-ROM driver from the next answers. To
>install it you need to create a disk with the
>/private/Drivers/EIDE/blah/blah
>tree copied onto the disk. This means you need to install this driver in
>to a NextStep machine first. You also need to format your driver floppy
But If I only have DOS installed? (I have no SCSI CD-ROM to install?)
Is that means if you want to install NS from EIDE CD-ROM, You must
found an computer with NS to create a disk for the installation?
Sum Cheng
sumcheng@icon.intercon.net
From: Alexander.Hauer@ifr.luftfahrt.uni-stuttgart.de (Alexander Hauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next,marketplace,de.comp.sys.next
Subject: Q: NS on a Intel based notebook
Date: 6 Jul 1995 11:56:51 GMT
Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG
Message-ID: <3tgj23$hbk@info4.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
Keywords: NS, notebook
Hi folks,
is there anybody who is using NS on a notebook?
How do you like it?
Best choice?
Where to by an intel based notebook in germany?
Thanks in advance
Alex.
--
___________________________________________________________________
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Fax: (+49)711-634856 D-70176 Stuttgart
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Printers: NS 3.3 Intel - HP 4Plus?
Date: 6 Jul 1995 15:07:02 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Message-ID: <3tgu6m$9nb@larry.rice.edu>
References: <empathDB8tzJ.2Fu@netcom.com>
: However, I'm a little concerned about a couple of things:
: 1) The printers listed under NS 3.3 includes a number of HP4 series, but
: not the 4plus specifically. Which printer driver would I set it up under?
This probably isn't much of a problem. If nothing else, you can always download
the correct PPD file from adobe. However, this is for Postscript printers.
: 2) The printer doesn't come with postscript, but I'm under the impression
: that if there is a specific driver then this isn't a problem. If it
: needs postscript then the price of the PS upgrade and all the extra RAM
: bring it out of price range.
NeXT does not directly support non postscript printers (other than the NeXT
Color Printer and the black laser you have). There are several commercial
packages which allow you to print to non-postscript printers using the
postscript rendering engine on the computer. Or, if you're looking for a
cheaper solution, you can use GhostHPDJ, a package I put together to allow
you to use ghostscript to render postscript for non-postscript printers. It
is available at ion.rice.edu in /pub/next/wordproc as well as the other
archives. It's a bit more work to install, but it's also a lot cheaper : )
: 3) If I can indeed use the printer in non-postscript mode how much work
: will be done by the serving machine in converting the PS codes? He's got
: a good Pentium 75 machine but it will be serving around 15 people using
: the printer fairly regularly. The black box/printer combination seemed
: to work well, but it was postscript.
The black printer is, in fact, a non-postscript printer. All of the postscript
rendering is done by the attached computer. That's how they made them so
cheap back in the days when a good laser ran $1500. You might be able to tell
when someone is printing something like a 3 meg graphic file on a P75, but it
shouldn't seriously effect the person using the machine. If it's just text,
line drawings, etc ... he shouldn't even notice the lost cpu time.
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steve@ion.rice.edu |
stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | "Don't just sit in silence when you
72335,1537 @ compuserve | know what to do."
From: chin@clark.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Col.stn. 16bit colour -> 4bit grey?
Date: 6 Jul 1995 15:33:06 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3tgvni$ok@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <17495186.19657.23926@kcbbs.gen.nz>
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apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay) wrote:
> I understand that DPS uses unbelievable volumes of RAM
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I wouldn't really say unbelievable. A bunch, yes.
> especially under the circumstance of having 16bit colour
> as is the case on the NeXTstation Colour. If I were to
> remove a large portion of the RAM, it's performance would
> be rather less than good.
How far do you want to drop the RAM to? What apps do you want to run?
> However if I could use 4bit grey (which I'd be almost
> happyish with) then I could take the memory and still
> use my station.
Yes... rather, for 2 bit gray. Do this at in a shell:
dwrite GLOBAL NXWindowDepthLimit TwoBitGray
Log out and log back in.
This is a user preference... it won't affect other users.
"dremove GLOBAL NXWindowDepthLimit" to get rid of it.
Check the General Reference, Appendix B, Default Parameters for more info.
--
Bill Chin - chin@clark.net - NeXTmail welcomed
From: chin@clark.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: EIDE CDROM
Date: 6 Jul 1995 15:43:07 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3th0ab$ok@clarknet.clark.net>
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sumcheng@icon.intercon.net (Sum Cheng) wrote:
> In article <3t3j3m$7e4@orion.cc.andrews.edu>, bonilla@andrews.edu (Rafael
A. Bonilla) says:
> > [stuff on getting a driver onto a driver disk deleted]
> But If I only have DOS installed? (I have no SCSI CD-ROM to install?)
Check NeXTanswer #1921, "Creating Floppies From Images Under NEXTSTEP and
DOS".
> Is that means if you want to install NS from EIDE CD-ROM, You must found
> an computer with NS to create a disk for the installation?
No.
NeXT has thoughtfully provided the raw disk images of two driver disks:
the original driver disk that came with 3.3, and an "Additional Drivers"
disk that includes drivers for:
AMD PC SCSI
DPT
EIDE
BusLogic
Floppy
Basically, under DOS, you can download the raw disk image and use the DOS
program rawrite (which can also be downloaded) to create the driver disk.
NeXTanswers is available:
WWW: http://www.next.com/
ftp: ftp.next.com
BBS: 415-780-2965
fax back (obviously not for the drivers): 415-780-3990
e-mail response: NeXTanswers@next.com (use a subject of HELP to get help)
--
Bill Chin - chin@clark.net - NeXTmail welcomed
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: pasqua@adobe.com (Joe Pasqua)
Subject: Re: Col.stn. 16bit colour -> 4bit grey?
Message-ID: <1995Jul6.165204.25377@adobe.com>
Sender: usenet@adobe.com (USENET NEWS)
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
References: <17495186.19657.23926@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 13:51:44 GMT
In article <17495186.19657.23926@kcbbs.gen.nz>,
apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay) wrote:
>I understand that DPS uses unbelievable volumes of RAM especially under
>the circumstance of having 16bit colour as is the case on the
>NeXTstation Colour. If I were to remove a large portion of the RAM,
>it's performance would be rather less than good.
>
>However if I could use 4bit grey (which I'd be almost happyish with)
>then I could take the memory and still use my station.
>
>Can this be done? :-)
>
>Andrew (apl@kcbbs.gen.nz)
A large amount of space is consumed by window buffers in 16 or 24 bit color
mode. This is actually a feature of the NeXT window server, not DPS per se.
For instance, this is not the case with DPS on X platforms. This is not to say
that it is a bad idea, just that it is not inherent in DPS. Anyway, window
buffers are allocated at the lowest depth possible (2 bit grayscale) and
promoted to greater depths, hence greater storage requirements, when color is
introduced.
I seem to remember someone publishing a small app that allows you to set the
window depth limit to 2 bit grayscale thereby avoiding promotion to greater
depths. Perhaps someone can provide a pointer to this applet.
Joe Pasqua
Adobe Systems Incorporated
From: john@romdas.HIP.berkeley.edu (John Badanes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Quieter fan
Date: 6 Jul 1995 17:58:06 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Message-ID: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>
Originator: romdas@uclink.berkeley.edu
Anybody have a solution to what I consider an outrageously loud fan in my
black NeXT slab? It's not broken...just 'loud by design.' Certainly there
are quieter fans on the market. Anyone ever replace the one that came with
the original computer who is now experiencing more peaceful sailing?
Thanks.
John
NeXTmail OK
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Where to get NeXTStep?
Date: 6 Jul 1995 18:19:33 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3th9fl$7qo@news.iastate.edu>
References: <3te1vd$e7e@redstone.interpath.net>
vasari@ibm.net wrote:
Requesting information on where to get NeXTstep (okay, okay, so from the
capitatlization you can tell I'm an old timer.....) and Dave Briggman and
Gary Longsine gave very nice responses.
This owner of two cubes and a station was just wondering if anyone but me
found it ironic that this query was posted to c.s.n.hardware?
--
Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II Two-wheeled theoretical physicist
Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-9779
Ames Laboratory 515-432-9142 (home)
Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm@ameslab.gov
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 23:38:34 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tf7pq$11k@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com> <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be>
filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier) wrote:
> Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
> : Unfortunately, you cannot use any Matrox graphic boards with NEXTSTEP.
> : The reason is that Display PostScript wants to render your screen
> : locally and pass the bitmap to the framebuffer in the graphics card.
> : Matrox boards don't have that kind of interface. They handle Windows
> : GDI calls directly. Great for Windows users not for us.
> The new Matrox MGA Millennium will be supported by NeXTSTEP, a driver is
> currently being written byt NeXT.
Did Matrox change their architecture or is NeXT now mapping
GDI->PostScript?
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: MicroS**T Mouse under NSFIP 3.2 ?
Date: 5 Jul 1995 23:40:44 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tf7ts$11k@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <3teid5$4ks@news.kth.se>
me@wintermute.nada.kth.se (David Wallin) wrote:
> Being unable to find a HCG for 3.2 I have to (?) echo this question over
> the world: Isn't this Mouse supposed to work with 3.2 ?
> Currently I'm using a mouse without a name and not sure what it emulates
I
> thought a MicroS**T Mouse was supposed to work. No luck
> Any Ideas?
I am using a Microsoft PS/2 mouse on NEXTSTEP 3.3 and am VERY happy with
it. I don't think the bus version is supported and the serial version
should work. Check NeXTanswers to be sure.
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra)
Subject: Re: Printers: NS 3.3 Intel - HP 4Plus?
Message-ID: <empathDBB984.KyH@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <empathDB8tzJ.2Fu@netcom.com> <3tesve$f4c@pina1.telecom.at>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:07:16 GMT
Sender: empath@netcom20.netcom.com
>Actually if the HP is connected via serial ports to an INTEL box, then this
>might be the stronger problem.
Can't the printers use parallel ports? Parallel moves much faster,
especially on these new PCI motherboards. I didn't really want to spend
more than $1500 for a printer yet everyone so far has mailed me saying
that I'll need at least 6M of RAM and PostScript. This seems hard to
believe.
--
Tim Triemstra ... empath@netcom.com ... Detroiter at Heart
The RED WINGS rule! Practice throwing your octopi!
That cup is going to be a tough target when Yzerman holds it over his head!
From: jon@intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does anybody have pentium performance #s handy?
Date: 7 Jul 1995 10:59:42 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
Message-ID: <3tj42u$8io@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Hi all,
I'm just about to invest in a new NEXTSTEP machine
and am wondering a little about performance. I've pretty much
settled on the 712/80 and the specs from HP are as follows.
712/60 712/80 712/100
Performance
MIPS 73.0 92.0 125.0
MFLOPS (DP) 12.9 7.6 34
SPECint92 67.0 97.1 117.2
SPECfp92 85.3 123.3 144.2
I'm wondering if anybody has similar #s for any intel boxes.
That is, how does the 80 compare to a fast pentium?
Thanks - Jon
---
Jon Haveman http://intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu/
Asst. Prof. of Economics ,_~o jon@mgmt.purdue.edu
Krannert School of Mgmt _-\_<, (317) 494-6156 (Office)
Purdue University (*)/'(*) (317) 494-9658 (Fax)
W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1310 (317) 742-7961 (Home)
From: Sebastian-Philipp Brandt <aristeas>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WANTED: NeXT-support for ancient mouse
Date: 7 Jul 1995 11:24:30 GMT
Organization: RWTH -Aachen / Rechnerbetrieb Informatik
Message-ID: <3tj5he$44h@news.rwth-aachen.de>
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I have a question concerning the serial-port-driver of NeXTSTEP.
My NeXTSTEP is running on an i486 without problems.
BUT: NeXTSTEP does not allow me to use my old mouse: I have a very
nice and very comfortable Logitec mouse built in 1988. I have been
using that mouse for years with other operating-systems and I have
grown to like it. Any attempt to use that mouse with NeXTSTEP failed.
I wrote an e-mail to NeXTSTEP and received the answer, that NeXTSTEP
does not support older Logitec-mice. Now: It is no problem for me to
get hold of a new mouse, but: I really like my old mouse and would
be happy to find a way to convince NeXTSTEP to like it either.
Who can give me some advice different from :"Where's the problem- just
buy a new mouse!" ?
Thanx a lot from: Sebastian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: NeXT floppy drive is SCSI? (and request)
Message-ID: <DBC8oG.6Mw@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <3s3t7f$scu@elron2.elron.net> <Pine.HPP.3.91.950620111457.21727A-100000@bluejay.creighton.edu> <3sni6d$9a1@kane.ico.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 08:53:04 GMT
In article <3sni6d$9a1@kane.ico.net>,
David Hempling <David.Hempling@latgroup.com> wrote:
> - NeXT chose a strange bird when it picked the floppy drive that
> would be dubbed official: The drive gets its power from
> its SCSI interface. While I've never seen
> a NeXT slab floppy drive, I hear they don't have power
> connections, just a pin-out socket for a ribbon cable that
> leads to the motherboard.
The NeXTcube and NeXTstation internal floppy drives are not SCSI. They are
*almost* like a PC-clone floppy in that they are connected by a ribbon cable
to a floppy disk controller chip on the motherboard. This explains why power
is provided by the cable in addition to the expected signals. NeXT uses the
intel 82077 floppy disk controller. I believe that the other responses to
this article mention sources for the raw drive mechanics.
I offer this information, which comes as a result of my attempts to directly
program the 82077 from NEXTSTEP using the ioctl() calls designed for this
purpose, in the hopes that someone else who is knowledgeable in this area will
be interested in contacting me.
Basically, I need to access the 82077 directly to read 800K floppies which
have been formatted like a 720K floppy except that they have a sector marked
"0" in addition to the usual "1" though "9". It's not that I'm trying to
squeeze more information onto an out-of-date media density, but rather that I
need to read floppies formatted by a piece of custom hardware.
The hardware in question is an Ensoniq Performance Sampler, and it's not
really that odd a beast since it also uses an intel-compatible floppy disk
controller made by Western Design with a subset of the 82077 features.
I tried starting with the sample UNIX/Floppy/fdform.c code, but ran into some
problems sending valid commands to the 82077. If anyone else has knowledge of
how to do this, I would greatly appreciate being contacted (and the resulting
software that I would be releasing for free would benefit a handful of
musicians with NeXT hardware).
--
Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU
NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development
BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
<http://nwlink.com/cyberartists/brianw/brianw.html>
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: WANTED: NeXT-support for ancient mouse
Date: 7 Jul 1995 12:14:48 GMT
Organization: NaixT - The NEXTSTEP Usergroup Aachen, Germany
Message-ID: <3tj8fo$52t@news.rwth-aachen.de>
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Hi!
If you would set your return adress, then maybe someone would answer you.
BTW: Why don't you try the new serial driver from NeXT?
Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sebastian Niesen sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Student Of Computer Science Tel: +49-(0)241-911409
No NeXTmail! http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: jered@mit.edu (Jered J Floyd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: RGB->SVGA adaptor? (Running SVGA monitor on a NeXT)
Date: 7 Jul 1995 14:39:43 GMT
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Message-ID: <3tjgvf$ca7@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Here at work we have a dozen or so NeXTs of all types, 2/3s
of which have dead or dying monitors. (Wow, these were really poorly
made monitors...) The standard NeXT monitors are rather nonstandard
because they handle power and audio through the monitor cable, but the
color machines have a more-or-less RGB connector. (in fact, one machine
with a 21" monitor has a NeXT->RGB adaptor.) The 21" color monitor
is still bright and solid, but the 17" monitor I am using right now
is very dim and flickering. Has anyone used a SVGA monitor on a
NeXTstation Color? Does anyone know where I can find the following:
o A NeXT color or RGB -> VGA adaptor
o Resolution, refresh, and sync infomation on the NeXT color signal
(So I can use a properly rated monitor.)
Thanks!
--Jered
jered@atype.com
jered@mit.edu
From: williams@williams (David N. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 7 Jul 1995 15:36:22 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan
Message-ID: <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
References: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>
John Badanes (john@romdas.HIP.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: Anybody have a solution to what I consider an outrageously loud fan in my
: black NeXT slab? It's not broken...just 'loud by design.' Certainly there
: are quieter fans on the market. Anyone ever replace the one that came with
: the original computer who is now experiencing more peaceful sailing?
We have 8 black slabs, and the fans are all inaudible. Sounds to me like
yours is broken.
--David
_ __ _____________________________________________________________
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_|__) David N. Williams Phone: 1-(313)-764-5236
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\ |:-) University of Michigan
\| Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120
From: zone@panix.com (Alex Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Does anybody have pentium performance #s handy?
Date: 7 Jul 1995 12:06:41 -0400
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <3tjm2h$gre@panix3.panix.com>
References: <3tj42u$8io@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
In <3tj42u$8io@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> jon@intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman) writes:
>Hi all,
> I'm just about to invest in a new NEXTSTEP machine
>and am wondering a little about performance. I've pretty much
>settled on the 712/80 and the specs from HP are as follows.
> 712/60 712/80 712/100
>Performance
>MIPS 73.0 92.0 125.0
>MFLOPS (DP) 12.9 7.6 34
>SPECint92 67.0 97.1 117.2
>SPECfp92 85.3 123.3 144.2
>I'm wondering if anybody has similar #s for any intel boxes.
>That is, how does the 80 compare to a fast pentium?
Something to keep in mind is that some of the numbers were obtained under
HPUX 10.0 Your milage may vary if you use another OS. In 9.04, the
numbers were:
SPECint92 58.1 84.3
SPECfp92 84.9 122.3
MFLOPS 13.0 30.6
And looking at your MFLOPS for the 712(80) under 10.0, you have 7.6, which
I believe is a typo, as it is way out of line from the other numbers (I do
not have mflop numbers under 10.0).
I also do not have numbers for the Pentium(tm) chip, nor the P6(tm), but as
I remember, a high speed P5 with a decent cache is comparable to a 712 60i/
80i in SPECint92, but way behind in SPECfp92, of course depending on exactly
which chip you are comparing to which system. You should really look at the
overall performance of each box, not just the CPU performance. The hard
drive subsystem have a great impact, depending upon your configuration, as
well as the graphics subsystem. For maintanence, overall intergration of the
system, and cost of parts should be considered. Getting the largest SPEC
number for your money does not neccisarily make the best system.
Lastly, Intel has more apps that have been compiled for it, as it has been
around longer. If you cannot modify and compile programs for the HP system,
you might not want it, unless you can find what you want, and are willing to
wait for other people to tweek and test their programs for NeXT for the
PA-RISC system.
Personally, if the choise was mine, I'd get the HP over the intel in a second.
Alex
zone@panix.com
P.S. do you have prices for the the 712 100? I've been trying to get a price,
but they seem to insist on sending me information on their new J workstations,
and K servers.
From: jbf@mitre.org (James B. Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ? My disk keeps getting eaten
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 11:57:13 -0500
Organization: Mitre Corporation
Message-ID: <jbf-0707951157130001@djatwood.mitre.org>
References: <dmr.804957870@kzsu>
In article <dmr.804957870@kzsu>, dmr@kzsu.Stanford.EDU (Daniel Rosenberg) wrote:
> when I boot off of my old disk and try to mount
> the new one, I get:
>
> Target 1: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1
>
> sd1 (1,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x11
>
> SCSI Block in error = 336; Partition a F.S. sector 16
>
> Arrgh! Anyone have any guessed as to what's going wrong?
The error code translates to "unrecoverable read error, probably
caused by a flaw in the medium or an error in the recorded data".
> I've got termination ...
Doesn't sound like a termination problem. The drive tries multiple
reads and then gives up. Your OS tries again and again and then
gives up too. The drive is responsible for either of the likely
problems.
> Is my new disk asking to be sent back to Texas?
Yes. You could try a low level format, but why mess around with
it.
Barney
From: jbf@mitre.org (James B. Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 11:59:31 -0500
Organization: Mitre Corporation
Message-ID: <jbf-0707951159310001@djatwood.mitre.org>
References: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>
In article <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>, john@romdas.HIP.berkeley.edu
(John Badanes) wrote:
> Anybody have a solution to what I consider an outrageously loud fan in my
> black NeXT slab? It's not broken...just 'loud by design.'
Make a gasket to go between the fan and the case.
Barney
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Date: 7 Jul 1995 11:48:32 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <3tjoh0$7jd@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu> <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
David N. Williams (williams@williams) wrote:
: John Badanes (john@romdas.HIP.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: : Anybody have a solution to what I consider an outrageously loud fan in my
: : black NeXT slab? It's not broken...just 'loud by design.' Certainly there
: : are quieter fans on the market. Anyone ever replace the one that came with
: : the original computer who is now experiencing more peaceful sailing?
: We have 8 black slabs, and the fans are all inaudible. Sounds to me like
: yours is broken.
Are your slabs turbo or not? The turbo fans (no pun intended you aero
dudes out there) have roughly twice the amperage rating as best I can
remember and have greater output in CFM. A turbo fan *will* be louder
than a non-turbo fan because it moves more air. I'm not sure a gasket
would help defeat aerodynamic noises.
Trey
--
Trey McClendon TYBRIN Corporation
trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
NeXT / MIME Mail Accepted Fax: 205-837-3472
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: root@flute.music.gla.ac.uk
Subject: Drivers for ATM cards on Intel?
Message-ID: <DBCwxu.9vy@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 17:37:06 GMT
Hi,
As part of planning for future networking projects I'm looking for any
info on ATM cards for Intel that may be supported, either now or in the
future, under NS. As far as I can see, there aren't any currently, but
does anyone know more about this?
Is anyone out there working with ATM cards and NS?
Thanks for any info,
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
From: dhess@net.tamu.edu (Dave Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: date command that sets hardware clock on NS/Sparc?
Date: 07 Jul 1995 18:59:08 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, CIS Network Group
Message-ID: <DHESS.95Jul7135908@saturn.tamu.edu>
Does anybody know how to set the date in the hardware clock on Sparc
(specifically a Sparc5)? Every time I reboot my Sparc (standalone at
home) it goes and gets the time out of the hardware clock, which is
wrong, and the date command is only updating the kernel's sense of time
and not the hardware clock's. I couldn't find anything in the ROM
monitor that would let me do it either (though I did find a date
command which will print the date).
The only choice I seem to have at this point is to boot Solaris from
cdrom, set the date, and then go back to NS. Since I don't have a cdrom
at home (have to borrow it) I would prefer a different method.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks.
Dave
--
David K. Hess Network Analyst
David-Hess@tamu.edu Computing and Information Services - Network Group
(409) 845-0372 (work) Texas A&M University
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Date: 7 Jul 1995 10:59:46 -0000
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tj432$bc@filtronix.eunet.be>
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com> <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be> <3tf7pq$11k@dalesbred.terra.net>
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Robert La Ferla (Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com) wrote:
: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier) wrote:
: > Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: > : Unfortunately, you cannot use any Matrox graphic boards with NEXTSTEP.
: > : The reason is that Display PostScript wants to render your screen
: > : locally and pass the bitmap to the framebuffer in the graphics card.
: > : Matrox boards don't have that kind of interface. They handle Windows
: > : GDI calls directly. Great for Windows users not for us.
: > The new Matrox MGA Millennium will be supported by NeXTSTEP, a driver is
: > currently being written byt NeXT.
: Did Matrox change their architecture or is NeXT now mapping
: GDI->PostScript?
Matrox is no for the first time supporting a linear framebuffer, which
btw is also required for VESA 2.0 compliancy.
Filip
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From: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU (Patrick L. Nolan)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What mouse with HP?
Date: 7 Jul 1995 19:56:14 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3tk3gu$itu@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
I'm trying to install NeXTStep 3.3 on a HP 715/80 PA_RISC and running
into some sort of problem, probably a hardware incompatibility.
One possibility is the mouse. Our computer came with a keyboard
and mouse that use the HIL interface. NeXT tells me that's not
supported; it requires PS/2 peripherals. The HP keyboard interface
box includes sockets for both types and HP-UX can handle either.
I bought a keyboard and mouse which claim to be PS/2 compatible.
Both came with cable adaptors that enable them to plug into the
box. The keyboard seems to be OK. The mouse is questionable.
HP-UX doesn't work with it and the mysterious NeXTStep problem is
not solved.
Is there more than one kind of PS/2 mouse? With the different
kinds of DOS/Windows mice out there, it wouldn't surprise me.
If so, what kind are people using successfully with NeXTStep?
(The one I bought is a White Mouse from Mouse Systems. The store
also has more expensive PS/2 models from Microsoft and Logitech. I
don't want to throw good money after bad until I have more information.)
--
* Patrick L. Nolan (415)723-0133 *
* W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL) *
* Stanford University *
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel
Date: 7 Jul 1995 20:53:23 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>
I would like to set up a ISDN Internet connection using NS/I. Is this
possible and if so, what hardware do I need?
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: v_white@ece.wisc.edu (Victor White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sticky Cube Keyboard
Date: 7 Jul 1995 21:12:51 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization
Message-ID: <3tk80j$1iu0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <01HSIZUSJ1W48WXRK2@cityu.edu.hk>
Friends,
I have an old, but faithful Cube.
I've found however, that in humid weather some of the keys get stuck
in the down position.
Are their any simple home cures?
WD-40?? Graphite??
Ideas/suggestions greatly appreciated
Victor
v_white@janus.ece.wisc.edu
From: m@bang.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel
Date: 7 Jul 1995 22:43:53 GMT
Organization: a2i network
Message-ID: <3tkdb9$aib@hustle.rahul.net>
References: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>
Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> wrote:
> I would like to set up a ISDN Internet connection using NS/I. Is this
> possible and if so, what hardware do I need?
There are two general stratagies:
1) Use a router. An ISDN to Ethernet router can be used between your
workstation and your ISDN line. Your workstation communicates with the
router using TCP/IP while the router communicates with your service
provider using PPP.
2) Use a terminal adapter. An ISDN terminal adapter can be used between
your serial port and your ISDN line. You run PPP on your host which talks
directly to your service provider.
M Carling
Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group
From: Dean_Reece@NeXT.COM(Dean Reece)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Date: 7 Jul 1995 23:13:34 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tkf2u$hdq@news.next.com>
References: <3tf7pq$11k@dalesbred.terra.net>
The Matrox MGA Millenuim maps a linear framebuffer, and as such is much
easier to write a driver for than previous Matrox products. The driver is
in development now and should be out in about month or so.
Cheers,
- Dean Reece
Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> writes
|> filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier) wrote:
..
|> The new Matrox MGA Millennium will be supported by NeXTSTEP,
|> a driver is currently being written byt NeXT.
|
| Did Matrox change their architecture or is NeXT now mapping
| GDI->PostScript?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: iomega zip drive on NeXTCube?
Message-ID: <DBCCF5.Jt@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3tdbkk$jof@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:13:52 GMT
Maybe the CD-Rom has termination on internally?
Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Date: 7 Jul 1995 18:52:42 GMT
Organization: US Net
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3tjvpr$ef@news.us.net>
References: <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
In that vein, does anyone know where a high capacity replacement fan?
In article <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> williams@williams
(David N. Williams) writes:
> We have 8 black slabs, and the fans are all inaudible. Sounds to me like
> yours is broken.
--
Joe Freeman
FreemanSoft Inc. A NEXTSTEP software and consulting company.
Now located in MD
Electronic Mail: Joe@FreemanSoft.com (NeXT,MIME,ASCII Mail)
From: mahoney@csulb.edu (Mike Mahoney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: powerless occasionally
Date: 8 Jul 1995 01:08:09 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Message-ID: <3tklpp$d92@garuda.csulb.edu>
Three times my cube has simply lost power and turned off as if the plug had
been pulled (it hadn't). It seems like this would indicate a dying power
supply. Can anyone tell me if the original power supply used in a NeXTcube is
"standard" and can be bought at Fry's, CompUSA, or Computer City?
Thanks - mm
From: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: NS on a Intel based notebook
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 08:10:36 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Message-ID: <950708091036.6620AACUF.malc@daneel>
References: <3tgj23$hbk@info4.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
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> is there anybody who is using NS on a notebook?
> How do you like it?
>
Sorry, not yet, but I've been doing a bit of investigation (mainly for a
friend who wants to run Solaris/intel, but I have hopes of converting him!
;-) , so...
> Best choice?
>
If you have a biggish budget, I'd go for the Tadpole P1000: it's wonderfully
engineered (in a black magnesium case!) and *fast*, with an 800x600 screen.
Tadpole make a Sparcbook too, so they know what they're doing. The P1000 is
being resold in the US by OpenSource (contact Dan Gamble) or you could try
contacting Tadpole direct:
(+44) 1223 428 200 -- ask for Samantha.
Have fun,
mmalc.
From: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: MicroS**T Mouse under NSFIP 3.2 ?
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 08:13:16 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Message-ID: <950708091316.6620AACUG.malc@daneel>
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> I am using a Microsoft PS/2 mouse on NEXTSTEP 3.3 and am VERY happy
> with it. I don't think the bus version is supported and the serial
> version should work. Check NeXTanswers to be sure.
>
I think the serial port drivers for 3.3 have recently been upgraded and
people seem happier with them than before, but I've been impressed with the
PS/2 mice. Best of all I'd recommend an ALPS Glidepoint touchpad.
Have fun,
mmalc.
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: powerless occasionally
Date: 8 Jul 1995 09:50:14 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tlkcm$40t@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <3tklpp$d92@garuda.csulb.edu>
mahoney@csulb.edu (Mike Mahoney) wrote:
> Three times my cube has simply lost power and turned off as if the plug
had
> been pulled (it hadn't). It seems like this would indicate a dying power
> supply. Can anyone tell me if the original power supply used in a
NeXTcube is
> "standard" and can be bought at Fry's, CompUSA, or Computer City?
> Thanks - mm
No, it's a proprietary power supply designed by Sony. Unlike all PC power
supplies, it can communicate with your system. That's why you can issue a
command to shut off your system. Try Bell Atlantic or Sam Goldberger.
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI disc partitions
Date: 8 Jul 1995 13:24:56 GMT
Organization: The University of York, UK
Message-ID: <3tm0v8$nes@mailer.york.ac.uk>
Quick question - I know that on black hardware SCSI discs are restricted to 2
partitions. Is the same true of SCSI discs on Intel machines ? I basically
want to have a 1Gig SCSi disc with about a 50 meg DOS partition for
playiong games with and the rest divided into a couple of 450/500 MB
partitions - ionce for slash and the other for real work. Can this be done
as it would mean 3 partitions on the SCSI disc ? Or does this restriction
not apply on Intel as I guess it uses a DOS style partition table.
-bat.
From: berger@digital.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WANTED: Looking for 16MB of ram for NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 8 Jul 1995 16:29:13 GMT
Organization: FLORIDA ONLINE, Florida's Premier Internet Provider
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tmbop$a2r@ddi2.digital.net>
Does anyone have a 16MB of ram to sell for NeXTstation Turbo. If so,
please send price to
berger@digital.net
--
Willi Berger
berger@digital.net
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (JoNaThan DoRoIn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ELSA GLoria video card
Date: 8 Jul 1995 08:55:44 -0500
Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota
Message-ID: <3tm2p0$1om@cobber.cord.edu>
I read about the new ELSA GLoria video card in the latest PC Mag. Any plans
for NEXTSTEP drivers? The 3D accelerator (Glint 300SX) would not be usable
under NS. But I run Win NT also and like its support for the GL, 3DR,
3D-DDI, Renderware, and Reality Lab APIs.
--
------------------------------------------------------------------
Jon Doroin | I've taken the NeXTSTEP
doroin@cobber.cord.edu | Plan 9 on a NeXTstation
From: trail@ix.netcom.com (Jeff Trestrail )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI disc partitions
Date: 8 Jul 1995 16:10:50 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tmama$3qf@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
References: <3tm0v8$nes@mailer.york.ac.uk>
In <3tm0v8$nes@mailer.york.ac.uk> pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.) writes:
>
>Quick question - I know that on black hardware SCSI discs are
restricted to 2
>partitions. Is the same true of SCSI discs on Intel machines ? I
basically
>want to have a 1Gig SCSi disc with about a 50 meg DOS partition for
>playiong games with and the rest divided into a couple of 450/500 MB
>partitions - ionce for slash and the other for real work. Can this be
done
>as it would mean 3 partitions on the SCSI disc ? Or does this
restriction
>not apply on Intel as I guess it uses a DOS style partition table.
>
>-bat.
>
I believe the two partition limitation is part of BuildDisk, but I know
that fdisk will handle > 2 partitions on a SCSI disk.
Jeff Trestrail
trail@ix.netcom.com
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 8 Jul 1995 12:35:58 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>
References: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>
In article <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>,
Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> wrote:
>I would like to set up a ISDN Internet connection using NS/I. Is this
>possible and if so, what hardware do I need?
There are several approaches to take, each with their own trade-offs.
In order of expense:
1. ISDN Terminal Adaptors.
2. Standalone IP/ISDN Bridge.
The route you take will depend both on cost and on how much
control/choice you have over the other end of the connection.
Another factor to consider is the price of service from your local
telco.
#ifdef PISSED_OFF_AT_HAVING_TO_USE_NYNEX
(Congratulations! You happen to have Nynex as your provider,
without doubt the most expensive and least technically capable
provider in the U.S.)
Since Nynex is in the loop I will take an aside here to say a few
things about pricing, since this is likely to be the over-riding
factor in your case. The typical implementation of IP over ISDN
involves making a call over the 'Circuit Switched Data' network.
This is, at minimum, one 64Kbit B channel. Nynex has reasonable
prices for monthly charges, $13/month. Where they screw you is
the connect time for Circuit Switched Data calls. For each call
they charge $.01/call and $.016/minute. For heavy use this is
outrageously expensive, an Average of $700/month for a 24x7 link.
Compare this with only $2,000 for a full T1.
In most parts of the country (Except for Southwestern Bell - the
second worst local loop provider) per minute charges are lower,
and flat rate pricing structures are available. You will thus have
to make sure that your equipment is able to make calls using the
Circuit Switched Voice network (which adds some line conditioning
and echo cancelation to the circuit). If you actually use the
Circuit Switched Data mode you'll pay through the nose.
I saw a recent writeup in a comm rag about how ISDN has become
cheaply available nationwide. Nynex was listed as selling ISDN
for < $100 per month to business users. Hah, *as if*. . . It is
true if you are just using voice calls, but actually use it for
data calls and this ain't the case at all.
(O.K. spleen vented now. . .)
#endif /* PISSED_OFF_AT_HAVING_TO_USE_NYNEX */
There is hope for people who cannot afford to make ISDN Data calls.
Some terminal adapters (like the Motorola BitSURFR) are able to
make a call via the Voice network, then negotiate a data connection
on top of that. The BitSURFR is apparently able to also bond the
D channel to this data/voice connection to provide a throughput
around 70Kbit.
The BitSURFR is very cheap, and since it is controlled via standard
Hayes AT commands, is basically a drop in replacement for current
analog modems. Thus you would run PPP or SLIP on your local machine,
and hang this off a high speed serial port. If the best you can
do is 57600 baud, then you can just treat this like a 56kb line.
At the other end, you can connect with either a terminal server
which supports ISDN PRI or BRI interfaces, or another BitSURFR hung
off a terminal server or computer.
Since BitSURFRs are inexpensive (the latest Insight catalog lists
these for $379 a piece) this is the rock bottom solution. USR will
have a combination V.34 and ISDN modem soon, and Zyxel has a product
as well. I do not know their prices, but assume that they will be
more expensive than the BitSURFR.
Another option is a bridge between ethernet and ISDN. Digiboard
Ascend, and Cisco, all sell products which have a single ethernet
port and a single BRI interface. A number of products with similar
design have both single and multi-protocol routing as well. Devices
which offer routing, compression, and other options seem to start
around $1700. The best price I've seen is for the Ascend Pipeline
25. The base model lists for $895, and just provides bridging, no
routing. (I am currently in contact with one of there engineers
to determine whether it will do over 56kb via a voice circuit).
$1,195 would buy a Pipeline 25 with compression hardware.
The benefit of a bridge is that you do not have to run PPP or slip
locally, and you avoid all the serial driver overhead. A high end
box which provides hardware compression and either multi-link PPP
or Bonding can support around 256kb on a pair of B channels, and
128kb on a single B channel. (Possibly, though I don't know for
sure you might also get over 112kb via data on top of circuit
switched voice channels.) The drawbacks are higher cost, and less
flexibility (You cannot accept a call from someone calling you via
a terminal adapter).
Additional note. A Boston area POP located in Bedford, MA, is
starting to sell ISDN accounts for very reasonable rates using
BitSURFRs. ($69 for 300 hours/month) see http://www.tiac.net for
more info if this is in your local calling area.
As you can probably guess, I am currently investigating ISDN for
my own use. Currently I am torn between the Ascend 25 and the
BitSURFR. If I can make a Hayes ESP card work with the Mux Driver
I may be able to squeeze nearly 64kb out of the BitSURFR at the
cost of having to run PPP on my own CPU at home. This depends on
my employer buying an ISDN compatible server at the other end. If
not, I would have to hang another BitSURFR off an annex box there
(which only supports 57600 baud rates.)
The second approach is to buy a bridge with compression to see if
I can get about 112kb out of a voice switched call. This seems
to be the best option from a technical standpoint. If do-able at
all, it would result in 112kb for a monthly cost of $13 grater than
my current modem line cost.
Conclusions:
If raw throughput is your goal, and you live in a part of the US
(or another part of the world) where the ISDN provider has reasonable
prices, I would definitely suggest looking into an ethernet bridge
solution. Via both bonding and MPP you can get lots of bandwidth
cheaply without scragging your local system.
If low initial cost is your goal, definitely check out the Motorola
BitSURFR. I doubt there will be a more cost effective approach in
the near future.
Sorry for rambling like this, I hope someone got something useful
out of it.
References:
Dan Kegel's ISDN Page:
http://alumni.caltech.edu/~dank/isdn/
(A great place to start for looking into this stuff.)
Motorola BitSURFR information:
http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/ISG/Products/BSRF/
(Also look for the $15 BitSURFR rebate coupon)
Ascend:
http://www.ascend.com
Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com
(The 1003 model seems like it may do the trick but I have not
investigated it thoroughly.)
Digiboard:
http://www.digibd.com/
(The IMAC series is pricey but feature rich. It is also the only
one I've seen that directly advertises support of 56KB over ISDN
circuit switched voice network).
p.s. Robert, I will be at the BCS Next meeting next week
and will bring along some info on what I've learned so far.
Disclaimer -- Too damn lazy to cite all the Trade Marks here.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@phcs.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
\_/ (_\/ | Systems Integration Group (617) 895-3343
) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 7 Jul 1995 15:12:45 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3tk4ft$7ri@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> <3tjvpr$ef@news.us.net>
JoeFreeman wrote:
: In that vein, does anyone know where a high capacity replacement fan?
I replaced the EDINA (ELINA?) fan in my turbo slab with a Panasonic
Panaflow fan from DigiKey (800-344-4539). Digikey part # P9738-ND for
$11.88 qty. 1. Here are the specs:
Input Power (W):....2.1
Air Flow (CFM):.....39.6
Air Press. (mm H2o):3.78
Noise (dB-A):.......32.0
I also bought a little connector for the leads at a local electronics store.
It still makes noise, but the frequency is not as high as the EDINA and
so is more tolerable. If you find a quieter one that still outputs the
same volume of air, please let me know.
Trey
--
Trey McClendon TYBRIN Corporation
trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
NeXT / MIME Mail Accepted Fax: 205-837-3472
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: ET4000/w32p problem
Message-ID: <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 19:30:38 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
i have ET4000/w32p 1 Mb RAM (PCI)
(should i using 2Mb RAM?)
and TATUNG 14" monitor (fV=50~90Hz continous)
i used the driver from NeXT ftp site, which is #1621 (ET4000W32....)
but it doesn't work at all :(
it doesn't matter in 16bits color (only can see half of the screen) or 2bits
color (become blank).:(
can someone help? and when is the newer driver can be find?
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 8 Jul 1995 20:34:49 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tmq59$c6s@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net> <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>
jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick) wrote:
> #ifdef PISSED_OFF_AT_HAVING_TO_USE_NYNEX
> (Congratulations! You happen to have Nynex as your provider,
> without doubt the most expensive and least technically capable
> provider in the U.S.)
> Since Nynex is in the loop I will take an aside here to say a few
> things about pricing, since this is likely to be the over-riding
> factor in your case. The typical implementation of IP over ISDN
> involves making a call over the 'Circuit Switched Data' network.
> This is, at minimum, one 64Kbit B channel. Nynex has reasonable
> prices for monthly charges, $13/month. Where they screw you is
> the connect time for Circuit Switched Data calls. For each call
> they charge $.01/call and $.016/minute. For heavy use this is
> outrageously expensive, an Average of $700/month for a 24x7 link.
> Compare this with only $2,000 for a full T1.
> In most parts of the country (Except for Southwestern Bell - the
> second worst local loop provider) per minute charges are lower,
> and flat rate pricing structures are available. You will thus have
> to make sure that your equipment is able to make calls using the
> Circuit Switched Voice network (which adds some line conditioning
> and echo cancelation to the circuit). If you actually use the
> Circuit Switched Data mode you'll pay through the nose.
> I saw a recent writeup in a comm rag about how ISDN has become
> cheaply available nationwide. Nynex was listed as selling ISDN
> for < $100 per month to business users. Hah, *as if*. . . It is
> true if you are just using voice calls, but actually use it for
> data calls and this ain't the case at all.
> (O.K. spleen vented now. . .)
> #endif /* PISSED_OFF_AT_HAVING_TO_USE_NYNEX */
Thanks for the info. NYNEX is horrible. Recently, I got an e-mail from a
client that said "Robert, I tried calling you at your number but got some
medical information service." NYNEX had given away my number due to some
mixup. I made them promptly correct the problem and pay me compensation
for my grief. NYNEX is also the company that has not yet offered Caller
ID! I can't wait till the long distance companies get into the local
markets. I will be one of the first to switch.
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: sav3@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu (Sean A Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Write cache problem--Maxtor drive
Date: 8 Jul 1995 20:17:15 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
Message-ID: <3tmp4b$9ra@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>
Summary: Write cache--works, doesn't work
I've asked this question before on c.s.n.h, so I'll apologize in
advance. My problem is this: I have a Maxtor MXT1240S drive. I can't
seem to be able to utilize the write cache under NeXTStep. Here are my
iozone results:
Writing the 30 Megabyte file, 'iozone.tmp'...52.138054 seconds
Reading the file...9.779573 seconds
IOZONE performance measurements:
603345 bytes/second for writing the file
3216631 bytes/second for reading the file
That's with an NCR PCI SCSI card on an ASUS P-90 system. I have the
aspi-wce program, and I've run it under dos. It reports that the
write cache is actually enabled. I can disable it, then re-enable
it in DOS. It seems to remember the settings.
When I go into NeXTStep, I get the above performance, and when I
run SCSI_Inspector.app, it reports that my write cache is NOT
enabled.
I had exactly the same problem on a ProGX with a DPT2122 EISA
card.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks again,
Sean Varah
Harvard Computer Music Center
cello@mario.harvard.edu
******************************************************************************
"it's not music if no one wants to listen to it"
Sean Varah, Columbia Universty, cello@woof, sav3@cunixa.columbia.edu
******************************************************************************
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Restoring the standard NS boot block on a dos partition?
Date: 8 Jul 1995 06:32:10 GMT
Organization: LakeHaven, Toronto, Canada
Message-ID: <3tl8pa$48f@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
How do I do this? I've been using an alternative selection process which
does not support booting into NEXTSTEP from the DOS prompt, but more
importantly doesn't seem to let me boot up graphically. Hitting return
hangs the system so that I have to use the -v option at all times.
--
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From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Alternative audio CD player sw-please!!
Date: 8 Jul 1995 06:33:28 GMT
Organization: LakeHaven, Toronto, Canada
Message-ID: <3tl8ro$48f@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
Does any exist? The standard CD Player does not allowing selection of
tracks.
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LakeHaven, {Where sheep may safely graze ...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Retraction about SW Bell was ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 8 Jul 1995 17:20:03 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3tmsq3$fh@papoose.quick.com>
References: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net> <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>
In article <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>,
James E. Quick <jq@phcs.phcs.com> wrote:
>In article <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>,
>Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> wrote:
>In most parts of the country (Except for Southwestern Bell - the
>second worst local loop provider) per minute charges are lower,
>and flat rate pricing structures are available.
Several happy SW Bell subscribers have sent me email about this,
I stand corrected. My statement about SW Bell was based on a
conversation I had with a representative of an ISDN equipment
manufacturer who commiserated with me about Nynex, and who referred
to SW Bell as "probably the nations second worst local loop provider".
I took this engineer's statement out of context and assumed that
SW Bell did not have a flat rate plan.
SW Bell not only has an unlimited flat rate pricing plan but also
a plan for purchasing up to N minutes of data connection at a flat
rate. If you are served by SW Bell, do not despair.
I am sorry for the mis-information.
Still looking for a 3 character ascii sequence for 'foot in mouth'. 8^)
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From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: traction about SW Bell was ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 8 Jul 1995 21:55:47 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3tmut3$dfe@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net> <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com> <3tmsq3$fh@papoose.quick.com>
jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick) wrote:
> In article <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>,
> James E. Quick <jq@phcs.phcs.com> wrote:
> >In article <3tk6s3$2c@dalesbred.terra.net>,
> >Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> wrote:
> >In most parts of the country (Except for Southwestern Bell - the
> >second worst local loop provider) per minute charges are lower,
> >and flat rate pricing structures are available.
And I never wrote the above statement! Those are your words. I have never
dealt with Southwestern Bell.
--
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Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.workstation,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
From: pmobbs@cts.com (Paul Mobbs)
Subject: WTB: NeXTStation Color @ $1000
Organization: CTS Network Services (CTSNET), San Diego, CA
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 00:12:13 GMT
Message-ID: <pmobbs-0807951720320001@mobbs.cts.com>
Sender: news@crash.cts.com (news subsystem)
I am looking for one of these with the basic 12Mb RAM (if you have more
and are willing to leave it in for the same price then I won't argue ;->).
No hard drive is necessary, but systems with one (or more) will be
considered. NeXTStep 3.0-3.2 CD is a high priority. Documentation is a
plus. Original 16" Trini. monitor would be a plus (I would expect a lower
price without one). If a monitor is not available then I will need an
adapter so that I can use a 4xBNC or SVGA monitor.
I would really really like a NeXTDimension. My price could become slightly
flexible if one turned up, but I don't think I can afford one at any
rate...(sob)
Please email *complete* specs on your system to me and I will review
anything that I receive. Price is solid, and shipping can not exceed a
surplus of $100. I live in San Diego Co. of California, so please figure
shipping accordingly.
Thanks,
Paul Mobbs
pmobbs@cts.com
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 9 Jul 1995 02:19:41 GMT
Organization: The SenseMedia Network, http://sensemedia.net/, info@sensemedia.net
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tnebt$hek@emerald.oz.net>
References: <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com>
In article <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com> jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E.
Quick) writes:
> The BitSURFR is very cheap, and since it is controlled via standard
> Hayes AT commands, is basically a drop in replacement for current
> analog modems. Thus you would run PPP or SLIP on your local machine,
> and hang this off a high speed serial port. If the best you can
> do is 57600 baud, then you can just treat this like a 56kb line.
Can NS Intel run serial ports faster than 57.6? I've never heard
anyone claim to be able to do better.
I have heard of people who've paid the considerable price to move
froml a 28.8 POTS line to a BitSURFR and have been VERY disappointed at
the perceived bandwidth increase. Why? Because for much of the data that
are transmitted, 28.8 modems can compress such that the serial port is
pumping data at full speed - 57.6.
Compare that with a BitSURFR capable of 64 or 70 kpbs. That's greater
than the serial port bandwidth so the bandwidth is restricted to 57.6,
essentially the same as that provided much of the time by the 28.8 modem
with compression.
I've also heard that many ISP's are so swamped by the exploding demand
for Internet connections that their hosts are overloaded and unable to
keep the data flowing at full speed much of the time. Also, some Internet
segments are saturated as well at some times. And there are frequently
14.4 or 28.8 links somewhere along the way which limit bandwidth.
So I've decided that the extra *potential* bandwidth available via
ISDN just isn't worth the rather steep increase in price over 28.8 POTS
service. This will probably improve with time, but I think it's too early
for many people to move to ISDN if they're looking for the best bang for
their buck. YMMV.
---
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mcbinc@world.std.com (Monty C Brandenberg)
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Message-ID: <DBFo7w.n0F@world.std.com>
Organization: MCB, Incorporated. Cambridge, MA
References: <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com> <3tnebt$hek@emerald.oz.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 05:21:32 GMT
Art Isbell (art@cubicsol.com) wrote:
: I've also heard that many ISP's are so swamped by the exploding demand
: for Internet connections that their hosts are overloaded and unable to
: keep the data flowing at full speed much of the time. Also, some Internet
: segments are saturated as well at some times. And there are frequently
: 14.4 or 28.8 links somewhere along the way which limit bandwidth.
Very true. I've been passively following ISDN for about two years
and the numbers are just beginning to make economic sense for a
change (especially given the excessive fees charged for the service
that I'm using to write this). However, some of the new providers
are trying to serve their clients from a single T1 feed. Six
bonded or MPP'd isdn sessions with compression will eat that feed
bandwidth. Some are using cheap Intel and Sun hardware for servers
(lowest entry cost) and serial lines limited to 115k2 to feed ISDN TAs.
Both of these conspire to limit usable throughput. If you're using
dialup/connect-on-demand (which you most certainly should given the
neo-Luddite tarrif structure of Nynex's ISDN services), the first thing
that's going to happen after connection is going to be a *bunch* of
NNTP/SMTP traffic and their servers and lines need to be able to
move bits. So, when scouting for a service, ask the right questions
to see if they can actually deliver on the goods. The *all* carefully
note that published figures are the maximum theoretical throughput,
actually numbers may be less.
And like James Quick, don't *even* get me started on Nynex. I can't
decide which is worse: they or Continental Cablevision (who announced
Internet service via cable in Cambridge on March 8, 1994 and *still*
can't deliver it... they have figured out how to mismatch the
video splitters so that VHF reception via cable is actually worse
than a pair of rabbit ears and some aluminum foil).
----
Monty Brandenberg Software Consultant
MCB, Inc.
mcbinc@world.std.com
617.864.6907
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mcarey@netcom.com (Mark Carey)
Subject: HP Drive wows.
Message-ID: <mcareyDBFq22.8wA@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 06:01:14 GMT
Sender: mcarey@netcom11.netcom.com
Hello,
I am curious to know if anyone knows how to format a HP C3010 drive under
NeXTStep. I have one of the 2GB monsters and have tried (with no luck) to
format it. It will perform a low level format with either sdform or sdformat,
but it will only allow a drive block size of 520 or 1040. I have never
encountered such a device before. I have attempted to use the manual options
on mkfs to get it to understand alternat block sizes, but it will not
cooperate very well. If anyone knows the proceedure needed to format a drive
with a hard block size of 520 or 1040, please share the information! I'm
stumped on this one.
Thanks,
Mark.
--
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If the above disclaimer is not applicable, insert your favorite one instead.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gwolfe@primenet.com
Subject: HELP on Sound/Video/SCSI cards with NSintel please!
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News)
Message-ID: <DBFptw.FBC@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 05:56:19 GMT
Organization: Washington State University
I am seeking knowledge about which sound and graphics cards to get
for a NSintel box I am wanting to get. I have looked through NeXTanswers
quite detailed but cannot seem to find any information about the sound
card I am thinking about getting, the Gravis UltraSound. I had thought
(from reading NeXTanswers) that I had decided on a good sound card, but
after reading through this group about how badly the ATI mach64 sucks...I
am at a loss.
Could someone please send me e-mail on whether or not the Gravis
UltraSound is a supported sound card for NSintel. And if it is a good
card to get? If it is not a good one which one works best with NSintel
and can do the 16bit 44.1Khz sample and playback (ie like a real NeXT is
capable of...well if you use the DSP at any rate). And what about the
graphics card??? The only card I have seen anyone say definitively is
nice is the miroCrystal 40S....how much VRAM/DRAM does it
support? What are the supported resolutions etc. etc..
Also I have decided (depending on good/bad recommendations from the net)
to get the BusLogic 546C(ISA bus) or the BusLogic 946C(PCI bus) SCSI
controler card. NeXT answers says that this is the family of cards that
Cannon.object.stations use so it must work. But I am concerned at how
well it works or how well it doesn't work. Any and all help is greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
PLEASE respond to the above e-mail address. Thanks again.
From: jkheit@cnj.digex.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Write cache problem--Maxtor drive
Date: 9 Jul 1995 08:50:10 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3to582$560@news3.digex.net>
References: <3tmp4b$9ra@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>
sav3@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu (Sean A Varah) wrote:
> I've asked this question before on c.s.n.h, so I'll apologize in advance. My problem is
this: I have a Maxtor MXT1240S drive. I can't seem to be able to utilize the write cache
under NeXTStep. Here are my iozone results:
> IOZONE performance measurements:
> 603345 bytes/second for writing the file
> 3216631 bytes/second for reading the file
> That's with an NCR PCI SCSI card on an ASUS P-90 system. I have the aspi-wce
program, and I've run it under dos. It reports that the write cache is actually enabled. I can
disable it, then re-enable it in DOS. It seems to remember the settings.
> I had exactly the same problem on a ProGX with a DPT2122 EISA card.
Well, I had another Maxtor drive (the 1.6gig model) on the same DPT2122 EISA and
evenutally found the write cache to significantly boost writes. But be weary, the last
version I used, you may have newer one, of SCSI_Inspector was a bit flakey. However,
your write performance is bad compared to the reads, so maybe it is right? I've never
seen that large a disparity in performance... How much ram do you have? If you have 48
or 64, then I suggest you run IOzone with a 64meg test file (to preven caching). If you get
600kwrites and 1meg writes than you may just have a slow drive.
Good luck.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Stephane LUNATI <slunati@improve.fdn.org>
Subject: Driver for Number9 FX Motion 771 available ?
Message-ID: <1995Jul9.092902.7078@improve.fdn.org>
Keywords: Number9 driver 3.3
Sender: news@improve.fdn.org
Organization: improve SA - La Defense, Paris, France.
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 09:29:02 GMT
Hello netters...
I ve got a video card Number9 FX Motion 771 with 2Mo VRAM PCI Bus, and I
wanna know if there is a driver available for it for NS 3.3... or a place
to find information about this card, and why not write a driver for it...
Any clue welcome !!
Stephane
----
Stephane LUNATI <Stephane_LUNATI@improve.fdn.org>
From: bambi@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Stefan K. Bamberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Timeout
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 16:05:11 +0200
Organization: University of Wuerzburg
Message-ID: <bambi-0707951605110001@wi6a66.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
References: <3t8dga$i8i@multiversum.multiversum.com>
In article <3t8dga$i8i@multiversum.multiversum.com>,
Alexander_Spohr@multiversum.com wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I use an Adaptec 2940 in my white NeXT. It worked a while but now it
always get
> SCSI bus timeouts. So it is not possible to use the system (if it comes
up at
> all). It works fine under DOS. Seems to be a driver problem...
>
> Any clues?
>
> Atze
>
I had the same problems during installation of NeXT with an ASUS board
with P90 and AHA2940.
The problem was the green power management of the board.
Disabling that solved all problems
- stefan
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_____________________________________________________________________
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN for NEXTSTEP Intel (Long)
Date: 9 Jul 1995 10:48:21 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3toq7l$1dm@papoose.quick.com>
References: <3tmc5e$skv@papoose.quick.com> <3tnebt$hek@emerald.oz.net>
In article <3tnebt$hek@emerald.oz.net>, Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com> wrote:
> Can NS Intel run serial ports faster than 57.6? I've never heard
>anyone claim to be able to do better.
>
> I have heard of people who've paid the considerable price to move
>froml a 28.8 POTS line to a BitSURFR and have been VERY disappointed at
>the perceived bandwidth increase. Why? Because for much of the data that
>are transmitted, 28.8 modems can compress such that the serial port is
>pumping data at full speed - 57.6.
>
> Compare that with a BitSURFR capable of 64 or 70 kpbs. That's greater
>than the serial port bandwidth so the bandwidth is restricted to 57.6,
>essentially the same as that provided much of the time by the 28.8 modem
>with compression.
The newest serial port driver from next 'ISASerialPort.pkg' in
NeXTanswers #1942, claims to support 115200 bps. This support is
only available for 16550 and 16650 chips. It may provide OK response
on the 16 bytes FIFO of the 550, the 32 byte buffers on the 16650
should be enough to make that baud rate more reasonable.
Another option is to get a Hayes ESP card which I think has a 1K
FIFO. It can be made to emulate a 16550, so I don't think it's
very risky (at $89) to try to hack driver support for it. If
Mux were extended to support a 1K FIFO it could poll the port less
frequently and still get better throughput without letting the
interrupt load get out of hand.
> I've also heard that many ISP's are so swamped by the exploding demand
>for Internet connections that their hosts are overloaded and unable to
>keep the data flowing at full speed much of the time. Also, some Internet
>segments are saturated as well at some times. And there are frequently
>14.4 or 28.8 links somewhere along the way which limit bandwidth.
I agree with that as well. I am looking into ISDN solutions because
I do not use a commercial provider. I have a dedicated SLIP line
into my employer's network and have uunet/alternet route to my
domain via them. Thus, improving my direct line to work, will have
a distinct benefit for me. I do not have to compete for bandwidth
to the Net because the peak time for me is off-peak for them.
Traffic on the Net itself is another matter entirely.
> So I've decided that the extra *potential* bandwidth available via
>ISDN just isn't worth the rather steep increase in price over 28.8 POTS
>service. This will probably improve with time, but I think it's too early
>for many people to move to ISDN if they're looking for the best bang for
>their buck. YMMV.
The people who already have 28.8 or higher with analog modems may
not see much benefit. But since a very reliable 28.8 is still
>$400 the BitSurfr is a viable alternative. At around $360
(after rebate) it's a better buy than a modem. True 57.6 also
makes a difference. Compression won't help you with a tar.gz, or
with the increasing graphical sprawl on the web, where large
incompressible images are popping up everywhere.
As far as higher costs go, the difference in price between a pair
of BitSURFRs and a pair of USR Couriers can more than offset ISDN
hookup charges in most parts of the country. The ability of that
device to do 70kb over circuit switched voice makes its use very
cheap as well. In my area it's a no-brainer. The difference
between 57600 compressed and 57600 native (perhaps 70000 native)
would be a flat $13/month.
If one already has 28.8 it may not be worth the money. If not, it
might be cheaper than one thinks, to use ISDN.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Stephane LUNATI <slunati@improve.fdn.org>
Subject: How to configure an old 420 HD internal drive into an external HD drive ?
Message-ID: <1995Jul9.143522.7929@improve.fdn.org>
Keywords: hard drive switch jumper
Sender: news@improve.fdn.org
Organization: improve SA - La Defense, Paris, France.
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 14:35:22 GMT
Hi
I ve got an old hard drive from a NeXTstation (420 Mo I think, this is one
from the developper version of black hardware), and I wanna put it as an
external drive... But I don t know what jumper/switch to move... Anybody
has an idea ??
The only info I ve got on the hard drive is : ACEN003305...
So if someone can help me...
Thanks for any informations
Stephane
---------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dsmith2@chat.carleton.ca (Daniel Smith)
Subject: Re: ET4000/w32p problem
Message-ID: <DBGIwE.LFL@cunews.carleton.ca>
Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
Organization: Carleton University
References: <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 16:24:14 GMT
weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
> i have ET4000/w32p 1 Mb RAM (PCI)
> (should i using 2Mb RAM?)
> and TATUNG 14" monitor (fV=50~90Hz continous)
> i used the driver from NeXT ftp site, which is #1621 (ET4000W32....)
> but it doesn't work at all :(
> it doesn't matter in 16bits color (only can see half of the screen) or 2bits
> color (become blank).:(
> can someone help? and when is the newer driver can be find?
I use an ET4000W32p (PCI) under NS 3.2, using the driver that was
released (beta?) for 3.2. I had some problems, ie. lines across the
lower half of the screen made it unusable. Anyways, after a happy
accident, I turned off all the advanced features of the PCI bus. When
I next booted NeXTSTEP, it came up perfectly. Haven't had any
problems since. I use 1024x768 resolution, with 8bit colour.
In short, try turning off PCI bus features in BIOS. If this doesn't
work, I can't think of anything else you could do.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel Smith at Carleton University dsmith2@chat.carleton.ca
Q. How many Newton users does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Foux! there to eat lemons, axe gravy soup.
From: jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for S3 864 ????
Date: 9 Jul 1995 17:28:09 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu
Message-ID: <3tp3j9$d6m@ousrvr.oulu.fi>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Does such thing exist at all. I could not get the S3 generic driver work.
Reply via mail, please!
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http://www.ratol.fi/~jtainio/
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From: jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Driver for S3 864 ????
Date: 9 Jul 1995 18:13:00 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu
Message-ID: <3tp67c$dmo@ousrvr.oulu.fi>
References: <3tp3j9$d6m@ousrvr.oulu.fi>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Jukka Tainio (jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi) wrote:
: Does such thing exist at all. I could not get the S3 generic driver work.
: Reply via mail, please!
BTW: The Video Card is Genoa Phantom 64 with 2MB memory...
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From: alex@talus.com (Alex Kolesov)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Tape drives under NSI ?
Date: 9 Jul 1995 19:56:58 GMT
Organization: The Black Box, Houston, Tx (713) 480-2686
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tpcaa$5p1@news.blkbox.com>
Keywords: tape
Does anyone have a list of tape drives that are compatible with NSI 3.3 ?
Thanks a lot for any information.
~~~
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alex@talus.com || 710 Queensmill Court
Phone: (713) 531-0006 || Houston, TX 77079
Fax: (713) 531-1546 || NeXT & MIME mail accepted
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP on Sound/Video/SCSI cards with NSintel please!
Date: 9 Jul 1995 22:16:01 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3tpkf1$7ep@news3.digex.net>
References: <DBFptw.FBC@serval.net.wsu.edu>
gwolfe@primenet.com wrote:
OK, as far as I am concerned here are what I believe are the best components period:
Video:
#9 Imagine, either the 4meg or 8meg. Both work great under NS and elsewhere. A little
pricey, but worth it. You can have multiple monitor/card combos and the 8 meg card
supports 32bit color at 1600X1200. You can have upto 8 cards/monitors working for an
almost 16million pixel display!!!! That is a lot of screen real estate.
SCSI (don't even think about IDE :):
DPT 3224/90W- Its PCI, its wide, and the only way to get RAID on NS. Very very very
fast. DO NOT GET AN ISA BUS SCSI CARD--IT IS EVIL UNDER NS!!!
Sound:
The currently available bunch all suck. Of them, I think the best card is still the PAS 16,
but that is not made anymore. The only practical alternative is the Soundblaster 16 and it
is a little more flakey under NS. Now NeXT just released a driver for the Jazz and it may
well be the best driver if its as good as or better than PAS 16.
In about 1.5months a card from germany, the i-56 promises to give us the exact beautiful
sound AND DSP functions of our old black hardware, it's expensive, but will be worth it.
Look for this card.
--
Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | So, I don't have
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Plug for good art and NeXTSTEP icons at Pinstripe and Howard
Date: 10 Jul 1995 02:40:30 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3tq3uu$8ek@news3.digex.net>
If you didn't see the message in announce, I recommend you check out:
http://www.sirius.com/~pinstrip/cafepinstripe.html
I asked Howard to make me a new icon for a project I'm working on. He gave me the
grooviest Icon in less than 12hours. A hundred times better than I could have come up
with. And to top it all off he did it for free.
There is a 'blue plate special' for NeXT folks, and I recommend anyone who is doing app
development give it a try and see what he can come up with. I think when I get close to
finishing the core functionality of my app I will send it over to Howard for some UI first aid.
I think this is an excellent service, and a wonderful way to get some much needed
professional artwork into our apps, which by and large, sorely need it.
--
Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | So, I don't have a
John Kheit | Opinions expressed | message... )^> %^)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | MIME & NeXTmail Welcome
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 10 Jul 1995 04:15:14 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3tq9gi$lof@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
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Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
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Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
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===========================================
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
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The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
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The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
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From: kris@monolith.thought.com (Kristopher Jon Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can't enable write cache on Micropolis 2210
Date: 9 Jul 1995 21:06:09 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <3tpgc1$t7a@news.xmission.com>
When I use the aspi-wce.exe from Darcy Brockbank's ftp site (thanks,
Darcy), the utility reports that the operation failed.
The aspi-id.exe utility reports a zero value for the write cache, but I
don't know if that means my model of Micropolis won't allow its write
cache enabled or if that means that the cache merely is not enabled.
I don't have a user's manual for the drive, and I'm wondering if someone
more DOS-centric than am I can give me some insight on how to enable the
write cache.
The exact model number is MICROP 2210-09MZ1001905 HQ30, if that's useful.
---
..................................................................kris
kristopher magnusson <kris@xmission.com> MIME, NeXTmail OK
foxxvox administrator I'll make your life a living blubber paradise
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dalpen@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Dalpe Nathalie)
Subject: ram speed on NeXTstation
Message-ID: <DBHLpt.FML@cc.umontreal.ca>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 06:22:38 GMT
I bought a NeXTstation 25Mhz a month ago. (This is my first NeXT).
The computer has 20 meg of ram. When I boot, the computer shows the speed of the
memory to be 100 ns. But, yesterday I opened the slab for the first time and I
found out that the ram is in fact 80 ns.
Where does the computer get the information about the ram speed ?
Is there a way to tell the computer that the memory is 80 ns ? Could that
remove a few wait states ? Would the computer be faster ?
I would be very appy to see that computer run faster as it is 10% slower than my
50Mhz 68030 Amiga...
Thank you,
Francois Lanciault
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: "Yue-Herng Lin" <yhlin@cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: Driver for Number9 FX Motion 771 available ?
Message-ID: <1995Jul10.025327.19391@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Keywords: Number9 driver 3.3
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
References: <1995Jul9.092902.7078@improve.fdn.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 02:53:20 -0500
In article <1995Jul9.092902.7078@improve.fdn.org>,
Stephane LUNATI <slunati@improve.fdn.org> wrote:
>Hello netters...
>
>I ve got a video card Number9 FX Motion 771 with 2Mo VRAM PCI Bus, and I
>wanna know if there is a driver available for it for NS 3.3... or a place
>to find information about this card, and why not write a driver for it...
>
>Any clue welcome !!
>
>Stephane
>
>----
>Stephane LUNATI <Stephane_LUNATI@improve.fdn.org>
Me too!!
YH
From: danie@nxtvad.core.org.za (Danie Malan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Hardware resellers in Canada ?
Date: 10 Jul 1995 08:25:53 GMT
Organization: PiX - Proxima information X-change
Message-ID: <3tqo6i$75b@foxbat.pix.za>
References: <3tc1ci$bsk@athena.ulaval.ca>
THIS WAS POSTED ON THE ANNOUNCE NEWSGROUP RECENTLY:
COMPUTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW LINE OF PENTIUM SYSTEMS OPTIMIZED FOR
NEXTSTEP.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER: 1 GIGABYTE OF FREE DISK SPACE ON SOME SYSTEMS!
Contact:
Kevin Ford
computerActive Inc.
(613)225-4824
(613)225-1670 FAX
sales@computerActive.on.ca
Ottawa, ON, Canada, July 5, 1995 -- computerActive, in its continued
commitment to the NEXTSTEP marketplace announces it's new "cAi
2000" line of Intel Pentium Workstations. Designed and optimized
for the needs of the NEXTSTEP user, these systems offer an excellent
price/performance ratio. Detailed specifications and pricing are
available on our new WWW pages on Stepwise at
http://stepwise.com/Developers/computerActive.htmld
or via email from sales@computerActive.on.ca
The cAi 2000's modular design allows customers to chose from 75,
90 or 100 MHz Pentium processors, and anywhere from 16MB to 128MB
of RAM. Hard disks can be fast PCI EIDE or SCSI, both taking
advantage of on-board firmware for maximum performance, with a wide
range of sizes starting from 500MB. Expandability is a key design
factor and as such, the system offers numerous PCI and ISA slots,
and bays for several internal drives (with power).
While supplies last we are offering our introductory 2GB SCSI disk
systems with a free upgrade to a 3GB SCSI drive at no charge.
NEXTSTEP compatibility is assured, as systems are pre-installed
with NEXTSTEP (and optionally NS Developer, EOF and NEXTIME), with
dual-boot configurations (for DOS/Windows or other OS's) available.
All components have been extensively tested for maximum reliability
and compatibility with both NEXTSTEP and DOS/Windows.
Options for systems include Sound cards, Network cards, Live
on-screen video boards, Internal CDROM drives, etc... all configured
and guaranteed compatible with NEXTSTEP and DOS/Windows. We resell
most NEXTSTEP applications on the market today, and we can offer
most third-party applications pre-installed on our workstations.
--------------
computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system
integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's
business challenges. We have been using and selling NEXTSTEP systems
for over four years.
Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective
than their competition.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Normal disclaimer applies !
Regards
Danie Malan email:danie@core.org.za
CAIRO = NT + OPENSTEP
From: anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Toner for NeXT Color Laser
Date: 10 Jul 1995 16:27:46 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <3trke2$4n0@netnews.upenn.edu>
Where can one get toner for NeXT's Color Laser Printer?
-dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com> <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be>
From: "Christian Pekeler" <pekeler@luck.shnet.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 95 18:08:41 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Distribution: world
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Message-ID: <29790819@luck.shnet.org>
Filip Lingier:
> The new Matrox MGA Millennium will be supported by NeXTSTEP, a
> driver is currently being written byt NeXT.
When will it be available (weeks? months?) ?
I had planned to buy a pc with the Elsa Winner 1000avi this
week, but when it won't take so long for the Millenium driver
I will wait.
Christian
From: ser@ix.cs.uoregon.edu (Sean Elliott Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Funny soundcard behavior question
Date: 10 Jul 1995 19:52:27 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon
Message-ID: <3ts0dr$nrc@pith.uoregon.edu>
Not having any experience programming devices, I thought I'd post this
question here to get a poll of possible causes for a problem I've been
having.
I have soundcard X, supposedly SoundBlaster compatible. The soundcard
behaves perfectly under DOS. Previously, I had used the SB driver, only to
discover that the sound card started giving timeout errors (and thereby
failing to output/input sound) after a couple of minutes. Then, after a
month or so, someone released a hacked driver for this particular card.
That worked much better, but the sound card would still fail, but now after
45 minutes. A mere week or so after this, NeXT themselves released a
long-awaited driver for this sound card, and this I use currently.
However, now the soundcard fails after a couple of hours.
Is this a communication problem between the OS and the card? Is a buffer
getting overfilled somewhere? Is asynchronous messaging eventually failing
me? What are the possible sources for these symptoms??
Thanks!
--
Sean Russell \ If trees screamed, would we be so cavalier
ser@cs.uoregon.edu \ about cutting them down? Maybe, if they
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~ser ) screamed all the time, for no good reason.
Finger Me for PGP Key / --- Jack Handy
NeXTMail Welcome!!! /
From: kimmel@nic.umass.edu (Matt Kimmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cirrus 5430 under NS3.3?
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 17:32:50 -0400
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Message-ID: <kimmel-1007951732500001@nscs20p7.oit.umass.edu>
Hi all,
I recently purchased a Pentium system with a Cirrus 5430-based video adapter
integrated into the motherboard. The whole system works great with NeXTstep
3.3, except for the video adapter, since I can't find a 5430 driver. So,
a few questions: Is there a Cirrus 5430 driver that I'm not aware of? Is it
possible to use NeXT's Cirrus 5434 driver to drive the 5430, since they
seem to be pretty similar from other drivers I've seen? If not, is there
any way that I can get the source to NeXT's Cirrus 5434 driver and attempt
to hack it for the 5430?
Any and all help would be appreciated. The 5430 adapter is pretty nice and
I'd hate to go out and spend more money on another video adapter if I don't
have to.
Thanks!
-Matt
--
Matt Kimmel Network Specialist
OIT/Network Systems and Services Phone: (413) 545-1605
University of Massachusetts Fax: (413) 545-3203
Amherst, MA 01003 E-mail: kimmel@nic.umass.edu
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ultrastor 34f SCSI driver and 3 GB drive
Date: 10 Jul 1995 21:32:51 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <3ts6a3$m2p@fnnews.fnal.gov>
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone is currently using the Ultrastor 34f driver
or any other driver that supports it under NextStep 3.2. I'm considering
purchasing this card and using it for NS. I'm wondering if it supports SCSI
drives of 3 GB and what is the porformance of this card under NextStep like.
I currently have an Adaptec 1542C ISA and its kinda slow but works flawlessly.
Other cards I have considered are the Adaptec 2842A and Buslogic 445. Anyone
have any performance figures for these?
Thanks for any info.
-- John
From: lamdong@cory.Berkeley.EDU (LD)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: UPS interface with NeXTStep, Help !!
Date: 10 Jul 1995 21:55:46 GMT
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Message-ID: <3ts7l2$d4o@agate.berkeley.edu>
Hi,
I have UPS (Back-APC 400), NextStep 3.2, Powerguardian from Benatong(Software monitors UPS on NeXt) , but I don't have appropriate cable to connect UPS interface port (D9) to PC Serial Port (COM2-D9pin). If anyone has used and installed UPS , please give me some help. I appreciate for your time.
Thanks in advance.
- Lam
(lamdong@cory.berkeley.edu)
From: jbf@mitre.org (James B. Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Date: 10 Jul 1995 21:57:37 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Message-ID: <jbf-1007951800480001@mbppp5.mitre.org>
References: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu> <3tjk9m$8pk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> <3tjoh0$7jd@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
In article <3tjoh0$7jd@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>, trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey
McClendon) wrote:
> I'm not sure a gasket
> would help defeat aerodynamic noises.
Agreed. I suggested a gasket thinking the complaint was mechanical noise.
I can't say I've noticed the fan noise, given the drive noise.
Barney
From: jbrathw@ibm.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ET4000/w32p problem
Date: 10 Jul 1995 22:48:13 GMT
Message-ID: <3tsand$24fk@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
References: <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au> <DBGIwE.LFL@cunews.carleton.ca>
In <DBGIwE.LFL@cunews.carleton.ca>, dsmith2@chat.carleton.ca (Daniel Smith) writes:
>weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
>> i have ET4000/w32p 1 Mb RAM (PCI)
>> (should i using 2Mb RAM?)
>> and TATUNG 14" monitor (fV=50~90Hz continous)
>
>> i used the driver from NeXT ftp site, which is #1621 (ET4000W32....)
>> but it doesn't work at all :(
>> it doesn't matter in 16bits color (only can see half of the screen) or 2bits
>> color (become blank).:(
>
>> can someone help? and when is the newer driver can be find?
>
>I use an ET4000W32p (PCI) under NS 3.2, using the driver that was
>released (beta?) for 3.2. I had some problems, ie. lines across the
>lower half of the screen made it unusable. Anyways, after a happy
>accident, I turned off all the advanced features of the PCI bus. When
>I next booted NeXTSTEP, it came up perfectly. Haven't had any
>problems since. I use 1024x768 resolution, with 8bit colour.
>
>In short, try turning off PCI bus features in BIOS. If this doesn't
>work, I can't think of anything else you could do.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Daniel Smith at Carleton University dsmith2@chat.carleton.ca
>Q. How many Newton users does it take to change a light bulb?
>A. Foux! there to eat lemons, axe gravy soup.
I tried the ET4000/w32p (PCI) with NEC 3D (interlace) monitor on NS 3.3 - But as I
indicated in another posting - this setup produces nothing but snow on my screen.
Daniel, can you remember exactly which Bios PCI settings you tweaked??
I had a look at my Bios PCI settings - but I am not at all certain which ones I should
turn off (disable)!!. My system uses an Award Bios dated Sep. 1994
Jerome Braithwaite
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org (Peter Nitezki)
Subject: Re: SCSI disc partitions
Message-ID: <1995Jul10.175538.11771@nidat.sub.org>
Sender: nitezki@nidat.sub.org
Organization: private site of Peter Nitezki, Kraichtal, Germany
References: <3tmama$3qf@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 17:55:38 GMT
In article <3tmama$3qf@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> trail@ix.netcom.com (Jeff
Trestrail ) writes:
> In <3tm0v8$nes@mailer.york.ac.uk> pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.)
> writes:
> >
> >Quick question - I know that on black hardware SCSI discs are
> >restricted to 2 partitions. Is the same true of SCSI discs on
> >Intel machines ? I basically want to have a 1Gig SCSi disc with
> >about a 50 meg DOS partition for playiong games with and the rest
> >divided into a couple of 450/500 MB partitions - ionce for slash
> >and the other for real work. Can this be done as it would mean 3
> >partitions on the SCSI disc ? Or does this restriction not apply
> >on Intel as I guess it uses a DOS style partition table.
> >
> I believe the two partition limitation is part of BuildDisk, but I know
> that fdisk will handle > 2 partitions on a SCSI disk.
>
It is true that the filesystem prior to NS 3.3 could only handle
partitions smaller than 2 GB.
It is also true that BuildDisk can only make up to two partitions. But on
the command line you could make the same eight partitions per drive like
on any other BSD (even since the early days of NS).
PeeCees introduce a new restriction. Most BIOSes need to remap SCSI into
older 'cylinder track sector' structures of the old (but not so good)
times. Thus, several older BIOSes (or extentions thereof) introduce an
artificial 1 GB limit...
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From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS/HPPA: RDP exception while rebooting
Date: 10 Jul 1995 14:28:20 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <3trde4$r2n@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
I have a quite bad problem with my HP712/60 running NEXTSTEP 3.2. Once
it is running, the machine works without any problems, but during a
reboot, it hangs four out of five times with a message
Raise RDP exception 1 code 1 subcode 16d634
Waiting for RDP connection
('c' to continue or 'r' to reboot)
I think message is ejected after the various 'mount -f's in
rc.boot. The next reboot will then almost certainly feature a disk
check, followed by another reboot. When I'm lucky, this procedure
lasts only one time. On bad days it can take hours (!) of disk checks
until the machine finally gets up.
Any idea what could be the reason for this behavior ? What does this
exeception and the code mean ?
Any hints appreciated!
Gregor
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From: gwolfe@Primenet.Com (Gary P. Wolfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: REALLY URGENT HELP NEEDED!!(NeXT laser)
Date: 11 Jul 1995 02:59:08 GMT
Organization: Primenet (602)395-1010
Message-ID: <3tspds$7j2@hang.primenet.com>
I have looked in all the FAQS I have access to and cannot find any relevant data on
my problem. The problem is that when the printer goes to print and takes a sheet of paper from
the paper tray sometimes it will stop with most of the paper still in the paper tray. Then
the computer says thathere is paper jammed in my printer.
Other times it will just print fine. I do not understand why it does this as I have watched
the first bit of where it takes paper from the paper tray and then pulls it right on
through...and then I have watched it take paper from the paper tray and it goes in
part way and then stops and I get the error and I see no difference....I cannot
figure it out.
Please, if you have had this happen to you and fixed it or had it fixed and know
what the problem is or neither and you just know what the problem is let me know
PLEASE!!! Also note that this is not about the paper output part where one needs to
replace that gear. I have read that in the FAQ but this is on the paper input not
the output.
Thanks,
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
PS Please respond to the e-mail address above. Thanks again.
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From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Looking for the BEST Graphics card for NS/intel
Message-ID: <DBJ8FJ.Mv7@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 03:30:55 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
which display card is the best for next? and what's the price?
also, which monitor is the best?
Thanks!
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 11 Jul 1995 09:53:06 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <3tthm2$i1@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris Theocharides) wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has NeXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI motherboard.
> They seem to popular with the Linux camp...
> I'm interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated I/O and
> 2 IDE ports on board.
I run a ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Mainboard, it works fine with NS3.3.
Here are the Specifications:
- Processor (Intel Socket 5 ZIF Socket for CPU)
. Intel Pentium Processor 75/90/100/120/133 MHz (P54C)
- Chipset
. Intel Triton Chipset
- Architecture
. 32-bit PCI Bus and 16-bit ISA Bus compatible
- Cache Memory
. 256KB/512KB for option.
. Support Burst Mode SRAM, Pipelined Burst SRAM or Asynchronous SRAM
- System Memory
. Four 72-pin SIMM Sockets Support 8MB to 128MB
. Use 4/8/16/32MB 72-pin DRAM Module with 70ns Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM
- On Board Super I/O
. 1 Floppy Port (2.88MB)
. 2 Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible)
. 1 Parallel Port (ECP, EPP Port)
- On Board PCI IDE
. 2 x PCI Bus Master IDE ports (up to 4 IDE devices)
. Support:
. PIO Mode 3 & 4: 17 MB/Sec. (Max)
. DMA Mode 2: 22 MB/Sec. (Max)
- Expansion Slots
. 3 32-bit PCI slots
. 1 PCI/ISA shared slot
. 3 16-bit ISA slots
- BIOS
. Award Pentium PCI BIOS with Gree and Plug and Play Features
. NCR PCI SCSI BIOS
. 1M-bit Flash EPROM
- Karsten
---
*****************************************************************
Karsten Heinze
Tel.: +49/172/3763092
Fax: +49/37296/15056
e-mail: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (NeXT-Mail/MIME)
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 13:05:15 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950711125934.26863E-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com> <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be> <29790819@luck.shnet.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <29790819@luck.shnet.org>
Some things I was always wondering about:
IF DPS always has to render into a bitmap and pops this bitmap over to
the graphics card, would there be any advantage of using graphic cards
with high speed graphic commands, like drawing lines/splines, etc.?
OR do the NS driver already use these graphic card's chip commands?
IF NOT then each graphic card should compare equal to others in speed and
the only restriction is the bus speed the graphic card uses! So there
would be no advantage to use fast graphic cards instead of a simple card
(compared to video chip performance).
I believe I'm mixing up things here, but I'm really not very fit in this
kind of materia.
Greetings,
Boerny.
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny) Look at http://www.leo.org/archiv/NeXT/
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de, scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de
'X is what it was designed for --- to open multiple terminal windows.' T.W.
From: dwright@dehli.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ISDN & NeXT Motorola
Date: 11 Jul 1995 02:22:01 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <3tsn89$4pp@news.voicenet.com>
Can anyone offer any solutions:
I have an ND system, and right now I am SLIPPEd via a 28.8 modem
into my provider. I have a STATIC IP adress and am up 24 hours now.
However, my provider just got ISDN and I'd like to get the extra
bandwidth. The NeXT serial port only goes to 57600, so I'd like
to run ISDN off of another machine (i.e. a dedicated router/bridge).
The problem: I have only 1 IP address, is there anyway for the machine
which has ethernet and ISDN to pass the packets blindly? ISDN is
expensive enough, and 2 IP addresses will be a fortune....
Darren
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris Theocharides)
Subject: ASUS motherboards...
Message-ID: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU (CS-Usenet)
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 06:39:28 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has NeXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI motherboard.
They seem to popular with the Linux camp...
I'm interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated I/O and
2 IDE ports on board.
Cheers,
Aris
... Aris Theocharides ..................................aris@maths.mu.OZ.AU
... Department of Mathematics .............................................
... The University of Melbourne ...........................................
... Parkville 3052 Australia ..............................................
From: wuj9@wfu.edu (joe wu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FS: NeXTstation TurboColor/16/400
Date: 11 Jul 1995 08:18:03 GMT
Organization: Wake Forest University
Message-ID: <3ttc3r$dbc@eis.wfunet.wfu.edu>
I have the following items for sale.
Please email offers to <wuj9@wfu.edu> and please include:
you name
your email
your address
your telephone number
NeXTstation TutboColor:
16 Mg RAM
400 Mg HD
17" Fimi color monitor
NeXT's (SONY) CD ROM player
HSD Scan-X Color
Practical Peripheral 14.4 modem.
I am interested in upgrading my system to a faster Canon workstation. My
hope is that I may be able to get a good enough offer for a smooth
transition. Thanks.
Sincerely yours,
Joe
From: tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 11 Jul 1995 09:08:49 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Salzburg
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ttf31$h7c@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Aris Theocharides (aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU) wrote:
/ Just wondering if anyone has NEXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI motherboard.
I have got a PCI/I-P54SP4 ASUS motherboard: 256 KB Cache, SIS 85C50X PCI
chipset, AWARD Pentium PCI BIOS, 1 Mbit Flash, 3 PCI-slots, 3 32 bit ISA
slots, 1 shared PCI/ISA slot.
I have got 32 MB RAM (max 128 MB) and an Intel Pentium 90MHz processor.
/ They seem to popular with the Linux camp...
Yes. ASUS has very good motherboards. My computer works well with GNU/Linux.
/ I'm interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated I/O and
/ 2 IDE ports on board.
2 IDE ports... I can`t help you here, because I have the AHA 2940 Adaptec Kit
(SCSI). You will need an optional driver for the AHA 2940 for GNU/Linux!
--
Martin Michlmayr | tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at | tbm@gnu.ai.mit.edu
GNUStep Volunteer Coordinator, http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/gnustep/index.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kevinc@netcom.com (Chuang Shyne Song)
Subject: IOmega ZIP drive
Message-ID: <kevincDBJn1E.9vF@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 08:46:26 GMT
Sender: kevinc@netcom10.netcom.com
Has anyone tried using a ZIP drive on an Intel NS machine?
I'll like to know if there were any connectivity problems.
I'll post a summary. Thanks so much!
Song
From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IOmega ZIP drive
Date: 11 Jul 1995 11:23:22 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <3ttmva$ddn@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
References: <kevincDBJn1E.9vF@netcom.com>
Chuang Shyne Song (kevinc@netcom.com) wrote:
: Has anyone tried using a ZIP drive on an Intel NS machine?
: I'll like to know if there were any connectivity problems.
: I'll post a summary. Thanks so much!
If you have one and run into problems, would you mind to sell it to me
? ;-) It's not yet available in Germany, since you *** American guys
take it all!!! Really, we have to wait at least until September until
it gets out here!
Apart from that, the SCSI version seems to work without problems
(well, minor problems with formatting under NEXTSTEP, I've heard) with
Intel boxes running Linux as well as NEXTSTEP. I've not yet heard from
any problems with any SCSI host adapter.
Gregor
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: bill@nextsrv1.andi.org (Bill Strehl)
Subject: Workspace Manager Error
Message-ID: <DBJvEq.7GH@nextsrv1.andi.org>
Keywords: nextstep,workspace,error
Sender: usenet@nextsrv1.andi.org (usenet)
Organization: ANDI, Inc.
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 11:47:13 GMT
I am getting Workspace Manager Error messages and I can't determine
the cause other than to believe that it is related to the SCSI
controller card. Help!!
I have a no-name 486 PCI motherboard, AMD DX4-100, 16MB of parity
ram, no-name VGA card with 128K, and an Intel EtherExpress card. The
motherboard has an SIS chipset and has the EIDE controller, parallel,
serial, and floppy controller built onto the board.
In using an Adaptec 1542B and a Fuji M2684SAU SCSI drive (507MB) I
can caused a Workspace Manager Error when I decompress a file using
Decompress from the Workspace menu. I can also get the error message
if I try to call up the inspector panel.
The error messages do not occur with a Conner 1.2GB EIDE drive
installed. This leads me to the conclusion that there is a conflict
with the SCSI card. I have tried all possible combos of reseting the
BIOS with no success.
This is with NS3.3
Any ideas? Anyone with a similar problem?
Thanks.
Bill Strehl
reply to: bill@andi.org
From: jahn@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com (Armin Jahn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problems with speakers at HP
Date: 11 Jul 1995 12:16:01 GMT
Organization: debis Network Services GmbH
Message-ID: <3ttq21$cv1@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi there,
We Conecteted Active speakers to a HP Risc's headphone output. The result was that only one of the speakers produced sound. Any solutions or ideas why??
Armin Jahn
From: bestor@spam.cs.wisc.edu (Gareth Bestor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: reformatting a hard disk?
Date: 11 Jul 1995 15:52:44 GMT
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
Message-ID: <3tu6oc$a30@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Does anyone know how to reformat a hard disk to change the defect management
parameters? In particular, I have an (old) Wren V that I want to reformat to
1024 byte sectors and 0 spare sectors/track (but with 30 alternate
tracks/ volume). Before when the disk was formatted to 512 byte sectors
it had 1 spare sector/track and 30 alternate tracks/volume. I used sdformat to
reformat it to 1024 byte sectors but it still kept the 1 spare sector/track.
I've dinked around and made up an /etc/disktab for it but I don't really know
what I'm doing. I copied most of it from existing disktabs I found floating
around the net and made a lot of educated guesses. But none of the parameters
appear to explicitly specify # alternate sectors/track. Is defect
management specified somewhere/somehow else or is it done later?
I've played with the scsimodes and disk programs - are there any other tools I
can use for messing around with hard disk parameters? Any advice would be
appreciated. Please respond via email as I can't read news till I get my system
up and running again (my email is sent to a different machine).
- Gareth
bestor@cs.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <mdaniels@wnjlaw.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 95 09:05:53 -0500
From: mdaniels@wnjlaw.com (Mike Daniels)
Message-ID: <9507111405.AA13282@wnjlaw.com>
Subject: Seagate 9GB drive & NeXTstep 3.2 for Intel
We are considering getting a Seagate 9GB hard drive to be used as
additional storage for one of our Intel servers running NeXTstep 3.2.
Will NeXTstep have problems with this, or is there anything we should
consider being going ahead with this? Thanks.
Mike Daniels
mdaniels@wnjlaw.com
From: shigeru@lamb.org (Shigeru KAWAGUCHI)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for the BEST Graphics card for NS/intel
Date: 11 Jul 1995 17:06:50 GMT
Organization: The Internet Access Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tub3a$qkr@sundog.tiac.net>
References: <DBJ8FJ.Mv7@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
In article <DBJ8FJ.Mv7@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au writes:
> which display card is the best for next? and what's the price?
> also, which monitor is the best?
>
> Thanks!
I think the best one will be number 9 Imagine 128 Pro 8MB, it should be
priced around the range of $1500 to 2000. The best monitor will be
Nanao 21inch. It will allow you to get 80Hz refresh at 1600x1400.
shigeru
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dsmith2@chat.carleton.ca (Daniel Smith)
Subject: Re: ET4000/w32p problem
Message-ID: <DBK6K0.9Ez@cunews.carleton.ca>
Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
Organization: Carleton University
References: <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au> <DBGIwE.LFL@cunews.carleton.ca> <3tsand$24fk@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 15:48:00 GMT
jbrathw@ibm.net wrote:
> I tried the ET4000/w32p (PCI) with NEC 3D (interlace) monitor on NS 3.3 -
> But as I
> indicated in another posting - this setup produces nothing but snow on
> my screen.
> Daniel, can you remember exactly which Bios PCI settings you tweaked??
> I had a look at my Bios PCI settings - but I am not at all certain which
> ones I should
> turn off (disable)!!. My system uses an Award Bios dated Sep. 1994
> Jerome Braithwaite
My system has an Award BIOS dated April 1994. There were three
options under the PCI settings menu that I changed. These are:
1) CPU to PCI write buffer
2) PCI master Write buffer
3) PCI master pre-fch buffer
I set all of these to Disabled. It seems a shame to have to turn all
the neat features off, but I haven't noticed any performance
difference either way. Sorry I didn't post these before, but I didn't
have them on hand.
Since you are using NS 3.3, which has its own way to handle the PCI
bus, I don't know if this will be any help. Hopefully it will
Daniel
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ethernet cards
Date: 11 Jul 1995 12:46:34 -0700
Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems /|\
Message-ID: <3tukeq$b0h@crl4.crl.com>
I'm looking to buy an ethernet card for a Pentium machine.
Is it worthwhile to get a PCI card, or does ISA move bits
around fast enough to keep up with the traffic?
--
Don McGregor | "Markets are rational. Governments are dumb."
mcgredo@crl.com | -- Dick Armey
From: urban@leibnitz.cl.uh.edu (MARCUS E URBAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Col.stn. 16bit colour -> 4bit grey?
Date: 11 Jul 1995 19:55:18 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Message-ID: <3tukv6$g5j@masala.cc.uh.edu>
References: <1995Jul6.165204.25377@adobe.com>
>
> I seem to remember someone publishing a small app that allows you to set the
> window depth limit to 2 bit grayscale thereby avoiding promotion to greater
> depths. Perhaps someone can provide a pointer to this applet.
I believe that forcing apps to run in 2-bit gray instead of whatever the normal
color model is only helps if the system actually has hardware support for that
mode. If I run the one of the NeXTStation Color systems in 2-bit gray, it really
drags down performance.
From: ups@navigator.jpl.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.hardware,comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.admin,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: Uninterruptible Power Source FAQ
Followup-To: comp.misc
Date: 11 Jul 1995 20:34:55 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tun9f$js8@phoebe.jpl.nasa.gov>
Summary: Answers to FAQs about Uninterruptable Power Sources (UPS)
Originator: npc@navigator.jpl.nasa.gov
Archive-name: UPS-faq
Version: 1.9
Uninterruptable Power Source (UPS) FAQ.
VERSION 1.9, July 11, 1995
Sections:
01: What is this document all about?
01: What is this document?
02: How is this document made available?
03: Who maintains this?
04: Where did this information come from?
05: How can I contribute?
06: How may this document be distributed?
07: Got anything else you'd like to add?
08: Glossary.
02: What is a UPS and how does is work?
01: What is a UPS?
02: How do you pronounce "UPS"?
03: Vendor X says that (description) is a UPS, is it?
04: Describe the types of UPS's?
05: How can a UPS help me?
06: What sort of stuff does a UPS do?
07: How long can equipment on a UPS keep running?
08: What is a "good" UPS?
09: Support contracts on UPS's.
10: Self maintenance tips.
11: Is a UPS a glorified power strip?
12: How important is the UPS output waveform?
03: UPS monitoring/shutdown software.
01: Can a UPS shut the computer down when power is low?
02: Can I write my own shutdown routines?
03: What freely distributable solutions are there?
04: No UPS software works on my machines, what to do?
05: What other software is out there.
04: How big a UPS do I need?
01: How are UPS sizes determined?
02: What VA rating do I need?
03: How do I determine this?
04: What else should I consider?
05: Can I use an UPS with a laser printer?
06: What UPS sizes do you use on what equipment?
05: Specific manufacturer's info.
01: What vendors are there?
02: UPS Hardware.
03: UPS Software only.
04: Other companies.
06: Bibliography
07: Acknowledgments
-----------------------------
01:
TOPIC: What is this document all about?
01.01
Q: What is this document?
A: This is a FAQ document on Uninterruptable Power Sources. It is
intended to provide a starting point for those people that want
to find out what they are, what they do, and what's available.
Note that most of this document is very US-centric. The power
numbers, companies and services all emphasize US consumer
needs. Sorry, but that's what I have to work with. All the
principles discussed here should be applicable just about
everywhere.
01.02
Q: How is this document made available?
A: Currently, its "home" is comp.misc. It is also crossposted to
comp.unix.admin, comp.sys.sun.hardware, comp.sys.hp.hardware,
comp.sys.sgi.hardware, comp.sys.next.hardware,
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01.03
Q: Who maintains this?
A: Right now, this document is maintained by Nick Christenson. My
preferred email address is npc@minotaur.jpl.nasa.gov, and I
would like it very much if questions regarding this document
could have the word "UPS or UPS FAQ" or some such in the Subject
line. Note: I am maintaining this on my own time, so please
don't be upset if it takes a while for me to respond to your
queries. Also none of the information in here represents the
views or has the blessing of any organization whatsoever. The
maintainer of the FAQ is to be held solely responsible for its
contents.
01.04
Q: Where did this information come from?
A: Thankfully, many people have rallied to my cry to fill in
the many gaps in my original draft. This is now a group work,
although I claim full responsibility for misstatements and
inaccuracies.
01.05
Q: How can I contribute?
A: You should mail new information, corrections, suggestions, etc.
to the current maintainer of this FAQ. If you provide a suggestion,
make sure you reference where the information is located in the
document. I guarantee that suggestions of the form "Change the
word 'always' to 'almost always' in the part about surge suppression."
will be ignored.
01.06
Q: Are there any restrictions on distribution of this document?
A: This document is copyright by the author. You are encouraged
to distribute this document for any non-commercial purpose
as long as the contents remain unchanged and a pointer to
an up-to-date version is included.
01.07
Q: Got anything else you'd like to add?
A: Yes, now that you mention it. The people who contribute to this
document can speak only about equipment they have experience with.
This may reflect a bias toward or against certain brands, features,
functions, etc.. Please keep in mind that the suggestions, brand
names and functions here are by no means exhaustive, or even
necessarily applicable to your situation. Also, if you have
information that is not in this document, please submit it to
the maintainer listed above. If you submit information, please
say whether you'd like it to be attributed to you or not. I am
more than glad to give credit to the fine people who helped with
this document, but I want to respect the anonymity of those
people who would prefer it.
One more caveat: While the principles of UPS design and
maintenance are likely to be fairly universal, the power
figures in this FAQ are *very* US-centric. Sorry, but
they're the only numbers I have.
01.08
Q: Glossary
A: This was contributed almost entirely by some kind soul. I just
cleaned it up a bit.
Blackout: Complete loss of power. Some literature considers a voltage
drop below about 80V to be a blackout as well since most
equipment will not operate below these levels.
Sag or Brownout: Decrease in voltage levels which can last for
periods ranging from fractions of a second to hours. Can be
caused by heavy equipment coming on line such as shop tools,
elevators, compressors etc. Also occurs when utility companies
deliberately do this to cope with peak load times.
Spike: An instantaneous and tremendous increase in voltage often
caused by a direct lightning strike on a power line or when
power returns after a blackout.
Surge: An substantial increase in voltage lasting a small fraction
of a second, often caused when high powered appliances such as
air conditioners are switched off.
EMI/RFI Noise: ElectroMagnetic Interference and Radio Frequency
Interference. Caused by, inter alia, lightning, generators,
radio transmitters, industrial equipment.
MOV: Metal Oxide Varistors used to control spikes. These are
common in Power Strips. If you see more than two, you likely
have a fairly decent Power Strip. They look like largish disk
capacitors.
Inverter: Circuitry that converts DC battery power to AC power
required by most computer equipment.
Surge Protector: Circuitry consisting of MOVs, capacitors, rod-core
inductors etc. for suppressing surges and spikes usually embedded
in a power strip.
Line Conditioner: A transformer that attempts to smooth out
fluctuations in input voltage to provide near uniform output
voltage or voltage waveform.
02:
TOPIC: What is a UPS and how does is work?
02.01
Q: What is a UPS?
A: An Uninterruptable Power Source is a device that sits between
a power supply (e.g. a wall outlet) and a device (e.g. a computer)
to prevent undesired features of the power source (outages, sags,
surges, bad harmonics, etc.) from the supply from adversely
affecting the performance of the device.
02.02
Q: How do you pronounce "UPS"?
A: I pronounce it "ups", but most of the literature seems to favor
"you pee ess", since they use "a UPS" instead of "an UPS". This
document will try to follow the literature.
02.03
Q: Vendor X says that (fill in description) is a UPS, but it's
different that what you describe above. Who's right?
A: There really is no standard definition of what a UPS is.
Anything ranging from a 9 volt battery backup in a clock radio
to a building/compound wide backup generator has been called
a UPS by someone. The majority of this document refers to
objects larger than a beer can and smaller than a desk that
help devices remain temporarily operational when changes to the
power they receive would otherwise interrupt their function.
Maintaining power to a minicomputer (like a VAX 11) is beyond
the scope of this document. This FAQ deals with UPS equipment
that can be installed by a computer owner/administrator. If you
have requirements that large, you need to talk to a qualified
electrician.
02.04
Q: Can you give me some more information on this?
A: (Kindly provided by Don Deal, Don.Deal@oit.gatech.edu, my additions
are in [square brackets] )
The UPS industry is made up of many manufacturers, and there is
a lack of standard terms within the industry. I think this
sometimes borders on deliberate misdirection. (It's a jungle out
there!)
There are basically three different types of devices, all of
which are occasionally passed off as UPSs.
1. Standby power supply (SPS). In this type of supply, power is
usually derived directly from the power line, until power fails.
After power failure, a battery powered inverter turns on to
continue supplying power. Batteries are charged, as necessary,
when line power is available. This type of supply is sometimes
called an "offline" UPS.
The quality and effectiveness of this class of devices varies
considerably; however, they are generally quite a bit cheaper than
"true" UPSs. The time required for the inverter to come online,
typically called the switchover time, varies by unit. While some
computers may be able to tolerate long switchover times, your
mileage may vary. [ Some articles in the trade press have claimed
that their testing shows that modern PCs can withstand transfer
times of 100ms or more. Most UPS units claim a transfer time to
battery of about 4ms. Note that even if a computer can stay up
for 100ms, it doesn't mean that 100ms switchover is okay. Damage
can still be done to a computer or data on it even if it stays
up. ]
Other features to look for in this class of supplies is line
filtering and/or other line conditioners. Since appliances
connected to the supply are basically connected directly from
the power line, SPSs provide relatively poor protection from
line noise, frequency variations, line spikes, and brownouts.
[Some SPS's claim to have surge/spike suppression circuitry as
well as transformers to "boost" voltage without switching to
the battery if a modest voltage drop occurs. An example is the
"APC Smart UPS" which claims it will switch to this boosting mode
if voltage drops below 103V (from the normal expected 120V) and
switches to battery only at 90V and below. This, it is claimed,
allows operation of the equipment indefinitely under brownout
conditions as long as voltage does not drop below 90V. I have
not tested this, and would be interested in independent data.
There are other vendors products that make similar claims.]
2. Hybrid UPS systems. I only know one vendor who sells them -
Best Power, Inc. The theory behind these devices is fairly simple.
When normal operating line power is present, the supply conditions
power using a ferroresonant transformer. This transformer maintains
a constant output voltage even with a varying input voltage and
provides good protection against line noise. The transformer also
maintains output on its secondary briefly when a total outage occurs.
Best claims that their inverter then goes online so quickly that
it is operating without any interruption in power. Other UPS
vendors maintain that the transition is less than seamless, but
then again it's not in their best interest to promote Best's products.
Best has a sizable part of the UPS market.
[ Note: According to some sources, ferroresonant transformers in an
UPS system can interact with ferroresonant transformers in your
equipment and produce unexpected results. The Moral: Again, test
before you buy. -npc ]
3. What I call "true" UPS systems, those supplies that continuously
operate from an inverter. Obviously, there is no switchover time,
and these supplies generally provide the best isolation from power
line problems. The disadvantages to these devices are increased
cost, increased power consumption, and increased heat generation.
Despite the fact that the inverter in a "true" UPS is always on,
the reliability of such units does not seem to be affected. In
fact, we have seen more failures in cheaper SPS units. [ Note,
though, that given the same quality inverter, you'd expect the
one that runs least to last longest. ]
02.05
Q: How can it help me?
A: A UPS has internal batteries to guarantee that continuous power
is provided to the equipment even if the power supply stops
providing power. Of course the UPS can provide power for a while,
typically a few minutes, but that is often enough to ride out
power company glitches or short outages.
Advantages:
1) Computer jobs don't stop because the power fails.
2) Users not inconvenienced by computer shutting down.
3) Equipment does not incur the stress of another (hard)
power cycle.
4) Data isn't lost because a machine shut down without
doing a "sync" or equivalent to flush cached or
real time data.
02.06
Q: What sort of stuff does a UPS do?
A: A UPS traditionally can perform the following functions:
1) Absorb relatively small power surges.
2) Smooth out noisy power sources.
3) Continue to provide power to equipment during line sags.
4) Provide power for some time after a blackout has occurred.
In addition, some UPS or UPS/software combinations provide the
following functions:
1) Automatic shutdown of equipment during long power
outages.
2) Monitoring and logging of the status of the power supply.
3) Display the Voltage/Current draw of the equipment.
4) Restart equipment after a long power outage.
5) Display the voltage currently on the line.
6) Provide alarms on certain error conditions.
7) Provide short circuit protection.
02.07
Q: How long can equipment on a UPS keep running after the power
goes?
A: How big a UPS do you have and what kind of equipment does it
protect? For most typical computer workstations, one might
have a UPS that was rated to keep the machine alive through
a 15 minute power loss. If you need a machine to survive
hours without power should probably look at a more robust
power backup solution. Even if a UPS has a very small load,
it must still operate it's DC (battery) to AC converter,
which costs power. A rough extrapolation from APC's
documentation, leads me to guess that a 2000 VA UPS can
operate it's own converter (with no extra load) for just
over 8 hours. A 1250 VA UPS could run its converter for
about 5. These are *very* rough guesses based on information
provided by one vendor for one vendor.
02.08
Q: Given the same vendor claims, how can I tell a "good" quality
UPS from a "poor" quality UPS?
A: Testing, testing, testing. I can't emphasize this enough. There
are many good and bad units out there that call themselves UPS's.
There are many good units that are wrong for your situation.
Caveat Emptor.
Some properties you might look for are:
1) Sinusoidal power output. In general, the closer the AC output
of the UPS is to a sine wave, the better it is for your equipment.
Many UPS units, especially the cheaper ones, deviate a great
deal from a sinusoidal output. Some of them generate square
waves. Waveform effects are dealt with in section 2.12.
2) Does the UPS have a manual bypass switch? If the UPS is
broken or is being serviced, can you pass power through it to
your equipment? The last thing you want is for a broken UPS to
be the cause of extra downtime.
3) The more information about a UPS's operation you can get from
watching the unit itself, the better. How much power (or
percentage load) the equipment is drawing, how much battery
life is left and indications of the input power quality are
all very useful.
4) Some newer UPS's can communicate with their monitoring software
via network connection and SNMP! This is wonderful *if* your
network is on a UPS! Also, beware, I have heard of dealers
advertising "Network UPS" monitoring where the network is
the normal serial connection (no SLIP or PPP).
5) Does the UPS vendor offer support/maintenance contracts. If
they don't even offer them, I would suspect the quality of the
equipment.
If you do have a UPS that does not output a sinusoidal waveform,
some manufacturers *strongly* urge you to not put a surge protector
between the UPS and the computer. The surge protector might mistake
the non-sine waveform as a power surge and try to send it to ground.
This could be bad for your UPS. I don't know if this has happened
or not, but I wouldn't chance it.
02.09
Q: Should I make sure I have a support/maintenance contract for my
UPS systems?
A: Some people strongly recommend this, but to be honest, I don't
know how important it is. I haven't had any UPS's long enough
to have enough of them fail to know what the failure modes are
likely to be. Some people, with more experience than I in these
matters, insist that a UPS support/maintenance contract is as
important as your computer support/maintenance contract. I can't
argue with them. In any case, it's almost certainly worth
pricing at any rate.
02.10
Q: What sort of maintenance can I perform myself?
A: One good thing you might want to do is periodically test the
UPS's and their failure modes. A good time to do this might be
right after after a periodic level 0 backup. Nobody is logged
in and you've got full backups of the machines. Throw the
circuit breaker with the UPS on it to simulate and outage and
see how the transition goes. Note that some UPS vendors suggest
that testing an UPS by pulling the plug from the wall is *not*
a good idea (Tripp Lite is one of them). These UPS units like
to have a good idea of what ground looks like. It is likely that
unplugging just about any UPS for a short amount of time would
not be too dangerous (don't take my word for it, though!), but
in all cases, throwing a circuit breaker would be a better thing
to do.
It might be useful to install a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter)
socket to facilitate this testing without having to pull the plug,
especially if you don't have your UPS protected machines on
an isolated circuit (which you probably should). These are the
sockets found in most modern kitchens and bathrooms with a red
and a black button. You push the latter to cut power and the
former to restore power.
Those UPS units that use lead-acid batteries (that's most of
them, I'm told) do not have a battery memory and should be run
dry as few times as possible. It's probably not a bad investment
to do this once on one UPS out of a largish batch to learn how
much UPS time you can expect in a real power outage. Note:
depending on the manufacturer, UPS batters can be expected to
last between about 1 and 5 years before they ought to be replaced.
As a UPS gets older, its battery life will become shorter. Of
course there's no way to reliably test how long it is without
running the battery down and you don't want to do that because
they have lead acid batteries. <Sigh.> All of these are very
good reasons to get a support contract for them that includes
periodic battery replacement. At the very least, you can figure
that the batteries will still be good at the end of the UPS
warranty figure, so that's a good place to start guesswork.
02.11
Q: Isn't a UPS just a glorified power strip/surge protector with
some batteries and a little power conditioning thrown in?
A: Basically. It's also got a power inverter and some other circuitry.
It may also have a timer, thermometer or other gadgets.
02.12
Q: How important is the UPS output waveform?
A: That's a good question, and one is worthy of some debate. One
school of thought holds that one should always run equipment on
the best approximation of sinusoidal input that one can, and that
deviations produce harmonics which may either be interpreted as
signal if they get through a power supply, or may actually damage
the equipment. Another school holds that since almost all
computers use switching-type power supplies, which only draw
power at or near the peaks of the waveforms, the shape of the
input power waveform is not important. Who's right? I don't
know. My *opinion* is that sinusoidal output is worth the
extra money, especially for on-line UPS systems that continually
provide their waveform to the computer. Also, if you don't *know*
that your equipment has a switching-type power supply, you might
want to think twice before buying a low quality UPS.
[ Some of this information from a great article in the October
1994 issue of LAN Magazine, check it out. -npc ]
03:
TOPIC: UPS monitoring/shutdown software.
03.01
Q: If the power is out for a long time, I would like to have my
computer automatically shut itself down gracefully before the
UPS batteries die. Can I do this?
A: Yes. Most UPS manufacturers support software that will do this
for some UPS's on at least some platforms. Ask your UPS vendor
for details.
Q: Okay, how about restarting the system for me once power returns?
A: Fewer software products do this, but many do. Again, ask your
vendor. I do not know of any freely distributable products that
will do this. It doesn't mean that they can't be built, but
vendor software is cheap enough (usually) that it's probably not
worth building.
03.02
Q: How does it work? I'm a starving (fill in the blank) and I really
don't want to pay for software unless I absolutely have to.
A: Usually, there is a serial connection running from a UPS into
your computer. The UPS sends information along the serial line
as it goes. If you can decode which pins contain which information,
how the information is formatted and figure out what it wants to
hear from the computer side, you're all set. Make sure you have
the right serial cable and know how the pins map between DB9 and
DB25 as both your computer and your UPS may take either.
Since UPS units with network based monitoring capabilities are
appearing on the market, we can hopefully get something that will
communicate with those units.
Here is a skeleton script provided by Joe Moss, joe@morton.rain.com.
Definitely check this out as a starting point, but don't expect
it to do anything meaningful without some work.
---------start upsd.sh-------------
#! /bin/sh
# Shut down system in case of extended power failure
# This should be the serial port to which the UPS is connected
# This port must be set to block on open until the DCD line
# is asserted - many UNIX systems have this determined by
# the minor device number, if not, see if there is some way
# to enable this behavior on your system
PORT=/dev/ttya
# Ok, this should block until there is a power failure
: > $PORT
# If we reach this point, we've lost power
wall << EOF
The sky is falling!! The sky is falling!!
EOF
# call shutdown (or init or whatever)
exec shutdown
-----------end--------------------
03.03
Q: Hmmm... that sounds kinda complicated. Has someone already done
this?
A: Any solution would almost certainly be vendor specific. However,
some brave souls have provided partial functionality for certain
vendors' UPS's. I don't know the original source, but I have a
copy available for anonymous FTP at navigator.jpl.nasa.gov in
the pub/src/UPS directory as upsd.tar.Z. I haven't tried it and
I don't honestly know if it even works.
Note: Different UPS's produce different sorts of signals. Just
installing this already built package may require a great deal of
work. The cabling can be complicated, etc.. I would be
interested in hearing where this software does/doesn't work.
Another good example, that probably works straight away for
SunOS 4.1.X machines using APC Back-UPS devices, is also
available on navigator for anonymous FTP in the pub/src/UPS
directory is pf.c. It was written by Ronald Florence
(ron@mlfarm.com). It looks like a nice framework for expansion
to other OS platforms and UPS implementations. Give it a try.
03.04
Q: I can't find monitoring software that will work on my configuration.
What should I do?
A: Well, it seems you have a few choices:
1) Build your own. See item 03.02.
2) Use something freely distributable. See item 03.03.
3) Lean on your UPS vendor to port to your platform.
4) Try a different vendor that supports your platform.
See item 05.01.
03.05
Q: What other software is out there?
A: Software packages for UPS machines are getting more sophisticated.
Most provide some level of power and status monitoring, but
lately there are more GUI's, more interactive packages, SNMP
support, and even call-out paging. See the software section
05.03 for more info.
04:
TOPIC: How big a UPS do I need?
04.01
Q: How are the "sizes" of UPS's determined?
A: Typically, a UPS has a VA rating. The VA rating is the maximum
number of Volts * Amps it can deliver. The VA rating is not the
same as the power drain (in Watts) of the equipment. Computers
are notoriously non-resistive. A typical PF (power factor:
Watts/VA) for workstations may be as low as 0.6, which means that
if you record a drain of 100 Watts, you need a UPS with a VA
rating of 167. Some literature suggests that 0.7 may be a
good conversion factor, but this will depend heavily on the
machine. WARNING: Don't take my word for it! Note: Some UPS's
can continue to deliver power if the VA rating is exceeded, they
merely can't provide above their VA rating if the power goes.
Some can't provide power above their VA rating at all. Some may
do something really nasty if you try. In any case, I *strongly*
recommend not doing this under *any* circumstances.
04.02
Q: How can I tell what VA rating I need for my equipment?
A: First, when possible, get VA rather than wattage ratings. See
Q04.01 above.
There are a couple of ways:
1) Direct measurement. You can get equipment to measure
the current draw of your equipment directly. You may
or may not have access to this. If you are part of an
organization that has it's own facilities/electrical
type people, they're likely to be able to do this. They
might help you out if you ask nice.
2) Compare notes. If you know someone with the same setup
you're using, ask them what they use and how close they
are to the maximum VA rating.
3) Use a chart. Most vendors can help you out for common
equipment. If you have an unusual setup, or mix
vendors a lot, you're probably out of luck here.
4) Use the equipment rating. Most pieces of computer
equipment have a power rating on some back panel. This
number is usually high, as it is necessary for the
manufacturer to play it safe or they'll get sued.
Note: Method 1 is by far the best, method 2 and 3 are secondary,
method 4 is usually overkill, but pretty safe. There are some
examples in section 4.6, but the information is probably worth
what you paid for it :-)
04.03
Q: Hmmm... seems like a tough thing to determine.
A: Yeah, it can be. It's also very important. If you get a UPS
that's too big, then you've overpaid, but your equipment can
survive a longer outage. If you get a UPS that's too small,
then you could be in deep trouble. Therefore, I recommend that
you be conservative in buying these things, unfortunately, this
costs money.
04.04
Q: What else should I consider?
A: It would be nice to know how long your site's typical power
outages are. In some places, with nice weather and a flaky
power grid, the power is almost never out for more than 5 minutes,
but this could happen quite frequently. In this case, you may
as well use a UPS with a VA rating close to your equipment
rating with no extra batteries. If your area has longer outages,
in the half hour or hour range, as is often the case in
thunderstorm country, you can either buy UPS's with multiples
of the VA rating of the equipment, since oversizing a VA rating
for a UPS has the effect of lengthening the amount of time your
equipment can stay up in case of a power outage, or you can buy
additional battery units for a smaller UPS. You can probably
get away with doing simple math to determine how much longer a
larger UPS will keep your equipment running, but I recommend
running a few tests before committing to a large purchase
order. Also, your UPS vendor will almost certainly be glad
to help you size the equipment you need. If all else fails
and you guess wrong, or move equipment to a location with
different power status, you may be really, really glad if you
bought a UPS that can have additional battery packs added.
04.05
Q: How about I use one of these UPS thingies for a laser printer?
A: Don't *ever* do this. If you ever measured the current draw
of a laser printer during startup (and during printing) you'd
be stunned at what it pulls. All UPS manufacturers I know of
tell you not to do this.
Okay, I have to back down from this. I know APC, just as an
example, now does rate some of their UPS units for use with
certain laser printers. Not that I think this is a good
idea, mind you. In general, they are difficult to size and
rarely do they require the same level of uptime as servers.
In any case, don't do this without specific approval of
your UPS vendor.
04.06
Q: So, what sorts of UPS sizes do you use on your equipment?
A: BIG DISCLAIMER. I disclaim everything about these figures.
At best, they are very, very rough. Heck, I may be lying.
Don't trust them. Here they are anyway.
Note also, this is what the equipment apparently PULLS, not
the UPS sizes that are on them. Generally, I've been using
UPS's that are about 2X the VA ratings shown. At the very
least, I would using UPS sized 1.5X the VA ratings here.
400 VA:
Sparc 2 with 3 600 MB disks, 1 200 MB disk, 1 exabyte 8200
tape drive, 19" color monitor.
600 VA:
HP 750 with 4 1.3 GB disks, internal 4mm tape drive and internal
CD-ROM drive, external disk cabinet and 19" color monitor.
500 VA:
SPARC 2GX clone. 1 1.2 GB disk, 4 2.0 GB disks, 2 tape drives,
1 CD-ROM drive, "big" monitor.
300 VA:
Sparc 2 clone with 100W power supply, internal 424 disk, 16"
color monitor, external 1 GB disk drive.
These are U.K. numbers, based on 240 V wall current. Most of
these VA numbers are very close to "American" VA numbers, but
if my caveats weren't strong enough earlier... .
100 VA:
SGI Indigo R4400, 48 MB RAM, 1 GB int. disk, no graphics, no
monitor.
580 VA:
SGI Indigo R4400 configured as above with 17" Sony monitor plus
3 19" monochrome X terminals.
Another word of warning, don't assume that power requirements
scale with compute power and number of peripherals, ESPECIALLY
if they are different architectures. Older equipment, CPU's,
disks, monitors, whatever almost universally requires more
power than new equipment. For example, it seems that an HP
9000/425e with 1 internal 420 MB disk and 19" color monitor
pulls a lot more power than a much more modern and much faster
HP 9000/715 with an internal 1.3 GB disk, CD-ROM drive and
more modern 19" color monitor. Again, the moral is don't assume.
05:
TOPIC: Specific manufacturer's information.
05.01
Q: What vendors are there and what do they produce?
A: Here is a very incomplete list, based only on what I know.
Please give me information to expand it. I make no claims
as to the accuracy of this information. It is mostly based
on personal recommendations and vendor propoganda.
Note: The October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine has a great
vendor list. I have used it to update many of the entries
here. However, there is a lot of information available
there that I don't have space to include here. This
article is an excellent starting point for comparative pricing
on UPS equipment.
05.02 UPS Hardware (and software) manufacturers:
Company: Acme Electric Corp.
43 Argow Place
Nanuet, NY 10954
US Phone: 1-716-968-2400
1-800-833-1373
UPS Products:
250 to 1400 VA standby UPS products, 1000 and 2000 VA
on-line UPS products. Shutdown/startup and SNMP
software for LAN Manager, Netware 3.x, 4.x, UNIX and
VINES.
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
with additional information by npc.
------------------------
Company: Advanced Electronic Systems, Inc.
2005 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA 17201
US Phone: 1-800-345-1280
Email: None known
UPS Products:
Stediwatt UPS: Designed specifically for use with NeXTSTEP.
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
------------------------
Company: Alpha Technologies
US Phone: 1-206-647-2360
1-800-322-5742
UPS Products:
600 to 15000 VA line-interactive UPS systems, SW
with shutdown and SNMP support. 250 to 750 VA
standby UPS systems.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: APC, American Power Conversion
US Address: 132 Fairgrounds Road
P.O. Box 278
West Kingston, RI 02892
FR Address: 4, rue Ste Claire Deville
Zac du Mandinet-Batiment Espace
LOGNES
77447 MARNE LA VALLEE Cedex 2
FRANCE
US & CAN Phone: 1-800-800-4272
Europe Phone: (+33) 1.64.62.59.00
World Wide Phone: (401) 789-5735
Email: apctech@apcc.com
WWW: http://www.apcc.com
UPS Products:
Smart UPS in sizes up to 2000 VA. The Smart UPS's do
monitoring and can shutdown multiple machines using the
PowerChute software. I recommend putting these on
computers. SNMP adaptor can be installed.
Back UPS same as Smart UPS except that you cannot
communicate interactively with the UPS and it will not
support SNMP. I recommend putting these on dumb equipment
like network equipment, X Terminals and Macintoshes (sorry,
I couldn't resist.)
Matrix UPS a modular "fault-tolerant" system. Any
module, except the insulation unit, can be "hot-swapped"
at any time. Also additional battery modules can be added,
again, while the system is running. SNMP adaptor can be
installed.
Software:
PowerChute, PowerChute PLUS. They produce it themselves.
Supported on: SunOS, HP-UX, SCO, AIX, AT&T UNIX,
Interactive UNIX, XENIX, IRIX, and probably others by now.
Contributed by:
APC information contributed by Nick Christenson,
npc@minotaur.jpl.nasa.gov without consultation with
APC. Additional information provided by Joe Moss,
joe@morton.rain.com. I have no affiliation with APC
except as a satisfied customer.
Updates contributed by Grant R. Bowman, grantbow@netcom.com.
------------------------
Company: Best Power Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 280
Necedah, WI 54646-9899
US Phone: 1-800-356-5794
Email: None known
UPS Products:
FERRUPS: Ferroresonant-Based, Line-Interactive UPS, sizes
from 500 VA - 18 KVA.
Features: Standard power features, serial line
communications, runtime monitoring, logging,
automatic shutdown with optional software, user
configurable.
FORTRESS: Advanced, line-Interactive UPS, sizes from 360
VA - 2 KVA.
PATRIOT: Low-Cost Standby Power Systems, 250 VA - 850 VA.
Contributed by: Scott Pinkerton, spinkert@t4rta-gw.den.mmc.com
------------------------
Company: Clary Corporation
Address: Clary Corporations
320 W Clary Ave
San Gabriel, CA 91776
US Phone: 818 287-6111
UPS Products:
I'm not sure of the entire line, but their PC series includes
[ On-line -npc ] UPS ranging from 400 to 1500 VA [ 450 to 2400
VA -npc] with surge and noise suppression. Voltage regulation
to 3%, frequency to 1 Hz, RS232 signal output, LED load and
charge indicators. Sine wave output, Alarm, etc..
[ SW will do shutdown/startup and SNMP for LAN Manager, LAN
Server, Netware 3.X, 4.X, Unix, VINES, Windows NT, and OS/2.
-npc ]
Contributed by: Ron Tansky, ron.t@bix.com who has no relation
to Clary Corporation except as a user.
Additions by npc from October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Controlled Power Company
1955 Stephenson Hwy.
Troy, MI 48083
US Phone: 1-800-521-4792
1-313-528-3700
US Fax: 1-313-528-0411
UPS Products:
UPS, AC regulators, power conditioners. They
will do custom work.
[ On-line UPS from 400 to 60000 VA. Software
with shutdown/startup and SNMP functions for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare
3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES and Windows NT -npc ]
Contact: David Gerds (Sales)
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
Additions by npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Data General
UPS Products:
Data General repackages another vendor's UPS's (from
Exide?) with some sort of special cable. They deserve
some mention since they provide UPS monitoring software
built in to the AViiON (their UN*X boxen) line. It can
be managed through sysadm(1M).
Contributed by: Morris Galloway Jr., mmgall@presby.edu
------------------------
Company: DELTEC
2727 Kurtz St.
San Diego, CA 92110-9980
US Phone: 1-800-854-2658
Email: None known
UPS Products:
"Most technologically advanced *true* on-line UPS."
[ 400 to 2200 VA line-interactive UPS systems.
Software with shutdown/startup and SNMP for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetBIOS,
NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT and OS/2.
-npc ]
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Additions by npc from October 1994, LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Easy Options IBM Corporation
Address: IBM Corporations
Easy Options
Dept. WC3J
P.O. Box 2150
Atlanta, Ga 30301-9948
US Phone: Unknown.
UPS Products:
UPS ranging from 250 VA to 600 VA with surge and noise suppression.
Sine wave output, Test/Alarm, etc..
These UPS's come with an insurance policy. If your UPS damages
your systems, they'll pay you up to $25,000.
Software:
Works with APC's PowerChute software.
I doubt that IBM is making their own UPS's rather than repackaging
someone elses, but I'll be glad to post a correction if they are.
Contributed by: Dave Gruhn, dgruhn@fuzzy.eskimo.com
who has no relation to IBM, or Easy Options except as
a satisfied customer.
------------------------
Company: EFI Electronics
US Phone: 1-801-977-9009
1-800-877-1174
UPS Products:
400 to 1250 VA Standby UPS systems. Software
with shutdown/startup and SNMP for LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc, from October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Elgar Power Systems Components
9250 Brown Deer Road
San Diego, CA 92121
US Phone: 1-800-733-5427
1-619-450-0085
US Fax: 1-619-458-0267
UPS Products:
UPS, Line Conditioners, AC regulators.
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Emerson Electric Co., Computer Power Div.
US Address: 9650 Jeronimo Road
Irvine, CA 92718, USA
UK Address: Elgin Drive, Swindon
Wiltshire SN2-6DX, England
FR Address: 8, Rue de l'Esterel
Silic 502
94623 Rungis Cedex
France
IT Address: SICE S.p.A. [Note national Name!]
Via Rossini 6
20098 San Giuliano Milanese
Italy
US Phone: 1-800-BACKUPS
UK Phone: +44 458 841898
FR Phone: +33 146 862336
EMail: n/a
Products:
Accupower GOLD Series:
UPSes for 750, 1000, 1500, 2100 VA, the latter with
external Batt Pack. Connector for {Power,Accu}Mon S/W.
5 yr Batt Life. Good Display (3 Status LEDs, Load
and Batt Charge LED Bargraphs). Switches positioned
wrong (Main Power Switch on Front, Batt Check/Alarm
off on Back - I'd prefer them the other Way 'round).
other UPSes?
PowerMon Software:
Triggers for Outage, long Outage, Batt low. Uses one
serial Connector. Logging and Warnings to Users.
Requires special Cable (included in PowerMon Kit).
NOTE: The "Batt low" Trigger does not work "on SunOS
4.1.1 and above due to OS Limitations". >:-C I don't
know whether this includes Solaris 2.x.
AccuMon Software:
Reported to support all Kinds of fancy Communication
Items (gathering Power Line and internal UPS Data,
test Batt Cap periodically and announce Batt Aging,
switch off UPS on Computer Command, Logging
Facilities for all these Functions)
Other Software?
Contributed by: Jochen Bern, bern@kleopatra.Uni-Trier.DE
who has no relation to Emerson.
------------------------
Company: Exide
8521 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
US & Canada Phone: 1-800-554-3448
1-919-872-3020
UPS Products:
800 to 1500 VA On-line UPS systems. Software
does shutdown/startup and SNMP for NetWare 3.X,
4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT
Contributed by: npc from October 1994 LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Gamatronic Electronic Industries Ltd.
P.O. Box 7369
Jerusalem 91073
Israel
Israel Phone: 972-2-821777
Israel FAX: 972-2-828875
Email: Gamatronic@Product.com
Goren@Vms.huji.ac.il
UPS Products:
250 VA to 750 VA stand-by UPS systems. On-line
Smart UPS systems from 250 VA to 80 KVA with
microprocessor controllers. Shutdown/startup
software for LAN manager, Novell, Unix, Windows NT.
Contributed by: E. Finegold of Gamatronic.
------------------------
Company: Hewlett-Packard
UPS Products:
HP used to resell Deltec and APC UPS units. They
will discontinue selling these as of April 1, 1995.
They now have their own line of UPS productcs
called "PowerWise UPS".
PowerWise UPS are on-line units and come in 1000 VA
and 2100 VA sizes. Shutdown software is available
for HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, SCO, UnixWare, Windows NT,
NTAS, OS/2, Lanserver and NetWare.
Contributed by: Tom Myers, tvmyers@icdc.delcoelect.com
Updated by: npc, on information from Hewlett-Packard.
------------------------
Company: Hipotronics Inc.
Route 22
Brewster, NY 10509
US Phone: 1-914-279-8091
US Fax: 1-914-279-2467
UPS Products:
UPS, Line Conditioners, AC Regulators.
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Intellipower
US Phone: 1-714-587-0155
UPS Products:
650 to 1100 VA On-line UPS systems with
software for shutdown/startup and SNMP for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare
3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT, AIUX,
NetWareLite, LANtastic
Contributed by: npc from October 1994 LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Liebert Corportation
1050 Dearborn Drive
P.O. Box 29186
Columbus, OH 43229
US Phone: 1-614-888-0246
1-800-877-9222
US Fax: 1-614-841-6973
UPS Products:
250 to 600 VA Standby UPS, 600 to 2000 VA
Line-interactive UPS, 750 to 18000 VA On-line
UPS systems. Software does shutdown/startup
and SNMP for AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server,
NetBIOS, NetWare 3.x, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT, OS/2. Communications interface for
SGI machines is available.
Contributed by: George Elkins, elkins@nmrlab.cabm.rutgers.edu
and npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Minuteman
US Phone: 1-214-446-7363
1-800-238-7272
UPS Products:
300 to 425 VA Standby UPS, 500 to 2000 Line-
interactive UPS, 500 to 1000 VA On-line UPS.
Software does SNMP for AppleShare, LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Oneac
US Phone: 1-708-816-6000
1-800-327-8801
UPS Products:
400 to 1800 VA Isolated Line-Interactive UPS
with software that does shutdown/startup and
SNMP for LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare 3.X,
4.X, UNIX, VINES and Windows NT systems.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Philtek Electronics Ltd.
2471 Vauxhaul Place
Richmond, BC
V6V 1Z5 Canada
Phone: 1-604-270-4642
Fax: 1-604-270-8343
UPS Products:
UPS's.
Contact: Bob Smedley
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Pylon Electronic Development
5020 Fairway St.
Lachine, PQ
H8 1B8 Canada
Phone: 1-514-633-8787
Fax: 1-514-636-1970
UPS Products:
UPS's/Power conditioners, modular/industrial
Contact: Graeme Turnbull
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Sola
UPS Products:
Sola apparently used to repackage Deltec systems.
They have merged with Best Power Tech to form the
new Best Power company, a unit of General Signal.
Contribued by: npc, with updated information from Michael
Reget of Best Power.
------------------------
Company: Square D-EPE/TOPAZ
US Phone: 1-714-557-1636
1-800-344-0570
UPS Products:
250 to 700 VA Standby UPS, 600 to 2000 VA
Line-interactive UPS, 900 to 10000 On-line
UPS. Software does shutdown and SNMP on
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetBIOS,
NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT,
OS/2.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Superior Electric
US Phone: 1-203-585-4500
UPS Products:
400 to 2200 VA On-line UPS. Software does
shutdown/startup on AppleShare, LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Toshiba International Corporation
US Address: Industrial Division
13131 West Little York Rd.
Houston, TX 77041
US Phone: 1-713-466-0277
US Fax: 1-800-321-1412
Canada Phone: 1-800-527-1204
UPS Products:
Single and three phase double conversion on-line UPS,
from 600 VA to 50 KVA. Serial line interface and
auto-shutdown software available.
Contributed by: Seth J. Bradley, sbradley@scic.intel.com,
a very satisfied customer.
------------------------
Company: Tripp Lite
500 N. Orleans
Chicago, IL 60610-4188
US Phone: 1-312-329-1601
1-755-5401
Email: None known
UPS Products:
On-line UPSs with pure Sine Wave output. [ 250 to 1250 VA
Standby UPS, 250 to 2000 Line-interactive UPS, 300 to
2000 VA On-line UPS. Software does shutdown/startup, SNMP
and RMON for AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare,
UNIX, VINES, Windows NT, OS/2, LANtastic. -npc ]
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Additional info by npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Waber, Inc.
(A division of SL Industries, Inc.)
UPS Products:
UPS 250, 500. No other information on this company.
Contributed by: npc, from an advertisement for Fry's Electronics
(of Manhattan Beach, CA) in the October 17, 1994 issue
of MicroTimes.
05.03 Software products:
Company: ResponseWare Inc.
US Phone: 1-800-673-4777
Email: responseguy@AOL.com
Products:
ResponseWare is software that performs a great number of
services for UPS users. ResponseWare uses a MS Windows
console as its control point. The console communicates
with both a UPS and the server. It has built-in out call
paging and they offer a remote monitoring service where
they can dial-in, diagnose problems and dispatch help.
The software also can monitor temperature, humidity,
security, life/safety, etc..
ResponseWare works on Novell (NLM), AS/400, HP 9000, Sun,
and VAX platforms.
It works with APC, Best, Deltec, Exide, Liebert and TrippLite
UPS products.
Cost is $99 per server and $199 for the MS-Windows Console
program. Monthly monitoring charges begin at $99/month.
Information provided by Bob Hunter of ResponseWare provides
this information.
------------------------
On the NeXTSTEP front, there is a company called BenaTong (?)
which sells a software package called PowerGuardian for NeXTSTEP
only. It will work with APC, TrippLite and UNISON UPS's. If,
for example, you call APC and ask for PowerChute for NeXT, they
will refer you to Power Guardian.
Contributed by: Chuck Bennett, (chuck@benatong.com) who works
for this company.
------------------------
Also for NeXTstep, Max Hailperin wrote a package for monitoring
Best Fortress UPS units called GACUPS. It consists of a daemon
and a GUI. The daemon will shut the NeXT machine down gracefully
and do logging. It also answers queries from the GUI. The GUI
displays status information. It should be available on the usual
NeXTstep anonymous FTP sites. One place you might want to check
is in : ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu/pub/next/submissions/. Any
reports on how it works?
Contributed by Max Hailperin (max@kolmogorov.gac.edu).
05.04 Other companies: ITT Power System Corp
Digital Equipment Corporation. (They probably
repackage someone else's stuff, but
they're likely to support it and you
can order it from their catalog.)
I'd appreciate any information I can get on these.
06:
TOPIC: Bibliography
There are many good references and review articles on UPS
information. Some of the best sources can be found in
vendor information. There is great reference material woven
into their propoganda. Some other good sources are:
"The Dranetz Field Handbook for Power Quality Analysis",
1991, Dranetz Technologies, 1000 New Durham Rd.,
Edison, NJ 08818, 1-908-287-3680.
"National Electrical Code Handbook", 1993, National Fire
Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park,
P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269, 1-617-770-3000.
"Grounding and Shielding in Facilities", 1990, by Ralph
Morrison and Warren H. Lewis, John Wiley & Sons,
New York, ISBN 0-471-83807-1.
"Battling Power Problems", by Alan Frank, LAN Magazine,
October 1994, pp 65-72, Miller Freeman, Inc..
"UPS Chart", by the LAN staff, LAN Magazine, October
1994, pp 74-84, Miller Freeman, Inc..
Hewlett-Packard has a White Paper on selecting a UPS.
You may be able to get them to send it to you.
A shortened version appeared as an aritcle in
the January 9, 1995 issue of Electronic Engineering
Times.
07:
TOPIC: Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Charles Rhoades (cwr@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov) for
his sage remarks on my draft of this document.
I would like to thank Kevin R. Ray (kevin@kray.com) for sending me
the freely distributable upsd software and Ronald Florence
(ron@mlfarm.com) for contributing the pf program.
Thanks also to Don Deal (Don.Deal@oit.gatech.edu) for a great
many valuable suggestions and that great section on the types
of UPS units.
The following people have all made valuable contributions to this
document:
Scott Pinkerton, spinkert@t4rta-gw.den.mmc.com
Morris Galloway Jr., mmgall@presby.edu
David E A Wilson, david@cs.uow.edu.au
Edward Hartnett, ejh@larry.gsfc.nasa.gov
Joe Moss, joe@morton.rain.com
Kurt Hillig, khillig@chem.lsa.umich.edu
Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Jochen Bern, bern@kleopatra.Uni-Trier.DE
Dave Gruhn, dgruhn@fuzzy.eskimo.com
Steve Welch, smw@columbine.cgd.ucar.edu
Ron Tansky, ron.t@bix.com
Andrew J. Templin, nosilla@ohionet.org
Chuck Bennett, chuck@benatong.com
M.V.S. Ramanath, ram@sclara.qms.com
Max Hailperin, max@kolmogorov.gac.edu
Larry Moss, moss@cvs.rochester.edu
Please note that I take full blame for any errors or omissions.
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Ethernet cards
Date: 11 Jul 1995 21:01:55 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <3tuos3$9vu@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <3tukeq$b0h@crl4.crl.com>
mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) wrote:
> I'm looking to buy an ethernet card for a Pentium machine.
> Is it worthwhile to get a PCI card,
I think yes, the fastest Ethernet card for NS is the Cogent EM960PCI.
> or does ISA move bits
> around fast enough to keep up with the traffic?
The best ISA card is the Intel Etherexpress, but the Cogent is much faster.
- Karsten
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Tel.: +49/172/3763092
Fax: +49/37296/15056
e-mail: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (NeXT-Mail/MIME)
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From: lynnh@nextone (Lynn Holland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Power Supplies.
Date: 11 Jul 1995 22:04:28 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <3tushc$ip3@news.onramp.net>
I am being transferred to The Netherlands and had a question about power
for my NeXT mono station. Does the power supply sense and adjust to
the 220 50cycle power in Europe? The documentation says it will support
220 so I guess all I need is a new power cable or an adapter. If you can
help shed some light on my question please let me know. Thanks.
Lynn Holland
lynnh@onramp.net or Lynn_Holland@shared.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: pasqua@adobe.com (Joe Pasqua)
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Message-ID: <1995Jul11.225230.6534@adobe.com>
Sender: usenet@adobe.com (USENET NEWS)
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
References: <3sta5v$atd@ixc.ixc.net> <RDL.95Jul3064307@world.std.com> <3tb46m$bn@filtronix.eunet.be> <29790819@luck.shnet.org> <Pine.HPP.3.91.950711125934.26863E-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 19:52:32 GMT
In article
<Pine.HPP.3.91.950711125934.26863E-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
,
Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> wrote:
>Some things I was always wondering about:
>
>IF DPS always has to render into a bitmap and pops this bitmap over to
>the graphics card, would there be any advantage of using graphic cards
>with high speed graphic commands, like drawing lines/splines, etc.?
>
>OR do the NS driver already use these graphic card's chip commands?
>
>IF NOT then each graphic card should compare equal to others in speed and
>the only restriction is the bus speed the graphic card uses! So there
>would be no advantage to use fast graphic cards instead of a simple card
>(compared to video chip performance).
>
>I believe I'm mixing up things here, but I'm really not very fit in this
>kind of materia.
>
>Greetings,
>
> Boerny.
>
For the purposes of this discussion, I will limit my response to the manner in
which DPS operates as part of the NEXTSTEP window server. DPS sometimes draws
directly to the screen and sometimes to offscreen memory (buffered windows).
The latter is the most common case. The former occurs only in nonretained
windows and visible portions of retained windows.
DPS is split into two sections: a device independent kernel and a device
dependent driver layer. The driver layer is free to use graphics hardware to
do its job; however there are complications. First, most graphics cards only
allow you to use the hardware to draw into the framebuffer, not into system
memory. This renders the hardware unusable for buffered windows. Second, the
hardware must draw the same pixels that the software would draw. Often this is
hard to achieve with satisfactory performance results. The DPS device
primitives rely on precise pixel layout that often cannot be guaranteed using
the hardware in the most straightforward manner.
So, while it is theoretically possible to use graphics hardware with DPS in
NEXTSTEP, it is not very practical. This should not lead you to the conclusion
that all graphics cards are the same when it comes to NEXTSTEP. The speed of
the system bus (ISA, EISA, PCI, VLB) is a big determinant of performance, but
the internal architecture of the card itself also has a huge impact on the
framebuffer memory bandwidth. I won't go into details, but some of the
determinants include DRAM vs. VRAM, memory interleaving, and burst access.
Other factors also influence the quality of a display card. These include the
speed and stability of the RAMDAC and the supported display modes to name jsut
two.
I hope this clears things up a little,
Joe Pasqua
Adobe Systems Incorporated
From: wsabo@csn.net (William R. Sabo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 486xx Motherboards and Bios advice needed
Date: 11 Jul 1995 16:58:28 -0600
Organization: Colorado SuperNet
Message-ID: <3tuvmk$lve@teal.csn.net>
Ok ... Now that I sold my Performa 600 ;-)
I need some advice on buying a 486 motherboard and bios that is compatible
with NeXT. I have seen the words ASUS and MICRONICS around, along with
Neptune and Saturn.
I would like a few PCI slots too. Does anyone have any ideas or good
experiances?
Please send me mail, as well as a posting on comp.sys.next.hardware
I would like as much feedback and input as possible.
Thanks
William R. Sabo Jr.
From: wert@ix.netcom.com (Chris Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT LaserPrinter interface for PC
Date: 11 Jul 1995 23:51:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tv2pl$9q6@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
Hello netters out there? I'm looking for above interface card for my PC running NS. I really like the printer and hope to keep it for my NS/I
I posted this message about a year ago and someone mentioned that some company was working on the interface card. Has this yet turned out
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
From: nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium & Matrox MGA PCI /2+ problems
Date: 12 Jul 1995 00:09:03 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3tv3qv$b80@a3bsrv.nai.net>
Help, please!
I'll be working with a HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium system with an
installed Matrox MGA PCI /2+ video card. I would like to install
NEXTSTEP as the OS of choice (my choice, heh heh).
I checked NeXTanswers and discovered the good news:
- the onboard SCSI is supported
- the onboard ethernet is supported
- the onboard (low-end) video chipset is supported
The bad news appears to be that the standard video upgrade for
this system (according to the HP manual), the Matrox MGA PCI /2+
card does not appear to have a driver. Perhaps is uses a chipset
that is supported by one of the more generic video drivers?
One strange thing is that when I unplugged the video card,
the system refuses to boot using the builtin video. The
manual doesn't seem to indicate any switch settings for
enabling/disabling the builtin video...
--
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management Consultant
Internet: nathan@nai.net
From: minuet@indy.net (Mr. Obvious)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Black Hardware FAQ?
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 04:42:56 GMT
Organization: Tyrell Corporation - "More human than human."
Message-ID: <3tvinj$c7g@indy-backup.indy.net>
Is there a FAQ floating around out there that lists the various models
of NeXT computers, their various processors & info, and maybe some used
pricing guidelines? I am interested in buying one and would like to know more
about them before spending the $$$. :)
Thanks in advance!
Rob
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: matrox meteor driver for NS?
Message-ID: <DBKnDI.AC@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950711125934.26863E-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 21:51:18 GMT
In article
<Pine.HPP.3.91.950711125934.26863E-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen
.de> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
> IF DPS always has to render into a bitmap and pops this bitmap over to
> the graphics card, would there be any advantage of using graphic cards
> with high speed graphic commands, like drawing lines/splines, etc.?
No.
> OR do the NS driver already use these graphic card's chip commands?
No. NS driver only switches the graphics card to the appropriate
resolution and maps the linear frame buffer of the graphics card to the
memory, so the window server can access it. That is all. All graphics is
done by window server by writing directly to the frame buffer. No graphics
accelerators are used and also NS driver is not involved in the any
driving.
> IF NOT then each graphic card should compare equal to others in
> speed and the only restriction is the bus speed the graphic card
> uses!
Yes, but you must also consider the actual speed of the card's video
memory. Remember that the video memory is under heavy load. It is read by
the card's hardware every frame (so for example with 60 Hz refresh rate
and 2 MB video memory you have 120 MB per second) and the window server
writes to the video memory to produce the actual graphics at the same
time.
> So there would be no advantage to use fast graphic cards
> instead of a simple card (compared to video chip performance).
Yes, in terms that no of the graphics accelerating features is not used.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Test, please ignore...
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:02:41 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3tvvj1$97m@news3.digex.net>
Sorry...
--
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate 9GB drive & NeXTstep 3.2 for Intel
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:13:14 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3u006q$99o@news3.digex.net>
References: <9507111405.AA13282@wnjlaw.com>
mdaniels@wnjlaw.com (Mike Daniels) wrote:
> We are considering getting a Seagate 9GB hard drive to be used
> as additional storage for one of our Intel servers running
> NeXTstep 3.2. Will NeXTstep have problems with this, or is
> there anything we should consider being going ahead with this?
> Thanks.
NS 3.3 will automatically break the drive into several 2gig chunks.
Under NS 3.2 you will have to creat a disktab manually to do this.
Not too big a deal, but annoying. However, if you need to have
more than 2 contiguous gigs of storage and not have several 2 gig
partition, you are out of luck. We can only pray that NeXT will
allow us to have greater than 2gig partitions in 4.0.
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: reformatting a hard disk?
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:17:04 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3u00e0$99o@news3.digex.net>
References: <3tu6oc$a30@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
bestor@spam.cs.wisc.edu (Gareth Bestor) wrote:
> Does anyone know how to reformat a hard disk to change the defect
> I've dinked around and made up an /etc/disktab for it but I don't
> really know what I'm doing. I copied most of it from existing
> disktabs I found floating around the net and made a lot of educated
> guesses. But none of the parameters appear to explicitly specify
> # alternate sectors/track. Is defect management specified
> somewhere/somehow else or is it done later?
Check out NeXTanswers # 1533_initializing_and_partitioning_big_disks.
This should be renamed to _How_to_make_a_disktab_ ... This NA can
help you get most of your disktab right...
Hope it helps...
Good luck.
--
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 12 Jul 1995 07:45:11 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3tvui7$acn@news4.digex.net>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris Theocharides) wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has NeXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI
> motherboard. They seem to popular with the Linux camp...
> I'm interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated
> I/O and 2 IDE ports on board.
Yup, I'm using one. ASUS 4PCI/4ISA Neptune chipset, 90mhz Pentium.
Works fine.
Good luck.
--
Thanks, Later, John
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 12 Jul 1995 07:50:03 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3tvurb$acv@news4.digex.net>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris Theocharides) wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has NeXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI
> motherboard. They seem to popular with the Linux camp... I'm
> interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated I/O
> and 2 IDE ports on board.
Yup, works for me, I have one with 4PCI/4ISA slots and a P90. Nice
board.
Good luck.
--
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:22:17 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3u00np$99o@news3.digex.net>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <3ttf31$h7c@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr) wrote:
> Aris Theocharides (aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU) wrote: / Just
> wondering if anyone has NEXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI motherboard.
I have got a PCI/I-P54NP4 ASUS motherboard: 512 KB Cache, Intel
Neptune PCI chipset, 4PCI/4ISA, 16550 serial ports, 1 parallel,
and I'm not sure on the IDE since I dont use it...
One nice thing about this board is it can go up to 512megs of ram.
Although it only has 4simm sockets (Do they make 128meg simms yet?).
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT LaserPrinter interface for PC
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:40:31 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <3u01pv$jo2@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <3tv2pl$9q6@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
wert@ix.netcom.com (Chris Kim) wrote:
> Hello netters out there? I'm looking for above interface card for my PC
running NS. I really like the printer and hope to keep it for my NS/I
> I posted this message about a year ago and someone mentioned that some
company was working on the interface card. Has this yet turned out
> Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
See NextAnswers 1117_NeXT_Peripheral_Compatability.rtfd :
NeXT Laser Printer: Incompatible
NeXT Color Printer : Compatible if used with supported Adaptec SCSI
controller
- Karsten
---
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Tel.: +49/172/3763092
Fax: +49/37296/15056
e-mail: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (NeXT-Mail/MIME)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: yannick@silicium.fdn.fr (Yannick Cadin)
Subject: Re: ET4000/w32p problem
Message-ID: <1995Jul9.064642.11900@silicium.fdn.fr>
Sender: yannick@silicium.fdn.fr (Yannick Cadin)
Organization: MICRO REPONSE - MONTIGNY, FRANCE.
References: <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 06:46:42 GMT
In article <DBEwv2.4Jw@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au writes:
> i have ET4000/w32p 1 Mb RAM (PCI)
> (should i using 2Mb RAM?)
> and TATUNG 14" monitor (fV=50~90Hz continous)
>
> i used the driver from NeXT ftp site, which is #1621 (ET4000W32....)
> but it doesn't work at all :(
> it doesn't matter in 16bits color (only can see half of the screen) or
2bits
> color (become blank).:(
>
> can someone help? and when is the newer driver can be find?
Have you verified the RAMDAC on your card?
NeXT has certified following RAMDACs for ET4000w32: AT&T 20C490, AT&T
20C491, AT&T 20C492, BT484, BT485, BT485A, STG1700, and STG1702
Regards,
Yannick Cadin
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN & NeXT Motorola
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:10:17 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3u0e39$bal@papoose.quick.com>
References: <3tsn89$4pp@news.voicenet.com>
In article <3tsn89$4pp@news.voicenet.com>,
Darren Wright <dwright@dehli.voicenet.com> wrote:
>Can anyone offer any solutions:
>
>I have an ND system, and right now I am SLIPPEd via a 28.8 modem
>into my provider. I have a STATIC IP adress and am up 24 hours now.
>
>However, my provider just got ISDN and I'd like to get the extra
>bandwidth. The NeXT serial port only goes to 57600, so I'd like
>to run ISDN off of another machine (i.e. a dedicated router/bridge).
>
>The problem: I have only 1 IP address, is there anyway for the machine
>which has ethernet and ISDN to pass the packets blindly? ISDN is
>expensive enough, and 2 IP addresses will be a fortune....
You probably will not be able to get an off the shelf ISDN bridge
or router do the job for you. You may be able to build your own,
though,
Cheapo PC (fast enough to do the job but not loaded).
A freeware Unix
ISDN interface card / or fast serial board and a BitSURFR
Ethernet card.
(The availability of driver may require that you use a serial+TA
solution here, I really don't know anything about PC ISDN Cards.)
Using tis-firewall toolkit (or some other package) configure the
system as a dual hosted firewall host. Use your single real IP
address as your end of the point to point link with the provider.
Configure your host IP and the ethernet interface on the fire-wall
to be addresses from the IP space reserved for official 'private'
networks (see RFC1597).
Configure the firewall host as your sendmail server. Run proxy
servers for ftp, http, etc. on the firewall. INN or CNEWS would
run on the firewall as well, otherwise run an nntp proxy service
there.
On your NeXT box, which is now hidden behind the firewall, you can
use plugboard software to relay access requests for selected TCP
services to proxies on the firewall.
Definitely not plug and play, but the software is readily available
and there is a wealth of experience and software out there for
turning old PCs into firewall routers. The only thing novel is using
an ISDN bridge rather than a second ethernet card as the second IP
leg.
I can think of one other option, but it is dicier. TTYDSP will
enable you to run a higher speed serial port off the NeXT box which
you could then attach to an ISDN TA. The drawback is that currently,
there is no support for that device via the free-ware PPP port.
TranSys PNI SLIP will work across TTYDSP, but that company is no
longer supporting that product for NS. The free copy is still
avialable, but that does not support VJ (CSLIP) without a license.
I do not know about commercial PPP.
Both approaches are do-able. If you've seen any of my earlier
posts on ISDN you should know that I tend to favor a direct IP
bridge solution rather than a serial based one, but that's just a
desire (possibly an irrational one) to keep as much processing off
of the desktop host as possible.
If you do decide to go with a standlone PC router/bridge you might
want to check out the firewalls-faq available either from rtfm.mit.edu
or ftp://usenet/news.answers/firewalls-faq.Z
That faq will give you a number of pointers to software and techniques.
Hope this helps.
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) | - My other car has a mouse.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero)
Subject: Floppy trouble w/GX files to replace?
Message-ID: <DBLr9J.MK@zion.com>
Keywords: Flopppy
Sender: david@zion.com (David J. Ferrero)
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 12:12:54 GMT
Anyone know what NEXTSTEP files to reload from CD-ROM.
I have an Intel GX rev6 system with NEXTSTEP 3.3 loaded. The standard
floppy config file is used in Configure. Any floppy access is unusable.
The floppy drive works in Dos and EISA config so it doesn't appear to be
physical thing.
Can someone suggest the unix files to copy from the HD?
unix_rw?
unix_read_write?
etc...
Thank,
David
david@zion.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero)
Subject: driver to use with Intel EtherExpress PRO/10
Message-ID: <DBLrEw.o3@zion.com>
Keywords: EtherExpress PRO/10
Sender: david@zion.com (David J. Ferrero)
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 12:16:07 GMT
What driver and settings should be used with a EtherExpress PRO/10 card?
The Cogent 525 AT driver on the CD-ROM (IntelEthernet 82595) is documented
to work, but mine doesn't.
Thanks for the help,
David
david@zion.com
From: guerardd@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Daniel Guerard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT repair center???
Date: 12 Jul 1995 12:35:59 GMT
Organization: XBR Communications inc.
Message-ID: <3u0fjf$fgs@rcogate.rco.qc.ca>
I'm looking for someone to repair my Black turbostation
(The disk is deed and can't find a replacement so there must
be something else)
Please answer by mail
Thanks!
From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: driver to use with Intel EtherExpress PRO/10
Date: 12 Jul 1995 14:36:13 GMT
Organization: Hot Technologies
Message-ID: <3u0mkt$lrl@dalesbred.terra.net>
References: <DBLrEw.o3@zion.com>
david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) wrote:
> What driver and settings should be used with a EtherExpress PRO/10 card?
> The Cogent 525 AT driver on the CD-ROM (IntelEthernet 82595) is
documented
> to work, but mine doesn't.
Try the Intel driver on ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTAnswers
--
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant
HTI
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware
From: cap@isac.hces.com (Simon Casady)
Subject: Re: HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium & Matrox MGA PCI /2+ problems
Message-ID: <1995Jul12.150248.29252@isac.hces.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Organization: Health Care Expert Systems
References: <3tv3qv$b80@a3bsrv.nai.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 15:02:48 GMT
Nathan F. Janette (nathan@nai.net) wrote:
: Help, please!
If you have the Matrox card then there is NO built in video.
The chip is not there. This annoyed me no end and is not mentioned
anywhere in the specs.
: I'll be working with a HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium system with an
: installed Matrox MGA PCI /2+ video card. I would like to install
: NEXTSTEP as the OS of choice (my choice, heh heh).
: I checked NeXTanswers and discovered the good news:
: - the onboard SCSI is supported
: - the onboard ethernet is supported
: - the onboard (low-end) video chipset is supported
: The bad news appears to be that the standard video upgrade for
: this system (according to the HP manual), the Matrox MGA PCI /2+
: card does not appear to have a driver. Perhaps is uses a chipset
: that is supported by one of the more generic video drivers?
: One strange thing is that when I unplugged the video card,
: the system refuses to boot using the builtin video. The
: manual doesn't seem to indicate any switch settings for
: enabling/disabling the builtin video...
: --
: Nathan Janette
: NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management Consultant
: Internet: nathan@nai.net
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From: faust@elvis.ee.ucla.edu (Bill Faust)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Maximum serial port speed on old black slab (25MHz)
Date: 12 Jul 1995 16:06:22 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3u0rtu$h1k@saba.info.ucla.edu>
Keywords: serial, speed, slab
I have an old black NeXTstation, 25 MHz, and I would like to connect
a 28,800 baud modem (its a US Robotics Sportster). It was working
well for a week but now ... the dreaded ``panic''.
I am able to use kermit and PPP connecting to the serial port at
38400. I tested it with some ftps and was getting very near the
28,000 rate (3.5 KB/s). So I assumed that the serial port was
able to handle the 38,400 (or at least 28,800). I am using hardware
flow control.
But now, under PPP, I am getting some panics. The error messages
fly by in the little panic window, but I did see a UART overflow
error. I suspect that the serial port cannot handle 38,400.
My question: what is the maximum serial port speed on these old 25
MHz black slabs. I vaguely recall that the 33 MHz NeXTstation Turbos
could handle the 38,400, but the 25 MHz NeXTstations could not.
What's the scoop? Did I waste my money on a 28,800 modem? Am I
going to have to use it at 14,400? Is there a NextAnswers on this.
Thanks for any help.
Bill Faust
faust@ee.ucla.edu
From: Dave Griffiths <dave@prim.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Getting NeXT monitor fixed in the UK?
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 14:40:33 GMT
Organization: Primitive Software Ltd.
Message-ID: <1995Jul12.144033.342@prim.demon.co.uk>
The recent hot weather has buggered up my monitor. When the brightness is too
high you get a blurry ghosting effect.
Does anyone know if you can get NeXT monitors fixed here in the UK?
TIA,
Dave
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 04:48:30 -0500
Organization: LakeHaven
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <9507120448.AA30116@mac>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
In article <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>, aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris
Theocharides) writes:
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware From: aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU
> (Aris Theocharides) Subject: ASUS motherboards...
> Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 06:39:28 GMT
>
> Just wondering if anyone has NeXTSTEP running on an ASUS PCI
> motherboard.
> They seem to popular with the Linux camp...
>
> I'm interested in the Pentium boards that have the integrated I/O
> and 2 IDE ports on board.
I'm running NS3.3 on an Asus motherboard with a 100MHz pentium, ps/2 mouse
(connector on the motherboard), etc...Works great. Make sure to get the 55
model. There's a 54 model which has a few problems with the Tritin chipset so
they say. People still use it and it appears to work for them.
[ ]
Philip McDunnough
LakeHaven,{Where sheep may safely graze...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <jeremy@thoughtful.com>
From: jeremy@thoughtful.com (Jeremy Slade)
Message-ID: <9507121649.AA02492@thoughtful.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 10:49:55 -0600
Subject: Diamond Stealth64 Driver v3.31
The driver overview for this card reads:
7 Diamond has produced new versions of the Stealth64 which use different S3 video
controllers. Version 3.31 (or later) of the DiamondStealth driver is needed to support
these cards.
Well, I seem to have run in to this problem. Anyone know when a new version will be
available, or any other options I have at this point? Nextstep is no fun in standard
VGA mode.
Thanks,
Jeremy Slade
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: PPP; Was: ISDN & NeXT Motorola
Message-ID: <DBMAFn.1K6@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
References: <3u0e39$bal@papoose.quick.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 19:06:58 GMT
In article <3u0e39$bal@papoose.quick.com> jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
writes:
> I do not know about commercial PPP.
I have been trying MorningStar PPP. It's a great package (no crashes, where I
did experience crashes with PPP-2.2) and comes with first class packet
filtering capabilities.
However, so far the dial-on-demand option does not work, probably because some
Netinfo timeout.
Are there people out there using MST PPP who know how to get dial-on-demand to
work? Are there people who have this problem and did they inform MorningStar?
--Gerben
--
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"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: jbn@mystery-train.msilink.com (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN & NeXT Motorola
Date: 12 Jul 1995 16:13:38 GMT
Organization: Organizing Organisms & Organs
Message-ID: <3u0sbi$pd@ill.msilink.com>
References: <3tsn89$4pp@news.voicenet.com> <3u0e39$bal@papoose.quick.com>
In article <3u0e39$bal@papoose.quick.com>, jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick) wrote:
>I can think of one other option, but it is dicier. TTYDSP will
>enable you to run a higher speed serial port off the NeXT box which
>you could then attach to an ISDN TA. [...]
>I do not know about commercial PPP.
Morningstar sells PPP for NS that works with TTYDSP, but Morningstar's
product is ridiculously expensive, considering everyone else can get PPP for
free or a nominal shareware fee.
From: Paul_Lynch@plsys.com (Paul Lynch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Power Supplies.
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 21:19:15 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
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In article <3tushc$ip3@news.onramp.net> lynnh@nextone (Lynn Holland)
writes:
> I am being transferred to The Netherlands and had a question about power
> for my NeXT mono station. Does the power supply sense and adjust to
> the 220 50cycle power in Europe? The documentation says it will support
> 220 so I guess all I need is a new power cable or an adapter. If you
can
> help shed some light on my question please let me know. Thanks.
The slabs and monitors were autosensing for voltage, and will work any
where in Europe with only a power connector change.
Printers have an internal switch for 220/110V.
Paul
--
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From: gerald@instep.bc.ca (Gerald Guterrez)
Subject: NeXTstation power down option -- how to turn off ?
Message-ID: <1995Jul12.205824.720@instep.bc.ca>
Keywords: power
Sender: usenet@instep.bc.ca (usenet)
Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc.
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 20:58:24 GMT
Hello all. I have a NeXTstation 68040 machine here and I have a problem
with it. The machine originally came from a university who had it set up
as a network client and which booted off the network and never powered
off. After aquiring the machine, a hard drive was installed in the machine
and set as SCSI ID 1. NX 3.3 was installed on the hard drive with no
errors. However, after the installation I did notice two very annoying
problems.
1) The machine REFUSED to power off. Apparently there is an option to
force the machine to turn back on right after a power off and this option
is supposed to be configurable via the Preferences menu, however, I've
been unable to find it; the icon that looks like a power switch simply
isn't there. Is there a(nother) way to turn this option off so the machine
would power off properly ?
2) i've been unable to change the default boot device. After turning on
the computer ( by plugging in the power cord ), I have to type bsd at the
console prompt after an exception ( I think #3 ) in order to get it to
boot off of the hard drive.
Both these problems seem to be options which reside on an eeprom on the
motherboard. I'd rather not fool around with the hardware itself if these
options can be changed via software.
Thanks for any help.
From: chin@clark.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Ethernet cards
Date: 13 Jul 1995 00:11:22 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3u1oba$bhh@clarknet.clark.net>
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mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) wrote:
> I'm looking to buy an ethernet card for a Pentium machine. Is it
> worthwhile to get a PCI card, or does ISA move bits around fast
> enough to keep up with the traffic?
The Intel EtherExpress 16 with its memory mapped 16k buffer should handle
around 350-400kbps. The EtherExpress PRO with its 64k memory mapped buffer
can do a little better. A PCI card based on the Digital 21040 like the
Cogent EM960 can do upwards to 900kbps. In addition, the PCI cards are
Plug and Play... no jumpers, no settings in Configure.app even. The
Internet Shopping Network is selling this card for just under $120 (TP
version only) . If you have the PCI slot available, the question becomes,
why not? Be sure to check the NeXTanswer on the new 21040 driver for the
list of supported cards.
BTW, my NeXTstation can only do about 450-500kbps.
--
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXTstation power down option -- how to turn off ?
In-Reply-To: gerald@instep.bc.ca's message of Wed, 12 Jul 1995 20:58:24 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul12204331@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <1995Jul12.205824.720@instep.bc.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:43:31 GMT
You may need to log in as root to see the Preference. Furthermore, you can
halt your system and if it tries to reboot do a CMD CMD ~ (note don't do this
unless it is very early in the boot sequence) Then go into the ROM monitor
and select "p" it will ask you a bunch of questions including the power on
one...
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
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From: rbrmazar@wirehub.nl (rbrmazar@wirehub.nl)
Subject: P6
Message-ID: <DBMIGC.61v@wirehub.nl>
Sender: news@wirehub.nl
Organization: WireHub Internet (info@wirehub.nl)
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 22:02:12 GMT
does anyone know when it is scheduled to be released?
Please reply by E-mail. Thanks!
Ciao,
Marco
From: Christof Bircher <bircher@ioc.unibe.ch>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IOmega ZIP drive
Date: 13 Jul 1995 09:05:10 GMT
Organization: University of Berne
Message-ID: <3u2nk6$lnr@aragorn.unibe.ch>
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My Zip drive (SCSI version) is runniung without problems under NeXTstep
3.2, MS-DOS and on my Macintosh. It's also no problwem use Zip disks from
the Mac or MS-DOS under NeXTstep.
I hadn't any trobles to format zip disks in NeXTstep either.
I think the ZIP is one of the best values I've ever found for computer
components!
For all those how are waiting for the ZIPs in Europe: I ordered the drive
(and some for my friends) in the States at Mac Connection and hadn't any
trouble getting it. The only thing you have to do is do order the 220V
capable Universal Power Supply at $39 with the drive... and you need a
credit card. I don't have the numer of MacConnection on hand at the
moment, but you can find it (and the numbers of other mail order
companies) in any american mac magazine.
Chris
From: dgesbert@cdphot.u-strasbg.fr (Denis Gesbert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Floppy problems with Triton/Zappa Mother Board
Date: 13 Jul 1995 10:15:35 GMT
Organization: CRC - Universite Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg France
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3u2ro7$h01@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Hi Hall,
I have actually a problem for formatting and writting on a floppy that
make my system freezing. This occure when I try to copy data from a floppy
or at the end of the process of formating (during writting label).
I have an Adaptec 2940 SCSI Adapter and an ATI EOM Mach 32 display
Adapteur. This system previoulsy works without this problem on an Intel
Neptune mother board.
Any help will be appreciate
Denis
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for the BEST Graphics card for NS/intel
Date: 13 Jul 1995 13:26:22 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <3u36tu$n3p@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
References: <DBJ8FJ.Mv7@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
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I picked the Diamond Stealth 64 with 4Mb VRAM. It has also video scaler
in, but I don't know if that has any use under NS.
The Videologic Grafixstar 700 with 4Mb VRAM and VMC controller has more
options - the VESA bus allows MPEG I cards to be plugged now and
additional cards later.
Both work at about £390 in England.
Videologic is on
+44 1923 260511
or
fax +44 1923 270188
Compuserve GO VIDEOLOGIC
sales@videologic.com
support@videologic.com
Also try http://www.diamond.com/ something like that!
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate 9GB drive & NeXTstep 3.2 for Intel
Date: 13 Jul 1995 13:31:59 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <3u378f$n3p@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
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To: jkheit@cnj.digex.net
Thanks for the information.
9Gb drives from Mircopolis AVI are £1529 in the UK. Seems a good buy
when 4Gb Barracudas are £1064.
Never have enough space!
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate 9GB drive & NeXTstep 3.2 for Intel
Date: 13 Jul 1995 13:32:10 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <3u378q$n3p@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
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Thanks for the information.
9Gb drives from Mircopolis AVI are £1529 in the UK. Seems a good buy
when 4Gb Barracudas are £1064.
Never have enough space!
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth64 Driver v3.31
Date: 13 Jul 1995 13:35:24 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <3u37es$n3p@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
References: <9507121649.AA02492@thoughtful.com>
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jeremy@thoughtful.com (Jeremy Slade) wrote:
>The driver overview for this card reads:
>7 Diamond has produced new versions of the Stealth64 which use different S3 video
>controllers. Version 3.31 (or later) of the DiamondStealth driver is needed to support
>these cards.
>Well, I seem to have run in to this problem. Anyone know when a new version will be
>available, or any other options I have at this point? Nextstep is no fun in standard
>VGA mode.
>Thanks,
>Jeremy Slade
I first loaded the Generic S3 driver. No problems. I run at 1280x1024.
I have recently downloaded the Stealth64 driver for 3.3. Again no
problems. I have not yet noticed a difference between the two drivers.
S3 Generic did report a Trio on boot up and now it recognises a 968.
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: FaxModem recomendations
In-Reply-To: mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca's message of 13 Jul 1995 23:14:15 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul15214657@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3u49c7$atd@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 01:46:57 GMT
In article <3u49c7$atd@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca (Michael C. Cam) writes:
> I am thinking of purchasing a fax/modem for an Intel system. Does anyone
> have any recomendations? I am not looking for the best just one that
> works.
Practical Peripherals ProClass 288LCD is best. Other modems to look at:
Supra V.34, and ZyXEL. B&W Software has a package deal that includes the
ZyXEL and NXFax software.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
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From: scottc@agora.rdrop.com (Scott Christley)
Subject: Re: soundblaster (new driver) & NS3.2 ???
Sender: news@agora.rdrop.com (David Greenman)
Organization: RainDrop Laboratories
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References: <3u8qc2$1br@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 13:53:55 GMT
Karl Pfleger (kpfleger@hpp.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
: Does the (relatively) new soundblaster driver at NeXT Answers work with
: NEXTSTEP 3.2 as well as 3.3?
I tried it a couple of months ago with a SoundBlaster 16 and had big
problems. The sound would work for awhile (few minutes) then the machine
would lock up. I didn't get deeply involved in debugging as I was just
borrowing the SB16. This was on 3.2, and I don't know about 3.3
For some reason I seem to remember that you can only play/record once at
a time. As soon as you start one, you cannot do the other; I did not
test this out I just seem to remember reading it somewhere.
For a moment there PacMan sounded like PacMan. ;)
Scott
From: nurban@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Nathan Urban)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Toshiba CD-ROM compatibility
Date: 18 Jul 1995 13:08:05 -0400
Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Message-ID: <3ugppl$k77@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
Does anyone have any information on NEXTSTEP compatibility of the
Toshiba CDR-5302B EIDE quad-speed multisession CD-ROM drive? (That sure
is a mouthful..) e.g., can it be used to install NS, will it work with
CDPlayer.app, etc.
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From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: re: Diamond Stealth64 Driver v3.31
Date: 18 Jul 1995 18:17:00 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <3ugtqs$qk@news.next.com>
References: <9507121649.AA02492@thoughtful.com>
In article <9507121649.AA02492@thoughtful.com> jeremy@thoughtful.com
(Jeremy Slade) writes:
> The driver overview for this card reads:
>
> ...
> Well, I seem to have run in to this problem. Anyone know when a new
> version will be available, or any other options I have at this point?
> Nextstep is no fun in standard VGA mode.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Slade
Version 3.32 is available right now, as NextAnswers #1939. Note that this
version is the DiamondStealth driver, not the DiamondStealth64 driver.
--dpm
From: gblock@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 18 Jul 1995 19:16:26 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Message-ID: <3uh1aa$qmm@uwm.edu>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <9507120448.AA30116@mac> <3ubu6d$iac@clarknet.clark.net>
In comp.sys.next.hardware (<3ubu6d$iac@clarknet.clark.net>),chin@clark.net wrote:
| philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough) wrote:
| > There's a 54 model which has a few problems with the Tritin chipset
| > so they say. People still use it and it appears to work for them.
| Can you please be more specific? I've been following the
| alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus newgroup for some time and have not heard
| anything related to this.
I picked up the P55TP4XE. Here's why...
There's a problem with the P54's handling of EDO ram and 10ns sync
pipeline burst cache-on-a-stick. I think that when you're using the
cache you lose EDO capability. It came out after production during
some tests that were done, if I understand properly.
More details are welcome, you could also check the ASUS www site.
Greg
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From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster CD-ROM drive (IDE)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 21:05:47 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <3uh7nb$1gm@news.next.com>
References: <9507152018.AA18441@thoughtful.com>
In article <9507152018.AA18441@thoughtful.com> jeremy@thoughtful.com
(Jeremy Slade) writes:
> I ordered a SCSI system, but due to a lack of communication, I
> ended up getting a IDE CD drive, part of Creative Labs 4x
> multimedia kit. Anyway, after borrowing a SCSI CD drive for
> the installation, Nextstep is up and running fine, but I would
> like to be able to use my CD drive if it is possible (before I
> complain to loudly to my vendor to get it right). Has anyone
> else experienced this problem, and does anyone have a
> solution?
The the CD-ROM is ATAPI compliant, and you're running 3.3, then you can
use it just fine. Grab the new EIDE driver from the web site
(www.next.com) or the ftp site and install it. Works fine. I've used
it with a cheap Reveal 4x drive that I got for $199.
joe
From: David W. Gotthold
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Building an Intel system
Date: 18 Jul 1995 21:46:49 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <3uha49$1ba@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Hi, I'm trying to build an Intel system for NeXTStep, and I'm
looking for any advice that people have.
Here's my current system plan
486DX4-100 PCI bus (Don't need P5 speed really, I'll wait for P6
Any advice on actual motherboards?)
16MB 70ns Ram (Is this enough? the compatability guide says its the
minimum, but what are people's experiences?)
Diamond Stealth64 w/2M VRAM (I want fast video response, and a card that
I can keep when I upgrade motherboards. But is the
VRAM really necessary, or will 2M DRAM work as well?)
Adaptec 2940 SCSI PCI (Again, I want speed, lots of disk access. Is there
a better or cheaper card out there?)
Ethernet Card ??? (Any suggestions for a 10B-T card?)
15" or 17" monitor. (Should I go with a 15" monitor and save money , or
spend a little more on a real cheap 17"? )
Mouse and Keyboard??? (Which ones work?)
Anything else I should know before I start this?
(vendors to seek out/avoid, etc.)
All help is appreciated.
David
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From: gayed@psych.ucla.edu (Jim Gayed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: mouse problem
Date: 18 Jul 1995 19:14:03 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uh15r$o82@saba.info.ucla.edu>
I was wondering if anyone can point me to the specs on my next mono slab 040 25mhz. My mouse is
beginning to act up, and I was wondering if it was a straightforward operation to simply buy a new mouse from somewhere? Thanks in advance for the info (email or post).
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
From: minuet@indy.net (Cold Fusion)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can you use a 17in Megapixel Mono monitor with a Mac?
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 95 23:36:09 GMT
Organization: Freefall Technical Services
Message-ID: <3uhgdu$nas@indy-backup.indy.net>
I have a Quadra 700, and was curious if my Cube's monitor could work on the
Mac as well. Anyone tried this? Thanks!
From: minuet@indy.net (Cold Fusion)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 030 Cube memory question
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 95 23:37:24 GMT
Organization: Freefall Technical Services
Message-ID: <3uhgg8$nas@indy-backup.indy.net>
On an 030 cube running system 3.0, what is the lowest amount of ram
you can install and have the computer function? Thanks!
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From: alex@genoa.com (Alex Blakemore)
Subject: Questions
Message-ID: <DBxt71.9BK@genoa.com>
Sender: alex@genoa.com (Alex Blakemore)
Organization: Genoa Software Systems
References: <3uh1aa$qmm@uwm.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 00:25:49 GMT
what does EDO stand for when buying RAM?
what's the performance/cost difference between pipeline and write-back cache?
--
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From: peter@bert (Peter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Power supply on colour NeXT monitor
Date: 19 Jul 1995 01:18:34 GMT
Organization: University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Canada
Message-ID: <3uhmha$o01@atlas.cs.upei.ca>
We've recently started experiencing problems with our 17" black colour monitor. I'm
unsure of the model, but it was shipped with a NeXTDimension.
The monitor works for long periods of time, but when it is turned off it takes many attempts
to turn it back on (often more than twenty). The monitor powers up when the power switch
is pressed (noise, static on screen) but no image appears.
Have other people had the same problem with these monitors? What did you do? Am I
right in thinking that it's probably the power supply? If so, what are the specs for the
supply?
Thanks
Peter
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Canon ATO has apparently shut its Oregon office
Date: 19 Jul 1995 06:09:27 GMT
Organization: The SenseMedia Network, http://sensemedia.net/, info@sensemedia.net
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ui7in$rd0@emerald.oz.net>
Canon object.stations seemed to flow out of Canon's ATO office in
Oregon which shut its doors last Friday, I understand.
I've seen no announcement from Canon about this and how it affects
object.station availability and future support. Anyone know more about
this?
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From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn)
Subject: Need video driver for STB 5430
Message-ID: <DBw102.Gzu@nvc.cc.ca.us>
Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us
Organization: Napa Valley College
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 01:19:14 GMT
I've got an STB 5430 PCI card (appears to be a Cirrus Logic GD5430)
installed in my Gateway P5/75, and I need a video driver for it. I
tried the GD5434 driver, but it doesn't recognize it.
I also tried the GD542x driver, and it seems to see it, but once it
activates, it turns off the video, and the monitor goes into power
saving mode.
Where can I get driver for this card?
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From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Questions
Date: 18 Jul 1995 23:50:42 -0700
Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems /|\
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References: <3uh1aa$qmm@uwm.edu> <DBxt71.9BK@genoa.com>
In article <DBxt71.9BK@genoa.com>, Alex Blakemore <alex@genoa.com> wrote:
:>what does EDO stand for when buying RAM?
Extended Data Out. It's a speedup for SIMMS that is supposed to
increase memory access speeds by ~20%. The latest Intel boards
use it.
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From: me@wintermute.nada.kth.se (David Wallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What Printer?
Date: 18 Jul 1995 22:25:45 GMT
Message-ID: <3uhcda$2ds@news.kth.se>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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Hi!
I'm thinking about getting a new printer and was thinking something like
a color ink printer. I'm gonna use GhostScript as a printer driver.
Any suggestions? Currently my choices seems to be:
HP DeskJet 660C / 850C
Canon BJC 4000 / 600e
Epson Stylus Color (to big in my opinion)
well, fire away!
--daffy
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Name : david wallin :)
e-Mail : d94dwa@student.csd.uu.se (:
From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEx000: NE2000 driver problem
Date: 19 Jul 1995 08:28:23 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uifn7$iei@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Keywords: NEx000, driver, NE2000
Hello,
I tried to contact Douglas Boyce, the author, directly, but a finger
ak272@freenet.buffalo.edu did not return anything, so I suspect he can no
longer be reached under that address. If anyone knows how to reach him,
please let me know!
Here my problem:
I have been using the NEx000 driver for about a year now. I had system
crashes every other day or so, but I could live with that. Now I upgraded to
NS3.3 and tried to backup the CDROMs via ethernet to another machine. I
noticed that the crashes were more likely to happen, if the attached network
was heavily loaded. So I suspected the ethernet card/driver. Since the
crashes occured about every 30mins *mostly just before a file transfer was
done, sigh,* I decided to borrow another ethernet card, here an SMC Elite
card and I have not had a crash since, although i am fully using the network
and there is a lot of traffic on that network.
Now I am by no means sure that the NE2000/driver causes problems, but it
seems likely to me. Therefore I would like to ask if there is, may be, an
update to that driver available? Currently I am using the NS3.2 driver under
NS3.3. The version number of the driver here is 0.97. On my card I have a
chip (the big one) named
UL0020
410AA13042060tt
If there is a newer version, could you please tell me where to find it (or
NeXTmail it to this address)?
Thank you very much for your help,
bye,
Helmut
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From: Chris_Roehrig@sns.cs.ubc.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Headless Black Hardware (How to do it?)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 23:40:08 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Message-ID: <3uhgoo$jov@nnrp.cs.ubc.ca>
I thought this was a FAQ from way back, but I can't find anything.
How do I run a 68040 (25MHz) system without monitor/keyboard, etc?
The software end I can do (/etc/ttys, etc), but how do I power the beast
on?
My hunch is that I can just momentarily tie the MON PWR SWITCH pin on the
display port (pin 6) to ground. Has anyone done this? Is this all that
it takes?
--
Chris Roehrig (croehrig@cs.ubc.ca)
Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia
2366 Main Mall, Vancouver BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
From: jrs@az.com (Jonathan R. Seagrave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Buying memory for a NeXT?
Date: 19 Jul 1995 07:54:46 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Message-ID: <jrs-1907950000050001@pipe.az.com>
Hi. I just bought a NeXTStation Turbo Color and I'm trying to find a good
place to buy memory. Can anyone help me out?
thanks in advance.
jrs http://www.az.com:/~jrs
--
The other day I saw a bumper sticker which read "Honk if you passed
p-chem." I honked and the driver flipped me off. I guess he didn't pass
From: hubby@swissbank.com (Markus Weber (Infotec))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9 Motion 771
Date: 18 Jul 1995 08:45:59 GMT
Organization: The unconfigured xvnews people
Message-ID: <3ufsc7$7dt@op1d56cmp.il.us.swissbank.com>
Hi,
according to #9, there's a video driver specific to the S3 968 chipset,
and possibly a driver specific to the Motion 771. I can't find these
drivers in NEXTanswers, though.
The S3Generic Driver works, but I can't get a refresh rate higher than 60Hz, which literally gives me headaches. Is there a way to fix this?
So, is anybody else using a Motion 771 (or any other 968-based) card on
NeXTstep, and which driver works for this card? And where can I get it? :-)
Hopeful
-Markus
--
Markus Weber, Infotec SA, Zurich
email: Markus.Weber@infotecsa.ch, markus@dial.eunet.ch
From: mark@bohica.net (Mark Gregory Salyzyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Mux driver and DigiBoard PC/8e trouble
Message-ID: <DBy801.HyK@bohica.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 05:45:35 GMT
References: <3u6c5n$p62@agate.berkeley.edu>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: UNIX drivers'R'Us
lamdong@cory.Berkeley.EDU (LD) writes:
> Does anyone install or have some experiences MuxV1.7 driver for Eight port
>intelligent multi-channel board (DigiBoard PC/8e)
Mux works with `dumb' multiplexed interrupt cards like the DigiBoard PC/8,
and AST multiport cards, or the BOCA six port card. The PC/8e is a `smart'
serial card and does not work with Mux (sorry).
Does anyone have the technical specs on the PC/8e handy?
Enjoy -- Mark
From: chin@clark.net (Bill Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUS motherboards...
Date: 19 Jul 1995 08:09:59 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3uiekn$kcg@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <9519216.27663@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <9507120448.AA30116@mac> <3ubu6d$iac@clarknet.clark.net> <3uh1aa$qmm@uwm.edu>
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gblock@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block) wrote:
> In comp.sys.next.hardware
(<3ubu6d$iac@clarknet.clark.net>),chin@clark.net wrote:
| philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough) wrote:
| > There's a 54 model which has a few problems with the Tritin chipset
| > so they say. People still use it and it appears to work for them.
| Can you please be more specific?
> I picked up the P55TP4XE. Here's why...
> There's a problem with the P54's handling of EDO ram and 10ns sync
> pipeline burst cache-on-a-stick. I think that when you're using the
> cache you lose EDO capability. It came out after production during
> some tests that were done, if I understand properly.
Hmmm... the P54TP4 doesn't have a "cache on a stick"... I'm assuming you
are referring to a CELP socket. Either you had to order it with the
pipelined burst cache soldered on, or you were stuck with normal SRAM (in
sockets). Now, I'm not sure any significant numbers of P54TP4's with
pipelined burst made it out since the supply of pipelined burst mode SRAM
was so restricted. By the time they really shipped any pipelined burst
SRAM, they were shipping them on P55TP4XE's. So the situation you describe
above seems to be remote... a very good thing. Plus, EDO isn't really an
option for many workstation type folk, since 16mb EDO SIMM's really aren't
available. 32mb of normal RAM with normal SRAM would outperform 16mb of
EDO RAM with pipelined burst SRAM cache under NEXTSTEP anyday.
It still strikes me funny about system configurations with EDO RAM and
pipelined burst cache and a 75/90Mhz Pentium. On the 75Mhz machine, the
memory bus is operating at 50Mhz and the PCI bus is at 25Mhz... on the 90,
the memory bus is at 60Mhz and the PCI bus is at 30Mhz. Running a 100Mhz
Pentium would not only increase the CPU a little over 10%, but memory
bandwidth and PCI speed would increase too. A much better place to spend
the money.
BTW, I couldn't find any reference to this on the ASUS Web site... you can
be more specific about where it is? Thanks!
--
Bill Chin - chin@clark.net - NeXTmail welcomed
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster CD-ROM drive (IDE)
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 14:12:03 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950719140915.14294C-100000@hphalle2e.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <9507152018.AA18441@thoughtful.com> <3uh7nb$1gm@news.next.com>
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On 18 Jul 1995, Joe Keenan wrote:
>
> The the CD-ROM is ATAPI compliant, and you're running 3.3, then you can
> use it just fine. Grab the new EIDE driver from the web site
> (www.next.com) or the ftp site and install it. Works fine. I've used
> it with a cheap Reveal 4x drive that I got for $199.
>
Anybody tested the EIDE driver with non EIDE boards? I'm using an Intel
Plato board (Premiere II) and the driver just does nothing. I'm not sure,
but I believe I don't have an EIDE controller onboard but the driver spec
to the EIDE driver states plain IDE support, too. I'm wondering what's
happening to my system. I tested an older an the new Mitsumi 4x speed ATAPI
compliant drives without success.
Greetings,
Boerny.
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny) Look at http://www.leo.org/archiv/NeXT/
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de, scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de
'X is what it was designed for --- to open multiple terminal windows.' T.W.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 95 18:40:08 +0100
Subject: spiritual decendent of the NRW (was: Next Multiprocessing?)
Cc: glongsi@nma.mnet.uswest.com
<glongsi@nma.mnet.uswest.com> wrote:
.....
> I, too, would like a PowerPC system running NeXTSTEP. But only
if > it's in a sexy black case. (I have a silly romantic
infatuation > with the idea that I'd be running a spiritual
decendent of the NRW)
>
Here it is:
THE spiritual decendent of the NRW by FirePower Inc.:
(since most of FirePowers people are ex-NeXT-guys and the
motherboard design isn't done overnight!)
* * *
IPC INTROS DUAL-PROCESSOR 604 MACHINE, RUNNING NT
(June 19th 1995) If you don't think that a 133MHz 604 is fast enough
for you. Firepower OEM IPC Technologies announced its 'Austin
PowerPlay2' workstation built around two 100MHz PowerPC 604s running
in MHz RISC processors running in a symmetric multiprocessing
configuration under Windows NT 3.51
The machine costs $7,495 for a box equipped with 32MB RAM, 4MB of
VRAM, 1GB hard drive, quad-speed SCSI CD-ROM drive and a 17-inch
colour monitor. The machine only has two PCI expansion slots and
two AT-slots, however the company points out that audio, video,
NTSC-in video capture, SCSI-2 and Ethernet are included on the
motherboard.
(C) PowerPC News - Free by mailing: add@power.globalnews.com
* * *
My guess is that it will also run Apple's MacOS next year!
(Like the IBM-CHRPs will ;-)
But NEXTSTEP on this beast?? - Looks like a LONG way :-( !
---
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
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From: paul@paul.demon.co.uk (Paul Civati)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth64 Driver v3.31
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:32:44 GMT
Message-ID: <806160764.24400@paul.demon.co.uk>
References: <9507121649.AA02492@thoughtful.com> <3ugtqs$qk@news.next.com>
I am trying to get a Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI to work with NSFIP 3.3,
but neither the DS driver or the S3 driver seem to recognise it.
I seem to remember reading that this was due to Diamond changing the h/w ID
of the card.
The fix was to change the h/w value in the intstance table or something,
anyone know how to do this?
Which driver should I be using, I grabbed both the latest DS and S3 from
NeXTanswers but neither worked.
-Paul-
--
Paul Civati
From: soward@neworder.cc.uky.edu (John Soward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Building an Intel system
Date: 19 Jul 1995 14:36:10 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services
Message-ID: <3uj58q$fgm@service1.uky.edu>
References: <3uha49$1ba@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
In article <3uha49$1ba@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> David W. Gotthold writes:
>
>
> Hi, I'm trying to build an Intel system for NeXTStep, and I'm
> looking for any advice that people have.
>
> Here's my current system plan
>
> 486DX4-100 PCI bus (Don't need P5 speed really, I'll wait for P6
> Any advice on actual motherboards?)
You always need more speed! Why do you think you don't need more? Why not pay
about $300 for >= 50% speed increase?
> 16MB 70ns Ram (Is this enough? the compatability guide says its the
> minimum, but what are people's experiences?)
in 1152x864 444 mode, I used up pretty much all of my 32Meg just logging in,
running Mail, Prefs, Terminal, and Monster Shelf...it's still pretty snappy
for most things, but beat on OmniWeb and/or TIFFany and/or cc, and well...I've
got 64 now and things are much happier.
> Diamond Stealth64 w/2M VRAM (I want fast video response, and a card that
> I can keep when I upgrade motherboards. But is the
> VRAM really necessary, or will 2M DRAM work as well?)
VRAM is needed to get high refresh rates, DRAM cards probably won't get you
much more that 60hz. To get fast "video response" you'll also need a fast CPU.
> Adaptec 2940 SCSI PCI (Again, I want speed, lots of disk access. Is there
> a better or cheaper card out there?)
This card seems works well for me, about 2.2-2.5Meg/sec with iozone on a Hawk.
Of course, you need plenty of CPU to drive the IO.
> Ethernet Card ??? (Any suggestions for a 10B-T card?)
>
I can dis-reccomend the 3C509, it works, but it doesn't seem to be too fast.
> 15" or 17" monitor. (Should I go with a 15" monitor and save money , or
> spend a little more on a real cheap 17"? )
Personally I can't really see anything so well on a 15" running at >
800x600...I'm using a cheapo Mag DX17...I've seen a lot better, but it's
tolerable, and was $630...
> Mouse and Keyboard??? (Which ones work?)
>
I have a Microsoft bus-mouse connected to a logitech bus-mouse card...this
seems to be the optimal setup, the new serial drivers have made the serial
mouse *nearly* as smooth...nearly...be sure to get a 16550-type (D)UART setup
on your serial ports.
--
John Soward <a href="http://www.uky.edu/~soward">JpS</a>
Systems Programmer 'The Midnight sun will burn you up.'
University of Kentucky (NeXT and MIME mail OK) -R. Smith
:::I'm not speaking for UK. I may not even be speaking for myself:::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Current Modem Choice?
Message-ID: <DBxpnI.4vy@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 23:09:18 GMT
My Zyxel modem absorbed one too many electrons from the phone line
during a thunderstorm last night. :-(
Whats hot and whats not in the modem world right now. I haven't
paid attention for quite a while. Surely a U-1496E must be overpriced
and slow by now. What do people recommend?
Thanks!
Steve
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References: <3tv2pl$9q6@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
From: "David Wetzel" <Dave@turbocat.snafu.de>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 95 04:12:16 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Subject: Re: NeXT LaserPrinter interface for PC
Message-ID: <37730438@turbocat.snafu.de>
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
Chris Kim wrote in article <3tv2pl$9q6@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> about NeXT LaserPrinter
interface for PC:
> Hello netters out there? I'm looking for above interface card for my PC running
> NS. I really like the printer and hope to keep it for my NS/I
> I posted this message about a year ago and someone mentioned that some company was
> working on the interface card. Has this yet turned out
> Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
The NeXT Laser is an SCSI printer.
It should work with every host adaptor supported by NS.
_ _
_(_)(_)_ David Wetzel, Turbocat's Development,
(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
_/ \_ Phone +49 33056 82151, Fax +49 33056 82152
(______) dave@turbocat.snafu.de
From: pdell@nano.bu.edu.bu.edu (Paul Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: anyone running NEXTSTEP on a Micron P90 PowerStation?
Date: 19 Jul 1995 15:24:31 GMT
Organization: Boston University
Message-ID: <3uj83f$ft9@news.bu.edu>
I am in the market for a NEXTSTEP compatible Intel system. The Micron
systems has caught my eye. Anyone have any success or failure on the
Micron P90 PowerStation with the EIDE hard drive and 4X CD-ROM, 32MB EDO
mem. Also, how is the performance? Is it worth getting a SCSI HD & CD-ROM
instead of EIDE?
thanks,
Paul Dell
From: David W. Gotthold <blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cheap SCSI Card
Date: 19 Jul 1995 15:29:01 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <3uj8bt$4cu@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Hi,
I'm looking for an inexpensive SCSI adaptor card to use in my system.
I'm planning on buying an ASUS motherboard with built in SCSI, but
NeXT Answers says the driver won't be ready for a few months, so I
need something cheap to use in the meantime.
Any ideas?
Also, what's the best video card for less than $300?
David
--
David Gotthold
University of Texas at Austin, Microelectronics Research Center
blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu (NeXT Mail)
blumoose@mail.utexas.edu .................office (512) 471-5383
http://bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu .............fax (512) 471-8575
From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT LaserPrinter interface for PC
Date: 19 Jul 1995 16:03:52 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ujad8$t6n@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <3tv2pl$9q6@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> <37730438@turbocat.snafu.de>
David Wetzel (Dave@turbocat.snafu.de) wrote:
: The NeXT Laser is an SCSI printer.
: It should work with every host adaptor supported by NS.
I don't know what kind of lasers they have over in Germany, but the
NeXT lasers over here all have a proprietary interface and ARE NOT SCSI.
;-)
The Printer Works in California was supposed to be working on an interface
card for the Intel side of things, but I don't think they have ever completed
that project.
Dave
From: nurban@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Nathan Urban)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: sound card recommendation
Date: 19 Jul 1995 12:03:43 -0400
Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Message-ID: <3ujacv$ffu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
I've been following this group for a while, and no one has said anything
good about any Intel sound card. I guess none of them work well for NS?
I'm looking to buy a cheap sound card, and was thinking about a basic SB 16
because of its wide support. However, I've heard various bad things
about it (can't simultaneously play and record, sometimes has trouble
with long sound clips or simultaneously playing CD's and system sounds).
I don't know how much of that is true, but I wanted to know if there
were any other comparable cards that might work better. I'm not
looking for some high-end extravaganza, just something cheap and
reliable. I'm using NS 3.3. A quick reply would be appreciated,
because I want to order today or tomorrow.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Ron Pomeroy <rop@al.esec.ch>
Subject: Re: Canon ATO has apparently shut its Oregon office
Message-ID: <DBz2MC.4p1@eunet.ch>
Sender: usenet@eunet.ch
Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland
References: <3ui7in$rd0@emerald.oz.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 16:46:59 GMT
art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) wrote:
>
> Canon object.stations seemed to flow out of Canon's ATO office in
> Oregon which shut its doors last Friday, I understand.
>
> I've seen no announcement from Canon about this and how it affects
> object.station availability and future support. Anyone know more about
> this?
> ---
> Art Isbell NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com
> NeXT Registered Consultant Voice: +1 408 335 1154
> Trego Systems Fax: +1 408 335 2515
> CaseServ: NEXTSTEP managed care USmail: Felton, CA 95018-9442
> contract and case management solutions
Don't be alarmed (yet!). I read something in one of the PC rags
a few weeks back that Canon was consolidating some operations.
The article didn't mention any changes in product offerings
as a result.
Ron Pomeroy
rop@al.esec.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Brad Kincaid <kincaid@next.mc.maricopa.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 09:44:08 -0700
Subject: Infocus video projector for NS?
Does anyone have experience with the Infocus LitePro Model 760? It is
supposed to do 1024x768 resolution. However, it does not use an active matrix
display like most of their lower resolution models. It is nice to see that
the Model 760 spec sheet boasts compatibility with NeXT.
I am concerned that it may not be bright enough. We have been using an 2 yr
old Infocus panel display with NS at 1024x768, but it requires a dark room and
bulky overhead projector to give very unimpressive performance.
The model 760 lists for about $8K, but is available for about $5K edu. Are
there any other high resolution projectors that we should look at that are in
this price range?
Thanks, Brad
Brad Kincaid
Life Science Department
Mesa Community College
kincaid@next.mc.maricopa.edu
(NeXTMail accepted)
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT LaserPrinter interface for PC
Date: 19 Jul 1995 17:50:31 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ujgl7$5mt@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
References: <37730438@turbocat.snafu.de>
In article <37730438@turbocat.snafu.de> "David Wetzel"
<Dave@turbocat.snafu.de> writes:
> The NeXT Laser is an SCSI printer.
>
> It should work with every host adaptor supported by NS.
This is not the case - the COLOR printer is SCSI (though it doesn't
work with just any configuration), but the laser printer has a
proprietary interface and can only be used with NeXT hardware.
--
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area)
14335 Northeast 24th Street, Bldg B Bellevue, WA 98007
(NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here)
I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: rakeller@iiic.ethz.ch (Ralph Michael Keller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS 3.3 installation trap (Adaptec2940W)
Date: 19 Jul 1995 15:14:29 GMT
Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Message-ID: <3uj7gl$h77@neptune.ethz.ch>
Keywords: nextstep adaptec 2940 install trap
Hi folks,
I tried to install NS 3.3 on my Intel Plato 1.00.12.AX1 (Adaptec 2940W v1.11, Seagate ST31230 1GB, PIONEER SCSI CD-ROM, #9GXE64 PRO 4MB VRAM) but I get a kernel trap while booting from the SCSI disk:
Resetting SCSI BUS....
Registering: a2940_0 at 0xfc00
Registering: sc0 at a2940_0 SCSI Bus 0
unexpected kernel trap d eip 21c7f5
frame 2fc5f18 called by 21ab28 args 2fc6000 fc00 41 1
The strange thing is that I only get this error while booting from the SCSI Disk (after having copied the basic system to the disk) and not the very first time booting (and resetting the SCSI Bus) from the floppy disk (and the root device is the CD-ROM)
Do I need some special Adaptec BIOS settings?
This problem occurred to anybody else?
What can I do?
Thanks for any help.
- Ralph
From: debaud@cc.gatech.edu (Jean-Marc Debaud)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Any news?? Re:SERIAL DRIVER for NS/I
Date: 19 Jul 1995 15:44:25 -0400
Organization: College of Computing
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ujnap$jrc@gaia.cc.gatech.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: debaud
Just wondering if there is any news on the status of the
serial driver for NS/intel 3.3 I could not see anything
new on the next web site.
Running SLIP at 9600 sucks. And don't believe what they say
about 19200...Omniweb apparently make demands that kills
the machine.
JM
debaud@cc.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: peter@cs.sfu.ca (Peter Corps)
Subject: Re: Quieter fan
Message-ID: <1995Jul19.193625.5040@cs.sfu.ca>
Organization: Faculty of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University
References: <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 19:36:25 GMT
In article <3th87e$ptd@agate.berkeley.edu>,
John Badanes <john@romdas.HIP.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>Anybody have a solution to what I consider an outrageously loud fan in my
>black NeXT slab? It's not broken...just 'loud by design.' Certainly there
>are quieter fans on the market. Anyone ever replace the one that came with
>the original computer who is now experiencing more peaceful sailing?
Am I missing something here?
I've worked with many, many slabs and never thought the fan in a slab was
noisy! Once though a student asked me to order in a replacement fan as
the original was noisy - turned out the hard disk had a bad bearing..!
Have you tried disconnecting the fan connector on the cpu board to make
sure that the fan is the culprit?
--Peter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: "Eric K. Ringger" <ringger@cs.rochester.edu>
Subject: MEDIA ERRORs
Message-ID: <199507200017.UAA08977@slate.cs.rochester.edu>
Sender: ringger@cs.rochester.edu (Eric K. Ringger)
Organization: University of Rochester Computer Science Dept
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 20:17:19 -0400
Hi.
I just got the following messages on my console:
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 7c10fH retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 4
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 5
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 6
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 7
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 8
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 9
sd1 (2,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x10
SCSI Block in error = 305238; Partition a F.S. sector 152459
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a847H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a847H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a847H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a844H retry 4
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a844H retry 5
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 4
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 5
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 6
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 7
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 8
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a857H retry 9
sd1 (2,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x10
SCSI Block in error = 305238; Partition a F.S. sector 152459
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f777H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f775H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f776H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 4a856H retry 4
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f776H retry 1
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f774H retry 2
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f775H retry 3
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f775H retry 4
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f779H retry 5
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f776H retry 6
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f776H retry 7
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f777H retry 8
Target 2: MEDIA ERROR; block 3f77aH retry 9
sd1 (2,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x12
SCSI Block in error = 259958; Partition a F.S. sector 129819
What should I do?
Please send all responses to me via e-mail, since I rarely have time
to pass through this newsgroup.
Thanks,
--Eric
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From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEx000: NE2000 driver problem
Date: 19 Jul 1995 21:45:07 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ujud3$ql3@larry.rice.edu>
References: <3uifn7$iei@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
The NE2000 driver for NS is based on the NE2000 driver for linux. I believe
the version of the linux driver that it is based on had a bug that caused
periodic system crahses (under Linux). That bug has been reported as being
fixed in a recent Linux release. If you can find out what they fixed, perhaps
you can fix the same thing in the NS driver...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ.
steve@ion.rice.edu |
stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | * Those who do ARE *
72335,1537 @ compuserve | The converse also holds
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 030 Cube memory question
Date: 19 Jul 1995 15:57:46 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <3ujo3q$et1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <3uhgg8$nas@indy-backup.indy.net>
> On an 030 cube running system 3.0, what is the lowest amount of ram
> you can install and have the computer function? Thanks!
Function....
Well, it will pass it's power-on diagnostics with NO SIMMs installed (A
corner of the VRAM is used for scratch memory).
It will boot (and thrash painfully) with 4 Mbytes of memory installed.
(The 30 pin SIMMs have to be added in groups of 4. The minimum shipped
configuration had 8 Mbytes of DRAM installed.
Mike Paquette
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: playCD on Intel Hardware? (play3401)
Date: 19 Jul 1995 22:50:49 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3uk289$4fs@news4.digex.net>
Has anyone got playCD or play3401 working on intel hardware? If so, could
you please let me know how you went about it??? It works fine on my black
hardware, but not at all on Intel.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: David W. Gotthold <blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need Video Help FAST!!!
Date: 20 Jul 1995 00:41:10 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <3uk8n6$rhm@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
(I hope this post works)
I'm building an NS3.3 Intel system and I just bought a Hercules Graphite
(S3 964? 2meg VRAM) card on closeout. I need to know if it will work with
my system.
I can return it until tomorrow (thursday), but I don't have everything yet,
so I can't test it.
Anyone whose used this card, PLEASE HELP!!!
David
--
David Gotthold
University of Texas at Austin, Microelectronics Research Center
blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu (NeXT Mail)
blumoose@mail.utexas.edu .................office (512) 471-5383
http://bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu .............fax (512) 471-8575
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How well does Steath VIDEO vram card work?
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 00:54:12 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <3uk91k$n5@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello!
Before I pick up the card this Saturday...anyone know how well the
Steath64 VIDEO vram card work under NS? I know there is a generic S3
driver...would that work on that??
Thanks
Godwin
From: John Bartley <john@wpa.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CD changers and NeXTSTEP
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 01:39:59 GMT
Organization: iCON, a service of St. Louis Internet Connections
Message-ID: <950719203959.1607AABoG.john@nimno>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Has anyone used a multi-disk CD ROM changer under NeXTSTEP? How do you map
the individual disks into separate mounts (or whatever???) for NS. I think
they just become different drive letters under DOS/Windows/NT, but I have no
idea what the corresponding control would be in a NS environment.
Any ideas?
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: sound card recommendation
Date: 20 Jul 1995 02:26:23 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3ukesf$5q4@news4.digex.net>
References: <3ujacv$ffu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
nurban@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Nathan Urban) wrote:
>it (can't simultaneously play and record, sometimes has trouble with long
The only card on intel that can simultaneously play and record sounds is
the i56 from iLink.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: u603994@csi.uottawa.ca (Peter Yeung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DEC 1152 on The Black Cube...
Date: 19 Jul 1995 18:18:58 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Ottawa
Message-ID: <3ujiai$d43@csi0.csi.UOttawa.CA>
I just recently purchase a laser printer and wanted to know if it could be
hookup on the NEXT cube (old 30's). It is a postscript printer and with
Apple talk, Serial and parallel ports...
If any one out in the cyber space has info on hooking it and the know how
to config it and so on please drop me a line....
Thank you all in advance for responding....
--
Sincerely,
Peter Yeung
Email: u603994@csi.uottawa.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: johannes@johost (johannes)
Subject: 68060 upgrade for NeXTstation
Message-ID: <DBzus6.85C@inter.NL.net>
Keywords: 68060
Sender: news@inter.NL.net (News at news)
Organization: NLnet
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 02:55:17 GMT
I want to speed up my NeXTstation ( 68040 ); does anybody know of an 68060
accelerator board ( chip set ) ?
From: cmhui@myhost.subdomain.domain (cs_staff Hui Chau Man)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next
Subject: which SCSI Adaptor for Nextstep 3.1 on Intel 486
Date: 20 Jul 1995 08:51:02 GMT
Organization: String to put in the Organization Header
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3ul5dm$j6p@jupiter.cs.cityu.edu.hk>
Dear Netters,
Had anybody here successfully installed Nextstep version 3.1 for intel
processor on a PC with ISA bus?
I use Adaptec 1542CF with
I/O port 330h
DMA Channel 5
IRQ 11
and the boot disk just reported
"No CDROM Drive"
The ROM of the adaptec does report it read the CDROM drive!
Thanks in advance
C.M. Hui
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD changers and NeXTSTEP
Date: 20 Jul 1995 10:16:02 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <3ulad2$iv7@nnrp1.primenet.com>
References: <950719203959.1607AABoG.john@nimno>
John Bartley <john@wpa.com> wrote:
> Has anyone used a multi-disk CD ROM changer under NeXTSTEP? How do you
map the individual disks into separate mounts (or whatever???) for NS. I
think they just become different drive letters under DOS/Windows/NT, but I
have no idea what the corresponding control would be in a NS environment.
> Any ideas?
They simply get mounted using their labels on the root directory. I
really hope you plan to keep CD's in all the slots, a 6 (or forbid, an
18-disk changer) will keep you waiting quite a bit for the "empties" to
time out on bootup... even one is painful.
--
------------------------------------------------------------
Robert Worne OS/2-Linux-NeXT
rworne@primenet.com -=Starving C.S. Undergrad=-
------------------------------------------------------------
From: larsen@math.upenn.edu (Michael Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: modern hard disks for black hardware
Date: 20 Jul 1995 13:10:11 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <3ulkjj$dnt@netnews.upenn.edu>
My old (external) hard disk just died, and searching the ads on the net,
I see that things have changed since I last studied the market, presumably
for the better. My feeling is that disk space is so cheap, I might
as well get something large, that is, bigger than 2G. Here are
my questions:
Do I need (or want) a special disktab entry for the new disk?
If so, how do I find it or build it?
I assume that I will have to partition the disk into pieces
no larger than 2^31 bytes. Is there any difficulty in doing this?
If I want to build the system in one of the partitions,
does BuildDisk know how to do this?
I see that most of the advertised drives run at 5400RPM or 7200RPM.
Does this make a practical difference, or is the limiting factor
my NeXTcube itself?
Many advertised disks are "Fast" or "Wide". What does this mean,
and does it do me any good (or harm)?
Some disks describe themselves as "AV". Do I assume correctly
that this guarantees a minimal sustained data transfer rate?
Does it do me any good (or harm)?
What is SCSI 3?
Does anyone know anything specific about the 4G disk advertised
for $700 (new) in the Internet Shopping Network? More generally,
does anyone have advice concerning specific drives?
My thanks for anything anyone can tell me. I will read this newsgroup
for a while, but if I get a substantial amount of e-mail, I will
post a summary article. It seems to me that these questions must
be of fairly general interest.
-Michael Larsen
From: rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Mouse jerkiness?
Date: 20 Jul 1995 13:32:09 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <3ullsp$7g3@news.tuwien.ac.at>
I am shopping for a new Pentium NeXTstep machine. A friend has demonstrated
his office machine, a 486/66 NeXTStep computer with a serial mouse. His
setup exhibits an awful jerkiness of mouse movements.
He also has a NeXTstep machine with a PS/2 Busmouse at home, and he told me
that mouse-movements are rather smooth at home.
I'm considering an ASUS main board and a 100 or 133 MHz Pentium. My
question now is: What is the best mouse choice?
Put in another way: Is the serial Mouse on a fast Pentium also jerky? Is
the Logitech Bus Mouse better (Is the temperature Problem of the
corresponding card solved?)? Or are there equally good main boards which
allow the use of a PS/2 Bus Mouse?
I would appreciat any hints! Thanks in advance!
Robert F. Tobler
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Institute of Computer Graphics - mailto:rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at
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From: David Brisbane <D.Brisbane@dundee.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: which SCSI Adaptor for Nextstep 3.1 on Intel 486
Date: 20 Jul 1995 13:45:27 GMT
Organization: The University, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3ulmln$omc@dux.dundee.ac.uk>
References: <3ul5dm$j6p@jupiter.cs.cityu.edu.hk>
cmhui@myhost.subdomain.domain (cs_staff Hui Chau Man) wrote:
You need to sort your address!!
> Dear Netters,
>
> Had anybody here successfully installed Nextstep version 3.1 for intel
> processor on a PC with ISA bus?
>
> I use Adaptec 1542CF with
I've got version 3.1 and it doesn't support the 1542CF. It will work with
the 1542C & 1542B. There's NO fix for this and never will be.
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Canon ATO has apparently shut its Oregon office
Date: 20 Jul 1995 08:44:23 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <3ulmjn$6t3@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <3ui7in$rd0@emerald.oz.net> <DBz2MC.4p1@eunet.ch>
Ron Pomeroy (rop@al.esec.ch) wrote:
: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) wrote:
: >
: > Canon object.stations seemed to flow out of Canon's ATO office in
: > Oregon which shut its doors last Friday, I understand.
: >
: > I've seen no announcement from Canon about this and how it affects
: > object.station availability and future support. Anyone know more about
: > this?
: > ---
: > Art Isbell NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com
: > NeXT Registered Consultant Voice: +1 408 335 1154
: > Trego Systems Fax: +1 408 335 2515
: > CaseServ: NEXTSTEP managed care USmail: Felton, CA 95018-9442
: > contract and case management solutions
: Don't be alarmed (yet!). I read something in one of the PC rags
: a few weeks back that Canon was consolidating some operations.
: The article didn't mention any changes in product offerings
: as a result.
: Ron Pomeroy
: rop@al.esec.ch
I believe they are moving their organization to Costa Mesa to consolidate
PC operations a bit. The Object.Stations are still going to be sold
AFAIK.
tm
--
Trey McClendon TYBRIN Corporation
trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
NeXT / MIME Mail Accepted Fax: 205-837-3472
From: Rodrigo Bisbal <bisbal>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP WITH VIDEO CARD !
Date: 20 Jul 1995 14:22:28 GMT
Organization: Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC)
Message-ID: <3ulor4$b2a@server1.ctc.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello there!
What would be the best choice of a VIDEO CARD for a Compaq Pentium PC,
Monitor: Color Deskpro X2, vga mode, running NeXTSTEP ? The standard video card
is no good. 32 bit, 16 bit ?
Any suggestions please email me at:
bisbal@ctc.com
thanks,
Rodrigo Bisbal
From: Rodrigo Bisbal <bisbal>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP WITH VIDEO CARD !
Date: 20 Jul 1995 14:22:35 GMT
Organization: Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC)
Message-ID: <3ulorb$b34@server1.ctc.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello there!
What would be the best choice of a VIDEO CARD for a Compaq Pentium PC,
Monitor: Color Deskpro X2, vga mode, running NeXTSTEP ? The standard video card
is no good. 32 bit, 16 bit ?
Any suggestions please email me at:
bisbal@ctc.com
thanks,
Rodrigo Bisbal
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: zhwit@svusenet.ubs.ch
Subject: Adaptec 2940 Driver for 3.2 ?
Message-ID: <1995Jul20.061304.21503@zh014.ubs.ubs.ch>
Keywords: Adaptec, Drivers, 3.2
Sender: news@svusenet.ubs.ch
Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 06:13:04 GMT
Hi folks,
I'm looking for an ADAPTEC 2940 driver for Release 3.2. Is it somewhere
available or do I have to upgrade to Release 3.3.
Thanks for any help
Christoph
Christoph.z.h.w.i.t.Widmer@ubs.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: vrn@everest.umhc.umn.edu (Vince Netz)
Subject: Compaq QVision2000 Video Card
Message-ID: <DC0t2B.IL2@news.cis.umn.edu>
Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration)
Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 15:16:18 GMT
I got ahold of a new Compaq QVision2000 card and would like to get it to
work in my Compaq DeskPro in lieu of the 1280/E EISA card cuz the pricing
happens to be better... Unfortunately there isn't a specific driver for
it and the QVision 1280 Driver doesn't work... has anyone gotten a
Qvision2000 card up and running?
--
\/\/\/ Vince Netz, MIS Manager
\/\/\/ Outcomes Research and Utilization Management
\/\/\/ The University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Is the DPT driver ready for the latest PCI DPT cards ?
Message-ID: <DBzJqt.Mz@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 22:56:52 GMT
Hi,
I received some time ago from a friend the DPT driver and I wondered if it
could work with the latest RAID SCSI PCI DPT card.
Any help, advices, considerations, remarks will be appreciated.
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 75
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <a-gain.hanse.de!stefan@ccwnoc.hanse.de>
Message-ID: <m0sYoKA-000btOC@a-gain>
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2)
From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 95 06:39:04 +0100
Subject: PS2-SIMMS for black HW: Turbos (33Mhz)
Hi!
I might be gettin' two of these infamous 32MB-sticks for my Turbocube
... but
does anybody know whether I have to get:
1.) non-parity,
(Space initially left blank for your comments! :-)
2.) parity
3.) or even PS2-Simms for the Mac (including 2K refresh)?
I know these thing have to have 70ns so that the Turbo works at the
highest possible mem.-speed ;-) but I cannot tell which of these
options (1-3) I will have to get.
*
The other thing is pricing!:
I might get the non-parity ones for 1.350,-- DM a piece, which is
roughly $965! --- which is still a whole bunch of green ones!
Does anybody know a really cheap/cheaper source, so I dont have to
wait for next year to be able to get these?
---
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
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From: Greg Howard <gregory@interport.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP WITH VIDEO CARD !
Date: 21 Jul 1995 00:03:51 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <3umqt7$rdm@decaxp.harvard.edu>
References: <3ulorb$b34@server1.ctc.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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To: bisbal
The common view is that the Number 9 Imagine 128 and
the ELSA Winner Pro 2000 are the two best. Number 9's
drivers are supported by NeXT, ELSA writes its own
drivers for NEXTSTEP and is a _slightly_ faster card.
They are both very expensive. The Diamond Stealth 64
is the best for a lower budget.
I don't have prices offhand, that would be dependent
on how much VRAM you want. The Number 9 and ELSA will
cost about $1800 for 8MB of VRAM, and about $800 - $900
for 4MB VRAM. The Diamond Stealth will be about half
the price.
--Greg
From: molteni@imaginet.fr (Olivier MOLTENI)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Is there any driver for the 2940 adaptec PCI SCSI ?
Date: 20 Jul 1995 18:35:24 GMT
Organization: ImagiNET Public Access Internet Service
Message-ID: <3um7lc$cpn@avalon.imaginet.fr>
Is there any driver for the 2940 adaptec PCI SCSI ?
Please, if someone knoxs where I can find a driver for an adaptec 2940,
PCI SCSI card for Nextep 3.2, thanks to send me a mail !!
Thanks, Olivier. :-)
From: rasmussn@uranus.eecs.umich.edu (Craig E Rasmussen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEC Versa M/75 install problem
Date: 20 Jul 1995 20:14:43 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept.
Message-ID: <3umdfj$h2g@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
I am trying to install NeXTSTEP 3.3 on a NEC Versa M/75 with the 540 MB
IDE hard disk using a docking station to connect to a SCSI CD-ROM. The
install fails because at the point of choosing a hard disk to install to.
Error messages are:
The startup disk in this computer is
NEXTSTEP cannot be installed on any disks
You must have a 512 byte/sector disk with at least 120 MB of free
space
No diskks found
Installation can't continue.
Can anyone help me with this problem?
Craig Rasmussen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: which SCSI Adaptor for Nextstep 3.1 on Intel 486
Message-ID: <DC0JIp.yM@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <3ul5dm$j6p@jupiter.cs.cityu.edu.hk>
Distribution: inet
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 11:49:36 GMT
In article <3ul5dm$j6p@jupiter.cs.cityu.edu.hk>
cmhui@myhost.subdomain.domain (cs_staff Hui Chau Man) writes:
> Had anybody here successfully installed Nextstep version 3.1 for intel
> processor on a PC with ISA bus?
Yes.
> I use Adaptec 1542CF with
>
> I/O port 330h
> DMA Channel 5
> IRQ 11
1542CF is not supported under 3.1. Get 1542B or 1542C.
---
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: gideon@black_albatross.otago.ac.nz (Gideon King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Mouse jerkiness?
Date: 20 Jul 1995 21:16:45 GMT
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
Message-ID: <3umh3t$rcv@celebrian.otago.ac.nz>
References: <3ullsp$7g3@news.tuwien.ac.at>
In article <3ullsp$7g3@news.tuwien.ac.at> rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler)
writes:
>
> I am shopping for a new Pentium NeXTstep machine. A friend has
demonstrated
> his office machine, a 486/66 NeXTStep computer with a serial mouse. His
> setup exhibits an awful jerkiness of mouse movements.
>
> He also has a NeXTstep machine with a PS/2 Busmouse at home, and he told
me
> that mouse-movements are rather smooth at home.
>
The jerkiness you observed is probably sue to the old serial port driver.
There is a new one available (and a new serial mouse driver that
recognises it) from NeXT which fixes the problem. This means that it
doesn't really matter any more whether you use a PS/2 bus mouse or serial
mouse. Serial mice using the old driver were pretty much unusable.
---
Gideon King | Phone +64-3-479 8347
University of Otago | Fax +64-3-479 8529
Computer Science Applied | e-mail gideon@csarc.otago.ac.nz
Research Centre | NeXT mail, MIME ok
Department of Computer Science |
P.O. Box 56 | For people who like peace and quiet:
Dunedin | a phoneless cord.
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WWW access:
http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:805/PersonalHomePages/Gideon.htmld/
From: nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 030 Cube memory question
Date: 21 Jul 1995 01:50:34 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3un15a$nk4@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <3ujo3q$et1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <3ujo3q$et1@newsbf02.news.aol.com> mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque) writes:
> > On an 030 cube running system 3.0, what is the lowest amount of ram
> > you can install and have the computer function? Thanks!
> It will boot (and thrash painfully) with 4 Mbytes of memory installed.
> (The 30 pin SIMMs have to be added in groups of 4. The minimum shipped
> configuration had 8 Mbytes of DRAM installed.
I believe someone from a university (CMU?) once claimed that they
had received a special early order of 4MB NeXT Computers (cubes) that
were only used in console (no windows) mode. Strange if true!
--
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management Consultant
Internet: nathan@nai.net
From: dwright@dehli.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Digital Ears Passthru?
Date: 20 Jul 1995 22:48:48 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <3ummgg$p11@news.voicenet.com>
Is there any way to pass the sound from Digital Ears (or the CODEC for
that matter) out the speaker of the monitor?
I am using Soundworks now, but it requires it to be active to pass the
sound thru...I need something that will pass it thru in the background.
Darren
From: kris@xmission.xmission.com (Kristopher Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Driver for 3.2 ?
Date: 20 Jul 1995 23:03:12 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <3umnbg$16j@news.xmission.com>
References: <1995Jul20.061304.21503@zh014.ubs.ubs.ch>
zhwit@svusenet.ubs.ch wrote:
: Hi folks,
: I'm looking for an ADAPTEC 2940 driver for Release 3.2. Is it somewhere
: available or do I have to upgrade to Release 3.3.
: Thanks for any help
: Christoph
: Christoph.z.h.w.i.t.Widmer@ubs.ch
The 2940 driver is based on the DriverKit and therefore will not work in 3.2.
--
Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please)
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From: faust@ee.ucla.edu (Bill Faust)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: 20 Jul 1995 20:38:44 GMT
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu>
I have seen some recent posts from people seeking suppliers of black
mice, but I haven't seen any replies.
My mouse on my 25 MHz NeXTstation is having problems. I recently
moved the machine, and I must have given the cable a yank -- there
appears to be an intermittant connection right where the cable enters
the mouse (I can compress the cable there and the mouse then works
fine). I think I could cut back the cable and solder together a few
wires to get it working, but I'd have to cut away the rubber
attachment where the cable attaches to the mouse. I'd much rather
just buy a new mouse.
Is there anybody out there that can sell me a mouse for the black
machine? I've ``borrowed'' a mouse from another machine as an interim
solution, and really need to return it.
Thanks,
Bill Faust
Thousand Oaks, California, USA
From: debaud@cc.gatech.edu (Jean-Marc Debaud)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DEC 5100laser and NS/intel.
Date: 21 Jul 1995 10:47:06 -0400
Organization: College of Computing
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uoela$q2j@gaia.cc.gatech.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: debaud
Just wondering if anyone out there has some experience with using the
DEC 5100 laser printer with the parallel port of an intel machine. The
latter happens to be a Compaq deskpro 66M.
Or has anyone used it attached to an ethernet network, and as such
how expensive was the net card?
Thanks,
JM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: uunet!lkba!lkb (Larry Blische)
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Message-ID: <1995Jul21.111652.15080@lkba.uucp>
Sender: lkb@lkba.uucp (Larry Blische)
Organization: LKB Associates, Inc.
References: <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:16:52 GMT
Bill Faust writes
> I think I could cut back the cable and solder together a few
> wires to get it working, but I'd have to cut away the rubber
> attachment where the cable attaches to the mouse.
Actually, the rubber attachment (strain relief) is not attached to the
cable, it's just stuck on. I've repaired two mice and in both cases was
able to yank more cable through the strain relief. Your problem could also
be a poor contact in the connector inside the mouse. I removed both of mine
and soldered the wires directly. A bit tedious since the wires are so small,
but doable.
Now if I could only find replacement mouse feet so they would glide
better...
--
Larry Blische * Consultant/Programmer * UNIX/X/NEXTSTEP/Embedded
Systems/Etc.
LKB Associates, Inc. * 3118 Dunglow Road * Dundalk, Maryland 21222-5304 USA
410 285 2262 * lkb@lkba.com * NeXT, MIME and ASCII mail Welcome!
From: Jesus M. Izquierdo <72332.3705@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: #9 FX MOTION 771
Date: 21 Jul 1995 15:50:29 GMT
Organization: KROP AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS
Message-ID: <3uoic5$m8r$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
#9 FX MOTION 771 has replaced the #9 GXE 64 PRO video board. I am
trying to install NEXTSTEP into a Pentium PC with FX MOTION 771
4MB video board and all we have is a B/W low resolution screen.
Has anybody experienced with this board? It seems that there is
not a specific driver for it but I thought the driver for GXE 64
PRO should work.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <mdaniels@wnjlaw.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 95 11:33:55 -0500
From: mdaniels@wnjlaw.com (Mike Daniels)
Message-ID: <9507211633.AA04620@wnjlaw.com>
Subject: seagate elite install problems
I'm trying to install a Seagate Elite ST410800N 9GB drive on an Intel machine running 3.2
My problem is that when I try to initialize the drive using the _disk_ program, it appears
to ignore my disktab entry.
When I use the scsimodes command, I get:
SCSI information for /dev/rsd1a
Drive type: SEAGATE ST410800N 00160
1024 bytes per sector
70 sectors per track
27 tracks per cylinder
4926 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders)
9 spare sectors per cylinder
27 alternate tracks per volume
9362420 usable sectors on volume
So, I created this disktab entry:
ST410800N|ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N 00160:\
:ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#4926:nt#27:ns#70:ss#1024:rm#5400:\
:fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\
:os=mach_kernel:z0#32:z1#96:hn=fileroom:ro=a:\
:pa#0:sa#2097152:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\
:ia:ta=4.3BSD:\
:pb#2097152:sb#2097152:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#32:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\
:ib:tb=4.3BSD:\
:pc#4194304:sc#2097152:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#32:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\
:ic:tc=4.3BSD:\
:pd#6291456:sd#2097152:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#32:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\
:id:td=4.3BSD:\
:pe#8388608:se#973652:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#32:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\
:ie:te=4.3BSD:
Then I typed:
fileroom:2# disk -i -t ST410800N /dev/rsd1a
and got this response:
disk name: ST410800N
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
writing disk label
Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot
Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot1
creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd1a
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 9362261 70 27 8192 1024 16 10 60 4096 t
Warning: 799 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated
/dev/rsd1a: 9362261 sectors in 4954 cylinders of 27 tracks, 70 sectors
9587.0Mb in 310 cyl groups (16 c/g, 30.97Mb/g, 768 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at:
16, 30328, 60640, 90952, 121264, 151576, 181888, 212200, 242512, 272824,
303136, 333448, 363760, 394072, 424384, 454696, 485008, 515320, 545632, 575944,
606256, 636568, 666880, 697192, 727504, 757816, 788128, 818440, 848752, 879064,
909376, 939688, 967696, 998008, 1028320, 1058632, 1088944, 1119256, 1149568, 1179880,
1210192, 1240504, 1270816, 1301128, 1331440, 1361752, 1392064, 1422376, 1452688, 1483000,
1513312, 1543624, 1573936, 1604248, 1634560, 1664872, 1695184, 1725496, 1755808, 1786120,
1816432, 1846744, 1877056, 1907368, 1935376, 1965688, 1996000, 2026312, 2056624,
2086936,seek error: 2117264
wtfs: Error 0
/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd1a failed (status 1)
The number corresponding to the rotation speed should be 90, not 60, and the number of
sectors should be 2097152, not 9362261.
Anyone have any idea what's going on?
Mike Daniels
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: playCD on Intel Hardware? (play3401)
Message-ID: <DC2p42.xr@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3uk289$4fs@news4.digex.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 15:45:37 GMT
In article <3uk289$4fs@news4.digex.net> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes:
> Has anyone got playCD or play3401 working on intel hardware? If so, could
> you please let me know how you went about it??? It works fine on my black
> hardware, but not at all on Intel.
Carl Edman - the original author of playcd/play3401 - included intel support
wherever neccessary in the source. I remember him mentioning he did use it with
intel h/w but dropped it because of intel's poor audio performance.
What particular problem do you experience?
Do you use the same cdrom drive on black and white h/w?
Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware
From: cdm@idm.com (Charles D Marcotte)
Subject: Re: HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium & Matrox MGA PCI /2+ problems
Sender: news@idm.com (The News User)
Message-ID: <DC2vt1.B94@idm.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 18:10:12 GMT
References: <3tv3qv$b80@a3bsrv.nai.net>
Organization: Information Data Management
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Nathan F. Janette (nathan@nai.net) wrote:
> Help, please!
> I'll be working with a HP Vectra XU 90 Mhz Pentium system with an
> installed Matrox MGA PCI /2+ video card. I would like to install
> NEXTSTEP as the OS of choice (my choice, heh heh).
> I checked NeXTanswers and discovered the good news:
> - the onboard SCSI is supported
> - the onboard ethernet is supported
> - the onboard (low-end) video chipset is supported
> The bad news appears to be that the standard video upgrade for
> this system (according to the HP manual), the Matrox MGA PCI /2+
> card does not appear to have a driver. Perhaps is uses a chipset
> that is supported by one of the more generic video drivers?
> One strange thing is that when I unplugged the video card,
> the system refuses to boot using the builtin video. The
> manual doesn't seem to indicate any switch settings for
> enabling/disabling the builtin video...
> --
> Nathan Janette
> NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management Consultant
> Internet: nathan@nai.net
CHECK The motherboard !!! Our XU90 had no S3 video chip on it,
thus no onboard video !!! The HP marketing literaure mislead
into believing that the XU would have both video options.
Chuck Marcotte (cdm@idm.com)
From: sprenger@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Michael D. Sprenger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) in Mono 25 MHz NeXTstations?
Date: 21 Jul 1995 19:00:15 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Message-ID: <3uotfv$617@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>
Does someone know if 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) work in early NeXTstations
(25 MHz Mono)? The FAQs mention 1- and 4-MB SIMMs, but some of the
FAQ entries are from a few years ago when 16-MB SIMMs weren't around
yet.
Please reply to the e-mail address below. I will summarize, post and
also contact the FAQ maintainers about the issue.
Thank you all for your time,
--
Michael D. Sprenger
Phone: (303) 492-5127
E-mail: sprenger@turtle.colorado.edu
WWW: http://dator.colorado.edu/~sprenger
From: beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (James Beauchamp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI PROBLEM WITH NEXT CUBE
Date: 21 Jul 1995 20:49:15 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <3up3sb$4mh@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Keywords: SCSI Next Cube SuperFloppy HardDisk
When I connect my PLI SuperFloppy 2.8 (set to "6", term switch "on") and
my external hard drive (set to "4") to the SCSI on my NeXT Cube, the floppy
does not respond, and, although the HD appears to be available, if I try to use
it, the system completely hangs. Here's the configuration:
SCSI SCSI
|NeXT|--->|HARD |--->|FLOPPY| (term)
|Cube| |DRIVE| |DRIVE |
Used individually, the floppy and hard drives work fine. This is under NS 3.2.
However, I didn't have any trouble using them together under NS 2.1.
Any ideas what I could be doing wrong?
Jim Beauchamp
j-beauch@uiuc.edu
From: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Canon ATO has apparently shut its Oregon office
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:21:11 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Message-ID: <950721172111.223AACUQ.malc@daneel>
References: <3ui7in$rd0@emerald.oz.net> <DBz2MC.4p1@eunet.ch> <3ulmjn$6t3@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> I believe they are moving their organization to Costa Mesa to
> consolidate PC operations a bit. The Object.Stations are still
> going to be sold AFAIK.
>
Yes, the object.stations will still be sold.
The office "reorganisation" all sounds like good news to me: the Oregon
office seemed extremely badly organised to me -- I don't know of many people
who got shipments on time.
Have fun,
mmalc.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:09:28 +0000
From: more@power.globalnews.com
Subject: 1365 CANON SETS POWERPC BROADSIDE FOR TODAY
CANON SETS POWERPC BROADSIDE FOR TODAY
(June 19th 1995) IBM Corp is not the only one launching PowerPC-based
personal computers today. Though we didn't have details as we went to
press, Canon Inc plans to unveil its internally-developed PowerPC
machines in New York too. Our sister publication ClieNT Server News
learns that servers and mobile units will show up alongside desktop
machines Canon is taking from its FirePower Systems Inc affiliate.
The company is seeking to bring together its various US entities
into a single unit later in the summer. The unit will push Windows NT
on iAPX-86 and PowerPC; NeXTstep on iAPX-86; and OpenStep for NT on
iAPX-86 - all to Fortune 1000 companies. Canon lost a small fortune
as a NeXT Computer Inc investor and needs to recoup.
The corporate entities involved in the restructuring include Canon
Research Co in San Jose, California, which is working on combining
facsimile, optical character recognition, imaging and other business
automation skills into the hardware Canon will offer, in some new
easy-to-use way. Canon Information Systems in Costa Mesa, California,
is working on server, communications and driver software.
Canon Computer Systems Inc, also in Costa Mesa, is Canon's main sales
channel to the outside and it sells $1,000m of personal computer
products a year. The Advanced Technology Operation in Portland,
Oregon, which develops interface and deployment tools, has been
selling the company's NT-on-iAPX-86 and NeXTstep machines but will
now cease doing that, turning the work over to Canon Computer.
(C) Computergram International | Select 5000 for more information
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Roland RAP 10 under NSFIP?
Message-ID: <DC1xqA.8zM@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 05:54:10 GMT
Howdy, all... I stuck a Roland RAP-10 card into my NSFIP machine
tonight. I realize that there's no driver for this card, but my
intention is only to use it from the DOS side for General MIDI
support. My configuration is this:
ASUS 486SP3G board, Intel 486DX4/100
NCR 53C810 SCSI-2 built-in to the motherboard
Talus driver for the NCR
Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM
SoundBlaster 16
The SB 16 is at port 220, IRQ 5, DMA channel 1. The Roland was at
port 230, IRQ 9.
My problem is this... under DOS things work fine. The Roland happily
makes all the noise that it's supposed to and everything is nice. When
I try to boot NEXTSTEP however, it's not so happy. I get through the
bootsequence to the point that the identification message for the
Talus driver appears... on the next line Chip Rev 01 appears. Then
the boot hangs and can't proceed.
Is there some selection of IRQs and ports that I can set the RAP-10's
jumpers to so that it will work under DOS, but not get in the way
under NEXTSTEP? It seems that it should be possible to get NS to
ignore the card entirely. Any suggestions as to what's clashing here
and how to resolve it (at least so that NS can run) would be welcome
since inserting and removing the card before operating system changes
will get old fairly quickly!
Jerry
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: moose@moose.pdial.interpath.net (James Moosmann)
Subject: Re: 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) in Mono 25 MHz NeXTstations?
Message-ID: <1995Jul22.023146.5675@nosc.mil>
Sender: news@nosc.mil
Organization: NCCOSC RDT&E Division, San Diego, CA
References: <3uotfv$617@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 02:31:46 GMT
In article <3uotfv$617@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>
sprenger@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Michael D. Sprenger) writes:
> Does someone know if 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) work in early NeXTstations
> (25 MHz Mono)? The FAQs mention 1- and 4-MB SIMMs, but some of the
> FAQ entries are from a few years ago when 16-MB SIMMs weren't around
> yet.
The next-stations only work with single-sided 4MB and below simms. I have
used thin 8MB chips but they don't work. I have tried putting newer ROM
versions and all kinds of different combinations, but nothing above a 4MB
chip is recognized by the 25mhz stations ( and that includes color 72pin
machines) Only the Turbo's can see 1,4,8,16,32 etc... chips :-|
Moose
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From: kafkouli@fiu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FUJITSU 1606 HARD DriVE:Question
Date: 21 Jul 1995 19:58:57 GMT
Organization: Florida International University
Message-ID: <3up0u1$ojv@newshost.fiu.edu>
Originator: kafkouli@solix
Hi All
I found a FUJITSU 1606 1GB hard Drive
for $385 (It is the successor model of FJ 2694).
Do I need the fujitsu recepies
or special disktab files to make this
drive an internal boot drive for a NeXtStation?
Any experiances with this drive will
be helpful.
Thanks in advance
George Kafkoulis
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: playCD on Intel Hardware? (play3401)
Date: 22 Jul 1995 00:28:37 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3upgnl$j8s@news4.digex.net>
References: <3uk289$4fs@news4.digex.net> <DC2p42.xr@euler.hnv.icem.de>
js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) wrote:
> What particular problem do you experience? Do you use the same cdrom
drive on black and white h/w?
Yes, I use the exact same cd rom, a toshiba 3401. I think I compiled it
correctly, but it doesn't work when I type in the commands. Do you have it
working on intel hardware?
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu (George B. Ross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: 21 Jul 1995 16:17:07 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uoju3$d88@news.nd.edu>
References: <1995Jul21.111652.15080@lkba.uucp>
Larry Blische writes
> Bill Faust writes
>
> > I think I could cut back the cable and solder together a few
> > wires to get it working, but I'd have to cut away the rubber
> > attachment where the cable attaches to the mouse.
>
> Actually, the rubber attachment (strain relief) is not attached to the
> cable, it's just stuck on. I've repaired two mice and in both cases was
> able to yank more cable through the strain relief. Your problem could
also
> be a poor contact in the connector inside the mouse. I removed both of
mine
> and soldered the wires directly. A bit tedious since the wires are so
small,
> but doable.
>
> Now if I could only find replacement mouse feet so they would glide
> better...
> --
> Larry Blische * Consultant/Programmer * UNIX/X/NEXTSTEP/Embedded
> Systems/Etc.
> LKB Associates, Inc. * 3118 Dunglow Road * Dundalk, Maryland 21222-5304
USA
> 410 285 2262 * lkb@lkba.com * NeXT, MIME and ASCII mail Welcome!
Along similar lines, what about replacement gaskets for
between the two parts of the mouse. Mine has about had it
from oily hands and attracts a lot of dust and gunk. Has
anyone found a source for new gaskets or an easy way to
fabricate one?
-george
George B. Ross Aero/Mech Engr University of Notre Dame
gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu http://stimpy.ame.nd.edu/gross/
From: kyle@pagesat.net (Kyle Hearn)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: which SCSI Adaptor for Nextstep 3.1 on Intel 486
Date: 22 Jul 1995 02:39:59 GMT
Organization: Pagesat, Inc.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3upodv$3nr@news.pagesat.net>
References: <3ul5dm$j6p@jupiter.cs.cityu.edu.hk>
cmhui@myhost.subdomain.domain (cs_staff Hui Chau Man) writes:
>Dear Netters,
>Had anybody here successfully installed Nextstep version 3.1 for intel
>processor on a PC with ISA bus?
3.1? Nope. Buggy. I never could get the thing installed. 3.2 installed
without a hitch.
>I use Adaptec 1542CF with
> I/O port 330h
> DMA Channel 5
> IRQ 11
>and the boot disk just reported
>"No CDROM Drive"
>The ROM of the adaptec does report it read the CDROM drive!
Try 3.2 or 3.3.
--
Kyle Hearn
kyle@pagesat.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Mpller)
Subject: Shadows with brand new NeXT laser
Keywords: NeXT laser printer
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 12:32:10 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Jul22.123210.2119@proximus.north.de>
Summary: new NeXT laser prints shadows on the paper.
Hi,
I just purchased a new NeXT laser from PrinterWorks, but
unfortunatelly it does not print clean at all. There are black shadows
on the left side of the paper, they seem to "reprint" the text after
13cm.
Does anyone know what the problem could be, how I could fix it or if the
printer needs to be repaired.
My problem is that I bought it, as said, from PrinterWorks in the US but
life in Germany. So sending the printer back would (a) cost me money and
(b) time and (c) I cannot do much about it if they take a lot of time
repairing it... So I would prefer if I could fix it here in Germany
without too much hassle.
Thank you for any help,
Gerhard.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Multiple CD/CD-ROM Changers under NS?
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul22153452@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 19:34:52 GMT
Do multiple CD/CD-ROM changers/jukeboxes work under NEXTSTEP? If so,
how do they work? I've never used one. Do they have SCSI versions?
Any recommendations??
Robert La Ferla
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Looking for GOOD printer for NeXTSTEP/i
In-Reply-To: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au's message of Sat, 22 Jul 1995 14:52:17 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul22154506@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DC4HB5.CFB@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 19:45:06 GMT
Try the Lexmark Optra Lxi (1200 DPI + Ethernet) or HP LaserJet 4MV (600 DPI
+ 11x17")
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <DC4HB5.CFB@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au> weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au writes:
looking for GOOD printer for NeXTSTEP/intel..
the printer MUST been supported!
^_^ thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Current Modem Choice?
In-Reply-To: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu's message of Tue, 18 Jul 1995 23:09:18 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul22154742@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DBxpnI.4vy@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 19:47:42 GMT
Practical Peripherals Pro Class V.34 LCD.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <DBxpnI.4vy@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker) writes:
My Zyxel modem absorbed one too many electrons from the phone line
during a thunderstorm last night. :-(
Whats hot and whats not in the modem world right now. I haven't
paid attention for quite a while. Surely a U-1496E must be overpriced
and slow by now. What do people recommend?
Thanks!
Steve
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From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Canon ATO has apparently shut its Oregon office
Date: 21 Jul 1995 22:14:27 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <3up8s3$o7j@www.its.com>
References: <3ui7in$rd0@emerald.oz.net>
art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) wrote:
> Canon object.stations seemed to flow out of Canon's ATO office in
> Oregon which shut its doors last Friday, I understand.
That's correct. Canon is "reintegrating" their ATO division.
> I've seen no announcement from Canon about this and how it affects
> object.station availability and future support. Anyone know more about
> this?
I suspect that Canon itself has not determined exactly what it's doing.
Canon has a fair inventory of object.stations in stock, which'll probably
get sold off at a discount. These machines have fairly standard
components, except for the custom video hardware on the 41's, so they
should still be pretty well supported. I do hope that Canon will continue
to offer upgrades to their video drivers to customers.
-Chuck, who is *not* speaking for ITS (which is a Canon object.station
resller).
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Techology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+--------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: thedrjay@aol.com (The Dr Jay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Booting NeXT Step for Intel with other operating systems
Date: 22 Jul 1995 10:24:06 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <3ur1m6$goa@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
There is interest as to setting up Next Step For Intel with other
operating systems. I have seen others trying to but having problems doing
so. As I have set up Next Step For Intel with as many as four operating
systems and drives as large as 4 giga bites I think that I may be able to
help those who wish to do this.
Note there can be more than four primary partitions on any drive, but can
be as many logical dives in an extended DOS partition as you have drive
letters. Most alternative bootloaders other than Next Step’s will use a
small primary partition. The extended DOS partition counts as a primary
partition. Next Step will see DOS’s Primary Partition only. Treat Windows
95 like DOS as it still seems to boot with DOS. Windows NT has it own
bootloader that loads off the primary DOS partition and will let you chose
only Windows NT, and DOS or Windows 95 chose to boot DOS to bring it up.
I will list steps, and a few rules that apply to larger than 2 giga bite
drives.
1. Install Next Step and set aside space for DOS this will create two
partitions' one for Next Step one for DOS that then can be fdisk into
other partitions.
2. Boot DOS with a floppy that has fdisk.com, format.com, sys.com and
delete the DOS primary partition if you want or need more than one
partition for the other operating systems. If all you want is DOS with one
partition skip this and just format the partition install DOS and you will
be able to boot DOS and Next Step For Intel.
3. If you wish to use some other boot loader than the one included with
Next Step For Intel install it after deleting the DOS primary Partition.
4. Partition the drive as needed.
5. Install the other operating systems.
6. If you are going to use some other bootloader than Next Steps boot DOS
and type at the command prompt fdisk /mbr this will get rid of the Next
Step bootloader.
Notes for drives larger than two giga bites.
1. The Next Step Partition must be in the first 2048 megabytes of the
drive.
2. The Next Step partition can not be larger than 2048 megabytes.
3. Alternate boot loaders must be installed in the first 2048 megabytes of
the drive.
4. If you want to install OS/2 and boot off a logical drive it must be
within the in the first 2048 megabytes of the drive.
I hope this will help those planing to try to do this.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Looking for GOOD printer for NeXTSTEP/i
Message-ID: <DC4HB5.CFB@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 14:52:17 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
looking for GOOD printer for NeXTSTEP/intel..
the printer MUST been supported!
^_^ thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Problems with new NeXT serial driver.
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul22104612@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 14:46:12 GMT
Has anyone experienced any problems with the new ISASerialPort and PortServer
driver combo that NeXT has recently released?
I am getting error messages from both kermit and Taylor UUCP when the modem
hangs up. I also get error messages (intermittently) after issuing a ATZ
command to the modem.
I suppose it's time to return to Mux!
Robert
From: nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) in Mono 25 MHz NeXTstations?
Date: 22 Jul 1995 15:23:06 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3ur54q$3t7@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <1995Jul22.023146.5675@nosc.mil>
In article <1995Jul22.023146.5675@nosc.mil> moose@moose.pdial.interpath.net
(James Moosmann) writes:
> In article <3uotfv$617@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>
> sprenger@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Michael D. Sprenger) writes:
> > Does someone know if 16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) work in early NeXTstations
> > (25 MHz Mono)? The FAQs mention 1- and 4-MB SIMMs, but some of the
> > FAQ entries are from a few years ago when 16-MB SIMMs weren't around
> > yet.
>
> The next-stations only work with single-sided 4MB and below simms. I have
> used thin 8MB chips but they don't work. I have tried putting newer ROM
> versions and all kinds of different combinations, but nothing above a 4MB
> chip is recognized by the 25mhz stations ( and that includes color 72pin
> machines) Only the Turbo's can see 1,4,8,16,32 etc... chips :-|
One minor correction: the last batch of non-turbo NeXTstations actually
used "turbo" boards with 25 MHz CPU chips. If your station board has
four 72-pin SIMM slots instead of the usual eight 36-pin slots, you
can use up to 32 MB 72-pin SIMMs.
Chances are you have a "normal" station, and the limit is 4MB 36-pin SIMMs.
--
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management and Development Consultant
East Haven, CT
Internet: nathan@nai.net
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any news?? Re:SERIAL DRIVER for NS/I
Date: 22 Jul 1995 10:58:00 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3ur3lo$pcd@papoose.quick.com>
References: <3ujnap$jrc@gaia.cc.gatech.edu>
In article <3ujnap$jrc@gaia.cc.gatech.edu>,
Jean-Marc Debaud <debaud@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>
>
>Just wondering if there is any news on the status of the
>serial driver for NS/intel 3.3 I could not see anything
>new on the next web site.
>
>Running SLIP at 9600 sucks. And don't believe what they say
>about 19200...Omniweb apparently make demands that kills
>the machine.
The replacement for the serial driver was put on ftp.next.com
on June 7th.
Jun 7 09:15 1942_ISA_Serial_Port.pkg.compressed
Jun 13 17:50 1943_ISA_Serial_Port_Driver_Overview.rtf
Jun 7 09:15 1944_SerialPointingDevice.pkg.compressed
Jun 13 12:47 1945_Serial_Pointing_Device_Driver_Overview.rtf
Jun 7 09:15 1946_PortServer.pkg.compressed
Jun 13 17:50 1947_Port_Server_Driver_Overview.rtf
These claim to support high data rates reliably, and even have
support for the newer 16560 UART (32 rather than 16 byte FIFOs).
I do not use those drivers yet, as I have been happy using the
Mux driver at 57600 since NS3.1.
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: seagate elite install problems - (solution)
Date: 22 Jul 1995 12:06:45 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <3ur7ml$pi4@papoose.quick.com>
References: <9507211633.AA04620@wnjlaw.com>
In article <9507211633.AA04620@wnjlaw.com>,
Mike Daniels <mdaniels@wnjlaw.com> wrote:
>I'm trying to install a Seagate Elite ST410800N 9GB drive on an Intel machine running 3.2
>
>My problem is that when I try to initialize the drive using the _disk_ program, it appears
>to ignore my disktab entry.
(munch)
>So, I created this disktab entry:
>
>ST410800N|ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N 00160:\
>:ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#4926:nt#27:ns#70:ss#1024:rm#5400:\
>:fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\
>:os=mach_kernel:z0#32:z1#96:hn=fileroom:ro=a:\
>:pa#0:sa#2097152:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\
>:ia:ta=4.3BSD:\
>:pb#2097152:sb#2097152:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#32:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\
>:ib:tb=4.3BSD:\
>:pc#4194304:sc#2097152:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#32:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\
>:ic:tc=4.3BSD:\
>:pd#6291456:sd#2097152:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#32:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\
>:id:td=4.3BSD:\
>:pe#8388608:se#973652:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#32:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\
>:ie:te=4.3BSD:
>
>Then I typed:
>
>fileroom:2# disk -i -t ST410800N /dev/rsd1a
>
>and got this response:
(munch the error messages)
I copied your disktab entry into my /etc/disktab, and used the
getdiskbyname(3) function to parse the entry. The entry failed
to parse correctly (which was why the disk command ignored it).
Here is the code I used:
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
struct disktab *geom;
char *name = argv[1];
geom = getdiskbyname(name);
}
In gdb, I ran the code with the argument ST41800N and found that
the partition information had invalid base addresses for each of
the partitions you defined.
(gdb) p *geom
. . .
d_partitions = {{
p_base = -1,
p_size = 2097152,
. . .
},
{
p_base = -1,
p_size = 2097152,
. . .
},
. . . (more partitions followed)
All the information was correct except for p_base.
I then indented all lines but the first in your disktab entry with a
single tab.
ST410800N|ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N-1024|SEAGATE ST410800N 00160:\
:ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#4926:nt#27:ns#70:ss#1024:rm#5400:\
:fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\
:os=mach_kernel:z0#32:z1#96:hn=fileroom:ro=a:\
:pa#0:sa#2097152:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\
:ia:ta=4.3BSD:\
:pb#2097152:sb#2097152:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#32:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\
:ib:tb=4.3BSD:\
:pc#4194304:sc#2097152:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#32:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\
:ic:tc=4.3BSD:\
:pd#6291456:sd#2097152:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#32:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\
:id:td=4.3BSD:\
:pe#8388608:se#973652:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#32:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\
:ie:te=4.3BSD:
Re-running the code in gdb resulted in the correct geometry.
d_partitions = {{
p_base = 0,
p_size = 2097152,
. . .
},
{
p_base = 2097152,
p_size = 2097152,
. . .
},
. . .
So. The disktab format has an undocumented reliance on indentation.
Just make sure that the first line of an entry is not indented and
that all subsequent lines in the entry begin with a single tab.
(Just like the ones delivered in the base copy of the file).
The moral of the story is: Always modify a working template rather
than start from scratch.
Enjoy your new disk.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@phcs.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
\_/ (_\/ | Systems Integration Group (617) 895-3343
) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: lao@zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp (LAO Shihong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate ST32430N HDD with black Hardware ?
Date: 18 Jul 1995 09:29:11 GMT
Organization: OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JAPAN
Message-ID: <3ufut7$857@omrongw2.wg.omron.co.jp>
References: <3udin6$bp8@trumpet.uni-mannheim.de>
In article <3udin6$bp8@trumpet.uni-mannheim.de> Soeren Appenzeller
<sappenz@pinfo100.informatik.uni-mannheim.de> writes:
> Does anybody has any experience with connecting a SEAGATE ST32430N 2.1GB
> harddisk to a NeXT (black hardware) ???
I just installed this driver to my NeXTstation. You need
to write an entry to /etc/disktab.
This driver is quiet, but not fast with my NeXTstation.
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$(0@9'a$(1,c(B(use mule to show Chinese)
fo100.informatik.uni-mannheim.de> writes:
> Does anybody has any experience with connecting a SEAGATE ST32430N 2.1GB
> harddisk to a NeXT (black hardware) ???
I just installed this driver to my NeXTstation. You need
to write an entry to /etc/disktab.
This driver is quiet, but not fast with my NeXTstation.
----
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From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CD not 'coming ready'
Date: 22 Jul 1995 18:17:02 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
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I'm trying to install NSFIP v3.2 and my CD drive is not 'coming ready'...
It was working before... any idea's?
thanks much!
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__________________________________________________________________
From: scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S. Port)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Soundbox Question
Date: 23 Jul 1995 04:27:27 GMT
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3usj3f$m05@saba.info.ucla.edu>
I opened a non-adb Soundbox this evening.
Inside there is an unused RCA plug sitting
upright on the board and also a 9-pin mail
(that's male) adaptor also unused. Anyone
out there know what they're for? The mike
plugs into a horizontal RCA. The blanko is
vertical.
Thanks.
Charlie Dvorak
cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
****************************************************
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* *
*Computers are useless, they only give you answers.*
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From: scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S. Port)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Zyxel phone or ftp?
Date: 23 Jul 1995 04:30:31 GMT
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3usj97$tob@saba.info.ucla.edu>
I'd like to get the phone number and
ftp for Zyxel.com. Please help. Also
I'd like any info people have on the
current state of 28.8 Zyxel modems.
How about a phone number for a good
reseller?
Thanks.
Charlie Dvorak
cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
****************************************************
* Graduate School of Psychology at Pepperdine *
* *
*Computers are useless, they only give you answers.*
* -Pablo Picasso- *
****************************************************
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: playCD on Intel Hardware? (play3401)
Date: 22 Jul 1995 23:19:39 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3us12b$dp0@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <3uk289$4fs@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes:
> Has anyone got playCD or play3401 working on intel hardware? If
> so, could you please let me know how you went about it??? It
> works fine on my black hardware, but not at all on Intel.
I had a version which worked pretty well on my NS/Intel box.
That was before the "playCD" version. I haven't tried the
"playCD" version yet, although I mean to do that sometime.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Driver for 3.2 ?
Message-ID: <DC5vMo.oE@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: Adaptec 2940 DriverKit
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <3umnbg$16j@news.xmission.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 08:59:12 GMT
Hi Kris,
In article <3umnbg$16j@news.xmission.com> kris@xmission.xmission.com
(Kristopher Magnusson) writes:
> The 2940 driver is based on the DriverKit and therefore will not
> work in 3.2.
All NeXTSTEP drivers (from NeXTSTEP 3.1 on) are based on the DriverKit.
The key thing here is that 2940 driver uses PCI support available only in
the newest DriverKit version 3.3.
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
Talus driver for the NCR
> Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM
> SoundBlaster 16
>
> The SB 16 is at port 220, IRQ 5, DMA channel 1. The Roland was at
> port 230, IRQ 9.
>
> My problem is this... under DOS things work fine. The Roland happily
> makes all the noise that it's supposed to and everything is nice. When
> I try to boot NEXTSTEP however, it's not so happy. I get through the
> bootsequence to the point that the identification message for the
> Talus driver appears... on the next line Chip Rev 01 appears. Then
> the boot hangs and can't proceed.
There is probably the IRQ conflict between built-in SCSI NCR and your
Roland RAP-10 card. Try to move the Roland to different IRQ line. The DOS
driver to NCR SCSI does not use the IRQ and therefore the conflict is to
'visible' under DOS.
I hope it helps you.
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: playCD on Intel Hardware? (play3401)
Message-ID: <DC6603.10u@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3upgnl$j8s@news4.digex.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 12:43:14 GMT
In article <3upgnl$j8s@news4.digex.net> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes:
> js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) wrote:
>
> > What particular problem do you experience? Do you use the same cdrom
> drive on black and white h/w?
>
> Yes, I use the exact same cd rom, a toshiba 3401. I think I compiled it
> correctly, but it doesn't work when I type in the commands. Do you have it
> working on intel hardware?
No. I run true black h/w.
Maybe it is a good idea to ask Carl, as he run a toshiba 3401 on white.
Carl Edman <cedman@princeton.edu>
Juergen
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== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: csa@netcom.com (Ken Nagn)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: How to get Nextstep 3.2 to use Logitec Serial Mouse
Date: 23 Jul 1995 15:52:20 GMT
Organization: Paragon
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3utr7k$s79@wally2.hti.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
I am installing nextstep 3.2 and it seems to think I have a bus mouse.
Consequently when the summary of devices comes up, I am unable to change
my mouse to something else. Is there some key stroke I can use to get it
to select the mouse device, or will it even support a serial mouse?
Thanks
csa@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Roland RAP-10 and SB16 and NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <DC5I2G.9ML@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 04:06:15 GMT
I'm currently trying to get a NEXTSTEP/Intel machine to run with both a
SoundBlaster 16 and a Roland RAP-10 installed. I realize that the Roland
is unsupported under NEXTSTEP and that it will only be usable from DOS.
My problem so far has lay in trying to get NEXTSTEP to boot properly with
the card plugged in!
Some fiddling with jumpers has given me new symptoms that aren't quite
as bad as what I had originally (system hung right around the time that
my SCSI driver loaded) although they're still not so good.
What I have is the following:
SoundBlaster 16 Slummin' Value Edition set at (via Configure.app):
Port 220
IRQ 10
DMA channels 1 and 5
Roland RAP-10 card sitting at (via switches on the card)
Port 230
IRQ 11
I don't get freezing during NEXTSTEP bootup anymore. What I do
get is a "PCPointer: mouseInit failure" during the startup and then
when I get to the login screen, my mouse is paralyzed. I'm using a
Logitech bus mouse, which is jumpered to IRQ 5. My other IRQs,
according to Configure.app are as follows:
1 -- keyboard
3 -- Mux #2 serial port
4 -- Mux #1 serial port
5 -- Logitech Bus Mouse
6 -- Floppy
7 -- Parallel port
10 -- SB 16
Does anybody (NeXT people... are you lurking?) have an idea as to what
exactly NEXTSTEP does around the time of the PCPointer Probe that it's
now failing? The bootup completes perfectly and the mouse works when
the Roland card is unplugged... but with it plugged in, I get the above
error message and a full boot, but without working mouse...
Any suggestions would be welcome... yanking cards in and out with each
switch to a different operating system kind of shares a cage with the
Ebola monkey... it seems that there must be a configuration of the card's
DIP switches that will leave it somewhere that NEXTSTEP won't get confused
by...
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References: <3uj8bt$4cu@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
From: "David Wetzel" <Dave@turbocat.snafu.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 95 10:59:52 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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Subject: Re: Cheap SCSI Card
Message-ID: <37730452@turbocat.snafu.de>
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
David W. Gotthold wrote in article <3uj8bt$4cu@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> about Cheap
SCSI Card:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for an inexpensive SCSI adaptor card to use in my system.
>
> I'm planning on buying an ASUS motherboard with built in SCSI, but
> NeXT Answers says the driver won't be ready for a few months, so I
> need something cheap to use in the meantime.
NOT true. I use the Symbius Logic drivier (NCR) it works fine.
I tested it also on an ASUS SP3G.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Also, what's the best video card for less than $300?
>
> David
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(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: 23 Jul 1995 19:34:43 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (http://www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uu88j$l7r@emerald.oz.net>
References: <3uoju3$d88@news.nd.edu>
> Larry Blische writes
> > Now if I could only find replacement mouse feet so they would glide
> > better...
>
Mine are getting a little thin as well. I may be dating myself, but
back when I was a 10-year ski bum in Vail, skis had stick-on Teflon strips
to help boots slide off skis in a fall when the bindings released. The
NeXT mouse feet look like similar, but thinner and narrower stick-on
Teflon strips. I might wander into a ski shop and see whether such
stick-on Teflon strips are still sold.
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NeXT Registered Consultant Voice: +1 408 335 1154
Trego Systems Fax: +1 408 335 2515
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI PROBLEM WITH NEXT CUBE
Date: 23 Jul 1995 19:41:14 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (http://www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uu8kq$ll6@emerald.oz.net>
References: <3up3sb$4mh@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
In article <3up3sb$4mh@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
(James Beauchamp) writes:
> When I connect my PLI SuperFloppy 2.8 (set to "6", term switch "on") and
> my external hard drive (set to "4") to the SCSI on my NeXT Cube, the
floppy
> does not respond, and, although the HD appears to be available, if I try
to use
> it, the system completely hangs. Here's the configuration:
>
> SCSI SCSI
> |NeXT|--->|HARD |--->|FLOPPY| (term)
> |Cube| |DRIVE| |DRIVE |
>
> Used individually, the floppy and hard drives work fine. This is under
NS 3.2.
> However, I didn't have any trouble using them together under NS 2.1.
>
> Any ideas what I could be doing wrong?
>
The internal termination voltage of most PLI SuperFloppies is
insufficient which causes all sorts of wierd, transient, and potentially
destructive SCSI problems. Back when my PLI drive was under warranty, I
had similar problems and PLI repaired my floppy.
But it would have been simpler to have merely installed an external
terminator. I'd give that a try and see whether that solves your problem.
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Zyxel phone or ftp?
Date: 23 Jul 1995 19:57:28 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (http://www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3uu9j8$mb7@emerald.oz.net>
References: <3usj97$tob@saba.info.ucla.edu>
In article <3usj97$tob@saba.info.ucla.edu> scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S.
Port) writes:
> I'd like to get the phone number and
> ftp for Zyxel.com. Please help. Also
> I'd like any info people have on the
> current state of 28.8 Zyxel modems.
>
> How about a phone number for a good
> reseller?
>
I just received a mailing from ZyXEL announcing the availability of
their new modems along with special pricing (through 30 September) for
upgrades or trade-ins.
ZyXEL's just down the road from you in Anaheim:
voice: (714)693-0808
bbs: (714)693-0762
http://www.zyxel.com
Black and White Software (NXFax developer) is a good ZyXEL reseller
who can be reached at nxfax@bandw.com, (802)496-8500.
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Soundbox Question
Date: 23 Jul 1995 16:28:06 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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References: <3usj3f$m05@saba.info.ucla.edu>
In article <3usj3f$m05@saba.info.ucla.edu>, scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S.
Port) writes:
>Inside there is an unused RCA plug sitting
>upright on the board and also a 9-pin mail
>(that's male) adaptor also unused. Anyone
>out there know what they're for?
The RCA jack and Berg pin connector are there to carry the video signal,
and sync signals and power, respectively, to the monitor analog
electronics.
Yes, the card in the sound box is also used in the NeXT B&W monitors.
Mike Paquette
From: cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with installing SS 3.3 on Zeos Pentium
Date: 23 Jul 1995 20:41:31 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Message-ID: <3uuc5r$fm0@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
I am trying to install NeXTstep 3.3 on a Zeos Pentium-75 that my
department just received. It does have an on-board scsi controller
chip and the cd-rom is scsi. But the CD-ROM does not seem to have a
device driver that the NS software recognizes. I have used NeXT
machines for years and don't know anything about these intel machines,
so am not certain how to determine which device driver I have, but it
seems to be an AMD scsi (when I boot up it says AMD scsi Bios version
2.00). I have an IDE hard drive. What do I need to do? The version of
NS is very new and the Zeos is very new. Can I find what I need
somewhere on the Net, or am I just out of luck?
Many thanks for any help.
=========================================================================
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University of Oklahoma | Home Phone ------> (405) 360-9745
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From: CPRYOR@news.delphi.com (CPRYOR@DELPHI.COM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI video for NSi3.2?
Date: 23 Jul 1995 20:43:04 -0400
Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation
Message-ID: <3uuqao$q6g@news2.delphi.com>
Keywords: pci video
My search of nextanswers tells me teh answer is "no", but:
Are there any *PCI* video card drivers that will work under
nextstep intel 3.2? I have a vague memory of ATI providing
a PCI driver for their card that came out before NSi3.3.
Craig Pryor
(e-mail to cpryor@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu)
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 24 Jul 1995 04:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3uv6of$l9a@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
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to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
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Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
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Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
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news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
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===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
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The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
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Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
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From: cervant@primenet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Future Domain 3260 work with NS 3.3 (intel)
Date: 24 Jul 1995 03:58:56 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <3uv5q0$45o@nnrp1.primenet.com>
Can anybody help?
Is there a driver for the 3260 that works with NS 3.3 (FTP)?
If not What other inexpensive adapter can I use that is supported?
Thanks
J I. Cervantes
cervant@primenet.com
909 392-9283
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.next.software
Subject: Toshiba T4900 NS Installation
Date: 24 Jul 1995 04:42:33 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <3uv8bp$4mh@nnrp1.primenet.com>
I am unable at this point to figure out which chipset the
Toshiba pentium laptop uses for video (at 640x480, it can't be all that
great).
Is NS a viable option for installation? I can live with monochrome because
I deal with my cube every day...
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From: mow@marsu.pilhuhn.de (Markus Wenzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Building an Intel system
Date: 19 Jul 1995 23:26:41 +0200
Organization: Navigator
Message-ID: <3ujtah$1kh@marsu.pilhuhn.de>
References: <3uha49$1ba@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
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DavidW.Gotthold wrote:
> 486DX4-100 PCI bus (Don't need P5 speed really, I'll wait for P6
> Any advice on actual motherboards?)
I have no experience with 486DX4 boards, but most of them should work
just fine.
> 16MB 70ns Ram (Is this enough? the compatability guide says its the
> minimum, but what are people's experiences?)
Better get 24 MB, if you want to use color (you want, as I see your
graphics card item), if you can afford, try to upgrade to 32 MB. It
doubles your performance.
> Diamond Stealth64 w/2M VRAM (I want fast video response, and a card that
> I can keep when I upgrade motherboards. But is the
> VRAM really necessary, or will 2M DRAM work as well?)
I don't know about DRAM cards. All S3-964 cards perform about equally.
> Adaptec 2940 SCSI PCI (Again, I want speed, lots of disk access. Is there
> a better or cheaper card out there?)
You could also try the cheap but fast NCR with the new Symbios Logics driver.
It is said to work just fine.
> Ethernet Card ??? (Any suggestions for a 10B-T card?)
Intel EtherExpress if ISA or Cogent EM 960 if PCI.
> 15" or 17" monitor. (Should I go with a 15" monitor and save money , or
> spend a little more on a real cheap 17"? )
Go for 20" or 21". Forget 15", it's sort of a pocket calculator's display.
17" might be a compromise for some time. The best brands are Nokia, Nanao,
Sony, Miro.
> Mouse and Keyboard??? (Which ones work?)
Any. Up to your preference. I like the MS Natural Keyboard, despite there's
no driver support for the extra keys.
> Anything else I should know before I start this?
> (vendors to seek out/avoid, etc.)
Check your savings. :-)
Reducing your .sig to single appearance might reduce your phone bill :-))
Cheers,
Markus.
--
who? // Markus Wenzel
work? // Navigator - System administration & Consulting
mail? // mow@marsu.pilhuhn.de
more? // Member of WiNG (Wiesbaden NEXTSTEP Group)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Help with installing SS 3.3 on Zeos Pentium
Message-ID: <DC7qqI.Ku@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: Installation SCSI
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <3uuc5r$fm0@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 09:08:42 GMT
In article <3uuc5r$fm0@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer) writes:
> I am trying to install NeXTstep 3.3 on a Zeos Pentium-75 that my
> department just received. It does have an on-board scsi controller
> chip and the cd-rom is scsi. But the CD-ROM does not seem to have a
> device driver that the NS software recognizes. I have used NeXT
> machines for years and don't know anything about these intel machines,
> so am not certain how to determine which device driver I have, but it
> seems to be an AMD scsi (when I boot up it says AMD scsi Bios version
> 2.00). I have an IDE hard drive. What do I need to do? The version of
> NS is very new and the Zeos is very new. Can I find what I need
> somewhere on the Net, or am I just out of luck?
You need the AMD SCSI driver for NeXTSTEP. This driver was released after
3.3 and is only available from NeXTanswers. The driver is #1751 and the
driver overview is #1752. You also must have access to the any computer
(black,white, etc.) running NeXTSTEP. Once you download the driver from
nextanswers uncompress and unpack it and put the driver
(AMD53C974SCSIDriver.config directory) on the NeXTSTEP-formatted floppy in
the directory /private/Drivers/i386. Boot your Zeos Pentium from NeXTSTEP
installation disks and load the AMD SCSI driver from prepared floppy, when
asked about SCSI driver.
If you need more assistance, please, let me know.
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: matthias@amg.de(Matthias Schuerhoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PCI video for NSi3.2?
Date: 24 Jul 1995 07:27:30 GMT
Organization: AMG Industrieconsulting GmbH
Message-ID: <3uvi12$2ql@hagen.amg.de>
References: <3uuqao$q6g@news2.delphi.com>
Keywords: PCI video 3.2
Craig Pryor writes
> My search of nextanswers tells me teh answer is "no", but:
> Are there any *PCI* video card drivers that will work under
> nextstep intel 3.2? I have a vague memory of ATI providing
> a PCI driver for their card that came out before NSi3.3.
>
> Craig Pryor
> (e-mail to cpryor@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu)
I used the miro chrystal 32S PCI (4 MB) under 3.2 (with a driver from
miro). Other miro and Elsa cards and their drivers were also available for
3.2.
Matthias Schuerhoff
AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 27
44227 Dortmund
Germany
Email: matthias@amg.de
Phone: 231 / 97 53 54 - 0
Fax: 231 / 97 53 54 - 55
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: FUJITSU 1606 HARD DriVE:Question
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 16:17:28 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950724160756.26871B-100000@hphalle8d.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <3up0u1$ojv@newshost.fiu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <3up0u1$ojv@newshost.fiu.edu>
On 21 Jul 1995 kafkouli@fiu.edu wrote:
> Hi All
> I found a FUJITSU 1606 1GB hard Drive
> for $385 (It is the successor model of FJ 2694).
> Do I need the fujitsu recepies
> or special disktab files to make this
> drive an internal boot drive for a NeXtStation?
> Any experiances with this drive will
> be helpful.
>
I had big trouble with FUJITSU drives recently: a brand new drive went
dead under NS but was still usable under DOS! Another drive crashed
after 1 year... Ok, I'm not the mass, but I don't like them anymore.
Concerning the big trouble I just mentioned: I talked to several other
technical advised people about my drive problem: the drive reported NO
errors (by SCSI-VERIFY) and successfully did low-level format
(SCSI-LOWLEVEL command) BUT NS always reported hardware errors on the
drive. You could use this disk under NS only if you used it for
installation (I don't know why the format command skipped the
reported errors) but during runtime for time to time the system
did a disk repair. Formatting and using under DOS was okay.
Formatting under AmigaOS lead to hardware problems with the rigid
disk block(!) I went crazy about this. Then somebody finally told me,
that this is a known problem of FUJITSU drives, that the drive isn't
capable to correct errors itself under certain circumstances (Simply a
problem of the drives software). That's why DOS didn't report any errors,
because it believed the drives SCSI commands, which aren't correct in some
cases. I'll never ever go with FUJITSU again.
Again: this was only my personal experience. Of course there are drives
which work flawlessly.
Best regards,
Boerny.
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny) Look at http://www.leo.org/archiv/NeXT/
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de, scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de
'X is what it was designed for --- to open multiple terminal windows.' T.W.
From: fxg@tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de (Felix H. Gatzemeier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTstation RAM upgrade question
Date: 24 Jul 1995 13:36:28 GMT
Organization: RWTH -Aachen / Rechnerbetrieb Informatik
Message-ID: <FXG.95Jul24153628@tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de>
I tried to upgrade my 8MB Monostation (25Mhz, 8 banks with 1MB each) with 70ns
parity memory, but the system crashed with exception 3 to the ROM Monitor when
booting. The RAMs itself were recognized correctly (4MB parity page mode
simms). I tried to get it to continue with 'c', which produced exception 2.
I was able to return the RAMs to the vendor (was a friendship deal), but for
the future I'd like to know wether I have to expect this behaviour on any 70ns
RAM. The FAQ states only that faster RAMs don't speed up the system, no mention
of crashing it.
Alternatively, is there anyone in Aachen willing to sell NeXT RAMs at a
reasonable price? Considering that 100ns are outdated technology, 150DM for
4 MB should be a good deal.
--
Felix
(fxg@(Pool.Informatik|ImIB).RWTH-Aachen.de
NeXT-Mail ok, but slow)
>> I listen to the pope because I treat my body like a template! <<
From: soward@neworder.cc.uky.edu (John Soward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 FX MOTION 771
Date: 23 Jul 1995 18:52:30 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services
Message-ID: <3uu5pe$33q@service1.uky.edu>
References: <3uoic5$m8r$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
In article <3uoic5$m8r$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com> Jesus M. Izquierdo
<72332.3705@CompuServe.COM> writes:
> #9 FX MOTION 771 has replaced the #9 GXE 64 PRO video board. I am
> trying to install NEXTSTEP into a Pentium PC with FX MOTION 771
> 4MB video board and all we have is a B/W low resolution screen.
> Has anybody experienced with this board? It seems that there is
> not a specific driver for it but I thought the driver for GXE 64
> PRO should work.
The #9 GXE 64 pro is not replaced by the 771, you can still get the GXE64 Pro.
The 64 pro uses the S3 964 chip. I think the 771 uses the S3 968 chip. I
believe there is a "generic 968 driver" at ftp.next.com that might work with
the 771. I would be interested to see if it produces similar performance to
the GXE64 pro, since it is somewhat less expensive.
--
John Soward <a href="http://www.uky.edu/~soward">JpS</a>
Systems Programmer 'The Midnight sun will burn you up.'
University of Kentucky (NeXT and MIME mail OK) -R. Smith
:::I'm not speaking for UK. I may not even be speaking for myself:::
From: campbedj@phoenix.sas.muohio.edu (Devin Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Power supply for NeXT
Date: 24 Jul 1995 15:48:22 GMT
Organization: Miami University
Message-ID: <3v0fc6$443n@rose.muohio.edu>
I need to find a power supply for a NeXTstation N1100. Is
there anywhere that we can purchase a new one? I noticed that
the power supply has a Sony part number, do they still carry
these products, and if so, how do I get in touch with them?
Replies by Email would be appreciated.
--
Devin Campbell Hardware/Software Support
Miami University campbedj@muohio.edu
School of Applied Science
From: robin@pencom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Waiting on the floppy drive...
Date: 24 Jul 1995 14:05:19 GMT
Organization: Pencom Software
Message-ID: <3v09av$ank@digdug.pencom.com>
Has anyone else experienced this problem: when booting NS 3.2 for Intel, my
machine hangs on initializing fd0. It runs through 5 "timeouts" and then
continues, but the process takes about 7 minutes. If I simply insert a
floppy disk into the drive, everything goes along fine -- except that I'm
stuck with a floppy in the drive when I login (if I remove the floppy prior
to that, it hangs for ~7 min. before popping an error panel on the WS.
Any ideas?
--
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Pflugerville, TX 78660 Austin, TX 78759
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gwolfe@primenet.com
Subject: Help with NeXT laser printer thing....Please!
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News)
Message-ID: <DC6r43.DBI@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 20:19:14 GMT
Organization: Washington State University
My mother-in-law is getting some intermitant printer errors reported to
the console. She has a colorstation and a NeXT laser printer. All have
been working flawlessly for quite sometime, until recently. When she goes
to print SOMETIMES she gets stuff like this:
np0: spurious packet received, cmd = 87
np0: DMA Underrun; Reprinting Page
from the console. Sometimes the page comes out ok, but other times a
blank page will come out of the priner or a partially printed page will
stop halfway out of the printer and the error message "Some or all of your
pages could not be printed" (something to that effect) appears. In either
of the latter 2 cases many many more DMA underrun errors occur...what
is the problem? Please help me....it is really annoying.
Thanks,
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
PS Please respond via e-mail to the above address...thanks.
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 030 Cube memory question
Date: 24 Jul 1995 15:20:29 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <3v0dnt$r87@www.its.com>
References: <3ujo3q$et1@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3un15a$nk4@a3bsrv.nai.net>
nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette) wrote:
>>> On an 030 cube running system 3.0, what is the lowest amount of ram
>>> you can install and have the computer function? Thanks!
>
> I believe someone from a university (CMU?) once claimed that they
> had received a special early order of 4MB NeXT Computers (cubes) that
> were only used in console (no windows) mode. Strange if true!
I had heard that CMU did get a few original cubes with 4MB. I think they
got these specificly for the 56001 DSP, which was being used for speech
work on the Sphinx project.
The public cluster of NeXT machines at CMU originally had 8 MB installed,
and were later upgraded to something like 16 or 24 MB.
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Techology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+--------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gwolfe@primenet.com
Subject: Is SCSI mandatory to install NS/intel?
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News)
Message-ID: <DC6rpt.Csr@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 20:32:16 GMT
Organization: Washington State University
I have heard via rumors that one can indeed install NS/intel with
IDE or EIDE. Is this correct or just an unfounded rumor? If not
what must be done to get IDE to work?
The reason I am asking is because I am getting an intel box that I
hope to run NS on. It is much *MUCH* cheaper to stick with the
stock/included/cheaper IDE or EIDE that comes with the system than
to add SCSI onto it. Even when using the nifty Micron Computer order
form :-) So please let me know if you have any helpful info in this
matter. Thanks,
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
PS Please reply via e-mail...thanks.
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: 24 Jul 1995 15:45:35 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (http://www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3v0f72$2pb@emerald.oz.net>
References: <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu>
In article <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu> faust@ee.ucla.edu (Bill
Faust) writes:
> My mouse on my 25 MHz NeXTstation is having problems. I recently
> moved the machine, and I must have given the cable a yank -- there
> appears to be an intermittant connection right where the cable enters
> the mouse (I can compress the cable there and the mouse then works
> fine). I think I could cut back the cable and solder together a few
> wires to get it working,
Yes, you could.
> but I'd have to cut away the rubber
> attachment where the cable attaches to the mouse.
No, that's not necessary. The mouse cable passes through the rubber
strain relief and isn't attached to it. So you can carefully strip away
around an inch of the black cable covering just beyond the strain relief
where the broken conductors are. Then you can push or pull the cable
through the strain relief until the black covering gap is closed.
Resoldering the tiny conductors is not easy, but doable.
---
Art Isbell NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com
NeXT Registered Consultant Voice: +1 408 335 1154
Trego Systems Fax: +1 408 335 2515
CaseServ: NEXTSTEP managed care USmail: Felton, CA 95018-9442
contract and case management solutions
From: "T.Hanson" <ultmark@phoenix.net>
Newsgroups: houston.forsale,dfw.foresale,austin.forsale,texas.forsale,florida.forsale,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.futures,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.tandy
Subject: IBM Thinkpad "Brand New in Box" 755CD, 70% off Retail.
Date: 24 Jul 1995 17:09:51 GMT
Organization: Phoenix Data Systems
Message-ID: <3v0k4v$5j5@gryphon.phoenix.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I have located 3 more 755cd Thinkpads with 810 Mg harddrive
fron a computer vendor in Arizona. These are overstocked Brand New units
that come with the 3 year warrenty and toll free support (awesome).
Call any dealer , look in any Magazine and you will see list price at
$7899.oo plus tax. Actual cost, dealer, must be around 3500 because they
are selling these for $3900 and no tax if outside Arizona.
I have one and they are great. Check out the features in any new mag!
Then Email me and I'll give you the number to the store.
(Please email all responses rather than posting)
--
Best wishes,
Todd Hanson
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From: mdaniels@wnjlaw.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: seagate elite install problems - (solution)
Date: 24 Jul 1995 18:36:31 GMT
Organization: South Coast Computer Services (sccsi.com)
Message-ID: <3v0p7f$moh@tattoo.sccsi.com>
References: <9507211633.AA04620@wnjlaw.com> <3ur7ml$pi4@papoose.quick.com>
jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick) wrote:
> In article <9507211633.AA04620@wnjlaw.com>,
> Mike Daniels <mdaniels@wnjlaw.com> wrote:
> >I'm trying to install a Seagate Elite ST410800N 9GB drive on an Intel machine running 3.2
> >
> >My problem is that when I try to initialize the drive using the _disk_ program, it appears
> >to ignore my disktab entry.
[my disktab entry]
[reply in which he states that he thinks indenting the entry will help]
Unfortunately, that didn't do the trick. I still get the exact same error, even with an indented disktab
entry. For some reason, my computer is still not parsing the disktab--the parameters passed to mkfs are
wrong, and when I try to run newfs with the -N parameter (for just displaying results without actually
creating a new file system) I get the following response:
newfs: ST410800N: unknown disk type
Anybody know what's going on?
Mike Daniels
(My newsreader and I are still trying to reach an understanding on certain issues. If the reply information
is messed up, reply to mdaniels@wnjlaw.com. Thanks.)
From: levitin@cogsci.uoregon.edu (Daniel Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Using Black monitor with Mac PowerBook?
Date: 24 Jul 1995 23:51:22 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3v1blq$rab@pith.uoregon.edu>
Is there anyway to use the NeXT monitor with a Mac Powerbook Duo?
From: jjfeiler@mccaw.com (John Feiler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Multisession PhotoCD
Date: 24 Jul 1995 18:59:35 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <3v0qin$ivn@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
Hi all:
I find myself needing to read some multisession PhotoCDs under Nextstep.
I seem to recall that there was a company in europe that sold a
replacement cdrom.fs that understood the multisession disks.
Unfortunately, I seem to have lost my reference. Does anyone out there
know of this company, or am I hallucinating again?
Thanks in Advance,
John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mirvin@bugs.Trenton.EDU (Mark Irvin)
Subject: What kind of memory for 68040/25?
Message-ID: <DC8LHn.2A9@tigger.jvnc.net>
Sender: news@tigger.jvnc.net (Zee News Genie)
Organization: JvNCnet
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 20:12:59 GMT
What kind of memory can I purchase for a 80105 68040/25 cube?
More important where and how much can I get this memory?
--Mark
mirvin@trenton.edu
From: davida@marple.umd.edu (David Arnold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Problem with tape drive
Date: 24 Jul 1995 16:50:05 -0400
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <3v111t$crj@marple.umd.edu>
I am assisting a user who has recently tried to add a tape drive to
their (black HW) NeXTstation Turbo running NS3.0. As far as we can
tell we're setting the jumpers right, but no matter what we do the
system always seeks from the external disk rather than trying to boot
from the (properly formatted) internal disk. If we remove the external
drive, all works properly.
I've tried various target numbers on the external drive (2,5,6) but
to no avail. I've tried forcing it to boot from a specific device
with 'bsd -a', but that fails too. No matter what, when the external
drive is attached, it is always checked first.
It used to be attached to a DECstation, so it's not a problem with
bad media. My two ideas are that it's incompatable with the NeXT, or
something's fried the jumpers and it's permanently set to target 0.
The drive is a Seagate Wren V 700 MB drive, purchased around 1990. It's
supposed to be SCSI, but the only documentation (for a Wren 3 drive) says
it's an ESDI drive. Does anyone know if this is compatable with the NeXT
turbo system or not?
Please reply via e-mail, as I don't get here often enough, and they're
eager for a resolution.
Thanks in advance,
David Arnold (301)405-7636 Inet: davida@umd5.umd.edu
Consultant, CSC NeXTmail: davida@anagram.umd.edu
University of Maryland URL: http://sirius.umd.edu/~davida/
College Park, MD 20742
From: smith@skid.ps.uci.edu (Andy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Non-NeXT printers on black Hardware??
Date: 24 Jul 95 20:51:03 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Message-ID: <smith.806619063@skid.ps.uci.edu>
Ya Ya, I know that I can get a NeXT printer for less than $400, but I
really don't want to put more money into black hardware. Sooo...
I am thinking about attaching a 25MHz NextStation to oneof the following
printers:
1) HP 4p or 5p.
2) HP DeskWriter 540.
3) Apple stylewriter
Can I? For Free?
GhostHPDJ (a free product) claims to work with the HPDeskjet 500C, 520C,
550C or 560C. Why not the 540? why only the color versions. Almost in
passing the guy who wrote this claims that it works with HP laser printers,
but the hp4p/hp5p are not mentioned explicitly.
Jetpilot and Dots are expensive commercial products that might do the
trick, but I am poor. You know how it goes.
The style writer is a complete mystery. I may be able to get one real
cheap. Like free. But I would have no idea how to make it work.
Can GhostHPDJ be modified to work with any MAC printer? What
would it take?
BTW I was under the impression that HP DeskJets are a line of printer
with Parallel ports for PC's and that Deskwriters are the equivalent
printers with serial ports for Macs. Is this right? Poeple I meet seem
to use these terms interchangably.
Thanks -Andy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: bayer@reuna.cl
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME!!! I need Information Now...
Sender: usenet@reuna.cl
Message-ID: <DC88sr.L2A@reuna.cl>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 15:38:50 GMT
Organization: &org&
I need information from processors RISC y CISC. Please send me information or address on this.
Thank you very much
Flavia.
mail: bayer@reuna.cl
From: larsen@math.upenn.edu (Michael Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: follow up on modern hard disks
Date: 25 Jul 1995 01:24:02 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <3v1h3i$pjs@netnews.upenn.edu>
Several days ago, I posted a request for information about
large (> 2G) SCSI disks for black hardware. I received several
letters offering information and several more asking me to forward
whatever answers I received. The following is compiled
from the responses of jbf@mitre.org, nitezki@nidat.sub.org,
Paul.Lynch@gf.barclays.co.uk, and cdl@helium.ucsd.edu.
My thanks to all of them. I hope that if there are deficiencies
or inaccuracies in my summary, a more knowledgeable reader will correct
it.
> Do I need (or want) a special disktab entry for the new disk?
> If so, how do I find it or build it?
> I assume that I will have to partition the disk into pieces
> no larger than 2^31 bytes. Is there any difficulty in doing this?
> If I want to build the system in one of the partitions,
> does BuildDisk know how to do this?
Apparently NS 3.3 can do all this automatically, but NS 3.2 needs
help. NeXTanswers 1533 and 1849 provide some information. If I
understand things correctly, I will have to use 512 byte
blocks if I want to install the system on a disk partition.
> I see that most of the advertised drives run at 5400RPM or 7200RPM.
> Does this make a practical difference, or is the limiting factor
> my NeXTcube itself?
There seems to be some difference of opinion:
Faster rotational access is always better, since it is added to
the transfer time.
It is used for optimising disk interleave, which has less impact
on a Unix
system than most others.
The real limiting factor is the cube, and how close you want to
sit to it. The 7200rpm disks are pretty noisy. In fact, the
5400 rpm disks are noticeably noiser than the previous generation
of 3600rpm, but perhaps not enough to bother you. Also some of
the 7200rpm disks get very hot. I'm not sure the airflow in the
Cube is sufficiently well directed to cool a new hot disk,
although
the power dissipation is probably not greater than that of the
old 5.25" disk you will be replacing.
It makes sense only for old cubes since you must account for a
different
rotational delay. But this normally needs a disktab entry to
provide
accurate data. BuildDisk uses a heuristic, the difference isn't
worth
the heck, IMHO.
> Many advertised disks are "Fast" or "Wide". What does this mean,
> and does it do me any good (or harm)?
Fast does neither harm nor good unless one hopes to use the disk
later with a Fast controller. You can't use a Wide disk with a NeXT.
> Some disks describe themselves as "AV". Do I assume correctly
> that this guarantees a minimal sustained data transfer rate?
> Does it do me any good (or harm)?
It seems to mean that the disk won't suddenly go on retreat for
purposes of recalibration.
> What is SCSI 3?
A standard which hasn't yet been fully defined. The comp.arch.storage
FAQ has some more information.
> Does anyone know anything specific about the 4G disk advertised
> for $700 (new) in the Internet Shopping Network? More generally,
> does anyone have advice concerning specific drives?
>
Apparently it is no longer available. I would still welcome information
about the various 4G disks on the market.
-Michael Larsen
From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Driver for 3.2 ?
Date: 25 Jul 1995 00:23:48 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <3v1dik$ej2@news.next.com>
References: <3umnbg$16j@news.xmission.com>
In article <3umnbg$16j@news.xmission.com> kris@xmission.xmission.com
(Kristopher Magnusson) writes:
> zhwit@svusenet.ubs.ch wrote:
> : Hi folks,
>
> : I'm looking for an ADAPTEC 2940 driver for Release 3.2. Is it
> : somewhere available or do I have to upgrade to Release 3.3.
>
> : Thanks for any help
>
> : Christoph
> : Christoph.z.h.w.i.t.Widmer@ubs.ch
>
> The 2940 driver is based on the DriverKit and therefore will not work in
3.2.
>
Right answer, wrong reason. Driverkit is in fact part of the NS 3.2
release. (All drivers supplied by NeXT for the Intel platform have been
based on Driverkit since the initial release of NS for Intel, way back at
NS 3.1.) However, the 2940 is a PCI board, and NS 3.2 has no support for
the PCI bus. To use the 2940, you'll need to upgrade to 3.3.
--dpm
From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: How well does Steath VIDEO vram card work?
Date: 25 Jul 1995 00:26:00 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <3v1dmp$ej5@news.next.com>
References: <3uk91k$n5@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
In article <3uk91k$n5@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
(Godwin) writes:
> Hello!
>
> Before I pick up the card this Saturday...anyone know how well the
> Steath64 VIDEO vram card work under NS? I know there is a generic S3
> driver...would that work on that??
>
> Thanks
>
> Godwin
You'll want to use the new DiamondStealth display driver, version 3.32,
available on NextAnswers # 1939. The Video VRAM board has been well tested
with this driver, with no known problems.
--dpm
From: RIDWAN@ECL.PSU.EDU ( Ridwan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FS: computer peripherals
Date: 25 Jul 1995 03:33:31 GMT
Organization: Penn State Engineering Computer Lab
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3v1omb$1b7d@hearst.cac.psu.edu>
Dear folks:
I have several brand new computer peripherals for sale.
If you are interested, please send email to ridwan@ecl.psu.edu.
Price S/H
(1)Removable Storage Device:
Iomega Zip 100(SCSI) $195 $15
Iomega Zip 100(Parallel) $195 $15
Iomega Zip 100MB Disk(single) $18 $3
Iomega Zip 100MB Disk(3-pack) $48 $3
Iomega Zip 100MB Disk(10-pack) $140 $5
(2)SVGA Monitor:
ViewSonic 15GA $495 $20
ViewSonic 17PS $830 $30
ViewSonic 17GA $825 $30
ViewSonic 21PS $1665 $35
(3)CD_ROM
Plex 6Plex $490 $15
NEC External 6X $533 $20
NEC Internal 6X $440 $20
(4)Hard Drive
Seagate ST 31220A (1.08GB) $290 $10
Seagate ST 5850A (850MB) $229 $10
Seagate ST 3660A (540MB) $170 $10
(5)HP Laser Printer Toner
HP92291A for HP 3Si/4Si/4SiMx $108 $5
HPC3903A for HP 5P/5MP $80 $5
HP92298A for 4/4M/4+/4M+ $95 $5
HP92274A for 4L/4ML/4P/4MP $65 $5
HPC3900A for 4V/4MV $125 $5
Ridwan
From: kdarmawa@ix.netcom.com (Kurniawan Darmawangsa )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Help: HP DAT tape for NSFIP
Date: 25 Jul 1995 02:36:42 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3v1lbq$qqa@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
References: <3v111t$crj@marple.umd.edu>
Hi I currently have been using my SCSI HP35450a DAT tape on my 712
workstation.
I just wondered can I also use the same DAT tape on my intel machine
running Nextstep ?
Thanks for any help
Kurniawan
From: perkins@cps.msu.edu (Stephen J. Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Repeating sounds after HW upgrade
Date: 25 Jul 1995 01:20:36 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3v1gt4$11p1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Hello all,
I have finally managed to fix my system. It used to panic at least once a
day, but a new motherboard and memory (thanks to the excellent service and
support of Data Net :) has brought new life to my machine. Now, however I
have a strange problem. Any system sound gets repeated 8 times.
So, for instance, when I receive mail, the mail sound repeats 8 times.
Control-G in a terminal window does the same.
The old motherboard was a Plato with a Neptune chipset. The new has the
Triton chipset. Otherwise, all the HW is exactly the same. The SW hasn't
changed either (I just powered down, swapped motherboards, and powered
up).
I have a Microsoft Windows Sound card. I tried changing the DMA channel
from 3 to 1. That didn't help. I only have two IRQs free. Currently,
the sound card is set to 7. Changing to 11 disabled the card (system was
unable to get the new IRQ).
Any ideas how to fix this? All tips appreciated!
Thanks,
Steve
--
==============================================================
Stephen J. Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu
Dept. of Comp. Science | NeXT, MIME, finger for PGP
Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
From: tbyars@overdrive.com (Tim Byars)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: WTB: NeXTStation RAM
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 23:23:25 -0700
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
Message-ID: <tbyars-2407952323250001@tbyars.earthlink.net>
A friend of mine is looking for 16 megs of RAM for her NeXTStation Mono.
She has $400.00-500.00 to spend.
Thanks,
Tim
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$25,000 from Seattle programmer Tim Paterson and renamed it the
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From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: do 'Zip Drives' work with NSFIP?
Date: 24 Jul 1995 23:57:29 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
Message-ID: <3v1c19$g7c@tkhut.sojourn.com>
I know this was discussed before, but, do 'Zip Drives' work with
Nextstep for Intel Processors v3.2?
I think they would since they are SCSI drives, and I know syquest's work...
thanks for your help.
Gary
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__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: friedric@fmi.uni-passau.de (Carsten Friedrich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: List of PC-hardware supported by NeXT Step
Date: 25 Jul 1995 12:51:58 GMT
Organization: University of Passau
Message-ID: <3v2pde$863@news.rz.uni-passau.de>
Hi,
I'm looking for a list of PC-cards that are supported by NeXT Step. If you
have one, or know where I can find one, please reply.
thanks,
carsten
---
Carsten Friedrich friedric@fmi.uni-passau.de
"I have the impression that, to penguins, man is just another penguin --
different, less predictable, occasionally violent, but tolerable company
when he sits still and minds his own business." (B. Stonehouse)
From: "John W. Wooten" <woo@ornl.gov>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PCMCIA on NEC Versa with NextStep 3.3
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 08:01:15 -0400
Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950726080051.2072G-100000@woonext.dsrd.ornl.gov>
References: <199507260515.WAA23882@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199507260515.WAA23882@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
yes and like it a lot. I just need the PCMCIA drivers to make it useful
for loading and sharing software.
- - - - - - - - -
J. W. Wooten
On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Ron David Wagner wrote:
> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 22:15:13 -0700
> From: Ron David Wagner <rwagner@kaiwan.com>
> To: woo@ornl.gov
> Newgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
> Subject: Re: PCMCIA on NEC Versa with NextStep 3.3
>
> In article <3v351p$2s0@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> you wrote:
> : I'm still trying to locate drivers or whatever to get
> : PCMCIA ethernet and modem cards to work from NeXTStep 3.3 on a NEC
> : Versa. Any ideas on when or with what release?
>
> : thing is pretty useless without one or both of these!
>
> : - - - - - - - - -
> : J. W. Wooten
>
>
> I also have a Versa. Do you have color on your Versa?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ron Wagner <rwagner@kaiwan.com> member8008@aol.com 70313.1574@compuserve.com
> NeXTStep on Black AND White!
>
From: me@wintermute.nada.kth.se (David Wallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 200MB disks with current zip drive?
Date: 22 Jul 1995 00:19:40 GMT
Message-ID: <3upg6t$8t6@news.kth.se>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I have heard that iomega is working on 200 MB zipdrive disks.
#1) Is this true?
#2) Will they work with the current zip drive or will there be a
new zip drive?
--david
--
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"most people are fools, most authority is malignant,
God does not exist, and everything is wrong." - Ted Nelson's four maxims.
Name : david wallin :)
e-Mail : d94dwa@student.csd.uu.se (:
From: czarny@luna (Mischa Czarny)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
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Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen
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From: hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (Jessica Hayden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: 1.3GB Magneto Opticals that work with NextStep?
Date: 26 Jul 1995 14:31:19 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <3v5jjn$n92@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Hello,
I'm curious to find out what 1.3GB MO's have been successfully used with
NextStep. Our lab has a Pinnacle Micro Sierra 1.3GB MO that is very fast and
work reasonably well with NextStep. The only problem is that the drive
doesn't properly respond to the SCSI autosense commands, hence I neeeded to
write an fstab entry for the drive and I'm not absolutely positive it's
correct. We are interested in buying another 1.3GB MO and I was hoping that
another brand on the market properly autosenses so mkfs will work without a
special fstab entry (like the Maxoptics tahiti III, or the Olympus drive sold
by ClubMac).
Thanks
---
Jessica Hayden hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (608) 262-0296
Programmer / Analyst Dr. Lloyd Smith's Lab
Dept Chemistry University of Wisconsin - Madison
From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** "Tahiti" from Turtle Beach ***
Message-ID: <1995Jul26.123713.40093@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 26 Jul 95 12:37:13 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hi, July 26, 1995
We have Hi-Fi sound card "Tahiti" from Turtle Beach. Do you
know wher to find drivers for it to work under NeXTSTEP ?
Would any of the existing drivers for other cards work with it ?
Thanks in advance for help....
Best regards,
Marek Roland-Mieszkowski
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From: kris@monolith.thought.com (Kristopher Jon Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help--video noise problem
Date: 23 Jul 1995 21:40:23 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <3uufk7$fhu@news.xmission.com>
I have a Pentium 90 with a new ASUS P55 motherboard (Triton chipset), and a
PCI-based NumberNine GXE64 Pro 4 MB card. During normal use, all of a
sudden the video freaks out. Black title bars and grey windows have weird
green and red horizontal lines that extend into the Workspace background.
When I move the window, the lines flash.
I upgraded to the 3.32 version of the NumberNine driver, and though it went
away within a few minutes of running, it persisted. This has happened more
since I loaded Windows 95 onto my DOS partition, but it happened less
frequently before.
What's going on? How do I fix this?
---
...................................................................kris
kristopher magnusson <kris@xmission.com> MIME, NeXTmail OK
foxxvox administrator I'll make your life a living blubber paradise
From: cjones@haakon (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSFIP For HP Vectra VL Series 3 (Pentium) PC?
Date: 26 Jul 1995 18:50:55 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <3v62qf$a1n@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
Has anyone loaded NSFIP onto one of HP's Vectra VL PC's . These are Pentium's in 75, 90,
or 100mhz versions, and a little cheaper than the XU models. Has onboard video (DRAM), but
I wouldn't be using that.
Thanks in advance.
Carl
cjones@wellesley.edu
From: Classic Concepts <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTstation RAM upgrade question
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 12:05:19 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950726120005.28343A-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
References: <FXG.95Jul24153628@tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de>
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On 24 Jul 1995, Felix H. Gatzemeier wrote:
> I tried to upgrade my 8MB Monostation (25Mhz, 8 banks with 1MB each) with 70ns
> parity memory, but the system crashed with exception 3 to the ROM Monitor when
> booting. The RAMs itself were recognized correctly (4MB parity page mode
> simms). I tried to get it to continue with 'c', which produced exception 2.
> I was able to return the RAMs to the vendor (was a friendship deal), but for
> the future I'd like to know wether I have to expect this behaviour on any 70ns
> RAM. The FAQ states only that faster RAMs don't speed up the system, no mention
I don't know enough about NeXT RAM to help directly, but I will pass on
that one of the courteous staff at First Tech mentioned that NeXT RAM is
fussy about the "PD Settings" on SIMMs (he also referred to them as PDPs).
Apprently they have to be configured. Since I've never had to configure
SIMM chips (just popped them in my various computers and they worked
fine), I can't provide details on how this is done, but perhaps you could
follow up the information and learn whether this was your problem.
Good luck. - Julie
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates)
Subject: Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD w/ Black Hardware
Message-ID: <lorgbDCC4LG.H62@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 17:58:28 GMT
Sender: lorgb@netcom21.netcom.com
I am thinking of gettting a Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD for my black machine.
Is this particularly good/bad choice? Anybody had bad experience? Please
let me know if you did. Thanks in advance!
Joseph Kim
LOR/Geske Bock Investment
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jkim@la.lorgb.com
phone 310.789.2000 x4012
fax 310.789.2010
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: 27 Jul 1995 09:07:37 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <3v7l0p$62f@nnrp2.primenet.com>
References: <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu> <3v0f72$2pb@emerald.oz.net> <3v6ieg$2pf@ill.msilink.com> <3v79lv$s49@nnrp1.primenet.com>
gwolfe@Primenet.Com (Gary P. Wolfe) wrote:
> I do not believe that is possible...Have you openned a NeXT mouse?
Notice that there is no logic ICs or anything except the opto-coupler sets
for the mouse movement and the ball and wheels. Oh, and the wires coming
from the computer to inside the mouse. I believe that the keyboard has all
the logic for determining where the pointer is relative to what the mouse
is doing. Thus I doubt such a thing is possible. But, hey I didn't build
it so there is room for error :-)
I have opened one, and there was quite a bit of HW tucked inside of mine.
several Black HW resellers are offering adapters to convert Logitech Bus
mice to run on black H/W. All it takes apparently, is the re-ordering of
the wires. (for non-adb equipment). Try http://www.dancingbear.com, they
sell an adapter.
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 95 15:29:28 +0100
Subject: Re:16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) in Mono 25 MHz NeXTstations?
nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette) wrote:
> One minor correction: the last batch of non-turbo NeXTstations actually
> used "turbo" boards with 25 MHz CPU chips. If your station board has
> four 72-pin SIMM slots instead of the usual eight 36-pin slots, you
> can use up to 32 MB 72-pin SIMMs.
>
Sam's Pyro (and 4 times these 32 MB 72-pin SIMMs =128Megs :-)
would make those stations the fastest and biggest NeXT ever (besides
the Nitro that is! ;-)
BTW: Did anyone get his Pyro yet???
---
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
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***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 95 15:43:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Soundbox Question - Good question!
Cc: scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu
Charlie Dvorak
cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
wrote:
> I opened a non-adb Soundbox this evening.
> Inside there is an unused RCA plug sitting
> upright on the board and also a 9-pin mail
> (that's male) adaptor also unused. Anyone
> out there know what they're for? The mike
> plugs into a horizontal RCA. The blanko is
> vertical.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Charlie Dvorak
> cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
>
This matter would be of my interest, too
Pls. post!! :-)
Thanx
---
Greetings from
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***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
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From: didier@tnt.oleane.com (Didier Callies)
Subject: Nextstep on sparcstation4
Message-ID: <1995Jul26.160512.431@tnt.oleane.com>
Sender: didier@tnt.oleane.com
Organization: Terra Nova Techonologies (France)
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 16:05:12 GMT
Hi,
We are trying to install nextstep on a sparstation4. The installation
seems successfull but there is a problem when the system wants to go in
graphics mode.
Has anyone already used NEXTSTEp on such machine. Do we need some
additionnal drivers ?
Thanks.
From: anderson@sapir.ling.yale.edu (Stephen Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pyro upgrade
Date: 27 Jul 1995 10:27:28 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Linguistics, Yale University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <ANDERSON.95Jul27062728@sapir.ling.yale.edu>
References: <3v46tm$gg1@emerald.oz.net>
In-reply-to: art@cubicsol.com's message of 26 Jul 1995 01:48:38 GMT
>>>>> "Art" == Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com> writes:
In article <3v46tm$gg1@emerald.oz.net> art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) writes:
Art> Last I heard, the Pyro upgrade was set to ship by the end of
Art> June. But I've heard no raves of excitement about amazing
Art> performance increases. Does this mean that the Pyro upgrade has
Art> never shipped? If this is the case, what's the problem?
I'd be interested to know too. I had placed an order for one when Sam
first announced the board, but the shipping date kept getting pushed
back. The last thing I heard from Sam was on 21 June: "We just got
word than a minor board redesign is necessary to comply with FCC
regulations. As a result, we'll be beginning to ship on July 12."
Since that was too late for me to take care of installing it and
making sure it worked (it's the summer, and I'm basically nowhere near
my office), I cancelled the order. I'd be at least a little bit
surprised if any boards shipped on 12 July, but it would be nice if
this thing does eventually appear.
--Steve Anderson
From: kjt@copper.cs.stir.ac.uk (Ken Turner (Staff))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI Tape Driver Problem
Date: 27 Jul 1995 12:00:41 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <3v7v59$3cl@lorne.stir.ac.uk>
I have a Wangtek 525 Mb tape drive, an Intel system and NS3.3. I can write
tape archives with partial success but not read them. NeXTanswers 1806
describes my problem exactly, so I downloaded v3.31 of the SCSI tape
driver from NeXTanswers 1960. Same problem! Does anyone have a fix for
this?
Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
From: danie@nxtvad.core.org.za (Danie Malan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Micronics MBoards for NeXTSTEP Intel ?
Date: 27 Jul 1995 16:20:12 GMT
Organization: PiX - Proxima information X-change
Message-ID: <3v8ebt$h8i@foxbat.pix.za>
Does anybody have experiences to share on Micronics motherboards ?
The powers that be have dictated these as "The Standard" and after bad
experiences with their 486 boards I don't want to go through the same
futile exercise of trying to install NeXTSTEP on incompatabile h/w !
Is the Micronics M54Si-02 a workable option for a 100MHz Pentium?
It has 6 ISA and only 3 PCI slots (ie. 1 X Ethernet Card, 1 X S3 968 VGA,
1 X Adaptec 2940 and no more PCI slots available ?)
I also remember problems mentioned on the group with the TRITON chipset ?
Any info or alternative suggestion will be appreciated.
Regards
Danie Malan email: danie@core.org.za
=========================================
CAIRO = NT + OPENSTEP !
From: audley@condor.cs.jhu.edu (Christopher Audley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Mono Slab problems after disk corruption/correction
Date: 27 Jul 1995 11:00:31 -0400
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University CS Department
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <3v89mf$2nc@condor.cs.jhu.edu>
I recently had a system panic on a NeSTstation Mono 25MHz
with NS3.2. The result was a corrupted super block on the
boot disk. The disk checks failed during bootup and I was
directed to get a back up super block for the boot disk with
fsck and '-b'. After looking at man fsck I tried the suggested
fix, rebooted and all was well and good with the world.
However, the next day, and every subsequent day, when the
machine boots, it falls into single user mode and I have to
type 'exit' to continue on. No error messages are displayed
on the console before the single user mode prompt ( or after ).
What causes this, how do I get back to booting straight into
NeXTstep?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Chris
Please respond by mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: david@zion.com
Subject: Intel GX Config help
Message-ID: <DCDMCB.1uL@zion.com>
Keywords: GX config
Sender: usenet@zion.com
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 13:19:22 GMT
Any one using a Intel Professional GX system.
I'd like to know your setup in both EISA Configuration Utility and NeXT's
Configure utility...
I can't get my floppy working though I know it works fine in DOS.
I also can't get the audio working - all I get is some noise.
I've gone over the ECU and Config settings numerous times but can't seem
to track down the problem.
I have a Intel Pro GX rev6? with
24 mb ram (2x4, 2x8)
1.1 gb scsi HD (fujitsu internal)
DPT 2122 eisa controller card with internal scsi.
ATI built in 2mb vram video.
Intel Ethernet PRO/10 card.
MS ps/2 mouse.
ps/2 keyboard.
When I Check for Disks on a "good" DOS disk, I get:
probing for CDROM
probing for DOS
probing for cdaudio
unix_rw: read/write: Invalid argument
macfs: ERROR: mac unix_read_write: FAILED on second i/o
probing for mac
in the Console, then a panel pops up and says "it's safe to eject the
disk"...
Thanks for any ideas!
David Ferrero
david@zion.com
From: cby@nereid.usc.edu (Cliff Yee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 30 pin SIMM on 25 Mhz 040 Cube.
Date: 27 Jul 1995 15:15:56 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: cby@nereid.usc.edu
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3v936s$1vr@nereid.usc.edu>
Does anyone know if the 30 pin SIMM on 25 Mhz 040 Cube
will work on the any other machines? If yes which ones.
And does anyone know the speeds on the SIMMS (80ns)?
Thanks.
-Cliff Yee
cby@calvin.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: ? best sound card for nextstep/i ?
In-Reply-To: zhao@crl.nmsu.edu's message of 25 Jul 95 19:59:45
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul27194051@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <ZHAO.95Jul25195945@sparta.crl.nmsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 23:40:51 GMT
SoundBlaster 16 Value Edition.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <ZHAO.95Jul25195945@sparta.crl.nmsu.edu> zhao@crl.nmsu.edu (Z. Zhao) writes:
Looking for the best driver-available sound card for nextstep/i 3.3.
Thanks,
zhao
From: minuet@indy.net (Cold Fusion)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mounting a NEC 2X CDROM on an 030 Cube
Date: 27 Jul 1995 23:43:38 GMT
Organization: Happiness is a Warm NeXT
Message-ID: <3v98bb$pp7@indy-backup.indy.net>
Is there a way to get an 030 cube to recognize a NEC SCSI external CD-ROM
drive? I connected it and powered it on, then the NeXT, but it did not detect
it even though I checked to make sure the SCSI ID #'s did not conflict. Is
there a device driver I need or do I need to turn something on softwarewise to
get it to work?
Thanks!!
From: mikevande@aol.com (MIKEVANDE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: M100 color driver?
Date: 27 Jul 1995 19:58:41 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <3v997h$c2a@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Hi
I have a Versa M100 and I heard that there is a color driver and PCMCIA
support for my machine..My questions is where can I found them and how
much...
Thanks in advance
Mike V.
From: scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S. Port)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Soundbox Question - Good question!
Date: 28 Jul 1995 05:32:04 GMT
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <3v9sok$flr@saba.info.ucla.edu>
References: <m0salCJ-000btOC@a-gain>
In article <m0salCJ-000btOC@a-gain> Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de> writes:
>
>Charlie Dvorak
>cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
>wrote:
>
>> I opened a non-adb Soundbox this evening.
>> Inside there is an unused RCA plug sitting
>> upright on the board and also a 9-pin mail
>> (that's male) adaptor also unused. Anyone
>> out there know what they're for? The mike
>> plugs into a horizontal RCA. The blanko is
>> vertical.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Charlie Dvorak
>> cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
>>
>
>This matter would be of my interest, too
>
>Pls. post!! :-)
>
> .. Stefan ..
>
Okay, I got a lot of queries on this one.
And I got a good answer, too. It's an
infrared remote output to hook up a
Rane 2-channel 28 band graphic equalizer
so you can filter your digital sound
outs without getting up to walk across
the room. :-)
And if you believe that I also heard
Sam Goldberger is going to lower the
price of his Pyro so someone can actually
purchase one and let the rest of us
know how great it is. ;-o
Actually, the real answer came to me
via email. And in my haste to stop
wasting time on the net and study
for finals, I erased it - so whomever
provided it will need to come
forward and take a bow on his own.
The soundbox board is a dual-use
board for use in the 17" Megapixel
BW monitor. Another bright idea
from Next to cut manufacturing
costs. And it appears this is so
simply by comparing the looks
of the two devices in question.
The 9 pinner has a name which
my hippocampus failed to record
to long-term memory (forgot to
save before quitting) but it
serves as the monitor pinout
(or pin-in depending on your
perspective).
So there you have it - 75 lines
of bandwidth for what could
have been a straightforward
answer.
Charlie Dvorak
cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
Graduate School of Psychologee at Pepperdine
From: gwolfe@Primenet.Com (Gary P. Wolfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP! BIG NeXT PRINTER TROUBLE!
Date: 28 Jul 1995 01:40:42 GMT
Organization: Primenet (602)395-1010
Message-ID: <3v9f6q$fan@nnrp2.primenet.com>
References: <3v7aog$hkl@pixar.com>
Keywords: printer trouble...
In article <3v7aog$hkl@pixar.com>, Damir Frkovic <damir@darth.pixar.com> wrote:
>My NeXT printer is givin me a load of grief... here's the problem...
>
>Every time I print (anything, even a test print from the PrintManager) the
>printer first spits out a blank page, then it prints a tiny top portion of
>the last page, then it trys again... and shuts down. A dialog then comes
>up on the screen... "Some or all of your documents could not be printed"
>(no kidding!)
>
>What is going on??? And What can be done about it???
>
>Any Ideas would be most appreciated.
>
>damir@pixar.com
Try this. Before you print anything during your next session open the
console (menubar---tools---console) from the Workspace menu bar. Then
print something. If you get stuff like DMA Underrun , cmd=?? (I had
and 87 or so) and then something to the effect of reprinting page all
in the console then you have the same problem my mother-in-law is
having.
You will have to get a new motherboard or your old one repaired...it is
free but you have to call Bell Atlantic and give them the serial number
on the bottom of your station (if you have a station..I am assuming you
do) AND the serial number from the bottom of your motherboard itself. A
real treat that is.
Anyway, e-mail me if you have more questions.
Gary Wolfe
gwolfe@primenet.com
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From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re:16-MB SIMMs (30-pin) in Mono 25 MHz NeXTstations?
Date: 28 Jul 1995 00:12:50 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Message-ID: <3v9a22$1ae@machthenext.dannug.dk>
References: <m0sakzC-000btOC@a-gain>
In article <m0sakzC-000btOC@a-gain> writes:
|>
|>nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette) wrote:
|>
|>> One minor correction: the last batch of non-turbo NeXTstations actually
|>> used "turbo" boards with 25 MHz CPU chips. If your station board has
|>> four 72-pin SIMM slots instead of the usual eight 36-pin slots, you
|>> can use up to 32 MB 72-pin SIMMs.
|>>
|>
|>Sam's Pyro (and 4 times these 32 MB 72-pin SIMMs =128Megs :-)
|>would make those stations the fastest and biggest NeXT ever (besides
|>the Nitro that is! ;-)
|>
|>BTW: Did anyone get his Pyro yet???
Is the Pyro what I think it is (060)? :-)
I have been out of circulation for a while, so I need to get up to speed on
things...!?
Thanx :-)
Michael
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From: Michael Chan <mchan@technet.sg>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,soc.culture.singapore
Subject: Re: Computer Fraud. Beware!
Date: 28 Jul 1995 07:35:18 GMT
Organization: Technet, Singapore
Message-ID: <3va3vm$sgb@raffles.technet.sg>
References: <sbroat-2607952357290001@srf-35.nbn.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
sbroat@nbn.com (Scott B. Roat) wrote:
:>Macintosh Fraud! -- Warning to new computer buyers!
:>
:>This is a warning for people intending to buy a new computer. My
:>experience was a bad one, and wholly unexpected!
:>
:>After dropping short of $3000 on my new PowerMac, I had an occurrence that
:>was merely a fluke: a slight gouge in the mouse cable. I called up Apple
:>Computers to use my warranty to replace it. It led to the discovery of a
:>much bigger problem.
:>
:>All was well and good until Apple asked for my serial number on the CPU.
:>Apparently I did not have a brand new Apple computer, and they would not
:>honor my warranty. Apple told me that they believed that this was a
:>third-party assembly being sold as new.
:>
:>I opened up the box to the CPU with the Apple representative on the
:>phone. He asked me to look for stickers on several components indicating
:>Apple had assembled it. There were none. People at Apple have since told
:>me this sort of thing is happening with greater regularity.
:>
:>I was shocked. The computer came in standard Apple boxing with warranty
:>information, a 10 hours free on eWorld brochure, and even the Apple logo
:>window decal.
:>
:>Additionally, I shopped around. I had deemed this company reputable
:>simply because they advertised in the top three: MacUser, MacWorld and
:>MacWeek. Not so!
:>
:>The name of the company is MacNet, Inc. (8260 NW 27th St., Ste. 407,
:>Miami, FL 33122). Telephone is 305.597.9513. One of their selling
:>points was the one year extended Apple warranty. Not a chance!
:>
:>I have been unable to get them to correct this problem or even replace the
:>computer. The president unfairly offered to replace it for an additional
:>$976.00, which would have totalled far more than had I started from
:>scratch. It's simple: you buy a Chevy truck, you want a Chevy truck. I
:>bought an Apple and I want an Apple.
:>
:>If you can find anywhere else you think this should be posted, please do
:>so. If you have had any similiar experiences, or advice, please share
:>them with me.
:>
:>Caveat Emptor applies!
:>
:>sbroat@nbn.com
Anybody heard of this?
From: darren@omni.cyberstore.com (Darren Reely)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: How to get Nextstep 3.2 to use Logitec Serial Mouse
Date: 28 Jul 1995 08:04:50 GMT
Organization: Cyberstore Systems, Inc.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <3va5n2$onh@sulla.cyberstore.ca>
References: <3utr7k$s79@wally2.hti.net>
I have some notes from the compatibility guide that may help you.
Bus mouse - non serial (Logitech Mouseman), (not serial Logitech type C)
Logitech Compatible Bus Mouse Setup and Installation; Set the jumper JMP1
to IRQ 5 before installing the Logitech Bus Mouse interface card. Then
NEXTSTEP can recognize the presence of the device automatically. Logitec
bus mice with model number M-SR14 are known not to work on some systems.
M-SF14 mice (among others) are known to work. NEXTSTEP does not support
the Microsoft Bus Mouse because the specifications to the mouse are
proprietary.
Darren @ dreely@cyberstore.com
From: Chris <c.h.burrow@ncl.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: 28 Jul 1995 10:33:31 GMT
Organization: Un-ncl-, UK
Message-ID: <3vaedr$q0q@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>
References: <3va8gs$nvg@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk> <DCF5MJ.tt@plsys.co.uk>
In article <DCF5MJ.tt@plsys.co.uk>, paul@griffin.plsys.co.uk says:
>The megapixel is a mono monitor, and it sounds as if you are trying to
>describe a NeXT colour monitor.
>
>For these, you must drive the monitor at the right resolution; I think
>70KHz.
Hi Paul,
This one is definatley colour, it has MegaPixel colour display on the
back, along with Model No:N4005 (CM2186A3NE).
Thanks for the 70Khz though .. I shall bear it in mind!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: Re: HELP! BIG NeXT PRINTER TROUBLE!
Message-ID: <DCEouF.GDG@waldo.com>
Sender: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
References: <3v7ca8$ia4@pixar.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 03:11:03 GMT
In article <3v7ca8$ia4@pixar.com> damir@pixar.com (Damir Frkovic) writes:
> In article <3v7aog$hkl@pixar.com> damir@darth.pixar.com (Damir Frkovic)
> writes:
> > My NeXT printer is givin me a load of grief... here's the problem...
> >
> > Every time I print (anything, even a test print from the PrintManager)
<deletia>
>
> What's goin on here?
>
> damir@pixar.com
I had the same problem with my ColorStation and my Next Laser. Apparently, some
early colorstations had a motherboard defect which caused a problem with the
Next Laser. Call Bell Atlantic, and they will be able to get this solved for
you...
Email me if you need more info.
Matt
--
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From: Chris <c.h.burrow@ncl.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: 28 Jul 1995 08:52:44 GMT
Organization: Un-ncl-, UK
Message-ID: <3va8gs$nvg@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>
Hi,
I'm trying to connect a NeXT megapixel display to a P.C. The sockets
on the monitor are three coax RGB and synch appears to be required on
green. I have mixed in synch from the vga on the pc but have had little
success, some evidence of synchronisation but nothing sensible on the
display. A short experiment with a H.P. Apollo workstation (also synch
on green) and a sun machine with the RIGHT connector gave more or less
the same as the P.C.???
Is the NeXT video NTSC?? if so will I ever get anything like a picture,
and can a converter be made / bought for this?
Many thanks if you can help..
- Chris.
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: 1.3GB Magneto Opticals that work with NextStep?
Date: 28 Jul 1995 09:15:48 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <3va9s4$ihk@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
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hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (Jessica Hayden) wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm curious to find out what 1.3GB MO's have been successfully used with
>NextStep. Our lab has a Pinnacle Micro Sierra 1.3GB MO that is very fast and
>work reasonably well with NextStep. The only problem is that the drive
>doesn't properly respond to the SCSI autosense commands, hence I neeeded to
>write an fstab entry for the drive and I'm not absolutely positive it's
>correct. We are interested in buying another 1.3GB MO and I was hoping that
>another brand on the market properly autosenses so mkfs will work without a
>special fstab entry (like the Maxoptics tahiti III, or the Olympus drive sold
>by ClubMac).
>Thanks
>Jessica Hayden hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (608)
I tried to install NeXTstep on a Maxoptics 1304 T3 drive. It will not
work on 1024 byte sectors, so I used a 1.2Gb 512bytes per sector.
It recognises the drive, but not the format and will not format the
cartridge.
As a second drive the same problem. The cartridge is ejected and NS
refuses to format it.
I have used DOS and SCO Unix with these cartridge without problems. SCO
Unix will not allow the cartridge to be ejected. NeXT support have not
helped and I have posted requests in this newsgroup before.
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: paul@griffin.plsys.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 09:13:30 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems, Ltd
Sender: usenet@griffin.plsys.co.uk
Message-ID: <DCF5MJ.tt@plsys.co.uk>
References: <3va8gs$nvg@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>
In article <3va8gs$nvg@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk> Chris <c.h.burrow@ncl.ac.uk>
writes:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to connect a NeXT megapixel display to a P.C. The sockets
> on the monitor are three coax RGB and synch appears to be required on
> green. I have mixed in synch from the vga on the pc but have had little
> success, some evidence of synchronisation but nothing sensible on the
> display. A short experiment with a H.P. Apollo workstation (also synch
> on green) and a sun machine with the RIGHT connector gave more or less
> the same as the P.C.???
> Is the NeXT video NTSC?? if so will I ever get anything like a picture,
> and can a converter be made / bought for this?
The megapixel is a mono monitor, and it sounds as if you are trying to
describe a NeXT colour monitor.
For these, you must drive the monitor at the right resolution; I think
70KHz.
Paul
--
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Tel: (01494)432422 P & L Systems
Fax: (01494)432478 We do NeXTSTEP
From: dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 28 Jul 1995 13:32:13 GMT
Organization: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Message-ID: <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>
Keywords: Nanao, monitor
Hello,
I'm looking for a good 17" monitor to use with a new
Intel system (which I hope to buy soon) for running
NEXTSTEP. I've read that Nanao makes some of the
best. The reviews that I've read, however, refer to
models F550i, F550i-W, F560i, and F560i-W (I think I
have those models right). More recently, Nanao has
come out with the F2-17, F2-17EX, T2-17TS, and T2-17
(ordered by increasing price).
I think the F2-17 has a max resolution of 1280x1024
(probably at only 60Hz). The others will do 1600x1200
(or maybe 1280), including 1280x1024 at 80Hz (I think).
The T2-17 uses a Sony Trinitron and thus is probably
great, but it's too expensive for me (at least $1250
I think). Thus, I'm interested in the other two
Nanao 17" monitors: the F2-17EX and the T2-17TS
(which usually cost around $1000, with the former
being about $40-50 less than the latter). I think
the T2-17TS uses a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but
I don't know about the F2-17EX.
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with experience
with one (or preferably both) of these monitors.
In particular:
1. which do you like better?
2. how do they compare to other top monitors, such as
the Sony SE1, the Nokia 447X, the NEC, and others?
3. what CRT does the F2-17EX use?
Originally I thought the T2-17TS used a Sony Trinitron
and so I thought I'd want that one. I've heard some
negative stories about the Mitsubishi CRTs, though,
so I'm hesitant to go with the T2-17TS.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Gregg Dinse
919-541-4931
dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Driver Problem
Date: 28 Jul 1995 10:09:52 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <3vad1g$pi1@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <3v7v59$3cl@lorne.stir.ac.uk>
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Ken Turner (Staff) (kjt@copper.cs.stir.ac.uk) wrote:
: I have a Wangtek 525 Mb tape drive, an Intel system and NS3.3. I can write
: tape archives with partial success but not read them. NeXTanswers 1806
: describes my problem exactly, so I downloaded v3.31 of the SCSI tape
: driver from NeXTanswers 1960. Same problem! Does anyone have a fix for
: this?
I have used the same tape successfully under NS3.3 (with the old tape
driver).
Try to issue
stblocksize -s 512 /dev/rst0
or
stblocksize -s 1024 /dev/rst0
I needed the latter for 525 MB tapes and the former for 150 MB tapes,
else I would only get 250 MB on a 525MB tape. Issue the command
before you insert the tape.
Hope that helps.
Axel
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 17:26:46 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950728172011.7948A-100000@hphalle7i.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
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I don't want to comment on the mentioned monitor types. Just a few words
in general:
There is a maximum resolution of 1152x on 17" with good mask(!) (0.26dp)
and some might even get to 1280x/ with excellent electronic. (This
concerns sharpness of the monitor, not the ability to display these modes)
Using trinitron gives you a less sharp picture at the same resolutions.
You would need a smaller trinitron pitch mask to get the same quality in
sharpness. So you shouldn't even think about trying 1600x with any 17"
monitor, and I'm wondering whether anybody is driving 1280x with trinitron.
BTW. The maximum _physical_ resolution of any 17" monitor is between 800
and 100 points horizontal.
Cheers,
Boerny.
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny)
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/
scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
On 28 Jul 1995, Gregg E. Dinse wrote:
> I think the F2-17 has a max resolution of 1280x1024
> (probably at only 60Hz). The others will do 1600x1200
> (or maybe 1280), including 1280x1024 at 80Hz (I think).
> The T2-17 uses a Sony Trinitron and thus is probably
> great, but it's too expensive for me (at least $1250
> I think). Thus, I'm interested in the other two
> Nanao 17" monitors: the F2-17EX and the T2-17TS
> (which usually cost around $1000, with the former
> being about $40-50 less than the latter). I think
> the T2-17TS uses a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but
> I don't know about the F2-17EX.
>
From: shenning@Cornell-Iowa.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem with SCSI bus on Intel (long posting)
Date: 28 Jul 1995 14:27:15 GMT
Organization: Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA, USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vas43$52t@nexus.uiowa.edu>
Hi, I have an Intel P90 with an Adaptec 1542c SCSI card. The
device driver I am using is the Adaptec 154x Series SCSI Adapter
(v3.31). I also have a Sound Blaster 16 whose drivers used to
crash a lot when there was a lot of disk access, but this happens
very infrequently since I installed the 3.32 driver.
The problem is that occasionally when I am listening to a CD or
reading data from a CD and access the hard drive the machine
freezes up. About 30 seconds later it resets the SCSI bus.
There are two instances when this happens most. 1) When I am
listening to a CD and save (alt-s), usually in Edit. 2) When I am
listening to a CD and start another program by clicking on its
icon. It has never happened when I was accessing the disk
through a terminal with vi or other programs.
Below I have clippings of two occurrences from
/private/adm/messages. I am sure there are a lot more in the old
log files, but I have not gone hunting for them.
If you have any ideas about how to fix this problem please let me
know as it is the one thing I haven't been able to figure out.
Thanks.
===== /private/adm/messages transcript =====
Jul 26 16:37:36 leibniz mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
Jul 26 16:37:36 leibniz mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
Jul 26 16:39:06 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:06 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd1: NOT READY; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd1: NOT READY; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: AHA timeout
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: Resetting SCSI Bus...
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: AHA timeout
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz last message repeated 4 times
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:459024 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:60736 blockCount:
16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:244848 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:243872 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:244112 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:244128 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd0: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:459024 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:67(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:39:44 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:67(d)
(UNDEFINED)
-----------
Jul 26 16:44:22 leibniz mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
Jul 26 16:44:27 leibniz last message repeated 3 times
Jul 26 16:44:35 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:44:35 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd1: NOT READY; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:66(d)
(UNDEFINED)
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: AHA timeout
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: Resetting SCSI Bus...
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: I/O Timeout; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:1736032 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: Bus Reset Detected; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:279264 blockCount:
16
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: Bus Reset Detected; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:740384 blockCount:
16
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: Bus Reset Detected; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:1739008 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: Bus Reset Detected; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Write
block:1327328 blockCoun
t:6
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: Bus Reset Detected; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:1466848 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: sd0: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:12 leibniz mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read
block:1736032 blockCount
:16
Jul 26 16:45:14 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:14 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:Test unit ready
Jul 26 16:45:14 leibniz mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying.
Jul 26 16:45:14 leibniz mach: target:2 lun:0 op:Test unit ready
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From: Alexander_Spohr@multiversum.com (Alexander Spohr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 2.88 MB Floppy?
Date: 25 Jul 1995 08:41:51 GMT
Organization: multiversum media lab gmbh
Message-ID: <3v2aof$2hc@multiversum.multiversum.com>
Hi there!
I would like to use an 2.88MB floppy-drive on an Intel system to use my old
NeXT disks.
Did someone get that kind of drive to work under NS somehow?
Atze
--
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Mail: Alexander_Spohr@multiversum.com Voice: (+49) 40 / 398 80 80
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Faces and faces. See them and complain not. And am content with all.
From: Bill Faust <faust@ee.ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Summary: Replacement Mice
Date: 28 Jul 1995 07:21:22 -0700
Organization: The Faust house.
Sender: news@faust.earthlink.net
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3v9a2d$9e@faust.earthlink.net>
Keywords: mouse, replacement, NeXT
I posted a query to this group last week about finding a replacement
mouse for my NeXTstation. I thought I'd follow up with some of the
things I learned. All prices given are in US dollars.
1. Bell Atlantic (800-499-6398) will ship you a refurbished mouse for
$65. When the mouse arrives, you ship them back your old mouse in
the same packaging.
2. Dancing Bear (http://www.dancingbear.com) _does_ sell an adapter
that allows you to use a Logitech mouse. They sell the adapter and a
new mouse for $65. It plugs into the back of the NeXT (non-ADB)
keyboard. The adaptor itself is a cable about six inches long. The
mouse is a three button Ergonomic Mouseman bus mouse (platinum
color). Although its a three button mouse, the center and right
buttons are identical. (Apparently, they considered building the
adaptor cable with some diodes so the center button acts if both
right and left were depressed, but it drove up the cost too much.)
3. Dancing Bear offers an exchange for $98.
4. Dancing Bear sells replacement micro switches ($7.50 or two for
$10), heavy duty black RollerMouse ($135), a few used RollerMouse
units ($75).
For my immediate need I exercised option 1 (had I known about the
adaptor solution soon enough, I would have tried that). I'll
probably be ordering some of the Logitech mice from Dancing Bear to
replace some of the ailing mice we have around here. Is there
anyone out there who can comment on these adaptors?
Thanks to Tim Griswold (tim@dancingbear.com) and Rod Ragner
(rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu) for information.
--
Bill Faust
faust@ee.ucla.edu
Newbury Park, California, USA
From: dekorte@core.symnet.net (Steve Dekorte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP712 vs. Pentium???
Date: 28 Jul 1995 14:27:32 GMT
Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net)
Message-ID: <3vas4k$tk@tempest.symnet.net>
Are any benchmarks availible comparing the performance of these
machines? Specificaly, how would an HP712 60Mhz compare to a
Pentium 100Mhz?
(please reply by email)
Thanks,
Steve
From: tjallen@theory2.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 28 Jul 1995 17:36:25 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <3vb76p$1gb2@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>
I have a Nanao F550i at home and you should definitely stay away from it
if you want to do 1120 x 832. It has problems syncing to the signal
sometimes. We have two F2-17's at work and they are great!!! They
sync to 1120 x 832 in 16 bit color and are rock solid. The picture is
wonderful and there are many more adjustments on this monitor than on
its predecessor. In fact, I was very tempted to sell my F550i at a loss
and buy one of these F2-17s. If you are worried you could purchase the
F2-17ex which has a higher bandwidth. The bandwidths for the F2-17 are:
Scan Frequency
Horizontal: 27kHz - 69kHz
Vertical: 55kHz - 120kHz
Video Bandwidth: 80MHz at 35V peak to peak
Dot Pitch is 0.28mm but sufficient. Remember, the F2-17ex has even
better numbers.
--
Ted Allen
High Energy Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
From: bac-ground.icsi.net!ernie (Ernesto Baca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 1GB Drive
Date: 28 Jul 1995 19:48:04 GMT
Organization: Internet Connect Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vbetk$615@degas.ICSI.Net>
Keywords: Format
I bought a used 1GB Fujitsu drive. Soon after that it crashed. Luckily it was
still under warranty so I sent it back. Recently I got it back, hooked it up in
my SCSI chain (ID 0=Internal drive; ID 2=1GB disk; ID 3=Floppy Drive; ID
4=CD-ROM; ID 5=tape drive) and added the terminator to the tape drive. When I
tried booting, it flashed some messages about an unexpected message. Then the
panic cursor come on and I could not even power down. I unplugged the system
and started all over again. Did this twice and the same thing happened. Help,
my internal drive only has 40+ MB left in it. Thanks.
---Ernie
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From: alistair@bcu.ubc.ca (Alistair Blachford)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI puzzle: NeXT CD-ROM and new HP disk drive ... AAARRGHH!!
Date: 28 Jul 1995 19:49:12 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <3vbevo$6j@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Dear SCSI-bus/hardware wizard -
I'd like to upgrade the hard disk in my mono turbo slab. I had a
Seagate 250MB drive, and have bought an HP 1GB drive to replace it. I
had no problems with the Seagate ... I just need more space. I
cannot get my SCSI bus to be reliable enough to build NS on the new
drive and install all the Packages I need. When a NeXT CD-ROM is on the
bus, there is trouble. Even though I have alternate motherboards,
NeXT CD-ROM drives, and SCSI cables to swap around, I have been unable
to solve the problem. Following are some well-defined problems.
Pleeeeeease, peer at them and hurl suggestions at me! Thanks!
CONFIGURATION #1:
Terminated NeXT CD-ROM drive, SCSI ID 4, attached to mono turbo
slab using NeXT SCSI cable. HP C3323SE internal to slab, SCSI
address 1, termination enabled, termination power from drive and
connected to SCSI bus. Nothing else on SCSI bus.
PROBLEM:
Boot from CD-ROM, attempt to build NS3.2 on HP drive, and the
process always fails at the same point. During writing standalone
boot to disk, when the display prints out successive periods to show
progress, the 4th last period on the 11th line never appears. CD-ROM
seems to be doing endless retries. Halting with alt-command-~ shows:
nmi pc 0x4092b18 sr 0x2300 isp 0x4001168 ksp 0x40011d0 usp 0x3fffc58
Other info:
Using another NeXT CD-ROM drive and SCSI cable changes nothing.
Using another turbo mono slab entirely (transplant HP drive into it)
changes nothing.
====================
CONFIGURATION #2:
HP C3323SE internal to mono turbo slab, SCSI address 1, termination
enabled, termination power from drive and connected to SCSI bus.
Seagate ST3283N (original internal drive) in external enclosure,
SCSI address 0, termination enabled and termination power from SCSI
bus. NeXT CD-ROM drive, SCSI address 4, connected to slab with
NeXT SCSI1->2 cable, Seagate daisy-chained off CD-ROM drive.
Problem A: After doing a Buildisk on the HP drive from the Seagate
(apparently worked), installation of packages from the CD-ROM to the
HP stalls out, console says:
sd0 (1,0) scsi_timer:timeout op:0x2a sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
Target 4: BUSY; retry 1
.
.
.
Target 4: BUSY; retry 16
sd1: UNIT ATTENTION
sd1 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0
sd1 (4,0): sense key:0x6 additional sense code:0x29
SCSI Block in error=0 (no valid label)
Problem B: doing a tar from Seagate to HP, CD turned on, stalls out,
console reports:
sd1 (1,0) scsi_timer:timeout op:0x2a sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
sd2: UNIT ATTENTION
sd2 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0
sd2 (4,0): sense key:0x6 additional sense code:0x29
SCSI Block in error=0 (no valid label)
*** got itself going again without intervention, then another
sd1 (1,0) scsi_timer:timeout op:0x2a sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
[but nothing further this time]
Alistair Blachford
Biologist/Manager | Biosciences Computing Unit, Zoology
Email: alistair@bcu.ubc.ca | University of British Columbia
Phone: 604-822-2645 | 6270 University Boulevard
Fax: 604-822-2416 | Vancouver, Canada, V6T 1Z4
From: bac-ground.icsi.net!ernie (Ernesto Baca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 1GB Drive
Date: 28 Jul 1995 20:29:54 GMT
Organization: Internet Connect Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vbhc2$8bb@degas.ICSI.Net>
Keywords: Format
I bought a used 1GB Fujitsu drive. Soon after that it crashed. Luckily it was
still under warranty so I sent it back. Recently I got it back, hooked it up in
my SCSI chain (ID 0=Internal drive; ID 2=1GB disk; ID 3=Floppy Drive; ID
4=CD-ROM; ID 5=tape drive) and added the terminator to the tape drive. When I
tried booting, it flashed some messages about an unexpected message. Then the
panic cursor come on and I could not even power down. I unplugged the system
and started all over again. Did this twice and the same thing happened. Help,
my internal drive only has 40+ MB left in it. Thanks.
---Ernie
____________________________________________________________
Visit me at:
http://www.nkn.net/icmall/
____________________________________________________________
Ernesto Baca, P.E.
Environmental Consultant
BAC-GROUND
3216 Georgetown
Houston, TX 77005-2906
USA
(713) 664-8452 (w)
ebaca@icsi.net (NeXT Mail, MIME, ASCII)
ebaca@delphi.com (ASCII)
____________________________________________________________
ROCKETS 1994 and 1995 NBA Champions!
____________________________________________________________
From: rtam@cs.ubc.ca (Roger Tam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: black HW to midi
Date: 28 Jul 1995 14:02:25 -0700
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Message-ID: <3vbj91$t3@miko.cs.ubc.ca>
Hi,
Please excuse me if this question has been asked many
times before. (A 4-hour search through FAQ's and web
sites turned up nothing.)
What extra hardware do I need to hook up my 040
mono-station to a midi keyboard?
Thanks for any replies,
Roger
(rtam@cs.ubc.ca)
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 21:24:05 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Jul28.212405.22007@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <3vaedr$q0q@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>
In article <3vaedr$q0q@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk> Chris <c.h.burrow@ncl.ac.uk>
writes:
> In article <DCF5MJ.tt@plsys.co.uk>, paul@griffin.plsys.co.uk says:
>
> >The megapixel is a mono monitor, and it sounds as if you are trying to
> >describe a NeXT colour monitor.
> >
> >For these, you must drive the monitor at the right resolution; I think
> >70KHz.
>
> This one is definatley colour, it has MegaPixel colour display on the
> back, along with Model No:N4005 (CM2186A3NE).
>
> Thanks for the 70Khz though .. I shall bear it in mind!
>
Before anyone else points it out, that should be 70Hz. I can remember
stopping myself from typing MHz :-).
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: ernie@bac-ground (Ernesto Baca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 1GB Drive
Date: 28 Jul 1995 23:12:46 GMT
Organization: Internet Connect Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vbqte$fal@degas.ICSI.Net>
I bought a used 1GB Fujitsu drive. Soon after that it crashed. Luckily it was still
under warranty so I sent it back. Recently I got it back, hooked it up in my SCSI chain
(ID 0=Internal drive; ID 2=1GB disk; ID 3=Floppy Drive; ID 4=CD-ROM; ID 5=tape drive)
and added the terminator to the tape drive. When I tried booting, it flashed some
messages about an unexpected message. Then the panic cursor come on and I could
not even power down. I unplugged the system and started all over again. Did this
twice and the same thing happened. Help, my internal drive only has 40+ MB left in
it. Thanks.
---Ernie
____________________________________________________________
Visit me at:
http://www.nkn.net/icmall/
____________________________________________________________
Ernesto Baca, P.E.
Environmental Consultant
BAC-GROUND
3216 Georgetown
Houston, TX 77005-2906
USA
(713) 664-8452 (w)
ebaca@icsi.net (NeXT Mail, MIME, ASCII)
ebaca@delphi.com (ASCII)
____________________________________________________________
ROCKETS 1994 and 1995 NBA Champions!
____________________________________________________________
--
____________________________________________________________
Visit me at:
http://www.nkn.net/icmall/
____________________________________________________________
Ernesto Baca, P.E.
Environmental Consultant
BAC-GROUND
3216 Georgetown
Houston, TX 77005-2906
USA
(713) 664-8452 (w)
ebaca@icsi.net (NeXT Mail, MIME, ASCII)
ebaca@delphi.com (ASCII)
____________________________________________________________
ROCKETS 1994 and 1995 NBA Champions!
____________________________________________________________
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 95 10:07:18 +0100
Subject: Re: ADB keyboard -- will it work on a mac? - YES!
Cc: jrs@az.com
jrs@az.com (You) wrote:
> Will using an ADB keyboard on a mac cause any damage to either
keyboard or
> mac. Apple Desktop Bus means Apple Desktop Bus right? :)
>
Right / It works fine!
I've seen a german NeXTADB with Puckmouse running on a Quadra 840AV
2 weeks ago at some phreaks place in Berlin!
---
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
Heading off to Siggraph and Object World 95 - beginning of Aug.
-- Will be back in on the 24th of Aug. --
Just in case anybody cares! - I dont have WYWO, yet!
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 95 10:20:23 +0100
Subject: Re: Pyro upgrade
Cc: art@cubicsol.com
art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) wrote:
> Last I heard, the Pyro upgrade was set to ship by the end of
June.
> But I've heard no raves of excitement about amazing performance
increases.
> Does this mean that the Pyro upgrade has never shipped? If this
is the
> case, what's the problem?
Hi Art!
Sam (Goldberger, that is) just makes sure that everything is
perfect and matches ECC-regs.
So shipping will start any minute now! :-)
First the cubes, stations will follow a couple of days later!
But it takes 7 days to Germany anyway! :-(
(So I will have to wait at least another seven *looong* days ;-)
BTW: I am collecting e-mail-adresses of people who own NeXT
acc.-boards (doesnt matter which kind of board) to keep getting
memory/knowledge swapping going!
**So if anybody wants to be included in that list - SIGN UP! :-)**
---
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
Heading off to Siggraph and Object World 95 - beginning of Aug.
-- Will be back in on the 24th of Aug. --
Just in case anybody cares! - I dont have WYWO, yet!
---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 28 Jul 1995 23:30:50 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vbrva$nbk@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>
In article <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
(Gregg E. Dinse) writes:
> The T2-17 uses a Sony Trinitron and thus is probably
> great, but it's too expensive for me (at least $1250
> I think). Thus, I'm interested in the other two
The T2-17 is the successor to the T560i, and is the best model. I
think it's worth the extra cost for any moderate to serious usage.
> Nanao 17" monitors: the F2-17EX and the T2-17TS
> (which usually cost around $1000, with the former
> being about $40-50 less than the latter). I think
> the T2-17TS uses a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but
> I don't know about the F2-17EX.
The nice thing is that all of the models are good if used within the
reasonable operating specs for signals, lighting, etc. Even the low
end F2-17 is quite nice, and will do 1024x768/87Hz, 1152x870/75Hz.
Check out: http://www.traveller.com/nanao/
--
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management and Development Consultant
East Haven, CT
Internet: nathan@nai.net
From: gerdes@.primenet.com (Geoffrey Richard Gerdes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CUBE Memory Configuration
Date: 28 Jul 1995 23:59:16 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vbtkk$e7t@saba.info.ucla.edu>
If this is a dumb question, I apologize. I have an 040 Cube with room for
16 30 pin simms. The system is using 4 4-meg no parity simms for a total
of 16 megs. I just purchased 2 more 4-meg of the same type and popped
them in the next 2 slots, but the computer does not recognize them. Is
there an additional step to get the computer to see these chips? Do I
need to set something in ROM to get them to work?
Geoff Gerdes
gerdes@ucla.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone have an Optical drive for cube?
Message-ID: <3v6637$dpi@itsop2.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu>
From: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (Kevin Parks)
Date: 26 Jul 1995 15:46:47 -0400
Organization: Brooklyn College
Hello NeXTHeads!
Does anyone have an optical drive for a cube that they don't need?
Is your cube dead and useless? Does your optical drive still
work? Wanna do something nice for someone and make the
world a better place?
For many years I have used NeXT computers here
at the Center for Computer Music at Brooklyn College
and now i am going to a new school and they have only
one NeXT '040 cube but the Optical drive is dead.
I do a lot of computer music and the optical discs are
ideal for storing soundfiles. I have many optical disks
filed with sounds and mixes of my computer music
pieces that i would like to be able to use, so i am hoping
to get a working optical drive for the machine that is up
there. The college itself is not all that interested in repairing the
optical drive since very few people are currently using the
one NeXT that they have there. So if you have a dead cube
that you can't make use of anyway or you just happen to
have an optical drive that still works that you are not
using and you are willing to part with it, could you please
let me know.
thanks! I don't anticipate getting much of a response to this
since i am not able to offer big bucks, but i though that it would
be worth a shot.
P.S. Please don't Email me to just say that i could just get
a refurbished one from bell Atlantic- i know that, the problem
is that they want $1,000,000,000,000 for it!
(just a slight exaggeration).
Everything Everbest,
kevin parks
kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu
P.S.S. If you haven't already guessed i'm
really hoping to get a donation (of course i would pay shipping), but
i am interested in any leeds.
From: robertn@seahawk (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:07:20 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
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References: <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> <3vb76p$1gb2@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In-reply-to: tjallen@theory2.physics.wisc.edu's message of 28 Jul 1995 17:36:25 GMT
In article <3vb76p$1gb2@news.doit.wisc.edu> tjallen@theory2.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen) writes:
From: tjallen@theory2.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 28 Jul 1995 17:36:25 GMT
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I have a Nanao F550i at home and you should definitely stay away from it
if you want to do 1120 x 832. It has problems syncing to the signal
sometimes. We have two F2-17's at work and they are great!!! They
sync to 1120 x 832 in 16 bit color and are rock solid. The picture is
wonderful and there are many more adjustments on this monitor than on
its predecessor. In fact, I was very tempted to sell my F550i at a loss
and buy one of these F2-17s. If you are worried you could purchase the
F2-17ex which has a higher bandwidth. The bandwidths for the F2-17 are:
Scan Frequency
Horizontal: 27kHz - 69kHz
Vertical: 55kHz - 120kHz
Video Bandwidth: 80MHz at 35V peak to peak
Dot Pitch is 0.28mm but sufficient. Remember, the F2-17ex has even
better numbers.
--
Ted Allen
High Energy Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
How does that compare with say a ViewSonic 17PS?
I owned an Eizo T560i-T that I bought in London for 1600 pounds and
sold two years later for 800 pounds. The Eizo T560i-T is essentially
the same monitor to the Nanao T series you describe. It's identical. I
was most than happy with the Eizo but it's a tad bulky for my
liking. Ideally I'd like to get a NeXT Trinitron because they too a
quite small in size and fill my needs.
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CUBE Memory Configuration
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 08:01:59 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Jul29.080159.23485@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <3vbtkk$e7t@saba.info.ucla.edu>
In article <3vbtkk$e7t@saba.info.ucla.edu> gerdes@.primenet.com (Geoffrey
Richard Gerdes) writes:
> If this is a dumb question, I apologize. I have an 040 Cube with room
for
> 16 30 pin simms. The system is using 4 4-meg no parity simms for a
total
> of 16 megs. I just purchased 2 more 4-meg of the same type and popped
> them in the next 2 slots, but the computer does not recognize them. Is
> there an additional step to get the computer to see these chips? Do I
> need to set something in ROM to get them to work?
You have to add memory four at a time.
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: schwett@netcom.com
Subject: DESPERATE : System Panic : pmap_remove_all 3 with 64mb RAM
Message-ID: <schwettDCGvJo.Gr4@netcom.com>
Summary: Added 16mb, system panics on boot.
Keywords: 64mb panic help
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 07:31:00 GMT
Sender: schwett@netcom14.netcom.com
Hopefully someone can help me with this one.
I added 32 mb of ram to my system, which is based on an ASUS p55TP4xe
motherboard. Windows NT (my other OS) runs perfectly still, but NeXTStep
panics about halfway through the multiuser startup script. I can go
in single user and play all I want, so I would assume that one of the device
drivers is doing this. Any ideas?
The message is as follow:
System Panic : pmap_remove_all 3
It results in a lot of ile system corruption as well...
I have a Diamond Stealth 64 with 4MB VRAM (PCI), an Adaptec 2940, a Cogent
EM960+ PCI network card, a MediaVision PAS/16, and a bunch of SCSI periphs.
Thanks, thanks, thanks.
Mark Schwettmann
--
schwett@netcom.com --- mschwett@ced.berkeley.edu
"
a smile cartooned tooth for tooth, you said irony was the shackles of youth
"
From: paul@xciv.demon.co.uk (Paul Civati)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI and NS 3.3
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 95 12:05:59 GMT
Organization: My bedroom somewhere in London, a PC and a phoneline.
Message-ID: <807019559snz@xciv.demon.co.uk>
I'm sure this card (864) is supported by 3.3, NeXTanswers even mentions it.
Neither the DS driver or S3 driver recognise it though, I'm sure I remember
something about having to modify the ID string..
Which driver should I be using and how do I get it to recognise this card?
-Paul-
--
Paul Civati, paul@xciv.demon.co.uk, http://www.domino.org/~paulc/
FYI my surname is pronounced 'sivarty' ;-) Civ on IRC
"I'll spell potato any fu*king way I want." - Dan Quayle (Bill Hicks)
From: Frederic SAVOIR <fred@masterd.fdn.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel EtherExpress Pro/10 help !!!
Date: 29 Jul 1995 13:08:27 GMT
Organization: AMAZING STUDIO
Message-ID: <3vdbsb$ee3@jabba.fdn.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello,
I download the latest drivers supposed to Intel Etherexpress Pro/10 but NS3.3
can't see it at the boot...
I check that the Adress & IRQ was correct.... And this card work very well
under Dos & Win95... So any ideas ???
THank you very much for your help...
--
EMAIL: Frederic SAVOIR
<fred@masterd.fdn.org or fred@masterd.fdn.fr>
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From: david@zion.com
Subject: Re: black HW to midi
Message-ID: <DCHAnJ.3KI@zion.com>
Keywords: midi
Sender: usenet@zion.com
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
References: <3vbj91$t3@miko.cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 12:57:19 GMT
First, you need a special null-modem cable (040 to RS422)?
Next you need a Mac-campatible Midi interface.
Finally, you need some software to playback/capture midi.
I offer the following for sale:
Mark of the Unicorn Midi Time Piece: $325 or b.o
MTP config application for NeXT : included with purchase
Special cable tested with above setup.: included with purchase.
I've used Ensemble as the capture/playback software, but a couple other
apps will work too.
Regards,
David
david@zion.com
In article <3vbj91$t3@miko.cs.ubc.ca> rtam@cs.ubc.ca (Roger Tam) writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> Please excuse me if this question has been asked many
> times before. (A 4-hour search through FAQ's and web
> sites turned up nothing.)
>
> What extra hardware do I need to hook up my 040
> mono-station to a midi keyboard?
>
> Thanks for any replies,
>
> Roger
> (rtam@cs.ubc.ca)
From: wfleitz@osf1.gmu.edu (William V Fleitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT loses time
Date: 29 Jul 1995 14:11:17 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <3vdfi5$eid@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
My NeXT Cube had been losing time regularly lately. Whenever this happens
it tries to boot from the network mode. Does this indicate a weak battery?
Thanks,
William Fleit
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI and NS 3.3
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 22:37:57 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Jul29.223757.24914@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <807019559snz@xciv.demon.co.uk>
In article <807019559snz@xciv.demon.co.uk> paul@xciv.demon.co.uk (Paul
Civati) writes:
> I'm sure this card (864) is supported by 3.3, NeXTanswers even mentions
it.
>
> Neither the DS driver or S3 driver recognise it though, I'm sure I
remember
> something about having to modify the ID string..
>
> Which driver should I be using and how do I get it to recognise this
card?
You should be using the DiamondStealth64 driver from the CDROM, or the
more recent DiamondStealth driver (NeXTanswer 1939). It is a 964,
incidentally. The device id hack (from NeXTanswer 1782) is:
Diamond has changed the PCI deviceID on their newer Stealth adapters.
This will cause autodetection to fail, thus the NEXTSTEP driver will
defualt to VGA display mode. Under NEXTSTEP 3.3, the workaround is to
click "Expert..." while inspecting the driver in Configure.app, then
modify the value of the Auto Detect setting to read "0x88d05333
0x88d15333".
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 29 Jul 1995 23:17:57 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vefj5$1402@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <142714@cup.portal.com>
In article <142714@cup.portal.com> LadyHawke@cup.portal.com (Classic -
Concepts) writes:
> I need to know which modems are best, which are suitable, and
> which are affordable for the NeXT computer.
>
> How do the two serial ports work? What type are they and what baud
rates
> do they use?
>
> Do the Zoom 28.8 and Supra 28.8 work well with NextStation (color)?
>
> Suggestions, recommendations and information appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Any special cable needs or compatibility problems I should be aware
> of?
>
> Thanks, Julie
I would also like to know the answers to these questions. More precisely:
1. What transfer rates can handle the serial ports on NeXTstation color?
(I'd like to use 28.8Kbps fax/modem)
2. Is it possible to use voice fax/modems with NS (NeXTstation color)?
Are there any 'smart answering machine' apps?
Thank you very much, have a nice day.
Rudy Blazek,
Michigan State University
blazek@stt.msu.edu
From: Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ADB keyboard -- will it work on a mac?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 05:10:49 GMT
Organization: ex nihilo, inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vf48p$84o@anshar.shadow.net>
References: <jrs-2507952011540001@pipe.az.com>
jrs@az.com (Jonathan R. Seagrave) wrote:
> Will using an ADB keyboard on a mac cause any damage to either
> keyboard or mac. Apple Desktop Bus means Apple Desktop Bus right?
> :)
No problems at all. I've tested it many times :)
--
Dino Bagdadi
ex nihilo, inc.
dino@ex-nihilo.com (ASCII, NeXTmail and MIME)
Public PGP key available via `finger -l dbagdadi@shadow.net'
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 02:26:09 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <3veqk1$644@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
References: <1995Jul28.212405.22007@seer.demon.co.uk>
In article <1995Jul28.212405.22007@seer.demon.co.uk> Paul Lynch
<Paul_Lynch@plsys.com> writes:
[Regarding scan rate for NeXT monitors:]
> Before anyone else points it out, that should be 70Hz. I can remember
> stopping myself from typing MHz :-).
Actually, they were initially driven at 68Hz. Later ones were at
72Hz or 75Hz, as I recall; I can't remember which.
--
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area)
14335 Northeast 24th Street, Bldg B Bellevue, WA 98007
(NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here)
I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: seh@seh.codem.com (Stephen E. Halpin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 30 Jul 1995 05:26:27 GMT
Organization: Remote Services
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vf563$rk1@regina.seh.codem.com>
References: <3vaost$27l@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> <Pine.HPP.3.91.950728172011.7948A-100000@hphalle7i.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.950728172011.7948A-100000@hphalle7i.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
>I don't want to comment on the mentioned monitor types. Just a few words
>in general:
>
>There is a maximum resolution of 1152x on 17" with good mask(!) (0.26dp)
>and some might even get to 1280x/ with excellent electronic. (This
>concerns sharpness of the monitor, not the ability to display these modes)
>Using trinitron gives you a less sharp picture at the same resolutions.
>You would need a smaller trinitron pitch mask to get the same quality in
>sharpness. So you shouldn't even think about trying 1600x with any 17"
>monitor, and I'm wondering whether anybody is driving 1280x with trinitron.
Ive been using 1280x1024 on an array of Sony 17se1s. and the quality is
excellent - crisper and easier on the eyes than the same resolution on
a NEC 6FG. Im also running 1280x1024 on Sony manufactured DEC 16" VRT16-HAs
for VAXstations - even crisper and very readable. Ive also run the 17se1s
at 1600x1200, which is wonderful for PostScript previewing where the extra
resolution really smooths out fonts and lines. Ive found NeXTstep's Mail,
Terminal, etc... to be less than usable at that resolution. On the other
hand, the default fonts in Windows NT have proven acceptably usable at that
resolution, and NT can drive the 17se1 at 64Hz for less flicker. I still
find myself at 1280x1024 though.
Note the impedance mismatch of a VGA connector is apparent at 1280x1024, and
gets dramatically worse at 1600x1200 - real 75 ohm connectors on the video
card would produce a noticably better image at 1600x1200.
Sony came to SIGRAPH '89 with a 20" monitor that displayed 2048x1536 and
had a dot pitch of .20 - it was far cleaner than any shadow mask bottle
Ive seen to date. Its now a matter of cost, supply and demand, not technology.
>BTW. The maximum _physical_ resolution of any 17" monitor is between 800
>and 100 points horizontal.
>
>Cheers,
>
> Boerny.
>
>--
>Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny)
>scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/
>scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
>
>On 28 Jul 1995, Gregg E. Dinse wrote:
>
>> I think the F2-17 has a max resolution of 1280x1024
>> (probably at only 60Hz). The others will do 1600x1200
>> (or maybe 1280), including 1280x1024 at 80Hz (I think).
>> The T2-17 uses a Sony Trinitron and thus is probably
>> great, but it's too expensive for me (at least $1250
>> I think). Thus, I'm interested in the other two
>> Nanao 17" monitors: the F2-17EX and the T2-17TS
>> (which usually cost around $1000, with the former
>> being about $40-50 less than the latter). I think
>> the T2-17TS uses a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but
>> I don't know about the F2-17EX.
>>
-Steve
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Megapixel monitor , What standard is the video?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 10:20:24 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <3vfmd8$3s4@nnrp1.primenet.com>
References: <1995Jul28.212405.22007@seer.demon.co.uk> <3veqk1$644@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) wrote:
> In article <1995Jul28.212405.22007@seer.demon.co.uk> Paul Lynch
<Paul_Lynch@plsys.com> writes:
> [Regarding scan rate for NeXT monitors:]
> > Before anyone else points it out, that should be 70Hz. I can remember
> > stopping myself from typing MHz :-).
> Actually, they were initially driven at 68Hz. Later ones were at
> 72Hz or 75Hz, as I recall; I can't remember which.
Yes, Fimi monitors were driven at about 68Hz, the later models were
Sony trinitrons, and were in the 70's. Note: I was told that you
cannot mix monitors... you must be sure which one you need.
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From: Dennis I. Gould <DIG@Gould.COM>
Subject: Re: Zyxel phone or ftp?
Message-ID: <DCHMoL.GGD@gould.com>
Sender: dig@gould.com (Dennis I. Gould)
Organization: The Gould Group Companies
References: <3usj97$tob@saba.info.ucla.edu>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 17:17:09 GMT
In article <3usj97$tob@saba.info.ucla.edu> scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S. Port) writes:
> I'd like to get the phone number and
> ftp for Zyxel.com. Please help. Also
> I'd like any info people have on the
> current state of 28.8 Zyxel modems.
>
> How about a phone number for a good
> reseller?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Charlie Dvorak
> cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
>
> ****************************************************
> * Graduate School of Psychology at Pepperdine *
> * *
> *Computers are useless, they only give you answers.*
> * -Pablo Picasso- *
> ****************************************************
>
ZyXEL makes a great modem. Call them at +1 714 693 0808
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NeXT Mail & MIME PGP Key available on request
From: aeg@dogbert (Anthony E. Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Micronics MBoards for NeXTSTEP Intel ?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 12:12:22 GMT
Organization: HiWAAY Information Services
Message-ID: <3vfsv7$bm3@fly.HiWAAY.net>
References: <3v8ebt$h8i@foxbat.pix.za>
I'm not running at 100 MHz, but I am happily running NS 3.3 on the Micronics M54PI motherboard with the Neptune chipset. The other
specifics of my configuration are as follows:
Micron P90PCI Powerstation Series
-Micronics M54PI Motherboard w/ Flash BIOS
-M54PI Neptune Chipset (unfortunately I've got the defective step that causes reduced video performance)
-24 MB RAM
-Conner 540 MB SCSI HD (not huge, but liveable)
-BusLogic BT946C SCSI Controller REV C
-Plextor 2X CD ROM w/SCSI-2 Interface (works with music and photo CDs)
-Stealth 64PCI 2MB VRAM
-MS Serial Mouse
-TI microWriter PS23 Printer
-17" IDEK Liyama Vision Master (I can't seem to get the adjustements set right)
-Intel 14.4 Internal Fax/Modem
Well, that is probably WAY more information than you really wanted to know, but if it didn't help you, then maybe some else looking for
HW.
Good luck!
Tony Glover
From: schwett@differencengine (Mark Schwettmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: p5/133 NS 3.3 Benchmarks
Date: 30 Jul 1995 13:34:28 GMT
Organization: Aimnet Information Services
Message-ID: <3vg1p4$9j2@aimnet1.aimnet.com>
Hiya.
Here are some performance numbers from NS 3.3 and the following motherboard:
ASUS P55TP4XE, 133mhz Pentium, 256k Pipelined burst cache, Diamond
Stealth 64 VRAM (4mb)
NXBench 2.0
192307 dhyrstones/s
122.099 VAX MIPS
NXFactor 2.8132 @ 1152x864x32
2.28634
2.17453
1.83790
5.56261
1.42408
5.28819
3.00146
0.931208
Now if I could only get it to run with 64mb of ram....
From: Paul Civati <paul@xciv.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI and NS 3.3
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 95 16:28:12 GMT
Organization: My bedroom somewhere in London, a PC and a phoneline.
Message-ID: <807121692snz@xciv.demon.co.uk>
References: <807019559snz@xciv.demon.co.uk> <1995Jul29.223757.24914@seer.demon.co.uk>
In article <1995Jul29.223757.24914@seer.demon.co.uk>
Paul_Lynch@plsys.com "Paul Lynch" writes:
> > I'm sure this card (864) is supported by 3.3, NeXTanswers even mentions
> > it.
>
> You should be using the DiamondStealth64 driver from the CDROM, or the
> more recent DiamondStealth driver (NeXTanswer 1939). It is a 964,
> incidentally. The device id hack (from NeXTanswer 1782) is:
The 964 is used in the VRAM card, not the DRAM version..
> Diamond has changed the PCI deviceID on their newer Stealth adapters.
> This will cause autodetection to fail, thus the NEXTSTEP driver will
> defualt to VGA display mode. Under NEXTSTEP 3.3, the workaround is to
> click "Expert..." while inspecting the driver in Configure.app, then
> modify the value of the Auto Detect setting to read "0x88d05333
> 0x88d15333".
Hmmm, ok, ta..
-Paul-
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From: rsingh@ix.netcom.com (Rashpal Singh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q]: Anyone running NS/FIP 3.3 on dual pentium machine ?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 18:14:48 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vgi6o$971@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
I'm posting this to find out if anyone is running NS/FIP 3.3 on
a dual pentium machine and if so, what is their configuration.
Thanks in advance.
From: hannes@ping.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need a replacement black mouse
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 18:28:45 GMT
Organization: TELECOM Network Provider, Austria
Message-ID: <950730202845.431AAAAE.hannes@s156.ping.at>
References: <FAUST.95Jul20133844@ee.ucla.edu> <3v0f72$2pb@emerald.oz.net> <3v6ieg$2pf@ill.msilink.com> <3v79lv$s49@nnrp1.primenet.com> <3v7l0p$62f@nnrp2.primenet.com>
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Keywords: mouse NeXTstation NeXTCube
Originator: hannes@s156.ping.at
As this discussion reappears for the 2nd time now, I repost everything I've
gathered regarding replacements for NeXT mice.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
_Every_ ATARI or AMIGA mouse or IBM-PC bus-mouse can be used with a
NeXTstation or NeXTCube (not turbo versions - they use ADB) without any
additional electronics.
I've connected an ATARI GoldenImage mouse to my NeXTstation without even
heating up the soldering iron. I just removed the connectors from the pins
inside the NeXT mouse and plugged them (in different ordering of course)
onto the pins inside the GoldenImage mouse - that's it.
I can provide the pin assignments of the NeXT mouse and the ATARI/AMIGA
(they're nearly the same) mice. I'm sure someone can add the assignments for
IBM-PC bus-mice.
=============================================================
Pin assignment and cable colors of
NeXT-mouse/-cable (non-ADB!):
MiniDin- Signal Cable-
Pin Color
-----------------------------------
1 +5V brown
2 XA red
3 XB orange
4 YA yellow
5 YB green
6 Right Button blue
7 Left Button purple
8 Ground gray
Shell Chassis Ground
The NeXT-connector (MiniDin) looks like this:
6 7 8
3 4 5
1 2
male - _not_ from soldering side (how's this side called ??)
=============================================================
Pin assignement for ATARI mice
ATARI-Connector- Signal
Pin
-----------------------------------------------
1 XB
2 XA
3 YB
4 YA
5 Middle Button (optional)
6 Left Button
7 +5V
8 Ground
9 Right Button
The ATARI-connector looks like this:
-------------------
\ 5 4 3 2 1 /
\ 9 8 7 6 /
--------------
female, _not_ from soldering side
=============================================================
Pin assignement for AMIGA mice
AMIGA-Connector- Signal
Pin
1 V pulse (YA)
2 H pulse (XA)
3 VQ pulse (YB)
4 HQ pulse (XB)
5 Middle button (optional)
6 Left Button
7 +5V
8 Ground
9 Right Button
The AMIGA-connector is the same as the ATARI-connector.
=============================================================
--
____________________________________
Hannes Tiefenbrunner
hannes@ping.at (NeXTMail preferred)
From: cayouett@bnr.ca (Daniel Cayouette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: mouse problem
Date: 30 Jul 1995 20:27:43 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Message-ID: <3vgpvv$j4s@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca>
References: <3uh15r$o82@saba.info.ucla.edu>
I'm having the same problems. I heard there is a way to use a 'normal' pc
mouse on a slab. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Daniel
BNR
daniel.cayouette@bnr.ca
In article <3uh15r$o82@saba.info.ucla.edu>,
Jim Gayed <gayed@psych.ucla.edu> wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone can point me to the specs on my next mono slab 040 25mhz. My mouse is
>
>beginning to act up, and I was wondering if it was a straightforward operation to simply buy a new mouse from somewhere? Thanks in advance for the info (email or post).
>
>
>Jim M. Gayed
>University of California, Los Angeles
>Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
>Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
--
Daniel Cayouette Bell Northern Research Ottawa, Ontario
Daniel.Cayouette@bnr.ca
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: Anyone running NS/FIP 3.3 on dual pentium machine ?
Date: 30 Jul 1995 20:29:18 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vgq2u$m11@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <3vgi6o$971@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
In article <3vgi6o$971@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> rsingh@ix.netcom.com (Rashpal Singh) writes:
>
>I'm posting this to find out if anyone is running NS/FIP 3.3 on
>a dual pentium machine and if so, what is their configuration.
I am. I just use the default configuration straight from installation
and modify it as instructed. My system is on the Micronics Motherboard with
and it works just fine. In face I am pretty sure if I remove one of my
processors, it still will not make any difference since my motherboard
will function without it and NeXT OS does not support SMP.
From: kpfleger@hpp.Stanford.EDU (Karl Pfleger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: two sound cards in the same (Intel) system
Date: 30 Jul 1995 20:34:23 GMT
Organization: Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vgqcf$394@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
Can you put two sound cards in the same Intel-based computer system
simultaneously?
I have an Intel system with the Microsoft Windows Sound System running
NEXTSTEP 3.2 and I'd like to add a SoundBlaster 16 to my system without
removing the Windows Sound System. In NEXTSTEP, I'd like to keep using the
Windows Sound System, but when I boot to DOS/Windows, I will use the
SoundBlaster. (Since more DOS/Windows stuff supports the SoundBlaster, but
the NS3.2 SoundBlaster driver is more buggy than the Windows Sound System
driver.)
Is this possible hardware-wise? I.e., just plug each one into an ISA slot and
it should work, right? With a single set of speakers, the speakers will have
to be unplugged from one card and plugged into the other every time I reboot
to switch operating systems, but that's okay. I haven't tried actually
putting the SoundBlaster card into the computer yet.
Is it possible software-wise? I've just ftp'ed the SoundBlaster16 driver for
3.2 from Next's ftp site and used configure to add it to the system's
drivers. I had to resolve a DMA conflict but that was easy. I had a real
nasty problem on the first attempt which rendered the computer unbootable
(hung just before the login-panel but accepting remote tty logins). Took me a
while to solve that. Finally got it back to the state with just the Windows
Sound System. Removed that and THEN added the SoundBlaster. Booted fine. Then
added the Windows Sound System back and booted fine again this time, with
sound working through the Windows Sound System no problem.
Still, I can't find any documentation on having 2 sound cards installed.
Anyone done this?
-Karl
--
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT loses time
Date: 30 Jul 1995 21:18:51 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (http://www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vgsvs$99i@emerald.oz.net>
References: <3vdfi5$eid@portal.gmu.edu>
In article <3vdfi5$eid@portal.gmu.edu> wfleitz@osf1.gmu.edu (William V
Fleitz) writes:
> My NeXT Cube had been losing time regularly lately. Whenever this
happens
> it tries to boot from the network mode. Does this indicate a weak
battery?
>
Probably. I expect to be reading about similar problems more
frequently as some of our NeXT hardware become "mature adults" :-)
---
Art Isbell NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com
NeXT Registered Consultant Voice/Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Trego Systems Voice Mail: +1 408 335 1154
CaseServ: NEXTSTEP managed care US Mail: Felton, CA 95018-9442
contract and case management solutions
From: schwett@differencengine (Mark Schwettmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DESPERATE : 64mb PANI C solved
Date: 30 Jul 1995 23:15:20 GMT
Organization: Aimnet Information Services
Message-ID: <3vh3q8$i67@news2.aimnet.com>
References: <schwettDCGvJo.Gr4@netcom.com>
What a silly one this was...
The default setting for the mapped memory
on the Stealth Display Driver is 3800000, which
works out to 56-64 megabytes. Of course this
does not work if you have 64 megaytes of RAM.
I moved it to 4000000, which is 64-72 megabytes,
and it works perfectly... and very quickly!
Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld)
Subject: Serial port performance
Organization: CYANTIC Systems
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1995 14:51:47 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Jul29.145147.14737@cyantic.com>
I am getting very poor performance from the serial ports on my Intel
machine and NS3.3. From the line's behaviour, there seem to be flow
control problems both with Kermit in interactive and download modes, and
also with Transys PNI slip. There are long pauses in every transmission
of over 10K. Sometimes the transfer will timeout.
I have tried nearly every flow control setting on the Telebit modem to
no avail. The only action that seems to help is to slow the DTE down to
9600 which is ok for interactive Kermit, but is no good for file
transfers. I will be testing a Zyxel modem again in the near future, but I
would like some help with the Telebit setup.
Please respond by e-mail.
Thanks
--
--
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1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416) 621-6212
Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email: mark@cyantic.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Q: 1.3GB Magneto Opticals that work with NextStep?
In-Reply-To: Gerald McMullon's message of 28 Jul 1995 09:15:48 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul30210203@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3v5jjn$n92@news.doit.wisc.edu> <3va9s4$ihk@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 01:02:03 GMT
Try formatting the cartridge using NEXTSTEP in Mac or DOS format first then
reformat it in NeXT format. Let me know if that does or doesn't work.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3va9s4$ihk@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk> Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk> writes:
hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (Jessica Hayden) wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm curious to find out what 1.3GB MO's have been successfully used with
>NextStep. Our lab has a Pinnacle Micro Sierra 1.3GB MO that is very fast and
>work reasonably well with NextStep. The only problem is that the drive
>doesn't properly respond to the SCSI autosense commands, hence I neeeded to
>write an fstab entry for the drive and I'm not absolutely positive it's
>correct. We are interested in buying another 1.3GB MO and I was hoping that
>another brand on the market properly autosenses so mkfs will work without a
>special fstab entry (like the Maxoptics tahiti III, or the Olympus drive sold
>by ClubMac).
>Thanks
>Jessica Hayden hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (608)
I tried to install NeXTstep on a Maxoptics 1304 T3 drive. It will not
work on 1024 byte sectors, so I used a 1.2Gb 512bytes per sector.
It recognises the drive, but not the format and will not format the
cartridge.
As a second drive the same problem. The cartridge is ejected and NS
refuses to format it.
I have used DOS and SCO Unix with these cartridge without problems. SCO
Unix will not allow the cartridge to be ejected. NeXT support have not
helped and I have posted requests in this newsgroup before.
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
In-Reply-To: blazek@stt.msu.edu's message of 29 Jul 1995 23:17:57 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <142714@cup.portal.com> <3vefj5$1402@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 01:07:34 GMT
Both of those should work but I recommend the Practical Peripherals V.34
ProClass external. The ZyXEL can act as a simple answering machine using
public domain software. In any case, you will need to purchase a NXFax
license from B&W Software to send/receive faxes.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vefj5$1402@msunews.cl.msu.edu> blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek) writes:
In article <142714@cup.portal.com> LadyHawke@cup.portal.com (Classic -
Concepts) writes:
> I need to know which modems are best, which are suitable, and
> which are affordable for the NeXT computer.
>
> How do the two serial ports work? What type are they and what baud
rates
> do they use?
>
> Do the Zoom 28.8 and Supra 28.8 work well with NextStation (color)?
>
> Suggestions, recommendations and information appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Any special cable needs or compatibility problems I should be aware
> of?
>
> Thanks, Julie
I would also like to know the answers to these questions. More precisely:
1. What transfer rates can handle the serial ports on NeXTstation color?
(I'd like to use 28.8Kbps fax/modem)
2. Is it possible to use voice fax/modems with NS (NeXTstation color)?
Are there any 'smart answering machine' apps?
Thank you very much, have a nice day.
Rudy Blazek,
Michigan State University
blazek@stt.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: do 'Zip Drives' work with NSFIP?
In-Reply-To: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com's message of 24 Jul 1995 23:57:29 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul30210926@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3v1c19$g7c@tkhut.sojourn.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 01:09:26 GMT
Yes, Zip (SCSI version) drives work with NEXTSTEP.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3v1c19$g7c@tkhut.sojourn.com> gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl) writes:
I know this was discussed before, but, do 'Zip Drives' work with
Nextstep for Intel Processors v3.2?
I think they would since they are SCSI drives, and I know syquest's work...
thanks for your help.
Gary
--
__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 31 Jul 1995 04:15:36 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
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Message-ID: <3vhld8$nae@digifix.digifix.com>
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news:comp.sys.next.advocacy
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
flame wars from .misc.
news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
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A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
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news:comp.sys.next.misc
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
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crossposting!!!
news:comp.sys.next.programmer
Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
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Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
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news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
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Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
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next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
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next-programmer-d
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
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ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
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[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
body of the message. You can request several files in a single message.
You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
These commands affect the way that files you request are sent:
ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text
SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME
Message/Partial specification
REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses
These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system:
HELP returns this help file
INDEX returns the list of all available files
INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest
SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list
(ignoring capitalization)
For example, a message with the following Subject line requests
three files:
Subject: 2101 2234 1109
A message with this body requests the same three files be
sent as ASCII text files:
2101 2234 1109 ascii
This message requests two lists of files, one for each search:
Subject:
SEARCH Dell SCSI
SEARCH NetInfo domain
NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different
address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command
REPLY-TO <your-address>
If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX
To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to
identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available
files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the
files will be faxed to you.
If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support
at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada.
USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web
server at URL http://www.next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP
To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM
To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
pay-per-call basis.
Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and
Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com)
Additions from:
Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com)
Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DESPERATE : 64mb PANI C solved
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 15:17:41 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950731151611.16349C-100000@hphalle9g.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <schwettDCGvJo.Gr4@netcom.com> <3vh3q8$i67@news2.aimnet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <3vh3q8$i67@news2.aimnet.com>
On 30 Jul 1995, Mark Schwettmann wrote:
> What a silly one this was...
>
> The default setting for the mapped memory
> on the Stealth Display Driver is 3800000, which
> works out to 56-64 megabytes. Of course this
> does not work if you have 64 megaytes of RAM.
>
> I moved it to 4000000, which is 64-72 megabytes,
> and it works perfectly... and very quickly!
>
Does this mean: it works faster now than before? Does the mapped memory
cause any speed penalties? I've never heard about this...
Please supply me with a little bit more informations about the whole
thing.
Cheers,
Boerny.
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny)
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/
scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTstation Turbo Color hanging
Date: 31 Jul 1995 13:21:14 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Message-ID: <3vilca$eqq@news.iastate.edu>
One of our NeXTstation Turbo Color computers hangs early in the boot
process immediately after displaying the following line
IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type "10MB Ethernet"
I have tried booting with alternate devices (floppy, CD, eternal disk) and
using thin-net or twisted-pair on two different hubs, but it alsways hangs
in the same place.
I suspect that the ethernet controller on the motherboard may be damaged,
but have no idea how to verify this.
Any ideas about what may be wrong and how to correct the problem would be
appreciated.
Configuration: NeXTstation Turbo Color 32/400 Non-ADB N4006 Trinitron NS
3.2 User (no Developer or EOF)
--
Rod Ragner, UNIX Systems Administrator/NEXTSTEP Application Developer
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, 2630 Vet. Med. Bldg., Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: Michael Chan <mchan@technet.sg>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 31 Jul 1995 13:45:53 GMT
Organization: Technet, Singapore
Message-ID: <3vimqh$g53@raffles.technet.sg>
References: <142714@cup.portal.com> <3vefj5$1402@msunews.cl.msu.edu> <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: rdl@world.std.com
Does anyone manage to configure a US Robotics Sposter 14,400 Faxmodem to work with
NeXTStep Intel 3.3? The Printer Manager app doesn't seems to be able to get a
responce from it. It works fine under DOS/Windoze communication programs and fax.
Did I miss out some settings? Anyone with a working sample of the NVRAM settings
please mail it to me. Thanks.
From: sun@unity.ncsu.edu (Ying-hsuan Sun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need advice on CD-ROM and HD for black
Date: 31 Jul 1995 14:59:29 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University
Message-ID: <3vir4h$m2r@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>
I am currently looking for a CD-ROM and HD for my NeXT color turbo, any
particular model I should avoid? Anybody try Toshiba 3601 4X on black,
will it work? what about WD 1G HD?
--
Ying-hsuan Sun
From: julku@ousw25.nmp.nokia.com (Mikko_Julku)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with SCSI bus on Intel (long posting)
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 31 Jul 1995 15:21:14 GMT
Organization: Nokia Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3visda$8ln@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>
References: <3vas43$52t@nexus.uiowa.edu>
shenning@Cornell-Iowa.edu wrote:
: Hi, I have an Intel P90 with an Adaptec 1542c SCSI card. The
: device driver I am using is the Adaptec 154x Series SCSI Adapter
: (v3.31). I also have a Sound Blaster 16 whose drivers used to
: crash a lot when there was a lot of disk access, but this happens
: very infrequently since I installed the 3.32 driver.
: The problem is that occasionally when I am listening to a CD or
: reading data from a CD and access the hard drive the machine
: freezes up. About 30 seconds later it resets the SCSI bus.
The ISA busmaster DMA card is a kind of master of the
( kludges :-) | motherboard). Other DMA accesses can be seriously
disturbed while the 1542C is accessing memory.
[ explanation about error situations deleted ]
: If you have any ideas about how to fix this problem please let me
: know as it is the one thing I haven't been able to figure out.
: Thanks.
[lots of errors deleted]
I suppose that you have a PCI motherboard. Get a PCI SCSI card and sell
the 1542c. I would consider two opportunies:
NCR8XX based cards. NCR810 normally works. These are the cheap ones
(here: 5 to 6 times cheaper than Adaptec 2940), but a working solution
(maybe slower than Adaptecs...)
Adaptec 29XX cards. These are known for robustness and high quality
-> high price.
: [ Shawn P. Henning ][ Phone: ]
: [ Cornell College, Box 563 ][ 319.895.8940 ]
: [ 600 1st Street West ][ Maildrop: ]
: [ Mount Vernon, IA 52314 ][ shenning@cornell-iowa.edu ]
: [_______http://wwwcsc.Cornell-Iowa.edu/~shenning/_______]
Mikko Julku
mikko.julku@nmp.nokia.com
I have the rights to all things I have said, the company I am working for
has no connections to my brain right now...
From: blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 31 Jul 1995 15:16:13 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <3vis3t$1hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> Both of those should work but I recommend the Practical Peripherals V.34
> ProClass external. The ZyXEL can act as a simple answering machine
using
> public domain software. In any case, you will need to purchase a NXFax
> license from B&W Software to send/receive faxes.
Thank you for the information, but I don't understand why to get
a license from NXFax. It is not possible to install the ZyXEL
fax/modem using the PrintManager.App? I am a little confused here.
Also, I would like to ask if somebody knows what transfer rates
the serial ports on NextStation Color can handle. I am not familiar
with the chips and I wasn't able to find the answer in NeXTanswers.
Thanks to all, have a nice day.
Rudy Blazek,
Michigan State University
blazek@stt.msu.edu
From: dillo@stieltjes.smc.univie.ac.at (Dieter Baron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HP: serial port -- how?
Date: 31 Jul 1995 16:08:20 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Vienna, Dept. of Statistics, OR and Computer Methods
Message-ID: <3viv5k$1dg2@ftp.univie.ac.at>
hi all,
i've just installed NS3.3 on my hp 712/60, but it doesn't seem to
recognize the serial port. the serial driver (3.30) is installed, but
on booting it neither says anything about a serial port while
configuring devices, nor does it register /dev/ttya.
does anyone know what to do?
thanks,
//dillo
From: msb@plexare.com (Michael Barthelemy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with SCSI bus on Intel (long posting)
Date: 31 Jul 1995 16:12:02 GMT
Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vivci$ocm@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com>
References: <3visda$8ln@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>
Mikko_Julku writes
> [lots of errors deleted]
>
> I suppose that you have a PCI motherboard. Get a PCI SCSI card and sell
> the 1542c. I would consider two opportunies:
>
> NCR8XX based cards. NCR810 normally works. These are the cheap ones
> (here: 5 to 6 times cheaper than Adaptec 2940), but a working solution
> (maybe slower than Adaptecs...)
>
> Adaptec 29XX cards. These are known for robustness and high quality
> -> high price.
The best SCSI card for NEXTSTEP are the DPT SCSI adapters. The latest DPT
SCSI adapters even do the right thing and boot off of the lowest SCSI
device unlike the Adaptec's which hard code it to be id 0. The DPT card
also autosenses what the devices you have connected are capable of and
does the right thing. (You have to do this by hand with the Adaptec 2940
driver in NEXTSTEP.) As an added bonus the DPT PCI 2024 is cheaper than
the Adaptec 2940 by about $20. (I purchased mine for $269)
The DPT PCI 2024 with my Segate Barracuda gives me DrivePerformance.app
numbers of 2.4 write and 2.1 read. (And 0.8 is supposed to be fast ;-)
My system is a P90 with 40MB RAM, my 2GB Barracuda, it's set up to use 254
buffers and I turned on the write cache on the drive itself with the
SCSI_Inspector.app.
Mike Barthelemy
Plexare Development
msb@plexare.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: "Eric K. Ringger" <ringger@cs.rochester.edu>
Subject: APS Hard-Drives
Message-ID: <199507311622.MAA25068@slate.cs.rochester.edu>
Sender: ringger@cs.rochester.edu (Eric K. Ringger)
Organization: University of Rochester Computer Science Dept
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:22:19 -0400
Hi.
I'm interested in buying one of the 750 MB hard-drives from APS (the
big Mac hardware vendor) for ~(US)$300.
Do APS SCSI drives work flawlessly with NeXT hardware? I would assume
so since they are SCSI.
Are there better deals out there?
Please send responses via E-mail, since I rarely get the chance to
browse through this group.
Thanks,
--Eric
---
Eric K. Ringger Internet: ringger@cs.rochester.edu
Dept. of Computer Science Phone: (716) 275-0922
University of Rochester FAX: (716) 461-2018
Rochester NY 14627-0226 http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/ringger/
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From: mikeg@a.crl.com (Michael Golamco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT newbie needs advice...
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 10:52:16 -0800
Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access
Message-ID: <mikeg-3107951052160001@a101011.sfo1.as.crl.com>
Hi. I'm a twenty year old student at UCLA and I've always been infatuated
with the NeXT - the hardware and the operating system. I've used NeXTSTEP
several times and I love it. I'm currently a mac and pc user and have
been using both types of machines for several years now, but my current
dream is to get a NeXT. I'd use it for prototyping conceptual game
designs and mechanisms (I work for an interactive entertainment company)
and working on business production-level systems (I also work for a
business solutions provider) so I'd need a reasonable level of power and
adaptability. My question is, what should I get, and how much would it
cost? I'd like a color system, a reasonably fast processor, etc. What
software would I need? Please help - I subscribe to
comp.sys.next.marketplace but I'm not sure what exactly to buy. If you
can, please respond by email so as to preserve bandwidth.
Thank you.
mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Message-ID: <1995Jul31.105921.45230@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch
Date: 31 Jul 95 10:59:21 MET
Well, seams that not many people want to run NEXTSTEP on laptops.
I'm trying to install 3.3 on a compaq lte elite 4/75CXL,
with an internal IDE drive (found the appropriate driver), and a SlimSCSI
PCMCIA interface for the CDROM player.
As it seams, the PCMCIA bus driver is installed automatically, but I cannot
find a SCSI driver for this card. NeXT does mention this card in its
NeXTAnswers (in that care is to be taken not to do any host swaps with this
card), but I locate the driver on their server.
Has anyone used SCSI with PCMCIA? Can you tell me which driver(s) is/are
necessary?
Thanks in advance
-Robert
---
Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67
Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15
Robert Frank
Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT,MIME mail ok)
CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch
Switzerland
--
Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67
Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15
Robert Frank
Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT,MIME mail ok)
CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch
Switzerland
From: Chris Gomoiu <atr@elronet.co.il>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,ba.market.computers
Subject: WANTED NeXT floppy drive
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 95 22:31:13 est
Organization: Elron Adar
Message-ID: <3vjba6$2n3@elron2.elron.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Hi,
I'm looking for the original NeXT internal floppy drive, the SONY MPX-111N
for my 25 MHz 68040 cube or maybe for an external SCSI one (I was told it
should do the work but I'm not sure, any advice ?) wich should help me to
install NS 3.2. from the CD-ROM as I have an old ROM (ver. 2.6).
The cube was bought without the floppy drive and no hard disk a year ago and
had no luck 'till now.
Best regards and thanks,
Chris
e-mail: atr@elronet.co.il
From: robertn@seahawk (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Station Color with Sun 19" 365 series monitors?
Date: 31 Jul 1995 14:12:52 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <h2ybxelk8b.fsf@seahawk>
Can anybody report success or otherwise with connecting a NeXTSTATION
COLOR (non turbo) to a Sun 19" 3651112 monitor?
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: None-NeXT Printers
Date: 31 Jul 1995 22:02:20 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <3vjjtc$6pq@news.nd.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
System: Motorola '40 slab + NS3.2
Hello,
I am thinking of buying a non-PS color printer. But, first, I'd like to
enquire the following. Any response, suggestions and advice would be immensely
welcome and appreciated. As usual, the purpose is to get the best cost/quality
ratio within the required price range (< $500).
So far the choices are: HP660c, HP560c, Lexmark WinWriter 150c, Canon 200Ex
and Canon 4000.
1- I know the ghostscript driver works with HP560c, but how about with the
other printers listed above ? Or are there other (freeware/shareware)
drivers for
them ? Search of a couple of relevant ftp sites and FAQs was not successful.
2- In view of the fact that most (all ?) printers in this price range have only
parallel port, what would be the best way of connecting one of these
printers
to a NeXTStation slab (serial port) without spending a $100 on a parallel to
serial converter ?
3- Mac printers seem to come with serial ports on them. Would they work, with
the appropriate drivers, off course, with NeXTStations ? I have not heard
of such drivers for Macs. If they exist, I'd appreciate their whereabouts.
I thank you in anticipation for your assistance and sharing of your experience.
Best Regards,
Amir
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: david@zion.com
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro/10 help !!!
Message-ID: <DCLE2C.Bn@zion.com>
Keywords: EtherExpress
Sender: usenet@zion.com
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
References: <3vdbsb$ee3@jabba.fdn.org>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 18:01:23 GMT
I am using the card currently with no trouble.
After installing it in machine, I ran it's setup disk and disabled Flash
as it suggested. I also made sure to copy down the settings for IRQ and
address space. Then when booting into NEXTSTEP, I added the newly
retrieved config file and made the settings the same as with Softset2.
Things work fine.
Good luck,
David Ferrero
david@zion.com
In article <3vdbsb$ee3@jabba.fdn.org> Frederic SAVOIR
<fred@masterd.fdn.org> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I download the latest drivers supposed to Intel Etherexpress Pro/10 but
NS3.3
> can't see it at the boot...
>
> I check that the Adress & IRQ was correct.... And this card work very
well
> under Dos & Win95... So any ideas ???
>
> THank you very much for your help...
>
> --
> EMAIL: Frederic SAVOIR
> <fred@masterd.fdn.org or fred@masterd.fdn.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: sclover@crash.cts.com (Steven Clover)
Subject: Who fixes Nextstations?
Organization: CTS Network Services (CTSNET), San Diego, CA
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 22:43:24 GMT
Message-ID: <DCLr4D.JJz@crash.cts.com>
Sender: news@crash.cts.com (news subsystem)
Does anyone know where I can get a nextstation fixed? I live in San Diego
county if that help at all.
Please email.
Thanks,
-- Steve
From: mbecker@neptune.cs.uml.edu (Mark Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: optical drive doesn't spin anymore. Now what?
Date: 1 Aug 1995 02:16:49 GMT
Organization: temporal linked list
Message-ID: <3vk2qh$dma@ulowell.uml.edu>
Summary: Optical drive doesn't spin. Now what?
Hello *
Well, it finally happened: the optical drive on my '030 cube doesn't spin any
more. Can't boot off it (bod at the firmware prompt) nor read it (via work-
space manager). I can insert a disk and it sounds like it's being loaded
correctly (no unusual grinding noises) but no spindle motor action.
/usr/etc/disk is unable to eject the diskette. However, the firmware monitor,
with the "ej0" command, does the eject. So something is still working.
The system is still usable; both hard drives still run. The ethernet link to
the PC still works; I can get everything of importance off the machine.
However, before I take things apart and salvage the goodies (hard drives,
memory, etc), does anyone have any suggestions relative to the optical drive?
Is there a fuse somewhere needing replacement?
Regards,
Mark
mbecker@cs.uml.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: None-NeXT Printers
In-Reply-To: Amir Sanjari's message of 31 Jul 1995 22:02:20 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul31223024@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3vjjtc$6pq@news.nd.edu>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 02:30:24 GMT
The best color printer in the $500 price range is the Epson Stylus Color.
It is an inkjet printer that does 720 DPI. You will need JetPilot to run
it. Dots is another option but people have had problems with ink bleeding in
the past.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vjjtc$6pq@news.nd.edu> Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu> writes:
System: Motorola '40 slab + NS3.2
Hello,
I am thinking of buying a non-PS color printer. But, first, I'd like to
enquire the following. Any response, suggestions and advice would be immensely
welcome and appreciated. As usual, the purpose is to get the best cost/quality
ratio within the required price range (< $500).
So far the choices are: HP660c, HP560c, Lexmark WinWriter 150c, Canon 200Ex
and Canon 4000.
1- I know the ghostscript driver works with HP560c, but how about with the
other printers listed above ? Or are there other (freeware/shareware)
drivers for
them ? Search of a couple of relevant ftp sites and FAQs was not successful.
2- In view of the fact that most (all ?) printers in this price range have only
parallel port, what would be the best way of connecting one of these
printers
to a NeXTStation slab (serial port) without spending a $100 on a parallel to
serial converter ?
3- Mac printers seem to come with serial ports on them. Would they work, with
the appropriate drivers, off course, with NeXTStations ? I have not heard
of such drivers for Macs. If they exist, I'd appreciate their whereabouts.
I thank you in anticipation for your assistance and sharing of your experience.
Best Regards,
Amir
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
In-Reply-To: blazek@stt.msu.edu's message of 31 Jul 1995 15:16:13 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul31223404@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com> <3vis3t$1hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 02:34:04 GMT
PrintManager only supports two modems: HSD and Interfax.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vis3t$1hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu> blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek) writes:
Thank you for the information, but I don't understand why to get
a license from NXFax. It is not possible to install the ZyXEL
fax/modem using the PrintManager.App? I am a little confused here.
Also, I would like to ask if somebody knows what transfer rates
the serial ports on NextStation Color can handle. I am not familiar
with the chips and I wasn't able to find the answer in NeXTanswers.
Thanks to all, have a nice day.
Rudy Blazek,
Michigan State University
blazek@stt.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Serial port performance
In-Reply-To: mark@cyantic.com's message of Sat, 29 Jul 1995 14:51:47 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul31223746@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <1995Jul29.145147.14737@cyantic.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 02:37:46 GMT
Have you installed the latest ISASerialPort/PortServer driver from NeXTanswers
or the Mux driver? Are you using hardware flow control? Have you disabled
software flow control? Have you adjusted the buffer sizes in kermit? Have
you tried kermit 5A (190)?
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <1995Jul29.145147.14737@cyantic.com> mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld) writes:
I am getting very poor performance from the serial ports on my Intel
machine and NS3.3. From the line's behaviour, there seem to be flow
control problems both with Kermit in interactive and download modes, and
also with Transys PNI slip. There are long pauses in every transmission
of over 10K. Sometimes the transfer will timeout.
I have tried nearly every flow control setting on the Telebit modem to
no avail. The only action that seems to help is to slow the DTE down to
9600 which is ok for interactive Kermit, but is no good for file
transfers. I will be testing a Zyxel modem again in the near future, but I
would like some help with the Telebit setup.
Please respond by e-mail.
Thanks
--
--
Mark T. Dornfeld, Cyantic Systems Corporation Voice: (416) 621-6166
1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416) 621-6212
Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email: mark@cyantic.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Problem with SCSI bus on Intel (long posting)
In-Reply-To: msb@plexare.com's message of 31 Jul 1995 16:12:02 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Jul31224852@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3visda$8ln@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com> <3vivci$ocm@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 02:48:52 GMT
DPT SCSI controllers do offer excellent performance. I do recommend an
uninterruptible power supply since DPT uses buffering.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vivci$ocm@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> msb@plexare.com (Michael Barthelemy) writes:
Mikko_Julku writes
> [lots of errors deleted]
>
> I suppose that you have a PCI motherboard. Get a PCI SCSI card and sell
> the 1542c. I would consider two opportunies:
>
> NCR8XX based cards. NCR810 normally works. These are the cheap ones
> (here: 5 to 6 times cheaper than Adaptec 2940), but a working solution
> (maybe slower than Adaptecs...)
>
> Adaptec 29XX cards. These are known for robustness and high quality
> -> high price.
The best SCSI card for NEXTSTEP are the DPT SCSI adapters. The latest DPT
SCSI adapters even do the right thing and boot off of the lowest SCSI
device unlike the Adaptec's which hard code it to be id 0. The DPT card
also autosenses what the devices you have connected are capable of and
does the right thing. (You have to do this by hand with the Adaptec 2940
driver in NEXTSTEP.) As an added bonus the DPT PCI 2024 is cheaper than
the Adaptec 2940 by about $20. (I purchased mine for $269)
The DPT PCI 2024 with my Segate Barracuda gives me DrivePerformance.app
numbers of 2.4 write and 2.1 read. (And 0.8 is supposed to be fast ;-)
My system is a P90 with 40MB RAM, my 2GB Barracuda, it's set up to use 254
buffers and I turned on the write cache on the drive itself with the
SCSI_Inspector.app.
Mike Barthelemy
Plexare Development
msb@plexare.com
From: Jeff_Sickel@sickel.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: HP: serial port -- how?
Date: 1 Aug 1995 03:33:24 GMT
Organization: Charm.Net Baltimore Internet Access, Hon (410) 558-3900
Message-ID: <3vk7a4$392@canton.charm.net>
References: <3viv5k$1dg2@ftp.univie.ac.at>
dillo@stieltjes.smc.univie.ac.at (Dieter Baron) wrote:
> hi all,
> i've just installed NS3.3 on my hp 712/60, but it doesn't seem to
> recognize the serial port. the serial driver (3.30) is installed, but
> on booting it neither says anything about a serial port while
> configuring devices, nor does it register /dev/ttya.
> does anyone know what to do?
> thanks,
> //dillo
At least I don't feel alone now.
The current MUX 1.7 has a patch that was suppose to work on the HP serial ports for
NEXTSTEP 3.2. I haven't tried that yet, but if my Inter machine dies one more time. I'm
going to move the modem off of that puppy and weep that I can no longer use NXFax.
And risk the attempt with the patch from MUX 1.7.
jas
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: Anyone running NS/FIP 3.3 on dual pentium machine ?
Date: 1 Aug 1995 05:34:10 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vkeci$k1c@news.onramp.net>
References: <3vgq2u$m11@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Tommy Kuei-che Hwang writes
> In article <3vgi6o$971@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> rsingh@ix.netcom.com
(Rashpal Singh) writes:
> >
> >I'm posting this to find out if anyone is running NS/FIP 3.3 on
> >a dual pentium machine and if so, what is their configuration.
>
> In face I am pretty sure if I remove one of my
> processors, it still will not make any difference since my motherboard
> will function without it and NeXT OS does not support SMP.
I have shipped a couple machines with the ASUS dual-pentium board
(Neptune, since Triton doesn't support SMP). One was a single processor
board, just running NS (and maybe vanilla DOS/W, I don't recall). The
other was the interesting one - with two processors installed and the
second enabled. NT saw and used the second P90, and NS just hummed along
normally on the one. Apparently the second processor has to be separately
addressed by the OS, and doesn't get in the way otherwise.
Cheers!
Dan
---
Daniel L. Kramer
Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
dkramer@onramp.net
From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Date: 1 Aug 1995 07:36:08 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <1995Jul31.105921.45230@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
frank@ifi.unibas.ch wrote:
> I'm trying to install 3.3 on a compaq lte elite 4/75CXL, with
> an internal IDE drive (found the appropriate driver), and a
> SlimSCSI PCMCIA interface for the CDROM player.
[...]
> Has anyone used SCSI with PCMCIA? Can you tell me which
> driver(s) is/are necessary?
NEXTSTEP doesn't support PCMCIA SCSI cards, and to my current knowledge no
support is planned for the near future.
Your only chance is to use either a docking-station with a supported SCSI
interface or to get a Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet card and install NEXTSTEP
across a network.
Marcel
---
Marcel Bresink, University of Koblenz,
Computer Graphics Lab, Institute for Computer Science
Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany,
Tel.: +49-261-9119-421 Fax: +49-261-9119-497
Mail: bresink@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (NeXT/MIME accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Message-ID: <DCMvoo.1Bt@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: PCMCIA ethernet installation
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:19:36 GMT
In article <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink) writes:
> NEXTSTEP doesn't support PCMCIA SCSI cards, and to my current
> knowledge no support is planned for the near future.
>
> Your only chance is to use either a docking-station with a
> supported SCSI interface or to get a Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet card
> and install NEXTSTEP across a network.
Or use SOCKET EA+ PCMCIA Ethernet card in NE2000 compatibility mode and
install across a network. It requires a little bit of the black magic, but
I manage to do it.
---
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: asad589594@aol.com (AsaD589594)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT 2.88MB does 1.44???
Date: 1 Aug 1995 11:26:06 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <3vlh2e$i47@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I am buying a NeXT 2.88MB floppy drive for my cube and want to know if it
uses 1.44MB disks to store 2.88MB, or if it uses special 2.88MB disks.
Please E-mail me at asad589594@aol.com, as I do not frequent this
newsgroup often.
From: cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: System Panic when try to install NS on intel machine (help)
Date: 1 Aug 1995 17:10:21 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Message-ID: <3vln5t$cvv@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
I have recently tried to install NS 3.3 on a Zeos Pentium with 16MEG
RAM, and 825M IDE hard drive, a CD-ROM with an AMD scsi-driver. I got
the driver for this device separately, but the NS installation program
seems to recognize it, and the problem may not be with it.
During the initial phases, the installation program seems happy enough
with the driver, and it actually begins accessing the CD Rom (or so
the light on machine indicates) and installing things (I get the big
NeXT screen, and it says its installing this and that).
But soon things grind to a halt in a panic. There is a screenful of
messages, with following stuff at the bottom:
/private/temp/mnta: bar dir ino 12288 at offset 0:mangled entry
mode = 047130, inum = 30278, fs = /private/tmp/mnta
panic: (cpu0) ialloc: dup alloc
System Panic
ialloc; dup alloc
Then I am given the option to reboot (when I try this, the computer
tries to do it, but it soon says there is no OS and it freezes up) or
to go to monitor.
Many thanks for any help.
=========================================================================
Chris Swoyer | Internet ----> cswoyer@uoknor.edu
Department of Philosophy | Office Phone ----> (405) 325-6324
University of Oklahoma | Home Phone ------> (405) 360-9745
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0535 | Fax -------------> (405) 325-2660
=========================================================================
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: 1GB Drive
Message-ID: <DCn07I.rC@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3vbetk$615@degas.ICSI.Net>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:57:17 GMT
In article <3vbetk$615@degas.ICSI.Net> bac-ground.icsi.net!ernie (Ernesto Baca) writes:
> I bought a used 1GB Fujitsu drive. Soon after that it crashed. Luckily it was
> still under warranty so I sent it back. Recently I got it back, hooked it up in
> my SCSI chain (ID 0=Internal drive; ID 2=1GB disk; ID 3=Floppy Drive; ID
> 4=CD-ROM; ID 5=tape drive) and added the terminator to the tape drive. When I
> tried booting, it flashed some messages about an unexpected message. Then the
> panic cursor come on and I could not even power down. I unplugged the system
> and started all over again. Did this twice and the same thing happened. Help,
> my internal drive only has 40+ MB left in it. Thanks.
Irrespective of the used scsi-ids the terminator has to be at the end of the scsi-cable!
This may well differ from highest scsi-id in use.
So, whichever device is the last one of the scsi chain cable needs termination on.
Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: None-NeXT Printers
Date: 1 Aug 1995 18:56:10 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <3vltca$aau@news.nd.edu>
References: <3vjjtc$6pq@news.nd.edu> <RDL.95Jul31223024@world.std.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: rdl@world.std.com
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
>The best color printer in the $500 price range is the Epson Stylus Color.
>It is an inkjet printer that does 720 DPI. You will need JetPilot to run
>it. Dots is another option but people have had problems with ink bleeding in
>the past.
>
>Robert La Ferla
>
Hello,
Thanks for the info.
You wouldn't happen to know how much JetPilot goes for, or the name of
the company, would you ?
Also, I understand that Epson Stylus has parallel port. What would be the
hardware connectivity solution from this port to the NeXT's serial port ?
I thank you in anticipation.
Best Regards,
Amir
From: laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu (Laszlo Nemeth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Memory speed for a 040 cube
Date: 1 Aug 1995 19:28:23 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, Pizza Disposal Group
Message-ID: <3vlv8n$855@csnews.cs.colorado.edu>
is there a 'best' speed for a 040 25 cube using 30 pin simms?
ie 60, 70, 80, 100ns?
any other things i should look for when buying memory for it?
anyone selling 4 meg simms for a 040 cube?
laz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster CD-ROM drive (IDE)
In-Reply-To: Bernhard Scholz's message of Wed, 19 Jul 1995 14:12:03 +0200
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug1193746@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <9507152018.AA18441@thoughtful.com> <3uh7nb$1gm@news.next.com>
<Pine.HPP.3.91.950719140915.14294C-100000@hphalle2e.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 23:37:46 GMT
I'm using the latest EIDE driver on Dell Dimension which has a Intel Premiere
II (PCI) motherboard *with* PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.950719140915.14294C-100000@hphalle2e.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
Anybody tested the EIDE driver with non EIDE boards? I'm using an Intel
Plato board (Premiere II) and the driver just does nothing. I'm not sure,
but I believe I don't have an EIDE controller onboard but the driver spec
to the EIDE driver states plain IDE support, too. I'm wondering what's
happening to my system. I tested an older an the new Mitsumi 4x speed ATAPI
compliant drives without success.
Greetings,
Boerny.
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny) Look at http://www.leo.org/archiv/NeXT/
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de, scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de
'X is what it was designed for --- to open multiple terminal windows.' T.W.
From: bum monkey <dirt@umich.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dead NeXT cubes
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 19:35:10 -0400
Organization: University of Michigan
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950801192015.1387D-100000@jape.ifs.umich.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
questions questions... i know nothing about NeXTs, yet i have recently
come across a quantity of them (and no docs)...
Q#1
i have three 68040 25Mhz cubes that do not want to function. inevtiably,
on boot, they complain...
Exception #2 (0x8) at 0x4380000
...i noticed a message that described a similiar situation, but the reply
didn't help much.
Q#2
just how does one boot from a cdrom(nextstep 3.0)? if the drive is set
to SCSI id 6, shouldn't somthing like bsd(1,0,6) or bsd(0,0,6) work? the
former seems to access the cdrom on a NeXTstation turbo, but dies in a
slew of errors (traps etc). the latter works (i.e. finds a device) on the
cubes, but replies...
Booting SCSI target 0 lun 0
...which is, i believe, _not_ what i asked?
Q#3
what would happen if i placed three cube motherboardss in one cube? what
resources are they capable of sharing, if any?
Q#4
what are the optical drives useful for anymore?
any info, or directions to info, would be greatly appreciated...
David Langhorst (dirt@umich.edu)
UNIX sysadmin, University of Michigan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXT 2.88MB does 1.44???
In-Reply-To: asad589594@aol.com's message of 1 Aug 1995 11:26:06 -0400
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug1194102@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3vlh2e$i47@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 23:41:02 GMT
The NeXT floppy can read and write 1.44 and 2.88 MB floppies. You
need special ED floppies for the 2.88MB capacity.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vlh2e$i47@newsbf02.news.aol.com> asad589594@aol.com (AsaD589594) writes:
I am buying a NeXT 2.88MB floppy drive for my cube and want to know if it
uses 1.44MB disks to store 2.88MB, or if it uses special 2.88MB disks.
Please E-mail me at asad589594@aol.com, as I do not frequent this
newsgroup often.
From: pteradon@u.washington.edu (S Christoffersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with Conner HD Winding Down
Date: 2 Aug 1995 03:14:27 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Message-ID: <3vmqij$9av@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: pteradon
I purchased a Conner model 1080 hard drive. It is rated at 1006 megs
unformatted. I hooked it up to my Next Mono Slab (040-25) in an external
case and it worked great for three months.
It then started to wind down when I accessed certian files. I'd do a
fsck and there'd be no problems noticed with the drive.
All I needed to do was try to access a file from a certain directory
and the drive would wind down. The fan in the enclosure would keep
going without changing pitch.
This went on for about two weeks and then the drive would wind down
often regardless of what I seemed to do. The OS didn't like this
and I got lots of system errors.
I got a warranty replacement and its worked great for two weeks now, just
now I got that problem again while running framemaker. Framemaker died and
the drive would up again.
Whats up here? The people at the drive place couldn't find anything wrong
with the drive. I got the same thing to happen on another next (an 040 cube)
with the old drive.
Any ideas?
Thanks much for any aid.
Eric Christoffersen
ericc@cs.washington.edu
From: bl03@uwrf.edu (BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ET4000 update soon?
Date: 2 Aug 1995 04:09:26 GMT
Message-ID: <3vmtpm$f8a@daffy.anet.uwrf.edu>
When is the next ET4000 driver coming out..They sorta did not take in
account that some of us might have monitors that don't like 60khz ratings.
Any my dear that is the ONLY mode it will pick. =-( Is there an updated
driver that is not listed on NeXT Answers? I really hate 640x480x2bit
mode...=-) I would be happy to live with 800x600x2bit mode...
BTW, the startup and the closing screens go into 1024x768x2bit mode...But
the main system does not want to admit it exist. =-) I think it's cute.
Thanks.
Mouring@netnet.net
Ben.A.Lindstrom@uwrf.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Memory speed for a 040 cube
Message-ID: <DCnt5G.JFt@watserv3.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@watserv3.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <3vlv8n$855@csnews.cs.colorado.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 01:22:28 GMT
In article <3vlv8n$855@csnews.cs.colorado.edu>,
Laszlo Nemeth <laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu> wrote:
>is there a 'best' speed for a 040 25 cube using 30 pin simms?
>ie 60, 70, 80, 100ns?
>any other things i should look for when buying memory for it?
>anyone selling 4 meg simms for a 040 cube?
>
100ns is fine. Turbo cubes can do special stuff with 70 or faster, I believe.
--
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Computer/Synth Junkie "Default is the value selected by the
University of Waterloo composer overridden by your command."
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: bs@samsara (Bad Seed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Serial port performance
Date: 2 Aug 1995 07:35:24 GMT
Organization: scruz-net
Message-ID: <3vn9rs$ja@news.scruz.net>
References: <1995Jul29.145147.14737@cyantic.com>
Keywords: Serial
In article <1995Jul29.145147.14737@cyantic.com> mark@cyantic.com (Mark
T. Dornfeld) writes:
> I am getting very poor performance from the serial ports on my Intel
> machine and NS3.3. From the line's behaviour, there seem to be flow
> control problems both with Kermit in interactive and download modes,
and
> also with Transys PNI slip. There are long pauses in every
transmission
> of over 10K. Sometimes the transfer will timeout.
>
> I have tried nearly every flow control setting on the Telebit modem
to
> no avail. The only action that seems to help is to slow the DTE down
to
> 9600 which is ok for interactive Kermit, but is no good for file
> transfers. I will be testing a Zyxel modem again in the near
future, but I
> would like some help with the Telebit setup.
>
> Please respond by e-mail.
> Thanks
> --
> --
> Mark T. Dornfeld, Cyantic Systems Corporation Voice: (416)
621-6166
> 1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416)
621-6212
> Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email:
mark@cyantic.com
You might want to download the beta serial driver from NextAnswers.
It will cure 95% of all serial port ailments.
-bs
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dead NeXT cubes
Date: 2 Aug 1995 09:54:30 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <3vni0m$pqv@nnrp1.primenet.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950801192015.1387D-100000@jape.ifs.umich.edu>
bum monkey <dirt@umich.edu> wrote:
> questions questions... i know nothing about NeXTs, yet i have recently
come across a quantity of them (and no docs)...
> Q#1
> i have three 68040 25Mhz cubes that do not want to function. inevtiably,
on boot, they complain...
> Exception #2 (0x8) at 0x4380000
I get something similar If I forget to turn on the boot drive on my
external SCSI case. Check the cables/power/termination.
> ...i noticed a message that described a similiar situation, but the reply
didn't help much.
> Q#2
> just how does one boot from a cdrom(nextstep 3.0)? if the drive is set to
SCSI id 6, shouldn't somthing like bsd(1,0,6) or bsd(0,0,6) work? the
former seems to access the cdrom on a NeXTstation turbo, but dies in a slew
of errors (traps etc). the latter works (i.e. finds a device) on the cubes,
but replies...
Only turbos can boot off of the CDROM, a boot floppy (or OD, or ethernet)
is required for Non-turbo equipment.
> Booting SCSI target 0 lun 0
> ...which is, i believe, _not_ what i asked?
> Q#3
> what would happen if i placed three cube motherboardss in one cube? what
resources are they capable of sharing, if any?
They would conflict/not work, there is a FAQ for a dual MB NeXT on
ftp.cs.orst.edu
> Q#4
> what are the optical drives useful for anymore?
Backups, offline storage, trades...
Send 'em to me if you get tired of them... :)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Message-ID: <1995Aug2.113900.45236@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch
Date: 2 Aug 95 11:39:00 MET
References: <1995Jul31.105921.45230@yogi.urz.unibas.ch> <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink) wrote:
> frank@ifi.unibas.ch wrote:
> > I'm trying to install 3.3 on a compaq lte elite 4/75CXL, with
> > an internal IDE drive (found the appropriate driver), and a
> > SlimSCSI PCMCIA interface for the CDROM player. [...]
> > Has anyone used SCSI with PCMCIA? Can you tell me which
> > driver(s) is/are necessary?
> NEXTSTEP doesn't support PCMCIA SCSI cards, and to my current knowledge no support is planned for the near
future.
Oh yes, they do!
and it is to be precicely the slimSCSI from Adaptec ... But I couldn't get it to work.
See NeXTanswers 1761 for the overview and 1972 for the new driver.
-Robert
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Switzerland
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: 9GB drives for NeXT???
Date: 2 Aug 1995 16:03:57 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vo7ld$e8@machthenext.dannug.dk>
Keywords: speed, reliability, noise
Hi,
I remember seeing several different remarks on the different 9GB drives, and
how they worked with black NeXT equipment, but I didn t save any since I didn t
think I would ever get around to get such a beast.....
but now I have to decide which one to take, and currently I m looking at the
Seagate Elite ST-410800N and the Micropolis 1991 (or the Wide SCSI version of
either). both are 9GB, both runs at 5400rpm, both has 12ms access, but the
Seagate has a larger cache, 1MB versus 512KB.
So, which should I choose, has anyone any experience with any of these drives
on black hardware???
I hear all the time that the Micropolis drives are very quite, is that the case
for these big guys as well???
What in general are thought about the 9GB drives, as far as speed, reliability,
noise, access time, when compared to smaller drives (2-4GB)???
Any info really appreciated!
Best regards
Michael
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: 9GB drives for NeXT???
Date: 2 Aug 1995 16:04:09 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vo7lp$eg@machthenext.dannug.dk>
Keywords: speed, reliability, noise
Hi,
I remember seeing several different remarks on the different 9GB drives, and
how they worked with black NeXT equipment, but I didn t save any since I didn t
think I would ever get around to get such a beast.....
but now I have to decide which one to take, and currently I m looking at the
Seagate Elite ST-410800N and the Micropolis 1991 (or the Wide SCSI version of
either). both are 9GB, both runs at 5400rpm, both has 12ms access, but the
Seagate has a larger cache, 1MB versus 512KB.
So, which should I choose, has anyone any experience with any of these drives
on black hardware???
I hear all the time that the Micropolis drives are very quite, is that the case
for these big guys as well???
What in general are thought about the 9GB drives, as far as speed, reliability,
noise, access time, when compared to smaller drives (2-4GB)???
Any info really appreciated!
Best regards
Michael
From: dcl@panix.com (David C. Lambert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS/I compatible 486/DX2 VLB motherboard recommendations?
Date: 2 Aug 1995 15:37:00 -0400
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <3vok4s$8j5@panix.com>
Hi.
My machine at home suffered a stroke that nailed its internal
drive and the motherboard. I have replaced the drive (thanks
Mr. Warranty), but have not yet replaced the motherboard.
Soooo, I'm looking for the accumulated wisdom of the hw ghods
as far as a known-NS/I-compatible EISA/VLB 486/DX2 motherboard,
(ideally with 16 30 pin SIMM slots).
Thanks in advance.
- David C. Lambert
dcl@panix.com
PS - The next version of Fiend depends on this machine being
resurrected, so Fiend users, a good recommendation is in
your best interests ;-).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <G30CRC@ptsmail.ptsem.edu>
From: G30CRC@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (TJ_LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TJ)
Subject: Disk Drive on NeXTStation not ejecting properly
Message-ID: <F0B21F3001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 02 Aug 95 13:19:00 EDT
on NeXTStation (m68k) running 3.2
Looking for advice or those who have had similar experiences (and hopefully
fixed them ;-)
3.5" disks are properly mounted upon insertion into the disk drive.
3.5" disks are properly unmounted when Disk>Eject is selected.
The drive itself tries to eject the disk, gets 75% of the way there, and
then gives up, the disk goes back in, and the disk is remounted.
IT becomes a little game with my NeXT.... I try to push a paperclip in that
microscopic ejection hole at the same time the drive is trying desperately
to eject the disk, and sometimes I actually get my disk out. Usually I end
up being too slow and it takes 3 or 4 times before I actually get the disk
out.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on, or what might have happened?
I love my NeXT dearly, but I hate the thought of having to undo that little
screw in the back and taking the cover off.... Once I leave the keyboard
I'm pretty computer inept (sometimes I'm not that great in front of the
keyboard, but that's a whole other post).
Any ideas appreciated,
please read .sig for email info
Thanks
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma // running NeXT 3.2 (User and Dev) m68k
Yucky DOS address: g30crc@ptsem.ptsmail.edu (ASCII only)
MUCH PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS: luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu (MIME ok)
(sorry I can't change my 'reply-to' -- what can I say? It's WinDoze.)
From: Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Date: 2 Aug 1995 22:49:22 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vovdi$bg1@news.next.com>
References: <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
In article <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de
(Marcel Bresink) writes:
| frank@ifi.unibas.ch wrote:
|
| > I'm trying to install 3.3 on a compaq lte elite 4/75CXL, with
| > an internal IDE drive (found the appropriate driver), and a
| > SlimSCSI PCMCIA interface for the CDROM player.
| [...]
| > Has anyone used SCSI with PCMCIA? Can you tell me which
| > driver(s) is/are necessary?
|
| NEXTSTEP doesn't support PCMCIA SCSI cards, and to my current knowledge no
| support is planned for the near future.
|
| Your only chance is to use either a docking-station with a supported SCSI
| interface or to get a Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet card and install NEXTSTEP
| across a network.
|
| Marcel
This is not correct. The Adaptec Slim SCSI is supported. Check out NA 1761, 1972.
You will also need new PCMCIA bus and Intel 82365 drivers.
-Rakesh
From: mallen@unseen2.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with NS3.3 Install (Black)
Date: 2 Aug 1995 14:32:10 GMT
Organization: Stumped
Message-ID: <3vo29a$60i@news.acns.nwu.edu>
I can't seem to get my NeXTCube to recognize that I've got a CD-ROM attached to the computer. I boot
the floppy disk, but it says:
Looking for CD-ROMS on this computer...
[The CD-ROM light comes on...]
There are no CD-ROMs attached to this computer.
blk0 boot: failed
The CD-ROM is a Toshiba XM3401-TA.
--
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"Take your pursuit up against others if you wish, but do not dare to challenge
"Jesse Garon" again." See the Cult of Scientology tangle with the Kibologists
on alt.religion.scientology. OT7 OT VII
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dead NeXT cubes
Date: 3 Aug 1995 01:03:32 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <3vp794$2an@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950801192015.1387D-100000@jape.ifs.umich.edu>
bum monkey (dirt@umich.edu) wrote:
: questions questions... i know nothing about NeXTs, yet i have recently
: come across a quantity of them (and no docs)...
: Q#2
: just how does one boot from a cdrom(nextstep 3.0)? if the drive is set
: to SCSI id 6, shouldn't somthing like bsd(1,0,6) or bsd(0,0,6) work? the
: former seems to access the cdrom on a NeXTstation turbo, but dies in a
: slew of errors (traps etc). the latter works (i.e. finds a device) on the
: cubes, but replies...
At least, as far as I remember, to boot from the CD-ROM it is a good idea
to set the CD-ROM at device 0 (lower then the hard-disk). Further, part of
NS3.0 is a boot-floppy. Do you have a copy of that?
Willem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gintic - Singapore gwillem@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Disk Drive on NeXTStation not ejecting properly
Date: 3 Aug 1995 01:08:13 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <3vp7ht$2an@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <F0B21F3001A23A7C@-SMF->
TJ_LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TJ (G30CRC@ptsmail.ptsem.edu) wrote:
: on NeXTStation (m68k) running 3.2
: Looking for advice or those who have had similar experiences (and hopefully
: fixed them ;-)
: The drive itself tries to eject the disk, gets 75% of the way there, and
: then gives up, the disk goes back in, and the disk is remounted.
: Anyone have any ideas what might be going on, or what might have happened?
: I love my NeXT dearly, but I hate the thought of having to undo that little
: screw in the back and taking the cover off.... Once I leave the keyboard
: I'm pretty computer inept (sometimes I'm not that great in front of the
: keyboard, but that's a whole other post).
I'm afraid that that is exactly what you should do. Open the case and first
of all get all the dust out. Use a vacuum cleaner and a soft brush. My
experience is that especially the floppy drive is collecting a lot of dust.
Removing that is no guarantee to solve your problem, but it can never harm.
Willem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: More problems with the new NeXT ISASerialPort/PortServer driver
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug2211031@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 01:10:31 GMT
I am still experiencing problems with DCD/DTR using the latest NeXT serial
driver. Anyone else care to post their experiences? There seems to be
more and more incentive to run Mux over the NeXT driver. Why doesn't NeXT
just ship Mux and pay Mark some $$$!!!
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: steve@math.tamu.edu (Steve Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: headless operation of NeXTstation?
Date: 3 Aug 1995 02:45:32 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Dept of Mathematics
Sender: Steve.Johnson@math.tamu.edu
Message-ID: <3vpd8c$i2b@news.tamu.edu>
With the deaths of a few monitors, there's a possibility of using some
of our NeXTs for various server roles. So, here's my question: is it
possible to get a NeXTstation (mono) to power up without a monitor and
keyboard attached? Whose brilliant idea was it to design a computer
without a power switch?!
Thanks in advance!
- Steve
--
Steve Johnson E-mail: Steve.Johnson@math.tamu.edu
Unix Systems Manager Phone: (409) 845-4267
Dept of Mathematics FAX: (409) 862-4190
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3368
From: 93925730@cityu.edu.hk (David P. FOK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with SCSI bus on Intel (long posting)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 11:05:09 LOCAL
Organization: CityU of HK
Message-ID: <93925730.18.0033F52B@cityu.edu.hk>
References: <3visda$8ln@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com> <3vivci$ocm@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> <RDL.95Jul31224852@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Jul31224852@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) writes:
> The best SCSI card for NEXTSTEP are the DPT SCSI adapters. The latest DPT
> SCSI adapters even do the right thing and boot off of the lowest SCSI
> device unlike the Adaptec's which hard code it to be id 0. The DPT card
I am using an Adaptec 2940 and it can boot from id1, which is the lowest ID
device in the chain.
> also autosenses what the devices you have connected are capable of and
> does the right thing. (You have to do this by hand with the Adaptec 2940
> driver in NEXTSTEP.) As an added bonus the DPT PCI 2024 is cheaper than
> the Adaptec 2940 by about $20. (I purchased mine for $269)
2940 price is dropping now and it costs about $225 locally. I would suggest
the Adaptec rather than the DPT as it's fully supported in other systems also.
> The DPT PCI 2024 with my Segate Barracuda gives me DrivePerformance.app
> numbers of 2.4 write and 2.1 read. (And 0.8 is supposed to be fast ;-)
> My system is a P90 with 40MB RAM, my 2GB Barracuda, it's set up to use 254
> buffers and I turned on the write cache on the drive itself with the
> SCSI_Inspector.app.
> Mike Barthelemy
> Plexare Development
> msb@plexare.com
-david
From: Simon Chih-L Han <jessehcl@tpts1.seed.net.tw>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR vs. Adaptec vs. buslogic
Date: 3 Aug 1995 05:05:46 GMT
Organization: Cardiology Department, N.D.M.C.
Message-ID: <3vplfa$enl@aladdin.iii.org.tw>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Dear NeXT Experts,
I really need your opinion to choose a PCI SCSI adapter among the three brands
listed above. I know the NCR is the least expensive one but what about its
performace?
Thank you for your advice in advance.
Simon Chih-L Han MB/ Consultant Cardiologist
Cardiology Department/ Tri-Service General Hospital
8/ Sec.3/ Ting-chow Rd./ Taipei
886/2/368-6165 /jessehcl@tpts1.seed.net.tw
http://under construction
WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE????????????????????????????
?????? the future is now...........................
From: hill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SOLVED: PLI Floppy eject problem
Date: 3 Aug 1995 05:26:16 GMT
Organization: University of Calgary CPSC
Message-ID: <3vpmlo$70j@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Keywords: PLI floppy repeated-eject solved
I posted earlier about my PLI floppy getting a repeated eject cycle
when I logged out, and then (after stopping it by rebooting) continuing
at each login. Unable to insert disk & have it stay.
No answers came off the net so I opened the drive box, and removed
the actual drive from its mounting jig. Inspection of the drive PC-board
suggested dry joints on the ribbon cable PC-board connector. Someone had
previously obviously debugged a hardware fault on the board, as there were
probe pits on a number of solder connections, and three or four resoldered
joints on the ribbon cable (flux around them). The drive was fresh from
the factory.
I have a suitable precision soldering iron so I reheated all the connections
to the ribbon cable PC-board connector, and minutely
inspected the board for any other problems. It was clean and no
apparent problems. I noticed some particles of metal resulting
from inserting and/or removing the mount screws. I removed these & was
very careful duing re-assembly to avoid making a fresh thread.
I restored drive to mount, reconnected ribbon cable
and booted. Behaved a little oddly when disc inserted in my own account
(one eject cycle and then wouldn't recognise the disk at all, had to eject
with paper-clip). Logged in as root, and no problems, everything normal.
Logged in as myself again and everything normal, and has been since.
I suspect that there was a bad connection due to a dry joint, which confused
the the software in some way that left a flag incorrectly set, and that
somehow using it in root restored normality. This is pure speculation
as I know nothing of the way the floppy is handled by the driver, etc.
Anyway, it worked. If anyone else has a similar problem, and tries this,
I take no responsibility. Be sure you know what you are doing, that you
have the right skills, and the right equipment.
david :-)
--
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Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4 Ph: 403-220-6315 | important than knowledge.
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NeXTMail: hill@trillium.ab.ca (Preferred) | Kill your television!
From: Dale Tersey <dale@wco.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXT Megapixel B&W Monitors
Date: 3 Aug 1995 07:45:07 GMT
Organization: Computer Recycling Project
Message-ID: <3vpuq3$hae@news.wco.com>
References: <3viv5k$1dg2@ftp.univie.ac.at>
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The Computer Recycling Project has just received some NEXT Megapixel
monitors as a donation and we need to find out if they are useable on any
other equipment. I've seen the thread on video frequency of these
beasties, but need to know if there was any interface that allowed these
monitors to be used on other equipment.
They are nice monitors and I hate to have to scrap them if there is any
way we can make them work. We have not had any NEXT cubes although we
would be able to handle donations of such since we do have recipient
organizations that can use old UNIX machines.
We are not set up to scrap equipment out, since our purpose is to get old
equipment working and pass it on without cost to educational groups and
nonprofits that need everything and older equipment that works is seen as
a boon.
Our Vice President is using NextStep on her Intel Webserver and it is a
nice operating system.
If you know of a use for Megapixel monitors, post a reply to the list or
send email.
Thanks
--
=====================================================================
Dale M. Tersey Computer Recycling Project
dale@wco.com San Francisco, California U.S.A.
(415)695-7703
URL = http://www.wco.com/~dale/crp.html
"Passing surplus computers through to education and nonprofits"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 95 22:01:38 +0100
Subject: ATM-Network between NeXTcubes (140Mbit)?
Hi there:
Does anybody know of an faster Network - connection for the NeXTcube??
A friend told me about an ATM-Network between NeXTcube
(140Mbit)-product but he did not know anything more about it
(Neither the $ nor the NAME / PHONE-# of the company that makes it!
Any hints??
PLS. Send e-mail, I will summarize on the Net!
---
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
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From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing 3.3 on Intel laptop
Date: 3 Aug 1995 08:42:49 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <3vq269$bun@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <1995Jul31.105921.45230@yogi.urz.unibas.ch> <3vklh8$ga@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> <1995Aug2.113900.45236@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
frank@ifi.unibas.ch wrote:
> Oh yes, they do! and it is to be precicely the slimSCSI from
> Adaptec ... But I couldn't get it to work.
Oh, sorry, you are right. It was a bit surprising for me that the APA-1460
support could be integrated so easily in the "old" AIC-6x60 driver. NeXT
announced that they were going to support the 6x60 chipset on the SlimSCSI
and SoundBlaster 16 cards I think, three weeks ago. Sorry.
To make it work you should check the following:
- Are you using the new Intel PCIC 82365 driver (NeXT Answers #1968) and
the new PCMCIABus driver (NA #1969)?
- Did you get a message during boot phase that the PCMCIA Bus driver found
the SlimSCSI card in its socket?
- Is the TRM PWR (SCSI termination power) signal of the CDROM drive really
connected to the SCSI cable and is TRM PWR enabled on the drive? (The
SlimSCSI card doesn't work without this feature.)
Marcel
---
Marcel Bresink, University of Koblenz,
Computer Graphics Lab, Institute for Computer Science
Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany
From: kjt@copper.cs.stir.ac.uk (Ken Turner (Staff))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP JetDirect Configuration Problem
Date: 3 Aug 1995 11:00:58 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <3vqa9a$sop@lorne.stir.ac.uk>
I'm trying to connect an HP LaserJet 4 M Plus to an Intel/NS3.3 system via
Ethernet and JetDirect. I've tried configuring the printer network
parameters directly on the printer control panel. I've looked at the
bootpd option, but it's not clear what bootfile to download to the
printer. Basically I'm getting nowhere. If someone has a working
configuration (NEXTSTEP and printer) I'd be very grateful to hear.
Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
From: jon@intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS installation probs on a Gecko
Date: 3 Aug 1995 13:26:48 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
Message-ID: <3vqiqo$dsj@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
So, the deal is this. NS User installs just fine
on the machine, it boots and gives the login
panel. It lets you log on, and the NeXT
and preferences icon turn gray - all of the
correct icons show up on the right of
the screen. It then spins for a while after
which it heads to the ROM monitor and gives
an IO error.
A phone call to NeXT yields the response that
perhaps the Seagate drive that came with the
712/80 is not supported by NS.
Has anybody else had a problem like this?
Does this sound plausible to anybody?
If the drive isn't supported, I would have guessed
that fsck would have burped, or that it would have
crashed well before it did.......
Confused in Indiana.......
---
Jon Haveman http://intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu/
Asst. Prof. of Economics ,_~o jon@mgmt.purdue.edu
Krannert School of Mgmt _-\_<, (317) 494-6156 (Office)
Purdue University (*)/'(*) (317) 494-9658 (Fax)
W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1310 (317) 742-7961 (Home)
From: kris@zapotec.math.byu.edu (Kris Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATM-Network between NeXTcubes (140Mbit)?
Date: 3 Aug 1995 16:44:08 GMT
Organization: Brigham Young University
Message-ID: <3vquco$7lc@hamblin.math.byu.edu>
References: <m0sdkv5-000btOC@a-gain>
I've heard that WilTel has an ATM driver. WilTel is located in Houston and
Tulsa, OK.
.......................kris
Stefan Huelf (stefan@a-gain.hanse.de) wrote:
: Hi there:
: Does anybody know of an faster Network - connection for the NeXTcube??
: A friend told me about an ATM-Network between NeXTcube
: (140Mbit)-product but he did not know anything more about it
: (Neither the $ nor the NAME / PHONE-# of the company that makes it!
: Any hints??
: PLS. Send e-mail, I will summarize on the Net!
: ---
: Later +
: Greetings from
: .. Stefan ..
: Life has many different colors, but ------ REAL Computing is black!
: ***** (At least for the NeXT 3 yrs.) *****
: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
: Stefan Huelf
: voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
: stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: stephen@genesis1.physics.yale.edu (Stephen B. Selipsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HP LaserJet III Printer connection help
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 3 Aug 1995 18:09:37 GMT
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science, New Haven, CT
Message-ID: <3vr3d2$j9c@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Has anyone managed to connect an HP LaserJet III Postscript Cartridge
printer to an Intel-based NEXTSTEP 3.2 system? The printer works fine
when connected to an Apple, but I've had no success with either a
486-based Intel GX Pro, or a Pentium-based Eclipse. The printer shows
no sign of receiving any print files; under one config (Parallel port ?)
it did give a spurious "out of paper" message, but no more.
I've tried:
serial port (A or B, baud rate 9600, with or without hardware handshaking);
parallel port (Parallel 1 Port);
replacing the ppd file with the new version 4.1 from Adobe
(the "DOS" version, as recommended by NextAnswers; renamed
/NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/HP_LaserJet_III_PostScript_Cartridge_v4.1.ppd
it showed up fine on the PrintManager menu).
Thanks for any advice!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Opinions: Buslogic vs. Adaptec 2940
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug3173056@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 21:30:56 GMT
Please post your experiences with Buslogic vs Adaptec PCI SCSI controllers.
Robert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: APS Hard-Drives
In-Reply-To: "Eric K. Ringger"'s message of Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:22:19 -0400
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug3173332@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <199507311622.MAA25068@slate.cs.rochester.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 21:33:32 GMT
They should. The only thing to check is SCSI parity. Mac/NeXT don't
use parity while PCs and NEXTSTEP/Intel do. Although, you can usually
disable/enable the bus parity using the controller BIOS.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <199507311622.MAA25068@slate.cs.rochester.edu> "Eric K. Ringger" <ringger@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
Hi.
I'm interested in buying one of the 750 MB hard-drives from APS (the
big Mac hardware vendor) for ~(US)$300.
Do APS SCSI drives work flawlessly with NeXT hardware? I would assume
so since they are SCSI.
Are there better deals out there?
Please send responses via E-mail, since I rarely get the chance to
browse through this group.
Thanks,
--Eric
---
Eric K. Ringger Internet: ringger@cs.rochester.edu
Dept. of Computer Science Phone: (716) 275-0922
University of Rochester FAX: (716) 461-2018
Rochester NY 14627-0226 http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/ringger/
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From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Focusing NeXT megapixel monitor
Date: 3 Aug 1995 21:41:14 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <3vrfpq$dct@news.iastate.edu>
I recently came into an old NeXT cube, which came with a megapixel monitor
in dire need of having the focus improved. Quite blurry, to the point of
giving me eyestrain, but plenty bright enough. I assume this is an
"adjustment"? If so, how? and is it safe for a technically sound, but
not whiz-bang hardware guy like me to attempt it?
Thanks for any help in advance --- Tom
--
Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II Two-wheeled theoretical physicist
Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-9779
Ames Laboratory 515-432-9142 (home)
Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm@ameslab.gov
Associate Project Manager:
From: cpayne@fiber.net (Carl Payne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: 9GB drives for NeXT???
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 02:34:16 GMT
Organization: Fibernet: 1-800-305-6995
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <cpayne.11.302035A8@fiber.net>
References: <3vo7ld$e8@machthenext.dannug.dk>
Keywords: speed, reliability, noise
>I remember seeing several different remarks on the different 9GB drives, and
8< snip >8
>but now I have to decide which one to take, and currently I m looking at the
>Seagate Elite ST-410800N and the Micropolis 1991 (or the Wide SCSI version of
>either). both are 9GB, both runs at 5400rpm, both has 12ms access, but the
>Seagate has a larger cache, 1MB versus 512KB.
8< snip >8
>So, which should I choose, has anyone any experience with any of these drives
>on black hardware???
I have several of the Seagates. The thing that irked me was how much
"formatted" space you lose when you put the things in a booting machine, and
you DO gain a *little* of it back using disk/newfs, but your 10GB/UF,
9.1GB/Formatted drive turns into a little 7.5GB drive when formatted using
BuildDisk to make a boot drive. You lose a LOT!
Bigger still was that NS seems to think the drive is a 477MB disk, even when
built with a custom disktab entry. I didn't have that trouble with Solaris
X.86, Netware, or OS/2, so I don't think it's the drive ID. It also doesn't
matter if you're on a Cube or Intel.
It's pretty quiet, as disks go. When my news server has about 6 in.nnrpds
running, it can get sort-of noisy, but no noisier than an expire, They don't
get hot enough to melt DATs set atop the machine (like the Micropolis we HAD),
and haven't given me an ounce of fit in 8 months.
These days, I expect they're pretty affordable. But, don't take my testimony
as being enough to send you running for the HD vendor. As always, YMMV.
Carl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Disk Drive on NeXTStation not ejecting properly
Message-ID: <DCrBnH.2Kz@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <3vp7ht$2an@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 22:54:52 GMT
In article <3vp7ht$2an@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan ) writes:
> TJ_LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TJ (G30CRC@ptsmail.ptsem.edu) wrote:
> : on NeXTStation (m68k) running 3.2
> : Looking for advice or those who have had similar experiences (and hopefully
> : fixed them ;-)
>
> : The drive itself tries to eject the disk, gets 75% of the way there, and
> : then gives up, the disk goes back in, and the disk is remounted.
>
> : Anyone have any ideas what might be going on, or what might have happened?
> : I love my NeXT dearly, but I hate the thought of having to undo that little
> : screw in the back and taking the cover off.... Once I leave the keyboard
> : I'm pretty computer inept (sometimes I'm not that great in front of the
> : keyboard, but that's a whole other post).
>
> I'm afraid that that is exactly what you should do. Open the case and first
> of all get all the dust out. Use a vacuum cleaner and a soft brush. My
> experience is that especially the floppy drive is collecting a lot of dust.
> Removing that is no guarantee to solve your problem, but it can never harm.
You may start by trying a vacuum cleaner in reverse.
Blow a stream of air into the floppy slot. Later, use the vacuum in normal mode to
extract whatever got loosenend.
Might help you or not. But it's a simple start
Juergen
---
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== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: passim@helium.ucsd.edu (Harmon Craig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Disk Drive on NeXTStation not ejecting properly
Date: 4 Aug 1995 01:38:53 GMT
Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd.
Message-ID: <3vrtne$si8@news1.ucsd.edu>
References: <F0B21F3001A23A7C@-SMF->
G30CRC@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (TJ_LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TJ) wrote:
> on NeXTStation (m68k) running 3.2
> Looking for advice or those who have had similar experiences (and hopefully
> fixed them ;-)
I have encountered two causes of non-ejection of floppies. One: if the label is too
thick, or if the label has come unstuck along an edge, the disk can hangup. Labels are
the natural enemies of disks.
Two, and more costly. If one opens the slab to add memory, it is possible to
close up the slab incorrectly so that the forward left corner of the top of the slab
(where the Name logo is printed on Turbo models), so that the top is not precisely
in the grooves in that corner, which is where the FD drive is. When you press the top
closed and this corner is not precisely in the grooves, it bends the FD drive so that
it will not eject disks, and morevoer the place to hit with the paper clip is difficult
to reach. In my case, this necessitated replacing the FD drive itself.
So be warned! Use great care in closing the forward right corner of the box!
--
H. Craig
passim@helium.ucsd.edu
From: mcphee@nxsci245.mrs.umn.edu (Nic McPhee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacing a color NeXT (black) monitor
Date: 3 Aug 1995 20:35:55 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota - Morris
Message-ID: <3vrbvb$s8d@alpha.mrs.umn.edu>
We've got a Color NeXTStation with a dead monitor. I've got a repair
estimate or about $400. I can find a replacement, but at considerably
higher prices than the going rates for 17" color monitors for other
platforms. Is there some way I can buy or rig up a cable that would allow
our slab to drive a non-NeXT monitor?
Post or e-mail. Many thanks in advance,
Nic McPhee
mcphee@cda.mrs.umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Morris
From: bum monkey <dirt@umich.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DSP question.
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 01:56:51 -0400
Organization: University of Michigan
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950804015441.7646A-100000@jape.ifs.umich.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
this is probably a well-answered question, but what is the DSP port on a
NeXT useful for? more specifically, what can it do without additional
hardware?
David Langhorst (dirt@umich.edu)
UNIX sysadmin - University of Michigan
From: rwong@direct.ca (Robert Wong Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD w/ Black Hardware
Date: 4 Aug 1995 08:25:18 GMT
Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vslhe$2q1@stud.Direct.CA>
References: <lorgbDCC4LG.H62@netcom.com>
lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates) wrote:
> I am thinking of gettting a Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD for my black
machine.
> Is this particularly good/bad choice? Anybody had bad experience?
Please
> let me know if you did. Thanks in advance!
I have bought and installed the Quantum Lightning 730Mb SCSI drive.
There are a couple of things you should note:
You are buying a value-priced, consumer grade hard drive. Don't
expect awesome performance.
It will format to 700Mb on NeXT boxes.
The drive has 128 kb cache, not the 512/1024 kb seen in expensive
drives. It has a MTBF of 300,000 hours, not the 500,000/800,000
hours. The drive will not reformat to 1024 byte blocks (Apparently
this doesn't matter very much nowadays.). The warranty is only 2
years, compared to 3/5 years. There are very few jumpers on the
drive -- you can set the SCSI ID, and you can choose to turn on
or off ALL of the SCSI options. There is no way to turn on just
one SCSI option. There are only 2 platters and 4 heads. This
makes the drive cheap to make, performance may be slower.
Does this make you feel any better? :-) :-)
I paid ~CAN$380.00 for this drive using my credit card. I knew
I was getting a consumer grade drive. The performance,
reliability, etc may not be so hot on this drive. I KNEW this --
hopefully you are aware as well.
Using a credit card, my warranty got bumped up to a total of 3
years. Hopefully by that time, I can afford a bigger and better
quality drive.
RWW.
--
Robert W. Wong Jr. rwong@direct.ca (NeXTmail capable)
Crasher of Automated Banking Machines, Keeper of the ZyXEL modem FAQ,
University of British Columbia NeXT Users Group Leader and
collector of titles.
From: rwong@direct.ca (Robert Wong Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sysadmin help needed w/second HD in black hardware
Date: 4 Aug 1995 08:43:08 GMT
Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vsmis$2q1@stud.Direct.CA>
Hi,
I have just installed a Quantum Lightning 730 Mb SCSI drive in my
black cube. Physically, the drive is installed. My machine recognizes
the drive and it has now beein initialized. There are howevery,
a couple of unresolved sysadmin issues that are unresolved:
1) How can I get the new drive to be the swap drive? I know that
If I just call the drive "swapdrive", it will swap to the drive. (The
data on this drive may get nuked upon every reboot. But hey,
I now have a swapdrive! :-)) Does the answer lie in modification
of the /etc/rc.swap script?
2) How can I get this drive to be mounted by root upon bootup?
Currently, the drive is mounted by every time a user logs in. All
permissions on the drive get shot to hell as the drive then belongs
to this new user. My /etc/fstab file does have an entry for the drive.
Users logging in apparently use this file to mount the drive. For some
reason, the OS doesn't mount the disk on boot up.
Yes, these are common FAQ-type questions. I did have a netnews
response to someone who asked similar questions. Unfortunately,
my OD seems to have died. Bummer. :-( :-(
Help me please! My drive has fallen and it can't get mounted.
RWW.
--
Robert W. Wong Jr. rwong@direct.ca (NeXTmail capable)
Crasher of Automated Banking Machines, Keeper of the ZyXEL modem FAQ,
University of British Columbia NeXT Users Group Leader and
collector of titles.
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 4 Aug 1995 09:37:56 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <3vsppk$9hf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com> <3vis3t$1hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Rudolf B. Blazek (blazek@stt.msu.edu) wrote:
: In article <RDL.95Jul30210734@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
: Ferla) writes:
: > Both of those should work but I recommend the Practical Peripherals V.34
: > ProClass external. The ZyXEL can act as a simple answering machine
: using
: > public domain software. In any case, you will need to purchase a NXFax
: > license from B&W Software to send/receive faxes.
: Thank you for the information, but I don't understand why to get
: a license from NXFax. It is not possible to install the ZyXEL
: fax/modem using the PrintManager.App? I am a little confused here.
Nope, you better get NXFax. Well, if you want to send and receive faxes
and use your modem at the same (well ... a little later) time for data-
communication.
You can get a demo version of NXFax from the archives that enables one-page
sending of faxes, but no receiving.
Willem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gintic - Singapore gwillem@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEXT Megapixel B&W Monitors
Date: 4 Aug 1995 09:47:53 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <3vsqc9$9hf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <3viv5k$1dg2@ftp.univie.ac.at> <3vpuq3$hae@news.wco.com>
Dale Tersey (dale@wco.com) wrote:
: The Computer Recycling Project has just received some NEXT Megapixel
: monitors as a donation and we need to find out if they are useable on any
: other equipment. I've seen the thread on video frequency of these
: beasties, but need to know if there was any interface that allowed these
: monitors to be used on other equipment.
: We are not set up to scrap equipment out, since our purpose is to get old
: equipment working and pass it on without cost to educational groups and
: nonprofits that need everything and older equipment that works is seen as
: a boon.
It's simple. Two possibilities: 1) the monitors are still "bright and clear"
in which case you could sell them through comp.sys.next.marketplace (there is
a good market for them, because they are dying quicker then the computers
themselves, or 2) they are in the dying category, in which case you could
use them as the "best ever designed aquarium" :-). To use them with PC's or
other non-NeXT systems is as far as I know impossible.
Willem
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger)
Subject: Re: HP JetDirect Configuration Problem
Message-ID: <1995Aug4.095822.377@aplki.toppoint.de>
Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger)
Organization: Andreas Ploeger
References: <3vqa9a$sop@lorne.stir.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 95 09:58:22 GMT
In article <3vqa9a$sop@lorne.stir.ac.uk> kjt@copper.cs.stir.ac.uk (Ken Turner
(Staff)) writes:
> I'm trying to connect an HP LaserJet 4 M Plus to an Intel/NS3.3 system via
> Ethernet and JetDirect. I've tried configuring the printer network
> parameters directly on the printer control panel. I've looked at the
> bootpd option, but it's not clear what bootfile to download to the
> printer. Basically I'm getting nowhere.
For configuration using the control panel check this old posting:
---8<---
From: wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 4M Plus network laser printer installation
Date: 29 Aug 1994 19:57:01 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
You can also manually set the IP, broadcast, syslog and netmask info from
the HP's control panel, although it isn't documented in their manuals.
(HP even admitted this to me!)
Take the system off-line, and toggle to the MIO Menu.
Toggle through the MIO menu by using the Item/Continue key until you get
the CFG Network option.
You'll note that the CFG Network option is set to NO; change to YES by
first using the +/- key, which changes NO to YES, then the Enter key,
which will mark the YES value with an "*". This will allow you to get to
the protocol sub-menus. (The CFG Network option will always be configured
to NO; you can't permanently change it.)
Toggle through the protocol sub-menus with the Item key until the CFG
TCP/IP menu comes up; it'll be set to NO. Change to YES as above. The
next sub menu will be for BOOTP, which should be set to YES. Change to
NO. The next menu items will ask for the first byte of the IP #; use the
+/- key and set the first part of the IP. This will continue for the rest
of the IP, then continue for the subnet mask, gateway and syslog host.
Make sure you "set" the numbers with the Enter key; an "*" appears, which
means the value will be saved when the system reboots.
Reboot the system. If you do a test page, you should get the proper
network info in the TCP/IP area of the test page.
The HP will respond to ping and telnet.
I found out about all this somewhat by accident, looked for corroborating
info in the manuals to no avail, then called HP to get more info. They
said this info isn't documented yet. The telerep was quite surprised
about it.
This is a nice feature; much better than using BOOTP, IMO.
bb
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From: Jesus M. Izquierdo <72332.3705@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: HELP INSTALLING S3 GENERIC DRIVER
Date: 4 Aug 1995 11:14:44 GMT
Organization: KROP AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS
Message-ID: <3vsvf4$kge$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com>
We are trying to install the S3 GENERIC DRIVER in our PC with the
#9 FX MOTION 771 4MB.
During installation it seems to go OK until Register Log gives
the message "INSTALLING ..... MODES... OK". Then, it repeats
continuously this message and the only way to stop it is to make
a reset. Then the driver seems to be not properly installed, as
the only resolution available is 640 B&W lines.
Could please anybody help with that?
Regards:
Jesus Izquierdo
KROP Audiovisual Systems
Madrid, SPAIN
Tel: 34 1 6779774 Fax: 34 1 6772649
E-mail: 72332.3705@compuserve.com
From: emarshal@osf1.gmu.edu (ERIC R. MARSHALL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: looking for info about multi-headed graphics card for Intel
Date: 2 Aug 1995 17:47:54 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <3vodoa$6ti@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I remember seeing an announcement some time ago about a
multi-headed graphics card for Intel hardware. Can someone please
send me a pointer to this card. Also, if anyone out there is using
it I would like to hear your experiences with it.
Thanks in advance.
From: sfoy@srtb0511a12.resnet.ubc.ca (Shaun Patrick Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD w/ Black Hardware
Date: 4 Aug 1995 16:36:19 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <3vtia3$vi@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <lorgbDCC4LG.H62@netcom.com> <3vslhe$2q1@stud.Direct.CA>
lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates) wrote:
> I am thinking of gettting a Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD for my black
>machine.
> Is this particularly good/bad choice? Anybody had bad experience?
>Please let me know if you did. Thanks in advance!
I also have on of these drives. Robert gave a much more thorough
description of the drive than I could :) Mine works. I have never
had any prob with it. I also paid just under $380 canadian.
Cheers,
Shaun.
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From: thorf@csa.bu.edu (Thor Farrish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: multiport serial device ISA NS?
Date: 4 Aug 1995 17:49:58 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Message-ID: <3vtmk6$23j@news.bu.edu>
I am looking into providing dial-up access to a NextStep
host with analog modems. I am not sure if I want to look
at plug-in multi-port serial devices, or external ethernet-
connected terminal servers. Hopefully, I will have 6-10
28.8 modems attached to the NS machine. I know the ethernet
bridge/terminal server is more expensive, but it might be less
load (vs serial port access). What about serial-SCSI paddles
I've seen for other systems (IBM, Sun, etc).. is this
an option?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-Thor-
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Focusing NeXT megapixel monitor
Date: 4 Aug 1995 18:09:38 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <3vtnp2$ifo@www.its.com>
References: <3vrfpq$dct@news.iastate.edu>
tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro) wrote:
> I recently came into an old NeXT cube, which came with a megapixel monitor
> in dire need of having the focus improved. Quite blurry, to the point of
> giving me eyestrain, but plenty bright enough. I assume this is an
> "adjustment"? If so, how? and is it safe for a technically sound, but
> not whiz-bang hardware guy like me to attempt it?
This is in the FAQ's, BTW:
Subject: M23. How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus?
[From: Charles William Swiger <infidel@cmu.edu>]
I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you
know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim
responsibility for any ill results that may occur.
In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor'
hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or a 3mm Allen wrench), (b) a
plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and
possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver.
(NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should
either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a
pro deal with it.)
Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at the
back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool (or
Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the monitor and
put it out of your way.
Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine
powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box
(usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's
vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and
also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of
this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two
focus controls (labeled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness
control (labeled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several
others that adjust various things like screen size and position.
Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of
your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or
impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will describe
what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate controls
using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned that a
screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects when
it enters the case. Ignore this the best you can, or find a plastic
adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using anyway.
Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you can align
the business end of the tool correctly.
Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly
until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't
need to; the factory settings are usually pretty decent.
To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the
brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust
the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely
noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so
this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequate
brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display
isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the
monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that
you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the
keyboard...sorry.
Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables,
reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're
done.
If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need to
enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control and
another's brightness.
WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS,
EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY
INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. Do not perform the next instructions
unless you are confident that you know what you are doing.
You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables.
Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic
shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture
tube. This is where the flyback transformer is connected. It shields a
red wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN
SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove
the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case
on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of
the monitor's case.
Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out
what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so
without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire
that connects to the picture tube on the right side.
Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make the
adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or
similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This
precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit
between one hand, your heart, and the other hand-- a good idea. Perform
the necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything
inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the
directions given above.
Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please
be very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my
conscience (or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-)
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
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From: rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors
Date: 4 Aug 1995 18:31:33 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at>
I plan to have 2 harddisks in my NS Intel system: my current 500MB Futjitsu
and a 2.1GB Seagate Barracuda.
I'd like to format the 2.1GB Barracuda with 1024-byte sectors.
Is it possible to use the 500MB Futjitsu (with 512-byte sectors) for
booting in a way, that the actual NeXTStep boot will be on the Barracuda?
If the 2.1GB Barracuda is formatted with 1024-byte sectors, does the 2GB
per partition limit still apply (or is it 4GB then)?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Robert F. Tobler
PS: Please reply by E-Mail also, since I won't have NNTP access for the
next five weeks!
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From: jchoi@uci.edu (John Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD w/ Black Hardware
Date: 4 Aug 1995 17:57:44 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <3vtn2o$5k1@news.service.uci.edu>
References: <3vtia3$vi@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
It's pretty noisy when accessing data - lots of chatter.
- John
From: jarter@ozonline.com.au (John Arter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Modems
Date: 5 Aug 1995 02:53:46 GMT
Organization: Arters Networking Services
Message-ID: <3vumfq$4fa@budapest.ozonline.com.au>
I am investigating the following situation.
I would like to transfer data via modems to clients.
I am thinking of using pc-anywhere and 14.4kbps modems.
I would like some sort of dial backe mechanism for security reasons.
I would like script files to phone in and transfer the files late at nite so as to obtain cheaper transfer rates.
Could someone please point me to the correct area for discussion.
Thanks John
From: gguelden@hpxu. (Gerd Gueldenpfennig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: looking for info about multi-headed graphics card for Intel
Date: 4 Aug 1995 19:49:47 GMT
Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany
Message-ID: <3vttkr$35r@balu.ixpoint.de>
References: <3vodoa$6ti@portal.gmu.edu>
emarshal@osf1.gmu.edu (ERIC R. MARSHALL) wrote:
> I remember seeing an announcement some time ago about a
multi-headed graphics card for Intel hardware. Can someone please send me a
pointer to this card. Also, if anyone out there is using it I would like to
hear your experiences with it.
The ELSA 2000proX/8 with driver release June 95 and NEXTSTEP 3.3 does it !
Its not so easy to configure, but once its up ... great !
And really great: 2 x 1600x1281 Pixel is really enjoying for NEXTSTEP ;-))
But be carefull: These are two long PCI cards. It normally does not fit in
a desktop PC ! The HP-XU is large enough for example.
Gerd
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From: jbn@mystery-train.msilink.com (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ADB keyboard -- will it work on a mac?
Date: 5 Aug 1995 03:42:16 GMT
Organization: Organizing Organisms & Organs
Message-ID: <3vupao$o01@ill.msilink.com>
References: <jrs-2507952011540001@pipe.az.com> <andylee-2607951113210001@ts5-15.westwood.ts.ucla.edu>
Andy A. Lee <andylee@ucla.edu> wrote:
> Why do I use a NeXT keyboard, you ask? No Mac keyboard has the
> control key right next to the 'A' key.
I'm using an ADB Mac keyboard that has the control key to the immediate left
of the 'A' key. Try looking for a non-extended keyboard (the one I'm using
has a power button on the top, a numeric keypad with "clear" to the right,
one "option" key and one Apple/flower key).
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 5 Aug 1995 09:12:49 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at>
rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler) wrote:
> I plan to have 2 harddisks in my NS Intel system: my current
> 500MB Futjitsu and a 2.1GB Seagate Barracuda. I'd like to format
> the 2.1GB Barracuda with 1024-byte sectors.
> Is it possible to use the 500MB Futjitsu (with 512-byte sectors)
> for booting in a way, that the actual NeXTStep boot will be on
> the Barracuda?
> If the 2.1GB Barracuda is formatted with 1024-byte sectors, does
> the 2GB per partition limit still apply (or is it 4GB then)?
> PS: Please reply by E-Mail also, since I won't have NNTP access
> for the next five weeks!
Booting on 1024b/s HD's on Intel Hardware Solved! THIS IS DANGEROUS!
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DIDN'T POST THIS ;-)
Well, more or less :-) You can get this going if you have the
proper setup. I'm NOT making any guarantees as to how this will
work for you, and you will do this at your own risk. However, I
know that others have been trying to get their hard drives to work
using 1024b/s (or bigger) block sizes rather than 512b/s that Intel
machines seem inherently limited to using.
1) NOTE. Before you start you should be familiar with SCSI stuff,
and in particular NextAnswers
1487_Booting_From_An_Alternative_Hard_Disk_Drive.rtf. You will
have to set up one of the drives to be a 'Kick' disk via NA 1487
procedure. Also, I did all of this with NEXTSTEP 3.2. I don't
know how NS 3.3 will work. Also, BE REALLY CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING.
ALL OF THE BELOW REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK UNDER THE ROOT ACCOUNT.
YOU CAN REALLY SMUSH THINGS UP!!! MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU START
ANYTHING!!! AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. IF THINGS GET
MESSED UP I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS
PROCEDURE TO ANYONE. (Well, enough covering my ass ;-)
2) NOTE. Is this trip really necessary? Under NS, you could always
mount a data disk formatted at 1024b/s after you booted from a
512b/s drive. So, if you don't mind booting and having your active
system located on the 512b/s drive, you can have a second 1024b/s
drive for other things.
3) NOTE. I don't know how well this will work on various combinations
of hardware and OS versions. So be wary, hardware differences,
especially SCSI controllers, might make a big difference.
4) NOTE. There is a difference between what an sd and a SCSI ID
is. You should know this difference. Again if your not sure what
your doing, just say NO to this whole thing :-)
5) NOTE. NS_SD is how NS reports SCSI devices (i.e. sd0a, sd1a,
rsd0a, rsd1a etc.). DPT/DOS_SD is how DOS (using my DPT 2122 SCSI
controller) reports usable SCSI devices.
6) NOTE. Again, I've only tried this on my set up: NS_SD DPT/DOS_SD
SCSI-ID Drive_Type Byte/Sector Drive_Contents
0 0 1 100meg 512b/s Kick_Disk**NA#1487..rtf
1 - 2 1.4gig 1024b/s Main_NS_Drive
2 - 3 CD ROM
3 1 4 230meg 512b/s Small_NS_Drive
READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE _BEFORE_ YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IT!!!!
STEP 1.** The first step is to follow NA#1487 and make yourself a
Kick_Disk. Do everything the way its outlined in the NA#1487 BEFORE
you format your main drive for 1024b/s use. Make sure you can boot
up and 'Kick' over to you Main_NS_Drive, which at this point is
still formatted using 512b/s.
STEP 2. If you don't already have one, you must build a Small_NS_Drive.
That drive must be a 512b/s formatted drive. For me that was a
230meg Fujitsu OD disk. I used BuildDisk.app to make myself an
emergency boot disk in case anything ever went wrong. This should
work with a Small Fixed Hard Drive as well. You will need at least
an 80meg drive to use BuildDisk.app to make a Small_NS_Drive.***
You're going to need to reset the SCSI_ID of this drive a couple
of times, so, hopefully, you will have easy access to SCSI jumpers.
STEP 3. Make sure you copy a low level formatting utility like
SDFORMAT onto your Small_NS_Drive. You will need it to reformat
your main drive to 1024b/s (or bigger).
STEP 4. Set the SCSI_ID to 0 on the Small_NS_Drive so the machine
will boot up on that drive, Small_NS_Drive, and will allow you to
re-format your Main_NS_Drive to 1024b/s.
STEP 5. After you've booted up on the Small_NS_Drive and SDFORMAT
has finished reformatting your Main_NS_Drive, you might need to
reboot. This is because SDFORMAT overestimates the amount of time
it needs to lock your Main_NS_Drive for formatting and you can't
work with it until the time elapses --so it's just easier to reboot.
STEP 6. After you reboot, and log into root, WM will ask to
initialize your Main_NS_Drive--the one you just reformatted to
1024b/s. You can go ahead and let it do so, or cancel. It doesn't
matter which.
STEP 7. Now you must run BuildDisk.app on the Main_NS_Drive to
put NS on the now 1024b/s formatted drive. Just put a basic NS OS
on it for starters (don't put all the developer stuff on etc.).
This way you won't have to wait too long. You can go back and
install the rest after you finish the rest of these procedures.
After the BuildDisk.app is done logout and back into root. Your
Main_NS_Drive will mount up and you will see it.
STEP 8. Edit the /etc/fstab file on your Main_NS_Drive as you
would do in NA#1487. In my case it looks like so: '/dev/sd1a /
4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1'
STEP 9. Power down your machine and reset the SCSI_ID from 0 to
4 on Small_NS_Drive.
STEP 10. Reboot and marvel at the double kick procedure that ends
up with your Main_NS_Drive booting NS on intel hardware at 1024b/s
!!!!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? So why all these flaming hoops? Well, because
intel machines are stupid, they don't boot off of 1024b/s drives.
But because they are stupid, we can pull the carpet out from under
their feet and shove in a more plush 1024b/s drive without the
machine knowing what's going on. How you may ask...
HERE'S HOW The NeXTSTEP boot program that tries to kick NS, initially
starts out like a regular DOS program. The first instance0.table
it loads is done BEFORE the mach_kernel is loaded. Unfortunately,
it is in this instance0.table file that we told the NS to boot to
another sd(x). Namely, in the scenario above it's to sd(1)mach_kernel.
We did this via the NA#1487 procedure.
Now since we are still in DOS mode, because the mach_kernel has
yet to be loaded, when the instance0.table line of 'sd(1)mach_kernel'
gets executed it looks to DOS_sd(1). But the important thing is,
who's counting, NS or DOS? Since the mach_kernel has yet to run,
DOS is keeping count of the sd's. And because DOS is stupid, it
only counts available 512b/s devices as valid sd's. So DOS_sd(1)
is your Small_NS_Drive and NOT your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s!
So, now the mach_kernel is loaded from your Small_NS_Drive. However,
now that the mach_kernel has been loaded NS is counting sd's. And
since NS CAN see 1024b/s drives it sees your Main_NS_Drive as a
valid drive and in fact sees IT as NS_sd(1). Thus, now NS continues
to boot off NS_sd(1), namely your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s and Not
your Small_NS_Drive@512b/s!
***NOTE, you don't have to make your SMALL_NS_Drive a complete NS
disk, because all you really need for the double kick to complete
is the mach_kernel and and some Device.config's on your Small_NS_Drive.
But by doing a BuildDisk.app on Small_NS_Drive it's easier to go
through this series of flaming hoops. You could always delete all
the unnecessary files and use the extra space for other things,
AFTER you finish this entire procedure.
NOTE. The Kick_Disk HAS to be NS_sd(0). There may NOT be SCSI
devices with lower ID's than the first Kick disk, or things won't
work.
SO WHY BOTHER? Good question. After spending way too much time
getting this to work, I'm wondering if it's worth all the trouble
to the average Joe? Probably not. However, it's worth it to me.
Why? Well, I happen to have an old 100meg drive that's not doing
anything. Also, I already had an OD with NS on it (in case of an
emergency (My_Small_NS_Drive)). I save some major space using
1024b/s and the system feels faster. So to me it's worth it.
Also, I'm not too bright :-) The proof is that I bothered to do
this at all when everyone, even NeXT, told me it couldn't be done.
Maybe this will let someone with some, actually, working grey matter
between their ears, come up with an easier way of making higher
block sizes bootable under NS.
Thus, this will, probably, only be of use to people with really
big and expensive HD and/or RAIDs that are looking for peak
performance and don't mind apportioning two small HD's for 'kicking.'
Later, John
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 5 Aug 1995 09:15:02 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3vvcqm$k8s@news4.digex.net>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net>
rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler) wrote:
> I plan to have 2 harddisks in my NS Intel system: my current
> 500MB Futjitsu and a 2.1GB Seagate Barracuda. I'd like to format
> the 2.1GB Barracuda with 1024-byte sectors.
> Is it possible to use the 500MB Futjitsu (with 512-byte sectors)
> for booting in a way, that the actual NeXTStep boot will be on
> the Barracuda?
> If the 2.1GB Barracuda is formatted with 1024-byte sectors, does
> the 2GB per partition limit still apply (or is it 4GB then)?
> PS: Please reply by E-Mail also, since I won't have NNTP access
> for the next five weeks!
Booting on 1024b/s HD's on Intel Hardware Solved! THIS IS DANGEROUS!
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DIDN'T POST THIS ;-)
Well, more or less :-) You can get this going if you have the
proper setup. I'm NOT making any guarantees as to how this will
work for you, and you will do this at your own risk. However, I
know that others have been trying to get their hard drives to work
using 1024b/s (or bigger) block sizes rather than 512b/s that Intel
machines seem inherently limited to using.
1) NOTE. Before you start you should be familiar with SCSI stuff,
and in particular NextAnswers
1487_Booting_From_An_Alternative_Hard_Disk_Drive.rtf. You will
have to set up one of the drives to be a 'Kick' disk via NA 1487
procedure. Also, I did all of this with NEXTSTEP 3.2. I don't
know how NS 3.3 will work. Also, BE REALLY CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING.
ALL OF THE BELOW REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK UNDER THE ROOT ACCOUNT.
YOU CAN REALLY SMUSH THINGS UP!!! MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU START
ANYTHING!!! AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. IF THINGS GET
MESSED UP I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS
PROCEDURE TO ANYONE. (Well, enough covering my ass ;-)
2) NOTE. Is this trip really necessary? Under NS, you could always
mount a data disk formatted at 1024b/s after you booted from a
512b/s drive. So, if you don't mind booting and having your active
system located on the 512b/s drive, you can have a second 1024b/s
drive for other things.
3) NOTE. I don't know how well this will work on various combinations
of hardware and OS versions. So be wary, hardware differences,
especially SCSI controllers, might make a big difference.
4) NOTE. There is a difference between what an sd and a SCSI ID
is. You should know this difference. Again if your not sure what
your doing, just say NO to this whole thing :-)
5) NOTE. NS_SD is how NS reports SCSI devices (i.e. sd0a, sd1a,
rsd0a, rsd1a etc.). DPT/DOS_SD is how DOS (using my DPT 2122 SCSI
controller) reports usable SCSI devices.
6) NOTE. Again, I've only tried this on my set up:
NS_SD DPT/DOS_SD SCSI-ID Drive_Type Byte/Sector Drive_Contents
0 0 1 100meg 512b/s Kick_Disk**NA#1487..rtf
1 - 2 1.4gig 1024b/s Main_NS_Drive
2 - 3 CD ROM
3 1 4 230meg 512b/s Small_NS_Drive
READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE _BEFORE_ YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IT!!!!
STEP 1.** The first step is to follow NA#1487 and make yourself a
Kick_Disk. Do everything the way its outlined in the NA#1487 BEFORE
you format your main drive for 1024b/s use. Make sure you can boot
up and 'Kick' over to you Main_NS_Drive, which at this point is
still formatted using 512b/s.
STEP 2. If you don't already have one, you must build a Small_NS_Drive.
That drive must be a 512b/s formatted drive. For me that was a
230meg Fujitsu OD disk. I used BuildDisk.app to make myself an
emergency boot disk in case anything ever went wrong. This should
work with a Small Fixed Hard Drive as well. You will need at least
an 80meg drive to use BuildDisk.app to make a Small_NS_Drive.***
You're going to need to reset the SCSI_ID of this drive a couple
of times, so, hopefully, you will have easy access to SCSI jumpers.
STEP 3. Make sure you copy a low level formatting utility like
SDFORMAT onto your Small_NS_Drive. You will need it to reformat
your main drive to 1024b/s (or bigger).
STEP 4. Set the SCSI_ID to 0 on the Small_NS_Drive so the machine
will boot up on that drive, Small_NS_Drive, and will allow you to
re-format your Main_NS_Drive to 1024b/s.
STEP 5. After you've booted up on the Small_NS_Drive and SDFORMAT
has finished reformatting your Main_NS_Drive, you might need to
reboot. This is because SDFORMAT overestimates the amount of time
it needs to lock your Main_NS_Drive for formatting and you can't
work with it until the time elapses --so it's just easier to reboot.
STEP 6. After you reboot, and log into root, WM will ask to
initialize your Main_NS_Drive--the one you just reformatted to
1024b/s. You can go ahead and let it do so, or cancel. It doesn't
matter which.
STEP 7. Now you must run BuildDisk.app on the Main_NS_Drive to
put NS on the now 1024b/s formatted drive. Just put a basic NS OS
on it for starters (don't put all the developer stuff on etc.).
This way you won't have to wait too long. You can go back and
install the rest after you finish the rest of these procedures.
After the BuildDisk.app is done logout and back into root. Your
Main_NS_Drive will mount up and you will see it.
STEP 8. Edit the /etc/fstab file on your Main_NS_Drive as you
would do in NA#1487. In my case it looks like so: '/dev/sd1a /
4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1'
STEP 9. Power down your machine and reset the SCSI_ID from 0 to
4 on Small_NS_Drive.
STEP 10. Reboot and marvel at the double kick procedure that ends
up with your Main_NS_Drive booting NS on intel hardware at 1024b/s
!!!!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? So why all these flaming hoops? Well, because
intel machines are stupid, they don't boot off of 1024b/s drives.
But because they are stupid, we can pull the carpet out from under
their feet and shove in a more plush 1024b/s drive without the
machine knowing what's going on. How you may ask...
HERE'S HOW The NeXTSTEP boot program that tries to kick NS, initially
starts out like a regular DOS program. The first instance0.table
it loads is done BEFORE the mach_kernel is loaded. Unfortunately,
it is in this instance0.table file that we told the NS to boot to
another sd(x). Namely, in the scenario above it's to sd(1)mach_kernel.
We did this via the NA#1487 procedure.
Now since we are still in DOS mode, because the mach_kernel has
yet to be loaded, when the instance0.table line of 'sd(1)mach_kernel'
gets executed it looks to DOS_sd(1). But the important thing is,
who's counting, NS or DOS? Since the mach_kernel has yet to run,
DOS is keeping count of the sd's. And because DOS is stupid, it
only counts available 512b/s devices as valid sd's. So DOS_sd(1)
is your Small_NS_Drive and NOT your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s!
So, now the mach_kernel is loaded from your Small_NS_Drive. However,
now that the mach_kernel has been loaded NS is counting sd's. And
since NS CAN see 1024b/s drives it sees your Main_NS_Drive as a
valid drive and in fact sees IT as NS_sd(1). Thus, now NS continues
to boot off NS_sd(1), namely your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s and Not
your Small_NS_Drive@512b/s!
***NOTE, you don't have to make your SMALL_NS_Drive a complete NS
disk, because all you really need for the double kick to complete
is the mach_kernel and and some Device.config's on your Small_NS_Drive.
But by doing a BuildDisk.app on Small_NS_Drive it's easier to go
through this series of flaming hoops. You could always delete all
the unnecessary files and use the extra space for other things,
AFTER you finish this entire procedure.
NOTE. The Kick_Disk HAS to be NS_sd(0). There may NOT be SCSI
devices with lower ID's than the first Kick disk, or things won't
work.
SO WHY BOTHER? Good question. After spending way too much time
getting this to work, I'm wondering if it's worth all the trouble
to the average Joe? Probably not. However, it's worth it to me.
Why? Well, I happen to have an old 100meg drive that's not doing
anything. Also, I already had an OD with NS on it (in case of an
emergency (My_Small_NS_Drive)). I save some major space using
1024b/s and the system feels faster. So to me it's worth it.
Also, I'm not too bright :-) The proof is that I bothered to do
this at all when everyone, even NeXT, told me it couldn't be done.
Maybe this will let someone with some, actually, working grey matter
between their ears, come up with an easier way of making higher
block sizes bootable under NS.
Thus, this will, probably, only be of use to people with really
big and expensive HD and/or RAIDs that are looking for peak
performance and don't mind apportioning two small HD's for 'kicking.'
Later, John
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 5 Aug 1995 09:16:35 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <3vvctj$k8s@news4.digex.net>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net> <3vvcqm$k8s@news4.digex.net>
rft@raven. (Robert F Tobler) wrote:
> I plan to have 2 harddisks in my NS Intel system: my current
> 500MB Futjitsu and a 2.1GB Seagate Barracuda. I'd like to format
> the 2.1GB Barracuda with 1024-byte sectors.
> Is it possible to use the 500MB Futjitsu (with 512-byte sectors)
> for booting in a way, that the actual NeXTStep boot will be on
> the Barracuda?
> If the 2.1GB Barracuda is formatted with 1024-byte sectors, does
> the 2GB per partition limit still apply (or is it 4GB then)?
> PS: Please reply by E-Mail also, since I won't have NNTP access
> for the next five weeks!
Booting on 1024b/s HD's on Intel Hardware Solved! THIS IS DANGEROUS!
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DIDN'T POST THIS ;-)
Well, more or less :-) You can get this going if you have the
proper setup. I'm NOT making any guarantees as to how this will
work for you, and you will do this at your own risk. However, I
know that others have been trying to get their hard drives to work
using 1024b/s (or bigger) block sizes rather than 512b/s that Intel
machines seem inherently limited to using.
1) NOTE. Before you start you should be familiar with SCSI stuff,
and in particular NextAnswers
1487_Booting_From_An_Alternative_Hard_Disk_Drive.rtf. You will
have to set up one of the drives to be a 'Kick' disk via NA 1487
procedure. Also, I did all of this with NEXTSTEP 3.2. I don't
know how NS 3.3 will work. Also, BE REALLY CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING.
ALL OF THE BELOW REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK UNDER THE ROOT ACCOUNT.
YOU CAN REALLY SMUSH THINGS UP!!! MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU START
ANYTHING!!! AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. IF THINGS GET
MESSED UP I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS
PROCEDURE TO ANYONE. (Well, enough covering my ass ;-)
2) NOTE. Is this trip really necessary? Under NS, you could always
mount a data disk formatted at 1024b/s after you booted from a
512b/s drive. So, if you don't mind booting and having your active
system located on the 512b/s drive, you can have a second 1024b/s
drive for other things.
3) NOTE. I don't know how well this will work on various combinations
of hardware and OS versions. So be wary, hardware differences,
especially SCSI controllers, might make a big difference.
4) NOTE. There is a difference between what an sd and a SCSI ID
is. You should know this difference. Again if your not sure what
your doing, just say NO to this whole thing :-)
5) NOTE. NS_SD is how NS reports SCSI devices (i.e. sd0a, sd1a,
rsd0a, rsd1a etc.). DPT/DOS_SD is how DOS (using my DPT 2122 SCSI
controller) reports usable SCSI devices.
6) NOTE. Again, I've only tried this on my set up:
NS_SD DPT/DOS_SD SCSI-ID Drive_Type Byte/Sector Drive_Contents
0 0 1 100meg 512b/s Kick_Disk**NA#1487..rtf
1 - 2 1.4gig 1024b/s Main_NS_Drive
2 - 3 CD ROM
3 1 4 230meg 512b/s Small_NS_Drive
READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE _BEFORE_ YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IT!!!!
STEP 1.** The first step is to follow NA#1487 and make yourself a
Kick_Disk. Do everything the way its outlined in the NA#1487 BEFORE
you format your main drive for 1024b/s use. Make sure you can boot
up and 'Kick' over to you Main_NS_Drive, which at this point is
still formatted using 512b/s.
STEP 2. If you don't already have one, you must build a Small_NS_Drive.
That drive must be a 512b/s formatted drive. For me that was a
230meg Fujitsu OD disk. I used BuildDisk.app to make myself an
emergency boot disk in case anything ever went wrong. This should
work with a Small Fixed Hard Drive as well. You will need at least
an 80meg drive to use BuildDisk.app to make a Small_NS_Drive.***
You're going to need to reset the SCSI_ID of this drive a couple
of times, so, hopefully, you will have easy access to SCSI jumpers.
STEP 3. Make sure you copy a low level formatting utility like
SDFORMAT onto your Small_NS_Drive. You will need it to reformat
your main drive to 1024b/s (or bigger).
STEP 4. Set the SCSI_ID to 0 on the Small_NS_Drive so the machine
will boot up on that drive, Small_NS_Drive, and will allow you to
re-format your Main_NS_Drive to 1024b/s.
STEP 5. After you've booted up on the Small_NS_Drive and SDFORMAT
has finished reformatting your Main_NS_Drive, you might need to
reboot. This is because SDFORMAT overestimates the amount of time
it needs to lock your Main_NS_Drive for formatting and you can't
work with it until the time elapses --so it's just easier to reboot.
STEP 6. After you reboot, and log into root, WM will ask to
initialize your Main_NS_Drive--the one you just reformatted to
1024b/s. You can go ahead and let it do so, or cancel. It doesn't
matter which.
STEP 7. Now you must run BuildDisk.app on the Main_NS_Drive to
put NS on the now 1024b/s formatted drive. Just put a basic NS OS
on it for starters (don't put all the developer stuff on etc.).
This way you won't have to wait too long. You can go back and
install the rest after you finish the rest of these procedures.
After the BuildDisk.app is done logout and back into root. Your
Main_NS_Drive will mount up and you will see it.
STEP 8. Edit the /etc/fstab file on your Main_NS_Drive as you
would do in NA#1487. In my case it looks like so: '/dev/sd1a /
4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1'
STEP 9. Power down your machine and reset the SCSI_ID from 0 to
4 on Small_NS_Drive.
STEP 10. Reboot and marvel at the double kick procedure that ends
up with your Main_NS_Drive booting NS on intel hardware at 1024b/s
!!!!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? So why all these flaming hoops? Well, because
intel machines are stupid, they don't boot off of 1024b/s drives.
But because they are stupid, we can pull the carpet out from under
their feet and shove in a more plush 1024b/s drive without the
machine knowing what's going on. How you may ask...
HERE'S HOW The NeXTSTEP boot program that tries to kick NS, initially
starts out like a regular DOS program. The first instance0.table
it loads is done BEFORE the mach_kernel is loaded. Unfortunately,
it is in this instance0.table file that we told the NS to boot to
another sd(x). Namely, in the scenario above it's to sd(1)mach_kernel.
We did this via the NA#1487 procedure.
Now since we are still in DOS mode, because the mach_kernel has
yet to be loaded, when the instance0.table line of 'sd(1)mach_kernel'
gets executed it looks to DOS_sd(1). But the important thing is,
who's counting, NS or DOS? Since the mach_kernel has yet to run,
DOS is keeping count of the sd's. And because DOS is stupid, it
only counts available 512b/s devices as valid sd's. So DOS_sd(1)
is your Small_NS_Drive and NOT your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s!
So, now the mach_kernel is loaded from your Small_NS_Drive. However,
now that the mach_kernel has been loaded NS is counting sd's. And
since NS CAN see 1024b/s drives it sees your Main_NS_Drive as a
valid drive and in fact sees IT as NS_sd(1). Thus, now NS continues
to boot off NS_sd(1), namely your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s and Not
your Small_NS_Drive@512b/s!
***NOTE, you don't have to make your SMALL_NS_Drive a complete NS
disk, because all you really need for the double kick to complete
is the mach_kernel and and some Device.config's on your Small_NS_Drive.
But by doing a BuildDisk.app on Small_NS_Drive it's easier to go
through this series of flaming hoops. You could always delete all
the unnecessary files and use the extra space for other things,
AFTER you finish this entire procedure.
NOTE. The Kick_Disk HAS to be NS_sd(0). There may NOT be SCSI
devices with lower ID's than the first Kick disk, or things won't
work.
SO WHY BOTHER? Good question. After spending way too much time
getting this to work, I'm wondering if it's worth all the trouble
to the average Joe? Probably not. However, it's worth it to me.
Why? Well, I happen to have an old 100meg drive that's not doing
anything. Also, I already had an OD with NS on it (in case of an
emergency (My_Small_NS_Drive)). I save some major space using
1024b/s and the system feels faster. So to me it's worth it.
Also, I'm not too bright :-) The proof is that I bothered to do
this at all when everyone, even NeXT, told me it couldn't be done.
Maybe this will let someone with some, actually, working grey matter
between their ears, come up with an easier way of making higher
block sizes bootable under NS.
Thus, this will, probably, only be of use to people with really
big and expensive HD and/or RAIDs that are looking for peak
performance and don't mind apportioning two small HD's for 'kicking.'
Later, John
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 040 Turbo Cube motherboard question
Date: 4 Aug 1995 20:52:42 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Message-ID: <3vu1aq$946@news.iastate.edu>
References: <3vs8v6$br@indy-backup.indy.net>
In article <3vs8v6$br@indy-backup.indy.net> minuet@indy.net (Cold Fusion)
writes:
>
> I just picked up an 040/33 Turbo Cube motherboard from a friend, and as
> I have no manuals for it I have a quick question...on the motherboard
> there are four slots for 72 pin simms, then off to the side is another
> simm slot. What is this slot for, VRAM? If so, how much and what type
> should be used? What would be the advantage for a mono monitor?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> CF
This is a 96KB SIMM module for the DSP...
--
Rod Ragner, UNIX Systems Administrator/NEXTSTEP Application Developer
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, 2630 Vet. Med. Bldg., Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: looking for info about multi-headed graphics card for Intel
In-Reply-To: emarshal@osf1.gmu.edu's message of 2 Aug 1995 17:47:54 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug5080713@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <3vodoa$6ti@portal.gmu.edu>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 1995 12:07:13 GMT
Eric,
There are two multi-headed graphics cards that you can use under NEXTSTEP:
the Elsa Winner and the Number Nine Imagine 128.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <3vodoa$6ti@portal.gmu.edu> emarshal@osf1.gmu.edu (ERIC R. MARSHALL) writes:
I remember seeing an announcement some time ago about a
multi-headed graphics card for Intel hardware. Can someone please
send me a pointer to this card. Also, if anyone out there is using
it I would like to hear your experiences with it.
Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kjb@uts.amdahl.com (Kevin Barth)
Subject: Re: Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD w/ Black Hardware
Message-ID: <1995Aug5.140231.2997@ccc.amdahl.com>
Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com (UTS Tech Support)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
References: <3vslhe$2q1@stud.Direct.CA>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 1995 14:02:31 GMT
I got 3 365MB Quantum Lightning's (SCSI-2) for $99 each at
Pacific Computing in Sunnyvale. I assume that their access
times (11ms), noise level, etc. is about the same as the
730Mb. The cache is the same; 128kb.
I am very pleased with the performance improvement over that of my old
internal NeXTstation 105MB. I too could not do a low level reformat to
1024byte sectors, which sort of surprised me, but they do work very well.
I do use one of them as the boot disk, so no unusal problems like that.
..Now, if only there was a Veritas Volume Manager port to
NeXTSTEP so that I could strip 3 ways over my drives...... ;-)
(don't be silly, I *know* there will NOT be....NeXTSTEP is
rightly positioned as a client Operating System afterall).
Cheers,
Kevin
In article <3vslhe$2q1@stud.Direct.CA> rwong@direct.ca (Robert Wong Jr.)
writes:
> lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates) wrote:
>
> > I am thinking of gettting a Quantum 730S SCSI-2 HD for my black
> machine.
> > Is this particularly good/bad choice? Anybody had bad experience?
> Please
> > let me know if you did. Thanks in advance!
>
>
> I have bought and installed the Quantum Lightning 730Mb SCSI drive.
> There are a couple of things you should note:
>
> You are buying a value-priced, consumer grade hard drive. Don't
> expect awesome performance.
>
> It will format to 700Mb on NeXT boxes.
>
> The drive has 128 kb cache, not the 512/1024 kb seen in expensive
> drives. It has a MTBF of 300,000 hours, not the 500,000/800,000
> hours. The drive will not reformat to 1024 byte blocks (Apparently
> this doesn't matter very much nowadays.). The warranty is only 2
> years, compared to 3/5 years. There are very few jumpers on the
> drive -- you can set the SCSI ID, and you can choose to turn on
> or off ALL of the SCSI options. There is no way to turn on just
> one SCSI option. There are only 2 platters and 4 heads. This
> makes the drive cheap to make, performance may be slower.
>
> Does this make you feel any better? :-) :-)
>
> I paid ~CAN$380.00 for this drive using my credit card. I knew
> I was getting a consumer grade drive. The performance,
> reliability, etc may not be so hot on this drive. I KNEW this --
> hopefully you are aware as well.
>
> Using a credit card, my warranty got bumped up to a total of 3
> years. Hopefully by that time, I can afford a bigger and better
> quality drive.
> RWW.
> --
> Robert W. Wong Jr. rwong@direct.ca (NeXTmail capable)
> Crasher of Automated Banking Machines, Keeper of the ZyXEL modem FAQ,
> University of British Columbia NeXT Users Group Leader and
> collector of titles.
From: stefanos@Vir.com (Stefanos Kiakis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ghostscript and HP660C InkJet.
Date: 5 Aug 1995 20:33:56 -0400
Organization: Communications Vir, Internet Access Montreal.
Message-ID: <4012lk$4kr@mysite.mydomain>
Hello,
Has anyone got a HP660C working with ghostscript? If so could
you please tell me how? I know that there is no device driver for the HP660C
in the ghostscript distribution, but maybe there's an emulation mode it will
work with.
I can't seem to get any PostScript file to print. Actually I couldn't
get anything to print. Even sending a regular text file to the printer with
pp0cat in the ghostHPDJ distribution didn't work.
I've downloaded ghostscript 2.6.2 and compiled it, then installed it.
I've also downloaded ghostHPDJ. Furthermore I'm running
NS3.3 (user) NS3.2(dev) on Intel.
Thank you in advance for any help.
stef
From: dekorte@core.symnet.net (Steve Dekorte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where to get Fugitsu HD?
Date: 6 Aug 1995 20:03:48 GMT
Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net)
Message-ID: <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net>
Anyone know where I can get a Futgitsu HD that will work with
NeXT hardware?
Thanks for any info,
Steve
PS. please respond by email
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: tape drive console error message; how to resolve?
Date: 6 Aug 1995 16:59:35 -0500
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <403e07$3fi@Mercury.mcs.com>
Up until this weekend, I have run fairly regular weekly backups on my
NeXTstation mono from a CONNER CFP4207S 4 gig drive (two partitions)
to a WangDAT 3400DX. This weekend, attempting a backup of one of the
partitions, I received an error which shows in the console (actually
/usr/adm/messages here) as:
Aug 6 15:18:43 font mach: st: cmd = 0xa sr_io_status = 2H
Aug 6 15:18:43 font mach: Sense key = 0x0 Sense Code = 0x38
The error occurs more than 85% into the dump (after almost an hour and
a half has passed). This causes dump (dump 0us 120000 /dev/rsd1b) to
fail. The partition being dumped is about 99% full with 13493 kb
available. The tape drive has been set to both SCSI-1 and SCSI-2, but
the same error occurs for both settings. A number of new and used 4mm
DAT tapes have been used, and all result in the same error. (All
tapes are 90 m.) I have also used 240000 as the tape length for
dump. I have used gnutar to write out a tape archive; same error.
All of the rest of my disk partitions dump without any problems (they
are all considerably less full, and smaller, though).
What other actions can I take to dump the partition successfully? Is
there something obvious which I am missing? I am unable to use space
on a different partition because of soft errors, so I need to dump
everything off to reformat the drive. Argh.
Please post (and mail if you can) your suggestions. Thank you.
--
font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
From: stefanos@Vir.com (Stefanos Kiakis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cmsg cancel <4012lk$4kr@mysite.mydomain>
Control: cancel <4012lk$4kr@mysite.mydomain>
Date: 6 Aug 1995 17:52:12 -0400
Organization: Communications Vir, Internet Access Montreal.
Message-ID: <403dic$kj@mysite.mydomain>
Article cancelled from within tin [v1.2 PL2]
From: dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WRAM and Matrox Millennium video card
Date: 6 Aug 1995 20:26:47 GMT
Organization: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Message-ID: <4038i7$52j@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>
Hi,
I noticed that NextAnswers has an overview for the Matrox
Millennium video card (but no driver yet). This card uses
WRAM, which I gather stands for Windows RAM. How does WRAM
compare to video DRAM and VRAM? Actually, I don't even
know the difference between these two, except that VRAM is
better than DRAM. (Is VRAM faster? Does it have a
speedier RAMDAC?) Is WRAM somewhere in between DRAM and
VRAM, or is it even better than VRAM, at least with respect
to running NEXTSTEP? (I assume WRAM is good for running
Windows).
Also, any guesses as to how good this new Matrox card will
be for NEXTSTEP? Just curious ...
Gregg Dinse
919-541-4931
dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Where to get Fugitsu HD?
Date: 7 Aug 1995 01:09:41 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <403p4l$9jj@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net>
Steve Dekorte (dekorte@core.symnet.net) wrote:
: Anyone know where I can get a Futgitsu HD that will work with
: NeXT hardware?
Maybe buy it from ............. Fujitsu :-) ???
Willem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: sams@best.com (Samuel G. Streeper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 6 Aug 1995 21:58:22 -0700
Organization: BEST Internet (415) 964-2378
Message-ID: <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net>
Just a few followup comments. Before NS can start to begin coming up
the booter needs to load the kernel and boot-device driver. Without
a device driver handy, the booter must use the PC bios to load these
things. The PC bios interface only allows 512 byte sectors, and this
is pretty well "set in stone."
John said something about using 1024 _or larger_ byte sectors. Last time
I checked NS could only handle 512 or 1024 byte logical sectors. I
don't know if you could futz with SCSI to get larger physical sectors.
-sam
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 7 Aug 1995 06:15:31 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <404b23$1rd@news4.digex.net>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net> <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com>
sams@best.com (Samuel G. Streeper) wrote:
> John said something about using 1024 _or larger_ byte sectors.
> Last time I checked NS could only handle 512 or 1024 byte logical
> sectors. I don't know if you could futz with SCSI to get larger
> physical sectors.
Hm, I'm not sure, I haven't actually tried booting from greater
than 1024 bps drives, although I have had up to 8096 bps drives as
secondary drivers. I imagine that on NeXT hardware that what Sam
says is true, actually I imagine that just about anything sam says
about NeXT period is true :) However since, technically speaking,
we are not really booting off of the higher-than-512bps-drive on
intel, but rather kicking to it from a 512bps drive, I see no
problem in doing this. This, of course, assumes that your drive
can actually be formatted to other sizes. Segates in particular
are pretty flexible in block formats.
Anyway, I don't see much use in formatting a drive to anything but
1024bps since that is what the OS uses, and is optimal in the
space/speed sense. The only other reason to use higher, and ideally
8096bps, sizes is for a swap disk since swap pages are 8096 bytes.
--
Thanks, Later, John
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From: Paul da Silveira <pauldasi@ozemail.com.au>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Newbie: Installing 3.2/Intel: Can I use the Adaptec 2940 controller?
Date: 7 Aug 1995 06:42:39 GMT
Organization: OzEmail Pty Ltd - Australia
Message-ID: <950807$164218$3596pauldasi@ozemail.com.au>
Hello all,
I am attempting to use the abovementioned controller with a Sony Quad Speed CD-ROM
drive. NS3.2/I installation tells me that the "CD-ROM drive or adapter is not present".
I presume that this is because the 1542 is not compatible with the 2940.
Is there any way I can install 3.2 with the 2940 controller.
P.S. The drive is set to SCSI port 0 etc. as per the requirements of the 3.2 Installation guide.
Many thanks.
Paul da Silveira
pauldasi@ozemail.com.au
From: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WangDat Switch Diagram
Date: 7 Aug 1995 13:19:27 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <4053sv$4kg@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Hello,
Would someone be kind enough to please send me a documented switch diagram for
the WangDat 3100 tape drive? Second best would be a phone number for the
company.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Randy Jackson
R_W_Jackson@osu.edu
.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: WTB used Suns Sparc 20's
Message-ID: <DCwwEJ.2Gu@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 23:11:06 GMT
Hi,
I'd like to buy a few (starting with just one) Sparc 20 Sun Workstations.
I'd like to know the prices for used or refurbished workstations.
Thanks for all offers.
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Looking for a tool to dynamically mount SCSI devices
Message-ID: <DCwwKH.2HM@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 23:14:41 GMT
Hi,
I'd like to be able to turn on and off SCSI devices without having to each
time reboot the machine.
There is something in Windows 95 that allows the user to dynamically scan
the SCSI chain each time one wants and to mount all SCSI drives it finds.
That would be of a good help since we have a SyQuest and a Scanner that we
don't want to leave on 24h a day and we'd love not to be obliged to reboot
the computer each time
Thanks for any help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: tmunson@cwis.unomaha.edu (todd s. munson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: DPT 2024 SCSI Card Problems
Date: 6 Aug 1995 14:56:55 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska Omaha
Message-ID: <402l7n$84q@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>
I have been trying to install NEXTSTEP on a
Dell Dimension XPS P90 system that has a
DPT2024 PCI SCSI card. I have gone to
Next Answers and obtained the DPT SCSI driver
(Version 3.32). I have a NEC Quad Speed CD-ROM
drive connected to the SCSI card.
I am trying to install NEXTSTEP to a
618 MB partition of an IDE drive.
(I am using the IDE driver for large systems).
Everything seems to work for a while. We are able
to start the installation and files are starting
to transfer. Something stops the process at the
same place every time I try to install. (About
a quarter of the way into the install.)
I have checked the termination on the CD-ROM and
SCSI Card. Both are terminated.
I have tried numerous configurations for
the SCSI Card, all to no avail. I have
also changed the SCSI cable hoping that
I had a cheesy SCSI Cable.
The specific error is an EATA Timeout. It then
tries to reset the SCSI bus and call attention
to the CD-ROM. It does this twice and then decides
to halt the machine.
Are there any known problems with the DPT 2x24
Driver that would cause this type of problem?
Is there anything else that could be causing the
error?
Thanks for your help,
Todd S. Munson
--
tmunson@cwis.unomaha.edu
Todd S. Munson, UNO ACM President
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 SCSI Card Problems
Date: 7 Aug 1995 16:27:57 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <405eud$4bj@news4.digex.net>
References: <402l7n$84q@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>
tmunson@cwis.unomaha.edu (todd s. munson) wrote:
> I have been trying to install NEXTSTEP on a Dell Dimension XPS
> P90 system that has a DPT2024 PCI SCSI card. I have gone to Next
> Answers and obtained the DPT SCSI driver (Version 3.32). I have
> a NEC Quad Speed CD-ROM drive connected to the SCSI card.
I don't exactly know what the problem is, but my DPT works just
fine. However, here are some tips. Set the card to Level (Auto)
under your AMI bios (or whatever system bios you have) and to PCI
IRQ 9 or 10 (it seems to like those best. The vanilla DPT bios
settings seem to work just fine, so just restore the card to the
factory defaults.
The problem of which you speak of seems to be a command queue
problem, or a reset problem. I think the DPT bios has settings
for both of these. If the problem persits, try turning them off.
Also, I would try giving DPT a call. They actually know about NS
and know how to fix associated problems.
Good luck,
--
Thanks, Later, John
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacing a color NeXT (black) monitor
Date: 7 Aug 1995 13:28:08 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <405if8$neo@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <3vrbvb$s8d@alpha.mrs.umn.edu>
You can replace the Color MegaPixel monitor with 2 items:
1) A 13W3 to 3 BNC connector adapter ($50-70 US at computer hardware
stores, often packaged as Sun monitor cable adapters)
2) A monitor with BNC video inputs, supporting 'sync on green', and
capable of handling 1120 x 832 non-interlaced at 68 Hz (72 Hz for the
few, the proud, NeXT ADB keyboard users! Your machines are tweaked a bit
differently.)
Although 1120 x 832 isn't a standard size for PC monitors, most monitors
that can sync to 1280x1024 @ 70Hz have sufficient latitude that they can
be adjusted to this resolution. I'm using an older NEC MultiSync 5FG with
cable adapter in just this way.
Mike Paquette
From: mriva@ims1.imsworld.com (Michael Riva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware
Subject: Save $MONEY$ on Computer Hardware
Date: 7 Aug 1995 14:41:17 -0400
Organization: Interactive Marketing Services, Inc. - Hauppauge, NY
Message-ID: <405mod$gcs@ims1.imsworld.com>
Save $MONEY$ on Computer Hardware.
Come check out this site if you are
interested in saving money on computers:
http://vyp.com/triangle/hardware.html
From: rsmallwo@islandnet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Portable HardDisk Solution? ...
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:39:10 GMT
Organization: Island Net in Victoria, B.C. Canada
Message-ID: <950807143910.344AAD6E.rsmallwo@canada>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Can anyone recommend a good portable hardpack solution for the Nextstep
Intel hardware?
During ObjectWorld, I plan to demonstrate some software and thought that a
portable hardpac might work. That is, if it is easy to connect to someone
else's machine (through their serial, parallel port, etc.), that the access
time to the disk is not TOO slow and that the setup software, if any, is
simple.
Thanks for your time on this.
Please respond to 'rsmallwo@islandnet.com'.
Thanks,
Rhys Smallwood
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Biotec Pentium 75-120 motherboard anyone?
Message-ID: <DCyuBH.13p@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 00:21:17 GMT
A colleague (who some of you might know for his fine free frontend
to Csound) has been unsuccessfully attempting to install NeXTSTEP on
a system from HD computers. They installed a "Biotec Pentium 75-120
Triton motherboard in this machine. Has anyone had experience with
either (a) this manufacturer's motherboard, or (b) Triton chipset
motherboards in general?
Steve
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From: alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What SCSI card to get for NS/I?
Date: 8 Aug 1995 03:01:15 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Message-ID: <406k1r$a9j@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
Hello netters!
I am having a _lot_ or problems with my NS/I system locking up when doing a
backup to a SCSI tape drive. The problems seem to cause/be SCSI bus timeouts.
I've heard some people on the net say that the Adaptec controller is
downright bad. NeXT people also have confirmed this, off the record... So,
after checking all my cables and terminators, I'm convinced that I need to
change the SCSI card. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to get and
where to get it? I'm looking at the DPT 2022 or 2122 right now. DPT cards
seem hard to find. The only place I have found them so far is SCSI Works in
Newark CA. They want $285/$366 for those two cards, respectively. Is this a
good thing to get?
Here's my current configuration:
NS/I 3.3
Intel Pro/GX
Intel EtherExpress Combo
Adaptec 1542CF
HP C3323A 1G drive
Apple CD300
Tandberg TDC4220 QIC drive
Thanks!
--
Alvin Jee
alvin@cse.ucsc.edu
NeXTMail gleefully accepted!
Using the Internet since 1984
http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~alvin
From: Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 4X or 6X CD-ROM for NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 8 Aug 1995 04:37:45 GMT
Organization: ex nihilo, inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <406pmp$7o5@anshar.shadow.net>
I'm looking into getting a 4X or 6X CD-ROM for my NeXTstation Turbo.
Any suggestions?
Thanx.
--
Dino Bagdadi
ex nihilo, inc.
dino@ex-nihilo.com (ASCII, NeXTmail and MIME)
Public PGP key available via `finger -l dbagdadi@shadow.net'
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel
and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 01:02:24 -0400
Organization: LakeHaven
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <9508080102.AA24988@mac>
References: <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
In article <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com>, sams@best.com (Samuel G.
Streeper) writes:
> From: sams@best.com (Samuel G. Streeper) Ne
> wsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
> Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel
> and 1024 byte sectors) Date: 6 Aug 1995 21:58:22 -0700
> Organization: BEST Internet (415) 964-2378
>
> Just a few followup comments. Before NS can start to begin coming up
> the booter needs to load the kernel and boot-device driver. Without
> a device driver handy, the booter must use the PC bios to load
> these things. The PC bios interface only allows 512 byte sectors,
> and this is pretty well "set in stone."
Hmm...is this still the case? Why do have have this feeling that the bios
limitation has "fixed" for about a year or so?
There is some confusion floating around regarding the 540meg limitation on
MS-DOS drives (which I thought had been done away with in DOS 5 or 6), IDE
and EIDE...It is possible to run 1gig IDE drives on a PC without resorting
to EIDE. It would be nice to have this cleared up. Is the problem hardware
(IDE/EIDE) or software?
> John said something about using 1024 _or larger_ byte sectors. Last
> time I checked NS could only handle 512 or 1024 byte logical sectors.
> I don't know if you could futz with SCSI to get larger physical sectors.
Philip McDunnough
LakeHaven,{Where sheep may safely graze...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: erotandi@netcom.com (Edhi Rotandi)
Subject: What ever happened to the Blackbox??
Message-ID: <erotandiDCzApw.7Ks@netcom.com>
Summary: blackbox?
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 06:15:31 GMT
Sender: erotandi@netcom.netcom.com
hello,
what ever happened to the Blackbox? where can I get a hold of one??
Who is using it? What is it? what happened to the untereck@vipmzw.physik.uni-mainz.de mailing address??
Cheers,
Edhi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Newbie: Installing 3.2/Intel: Can I use the Adaptec 2940 controller?
Message-ID: <DCzEA6.Gt@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <950807$164218$3596pauldasi@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 07:32:30 GMT
Paul,
In article <950807$164218$3596pauldasi@ozemail.com.au> Paul da Silveira
<pauldasi@ozemail.com.au> writes:
> I am attempting to use the above mentioned controller with a Sony
> Quad Speed CD-ROM drive. I presume that this is because the 1542
> is not compatible with the 2940.
Yes, it is.
> Is there any way I can install 3.2 with the 2940 controller.
Unfortunately there is no way. You must upgrade to 3.3 to be able to use
Adaptec 2940.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Biotec Pentium 75-120 motherboard anyone?
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 04:58:31 -0400
Organization: LakeHaven
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <9508080458.AA31057@mac>
References: <DCyuBH.13p@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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In article <DCyuBH.13p@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker) writes:
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware From: smb3u@
> kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker) Subject: Biotec
> Pentium 75-120 motherboard anyone? Organization: University of
> Virginia, Department of Psychology Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 00:21:17 GMT
>
>
> A colleague (who some of you might know for his fine free frontend
> to Csound) has been unsuccessfully attempting to install NeXTSTEP on
> a system from HD computers. They installed a "Biotec
> Pentium 75-120 Triton motherboard in this machine. Has anyone
> had experience with either (a) this manufacturer's motherboard, or
> (b) Triton chipset motherboards in general?
Not with this one but with the ASUS P55TP4 which works great (and has a PS/2
mouse connector). It has the Triton chipset.
Philip McDunnough
LakeHaven,{Where sheep may safely graze...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
From: Antonio Vitor Magalhaes <avm>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEC IDE CDROM
Date: 8 Aug 1995 09:38:14 GMT
Organization: PUUG - Grupo Portugues de Utilizadores de Unix
Message-ID: <407ba6$4e8@news.puug.pt>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi!
Anybody knows of an existing driver that works with a 4.x NEC (IDE) 271 CDROM?
EIDE doesn't...
Thanks in advance,
../vitor
--
A. Vitor Magalhaes E-mail: avm@moebius.uninova.pt
avm@puug.pt
From: Danny Frey <dan@portland.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical Storage, Panasonic PD System for black hardware
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 09:36:00 GMT
Organization: <nil>
Sender: Danny Frey <dan@portland.demon.co.uk>
Message-ID: <DCzK00.649@portland.demon.co.uk>
It's high time for some backup storage on my NeXT Color Station.
I have seen a teaser on the Panasonic PD Optical drive and from what I can
gather it looks ideal, 650MB on a R/W removable cartridge costing 40
UKPounds, unit price of 550 UKPounds and it doubles up as a quad speed
CD-ROM.
Does anyone have further information on this drive, speed data and whether
it has SCSI would be a start. Some idea of ease of connection would be
nice too, assuming I get one working and there is interest I'll summarise
here of course.
--
Danny Frey
NeXT mail predisposed
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Dennis I. Gould <DIG@Gould.COM>
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Message-ID: <DCyFs1.Iwy@gould.com>
Sender: dig@gould.com (Dennis I. Gould)
Organization: The Gould Group Companies
References: <RDL.95Jul31223404@world.std.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 19:07:13 GMT
We've been using ZyXEL and NXFax exclusively. I have only outstanding comments to make
regarding these two fine products AND (that's a capital AND) the support each company
offered us in the initial set-up and learning stages. Stick with these two. They're
winners.
In article <RDL.95Jul31223404@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) writes:
> PrintManager only supports two modems: HSD and Interfax.
>
> Robert La Ferla
> Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
> Boston, MA
> + 1 (617) 252-0088
>
> In article <3vis3t$1hor@msunews.cl.msu.edu> blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
writes:
>
> Thank you for the information, but I don't understand why to get
> a license from NXFax. It is not possible to install the ZyXEL
> fax/modem using the PrintManager.App? I am a little confused here.
>
> Also, I would like to ask if somebody knows what transfer rates
> the serial ports on NextStation Color can handle. I am not familiar
> with the chips and I wasn't able to find the answer in NeXTanswers.
>
>
> Thanks to all, have a nice day.
>
> Rudy Blazek,
> Michigan State University
> blazek@stt.msu.edu
--
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NeXT Mail, MIME & ASCII PGP Key available on request
From: tomk@access.digex.net (Tom Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771
Date: 8 Aug 1995 12:12:03 GMT
Organization: Comm Systems, Inc.
Message-ID: <407kaj$af3@news4.digex.net>
References: <3ufsc7$7dt@op1d56cmp.il.us.swissbank.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
In article <3ufsc7$7dt@op1d56cmp.il.us.swissbank.com>, hubby@swissbank.com says...
>according to #9, there's a video driver specific to the S3 968 chipset,
>and possibly a driver specific to the Motion 771. I can't find these
>drivers in NEXTanswers, though.
>
>The S3Generic Driver works, but I can't get a refresh rate higher than 60Hz, whi
>ch literally gives me headaches. Is there a way to fix this?
>
>So, is anybody else using a Motion 771 (or any other 968-based) card on
>NeXTstep, and which driver works for this card? And where can I get it? :-)
I've got the same card, but the generic S3 driver doesn't work for me
(its the PCI interface).
Any responses?
--
Tom Krotchko
<tomk@access.digex.net>
From: dcl@panix.com (David C. Lambert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fastest machine running NS/I?
Date: 8 Aug 1995 08:44:19 -0400
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <407m73$151@panix.com>
Hi.
Well, now that my machine has crashed and been resurrected,
I'm looking at getting another machine.
I'd like to hear some success/failure stories with the
100/120/133 MHz Pentium machines, if anyone has them.
Thanks in advance.
- David C. Lambert
dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Looking for a tool to dynamically mount SCSI devices
Message-ID: <DCzuCx.108@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <DCwwKH.2HM@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 13:19:44 GMT
In article <DCwwKH.2HM@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Jacques Garbi writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to be able to turn on and off SCSI devices without having to each
> time reboot the machine.
>
> There is something in Windows 95 that allows the user to dynamically scan
> the SCSI chain each time one wants and to mount all SCSI drives it finds.
>
> That would be of a good help since we have a SyQuest and a Scanner that we
> don't want to leave on 24h a day and we'd love not to be obliged to reboot
> the computer each time
Does Win95 truly suggest to power cycle any drives connected to the scsi chain
while your system is running? AFAIK this is not considered safe and can
cause havoc to you data on attached drives.
What is the big deal with having a drive and scanner turned on? Are you
truly expecting to experience the mtbf to be a limiting factor? Or is it the
noise or heat of those devices you want to avoid?
I have a Syquest running all the time with no probs. As long as there's no
disk in the drive, no chance to hear it. And I would not want to be forced
to reboot every time I may want to use it.
Still, I'd like to know about this microsoft feature. Juergen
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cheap graphic cards
Date: 8 Aug 1995 15:05:27 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <407ufn$rnp@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Hi,
Since i want to run my new pentium as a kind of cpu server, i´m looking for a cheap
graphic card. Can someone comment on the following cards, whether or not they run
under NS/I 3.3?
Miro Crystal 10AD
Miro Chrystal 12SD
SPEA V7 Mirage P32
ET4000 W32p
thanks
Bastian
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From: hill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEXT Megapixel B&W Monitors
Date: 3 Aug 1995 14:39:03 GMT
Organization: University of Calgary CPSC
Message-ID: <3vqn27$ocv@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
References: <3viv5k$1dg2@ftp.univie.ac.at> <3vpuq3$hae@news.wco.com>
In article <3vpuq3$hae@news.wco.com>, Dale Tersey <dale@wco.com> wrote:
>
>The Computer Recycling Project has just received some NEXT Megapixel
>monitors as a donation and we need to find out if they are useable on any
[munch]
>They are nice monitors and I hate to have to scrap them if there is any
>way we can make them work. We have not had any NEXT cubes although we
[munch]
>Our Vice President is using NextStep on her Intel Webserver and it is a
>nice operating system.
>
>If you know of a use for Megapixel monitors, post a reply to the list or
>send email.
>
>Thanks
>--
>
>=====================================================================
>Dale M. Tersey Computer Recycling Project
>dale@wco.com San Francisco, California U.S.A.
>(415)695-7703
> URL = http://www.wco.com/~dale/crp.html
> "Passing surplus computers through to education and nonprofits"
Megapixel displays should not be destroyed, if they work (which
includes not being to dim to be used). Early MegaPixel displays
had this unfortunate fault that, over time, they got dimmer and
dimmer. Anyone with a dim MegaPixel on their NeXT computer (almost
always a Cube as far as I know) would gladly buy a MegaPixel display
that was not dimmed by time. Do you have any way of checking the
brightness of the displays you have (e.g. a working black system
they could be tested on)?
If you have good MegaPixels, post them on comp.sys.next.marketplace,
and let me know as well please! :-)
david
--
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Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4 Ph: 403-220-6315 | important than knowledge.
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NeXTMail: hill@trillium.ab.ca (Preferred) | Kill your television!
From: nextjet@ids.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Reg Nitro Board
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 95 12:29:31 +500
Organization: IDS World Network Internet Access Service, (800)IDS-1680
Message-ID: <4083fg$4e7@paperboy.ids.net>
Anyone out there interested in selling their nitro I'm a taker.
From: Simon Chih-L Han <idpt820@tpts1.seed.net.tw>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: S3 video adapter
Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:02:49 GMT
Organization: Cardiovascular Division, NDMC
Message-ID: <4085bp$ffd@aladdin.iii.org.tw>
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Dear Next users,
Nextanswer document states that s3 864 generic driver is supposed to
work for other video adapters with S3 chips like S3 868, S3 Trio____.
I wish to know if there anyone has some experience about this?
Thank you for your info in advance.
Simon Chih-Lu Han MB 8 Sec 3 Ting-chow Rd Taipei Taiwan ROC
Consultant Cardiologist Cardiovascular Division
Tri-Service General Hospital
National Defense Medical Center
jessehcl@tpts1.seed.net.tw/ChihluH@aol.com
_-_-_-_-_what wll be the future????????????????????????????
the future is now-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
From: mriva@ims1.imsworld.com (Michael Riva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware
Subject: cmsg cancel <405mod$gcs@ims1.imsworld.com>
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Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:29:01 GMT
Organization: Interactive Marketing Services, Inc. - Hauppauge, NY
Message-ID: <4086st$qug@nkosi.well.com>
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If you have questions about this message, contact the name above
From: doug@belgarion.it.com.au (Doug Mansell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR 53c8xx SCSI driver
Date: 8 Aug 1995 19:33:30 +0800
Organization: Informed Technology, Western Australia
Message-ID: <407i2a$e06@belgarion.it.com.au>
Keywords: NCR 53c8xx SCSI
Hello!
We'd really like to put Nextstep on a PC with an NCR 53c810 SCSI
controller, but it seems the driver isn't ready yet. Can anyone
tell me how the driver is progressing, or who I need to contact to
offer my services as a beta tester? :)
regards,
doug
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Question about installing NS on an already partitioned hard drive
Date: 8 Aug 1995 10:58:19 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
Message-ID: <4088jr$2u3@skat.usc.edu>
Summary: Question about installing NS on an already partitioned hard drive
Keywords: Question about installing NS on an already partitioned hard drive
I want to install NS on my system and I was wondering if anyone can tell me
if there might be a problem because of the way my hard drive is currently
partitioned. My current system is:
Dell xpsP100c
Pentium 100
32MB RAM
Western Digital 1GB EIDE hard drive
Mitsumi 4X CD-ROM
#9 GXE64Pro video card with 4MB of VRAM
With the help of my good friend who already uses NS, we "think" we have all
of the drivers necessary to install NS on my system. However, we are not
sure about how the installation will treat the hard drive.
Currently, I have M$-DOG and OS/2 installed and the hard drive is
partitioned as follows:
C M$-DOG FAT 333MB
D OS/2 HPFS 333MB
E - FAT 333MB
D and E are both logical partitions. There is also a 1MB partition for the
boot manager. Currently nothing is in E and I would like to install NS
there. So my question is, will the installation program for NS be smart
enough to install correctly in E and only E without messing up the other
files in my hard drive in any way? I currently don't have a tape drive to
make a complete backup of my hard drive (no money :( ), and reinstalling
OS/2 and all the other software I have added would be a MAJOR pain.
Thanks for the info.
Later,
Frank
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University of Southern California | an object to me. Unfortunately there
Computer Science | is some information hiding, but
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University Computing Services | nicely modular, and has a very well
ffabbroc@ucs.usc.edu | defined interface! ;)
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From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: S3 video adapter
Date: 8 Aug 1995 20:30:50 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Message-ID: <408hhq$5oh@larry.rice.edu>
References: <4085bp$ffd@aladdin.iii.org.tw>
Simon Chih-L Han (idpt820@tpts1.seed.net.tw) wrote:
: Dear Next users,
: Nextanswer document states that s3 864 generic driver is supposed to
: work for other video adapters with S3 chips like S3 868, S3 Trio____.
: I wish to know if there anyone has some experience about this?
I have tested the new generic S3 driver with 2 different S3Trio64 based boards.
Both worked fine (Diamond and STB Powergraph).
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Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ.
steve@ion.rice.edu |
stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | * Those who do ARE *
72335,1537 @ compuserve | The converse also holds
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr (Francois BIENTZ)
Subject: Compaq XE diagnostic floppy damaged boot
Message-ID: <1995Aug8.195442.253@xenicos.fdn.fr>
Keywords: compaq XE diagnostic boot system
Sender: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual.
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 19:54:42 GMT
I ve booted from the floppy with the Compaq diagnostic on a XE.
The floppy reinstalled partialy the setup program ....
I can no more boot from the IDE ...
Tried disk -b to reinstall the NEXTSEP boot, but now on boot :
" Non-system disk or disk error replace and strike any key when ready "
what can I do ??
thank you
From: whizer@cs.uoregon.edu (John Boyd Candlish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,comp.sys.intel
Subject: pentium/vlb motherboard survey
Date: 8 Aug 1995 14:21:38 -0700
Organization: University of Oregon Computer and Information Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <408kh2$q9b@dogmatix.cs.uoregon.edu>
Hello motherboard experts.
Its time to upgrade my computer, and a conspiracy of silence, ignorance and
the high turnover rate of technology has left me with has left me with little
information with which to base a sound decision.
It is my impression that there are many manufacturers of pentium motherboards
that support the vlb bus, including but not limited to...
AIR
54-CMI P90 5-16,3PCI,2VL,256K,4-72,ZIF, OPTI,AMI,IDE-3,I/O
Super Micro
(90mhz) 5-16,4-PCI,2-VESA,256k,15ns,Green,Flash bios/clck
(90MHZ) 5-16,4-PCI,3-VESA,256K-15ns,Green
Ocean
PENTIUM 7-16,2-VESA,512K,4-72, Ziff with FAN
P90-100 5-16,4-PCI,2-VL,512K,4-72
ANT
486 VIP Pentium 6-16,1-8,3-VESA,256K,4-72P,OPTI
P60/66 5-16,4-PCI,2-VL,256K,4-72 OPTI
P90/100 5-16,4-PCI,2-VL,256K,4-72 OPTI
CAF Technology
P90 4-16,2-VLB,4-PCI,256K,OPTI
P90 4-16,2-VLB,4-PCI,512K,4-72,OPTI
I am also interested in the resolution of the following PCI caveats.
----------(extracted from a NEXTSTEP PCI doc).----------------
Most BIOSs aren't designed to run in protected mode. Thus any BIOS calls drop
into the 8086 ``real mode,'' giving the routine access to the entire memory
space. This is acceptable at boot time, when the computer hasn't yet
established the operating system; it's a real danger if the operating system
is running a full suite of processes in protected mode.
Also, while the PCI specification permits a PCI bus hierarchy, currently we
have yet to verify a BIOS that tests for sub-buses at boot time. The result
is that the first wave of PCI computers has not been fully PCI-compliant.
Two Gotchas!
A PCI chip bug called the "write-posting" bug causes a chip to raise a flag
claiming it has written data when in fact it hasn't yet; new data that comes
too soon overwrites the as-yet unwritten data. To deal with this gotcha, the
Intel 824X0 driver in NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 searches for chips susceptible to
the write-posting bug and on detection automatically disables write-posting.
A second gotcha: Currently, the BIOS on the motherboards of PCI computers
doesn't investigate PCI-to-PCI bridges. Only devices on bus 0 are recognized.
----------(end)---------------------------
Therefore, if you've had any experience with a pentium/vlb implemenation
please take a moment to complete this survey and return it to me.
I'll make a summary of your responses and post it as a follow up to this
thread.
******pentium/vlb survey template ************
***** please clip and reply ****************
***** candlish@oregon.uoregon.edu ****************
Identification:
Manufacture _________________
Type/Name ___________________
Rev/Date _________________
Organization:
CPU clock _______________
ChipSet ___________________
BIOS _________________
Bridge _________________
Memory:
SRAM type and capacity ___________________________
DRAM type and capacity ___________________________
Physical:
Board size____________________
# PCI slots _____________
# VLB slots _____________ ?bus mastering?
# ISA slots _____________
uP socket type _____________
Other? _______________
Performance:
Operating system ___________ ( LINUX/NEXTSTEP/SunOS/Unix/NT/OS2/DOS )
Benchmark _______________
Satisfaction ______________
Quality/Documentation_______________
Problems/Caveats ________________
Vendor/Price/Date ______________
***************************
***************************
**************** thanks for sharing
**************** john candlish
**************** candlish@oregon.uoregon.edu
.
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 7 Aug 1995 04:15:13 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <40440h$480@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
news:comp.sys.next.advocacy
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
flame wars from .misc.
news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com
where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability.
Archives are available by ftp at
ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives
Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
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A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to
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For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no
crossposting!!!
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Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
Related Newsgroups
==================
news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
next-marketplace-d
next-misc-d
next-programmer-d
next-software-d
next-sysadmin-d
(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
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You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
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identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
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and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
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Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
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Written by:
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From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEC 4x SCSI and NSFIPv3.2
Date: 8 Aug 1995 23:36:45 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
Message-ID: <408sed$v7p@tkhut.sojourn.com>
I was wondering if anyone is using a NEC 4x CDROM SCSI-2 and NeXTstep for
Intel Processors v3.2, with an Adaptec 1542CF.....
I remember hearing problems with the 3x drives, how about the 4x?
Thank you.
Gary
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From: helge@haddock.cd.chalmers.se (Markus H|rnkvist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Symbios53c810 driver failure
Date: 09 Aug 1995 00:19:30 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <HELGE.95Aug9021930@haddock.cd.chalmers.se>
Recently I got an old harddrive, a Maxtor 7120S, to use as a boot and
swap device. However, the otherwise excellent driver from Symbios
Logic fails with this drive. When searching for devices on the SCSI
chain it reports "INQUIERY FAILED REQUEST SENSE ERROR 2" instead of
reporting what kind of harddrive it finds.
After that there is no way to access the harddrive.
However, the drive works with the driver from Talus, but that driver
is awful in comparison. For example the SCSI bus locks up while the
tape drive rewinds, when a CD is inserted, when one drive is up to
something, etc. I guess some feature of the SCSI protocol is not
implemented.
Anyhow, does anyone know of a workaround for this?
I have been trying to get in touch with Symbios, but to no avail.
/Markus
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: What SCSI card to get for NS/I?
In-Reply-To: alvin@cse.ucsc.edu's message of 8 Aug 1995 03:01:15 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug8210329@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <406k1r$a9j@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 01:03:29 GMT
Are you using SafetyNet? Are you using the latest tape driver from NeXTAnswers? Have you looked at BusLogic SCSI cards?
Robert
In article <406k1r$a9j@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) writes:
Hello netters!
I am having a _lot_ or problems with my NS/I system locking up when doing a
backup to a SCSI tape drive. The problems seem to cause/be SCSI bus timeouts.
I've heard some people on the net say that the Adaptec controller is
downright bad. NeXT people also have confirmed this, off the record... So,
after checking all my cables and terminators, I'm convinced that I need to
change the SCSI card. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to get and
where to get it? I'm looking at the DPT 2022 or 2122 right now. DPT cards
seem hard to find. The only place I have found them so far is SCSI Works in
Newark CA. They want $285/$366 for those two cards, respectively. Is this a
good thing to get?
Here's my current configuration:
NS/I 3.3
Intel Pro/GX
Intel EtherExpress Combo
Adaptec 1542CF
HP C3323A 1G drive
Apple CD300
Tandberg TDC4220 QIC drive
Thanks!
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: 4X or 6X CD-ROM for NeXTstation Turbo
In-Reply-To: Dino Bagdadi's message of 8 Aug 1995 04:37:45 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug8210526@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <406pmp$7o5@anshar.shadow.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 01:05:26 GMT
Look at the Toshiba 3601. I have the internal version in my Dell Dimension
and it is a pleasure to work with! It's caddyless, 4.4X (660KB/s, 145ms) and
well designed unlike the NEC...
Robert
In article <406pmp$7o5@anshar.shadow.net> Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com> writes:
I'm looking into getting a 4X or 6X CD-ROM for my NeXTstation Turbo.
Any suggestions?
Thanx.
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From: nikos@cs.cornell.edu (Nikos P. Pitsianis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does MediaVision CD-ROM work with black hardware?
Date: 8 Aug 1995 22:15:24 -0400
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Cornell U.
Message-ID: <4095ns$ini@maui.cs.cornell.edu>
Keywords: CD-ROM, compatibility, NeXT Cube, MediaVision Reno
Does MediaVision CD-ROM (Reno) work with black hardware?
How about the multisession photo CD part? CDPlayer?
I am also considering the NEC 3XP.
I have a 040 cube running NS 3.0.
Thanks
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Cornell University work : (607) 255 3042
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From: ambi@world.std.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 9 Aug 1995 04:47:47 GMT
Organization: Alternate Access Inc.
Message-ID: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net>
I tried to install the DPT 2024 PCI SCSI card and I get the
following error when NeXTSTEP tries to boot:
EATAController: Can't set interruptList to IRQ 255 (Resource Shortage)
Anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?
Thanks,
Mike
ambi@world.std.com
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What SCSI card to get for NS/I?
Date: 9 Aug 1995 05:42:08 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <409hrg$h62@news4.digex.net>
References: <406k1r$a9j@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) wrote:
>what to get and where to get it? I'm looking at the DPT 2022 or 2122
right now. DPT cards seem hard to find. The only place I have found them
so far is SCSI Works in Newark CA. They want $285/$366 for those two
cards, respectively. Is this a good thing to get?
DPT has the best SCSI cards on the market. They put in all the little
details that make the system more usable (which is about the best one can
say about intel hardware :) For example:
1) I can just plug in a fujitsu DynaMO onto any DPT without loading any
special drivers, and I can either use it in DOS as a secondary drive, or
boot off of it as a NS, DOS, NT etc. drive. This doesn't work on the
adaptecs. (That is why I got all my friends to get DPT's, that way I can
just tote my little DynaMo and plug and play).
2) DPT has the best technical support department of any peripheral
manufacturer I've ever dealt with. Not only have they heard of NS, but
they can actually solve many of your NS problems.
3) DPT allows you to add a cache module (up to 64megs).
4) DPT allows you to add a raid module (currently the only way to have RAID
0,1, or 5 under NS).
5) If you ever change from say EISA to PCI (like I did), you can still use
your raid and cache modules on the new card.
6) Their high end 3 SCSI bus, fast and wide raid card is the fastest card
for NS period.
7) They may cost you 30 bux more, but it is money well spent on a quality
product.
They are like the ZyXEL of SCSI cards.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 9 Aug 1995 05:44:32 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net>
ambi@world.std.com wrote:
> I tried to install the DPT 2024 PCI SCSI card and I get the
> following error when NeXTSTEP tries to boot:
> EATAController: Can't set interruptList to IRQ 255 (Resource Shortage)
> Anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?
Sounds like your IRQ's are not set up correctly. Check under your System
Bios that the slot your DPT is in, is using an IRQ that is not being used
by other devices. The DPT 2024 seems to like IRQ's 9 or 10 and works well
in either of those.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 9 Aug 1995 06:48:39 GMT
Organization: ex nihilo, inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <409lo7$29r@anshar.shadow.net>
References: <RDL.95Jul31223404@world.std.com> <DCyFs1.Iwy@gould.com>
We've been using Supra modems with the NXFax drivers. This combo works very
well.
Good luck.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Stephane LUNATI <slunati@improve.fdn.org>
Subject: PCI problem (?) on a Gateway P75 : ATI Mach 64, ATAPI CD-ROM
Message-ID: <1995Aug9.061005.7249@improve.fdn.org>
Keywords: PCI ATI ATAPI
Sender: news@improve.fdn.org
Organization: improve SA - La Defense, Paris, France.
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 06:10:05 GMT
Hi all,
a friend of mine who don't have a net access got some problem with his
intel box... It's a Gateway P75 with 16Mo, 1 Go EIDE, CD-ROM mitsumi X4,
Ensonique sound card, ATI Mach64 video card (RAMDAC 88??? don't remember
exactly)...
The problem is that the video driver doesn't work when NS boot we can read
something like UNKOWN BUS when trying to load the video driver, and then
finally take the standard VGA driver :-(. We use the good driver which
support the RAMDAC on his card...
Moreover we install NS with the new EIDE driver, but for an obscur reason
we failed to install NS from the ATAPI CD-ROM, so I install it from a SCSI
CD-ROM with a SCSI card... After the installation, I use 2 times the EIDE
driver one time for the primary controller at IRQ 14, and the second time
for the secondary controller at IRQ 15 and the new adress (0x170-0x177).
But when booting NS display something like : no device found at 0x170.
We put the CD-ROM on the second EIDE controller as said in the NeXTAnswers
which use IRQ 15... All works fine (video and CD-ROM) with DOS OS, but
nothing good with NS...
So if someone can give me clue, it will allow my friend to discover what a
true OS is !
Stephane
NB : is there a special driver, or special configuration for the sound
card on this Gateway ??
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
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From: alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What SCSI card to get for NS/I? (more)
Date: 9 Aug 1995 08:15:21 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Message-ID: <409qqp$1fi@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
References: <409hrg$h62@news4.digex.net>
Hello Again!
Ok, I've received e-mail from several people and saw some follow-ups. In
general, most people have said that the Adaptec card is actually pretty good.
I just have some sort of conflict in the ISA bus mastering or something to
that effect.
I tried the suggestions of reducing the bus rate. It was at 5MB/s and I
lowered it to 3.3MB/s. Well, that didn't solve the problem.
I did notice that this is more of a problem since I upgraded to 3.3 from
3.2. So, I checked all the drivers to make sure I had the latest ones as
somebody suggested. Sure enough, I had the latest of everything relevant (I
think: ATI mach 32, SCSITape, and Intel GX sound).
Someone else mentioned that I should try to get a VL bus SCSI card or
something to eliminate the ISA bus problems. Well, the Pro GX only comes with
2 EISA slots and 1 ISA slot. Oh well...
Looks like I may have to try a different SCSI card after all. At least I
hope that's really the problem. Anyways, I'm getting real tired of fsck'ing
(hmm.. that looks like a bad word..) a 1G drive every night trying to back up
the drive. Oh, someone mentioned that I try SafetyNet or something. Seeing
that dump is having problems, it doesn't seem likely that changing the user
level app will help--although it is a possibility.
Thanks for all the responses!
--
Alvin Jee
alvin@cse.ucsc.edu
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Using the Internet since 1984
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From: rjh@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Rupert Hollom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXT GEN 586 OK ?
Date: 8 Aug 1995 10:23:28 GMT
Organization: Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
Message-ID: <407dv1$h5s@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
I am looking at buying a PCI motherboard and 90MHz Pentium. While
looking through PCW (in the UK) I found a company selling a PCI
motherboard and NEXT GEN 586 90MHz for 199ukp. This is cheaper than
the Intel Processor on its own !
However I am somewhat concerned about the cheapness so has anyone had
any dealings with this processor and cheapo motherboards with the IDE
stuff all built on ?
Cheers Rupert.
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NCR 53c8xx SCSI driver
Date: 9 Aug 1995 07:58:05 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <409pqd$pil@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <407i2a$e06@belgarion.it.com.au>
doug@belgarion.it.com.au (Doug Mansell) wrote:
> Hello!
> We'd really like to put Nextstep on a PC with an NCR 53c810 SCSI
> controller, but it seems the driver isn't ready yet. Can anyone
> tell me how the driver is progressing, or who I need to contact to
> offer my services as a beta tester? :)
You can find the driver at:
ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de
/comp/platforms/NeXT/i486/scsi/SYM53c8.1.00.I.b.tar.gz
- Karsten
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Tel.: +49/172/3763092
Fax: +49/37296/15056
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From: bourl@nectar2.info.isbiel.ch (Laurent Bourqui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Display is slow...
Date: 9 Aug 1995 12:30:20 GMT
Organization: Biel School of Engineering, CH-2501 Biel, Switzerland
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40a9os$ro1@vega.info.isbiel.ch>
Hi everybody,
I'm a new NEXTSTEP user, and I found it good except some details. One of them is
disturbing me a lot:
When I move the workspace browser, the displacement of the window is very slow, and
it's not pleasant to work with it. Does anybody know why ? The hardware I'm using is
the following:
Processor: Pentium 100Mhz
Main board: PCI/I-P54SP4
Graphic adaptor: Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM with 4M
Ram: 64 Meg.
NS version: 3.3
Video driver: DiamondStealth 64 VRAM(S3 968) PCI Display Driver v.3.31
Display mode: Height: 864 Widht: 1152 Refresh: 75 Hz ColorSpace: RGB:888/32
Beside I use a second station with the same characteristic but the Graphic adaptor
which is a Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM with 2M. The driver is the same but the Display
mode which is: Height: 864 Widht: 1152 Refresh: 75Hz ColorSpace: RGB:555/16 (that's
the difference). This station works very well with no problem when moving the windows.
What can I do again this problem ? Does somebody knows something about that ?
Thank you for your help,
Laurent
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Display is slow...
Date: 9 Aug 1995 12:57:44 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40abc8$mqm@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <40a9os$ro1@vega.info.isbiel.ch>
>it's not pleasant to work with it. Does anybody know why ? The hardware I'm using is
>Graphic adaptor: Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM with 4M
>Display mode: Height: 864 Widht: 1152 Refresh: 75 Hz ColorSpace: RGB:888/32
I donno abuot the Stealth 64, but I use the Imagine 128Pro..
at 1600 res. and true color. It seems perfectly acceptable to me. Except
Omniweb is too slow!
From: rabe@critical.eng.yale.edu (Karin M. Rabe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Date: 9 Aug 1995 14:29:37 GMT
Organization: Yale University
Message-ID: <40agoh$dga@news.ycc.yale.edu>
I am planning to buy a graphics adapter card and would like to hear
about experiences, both good and bad, that people have had with various
available cards and the display device drivers provided with Nextstep 3.3.
My system consists of:
AST Ascentia 900N DX4/75 notebook computer
docking station (AST Powerstation II)
NEC Multisync XE17 monitor
Thanks in advance for your input!
Karin Rabe
Department of Applied Physics
Yale University
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fastest machine running NS/I?
Date: 9 Aug 1995 15:34:57 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <40akj1$qcs@news.onramp.net>
References: <407m73$151@panix.com>
David C. Lambert writes
> Hi.
>
> Well, now that my machine has crashed and been resurrected,
> I'm looking at getting another machine.
>
> I'd like to hear some success/failure stories with the
> 100/120/133 MHz Pentium machines, if anyone has them.
Hmmm... well, they all work fine :-). A recent 133 Mhz machine scored
over 600 average on Benchpress. Is there a single benchmark everyone
would like to see? It's still tough to get the Socket 7 motherboards that
will accept the 150 MHz pentiums, but upgrading most motherboards to 133
MHz is not at all tough. I have had a couple problems with Tyan
motherboards I was working on, but two units still represents fairly
anecdotal evidence...
I'd be glad to help answer any questions anybody has about
performance issues.
Dan
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10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
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From: wpmoyne@mit.edu (William Moyne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Booting from disk2
Date: 9 Aug 1995 15:59:42 GMT
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Message-ID: <40am1e$c24@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Hi, I installed an IDE drive along with my scsi drive that has
nexstep (and a small dos partition) on it. So the arrangment looks like
disk 0: IDE (bootmanager)(dos)(os2)(data)...
disk 1: SCSI (dos)(NeXT)
I used to have the OS/2 bootmanager on the scsi drive and
everything worked fine (before the IDE was installed). Now even though
the bootmanager on the IDE drive points to the right partition
(i.e. the scsi one) it just says:
Next 3.3.3.8 .
And freezes. I can manually boot from the floppy by typing:
boot: sd()mach_kernel
I read ref 1487 that documents this very problem! GREAT!!. All
I have to do is make a dummy launch-point on the first drive. but
... the FAQ says that due to a bug in the disk (unix prog), the dummy
partition must be 7Meg. I HATE to loose disk space for no reason. Has
disk been fixed? Is there another way?
THANKS!!!
--William
p.s. Please Email me if you have a solution or more questions. I want
to eliminate my boot floppy ;) --
--------
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MSEECS 2-'95 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bld 36, Rm 279
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From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 9 Aug 1995 16:01:09 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <40am45$40l@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
: ambi@world.std.com wrote:
:
: > I tried to install the DPT 2024 PCI SCSI card and I get the
: > following error when NeXTSTEP tries to boot:
:
: > EATAController: Can't set interruptList to IRQ 255 (Resource Shortage)
:
: > Anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?
:
: Sounds like your IRQ's are not set up correctly. Check under your System
: Bios that the slot your DPT is in, is using an IRQ that is not being used
: by other devices. The DPT 2024 seems to like IRQ's 9 or 10 and works well
: in either of those.
The DPT 2024 is Plug and Play. Assuming your motherboard implements
PnP properly, all you should have to do is plug the board in
and it should work. However, you should make sure that things are
set to default values (auto-config). It is quite possible that
your PnP BIOS on your motherboard isn't set up right or your DPT
is set to manual. Try removing all non-PnP cards, then reset
your motherboard's PnP settings to default. Then, go into the
DPT setup and make sure that it is on auto-config. The motherboard's
PnP BIOS should auto-allocate resources for it, then NEXTSTEP should
pick up on those. Assuming NEXTSTEP boots properly now, then add
in non-PnP cards, making sure you properly mark the resources they
use in the motherboard's PnP BIOS.
Another possibility is that your motherboard's PnP BIOS is buggy.
What motherboard do you have? What BIOS rev? Most if not all
Pentium motherboards have flash ROMs and have gone through
many revisions. If it's a really old Pentium BIOS, then PnP
may not work at all and you should then manually allocate
the proper resources.
From: dwang@ichips.intel.com (David Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEXT GEN 586 OK ?
Date: 9 Aug 1995 15:48:52 GMT
Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon
Message-ID: <40ald4$joq@news.jf.intel.com>
References: <407dv1$h5s@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Rupert Hollom (rjh@ecs.soton.ac.uk) wrote:
: I am looking at buying a PCI motherboard and 90MHz Pentium. While
: looking through PCW (in the UK) I found a company selling a PCI
: motherboard and NEXT GEN 586 90MHz for 199ukp. This is cheaper than
: the Intel Processor on its own !
: However I am somewhat concerned about the cheapness so has anyone had
: any dealings with this processor and cheapo motherboards with the IDE
: stuff all built on ?
: Cheers Rupert.
Rupert, I am more than happy to point out that Nexgen probably won't work
with NS/I because it doesn't have a FPU. NexTstep won't run without an
FPU.
From: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can't insert optical disk -- help please
Date: 9 Aug 1995 16:36:03 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <40ao5j$3dm@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
When I turned my computer on this morning, I was unable to insert an optical
disk all the way (the last half inch was impossible).
Now, my cube boots from a hard drive, but the OS seems to think there should be
a disk in the optical drive, because when it hits the check disk portion of
boot, the system panics, with a message concerning an empty optical disk drive.
What can or should I do to get around this?
Randy Jackson
rwj@lubra.sbs.ohio-state.edu
.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ambi@world.std.com (Mike Amirault)
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Message-ID: <DD1yuA.2nx@world.std.com>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 16:51:46 GMT
In article <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net>,
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
>ambi@world.std.com wrote:
>
>> I tried to install the DPT 2024 PCI SCSI card and I get the
>> following error when NeXTSTEP tries to boot:
>
>> EATAController: Can't set interruptList to IRQ 255 (Resource Shortage)
>
>> Anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?
>
>Sounds like your IRQ's are not set up correctly. Check under your System
>Bios that the slot your DPT is in, is using an IRQ that is not being used
>by other devices. The DPT 2024 seems to like IRQ's 9 or 10 and works well
>in either of those.
I forgot to mention that I'm running NEXTSTEP 3.3 and using the PCI
version of the DPT 2024. Things should auto-configure, no? I tried
changing the IRQ level in the DPT Configuration Utility but when the
system boots the card always says it using IRQ 15.
Anyone have any ideas?
Here's some other info about my system:
Zeos Pantera P90
Diamond Viper PCI video
Intel EtherExpress
ProAudio Spectrum Sound
IDE drive is the boot disk
MicroSoft serial mouse
Thanks,
Mike
From: me@ljva (My Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Printer Problem
Date: 9 Aug 1995 17:02:11 GMT
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Message-ID: <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
My NeXT laser printer is giving me problems, and I was hoping that someone might be
able to give me a clue as to what is going on.
The problem is that the paper is not feeding into the printer the way it should. When I
initiate a print job, the sheet of paper in the tray move about 2.5 inches and then stops.
This is happening _every_ time I try to print a page, so I'm assuming that something is
really wrong with the "feeding" mechanism of the printer.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what may be going on here? Is this something I can fix
myself, or do I have to have it sent somewhere to be fixed? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
James
From: wpmoyne@mit.edu (William Moyne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Booting from disk2
Date: 9 Aug 1995 17:25:09 GMT
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Message-ID: <40ar1l$do6@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
References: <40am1e$c24@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Well, I decided for the moment to install the 7meg partition
it wanted and fix it later if I can. It can't recognize my WD 1.2g IDE
drive!!
I type:
fdisk /dev/rhd0h
and it replies:
NeXT fdisk v1.02
fdisk: unable to open /dev/rhd0h
This is even worse than losing the 7 meg. Any help would be
greatly apprieciated.
--William (again :)
William Moyne (wpmoyne@mit.edu) wrote:
: Hi, I installed an IDE drive along with my scsi drive that has
: nexstep (and a small dos partition) on it. So the arrangment looks like
: disk 0: IDE (bootmanager)(dos)(os2)(data)...
: disk 1: SCSI (dos)(NeXT)
:
: I used to have the OS/2 bootmanager on the scsi drive and
: everything worked fine (before the IDE was installed). Now even though
: the bootmanager on the IDE drive points to the right partition
: (i.e. the scsi one) it just says:
: Next 3.3.3.8 .
:
: And freezes. I can manually boot from the floppy by typing:
: boot: sd()mach_kernel
: I read ref 1487 that documents this very problem! GREAT!!. All
: I have to do is make a dummy launch-point on the first drive. but
: ... the FAQ says that due to a bug in the disk (unix prog), the dummy
: partition must be 7Meg. I HATE to loose disk space for no reason. Has
: disk been fixed? Is there another way?
: THANKS!!!
: --William
: p.s. Please Email me if you have a solution or more questions. I want
: to eliminate my boot floppy ;) --
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: MSEECS 2-'95 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bld 36, Rm 279
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From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 9 Aug 1995 18:08:31 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <40ativ$kjf@www.its.com>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net> <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com> <404b23$1rd@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
> The only other reason to use higher, and ideally 8096bps,
> sizes is for a swap disk since swap pages are 8096 bytes.
s/8096/8192:g
2 ** 10 = 1024.
2 ** 11 = 2048
2 ** 12 = 4096
2 ** 13 = 8192.
Sorry for the correction, but powers of two math errors can really mess you
up in certain circumstances, and hard drive geometry is one of those
cases....
-Chuck
--
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Question about installing NS on an already partitioned hard drive
Date: 9 Aug 1995 19:16:50 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <40b1j2$301@news.next.com>
References: <4088jr$2u3@skat.usc.edu>
In article <4088jr$2u3@skat.usc.edu> ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank
Fabbrocino) writes:
> Currently, I have M$-DOG and OS/2 installed and the hard
> drive is partitioned as follows:
>
> C M$-DOG FAT 333MB
> D OS/2 HPFS 333MB
> E - FAT 333MB
>
> D and E are both logical partitions. There is also a 1MB
> partition for the boot manager. Currently nothing is in E
> and I would like to install NS there. So my question is,
> will the installation program for NS be smart enough to
> install correctly in E and only E without messing up the other
> files in my hard drive in any way? I currently don't have a
> tape drive to make a complete backup of my hard drive (no
> money :( ), and reinstalling OS/2 and all the other software I
> have added would be a MAJOR pain.
If that free space is a Logical partition, you're out of luck.
NEXTSTEP will only install in a physical partition. You might look
into using FIPS to split that partition to make room, but I'm not sure
if it will split a Logical partition. I know it will split a Physical
one.
joe
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Display is slow...
Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:06:07 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40bihf$mpv@news4.digex.net>
References: <40a9os$ro1@vega.info.isbiel.ch>
bourl@nectar2.info.isbiel.ch (Laurent Bourqui) wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I'm a new NEXTSTEP user, and I found it good except some details.
> One of them is disturbing me a lot:
> When I move the workspace browser, the displacement of the window
> is very slow, and it's not pleasant to work with it. Does anybody
> know why ? The hardware I'm using is the following:
> Video driver: DiamondStealth 64 VRAM(S3 968) PCI Display Driver
> v.3.31 Display mode: Height: 864 Widht: 1152 Refresh: 75 Hz
> ColorSpace: RGB:888/32
This is a bug in NS 3.3. Don't use 32 bit modes under NS 3.3.
Dithering down from 32bit to 16bit is painfully slow. Since the
WM.app FileViewers are by default shown in 16bpp the machine must
dither, normally not a painful thing, but under NS 3.3 it is
unbearable.
Try using the larger desktops in the mean time, I actually like
the extra space better...
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:11:42 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40biru$mpv@news4.digex.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net> <40am45$40l@clarknet.clark.net>
chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: : ambi@world.std.com
> wrote: : : > I tried to install the DPT 2024 PCI SCSI card
> and I get the : > following error when NeXTSTEP tries to boot:
> : : > EATAController: Can't set interruptList to IRQ 255
> (Resource Shortage)
> The DPT 2024 is Plug and Play. Assuming your motherboard implements
> PnP properly, all you should have to do is plug the board in and
> it should work. However, you should make sure that things are
> set to default values (auto-config). It is quite possible that
> your PnP BIOS on your motherboard isn't set up right or your DPT
> is set to manual. Try removing all non-PnP cards, then reset
> your motherboard's PnP settings to default. Then, go into the
> DPT setup and make sure that it is on auto-config. The motherboard's
> PnP BIOS should auto-allocate resources for it, then NEXTSTEP
> should pick up on those. Assuming NEXTSTEP boots properly now,
> then add in non-PnP cards, making sure you properly mark the
> resources they use in the motherboard's PnP BIOS.
This is a bit misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay.
No more diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves.
BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do). So you have to make
sure the IRQ setting for a particular PCI SLOT into which your PNP
card will go, does not conflict with other irqs. The DPT 2024, in
particular doesn't like IRQ 15 (I don't know why) and does like
IRQs 9 or 10. Whatever slot you put the DPT into, should have its
IRQ set to 9 or 10 ideally and it shouldn't conflict with any other
devices.
However, you are right that the default DPT bios settings are good.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: This should be put in the FAQ (was Re: Q: NS Intel and 1024 byte sectors)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:13:26 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40biv6$mpv@news4.digex.net>
References: <3vtp25$g6e@news.tuwien.ac.at> <3vvcmh$k8s@news4.digex.net> <sams.807770937@shell1.best.com> <404b23$1rd@news4.digex.net> <40ativ$kjf@www.its.com>
chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger) wrote:
> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
> > The only other reason to use higher, and ideally 8096bps, sizes
> > is for a swap disk since swap pages are 8096 bytes.
> s/8096/8192:g
> 2 ** 10 = 1024. 2 ** 11 = 2048 2 ** 12 = 4096 2 ** 13 = 8192.
> Sorry for the correction, but powers of two math errors can really
> mess you up in certain circumstances, and hard drive geometry is
> one of those cases....
Thanks for the correction. But I knew that, really I did, I really
really did, just sometimes (ok manytimes) I let other body parts
do my thinking for me :-)
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: NeXT printer : marred image - how and what to clean?
Message-ID: <DD2G4s.2vK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 23:05:16 GMT
The printer produces marred output:
always
a) a single 2cm wide horizontal black line (blurred), on the exact
same spot on all pages,
plus sometimes
b) an blurred vertical region of light dirt/gray running the entire
lenght of the page, at the same horizontal position as the mentioned
horizontal line a),
plus sometimes (especially if printing with intensity set to 9==intensive dark)
c) an echo of the printed output with a vertical offset of ~9.5cm, but only for
the same horizontal position as the mentioned horizontal line a),
So far I already tried cleaning
1) the toner cartridge wire,
2) the discharge pins,
3) the transfer wires,
4) the transfer guide
as mentioned in the user's ref but to no avail.
As all effects show in the same horizontal position my guess is some
rolling device is dirty/adhesive in that horizontal area and the image
does not get erased away. Strange though the dirt horizontal stripe a)
shows only once per page but on every page. And by now I ran some 50
pages through to check. This leaves me at a loss where to look next
and I am anxious to break something. It's ok to disassemble the
printer if that's what it takes but I need some advice where to look for
whatever is causing this.
Still hope someone tells me to clean 1)-4) more thoroughly and that's it.
Mail and/or post, I will summarize results in any case.
Please help, Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: How many pages per cartridge to expect ?
Message-ID: <DD2HpJ.33y@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 23:39:18 GMT
As I am still running on the first cartridge -
what is your experience on how many pages per cartridge you get printed?
Suppose a mixture of text and image pages with mediocre intensity.
Oh yes, for the NeXT printer it is I am curious, so it is a EP-S cartridge I
am referring to.
Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: sfoy@srtb0511a12.resnet.ubc.ca (Shaun Patrick Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer Problem
Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:48:33 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <40bl11$9q5@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Hi,
Saw a similar post about 6 months ago. Turns out this is a symptom of
worn out rollers. When they wear out, the paper isn't pulled through :(
Regards,
Shaun
On 9 Aug 1995 17:02:11 GMT My Account (me@ljva) wrote:
>My NeXT laser printer is giving me problems, and I was hoping that someone might be
>able to give me a clue as to what is going on.
>The problem is that the paper is not feeding into the printer the way it should. When I
>initiate a print job, the sheet of paper in the tray move about 2.5 inches and then stops.
>This is happening _every_ time I try to print a page, so I'm assuming that something is
>really wrong with the "feeding" mechanism of the printer.
>Does anyone have any ideas as to what may be going on here? Is this something I can fix
>myself, or do I have to have it sent somewhere to be fixed? Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.
>Thanks,
>James
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From: yono@rakata.parokinet.org (Suryono Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer : marred image - how and what to clean?
Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:59:58 GMT
Organization: none
Message-ID: <40blme$eop@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
References: <DD2G4s.2vK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
In article <DD2G4s.2vK@euler.hnv.icem.de>,
Juergen Sell <js@euler.hnv.icem.de> wrote:
>The printer produces marred output:
>always
>a) a single 2cm wide horizontal black line (blurred), on the exact
>same spot on all pages,
>
[ ... other related symptoms deleted ...]
>
>Please help, Juergen
What I did:
- take out the toner, and put it upside down
- slide open the door that covers the roller
- at one point, I found a dot of toner that had been fused solid,
this dot was creating the blurred horizontal blur (parallel
to the paper path).
- clean the roller using a softpaper with dampened with solvent
- make sure the roller is clean of lint from the paper and dry
before putting back into the printer.
that's it
--
Suryono Adisoemarta N5SNN / YG1QN yono@parokinet.org
Austin TX paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NEC 4x SCSI and NSFIPv3.2
In-Reply-To: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com's message of 8 Aug 1995 23:36:45 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug9213352@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <408sed$v7p@tkhut.sojourn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 01:33:52 GMT
You are much better off with a Toshiba 3601.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <408sed$v7p@tkhut.sojourn.com> gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl) writes:
I was wondering if anyone is using a NEC 4x CDROM SCSI-2 and NeXTstep for
Intel Processors v3.2, with an Adaptec 1542CF.....
I remember hearing problems with the 3x drives, how about the 4x?
Thank you.
Gary
--
__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 10 Aug 1995 01:46:19 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <40bodb$rlj@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net> <40am45$40l@clarknet.clark.net> <40biru$mpv@news4.digex.net>
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
[lots of stuff on the DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed]
:
: This is a bit misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay.
: No more diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves.
: BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
: them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the case.
It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I used... it
may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's BIOS works.
On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz Pentiums, mind you)
the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which case it may be a
particular IRQ setting or it can be set to automatic and the BIOS
will choose one of several IRQ's. It would not make sense for the
"automatic" setting to correspond to a particular IRQ. It sounds
like you are referring to the manual setting which corresponds to
a particular IRQ on some BIOS's.
: So you have to make
: sure the IRQ setting for a particular PCI SLOT into which your PNP
: card will go, does not conflict with other irqs. The DPT 2024, in
: particular doesn't like IRQ 15 (I don't know why) and does like
: IRQs 9 or 10. Whatever slot you put the DPT into, should have its
: IRQ set to 9 or 10 ideally and it shouldn't conflict with any other
: devices.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.marketplace
From: david.ferrero@zion.com
Subject: Eclipse 2.0T Tape backup owners?
Message-ID: <DD1uEG.13B@zion.com>
Keywords: Eclipse
Sender: usenet@zion.com
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 15:15:52 GMT
Anyone still using one of these units or have one to give/sell?
(working or not)
Anyone have contact information for Wang Tek manufacturer?
David
david.ferrero@zion.com
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 10 Aug 1995 02:47:20 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40brvo$npe@news4.digex.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net> <40am45$40l@clarknet.clark.net> <40biru$mpv@news4.digex.net> <40bodb$rlj@clarknet.clark.net>
chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: [lots of stuff on the
> DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed] : : This is a bit
> misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay. : No more
> diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves. :
> BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
> : them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
> On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the
> case. It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I
> used... it may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's
> BIOS works. On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz
> Pentiums, mind you) the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which
> case it may be a particular IRQ setting or it can be set to
> automatic and the BIOS will choose one of several IRQ's. It
> would not make sense for the "automatic" setting to correspond
> to a particular IRQ. It sounds like you are referring to the
> manual setting which corresponds to a particular IRQ on some
> BIOS's.
Hmm, which auto setting are you talking about? The one on the DPT
bios? That is for port addresses, not IRQ's. If I understand it
correctly, the DPT sets it's IRQ to whatever the PCI slot tells
it...But who tells the PCI card what IRQ to be?
I don't think it is possible for any PCI MB to poll all (especially
dumb ISA) cards on the system and build a complete table of IRQs.
So I don't think it would be wise for a MB to allow ONLY auto PCI
IRQ SLOT configuration. Why? B/C you can have a dumb mouse card
that won't tell the system it is using IRQ 10, and the MB might
set a PCI slot to use IRQ 10. And then the fun begins... I think
the PNP auto-configure is really a pipe dream, it might work w/o
intervention only if all your devices are PCI. But, an interesting
note, I don't set aside an IRQ for video (does video even use an
IRQ???) and the system just seems to know what to do with it...
If I do the same for the DPT, it reports an IRQ of 0 (which I don't
think exists) and NS refuses to boot--although maybe it's NS's
driver that just needs to see some IRQ that is the problem...
Anyway setting the PCI slot IRQ is not a per se a 'manual' mode
selection. I don't remember off hand if there is an auto/manual
option on my ami bios for PCI IRQ SLOT selection off hand (and
don't want to reboot my machine just to find out since I'm compiling
:)...
I think, but am not sure, that every slot has to have an IRQ,
whether it is hardcoded, user settable (my case), or system chosen
(might be your case, but I'm confused where your automatic setting
is referring to...). If your automatic setting is selecting an
IRQ of 15 for your DPT, this could be a problem, and would really
stink since there would be no way for you to change it. That might
be the original poster's problem. I cannot be certain of your
circumstances, since the 5 pentium machines we have here, all use
the Neptune based ASUS that allows/requires us to set an IRQ for
a PCI slot. Which btw is an excellent board (4PCI, 4ISA, 512cache,
fast 90 & 100 mhz, runs w/o faults (touch wood :) )
--
Thanks, Later, John
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From: faizel@borg (Faizel Dakri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Parity memory in an '040 cube??
Date: 10 Aug 1995 02:50:06 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40bs4u$j5v@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Has anybody had problems putting parity memory into a cube (ROM 2.5 v66)? My
machine seems to die with that blasted Exception #2 when I've got parity mode
SIMMs (70ns), and then I can't boot up until I take them out and put in the
original 1 Meg SIMMs(100ns) without parity. It's really annoying.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Or, if you've got a need for parity
mode SIMMs and you've got extra non-parity SIMMs and you want to trade,
please let me know.
Thanks,
..faizel
--
Faizel Dakri
faizel@mail.utexas.edu (NeXTmail *friendly*)
faizel_dakri@pencom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: jpmeia@netcom.com
Subject: NeXT Printer Manual
Message-ID: <nntpuserDD2txM.5rE@netcom.com>
Sender: netnews@mork.netcom.com
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 04:03:22 GMT
Help! I bought a NeXTPrinter, but it came with no manual, and my slab
didn't come with a NeXTPrinter manual, which the seller (it's one of the
"never used" PrinterWorks stock) said should come with the slab.
Anyone know where I can get a manual for the printer?
Thanks, please respond to:
jpmeia@netcom.com
nextmail welcome.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: david.ferrero@zion.com
Subject: Re: Eclipse 2.0T Tape backup owners?
Message-ID: <DD2q1w.1H6@zion.com>
Keywords: Wangtek, WangDat
Sender: usenet@zion.com
Organization: Zion Software & Consulting
References: <DD1uEG.13B@zion.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 02:39:32 GMT
I found the # for repairs of the internal units for:
Rexxon, WangDat, Wangtek
Anyone interested:
TSSI repair for the above Tape drive units...
1-800-992-9916
repair costs seems to be $325 w/90 or 180 days warranty.
David
In article <DD1uEG.13B@zion.com> david.ferrero@zion.com writes:
> Anyone still using one of these units or have one to give/sell?
> (working or not)
>
> Anyone have contact information for Wang Tek manufacturer?
>
> David
> david.ferrero@zion.com
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for SPEA MIRAGE P64
Date: 10 Aug 1995 10:37:29 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Hi,
does anyone know if the Spea Mirage P64 runs with the S3 Generic
driver? I don't even know for sure that's an S3 based card.
Any experiences welcome.
Thanks,
Axel
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From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Message-ID: <DD2v9H.JG0@waldo.com>
Sender: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
References: <409lo7$29r@anshar.shadow.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 04:32:04 GMT
In article <409lo7$29r@anshar.shadow.net> Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
writes:
> We've been using Supra modems with the NXFax drivers. This combo works very
> well.
... IF you can get a good Supra modem. I've been through 8 (that's right,
EIGHT) SupraFax modems. Hell, I've been replacing them so long, I just gave
them $50 and moved from the 14.4 to the 28.8 in the middle of the whole
nightmare.
And it's not like I have 20 modems. I'm a home user. I have 1 (ONE) modem. I've
just had 7 (SEVEN) that failed and needed replacement over this "1" modem's
lifespan.
NXFax, on the other hand, is superb. Well worth the money. Support is
excellent.
Matt
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From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois)
Subject: Re: Can't insert optical disk -- help please
In-Reply-To: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 9 Aug 1995 16:36:03 GMT
Message-ID: <MAGNAN.95Aug10093501@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
References: <40ao5j$3dm@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 13:35:01 GMT
>>>>> "Randy" == Randy W Jackson <rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes:
Randy> When I turned my computer on this morning, I was unable to
Randy> insert an optical disk all the way (the last half inch was
Randy> impossible).
Randy> Now, my cube boots from a hard drive, but the OS seems to
Randy> think there should be a disk in the optical drive, because
Randy> when it hits the check disk portion of boot, the system
Randy> panics, with a message concerning an empty optical disk
Randy> drive.
Randy> What can or should I do to get around this?
Randy> Randy Jackson rwj@lubra.sbs.ohio-state.edu .
I had the same problem. I opened the cube, removed the optical drive and
opened it. I played with the insertion mechanism (made it do a full insert
eject cycle). I then plugged everything back and it worked. Don't forget
to clean it while it is open.
My optical drive worked for two days after this operation. Now, I still
get panic messages when I plug it. I decided to remove it from the system
and buy a floppy drive instead.
I hope it will work longer for you.
Francois Magnan
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From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Booting from disk2
Date: 10 Aug 1995 14:40:56 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
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References: <40ar1l$do6@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
William Moyne writes
> Well, I decided for the moment to install the 7meg partition
> it wanted and fix it later if I can. It can't recognize my WD 1.2g IDE
> drive!!
>
> I type:
> fdisk /dev/rhd0h
>
> and it replies:
> NeXT fdisk v1.02
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/rhd0h
>
> This is even worse than losing the 7 meg. Any help would be
> greatly apprieciated.
>
> --William (again :)
Ah, yes. It sounds as if you haven't installed the IDE driver for
NEXTSTEP (EIDE, in your case, with a 1.2 GB drive). I do this every time,
then smack myself for forgetting again. If you have, then let us know if
the drive is registering properly during the boot sequence.
Good luck!
Dan
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer Problem
Message-ID: <DD3Fo2.DC@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 11:52:50 GMT
In article <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> me@ljva (My Account) writes:
> My NeXT laser printer is giving me problems, and I was hoping that someone might be
> able to give me a clue as to what is going on.
>
> The problem is that the paper is not feeding into the printer the way it should. When I
> initiate a print job, the sheet of paper in the tray move about 2.5 inches and then stops.
> This is happening _every_ time I try to print a page, so I'm assuming that something is
> really wrong with the "feeding" mechanism of the printer.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what may be going on here? Is this something I can fix
> myself, or do I have to have it sent somewhere to be fixed? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
Wrong paper or paper upside down can cause such behaviour.
(Paper's roughness differs which has influence on the grip.)
Juergen
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From: cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optimal display mode settings for Diamond Stealth VRAM, 2M
Date: 10 Aug 1995 14:41:31 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Message-ID: <40d5qr$jlm@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
I am using NS 3.3 on a zeos pentium with a Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM
with 2M. What is the optimum setting for the display mode with this
set up? I have used a bit of trail and error, but on one setting
(toward the high end), I got only a blur of colors, and had to
reinstall NS. So it looks like this is one where it would be better to
solicit some advice than to do a lot of exploring on my own.
Many thanks for any information.
Chris
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From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 10 Aug 1995 14:53:12 GMT
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John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
: chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
: > John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: [lots of stuff on the
: > DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed] : : This is a bit
: > misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay. : No more
: > diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves. :
: > BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
: > : them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
:
: > On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the
: > case. It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I
: > used... it may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's
: > BIOS works. On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz
: > Pentiums, mind you) the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which
: > case it may be a particular IRQ setting or it can be set to
: > automatic and the BIOS will choose one of several IRQ's. It
: > would not make sense for the "automatic" setting to correspond
: > to a particular IRQ. It sounds like you are referring to the
: > manual setting which corresponds to a particular IRQ on some
: > BIOS's.
:
:
: Hmm, which auto setting are you talking about?
The motherboard's Plug and Play BIOS.
:
: I don't think it is possible for any PCI MB to poll all (especially
: dumb ISA) cards on the system and build a complete table of IRQs.
Right. It only inquires with PnP devices.
: So I don't think it would be wise for a MB to allow ONLY auto PCI
: IRQ SLOT configuration. Why? B/C you can have a dumb mouse card
: that won't tell the system it is using IRQ 10, and the MB might
: set a PCI slot to use IRQ 10. And then the fun begins...
That's why it is important to note all the IRQ's and DMA channels
that your legacy hardware uses, so that you can mark then as
used by ISA in the Plug and Play BIOS. So you go into setup
and mark IRQ 10 as used by ISA and the Plug and Play BIOS then
knows not to use IRQ 10 for auto-allocation. The motherboard
should automatically handle it's own devices, like any on-board
IDE, floppy, keyboard, serial, parallel, etc. If you don't have
those on-board, then you should be careful to mark them used
in the BIOS.
On my system, I have a:
ASUS Triton motherboard with floppy/serial/parallel/IDE/mouse/keyboard
Automatically marks resources used by those devices.
DPT 2024 - PnP IRQ and DMA
Cogent EM960 - PnP IRQ and DMA
Elsa Winner Pro - PnP (no IRQ, no DMA)
Mediavision Deluxe Sound Card - legacy card - uses IRQ 5 and DMA
channels 1 and 5 (8 bit and 16 bit).
So... in my motherboard's PnP BIOS setup, I have to go in and
mark IRQ 5 and DMA channels 1 and 5 as used by ISA. The PnP BIOS will
then _not_ assign those resources to a PnP card. As for the PnP
cards, after the PnP BIOS checks the "used" list, it then auto-allocates
remaining system resources as needed (2 IRQs and 2 DMA channels) and
stuffs them into the configuration space. Later, when NEXTSTEP boots,
it looks up the card info in the configuration space as uses that. Now,
I could set those slots to manual IRQ... however, on my BIOS, I can only
use specific IRQ's for them...
: note, I don't set aside an IRQ for video (does video even use an
: IRQ???) and the system just seems to know what to do with it...
The video takes up port addresses and memory address space... no
IRQ's.
: I think, but am not sure, that every slot has to have an IRQ,
: whether it is hardcoded, user settable (my case), or system chosen
No... only devices that need to listen to the IRQ lines listen...
There are several devices that do not use IRQ's (all port I/O
driven or memory mapped).
As for the original poster, he should also check that the DPT
card is sitting in a bus-master slot (check the motherboard
manual).
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: M/Bs and PCI BIOS issues (was Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:30:15 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <40d8m7$152@news.onramp.net>
References: <40brvo$npe@news4.digex.net>
Hi all -
I thought I'd throw in what I can about the PCI BIOS questions lately:
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes
> chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> > John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: [lots of stuff on the
> > DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed] : : This is a bit
> > misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay. : No more
> > diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves. :
> > BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
> > : them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
> > On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the
> > case. It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I
> > used... it may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's
> > BIOS works.
The very first version of the ASUS P54TP4 (the one that beat Intel to
market... with their own chipset) had a very simple 'this slot gets this
IRQ' PCI BIOS. Later versions implemented a more PNP setup, which, of
course, works much more poorly. The Premiere II used a very PNP BIOS,
which is most of the reason it took Intel forever to actually ship one
that worked. My personal opinion is that current PNP technology actually
requires one to know _more_ about the system requirements, not less, and
thus is counter-productive. I really prefer being able to tell a slot to
take a given IRQ, and _know_ that it will use it. Of course, some of the
_really_ earlier ASUS boards set the slot IRQ with jumpers, which is going
a bit too far :-).
> >On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz
> > Pentiums, mind you) the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which
> > case it may be a particular IRQ setting or it can be set to
> > automatic and the BIOS will choose one of several IRQ's. It
> > would not make sense for the "automatic" setting to correspond
> > to a particular IRQ. It sounds like you are referring to the
> > manual setting which corresponds to a particular IRQ on some
> > BIOS's.
Most current BIOSs (BIOSii? BIOSes?) don't have a true 'manual' option 0
I would prefer it if they did. Instead, they let you assign IRQ 14 or 15
to a slot (for the IDE controller), or set it to "auto" which picks an IRQ
from a list of available ones.
> Hmm, which auto setting are you talking about? The one on the DPT
> bios? That is for port addresses, not IRQ's. If I understand it
> correctly, the DPT sets it's IRQ to whatever the PCI slot tells
> it...But who tells the PCI card what IRQ to be?
The PCI BIOs.
> I don't think it is possible for any PCI MB to poll all (especially
> dumb ISA) cards on the system and build a complete table of IRQs.
Nope, you have to tell the M/B which IRQs are not used by the ISA devices.
> So I don't think it would be wise for a MB to allow ONLY auto PCI
> IRQ SLOT configuration. Why? B/C you can have a dumb mouse card
> that won't tell the system it is using IRQ 10, and the MB might
> set a PCI slot to use IRQ 10. And then the fun begins... I think
> the PNP auto-configure is really a pipe dream, it might work w/o
> intervention only if all your devices are PCI. But, an interesting
> note, I don't set aside an IRQ for video (does video even use an
> IRQ???) and the system just seems to know what to do with it...
Video does not require an IRQ. This is fairly critical, since we are
usually low on resources to start with.
> If I do the same for the DPT, it reports an IRQ of 0 (which I don't
> think exists) and NS refuses to boot--although maybe it's NS's
> driver that just needs to see some IRQ that is the problem...
SCSI (or ethernet) requires an IRQ to work at all... under any OS.
> <snip>
> circumstances, since the 5 pentium machines we have here, all use
> the Neptune based ASUS that allows/requires us to set an IRQ for
> a PCI slot. Which btw is an excellent board (4PCI, 4ISA, 512cache,
> fast 90 & 100 mhz, runs w/o faults (touch wood :) )
ASUS motherboards are my favorite, too. The BIOS is not that simple
anymore, but at least it works... the first time... without doing 3 sets
of Flash upgrades or anything.
>
> --
> Thanks, Later, John
Cheers -
Dan
---
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Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
dkramer@onramp.net
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: M/Bs and PCI BIOS issues (was Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:30:46 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <40d8n6$18b@news.onramp.net>
References: <40brvo$npe@news4.digex.net>
Hi all -
I thought I'd throw in what I can about the PCI BIOS questions lately:
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes
> chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> > John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: [lots of stuff on the
> > DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed] : : This is a bit
> > misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay. : No more
> > diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves. :
> > BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
> > : them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
> > On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the
> > case. It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I
> > used... it may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's
> > BIOS works.
The very first version of the ASUS P54TP4 (the one that beat Intel to
market... with their own chipset) had a very simple 'this slot gets this
IRQ' PCI BIOS. Later versions implemented a more PNP setup, which, of
course, works much more poorly. The Premiere II used a very PNP BIOS,
which is most of the reason it took Intel forever to actually ship one
that worked. My personal opinion is that current PNP technology actually
requires one to know _more_ about the system requirements, not less, and
thus is counter-productive. I really prefer being able to tell a slot to
take a given IRQ, and _know_ that it will use it. Of course, some of the
_really_ earlier ASUS boards set the slot IRQ with jumpers, which is going
a bit too far :-).
> >On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz
> > Pentiums, mind you) the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which
> > case it may be a particular IRQ setting or it can be set to
> > automatic and the BIOS will choose one of several IRQ's. It
> > would not make sense for the "automatic" setting to correspond
> > to a particular IRQ. It sounds like you are referring to the
> > manual setting which corresponds to a particular IRQ on some
> > BIOS's.
Most current BIOSs (BIOSii? BIOSes?) don't have a true 'manual' option 0
I would prefer it if they did. Instead, they let you assign IRQ 14 or 15
to a slot (for the IDE controller), or set it to "auto" which picks an IRQ
from a list of available ones.
> Hmm, which auto setting are you talking about? The one on the DPT
> bios? That is for port addresses, not IRQ's. If I understand it
> correctly, the DPT sets it's IRQ to whatever the PCI slot tells
> it...But who tells the PCI card what IRQ to be?
The PCI BIOs.
> I don't think it is possible for any PCI MB to poll all (especially
> dumb ISA) cards on the system and build a complete table of IRQs.
Nope, you have to tell the M/B which IRQs are not used by the ISA devices.
> So I don't think it would be wise for a MB to allow ONLY auto PCI
> IRQ SLOT configuration. Why? B/C you can have a dumb mouse card
> that won't tell the system it is using IRQ 10, and the MB might
> set a PCI slot to use IRQ 10. And then the fun begins... I think
> the PNP auto-configure is really a pipe dream, it might work w/o
> intervention only if all your devices are PCI. But, an interesting
> note, I don't set aside an IRQ for video (does video even use an
> IRQ???) and the system just seems to know what to do with it...
Video does not require an IRQ. This is fairly critical, since we are
usually low on resources to start with.
> If I do the same for the DPT, it reports an IRQ of 0 (which I don't
> think exists) and NS refuses to boot--although maybe it's NS's
> driver that just needs to see some IRQ that is the problem...
SCSI (or ethernet) requires an IRQ to work at all... under any OS.
> <snip>
> circumstances, since the 5 pentium machines we have here, all use
> the Neptune based ASUS that allows/requires us to set an IRQ for
> a PCI slot. Which btw is an excellent board (4PCI, 4ISA, 512cache,
> fast 90 & 100 mhz, runs w/o faults (touch wood :) )
ASUS motherboards are my favorite, too. The BIOS is not that simple
anymore, but at least it works... the first time... without doing 3 sets
of Flash upgrades or anything.
>
> --
> Thanks, Later, John
Cheers -
Dan
---
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Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
dkramer@onramp.net
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: M/B PCI BIOS issues (was Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:34:55 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <40d8uv$1ds@news.onramp.net>
References: <DD1yuA.2nx@world.std.com>
Hi all -
I thought I'd throw in what I can about the PCI BIOS questions lately:
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes
> chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> > John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: [lots of stuff on the
> > DPT 2024 and Plug and Play BIOS removed] : : This is a bit
> > misleading. True, PCI cards themselves are plugNplay. : No more
> > diddling with jumper/irq settings on the cards themselves. :
> > BUT the PCI slots themselves do have IRQ settings associated with
> > : them (at least the Neptune based ASUS MBs do).
> > On my ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Triton based motherboard, this isn't the
> > case. It also wasn't the case on a Intel Premiere machine I
> > used... it may just be up to how that particular manufacturer's
> > BIOS works.
The very first version of the ASUS P54TP4 (the one that beat Intel to
market... with their own chipset) had a very simple 'this slot gets this
IRQ' PCI BIOS. Later versions implemented a more PNP setup, which, of
course, works much more poorly. The Premiere II used a very PNP BIOS,
which is most of the reason it took Intel forever to actually ship one
that worked. My personal opinion is that current PNP technology actually
requires one to know _more_ about the system requirements, not less, and
thus is counter-productive. I really prefer being able to tell a slot to
take a given IRQ, and _know_ that it will use it. Of course, some of the
_really_ earlier ASUS boards set the slot IRQ with jumpers, which is going
a bit too far :-).
> >On the PCI machines I've seen (not the 60/66Mhz
> > Pentiums, mind you) the PCI slots can be set to manual, in which
> > case it may be a particular IRQ setting or it can be set to
> > automatic and the BIOS will choose one of several IRQ's. It
> > would not make sense for the "automatic" setting to correspond
> > to a particular IRQ. It sounds like you are referring to the
> > manual setting which corresponds to a particular IRQ on some
> > BIOS's.
Most current BIOSs (BIOSii? BIOSes?) don't have a true 'manual' option 0
I would prefer it if they did. Instead, they let you assign IRQ 14 or 15
to a slot (for the IDE controller), or set it to "auto" which picks an IRQ
from a list of available ones.
> Hmm, which auto setting are you talking about? The one on the DPT
> bios? That is for port addresses, not IRQ's. If I understand it
> correctly, the DPT sets it's IRQ to whatever the PCI slot tells
> it...But who tells the PCI card what IRQ to be?
The PCI BIOs.
> I don't think it is possible for any PCI MB to poll all (especially
> dumb ISA) cards on the system and build a complete table of IRQs.
Nope, you have to tell the M/B which IRQs are not used by the ISA devices.
> So I don't think it would be wise for a MB to allow ONLY auto PCI
> IRQ SLOT configuration. Why? B/C you can have a dumb mouse card
> that won't tell the system it is using IRQ 10, and the MB might
> set a PCI slot to use IRQ 10. And then the fun begins... I think
> the PNP auto-configure is really a pipe dream, it might work w/o
> intervention only if all your devices are PCI. But, an interesting
> note, I don't set aside an IRQ for video (does video even use an
> IRQ???) and the system just seems to know what to do with it...
Video does not require an IRQ. This is fairly critical, since we are
usually low on resources to start with.
> If I do the same for the DPT, it reports an IRQ of 0 (which I don't
> think exists) and NS refuses to boot--although maybe it's NS's
> driver that just needs to see some IRQ that is the problem...
SCSI (or ethernet) requires an IRQ to work at all... under any OS.
> <snip>
> circumstances, since the 5 pentium machines we have here, all use
> the Neptune based ASUS that allows/requires us to set an IRQ for
> a PCI slot. Which btw is an excellent board (4PCI, 4ISA, 512cache,
> fast 90 & 100 mhz, runs w/o faults (touch wood :) )
ASUS motherboards are my favorite, too. The BIOS is not that simple
anymore, but at least it works... the first time... without doing 3 sets
of Flash upgrades or anything.
>
> --
> Thanks, Later, John
Cheers -
Dan
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From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sorry (@#$% Newsgrazer!)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:36:54 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <40d92m$1gs@news.onramp.net>
I really didn't mean to post 3 times, but when I got "A-@% Post Failed", I
thought it did...
Oops -
Dan
From: mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mounting External Partitions
Date: 10 Aug 1995 11:43:27 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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Message-ID: <40d9ev$h0@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Have an external drive with two partitions (one Mac one Dos).
Connected it to Black Cube the Mac Partition show up (/dev/rsd1h) but the
dos partition doesn't come up.
Q Can u walk me through mounting the second partition
Q Is there a way to have a Mac & neXT partition on the same drive (it's in
1024 blocks)
Using a friends account so you can email (put for Mike) or post will check
every day best to email
thaks in advance
From: Classic Concepts <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: LONG monitor cables for color systems
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 09:01:52 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
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I was informed that NeXT never made a long monitor cable for the color
systems, only for mono. Since the monitor puts quite a lot of pressure
on the machine, and the computer grabs a chunk of desk space, I'd like it
out of the way (even if it is a pretty box).
Does anyone know of a supplier who builds custom LONG NeXT cable (about 6
feet, I guess, would do) and how much they charge? Failing that, is
there a source for the parts (and any voltage or other issues I should be
aware of) so I can build one myself?
Thanks for the info/help. Julie
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!
Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:13:17 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40db6t$qon@news4.digex.net>
References: <409elj$9kk@big.aa.net> <409i00$h62@news4.digex.net> <40am45$40l@clarknet.clark.net> <40biru$mpv@news4.digex.net> <40bodb$rlj@clarknet.clark.net> <40brvo$npe@news4.digex.net> <40d6go$6v1@clarknet.clark.net>
chin@clark.net (Chin) wrote:
> That's why it is important to note all the IRQ's and DMA channels
> that your legacy hardware uses, so that you can mark then as used
> by ISA in the Plug and Play BIOS. So you go into setup and mark
> IRQ 10 as used by ISA and the Plug and Play BIOS then knows not
> to use IRQ 10 for auto-allocation. The motherboard should
> automatically handle it's own devices, like any on-board IDE,
> floppy, keyboard, serial, parallel, etc. If you don't have those
> on-board, then you should be careful to mark them used in the
> BIOS.
Ahh, well that explains things. Our bios's are really different.
On mine, I have to mind that the slots don't conflict with others,
whereas on yours you just enter which Legacy Card IRQs the MB should
mind (neet).
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: M/Bs and PCI BIOS issues (was Re: DPT 2024 Help needed!)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:16:34 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40dbd2$qon@news4.digex.net>
References: <40brvo$npe@news4.digex.net> <40d8m7$152@news.onramp.net>
dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer> wrote:
> The very first version of the ASUS P54TP4 (the one that beat
> Intel to market... with their own chipset) had a very simple
> 'this slot gets this IRQ' PCI BIOS. Later versions implemented
> a more PNP setup, which, of course, works much more poorly.
> The Premiere II used a very PNP BIOS, which is most of the reason
> it took Intel forever to actually ship one that worked. My
> personal opinion is that current PNP technology actually requires
> one to know _more_ about the system requirements, not less, and
> thus is counter-productive. I really prefer being able to tell
> a slot to take a given IRQ, and _know_ that it will use it. Of
> course, some of the _really_ earlier ASUS boards set the slot
> IRQ with jumpers, which is going a bit too far :-).
I agree, I like setting it and knowing what it is. Like I said
before, the PNP is a pipe dream, until MBs are all PCI and all the
devices are PCI. Then things will work great, but while we still
have our necessary but cheezy ISA cards I think it's easier to just
set the IRQ of the slot.
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From: un7j@rzstud2.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Hans-Joerg Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Driver for SPEA MIRAGE P64
Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:10:26 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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Axel Habermann (kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de) wrote:
: Hi,
: does anyone know if the Spea Mirage P64 runs with the S3 Generic
: driver? I don't even know for sure that's an S3 based card.
: Any experiences welcome.
A friend of mine tried the Mirage (no P64) with the old S3 Generic Driver
and got pixel errors... :-(((
CU
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From: niyer@ornews.intel.com (Narayanan Iyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Video Performance
Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:59:32 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Message-ID: <40ddtk$j80@ornews.intel.com>
Hi:
I have the following system:
Intel Zappa motherboard (Triton Chipset) with P90
Diamond Stealth 64 with 2MB DRAM
32 MB RAM
After installed NS3.3 and the Diamond Stealth 64 driver in 1152x864 (or so) 555/16
I was dismayed by the video performance. I really did not see any appreciable
increase in the performance of window move/redraws over my Epson NX (486DX2/66) with
WinGin graphics.
Question: Does the new 824x0 driver need to be installed to enable
PCI write posting with NS 3.3 using a Triton Chipset?
Or is there another problem?
Thanks
niyer@mipos2.intel.com
From: Dean_Reece@NeXT.COM(Dean Reece)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: WRAM and Matrox Millennium video card
Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:22:05 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40df7t$8e0@news.next.com>
References: <4038i7$52j@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>
Hi All,
I'm supposed to get a blurb from Matrox soon to add to the overview
describing the advantages of WRAM. [BTW - The 'W' stands for "Window"
rather than "Windows(tm)".] The Matrox literature I have describes it as
dual-ported memory, so it seems to be like VRAM in that respect. I think
WRAM has built-in bitBlit abilities, but I believe the Millennium's real
performance win for NEXTSTEP will be its 120MB/s throughput.
As for the differences between VRAM and DRAM, there is basically one:
DRAM has only one port, and therefore requires the CPU & CRTC to take turns
getting at the framebuffer. VRAM has a 2nd port for the CRTC that is a
sequential read-only port. The result is that the CPU has access to the
framebuffer 100% of the time (except for one cycle per scan line) and can
pump more pixels.
DRAM has the honor of being used as main system memory as well, so
economies of scale make it much cheaper than VRAM. Also, since you want to
avoid a scan-line crossing a VRAM row-boundary, in some modes VRAM is less
memory efficient that DRAM.
Now, the other important characteristic of a video card is the width of the
Pixel Bus. This is usually the same as the model number of the card
(Imagine128, Stealth64, Mach64, Mach32,...). By going with a wider
framebuffer (say, 128 bits), the CRTC reads more pixels per memory cycle,
therefore needs fewer cycles. The result is that with 128 or 256 bit wide
pixel busses, the VRAM advantage starts to dwindle (DRAM becomes more
available to the CPU). Personally, I would only use a DRAM card for 8bpp
modes - but for 16bpp and especially 32bpp, VRAM or WRAM becomes much more
attractive - YMMV.
Cheers,
- Dean Reece
Gregg E. Dinse writes
| Hi,
|
| I noticed that NextAnswers has an overview for the Matrox
| Millennium video card (but no driver yet). This card uses
| WRAM, which I gather stands for Windows RAM. How does WRAM
| compare to video DRAM and VRAM? Actually, I don't even
| know the difference between these two, except that VRAM is
| better than DRAM. (Is VRAM faster? Does it have a
| speedier RAMDAC?) Is WRAM somewhere in between DRAM and
| VRAM, or is it even better than VRAM, at least with respect
| to running NEXTSTEP? (I assume WRAM is good for running
| Windows).
|
| Also, any guesses as to how good this new Matrox card will
| be for NEXTSTEP? Just curious ...
|
| Gregg Dinse
| 919-541-4931
| dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can't insert optical disk -- help please
Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:38:49 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40dg79$sni@news.iastate.edu>
References: <40ao5j$3dm@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Randy W Jackson writes
> When I turned my computer on this morning, I was unable to insert an
optical
> disk all the way (the last half inch was impossible).
>
> Now, my cube boots from a hard drive, but the OS seems to think there
should be
> a disk in the optical drive, because when it hits the check disk portion
of
> boot, the system panics, with a message concerning an empty optical disk
drive.
>
> What can or should I do to get around this?
One possibility, because I recently went through very much the same thing
with respect to the last half inch of the disc, is that your ribbon cable
has gone bad. If the ribbon cable is bad the signal cannot be sent to the
MOD to "take" the disk and mount it, so it goes in all but the last little
bit. Took me many hours of trial and error to narrow it down to the cable
(and thanks to Sam Goldberger for figuring it out! and for promptly
sending me a new cable!). You can either try to repair the cable
yourself, or order another from Sam at smg@orb.com
Hope this helps --- Tom
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From: giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Serial driver 3.33 does not work Dell P90
Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:42:02 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40dgda$nsm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: serial driver
I picked up the ISAserialdriver 3.33 from NextAnswers, and I cannot get it to function.
I installed the package, then used configure.app to put it in place of the 3.3 serial driver.
I then attempted a reboot, and the machine hung the first time (I don't remember the exact point). The second time, the machine booted, but I could not open any serial lines using Kermit or dialupip. I got messages such as "device not available", etc.
I am running on a Dell XPS P90 w soundblaster, Adaptec 1515 SCSI (6x60 driver), #9GXE graphics card.
Any help, advice, comments appreciated. I've already had two system freezes with the old serial driver running PNI at high speeds in the last two days.
Michael Giddings
giddings@moraine.chem.wisc.edu
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optimal display mode settings for Diamond Stealth VRAM, 2M
Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:15:46 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Message-ID: <40dlt3$gfl@larry.rice.edu>
References: <40d5qr$jlm@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Chris Swoyer (cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu) wrote:
: I am using NS 3.3 on a zeos pentium with a Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM
: with 2M. What is the optimum setting for the display mode with this
: set up? I have used a bit of trail and error, but on one setting
: (toward the high end), I got only a blur of colors, and had to
: reinstall NS.
!?!?
If you type config=Default at the boot prompt it will boot with default VGA
graphics so you can change the settings to something appropriate. Of course it
will boot without the network, etc ... but it should be sufficient to
reconfigure. If that won't work, you can also boot into single user mode and
fix things from there, but I wouldn't reccommend it unless you know what
you're doing...
: So it looks like this is one where it would be better to
: solicit some advice than to do a lot of exploring on my own.
It really depends on what monitor you're using. NeXT uses some pretty awful
sync pulses in their video modes. A top of the line NEC monitor (which they
use for testing) will sync to it, but many less expensive monitors cannot.
Once you've checked the monitor manual to make sure you aren't exceeding its
specs (you can easily damage your monitor), trial and error is pretty much the
only way to go...
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From: siannce@joule.elee.calpoly.edu (Stephen P. Iannce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hooking up a NeXT Color Monitor (FIMI?) to a Mac
Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:51:06 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Message-ID: <40dnva$7gv@isnews.csc.calpoly.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: siannce
I was thinking about purchasing a Mac to go along with my NeXT and was
wondering if it is possible to hook a Mac (One of the new PCI power macs)
up to the 17" NeXT Color Monitor (I think I've got the Fimi one). Is this
monitor a multi-sync one? And if so, what types of resolutions does it
support?
Thanks,
Stephan
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Parity memory in an '040 cube??
Date: 10 Aug 1995 21:54:36 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <40dv6s$9bb@nnrp3.primenet.com>
References: <40bs4u$j5v@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
faizel@borg (Faizel Dakri) wrote:
> Has anybody had problems putting parity memory into a cube (ROM 2.5 v66)?
My machine seems to die with that blasted Exception #2 when I've got
parity mode SIMMs (70ns), and then I can't boot up until I take them out
and put in the original 1 Meg SIMMs(100ns) without parity. It's really
annoying.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Or, if you've got a need for
parity mode SIMMs and you've got extra non-parity SIMMs and you want to
trade, please let me know.
What ROM version are you running? I have ROM monitor v2.6 on ROM ver .66
and got exeptions until I put the parity simms (4x9) before the non-parity
simms (1x8) (in slots 0-3) and the non parity simms (on slots 4-11).
Additionally, I turned off the parity check. If you have an older Bios, a
replacement can be ordered from Bell Atlantic.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra)
Subject: New DELL installs halfway!
Message-ID: <empathDD41JM.KvC@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 19:45:22 GMT
Sender: empath@netcom12.netcom.com
I am attempting to install NS 3.3 on a new DELL XPS p90 (uses the Triton
chipset.) I am installing on a 1gig IDE hard drive using an Adaptec 2940
controller with a NEC CD-ROM (SCSI)
The only thing that is different from many other installs are the >540meg
IDE and Triton chipset... Ooops, one other thing: the other machines are
all using the #9 GXE64Pro (uses the S3 964 chip) and this new machine has
the new #9FX which uses the S3968 chip....
Ok - the problem is that although the install start alright, the arrow
moves accross until I get the "COMPLETE" message and the system reboots,
once it reboots the install never continues. The screen goes blank and
locks the machine (no hard drive activity or anything.)
I'm installing on the remaining (unpartitioned by DOS) space at the end
of the drive, something I've done before as well. My assumtion would be
that either the EIDE driver is a little screwy (I did choose the >504
driver) or else the Triton chipset is screwy. The different video card
shouldn't cause any ill effects until further into the installation.
Any ideas?
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: DPT installation problems
Message-ID: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 14:38:09 GMT
Hi,
I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace my old
and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
I installed the DPT driver, powered off the computer and replaced the
cards.
I then booted under DOS as the configuration programs do work under DOS.
No surprises there. It worked fine, installed all needed drivers on the
DOS partition of a Micropolis 2217s AV.
Then I tried to boot NS wich sits on the exact same drive. Just after the
multi-boot little message, I typed n for NS and here is what I got :
Missing OS
fW$ o
Insert Boot diskette in A:
I panicked, thought I'd destroyed my NS partition. I decided to put the
Adaptec back and remove the DPT and it worked. MY OS was still there and
in perfect shape.
So why wasn't I able to boot NS anymore ?
Can anyone help me and give me a solution ?
Someone suggested to backup my drive, low-level format it with the DPT
installed and reinstall NS on it. But he wasn't sure whether it would work
or not.
Any ideas will be welcome.
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
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NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Date: 11 Aug 1995 00:06:42 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40e6ui$16q@news4.digex.net>
References: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Jacques Garbi wrote:
> I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace
> my old and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
> I installed the DPT driver, powered off the computer and replaced
> the cards. I then booted under DOS as the configuration programs
> do work under DOS. No surprises there. It worked fine, installed
> all needed drivers on the DOS partition of a Micropolis 2217s
> AV. Then I tried to boot NS wich sits on the exact same drive.
> Just after the multi-boot little message, I typed n for NS and
> here is what I got :
> Missing OS fW$ o
> Insert Boot diskette in A:
> I panicked, thought I'd destroyed my NS partition. I decided to
> put the Adaptec back and remove the DPT and it worked. MY OS
> was still there and in perfect shape.
> So why wasn't I able to boot NS anymore ? Can anyone help me
> and give me a solution ? Someone suggested to backup my drive,
> low-level format it with the DPT installed and reinstall NS on
> it. But he wasn't sure whether it would work or not.
What version of NS are you using? 3.2 or 3.3? You must have 3.3
if you will be using PCI cards. If you do have NS3.3, did you get
the new DPT driver at NeXTanswers? The one that came on the NS3.3
CD will not work.
If you have NS 3.3, and the new driver, it should work...
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Serial driver 3.33 does not work Dell P90
In-Reply-To: giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu's message of 10 Aug 1995 17:42:02 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug10223042@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <40dgda$nsm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 02:30:42 GMT
I'm running it on a Dell P90 and it works fairly well. You do realize that
you need PortServer in addition to ISASerialPort, right? What version of
the BIOS do you have?
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <40dgda$nsm@news.doit.wisc.edu> giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu writes:
I picked up the ISAserialdriver 3.33 from NextAnswers, and I cannot get it to function.
I installed the package, then used configure.app to put it in place of the 3.3 serial driver.
I then attempted a reboot, and the machine hung the first time (I don't remember the exact point). The second time, the machine booted, but I could not open any serial lines using Kermit or dialupip. I got messages such as "device not available", etc.
I am running on a Dell XPS P90 w soundblaster, Adaptec 1515 SCSI (6x60 driver), #9GXE graphics card.
Any help, advice, comments appreciated. I've already had two system freezes with the old serial driver running PNI at high speeds in the last two days.
Michael Giddings
giddings@moraine.chem.wisc.edu
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Video Performance
Date: 11 Aug 1995 06:40:20 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <40eu0k$kkg@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Narayanan Iyer (niyer@ornews.intel.com) wrote:
: Hi:
: I have the following system:
: Intel Zappa motherboard (Triton Chipset) with P90
: Diamond Stealth 64 with 2MB DRAM
: 32 MB RAM
: After installed NS3.3 and the Diamond Stealth 64 driver in 1152x864 (or so) 555/16
: I was dismayed by the video performance. I really did not see any appreciable
: increase in the performance of window move/redraws over my Epson NX (486DX2/66) with
: WinGin graphics.
: Question: Does the new 824x0 driver need to be installed to enable
: PCI write posting with NS 3.3 using a Triton Chipset?
: Or is there another problem?
Don't know how the WinGin performs, but your configuration should give
an NXFactor of about 1.4. It might be that enabling PCI and 824x0 support
helps.
Axel
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From: cdl@chiton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: LONG monitor cables for color systems
Date: 10 Aug 1995 23:29:22 -0700
Organization: Marine Physical Lab, UC San Diego
Message-ID: <40etc2$dd0@chiton.ucsd.edu>
References: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950810085829.14535C-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.950810085829.14535C-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com> Classic Concepts <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com> writes:
>
>I was informed that NeXT never made a long monitor cable for the color
>systems, only for mono. Since the monitor puts quite a lot of pressure
>on the machine, and the computer grabs a chunk of desk space, I'd like it
>out of the way (even if it is a pretty box).
What I did was extend one leg of the Y-cable, the one that normally
goes to the monitor. The signals in that cable are only the RGB video,
thus a standard extender as made for a Sun workstation does the job.
I bought a "13W3 VGA Extension Cable, Male to Female" from L-Com,
North Andover, MA. 800-343-1455. Available in lengths from 3 feet to
50 feet.
Usual disclaimer -- it works fine for me in the 10-foot length, and I'm
just a satisfied customer.
carl
--
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From: samurai@marge.cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Scanners?
Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:43:26 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, McGill Univ.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <SAMURAI.95Aug10114326@marge.cs.mcgill.ca>
Does anyone know what I need in order to run a scanner with NEXTSTEP?
The only scanner I ever used was an old HSD scanner. I'd like to get
something from HP or whatever, and don't know if the software to drive
it exists under NEXTSTEP.
Can someone email me info? I don't read this group often.
Thanks,
- darcy
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-- Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, after incurring a two
day paper loss of 2 billion dollars on Microsoft stock.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Help ! I get weird errors probably due to my modem
Message-ID: <DD4C25.Fu@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 23:32:29 GMT
Hi,
I have a ZyXEL U1496E, NXFax running, PPP and UUCP connection.
My problem is that I get some strange errors that log in /usr/adm/messages
that I don't understand at all. Those errors were prior to the PPP setup
but didn't disappear afterwards.
They didn't bother me until now where I found out that NXFax didn't answer
a fax and the standard fax machine answered it instead (it's there only if
the computer goes down - it answers calls after 4 rings when NXFax should
answer immediately). When I checked /usr/adm/messages to see what
happened, I saw that at the exact time the fax came in, plenty of the
following errors were noted :
Aug 10 23:13:33 touga mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902)
Aug 10 23:19:00 touga last message repeated 2 times
Aug 10 23:25:41 touga mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902)
Please help me understand those errors and if possible help me to find a
solution to get rid of them. I don't even know what ttyscc1 is !
I checked in /dev and found nothing like ttyscc1.
If this matters, the ZyXEL is connected to COM2 or Serial B. Nothing is
using Serial A.
Thanks for any help as I am in dire straits
---
Dr. Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: matthias@amg.de(Matthias Schuerhoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: LONG monitor cables for color systems
Date: 11 Aug 1995 07:46:37 GMT
Organization: AMG Industrieconsulting GmbH
Message-ID: <40f1st$51s@hagen.amg.de>
References: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950810085829.14535C-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Keywords: long monitor cable
Julie writes
>
> I was informed that NeXT never made a long monitor cable for the color
> systems, only for mono. Since the monitor puts quite a lot of pressure
> on the machine, and the computer grabs a chunk of desk space, I'd like
it
> out of the way (even if it is a pretty box).
>
> Does anyone know of a supplier who builds custom LONG NeXT cable (about
6
> feet, I guess, would do) and how much they charge? Failing that, is
> there a source for the parts (and any voltage or other issues I should
be
> aware of) so I can build one myself?
>
> Thanks for the info/help. Julie
Julie,
I don't know if there are longer cables available anywhere. But 3 years
ago I built a long cable (3 meters) for a color monitor on a dos box with
SVGA resolution and the display really lost sharpness. I used a simple
cheap cable so if you want to build one yourself be aware that you use a
high quality cable with very good shielding.
I know of hardware resellers for CAD systems who sell monitor cables (with
standard length) for about 130 DM (that's about 80$) and with double
shielding!
Matthias Schuerhoff
AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 27
44227 Dortmund / Germany
Phone 231 / 97 53 54 - 0
Fax 231 / 97 53 54 - 55
E-Mail matthias@amg.de (NeXTmail ok)
From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New DELL installs halfway!
Date: 11 Aug 1995 07:30:43 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <40f0v3$ls2@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <empathDD41JM.KvC@netcom.com>
empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra) wrote:
> Ok - the problem is that although the install start alright,
> the arrow moves accross until I get the "COMPLETE" message
> and the system reboots, once it reboots the install never
> continues. The screen goes blank and locks the machine (no
> hard drive activity or anything.)
NEXTSTEP doesn't like the combination of the Intel Triton chipset and some
S3 video chipsets during boot phase. Try to boot in verbose mode (enter -v
at the boot prompt) and see if the problem goes away.
If it works in this mode, you should edit the file
/private/Drivers/i386/System.config/Instance0.table
and change the value for "Boot Graphics" from "Yes" to "No". (You can also
use the "Expert" button in Configure.app to change that value.)
Good luck
Marcel
---
Marcel Bresink, University of Koblenz,
Computer Graphics Lab, Institute for Computer Science
Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany
From: bourl@info.isbiel.ch (Laurent Bourqui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optimal display mode settings for Diamond Stealth VRAM, 2M
Date: 11 Aug 1995 11:36:38 GMT
Organization: Biel School of Engineering, CH-2501 Biel, Switzerland
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40ffc6$ki8@vega.info.isbiel.ch>
References: <40d5qr$jlm@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Hi,
cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer) wrote:
> I am using NS 3.3 on a zeos pentium with a Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM
> with 2M.
I'm using the same graphic adaptor on a Pentium 100Mhz
> What is the optimum setting for the display mode with this
> set up?
I set: Height: 864 Wdith: 1152 Refresh: 75Hz ColorSpace:RGB:555/16
and it works fine.
Bye,
Laurent
From: emarshal@osf1.gmu.edu (ERIC R. MARSHALL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: how to install NEXTSTEP on an NEC Versa
Date: 9 Aug 1995 12:55:42 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <40ab8e$q2k@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Is there anything special I need to know? Also, are there
folks out there who sell these machines ready-to-go?
Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra)
Subject: Re: New DELL ... #9 FX ???
Message-ID: <empathDD5F7w.MCv@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <empathDD41JM.KvC@netcom.com> <40f0v3$ls2@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 13:38:20 GMT
Sender: empath@netcom18.netcom.com
Welp, using the advice of Marcel Bresink (thanks!) I could get NeXT to
finish the install. However, I can't get it to detect my Number9 FX
video card (based on the S3 968 instead of the 964.) So, I downloaded
the drivers for the ELSA Winner cards which are supposed to support the
968 chip. Well, it is listed as a detected compatible driver but even on
my high-end NEC monitor the sync of the monitor is waaay out. Any ideas
of a different driver I should try?
--
Tim Triemstra ... empath@netcom.com ...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc
From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram)
Subject: Re: Booting from disk2
Sender: news@prz.tu-berlin.de (Newsadmin Elwood-PRZ)
Message-ID: <DD5Hu8.M5J@prz.tu-berlin.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 14:34:55 GMT
References: <40am1e$c24@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Organization: PRZ TU-Berlin
Hi,
William Moyne (wpmoyne@mit.edu) wrote:
> Hi, I installed an IDE drive along with my scsi drive that has
> nexstep (and a small dos partition) on it. So the arrangment looks like
> disk 0: IDE (bootmanager)(dos)(os2)(data)...
> disk 1: SCSI (dos)(NeXT)
>
> I used to have the OS/2 bootmanager on the scsi drive and
> everything worked fine (before the IDE was installed). Now even though
> the bootmanager on the IDE drive points to the right partition
> (i.e. the scsi one) it just says:
> Next 3.3.3.8 .
>
> And freezes. I can manually boot from the floppy by typing:
> boot: sd()mach_kernel
> I read ref 1487 that documents this very problem! GREAT!!. All
> I have to do is make a dummy launch-point on the first drive. but
> ... the FAQ says that due to a bug in the disk (unix prog), the dummy
> partition must be 7Meg. I HATE to loose disk space for no reason. Has
> disk been fixed? Is there another way?
> THANKS!!!
> --William
> p.s. Please Email me if you have a solution or more questions. I want
> to eliminate my boot floppy ;) --
you could use my boot manager "O/S Boot Select Version 2.0 Beta8"
(os-bs). This boot manager is able to boot from second, third
disk etc..
Follow the installation hints from 1487 (that means edit /etc/fstab
and /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table appropriatly).
But don't create the 7MB partition on the first disk. Instead
install os-bs 2.0 Beta8 and add a entry for the NS partition on
your second disk to the os-bs boot menu.
I've a report that it works successfully for NS 3.3. Probably not for
NS 3.2.
You can find os-bs here:
http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de/~wolf/os-bs.html
or if you don't like WWW:
ftp://ftp.prz.tu-berlin.de/pub/pc/os-bs/osbsBETA.exe
It's a self extracting archive running under DOS. The installation
desktop is currently only running under DOS, so you need at least
a DOS boot floppy.
Please read the README file first.
You might notice that the "Reboot into DOS" button disappears
in the reboot dialog of NS. It's not really a problem when
you have a operating system boot menu anyway, but probably
I'll fix this in the final os-bs version.
Unlike the OS/2 boot manager os-bs doesn't need a own
partition. It can of course also boot OS/2 except in some
configurations. But if you run into a problem with OS/2 you can
even add a boot menu entry for the OS/2 boot manager which is
handled like a (mini) operating system by os-bs.
Thomas
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From: tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTSTEP on Intel running Monsterscope with AD64X ?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 16:45:30 GMT
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Message-ID: <40g1fa$a4a@saims.skidmore.edu>
Anybody using Intel Nextstep: can you run monsterscope ?
Has anybody successfully run Monsterscope on Intel hardware using a DSP
input device like the AD64X ??
Anybody doing any development work with the MusicKit on Intel using the
DSP (motorola 56001) of some sound card ???
Thanks for any response
A. Holland
Skidmore College
From: tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where to buy NeXTSTEP Intel config ?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 16:51:38 GMT
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Message-ID: <40g1qq$a54@saims.skidmore.edu>
Keywords: supplisers for Intel
I'm looking for a list of suppliers for NeXTSTEP Intel configs.
Thanks for any pointers.
A. Holland
Skidmore College
From: alk@news.cfa.org (Tony Kimball)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black hardware prices?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 13:24:01 -0500
Organization: Comunicating for America Network Services, MN USA
Message-ID: <40g781$6vb@swifty.cfa.org>
What does a b/w NeXTstation go for these days? Where could I buy one?
And how about a printer?
Thanks for any info.
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on Intel running Monsterscope with AD64X ?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 18:55:54 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <40g93q$6v0@news4.digex.net>
References: <40g1fa$a4a@saims.skidmore.edu>
tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) wrote:
> Anybody using Intel Nextstep: can you run monsterscope ?
> Has anybody successfully run Monsterscope on Intel hardware using
> a DSP input device like the AD64X ??
> Anybody doing any development work with the MusicKit on Intel
> using the DSP (motorola 56001) of some sound card ???
I am...Well, I'm in the process of doing so. But with an Ariel
ProPort, not the AD64.
Monsterscope won't run on intel. I wish NeXT would release the
source on it, so it could be recompiled for Intel. With the i56
card, it should just work...
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of modems for NeXT
Date: 11 Aug 1995 20:42:09 GMT
Organization: ex nihilo, inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40gfb1$rio@anshar.shadow.net>
References: <409lo7$29r@anshar.shadow.net> <DD2v9H.JG0@waldo.com>
hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker) wrote:
<snip>
> ... IF you can get a good Supra modem. I've been through 8 (that's
> right, EIGHT) SupraFax modems. Hell, I've been replacing them
> so long, I just gave them $50 and moved from the 14.4 to the
> 28.8 in the middle of the whole nightmare.
>
> And it's not like I have 20 modems. I'm a home user. I have 1
> (ONE) modem. I've just had 7 (SEVEN) that failed and needed
> replacement over this "1" modem's lifespan.
>
> NXFax, on the other hand, is superb. Well worth the money.
> Support is excellent.
We're still using the same one we originally bought. All we've done is
upgrade the ROMS to keep up to date. Maybe you just had a bad streak (8!)
--
Dino Bagdadi
ex nihilo, inc.
dino@ex-nihilo.com (ASCII, NeXTmail and MIME)
Public PGP key available via `finger -l dbagdadi@shadow.net'
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org (Peter Nitezki)
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer Problem
Message-ID: <1995Aug11.162843.5691@nidat.sub.org>
Sender: nitezki@nidat.sub.org
Organization: private site of Peter Nitezki, Kraichtal, Germany
References: <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 16:28:43 GMT
In article <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> me@ljva (My Account)
writes:
> The problem is that the paper is not feeding into the printer the
> way it should. When I initiate a print job, the sheet of paper in
> the tray move about 2.5 inches and then stops. This is happening
> _every_ time I try to print a page, so I'm assuming that something
> is really wrong with the "feeding" mechanism of the printer.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what may be going on here? Is this
> something I can fix myself, or do I have to have it sent somewhere
> to be fixed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
The problem lies (most likely) in the unequal and insufficient grip of the
paper transport rollers. Obstruction of the paper path due to a stuck
piece of paper is the other possibility.
The rubber surface of the rollers becomes slippery due to grease, dust and
aging. you can mend this by firmly rubbing the surface of the rollers
with a piece of cloth dampend in propyl alcohol or cleaning gas. If this
is not sufficient careful application of a piece of abrasive paper can
help (be careful!).
In case that all this doesn't help you must refer to a service technician.
P.S.: A troubled printer is not your only problem; your newsreader is
misconfigured, advertizing an insufficient reply address:
:
: From: me@ljva (My Account)
:
--
Peter Nitezki | Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org # Blessed art thou who knoweth
Staarenbergstr. 44 | Tel.: +49 7251 62495 # not about the pleasure and
D-76703 Kraichtal | Fax : +49 7251 69215 # delight of being hooked
GERMANY | pgp, MIME, NeXTmail # up to the Net. Peter 1,3-5
From: petcher@moriah.covenant.edu.covenant.edu (Donald N. Petcher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT on Macinotsh?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 17:27:25 GMT
Organization: I'm not really all that organized.
Message-ID: <40g3tt$t03@bunyan.covenant.edu>
Anyone out there interested in creating (for sale) an expansion board for
the Macintosh along the lines of Apple's own '486 board that would run both
Windows and NEXTSTEP? (Presumably it would be a pentium board.) Since the
Mac is a well integrated system already as opposed to all the headaches of
adding hardware to Intel, this seems like a real winner to me. Some special
drivers would have to be created of course to use the Mac hardware of
course. Are there inherent problems with such a project?
Cheers,
Don Petcher
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr (Francois BIENTZ)
Subject: compaq diagnostic floppy
Message-ID: <1995Aug11.222633.3111@xenicos.fdn.fr>
Sender: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual.
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 22:26:33 GMT
booted from the compaq diagnostic floppy...
the software wrote to the boot block on the IDE HD..
first tried disk -b after booting fromNS floppy and CD ROM
but now I have teh message on boot : not a sysyem disk ... how can I
repair this ???
From: mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on Macinotsh?
Date: 11 Aug 1995 21:34:39 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <40h0ff$5ng@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <40g3tt$t03@bunyan.covenant.edu>
great I dea then I could buy a power pc mac and add a board run nextstep
live happily ever after
since there is no path out of NeXT & Daydream (got to have both wish it
wasn't but that's life)
Daydream is a great product (remarkable really for NeXTstep apps). Works
like a dream they could add 256 color. Sound isn't all that but if they
could it would be perfect.
Also NeXT is waiting for Motorolla to kiss their xxxx to port NeXTstep to
PowerPC. They have just about done everything else to attract NeXT nothing
works but that's not new
still
New PowerMac & NeXTStep cool concept
go for it
U should have a decent market until copland by then one wouldn't need
NeXtstep anymore
From: jdevlin@umich.edu (John Devlin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: NEXTSTEP on UltraSparc
Date: 12 Aug 1995 02:25:17 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan
Message-ID: <40h3ed$go6@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
Sun's white papers on the UltraSparc make for interesting reading. With
the integrated multimedia support, it sounds as if they were designed with
something of the vision that animated the original Cubes and Stations.
Any thoughts as to whether NEXTSTEP for Sparc, OPENSTEP/Solaris or third
party apps will be able to benefit from the design? Does this mean that
accelerated 24bit color without the expense of a pricey graphics card is
just around the corner, or would software have to be written with the new
instruction set in mind (and is there any chance of THAT)?
For that matter, how do the OS and third party apps take advantage of a
graphics card on Intel, Sun and HP workstations?
Forgive my naivete. But I would really appreciate it if someone could
explain these deeper mysteries of life.
--
John Devlin
Department of Philosophy
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - 1003
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: prayner@wsj.dowjones.com (Pearce Rayner)
Subject: Looking for NeXT system under $1000
Message-ID: <prayner-1208952314040001@ts10.wsj.dowjones.com>
Sender: news@tigger.jvnc.net (Zee News Genie)
Organization: Dow Jones & Co Inc
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 03:10:34 GMT
I'm looking to buy a NeXT (probably a cube) for under $1000. Probably a
16/0 or something, with a monitor. Mail any offers to
prayner@wsj.dowjones.com (Tyler Rayner). Thanks
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer Manual
Date: 12 Aug 1995 03:56:52 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <40h8q4$dgq@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <nntpuserDD2txM.5rE@netcom.com>
jpmeia@netcom.com wrote:
: Help! I bought a NeXTPrinter, but it came with no manual, and my slab
: didn't come with a NeXTPrinter manual, which the seller (it's one of the
: "never used" PrinterWorks stock) said should come with the slab.
Had the same problem, whell I thought I had. But it appears that the
printer installation is given in the normal Network & SysAdm manual of
your NeXT. With mine it is chapter 13, adding peripherals.
Willem
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From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Date: 12 Aug 1995 07:54:42 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <40hmo2$op6@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Cc: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
In article <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>,
<jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace my old
>and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
>
>I installed the DPT driver, powered off the computer and replaced the
>cards.
>I then booted under DOS as the configuration programs do work under DOS.
>No surprises there. It worked fine, installed all needed drivers on the
>DOS partition of a Micropolis 2217s AV.
>Then I tried to boot NS wich sits on the exact same drive. Just after the
>multi-boot little message, I typed n for NS and here is what I got :
>
>Missing OS
>fW$ o
>
>Insert Boot diskette in A:
>
>I panicked, thought I'd destroyed my NS partition. I decided to put the
>Adaptec back and remove the DPT and it worked. MY OS was still there and
>in perfect shape.
>
>So why wasn't I able to boot NS anymore ?
>Can anyone help me and give me a solution ?
>Someone suggested to backup my drive, low-level format it with the DPT
>installed and reinstall NS on it. But he wasn't sure whether it would work
>or not.
>
>Any ideas will be welcome.
>
I have a situation very similar to this:
I just bought an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI controller card. I used to have a
DPT 2021 ISA card. After installing the Adaptec card, I get the NeXT Boot
Manager, and if I choose 'n' for NEXTSTEP, everything works fine.
However, if I choose to run DOS, I also get a "Missing OS" message.
I _AM_ able to boot DOS with a floppy disk, and DOS sees the hard drive
partitions correctly if I run "fdisk /status". The problem goes away
if I replace my DPT 2021 card.
I have tried reformatting the DOS partition and reinstalling DOS, but I still
get the same error message.
I think the problem is that the DPT and Adaptec cards handle drive partitions
slightly differently, and the only good solution is to recreate the partitions
with the new controller card. You may be able to minimize headaches by
backing up your NEXTSTEP partition using the "ditto" command.
Another solution which I haven't looked into yet is a 3rd party program such
as System Commander. That may be able to fix the problem.
For the time being, you should still be able to boot NEXTSTEP off floppy.
Hope this helps, and if anybody has experienced a similar problem and has a
better solution, please e-mail me!
Varun
From: a5401gac@rs6000.univie.ac.at (Lucas Filz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mididriver MPU401
Date: 12 Aug 1995 06:03:22 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu
Message-ID: <9508121103.AA50830@rs6000.univie.ac.at>
I have problems getting an MPU-style MIDI interface to run, which works
under DOS. I have added the Mididriver in Configure (IRQ 5, 0x32E). The
MusicKitPrefs say MIDI# = 0, Unit# = 0.
I am already importing
#import <musickit/midi_driver_compatability.h>
instead of
// #import <mididriver/midi_driver.h>
In the Makefile I have the following libs in exactly this order:
LIBS = -li56 -lmusickit -ldsp -lDriver -lMedia_s -lNeXT_s\
-lIndexing_s
My program uses the same MIDI C-functions as the NeXT example
/NextDeveloper/Examples/SoundAndMusic/MidiDriver/playmidifile.c
Using MIDI_PORT_A_UNIT or MIDI_PORT_B_UNIT as the unit parameter
makes no difference.
The piece of init-code, which works on black hardware looks like this:
...
r = netname_look_up(name_server_port, "","Mididriver", &driverPort);
r = MIDIBecomeOwner(driverPort,ownerPort = allocPort());
r = MIDIClaimUnit(driverPort, ownerPort,unit);
...
The return values of netname_look_up() and MIDIBecomeOwner() are ok.
It stops in MIDIClaimUnit (unit=0) with the following message:
MIDIClaimUnit: timed out(-203)
The MusicKit examples (e.g. MidiEcho.app) terminate with the following
message:
"MusicKit: MIDI serial port is unavailable. Perhaps another application
is using the serial port."
Please send your answer also to Lucas.Filz@serv.univie.ac.at
(if this does not happen automatically).
Thank you,
Lucas.
From: Paul Civati <paul@xciv.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI and NS 3.3
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 95 10:37:10 GMT
Organization: My bedroom somewhere in London, a PC and a phoneline.
Message-ID: <808223830snz@xciv.demon.co.uk>
After much fiddling I now have this working fine. :-)
It was down to me not installing the driver properly, ie. selecting the .pkg
from Configure.app rather than installing it via the package installer.
I was confused by Configure.app saying it had installed it successfully when
obviously it was lieing. ;-)
-Paul-
--
Paul Civati, paul@xciv.demon.co.uk, http://www.domino.org/~paulc/
FYI my surname is pronounced 'sivarty' ;-) Civ on IRC
"I'll spell potato any fu*king way I want." - Dan Quayle (Bill Hicks)
From: ecsi@po.iijnet.or.jp (Hiroshi Sato)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771
Date: 12 Aug 1995 18:02:46 GMT
Organization: Internet Initiative Japan Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN
Message-ID: <40iqc6$sc8@news2.iij.ad.jp>
References: <3ufsc7$7dt@op1d56cmp.il.us.swissbank.com> <407kaj$af3@news4.digex.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <407kaj$af3@news4.digex.net>, tomk@access.digex.net says...
>I've got the same card, but the generic S3 driver doesn't work for me
>(its the PCI interface).
>
>Any responses?
>
I'm going to purchase Motion 771 (4MB PCI), too.
The package says that we can get the driver from BBS or third party?
Or does anyone knows the Internet FTP or WWW of #9?
Please help us!
Thank you!
---
Hiroshi Sato (ecsi@po.iijnet.or.jp)
From: Mike Harris <booknet@rmharris.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IOmega Zip between DOS PCs and NeXT?
Date: 12 Aug 1995 18:57:35 GMT
Organization: booknet/rmharris_ltd
Message-ID: <40itiv$qso@clarknet.clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I have an IOmega Zip drive on my NeXT Cube (3.2). It works great as a replacement for the (defunct)
old optical drive and makes a nice backup as advertised. For some reason, however, it will not read
DOS parallel port Zip discs. Since NeXT reads DOS floppies and CDs, and purportedly reads optical and tape
media from DOS PCs, I am somewhat surprised (and disappointed) that the same cross platform capability
does not appear with the Zip -- which is afte rall just another removable medium. Does anyone have
experience with this? Is this an inherent problem with the Zip formats (ie, between parallel and SCSI)?
Or is there a missing NeXT driver (the DOS radio button is grayed out in the format window, for example,
but NeXT and Mac are available)?
************************************************************************
*** Mike Harris booknet/rmharris_ltd
phone: (703) 356-1686 fax: (703) 356-5431
e-mail: booknet@rmharris.com, r.m.harris@ieee.org, rmharris@clark.net
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From: devido-antonio@cs.yale.edu (Antonio Devido)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: 4gig disk on 68040 wNS3.0
Date: 12 Aug 1995 16:40:49 -0400
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40j3khINN42f@RA.DEPT.CS.YALE.EDU>
I'm new to NeXT administration, but I've sett up an external 4gigabyte disk
on NeXT hardware with a nextstation Turbo running NS3.0
I need to partition the disk into at minimum 4 partitions :
Is it possible ? I know how to do it with other OSes.
Please enlighten me by e-mail or response to group.
Also, is it possible to use the disk as a raw device after a partition,
s.t. only partition A is a NeXT f.s. and I can access the other
partitions as raw devices ?
Thanks, Antonio
--
Antonio J. De Vido // Scire volunt omnes, mercedem solvere nemo -Juvenal
// Antonio.J.Devido@nmb.norwest.com // devido@cs.yale.edu
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP! Problem starting NeXTSTEP "cannot mount root"
Date: 12 Aug 1995 14:55:43 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
Message-ID: <40j80v$b7c@skat.usc.edu>
Summary: HELP! Problem starting NeXTSTEP "cannot mount root"
Keywords: HELP! Problem starting NeXTSTEP "cannot mount root"
I have successfully installed NeXTSTEP on my machine (at least that's what
the installation program said). However, when I try to start up NeXTSTEP I
get the following error:
vfs_mountroot: error = 19
panic: (CPU 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root
panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: MOn Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT, 1994 root (rebuilder)
mk-171.9.odj~2/RC_i386 RELEASE_I386
system panic: cannot mount root
I checked NeXT Answers but I couldn't find anything specific to this error.
If anyone can help I really appreciate it. I cannot believe how close I am
to finnally running NeXTSTEP! Anyway, here is my machine info:
Dell xpsP100c
32MB EDO RAM
1GB Seagate hard drvie
#9 GXE64Pro with 4MB VRAM
4X Mitsumi CD-ROM
My hard drive is partitioned as follows:
333MB Primary for M$-DOG
333MB Logical for OS/2
333MB Primary for NeXTSTEP
Thanks for the help.
Later,
Frank
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University of Southern California | an object to me. Unfortunately there
Computer Science | is some information hiding, but
fabbroci@scf.usc.edu | thankfully, she's fairly encapsulated,
University Computing Services | nicely modular, and has a very well
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From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IOmega Zip between DOS PCs and NeXT?
Date: 13 Aug 1995 00:35:20 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <40jhc8$itk@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
References: <40itiv$qso@clarknet.clark.net>
In article <40itiv$qso@clarknet.clark.net> Mike Harris
<booknet@rmharris.com> writes:
> I have an IOmega Zip drive on my NeXT Cube (3.2). It works great as a
replacement for the (defunct)
> old optical drive and makes a nice backup as advertised. For some
reason, however, it will not read
> DOS parallel port Zip discs.
It does work with NeXTstep 3.3, but you can't format them for DOS,
you have to format them from DOS, or buy them pre-formatted for
DOS (or use a Mac to format them for DOS, as I did).
--
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area)
14335 Northeast 24th Street, Bldg B Bellevue, WA 98007
(NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here)
I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: martia_b@krypton.epita.fr (bruno martial)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sell NeXT station 040 33Mhz
Date: 13 Aug 1995 04:08:17 GMT
Organization: Epita (French Computer Science school)
Sender: martia_b@krypton (bruno martial)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40jtrh$3oo@boson.epita.fr>
Sell : NeXT station Turbo color with
-WorkStation 68040 33 Mhz
-NS 3.3
-16 Mo RAM
-400 Mo HD
-21' color display
-Sound Box
...
Please send your offer on my E-mail adress.
\\|//
~ ~
O O
_________________________________oQQ_( )_QQo_______________________________
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E-mail : martia_b@epita.fr Tel: (33 1) 42.37.81.22 ( Repondeur )
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Dennis I. Gould <DIG@Gould.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to get Fugitsu HD?
Message-ID: <DD4600.1FA@gould.com>
Sender: dig@gould.com (Dennis I. Gould)
Organization: The Gould Group Companies
References: <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 21:21:35 GMT
Call Larry Cohen at Peripheral Solutions
+1 408 457 3160
He's reliable, responsible and has most anything you might want.
In article <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net> dekorte@core.symnet.net (Steve Dekorte)
writes:
> Anyone know where I can get a Futgitsu HD that will work with
> NeXT hardware?
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Steve
>
> PS. please respond by email
--
Dennis I. Gould DIG@Gould.COM
NeXT Mail, MIME & ASCII PGP Key available on request
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Info needed: CR-ROM for Black 3.2 NeXTStation
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 22:47:29 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950812224444.10525C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
I am thinking about getting a CD-ROM for a black NeXTStation running 3.2
and would like to hear from those who have had experiences buying/using such.
Things I would like to know:
- where purchased
- reliability
- speed
- ease of operation/setup
- cost
- any advice/suggestions
Thanks
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
NeXT 3.2 m68k Just another convert to the Z-Shell
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sell NeXT station 040 33Mhz
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 01:35:30 -400
Organization: Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40k2v2$153i@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <40jtrh$3oo@boson.epita.fr>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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In article <40jtrh$3oo@boson.epita.fr>
bruno martial <martia_b@krypton.epita.fr> wrote:
>
> \\|//
> ~ ~
> O O
> _________________________________oQQ_( )_QQo_______________________________
>
Wow, sorry for posting it here, but don't you think that this picture
is just wonderful? Thank you, Bruno.
Rudy Blazek
From: jrmw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (James R. Merideth-Webb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer Problem
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 95 06:22:41 PST
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
Message-ID: <40kr3d$cu9@news.acns.nwu.edu>
References: <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <40apmj$cqe@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, me@ljva
says...
>
>My NeXT laser printer is giving me problems, and I was hoping
that someone might be
>able to give me a clue as to what is going on.
>
>The problem is that the paper is not feeding into the printer
the way it should. When I
>initiate a print job, the sheet of paper in the tray move about
2.5 inches and then stops.
>This is happening _every_ time I try to print a page, so I'm
assuming that something is
>really wrong with the "feeding" mechanism of the printer.
I am having the very same problem, contacted Bell Atlantic and
was told that the repair would be $400 for an exchange, or $185
for the parts with no instructions. I plan to attempt cleaning
the rollers, then see if I can find a copy of the repair manual
to swap out the rollers.
--
James R. Merideth-Webb
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
jrmw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dutch NeXT Company
Date: 13 Aug 1995 18:24:47 GMT
Organization: Your Organization
Message-ID: <40lg1f$4rn@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
Mime-Version: 1.0
From dazevedo@telepac.pt Sun 13 Aug 95 18:52:24
Path: news.telepac.pt!usenet
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: Dutch NeXT Company
Date: 13 Aug 1995 18:04:12 GMT
Organization: Your Organization
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NNTP-Posting-Host: lis3_p12.telepac.pt
Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.10
Does any one know the name and fax number of the Dutch Company, that are
saling Next equipment and components?
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Stuff for Sale!
Date: 13 Aug 1995 19:06:43 GMT
Organization: Your Organization
Message-ID: <40lig3$4rn@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Brand New NeXT Equipment for sale.
Please contact!
Cubes, printers, monitors, stations, single boards and so...
From: Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problems with Zip drive
Date: 13 Aug 1995 18:33:47 GMT
Organization: a2i network
Message-ID: <40lgib$d5a@bug.rahul.net>
NNTP-Posting-User: trout
I just got a Zip drive but can't get the thing to work. From the reports I
have heard, it's supposed to be 'plug 'n' play" but my experiences seem to
imply otherwise.
In a nutshell:
Under NS 3.3:
- On a P100 with an Adaptec 2940, the drive is assigned to a device but that's
about it. Popping in a disk does nothing and trying to mount it manually
results in some sort of "Not a block device" type of error.
- On another P100 with a 2940, I get spurious SCSI errors (mostly timeouts).
Under DOS/WIN:
- I tried to install the drivers. The Zip drive is assigned a letter but
accessing it results in errors (to the affect that the drive isn't there).
Under MAC OS:
- I installed the 'guest' driver. I get a panel saying that the driver was
successfully loaded but the drive does not show up on the desktop.
On the PC's, the BIOS correctly identifies the drive (so it is responding to
the scsi inquiry) but afterwards, the drive acts like an expensive terminator.
And yes, I have checked cabling, SCSI id's, termination (on the chain and on
the adaptor), etc.
If anyone can shed some light on this, I'd greatly appreciate it.
I'm beginning to believe that I got a lemon. If that's the case, then does
anyone know the CORRECT number for Zip drive support. I called the tech
support number, and after navigating through the voice mail system, I was
given a number for the Zip drive "technicians". Calling this number gave me
some woman who had no idea who Iomega was, let alone a Zip drive, and was
somewhat annoyed by all of the calls she was getting.
Thanks in advance,
paul kim
trout@rahul.net
trout@denizen.com
--
Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net>
From: Classic Concepts <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black hardware prices?
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 11:55:20 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950813115229.6467C-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
References: <40g781$6vb@swifty.cfa.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <40g781$6vb@swifty.cfa.org>
On 11 Aug 1995, Tony Kimball wrote:
> What does a b/w NeXTstation go for these days? Where could I buy one?
> And how about a printer?
Depending on condition, size of the hard drive, and amount of RAM, it
varies from about $700 - $1400. Add $200 - $400 for a printer in good
working order.
A basic system with 8 megs, ~100 to ~200 meg hard drive, monitor, good
working order seems to run in the $900 - $1300 range. Less, if it has
missing parts or minor problems, more if it is in pristine condition, low
miles, and with more RAM, or a larger hard drive.
Julie
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTPrinter giving up before the page is done
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 10:07:25 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950813100557.10965B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
my NeXTPrinter stops 'pushing' the paper out when there is still about an
inch or so of paper left in to come through the rollers.
Anyone have a guess as to why?
Thanks
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
NeXT 3.2 m68k Just another convert to the Z-Shell
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: kohno@i.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PYRO accelerator board arrived; DAYDREAM got clean
Date: 13 Aug 1995 05:47:04 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Information Science, Kyoto University, JAPAN
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40k3ko$79c@hemp.imel.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
I received PYRO from Spherical Solution on Friday. I installed it in
my dimension cube's right-most slot which I modified slot id from #4
to #0. This is necessary because CPU board must be at slot #0 and
PYRO/mother board cannot be inserted into original slot #0 because of
it hight. And I am using my original m/b instead of Spherical's. This
installation method is different from that of PYRO/Spherical's
manual, but anyway it works.
Really it's fast. Though I don't have benchmark program, it is like
when I was using OS2.1.
Problem is, these couple of months, my dimension is suffering from
system panic with various messages "Unexpected kernel page fault", or
"Inconsistencies during table walk" after reboot compled, or sudden
death without any error message during operation , and this symptom
seems last after I changed CPU. I tried several internal/external
SCSI disk configurations, but in vein. Motherboard/SIMMs may be the
cause of trouble. Does anyone have any advice about these troubles?
Should I change the mother board?
What made me surprise was when it booted from daydream, the reddish
scratch-like screen noise after cursor movement completely
disappeared, from which I had been suffering since I bought it. This
has been very unpleasant phenomenon and I couldn't read fine
characters because of these dirty noises. Of course Mac became
faster.
- Fujimasa Kohno -
kohno@misen.i.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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From: fritzm@aol.com (Fritzm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Internal->external scsi connection ?
Date: 13 Aug 1995 17:10:10 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <40lpni$dku@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Hi NextHeads,
I have a PC with the NCR SCSI (PCI) chipset onboard. This is fine for
internal devices (which is all I've had to date). Now I would like to
connect
a Zip Drive externally. Is it possible to construct some kind of adapter
which could be mounted on the rear of the PC which would allow me to
connect an external device ? I'm concerned about impedances and such.
Also, I'm not sure of the effects of having such a long (and effectively
parallel) connection branching off the internal ribbon cable.
Alternatively, I would be interested in knowing if an internal version of
the
Zip Drive exists. This would be the simplest way to go.
Any hints appreciated
Ron Pomeroy
Fritzm@aol.com
From: colin@snaefell.tamu.edu (Colin Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrading cube, advice please!
Date: 13 Aug 1995 21:32:19 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Message-ID: <40lr13$l89@news.tamu.edu>
I have: 040/25Mhz cube with
40MB internal
400MB Fujitsu external SCSI
defunct OD
empty full height slot in external drive case
I want to add:
another hard drive (1 gig)
tape drive
floppy drive
What should I get and where should I put the pieces?
(Brand name and dealer recommendations welcome.)
Can I reuse the slot currently occupied by the OD?
Thanks!
--
Colin Allen
colin.allen@tamu.edu
-Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Please recommend quality SCSI scanner hw/sw for NS...
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug13202855@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 00:28:55 GMT
I'd like to hear what your favorite high quality scanner solution is
for NS. In particular, I'd like to know the name/model of the scanner
and the NS software you use with it. Furthermore, I'd like to know why
you like it and how much it costs.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 14 Aug 1995 04:15:12 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <40mikg$ecj@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
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news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
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This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
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A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
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belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
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news:comp.sys.next.misc
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
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crossposting!!!
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Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
Related Newsgroups
==================
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Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
next-marketplace-d
next-misc-d
next-programmer-d
next-software-d
next-sysadmin-d
(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
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To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
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You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
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If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
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To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
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identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
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server at URL http://www.next.com.
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To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
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To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
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If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
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Written by:
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Additions from:
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Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Victor Barger <barger@cs.wisc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXTSTEP on an NEC Versa 2000C Portable?
Date: 14 Aug 1995 05:21:11 GMT
Organization: None
Message-ID: <40mmg7$otq@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: barger@cs.wisc.edu
Has anyone installed NEXTSTEP on an NEC Versa 2000C?
I am interested in your experiences, positive or negative.
Please reply to barger@cs.wisc.edu; I will post a summary
if there is interest.
Thanks!
From: Victor Barger <barger@cs.wisc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXTSTEP on an NEC Versa 2000C Portable?
Date: 14 Aug 1995 05:21:38 GMT
Organization: None
Message-ID: <40mmh2$otq@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Has anyone installed NEXTSTEP on an NEC Versa 2000C?
I am interested in your experiences, positive or negative.
Please reply to barger@cs.wisc.edu; I will post a summary
if there is interest.
Thanks!
From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu (Yu-Wen Cheng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI bug (must read for FIP, long)
Date: 14 Aug 1995 01:37:21 -0700
Organization: Mathematics Department, University of Arizona
Message-ID: <40n201$7to@ame2.math.arizona.edu>
Hi, folks
Look what an interesting news I found today. Can anybody there
confirm this news? Does NeXT know about this new bug (if it exists)
in PCI and have a work-around?
-Yuwen Cheng
yucheng@math.arizona.edu
P.S. I know nothing about this BUG. I just wanna share it with you folks.
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From: @ (Brian Foddy)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: PCI RZ1000 Bug FAQ - P54SP4 Users READ THIS
Date: 12 Aug 1995 15:43:51 GMT
Organization: SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
Lines: 577
Message-ID: <40ii7n$c9l@stratus.skypoint.net>
Reply-To: bkfoddy@skypoint.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: pm1-3.skypoint.net
X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.2
Reposted from comp.os.os2.bugs by Roedy Green
BTW - He is only mentioning INTEL BIOSs by name. I have not seen
any information on the AWARD BIOS to know if they bypass the
bug in Windows or not. I will post any additional info I get.
Affected users, I recommend you monitor comp.os.os2.bugs
until this is resolved.
===========================================================
From: roedy@bix.com (Roedy Green)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.bugs
Subject: Rev 10. FAQ on RZ-1000 EIDE motherboard flaw.
Date: 12 Aug 1995 07:20:31 GMT
Message-ID: <40hknv$cc2@news2.delphi.com>
SERIOUS PCI MOTHERBOARD FLAW
Revision 10: 1995 August 11
SUMMARY OF RECENT CHANGES
1) Intel divulged technical info about the flaw. It explains nearly all the
observations. This information will allow all operating systems authors to
soon bypass the flaw.
2) APAR PJ409 due next week will immunise Warp.
3) The file corruption shows up with EIDE activity simultaneously with DMA
from the floppy or SCSI controller.
4) EIDEtest is 1.2 posted. CDtest 1.0 is coming.
5) The Triton chipset is immune.
6) Windows-95, NT are immune.
7) DOS and Windows 3.1 are immune if you have an Intel BIOS.
8) Intel still reluctant to share information on how to detect the RZ-1000
chip or concomitant chipsets.
INTRODUCTION
There is an extremely serious flaw affecting about 1/3 of all PCI
motherboards. Any motherboard containing the PC-Tech RZ-1000 PCI EIDE
controller chip is affected. This includes motherboards from AT&T, Dell,
Gateway, IBM and Intel. Since Intel makes so many of the motherboards sold
under other brand names, many machines are affected, both 486 and Pentium
PCI.
This flaw only shows up most frequently when you run a multitasking
operating system such as OS/2, Linux or flavours of UNIX. The flaw does
less obvious harm under DOS, DESQview, Windows and Windows For WorkGroups.
Recent versions of Microsoft NT and Windows-95 contain code to bypass the
flaw.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
When you are using an EIDE hard disk attached to the EIDE motherboard port,
the flaw subtly corrupts your files by changing or shifting bytes every
once in a while. The flaw introduces bugs into EXE files, and subtle errors
into your spreadsheets, stray characters into your word processing
documents, changes to the deductions in last years tax return files, and
random changes to engineering design files.
This corruption mainly happens when you are simultaneously using your EIDE
hard disk and some DMA (Direct Memory Access) device such as a floppy
drive, mag tape backup, SCSI CD-ROM, SCSI hard disk or SCSI scanner.
The same sorts of problem may occur on reading a CD-ROM drive attached to
the motherboard EIDE port.
IS IT SERIOUS?
This flaw is nasty. It is causing hundreds of times more havoc than the
infamous Pentium divide flaw ever did. I am Pentium of Borg. You will be
approximated. The wags will have fun tormenting Intel for this second
major booboo, even though Intel did not manufacture the faulty chip. Intel
is not the only company to manufacture motherboards with the faulty chip,
but Intel will bear the brunt of the bad publicity.
Not only does this corruption occur, but it occurs quietly, often going
unnoticed. Under DOS, DESQview, Windows or Windows For WorkGroups it is
even harder to detect because the corruption happens rarely.
If the system crashes, you usually put the blame on the operating system
software, or the application. It might actually be this faulty RZ-1000 EIDE
controller chip nailing you.
When a directory becomes corrupted, you may not notice it until the damage
is irreparable. If a spreadsheet application reads a comma-delimited ASCII
file, it may simply miss a few bytes in a number, an error that may go
unnoticed, and that error could cascade through the rest of the
spreadsheet.
If you have had unexplained crashes in OS/2, you have probably experienced
the problem, and should make a thorough check of your data to make sure you
don't have hidden corruption. Remember that the bug may only slightly alter
your data, and the corruption may not be obvious.
Keep in mind that not every problem is the RZ-1000s fault. Overheating,
unrelated hardware faults and design flaws, or software bugs can cause
similar symptoms. Happily, EIDEtest can unmask unrelated problems with
similar symptoms.
Unfortunately, correcting the problem just stops further file corruption.
It wont do a thing to clean up the existing damage to your files. Right
now, the focus is on bypassing the flaw. Preventing further corruption is
childs play compared with the nightmare of trying to track down all the
existing random errors in files and corrupted backups from day 1. These
errors will never be completely eliminated.
HOW DO YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE THE FLAW?
There are three categories of motherboard:
1) Definitely safe. Motherboards may still have the flaw, but all software
in use bypasses it.
2) Possibly dangerous. You will have to run IOtest, EIDEtest or CDtest to
find out.
3) Probably dangerous. You will still have to run the tests to find out for
sure.
Definitely Safe
Definitely safe includes older machines with ISA. EISA, VESA or MCA busses.
The flaw only affects machines with the new PCI bus. PCI machines that use
the new Triton chipset from Intel do not have the flaw. PCI machines with
Intel BIOSes that run only DOS, DESQview, Windows 3.1, Windows-95 or NT 3.5
are safe.
You still might want to test your machine. There are similar problems from
other causes the tests will show up.
Possibly Dangerous
Nearly all PCI motherboards chipsets e.g. Viper, SMC, Mercury and Neptune
chipset use a separate EIDE controller chip, which is often the flawed
RZ-1000. Though the flaw affects DOS, Windows, and Windows For WorkGroups
with 16 bit disk access less frequently, they can still be harmed. The
safety of Windows For WorkGroups with 32 bit disk access is still unknown.
Probably Dangerous.
PCI Motherboards (both 486 and Pentium) with the older Mercury and Neptune
chipsets are likely to have the flaw. The Mercury chipset was popular in
P60 and P66 systems, and the Neptune in P70, P90 and P100 systems. If you
are using NT 3.1, OS/2 Warp, Linux or any flavour of UNIX such as SCO, you
are likely to have already experienced extensive file corruption if the
flaw is present. If you have both SCSI and EIDE devices the problem is even
more likely to show up frequently.
TESTING FOR THE FLAW
Scott Llewelyn, the author of PowerQuests PartitionMagic discovered the
flaw and made it public. Prior to that only employees of Intel, Microsoft,
PC-Tech and possibly IBM were aware of it. He has done most of the work
documenting it. He wrote a program called IOtest that can detect the flaw
if:
1) You are using OS/2 Warp.
2) You are willing to go through the hassle of creating a separate small
partition to run the test in. His program PartitionMagic can be used to
make room to create one.
3) You have an EIDE hard disk attached to your EIDE port. It cannot detect
the problem if you only have an EIDE CD-ROM, or if the EIDE port is
currently unused.
You can find the test program on the Internet at:
http://www.powerquest.com/
The program used to be called DMAtest when it was erroneously thought the
problem was caused by simultaneous DMA. This should not be confused with
Gazelles DMAtest which ensures that the floppy drive will work happily
simultaneously with the hard disk.
The world needed an easier-to-use test that would run under DESQview,
Windows, Word For Windows, Windows 95, NT and OS/2. So I wrote EIDEtest 1.2
to test for the flaw without requiring you to create a special partition or
buy Warp OS/2.
I posted it on the Internet at:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/incoming/EIDEte12.zip
I am working on CDtest 1.0 to test for the flaw if you have only an EIDE
CDROM without hard disk. It should be ready for beta test on August 12. I
will post CDtest on the Internet at:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/incoming/CDtest10.zip
You can also get both program from me by snail mail.
If these tests fail, it proves you have a problem, but not that you have an
RZ-1000 chip. So far there is no direct test for the chip.
If the tests pass, you still may have a problem since, especially under
DOS, DESQview and Windows, the flaw may only show its head very rarely. If
you run the tests under NT or Windows-95 they will always pass, even if you
have the defective chip, because the operating system already bypasses the
flaw. If you suspect trouble, run the tests several times.
VISUAL INSPECTION
You can also have a look at your motherboard. Between the PCI slots, at the
edge of the motherboard, look for a rectangular chip about 1 by 2 cm (0.5
x 0.75) that says RZ-1000 near the top of the chip. There are variations
on the chip name e.g. RZ-1000BP. Unfortunately, the markings are not always
present, especially in ASUS motherboards.
WHERE HAS THE FLAW BEEN FOUND?
Via email, on BIX and on the Internet, in comp.os.os2.bugs, people have
reported finding this flaw in the following specific motherboards that use
the Mercury and Neptune chipsets:
ASUS PCI/I P54SP4
Dell Dimension XPS P90 but not the Dell Dimension P120C
Gateway P90
Intel Premiere
Intel Plato 90
Knowledgebase P90 laptop
Midwest Micro P90
Vobis
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU HAVE THE FLAW?
1) Pester the manufacturer. Unfortunately, the RZ-1000 chip is soldered in.
The only way to repair the flaw is to replace the whole motherboard,
recycling the socketed chips e.g. the CPU, DRAM and SRAM cache. It would be
very expensive for computer and motherboard manufacturers to fix the flaw.
Dell has so far refused to replace the defective motherboards or even
acknowledge the problem. Intel is now acknowledging the problem.
2) Buy a new unpopulated Triton PCI motherboard and recycle the CPU, DRAM
and SRAM cache yourself from the old motherboard.
3) Run the controller in degraded mode. Some BIOSes have a feature to turn
off the prefetch buffer on the EIDE controller. This makes disk i/o bus
traffic run 16 bits at a time rather than 32 bits, thus chewing up twice as
many bus cycles to get the job done. However, it bypasses the flaw.
4) Buy a PCI EIDE paddleboard controller to replace the one on the
motherboard. You must disable the one on the motherboard. This would waste
one of your precious slots, however.
5) Buy a SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM, and avoid using the EIDE ports
entirely. Under OS/2 and Linux, SCSI gives better performance, but costs
more. DOS, Windows, Windows For WorkGroups and Windows-95 are unable to
exploit the advanced features of SCSI, but at least avoid the EIDE flaw
when you go pure SCSI.
6) Switch to Windows-95 or NT 3.5 Microsoft has already modified its EIDE
drivers to bypass the flaw.
7) Wait for the software work-arounds. The emergency Warp fix either will
run the chip in a degraded PIO (Programmed I/O) mode with the prefetch
buffer turned off, or it may bypass the flaw in a more elaborate way (used
by Windows-95 and NT) that does not hurt performance. However, a Warp fix
still would not help the Linux, UNIX, DOS or Windows users. IBMs Warp fix,
expect around August 13, is called APAR PJ409. Fixpack 5 and Fixpack 9 do
not bypass the flaw. Now that Intel has finally revealed the technical
details, all the operating system writers can patch their EIDE drivers to
bypass the flaw. Mark Lord is working on fix for Linux EIDE drivers.
8) Get a BIOS upgrade. For DOS, DESQview, and Windows 3.1, to bypass the
flaw you may need a new BIOS -- an EPROM chip. If you have a flash BIOS, it
can be updated by downloading a file. Some BIOSes already have code to
bypass the flaw for DOS, DESQview and Windows. However, more advanced
operating systems dont even use the BIOS, so even if you have a smart
BIOS, it wont protect you.
CLEANING UP THE MESS
Once you have stopped further corruption, you can start working the problem
of cleaning up your files.
The first thing to do is to re-install your operating system and all your
application programs. This will replace any damaged EXE and DLL files.
Catching errors in your data files is more difficult. Keep your eyes peeled
for any improbable spreadsheet results. You may have to hire a consultant
to write you some comb programs to sniff through your databases, looking
for suspicious values.
If you routinely use the Verify feature of Lotus Magellan, it can detect
changes to files that should not have changed. This may help you discover
some of the damage. The flaw is not polite enough to redate the files it
corrupts.
If you have backups from before the time you bought the faulty machine, you
can restore them and re-key your data. Most people will not be so
fortunate. All their backups will be corrupted too.
Most people with the flaw will simply learn to live forever with random
errors dotting their data files.
SUMMARY
DOS, DESQview, Windows 3.1
-turn off EIDE prefetch in CMOS settings
-Upgrade BIOS chip
-Turn off simultaneous disk/floppy/tape i/o in your backup programs.
Windows For WorkGroups
-turn on 32 disk access mode to bypass Windows BIOS use.-turn off EIDE
prefetch in CMOS settings.
-Upgrade BIOS chip.
-Turn off simultaneous disk/floppy/tape i/o in your backup programs.
Windows, NT 3.1
-turn off EIDE prefetch in CMOS settings.-apply ATDISK.SYS patch.
Windows NT 3.5, Windows-95
-no problem
OS/2 2.1
- disable prefetch buffer in CMOS settings
- Load the IBMINT13.I13 driver instead of the IBM1S506.ADD driver. This
trick will only work if your BIOS has flaw bypass code. It will be slow.
OS/2 Warp 3
- disable prefetch buffer in CMOS settings.
- apply APAR PJ409 from IBM.
- in a pinch, if you cannot do either of the first two things, load the
IBMINT13.I13 driver instead of IBM1S506.ADD driver.
Linux, SCO UNIX
- disable prefetch buffer in CMOS settings.- rewrite the EIDE drivers to
avoid checking status inside the interrupt handlers
- keep your ears open for fixes.
REPORTING YOUR FINDINGS
Whether or not you find the flaw, please email me at Roedy@bix.com or post
the following information in the Internet newsgroup comp.os.os2.bugs:
1) Test results. (I need to hear about both machines with and without the
flaw.)
2) Have you noticed data file corruption?
3) brand and model of your motherboard
4) which test you used (IOtest, DMAtest, EIDEtest, CDtest, or visual
inspection)
5) which operating system and version you used to run the test (e.g. Warp
Connect blue spine)
6) brand and model of EIDE hard disk
7) brand and model of EIDE CD-ROM
8) markings on the suspect chip, e.g. RZ-1000BP
9) Vendors name
10) Vendors response on informing him of your problem.
Please dont bother to report after 1995 August 31. The Internet is
allowing the user community to rapidly sort this problem out, and all will
be well-documented by then.
I DONT USE WARP OR LINUX. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
The corruption occurs when a certain co-incidence occurs. These
co-incidences are rarer under Windows and DOS because these operating
systems normally only do one I/O at a time. (Backup software in the
exception.) Warp typically has many I/Os on the go at any one time, so the
fatal constellation appears more frequently. Under DOS/Windows the
corruption is less obvious; but still occurs.
WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
PC-Tech manufactured the faulty RZ-1000 EIDE controller chip in many PCI
motherboards. PC-Tech is a subsidiary of ZEOS, the clonemaker and. PC-Tech
has offices just down the street from Zeos in Minnesota. Intel bought the
chips from PC-Tech, and in turn many clone makers bought motherboards from
Intel. Other motherboard manufacturers besides Intel, e.g. ASUS, also used
the faulty chips.
PC-Tech, Intel and the clone makers all failed to test their designs
properly. The software makers did not test their software on enough
machines to show up the problem before releasing it.
How did this flaw slip through? My guess is no one did real world testing;
technicians only tested under laboratory conditions or using only simple
operating systems like DOS. They might have ignored flaws that happened
only sporadically, blaming it on a faulty chip rather than a faulty design.
It is very hard to catch a flaw that only manifests rarely.
PC-Tech, Intel, Microsoft and IBM have known about this problem for quite
some time. For obvious reasons they were reluctant to inform the public of
the danger of the ongoing subtle corruption.
SPECULATION
Because setting the flaw right would be so expensive, I suspect that clone
makers and motherboard manufacturers will continue refuse to correct the
flaw. At best they may offer BIOS upgrades to bypass the flaw in DOS,
DESQview and Windows. Microsoft has already added code to Windows-95 and NT
3.5 to bypass the flaw. Clone makers will rely on software vendors to write
drivers that bypass the bug in Warp, Linux and the various UNIXes.
Once the OS/2 patch is out, the pressure to set things right will dwindle.
Since the flaw only sporadically corrupts DOS and Windows 3.1 and since
Windows-95 and NT are immune, little pressure to correct the problem is
likely to come from those camps.
The motherboard manufacturer has five options:
1) Replace the motherboard. Recalls on a mass scale would be extremely
costly for the motherboard manufacturers, so you can count on them to fight
it. ($400)
2) Provide a replacement paddleboard EIDE controller that takes up a PCI
slot. ($75)
3) Provide a new BIOS chip that bypasses the problem for DOS and Windows. ($10)
4) Tell the users to upgrade to software that bypasses the flaw, and to
turn off simultaneous disk/tape/floppy i/o in any backup software run under
DOS, DESQview or Windows. ($0)
5) Stonewall and refuse to even acknowledge the problem. This will be more
difficult now that Intel has publicly admitted the problem. ($0)
Intel already set the precedent by offering to replace defective Pentiums,
even though the divide flaw can be bypassed with software. The RZ-1000 flaw
is far more serious. Intel has now admitted the problem. Intel is still
reeling from the divide flaw. This second goof will seriously tarnish
Intels reputation.
Keeping this under wraps is going to be hard for the clone builders,
especially now that Intel has admitted the problem. Brook Crothers of
Infoworld called me. I have been in contact with Jerry Pournelle of Byte. I
sent email to John Dvorak. Even the San Jose daily newspaper is doing a
story on it. This essay is appearing in The Computer Paper that goes across
Canada. The stonewall is coming tumbling down.
The collective damage done by withholding information about the flaw is
huge, certainly many millions of dollars for some companies whose backups
are corrupt as well. It will be interesting to see if anyone launches a
damage lawsuit against PC-Tech, Intel or Microsoft. If they do, it might
make both hardware and software makers more careful about releasing
improperly tested products, even if it loses.
TECHNICALLY WHAT IS THE FLAW?
In order for the bug to appear, a rare co-incidence must happen.
Something rare that can happen only one time in a trillion, inside a
computer, will happen about every 15 minutes.
The fatal co-incidence tends to happen when you have two or more I/O
operations happening at once -- one on the EIDE controller and one on some
other unrelated device that uses DMA (Direct Memory Access) -- a I/O
technique that does need the CPUs help. The most common DMA devices are
the floppy drive controller, tape backup controller or high-end first party
DMA SCSI controllers such as the Adaptec 2940 or 2940W.
The following section is for technophiles:
The CPU uses polled mode to read the EIDE hard disk. The RZ-1000 grabs data
16 bits at a time from the hard disk, and hands it off 32 bits at a time
off to the PCI bus. The CPU sits in a tight loop grabbing data from PCI bus
and storing it in RAM.
When the last word arrives from the hard disk into the RZ-1000, it
generates an interrupt to signal the end of the transfer.
Then there is a race. Nearly always the CPU finishes transferring the last
32 bits, before the interrupt triggers. However, if some unrelated DMA
device is using the PCI bus at just the wrong time, it holds the CPU up for
a few cycles. Then the CPU loses the race and the interrupt happens before
the I/O is truly complete.
This is not the end of the world, since when the interrupt handler has done
its job, the CPU resumes its work and stuffs the last 32 bits properly into
RAM.
The problem comes when the interrupt handler routine asks the RZ-1000 for
its status, i.e. were there any errors in that last transfer? At this
point the deadly flaw hits. The RZ-1000 becomes confused and forgets the 32
bits of data still left to be transferred. Instead of later handing off the
32 bits it was supposed to it, hands off gibberish (mangled status
actually).
There are two software techniques to bypass this flaw:
1) The interrupt handler must never probe for status. Status probing must
be done later after the CPU has completed copying all the data into RAM.
This is the technique that Microsofts NT 3.5 and Windows 95 use. The big
advantage is the low overhead. I/O is almost as fast on a flawed machine as
on a perfect one.
2) Turn off the prefetch buffer. In this case the RZ-1000 talks 16 bits at
a time to the hard disk, and 16 bits at a time to the PCI bus. Then the
pathological co-incidence cannot happen. However, it takes twice as many
PCI bus cycles to transfer the data. In a heavily loaded system, this a
stiff penalty to pay. In a lightly loaded system, there is sufficient spare
capacity on the PCI bus so that this extra traffic only slows the disk down
by 1%. The advantage of this method is simplicity. This is- the method of
choice for quick-and-dirty emergency patches.
There are two other unrelated flaws that show similar symptoms.
1) Older non-PCI AT machines often cannot handle more than one DMA transfer
at a time. Gazelles freeware DMAtest can detect this flaw. DOS and Windows
tolerate a faulty DMA controller since they never do more than one I/O at a
time except in floppy or tape backup programs. However OS/2 and Linux will
not work with a faulty DMA controller. Since the RZ-1000 flaw mimics that
old problem, the RZ-1000 flaw is often erroneously referred to as the DMA
bug. The RZ-1000 flaw only indirectly concerns DMA. EIDE devices run in
polled PIO mode and do not use DMA themselves.
2) Intel Premiere motherboards have a couple of known bugs. One of these
was due to a bug in the early revision of Intel's Neptune PCI chipset, so
it only affected early-revision boards with 90/100 MHz Pentiums. In
contrast the RZ-1000 flaw affects PCI motherboards at any speed.
FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
Here are the outstanding questions.
1) Are IDE disks (as opposed to EIDE) immune?
2) How do you tell if you have a Mercury, Neptune or Triton chipset either
visually or with software? Intel said they were unwilling at this time to
release that information, though they would consider it.
3) How do you tell if you have the RZ-1000 using software? Intel is
refusing to release this information. They are concerned people will focus
on whether the flaw is present rather on whether the flaw is successfully
bypassed.
4) Are there any variants of the RZ-1000 that do not have a flaw?
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
The author, Roedy Green is a computer consultant who prefers to work on
Forth, C++, Delphi, DOS, OS/2 and Internet Web projects.
If you send me $5 (US or Canadian) to cover duplication, shipping and
handling I will send you a diskette containing four programs: PowerQuest
IOtest, Gazelle DMAtest, and both EIDEtest and CDtest from Canadian Mind
Products.
Please report which machines you find the flaw in, and which software and
fixpacks you were using at the time. Send email to:
Roedy@bix.com
or discuss this problem on the Internet newsgroup in:
comp.os.os2.bugs.
You can also write via snail mail:
Roedy Green
Canadian Mind Products
#601 - 1330 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC CANADA
V6Z 2B8
(604) 685-8412
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===========================================================
Brian Foddy
bkfoddy@skypoint.com
Minneapolis, MN USA
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Video Performance
Date: 14 Aug 1995 09:13:51 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <40n44f$92k@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <40ddtk$j80@ornews.intel.com>
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Narayanan Iyer (niyer@ornews.intel.com) wrote:
:
: I have the following system:
:
: Intel Zappa motherboard (Triton Chipset) with P90
: Diamond Stealth 64 with 2MB DRAM
^^^^
Are you sure it's a DRAM board? If so, this could be the main
culprit. In the video mode you are running in, the video RAM chip
refresh overhead starts to really bite into video performance.
Additional performance can be achieved by using a video board that
has a 444 mode NS driver and making sure your PCI bus settings are set
to maximum performance.
: After installed NS3.3 and the Diamond Stealth 64 driver in 1152x864 (or so)
: 555/16 I was dismayed by the video performance. I really did not see any
: appreciable increase in the performance of window move/redraws over my
: Epson NX (486DX2/66) with WinGin graphics.
The Epson NX with the Wingine graphics chip has one of the fastest
video framebuffers available on any NS/Intel machine... too bad Epson
decided to cripple the machine with the lack of a L2 cache, not to mention
the reliability problems. Canon came along later and got most of it
right. The Epson NX also had the best NS Wingine driver
(capable of 1120x832 in 444 mode) of the Wingine machines available, until
the Canon object.station 41 came along. The Wingine chip actually uses a
proprietary interface that would not work through PCI. So... I'm not
surprised that certain operations are not significantly faster on your
P5 machine. However, everything involving the CPU and main memory access
should be many times faster, so your overall video performance should be
much better than your Wingine system. However, if you take a big window
and drag it around a bit, your Wingine system may do that faster than the P5.
: Question: Does the new 824x0 driver need to be installed to enable
: PCI write posting with NS 3.3 using a Triton Chipset?
I don't even load the driver on my Triton system. You might want to
de-install the driver or update it to make sure it isn't doing something
adverse. (Can anyone at NeXT chime in?)
..Bill Chin
From: dnelson@core.symnet.net (Dru Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: NEXTSTEP on UltraSparc
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 14 Aug 1995 10:44:57 GMT
Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net)
Message-ID: <40n9f9$flf@tempest.symnet.net>
References: <40h3ed$go6@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
Nextstep doesn't use the coprocessors available on current
graphics cards. It relies on the CPU and a highly optimized
DPS engine.
The ultrasparc will make video performance very quick, as long
as the CPU to memory interface is good too.
Dru
From: rcarpena@iac.es (Rafael Munoz Carpena)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Magazine
Date: 14 Aug 1995 11:31:54 GMT
Organization: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
Message-ID: <40nc7a$jr4@sinfo.ll.iac.es>
Hello,
I used to receive NeXTWorld but after its disappearance I have not
found any other magazine dealing with NeXT.
I was wondering if there is any magazine out there similar to the late
NeXTWorld.
Thanks,
_ __
' ) ) /) e-mail: rcarpena@iac.es
/--' _ /'_ "sine agricultura nihil"
/ \(_|_/-(_|_ FAX: +34-22-476303
/)
/'
From: borrel@abdallah (Borre Ludvigsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound freezes my Cube
Date: 14 Aug 1995 11:20:52 GMT
Organization: Ostfold College
Message-ID: <40nbik$2o2@fenris.hiof.no>
Coming back from vacation, I discovered that my Dimensions Cube had
died. The hardware daignostisc stopped at "sound out" during the
startup process. After disabling the sound out test in the monitor, the
machine does boot, but any attempt to make sound causes it to freeze
completely.
How do I go about disabling sound completely so I can use the machine
- or better yet, what has gone wrong and does one fix it?
(Mail answers appreciated!)
- Barre
Børre Ludvigsen - http://www.hiof.no/~borrel
finger: borrel@abdallah.hiof.no
From: tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Magazine
Date: 14 Aug 1995 13:20:47 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Salzburg
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40nijf$fo0@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
References: <40nc7a$jr4@sinfo.ll.iac.es>
Rafael Munoz Carpena (rcarpena@iac.es) wrote:
/ I used to receive NeXTWorld but after its disappearance I have not
/ found any other magazine dealing with NeXT.
There are two magazines:
* NEXT IN LINE (NIL)
* OpenStep Journal. Contact OpenStep_Journal@NeXT.COM for more
informations.
--
Martin Michlmayr | tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at | tbm@gnu.ai.mit.edu
GNUStep Volunteer Coordinator, http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/gnustep/index.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kent@infoserv.com
Subject: Re: Hooking up a NeXT Color Monitor (FIMI?) to a Mac
Message-ID: <DD9A2C.v6@infoserv.com>
Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard)
Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard)
References: <40dnva$7gv@isnews.csc.calpoly.edu>
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 15:37:23 GMT
In article <40dnva$7gv@isnews.csc.calpoly.edu> siannce@joule.elee.calpoly.edu
(Stephen P. Iannce) writes:
#I was thinking about purchasing a Mac to go along with my NeXT and was
#wondering if it is possible to hook a Mac (One of the new PCI power macs)
#up to the 17" NeXT Color Monitor (I think I've got the Fimi one). Is this
#monitor a multi-sync one? And if so, what types of resolutions does it
#support?
It's not a multisync type monitor.
it requires Sync on green. PMacs do not output a sync on green
signal. IF you buy an adapter it might work at the Mac 1170x? resolution.
Kent
--
/* "There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors and */
/* no slave that has not had a king among his." ---- Helen Keller */
/* Kent L. Shephard ----- K. L. Shephard Consulting */
From: giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help please! PNI/SLIP problem
Date: 14 Aug 1995 15:01:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Summary: PNI will only run once
Keywords: PNI SLIP
I tried a previous posting and got no response. If you've had experience with the Transys PNI package, please lend your advice.
The problem is this: pnirun only allows one attempt at bringing up an interface, and after that it will bomb out no matter what if I try to bring up the line again. This is very frustrating because if the first attempt fails to get through (eg phone busy), I have to reboot the system to try again!
After the first time pni is run, subsequent attempts fail at registering with the portmapper. This is where it always bombs out.
Please, if you run the PNI package, let me know how you bring your line up and down, and whether you have this problem. I would like to know whether it is unique to my setup, or if it is a general difficulty with using the PNI package.
Thanks!
Michael Giddings
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: HELP! Problem starting NeXTSTEP "cannot mount root"
Message-ID: <DDB3rx.10z@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <40j80v$b7c@skat.usc.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 15:16:44 GMT
In article <40j80v$b7c@skat.usc.edu> ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank
Fabbrocino) writes:
> I have successfully installed NeXTSTEP on my machine (at least
> that's what the installation program said). However, when I try
> to start up NeXTSTEP I get the following error:
>
> vfs_mountroot: error = 19
> panic: (CPU 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root
> panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: MOn Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT, 1994 root (rebuilder)
> mk-171.9.odj~2/RC_i386 RELEASE_I386
> system panic: cannot mount root
>
> I checked NeXT Answers but I couldn't find anything specific to
> this error.
> Anyway,
> here is my machine info:
>
> Dell xpsP100c
> 32MB EDO RAM
> 1GB Seagate hard drvie
> #9 GXE64Pro with 4MB VRAM
> 4X Mitsumi CD-ROM
Is your hard drive a EIDE or SCSI? I guess it is EIDE, right? Anyway the
panic, you mentioned, is due to your hard drive is not recognized at boot
time. Therefore the kernel is not able to mount root filesystem, since it
has none. Please, check that the IDE driver (with >504MB option) or EIDE
driver is loaded at boot time and that the your hard drive is detected
correctly. Remember if you installed NS with external EIDE driver from
NeXTanswers, you must insert the EIDE driver again since the installation
program did not automatically copy the driver to your hard disk, when you
installing the minimal system. On the other hand the boot program should
tell you to insert floppy with EIDE driver.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Message-ID: <DDB50s.15o@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 15:43:40 GMT
In article <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Jacques Garbi writes:
> I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace my old
> and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
>
> I installed the DPT driver, powered off the computer and replaced
> the cards. I then booted under DOS as the configuration programs
> do work under DOS. No surprises there. It worked fine, installed
> all needed drivers on the DOS partition of a Micropolis 2217s
> AV. Then I tried to boot NS wich sits on the exact same drive.
> Just after the multi-boot little message, I typed n for NS and
> here is what I got :
>
> Missing OS
> fW$ o
>
> Insert Boot diskette in A:
The problem is probably in the different translation scheme used by
Adaptec and DPT. Adaptec uses translation scheme emulating 64 heads and 32
sectors/track for disks up to 1 GB. The larger disks uses 255 heads and 63
sectors/track scheme. The information in the disk partition table (its
beginning and ending sector) is stored in the old way using cylinders,
heads and sector. This is based on the used translation scheme. Therefore
if DPT uses different translation scheme the boot program is not able to
find start of the NS partition, because its address stored in the
cylinders/heads/sectors refers to different sector. Try to make the
translation schemes the same. The translation scheme is controller by
'Extended BIOS Translation for DOS > 1GByte' switch on Adaptec. I don't
know about DPT. Check its documentation. If this fails find out the DPT's
translation scheme and try manually recalculate the
cylinders/heads/sectors references in partition table. It must be done
under DOS with disk low-level tool like Norton Utilities and if you are
not familiar with layout of partition table and all DOS stuff, please,
find someone who is familiar. This problem is not related to the NeXTSTEP.
I hope it helps you.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: claudius@icgned.nl (Claudius Rugge)
Subject: Dell Latitude XP
Message-ID: <DDB31s.FuE@icgned.nl>
Sender: news@icgned.nl
Organization: IC Group
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 15:01:04 GMT
Hi,
Does anyone know if the Dell Latitude XP runs with NEXTSTEP 3.3?
Thanks,
Claudius Rugge
claudius@icgned.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Dennis I. Gould <DIG@Gould.COM>
Subject: Re: Help ! I get weird errors probably due to my modem
Message-ID: <DD9sGC.My@gould.com>
Sender: dig@gould.com (Dennis I. Gould)
Organization: The Gould Group Companies
References: <DD4C25.Fu@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 22:14:36 GMT
Address the experts directly via e-mail <nxfax@bandw.com>
In article <DD4C25.Fu@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Jacques Garbi writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have a ZyXEL U1496E, NXFax running, PPP and UUCP connection.
> My problem is that I get some strange errors that log in /usr/adm/messages
> that I don't understand at all. Those errors were prior to the PPP setup
> but didn't disappear afterwards.
>
> They didn't bother me until now where I found out that NXFax didn't answer
> a fax and the standard fax machine answered it instead (it's there only if
> the computer goes down - it answers calls after 4 rings when NXFax should
> answer immediately). When I checked /usr/adm/messages to see what
> happened, I saw that at the exact time the fax came in, plenty of the
> following errors were noted :
>
> Aug 10 23:13:33 touga mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902)
> Aug 10 23:19:00 touga last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 10 23:25:41 touga mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902)
>
> Please help me understand those errors and if possible help me to find a
> solution to get rid of them. I don't even know what ttyscc1 is !
> I checked in /dev and found nothing like ttyscc1.
> If this matters, the ZyXEL is connected to COM2 or Serial B. Nothing is
> using Serial A.
>
> Thanks for any help as I am in dire straits
>
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From: tyf@blackslab.hip.berkeley.edu (Tin-Yau Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] Reusing motorola components on Intel machines
Date: 14 Aug 1995 20:43:01 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Message-ID: <40ocgl$850@agate.berkeley.edu>
Hi,
I am in the market of an Intel machine running NS. I seemed to
recall that the Gateway machines can re-use the the NeXT FIMI color
monitors. Also, in the NeXTanswers, it said that the Dell DGX machine
also takes in the NeXT Color monitor.
My question is, are there people out there who have re-used NeXT
parts on their Intel machines? All inputs are appreciated. thanks.
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From: "Yufeng Tsui" <tsui@cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Message-ID: <1995Aug14.164533.17428@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
References: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 16:45:24 -0500
In article <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>,
<jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace my old
>and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
>
>I installed the DPT driver, powered off the computer and replaced the
>cards.
>I then booted under DOS as the configuration programs do work under DOS.
>No surprises there. It worked fine, installed all needed drivers on the
>DOS partition of a Micropolis 2217s AV.
>Then I tried to boot NS wich sits on the exact same drive. Just after the
>multi-boot little message, I typed n for NS and here is what I got :
>
>Missing OS
>fW$ o
>
>Insert Boot diskette in A:
>
I have seen this. I believe if the disk was build with adaptec, you cannot
just hook it up with other scsi controller. I tried to use three SCSI controllers
And none will boot with disks build by other controllers. These
three are: Adaptec2940,Buslogic and DPT.
Can someone explain why? Thanks.
--yufeng
From: sean@cortex (Sean Dougherty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTDimension VIDEO????
Date: 14 Aug 1995 21:57:14 GMT
Organization: Texas Tech University HSC Amarillo
Message-ID: <40ogrq$2cc@medulla.ama.ttuhsc.edu>
Did any, even jokingly, ever come up with some video capture software for
the NeXTDimension Board??
I've got a cube sitting on my desk and need to start doing some mpeg work
for our web server. I would like to use my NeXT if possible--
Any ideas?
thanks
sean
Manager of way too much
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help please! PNI/SLIP problem
Date: 15 Aug 1995 01:15:12 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40osf0$oqa@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: PNI SLIP
Cc: giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu
In article <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>,
<giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu> wrote:
>
>I tried a previous posting and got no response. If you've had experience with the Transys PNI package, please lend your advice.
>
>The problem is this: pnirun only allows one attempt at bringing up an interface, and after that it will bomb out no matter what if I try to bring up the line again. This is very frustrating because if the first attempt fails to get through (eg phone busy), I have to reboot the system to try again!
>
>After the first time pni is run, subsequent attempts fail at registering with the portmapper. This is where it always bombs out.
>
>Please, if you run the PNI package, let me know how you bring your line up and down, and whether you have this problem. I would like to know whether it is unique to my setup, or if it is a general difficulty with using the PNI package.
>
There is a fix for your problem!
#1. If you have PNI 1.13 and are running your computer standalone without an
ethernet connection, _downgrade_ to PNI 1.11
#2. If the problem you described above happens, you need to type the following
logged in as root:
/etc/ifconfig pni0 down (change pni0 to whatever your config is)
I have this set as a script in /usr/local/bin called slipfix:
#!/bin/sh
/etc/ifconfig pni0 down
Change this script to run suid root for anybody in group wheel:
chmod 6755 /usr/local/bin/slipfix
Whenever you have this problem, simply type 'slipfix' from a shell.
This should fix your problems when they occur.
As an additional note, I was having very annoying problems when trying to
bring down the pni connection. I would type:
/etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0
and get an error to the effect "Cannot connect to RPC. Is it running?"
The modem would not hang up, and I would have to manually kill the pnid
process to close the connection.
I have a fix for this problem as well:
I created a script that simply searches for the pnid process and kills it off
the brute force way. It works great!
pnikill:
#!/bin/sh
pniid=`ps -aux | grep pnid | grep etc | awk '{ print $2 }'`
echo Killing PNI process: $pniid
kill $pniid
(yes, I know - there's probably a much more elegant way of doing this...)
Make this script suid as well, and simply run this instead of your usual
(failed) way of ending your slip connection through pni.
Hope this helps!
Varun
PS - Kudos to Bradley Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> for his EnhancePNI
package.
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From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.ppit.com.au>
Subject: REQUEST: NeXTSTEP for intel Installation Advice needed
Sender: news@lugb.latrobe.edu.au (News System)
Message-ID: <1995Aug14.114933.5041@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:49:33 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
Hi
A copy of NeXTSTEP 3.3 for Intel processors was being installed on a
system with the following characteristics:
Intel 486DX2 66MHz VESA Local bus motherboard
IDE VESA Local bus card with Caviar 541MB IDE hard disk
(in BIOS hard disk is set to C:)
Adaptec 1540B ISA-bus SCSI card with AppleCD 150 (Sony model CDU-541-25)
CDROM drive connected (SCSI ID set to 0 for CDROM)
All proceeds O.K. until it gets part way through installing the essentials
on the IDE drive when the system stops and present the following message:
/private/tmp/mnta: bad dir ino 24593 at offset 0: mangled entry
free inode /private/tmp/mnta/16444 had 1828650943 blocks
mode = 0103617 , inum = 16445 , fs = /private/tmp/mnta
panic: (CPu 0) ialloc: dup alloc
panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994; root(rcbuilder):mk-171
9.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
System Panic
ialloc: dup alloc
(Type 'r' to reboot or 'm' for monitor)
If someone has encountered this problem before then your asistance would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Nicole
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Subject: NSI and HP laserjet 5MP
Message-ID: <1995Aug14.124914.2349@physc1.byu.edu>
From: smithw@physc1.byu.edu
Date: 14 Aug 95 12:49:14 -0600
Distribution: world
Organization: Brigham Young University
I have a new p-90 with intel board and I just received a
new printer an HP laserjet 5MP (it has postscript level II
installed). If an when I get NS3.3 installed on the
computer, what will I need to do to print from the
print panel?
From: msodhi@umich.edu (Mohan Sodhi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone using Micron 133 Millenium Plus?
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 20:00:01 GMT
Organization: The University of Michigan
Message-ID: <40oa2s$806@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
Has anyone tried NS 3.3/Intel on the Micron 133 Millenium Plus? It
has SCSI-2 CDROM, and hard disk. Diamond Stealth 2M VRAM card is an
option. Any information about their monitors, the low end 17FGx and
the high end 17FGn?
If possible, please e-mail me at msodhi@umich.edu. I will post a
summary. Any information to a potential NeXTStep convert would be
appreciated as well.
-Mohan Sodhi
From: gwolfe@Primenet.Com (Gary P. Wolfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help please! PNI/SLIP problem
Date: 15 Aug 1995 07:22:28 GMT
Organization: Primenet (602)395-1010
Message-ID: <40phvk$btq@nnrp2.primenet.com>
References: <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu> <40osf0$oqa@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Keywords: PNI SLIP
In article <40osf0$oqa@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
Varun Mitroo <mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>In article <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>,
> <giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu> wrote:
>>
>>I tried a previous posting and got no response. If you've had experience with the Transys PNI package, please lend your advice.
>>
>>The problem is this: pnirun only allows one attempt at bringing up an interface, and after that it will bomb out no matter what if I try to bring up the line again. This is very frustrating because if the first attempt fails to get through (eg phone bu
sy), I have to reboot the system to try again!
>>
>>After the first time pni is run, subsequent attempts fail at registering with the portmapper. This is where it always bombs out.
>>
>>Please, if you run the PNI package, let me know how you bring your line up and down, and whether you have this problem. I would like to know whether it is unique to my setup, or if it is a general difficulty with using the PNI package.
>>
>
>There is a fix for your problem!
>
>#1. If you have PNI 1.13 and are running your computer standalone without an
>ethernet connection, _downgrade_ to PNI 1.11
>
>#2. If the problem you described above happens, you need to type the following
>logged in as root:
>
> /etc/ifconfig pni0 down (change pni0 to whatever your config is)
>
>I have this set as a script in /usr/local/bin called slipfix:
>
>#!/bin/sh
>/etc/ifconfig pni0 down
>
>
>Change this script to run suid root for anybody in group wheel:
>
> chmod 6755 /usr/local/bin/slipfix
>
>Whenever you have this problem, simply type 'slipfix' from a shell.
>This should fix your problems when they occur.
>
>
>As an additional note, I was having very annoying problems when trying to
>bring down the pni connection. I would type:
>
>/etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0
>
>and get an error to the effect "Cannot connect to RPC. Is it running?"
>The modem would not hang up, and I would have to manually kill the pnid
>process to close the connection.
>
>I have a fix for this problem as well:
>
>I created a script that simply searches for the pnid process and kills it off
>the brute force way. It works great!
>
>pnikill:
>#!/bin/sh
>pniid=`ps -aux | grep pnid | grep etc | awk '{ print $2 }'`
>echo Killing PNI process: $pniid
>kill $pniid
>
>(yes, I know - there's probably a much more elegant way of doing this...)
How about this:
verjigorm:
#!/bin/sh
if [ $0 != "/usr/local/bin/verjigorm" ]
then
echo This is not verjigorm
echo You invoked me by $0
exit
fi
if [ $# -lt 1 ]
then
echo "usage: verjigorm process_name [-all]"
exit
fi
TARGETS=`ps -gaxu | grep $1 | grep -v verjigorm | grep -v grep | awk
'{print $2}'`
if [ $# -gt 1 ]
then
if [ $2 = "-all" ]
then
echo "Horror marking and killing all occurrances of $1..."
ps -gaxu | grep $1 | grep -v grep | grep -v verjigorm
echo -n "Are you sure? "
read CONFIRMATION
if [ $CONFIRMATION != "yes" ]
then
echo Nothing killed.
exit
fi
kill -9 $TARGETS
else
echo "usage: verjigorm process_name [-all]"
fi
else
echo "Horror marking and killing first occurance of $1..."
ONE_TARGET=`echo $TARGETS | awk '{print $1}'`
ps -gaxu | grep $ONE_TARGET | grep -v grep | grep -v verjigorm
kill -9 $ONE_TARGET
fi
this will kill any process (if run as root) and the process is user
specified. It ignores the grep...and if given the -all option will
print out all occurances of that process name and ask if you wish
to confirm the kill....must be fully typed out yes though.
>
>Make this script suid as well, and simply run this instead of your usual
>(failed) way of ending your slip connection through pni.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Varun
>
>PS - Kudos to Bradley Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> for his EnhancePNI
>package.
>
Just my 2 cents worth.
Gary wolfe
gwolfe@gozer.idbsu.edu
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From: heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: tunefs woes
Date: 15 Aug 1995 07:24:15 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40pi2v$eth@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Hello,
I am trying to use tunefs to squeeze out the last 10% of capacity from my
SCSI drive. However, I have problems:
t2101ft:25# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
minimum percentage of free space changes from 10% to 0%
should optimize for space with minfree < 10%
optimization preference changes from time to space
t2101ft:26# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
minimum percentage of free space changes from 0% to 0%
optimization preference remains unchanged as space
t2101ft:27# sync
t2101ft:28# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
minimum percentage of free space changes from 10% to 0%
should optimize for space with minfree < 10%
optimization preference changes from time to space
The data is not really written anywhere and as soon as I give a sync
command, it is lost. The same goes without saying if I reboot the machine.
I have a Toshiba MK538 external 1GB drive, which is NOT the boot drive. I
have no entry for it in /etc/disktab, instead the geometry info is directly
read from the dive.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
Helmut
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: IOmega Zip between DOS PCs and NeXT?
Message-ID: <DDB95p.E3@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <40jhc8$itk@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 17:13:00 GMT
In article <40jhc8$itk@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com> andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) writes:
> In article <40itiv$qso@clarknet.clark.net> Mike Harris
> <booknet@rmharris.com> writes:
> > I have an IOmega Zip drive on my NeXT Cube (3.2). It works great as a
> replacement for the (defunct)
> > old optical drive and makes a nice backup as advertised. For some
> reason, however, it will not read
> > DOS parallel port Zip discs.
>
> It does work with NeXTstep 3.3, but you can't format them for DOS,
> you have to format them from DOS, or buy them pre-formatted for
> DOS (or use a Mac to format them for DOS, as I did).
For SyQuest drives (which have the same format to DOS problem) it
helps to first format to MAC. Then you can reformat to DOS.
Maybe this works for ZIP as well?
Juergen
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== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: tunefs woes
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 15 Aug 1995 12:59:25 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40q5nd$el@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <40pi2v$eth@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
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Helmut Heller (heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de) wrote:
: Hello,
: I am trying to use tunefs to squeeze out the last 10% of capacity from my
: SCSI drive. However, I have problems:
: t2101ft:25# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
: minimum percentage of free space changes from 10% to 0%
: should optimize for space with minfree < 10%
: optimization preference changes from time to space
: t2101ft:26# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
: minimum percentage of free space changes from 0% to 0%
: optimization preference remains unchanged as space
: t2101ft:27# sync
: t2101ft:28# tunefs -m 0 -o space /dev/rsd1a
: minimum percentage of free space changes from 10% to 0%
: should optimize for space with minfree < 10%
: optimization preference changes from time to space
: The data is not really written anywhere and as soon as I give a sync
: command, it is lost. The same goes without saying if I reboot the machine.
: I have a Toshiba MK538 external 1GB drive, which is NOT the boot drive. I
: have no entry for it in /etc/disktab, instead the geometry info is directly
: read from the dive.
From the manpage of tunafish :-)
BUGS
This program should work on mounted and active file systems.
Because the super-block is not kept in the buffer cache, the
changes will only take effect if the program is run on
dismounted file systems. To change the root file system,
the system must be rebooted after the file system is tuned.
Helmut, have you unmounted the drive before tunefs? If you want to
change your root filesystem, you got to pull the plug before it
syncs!
Btw. I would _really_ _not_ go as low as 0%.
Axel
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From: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MegaPixel Color Monitor won't power on
Date: 15 Aug 1995 13:24:04 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <40q75k$s3r@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I was happily using my NeXTDimension in my office, and decided it was time to
move it to a public lab. I turned it off, unplugged it, and carried it gently
down to the lab. I set it on the desk, plugged it in, pushed the power button,
and wham, nothing. Any ideas? Is there a simple solution (other than
discarding and replacing)?
Replies to randyj@lubra.sbs.ohio-state.edu please.
Thanks.
Randy Jackson
Geography, OSU
From: jorice@cs.tcd.ie (Jonathan Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9 Motion 771? Diamond Stealth 64? ATI GUP Turbo?
Date: 15 Aug 1995 13:57:53 GMT
Organization: TCD, Computer Science
Message-ID: <40q951$c9f@news.cs.tcd.ie>
I need information about three graphics cards:
(1) #9 Motion 771 (as featured in Dell machines these days): Has anyone
managed to get this working with NS? The NeXTanswer for the generic
S3 driver says that it won't work with this card. One poster said
that he had managed to get it to work, but not at a comfortably high
refresh rate.
(2) Diamond Stealth 64: NeXTanswer #1941 states
"This driver does not support gamma correction in 16 and 24 bit
modes. This results in a somewhat dim screen when using 16 bits
per pixel. Also, in these modes the brightness slider in
preferences is inoperative."
Have people found these problems to be serious, or indeed even mildly
irritating?
(3) ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo (Mach64): NeXTanswer #1735 says that it
works with 4Mb VRAM versions of this card, but only graphics modes for
1Mb+ and 2Mb+ are listed - no improved resolutions for 4Mb. Is this
an oversight in this document, or is this indeed the case? Are there
any special caveats about the version of the card supplied in Gateway
machines these days?
Thanks,
-- Jonathan Rice
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From: jorice@cs.tcd.ie (Jonathan Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound Blaster SCSI?
Date: 15 Aug 1995 14:03:50 GMT
Organization: TCD, Computer Science
Message-ID: <40q9g6$cgc@news.cs.tcd.ie>
The Sound Blaster 16 Overview NeXTanswer (#1810) states:
"The SCSI interface on the Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-II has been reported
to work with our Adaptec 6x60 driver, though is not a supported
configuration."
Can someone tell me more about the SCSI capability that this card gives?
-- Jonathan Rice
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Sound freezes my Cube
Message-ID: <DDCns0.MG@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <40nbik$2o2@fenris.hiof.no>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:26:23 GMT
In article <40nbik$2o2@fenris.hiof.no> borrel@abdallah (Borre Ludvigsen) writes:
> Coming back from vacation, I discovered that my Dimensions Cube had
> died. The hardware daignostisc stopped at "sound out" during the
> startup process. After disabling the sound out test in the monitor, the
> machine does boot, but any attempt to make sound causes it to freeze
> completely.
>
> How do I go about disabling sound completely so I can use the machine
> - or better yet, what has gone wrong and does one fix it?
If you had a station with external soundbox, I'd say get a new soundbox.
That cured the sympton you describe with a station I dealt with. Some such
hardware must be somewhere in your cube. That's what is likely to be hosed.
There seems to be no way to affectively turn off any and all sound output. You
can turn mute within preferences though. But eventually a sound will be played
and kaboom. Helps get some work done, just no cure.
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois)
Subject: Re: NeXTDimension VIDEO????
In-Reply-To: sean@cortex's message of 14 Aug 1995 21:57:14 GMT
Message-ID: <MAGNAN.95Aug15143754@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
References: <40ogrq$2cc@medulla.ama.ttuhsc.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 18:37:54 GMT
>>>>> "Sean" == Sean Dougherty <sean@cortex> writes:
Sean> Did any, even jokingly, ever come up with some video capture
Sean> software for the NeXTDimension Board??
Sean> I've got a cube sitting on my desk and need to start doing
Sean> some mpeg work for our web server. I would like to use my
Sean> NeXT if possible--
Sean> Any ideas?
Sean> thanks sean
Sean> Manager of way too much Texas Tech University Health
Sean> Sciences Center Amarillo
Sure, there is a program called NDCamera (by Thomas & Wolfgang Engel) that
lets you capture images on a timed basic. Limitations in the speed of
the 68040 (non-turbo) will only get you aproximately 1 frame/sec. If you
have a vcr that can play slowly you can get something good out of it.
Also, you will need "toMPEG" by Robert F. Cahalan.
You can get those at ftp.cs.orst.edu I think.
Francois Magnan
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Universite de Montreal
email: magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca (MIME, NeXTMail Ok!)
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 2MB DRAM vs 2MB VRAM (Diamond Stealth 64 PCI)
Date: 15 Aug 1995 12:14:05 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
Message-ID: <40qrlt$153@skat.usc.edu>
References: <40oi8h$l07@ornews.intel.com>
Narayanan Iyer <niyer> writes:
>Is the performance gain of a 2MB VRAM (Diamond Stealth 64PCI)
>over a 2MB DRAM (Diamond Stealth 64PCI) worth the upgrade cost?
Well, VRAM is certainly faster than DRAM. VRAM (if I remember correctly)
can output the contents of its RAM and input new contents in one clock
cycle, whereas in DRAM it takes two clock cycles.
Later,
Frank
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University Computing Services | nicely modular, and has a very well
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From: mikem@afs.com (Mike Matlack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DAT recommendations?
Date: 15 Aug 1995 20:57:52 GMT
Organization: Anderson Financial Systems Inc.
Message-ID: <40r1og$fv@shelob.afs.com>
Any recommendations for a DAT drive? Model #, price, and source would be
appreciated.
Thank you!
mikem
--
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Anderson Financial Systems, +1 215 653 0911
Mike_Matlack@afs.com (NEXT mail OK)
From: jferg@intac.com (James Ferguson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: LaserWriter w/NeXTstation
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 18:35:17 -0400
Organization: INTAC Access Corporation - An Internet Service Provider
Message-ID: <jferg-1508951835170001@plks-s6.intac.com>
A friend of mine is taking a b&w NeXTstation running NeXTStep 3.0 to
college with him, but he doesn't know much about NeXTs. Which Macintosh
PostScript laser printers can be used with his machine? Specifically, will
the Apple Personal LaserWriter NT work? If not, what other printers will,
and what exactly do you have do to get the printer up and running? I
checked out the FAQs but I'm afraid they weren't of much use. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
If possible, please send a copy to me at ferg@intac.com in addition to
posting here.
Thanks,
Andrew Ferguson
ferg@intac.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dpejcha@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (D. Pejcha)
Subject: Can black monitor be mod. for ADB?
Message-ID: <40rihn$k44@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Organization: University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 01:44:23 GMT
I have a NeXTstation Turbo with an N4000A monitor (with the old-style
keyboard connector). I would like to upgrade my monitor to an N4000B (with
the ADB connector), but I'm broke. I was wondering if it would be possible
to modify my monitor and add the ADB connector myself. I recall seeing some
posts that a company had modified a bunch of ADB monitors to use the
old-style connectors, so I suppose that the reverse modification should
also be possible. Does anyone have any information on this? If it is
possible, would it also be possible to leave the original connector so that
I could keep my original keyboard as a backup?
If you have any information, please e-mail it to me at the address given
below. If you are interested, e-mail me and I will send you a summary of
what I get.
-Dennis
__(__) Moo? (__)__ | Dennis Pejcha, U of Waterloo, B.Math Comp Sci '96
( oo / oo ) | -------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Re: Looking for a tool to dynamically mount SCSI devices
Message-ID: <DDCn4v.1nq@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
References: <DCzuCx.108@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:12:30 GMT
In article <DCzuCx.108@euler.hnv.icem.de> js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen
Sell) writes:
>
> Does Win95 truly suggest to power cycle any drives connected to the scsi
chain
> while your system is running? AFAIK this is not considered safe
and can
> cause havoc to you data on attached drives.
>
> What is the big deal with having a drive and scanner turned on?
Are you
> truly expecting to experience the mtbf to be a limiting factor? Or is
it the
> noise or heat of those devices you want to avoid?
>
> I have a Syquest running all the time with no probs. As long as
there's no
> disk in the drive, no chance to hear it. And I would not want to be
forced
> to reboot every time I may want to use it.
>
> Still, I'd like to know about this microsoft feature. Juergen
> ---
> Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
> == What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its
taste,
> == when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
> == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Microsoft Windows95 allows you to turn on all attached SCSI devices at any
time, dynamically scan them and mount them. Then when you turn one off,
you can simply scan the chain back ant it will unmount all the devices
that were turned off. As you said, the main advantage of this is that you
don't have to reboot your machine each time you want to use your SyQuest
or scanner or whatever.
Now, I don't want to keep them on all the time, not for mtbf wich I don't
care about since most of our equipment will be changed long before the
mtbf. I don't like the noise, heat and electricity consumption. If there
is another option (such as the dynamic scan), I find no reason to keep all
those devices on when nobody need them for a long time. They get hot and
use electricity for no reason at all. And that's of my concern.
There is someone in the NeXTSTEP community who wrote a SCSIPoller.app for
Motorola machines. He is trying to compile it fat today. If it works, I'll
ask him if he wants to put it on the Net for everyone to use it.
Thanks for all your help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: martia_b@xenon.epita.fr (bruno martial)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sell NeXT station (turbo color)
Date: 16 Aug 1995 06:12:09 GMT
Organization: Epita (French Computer Science school)
Sender: martia_b@xenon (bruno martial)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40s27p$al7@boson.epita.fr>
I sell my NeXT station (turbo color)
- 68040 33 Mhz
- 16 Mo (32 Bits)
- 400 Mo Hard disk
- Display 21'
- Sound Box
Please sent your offert to my E-mail
\\|//
~ ~
O O
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From: ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Peter Pregler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Non-postscript printer and black NeXT?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 06:50:16 GMT
Organization: RISC, J.K. University of Linz, Austria
Message-ID: <40s4f8$ngm@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
Hallo,
we would like to buy and connect a cheap printer (e.g. an ink-jet?) to
an old black NeXT-station on our Professors desk at home. I had a look
at the documentation and the relevant directories and all I found was a
list of filters for a couple of supported postscript-printers. So my
questions are:
- Are there any drivers for non-postscript printers such as ink-jets?
- Has anyone done such a thing before?
- Any suggestions for other solutions?
I'd prefer email-replies but I will stick with this group for some time
anyway. :-)
Thank you, Peter.
-------------------------------
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Email: Peter.Pregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at
WWW: http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/people/ppregler
From: Narayanan Iyer <niyer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 2MB DRAM vs 2MB VRAM (Diamond Stealth 64 PCI)
Date: 14 Aug 1995 22:21:05 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Message-ID: <40oi8h$l07@ornews.intel.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello:
Is the performance gain of a 2MB VRAM (Diamond Stealth 64PCI)
over a 2MB DRAM (Diamond Stealth 64PCI) worth the upgrade cost?
Thanks
Narayanan
niyer@mipos2.intel.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: REQUEST: NeXTSTEP for intel Installation Advice needed
Message-ID: <DDCA4q.Hw@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <1995Aug14.114933.5041@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 06:31:38 GMT
In article <1995Aug14.114933.5041@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> Nicole A Vincent
<nicolev@number_one.ppit.com.au> writes:
> A copy of NeXTSTEP 3.3 for Intel processors was being installed on a
> system with the following characteristics:
> Intel 486DX2 66MHz VESA Local bus motherboard
> IDE VESA Local bus card with Caviar 541MB IDE hard disk
> (in BIOS hard disk is set to C:)
> Adaptec 1540B ISA-bus SCSI card with AppleCD 150 (Sony model CDU-541-25)
> CDROM drive connected (SCSI ID set to 0 for CDROM)
>
> All proceeds O.K. until it gets part way through installing the
> essentials on the IDE drive when the system stops and present
> the following message:
>
> /private/tmp/mnta: bad dir ino 24593 at offset 0: mangled entry
> free inode /private/tmp/mnta/16444 had 1828650943 blocks
> mode = 0103617 , inum = 16445 , fs = /private/tmp/mnta
> panic: (CPu 0) ialloc: dup alloc
> panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
> root(rcbuilder):mk-171
> 9.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
When you are asked to load the driver for hard disk load the 'IDE Disk
Controller for large disks (>504MB)'. If this fails try the EIDE driver
available from NeXTanswers. Chris Swoyer <cswoyer@uoknor.edu> had the same
problem and I believe that selecting of the correct driver cure this
problem.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Sound on Intel ***
Message-ID: <1995Aug16.085358.40570@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 16 Aug 95 08:53:58 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
To NeXTSTEP and sound users on Intel:
*************************************
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audio / acoustical software for NeXTSTEP on Intel
machines.
2.We are looking for feedback from Intel users on how
our software is working. Your benefits will include
new interesting software for audio and acoustics
and ability to test and calibrate your sound system.
3.Software which we need feedback on is DFG (Digital
Function Generator) and Digital Audiometer.
We are looking forward to your response.
Best regards,
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From: bergen@finny.harvard.edu (Paul F. Bergen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adding external SCSI hard drive
Date: 16 Aug 1995 13:07:54 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu>
I'm trying to add an external 1GB scsi hard drive to my NeXTstation.
I had assumed this would a relatively simple task.
I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try to boot
with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI ID on the drive
is set to 3. The system boots fine when I detach the drive.
Any pearls of wisdom for me?
I appreciate the help.
-- Paul
From: woo@ornl.gov (John W. Wooten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on Macinotsh?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 14:58:56 GMT
Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov>
References: <40h0ff$5ng@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <40h0ff$5ng@newsbf02.news.aol.com> mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT)
writes:
> great I dea then I could buy a power pc mac and add a board run
nextstep
I just got a Mac PowerPC 7100/80 at home and would dearly love to see
either an addon board or better yet a native port of NextStep to the
601 chip and PowerPC architecture. I'd buy NeXTstep for my PowerPC in
a minute and just boot from alternate partitions or disks for Mac or
NeXTStep when I wanted.
John W. Wooten
From: peter@mathworks.com (Peter Greis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need hard drive list
Date: 16 Aug 1995 15:07:46 GMT
Organization: The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA 01760
Message-ID: <40t1k2$ipm@turing.mathworks.com>
I'm thinking of replacing my noisy fujitsu 1GB with a quieter
2GB drive. Is there an extensive list of which drives
(manufacturer & model) will work in an '040' cube? I've recently
seen things like a Conner CFP2107S 2.1GB for $835 (a far cry
from the $2300 I spent 4 years ago for the fujitsu).
email would be great, and I'll condense any replies I get into
a master list (yes, I do read this group, but I'm way behind
because of work).
thanx,
-peter
From: beebb@spine.med.utoronto.ca (Brian B. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CD-ROM advice
Date: 16 Aug 1995 18:29:45 GMT
Organization: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <40tdep$t1r@alpha.epas.utoronto.ca>
Keywords: CDROM, Plextor, Toshiba
Cc:
I've been contemplating picking up a quad speed CD-ROM for both
my cube and Intel boxes, and wondered if anyone had any
experience with either the Plextor Quad speed or the Toshiba
3601. The cube is a 68040, and the Intel box is a P90 with
an Adaptec 2940, both running NS 3.3. Anyone have any experience
here?
Also, as it's virtually impossible to find external units (so
I can move it between machines), a lot of retailers have been
pushing an internal in an external case...anyone have any
advice as to whether or not this is acceptable, or should I
try and get a real external from the manufacterer?
Thanks,
Brian
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From: debaud@cc.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which Laptop for NS-intel?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 21:30:55 GMT
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
Message-ID: <40to2f$5v4@firehose.mindspring.com>
Though this question has probably been asked before,
(1) Any advice on what system to get for around 3000US$
that will run NS with sound, color display, PCMCIA slots
that work with the Cogent PCMCIA ethernet card (or else)?
Can any compaq do that?
(2) Have people successfully installed NS with the new SCSI PCMCIA
card on a new system using an external CD-ROM? That would be nice.
Any advice.
I am making the plunge, I am gonna get one.
Thanks,
JM
debaud@cc.gatech.edu
From: jamacht@vanbc.wimsey.com (Jeffrey Alan Macht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Disk Label(s) disappearing?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 14:06:47 -0700
Organization: Online at Wimsey Information Services Inc - Vancouver, Canada
Message-ID: <40tml7$9n3@vanbc.wimsey.com>
I had a somewhat strange thing happen yesterday. I shut down my
system, and reboot to go into Windows to do some sequencing, and when
I reboot into NS, it says something about the "Disk Label is not
Valid" for both my root and User disks. The kernel then panics and I
get a continue/reboot prompt. Any ideas why this happened?
Now, how do I repair this? I have another disk with a very old root
backup installed, so I have access to all necessary programs. I
haven't done anything yet, so any thoughts you have now would be
helpful.
The system: Intel Premiere/PCI II (Pentium 90) motherboard, on-board IDE
controllers, two Seagate 504Mb drives (the two that lost the labels),
and one Seagate 504Mb (the backup). NS/i 3.2.
Thanks for any advice you can offer in advance,
Jeff.
PS: I'm not ruling out a stupid PC virus, but I haven't checked that
yet.
--
Jeff Macht (jamacht@wimsey.com) |"Dreams become reality when desire
http://www.wimsey.com/~jamacht/ | transforms them into concrete action",
NeXT Mail, MIME accepted | Gus, from the film The Top of his Head.
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 3.3 drivers on 3.2 System?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 22:36:31 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <40trtf$aq4@fnnews.fnal.gov>
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I wasn't there for the answer.
So I'm wondering if it is possible to use 3.3 drivers on a 3.2 Intel system.
If so then which drivers work and which don't and are there any special
things one must do to get things working.
-- John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: tunefs woes
Message-ID: <DDFBrr.7G7@watserv3.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@watserv3.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <40pi2v$eth@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de> <40q5nd$el@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:59:50 GMT
In article <40q5nd$el@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>,
Axel Habermann <kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
>Helmut Heller (heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de) wrote:
>
>: The data is not really written anywhere and as soon as I give a sync
>: command, it is lost. The same goes without saying if I reboot the machine.
>: I have a Toshiba MK538 external 1GB drive, which is NOT the boot drive. I
>: have no entry for it in /etc/disktab, instead the geometry info is directly
>: read from the dive.
>
>From the manpage of tunafish :-)
>
>BUGS
> This program should work on mounted and active file systems.
> Because the super-block is not kept in the buffer cache, the
> changes will only take effect if the program is run on
> dismounted file systems. To change the root file system,
> the system must be rebooted after the file system is tuned.
>
>
>Helmut, have you unmounted the drive before tunefs? If you want to
>change your root filesystem, you got to pull the plug before it
>syncs!
>
Or, for the root file system, kill "update" and use halt -n.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie "Default is the value selected by the
University of Waterloo composer overridden by your command."
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: robertn@seahawk (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 2864i's with ISDN under NeXTSTEP?
Date: 16 Aug 1995 17:39:58 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk
Message-ID: <h2zqh9tlb5.fsf@seahawk>
Anybody using the Zyxel 2864i with ISDN under NeXTSTEP?
I'm thinking about upgrading from my 1496E model.
I'd like to hear about ISDN options under NeXTSTEP re: software.
Cheers.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ekraft@netcom.com (Erik Kraft)
Subject: Re: NeXT Magazine
Message-ID: <ekraftDDFotG.44n@netcom.com>
References: <40nc7a$jr4@sinfo.ll.iac.es> <40nijf$fo0@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 02:41:40 GMT
Sender: ekraft@netcom11.netcom.com
tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr) wrote:
>Rafael Munoz Carpena (rcarpena@iac.es) wrote:
>/ I used to receive NeXTWorld but after its disappearance I have not
>/ found any other magazine dealing with NeXT.
>
> There are two magazines:
>
> * NEXT IN LINE (NIL)
info@nil.com or 702-792-2488
> * OpenStep Journal. Contact OpenStep_Journal@NeXT.COM for more
> informations.
>
>--
> Martin Michlmayr | tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at | tbm@gnu.ai.mit.edu
> GNUStep Volunteer Coordinator, http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/gnustep/index.html
>
--
erik kraft
3DO and NextStep Programmer
ekraft@ensuing.com [ NeXTMail and MIME okay ]
From: hispeed@accessone.com (Douglas Crane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9 Motion 771
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:47:53 GMT
Message-ID: <40uedu$d7j@pulm1.accessone.com>
Has anyone gotten the #9 Motion 771 to work with NS 3.3? If you have
please let me know what driver you used. Also is Next Working on the
driver problem?
Thanks......
Doug Crane
From: fischer@fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT printer: which type of Canon printer?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 07:36:24 GMT
Organization: GMD-FOKUS
Message-ID: <40urho$sre@stern.fokus.gmd.de>
Hi,
I want to replace a (or should I say: THE!) little chain wheel deep inside the
NeXT laser printer and want to ask Canon for a replacement.
So my and Canon's question is:
Which type of Canon printer is this?
Thanks in advance,
Robert.
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need hard drive list
Date: 17 Aug 1995 12:51:25 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <40ve0d$fba@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <40t1k2$ipm@turing.mathworks.com>
Peter Greis (peter@mathworks.com) wrote:
: I'm thinking of replacing my noisy fujitsu 1GB with a quieter
: 2GB drive. Is there an extensive list of which drives
: (manufacturer & model) will work in an '040' cube? I've recently
: seen things like a Conner CFP2107S 2.1GB for $835 (a far cry
: from the $2300 I spent 4 years ago for the fujitsu).
: email would be great, and I'll condense any replies I get into
: a master list (yes, I do read this group, but I'm way behind
: because of work).
Be careful. I replaced my 500M Fujitsu with a 1G Fujitsu, but at
the same time this meant I upgraded from 3600 to 5400 rpm. That
is ofcourse good for the speed, but the "whining" noise gets
stronger. So if you go for 7200, which a lot of drives are nowadays,
this will even become more irritating.
I don't have a solution, but I think too that noise is a very
important factor, too much overlooked by manufacturers.
WIllem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
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From: jamacht@vanbc.wimsey.com (Jeffrey Alan Macht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Disk Label(s) disappearing?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 10:13:29 -0700
Organization: Online at Wimsey Information Services Inc - Vancouver, Canada
Message-ID: <40vtbp$859@vanbc.wimsey.com>
References: <40tml7$9n3@vanbc.wimsey.com>
In article <40tml7$9n3@vanbc.wimsey.com>,
Jeffrey Alan Macht <jamacht@vanbc.wimsey.com> wrote:
>I had a somewhat strange thing happen yesterday. I shut down my
>system, and reboot to go into Windows to do some sequencing, and when
>I reboot into NS, it says something about the "Disk Label is not
>Valid" for both my root and User disks. The kernel then panics and I
>get a continue/reboot prompt. Any ideas why this happened?
It's the hardware. There is no software solution.
I tried 'disk label', but disk can't even write to the device. The
boot sector is basically zeroed out.
Oh well. Fun weekend this is going to be, even though it's not the
weekend yet.
Jeff.
--
Jeff Macht (jamacht@wimsey.com) |"Dreams become reality when desire
http://www.wimsey.com/~jamacht/ | transforms them into concrete action",
NeXT Mail, MIME accepted | Gus, from the film The Top of his Head.
From: jdjohnso@comp.uark.edu (Josh Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which MB? Tyan or Supermicro?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 15:56:32 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas
Message-ID: <40vorg$dsp@wizard.uark.edu>
I'm wanting to get a new motherboard. One that has Pipeline burst cache
and socket 7. The only two I've found are supermicro and tyan. The only
problem in deciding is that I read in this news group that someone could
not get NeXTStep to run on a Tyan motherboard. I emailed them but got no
response. The tyan is cheaper so I'd like to buy it if possible.
Any suggestions or comments?
Thanks
Josh Johnson
From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-ROM advice
Date: 17 Aug 1995 18:22:18 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <4101cq$ibk@news.onramp.net>
References: <40tdep$t1r@alpha.epas.utoronto.ca>
beebb@spine.med.utoronto.ca (Brian B. Brown) wrote:
>I've been contemplating picking up a quad speed CD-ROM for both
>my cube and Intel boxes, and wondered if anyone had any
>experience with either the Plextor Quad speed or the Toshiba
>3601. The cube is a 68040, and the Intel box is a P90 with
>an Adaptec 2940, both running NS 3.3. Anyone have any experience
>here?
>Also, as it's virtually impossible to find external units (so
>I can move it between machines), a lot of retailers have been
>pushing an internal in an external case...anyone have any
>advice as to whether or not this is acceptable, or should I
>try and get a real external from the manufacterer?
>Thanks,
>Brian
I can recommend the following quad-speed drives (I have used them all.): NEC 4xi,
Plextor, and the Toshiba XM3601. These are all good drives, and the performance is
about the same for each one. Running an internal in an external case presents no
problems I can think of. A "real external" is exactly the same thing. Take one
apart sometime. The only thing you need to be sure of is that the device used to
set the SCSI ID on your external case properly interfaces with the CD-ROM's jumper
pins. (Most do.)
Ben Lindsey - Network Engineer
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
Houston, TX
(713)952-9949
From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound freezes my Cube
Date: 17 Aug 1995 18:34:22 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <41023e$ibk@news.onramp.net>
References: <40nbik$2o2@fenris.hiof.no>
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borrel@abdallah (Borre Ludvigsen) wrote:
>Coming back from vacation, I discovered that my Dimensions Cube had
>died. The hardware daignostisc stopped at "sound out" during the
>startup process. After disabling the sound out test in the monitor, the
>machine does boot, but any attempt to make sound causes it to freeze
>completely.
>How do I go about disabling sound completely so I can use the machine
>- or better yet, what has gone wrong and does one fix it?
>(Mail answers appreciated!)
>- Barre
> Børre Ludvigsen - http://www.hiof.no/~borrel
> finger: borrel@abdallah.hiof.no
This happened to me when I ugraded a black hardware machine using the upgrader
app.. I doubt this is the case here, but it is something to think about.
Ben Lindsey
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
Houston, TX
blindsey@onramp.net
From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adding external SCSI hard drive
Date: 17 Aug 1995 19:00:06 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <4103jm$ibk@news.onramp.net>
References: <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu>
bergen@finny.harvard.edu (Paul F. Bergen) wrote:
>I'm trying to add an external 1GB scsi hard drive to my NeXTstation.
>I had assumed this would a relatively simple task.
>I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try to boot
>with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI ID on the drive
>is set to 3. The system boots fine when I detach the drive.
>Any pearls of wisdom for me?
>I appreciate the help.
>-- Paul
This should be a simple task - however as tasks become simpler, the
more elusive the solution to problems become.
On black hardware, I believe the internal boot device can be at any
SCSI-ID, so you may want to try other SCSI ID options on your external
drive. If this fails, you may have a problem with the external drive
- the case in particular. The SCSI-ID switch may not be connected
properly. You will have to open the external case to check this.
Also be sure your external drive is terminated properly.
Ben Lindsey
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
Houston, TX
blindsey@onramp.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: ZyXEL Elite 2864i, ISDN and NeXTSTEP
Message-ID: <DDFAu7.454@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:39:43 GMT
Hi,
I finally received my ZyXEL Elite 2864i and would like to know a few
things :
- How can I setup the ZyXEL so it only answers if the number 661 1671 has
been dialed ? Right now, it rings whatever number on my ISDN line has been
dialed (I can have up to 10 numbers for 8 different ISDN device - If any
of those 10 numbers [from 661 16 70 to 661 16 79] is dialed, the ZyXEL
rings when it is not supposed to}
- How can I set up my PPP connection to use this new ZyXEL ? I'll be using
serial port. Does anyone have a pppup.zyxel scrip that'll work with ISDN
lines ? In V.120 ?
- Does NXFax work flawlessly with this new ZyXEL ? If not, what do I have
to do in order to have it work ?
- How can I set up an ISDN 64Kb/s UUCP link ?
Thanks a lot for all help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: cmckee@i-link.net (Casey McKee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: REQUEST: NeXTSTEP for intel Installation Advice needed
Date: 17 Aug 1995 22:55:17 GMT
Organization: ILink Ltd
Message-ID: <410hcl$mai@bird3.i-link.net>
References: <1995Aug14.114933.5041@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
In message <DDCA4q.Hw@hurka.UUCP> - tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka) writes:
:>
:>In article <1995Aug14.114933.5041@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> Nicole A Vincent
:><nicolev@number_one.ppit.com.au> writes:
:>
:>> A copy of NeXTSTEP 3.3 for Intel processors was being installed on a
:>> system with the following characteristics:
:>> Intel 486DX2 66MHz VESA Local bus motherboard
:>> IDE VESA Local bus card with Caviar 541MB IDE hard disk
:>> (in BIOS hard disk is set to C:)
:>> Adaptec 1540B ISA-bus SCSI card with AppleCD 150 (Sony model CDU-541-25)
:>> CDROM drive connected (SCSI ID set to 0 for CDROM)
:>>
:>> All proceeds O.K. until it gets part way through installing the
:>> essentials on the IDE drive when the system stops and present
:>> the following message:
:>>
:>> /private/tmp/mnta: bad dir ino 24593 at offset 0: mangled entry
:>> free inode /private/tmp/mnta/16444 had 1828650943 blocks
:>> mode = 0103617 , inum = 16445 , fs = /private/tmp/mnta
:>> panic: (CPu 0) ialloc: dup alloc
:>> panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
:>> root(rcbuilder):mk-171
:>> 9.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
:>When you are asked to load the driver for hard disk load the 'IDE Disk
:>Controller for large disks (>504MB)'. If this fails try the EIDE driver
:>available from NeXTanswers. Chris Swoyer <cswoyer@uoknor.edu> had the same
:>problem and I believe that selecting of the correct driver cure this
:>problem.
:>
:>Best regards,
:>--
:>Tomas Hurka
:>tom@hukatronic.cz
:>NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
Tomas is correct - I had a similar installaiton problem yesterday, and the
installation terminated before success, with an identical system panic
message. NeXT advised to install the NEXTAnswers EIDE driver instead, and
the next installation attempt completed without a hitch.
Casey McKee
cmckee@i-link.net
=====================================================
C. McKee - cmckee@i-link.net - Austin
Microsoft: Yesterday's technology, sometime tomorrow.
=====================================================
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PCI bug (must read for FIP, long)
Date: 17 Aug 1995 23:22:05 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <410iut$t1a@news.next.com>
References: <40n201$7to@ame2.math.arizona.edu>
In article <40n201$7to@ame2.math.arizona.edu> yucheng@math.arizona.edu
(Yu-Wen Cheng) writes:
:Hi, folks
:
: Look what an interesting news I found today. Can anybody there
:confirm this news? Does NeXT know about this new bug (if it exists)
:in PCI and have a work-around?
We know about the RZ1000 hardware bug. Happily, our EIDE driver is not
susceptible.
Ethan Straffin
NEXTSTEP Technical Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Ronald Pomeroy <rpomeroy@tpoint.net>
Subject: Re: Disk Label(s) disappearing?
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References: <40tml7$9n3@vanbc.wimsey.com> <40vtbp$859@vanbc.wimsey.com>
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 21:32:00 GMT
jamacht@vanbc.wimsey.com (Jeffrey Alan Macht) wrote:
>In article <40tml7$9n3@vanbc.wimsey.com>,
>Jeffrey Alan Macht <jamacht@vanbc.wimsey.com> wrote:
>>I had a somewhat strange thing happen yesterday. I shut down my
>>system, and reboot to go into Windows to do some sequencing, and when
>>I reboot into NS, it says something about the "Disk Label is not
>>Valid" for both my root and User disks. The kernel then panics and I
>>get a continue/reboot prompt. Any ideas why this happened?
>
>It's the hardware. There is no software solution.
>
>I tried 'disk label', but disk can't even write to the device. The
>boot sector is basically zeroed out.
>
>Oh well. Fun weekend this is going to be, even though it's not the
>weekend yet.
>
>Jeff.
>
This is spooky. The same thing happened to me this last week.
It happened after installing windoz. As it turned out windows
formatted my secondary drive (yes, I lost a lot of important
shit) and hosed the label then. I managed to get NEXTSTEP to
boot properly by commenting out entry for that disk in fstab.
Once NEXTSTEP booted properly it mounted the drive as a dos
drive just fine. Technically, this was the configuration I was
seeking-I just didn't want to arrive there by way of losing
my home directory (thanks MicroScrot(um)!).
Windows bites...hard. But, I'm dealing with it.
I haven't been feeling too great about NeXT and NEXT(OPEN)STEP
lately, but this run-in with the much heralded Microsoft and the
bile they've so successfully marketed has me counting my blessings.
While I'm on the subject of NeXT...
It's my understanding that in the 3.3 FoundationKit, you
cannot actually perform math operations on NSData objects. That
is, you have to get the C representations and do the math in
straight C and then convert them back to their NSData representations.
Is this accurate ? Forgive me if I'm being overly critical on this
issue, but as a Smalltalk programmer I find that *really* messy.
Please tell me it ain't so, I was looking forward to sharpening
my Objective-C skills (in the face of new opportunities).
Ronald Pomeroy
rpomeroy@tpoint.net
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-ROM advice
Date: 17 Aug 1995 22:22:45 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <410ffl$e7@machthenext.dannug.dk>
References: <40tdep$t1r@alpha.epas.utoronto.ca>
In article <40tdep$t1r@alpha.epas.utoronto.ca> beebb@spine.med.utoronto.ca
(Brian B. Brown) writes:
|>I've been contemplating picking up a quad speed CD-ROM for both
|>my cube and Intel boxes, and wondered if anyone had any
|>experience with either the Plextor Quad speed or the Toshiba
|>3601. The cube is a 68040, and the Intel box is a P90 with
|>an Adaptec 2940, both running NS 3.3. Anyone have any experience
|>here?
|>
I ve just hooked up a Plextor PX-63CS 6xspeed, and it s works without a hitch,
PhotoCD (yes, multisession supported), Audio, everything I throw at it... and
d..., it s fast!!!
They even have mentioned NeXTSTEP as a supported OS in the manual.
Highly recommended!
Best regards
Michael
--
___________________________________________________________
Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark
Editor in chief of DANNUG NEWS & DANNUG HOT!
ColorSupport Manager Rank Xerox Denmark
NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk
NonNeXTMail: mh.xeroxvang@rxdk.xerox.com
From: mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 17 Aug 1995 19:40:19 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov>
So would many of us (CIO & MIS pros) are in fact looking at replacing
major systems in the next year or two. Quadra 950's, Black NeXTs are aging
fast
Many would love to go to nextstep but to buy an intel box (the new staff
you would have to add for those config.sys files) NO WAY we got out of
that trap with MacOS & later black nextstep. We bought NeXT's & Macs
because it was a better box, easier support, integrated technology, higher
quality, the list goes on & on. Now our needs are growing and we would
have to dump nextstep.
This distresses a lot of dept's that love mail & librarian (our company's
many docs are on it) but there is no path out. More than likely we will be
upgrading to copland and mac clones and I personally know of about 50
other major companies directly that has reached the same conclusion. Many
don't advertise they have nextstep and would call next for any reason we
all depend on each other. having dealt with the NeXT stench it isn't worth
it.
NeXTstep on PowerPC is the natural path for NeXTstep but alas. It was
NextSaid (Steve) that until they had a hardware partner (that is they
would not even make that first phone call) they could with/for. The port
couldn't happen. Even though a lot of preliminary work had been done in
that direction. Is was not going to be a reality anytime in the next few
months
So NeXT on Macintosh unless someone does a port via a DoS card type
situation is the only way up. unless you have a few million to buy suns
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 18 Aug 1995 00:14:15 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <410m0n$ld7@news4.digex.net>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT) wrote:
> Many would love to go to nextstep but to buy an intel box (the
> new staff you would have to add for those config.sys files) NO
> WAY we got out of that trap with MacOS & later black nextstep.
> We bought NeXT's & Macs because it was a better box, easier
> support, integrated technology, higher quality, the list goes on
> & on. Now our needs are growing and we would have to dump nextstep.
> This distresses a lot of dept's that love mail & librarian (our
> company's many docs are on it) but there is no path out. More
> than likely we will be upgrading to copland and mac clones and
> I personally know of about 50 other major companies directly that
> has reached the same conclusion. Many don't advertise they have
> nextstep and would call next for any reason we all depend on each
> other. having dealt with the NeXT stench it isn't worth it.
I am not understanding something. NEXTSTEP also works on HP
workstations (lots of models) and on Sun/Sun-compatible workstations.
They are both high-quality alternatives. I don't get the 'either
it's on PPC or I won't use NS' philosophy. Although, I would like
to see NS/PPC, there are enough hardware options to keep just about
everyone happy.
Now if you don't like S Jobs, or NS itself for whatever reasons,
that is another story altogether.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help please! PNI/SLIP problem
Date: 16 Aug 1995 23:49:56 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <40u074$4n0@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu wrote:
> I tried a previous posting and got no response. If you've had
> experience with the Transys PNI package, please lend your advice.
> The problem is this: pnirun only allows one attempt at bringing
> up an interface, and after that it will bomb out no matter what
> if I try to bring up the line again. This is very frustrating
> because if the first attempt fails to get through (eg phone busy),
> I have to reboot the system to try again!
I spent a fair amount of time getting TransSys PNI SLIP up and
running on my NeXTstation at home. This was complicated by the
fact that I have to deal with dynamically-assigned IP addresses,
and the transsys package wants fixed IP addresses (where you have
the same IP address every time you dial in).
Once I got it completely worked out, I am quite happy with the
results. I can bring the link up and down, multiple times, and
pretty much everything works as expected. This is true even
though I'll get a different IP address every time I bring it up.
I wrote up the things I did, the scripts I use, and the reasons
I do things the way I did. Those result is available in:
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/comm/PNI-DynamicIP.README
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/comm/PNI-DynamicIP.rtfd.compressed
While some of the extra things I did were needed because of the
dynamically-assigned IP addresses, other things might be helpful
for people in other situations. Might even be a few clues there
for people working with PPP -- though I'm not sure on that. The
RTFD file includes the scripts I use, which address issues that
might be a problem for any PNI SLIP user. Also I've only tried
it on a NeXTstation, so I'm blissfully unaware of any problems
that would be specific to NS/Intel boxes.
I don't claim to address all such problems. Some things that I
consider perfectly fine might annoy other people; the main one
being that I "su" to root to run some of my slip-related scripts.
I shouldn't have to do that, but I haven't bothered to set it up
so I don't have to.
I won't offer to do personalized debugging of other people's SLIP
setup. The effort to get my own working was rather tedious, and
it'd be even worse to try and help someone else figure out problems
via email with a server that I don't use. However, the writeup
may indeed be helpful to others setting up their own links, and I
wrote it up hoping I'd save someone else at least a little time...
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help please! PNI/SLIP problem
Date: 16 Aug 1995 23:57:17 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <40u0kt$4n0@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <40noge$1eq6@news.doit.wisc.edu> <40osf0$oqa@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) wrote:
> giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu wrote:
> >
> >I tried a previous posting and got no response. If you've had
> >experience with the Transys PNI package, please lend your advice.
> There is a fix for your problem!
> #1. If you have PNI 1.13 and are running your computer standalone
> without an ethernet connection, _downgrade_ to PNI 1.11
For what it's worth, I didn't have to downgrade to 1.13, although
I think that 1.13 did require a little extra futzing around in some
of the tcl scripts to get it to work right. It's been a few months
since I've really looked at what I had to do.
> #2. If the problem you described above happens, you need to type
> the following logged in as root:
>
> /etc/ifconfig pni0 down (or whatever your config is)
This is part of the tcl script I use when the link goes down,
I think. So it's in the config file, not a separate shell
script. It generally works better that way. Check my writeup
though; I'm not at home to check my SLIP setup right now, and
I wouldn't trust my memory on what commands I did where.
> As an additional note, I was having very annoying problems when
> trying to bring down the pni connection. I would type:
> /etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0
> and get an error to the effect "Cannot connect to RPC. Is it
> running?" The modem would not hang up, and I would have to
> manually kill the pnid process to close the connection.
While I sometimes see that message, the modem generally does
hang up correctly. At least, I can't remember when it didn't.
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: nick@gustilo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: ZyXEL Elite 2864i, ISDN and NeXTSTEP
Date: 17 Aug 95 22:52:33
Organization: Primenet
Distribution: fj
Message-ID: <nick.95Aug17225233@gustilo>
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Hi, I'm considering purchasing the same modem to link 2 sites of my company. I sent an email to Black & White and received the following response. I hope it helps. Nick.
X-UIDL: 808630232.010
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From: Black and White Sales <sales@bandw.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 95 09:26:01 -0400
To: uunet!primenet.com!gustilo@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Does NXFax support new Zyzel 28.8 and ISDN modems?
References: <9508151839.AA00352@gustilo>
Hello,
NXFax is expected to work with the new ZyXEL Elite and Omni series modems.
ZyXEL's DTE speed register settings for the 2864 are currently different from the settings for the 1496 series. As a result, anyone Beta testing a 2864 who wishes to receive incoming fax and data calls should temporarily define an AuxATCommand for NXFax as follows:
- Launch the Terminal app. It is located in /NextApps.
- Choose Shell from the Terminal menu.
- Choose New from the Shell menu.
- su to root (unless you are already logged in as root)
- type the following commands, pressing Enter after each.
Note: use the name or your modem for <your_modem_name>
dwrite <your_modem_name> AuxATCommand "ATS18=<value>"
Note that in the above, <value> should be replaced by:
3 if your MaxDTERate is 57600
4 if your MaxDTERate is 38400
5 if your MaxDTERate is 19200
Caveats:
If and when ZyXEL changes the S18 registers on the Elite and Omni series modems to match those of the 1496 series, this command will have to be removed. If it is not, it could prevent you from properly receiving faxes. If and when this happens, you will have to remove the AuxATCommand in the manner described above to keep NXFax from improperly initializing the modem.
dwrite <your_modem_name> AuxATCommand ""
Please refer to the NXFax on-line help for more information on MaxDTERate.
The DTE rate used in the AuxATCommand must match the MaxDTERate value specified for NXFax. Refer to the NXFax on-line documentation for more information on MaxDTERate.
Whether or not ZyXEL decides to change the S18 registers in the Elite and Omni series modems to match those of the 1496 series, a future version of NXFax is expected to support these modems directly without the preceeding patch.
---
Best Regards,
Susan Marks sales@bandw.com
Black & White Software, Inc. NeXTMail OK
Bridge Street Marketplace 802-496-8500
Waitsfield, VT 05673-1210 802-496-5112 (fax)
From: lwallyci@onramp.net (Leslie Connally)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Recommendations? Laptop NeXTStep
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 01:48:58 -0600
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <lwallyci-1808950148580001@dal21.onramp.net>
Hey all,
It is just a whim. What laptops make the best NeXTStep machines?
NeXTAnswers was not very helpful except for a couple of b/w machines with
installation quirks.
thanks
Les Connally
lwallyci@onramp.net
From: cpayne@fiber.net (Carl Payne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 07:02:29 GMT
Organization: Fibernet: 1-800-305-6995
Message-ID: <cpayne.9.30343B05@fiber.net>
References: <DD3nBM.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> <1995Aug14.164533.17428@news.cs.indiana.edu>
>>I just bought a DPT 2124 SmartCache III PCI SCSI card to replace my old
>>and slow Adaptec 1542CF.
Clue #1
>>Missing OS
>>fW$ o
Clue #2
>I have seen this. I believe if the disk was build with adaptec, you cannot
>just hook it up with other scsi controller.
Wrong. Disks build on my Adaptec 2940 work just swell under my DPT 2024.
In fact, disks built on one machine using a 1540B and NS 3.1 worked just fine
under the 2940 on another machine. It may have to do with the board.
Triton? Neptune?
Let's go back to the clues. First, you WERE using an ISA card, which has a
significantly slower transfer rate than your PCI card, both on the same
machine, correct? If you doubt this would have an effect, try taking a DOS
formatted HD and disable your MB cache, then watch how it self-destructs.
Only a clue, not a culprit.
Clue #2 says something the OS doesn't say, but the BIOS might. Check your
system boot sequence. Also, make sure the SCSI drive is NOT specified in
CMOS, and make sure any on-board IDE stuff is disabled.
The next thing to check would be if the machine boots at all...ever. Try a
boot floppy, try an IDE hard drive, try a flapjack. But, there's something
very seriously wrong that has nothing to do with changing SCSI controllers.
And, it occurrs to me I've wasted BW by posting without a solution, but if I
made you think, I've done my job. Good luck.
Carl
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DOS, win95, NS3.3- how to boot?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 08:12:36 GMT
Organization: LakeHaven, Toronto, Canada
Message-ID: <411i1k$m7f@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
Sorry to trouble everyone but I've been trying to get DOS/win3.1, NS3.3 and
Win95 to live together. They exist on 3 partitions of an IDE hard drive.
I'd like to be able to select which one will start up when I start the
computer. Now, I had been using OS-BS with just NS and DOS/Win, and that
worked fine. But Windows 95 seeems to have gotten the better of me. Any
help would be appreciated as usual. Thank's...Philip
--
Philip McDunnough
LakeHaven, {Where sheep may safely graze ...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Looking for a tool to dynamically mount SCSI devices
Message-ID: <DDGy29.K3@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <DDCn4v.1nq@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 18:58:57 GMT
In article <DDCn4v.1nq@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Jacques Garbi writes:
> Microsoft Windows95 allows you to turn on all attached SCSI devices at any
> time, dynamically scan them and mount them. Then when you turn one off,
> you can simply scan the chain back ant it will unmount all the devices
> that were turned off. As you said, the main advantage of this is that you
> don't have to reboot your machine each time you want to use your SyQuest
> or scanner or whatever.
>
> Now, I don't want to keep them on all the time, not for mtbf wich I don't
> care about since most of our equipment will be changed long before the
> mtbf. I don't like the noise, heat and electricity consumption. If there
> is another option (such as the dynamic scan), I find no reason to keep all
> those devices on when nobody need them for a long time. They get hot and
> use electricity for no reason at all. And that's of my concern.
>
> There is someone in the NeXTSTEP community who wrote a SCSIPoller.app for
> Motorola machines. He is trying to compile it fat today. If it works, I'll
> ask him if he wants to put it on the Net for everyone to use it.
>
The question remains whether powercycling devices attached to the scsi chain
is safe, regardless of what some relatively high level s/w can do.
The scsi bus is not protected against such switching which may cause spikes or
whatever on the bus. Data loss is possible. Beware.
I did power cycle an attached drive once and nothing happened but I would not
rely on that. See scsi faq.
Juergen
---
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: stanford@aostra.cuug.ab.ca (Curtis Stanford)
Subject: Diamond Stealth 2M VRAM no worky!
Message-ID: <DDH1DB.K3s@aostra.uucp>
Sender: news@aostra.uucp (news account)
Organization: Alberta Energy, Oil Sands Research Division
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 20:10:22 GMT
Can anyone help me? I've just installed NEXTSTEP on my brand new
computer with the above mentioned card. I've installed every stealth
driver I can find including the newest one on NextAnswers and
nothing happens. It stays in VGA mode.
Also, how do I get NEXTSTEP to recognize my EIDE CD-ROM on the
secondary controller. It is a supported CD and is the master.
Thanks in advance.
--
Curtis Stanford VOICE: (403) 297-3623
Alberta Energy FAX: (403) 297-3638
Oil Sands Research Division EMAIL: stanford@aostra.cuug.ab.ca
From: edwin@sdt.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Macintosh to NeXT printer via ethernet?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 14:41:34 GMT
Organization: SABRE Decision Technologies.
Message-ID: <4128qu$cqe@aadt.sdt.com>
Can a Macintosh print to a NeXT Laser printer via ethernet, or any other way?
Thanks
Edwin
edwin@sdt.com
Please respond via email.
From: rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us (Roger E. Masse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Simulate a 'middle mouse button click'?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 15:54:20 GMT
Organization: Corporation for National Research Initiatives
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <412d3c$hor@news.CNRI.Reston.Va.US>
I'm running xv under Co-Xist on my NS 3.3 pentium. OF course I have a
Microsoft mouse with only two bottons. xv controls sometimes require
using the middle mouse button. is there any way to simulate this?
Regards,
Roger E. Masse, Systems Engineer
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
Reston, Virginia, USA 22091
Internet: rmasse@CNRI.Reston.VA.US (MIME/NeXTmail OK)
From: fisher@rouge.phys.lsu.edu (Paul Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adding external SCSI hard drive
Date: 18 Aug 1995 16:13:04 GMT
Organization: LSU
Message-ID: <412e6g$2fvf@te6000.otc.lsu.edu>
References: <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu>
In article <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu>,
Paul F. Bergen <bergen@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
>
>I'm trying to add an external 1GB scsi hard drive to my NeXTstation.
>I had assumed this would a relatively simple task.
>
>I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try to boot
>with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI ID on the drive
>is set to 3. The system boots fine when I detach the drive.
Me too! When I try to add the external hard drive to my existing
external scsi floppy drive, the system boots ok but sees the scsi id
of the new drive as sd 6, no matter what value I set it to (if I set it
to 6, it won't even boot!). The system boots ok, but it sees the
unititialized hard drive as an unformatted floppy. This happens no
matter whether the hard drive or the floppy drive is the terminated
drive in the scsi chain. If I remove the floppy drive and boot with
the hard drive as my only external device, the system won't boot. It
just sits there saying "sc: selection failed".
--PF
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dept. of Physics & Astronomy impossible, for the dream of yesterday
Louisiana State University is the hope of today and the reality
Baton Rouge, LA 70808 of tomorrow."
phone: (504) 388-828 --Robert H. Goddard
e-mail: fisher@rouge.phys.lsu.edu
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From: smbakh@milind (Milind Bakhle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Simulate a 'middle mouse button click'?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 18 Aug 1995 19:01:06 GMT
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <412o1i$stg@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov>
References: <412d3c$hor@news.CNRI.Reston.Va.US>
Roger E. Masse (rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us) wrote:
: I'm running xv under Co-Xist on my NS 3.3 pentium. OF course I have a
: Microsoft mouse with only two bottons. xv controls sometimes require
: using the middle mouse button. is there any way to simulate this?
On black hardware, the simultaeous pressing of left and right buttons
is interpreted as the pressing of the middle button. This is mentioned
in the on-line help. Also, the right mouse button may have to be enabled
for this to work. I don't know if this will work on your Intel hardware.
Milind A. Bakhle
mabakhle@lerc.nasa.gov
From: KurtS@cup.portal.com (Kurt Gregory Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adding SCSI tape to Cube
Date: 18 Aug 1995 12:00:05 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
Message-ID: <143824@cup.portal.com>
I'm trying to attach a HP SCSI dat drive to a turbo
cube. During boot, it appears a valid SCSI device, so I
think the cabling and termination is OK.
I'm unable to get tar, dump or gnutar to work, the drive
is not recognized. Does one need to "mount" a scsi tape
or edit a *tab file to access the device? Is adding a tape
drive simular to adding a fixed disk?
Obviously, I'm quite new to this. Is there a FAQ that can
point me in the right direction?
Thanks-
kurt schultz
kschultz@nicemusic2.music.niu.edu
From: Tom Gall <tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 18 Aug 1995 19:06:35 GMT
Organization: IBM
Message-ID: <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
This is probably a RTFM or FAQ but I have to ask it.
I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
3.3 will ever install on it?
It'd be cool! But I'm just wondering.... (I haven't tried yet as I'm waiting
for
8 Megs more of RAM and a reasonable sized harddrive.)
Thanks!
--
Hakuna Matata!
Tom
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"Out the Token Ring, through the router, down the fiber, off another
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From: giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Scanning with Umax? (and how to reach Scan O matic folks)?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 19:38:20 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <412q7c$1je8@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Summary: Getting Umax scanner to work
Keywords: scan nextstep umax scanomatic
We have a Umax UC630 scanner here that I am attempting to use in NS 3.3. Is there anyone out there who has gotten this scanner to work with NS?
I tried downloading Scan O Matic, and it gives me a hardware error every time I start it up (in the console it mentions error code 70, for what that's worth). I think things are configured right on the hardware end.
Is there another software package anyone has tried with this scanner?
Or, alternatively, does anyone know how to reach the Scan O matic people? I have sent them three mail messages in the last 1.5 weeks at the address bug@interpc.de, with no response.
Thanks,
Michael Giddings
From: doyle@mmm.lanl.gov (Mark Doyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Scanning with Umax? (and how to reach Scan O matic folks)?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 20:28:47 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Message-ID: <412t5v$hpl@newshost.lanl.gov>
References: <412q7c$1je8@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu wrote:
> We have a Umax UC630 scanner here that I am attempting to use in NS 3.3.
> Is there anyone out there who has gotten this scanner to work with NS?
> I tried downloading Scan O Matic, and it gives me a hardware error every
> time I start it up (in the console it mentions error code 70, for what
> that's worth). I think things are configured right on the hardware end.
> Or, alternatively, does anyone know how to reach the Scan O matic
> people? I have sent them three mail messages in the last 1.5 weeks at
> the address bug@interpc.de, with no response.
We had this same problem. The solution was to upgrade to the latest version
of Scan-o-matic. I contacted jens@interpc.de and got a reasonably quick
response. Here it is:
-----------
1. You might try the ScanOmatic 1.4 release, where the generic
Umax handling could be improved.
2. Be aware that the SCSI ID handling on HP workstations is
different to those on NeXT or Intel machines!!!
3. Metro or whatever scan can't be more stable, because we only
stop on SCSI errors on (disk) security reasons. After a SCSI
command fails we stop!
4. > ScanOmatic[212]: Error Code 70
This is a hardware error reported by the scanner.
> ScanOmatic[212]: (a)-(h) 0
> ScanOmatic[212]: (i)-(k) 0
But the scanners doesn't want to say more about it.
We have a UC630 running here too on all architectures and it is
doing fine. I'd really suggest to try the 1.4 (from ftp):
FTP SERVER:
ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de
PATH:
/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/scanner
FILES:
ScanOmatic.1.4.NIH.b.tar.gz
ScanOmatic.1.4.README
------------------
Hope this helps,
Mark
From: samurai@maggie.cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Simulate a 'middle mouse button click'?
Date: 18 Aug 1995 21:04:52 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, McGill Univ.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <SAMURAI.95Aug18170452@maggie.cs.mcgill.ca>
References: <412d3c$hor@news.CNRI.Reston.Va.US>
In-reply-to: rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us's message of 18 Aug 1995 15:54:20 GMT
<rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us> writes:
>I'm running xv under Co-Xist on my NS 3.3 pentium. OF course I have a
>Microsoft mouse with only two bottons. xv controls sometimes require
>using the middle mouse button. is there any way to simulate this?
Try pressing both buttons. Don't know if it will work.
- db
--
"Investing in tech stocks is a high risk."
-- Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, after incurring a two
day paper loss of 2 billion dollars on Microsoft stock.
From: blenko@cs.yale.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ST32550N on a cube
Date: 18 Aug 1995 21:52:09 GMT
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <413229$j07@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Originator: blenko@dove
I am looking for help after a protracted battle with a vendor over
a ST32550N drive they sold me. I am operating on a NeXT cube running
release 3.2.
The first drive they sent worked fine out of the box using
512bytes/block, aside from not playing correctly on the SCSI bus.
I was able to boot and run with that until it died hard about a
month ago.
The replacement drive, which I reformatted to 1024 byte blocks,
runs fine *except* that it won't boot. The error message is something
like "unexpected message: 1", repeated over and over again.
A search of archived news articles shows similar symptoms for
Fujitsu drives that were strapped for synchronous mode transfer.
The problem was resolved by changing a strap to disallow synchronous
mode transfer.
The vendor now says they spoke to someone at NeXT who says it is
probably a SCSI-1/SCSI-2 problem. The ST32550N doesn't have a
synchronous mode transfer strap, apparently synchronous mode transfer
is controlled by a command to the controller board (which is, I'm
told, vendor-specific). (I have the spec sheets from Seagate myself
and have spoken to their technical support line). The vendor is
trying to get out from under by saying that the ST32550N is a SCSI-2
disk, that that can't be changed, SCSI-2 doesn't play with NeXT,
and they don't support NeXT anyway (I'll go along with that last
part).
1. On the vendor front, does anyone have this drive, have they
reformattted it to 1024byte blocks, does it work, and who was their
vendor? I'm real sure I've heard this drive discussed here before.
Also interested in reports on other drives in the series (1"
Barracudas).
2. Does someone have good success with a comparable 2G drive,
preferrably at 1024bytes (though I'm rapidly becoming much less
picky on this point!).
3. There is probably a software fix (talking directly to the
controller to set asynchronous mode), I note that SCSI2 tools
*reads* this information successfully. Has anyone dealt with this
before, i.e., have software for setting this which manages to be
vendor-independent?
4. What is the bottom line on this claim about SCSI-1/SCSI-2. The
vendor seems to be claiming one will no longer be able to buy drives
at all because of this limitation on the NeXT side. Sounds like
BS to me.
Tom
From: jacob@dannug.dk (Jacob Nielsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adding external SCSI hard drive
Date: 18 Aug 1995 21:06:54 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Message-ID: <JACOB.95Aug18230654@localhost>
References: <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu> <4103jm$ibk@news.onramp.net>
In-reply-to: blindsey@heimdall's message of 17 Aug 1995 19:00:06 GMT
>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Lindsey <blindsey@heimdall> writes:
>>>>> "Paul" == Paul F. Bergen <bergen@finny.havard.edu> writes:
Paul> I'm trying to add an external 1GB scsi hard drive to my
Paul> NeXTstation. I had assumed this would a relatively simple
Paul> task.
Paul> I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try
Paul> to boot with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI
Paul> ID on the drive is set to 3. The system boots fine when I
Paul> detach the drive.
Paul> Any pearls of wisdom for me?
Paul> I appreciate the help.
Paul> -- Paul
Ben> This should be a simple task - however as tasks become
Ben> simpler, the more elusive the solution to problems become.
Ben> On black hardware, I believe the internal boot device
Ben> can be at any SCSI-ID, so you may want to try other SCSI ID
Ben> options on your external drive. If this fails, you may have
Ben> a problem with the external drive - the case in particular.
Ben> The SCSI-ID switch may not be connected properly. You will
Ben> have to open the external case to check this. Also be sure
Ben> your external drive is terminated properly.
As Ben writes, it can be either a conflict between SCSI IDs or
problems with termination (I've never had any problems with that,
though :-) I believe that the internal disk is *normally* set to SCSI
ID 1, but check the boot messages.
What else? Oh yes:
I've seen SCSI errors with too long cables (>2m)
You are sure that the SCSI connection to the hard drive is properly
attached? Is it pushed all the way in? This bit me the other day :-(
Jacob
--
Jacob Nielsen
jacob@dannug.dk
User reviews of software: http://www.dannug.dk/jacob
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 18 Aug 1995 22:14:09 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <4133bh$dap@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, McNeXT <mcnext@aol.com> wrote:
>Many would love to go to nextstep but to buy an intel box (the new staff
>you would have to add for those config.sys files) NO WAY we got out of
What are you talking about?!? What does NeXTStep on Intel have to do
with config.sys files? config.sys files are part of MSDOS. NS on Intel
doesn't need MS-DOS. Once it's installed, nextstep on Intel works and feels
just like nextstep on any other machine.
And installing NextStep 3.3 on Intel is no harder than doing it on
black hardware.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Non-postscript printer and black NeXT?
Date: 19 Aug 1995 01:48:47 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <413ftv$9c0@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <40s4f8$ngm@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
Peter Pregler (ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at) wrote:
: Hallo,
: we would like to buy and connect a cheap printer (e.g. an ink-jet?) to
: an old black NeXT-station on our Professors desk at home. I had a look
: at the documentation and the relevant directories and all I found was a
: list of filters for a couple of supported postscript-printers. So my
: questions are:
: - Are there any drivers for non-postscript printers such as ink-jets?
: - Has anyone done such a thing before?
: - Any suggestions for other solutions?
Yes, have a look at a file called djf_for_3.0.N.bs.tar.gz in the
Tools/printers directory of the peanuts archive
(ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next).
It worked for me very well to connect a DeskJet printer.
Willem
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 19 Aug 1995 01:58:50 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <413ggq$9c0@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
Tom Gall (tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
: I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
: 3.3 will ever install on it?
Allthough they say "never say never", I didn't hear about any success-story
for installing NS on ThinkPad. It's sad, but that's what it is.
Willem
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: PCI bug (must read for FIP, long)
In-Reply-To: estraff@tori.next.com's message of 17 Aug 1995 23:22:05 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug18222854@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <40n201$7to@ame2.math.arizona.edu> <410iut$t1a@news.next.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 02:28:54 GMT
Ethan,
Are you referring to the driver on the NS 3.3 CD-ROM or the latest driver
from NeXTAnswers?
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <410iut$t1a@news.next.com> estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) writes:
We know about the RZ1000 hardware bug. Happily, our EIDE driver is not
susceptible.
Ethan Straffin
NEXTSTEP Technical Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: PCI bug (must read for FIP, long)
In-Reply-To: estraff@tori.next.com's message of 17 Aug 1995 23:22:05 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug18223349@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <40n201$7to@ame2.math.arizona.edu> <410iut$t1a@news.next.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 02:33:49 GMT
And Ethan, I have noticed several corrupt directories on my IDE drive. I
am thinking that perhaps this was caused by an earlier version of the IDE
driver. I have a Dell OEM Intel Premiere PCI II motherboard.
Also, can you explain what the Hoat IORDY and Multiple Sectors do on the
latest EIDE driver and when/why you would use them?
Thanks,
Robert
In article <410iut$t1a@news.next.com> estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) writes:
We know about the RZ1000 hardware bug. Happily, our EIDE driver is not
susceptible.
Ethan Straffin
NEXTSTEP Technical Support
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From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Message-ID: <DDH89r.7H@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
References: <DDB50s.15o@hurka.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 22:39:27 GMT
Thanks for all your help.
Many came up with very good ideas but quite complicated for me !
I needed a new drive anyhow so I just bought it, installed the DPT and
re-installed NS from scratch on it. Then I copied all my files (including
netinfo) on the new disk and it works like a breeze now.
It was all a matter of reformating the disk. Not even low-level !
NeXTSTEP 3.3 installation floppy and CD-ROM did it all for me without any
problems. The only thing I noticed but that has nothing to do with the DPT
card is that when I loaded a new driver in Configure.app, it entered in
conflict with a so-called invisible copy of itself. For instance, loading
the miro driver did actually load it twice. The Portserver.config was also
laoded twice and the ISASerialPorts loaded three times !! And only one
copy showed up in configure.app.
So i saved it all the way it was (lots of conflicts) and rebooted. Those
drivers were really trying to load many times, but this time I was able to
check them out and remove them from Configure.app. Strange, eh ?
BTW, does anyone know how I could reduce the incredible amount of time NS
is taking to check all apps and serivces each time I log in ? Couldn't it
be possible to store all that information in a file with a certain flag or
something and that every time you log in, if the flag is untouched, then
it doesn't do this long search ?
Thanks for your help, once again.
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TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
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From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Re: Help ! I get weird errors probably due to my modem
Message-ID: <DDH8CA.88@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
References: <DD9sGC.My@gould.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 22:40:58 GMT
Hi all,
I found the problem. It was dur to the old SerialPorts.config.
I replaced it with the new ISASerialPort and PortServer and even though
they are beta versions, they work without any problems so far and solved
the problem I had.
Thanks for your help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: DPT problems, again. This time, it's Internal Stack Overflow
Message-ID: <DDI3Ho.85@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 09:53:47 GMT
Hi,
My problems are not over with the DPT PCI SmartCache III 2124/90 adapter.
I installed NS 3.3 on a new Seagate Baraccuda drive and it works fine (at
least it looks like it).
I then installed DOS on a 300MB partition on the same drive. And then I
copied all my DOS/Windows files from a Micropolis 2217 (known as drive D:)
to the Seagate (drive C:). When I do xcopy d:\windows\*.* c:\windows /s,
it works for a while then stops and tells me I have an Internal Stack
Overflow, System halted.
I don't know what's happening. It looks like it hangs when it wants to
write to the baraccuda. But I tried to bypass all config.sys and
autoexec.bat so no soft cache was loaded. I tried to use copy instead of
xcopy but even if it works slightly better, it still hangs the computer
with the same error. I tried to add in config.sys : stacks=18,512 but it
was even worse.
When I boot under NS, I'm able to visualize both Dos partitions and to
copy from one to the other without any problems at all (expect that it is
not very fast !).
Anyone can please help me ?
Of course I checked all terminations, cables and so on. They should all
work as they did with my previous Adaptec. I disabled the on-board
terminator as well. i don't know what to do now.
Thanks for any help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
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From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: SCSI Hard drives problems ! Help
Message-ID: <DDIAKJ.A3@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 12:26:43 GMT
Hi,
I installed a brand new DPT SCSI PCI SmartCache III 2124/90 card.
At id0, I have a Seagate Barracuda 2GB Fast-SCSI-II
At ID1, I have a Sony CD-ROM
At ID2, I have a Micropolis 2217AV
At ID3, I have an external 270MB SyQuest
Now, the Barracuda is new when the Micropolis is the disk I had NS 3.3 on.
Since I believed that the Barracuda was much faster, I installed NS 3.3 on
it from scratch. All my old files were copied from the Micropolis to the
Barracuda.
Then I checked speed with NWBench.app. I did 4 passes for each drive and
here are the results :
Micropolis 2217s/AV : 3122, 3146, 3131, 3155 -> average 3138.5 KB/s
Barracuda 2GB Fast-SCSI-II : 2632, 2629, 2639, 2635 -> av. 2634 Kb/s
SyQuest 270MB : 1585, 1573, 1558, 1564 -> av. 1570 Kb/s
It turns out that the Micropolis is much faster than the Barracuda. Did I
do something wrong or is this normal ? Needless to say I was disapointed !
Then I checked with SCSIInspector.app and read the Information section in
the Inspector panel. Here are the differences I found between the
Micropolis and the Barracuda :
Disable Prefetch Limit : 65535 (0 for the Micropolis)
Prefetch Ceiling (blocks) : 316 (0 for the Micropolis)
Min. Prefetch (blocks) : 0 (0 for the Micropolis)
Max. Prefetch (blocks) : 79 (0 for the Micropolis)
I have no ideas what those Prefetch mean ! Could anyone help me and
explain what those are, if they'r responsible for the lowest score on the
part of the Barracuda and how to improve it all ?
Thanks a lot
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: mperry@well.sf.ca.us (Michael A. Perry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer: which type of Canon printer?
Date: 19 Aug 1995 06:35:56 GMT
Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
Message-ID: <4140oc$1pu@nkosi.well.com>
References: <40urho$sre@stern.fokus.gmd.de>
I believe it is a BJ-820C, except for the ROM.
fischer@fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) writes:
> Which type of Canon printer is this?
From: ix@ix.netcom.com (snow_crash (NeXT Mach) )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer: which type of Canon printer?
Date: 19 Aug 1995 06:51:04 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4141ko$fii@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
References: <40urho$sre@stern.fokus.gmd.de> <4140oc$1pu@nkosi.well.com>
In <4140oc$1pu@nkosi.well.com> mperry@well.sf.ca.us (Michael A. Perry)
writes:
>
>I believe it is a BJ-820C, except for the ROM.
>
>fischer@fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) writes:
>> Which type of Canon printer is this?
>
Cannon SX
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From: stanford@aostra.cuug.ab.ca (Curtis Stanford)
Subject: Help with EIDE CD-ROM
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Sender: news@aostra.uucp (news account)
Organization: Alberta Energy, Oil Sands Research Division
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 16:17:26 GMT
Well, I got my Stealth driver working yesterday (it helps to pick
a supported resolution).
The last problem I have is the EIDE CDROM. It is on the secondary
IDE port and is the master. I installed NEXTSTEP with it on the
primary IDE as a slave and then switched it back after the install.
I followed the instructions in the NextAnswer and installed a second
EIDE driver (3.31) with port 0x170 and IRQ 15. When I try to boot,
it does some disk activity, checks the floppy, checks the CD, and then
hangs at the Starting NEXTSTEP prompt. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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From: tomk@access.digex.net (Tom Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771
Date: 19 Aug 1995 10:56:01 GMT
Organization: Comm Systems, Inc.
Message-ID: <414g01$305@news4.digex.net>
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In article <40uedu$d7j@pulm1.accessone.com>, hispeed@accessone.com says...
>
>Has anyone gotten the #9 Motion 771 to work with NS 3.3? If you have
>please let me know what driver you used. Also is Next Working on the
>driver problem?
Here's the deal, as near as I can track down:
1) The box of the 771 says "a third party driver is available"
2) Inquiries to #9 on Compuserve say "NeXT has one available"
3) Inquiries to NeXT say "none are available" although "we are working
on one"
I'm trying to pin #9's ears to the wall on CIS, because they're the ones
who put on the box drivers are available.
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<tomk@access.digex.net>
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI Hard drives problems ! Help
Date: 19 Aug 1995 13:09:52 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
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JacquesGarbi wrote:
: Then I checked speed with NWBench.app. I did 4 passes for each drive and
: here are the results :
:
: Micropolis 2217s/AV : 3122, 3146, 3131, 3155 -> average 3138.5 KB/s
This is a 5400rpm drive
: Barracuda 2GB Fast-SCSI-II : 2632, 2629, 2639, 2635 -> av. 2634 Kb/s
This should be a 7200rpm drive.
I don't remember if NWBench's driver performance number includes
the write performance. Most, if not all Seagate Barracudas come
with the write cache disabled. My write performance on my Micropolis
3221 drops from 2mb/s to 700k/s with the write cache disabled. Try
grabbing the latest SCSIInspector.app and checking the status of
the write cache. Also, a better benchmark for sequential disk
I/O performance is iozone - you can adjust the size of the file
used to try to minimalize the effect of the amount of physical RAM in
the system.
BTW, you should leave the write cache disabled if you are running
a server with transaction safe data storage requirements. For most
people, enabling the write cache is no big deal (update happens in
30 sec intervals anyways).
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From: "Christian Pekeler" <pekeler@luck.shnet.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 95 16:32:58 +0100
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Subject: Can't get Ultrasound MAX working
Message-ID: <29790855@luck.shnet.org>
Hi.
Does anybody know how to get the Gravis soundcard Ultrasound MAX
to work with NS? I read that the SoundBlaster emulation should be
reset-resident after once loaded under DOS. But also the latest
SoundBlaster driver from NeXTAnswers failed to detect it.
For all help thank you very much.
Christian
From: mjh@math.mit.edu (Michael J. Hopkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help connecting a Laserwriter II NTX to a NEXTSTEP computer
Date: 19 Aug 1995 12:38:26 -0400
Organization: MIT Department of Mathematics
Message-ID: <415422$hb4@runge.mit.edu>
I am trying to connect a LaserWriter II NTX to an HP 712/80. The
laserwriter has connections for Apple's localtalk, the Apple Desktop
Bus and a 25-pin serial port. When I open the printmanager to
configure the printer the only choice I have is the parallel port on
the Gecko. I have tried connecting this to the serial port on the
printer with both a serial and a null serial cable, but neither works.
Does anyone know how to make this connection? I als can't seem to
figure out how to connect the printer to a NS/Intel system. For that
system Printmanager.app gives me the choice of configuring the printer
as a serial device, but when I select the option it says my system is
not configured to be able to do this. I am using the Mux serial
driver, and may not have it configured correctly.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Urgent Request: Diamond S968 Vs ATI Mach64VRAM 2MB
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 20:03:54 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <415foa$rv1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello all,
My sisters is getting her PCI system next Monday...but we realize
Diamond Stealth MUST come w/ Corel *yuck* 4 with their card and jack
up their price by $100...so now we are looking @ the ATI Mach64...2MB
VRAM a more cheaper alternative...we are trying to keep the price down
about $5000 for the system with taxes and everything..
I know there are RAMDAC/driver problems with ATI Mach64 cards...has
that been fixed??? How does it compare with the Pro Turbo card??? All
the names are really confusing...the heck out of me...=)
Please can someone help!?
Personally I have been using #9 cards and I am happy with it..none of
these brand name confusion!;-)
Thanks
Godwin
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Subject: Government Restricts Internet!!
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From: sela@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 68060 NeXT?
Date: 20 Aug 1995 02:38:48 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41677o$r7@news.iastate.edu>
Can the 68060 replace the 68040 in NeXTs? Has anyone done this?
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From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: ZyXEL Elite 2864i, ISDN and NeXTSTEP
Date: 19 Aug 1995 23:13:07 -0700
Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ
Message-ID: <416jpj$lfc@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu>
References: <DDFAu7.454@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
In article <DDFAu7.454@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>,
<jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I finally received my ZyXEL Elite 2864i and would like to know a few
>things :
I've seen postings by someone who said they were going to write a driver
for the parallel port for an intel machine. did anyone ever do that?
-nick
From: dbagdadi@anshar.shadow.net (Dino Bagdadi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Scanning with Umax? (and how to reach Scan O matic folks)?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 20 Aug 1995 07:34:40 GMT
Organization: Shadow Information Services, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <416oig$58f@bud.shadow.net>
References: <412q7c$1je8@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu wrote:
> We have a Umax UC630 scanner here that I am attempting to use in NS 3.3.
> Is there anyone out there who has gotten this scanner to work with NS?
Yes, we use the UC630 with HSD's PowerScan.
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From: ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Peter Pregler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Non-postscript printer and black NeXT?
Date: 20 Aug 1995 13:16:52 GMT
Organization: RISC, J.K. University of Linz, Austria
Message-ID: <417ck4$ogc@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
References: <40s4f8$ngm@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at> <413ftv$9c0@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Thank you for all the replies I got. I will post a summary about what
can be done as soon as I had a closer look at all the proposed
solutions.
-Peter.
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From: tt@sophocles.algonet.se (Thomas Thyberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP (problems with HP850C Inkjet printer)
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 20 Aug 1995 19:14:29 GMT
Organization: AlgoNet Public Access Node, Stockholm
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <TT.95Aug20211429@sophocles.algonet.se>
Hi,
I've got problems to get my black slab (NS3.3) to talk to my
HP-850C inkjet printer. I've tried a null-modem cable
(MiniDin-8 to MiniDin-8) but I cannot get any response from the
printer.
The printer is specified to "talk" RS-422 serial 57.6 kbps.
Anyone out there who have gotton this to work? Do the printer
need some special cable? (cable specification please!)
Is at all possible to hook it up to a slab?
Please help me out here!
Cheers,
Thomas Thyberg,
(tt@algonet.se - NeXT/MIME mail ok)
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From: wolf@hagar.ph.utexas.edu (David Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP (problems with NeXT cd-rom drive)
Date: 20 Aug 1995 19:30:45 GMT
Organization: Physics Department, University of Texas
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4182h5$960@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
I am having a problem with my NeXT cd-rom drive, I think.
When the machine boots (040) with the drive as the only device, properly
terminated, SCSI id=3, the drive is recognized ok.
Inserting any cd-rom disk in the drive brings up the panel "disk is
unreadable. initialize?". Of course we cannot initialize a cd-rom
disk!
Is the drive out of whack, or possibly is there another problem lurking
here?
david - wolf@dino.ph.utexas.edu - Physics, Univ. Texas, Austin.
From: anders@swordfish.cs.vt.edu (Anders Bertelrud)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Attaching external Fujitsu drive to black cube
Date: 20 Aug 1995 19:41:58 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <418366$uqa@server.cs.vt.edu>
I'm trying to attach an external SCSI drive to my black 68040 cube, and I'm
running into some problems. Perhaps there is someone who's solved a similar
problem and who wouldn't mind sharing their information.
Here's the situation:
I have an external Fujitsu M2266-SA 1Gb hard disk that has been used with
a DECpc XL 560. It's a SCSI-2 device. I am now trying to attach it to my
black cube (which has an upgraded motherboard (68030->68040), so it has the
SCSI-2 controller).
I attach the drive and boot the NeXT in diagnostic mode. I see the
following:
[various normal messages about ram etc]
FUJITSU M2694ES-512 Rev 812A as sd0 at sc0 target 0 lun 0
Disk Label: Disk
Disk Capacity: 1033MB, Device Block 512 bytes
FUJITSU NOT DETERMINED Rev 0020 as sd1 at sc0 target 5 lun 0
Waiting for drive to come ready
......................
Generic SCSI Device [etc]
[then the machine boots as normal]
The first SCSI device is my internal hard disk; no problem there. But
then the cube fails to determine the model number of the external disk. For
each of the periods above, I hear three clicks from the external drive, so
it's definitely trying to do something. There's a one-second lag between
each period. By the way, I wait for the external to finish its spinup
before I switch on the NeXT, so that shouldn't be a problem.
I've tried SCSI IDs 3, 4, and 5, each with and without termination.
I've also checked for loose cables in the external drive. Everything
seems firmly connected.
A possibility is that the jumper settings are wrong. I have the manual
for the external hard disk, and I've tried literally dozens of different
jumper settings: bus parity on/off, synchronous transfer on/off, etc. But I
don't know what settings NeXT's SCSI controller expects. I have checked the
NeXTSTEP documentation, NeXTanswers, etc. but cannot find any info. I seem
to remember having seen information on this in one of the early System 1.0
books, but I cannot find them.
Can anyone tell me what SCSI settings I should use? The internal Fujitsu
disk (which works fine) came without a manual, so I can't derive the
correct settings by looking at its jumpers. I've checked the web for info
about jumper pinouts for the M2694ES. Can't find anything.
If I only knew the settings a black 68040 cube expects, I could configure
the external drive.
Another possibility is of course that the drive controller is broken. But
the cube reads the "FUJITSU" manufacturer label correctly. I've also
toggled jumper settings such as spinup-on-power/spin-up-on-start, and I've
seen the expected behavior. Same with the
LED-lit-when-active/LED-lit-when-ready jumper. The LED on the front of the
case behaves as I would expect for each of the jumper settings.
This is starting to annoy me. Whatever I do to the configuration, I get the
message shown above.
I would greatly appreciate any help in this matter.
Thanks,
Anders
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From: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Subject: Installing WACOM DIN A4 UDR1212 at black
Message-ID: <DDMowH.Do@manki.toppoint.de>
Sender: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 21:26:41 GMT
Hello,
subject tells it: are there any problems connecting this tablet to a black
Station? Driver, cable?
thanks for answers
Manfred
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From: neal@moa.com (Josh Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Trouble with NeXT Laser Printer
Date: 21 Aug 1995 00:35:45 GMT
Organization: SONNET Networking - Modesto Sonora Stockton (800)50-ONLINE
Message-ID: <418kd1$nj2@sonnet1.sonnet.com>
Lately my NeXT Laser Printer has been giving me fits: whenver I print a
document, the top of the page is moved down about a half an inch. This
happens on all the documents I print. The Page Layout options in Edit and
WriteUp seem to be okay (I've never changed them). I've used
PrintManager's Test Page feature prints pages with the same problem: the
top of the printed material is moved down the half about half an inch so
that the rest of the material runs off the bottom of the page.
Does anybody have any ideas what the problem might be and how I can fix
it?
(By the way, the system is a Cube running 3.2.)
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: 3.3 drivers on 3.2 System?
In-Reply-To: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov's message of 16 Aug 1995 22:36:31 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug20225014@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <40trtf$aq4@fnnews.fnal.gov>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 02:50:14 GMT
No. You need to upgrade to 3.3 user.
Robert La Ferla
Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <40trtf$aq4@fnnews.fnal.gov> brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) writes:
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I wasn't there for the answer.
So I'm wondering if it is possible to use 3.3 drivers on a 3.2 Intel system.
If so then which drivers work and which don't and are there any special
things one must do to get things working.
-- John
From: jkeenan@blkcat.com (Joe Keenan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Trouble with NeXT Laser Printer
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 03:18:09 GMT
Organization: Black Cat Software
Message-ID: <418toe$mjb@blkcat.blkcat.com>
References: <418kd1$nj2@sonnet1.sonnet.com>
neal@moa.com (Josh Neal) wrote:
>Lately my NeXT Laser Printer has been giving me fits: whenver I print a
>document, the top of the page is moved down about a half an inch. This
>happens on all the documents I print. The Page Layout options in Edit and
>WriteUp seem to be okay (I've never changed them). I've used
>PrintManager's Test Page feature prints pages with the same problem: the
>top of the printed material is moved down the half about half an inch so
>that the rest of the material runs off the bottom of the page.
>Does anybody have any ideas what the problem might be and how I can fix
>it?
Check and make sure that the green tab on the end of the paper tray is
on the letter side, not the A4 side.
joe
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: anderson (Ken Anderson)
Subject: Configuring single serial port on NSI?
Message-ID: <1995Aug20.215705.1102@biztech.com>
Sender: news@biztech.com
Organization: Biztech, Inc.
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 21:57:05 GMT
Is there any way to configure only 1 serial port (Com1:) under NEXTSTEP
Intel? I've tried a number of things, like setting ports to 1, and
interrupts and addresses to the appropriate things, but it still hangs on
startup.
Thanks,
Ken
From: Scott A Douglass <sd3n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adding SCSI dev = errors
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 21:06:21 -0400
Organization: Psychology, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Message-ID: <8kBxkBK00YUxQHhm0L@andrew.cmu.edu>
Paul> I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try
Paul> to boot with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI
Paul> ID on the drive is set to 3. The system boots fine when I
Paul> detach the drive.
I've had similar problems with a SyQuest SCSI drive! My CD-ROM works as
it should but as soon as I try to use the SyQuest drive I start seeing...
- system freezes
- system panics
- endlessly spinning disk access cursor
- etc.
I know with certainty that the id is correctly set. I know the SCSI
interface is OK. I know the SyQuest has active termination. I can't
account for the problem! I've been wondering if the problem was with
the enclosure. If I attach the device to a NeXTstation running 3.0 (as
opposed to 3.2), everything works properly!
If anyone knows the cause of this behavior, please send ma some email;
I'd like to use the SyQuest.
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 21 Aug 1995 04:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <41918f$dot@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
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You can connect via the world wide web at:
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Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
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Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
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The ftp sites
=============
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ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
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From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 19 Aug 1995 15:42:16 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <4150oo$5pa@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
Tom Gall (tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
: This is probably a RTFM or FAQ but I have to ask it.
: I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
: 3.3 will ever install on it?
I believe that ALL but a few of the ThinkPads have the Micro Channel
Architecture BIOS in them which is incompatible with NeXTSTEP (which
is why it won't install on the PS/2 family)...
Dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ESS1688 Hanging on Winbond W83C491/W83C492 MB
Message-ID: <1995Aug21.044219.3938@bbs.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca>
From: lowkl@venus.likom.com.my (Liaw Weng Keong)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 19:40:14 -400
Organization: Likom Innovation
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Need your comments !
We do have an all-in-one motherboard design, specs are
listed as below :-
1. System - Winbond W83C491F/W83C492F
2. VL-IDE - Winbond W83759F
3. IO - Winbond W83777F/W83758F
4. Sound - ESS1688F
5. VGA - Trident TGUI9440AGi
System configuration :-
1. CPU - All kinds of 486-Based CPU ( Standard or Enhanced )
2. Main memory - 4M and above.
3. Operating system - Microsoft DOS ( Ver 6.21 and above )
4. System BIOS - Award
When I am playing wave files continuously, after a while the system
will hang up ( Sometime it will hang quite fast ).
I could not solve it quite sometime, any volunteers can help me
on this ?
Your reply are highly appreciated.
Thanks and best regards.
From: peter@mathworks.com (Peter Greis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need disktab for fujitsu 1606
Date: 21 Aug 1995 12:38:15 GMT
Organization: The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA 01760
Message-ID: <419unn$qmd@turing.mathworks.com>
Subject says it all, please mail it to me:
peter@mathworks.com
Also, any problems formatting to 1K blocks? It worked
OK with my 2266SA...
thanx,
-peter
From: rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us (Roger E. Masse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can't find $LBL?
Date: 21 Aug 1995 13:38:57 GMT
Organization: Corporation for National Research Initiatives
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41a29h$juc@news.CNRI.Reston.Va.US>
Yesterday I tried to boot my NEXTSTEP 3.3 pentium and the boot sequence
hangs with a repeating error "Can't find $LBL" I'm pretty much resigned
to a reload and a restore from tape, but is their a simpler solution to
try first?
Regards,
Roger E. Masse, Systems Engineer
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
Reston, Virginia, USA 22091
Internet: rmasse@CNRI.Reston.VA.US (MIME/NeXTmail OK)
From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Configuring single serial port on NSI?
Date: 21 Aug 1995 14:40:49 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <41a5th$i6h@news.onramp.net>
References: <1995Aug20.215705.1102@biztech.com>
anderson (Ken Anderson) wrote:
>Is there any way to configure only 1 serial port (Com1:) under
NEXTSTEP
>Intel? I've tried a number of things, like setting ports to 1, and
>interrupts and addresses to the appropriate things, but it still
hangs on
>startup.
>Thanks,
>Ken
If you are using 3.3 get the new serial driver from next - then only
install one instance. (You need an instance per port.) You will also
need the PortServer package from next to use this driver.
If you are running 3.2 then get Mux 1.7 and only install one
instance.
Ben Lindsey
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
blindsey@onramp.net
From: velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 21 Aug 1995 16:25:59 GMT
Organization: Plymouth Commercial Internet eXchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4133bh$dap@news.it.gvsu.edu>
Bill Bereza (berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote:
: In article <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, McNeXT <mcnext@aol.com> wrote:
: >Many would love to go to nextstep but to buy an intel box (the new staff
: >you would have to add for those config.sys files) NO WAY we got out of
: What are you talking about?!? What does NeXTStep on Intel have to do
[...snip, snip...]
: And installing NextStep 3.3 on Intel is no harder than doing it on
: black hardware.
: --
bill,
what are *you* talking about? NS3.x has installed painlessly
for me on Black hardware and HP, but not Intel -- the
PC architecture is a loser; i'll take a real workstation
over a PC any day!
your comments on pricing are, however, right on the
money (pun intended :)
--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
David A. Sinclair velcro@pcix.com
From: dwang@ichips.intel.com (David Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WinTurbo == GUP Turbo??
Date: 21 Aug 1995 16:45:35 GMT
Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon
Message-ID: <41ad7f$lk0@news.jf.intel.com>
hi, I am trying to purchase a PCI card for use with NS 3.3 + Linux, and I
had settled on the ATI GUP Turbo 2 Meg Vram. However, when I called and
ordered the card, I was told that they were out of the GUP Turbo card, and
that the vendor would be happy to sell me the WinTurbo 2 meg Vram version
for the same price. I was told that the Only difference is the packaging
and the fact that GUP turbo has the 2 meg upgrade sockets for the 2 meg
daughterboard, but the winturbo does not. However, as far as NeXTStep and
Linux knows, they're the same card. Would this be the correct assessment?
is anyone running NS 3.3 on a Winturbo?
Thanks
From: keith@cognisense.com (Keith Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: connecting a 21" MegaPixel to PC
Date: 21 Aug 1995 20:28:19 GMT
Organization: Cognisense
Message-ID: <41aq93$4a2@news.onramp.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Can anyone give me info on how to connect up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel Color
display to a PC?
Please reply via email (keith@cognisense.com) - I'll be happy to summarize
for the list...
Currently, I've got a Diamond Stealth 64 card, but I'd be willing to buy
any other card known to man if that's what it would take...
Thanks!
Keith
keith@cognisense.com
214.960.7202 voice
From: kjt@copper.cs.stir.ac.uk (Ken Turner (Staff))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Support of Ethernet "Link Beat" (Was: HP JetDirect Problem)
Date: 21 Aug 1995 20:25:19 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <41aq3f$ipu@lorne.stir.ac.uk>
I've been having no success connecting an Intel NEXTSTEP PC via Ethernet
to an HP LaserJet 4M Plus. Connecting the PC to the Departmental Ethernet
works fine; so does connecting the printer to the Ethernet. But connecting
the PC to the printer directly via 2 metres of "thin" Ethernet doesn't
work; the printer doesn't recognise the 10-Base-2 (BNC) port as being
active.
I'm pretty sure the problem is that the printer needs to see "link beats"
("link test pulses"). I have an Intel EtherExpress card in the PC. Does
anyone know if this is a hardware setting (e.g. a jumper on the board), a
driver setting, or even a limitation of the Ethernet driver for
Intel/NEXTSTEP?
Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
From: jsn@spectra (John Nicol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Newer Fujitsu hard disk drives
Date: 21 Aug 1995 20:47:35 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <41ard7$c4d@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Has anyone had success installing Fujitsu model M2909-SAU (3.1 Gb) and M1603-SAU
(540 Mb) hard disk drives in Cubes or Stations?
If so, how does one address the problem of setting these drives into asynchronous mode?
Thanks for any help or information.
John Nicol
Audiology and Speech Sciences
University of British Columbia
From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Trade: 4xNEC CDROM for Toshiba
Date: 21 Aug 1995 20:50:02 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
Message-ID: <41arhq$k99@tkhut.sojourn.com>
I bought a new 4x NEC CDROM drive, and a music CD that I like does not
work with it. Anyone interested in trading for the 4x Toshiba?
Must be SCSI-2.
(doesn't hurt to ask?)
thanks.
Gary
__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: WinTurbo == GUP Turbo??
Date: 21 Aug 1995 19:51:50 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41ao4m$g5s@voyager.internex.net>
References: <41ad7f$lk0@news.jf.intel.com>
These are not the same as they us a different RAMDAC and the driver will
report "Unknown Dac type (0x04)" and then revert to VGA.
Ian
In article <41ad7f$lk0@news.jf.intel.com> dwang@ichips.intel.com (David
Wang) writes:
> hi, I am trying to purchase a PCI card for use with NS 3.3 + Linux, and
I
> had settled on the ATI GUP Turbo 2 Meg Vram. However, when I called and
> ordered the card, I was told that they were out of the GUP Turbo card,
and
> that the vendor would be happy to sell me the WinTurbo 2 meg Vram
version
> for the same price. I was told that the Only difference is the packaging
> and the fact that GUP turbo has the 2 meg upgrade sockets for the 2 meg
> daughterboard, but the winturbo does not. However, as far as NeXTStep
and
> Linux knows, they're the same card. Would this be the correct
assessment?
> is anyone running NS 3.3 on a Winturbo?
>
> Thanks
From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: connecting a 21" MegaPixel to PC
Date: 21 Aug 1995 21:15:59 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <41at2f$91c@news.onramp.net>
References: <41aq93$4a2@news.onramp.net>
keith@cognisense.com (Keith Wood) wrote:
>Can anyone give me info on how to connect up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel
Color
>display to a PC?
>Please reply via email (keith@cognisense.com) - I'll be happy to
summarize
>for the list...
>Currently, I've got a Diamond Stealth 64 card, but I'd be willing to
buy
>any other card known to man if that's what it would take...
>Thanks!
>Keith
>keith@cognisense.com
>214.960.7202 voice
Hooking up the monitor is not the problem - the problem is that the
monitor only supports one video mode. What you would have to do is
find a video card that supports many resolutions in the same output
mode.. I don't know that there is such a thing. I'd recommend a new
monitor..
Ben Lindsey
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
blindsey@onramp.net
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: INFO and help request: re: NeXTPrinter not pushing pages through
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 15:39:39 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950821153511.22098D-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Well well... Chenesko (the people who have been replacing the 14 tooth
fuser for the NeXTPrinter) told me today that they could not help me
because I was not a corporation, so I can't buy their part #rsi-0132 for
$2.31 because my $2.31 doesn't come from a company check (I'm a little
ticked off at this).
So, NeXTDom, any helpful pieces of advice for someone who doesn't want
their NeXTPrinter to become a paperweight?
Anyone know of any other places I might look (what printer did this part
originally go to? that would be helpful to know)
Thanks
TjL
--
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From: tgo@phorcys.wscis.wsc.com (Thomas Kent Go)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need Suggestion on SCSI Hardware.
Date: 21 Aug 1995 21:26:30 GMT
Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <41atm6$33a@cerberus.wsc.com>
Hi,
I am interested in purchasing a fast SCSI Hard drive and interface
card. Is it possible that you could give me some advice on which
Interface I/O card will give me the fastest performance.
Thanks,
Thomas
tgo@wsc.com
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT 17" color monitor
Date: 22 Aug 1995 00:10:36 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <41b79s$sn@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
Anyone know what my options are for focusing an old NeXT 17" monitor?
(This is not the trinitron.) I took off the external case (had to
remove the stand first), but it didn't have anything (visible) for
focus - just controls for Red, Green, Blue, and "C LIM" - I don't
know what the latter is, can anyone tell me?
--
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14335 Northeast 24th Street, Bldg B Bellevue, WA 98007
(NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here)
I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Sound on Intel ***
Message-ID: <1995Aug21.220919.40680@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 21 Aug 95 22:09:19 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Re: DPT installation problems
Message-ID: <DDo9AK.t4@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
References: <cpayne.9.30343B05@fiber.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 17:44:44 GMT
In article <cpayne.9.30343B05@fiber.net> cpayne@fiber.net (Carl Payne)
writes:
> Wrong. Disks build on my Adaptec 2940 work just swell under my DPT
2024.
> In fact, disks built on one machine using a 1540B and NS 3.1 worked just
fine
> under the 2940 on another machine. It may have to do with the board.
> Triton? Neptune?
>
> Let's go back to the clues. First, you WERE using an ISA card, which
has a
> significantly slower transfer rate than your PCI card, both on the same
> machine, correct? If you doubt this would have an effect, try taking a
DOS
> formatted HD and disable your MB cache, then watch how it
self-destructs.
> Only a clue, not a culprit.
>
> Clue #2 says something the OS doesn't say, but the BIOS might. Check
your
> system boot sequence. Also, make sure the SCSI drive is NOT specified
in
> CMOS, and make sure any on-board IDE stuff is disabled.
>
> The next thing to check would be if the machine boots at all...ever.
Try a
> boot floppy, try an IDE hard drive, try a flapjack. But, there's
something
> very seriously wrong that has nothing to do with changing SCSI
controllers.
>
> And, it occurrs to me I've wasted BW by posting without a solution, but
if I
> made you think, I've done my job. Good luck.
>
> Carl
Hi Carl,
And thanks for your help !
In the meantime, I received my new hard disk and installed NS on it from
scratch. It works great now.
But before that, I was able to boot with the DPT on the DOS partition (on
the same disk as the NS partition). If was only when trying to boot under
NS that I had this Missing OS thing.
And yes, I checked in CMOS and disabled all IDE things. And yes, booting
NS with the machine and the DPT controller worked as it is working now
with the new Barracuda disk. Actually the old one is still there in
perfect shape and well readable by the DPT.
The problem really seemed to be solved by formatting the disk with the new
controller. At least it worked that way. Even though I have big problems
under DOS (on the Barracuda and the DPT) when copying large quantities of
files. It starts to copy them (to the cache, not to the disk) and stops
and says :
Internal Stack Overflow
System halted
I then have to reboot the machine. Copying small quantities of files work
perfeclty. What do you think ?
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 4.2 gig drive?
Date: 22 Aug 1995 03:01:57 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
Message-ID: <41bhb5$5p@tkhut.sojourn.com>
I was interested in buying a 4.2 gig SCSI-2 drive to run NeXTstep
Intel v3.2 on, replacing my 2.1 gig drive. What special steps will I
have to take to get it going correctly? Do I have to partition it into
smaller areas? I want a 1.0 gig dos/win partition and a 3.2 gig NeXT
partition.
Please drop me an email response, thank you very much.
Gary
--
__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Gateway P100 and an ATI GX Mach 64 video board
Date: 21 Aug 1995 21:13:14 GMT
Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
Message-ID: <41asta$pn2@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
I have this slick new Gateway P100 system that was purchased with an ATI
GX Mach 64 (2 MB PCI) video board, and I'm having no luck in getting
NeXTSTEP/intel version 3.3 to display in color; the system keeps
reverting to "Default VGA". I'm trying to use the ATIMach64DisplayDriver,
and I get the following errors:
Aug 17 11:32:25 mccarthy mach: Display: ATI Mach64/PCI bus/UNKNOWN (0x47)
RAMDAC/2Mb DRAM
/usr/etc/DriverLoader: no driver loaded: trying vga
Aug 17 11:32:25 mccarthy mach: Registering: VGADisplay0
Any ideas?
-mtie
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Michael N. Tie mtie@carleton.edu
Technical Assistant
Department of Math/CS
Carleton College phn: (507) 663-4067
Northfield, MN 55057 fax: (507) 663-4312
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT printer : marred image - how and what to clean? (Summary)
Message-ID: <DDI81y.Iu@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <DD2G4s.2vK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 11:32:21 GMT
Thanks for all those replies I received.
Most people who have experienced the horizontal stripes on printer output 'fixed' this by getting a new toner
cartridge. That's what I did and it worked.
Other advice I got was to
a) clean the coppery drum at the bottom of the toner cartridge (hidden under a sliding panel )
b) clean the coppery (?) rollers at the printer end
Juergen
In article <DD2G4s.2vK@euler.hnv.icem.de> js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) writes:
> The printer produces marred output:
> always
> a) a single 2cm wide horizontal black line (blurred), on the exact
> same spot on all pages,
>
> plus sometimes
> b) an blurred vertical region of light dirt/gray running the entire
> lenght of the page, at the same horizontal position as the mentioned
> horizontal line a),
>
> plus sometimes (especially if printing with intensity set to 9==intensive dark)
> c) an echo of the printed output with a vertical offset of ~9.5cm, but only for
> the same horizontal position as the mentioned horizontal line a),
>
> So far I already tried cleaning
> 1) the toner cartridge wire,
> 2) the discharge pins,
> 3) the transfer wires,
> 4) the transfer guide
> as mentioned in the user's ref but to no avail.
>
> As all effects show in the same horizontal position my guess is some
> rolling device is dirty/adhesive in that horizontal area and the image
> does not get erased away. Strange though the dirt horizontal stripe a)
> shows only once per page but on every page. And by now I ran some 50
> pages through to check. This leaves me at a loss where to look next
> and I am anxious to break something. It's ok to disassemble the
> printer if that's what it takes but I need some advice where to look for
> whatever is causing this.
>
> Still hope someone tells me to clean 1)-4) more thoroughly and that's it.
> Mail and/or post, I will summarize results in any case.
>
> Please help, Juergen
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: How many pages per cartridge to expect ?
Message-ID: <DDI8Cy.Jw@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <DD2HpJ.33y@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 11:38:58 GMT
Thanks for all the responses I received these days.
Experience differs from 3k - 5k pages at intensity 5 up to
7k - 22k pages with mean 15k pages.
Well, my refurbished cartridge did 2500 pages, no more.
Now I have a brand new one. Hope to see it last somewhat longer.
Juergen
In article <DD2HpJ.33y@euler.hnv.icem.de> js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) writes:
> As I am still running on the first cartridge -
> what is your experience on how many pages per cartridge you get printed?
> Suppose a mixture of text and image pages with mediocre intensity.
>
> Oh yes, for the NeXT printer it is I am curious, so it is a EP-S cartridge I
> am referring to.
>
> Juergen
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 22 Aug 1995 09:11:34 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <41cl26$7vq@papoose.quick.com>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4133bh$dap@news.it.gvsu.edu> <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com>
In article <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com>, David Sinclair <velcro@pcix.com> wrote:
>Bill Bereza (berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote:
>: And installing NextStep 3.3 on Intel is no harder than doing it on
>: black hardware.
>bill,
>
>what are *you* talking about? NS3.x has installed painlessly
>for me on Black hardware and HP, but not Intel -- the
>PC architecture is a loser; i'll take a real workstation
>over a PC any day!
>
>your comments on pricing are, however, right on the
>money (pun intended :)
PC hardware can range from flaky to solid. It depends on the
particular hardware configuration, not on NS per se. PC hardware
configuration can be a nightmare, I agree. However, if you do your
homework well, it is possible to get a very solid installation.
I purchased an 486 system 2 years ago to run NS3.1. I am now
running 3.3. Hell, even sound works well, because I got an EISA
rather than an ISA bus (EISA sucks less!). I did suffer under 3.1
from the NS serial driver. As soon as Mux was available, that
solved my problem. Since Mux + 3.1 I have up-time averaging >2
months. I run 24x7 and only have down-time when I bring the system
down deliberately, or when I have a power failure that lasts more
than 20 minutes -- the life of my UPS battery.
If you buy a system from a premium reseller who has NS experience,
the chances are you can buy much more system for less money than
if you go with a workstation solution. Alternatively, ask around
on the net and get some recommendations from people who are happy
with their configurations and get the exact same thing for yourself.
If you have a solid hardware base NS is a joy to use - even on Intel.
N.B. I *do* think that PC architectures are a galloping kludge.
True DMA, and decent integration of components is sorely missing
from the PC world. Also don't buy a new motherboard technology
until it has been in the field for at least 2-3 months. Let other
people flush out the firmware bugs.
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: connecting a 21" MegaPixel to PC
Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:33:38 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <41d0t2$pgj@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <41aq93$4a2@news.onramp.net> <41at2f$91c@news.onramp.net>
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Ben Lindsey (blindsey@heimdall) wrote:
: keith@cognisense.com (Keith Wood) wrote:
: >Can anyone give me info on how to connect up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel
: Color
: >display to a PC?
[...]
: >Currently, I've got a Diamond Stealth 64 card, but I'd be willing to
: buy
: >any other card known to man if that's what it would take...
: Hooking up the monitor is not the problem - the problem is that the
: monitor only supports one video mode. What you would have to do is
: find a video card that supports many resolutions in the same output
: mode.. I don't know that there is such a thing. I'd recommend a new
: monitor..
Try a graphics card from ELSA. They deliver a tool which allows
to set every possible video mode within the range of the RAMDAC.
You can even adjust the length of the sync pulses by nanosecond :-)
It should be possible to set up the card to give the exact same
timing as the original NeXT hardware did. Haven't it tried though...
Axel
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From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT 17" color monitor
Date: 22 Aug 1995 15:55:01 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <41cukl$civ@news.its.com>
References: <41b79s$sn@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) wrote:
> Anyone know what my options are for focusing an old NeXT 17" monitor?
Take it to a TV repair shop.
> (This is not the trinitron.) I took off the external case (had to
> remove the stand first), but it didn't have anything (visible) for
> focus - just controls for Red, Green, Blue, and "C LIM" - I don't
> know what the latter is, can anyone tell me?
"Color burst limit(er)", if memory doesn't fail. It's roughly analogous to
the Black Level control on a monochrome monitor.
Focus on color monitors is generally next to, or part of, the flyback
transformer. However, that focus simply adjusts the sharpness of each
colored dot. It does not adjust the relative positions or linearity of the
different colored dots relative to each other, which is almost certainly
what needs to be adjusted.
You would need to get a video test generator (in order to produce a grid
pattern of lines or dots). You then have to adjust a series of magnets
which are rings around the yoke of the monitor, and probably are glued into
place. A typical setup in a color monitor involves a "4-pole magnet", a
"6-pole magnet", and a "purity magnet". Moving one impacts all of the
others. You'll also end up adjusting the voltage of the monitors' color
gun drivers.
As I said, take it to a TV repair shop.
-Chuck
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
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From: beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (James Beauchamp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI Problems -- Solution
Date: 22 Aug 1995 21:30:30 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <41di9m$nhg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Keywords: SCSI PLI Superfloppy
Back in July I posted a HELP! message concerning a SCSI device mount problem:
>When I connect my PLI SuperFloppy 2.8 (set to "6", term switch "on") and
>my external hard drive (set to "4") to the SCSI on my NeXT Cube, the floppy
>does not respond, and, although the HD appears to be available, if I try to
>use it, the system completely hangs. Here's the configuration:
>
> SCSI SCSI
> |NeXT|--->|HARD |--->|FLOPPY| (term)
> |Cube| |DRIVE| |DRIVE |
>
>Used individually, the floppy and hard drives work fine. This is under NS 3.2.
>However, I didn't have any trouble using them together under NS 2.1.
>
>Any ideas what I could be doing wrong?
The solution, after many tries, was to use a *lower* SCSI number for the
PLI Superfloppy. We set it to "3". Only then would both the PLI and the
external hard drive come up and mount properly.
Jim Beauchamp
j-beauch@uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Dan York <ldy@edserv.cicc.com>
Subject: Quick modem question
Message-ID: <DDqJ3s.36B@mv.mv.com>
Sender: usenet@mv.mv.com (Paul Hurley)
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Organization: Copley Systems Education Services
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 23:11:51 GMT
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Just a quick modem question - I'm looking to put a modem on a very old
NeXT cube (OS is version 1.0a) for which I have little documentation.
I've worked with enough UNIX boxes to be able to attempt the modem
configuration myself - but I've got a basic question to ask-
if I am buying a modem, how do I best connect it to the NeXT? Does it
use the same connector as a Macintosh? (i.e. can I just buy a modem
designed for a Mac?) Or do I need a special connector?
Any help would be appreciated. (Thanks)
Somewhat-clueless-when-it-comes-to-hardware,
Dan
ldy@edserv.cicc.com
P.S. You can just reply to me directly if you wish.
From: aeg@dogbert (Anthony E. Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What sound card should I get?
Date: 23 Aug 1995 01:58:42 GMT
Organization: HiWAAY Information Services
Message-ID: <41e20i$vma@fly.HiWAAY.net>
What sound cards work well with NS. I know what is shown in the H/W compatibility
guide, but, I would like some feedback from actual users. Do the SoundBlaster cards still
have the record or play only problem that they used to have. BTW, I'm running 3.3 on an
Intel box.
Thanks,
Tony
aeg@hiwaay.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mmo@sydney.bo.open.de (Michael Mossal)
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771? Diamond Stealth 64? ATI GUP Turbo?
Message-ID: <1995Aug22.235736.4633@sydney.bo.open.de>
Organization: NeXT Cube, Bochum, Germany
References: <40q951$c9f@news.cs.tcd.ie>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 95 23:57:36 GMT
Hi,
Jonathan Rice (jorice@cs.tcd.ie) wrote:
: I need information about three graphics cards:
: (1) #9 Motion 771 (as featured in Dell machines these days): Has anyone
: managed to get this working with NS? The NeXTanswer for the generic
: S3 driver says that it won't work with this card. One poster said
: that he had managed to get it to work, but not at a comfortably high
: refresh rate.
My Motion 771 (4 MB VRam) works great with NS but the Generic Drivers works only in 60 Hz
refresh rate. I hove that a "nativ" Driver come out soon. At the moment the
card in my P100 works in a Solution of 1600x1280 and the Screen looks very
well. Not all modes works spezialy the 32 Bit modes.
: (2) Diamond Stealth 64: NeXTanswer #1941 states
: "This driver does not support gamma correction in 16 and 24 bit
: modes. This results in a somewhat dim screen when using 16 bits
: per pixel. Also, in these modes the brightness slider in
: preferences is inoperative."
: Have people found these problems to be serious, or indeed even mildly
: irritating?
I also testet this Card with 2 MB V Ram and it works apsolutly perfect for me.
: (3) ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo (Mach64): NeXTanswer #1735 says that it
: works with 4Mb VRAM versions of this card, but only graphics modes for
: 1Mb+ and 2Mb+ are listed - no improved resolutions for 4Mb. Is this
: an oversight in this document, or is this indeed the case? Are there
: any special caveats about the version of the card supplied in Gateway
: machines these days?
I don't know ... I don't like ATI Cards!
Ciao
mmo
From: cmckee@i-link.net (Casey McKee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Urgent Request: Diamond S968 Vs ATI Mach64VRAM 2MB
Date: 23 Aug 1995 06:44:17 GMT
Organization: ILink Ltd
Message-ID: <41eio1$k32@bird3.i-link.net>
In message <415foa$rv1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> - marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwi
n) writes:
:>
:>Hello all,
:> My sisters is getting her PCI system next Monday...but we realize
:>Diamond Stealth MUST come w/ Corel *yuck* 4 with their card and jack
:>up their price by $100...so now we are looking @ the ATI Mach64...2MB
:>VRAM a more cheaper alternative...we are trying to keep the price down
:>about $5000 for the system with taxes and everything..
:>
:> I know there are RAMDAC/driver problems with ATI Mach64 cards...has
:>that been fixed??? How does it compare with the Pro Turbo card??? All
:>the names are really confusing...the heck out of me...=)
:>
:> Please can someone help!?
:>
:>
:> Personally I have been using #9 cards and I am happy with it..none of
:>these brand name confusion!;-)
:>
:>Thanks
:>
:>Godwin
:>
My system is not an exact match to what you describe (older PCI machine w/
Intel Neptune chipset, ATI Graphics Pro Turbo 4MB VRAM), but I recently
installed NEXTSTEP on the machine to use in addition to OS/2, and I have had
no problems whatsoever with either the installation, or the operation of
the NeXT 3.3 driver for the card. I'm running 1280 x 1024 and it looks
great. My card has an ATI RAMDAC. (NeXTanswers states the driver supports
all of the RAMDACs ATI used, but I'm unfamiliar with potential problems
relating to those.)
My advice on the machine in general is try to make sure you are not being
stuck with an older Intel motherboard (Mercury or Neptune, or one with the
now infamous PC Tech RZ1000 chip), and instead receive a Triton chipset (or
whatever is even newer) motherboard. Check out the post on this newsgroup
about the RZ1000 flaw. Another rather interesting development from Intel.
Regards,
Casey
From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (Dave Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 18 Aug 1995 18:38:13 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <412mml$9aj@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <410m0n$ld7@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
: mcnext@aol.com (McNeXT) wrote:
: I am not understanding something. NEXTSTEP also works on HP
: workstations (lots of models) and on Sun/Sun-compatible workstations.
: They are both high-quality alternatives.
They are both also HIGH DOLLAR ALTERNATIVES.
I don't get the 'either
: it's on PPC or I won't use NS' philosophy. Although, I would like
: to see NS/PPC, there are enough hardware options to keep just about
: everyone happy.
It's a price issue...the PPC will be a good, inexpensive platform, to run
a very EXPENSIVE OS...MOST companies wouldn't go for both.
Dave
From: velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 23 Aug 1995 16:15:25 GMT
Organization: Plymouth Commercial Internet eXchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <41fk6t$2hl@alpha.pcix.com>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4133bh$dap@news.it.gvsu.edu> <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com> <41ffha$f94@news.it.gvsu.edu>
Bill Bereza (berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote:
: If you have supported hardware, the installation process on Intel boxes
: is almost exactly the same. and the person I replied to was talking about
: buying new machines to run NS. If you know you're going to run NS, it's
: obvious that you'd buy supported hardware.
another poster also mentioned using only "supported hardware",
and recommended buying from a vendor that tunes/configures
for NS, but buying from this small set of supported components
and from dealers who charge a premium for NS configuration
erodes the one advantage that PC's have: total system cost.
when one looks at the posts in c.s.n.h, most of the articles
seem to be from people who have trouble not just *installing*
on Intel boxes, but also *using* the system on these same
boxes once installed...things like "sound card X doesn't
work with video card Y", and "where can i get a driver for Z?".
the *total* system costs of an Intel box, including not
just the sticker price, but time to usability and reliability
of the system as well, seem greater than those of an
integrated workstation -- obviously, mileage varies driver
to driver :-)
i am *really* glad NS runs on Intel -- it's too big a
market to ignore! i'm equally glad that i can run NS
on platforms which for me have been more reliable:
black and green.
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From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 23 Aug 1995 14:55:38 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <41ffha$f94@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <40t13g$k5s@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov> <410k13$n2d@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <4133bh$dap@news.it.gvsu.edu> <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com>
In article <41ac2n$5co@alpha.pcix.com>, David Sinclair <velcro@pcix.com> wrote:
>Bill Bereza (berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote:
>: And installing NextStep 3.3 on Intel is no harder than doing it on
>: black hardware.
>
>what are *you* talking about? NS3.x has installed painlessly
>for me on Black hardware and HP, but not Intel -- the
>PC architecture is a loser; i'll take a real workstation
>over a PC any day!
If you have supported hardware, the installation process on Intel boxes
is almost exactly the same. and the person I replied to was talking about
buying new machines to run NS. If you know you're going to run NS, it's
obvious that you'd buy supported hardware.
Once you've booted an Intel machine into NS with the install floppy,
the rest of the installation goes pretty much the same as on HP or NeXT.
I do know how hard it is to install NS on Intel boxes that were bought
without NS in mind. But I've installed NS on over thirty machines, and
with the right hardware the installation process is essentially the
same.
--
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Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: rameri@thylacine.cs.uwa.oz.au (Rameri Salama)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR53C8xx SCSI Driver
Date: 23 Aug 1995 17:20:29 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia, Department of Computer Science
Message-ID: <41fo0t$o27@bilby.cs.uwa.oz.au>
I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me information concerning
the presence (or lack) of a driver for the NCR53C8xx SCSI card. I know
that NeXT is currently developing one (NeXTanswer 1754), but they keep
on pushing the deadline for delivery backwards. I would need the driver
for NS 3.3.
The driver doesn't have to be public domain.
Rameri
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From: blindsey@heimdall (Ben Lindsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: connecting a 21" MegaPixel to PC
Date: 23 Aug 1995 18:01:41 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <41fqe5$gtg@news.onramp.net>
References: <41aq93$4a2@news.onramp.net> <41at2f$91c@news.onramp.net> <41d0t2$pgj@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) wrote:
>Ben Lindsey (blindsey@heimdall) wrote:
>: keith@cognisense.com (Keith Wood) wrote:
>: >Can anyone give me info on how to connect up a NeXT 21" MegaPixel
>: Color
>: >display to a PC?
>[...]
>: >Currently, I've got a Diamond Stealth 64 card, but I'd be willing to
>: buy
>: >any other card known to man if that's what it would take...
>: Hooking up the monitor is not the problem - the problem is that the
>: monitor only supports one video mode. What you would have to do is
>: find a video card that supports many resolutions in the same output
>: mode.. I don't know that there is such a thing. I'd recommend a new
>: monitor..
>Try a graphics card from ELSA. They deliver a tool which allows
>to set every possible video mode within the range of the RAMDAC.
>You can even adjust the length of the sync pulses by nanosecond :-)
>It should be possible to set up the card to give the exact same
>timing as the original NeXT hardware did. Haven't it tried though...
>Axel
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This is true, the ELSA card could support the one mode available on the
Megapixel display, but *none* of the other common (640x480) resolutions will
work. You wouldn't be able to see anything until the card kicked into a mode
the monitor knows. This in my opinion is unusable. You would see no boot-up
messages - you couldn't use DOS... The problems are endless.
What you would need to pull this off is a single-resolution/refresh-rate card
which translates all the other common video modes to that single resolution.
This does not exist. (As far as I know.)
These monitors are great for NeXTstations because they use only one resolution.
But they simply do not work for Intel boxes.
Ben Lindsey
Bifrost Workstations, Inc
blindsey@onramp.net
From: lopez@nuc.berkeley.edu (Eric Lopez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CD-Rom Advice.
Date: 23 Aug 1995 20:16:20 GMT
Organization: University of California
Message-ID: <41g2ak$2n2@agate.berkeley.edu>
I have just bought a 040/25 Cube with NS 3.2,
I am looking to buy a CD-Rom drive for the system.
Could you please give me suggestion for a
low-cost external device that can run on my cube.
Is there a way for me to tell which hardware devices
are supported by NS3.2 on the cube.
Any advice would be appreched.
Eric
lopez@nuc.berkeley.edu
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ND RAM
Date: 23 Aug 1995 19:43:33 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41g0d5$jlm@snaps.dannug.dk>
Hi there,
What kind of RAM should go into an NeXTDimension board (72-pin I guess,
but will 4x4 MB SIMMs with parity work)? and in what banks (there are no
numbers printed on the board)?
Thx. in advance, Geert
From: azahid@cstp.umkc.edu (Abbasi Zahid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: how to connect a modem to my PC?
Date: 23 Aug 1995 21:46:51 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri Kansas City
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41g7kb$eu4@kasey.umkc.edu>
Originator: azahid@selene
I have a Pentium computer and a US Robotics modem. I am trying to figure
out a way to connect to my university server. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.
thanks,
--
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Computer Science & Telecomm. Program
azahid@cstp.umkc.edu
From: urban@leibnitz.cl.uh.edu (MARCUS E URBAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 23 Aug 1995 21:56:10 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Message-ID: <41g85q$i14@masala.cc.uh.edu>
References: <41fk6t$2hl@alpha.pcix.com>
In article <41fk6t$2hl@alpha.pcix.com> velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair) writes:
> Bill Bereza (berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote:
>
> : If you have supported hardware, the installation process on Intel boxes
> : is almost exactly the same. and the person I replied to was talking about
> : buying new machines to run NS. If you know you're going to run NS, it's
> : obvious that you'd buy supported hardware.
>
> another poster also mentioned using only "supported hardware",
> and recommended buying from a vendor that tunes/configures
> for NS, but buying from this small set of supported components
> and from dealers who charge a premium for NS configuration
> erodes the one advantage that PC's have: total system cost.
>
> when one looks at the posts in c.s.n.h, most of the articles
> seem to be from people who have trouble not just *installing*
> on Intel boxes, but also *using* the system on these same
> boxes once installed...things like "sound card X doesn't
> work with video card Y", and "where can i get a driver for Z?".
>
> the *total* system costs of an Intel box, including not
> just the sticker price, but time to usability and reliability
> of the system as well, seem greater than those of an
> integrated workstation -- obviously, mileage varies driver
> to driver :-)
Of course looking at the posts in c.s.n.h you're going to see a lot of articles
from people having trouble with installing and running NS. People aren't as likely
to write when their systems are running fine! So, the number of people having
problems looks higher than it really is.
I thought my system from one of those vendors that specializes in Intel NS systems,
and the system cost wasn't much more than I could have bought the components for
individually, and when I got the system, it just RAN. No installing, no fussing
around. It booted up. I logged it. It worked. I haven't really had any major
hardware problems since.
From: peter@bert.psyc.upei.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Exception on power up
Date: 23 Aug 1995 23:50:54 GMT
Organization: University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Canada
Message-ID: <41gesu$56s@atlas.cs.upei.ca>
My employer's home NeXT cube produces an exception every time it is powerred up.
The exact message is:
Exception #2 (0x8) at 0x100b72a
Is this being caused by mixing parity and non-parity SIMMs (I don't know if this has been
done)? The FAQ mentions that an exception occurs when they are mixed, but doesn't
identify which exception.
I this is the case, I will upgrade the boot EPROM. We have a dead board that I could pull
the EPROM from, but how do I find out what version it is? (The FAQ suggests version 66)
Thanks
Peter
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From: objsoft@webcom.com (Objectsoft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Color Station For Sale
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 02:05:38 GMT
Organization: CompuServe Incorporated
Message-ID: <41g9j3$i57@dub-news-svc-3.compuserve.com>
I have a NeXT slab for sale.
16MB RAM
400MB Disk
17" Color
NeXTStation Color
please email
objsoft@webcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: tunefs woes
In-Reply-To: Garance A Drosehn's message of 17 Aug 1995 00:00:47 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Aug23223753@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <40pi2v$eth@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de> <40u0rf$4n0@usenet.rpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 02:37:53 GMT
Can someone please technically justify the 10% minfree on a 2.1GB disk?
Isn't 200MB a bit excessive? I always play it safe (10%) but I am curious.
Robert
In article <40u0rf$4n0@usenet.rpi.edu> Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> writes:
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From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
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heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller) wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to use tunefs to squeeze out the last 10% of capacity
> from my SCSI drive.
That 10% is there for a reason. It doesn't have to be 10%, but
it is not a good idea to have it down to 0% either...
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: jonesc@worldaccess.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Acer ATAPI CD-ROM Problem
Date: 24 Aug 1995 00:48:45 GMT
Organization: World Access Network
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <41gi9d$jdt@vortex.worldaccess.com>
Hi,
I have an Acer EIDE ATAPI dual-speed CD-ROM drive. I thought it might work
with the NS 3.3 EIDE driver. I put it on the secondary EIDE controller
(and set the cd-rom drive master jumper). and added the secondary
controller in Configure. When I boot, I receive the following error
message:
Aug 23 17:44:10 tsunami mach: hc1: ATAPI Device 0: Not Ready For Packet.
Aug 23 17:44:11 tsunami mach: hc1: ATAPI Device 0: No Data Request: d1.
Aug 23 17:44:11 tsunami mach: hc1: ATAPI Device 0: Packet command failed.
Over and over again. Of course, it doesn't recognize a cd-rom when I
insert it. The Acer isn't listed in the driver readme as being supported
or unsupported. Anyone have any experience with these?
- Thanks!
Cory Jones
jonesc@worldaccess.com
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From: msodhi@umich.edu (Mohan Sodhi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SUMMARY: Has anyone tried Micron 133 Millenium Plus?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 21:57:24 GMT
Organization: The University of Michigan
Message-ID: <41g8be$bgk@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
MY ORIGINAL POST:
>Has anyone tried NS 3.3/Intel on the Micron 133 Millenium Plus? It
>has SCSI-2 CDROM, and hard disk. Diamond Stealth 2M VRAM card is an
>option. Any information about their monitors, the low end 17FGx and
>the high end 17FGn?
The overall impression I get from the three replies is that these are
good machines, but have bad monitors for NeXTStep users. Many thanks
to the respondents.
-MS
-----------------------------
I just got one. Its got a buslogic scsi and a conner1.0gig drive
plus 64M edo RAM. I also have a Diamond StealthS968 w/ 4M VRAM.
It is fast w the 256KSRAM enabled. The problem is the video
does not work well with the mb (I am not talking about performance).
I have to boot with -v and also if I try to shut the machine down
via login panel, the screen goes blank and the machine dies. Looks
like the default VGA driver does not work well with the Diamond
Video Card.
The P120 has only one problem, I have to boot with
-v and it did not have problem shutting down in graphics mode.
Turning the cache off on the MB fixed all the problems but then
the machine is as slow as a 25MHZ 486. For the time being I
am disabling the buttons on the login panel and doing more testing.
(command-num shuts down the machine fine). Have you received anything
from the net on similar problems?
--yufeng
-----------------------------
I'd be interested in hearing what you find out. It
looks like a good machine, and I've been thinking
of getting one myself. One thing to remember is
that NeXTSTEP only supports certain SCSI adaptors,
and I'm not sure which one Micron comes with. The
Adaptec 2940 seems to be a good one for NS. I
emailed Micron about this a few days ago and never
got a response. You can check the Intel Hardware
Compatibility Guide at http://www.next.com for a
list of supported cards.
Sidney
Sidney Lehky
Neural Information Processing Lab
JAPAN
--------------------------------
I have a Millenium 120Mhz machine if it helps. Other than some small
glitches with the installation it screams! I have tried both the
Diamond Stealth 2Mb PCI and the #9GXE64Pro PCI, both work but the #9
is faster of course. I do not recommend either of their monitors. I
have the 17FGn and it is not totally compatible at higher resolutions
and scan rates.
[I called Micron, and according to them, the low end monitor is made
by ADI and the high end by Nokia. But the specs they gave me seemed
different from the high end Nokia! -MS]
I have their 6x Plexor CD-ROM and I can't speak
highly enough. If you order the machine with a SCSI controller they
will provide a Bus Logic card, I would make sure that the Bus Logic
SCSI card is totally PCI bus compatable and that it has the most
recent BIOS (the earlier ones are difficult if not impossible to
setup).
I can't say enough for Micron's tech support! THEY'RE GREAT!!!!
...david
-----------------------------------
From: David Berard <berard@univ-savoie.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NCR53C8xx SCSI Driver
Date: 24 Aug 1995 06:48:06 GMT
Organization: Universite de savoie
Message-ID: <41h7b6$qsb@cicg-communication.grenet.fr>
References: <41fo0t$o27@bilby.cs.uwa.oz.au>
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There is a driver for NCR53C8XX SCSI card.
It's provide by Symbios ( formerly NCR ).
You can find the driver at
URL:HTTP://www.symbios.com/ftp/pub/ncrchips/scsi/drivers/nextstep
I hope this help
Regards
David Berard
From: dpark@chep5.kaist.ac.kr (Park Dhal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NCR53C8xx SCSI Driver
Date: 24 Aug 1995 07:22:15 GMT
Organization: KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of science and Technology)
Message-ID: <41h9b7$532@worak.kaist.ac.kr>
References: <41fo0t$o27@bilby.cs.uwa.oz.au>
Rameri Salama (rameri@thylacine.cs.uwa.oz.au) wrote:
: I'm wondering if anyone out there can give me information concerning
: the presence (or lack) of a driver for the NCR53C8xx SCSI card. I know
: that NeXT is currently developing one (NeXTanswer 1754), but they keep
: on pushing the deadline for delivery backwards. I would need the driver
: for NS 3.3.
: The driver doesn't have to be public domain.
: Rameri
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You can find NCR53C8xx SCSI driver for NS 3.3 at anonymous ftp site
ftp.symbios.com .
This runs well for my NS 3.2
From: wjeong@galaxy.postech.ac.kr ( Jeong Won Ho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What kind of moniters can be used with NeXTStation
Date: 24 Aug 1995 12:18:06 GMT
Organization: POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
Message-ID: <41hqlu$34n@xpat.postech.ac.kr>
Hi there.
My question is as above...please show me.
Thanx for reading...
wjeong@galaxy.postech.ac.kr
dd
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: tunefs woes
Date: 24 Aug 1995 08:38:14 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <41hrrm$aui@papoose.quick.com>
References: <40pi2v$eth@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de> <40u0rf$4n0@usenet.rpi.edu> <RDL.95Aug23223753@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Aug23223753@world.std.com>,
Robert La Ferla <rdl@world.std.com> wrote:
>Can someone please technically justify the 10% minfree on a 2.1GB disk?
>Isn't 200MB a bit excessive? I always play it safe (10%) but I am curious.
>
>Robert
The 10% value is related to the algorithm used for allocating new
blocks as files are created and grown. One of the underlying desing
principles of the berkely fast file is to reduce the problems caused
by fragmentation of large files. The older v7 file system had
serious scaling problems with fragmentation.
The file system is layed out in pieces called cylinder groups.
Each group of cylinders is a contiguous ring of blocks at a similar
seek offset. Access to blocks within the same cylinder group
requires minimal (or no) seek time (it is dominated by rotational
latency alone).
The file system code has 2 basic algorithms. The first (used when
free space is below the 10% hold-back) is optimized for time. When
a new file is created in a directory, the file system code is likely
to allocate the blocks for that file in the same cylinder group.
When a new directory is made, it is likely to go in the different
cylinder group. When a large file is extended, the new block is
likely to go in the same cylinder group. When a cylinder group
has been utilized to 90% new files for directories in that group
will be placed in another cylinder group.
Space optization is used, when explicitly selected via tunefs, or
when the holdback percentage has been exceeded. This uses a denser
packing which no longer tries as hard to allocate space to reduce
seeks. It tries to fully utilize the space in each cylinder group.
When a disk fills up, and space rather than time optimization is
being performed, extending a file will no longer gaurantee that
the next block is anywhere near the previous block. The result is
more head movement on average.
For some file-systems, large trees of compressed tar files, archival
storage, etc., you will not suffer from using space optimization.
For live file systems, in which file access, and modification are
frequent, you will likely suffer a performance hit on files which
were grown extensively after the %90 threshold was reached..
So, the world will not end if you use tunefs. And you will not
suffer great performance penalties for doing so. But, there is a
trade-off. If you are *really* starved for space, go for it. If
you are not, leeave it alone. Try to leave your root partition
alone anyway. That fs deserves both the %10 holdback, and aome
free space.
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From: Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@sierra.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: EIDE?
Date: 24 Aug 1995 13:29:06 GMT
Organization: Sierra-Net
Message-ID: <41hur2$5ft@jobes.sierra.net>
Q: Does NS/FIP support EIDE hard drives and EIDE CD-ROMs?
I looked at the "Hardware Compatibility Guides" and it wasn't totally clear
to me. I am looking at getting a Dell system which comes standard with and
1.6 Gig EIDE hard disk and an EIDE 4x CD-ROM drive.
Thanks,
Charles.
---
Charles Lloyd clloyd@giantleap.com
GiantLeap Software PO BOX 8734
(702) 831-4630 Incline Village, NV 89452
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Quick modem question
Date: 24 Aug 1995 14:02:05 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <41i0ot$7o3@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <DDqJ3s.36B@mv.mv.com>
Dan York (ldy@edserv.cicc.com) wrote:
: Just a quick modem question - I'm looking to put a modem on a very old
: NeXT cube (OS is version 1.0a) for which I have little documentation.
: I've worked with enough UNIX boxes to be able to attempt the modem
: configuration myself - but I've got a basic question to ask-
: if I am buying a modem, how do I best connect it to the NeXT? Does it
: use the same connector as a Macintosh? (i.e. can I just buy a modem
: designed for a Mac?) Or do I need a special connector?
I don't have the straight-forward answer, but only a warning: the
older 68030 systems have different TTY connectors (well the connector
is the same, but the pin use is different) then the newer 68040 based
systems. It is very well documented in the manual. So if you are
able to solder your own cable there is no problem. At least that's the
way I did it from my 68040 system.
Willem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Bill Bumgarner <bbum@friday.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 95 07:27:55 -0500
Subject: NeXT Printer not manually feeding envelopes
I like to feed envelopes to my printer-- probably not the best thing for
it, but it has worked perfectly for *a long* time.
Recently, the printer was moved from one state to another with a relatively
long period in between in its box...
Now it doesn't like to be manually fed an envelope; it doesn't
consistently grab the envelope from the manual slot-- sometimes it does
nothing, sometimes it grabs a piece of paper from the paper tray...
Anyone have any ideas on how to adjust the manual feed mechanism to suck
envelopes more reliably?
thanks,
b.bum
From: mow@marsu.pilhuhn.de (Markus Wenzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 23 Aug 1995 09:45:36 +0200
Organization: Navigator
Message-ID: <41emb0$q4d@marsu.pilhuhn.de>
References: <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com> <4150oo$5pa@redstone.interpath.net>
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Dave Briggman (paradigm@mercury.interpath.net) wrote:
> Tom Gall (tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> : This is probably a RTFM or FAQ but I have to ask it.
>
> : I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
> : 3.3 will ever install on it?
>
> I believe that ALL but a few of the ThinkPads have the Micro Channel
> Architecture BIOS in them which is incompatible with NeXTSTEP (which
> is why it won't install on the PS/2 family)...
I just received a "new and modified NeXTanswers" message which said:
.../Drivers/3.3_Drivers/Future/
1982_IBM_ThinkPad_755CX_Display_Driver_Driver_Overview.rtf
Maybe this is what you're looking for :-)
Cheers,
Markus.
--
who? // Markus Wenzel
work? // Navigator - System administration & Consulting
mail? // mow@marsu.pilhuhn.de
more? // Member of WiNG (Wiesbaden NEXTSTEP Group)
From: russell@math.mtu.edu (Russell Reid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ink for NeXT color printer?
Date: 24 Aug 1995 16:13:12 GMT
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Message-ID: <41i8eo$2mh@news.mtu.edu>
Anybody know where I can find ink cartridges for a NeXT color printer?
E-mail to russell@mtu.edu is best..
Thanks for any help.
Russell Reid
Michigan Tech University
From: edguer@ces.cwru.edu (Aydin Edguer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Switching enet interfaces on a NeXT slab
Followup-To: poster
Date: 24 Aug 1995 17:03:31 GMT
Organization: Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41ibd3$g1s@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
I have a Motorola-based NeXT workstation ("slab"). I am currently using
the 10BASE-T interface and would like to switch to the 10BASE-2 interface.
Unfortunately, when I tried to simply reboot the workstation after switching
the connections, the NeXT did not auto-detect the change.
Is there a specific command or other steps necessary to tell the NeXT
to switch which port on en0 to use for the network connection?
From: juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What sound card should I get?
Date: 24 Aug 1995 06:54:55 GMT
Organization: "private site"
Message-ID: <41h7nv$1c7@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
References: <41e20i$vma@fly.HiWAAY.net>
:What sound cards work well with NS. I know what is shown in
:the H/W compatibility guide, but, I would like some feedback
:from actual users. Do the SoundBlaster cards still have the
:record or play only problem that they used to have. BTW, I'm
:running 3.3 on an Intel box.
I'm using a Soundblaster 16 without any Problems. The sound while playing
is excellent and I haven't had any Problems during recording.
---
Juergen
_______________________________________________________________________
Juergen Grieb juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de NeXTMail welcome
Picard: Well, five-card stud, nothing wild - and the sky's the limit...
From: tenge@biw-ag.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black: Hardware Error 51
Date: 24 Aug 1995 16:41:05 GMT
Organization: BIW Systemhaus
Message-ID: <41ia31$li1@next01.biw-ag.de>
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Keywords: black hardware
Hi,
I have a Nextstation (mono) at home which cannot boot anymore.I always
get hardware error 51. I brought the machine to the local deale who
couldn't help me. So does anyone knwo how to solve that problem?
Thanks in advance
Armin
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT on PPC
Date: 24 Aug 1995 16:57:56 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <41ib2k$4ib@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <41fk6t$2hl@alpha.pcix.com> <41g85q$i14@masala.cc.uh.edu>
In article <41g85q$i14@masala.cc.uh.edu>,
MARCUS E URBAN <urban@gauss.cl.uh.edu> wrote:
>In article <41fk6t$2hl@alpha.pcix.com> velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair) writes:
>> another poster also mentioned using only "supported hardware",
>> and recommended buying from a vendor that tunes/configures
>> for NS, but buying from this small set of supported components
>> and from dealers who charge a premium for NS configuration
>> erodes the one advantage that PC's have: total system cost.
>>
[...]
>I thought my system from one of those vendors that specializes in Intel NS systems,
>and the system cost wasn't much more than I could have bought the components for
>individually, and when I got the system, it just RAN. No installing, no fussing
>around. It booted up. I logged it. It worked. I haven't really had any major
>hardware problems since.
I bought my P100 system from a small clone dealer. They didn't know
NextStep, but they did let me choose what went into the system. It was
the cheapest thing I could find, and it runs NS without a problem.
I also use HP712/60 workstations running NS, and without looking at the box
you couldn't really tell which machine you're using.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTPrinter question
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 13:31:28 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950824133008.29585C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
the rollers on my NeXTPrinter (where the paper comes out) don't roll.
Is this another indication that the 14 tooth gear needs to be replaced (I
have the instructions on how to replace it, I just want to make sure that
I deal with all the problems at once)
Thanks
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
NeXT 3.2 m68k Just another convert to the Z-Shell
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
*+*+* MIME or ASCII Mail only !!!! *+*+*+*+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Message-ID: <9508241759.AA01203@sisnext.uucp>
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v112.1)
From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 95 09:59:33 -0800
Subject: PYRO
Has anyone installed the PYRO chip?
Results? Is it a good value?
From: Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: RZ1000 bug(s) and NeXT's EIDE driver
Date: 24 Aug 1995 21:59:12 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41isng$20a@news.next.com>
References: <RDL.95Aug18223349@world.std.com>
Keywords: RZ1000, ATA, IDE, EIDE, bug
None of the EIDE drivers released by NeXT are vulnerable to known RZ1000 hardware
bug(s). The previous version(s) of IDE drivers did not use the adavanced modes of
RZ1000 chipset so they not are affected either.
In answer to your second question:
Multiple Sectors: Enabling this allows the driver to request transfers in large
blocks of data (like 16 sectors). So you get only one interrupt instead of 16
which lowers overhead and increases performance. This was enabled by default in
3.2 driver but it turns out that this feature is broken in some ATA disks so the
option.
Host IORDY: Use of PIO Modes 3 and above require support of IORDY (IO Ready) flow
control line by the host. This line is used by the device when it can not keep up
with host transfer timing. You should enable it if your host ATA controller
supports it.
-Rakesh
In article <RDL.95Aug18223349@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
writes:
| And Ethan, I have noticed several corrupt directories on my IDE drive. I
| am thinking that perhaps this was caused by an earlier version of the IDE
| driver. I have a Dell OEM Intel Premiere PCI II motherboard.
|
| Also, can you explain what the Hoat IORDY and Multiple Sectors do on the
| latest EIDE driver and when/why you would use them?
|
| Thanks,
| Robert
|
| Ethan,
|
| Are you referring to the driver on the NS 3.3 CD-ROM or the latest driver
| from NeXTAnswers?
|
| Robert La Ferla
| Registered NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP Consultant
| Boston, MA
| + 1 (617) 252-0088
|
|
| In article <410iut$t1a@news.next.com> estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin)
writes:
|
| We know about the RZ1000 hardware bug. Happily, our EIDE driver is not
| susceptible.
|
| Ethan Straffin
| NEXTSTEP Technical Support
From: pdell@nano.bu.edu.bu.edu (Paul Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: $200 Zipp drive vs. Syquest
Date: 24 Aug 1995 22:50:56 GMT
Organization: Boston University
Message-ID: <41ivog$n76@news.bu.edu>
Anyone have any experience with both the Zipp drive and the new $200 drive
from Syquest. The only thing I know is that the Zipp stores 100MB and the
Syquest stores 135MB. Any compairsons of performace?
Also has anyone used the Syquest with NEXTSTEP?
thanks,
Paul Dell
pdell@cs.bu.edu
From: abc@cobra (Alex Cone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help! Initial load from CD-ROM gives OUT OF MEMORY at start
Date: 25 Aug 1995 01:07:15 GMT
Organization: Lehman Brothers
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41j7o3$7d6@webprod2.lehman.com>
Keywords: pentium, nextstep, memory, boot, install, cybermax
HELP!!!!
I am attempting to load NeXTstep 3.3 on a Pentium clone I purchased
through Computer Shopper and it bombs out trying to load the kernel off
the CD-ROM with the error "Out Of Memory". The startup test finds my 16mb
of RAM, prints "Loading NEXTSTEP...." and then the load dies just after
the twirling slashes start.
On the assumption that I might have some bad SIMMS I tried rearranging the
SIMMS but this didn't change anything. Of course, all the memory could be
in that indeterminate "works for Windows but is too flakey for NeXTstep"
state, but it seems unlikely that all 4 4mb SIMMS are bad. I haven't
tried a full RAM transplant yet but I will as soon as I can borrow some
verified OK SIMMS. The SIMMS are seated in the #0-3 slots, so that's not
it either.
My NeXTstep-literate friend says he has never seen this message nor has he
seen an Intel load die so early in the process.
The computer is a CyberMax 75mhz Pentium computer. I haven't been able to
find any mention of this brand in NeXTanswers or the Compatability Guide.
It looks like it should work from the specs, but it never comes up in
NeXTstep, so we don't even get to driver incompatabilities. Runs Windows
3.11 like a champ.
Here is the specs...
CyberMax 75mhz Pentium
(Opti Chipset on the motherboard, ROM BIOS info unknown)
On-board Video w/ Cirrus Logic Chipset & 2mb VRAM
16 megs of RAM as 4x4mb non-parity SIMMS
1 gig EIDE hard drive
Serial Mouse
Adaptec 1542 SCSI adaptor (borrowed) BIOS rev 3.10
NEC 3X CD-ROM Drive
NeXTstep 3.3
I would be curious if anyone has even seen this message before. If anyone
has come across this problem and found a solution would you please,
please, please let me know!
Reply by email (sitw@tribeca.ios.com) as I don't read this newsgroup as
often as I should! I promise to post a summary of suggestions and the
solution, if any.
Thank You!
Adam and Wendy
Strands in the Web
sitw@tribeca.ios.com
From: danno@maui.com (Dan Bigelow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adding external SCSI hard drive
Date: 23 Aug 1995 19:00:00 GMT
Organization: Maui Research and Technology Center
Sender: danno@waena.mrtc.maui.com
Message-ID: <41ftrg$657@waena.maui.com>
References: <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu> <412e6g$2fvf@te6000.otc.lsu.edu>
In article <412e6g$2fvf@te6000.otc.lsu.edu>
fisher@rouge.phys.lsu.edu (Paul Fisher) writes:
> In article <40sqja$d7b@decaxp.harvard.edu>,
> Paul F. Bergen <bergen@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >I'm trying to add an external 1GB scsi hard drive to my NeXTstation.
> >I had assumed this would a relatively simple task.
> >
> >I keep getting SCSI errors and system panics whenever I try to boot
> >with the drive attached to the SCSI port. The SCSI ID on the drive
> >is set to 3. The system boots fine when I detach the drive.
>
> Me too! When I try to add the external hard drive to my existing
> external scsi floppy drive, [... snip ...]
I've noticed that my PLI external floppy termination is really odd. If you
have one of these, try turning off the internal termination switch and
experiment with external termination. My set-up was even sensitive to which
plug port I used on the PLI and things after it, although everything
I know (don't know) about SCSI says it shouldn't matter...
Also, remember that the three jumper pins on most drives that determine
the SCSI ID are usually labelled ID0, ID1, and ID2... This is not the
ID, but the three make up a binary value between 0 and 8. so :
ID0 ID1 ID2
o o o
|
o o o
is really SCSI ID 2 - NOT SCSI ID 1!!!
of course this is obvious to those who deal with this stuf regularly,
but to those of us who afford a new drive every 6 years and therefore
muck with this that often, it's easy to forget...
good luck.
cheers,
--danno
From: lwallyci@onramp.net (Leslie Connally)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ink for NeXT color printer?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 23:24:49 -0600
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <lwallyci-2408952324490001@dal13.onramp.net>
References: <41i8eo$2mh@news.mtu.edu>
In article <41i8eo$2mh@news.mtu.edu>, russell@math.mtu.edu (Russell Reid) wrote:
> Anybody know where I can find ink cartridges for a NeXT color printer?
> E-mail to russell@mtu.edu is best..
> Thanks for any help.
> Russell Reid
> Michigan Tech University
Hi Russell
there are many ways/places, because Canon made this printer!
Bell Atlantic does
Dancing Bear might
I think Office Max/Depot etc can or can order
The Apple Color Printer is the same printer (I *think*) and so uses the
same cartridges
Regardless, they are not inexpensive :-(
I don't have the canon #s in dront of me, but will try to look it up
Les
From: lwallyci@onramp.net (Leslie Connally)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Laptop Advice WTD
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 23:30:39 -0600
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <lwallyci-2408952330390001@dal13.onramp.net>
Hi all,
I posted recently a question wondering best laptops for NS Intel. I am
grateful from the replies - all from dealers wanting to sell me Tadpoles
and Versa Pentiums. But I am interested more on whim than professional
need, and think I will decline from paying $7000.
I have a TP 755 (75) and a NEC Versa M100. I was looking for advice on
machines to avoid and impossible, and others you have had success with. I
understand some machines have installation quirks (NeXTAnswers). How much
memory is desirable? There must be happy homemade laptop users out there
who just bought Intel and installed it, aren't there??
thanks
Leslie Connally
lwallyci@onramp.net
From: John Stytz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 25 Aug 1995 07:34:36 GMT
Organization: (null pointer)
Message-ID: <41jued$9f1@news-2.csn.net>
In article <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com> Tom Gall wrote:
This is probably a RTFM or FAQ but I have to ask it.
>
>I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
>3.3 will ever install on it?
>
>It'd be cool! But I'm just wondering.... (I haven't tried yet as I'm waiting
>for
>8 Megs more of RAM and a reasonable sized harddrive.)
>
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Hakuna Matata!
>Tom
>
>#include <std-disclaimer.h>
>|o| Tom Gall "Where's the ka-boom? There was supposed to be |o|
>|o| IBM Rochester an earth shattering ka-boom!" -Marvin Martian |o|
>|o| tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com (NeXTMail -- Sure!) |o|
>"Out the Token Ring, through the router, down the fiber, off another
>router, down the T1, past the firewall.....nothing but Net."
>
>
I used to have a TP750. My machine came with a 2.88 SCSI floppy (as most 75*'s
do) so there is *no* way to install NSFIP, because it will not recognize the
floppy.
Since we're here:
In article <4150oo$5pa@redstone.interpath.net> Dave Briggman wrote:
>I believe that ALL but a few of the ThinkPads have the Micro Channel
>Architecture BIOS in them which is incompatible with NeXTSTEP (which
>is why it won't install on the PS/2 family)...
>
>
>Dave
This is not true. TP's are non Micro-Channel, and do not support MC cards, even
in the expansion dock. TP video is VLB and the dock supports ISA cards only
(all 75* series).
Cheers,
--
John Stytz
johns@csn.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: John Stytz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Configuring single serial port on NSI?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 07:44:54 GMT
Organization: (null pointer)
Message-ID: <41jv1m$9f1@news-2.csn.net>
In article <1995Aug20.215705.1102@biztech.com> Ken Anderson wrote:
>Is there any way to configure only 1 serial port (Com1:) under
NEXTSTEP
>Intel? I've tried a number of things, like setting ports to 1, and
>interrupts and addresses to the appropriate things, but it still
hangs on
>startup.
>
>Thanks,
>Ken
>
Ken,
Check out the fairly new driver from NeXT, ISASerialPort.pkg. It
requires a seperate driver instance (i.e. two Instance tables
entries), so you can mix and match single com ports. Be sure and get
the companion drivers if you need mouse (SerialPointingDevice) or
TTY/modem (TTY PortServer) support.
Hope this helps,
--
John Stytz
johns@csn.net, NeXTmail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: bmarchan@quest.fdn.org (Benoit Marchant)
Subject: Recording with line input on Intel hardware
Message-ID: <1995Aug25.070716.885@quest.fdn.org>
Sender: news@quest.fdn.org
Organization: Quest International / Unilever - Neuilly, France
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 07:07:16 GMT
Does anyone succed to record sound with line input (as CD, tapes ...) on
Intel hardware. Even with SoundBlaster it seems to doesn't work ...
IS IT POSSIBLE ???????
From: "Reagen B. Ward" <ward@hydra.cche.olemiss.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: '030 mboard chip socket -- what use?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 13:33:04 GMT
Organization: University of Mississippi NDES
Message-ID: <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
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I heard that the chip socket on the old '030 board is for a 68040 upgrade that
never made it out. If this is so, what can be done with it now? An '040?
A clock-doubled '030? If not, it might still be useful.
Reagen
From: jpomo@gate.net (joan pomo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ! Bosses Need More Than Hi-Technology
Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:09:52 GMT
Message-ID: <41kp40$3hro@news.gate.net>
What They Need are 30 To 300 % Productivity Gains From People
Getting newer, better computer technology is great, but if the people aren't
highly motivated, highly committed and creative, the $$ investment won't
return what it should. Computer consultants have all learned this the hard
way, but so have consultants on TQM and Reengineering.
What you may not know is that there is a book that really explains all of
this. It is also full of easy to learn and use HOWS to create these highly
motivated people. And it also tells why these hows are the right ones and
why other ways are wrong. The book was written by a boss with 35 years of
in-the-trench experience and it's amazing how what he says makes sense --
like why didn't I think of that? I've seen it in use and the promised 30 to
300% productivity gains are real. If you are interested, send
an e-mail to sixstar@mailback.com for info. The book explains what's wrong
with bureaucracy and bosses so well I'm thinking of handing it out when I
next see the people problems which have hurt my previous work.
From: juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Urgent Request: Diamond S968 Vs ATI Mach64VRAM 2MB
Date: 25 Aug 1995 07:04:23 GMT
Organization: "private site"
Message-ID: <41jsln$1bg@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
References: <41eio1$k32@bird3.i-link.net>
:I'm running 1280 x 1024 and it looks great. My card has an
:ATI RAMDAC. (NeXTanswers states the driver supports all of
:the RAMDACs ATI used, but I'm unfamiliar with potential
:problems relating to those.)
:
Well, I used a third party driver first and had some disturbing moire
pattern on the screen wich couldn't be avoided. The programmer of the
driver told me that he knows the porblem and is working on it. But I
haven't heard from him in months.
So I got the Next driver and installed it. With 1152 x 896 I only had the
choice of 60Hz and that was far to low. The display was unbearable. So I
tried to insert 75Hz "by hand" and it worked.
I finally have a perfect display.
---
Juergen
_______________________________________________________________________
Juergen Grieb juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de NeXTMail welcome
Picard: Well, five-card stud, nothing wild - and the sky's the limit...
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: '030 mboard chip socket -- what use?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:13:22 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41l0bi$nkf@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
In article <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu> "Reagen B. Ward"
<ward@hydra.cche.olemiss.edu> writes:
> I heard that the chip socket on the old '030 board is for a 68040 upgrade that
> never made it out. If this is so, what can be done with it now? An '040?
> A clock-doubled '030? If not, it might still be useful.
Nope. It's for an NBIC (NeXTBus interface chip), to allow the '030 to talk to a
NextDimension, Ariel QuintDSP, or any other boards that you slide into a cube.
Unless you have a periperal board to put in your cube (and you'll have a hard time
finding one), it's pretty much useless.
On the other hand, the absence of the chip means that you can stick that '030 as a
daugherboard in your cube.
Best,
Pete
--
***************************************************************************
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SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling man looks
Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
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From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTstation monitor cable pinout?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:14:09 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41l0d1$jva@voyager.internex.net>
Does anyone have a diagram or spec on the
pinout for the cable that goes
to the monitor? NeXTmail diagram preferred,
but not picky.
Thanks in advance,
Ian
From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu (Randy Rencsok)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: '030 mboard chip socket -- what use?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:57:38 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <41krti$u8f@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
In article <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu> "Reagen B. Ward"
<ward@hydra.cche.olemiss.edu> writes:
> I heard that the chip socket on the old '030 board is for a 68040 upgrade that
> never made it out. If this is so, what can be done with it now? An '040?
> A clock-doubled '030? If not, it might still be useful.
>
> Reagen
Bzzzt. Wrong.. :) That is if you have a standard 25mhz 030 board (production
run). The black socket next to the NeXTBus connector is for a NBIC (NeXTBus
Interface chip) so that anyone with 030's can have third party boards on
the bus (i.e. Ariel, NeXTDimension, etc.etc.)
BTW Anyone out there who has made their own board and interfaced it to
either a 030 or 040 feel free to e-mail me directly.
Sincerely,
Randy Rencsok
rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu
517-371-3327
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What sound card should I get?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:06:26 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <41kse2$jf8@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <41e20i$vma@fly.HiWAAY.net> <41h7nv$1c7@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
In article <41h7nv$1c7@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>,
<juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de> wrote:
>I'm using a Soundblaster 16 without any Problems. The sound while playing
>is excellent and I haven't had any Problems during recording.
Will it play music CD's through the computer's speakers with CDPlayer?
That's the only reason I'm still using my SoundBlaster Pro clone.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: ramesh@cs.mcgill.ca (Ramesh Somalingam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Wanted: NeXT (black, non-adb) mice
Date: 25 Aug 1995 20:54:46 GMT
Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Message-ID: <41ldam$qjv@homer.cs.mcgill.ca>
Does anyone out there know where I can buy new or used NeXT (black, non-adb)
mice. I'm looking to buy about six of them. Thanks in advance.
--
Ramesh Somalingam School of Computer Science
Email: ramesh@cs.mcgill.ca McGill University
Tel : (514) 398-5923 Montreal, Canada
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Disk not ejecting (m68k) -- SOLVED
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 15:18:55 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950825151603.1874A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
an interesting solution, given to me by my NeXT itself (slab running 3.2)
I ejected a disk last night and out came a 4" long piece of black
plastic, abut 1 cm wide. It looks like it once was a hinge of some sort
(anyone know?)
At any rate, one of the hinges looks bent, but since it has been out, the
disks have been ejecting fine.
My only concern is that I imagine it was there for a reason. (wild guess)
anyone know/think whether it is worth trying to put it back in?
Thanks
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
NeXT 3.2 m68k Just another convert to the Z-Shell
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
*+*+* MIME or ASCII Mail only !!!! *+*+*+*+
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: mouse (m68k) double clicking on its own
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 16:05:33 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950825160214.1874C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
my mouse has been having a tendence to double click when I click it only
once.
is this a sign of age? is there something I can adjust? I tried
adjusting the double-click delay in the mouse preferences but it didn't
really help
thanks
--
Timothy J. Luoma NeXT 3.2 m68k
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu ASCII, MIME, and NeXTMail OK
Just another convert to the Z-Shell Avoid DOS at all costs.
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.dcom.isdn
Subject: Considering ISDN with Black Hardware?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 14:05:29 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h220u94rty.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
I'm considering an ISDN line for residential use.
I'm thinking of going with the Zyxel 2864i and running it with Black
hardware. Now the serial ports can only do 38400 tops right so do I
need to go the TTYDSP route with black hardware?
Anybody running ISDN to the internet under NeXTSTEP?
--
The views and opinions expressed in this article
are those of the poster and not his employer.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: scollins@da_vinci.mtt.it.uswc.uswest.com (Steven Collins)
Subject: Wanted: Low end hand/bed scanner
Message-ID: <DDvFDn.uv@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com>
Sender: news@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com (IT Netnews)
Organization: U S WEST Information Technologies
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:39:22 GMT
Wanted:
Used or new low end hand/bed scanner for NeXT.
Any ideas?
Much appreciated.
scollins@uswest.com
--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: WangDAT 1300
Message-ID: <DDv7IB.C6@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 11:49:23 GMT
Hi,
I just bought this drive at an auction and it works perfeclty well !
I just don't know what maximum storage capacity it has :
with 60m, 90m and 120min tapes. Could someone help me ?
Furthermore, I want to use SafetyNet.app wich I was told to be very good.
Could you then tell me what to back up in order to be able to reinstall my
entire system wihtout having to reinstall anything but the User-CD and the
Developper-CD ? I'm using NXFax, Printers, PPP, UUCP, etc...
What files should I back up in order to just restore everything so it
works out immediately the way it worked before ?
Thanks for your help
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: paul@stonewall.umsl.edu (Paul J. Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrade Dell DGX to Pentium?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 26 Aug 1995 01:52:07 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <PAUL.95Aug25205207@stonewall.umsl.edu>
Dell offers a Pentium upgrade for their DGX/Jaws system, which as I
understand it involves swapping the mother board. Has anyone does
this, and is the upgraded system still NextStep compatible?
Thanks in advance for any replies...
--
--paul http://www.umsl.edu/~psanchez/
=================================================================
Families, when a child is born want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence, having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life by becoming
a Cabinet Minister.
-- Su Tung-p'o
=================================================================
From: John Stytz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.dcom.isdn
Subject: Re: Considering ISDN with Black Hardware?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 05:13:10 GMT
Organization: (null pointer)
Message-ID: <41mah6$9va@news-2.csn.net>
In article <h220u94rty.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> Robert Nicholson
wrote:
I'm considering an ISDN line for residential use.
>
>I'm thinking of going with the Zyxel 2864i and running it with Black
>hardware. Now the serial ports can only do 38400 tops right so do I
>need to go the TTYDSP route with black hardware?
>
>Anybody running ISDN to the internet under NeXTSTEP?
>
>--
> The views and opinions expressed in this article
> are those of the poster and not his employer.
>
Yes,
I am running ISDN with NSFIP. I am using an Ascend Pipeline 25, which
is a combo isdn modem/router/bridge. How this works is you run your
ethernet to the Ascend box (no bottlenecks) and control dialing, etc.
from your serial port (also to the Ascend box), The control setup is
very similar to a modem, yet it acts like a ethernet bridge. *Very*
highly recommended, but not cheap (~$1200 w/4:1 hw compression). It
also has two analog ports that allow you to use normal analog devices
(regular modem, phone, etc...) over your ISDN line. Check it out at:
http://www.ascend.com/prodinfo/pipeline/P25/P25index.html
I am not affiliated in any way, shape or form with Ascend, Inc.
--
John Stytz
johns@csn.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: John Stytz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fastest machine running NS/I?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 06:19:34 GMT
Organization: (null pointer)
Message-ID: <41medm$d5k@news-2.csn.net>
In article <40akj1$qcs@news.onramp.net> dkramer@onramp.net wrote:
David C. Lambert writes
[snip]
>Is there a single benchmark everyone
>would like to see?
[more snip]
>
>Dan
>
>---
>Daniel L. Kramer
>Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
>10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
>Houston, TX 77042
>
>(713) 952-9949 voice
>(713) 952-9934 fax
>dkramer@onramp.net
Are either of the (two I know of) benchmarks available quad-fat, for
comparisions across platforms?
--
John Stytz
johns@csn.net, NeXTmail welcome
ed Physics
>Yale University
>
I don't know if your docking station has PCI slots, but I absolutely
*love* my Elsa board. I am running a 2000-PRO H, with 4MB and not
only does it have incredible refresh/resolution/performance, but the
drivers are rock-solid. Alas, it is not cheap....
--
John Stytz
johns@csn.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: jpomo@gate.net (joan pomo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 26 Aug 1995 08:00:12 EDT
Control: cancel <41kp40$3hro@news.gate.net>
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Message-ID: <cancel.41kp40$3hro@news.gate.net>
Cancelling spam!
From: Robert Love <rlove@raptor.rmnug.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replace Black Monitor--Cable??
Date: 26 Aug 1995 15:43:32 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 968 5800
Message-ID: <41nff4$hu5@uuneo.neosoft.com>
The monitor on my colorstation is shot, with only about a 4" vertical
area I can use. I want to replace it with a Nokia 447X which takes
BNC connectors. Cables that go from Male 13W3 to BNC are common--
most Sun's use such a thing. But because of NeXT's *&$#@ design,
I need something that will go from Female 13W3 to BNC, or a 13W3
gender changer. Nobody I've called has been able to supply such
a cable. I'm appealing to the collected wisdom here. When people
replace the NeXT monitor, where do they get connectors?
Bell Atlantic was less than helpful. They said "We've quit
carrying that part because its so common" "OK", I say, "Where
can I get one?" "We'll get back to you on that" So much for
common or even service from BA.
I'm beginning to curse the Y video cable design. Why did those
idiots at next have to use a unique design? What's wrong with off
the shelf?
--
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From: kai@mistral.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: seaking for S3 driver for Spea Mercury
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:02:21 +0200
Organization: Organization? No, definitely not...
Message-ID: <41muvt$2ba@mistral.toppoint.de>
Hello,
I have problems getting my Spea Mercury (VLB, 2MB VRAM, P64
with Vision964 chip) running under Nextstep 3.3 with a
higher resolution than 640x480 at 4 grey scales. Does
anyone know if this card can be used with a better
resolution?
Any hints appreciated,
Kai
--
Kai Voigt, Werftstrasse 2, 24148 Kiel, Germany, +49 431 7209309
printk("Unable to start swapping: out of memory :-)\n");
-- Linus Torvalds in mm/swap.c, Linux 1.2.8
From: cmckee@i-link.net (Casey McKee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 26 Aug 1995 19:28:51 GMT
Organization: ILink Ltd
Message-ID: <41nslj$oja@bird3.i-link.net>
References: <412obr$10eu@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
In message <4150oo$5pa@redstone.interpath.net> - paradigm@mercury.interpath.net
(Dave Briggman) writes:
:>
:>Tom Gall (tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
:>: This is probably a RTFM or FAQ but I have to ask it.
:>
:>: I just picked up a Thinkpad 755 not so many days ago. Any chance that NeXTSTEP
:>: 3.3 will ever install on it?
:>
:>I believe that ALL but a few of the ThinkPads have the Micro Channel
:>Architecture BIOS in them which is incompatible with NeXTSTEP (which
:>is why it won't install on the PS/2 family)...
:>
:>
:>Dave
This is actually incorrect - IBM Thinkpads have not used MCA architecture
for about two years or more now. All 750s, 755s, 701s (and I believe the
350s and 360s too) use conventional busses with local bus graphics. I
haven't tried to install NEXTSTEP on my 755C yet (waiting to get an
additional hard drive to swap), but I don't know of any reason why it shouldn't work.
Casey
From: cs@cloud9.net (Carl S. Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CDROM drives for Slab
Date: 26 Aug 1995 20:32:43 GMT
Organization: Cloud 9 Internet + White Plains, New York USA
Message-ID: <41o0db$96l@news.cloud9.net>
Hi I have a NeXT Color Slab and am trying to install NS 3.3 from an NEC
triple speed drive onto a new IBM DeskStar 31080 SCSI hard drive. For some
reason when I try to boot off the drive ( bsd(5,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd5a )
I get numerous error "msg 1" 's. I assume my problem is with the NEC 3xe
drive. Whould my best bet be to go out and get a NeXT CDROM to solve this
problem?
--
Carl S. Shapiro
cs@cloud9.net <NeXTmail okay>
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black: Hardware Error 51
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:48:00 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <41o4qg$m27@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <41ia31$li1@next01.biw-ag.de>
In article <41ia31$li1@next01.biw-ag.de>, tenge@biw-ag.de writes:
>I have a Nextstation (mono) at home which cannot boot anymore.I always
>get hardware error 51. I brought the machine to the local deale who
>couldn't help me. So does anyone knwo how to solve that problem?
Error 51 indicates that Serial Port A isn't generating it's transmit
interrupt any more.
Without getting this repaired, you MAY still be able to automatically boot
your system by disabling the power-on system tests. I doubt that any
peripherals on tty port A will work properly, though, and I don't know how
the hardware failure may interact with the serial port drivers in the
kernel.
With those caveats, here is how to disable the power-on system tests. In
the ROM monitor, type 'p' and press <RETURN>. The system will prompt for
parameter settings, printing the current setting as the default. Pressing
<RETURN> accepts the current setting as the parameter setting. Typing 'y'
or 'n' and pressing <RETURN> changes the setting.
At the prompt 'perform power-on system test: yes?', type 'n' and press
<RETURN>. Just press <RETURN> for all the other prompts.
Good Luck
Mike Paquette
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: yves@claire (Yves Akakpo)
Subject: Bad mount of CDROM
Message-ID: <1995Aug26.222044.638@yves.fdn.fr>
Keywords: mount
Sender: news@yves.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 22:20:44 GMT
Hello
I am Newbee.. My slab is NeXTstation turbo 68040.
I can t mount properly my CDROM of TeX.
1* When i write:
mount -rt hsfs /dev/sr0 /sr
response: unknown filesysteme hsfs ( hsfs is for High Sierra file
systeme)
2* Can I add this line to the file systeme /etc/fstab without corrupt it:
/dev/sr0 /sr hsfs ro,noauto 0 0
Thanks in advance for any help.
Yves
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: '030 mboard chip socket -- what use?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 18:12:17 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <41o681$meh@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
In article <41kjeg$9gh@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>, "Reagen B. Ward"
<ward@hydra.cche.olemiss.edu> writes:
>I heard that the chip socket on the old '030 board is for a 68040 upgrade
>that
>never made it out. If this is so, what can be done with it now? An
'040?
>A clock-doubled '030? If not, it might still be useful.
That empty socket down by the NeXTBus connector is the NBIC (NextBus
Interface Chip) socket. The NBIC wasn't shipped with the old 68030
boards, but could be added later to support peripherals such as the
NeXTdimension board.
Mike Paquette
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Disk not ejecting (m68k) -- SOLVED
Date: 26 Aug 1995 18:12:17 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <41o681$mei@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950825151603.1874A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
In article
<Pine.NXT.3.91.950825151603.1874A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>,
"Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> writes:
>I ejected a disk last night and out came a 4" long piece of black
>plastic, abut 1 cm wide. It looks like it once was a hinge of some sort
>(anyone know?)
>At any rate, one of the hinges looks bent, but since it has been out, the
>disks have been ejecting fine.
This is a dust flap from the front edge of the floppy drive. We actually
removed these from the first couple of prototype NextStations to dodge the
disk jamming issue until we got the sheet metal brackets done correctly
for the production systems. I've got a drive that's been in service
almost 5 years without that little flap.
Removing it from the drive shouldn't cause any problems in and of itself.
I'd check to make sure nothing inside the case is deforming the top of the
floppy drive, though.
Mike Paquette
From: dchan@dchan.earthlink.net (Derek Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ?Removable storage devices
Date: 27 Aug 1995 03:07:44 GMT
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
Message-ID: <41oni0$n3m@mars.earthlink.net>
Hi,
I, as I'm sure others are, am looking for a removable storage device but
don't quite know what my options are for NS/i.
I know that there have been a number of questions about whether the Iomega
Zip drives work but, I'd like to ask a more general question. Which
removable storage devices work with NS/i?
There are Syquest's, Fujitsu DynaMo's, Zip drive's, PowerDrive2's, Sony
Mini-Disk, ect.. Apparently, the Zip drives are no problem but what about
the rest?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Derek
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dchin@netcom.com (Davin Chin)
Subject: Turning off moniter of cube
Message-ID: <dchinDDyDz1.1x6@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 05:01:49 GMT
Sender: dchin@netcom10.netcom.com
Has anyone come across a soloution to turn off the moniter
on a cube/station (non adb) without turning off the system?
I would like to turn off the moniter so I can run the system
24 hours a day, but don't want to subject my moniter to that.
So far I am thinking of opening the mono moniter case and
installing a power cutoff to the tube. Any other ideas?
A software hack?
Thanks.
--
****************************************************************************
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73632.2046@compuserve.com | Backup | Northwest Micro Electronics
dchin@nwmicro.com | Construction | 206.706.1644 ext 134
From: david@dbynum.async (D E Bynum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Backup for DEC XL 590?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 01:44:19 GMT
Organization: Cleveland State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41oilj$no8@csu-b.csuohio.edu>
Keywords: NCR53C8xx, SCSI, backup
Will some kindly person with a working tape backup solution
for the following configuration please advise me, so I can
imitate it?
Stand-alone DEC XL 590 SCSI system (with embedded
NCR53C810 controller), single NS/fI 3.2 filesystem on
1 gig hard drive.
I have tried to use the Berkeley UNIX `dump' to a one-gig
capacity Exabyte EXB-2501 quarter-inch minicartridge tape
drive hosed out of the DEC system's external SCSI port, to
no avail. (Nothing wrong with my incantations or the tape
drive; they work fine on other platforms). The hangup is the
existing NS and NCR/Symbios drivers, which can't address
this particular tape drive on an external SCSI chain. SO
WHAT DOES WORK? Anybody have a recommendation?
David
(Please respond to): bynum@lserver.math.csuohio.edu
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?Removable storage devices
Date: 27 Aug 1995 07:11:51 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <41p5rn$39r@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <41oni0$n3m@mars.earthlink.net>
Derek Chan (dchan@dchan.earthlink.net) wrote:
: I, as I'm sure others are, am looking for a removable storage device but
: don't quite know what my options are for NS/i.
: I know that there have been a number of questions about whether the Iomega
: Zip drives work but, I'd like to ask a more general question. Which
: removable storage devices work with NS/i?
: There are Syquest's, Fujitsu DynaMo's, Zip drive's, PowerDrive2's, Sony
: Mini-Disk, ect.. Apparently, the Zip drives are no problem but what about
: the rest?
I have a Fujitsu 230Mb (M2512A) MO-drive with my black NeXT. I know that
the older 128Mb one only worked with white hardware, not with black. I
presume the newer 230Mb one also workes with white. Advantage of MO
is the reliability of the storage. But it is a bit more expensive than
the new ZIP drives.
WIllem
gwillem@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: iNTEL install via Net from black [Q]
From: apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay)
Date: 27 Aug 95 05:40:21 GMT
Message-ID: <17495238.20421.16144@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand
I am looking to install NS into an iNTEL machine here, but I have an IDE
CD Rom drive (and you need a SCSI for NS installations). However I do
have a lovely old NeXTstation running NS 3.0.
Reading a NeXTanswer I see the following:
"Note: A SCSI adapter and SCSI CDROM drive, or a supported adapter and
properly configured network installation host are required for
installation of NEXTSTEP"
OK so if I have a NeXTstation and network it to the iNTEL machine,
attached a borrowed SCSI CD drive to the NeXTstation - can it be
configured to boot & install the 486? - has anybody done this
sucessfully?
Andrew (apl@kcbbs.gen.nz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: S3 805 card under NS?
From: apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay)
Date: 27 Aug 95 05:43:08 GMT
Message-ID: <17495238.20588.16332@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand
I have the following card:
DSP3805A VL-BUS
EXPERT COLOR
S3 805 VGA
Has anybody sucessfully used this under NS 4 iNTEL?
Andrew (apl@kcbbs.gen.nz)
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?Removable storage devices
Date: 27 Aug 1995 04:58:06 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Message-ID: <41ou0u$c7f@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <41oni0$n3m@mars.earthlink.net>
Wellm, to sum up the question... Iomega Bernoulli 150 and
230 Transportable SCSI drives works flawlessly. It, however, was
identified as a floptical (by the icon:-)) The Zip, unfortunately,
was identified as a CD-?ROM device and because the ZIP's read/write
is controlled by software instead of by flipping a switch on the disk
itself, NS had diffuculties writing (infact I never could do so). I
will buy a ZIP disk tomorrow and see if it is just the "tools" disk
or if I really cannot do anything about it. If I can not do anything about
it, I will buy the Syquest 270Drive and return the ZIP.
1:wq
:wq
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Subject: Re: Replace Black Monitor--Cable??
Message-ID: <DDyxrI.CL@vergil.ping.de>
Sender: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany
References: <41nff4$hu5@uuneo.neosoft.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 12:09:17 GMT
In article <41nff4$hu5@uuneo.neosoft.com> Robert Love <rlove@raptor.rmnug.org>
writes:
> The monitor on my colorstation is shot, with only about a 4" vertical
> area I can use. I want to replace it with a Nokia 447X which takes
> BNC connectors. Cables that go from Male 13W3 to BNC are common--
> most Sun's use such a thing. But because of NeXT's *&$#@ design,
> I need something that will go from Female 13W3 to BNC, or a 13W3
> gender changer. Nobody I've called has been able to supply such
> a cable. I'm appealing to the collected wisdom here. When people
> replace the NeXT monitor, where do they get connectors?
>
> Bell Atlantic was less than helpful. They said "We've quit
> carrying that part because its so common" "OK", I say, "Where
> can I get one?" "We'll get back to you on that" So much for
> common or even service from BA.
>
> I'm beginning to curse the Y video cable design. Why did those
> idiots at next have to use a unique design? What's wrong with off
> the shelf?
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Bob Love, rlove@neosoft.com (local) MIME & NeXT Mail OK
> rlove@raptor.rmnug.org (permanent) PGP key available
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
I have got one a year ago in Berlin/Germany from Protar GmbH,
but I do not know the exact adress any more.
Its working fine with a MAG 17S and the NeXT Colorstation.
Perhaps sombody of BENG is reading here, so he could help!
Bye
--
------------------------------------------------------------
* Lars-Ulrich Kahl NeXT-Mail please! lars@vergil.ping.de *
* B L A C K B O X - NeXT Club Schwerte *
* The Interpersonal Computer Club *
* next-club-schwerte@vergil.ping.de *
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Subject: Re2: Replace Black Monitor--Cable??
Message-ID: <DDyxuA.DC@vergil.ping.de>
Sender: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany
References: <41nff4$hu5@uuneo.neosoft.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 12:10:57 GMT
In article <41nff4$hu5@uuneo.neosoft.com> Robert Love <rlove@raptor.rmnug.org>
writes:
> The monitor on my colorstation is shot, with only about a 4" vertical
> area I can use. I want to replace it with a Nokia 447X which takes
> BNC connectors. Cables that go from Male 13W3 to BNC are common--
> most Sun's use such a thing. But because of NeXT's *&$#@ design,
> I need something that will go from Female 13W3 to BNC, or a 13W3
> gender changer. Nobody I've called has been able to supply such
> a cable. I'm appealing to the collected wisdom here. When people
> replace the NeXT monitor, where do they get connectors?
>
> Bell Atlantic was less than helpful. They said "We've quit
> carrying that part because its so common" "OK", I say, "Where
> can I get one?" "We'll get back to you on that" So much for
> common or even service from BA.
>
> I'm beginning to curse the Y video cable design. Why did those
> idiots at next have to use a unique design? What's wrong with off
> the shelf?
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Bob Love, rlove@neosoft.com (local) MIME & NeXT Mail OK
> rlove@raptor.rmnug.org (permanent) PGP key available
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
The other solution would be to open the Cable at the monitor end
and put some BNC Connectors there.
It works!
--
------------------------------------------------------------
* Lars-Ulrich Kahl NeXT-Mail please! lars@vergil.ping.de *
* B L A C K B O X - NeXT Club Schwerte *
* The Interpersonal Computer Club *
* next-club-schwerte@vergil.ping.de *
------------------------------------------
From: ecsi@po.iijnet.or.jp (Hiroshi Sato)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771? Diamond Stealth 64? ATI GUP Turbo?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 13:38:09 GMT
Organization: Internet Initiative Japan Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN
Message-ID: <41psg1$319@news2.iij.ad.jp>
References: <40q951$c9f@news.cs.tcd.ie> <1995Aug22.235736.4633@sydney.bo.open.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Hello!
Thank you for your advices for us.
In article <1995Aug22.235736.4633@sydney.bo.open.de>, mmo@sydney.bo.open.de says...
>
>Jonathan Rice (jorice@cs.tcd.ie) wrote:
>: I need information about three graphics cards:
>
>: (1) #9 Motion 771 (as featured in Dell machines these days): Has anyone
>: managed to get this working with NS? The NeXTanswer for the generic
>: S3 driver says that it won't work with this card. One poster said
>: that he had managed to get it to work, but not at a comfortably high
>: refresh rate.
>
>My Motion 771 (4 MB VRam) works great with NS but the Generic Drivers works only in 60 Hz
>refresh rate. I hove that a "nativ" Driver come out soon. At the moment the
>card in my P100 works in a Solution of 1600x1280 and the Screen looks very
>well. Not all modes works spezialy the 32 Bit modes.
>
Would you inform us the diplay mode you checked?
>: (2) Diamond Stealth 64: NeXTanswer #1941 states
>: "This driver does not support gamma correction in 16 and 24 bit
>: modes. This results in a somewhat dim screen when using 16 bits
>: per pixel. Also, in these modes the brightness slider in
>: preferences is inoperative."
>: Have people found these problems to be serious, or indeed even mildly
>: irritating?
>
>I also testet this Card with 2 MB V Ram and it works apsolutly perfect for me.
>
Which do you think more beautiful or brighter, Motion 771 or Stealth 64?
>: (3) ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo (Mach64): NeXTanswer #1735 says that it
>: works with 4Mb VRAM versions of this card, but only graphics modes for
>: 1Mb+ and 2Mb+ are listed - no improved resolutions for 4Mb. Is this
>: an oversight in this document, or is this indeed the case? Are there
>: any special caveats about the version of the card supplied in Gateway
>: machines these days?
>
>I don't know ... I don't like ATI Cards!
>
I like ATI Ultra Pro (Mach32), because it has been the rare card suporting
NeXT's resolution on ver. 3.2.
And it has beautiful views.
Thank you.
---
Hiroshi Sato (ecsi@po.iijnet.or.jp)
From: Dag Klingstedt <dag@twics.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Panasonic PD drive on NeXT?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 13:02:30 GMT
Organization: Twics Co. Ltd., Japan
Message-ID: <41pqd6$6k6@misc.twics.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Greetings from Tokyo,
Has anyone out there had the opportunity to test whether the Panasonic
PD drive (unique in its combination of CD-ROM and phase-change optical
drive in one unit) works with NEXTSTEP?
The drive is, for those of you who appreciate the odd piece of
worthless info, named WOODY in the Japanese market, and its being
promoted on subway posters by none other than - yes - Woody Woodpecker.
Thanks!
Dag Klingstedt
Tokyo - Japan
From: root@helios.zuo.dec.com (wahl@zuo.dec.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Backup for DEC XL 590?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 14:23:17 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41pv4l$htu@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
References: <41oilj$no8@csu-b.csuohio.edu>
Keywords: tlz06
The DEC DAT tape Model TLZ06 should work.
- Adrian
In article <41oilj$no8@csu-b.csuohio.edu> david@dbynum.async (D E
Bynum) writes:
>
> Will some kindly person with a working tape backup solution
> for the following configuration please advise me, so I can
> imitate it?
>
> Stand-alone DEC XL 590 SCSI system (with embedded
> NCR53C810 controller), single NS/fI 3.2 filesystem on
> 1 gig hard drive.
>
> I have tried to use the Berkeley UNIX `dump' to a one-gig
> capacity Exabyte EXB-2501 quarter-inch minicartridge tape
> drive hosed out of the DEC system's external SCSI port, to
> no avail. (Nothing wrong with my incantations or the tape
> drive; they work fine on other platforms). The hangup is the
> existing NS and NCR/Symbios drivers, which can't address
> this particular tape drive on an external SCSI chain. SO
> WHAT DOES WORK? Anybody have a recommendation?
>
> David
> (Please respond to): bynum@lserver.math.csuohio.edu
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From: cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How do I install stuff on my DOS partition?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 14:23:16 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Message-ID: <41pv4l$2ea@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Recently I installed NS 3.3 on a zeos pentium (it works fine). I set
up a 14 meg DOS partition. My question now is how to make that
partition usuable, i.e. how to format it (if this is necessary) and
how to install DOS and Windows on it (without risking harm to the NS
partition and the things I've installed on it). (I have the DOS and
Windows stuff on CD; in fact, they are what were initially installed
on this machine). I don't need anything subtle; just a way to set up
and use DOS and Windows for a few routine applications.
Thanks for any help, pointers, etc.
Chris
=========================================================================
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University of Oklahoma | Home Phone ------> (405) 360-9745
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From: helpme95@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Does Windows 95 really work?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 15:44:28 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <41q099$m1t@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
It's been working great for me (in test versions)
since May.
Because WINDOWS 95 seems to be of almost universal
interest, I'm posting to a wide variety of computer
users.
Take the advice of someone at a lonely computer
terminal who's been around the block a few times.
[E-mail helpme-95@zoom.com for even more info.]
>>>>>Into scifi? Take a look four paragraphs down!
I'm tired. I wanted it easier. WINDOWS 95 has made
it that way. No, the four horsemen didn't make
an appearance when I started using WINDOWS 95, and
it wasn't as important as a Beatles reunion or a Pearl
Jam up-close-and-personal visit or winning a marathon
(or the lottery). I haven't yet felt the aura of
Bill Gates floating about my monitor. (I didn't
notice a halo around his head, anyway.)
WINDOWS 95 does have lots of advantages, though. And
it is important that you make the best possible use
of WINDOWS 95 should you decide to fork over your hard-
earned bucks to get the second coming of WINDOWS.
I have an informative and fun newsletter about the new
stuff--and thought you might like to see it. Free,
of course. I'm cheap, too! Forgive me, I mean
FRUGAL! E-mail me at helpme-95@zoom.com for the
newsletter, and I will be most happy to rush it back
to you.
From one computer user to another--we all try to do this
better and faster whether it's our livelihood or our
hobby. Try me!
C'mon, people, lighten up. It's WINDOWS 95...
Have fun!!!
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AND NOW, FOR THE SCI-FI DREAM SEQUENCE (Just couldn't
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"The truth is out there." Moldier sighed as he
looked up to the stars in the dark night sky. "Yeah,
sure," replied Scuzzy, "you keep sayin' that but we
never go anywhere except those dark buildings where we
get to use our flashlights." "Trust me." "Yeah,
sure--like I trusted you with my car and you got it
all banged up and then left me in the clutches of that
alien? I don't trust nobody no more." Moldier begged,
"Ah, come on, please let me drive just once more? I
promise no more aliens for this week." Scuzzy mumbled
under her breath something about red shoes and diaries
and handed him the keys.
At that moment, the sky above them came alive with
lights flashing and weird soundss. "What the @#%?><&???",
yelled Moldier as he dove to the ground, grabbing
Scuzzy. It was huge and white and was disc shaped with
two side rockets. It tried to strafe them with bolts
of energy, but luckily missed them. The car, however,
got a toasted paint job and the tires melted.
Meanwhile, above in the spacecraft, a strange being
with pointed ears and his friend were arguing. "Look
at that--you MISSED them! I can't believe this!" The
friend was having trouble. "I don't know what it is--
I know I programmed this scenario okay." "The pointy-
eared fellow laughed and said, "You don't have that
new program from Microsoft, do you? How many times did
I tell you that it'll make your calculations easier and
more accurate? But would you listen to me? Noooooooo!"
Church turned around to take a swipe at Speck,
but Speck was too fast for him and did a tuck-and-
roll out of they way. Church turned again to his
computer screen, but Speck stopped him. "Let's try
this on my computer," he said. Church gave in
grudgingly and Speck set up the run.
Down below, Scuzzy and Moldier were zig-zagging
through the field, trying to evade the alien ship.
I'll get you for this, Moldier," panted Scuzzy, as she
dodged another energy bolt. Moldier was too busy to
reply, since he was sprinting faster than an Olympic-
class runner.
Seconds later, after a particularly nasty surge
of energy, all that lay in the field were two piles
of ash and some melted rubber.
"Got em!", yelled Speck. "I told you that
program was easier to set up!" Church stood by and
glumly replied, "Yeah, but I bet I can beat you the
next system we're in. Let's go someplace we've
never been before." Speck turned to Church and asked,
"Boldly, sir?" "But of course", laughed Church. As
the ship turned and soared away, the two friends
looked out the window up at the stars in the dark
night sky.
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From: kschulz@ba-stuttgart.de (Kay Schulz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTSTEP form 712 to 715
Date: 27 Aug 1995 14:55:27 GMT
Organization: Berufsakademie Stuttgart
Message-ID: <41q10v$s06@news.belwue.de>
Hi
i want to install NS on a 715. Is it possible just to switch the
disk whith NeXTSTEP on it from a 712 to a 715?
I AM SCARED BECAUSE of the drivers for floppy and graphics?
Or do I have to reinstall it?
Is the RAM from a 712 and a 715 the same or is it something different?
Thanks
please mail
_________________________________________
| |
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\ | e-mail: kay@cordis.lu | /
> |_________________________________________| <
/_____> http://www.cordis.lu/~kay/intro.html<_____\
From: Evanca@cris.com (Evan Cardanha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone know if it is possible to go any faster then 040 33mhz
Date: 27 Aug 1995 15:07:11 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Message-ID: <41q1mv$ikc@warp.cris.com>
Hiya Everyone,
I am thinking about buying a NeXT station sometime soon, and was
wondering if there are any accelerators out there for NeXT Stations to go
to like 66mhz 040 or 50 mhz 040?? anyone know if thats possible to do??
Thanks,
Evan Cardanha
From: wxli@harpy (Wei Li)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FS: NeXTStep 3.0 CD for black hardware
Date: 27 Aug 1995 15:26:47 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Message-ID: <41q2rn$jd1@news.ualr.edu>
I have a NeXTStep 3.0 user CD (NeXTstations and Cubes) for sale.
If interested, please mail your offer to "wxli@ualr.edu". Thanks.
-wei,
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ian.stephenson@insignia.co.uk
Subject: Re: How do I install stuff on my DOS partition?
Message-ID: <DDz7Jq.7oA@isltd.insignia.com>
Sender: news@isltd.insignia.com
Organization: Insignia Solutions plc
References: <41pv4l$2ea@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 15:40:37 GMT
In article <41pv4l$2ea@independence.ecn.uoknor.edu>
cswoyer@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Chris Swoyer) writes:
> Recently I installed NS 3.3 on a zeos pentium (it works fine). I set
> up a 14 meg DOS partition. My question now is how to make that
> partition usuable, i.e. how to format it (if this is necessary) and
> how to install DOS and Windows on it (without risking harm to the NS
> partition and the things I've installed on it). (I have the DOS and
> Windows stuff on CD; in fact, they are what were initially installed
> on this machine). I don't need anything subtle; just a way to set up
> and use DOS and Windows for a few routine applications.
>
> Thanks for any help, pointers, etc.
The easiest way is simply to make up a DOS boot floppy with fdisk and
format on it...
Boot from that, and run fdisk. Select option 4 just to make sure that
all is well - the NeXT and DOS partitions should be displayed, and the
DOS one should be marked as C:
Quit from fdisk and run format c: /s
You should now be able to boot DOS from the hard disk, and install
DOS/Windows exactly as you would on a normal PC.
Once the partition is formated NS will also recognise it, and mount it
in /, provided you don't doublespace it, or anything silly...
Ian
(who has to dabble with DOS regularly, but never actually USE it).
From: Paul Rossman <prossm1@icarus.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP! USR28.8 on next station ...
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 12:58:46 -0500
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950827125751.13718A-100000@icarus.cc.uic.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Hi,
I need help :)
I'm having a hell of a time getting my USR288 to connect at anything
above 9600 using IComm.
My question is this : what do I have to do to get above that speed? What
do I have to change/add to the /etc/ttys & remote file? Or any other files??
Please email your suggestions to my address above/below.
thank you very much!
-paul
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From: jrs@az.com (Jonathan R. Seagrave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ADB keyboard on an apple?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 22:03:41 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Message-ID: <jrs-2708951409400001@pipe.az.com>
Hi. I've got a PowerPC 7100 which I'm using a NeXT ADB keyboard with. I'd
desperatly like to know if there's any way I can configure my system
to see the power key on the keyboard as it would see the power key on an
apple keyboard so I can reboot with a keypress (after all, these macs are
always in need of rebooting... sigh). Any hints or pointers
would be greatly appreciated.
jrs http://www.az.com:/~jrs
--
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From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Sound on Intel ***
Message-ID: <1995Aug27.201927.40803@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 27 Aug 95 20:19:27 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
To NeXTSTEP and sound users on Intel:
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3.Software which we need feedback on is DFG (Digital
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We are looking forward to your response.
Best regards,
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From: schwett@netcom.com
Subject: Experiences with Millenium, anyone?
Message-ID: <schwettDDzrsM.CEr@netcom.com>
Summary: How fast, How Fast?
Keywords: matrox mga millenium video pci
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:57:58 GMT
Sender: schwett@netcom16.netcom.com
Now that the driver for the Millenium has shown up on NeXTAnswers, I was
thinking of trying one out.
Has anyone used on for NS 3.3 yet?
My system is a 133mhz Pentium, 64MB RAM, etc. etc. and I'd love to see
if the video could be a bit quicker! (I'm running a Stealth 64VRAM now.)
Any experiences?
Mark
--
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From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: ?Removable storage devices
Message-ID: <DDzvvx.9GD@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <41oni0$n3m@mars.earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 00:26:20 GMT
Derek Chan (dchan@dchan.earthlink.net) wrote:
: I know that there have been a number of questions about whether the Iomega
: Zip drives work but, I'd like to ask a more general question. Which
: removable storage devices work with NS/i?
: There are Syquest's, Fujitsu DynaMo's, Zip drive's, PowerDrive2's, Sony
: Mini-Disk, ect.. Apparently, the Zip drives are no problem but what about
: the rest?
My 3.5-inch Ocean Systems V384 MO works quite well hooked up to a
BusLogic 747S controller on an AMI EISA Enterprise IV. I have put this
drive through its paces, and it has held up flawlessly. I use 128M,
256M, and 384M MODs to back up my system. I also have a couple of
bootable disks(one 128M and one 256M) to help keep me out of trouble;
if NS could boot from 1024 byte sectors I would also make a bootable
384M. This may be a moot point, but make sure that the drive you seek
can be set to SCSI ID0 or 1 if you wish to have an alternate means for
booting NS.
Technical support from Ocean Microsystems is excellent. Incidentally,
this drive is Intel/Motorola capable.
--
>< Marc J. Salvatori | No NeXTMail yet. I'm gettin' there! ><
>< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for color clip art ><
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Message-ID: <DDzw59.Apr@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <41mej1$d5k@news-2.csn.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 00:31:57 GMT
JohnStytz wrote:
: I don't know if your docking station has PCI slots, but I absolutely
: *love* my Elsa board. I am running a 2000-PRO H, with 4MB and not
: only does it have incredible refresh/resolution/performance, but the
: drivers are rock-solid. Alas, it is not cheap....
I second that notion. I am very pleased with the same card, running
it at 1200x1600x16@77Hz. I gave up on Number 9's drivers in favor of
WINNER's excellent drivers.
--
>< Marc J. Salvatori | No NeXTMail yet. I'm gettin' there! ><
>< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for color clip art ><
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 28 Aug 1995 04:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <41rfsf$sh9@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
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Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
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eduSTEP WWW site
================
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From: dalpen@JSP.UMontreal.CA (DALPE Nathalie)
Subject: Serial port printing on NeXTstation
Message-ID: <DE08vJ.2o7@cc.umontreal.ca>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 05:06:54 GMT
When I try to print on my fujitsu DL900 hooked to the serial port of my
NeXT I have the following problem:
The page start to print correctly then everything stop and I have the
message "zs0: lost xmit HW interrupt" !!!
After that, nothing will print unless I shut down the station.
Anybody can help ???
BTW, I'm using the EPSON 510/NeXT driver.
Francois Lanciault
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 08:46:35 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <41rvpb$sce@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
References: <41mej1$d5k@news-2.csn.net> <DDzw59.Apr@eskimo.com>
Marc Salvatori (salvo@eskimo.com) wrote:
: I second that notion. I am very pleased with the same card, running
: it at 1200x1600x16@77Hz. I gave up on Number 9's drivers in favor of
: WINNER's excellent drivers.
Yes, but if "WINNER" stopped to manufacture graphics drivers before the next
NeXTStep release---and there have been a few companies exiting the NeXT
market---you may find yourself frozen with a somewhat rare card. And, yes,
it is a shame that NeXT's #9 64 Pro 1600 driver cannot handle a higher
refresh rate, although the card itself has no problem with it.
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: bmarchan@quest.fdn.org (Benoit Marchant)
Subject: Line level recording on Intel hardware ?
Message-ID: <1995Aug28.100050.2986@quest.fdn.org>
Sender: news@quest.fdn.org
Organization: Quest International / Unilever - Neuilly, France
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 10:00:50 GMT
Does anyone succed to record a line level signal (as CD, tape, video
recorder). With my SoundBlaster, it doesn'y work. Should it be ?
Any card to do that ....
From: tevans@fastlane.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Will NeXT run on this 133Mhz system?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:42:12 GMT
Organization: National Knowledge Network
Message-ID: <41sh3k$lv0@dfw.nkn.net>
I'm looking into buying a new computer and I'm thinking about getting
the Dell Dimension XPS P133c computer. Will NeXT run on the
following:
133 Mhz Pentium processor
Intel Triton chipset
32MB EDO memory
512KB Pipeline burst cache
#9 Imagine128 w/ 4MB VRAM
PCI localbus
Flash DELL /AMI BIOS
It comes with a mode 4 EIDE controller, but I'd like to get SCSI instead, because
that's what I have on 2 other machines at home. Any recommendations on a
fast PCI scsi controller?
Also, I will need to get a SCSI CD-ROM drive insetad of the EIDE one. Any
recommendations on a SCSI CD-ROM drive? (At least 4X or greater).
Thanks in advance!
Terry Evans
tevans@fastlane.net
p.s. I left off stuff that shouldn't matter. Like 3.5 floppy, monitor, etc.
From: dan@opensource.com (Daniel J. Gamble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 15:18:21 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Message-ID: <41smnt$rd6@trane.opensource.com>
References: <DDzw59.Apr@eskimo.com>
In article <DDzw59.Apr@eskimo.com> salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
writes:
> JohnStytz wrote:
> : I don't know if your docking station has PCI slots, but I absolutely
> : *love* my Elsa board. I am running a 2000-PRO H, with 4MB and not
> : only does it have incredible refresh/resolution/performance, but the
> : drivers are rock-solid. Alas, it is not cheap....
>
> I second that notion. I am very pleased with the same card, running
> it at 1200x1600x16@77Hz. I gave up on Number 9's drivers in favor of
> WINNER's excellent drivers.
> --
> >< Marc J. Salvatori | No NeXTMail yet. I'm gettin' there!
><
> >< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for color clip art
><
For anybody out there who would like one of these Elsa 4 MB PCI cards,
OpenSource has two in stock that we are closing out at $599 each. Sorry
about the crass commercialism, but this is a good deal on a very nice card
and seems like a win-win situation.
---
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From: Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What sound card should I get?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 15:40:18 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41so12$pc4@news.next.com>
References: <41kse2$jf8@news.it.gvsu.edu>
In article <41kse2$jf8@news.it.gvsu.edu> berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
writes:
| In article <41h7nv$1c7@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>,
| <juergen@eskimo.bb.bawue.de> wrote:
| >I'm using a Soundblaster 16 without any Problems. The sound while playing
| >is excellent and I haven't had any Problems during recording.
|
| Will it play music CD's through the computer's speakers with CDPlayer?
| That's the only reason I'm still using my SoundBlaster Pro clone.
|
Yes.
-Rakesh
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Installation of NS/I on NEC Versa P/75...
Date: 28 Aug 1995 16:49:16 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <41ss2c$3g5@nnrp3.primenet.com>
Just here to let the group know, I actually was able to get NS/I 3.3
to install on an NEC notebook via network install & a Xircom PCMCIA
card.
In order to do this, you need to follow the standard net install
routines, plus enable PCMIA boot on the Notebook & load the Intel
PCMCIA drivers. Get the new Xircom Drivers off the NeXT web site
along with the newest PCMCIAbus and PCIC drivers...
This after about 12 hours work...
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From: blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: HardDisk Emergency
Date: 28 Aug 1995 16:35:14 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <41sr82$147o@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Keywords: help, hard disk
Dear NeXT Users:
When I power up a warning pops up, saying the disk is damaged, and when I
click on repair, it says it is beyond repair. I would like to know if
there is anyway to get something off the disk. Or am I screwed.
I have a NeXTstation color, NeXTstep 3.2. I recently added a new 500 MG
external hard drive to my system. Before I had 100 MG internal, and
another 500 MG external which were basically full. To take advantage of
the new space, I moved some the home directory of three users, including
my own, to the new drive. I changed the home directories using the user
manager application. Soon after, the next time I repowered the computer
offered a warning about disk damage, and then I clicked on repair. This
seemed to work fine, but now the system didn't recognize the new drive in
the usual way. It would show the files in the browser just fine but where
the file browser reports disk space available, it said something about
foreign disk. And a df shell command didn't list the new external disk.
But everything still worked. But when I left the computer overnight,
leaving my self logged in, all hell broke loose. When I returned the next
day, the the MaCH console window was showing as if I had tried to reboot,
which I hadn't. Noone had touched the basted thing since I left it. And
ever since the disk is unreadable, "beyond repair". Is there anyway
anyone knows of to get some info off the disk? Has anyone seen this
foreign disk message? Do you think it is the disk or something with
interface with the NeXT system 3.2?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alex White (on this Rudy's acct).
From: cpenning@red.seas.upenn.edu (Craig A Pennington)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SUN: Is there a CG3FrameBuffer driver available?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 19:51:00 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <41t6n4$414@netnews.upenn.edu>
Subject say it all. Hardware guide claims 8-bit color support, but I find
no CG3 Frame Buffer drivers. Am I overlooking something?
Thanks,
Craig
From: Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@sierra.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CD-ROMs from Dell?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:04:33 GMT
Organization: Sierra-Net
Message-ID: <41tehi$1r5@jobes.sierra.net>
Dell is shipping either the:
NEC-511
or:
Hitachi-6700
CD-ROM with their current systems. These are 4x EIDE drives. Can anyone
confirm or deny that these work with NS? 'NeXTAnswers' is mum on these
models.
Thanks,
Charles.
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From: strobel@u.washington.edu (Nicolas Strobel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: modem hardware flow control on black machine
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:48:49 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
Message-ID: <41th4h$k0p@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: strobel
Summary: /dev/cufa not work on 040 machine with kermit
Keywords: modem flow control
I'm not able to use /dev/cufa with my kermit program on an 040 machine running
NS3.2. I'm wanting to use hardware flow control with my LineLink 144e modem
(made by Technology Concepts, Inc.). This modem has hardware flow control
capability (rts/cts flow control) and I have set all of the switches so that
it'll use hardware flow control. I'm using C-Kermit 5A(189) and when I try
to set the line to /dev/cufa, I get an error message "Cannot initialize
modem". The same thing happens for /dev/cufb, so I go back to using /dev/cua or
/dev/cub. With kermit I've tried "set flow keep" and "set flow xon/xoff" to
see if that'd help--Nope! Please email me (strobel@u.washington.edu) or post
if you think there's sufficient interest. Thanks for any help.
Nick Strobel
strobel@u.washington.edu
From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.graphics
Subject: Nanao T2-17 vs T2-17TS (Diamotron) vs ViewSonic 17PS?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 16:05:47 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h291odljck.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
I can afford either monitor but I'd like to know what's the better one
to go for.
In the past I've used a T560-iT and it was a splendid monitor.
Concerns...
The ViewSonic is smaller in dimensions and travels well.
However, my experience has shown that apeture grill's travel better
than shadow mask based monitors.
Thoughts on which is the better buy?
--
The views and opinions expressed in this article
are those of the poster and not his employer.
From: ralvarez@axysdev.nwest.mccaw.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hayes ISDN Extender
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:19:03 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <41tfcn$ppd@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
I recall hearing about a product called the Hayes ISDN extender; an ISDN
modem that plugged into the DSP port on black hardware. I have several
questions:
1) Does it exist? How do you get one?
2) Does it work with PPP software? (MorningStar, PD)
3) Does anyone have experience with it?
4) Whatever happened to the phone kit?
Thanks,
Raul Alvarez.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: waltrip@zephyr.jhuapl.edu
Subject: Does Micron P75 Powerstation work w/NSFIP 3.3?
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I am hoping that someone can confirm that the following list of components
will run NSFIP 3.3 (or, of course, advise whether any of them may
not be compatible with 3.3).
The components were selected from one of Micron's WEB pages located at
www.mei.micron.com/sales/docs/75a.htm.
Following the list, I have included some specific concerns regarding these
components.
The exact brand/model/bin # etc. is not available from the above mentioned
WEB page. If anyone happens to know this info for any of these components,
I'd appreciate knowing that as well.
Any comments would be very much appreciated.
The list of components for the Micron P75 PowerStation
*******************************
- Intel Pentium 75MHz Processor
- 256K ultra-fast 15ns write-back SRAM cache.
- 32MB 70ns EDO RAM (expandable to 128 MB DRAM)
- 3 ISA, 3 PCI, 1 ISA/PCI Slot shared
- Phoenix Plug-n-play 1MB Flash BIOS (Upgradeable)
- 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy disk drive
- 101 - key enhanced keyboard
- Microsoft Mouse 2.0 with Mouse Manager
- 1.0 GB Fast SCSI-2* hard drive
- 17" Micron 17FGx SVGA color monitor
- Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM with 2MB
- US Robotics 28.8 Int. Fax/Modem*
- 190ms 4X quadspeed SCSI-2 CD-ROM (Includes interface kit)
Concerns:
- Whether the Phoenix Plug-n-Play flash BIOS is compatible.
- Is there a problem with the 101 key enhanced keyboard?
- Is the Microsoft Mouse acceptable?
- Does the US Robotics 28.8 Internal Fax/Modem work for faxing and with the
public domain PPP.
Alex Waltrip
email: waltrip@zephyr.jhuapl.edu (not my account but mail will be forwarded
to me)
From: juliana@sbcube4.csdept (Juliana Freire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI cards for laptops (PCMCIA)
Date: 28 Aug 1995 17:17:29 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JULIANA.95Aug28131729@sbcube4.csdept>
I am looking for PCMCIA SCSI cards supported by NEXTSTEP.
I have browsed through NeXTAnswers and I couldn't find any.
They list a number of Adaptec cards, but all of them are
ISA,EISA or PCI.
What puzzled me though, is the fact that in the next answer
for PCMCIABus, they say:
> attempting to "hot swap" the Adaptec SlimSCSI adapter can hang
> your machine
And nowhere else they mention support for this card.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Juliana Freire
juliana@cs.sunysb.edu
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Dept. of Computer Science
Stony Brook
From: smy@leech (Bertram Smolny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: Graphic-Tablet under NSfIP 3.3 ?
Date: 29 Aug 1995 07:08:12 GMT
Organization: Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Message-ID: <41uecs$i0n@fsuj01.rz.uni-jena.de>
Hi,
is there a solution for this problem:
curves disigned by analog-plotters should be grabbing with a
graphic-tablet (maybe WACOM) so, that the values are as like as x-y-table
can used in a spreadsheet.
Is there a frontend, that supply this mode ?
How put some CAD-users their maps into their NSfIP3.3-chests ?
Any sugguestions?
Please send e-mail.
Thanks in advance.
Bertram Smolny
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From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI cards for laptops (PCMCIA)
Date: 29 Aug 1995 07:26:20 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <41ufes$5ib@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <JULIANA.95Aug28131729@sbcube4.csdept>
In article <JULIANA.95Aug28131729@sbcube4.csdept>, you wrote:
> I am looking for PCMCIA SCSI cards supported by NEXTSTEP.
The Adaptec SlimSCSI card is supported by NEXTSTEP since July 31. You have
to download the following new NeXT Answers documents to use this card:
#1968 Intel 82365 and compatible PCMCIA chipset
#1969 PCMCIABus
#1972 AIC6X60SCSI (Adaptec 6x60 chipset add-on and integrated driver)
The #1972 is the one you've been searching...
Marcel
---
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Computer Graphics Lab, Institute for Computer Science
Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Date: 29 Aug 1995 08:11:13 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41ui31$265@snaps.dannug.dk>
References: <41rvpb$sce@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
Ivo Welch writes
> Yes, but if "WINNER" stopped to manufacture graphics drivers before the
next
> NeXTStep release---and there have been a few companies exiting the
NeXT
> market---you may find yourself frozen with a somewhat rare card. And,
yes,
> it is a shame that NeXT's #9 64 Pro 1600 driver cannot handle a
higher
> refresh rate, although the card itself has no problem with it.
>
> Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
> Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
> Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
> iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
Oh yes, and what if NeXT decides not to upgrade a given driver (due to
lack of market requirements or whatever)? Or when Diamond next time
decides to use a new graphics chip, and you again are in a vacuum until
NeXT provides (if they do) a new driver?
The ELSA stuff works and their support is very good, you can actually
manage to get in touch with guys (Ullrich, that is you) that are very
NEXTSTEP aware and capable.
How many new versions of NEXTSTEP do you actually expect after 4.0?
Geert
From: blazek@stt.msu.edu (Rudolf Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: HardDisk Emergency
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 08:56:00 -400
Organization: Michigan State University
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Hi NeXTers, I am just reposting Alex's post again. Rudy.
In article <41sr82$147o@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Rudolf B. Blazek <blazek@stt.msu.edu> wrote:
> Dear NeXT Users:
>
> When I power up a warning pops up, saying the disk is damaged, and when I
> click on repair, it says it is beyond repair. I would like to know if
> there is anyway to get something off the disk. Or am I screwed.
>
> I have a NeXTstation color, NeXTstep 3.2. I recently added a new 500 MG
> external hard drive to my system. Before I had 100 MG internal, and
> another 500 MG external which were basically full. To take advantage of
> the new space, I moved some the home directory of three users, including
> my own, to the new drive. I changed the home directories using the user
> manager application. Soon after, the next time I repowered the computer
> offered a warning about disk damage, and then I clicked on repair. This
> seemed to work fine, but now the system didn't recognize the new drive in
> the usual way. It would show the files in the browser just fine but where
> the file browser reports disk space available, it said something about
> foreign disk. And a df shell command didn't list the new external disk.
> But everything still worked. But when I left the computer overnight,
> leaving my self logged in, all hell broke loose. When I returned the next
> day, the the MaCH console window was showing as if I had tried to reboot,
> which I hadn't. Noone had touched the basted thing since I left it. And
> ever since the disk is unreadable, "beyond repair". Is there anyway
> anyone knows of to get some info off the disk? Has anyone seen this
> foreign disk message? Do you think it is the disk or something with
> interface with the NeXT system 3.2?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Alex White (on this Rudy's acct).
>
>
From: neuss@igd.fhg.de (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Wanted: NeXT (black, non-adb) mice
Date: 29 Aug 95 15:16:30 GMT
Organization: IGD Darmstadt
Message-ID: <neuss.809709390@coricopat>
References: <41ldam$qjv@homer.cs.mcgill.ca>
ramesh@cs.mcgill.ca (Ramesh Somalingam) writes:
>Does anyone out there know where I can buy new or used NeXT (black, non-adb)
>mice. I'm looking to buy about six of them. Thanks in advance.
Logitech Mice can be used with a little reconfiguration. Info on
the issue can be found on http://www.next.com/ (search for Mouse
or Logitech). Just thought I'd mention this since black Mice are
a little hard to get.
Chris
--
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From: thomas@albert.lysis.ch (Thomas Styger)
Subject: Subject: PCMCIA Flash RAM application
Message-ID: <DE304K.Cp6@eunet.ch>
Sender: usenet@eunet.ch
Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 16:50:43 GMT
Hi,
I am trying to make an application that uses a PCMCIA Flash RAM as a
simple memory extension.
Thus I have the following questions:
- Are drivers shipped with a PCMCIA board, that will allow me to see my
card as a RAM extension? The reason why I ask this question is that I only
hear about Ethernet and hard drive applications for these boards, but
never memory extensions.
- Is it a big deal to program these cards?
- If no drivers are shipped, is there someone around that has some
solutions to my problem (advice, references, drivers, etc.)
Thanks a lot.
Thomas Styger
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 10:37:47 +0100
Subject: NeXT is having an Intel Tech. Survey / NeXT multiprocessing!
In case nobody noticed it:
NeXT is having a *Intel Tech. Survey* on their Web-Server (www.next.com)
which is asking for several interesting things for you to quote on:
Things like
Multiprocessing...
FIreWire....
and so on.
So take your part and participate!
(The only drawback is that NeXT sheduled the Survey to be returned
by the 31st of Aug. 95; I found out about it to late :-(.
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.. Stefan ..
"Then we wanted to call it BOB!"
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From: mfricke@erinet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Please Advise!Initial Problems on Initial Intel Install
Date: 29 Aug 1995 23:25:58 GMT
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Intel Configuration: Intel 90 Neptune Chipset, ATI Mach 64 2MB DRAM,
Adaptec 2940W (Fast Wide SCSI), 16MB RAM, 1G Fujitsu SCSI (1 dos
partition WFWG 3.1, 1 non-dos with Next) 2G Seagate Barracuda ( 1
partition DOS, 1 partition unformatted) NextStep 3.3; SoundBlaster AWE-32
Problems: Unacceptable video and mouse performance; where to set monitor
resolution?; dos partition cannot use 32 bit disk access; Nextstep
refuses to intall new ati driver, sound-awe driver, and intel driver that
tests for Intel 8240 chip problem. Performance is so bad that it is
difficult to work to attempt to correct.
Is this the PCI Intel 8240 problem? Any suggestions are greatly
appreciated.. .
mfricke@erinet.com
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics adapter recommendations?
Date: 30 Aug 1995 03:00:35 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <420k8k$lc9@news.onramp.net>
References: <41rvpb$sce@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
Ivo Welch writes
> Marc Salvatori (salvo@eskimo.com) wrote:
> : I second that notion. I am very pleased with the same card, running
> : it at 1200x1600x16@77Hz. I gave up on Number 9's drivers in favor of
> : WINNER's excellent drivers.
>
> Yes, but if "WINNER" stopped to manufacture graphics drivers before the
> next NeXTStep release---and there have been a few companies exiting
> the NeXT market---you may find yourself frozen with a somewhat rare
> card. And, yes, it is a shame that NeXT's #9 64 Pro 1600 driver
> cannot handle a higherrefresh rate, although the card itself has no
> problem with it.
Geert writes:
+ The ELSA stuff works and their support is very good, you can actually
+ manage to get in touch with guys (Ullrich, that is you) that are very
+ NEXTSTEP aware and capable.
And Roland in their US office is also very NS-knowledgable & helpful
RE: Elsa's commitment to NEXTSTEP...
For the Elsa 8MB boards, the NEXTSTEP drivers were ready before the DOS
and Windows drivers. How many other times has that happened?
Jason
(pleased to have both Marc and Geert as customers for Elsa cards!) :-)
--
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Bifrost Workstations, Inc. NEXTSTEP-optimized Intel & RISC systems
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 713.952.9949 voice
Houston, TX 77042 713.952.9934 facsimile
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From: KOCHAB@news.delphi.com (KOCHAB@DELPHI.COM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: boot problems
Date: 30 Aug 1995 00:42:54 -0400
Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation
Message-ID: <420q8e$bul@news2.delphi.com>
Summary: cannot spin up hard drive
Keywords: hard disk problem
I have a 25MHz 68040 slab with a 400Mb hard drive. When I power up, the
hard drive makes a buzzing sound and wont spin up. If I keep turning it
on and off, it will eventually spin up and boot OK, although the
"checking disk" portion of the boot takes a loong time.
Is there anyone who can repair these things, I live in the Denver area.
If no one works on this hardware, does anyone have any good ideas on
what I can do to save my machine??
Please e-mail me at Kochab@delphi.com
ANY help would be appreciated!
From: jrs@az.com (Jonathan R. Seagrave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CDROM drives for Slab
Date: 30 Aug 1995 07:06:44 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Message-ID: <jrs-2908952312440001@pipe.az.com>
References: <41o0db$96l@news.cloud9.net>
In article <41o0db$96l@news.cloud9.net>, cs@cloud9.net (Carl S. Shapiro) wrote:
> Hi I have a NeXT Color Slab and am trying to install NS 3.3 from an NEC
> triple speed drive onto a new IBM DeskStar 31080 SCSI hard drive. For some
> reason when I try to boot off the drive ( bsd(5,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd5a )
> I get numerous error "msg 1" 's. I assume my problem is with the NEC 3xe
> drive. Whould my best bet be to go out and get a NeXT CDROM to solve this
> problem?
Carl, I've got a really old Nec double speed drive which I use with our
NeXTs all the time -- I doubt your cd drive is the problem. have you
tried booting off the floppy drive? Some of the color slabs (and others)
aren't able to boot directly off the cdrom. Booting the "CD-ROM
Installation Disk" floppy which comes with the NeXTstep cdrom will allow
you to "boot" the cd rom.
good luck.
jrs http://www.az.com:/~jrs
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 95 08:39:25 +0100
Subject: 3.5" Barracuda HD 2.1 GB in NeXTstation Turbo
Does anybody know, if the 2.1 GB 3.5" Baracudda fits into the Turbo
slab o.k.?
(because the Barracuda-drive is supposed to be a little bit higher
than the normal 3.5" FH - drives; the SCSI-connector is moved up a
little).
Anybody has any expiriences with the 7200rpm-Barracuda in a
NeXTstation Turbo???
(airflow / cooling o.k.??)
What is considered a good price on that drive?(while we are at it :-)
Thanx
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen the future and it will be!" (OpenStep 4.0)
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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: mouse (m68k) double clicking on its own
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 14:47:33 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
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Someone suggested removing the 4 screws and blowing out the dust, which I
did, and it seems to be working great.
Does this mean I've in-validated my NeXT waranty in case it breaks? (-:
TjL, treating his beloved, black, circa. 1991 mouse with care and love.
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Just another convert to the Z-Shell Avoid DOS at all costs.
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: ggerman@alpha.wright.edu (Greg German)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacement color monitors?
Date: 30 Aug 1995 16:36:55 -0400
Organization: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
Message-ID: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu>
I have several 17" color monitors that seem to be going "bad" on me.
The screen is rolling up top and bottom and I can't seem to find anyway
to reverse this increasingly disturbing trend.
I would appreciate any pointers to replacement monitors. Is it possible
to use any non-black monitors as replacements? These are on 68040 based
NeXT slabs right now.
Thanks, Greg German
From: fhoward@us.oracle.com (Forrest Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mono vs Color Hardware Differences
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 19:09:18 -0700
Organization: Oracle Corporation
Message-ID: <fhoward-3008951909180001@fhoward-mac.us.oracle.com>
Does anybody have documentation on the Color Nextstation Hardware, or the
hardware differences between the Mono and the Color? I'm trying to get a
stand alone software package that was designed for the Mono to run on the
Color.
Thanks
Forrest Howard
fhoward@us.oracle.com
From: Chris Gomoiu <atr@netvision.net.il>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTDimension board failed to reset
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 12:48:24 EST
Organization: NetVision LTD.
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Hello all,
I've just tried to install a NeXTDimension board into my system and got this
message after booting:
NeXTDimension board in slot 6 failed to reset
Tried to change the slot but got same error; this seems like a hardware
problem to me, wonder if somebody else got more experience with this board
and is willing to give me some hints.
The board was working in another system but we didn't use it for some time
now. System here is NS 3.2 user, 16Mb, 68040/25.
Is there any procedure I've missed when installing the board or I should
have installed the NS with the board inside the cube?
Any help will be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Chris Gomoiu
A.T.R. electronics
e-mail: atr@netvision.net.il
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From: Bela Sefcsik <bsefcsik@icis.on.ca>
Subject: Postscript Printer
Message-ID: <DE6F52.IvC@icis.on.ca>
Sender: news@icis.on.ca (Newsie)
Organization: Inter-Com Information Services
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:07:50 GMT
I am using NextStep 3.2 on an Intel machine, and I would
like to buy a printer that will work. The list of printers
supported under PrintManager is fairly old, and I am not
sure if connecting a printer that is not listed would work.
Would any Postscript printer work okay with NextStep, or am I
restricted to the ones listed?
Do I need PostScript Printer Description files for the printers
not listed?
Would the PPD's work on any O/S that are supplied by the printer
manufacturer (and are they supplied)?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg)
Subject: upgrade hardware to run S-Plus
Message-ID: <DE6J1r.6Cq@chemelex.com>
Sender: fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg)
Organization: Chemelex Division of Raychem Corporation
Distribution: ba,na,usa,world
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 14:32:14 GMT
Hi all, I got good news today in that I may be able to upgrade
my hardware (NeXT Dimension, 40 ram, 660 HD) since the data
analysis software I'm using, S-Plus, no longer supports
NeXTStep.
So, since I want to run NeXTStep and have a platform to run
S-Plus here's what I'd like to do and wonder if anyone has a
better suggestion or solution.
I'd like to get a Sun workstation, run NeXTStep, and run X and
Motif in order to start S-Plus.... Here's the question, on my
black cube I can emulate an X environment, and run S-Plus. On a
sun booted with NeXTStep will I have to use something like Cub'X
to emulate X? Or will I have a better option to run X and
NeXTStep?
S-Plus is supported on unix through X and on Windows.
Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.
Fred Schenkelberg
NeXTmail enjoyed
fms@chemelex.com
Redwood City, CA
From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3.5" Barracuda HD 2.1 GB in NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 31 Aug 1995 14:30:35 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <424h2b$hvh@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <m0snhk8-000btOC@a-gain>
Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de> wrote:
Hello Stefan,
> Does anybody know, if the 2.1 GB 3.5" Baracudda fits into the Turbo
> slab o.k.?
> (because the Barracuda-drive is supposed to be a little bit higher
> than the normal 3.5" FH - drives; the SCSI-connector is moved up a
> little).
It should fit into a station cause it is lower than the 3.5" maxtor drive that is in my
(non-turbo) station. I also have the Barracuda, but it is in the external pc tower case
that I use for my external drives ...
> What is considered a good price on that drive?(while we are at it :-)
Price should be ~1700DM (e.g. HW-Elektonik in Hamburg).
> Thanx
> Later +
> Greetings from
> .. Stefan ..
ciao
Bastian
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From: lesliep@denali (Les Pestaina)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dragging mouse while sound playing causes stray pixels; Intel
Date: 31 Aug 1995 16:58:25 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
Message-ID: <424pnh$4di@transfer.stratus.com>
Whenever I drag my mouse while a sound is playing a trail of unrefreshed
pixels is left behind.
I am running with the following hardware:
ALR Evolution V
Logictech mouse
Pro Audio 16 soundcard
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
I tried changing the address of the frame buffer but it did not help. It
seems that there is a conflict here but I am not sure what it is. Any
assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Les
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From: fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg)
Subject: next cube/dimension memory upgrade advise?
Message-ID: <DE6qqG.6yL@chemelex.com>
Sender: fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg)
Organization: Chemelex Division of Raychem Corporation
Distribution: ba,na,usa,world
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 17:18:16 GMT
Hi, I've got a next cube with a dimension board,
to determine the memory I have now I went to the rom monitor and
via the m command found
memory sockets 0-3 have 16MB page mode SIMMs installed
4-7 16MB
8-11 4MB
12-16 4MB
(words repeated, but now shown)
Anyway, this makes sense since I have 40MB ram. In various
nextanswers, faq's etc I found that I need to upgrade in a
variety of specific ways. All of which I found confusing.
The m command only tells me about the cpu board, not the
dimension board. So, How do I find out about memory on the ND
board?
One bit of advise said to keep the two boards about equal with
memory, is this required?
Another place I found some advice about the different type of
boards, the memory recommended depended on how many slots the
board has. The above m command result suggested to me that I
have 16 sockets, but only 4 physical slots to plug in memory, is
this right? In other words, if I buy two 16MB SIMMs, I'll have
to replace the two 4MB SIMMs, rather than adding them into open
slots.
Sure would appreciate some advice from someone that's "been
there and done that". Also, I've never opened the cube as of
yet and would like to open it a few times as possible.
Fred
Fred Schenkelberg
NeXTmail enjoyed
fms@chemelex.com
Redwood City, CA
From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacement color monitors?
Date: 31 Aug 1995 12:29:17 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
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References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu>
In-reply-to: ggerman@alpha.wright.edu's message of 30 Aug 1995 16:36:55 -0400
>I have several 17" color monitors that seem to be going "bad" on me.
>The screen is rolling up top and bottom and I can't seem to find anyway
>to reverse this increasingly disturbing trend.
>I would appreciate any pointers to replacement monitors. Is it possible
>to use any non-black monitors as replacements? These are on 68040 based
>NeXT slabs right now.
>Thanks, Greg German
I just bought a Nanao T2-17 which I'm sure will work :-)
Otherwise most good quality multi syncs will lwork.
are you using black hardware? If you you'll need a 13W3 to BNC adaptor
and your monitor will need to have a BNC inputs.
I don't think this information applys to Turbos..
Subject: M19. What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines?
The important specs for the color monitor are:
Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz
Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz
Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832)
NON-INTERLACED
Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate of NeXT
machines.
Sony GDM-1601 were demonstrated with the NeXT color products. NeXT is
not shipping these monitors. Sony no longer makes them, however there
is a replacement GDM-1606.
The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with NeXTstation Color
machines, and seems to work well.
Some larger NEC displays have also worked.
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From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: mouse (m68k) double clicking on its own
Date: 31 Aug 1995 12:31:06 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
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References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950830144247.4198C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
In-reply-to: "Timothy J. Luoma"'s message of Wed, 30 Aug 1995 14:47:33 -0400
>Someone suggested removing the 4 screws and blowing out the dust, which I
>did, and it seems to be working great.
>Does this mean I've in-validated my NeXT waranty in case it breaks? (-:
No but you might have pissed off Carl a little :-)
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From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 31 Aug 1995 12:31:49 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h220u1g996.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
I'd like to speak to anybody using ISDN with black hardware.
Cheers.
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From: stabl@antigone.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Robert Stabl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3.5" Barracuda HD 2.1 GB in NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 1 Sep 1995 00:06:30 +0200
Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen
Message-ID: <425bp6$2ms@antigone.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>
References: <m0snhk8-000btOC@a-gain> <424h2b$hvh@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) writes:
>Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de> wrote:
>> Does anybody know, if the 2.1 GB 3.5" Baracudda fits into the Turbo
>> slab o.k.?
>> What is considered a good price on that drive?(while we are at it :-)
>Price should be ~1700DM (e.g. HW-Elektonik in Hamburg).
BTW, you also should consider buying some other drives with higher capacity
for almost the same price (e.g. the 4GB drives from Quantum or Seagate).
I'v running a 4.2 GB Quantum XP34301 in my slab (which is a bit noisy and
required some mode page changes but runs fine now).
Robert.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: The CRT in NeXT refurbished B&W monitors?
Message-ID: <DE6zx6.2zu@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 20:36:42 GMT
As you all know, there are three types of NeXT B&W monitors, the N4000, the
N4000A and the N4000B. The first type ages faster than the other two. But: you
can get them refurbished at Bell Atlantic. The problem when in Europe is that
the added cost of transport makes this operation rather expensive and besides,
you have to ship your monitor over which implies that your system is down for
the time the monitor is gone. (And there are nasty customs/VAT issues here, but
I'll not go into that).
Anyway, I have this contact who knows his way about electronics hardware. He
can fit the monitor with a new CRT. But what he needs to know is the type or
the specs. He says that there probably is a Toshiba replacement for this
monitor.
Anyway, I told him I would ask on the net (here it is) if someone with a
refurbished monitor would open the monitor and look on the tube what numbers
and descriptions are on it.
BTW, he said that it (a N4000) was one of the most beautifully built monitors
he had ever seen. Good shielding etc.
Anyway, I would be very happy if someone wants to screw open his refurbished
monitor for me so we can find out what type of CRT we have to order.
Thanks in advance,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Re: FIMI parts???
Message-ID: <DE700v.30n@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
References: <41fjg4$5he@onramp.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 20:38:54 GMT
In article <41fjg4$5he@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> Alex Honor <honor@ccf.arc.nasa.gov>
writes:
> Hi,
> I'm specifically looking for a power regulator for a FIMI monitor.
> Does anyone have or know of anyone who has FIMI parts? I called
> Bell Atlantic but they don't sell parts for monitors.
>
> Thanks, Alex
FIMI is a subsidiary of Philips (they make the very good Brilliance monitors
nowadays, but probably not the Italian FIMI factory). You can try to get hold
of a Philips representative.
Note, that is Philips with 1 'l'.
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"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 28.8K modems with black hardware? Overruns?
Date: 31 Aug 1995 13:00:39 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h2zqgpetco.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
Ok, I think for now I've tossed out any ISDN intentions ..
However, I more concerned about using a 28.8K modem with 3.2 on my
black color station...
Can anybody report acceptable throughput with a black box?
Is TTYDSP required?
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From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Seeking TTYDSP info...
Date: 31 Aug 1995 13:01:07 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h2ybw9etbw.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
Anybody got any information on TTYDSP?
Anybody using this product?
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3.5" Barracuda HD 2.1 GB in NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 1 Sep 1995 00:51:10 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <425ldu$h0q@nnrp3.primenet.com>
References: <m0snhk8-000btOC@a-gain>
Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de> wrote:
> Does anybody know, if the 2.1 GB 3.5" Baracudda fits into the Turbo slab
o.k.?
> (because the Barracuda-drive is supposed to be a little bit higher than
the normal 3.5" FH - drives; the SCSI-connector is moved up a little).
> Anybody has any expiriences with the 7200rpm-Barracuda in a NeXTstation
Turbo???
> (airflow / cooling o.k.??)
From the listings at http://www.dancingbear.com, the 7200 rpm drives
run too hot for slabs. They should be fine in a cube though...
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From: aris@mundoe.maths.mu.OZ.AU (Aris Theocharides)
Subject: Re: NeXT 17" color monitor
Message-ID: <9524213.23229@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU (CS-Usenet)
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
References: <41b79s$sn@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com> <41cukl$civ@news.its.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 03:43:46 GMT
chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger) writes:
>andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) wrote:
>> Anyone know what my options are for focusing an old NeXT 17" monitor?
>Take it to a TV repair shop.
> A typical setup in a color monitor involves a "4-pole magnet", a
>"6-pole magnet", and a "purity magnet". Moving one impacts all of the
>others. You'll also end up adjusting the voltage of the monitors' color
>gun drivers.
>As I said, take it to a TV repair shop.
I spent well over 12 hours trying to make a NEC 3D monitor sharper this way,
and almost died in the process. I was fussy, and stupid. While I did get it
sharper than what the NEC repair place managed, it was hard work and I no
doubt could have caused myself harm.
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From: Robert Love <rlove@raptor.rmnug.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: placement color monitors?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 01:20:42 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 968 5800
Message-ID: <425n5a$ipi@uuneo.neosoft.com>
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu>
>I have several 17" color monitors that seem to be going "bad" on
>me. The screen is rolling up top and bottom and I can't seem to
>find anyway to reverse this increasingly disturbing trend.
>
>I would appreciate any pointers to replacement monitors. Is it
>possible to use
I was having just that problem. As of today I'm up and running with a
Nokia 17" 447X. While its not cheap, the cabling has been the big problem.
The Nokia takes BNC connectors for RGB while the colorstation cable is male
13W3. There is a little adapator that will fit this but I don't know where
to get them. It's rumored that Dancing Bear will sell one but I can't get
them on the phone or to return e-mail. Your other options are to have a
custom cable, adaptor, or gender changer made. This is expensive.
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From: skrans@winternet.com (Steve Krans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Micron / PC related questions
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:19:54 -0600
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
Message-ID: <skrans-0109950019540001@ppp-66-115.dialup.winternet.com>
Greetings nextland...
I'm considering purchasing a Micron PC for running NS, and it includes
some newer technology. If anyone could comment on using either Micron
PC's or whether NS has problems with the following I would appreciate it.
- Intel's latest "Triton Core Logic" chipset
- EDO RAM
- Sync-Burst SRAM Cache
- Phoenix "Plug-n-play" 1MG Flash BIOS
Thanks.
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From: root@terra.crystalengine.com(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dragging mouse while sound playing causes stray pixels; Intel
Date: 1 Sep 1995 05:30:58 GMT
Organization: Network Intensive
Message-ID: <4265qi$1h@ni1.ni.net>
References: <424pnh$4di@transfer.stratus.com>
In article <424pnh$4di@transfer.stratus.com> lesliep@denali (Les Pestaina)
writes:
>Whenever I drag my mouse while a sound is playing a trail of unrefreshed
>pixels is left behind.
>
>I am running with the following hardware:
>
>ALR Evolution V
>Logictech mouse
>Pro Audio 16 soundcard
>ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
>
>I tried changing the address of the frame buffer but it did not help. It
>seems that there is a conflict here but I am not sure what it is. Any
>assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Les
When I first installed 3.3 onto a machine with a PAS and an ATI Graphics
Ultra Pro there was an I/O port conflict. I resolved the conflict by
removing the conflicting address range from one of the two drivers (I
don't remeber which).
Did you encounter this conflict? Depending on whether you encountered the
conflict and how you resolved it if so, may be the cause of your problem.
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From: tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: NeXT Magazine
Date: 1 Sep 1995 11:51:21 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Salzburg
Message-ID: <426s3p$csf@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
References: <40nijf$fo0@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at> <40nc7a$jr4@sinfo.ll.iac.es>
Keywords: NeXT, NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, OpenStep Journal
Martin Michlmayr (tbm@ihq.com) wrote:
>Rafael Munoz Carpena (rcarpena@iac.es) wrote:
>> I used to receive NeXTWorld but after its disappearance I have not
>> found any other magazine dealing with NeXT.
>>
>> There are two magazines:
>> * OpenStep Journal. Contact OpenStep_Journal@NeXT.COM for more
>> informations.
For those who have not seen it yet, the OpenStep Journal can be found
at http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/1001.htmld/1001.html#OpenStep=
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: next cube/dimension memory upgrade advise?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 17:32:59 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <427g4b$pgf@nnrp3.primenet.com>
References: <DE6qqG.6yL@chemelex.com>
fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg) wrote:
> Hi, I've got a next cube with a dimension board,
Lucky stiff...
<quotes edited>
> to determine the memory I have now I went to the rom monitor and via the
m command found
> memory sockets 0-3 have 16MB page mode SIMMs installed
> 4-7 16MB
> 8-11 4MB
> 12-16 4MB
> (words repeated, but now shown)
> Anyway, this makes sense since I have 40MB ram. In various nextanswers,
faq's etc I found that I need to upgrade in a variety of specific ways.
All of which I found confusing.
> Another place I found some advice about the different type of boards,
the memory recommended depended on how many slots the board has. The
above m command result suggested to me that I have 16 sockets, but only 4
physical slots to plug in memory, is this right? In other words, if I buy
two 16MB SIMMs, I'll have to replace the two 4MB SIMMs, rather than adding
them into open slots.
16 slots, loaded in groups of 4, not unlike that of a PC. The cube uses
32-pin SIMMS, parity or not, depending on when/how you bought it.
> The m command only tells me about the cpu board, not the dimension
board. So, How do I find out about memory on the ND board?
Although the only ND Board I saw was a picture in a NeXT brochure, it
apparently takes up to 8 72-pin simms. Specs say it has 4MB of VRAM
(built in) and 8MB to 32MB of main memory, depending on whether you use
256x32/36 or 1mx32/36 SIMMS, note that the brochure does not show the
RAM on the ND as having parity.
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From: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: placement color monitors?
Date: 01 Sep 1995 11:19:57 -0700
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Sender: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com
Message-ID: <h2rb20bos2.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu> <425n5a$ipi@uuneo.neosoft.com>
In-reply-to: Robert Love's message of 1 Sep 1995 01:20:42 GMT
>>I have several 17" color monitors that seem to be going "bad" on
>>me. The screen is rolling up top and bottom and I can't seem to
>>find anyway to reverse this increasingly disturbing trend.
>>
>>I would appreciate any pointers to replacement monitors. Is it
>>possible to use
>I was having just that problem. As of today I'm up and running with a
>Nokia 17" 447X. While its not cheap, the cabling has been the big problem.
>The Nokia takes BNC connectors for RGB while the colorstation cable is male
>13W3. There is a little adapator that will fit this but I don't know where
>to get them. It's rumored that Dancing Bear will sell one but I can't get
>them on the phone or to return e-mail. Your other options are to have a
>custom cable, adaptor, or gender changer made. This is expensive.
OK. NU Data in New Jersey makes those adaptors and you can make
them yourself for probably about 15 dollars. Don't go paying a fortune
for them. NeXT ColorStations sync's on green BTW. ie. only 3 BNC
mini coax's needed.
What's the Nokia 17" 447X like the one I saw in the shop looked a
little dim.
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From: kostya@osd.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 64M in NeXTstation turbo?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 20:04:08 GMT
Organization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA
Message-ID: <427ovo$r0q@kaleka.seanet.com>
Hi, we have a NeXTstation Turbo with 4 memory slots having 32M of RAM (4 72-pin
SIMMs). Is there any way to upgrade it to 64M?
Any help appreciated.
----
Kostya Martynenko, Seattle WA
kostya@osd.com
From: Jesse Hurlbut <hurlbutj@jkhbhrc.byu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problems with Seagate Barracuda 2 gig SCSI drive?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 20:55:01 GMT
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
Message-ID: <427rv5$aj3@jan.et.byu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Has anyone had problems installing/using NS on the Seagate Barracuda 2
gig drive?
Jesse_Hurlbut@byu.edu
From: Tom Gall <tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 1 Sep 1995 21:00:29 GMT
Organization: IBM
Message-ID: <427s9d$1dfo@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
References: <41jued$9f1@news-2.csn.net>
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John Stytz wrote:
>I used to have a TP750. My machine came with a 2.88 SCSI floppy (as most 75*'s
>do) so there is *no* way to install NSFIP, because it will not recognize the
>floppy.
HUH???!!???
I've already tried the boot floppy on mine... if I just had some way of getting
my SCSI CD-ROM drive connected to my system, I'm almost sure it would work now.
Basically the boot floppy worked just fine, and got up to the point of how do
I want to partition my drive.
So I've left trying to locate someone around here that has a docking station I
can drop my Adaptec 1542 into for a bit while I do the install-o-rama. (I must
admit, I'm tempted to drop some $$$ into an Adaptec PCMCIA card.... I suspect
that might work!)
>Since we're here:
>
>In article <4150oo$5pa@redstone.interpath.net> Dave Briggman wrote:
>>I believe that ALL but a few of the ThinkPads have the Micro Channel
>>Architecture BIOS in them which is incompatible with NeXTSTEP (which
>>is why it won't install on the PS/2 family)...
>>
>>
>>Dave
>
>This is not true. TP's are non Micro-Channel, and do not support MC cards, even
>in the expansion dock. TP video is VLB and the dock supports ISA cards only
>(all 75* series).
You're both right....or maybe I should say you are both right and wrong. Some
Thinkpads are MicroChannel others aren't. I know the 755 series are traditional
ISA, with localbus video like John says. However I beleve it was the 700 or
maybe 720 series that was MicroChannel, I forget the exact model numbers.
I haven't given up yet!
--
Hakuna Matata!
Tom
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router, down the T1, past the firewall.....nothing but Net."
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@charisma>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mouse pad replacement
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 16:35:25 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950901163125.9978C-100000@charisma>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
looking to find something to replace my mousepad (I realize I can get one
at any computer store). The regular mousepad seems to get stuff
(threads? something) in the trackball, and not using one gets the rollers
all gummy, so I was wondering if anyone out there had found a better
solution.
I saw someone with a glass mousepad (some sort of special glass that
was strong enough to take the occasional thump or two) and he said that
he never had a problem with his mouse getting dirty. I've made a few
calls around and everyone I talk to seems to think it was a figment of my
imagination.
any hints out there?
Thanks NeXTDom!
TjL
--
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MIME and NeXTMail OK Another convert to the Z-Shell
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?? NeXTSTEP on IBM THINKPAD 755 ??
Date: 2 Sep 1995 00:05:46 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <42874q$rvr@news4.digex.net>
References: <41jued$9f1@news-2.csn.net> <427s9d$1dfo@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>
Tom Gall <tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> John Stytz wrote:
> >I used to have a TP750. My machine came with a 2.88 SCSI floppy
> >(as most 75*'s do) so there is *no* way to install NSFIP, because
> >it will not recognize the floppy.
It should work. NeXT just posted a driver for the 755CX video...I
think it supports upto 800X600 in 8bit color. It's in the beta
bin. It should work.
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu (Randy Rencsok)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: next cube/dimension memory upgrade advise?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 22:40:42 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <42825a$l0c@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <427g4b$pgf@nnrp3.primenet.com>
In article <427g4b$pgf@nnrp3.primenet.com> Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com> writes:
> fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg) wrote:
> > Hi, I've got a next cube with a dimension board,
>
> Lucky stiff...
> <quotes edited>
>
. Stuff about ROM monitor m command deleted since it's somewhat irrelevant
to the posters question.
>
> Although the only ND Board I saw was a picture in a NeXT brochure, it
> apparently takes up to 8 72-pin simms. Specs say it has 4MB of VRAM
> (built in) and 8MB to 32MB of main memory, depending on whether you use
> 256x32/36 or 1mx32/36 SIMMS, note that the brochure does not show the
> RAM on the ND as having parity.
. Yes Robert is does have 8 72-pin slots. And yes it has 4MB of VRAM
(it has to to have 1120x832x4Byte/pixel resolution). Lastly even though
it hasn't been specifically endorsed by NeXT the ND will take up to 64M
of RAM with 8M 72pin simms. Presumably 2Mx32/36 SIMMS (also presumably
70ns, but mine has 80's in there (Perhaps because 25Mhz, or because the
80's work at 70)). The SIMMS go in in banks of 4, I believe from the
edge of the board. And when you system boots you should see in
/usr/adm/messages something like the following
Aug 21 11:10:53 ascended mach: NeXTdimension Board in Slot 2:
Aug 21 11:10:53 ascended mach: ROM Version 43, Memory Controller step 1, i860 step C.1
Aug 21 11:10:53 ascended mach: 32 Mbytes of DRAM installed, NTSC video configured
Aug 21 11:10:56 ascended mach: NeXTdimension server running (31)
Which will tell you a bit about your ND, particularly how much RAM was recognized.
Best of luck with your ND,
Randy
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>
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From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu (Randy Rencsok)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 64M in NeXTstation turbo?
Date: 1 Sep 1995 22:43:32 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <4282ak$o4g@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <427ovo$r0q@kaleka.seanet.com>
In article <427ovo$r0q@kaleka.seanet.com> kostya@osd.com writes:
> Hi, we have a NeXTstation Turbo with 4 memory slots having 32M of RAM (4 72-pin
> SIMMs). Is there any way to upgrade it to 64M?
You probably have 8M 72pin simms. Your going to have to either get two 32M 72pin
simms or 4 16M 72pin simms. The turbos can go to 128, but I heard a rumor that
the Turbo Cube boards only recognize 96M for some reason. I find this hard to
believe but if anyone has 128M of RAM in various turbos and it's sucessfully reported
as 128M during the boot I'd like to hear from them. Particularly Turbo Cube owners.
Sincerely,
Randy Rencsok
rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates)
Subject: Need Suggestion on the Intel System
Message-ID: <lorgbDE96vD.7JH@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1995 01:02:01 GMT
Sender: lorgb@netcom10.netcom.com
Can anyone suggest/advice for this PC needed
to run NEXTSTEP?
CPU: Intel Pentium 133MHz (Globalyst system board)
RAM: 64 MB
Cache Memory: 1 MB
ISA slots: 3
PCI slots: 2
BIOS: Phoenix, AT&T version 4.04, 1.01.00
SCSI Controller: Adaptec 2940/2940W
SCSI CD-ROM Drive: NEC 4X
Hard Drive: SCSI 2 Gig Segate
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
Graphics Adaptor: Number Nine Imagine 128 (8M VRAM)
Serial Ports: 2 UART 16450
Parallet Port: 1
Keyboard: 101 PS/2
Pointing Device: Logitech
Lan Adaptor: Cogent EMaster+ PCI
Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16
Monitor: NEC 6FG
Also, What types of modems and SCSI-tape backups are
compatible with this system?
Thanks in advance for the info.
nvp
From: ssgartner@ucdavis.edu (Scott Gartner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: memory
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 22:20:53 GMT
Organization: UCD
Message-ID: <42815s$7l3@mark.ucdavis.edu>
Are memory Simms from a NeXTStation
Intel compatable?
--sg
From: jjhuang@atm.cm.nctu.edu.tw (Jiunn-jye Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 How?
Date: 2 Sep 1995 08:21:45 GMT
Organization: National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Message-ID: <42946p$62f@debbie.cc.nctu.edu.tw>
Hello, all,
I bought an Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 EISA version, I want to know if
there is Driver for NeXTSTEP? and Where to get? Thanks.
--
Albert Chun-Chieh Huang(¶À«T³Ç) <u8213006@cc.nctu.edu.tw>
<jjhuang@server.cm.nctu.edu.tw>
Dept. of Communication Eng. <albert@ccnext1.cc.nctu.edu.tw>
National Chiao-Tung University NeXTMail and MIME is welcome.
Member of NCTU NeXT User Group
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stealth64 and Adaptec2940 automating startup
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 11:08:55 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <429dtg$aop@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello All!
Well I finally got a Stealth 64 card for my sister...but her
Adaptec2940 seems to be preventing her from booting other than -v
option...is there anyway of automating the system so everytime boot
goes to verbose mode automatically!?
Thanks for all the advice
Godwin
From: emccoy@tra.com (Earl McCoy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 2 Sep 1995 10:08:37 -0400
Organization: The Pipeline
Message-ID: <429oh5$76k@pipe2.nyc.pipeline.com>
References: <h220u1g996.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
Me too please. Thanks in advance. Earl McCoy emccoy@tra.com
From: frank@miranda.tue.schwaben.de (Frank M. Siegert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need Suggestion on the Intel System
Date: 2 Sep 1995 13:55:11 GMT
Organization: my own
Message-ID: <429nnv$3qe@gate.seicom.net>
References: <lorgbDE96su.7EG@netcom.com>
>Serial Ports: 2 UART 16450
Make this two 16550s, the16450 has problems (dropped chars) with higher bandwidth
transfers (>19200 bd) under heavy load.
>Also, What types of modems and SCSI-tape backups are
>compatible with this system?
I am pretty happy with my Courier V.E/V.34 external modem. It works fine for PPP. I have
not found a working FAX software yet. (Jollys Fax Class 2.0 does not work with it). Your
mileage may vary, as it depends what modem is on the other side of the line. If your
Internet provider has Couriers this modem is IMHO the best way to connect.
Maybe we should redirect this thread to c.s.n.hardware?
---
Frank M. Siegert [frank@miranda.tue.schwaben.de]
NeXTSTEP & PostScript Guy http://hades.tue.schwaben.de/~frank
From: Robert Love <rlove@raptor.rmnug.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: placement color monitors?
Date: 2 Sep 1995 17:16:35 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 968 5800
Message-ID: <42a3hj$jb5@uuneo.neosoft.com>
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu> <425n5a$ipi@uuneo.neosoft.com> <h2rb20bos2.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
>OK. NU Data in New Jersey makes those adaptors and you can make
>them yourself for probably about 15 dollars. Don't go paying a
>fortune for them. NeXT ColorStations sync's on green BTW. ie. only
>3 BNC mini coax's needed.
Phone calls to several custom cable houses have told me that the
female 13W3 is a rare critter. I have one now but they _do_ seem
difficult to locate. Shops that specialize in NeXT were unable
to offer any support(parts, useful advice, etc) , which is damn depressing.
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From: rdennett@aol.com (RDennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Salvaging old black hardware
Date: 2 Sep 1995 14:08:36 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <42a6j4$4mg@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Hi,
I am trying to learn about the NeXT development system and I feel like I
need some hands-on experience. Unfortunately, my computer at home is a
Mac LCIII, so I would need to get a completely new set of hardware (either
Intel or Moto) and I would need to shell out even more serious cash for
the Developer environment.
Or would I?
I noticed that many people had old motherboards left over from upgrades
and older Developer editions of NextStep (often unopened) for sale in
comp.sys.next.marketplace. If I already had an ADB keyboard and mouse
(Apple) and a 14" RGB monitor (also Apple) could I use these with an old
motherboard? Which NeXT boxes came with an ADB port?
Could I use a salvaged PC power supply? What are the specs of the power
supply in an old black box?
I figure that I can use an external SCSI HD and CD-ROM (which I have no
problem spending money on since I can use both with my Mac.)
I also have a Global Village Teleport Gold modem. These are supposedly
Mac-only. Is that true? Doesn't the Next hardware use the same type of
serial port as Macs do (RS-422, Mini-DIN8 plug)?
Is it vitally important that I use a NeXT chassis? Can I just mount the
motherboard onto a piece of particle board?
Thanks to anyone who will post answers to these questions or can point me
in the right direction.
E-mail rdennett@aol.com if you prefer.
I appreciate it,
Rob Dennett
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois)
Subject: Re: Replacement color monitors?
In-Reply-To: robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com's message of 31 Aug 1995 12:29:17 -0700
Message-ID: <MAGNAN.95Sep2144426@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA>
Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews)
Organization: Universite de Montreal
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu> <h24tyxg9de.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1995 18:44:25 GMT
>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Nicholson <robertn@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> writes:
>> I have several 17" color monitors that seem to be going "bad"
>> on me. The screen is rolling up top and bottom and I can't
>> seem to find anyway to reverse this increasingly disturbing
>> trend.
>> I would appreciate any pointers to replacement monitors. Is it
>> possible to use any non-black monitors as replacements? These
>> are on 68040 based NeXT slabs right now.
>> Thanks, Greg German
Robert> I just bought a Nanao T2-17 which I'm sure will work :-)
Robert> Otherwise most good quality multi syncs will lwork.
Robert> are you using black hardware? If you you'll need a 13W3 to
Robert> BNC adaptor and your monitor will need to have a BNC
Robert> inputs.
Robert> I don't think this information applys to Turbos..
Robert> Subject: M19. What color monitors can I use with the Color
Robert> NeXT machines?
Robert> The important specs for the color monitor are:
Robert> Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz
Robert> Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832) NON-INTERLACED
Robert> Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate
Robert> of NeXT machines.
Robert> Sony GDM-1601 were demonstrated with the NeXT color
Robert> products. NeXT is not shipping these monitors. Sony no
Robert> longer makes them, however there is a replacement
Robert> GDM-1606.
Robert> The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with
Robert> NeXTstation Color machines, and seems to work well.
Robert> Some larger NEC displays have also worked.
Robert> -- The views and opinions expressed in this article are
Robert> those of the poster and not his employer.
I am using a Sony 17SF (900$US) with my black hardware. I had to buy
a 13W3 to HD15 cable adaptor though.
Francois Magnan
--
______________________________________________________
Francois Magnan
Departement de Mathematique & Statistiques
Universite de Montreal
email: magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca (MIME, NeXTMail Ok!)
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need Suggestion on the Intel System
Date: 2 Sep 1995 20:33:07 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <42af23$n6h@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <lorgbDE96vD.7JH@netcom.com>
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LOR/Geske Bock Associates (lorgb@netcom.com) wrote:
This machine doesn't seem to be Triton chipset based... you really
should make sure. You should go ahead and get a Triton with
pipelined burst or synchronous SRAM.
:
: CPU: Intel Pentium 133MHz (Globalyst system board)
: RAM: 64 MB
: Cache Memory: 1 MB
: ISA slots: 3
: PCI slots: 2
^ That's not a lot of slots... most Triton chipset
implementations have 4 PCI slots. Not to mention
you've got 3 PCI peripherals listed below... you
don't have slots for them.
: BIOS: Phoenix, AT&T version 4.04, 1.01.00
: SCSI Controller: Adaptec 2940/2940W
: SCSI CD-ROM Drive: NEC 4X
: Hard Drive: SCSI 2 Gig Segate
: Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
: Graphics Adaptor: Number Nine Imagine 128 (8M VRAM)
Wow... do you need 8mb VRAM? I would recommend
looking into the Elsa line of cards first.
: Serial Ports: 2 UART 16450
Most Triton chipset motherboards come with integrated
16550 UARTs... this is a hallmark of an outdated
motherboard or I/O card.
: Parallet Port: 1
: Keyboard: 101 PS/2
: Pointing Device: Logitech
The ASUS line of motherboards come with PS/2 adaptors
so that you can use a PS/2 mouse for more variety.
The Logitech is fine, however, it takes one of the
lower IRQ lines... a pain.
: Lan Adaptor: Cogent EMaster+ PCI
: Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16
: Monitor: NEC 6FG
: ^^^^^^^
Isn't this an outdated monitor? A NEC XP21 is probably
more suitable. There's no point in getting a 8mb VRAM
video card unless you are going to get a monitor that
can comfortably handle 200Mhz or 1600x1200 at > 72Hz.
That doesn't leave many monitors, but candidates include
the Nanao FX2-21 and the Hitachi Supreme 21.
:
: Also, What types of modems and SCSI-tape backups are
: compatible with this system?
If you aren't going to use an ethernet solution, then definitely get
16555 UARTs. Then, pretty much any RS-232 modem will work for data.
For fax, you should buy Black and White software's NXFax and check it's
compatibility list. As for SCSI-tape, most will work. If it works
for workstations, then most likely it will work. Brands include
Archive, WangDAT, Exabyte, Conner.
Also, you didn't mention what this machine is for...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Do HP712 simms work in PCs?
Message-ID: <1995Sep2.164551.17545@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: news@indyvax.iupui.edu
Date: 2 Sep 95 16:45:51 -0500
My question is, "Do HP712 memory simms work in PC pentium motherboards?"
I understand that the HP712 takes 72pin 70ns parity simms. However, I
was told by a salesman at Kingston Memory that the HP risc simms for
712 have a special jumpering specific to that architecture. My hope is
to be able to buy compatible simms and put them in my ASUS P55TP4XE
board and later transfer them into an HP risc machine later this year.
Please respond if you have been able to swap the simms from your HP
machine to a pentium PC. No theories please.
PS. I would also like to know where I can buy these simms. Thanks!
------------------------
Richard Sanchez
rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis
------------------------
From: kris@xmission.xmission.com (Kristopher Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: placement color monitors?
Date: 3 Sep 1995 01:38:56 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <42b0vg$7i8@news.xmission.com>
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu> <425n5a$ipi@uuneo.neosoft.com> <h2rb20bos2.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> <42a3hj$jb5@uuneo.neosoft.com>
Robert Love (rlove@raptor.rmnug.org) wrote:
: >OK. NU Data in New Jersey makes those adaptors and you can make
: >them yourself for probably about 15 dollars. Don't go paying a
: >fortune for them. NeXT ColorStations sync's on green BTW. ie. only
: >3 BNC mini coax's needed.
: Phone calls to several custom cable houses have told me that the
: female 13W3 is a rare critter. I have one now but they _do_ seem
: difficult to locate. Shops that specialize in NeXT were unable
: to offer any support(parts, useful advice, etc) , which is damn depressing.
System Connection, located in Provo, made me a cable to connect a Nanao
T760iW to a NeXTstation Color Turbo using the RGB connectors on the Nanao. I
don't remember how much it cost, but it worked like a charm.
You can find System Connection's phone number by dialing Utah's
information operator, +1 801 555 1212.
--
Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please)
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From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for Nextstep tool to create Audio CDs using a CD Writer device.
Date: 3 Sep 1995 09:09:05 GMT
Organization: ping - Personal InterNet Gate
Message-ID: <42brbh$41p@peng.ping.at>
From: Johannes Kretz
Barmherzigengasse 1/1/10
A-1030 Wien AUSTRIA EUROPE
Tel.: ++43/1/7128420
Email: johkretz@ping.at
I am interested in creating Audio CDs (not CDROMs) by connecting
a CD Writer e.g. Philips CDD522/10, Yamaha CDE-100 or CDR-100,
Pinnacle RCD-1000, JVC XR2001, ... to my Next Cube 68040, NextStep 3.2.
Please send me a message, if you know anything about.
Thanks in advance
Johannes Kretz
johkretz@ping.at
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 64M in NeXTstation turbo?
Date: 3 Sep 1995 01:20:09 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <42avs9$90n@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <427ovo$r0q@kaleka.seanet.com>
kostya@osd.com wrote:
> Hi, we have a NeXTstation Turbo with 4 memory slots having 32M
> of RAM (4 72-pin SIMMs). Is there any way to upgrade it to 64M?
My NeXTstation Turbo is running with four 16meg 72-pin SIMMs.
Works fine. Current cost for the 16meg SIMMs I bought is
about $500 per SIMM (I just bought two of the SIMMs last week).
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: dallase@nando.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SONY 760S supported by NeXTSTEP 3.3?
Date: 3 Sep 1995 13:04:03 GMT
Organization: News & Observer Public Access
Message-ID: <42c943$g4m@parsifal.nando.net>
Is the SONY 760S SCSI CD ROM supported under NeXESTEP 3.3 White Hardware?
If so where do I find the Drivers?
Thanks
From: dallase@nando.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SONY 76E-S driver I'm confused
Date: 3 Sep 1995 13:47:42 GMT
Organization: News & Observer Public Access
Message-ID: <42cblu$hfg@parsifal.nando.net>
The NeXT Answers Documents 1839 and 1978 both say IDE for the SONY 76E-S
but if the SONY 76E-S is the same as the SONY 760E-S then it's a SCSI Drive when the S is after the number,
I saw the 760S and Egghead and in CDW and they are SCSI, I even saw it in PC Catalog on Prodgiy
from Computibility and the discription says it's SCSI-2.
Why does the NeXTSTEP Answers Document keep refering to the SONY 76 drives as IDE
when the one with S after the model number means SCSI?
I would really like to get this drive because it's SCSI, QUAD Speed and Caddieless so
you get the best of both worlds, The SCSI Interface and the one advntage Non SCSI
CD ROMs had over SCSI CD ROMs, No Stupid Caddie.
Thanks in Advance
Dallas
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: erotandi@netcom.com (Edhi Rotandi)
Subject: zip drives?
Message-ID: <erotandiDECL0K.IF7@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 1995 21:00:20 GMT
Sender: erotandi@netcom.netcom.com
Are the zip drives compatible?
Edhi
From: LLDM79C@prodigy.com (Sonia More)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 1-800-440-9150/ Two Sexy Babes
Date: 3 Sep 1995 23:28:20 GMT
Organization: Prodigy Services Company 1-800-PRODIGY
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42ddmk$bug@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
This is a message from Sandy and Lisa. We're stuck here working
in our room, so why don't you call us on our 800 number so we
can have some fun.1-800-440-9150
Date: 3 Sep 1995 23:45:37 GMT
From: LLDM79C@prodigy.com (Sonia More)
Message-ID: <cancel.42ddmk$bug@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cmsg cancel <42ddmk$bug@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
Control: cancel <42ddmk$bug@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
Spam cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: Matthew Reichman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: flickering monitor!
Date: 4 Sep 1995 01:06:35 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-d-50.usc.edu
Message-ID: <42djer$o7h@usc.edu>
I have a non-adb turbo color - a while back my monitor started flickering
and the image jumping all over the screen. It got bad enought that I had
the monitor replaced. Now it is happening again with my new monitor. It
seems that it especially gets worked up with the heat.
But I'm not convinced it's the monitor. Would anyone have ideas as to what
could be cauising this irritating problem? I am single owner and have hard
time losing my computer for more than 1-2 days at best!
Thanks
--
Matthew
==================================================================
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USC-CNTV | PGP key upon request
"Brooding's the word. Saw him kick the rose bush, kick the green
ferns by the porch, decide against kicking the apple tree. God
made it too firm. There, he just jumped on a dandelion."
From: gototem@nwrain.net (Mearle Gates)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Color neXT Computer Upgrading
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 08:43:13 -0700
Organization: Totem Graphics Inc.
Message-ID: <gototem-0309950843530001@0.0.0.0>
Have a Color neXT Computer with system 3.0. I want to upgrade it for WWW
browsing. Where do I get the software, and which 28800 modem & driver do I
buy?
I can't just let that computer go to waste.
From: dpuser@MCS.COM (Robert Schmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940W
Date: 2 Sep 1995 22:35:06 -0500
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <42b7pa$an7@Mercury.mcs.com>
Summary: Adaptec 2940W driver
Keywords: Adaptec 2940W
Does anyone know if the Adaptec 2940W driver is available for NS3.2 ? I know itis distributed on NS 3.3 but I am not interested in upgrading at this point. Any ideas can please be sent to dpuser@mcs.com
Thanks,
Bob
From: dpuser@MCS.COM (Robert Schmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940w driver
Date: 2 Sep 1995 22:46:21 -0500
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <42b8ed$blb@Mercury.mcs.com>
Summary: Adaptec 2940w driver
Keywords: adaptec 2940
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940W
Summary: Adaptec 2940W driver
Keywords: Adaptec 2940W
Does anyone know if the Adaptec 2940W driver is available for NS3.2 ? I know itis distributed on NS 3.3 but I am not interested in upgrading at this point. Any ideas can please be sent to dpuser@mcs.com
Thanks,
Bob
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 4 Sep 1995 04:15:10 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <42duge$10k@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
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because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
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Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
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The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
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To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
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To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
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call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
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Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
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From: rcfa@cubiculum.com (Ronald C.F. Antony)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ink for NeXT color printer?
Date: 4 Sep 1995 08:21:55 GMT
Organization: NeXT-BUG (NeXT at Brown University Group)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42ecv3$2ir@tunix.cubiculum.com>
References: <lwallyci-2408952324490001@dal13.onramp.net>
Keywords: cheap color ink replacement cartridges
The best place I have found for the color cartridges is:
Global Computer Supplies
1 800 8 GLOBAL
They carry the original parts for this printer in its various incarnations:
Canon BJ800/820
IBM-Lexmark 4079 ColorJet
Apple Color Ink Jet
For these the prices vary between 19.99-23.45 for black and between
29.65-30.65 for the color cartridges.
Fortunately they also carry no-name OEM replacements, and look at the price:
13.65 for black and 14.99 for color.
Here are the stock numbers:
VC90145 - black
VC92632 - cyan
VC92633 - magenta
VC90146 - yellow
Same stuff, half the price!
Hope this helps. And if someone knows better prices, they better send me a
note!
Ronald
==============================================================================
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists
in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the
unreasonable man." G.B. Shaw
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rcfa@cubiculum.com rcfa@ANDI.org rcfa@sleepy.cis.brown.edu | NeXT-mail welcome
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Postscript Printer
Date: 4 Sep 1995 10:14:29 GMT
Organization: NaixT - The NEXTSTEP Usergroup Aachen, Germany
Message-ID: <42eji5$84a@news.rwth-aachen.de>
References: <DE6F52.IvC@icis.on.ca>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: bsefcsik@icis.on.ca
You can buy any postscript level 2 printer.
Usually .ppd files (which are universal) are bundled or available on
request. I you can't get a .ppd file, you can make one yourself.
Just look at a few of the others (they are text files) and make a
new file with your printer's specs yourself.
Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sebastian Niesen sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Student Of Computer Science Tel: +49-(0)241-911409
RWTH Aachen http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: Jesus M. Izquierdo <72332.3705@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: INTERNAL FAX/MODEM FOR NEXTSTEP?
Date: 4 Sep 1995 12:46:25 GMT
Organization: KROP AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS
Message-ID: <42esf1$733$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
Can anybody recommend me an internal modem/fax that works fine
with NS 3.3 (tested). I have problems with my Zoltrix board.
Thanks in advance.
Jesus Izquierdo
From: etgold@cs.vassar.edu (Ethan Gold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXT 'black' laser printer under UNIX?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 04 Sep 1995 16:13:51 GMT
Organization: Vassar College
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <ETGOLD.95Sep4121351@cssun10.vassar.edu>
We have an old 400dpi NEXT printer hanging around our department, but our
Nextstations have been gone for a couple years so the printer is sitting
unplugged in a corner. As I understand it, the printer is simply an engine
and the computer itself does all the printer's processing for it. My question
is this: is there a ghostscript driver or some other sort of driver that
will let a Unix box (SunOS 4.1.3, specifically) print to this printer either
as a line printer or a network entity? It seems like such a shame to waste
hardware like that.
-Ethan Gold
(etgold@cs.vassar.edu)
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mux and DigiBoard
Date: 4 Sep 1995 19:36:59 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42fkgr$i8h@snaps.dannug.dk>
Hi there,
I am trying (for the first time) to use the Mux (v 1.7) driver with a
DigiBoard 8 (NS running NS 3.3). The idea was to use the "normal" serial
port driver for the two built-in serial ports, while using the Mux for a
single DigiBoard 8 board.
I have tried with a DigiBoard 8i (single switches) and an 8e
(switchbanks), IRQ=5. The Mux driver recognizes either of the boards when
booting, but fails to recognize any of the actual serial lines (some IER
error). On the board, I have set the I/O port to 110h.
Anyone that has a configuration like the above running? If yes, I wold
appreciate if you could e-mail me the config file and the
jumper/switchbank settings.
Thx. Geert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: cusick@netcom.com (Jim Cusick)
Subject: Re: Mouse pad replacement
Message-ID: <cusickDEEDv0.8DB@netcom.com>
Organization: Home.
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950901163125.9978C-100000@charisma>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 20:21:00 GMT
Sender: cusick@netcom18.netcom.com
Timothy J. Luoma (luomat@charisma) wrote:
: I saw someone with a glass mousepad (some sort of special glass that
: was strong enough to take the occasional thump or two) and he said that
: he never had a problem with his mouse getting dirty. I've made a few
: calls around and everyone I talk to seems to think it was a figment of my
: imagination.
: any hints out there?
Hi Timothy. Was the glass mousepad being used on a Sun with an optical
mouse? They are nice in that they do no get dirty but they will not do
much good with a standard mouseball.
I use a textured plastic pad as oposed to the textured fabric type. It
does not get fouled up as easily.
good luck.
jim
--
Jim Cusick Network Technology Specialist
cusick@netcom.com Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Hayward, CA
From: jmoore@Direct.CA (James Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help With My Monitor!!
Date: 4 Sep 1995 22:51:26 GMT
Organization: Internet Direct Inc.
Message-ID: <42fvte$1bu@grid.Direct.CA>
I need to sell a monitor that was given to my dad. Its a 20" Cornerstone
color 20/70 "Image Accel". It has never been used. If anyone knows how
much its worth in Canadian funds, please email me right away.
Thanks
James
jmoore@Direct.ca
From: roffel@biw-ag.de (Lee Roffel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: next cube/dimension memory upgrade advise?
Date: 4 Sep 1995 14:50:32 GMT
Organization: BIW Systemhaus
Message-ID: <42f3no$k4j@next01.biw-ag.de>
References: <427g4b$pgf@nnrp3.primenet.com>
In article <427g4b$pgf@nnrp3.primenet.com> Robert Worne
<rworne@primenet.com> writes:
////
> (built in) and 8MB to 32MB of main memory, depending on whether you use
> 256x32/36 or 1mx32/36 SIMMS, note that the brochure does not show the
> RAM on the ND as having parity.
>
... but does anyone know if it works with Parity chips???
////
> // Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work in
> // any form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Robert Worne, 1995.
> // License to distribute this post is available to Microsoft for $1000.
> // Posting without permission constitutes an agreement to these terms.
> // Please send notices of violation to rworne@primenet.com and
> // postmaster@microsoft.com
.. me too!!
--
Lee Roffel NeXTMail: roffel@biw-ag.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Subject: Which digitizer/graphic-tablets work with black?
Message-ID: <DEFDqp.10o@manki.toppoint.de>
Sender: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 09:16:00 GMT
Hey,
I know WACOM will work, but its too expensive. Does anybody know, if other
and cheaper ones will work too?
thanks
Manfred
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FAX: +49 431 733 483
PHONE: +49 431 73 45 39
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: AST Ascentia 950N - Linux?
Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:56:07 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <42hrun$ebf@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
I am planning to buy an AST Ascentia 950N with a 1.2GB or 800MB internal
EIDE hard disk. Has anyone managed to install Linux or NeXTStep on it?
Reports that the 910N have problems with linux makes me worry.
* The 950N has 800*600 displays, based on the Cirrus GD7543. Running
Xwindows would be nice, but that is not important for now. Anyone know how
the passive screens (25:1 contrast; is that good?) compare? Can it play
doom or is it too slow?
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: dan@opensource.com (Daniel J. Gamble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: zip drives?
Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:49:54 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Message-ID: <42hrj2$h18@trane.opensource.com>
References: <erotandiDECL0K.IF7@netcom.com>
In article <erotandiDECL0K.IF7@netcom.com> erotandi@netcom.com (Edhi
Rotandi) writes:
> Are the zip drives compatible?
>
> Edhi
Yes.
--
-------------------------------------------------------
Dan Gamble OpenSource, Inc.
<dan@opensource.com> THE Single Source for
(NeXTmail welcome) NEXTSTEP Solutions
From: ggerman@alpha.wright.edu (Greg German)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacement color monitors?
Date: 5 Sep 1995 11:41:22 -0400
Organization: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
Message-ID: <42hr32$n7c@alpha.wright.edu>
References: <422i57$4bk@alpha.wright.edu> <h24tyxg9de.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> <MAGNAN.95Sep2144426@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA>
> I am using a Sony 17SF (900$US) with my black hardware. I had to buy
> a 13W3 to HD15 cable adaptor though.
Does anyone have a source for a 13W3 to HD15 cable adaptor?
Thanks, Greg German
From: Matthew Reichman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ZIP versus SYQYEST (again, but I missed something)
Date: 5 Sep 1995 17:13:16 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-g-66.usc.edu
Message-ID: <42i0fc$fvv@usc.edu>
I read most of the original threads surrounding the ZIP and SyQuest drives,
but I wasn't sure -- many people were adamatly in favor of the ZIP. The
spec comparison of the two brands seemed to make SyQuest the faster drive,
but price seemed a little in favor of ZIP.
I was wondering if there were any NeXT-specific reasons that ZIP would be a
better investment.
One thing that impressed me about the SyQuest was that it purportedly has a
13ms access time. I would love to have something verging on an inexpensive
equivalent of a removable hard drive.
--
Matthew
==================================================================
Matthew Reichman | NeXTStep v.3.3 m68k
reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
USC-CNTV | PGP key upon request
"Brooding's the word. Saw him kick the rose bush, kick the green
ferns by the porch, decide against kicking the apple tree. God
made it too firm. There, he just jumped on a dandelion."
From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Sound on Intel ***
Message-ID: <1995Sep5.185524.40985@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 5 Sep 95 18:55:24 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
To NeXTSTEP and sound users on Intel:
*************************************
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2.We are looking for feedback from Intel users on how
our software is working. Your benefits will include
new interesting software for audio and acoustics
and ability to test and calibrate your sound system.
3.Software which we need feedback on is DFG (Digital
Function Generator) and Digital Audiometer.
We are looking forward to your response.
Best regards,
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******** Proud user of NeXT computer and NeXTSTEP software *********
====================================================================
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= questions of science,and they are the ones who effect its future =
= most profoundly" Philip Anderson, Nobel Laureate, Princeton Univ =
====================================================================
P.S. Our software works also on NeXT, HP and Sun machines under
NeXTSTEP. Please contact us if you would like to receive
most recent and useful demos.
From: kenw@tfs.com (Ken Worthy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Connecting NeXT 400dpi printer to a Mac
Date: 6 Sep 1995 00:00:41 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
Message-ID: <42iob9$p5@times.tfs.com>
Can someone give me the info on connecting a NeXT 400dpi laser printer to a
Mac? This must be in a FAQ, but I couldn't find it.
Thanks,
Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates)
Subject: Need Suggestion on the Intel System
Message-ID: <lorgbDEGI56.Eyx@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 23:48:41 GMT
Sender: lorgb@netcom15.netcom.com
Hi,
Can anyone suggest/advice for this PC needed
to run NEXTSTEP?
CPU: Intel Pentium 133MHz (Globalyst system board)
RAM: 64 MB
Cache Memory: 1 MB
ISA slots: 3
PCI slots: 2
BIOS: Phoenix, AT&T version 4.04, 1.01.00
SCSI Controller: Adaptec 2940/2940W
SCSI CD-ROM Drive: NEC 4X
Hard Drive: SCSI 2 Gig Segate
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
Graphics Adaptor: Number Nine Imagine 128 (8M VRAM)
Serial Ports: 2 UART 16450
Parallet Port: 1
Keyboard: 101 PS/2
Pointing Device: Logitech
Lan Adaptor: Cogent EMaster+ PCI
Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16
Monitor: NEC 6FG
Also, What types of modems and SCSI-tape backups are
compatible with this system?
Thanks in advance for the info.
nvp
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound File Support on Non-Black NextStep Machines?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 02:35:03 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <42j1cn$50e@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <42ad8k$5g1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <42d675$8gl@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <42etgq$8pd@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> <42hu84$mdg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
In article <42hu84$mdg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
James Beauchamp <J-Beauchamp@uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
>There ought to be a better source. I read a review of various boards about
>2 years ago, and the MediaVision boards were given a very low rating because
>of their inferior signal-to-noise ratio (~65 dB). Turtle Beach's boards were
>much better (75 dB) and Ariel's much better yet. Of course, the price goes up.
>A better way to get around this problem is to use a board that has AES/EBU
>in/out and rely on the recorder -- e.g., a DAT -- to supply the best possible
>S/N. The latter two boards are supported by the MusicKit, but I don't know if
>this includes sound file support.
>
I have a Audiotrix Pro sound card from Mediatrix on my PCI/ISA Pentium
system. It uses the Microsoft Sound System driver in NEXTSTEP, and overall,
sound works pretty good. The one snag is when playing back sound files in
mulaw compressed format - there is an audible "pop" at the end of the sound
(eg. Fiend.snd in Fiend.app). These sounds play fine when taken out of mulaw
format with GISO.app.
This board has gotten good reviews overall in DOS as well, and it supports
MPU 401 General Midi, 16 bit Misrosoft Sound System, and 8 bit mono
SoundBlaster compatibility. Overall in DOS/Windows, the MIDI sounds great,
but a lot of software only works with it in SoundBlaster mode, which is
8 bit mono :-(. The popping sounds are also present in SoundBlaster mode
in DOS.
Has anybody used this board with MusicKit with the MIDI driver? Do other
people with this board have the same experiences as me?
Varun
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEXT 'black' laser printer under UNIX?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 02:42:51 GMT
Organization: CICNet, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42j1rb$pb7@spruce.cic.net>
References: <ETGOLD.95Sep4121351@cssun10.vassar.edu>
In article <ETGOLD.95Sep4121351@cssun10.vassar.edu>
etgold@cs.vassar.edu (Ethan Gold) writes:
> We have an old 400dpi NEXT printer hanging around our department,
but our
> Nextstations have been gone for a couple years so the printer is
sitting
> unplugged in a corner. As I understand it, the printer is simply an
engine
> and the computer itself does all the printer's processing for it.
My question
> is this: is there a ghostscript driver or some other sort of driver
that
> will let a Unix box (SunOS 4.1.3, specifically) print to this
printer either
> as a line printer or a network entity? It seems like such a shame
to waste
> hardware like that.
>
> -Ethan Gold
> (etgold@cs.vassar.edu)
The NeXT printer port protocol is proprietary -- another reason you
won't be able to plug it into anything besides a NeXT computer.
Roland
---------------------------------------------------------------
Roland Telfeyan http://www.telf.com/~roland
Telf Design Corp. email: roland@telf.com
310 Miller Ave. voice: +1 313 761 9590
Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA fax: +1 313 761 9890
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HOT NeXTSTEP laptop
Date: 6 Sep 1995 05:17:58 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <42jau6$e66@news.onramp.net>
References: <42f4ku$s3p@redstone.interpath.net>
David Briggman writes
> Kristopher Magnusson (kris@xmission.xmission.com) wrote:
> : : It's made by a company called RDI, it's called a "PowerLite"
> : : I fire it up. It starts booting SunOS 4.1.3!!!
>
> : You can actually see this beast at the following URL (under
> construction):>
> : http://www.synet.net/planetary/bifrost.htmld/index.html
>
> More to the point, you might as well go the the home page of the
> manufacturer - RDI.
>
> see http://www.rdi.com
The 'planetary' URL is under construction, and should soon have the link
to RDI. We are RDI's authorized reseller for the NEXTSTEP market, and can
field all inquiries about the laptop.
> $6,000 will
> get you a black notebook with a 50MHz MicroSPARC, 16MB of RAM, 810MB
> of hard drive and the 1024x768 NeXTSTEP supported graphics engine/
> LCD screen combo, plus a carrying case.
The 50MHz models have a special price, as they are being discontinued.
These machines are only available directly from RDI. (800) 734-5483.
> I believe this notebook can go to 80MB of RAM and 2.4 GB of hard drive
> capacity.
The 85 and 100MHz go up to 128MB. 2.4 GB assumes 3x ~800MB, for which the
floppy drive must be removed. And to answer a couple other questions
which have appeared in this thread....
The weight (with battery) is 10.0 lbs, so ~4 lbs less than a Voyager. The
prices are, well, not inexpensive. (Sorry, no prices on the net.)
Battery life is ~ 1 hour, as one might expect. Then again, the Voyager
has no battery at all. The floppy drive works fine.
I hope this clears up any confusion. Sorry for the commercial tone, but I
wanted to set the record straight as far as where to get PowerLites. Back
to your originally scheduled program.
Jason
(follow-ups please directly to me - this should be moved off of news.)
--
Jason McNamara / jmcnamar@onramp.net (NeXTMail encouraged!)
Bifrost Workstations, Inc. NEXTSTEP-optimized Intel & RISC systems
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 713.952.9949 voice
Houston, TX 77042 713.952.9934 facsimile
http://www.stepwise.com/Resellers/Bifrost_Workstations.htmld/index.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mark@bohica.net (Mark Gregory Salyzyn)
Subject: Re: Mux and DigiBoard
Message-ID: <DEGzxz.6ro@bohica.net>
Organization: UNIX drivers'R'Us
References: <42fkgr$i8h@snaps.dannug.dk>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 06:13:09 GMT
gclem@dannug.dk writes:
>I am trying (for the first time) to use the Mux (v 1.7) driver with a
>DigiBoard 8 (NS running NS 3.3). . . .
>I have tried with a DigiBoard 8i (single switches) and an 8e
>(switchbanks), IRQ=5. The Mux driver recognizes either of the boards when
>booting, but fails to recognize any of the actual serial lines (some IER
>error). On the board, I have set the I/O port to 110h.
The IER errors results from an inaccessible 16450 or 16550 port.
Your use of the `singular' for the I/O port bothers me, each of the eight
ports on the board should have a separate I/O address. I expect the 8i and 8e
are the newer (and wholey technically undocumented for me at the moment)
extended intelligent serial port cards.
I use the Digiboard DigiCHANNEL PC/4 at this moment, and have used the
Digiboard PC/8. Other Multiplexed or `dumb' multiple serial port cards will
work too (BOCA 6 port card for instance).
>Anyone that has a configuration like the above running? If yes, I wold
>appreciate if you could e-mail me the config file and the jumper/switchbank
>settings.
The files I have used are part of the Mux distribution under the
`Configurations' directory.
This is how I configured my PC/8.
DS1 On Off On Off On Off On On On On (150)
DS2 On Off On On On Off On On (110)
DS3 On Off On On On Off Off On (118)
DS4 On Off On On Off On On On (120)
DS5 On Off On On Off On Off On (128)
DS6 On Off On On Off Off On On (130)
DS7 On Off On On Off Off Off On (138)
DS8 On Off On Off On On On On (140)
DS9 On Off On Off On On Off On (148)
J1 2-3 (EVEN)
J2 2-3 (EVEN)
J3 2-3 (EVEN)
J4 2-3 (EVEN)
J5 2-3 (EVEN)
J6 2-3 (EVEN)
J7 2-3 (EVEN)
J8 2-3 (EVEN)
J9 2-3 (ID0)
J10 2-3 (ID0)
P2 2-3
P3 2-3
J90 inserted (IRQ2)
Enjoy -- Mark
From: badier@auvers.univ-rennes1.fr (Jean Michel Badier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacement of bad mouse on black NeXT
Date: 6 Sep 1995 09:52:51 GMT
Organization: Universite de Rennes 1, France
Message-ID: <42jr1j$8gp@news.univ-rennes1.fr>
Any suggestion or proposition to replace a bad mouse for Turbo Station
(Motorola) ?
Thanks in advance.
Jean-Michel Badier Ph.D.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com
Subject: Scanner recommendations?
Message-ID: <1995Sep6.134148.8391@radical2.radical.com>
Sender: news@radical2.radical.com
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 13:41:48 GMT
I am interested in obtaining a scanner and software for my NEXTSTEP 3.3
Intel system. I don't need anything real fancy or expensive. It will
mainly be used for faxing / copying of black & white items with the
occasional e-mailing of color photos.
What scanner packages work reliably with NEXTSTEP and what do they cost?
Thanks.
--
Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com )
Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail/MIME accepted
System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting
rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from
the usual or traditional: EXTREME
From: tgo@phorcys.wscis.wsc.com (Thomas Kent Go)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Installing NextStep 3.3 with HP 705, a possiblity?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 15:26:09 GMT
Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <42keih$fid@cerberus.wsc.com>
Hi,
I was wondering whether it is possible to install Next Step 3.3
on a HP 705 workstation? Has anyone tried this combination?
Please reply via my e-mail account at tgo@wsc.com or via this
newsgroup.
Thanks
Thomas
tgo@wsc.com
From: root@swamp.chem.wisc.edu (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does the new serial driver work with 3.2?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 12:48:12 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <42k5ac$bo4@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Hello all,
I'm about to down grade my next back to 3.2 in order for some thrid party
software to run properly. I've been using the new serial drivers and they
work wonderfully. Does anyone know if I can use these drivers with 3.2?
Thanks
Jessica Hayden
hayden@swamp.chem.wisc.edu
From: beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (James Beauchamp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound File Support on Non-Black NextStep Machines?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 14:05:13 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <42k9qp$kv0@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
References: <42ad8k$5g1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <42d675$8gl@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <42etgq$8pd@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> <42hu84$mdg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <42j1cn$50e@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) writes:
>I have a Audiotrix Pro sound card from Mediatrix on my PCI/ISA Pentium
>system. It uses the Microsoft Sound System driver in NEXTSTEP, and overall,
>sound works pretty good.
It's surprising to me that a Microsoft product would work under NextStep.
Since when has Microsoft written anything for NS? I would think the driver
would either have to be supplied by the manufacturer (Audiotrix?) or by
NeXT Inc. itself (and that's unlikely). Also, does 'sndplay' work with this
board? What software could you use with the board under NeXTStep? Maybe I'm
missing something.
Jim Beauchamp
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth64 and Adaptec2940 automating startup
Date: 6 Sep 1995 14:59:38 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <42kd0q$1m0@news.onramp.net>
References: <429dtg$aop@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hi Godwin -
Godwin writes
> Well I finally got a Stealth 64 card for my sister...but her
> Adaptec2940 seems to be preventing her from booting other than -v
> option...is there anyway of automating the system so everytime boot
> goes to verbose mode automatically!?
It's the S3 chipset on the Stealth card that is causing the problem...
It's going to be fixed in 4.0 :-). The only fix is to do exactly as you
suggest - boot verbose every time. Just go into the default.table and
instance0.table is usr/Devices/System.config, and change the boot graphics
line to : "Boot Graphics" = "No";
Enjoy!
Dan
---
Daniel L. Kramer
Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
dkramer@onramp.net
From: alancook@cyberstore.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DEC XL590 & Panic Windows
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 11:34:05 GMT
Organization: Cyberstore Systems, Inc.
Message-ID: <950906043405.257AAD4E.alancook@marketel>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Does anyone have a DEC XL590 and is having the system crash on a regualr
basis (either freezing or bringing upo panic windows). If so could you e-
mail about it or if you have fixed the problem, tell me what you have done.
Alan Cook
alancook@cycberstore.net
From: eric.hermanson@mccaw.com (Eric Hermanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI Sense Error - Help!
Date: 6 Sep 1995 19:01:16 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42kr5s$28g@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
My 250MB external hard drive died a while back. Here's the problem:
For about a month I kept getting console errors saying something about
a "SCSI SENSE" error, followed by hexadecimal numbers. The drive would
not respond for a minute or two, then return back to normal operation.
Well, after about a month of on and off errors, the drive finally stopped
responding totally. The drive powers up and spins up just fine, but
during boot time the (NeXT) computer hangs when trying to access the
drive. I believe the termination and cable to and from the hard drive
is working fine, so there is something else wrong.
Does anyone know what could be wrong, and how I fix it without destroying
the data on the drive?
If anybody is local to seattle, I would be willing to pay you to recover
the data from the drive!
Thanks,
Eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Looking for scheme on how to switch of B&W Megapixel
Message-ID: <DEI58r.H8G@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 21:05:15 GMT
A while ago I recall having seen a post describing a way to create a switch to
witch off the CRT of a B&W Megapixel display (N4000[a|b]).
Could a kind soul tell me where to find it or send it to me?
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com (gcl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM ???
Date: 6 Sep 1995 21:38:27 GMT
Organization: Sojourn Systems. Lansing, MI (USA)
Message-ID: <42l4cj$n9q@tkhut.sojourn.com>
I am thinking of upgrading, and the new #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM
isn't on the 3.3 compatability list.
Is anyone using this card? Is there a driver for it?
My other choice is the ATI GUPTurbo 2meg VRAM, but the #9 is
probably A LOT better....
thanks for the help
Gary
--
__________________________________________________________________
gcl@sojourn.com no NeXTmail yet please
__________________________________________________________________
From: ruemmele@dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Thomas Ruemmele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Date: 6 Sep 1995 21:56:24 GMT
Organization: Inst. fuer Informationssysteme, TU Wien
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Hallo !
I'm planning to buy a Pentium PC in order to run NextStep on it.
The Asus P55TP4XE mainboard seems to me to be a good choice.
But to prevent me from having unpleasant surprises, I would like to
know if somebody is already running NS on this MB or has experienced
problems with it.
Thanks in advance.
Thomas
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 00:06:34 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <42ld26$cik@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at>
ruemmele@dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Thomas Ruemmele) wrote:
>Hallo !
> I'm planning to buy a Pentium PC in order to run NextStep on it.
> The Asus P55TP4XE mainboard seems to me to be a good choice.
> But to prevent me from having unpleasant surprises, I would like to
> know if somebody is already running NS on this MB or has experienced
> problems with it.
No real problems only have to find them to tweak the power saving
settings!=)
Godwin
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Apple CD600 - does it work "perfectly" with NeXTstep?
Date: 7 Sep 1995 00:01:51 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <42lcpf$46g@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
Does anyone know for certain if the Apple CD600 works "perfectly"
with NeXTstep? By perfect, I want to know if it will auto-launch
CDPlayer (and play fine) when an audio cd is inserted, and if you
can read photo cds without any tricks. Can someone with a CD600
and a NeXTstep system check this for me? Thanks!
--
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area)
14335 Northeast 24th Street, Bldg B Bellevue, WA 98007
(NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here)
I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: Gerald Wildgruber
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: dump and restore on DAT Streamer
Date: 7 Sep 1995 09:35:06 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42meca$69v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Hello,
this is not for renewing the well known discussions on the dump/restore problem with NeXT. I just want to ask if any document meanwhile appeared to resume this question.
I consulted NeXTAnswers and the whole of comp.sys.next.*, archived and indexed (since 89) on the Peanuts NeXT CD; in short, the problem was to read dump tapes with the restore command: a solution oftenly given was the mtset program wich fixes the blocksize of tape devices; in NeXTAnswers I then could read that the problem should definitely disappear with the SCSI tape driver ver.3.31. Another posting mentioned the newly implemented stblocksize program, shipped with NeXTSTEP 3.3. ; it is run from /etc/rc to atomatically fix the block size. Thus mtset seems no longer necessary as it has been before.
Given all these hints, restore still doesn't work for me : I'm running NeXTSTEP 3.3 for Intel and I'm using the HP35470A DAT Streamer. With no mtset command given before (because of stblocksize run during boot time), I get the well known messages:
root@ue801be:/tmp> /usr/etc/restore if /dev/nrst0
Tape/disk read error: I/O error
I repeat this twenty times and I get:
root@ue801be:/tmp> /usr/etc/restore if /dev/nrst0
Tape/disk block size (512) is not a multiple of dump block size (1024)
Again I'm repeating this command about twenty times and suddenly restore begins to work with this message:
root@ue801be:/tmp> /usr/etc/restore if /dev/nrst0
Note: Doing Quad swapping
(...)
restore > ls
From there on restoring is possible but incredibly slow.
I also tried Markus Wenzel's proposal:
>Anyway, the better solution is to dump in variable size
>mode (no mtset, or mtset without any option) and restore after doing a
>'mtset -i', which means "ignore illegal length reports and continue
>restore". It just works fine for me and my WangDAT
but without improvement in my unhappy case.
Another question is the length parameter -s for the dump command; I couldn't find any systematic answer on how to determine this number.
Apparently backup with dump/restore works, but I imagine typing x times the whole command in single user mode (without history-function), desperately trying to restore the whole NeXT partition. Is there any solution beyond this perhaps-perhaps-not basis ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Gerald.
From: paul@paul.demon.co.uk (Paul Civati)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth64 and Adaptec2940 automating startup
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 09:49:48 GMT
Message-ID: <810467388.517@paul.demon.co.uk>
References: <429dtg$aop@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Godwin (marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca) wrote:
> Well I finally got a Stealth 64 card for my sister...but her
> Adaptec2940 seems to be preventing her from booting other than -v
> option...is there anyway of automating the system so everytime boot
> goes to verbose mode automatically!?
Hmmm, Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI works fine with a 2940 when I last
tried it.
-Paul-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@icgned.nl (Tom Hageman)
Subject: NS installation on Sun Sparc 5/70?
Message-ID: <DEJAGF.I40@icgned.nl>
Sender: news@icgned.nl
Organization: IC Group
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 11:55:27 GMT
[I am posting this for a friend who is currently newsless.
Please reply to him directly. His e-mail address is:
trujillo@matsun1.unican.es (David Stes)
Thanks, Tom]
Hello,
Has anyone successfully installed NEXTSTEP on a
SUN SPARCstation 5 *Model 70* ?
The machine is currently running Solaris 2.4, has 32MB
of RAM and a 500MB internal disk (scsi-id 3).
The SUN CD-ROM is at scsi-id 6, containing the NEXTSTEP
User 3.3 CDROM for RISC processors.
OpenBoot version is 2.15, and openboot vars
are set to their default value.
When typing "boot cdrom" after the "ok" prompt,
the machine hangs before getting the "boot:" prompt.
-David.
--
__/__/__/__/ Tom Hageman <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> [NeXTmail/Mime OK]
__/ __/_/ IC Group <tom@icgned.nl> (work)
__/__/__/ "...to baldly go where no one has gone before."
__/ _/_/ -- star trek TNG
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Web Server?
Message-ID: <DEJE0p.BIt@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 13:12:25 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
do you think NeXTSTEP can be a good web server????
if so, what is the best application for web developing on NeXTSTEP?
i need some suggestion.... thanks!
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help, can't mount rootdev anymore!
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:10:42 +0200
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950907160258.15744A-100000@hphalle6a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Hello altogether,
Due to a stupid bug in the Microsoft installation software, my seperate
(although not mounted) NeXTSTEP root drive got formated for about 2-3%.
After I broke the formatting procedure, I was still able to boot NEXTSTEP!
YES!, but the system gets into panic if it tries to mount rootdev.
So I picked up my boot disks, and CD-Rom, went into single user mode and
tried everything I knew of.
I tried fsck: Fail (no valid disk label)
I tried disk for writing the label (fail, no valid disk label and I/O error)
I tried disk to scan for superblocks (fail I/O error)
But the data is still there! The system can read the configuration data
etc.!
Now here is my question: How can I access the hidden data on an NEXTSTEP
drive without mounting it? It seems to me the last solution to retrieve
the data from my disk is not mounting it.
Any help would be very much appreciated,
Many thanks in advance,
Boerny.
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny)
scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/
scholz@c86501.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 7 Sep 1995 16:36:26 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <42n72a$rik@news.nd.edu>
References: <h220u1g996.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> <429oh5$76k@pipe2.nyc.pipeline.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello,
I'd be interested in getting started with using ISDN on my black
(25 MHx, NS3.2) slab. Any info, feed-back, such as hardware / software
requirements, etc would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Amir
From: Wolfgang Ziller <wziller>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: (no subject)
Date: 7 Sep 1995 17:04:46 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <42n8ne$85k@netnews.upenn.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I have a Nextstation and an IBM compatible computer at home and used to have
both connected via a serial cable to an HP lasejet III printer with a
postscript cartridge. This worked just fine (with a manual switch between
them), since the Laserjet III had a serial port with a 25 pin female connector.
I just baught a new printer, the HP Laserjet 4 M Plus, which is an awesome
printer with built in Postscript and a parallel port, a serial port and an
ethernet connection and automatic switching between all three.
I connected the IBM compatible to the parallel port and want to connect the
Next to the serial port. The problem is that the serial port is a 9 pin female
port.
The printer documentation recommend against using a 25 pin to 9 pin converter
for some reason. In the next documentation for printer cables is has
documentation for how to set up a cable from the next computer to the 25 pin
port, but not for a 9 pin port. And pin 20 seems to be used there. How does one
get around this? I tried using a custom cable company, but they could not
figure it out either. Has anybody tried this?
From: mewett@galaxy.mpr.ca (Scott Mewett (Contract))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth64 and Adaptec2940 automating s
Date: 7 Sep 1995 18:28:07 GMT
Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42ndjn$q67@viking.mpr.ca>
References: <810467388.517@paul.demon.co.uk>
In article 517@paul.demon.co.uk, paul@paul.demon.co.uk (Paul Civati) writes:
>Godwin (marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca) wrote:
>
>> Well I finally got a Stealth 64 card for my sister...but her
>> Adaptec2940 seems to be preventing her from booting other than -v
>> option...is there anyway of automating the system so everytime boot
>> goes to verbose mode automatically!?
>
>Hmmm, Diamond Stealth 64 2mb DRAM PCI works fine with a 2940 when I last
>tried it.
>
>-Paul-
Same here I am running the VRAM version of the stealth 64 with 2mb and a adaptec 2940 and love it. No problems here.
Scott
mewett@mpr.ca Text or MIME
or
scott@portal.ca NeXTMail Welcome
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: (no subject)
Date: 7 Sep 1995 19:06:56 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42nfsg$4e8@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <42n8ne$85k@netnews.upenn.edu>
In article <42n8ne$85k@netnews.upenn.edu> Wolfgang Ziller <wziller>
writes:
> I have a Nextstation and an IBM compatible computer at home and used to
have
> both connected via a serial cable to an HP lasejet III printer with a
> postscript cartridge. This worked just fine (with a manual switch
between
> them), since the Laserjet III had a serial port with a 25 pin female
connector.
> I just baught a new printer, the HP Laserjet 4 M Plus, which is an
awesome
> printer with built in Postscript and a parallel port, a serial port and
an
> ethernet connection and automatic switching between all three.
> I connected the IBM compatible to the parallel port and want to connect
the
> Next to the serial port. The problem is that the serial port is a 9 pin
female
> port.
> The printer documentation recommend against using a 25 pin to 9 pin
converter
> for some reason. In the next documentation for printer cables is has
> documentation for how to set up a cable from the next computer to the 25
pin
> port, but not for a 9 pin port. And pin 20 seems to be used there. How
does one
> get around this? I tried using a custom cable company, but they could
not
> figure it out either. Has anybody tried this?
Hello:
I would suggest taking advantage of the JetDirect (Ethernet) interface.
Since 3.3, NS supports this in their PrintManager.app. Our eXTRAPRINT
system also supports this option. Trying to print anything over a serial
port is painfully slow. Ethernet speed is quite nice.
Information on eXTRAPRINT along with tech support bulletins and links to
other appropriate information is avaialable on our web site. Have a look:
http://www.gscorp.com
Best regards,
John C. Fox
GS Corporation
From: anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Printer: How many pages printed?
Date: 7 Sep 1995 18:56:46 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <42nf9e$mue@netnews.upenn.edu>
How can one tell how many pages a NeXT Laser printer has printed? Is
there a counter somewhere?
-dave
From: cdl@chiton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: (no subject)
Date: 7 Sep 1995 14:08:47 -0700
Organization: Marine Physical Lab, UC San Diego
Message-ID: <42nn0v$fgl@chiton.ucsd.edu>
References: <42n8ne$85k@netnews.upenn.edu>
In article <42n8ne$85k@netnews.upenn.edu> Wolfgang Ziller <wziller> writes:
>I just baught a new printer, the HP Laserjet 4 M Plus, which is an awesome
>printer with built in Postscript and a parallel port, a serial port and an
>ethernet connection and automatic switching between all three.
>I connected the IBM compatible to the parallel port and want to connect the
>Next to the serial port. The problem is that the serial port is a 9 pin female
>port.
For what it's worth, the 9-pin serial port on the LJ 4M+ is equivalent
to a 9-pin PC serial port that has been passed through a null modem.
So it can be connected to a PC using a straight-through cable.
With this information and knowledge of how to connect a NeXT to a
(25-pin) modem, a cable shop should be able to build the right thing.
Just pretend that the printer is a 9-pin modem, and uses the same
logical transformation from 25 to 9 pins that a PC does.
By the way, fix your news reader so it generates a return address.
carl
--
carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
{decvax|ucbvax} !ucsd!mpl!cdl cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu
clowenstein@ucsd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr (Francois BIENTZ)
Subject: Re: DEC XL590 & Panic Windows
Message-ID: <1995Sep7.211652.824@xenicos.fdn.fr>
Sender: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual.
References: <950906043405.257AAD4E.alancook@marketel>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 21:16:52 GMT
In article <950906043405.257AAD4E.alancook@marketel>
alancook@cyberstore.net writes:
> Does anyone have a DEC XL590 and is having the system crash on a regualr
> basis (either freezing or bringing upo panic windows). If so could you
e-
> mail about it or if you have fixed the problem, tell me what you have
done.
>
> Alan Cook
> alancook@cycberstore.net
I ve the same problem on a COMPAQ XE with DX4.Problem not fixed....
From: ivo@news.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: AST Ascentia 950N - Linux?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: 7 Sep 1995 19:34:05 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <42nhfd$edk@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
References: <42hrun$ebf@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
The salesperson stated to me that the 950N does not run linux.
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
From: mjhenks@csulb.edu (Matthew Henricks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Wanted: info on grayscale page scanners
Date: 7 Sep 1995 23:36:48 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Message-ID: <42nvmg$h9o@garuda.csulb.edu>
which grayscale page scanner on the market is the best right now. i am
considering the HPIIIP right now. is there a better on on the market?
thanks and God BLess
matt
From: ed@titan.internetone.com (Ed DeBolt Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ugrading an Object Station to Pentium
Date: 7 Sep 1995 22:36:19 GMT
Organization: Internet One, Inc.
Message-ID: <42ns53$rb6@io.InternetOne.COM>
Keywords: Object Station Upgrade
Hi,
I bought a Canon Object Station 41 (486 DX4/100). It is pretty nice but I
was very interested in upgrading to Pentium. Now it seems that Canon is
not going to continue the line or offer upgrades.
What I am wondering is:
Can I just purchase a 586 DX4/100 CPU upgrade and will it work?
Thanks for any help.
ed
---------------------------------------------------------
Ed DeBolt, Jr Internet Engineer
303-444-1993 NeXT Mail/MIME
ed@InternetOne.COM
http://www.InternetOne.COM/
From: larsen@sal.cs.utah.edu (Steve Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Use SB16-SCSI to install?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:13:33 GMT
Organization: University of Utah Computer Science Department
Message-ID: <42o1rd$b89@magus.cs.utah.edu>
Hi all,
It seems that I heard, once upon a time, that you could use the SB16-SCSI
to install NeXTStep. I have a SCSI-2 cdrom, and would like to install to
my IDE drive. Is this possible?
Thanks much,
--
Steve Larsen
larsen@sunset.cs.utah.edu
I don't like stuff that sucks!
B&B
From: elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sony 2.88MB floppy drive on Intel?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:37:41 GMT
Organization: Viaduct, Inc.
Message-ID: <42o38l$6uc@news4.digex.net>
Is anyone using a Sony 2.88MB floppy (like those in the slabs) on an Intel
box? If so, which drive, what driver, and have you been able to use it
under DOS as well?
--
Eric A. Litman Internet Technology vox: 301.493.0220
elitman@nxstep.com and Marketing Consulting pag: 800.570.4400
From: elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:43:25 GMT
Organization: Viaduct, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net>
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Thomas Ruemmele (ruemmele@dbai.tuwien.ac.at) wrote:
# Hallo !
# I'm planning to buy a Pentium PC in order to run NextStep on it.
# The Asus P55TP4XE mainboard seems to me to be a good choice.
# But to prevent me from having unpleasant surprises, I would like to
# know if somebody is already running NS on this MB or has experienced
# problems with it.
Excellent motherboard. Apart from being amazingly fast, it has run flawlessly
for me since day 1. Be sure to disable the APM features in the BIOS setup.
--
Eric A. Litman Internet Technology vox: 301.493.0220
elitman@nxstep.com and Marketing Consulting pag: 800.570.4400
From: elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for MediaVision Pro MovieStudio?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:46:30 GMT
Organization: Viaduct, Inc.
Message-ID: <42o3p6$6uc@news4.digex.net>
I have one of these boards I use to watch CNN under Windows. Has anyone
put together a driver for this video capture/compression board?
--
Eric A. Litman Internet Technology vox: 301.493.0220
elitman@nxstep.com and Marketing Consulting pag: 800.570.4400
From: elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3.5" Barracuda HD 2.1 GB in NeXTstation Turbo
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:59:28 GMT
Organization: Viaduct, Inc.
Message-ID: <42o4hg$6uc@news4.digex.net>
References: <m0snhk8-000btOC@a-gain>
Stefan Huelf (stefan@a-gain.hanse.de) wrote:
# Anybody has any expiriences with the 7200rpm-Barracuda in a
# NeXTstation Turbo???
# (airflow / cooling o.k.??)
I've had several of these and the ST15150N's (4.3GB) in slabs, with
no real problems. I would only recommend this setup in a very well
airconditioned room, however.
# What is considered a good price on that drive?(while we are at it :-)
I'm getting the 4.3GB drives for btwn $1100 and $1200, but you have to
work hard to find that.
--
Eric A. Litman Internet Technology vox: 301.493.0220
elitman@nxstep.com and Marketing Consulting pag: 800.570.4400
From: elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with Seagate Barracuda 2 gig SCSI drive?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 01:01:16 GMT
Organization: Viaduct, Inc.
Message-ID: <42o4ks$6uc@news4.digex.net>
References: <427rv5$aj3@jan.et.byu.edu>
Jesse Hurlbut (hurlbutj@jkhbhrc.byu.edu) wrote:
# Has anyone had problems installing/using NS on the Seagate Barracuda 2
# gig drive?
Other than the occasional failures these drives are prone to have, no.
--
Eric A. Litman Internet Technology vox: 301.493.0220
elitman@nxstep.com and Marketing Consulting pag: 800.570.4400
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mmo@sydney.bo.open.de (Michael Mossal)
Subject: Re: #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM ???
Message-ID: <1995Sep7.114301.2547@sydney.bo.open.de>
Organization: NeXT Cube, Bochum, Germany
References: <42l4cj$n9q@tkhut.sojourn.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 95 11:43:01 GMT
Hi,
gcl (gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com) wrote:
: I am thinking of upgrading, and the new #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM
: isn't on the 3.3 compatability list.
: Is anyone using this card? Is there a driver for it?
I use this Card with 4 MB VRam with the Generic driver in a 1600x1280x16 mode.
The Card works perfectly but with the Generic driver a view of the graphic modes
aren't supportet and the #9 displays them only in 60 Hz.
But NeXT knows this problem an I think a fast 444 driver for the Motion is in work!
: My other choice is the ATI GUPTurbo 2meg VRAM, but the #9 is
: probably A LOT better....
I don't like ATI Cards:-(
Ciao
mmo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mcbinc@world.std.com (Monty C Brandenberg)
Subject: Disk/Tape towers for Black
Message-ID: <DEKIHI.BKI@world.std.com>
Organization: MCB, Incorporated. Cambridge, MA
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 03:46:29 GMT
I'm looking for a well-made and *black* tower for disks and tapes to
go along with my black hardware. Preferably supporting HH and FH
drives and would allow two scsi chains through the box. A power
supply as bullet-proof as the cube's. Seen a few things in Computer
Shopper but these seem intended to host a motherboard as well, which
I don't need, and bound to be of PC quality which I can do without.
Suggestions? tnx
--
Monty Brandenberg Software Consultant
MCB, Inc.
mcbinc@world.std.com
617.864.6907
From: autodidactic barbie
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: EZ135 drive plugged and played, wow
Date: 07 Sep 95 12:33:06
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: fj
Message-ID: <patricia.95Sep712336@patricia-ppp>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Wow now I have a real big place to store all the stuff I am
afraid to delete but never use. ;-)
I just got an EZ135 drive from Syquest, and heck yes I just
plugged it in and went to work.
It is fast. Wow.
I just may burn all my @#@$#@$#@$ floppies tonight.
The cartidges are on back order as the drives are selling like hotcakes,
so I hear.
-patricia
From: autodidactic barbie
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: EZ135 drive plugged and played, wow
Date: 07 Sep 95 12:35:48
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: fj
Message-ID: <patricia.95Sep7123548@patricia-ppp>
References: <patricia.95Sep712336@patricia-ppp>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Oh yeah, I forgot. I have a black NeXTStation running
NS3.3, and I got the external SCSI model of the EZ135.
So far everyone is playing nicely together. :-)
From: perkins@cps.msu.edu (Stephen J. Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Driving printer on Parallel Port
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:14:57 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42o1u1$11f5@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Hello all!
I've been experincing some troubles with my parallel port. I've been
trying to get my DeskJet 500 to work under NS. To date:
1) The system works flawlessly under Windows NT. Therefore, I do
not have a HW problem.
2) I installed the demo of GScorp's eXTRAPRINT.
3) I installed NeXT's 3.3 Parallel Port driver.
I configured the printer.... and it doesn't work. Printing a file
makes the printer load a sheet of paper and that is about it.
So I installed the free Parallel port replacement driver. Things work
much better now. I can print about 1 page per 2 hours. Yep... it
takes about 2 hours to print out one page. The page looks nice
though! ;)
My HW setup has the parallel port enabled at IRQ 7 and address 0x378.
The parallel port driver is installed with the same settings.
However, I'm getting this terrible throughput!
The printer DIP switches are set according to the manual (and it works
great under NT :{).
Any ideas why I'm getting such poor performance?
Any tips sincerely appreciated!
TIA,
Steve
--
==============================================================
Stephen J. Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu
Dept. of Comp. Science | NeXT, MIME, finger for PGP
Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.3 using PPP-2.2
NeXT PPP-2.2 info at http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
From: a2587580@athena.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE (Markus Schroeder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Neptun Chipset
Date: 8 Sep 1995 12:35:01 GMT
Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne
Message-ID: <42pd9l$2nb@news.rrz.uni-koeln.de>
Following Problem:
Motherboard: INTEL/SNI Dual PEntium Intel Neptun Chipset
- one Pentium installed
System hangs wiht an unexpected kernel trap afte initialisation of the
device drivers. Ithink that this might be due to teh EISA/ PCI Bridge?
any cvomments?
reagrds
Markus
From: antoine@arrakis.osd.ulaval.ca (Antoine Gautier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does Supra Express 14400 for Mac work?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 14:59:20 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval
Message-ID: <42plo8$8hh@athena.ulaval.ca>
Hello,
The local computer shop is having a sale today, I was wondering if a Supra
Express 14400 fax/modem for Macintosh would work on my NextStation
(non-turbo)?
also, is 80$US a good price?
Since the sale in on for today only, there is no need to respond later.
Thanks a lot,
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Antoine Gautier |
| Departement Operations et Systemes de Decision |
| Faculte des Sciences de l'Administration |
| Universite Laval |
| Quebec, PQ |
| Internet: Antoine@arrakis.osd.ulaval.ca |
| Antoine.Gautier@fsa.ulaval.ca |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| [418] 656 7066 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
From: jordan@mindspring.com (Jordan Davies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: New 70NS memory $34
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:21:13 -0400
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
Message-ID: <jordan.58.28231C68@mindspring.com>
ICON Inc and Marketsales present:
Memory NEW 70NS
Lifetime warranty.
All major brand manufacturers.
Most any computer.
PCs, Sun, Silicon Graphics, etc...
$34 per megabyte.
We should be able to beat any price you are now getting.
Any quantity.
e-mail us at jordan@mindspring.com
From: mduggan@vail.advis.com (Michael Duggan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth64 and Adaptec2940 automating startup
Date: 8 Sep 1995 15:40:57 GMT
Organization: Advanced Information Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <42po69$d4h@gate.advis.com>
References: <429dtg$aop@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
In article <429dtg$aop@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
(Godwin) writes:
> Hello All!
>
> Well I finally got a Stealth 64 card for my sister...but her
> Adaptec2940 seems to be preventing her from booting other than -v
> option...is there anyway of automating the system so everytime boot
> goes to verbose mode automatically!?
>
> Thanks for all the advice
>
> Godwin
Using an Intel Triton based motherboard and a S3 based video card
Q: When my system boots the screen turns black right when the boot
graphics should appear, and it does not appear to finish the boot
sequence.
A: Systems using motherboards based on the Intel Triton PCI chipset
and video cards based on an S3 chip lock up when boot graphics are
enabled. In order to boot the system, you must disable boot graphics.
To boot NEXTSTEP without boot graphics, you need to restart the
computer in verbose mode. At the boot: prompt type:
boot: -v
Also, it is possible to dissable boot graphics using the
Configure application found in /NextAdmin. When Configure launches, there
is a Summary of Devices panel. Click on the "Expert..." button to edit the
Expert Settings. Double click on the word "Yes" after "Boot Graphics" and
change it to "No". Hit return, click ok and save your changes. Now when
you boot, the system will automatically go into verbose mode.
From: rragner@lion.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can I attach an HP 5MP to a NeXTstation?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 16:24:08 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Message-ID: <42pqn8$c0s@news.iastate.edu>
One of my users recently purchased a Hewlett Packard 5MP printer to attach
to his NeXTstation.
Unlike the 4MP which it replaces, the 5MP does NOT have a serial port!!!
I suppose HP saved a whole dollar by removing it.
It has two parallel port connections (the familiar Centronics and a new
smaller C-type) and a LocalTalk connection. Can a NeXTstation Serial port
be connected to the LocalTalk port? If so, what are the pinouts? Or this
simply impossible?
--
Rod Ragner, UNIX Systems Administrator/NEXTSTEP Application Developer
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, 2630 Vet. Med. Bldg., Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: cedman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Carl F. Edman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with Seagate Barracuda 2 gig SCSI drive?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 15:19:12 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <42pmtg$t5e@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
References: <427rv5$aj3@jan.et.byu.edu> <42o4ks$6uc@news4.digex.net>
In article <42o4ks$6uc@news4.digex.net>,
Eric Litman <elitman@nxstep.com> wrote:
> Jesse Hurlbut (hurlbutj@jkhbhrc.byu.edu) wrote:
> # Has anyone had problems installing/using NS on the Seagate Barracuda 2
> # gig drive?
>
> Other than the occasional failures these drives are prone to have, no.
Same thing here. I've used Barracuda drives for years without problems
and top of the line performance. In my NS/FIP machine I installed a 2.1
GByte Barracuda and an Adaptec 2940 and it was just plug and play. The
only problem might be that these drives are slightly larger than ordinary
3.5" drives of this capacity and require very good air-conditioning. The
internal drive cage in Dell XPS machines seems to be an ideal spot.
Carl Edman
PS: Hi, Eric !
From: jch@old-cube.philosophy.pitt.edu (John Haugeland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT printer problem -- bad output -- please help
Date: 8 Sep 1995 18:38:58 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <42q2k2$45t@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
My NeXT Laser Printer has suddenly developed a problem with its output.
It looks faded, a little streaky, and a little blotchy, exactly as if the
toner cartridge were going bad. But I have tried four different toner
cartridges, all with (almost) the same results. Moreover, these cartridges
work fine in my other NLP. I have also tried adjusting the light/dark dial
inside the cover. This does make it lighter of darker, but does not fix the
problem.
Anybody know what's going on, or got any suggestions?
Thanks
John Haugeland
haugelan+@pitt.edu
Date: 8 Sep 1995 15:10:18 GMT
From: jordan@mindspring.com (Jordan Davies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Message-ID: <cancel.jordan.58.28231C68@mindspring.com>
Control: cancel <jordan.58.28231C68@mindspring.com>
Subject: cmsg cancel <jordan.58.28231C68@mindspring.com>
EMP/ECP (aka SPAM) cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca.
See news.admin.net-abuse.announce, report 19950908.04 for further details
From: luomat%charisma@Princeton.EDU (Timothy J. Luoma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: problems fixing NeXTPrinter
Date: 8 Sep 1995 14:28:16 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu
Message-ID: <9509081926.AA04913@charisma.capitalist.princeton.edu>
hello all. I'm hoping that someone out there will have dealt with
this and know 1) what I'm asking and 2) what the answer is ;-)
1) I am trying to install a new gear in my NeXTPrinter, and the
instructions say to remove the 8 screws which hold on the case
(which wraps around the sides of the printer). I've done that, but
still cannot get the case itself off. It seems that the top of the
printer (which swings up when you want to get to the toner) is in
the way. I'm guessing that there is some trick to it, but being of
sound mind and feeble hand, I'm not sure what it is.
2) Geez Tim, the answer is so simple, all you have to do is...
(Insert answer here)
Thanks
TjL, the mechanically challenged one.
---
Timothy J. Luoma <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
NeXT 3.2 m68k Another convert to the Z-Shell
MIME & NeXTMail OK but remember I'm only using PPP, so big = trouble
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer not manually feeding envelopes
Message-ID: <DEFKIy.128@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <199508241227.HAA01922@cerebus.friday.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 11:42:34 GMT
In article <199508241227.HAA01922@cerebus.friday.com> writes:
>
> I like to feed envelopes to my printer-- probably not the best thing for
> it, but it has worked perfectly for *a long* time.
>
> Recently, the printer was moved from one state to another with a relatively
> long period in between in its box...
>
> Now it doesn't like to be manually fed an envelope; it doesn't
> consistently grab the envelope from the manual slot-- sometimes it does
> nothing, sometimes it grabs a piece of paper from the paper tray...
>
> Anyone have any ideas on how to adjust the manual feed mechanism to suck
> envelopes more reliably?
Try to add more pages to the tray.
I found manual feed malfunctioning with little or no paper in the cassette.
Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NEXT 'black' laser printer under UNIX?
Message-ID: <DEL1Ms.FB@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <ETGOLD.95Sep4121351@cssun10.vassar.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 10:40:04 GMT
In article <ETGOLD.95Sep4121351@cssun10.vassar.edu> etgold@cs.vassar.edu (Ethan Gold) writes:
> We have an old 400dpi NEXT printer hanging around our department, but our
> Nextstations have been gone for a couple years so the printer is sitting
> unplugged in a corner. As I understand it, the printer is simply an engine
> and the computer itself does all the printer's processing for it. My question
> is this: is there a ghostscript driver or some other sort of driver that
> will let a Unix box (SunOS 4.1.3, specifically) print to this printer either
> as a line printer or a network entity? It seems like such a shame to waste
> hardware like that.
From all I know, you are SOL.
The black printer uses a proprietary h/w interface plus undocumented s/w protocol.
So you'd need extra h/w to interface plus low level drivers.
It could be done but the effort should be enormous.
Either get a black machine - they are quite cheap these days or abandon the printer.
Sorry, Juergen
---
Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple CD600 - does it work "perfectly" with NeXTstep?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 21:17:00 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <42qbsc$1mp@news.nd.edu>
References: <42lcpf$46g@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com
andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) wrote:
>
>Does anyone know for certain if the Apple CD600 works "perfectly"
>with NeXTstep? By perfect, I want to know if it will auto-launch
>CDPlayer (and play fine) when an audio cd is inserted, and if you
>can read photo cds without any tricks. Can someone with a CD600
>and a NeXTstep system check this for me? Thanks!
>
Hello,
I have an Apple cd600 and been using it for a while. It works
fine with CDPlayer. Yes, when a music cd is inserted, the CDPlayer
automatically launches on the screen (black slab system) and plays
fine.
I do not have any photo CDs available to me so I have not checked this,
although I'd like to. Maybe I'll have a photo CD made one of these days.
However, the advertisement for the cd600 does say that it works with
photo CDs (multi-session, I belive; then again I have not checked this yet!)
Another thing I haven't had the occasion to check is to install NS
s/w using this cd-rom drive.
One thing I have noticed, though, is that when I inserted the NS developer
cd (3.2) in the drive, it made a squeaky noise during the access time!
I hope this has been of some help.
Best Regards,
Amir
From: jim@ks.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dell Latitude XPi compatible?
Date: 8 Sep 1995 22:15:28 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <42qfa0$g95@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Hi,
So, the advisor wants a laptop and I get to find one. Does anyone
know if the Dell Latitude Xpi can run NEXTSTEP? My initial research
says no, but then, I know almost nothing about the Intel world.
Thanks.
-Jim Phillips
jim@ks.uiuc.edu
From: eric.hermanson@mccaw.com (Eric Hermanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WTB: Memory for Turbo Color Station
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.marketplace
Date: 8 Sep 1995 23:27:31 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.
Message-ID: <42qjh3$9hk@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
I am in the market for 16+ megs of memory for a color turbo next station.
Please email if you have memory for sale.
thanks,
eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Is Stealth64 any good ????
Message-ID: <1995Sep8.185615.60872@cc.usu.edu>
From: slsd2@cc.usu.edu
Date: 8 Sep 95 18:56:15 MDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Utah State University
S3 chips take IRQ and Address of COM4 as far as I know. Don't you guys
have any problem with it ? Please email me any of your advice. Thanks
John
From: u9113582@muss.cis.McMaster.CA (S. Sharma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Memory for NeXTstation
Date: 8 Sep 1995 10:37:50 -0400
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sender: u9113582@muss.mcmaster.ca
Message-ID: <42pkfu$2c8@muss.CIS.McMaster.CA>
Summary: Failure to install 16MB in 4MB SIMMS
Hello!
Wondering if any one has had this problem before.:
I have a NeXTstation (non-turbo) that currently has 8MB of RAM in 1 MB
32 pin non-parity Motorola SIMMS. They take up all 8 banks on the
CPU board. Recently, I tried to upgrade the system to 20MB the original
plan being that I would upgrade 4 slots with 4MB non-parity 32 pin SIMMs
and then leave 4 1MB SIMMs from the old config in the machine.
I was unable to get Motorola SIMMs, and the access time on the 4MB SIMMS
was 80ns rather than the 100ns from the 1MB SIMMs, but apart from that,
the SIMMs were up to spec.
I realize that the system couldn't share the SIMMs if they were at
different access times so I tried the 4MB SIMMs only to get the 16MB.
When I put the 4MB SIMMs in the machine would not come up - it was just
a blank screen with no cpu check or anything running. With the 4 x 4MB
SIMMs in the system by themselves, the machine comes up, and the m command
shows the simms detected properly, but when the system then goes into the
boot procedure, it come back with a "exception 0x03" and just loops
around and around that exception without booting. I tried all combinations
of moving the SIMMS to different slots and re-ordering them - but no luck.
Any ideas? Memory was bad? Memory was not up to spec?
Thanks in advance.....
From: mwdaniel@students.uiuc.edu (Michael W. Daniels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer problem -- bad output -- please help
Date: 9 Sep 1995 04:04:45 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Message-ID: <42r08g$3g4_001@cso.uiuc.edu>
References: <42q2k2$45t@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
In article <42q2k2$45t@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,
jch@old-cube.philosophy.pitt.edu (John Haugeland) wrote:
>My NeXT Laser Printer has suddenly developed a problem with its output.
>It looks faded, a little streaky, and a little blotchy, exactly as if the
>toner cartridge were going bad. But I have tried four different toner
>cartridges, all with (almost) the same results. Moreover, these cartridges
>work fine in my other NLP. I have also tried adjusting the light/dark dial
>inside the cover. This does make it lighter of darker, but does not fix the
>problem.
We had the same problem. After we opened it up, and cleaned everything up, it
worked fine.
Mike Daniels
From: song@aristotle.cs.purdue.edu (Chang-Hyeon Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] NeXTstep on HP Vectra VL2 series
Date: 9 Sep 1995 04:33:06 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Sciences, Purdue University
Message-ID: <42r5e2$es9@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
Hi, NeXters.
It has been a while I posted this question, but no one seems to have an answer.
So I am posting this again.
WIll NeXTstep run on HP Vectra VL2?
---
Chang Song
From: v.kalthaus@public.ndh.com (Volker Kalthaus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: plasma-monitor for Laptop
Date: 8 Sep 1995 21:29:32 GMT
Organization: ndh - Netzwerkdienste Hoeger
Message-ID: <42qcjs$56h@public.ndh.com>
Hello Gentilmen,
I got a BIG Problem... I have a Laptop with a damaged Plasma-monitor and
i wanna buy a new one. BUT: It seems to be inpossible to find a Firm where
to buy it. Originally the monitor was selled by PAOKU P&C, Ltd. or maybe
better known by: P&C Shiten Enterprise & Co, Taiwan..
I tried the WWW looking for Paoku or Shiten or P&C, but without sucess.
Do you know how to get in contact with this Firm or how to find it using
WWW....
Many Thx for helping me...
Volker
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: dump and restore on DAT Streamer
Date: 9 Sep 1995 07:53:27 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <42rv7n$r5c@papoose.quick.com>
References: <42meca$69v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
In article <42meca$69v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>,
<gewil@ue801be.ppp.lrz-muenchen.de> wrote:
(munch)
>Tape/disk read error: I/O error
>
>I repeat this twenty times and I get:
>
>root@ue801be:/tmp> /usr/etc/restore if /dev/nrst0
>Tape/disk block size (512) is not a multiple of dump block size (1024)
>
>Again I'm repeating this command about twenty times and suddenly restore begins to work with this message:
>
>root@ue801be:/tmp> /usr/etc/restore if /dev/nrst0
>Note: Doing Quad swapping
>(...)
>restore > ls
>
>
>From there on restoring is possible but incredibly slow.
I had similar behavior under NS 3.2. I was using mtset, and
a conner 4mm DAT drive (same as the old Archive Viper). The
solution was to clean the tape heads.
When is the last time you inserted a drive cleaning cartridge?
All such problems went away when I started use a cleaning cartridge
every 20GB or so.
This may not be your problem, but if you have not cleaned recently,
do so and try again.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@phcs.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
\_/ (_\/ | Systems Integration Group (617) 895-3343
) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 9 Sep 1995 08:07:55 -0400
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <42s02r$r8p@papoose.quick.com>
References: <h220u1g996.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> <429oh5$76k@pipe2.nyc.pipeline.com> <42n72a$rik@news.nd.edu>
In article <42n72a$rik@news.nd.edu>,
Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu> wrote:
>Hello,
> I'd be interested in getting started with using ISDN on my black
>(25 MHx, NS3.2) slab. Any info, feed-back, such as hardware / software
>requirements, etc would be appreciated.
>Best Regards,
> Amir
>
A number of people seem to be asking questions about ISDN for black
systems. I do not currently use ISDN (but plan to) and have
researched a number of available options. Here is what I have
learned.
You have two options open to you.
1. TTYDSP + Terminal adapter (e.g. BitSURFR or BitSURFR pro).
Though this solution incurs the lowest ISDN interface hardware
cost you are likely to find that it will be the most expensive
solution. You will require the $195 TTYDSP package in order to
drive the Terminal Adapter at worthwhile rates. You will also
require the commercial PPP package from MorningStar Technologies
for $795. This is because the TTYDSP is currently incompatible
with the freeware PPP implementation. If you already have
Morningstar, this may make sense for you. Also if The Freeware
PPP and TTYDSP products inter-operate in the future, it may become
an option. For now though it does not make much sense for most people.
$195 + $795 + ~$400 = ~$1300 - $1400.
2. Ethernet/BRI bridge.
This does make sense. There are a number of bridges which contain
a single ethernet port and one BRI interface. The price and
capabilities of these boxes vary quite a bit. After looking at
the offerings from 6 vendors, I recommend the low end models in
the Ascend Pipeline product family. The Ascend Pipeline 25 is a
base model that that can be purchased in several different
configurations. The pipeline 50 is more expensive and has
a couple of other features but may only be worth the extra
$200-$300 for people with larger networks.
Base Model List Street
Pipeline 25 $895 ~$650
" " " with Compression $1190 ~$875
IP Routing option $295 ~$225
The Compression option is installed at the factory during initial
manufacturing, and thus cannot be purchased at a later date. The
software to convert the 25 into a router can be added later. All
models are available with either a U interface (builtin NT1) or in
a configuration requiring an external NT1. For most applications
you will want to use the U interface so you don't have to buy a
separate NT1.
The 25 supports Bonding, MPP. This will enable you to do 112kbit
native over voice channels and 128kbit native over data channels.
With compression you may see bursts as high as 512kbit,
One nice feature of the 25 which I do not see offered by other
models is that it has 2 POTS jacks in the back for connecting analog
equipment, like a modem or telephone. This saves several hundred
dollars on an external NT1 with a couple of POTS jacks.
The router/bridge solution also means that you do not suck host
CPU cycles for PPP encapsulating and decapsulating packets. I
recommend this solution for other environments as well. Even if
you can drive a TTY port fast enough, why suffer such a high
interrupt load to do character banging when you could just use your
ethernet card?
Most bridges have have either AUI or 10base-T interfaces. If your
equipment is on a thin-net lan just buy an inexpensive 8 port hub
with a thin-net interface. (I bought one new for $99.00). If you
have no network currently, you can avoid buying the hub, by getting
a single piece of 10base-T crossover cable and connecting it directly
between the bridge and your work-station.
There are a number of other manufacturers who offer entry level
routers and bridges that do ISDN. digiboard, cisco, etc.
There are a couple of things that other routers offer that the 25
does not. The Pipeline 25 does not support snmp (but the Pipeline
50 does). You cannot telnet into the 25. This seems like a bigger
deal than it is. Just use a serial port from one of you boxes to
configure and maintain. Fundamentally, if you can telnet to a
particular network anyway, then you can telnet to a host and then
just run tip. One extra step, but not a show stopper for most
applications. The Pipeline 50 does support snmp and telnet, but
has no POTS lines.
For black hardware the use of a router or bridge is a no-brainer
compared with a terminal adapter.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@phcs.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
\_/ (_\/ | Systems Integration Group (617) 895-3343
) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: hketola@agsm.ucla.edu (Heikki Ketola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Printer not manually feeding envelopes
Date: 9 Sep 1995 10:28:39 -0700
Organization: The Anderson School at UCLA
Message-ID: <42sis7$207@risc.agsm.ucla.edu>
References: <199508241227.HAA01922@cerebus.friday.com> <DEFKIy.128@euler.hnv.icem.de>
js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) writes:
>In article <199508241227.HAA01922@cerebus.friday.com> writes:
>>
>> I like to feed envelopes to my printer-- probably not the best thing for
>> it, but it has worked perfectly for *a long* time.
>>
>> Recently, the printer was moved from one state to another with a relatively
>> long period in between in its box...
>>
>> Now it doesn't like to be manually fed an envelope; it doesn't
>> consistently grab the envelope from the manual slot-- sometimes it does
>> nothing, sometimes it grabs a piece of paper from the paper tray...
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas on how to adjust the manual feed mechanism to suck
>> envelopes more reliably?
>Try to add more pages to the tray.
>I found manual feed malfunctioning with little or no paper in the cassette.
>Juergen
>---
> Fon ++49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49 511 4406-17
> == What time do we live in when a wine's class matters more than its taste,
> == when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
> == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
I can only get my envelopes printing with *no paper* in the cassette.
I presume that the thickness of the envelope is the main factor here.
I have noticed that squeezing the leading edge of the envelope before
printing greatly reduces envelope jams. Lately I have had very good
results when I shove up the envelope in the manual slot -not really
violently but that gently either. Now the printer seems to grab the
envelopes quite reliably.
heikki
From: jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940 and Quantum PD700S
Date: 9 Sep 1995 21:38:30 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu
Message-ID: <42t1gm$b27@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>
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I am not satisfied with the transfer rate of the combination of Adaptec
and Quantum gives in NeXTSTEP.
In Dos transfer rate is 2060k/sec (tested with Norton sysinfo). I can
live with that, but in NeXTSTEP the tranfer rate is only 450k/sec (tested
with DrivePerformance). Not good!
Se same drive in my NeXTstation color made reasonable 700k/sec.
Does anybody have any suggestions to solve this problem?
--
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Jukka Tainio jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi
http://www.ratol.fi/~jtainio/
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From: busch@system2 (Andreas Busch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Chips and Technologie Grafik
Date: 8 Sep 1995 11:07:31 GMT
Organization: ccn computer consultant network GmbH
Message-ID: <42p85j$7j8@ccnserv.ccnmuc.net>
Im searching for a NS3.3 Driver for C&T 655x Display Driver !
I have test NSfI on a InnovACE Notebook and all works,expect the
Display.
Any Idea?
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Andreas Busch phone : 49.89.960707 15
Kybernon GmbH fax: 49.89.960707 99
Freisinger Str. 34 email: Andreas_Busch@kybernon.com
D- 85737 Ismaning NeXTMail welcome
Germany
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Suggest me a MODEM please...
Message-ID: <DEnyzD.6x3@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 00:35:37 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
From: jon@vnp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Graphics Tablet Driver for 3.3?
Date: 10 Sep 1995 02:23:16 GMT
Organization: Bobo's House of Fun
Message-ID: <42ti6o$gk4@News1.mcs.net>
Does anybody know of a graphics tablet driver for a Wacom artPadII that
works under NS 3.3, or of anybody working on such a beast? I'm in need of
an alternate pointing device due to RSI, and a graphics tablet is perfect.
unfortunately, i can't find any drivers for a serial-based tablet... :-(
any info is appreciated!
-jon
jon@vnp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Do generic 72pin simms work in HP712?
Message-ID: <1995Sep9.232530.17805@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 9 Sep 95 23:25:30 -0500
Have you been able to use generic 72pin simms:
- parity(x36)
- 60ns
- sets of two
in an HP712 risc system?
If you have been able to do this, please email me
(rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu) the vendor's name and phone number. No
theories please.
The reason why I would like to use generic PC simms and not proprietary HP
or Kingston simms is because I would like to use these simms in my Pentium
machine right now and later transfer them to a HP712 system which I expect
to buy later this year. I recently read on the comp.sys.hp.hardware group
that proprietary HP712 simms do not work in PCs.
I would VERY much like to receive any responses.
--
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Richard Sanchez
email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT slab power supply
Date: 9 Sep 1995 23:51:34 -0700
Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems /|\
Message-ID: <42u1tm$6cn@crl13.crl.com>
So I come into work one night and find my machine dead. A little
surgery reveals that the power supply is kaput.
Any pointers on where to find a replacement power supply?
--
Don McGregor | "Money can't buy you friends, but it does get you
mcgredo@crl.com | a better class of enemy."
From: Blake LeBaron <blake@bootstrap.econ.wisc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dell Latitude XPi compatible?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 11:19:42 -0700
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950910111450.26991C-100000@bootstrap.econ.wisc.edu>
References: <42qfa0$g95@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In-Reply-To: <42qfa0$g95@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
I run nextstep on a lattitude xp. It only runs in VGA mode which is
about 400x600 on the screen. Also, it is difficult to get it loaded
since at the time I was setting it up (about 8 months ago) there were no
drivers for cd's that could be connected. I had to connect the hard disk
to my desktop to get it loaded. If you are still considering a laptop, I
think there are several others that are better than the lattitude for
running nextstep (even though I've been pretty happy with mine).
blebaron@facstaff.wisc.edu Blake LeBaron
voice: 608-263-2516 Associate Professor
fax: 608 262-2033 Dept of Economics
University of Wisconsin
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
On 8 Sep 1995 jim@ks.uiuc.edu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So, the advisor wants a laptop and I get to find one. Does anyone
> know if the Dell Latitude Xpi can run NEXTSTEP? My initial research
> says no, but then, I know almost nothing about the Intel world.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Jim Phillips
> jim@ks.uiuc.edu
>
>
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 10 Sep 1995 17:15:02 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <42v6em$s90@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <h220u1g996.fsf@seahawk.nwest.mccaw.com> <429oh5$76k@pipe2.nyc.pipeline.com> <42n72a$rik@news.nd.edu> <42s02r$r8p@papoose.quick.com>
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James E. Quick (jq@phcs.phcs.com) wrote:
: In article <42n72a$rik@news.nd.edu>,
: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu> wrote:
: >Hello,
: > I'd be interested in getting started with using ISDN on my black
: >(25 MHx, NS3.2) slab. Any info, feed-back, such as hardware / software
: >requirements, etc would be appreciated.
: >Best Regards,
: > Amir
: >
: A number of people seem to be asking questions about ISDN for black
: systems. I do not currently use ISDN (but plan to) and have
: researched a number of available options. Here is what I have
: learned.
[...two options deleted...]
There's a third one:
Buy a cheap PC (286 is enough), plug in Ethernetcard (an NE2000
compatible is the cheapest I know of), an ISDN-Card (passive)
install DOS, KA9Q/NOS (freeware), ISPA (shareware, cheap), configure,
connect via ethernet to the black machine, plug in ISDN-cable,
start and forget.
I know several people (including me) who run this configuration
successfully and reliably.
Axel
--
Axel Habermann kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de \\|//
Muellerstr. 145 kiwi@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de )o o(
D-13353 Berlin (Wedding) \ | /
Fon: +49 30 45478986 (privat) 030 314 24 764 (uni) \~/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: A top NS/NT system?
Message-ID: <DEpFMw.1Bn@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 19:32:56 GMT
Hello Intel hardware guru's,
As the result of a new project, I'll have to go the PC-route after all
(as I will have to run some Windows programs shortly for a project). So, I
return to the task of building a PC that has to be able to run NS very well
(because I only run Windows if I really have to ... and I will run NT if I have
to run Windows).
Anyway, to make a long story short, I'll be looking at building a very
fast system. Pentium 120/133, PCI, 32MB RAM are the basic specs. Now I have to
make choices, and I like some advice.
These are a lot of questions. I'll make a summary if people are
interested and put that up for corrections, so that there will be some common
knowledge database on these issues. Say a FAQ for homebrewers. Or is there
already such a beast? (BTW, this has also been posted on the homebrew mailing
list - send mail to Majordomo@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu with help in the body for
information on that great list)
Here are components and questions:
I already have:
SCSI: Adaptec 2940
Logitech busmouse
Motherboard:
Here I am unsure. I have to choose between Intel Endeavour, ASUS and
TMC. Questions:
I only have heard about TMC as a brand that is supposed to be good.
What more do you people know about it? If I want a TMC board for 120 or 133 MHz
Pentium, what type do I need?
Is the sound on the Endeavour board usable under NS?
What is the best board and why? (yeah, *very* generic, I am just
looking for clues here)
Cache, Pipeline burst cache or EDO RAM? What is the current state of
wisdom on this issue?
Hard Disk:
Can EIDE compare to SCSI with respect to speed? The system'll have SCSI
anyway (Adaptec) so only speed/price and compatibilty is an issue here.
CD-ROM:
Toshiba 4x I guess. Is there a 6x which is working OK with NS? I have
been told that Toshiba is good because it has a better implementation of SCSI
than e.g. Nec and that it normally works better for NS.
Video:
I am looking for a card to run 32bit (actually 24bit of course from the
point of view of the card) at good speeds. But when one card is $1300 (Elsa)
and a card with almost the same specs is $600 (Diamond Stealth PCI Video or
VRAM) the choice is not so difficult. I have heard about ATI Mach64 and #9-128
cards, but both are unknonw entities for me. It needs to run under NS 3.3 and
preferably at 444 and 888 modes for colour. I might look into 16bit cards (or
better stated 2MB VRAM) too, as they are cheaper, but I like to run 444/16 mode
and not 555/16 mode on them. I only know about Elsa cards supporting 444/16. At
32bit colour (if I go for that) I want resolutions above 600x800 (i.e. approx
1152x 864 as that is good for 17"). Alltogether, I am unsure here as I want to
decide between 32bit and 16bit operation and price and I am looking for a
optimum here. Also, NeXTanswers says something about BIOS problems with #9
cards and machines not booting, so I am looking for a combination that is known
to work.
Monitor:
Philips Brilliance or IIYama 17". Any other 'bright' ideas? :-)
Sound:
Well, if on board sound of the intel Endeavour board is not supported
by NS, I am in for good advice.
Again, I can summarize this into a FAQ if useful info comes out of this.
Thanks a lot in advance,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: NeXT slab power supply
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DEpCx7.FC8@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 18:34:19 GMT
References: <42u1tm$6cn@crl13.crl.com>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <42u1tm$6cn@crl13.crl.com>,
Donald R. McGregor <mcgredo@crl.com> wrote:
>
>So I come into work one night and find my machine dead. A little
>surgery reveals that the power supply is kaput.
>
>Any pointers on where to find a replacement power supply?
>
You can get one from Bell Atlantic--NeXT has the number. It's $90 US or so.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Should we start a NeXTSTEP/Intel / OPENSTEP/MACH notebook FAQ!?
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 23:41:28 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <42vt1t$c31@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello All!=)
I think alot of us here who uses NeXTSTEP/Intel suffered through the
oh...how should I put it... *relative* stringent HW Compability
guide...(note the word relative).. and a few of us are interesting in
putting NeXTSTEP on laptops...is there a Notebook HW FAQ!? should we
start one!? One problem with laptop is ...if the subsystem of the
laptop ain't compatible with NeXTSTEP ...it ain't going to
work...(last time I check it is pretty hard to change video cards in a
notebook..
So here is a few Pentium notebook combos I find interesting from a PC
Compleat ad...I wonder if anyone can add some comments on them!?.
NEC Think it is the most compatible of them all...NeXTSTEP
actually
support VERSA for a while right!? and rumours that Steve Jobs uses
one himself...;-) ..if looks pretty kewl but do cost a bit more than
laptops.
AST This actually look promising..aka $$$ is right=) it has DSTN
for
for those who are on student loans;-) Anyone know anything more
NeXTSTEP related specific!?
It got those thinkpad pointies which is more convenient than that
Versa P ball on the edge thing...and it got bigger screens
TI Apparently this one has a PCI bus for the vid card
Toshiba With that kewl CDROM drive and the price is okay...but why my
intuition keeps telling me NEXTSTEP drive for that CDROM would behard
to come by!?=/
Others there are Dell IBM and Compaq ( Do they have a Pentium laptop
yet!?)
Then finally there are the taiwan laptop...rock bottom prices...but
well...would be kinda useless for this sake if NEXTSTEP can't be
installed on it..=(
Anyways guys any comments and pointers!?
Godwin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: i can't get my video card display in color..... :(
Message-ID: <DEqqGL.J8F@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 12:24:21 GMT
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
i have a S3-864 PCI video card..
i use the driver from the CD... everything works just fine under stander
mode. and then, i change the display mode to 800*600 256 color. after
reboot, nothing changed????? so i tried to change to different display
mode, but the display still stay with the 'stander mode' :( (i have 32Mb
RAM)..
any idea??? ... H~E~L~P~~~~!!!!
thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: indy@gryphon
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet Driver for 3.3?
Message-ID: <9a7cb$14272e.12@NT>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 02:39:45 GMT
Distribution: world
References: <42ti6o$gk4@News1.mcs.net>
Organization: New Media, Ltd.
In Graphics Tablet Driver for 3.3? comp.sys.next.hardware <ArticleDisplayer: 0xaabb0> writes,
> Does anybody know of a graphics tablet driver for a Wacom artPadII that
> works under NS 3.3, or of anybody working on such a beast? I'm in need of
> an alternate pointing device due to RSI, and a graphics tablet is perfect.
> unfortunately, i can't find any drivers for a serial-based tablet... :-(
>
> any info is appreciated!
I'll add a "Me, Too!" to this -- I want to start using a tablet, and we've upgraded.
From: veakblad@glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for GPT under 3.2?
Date: 11 Sep 1995 13:10:16 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland College Park
Message-ID: <431cfo$do1@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>
Hi, I was running Ns 3.2 on an Intel system when the video card died.
I've replaced the system and acquired a GPT mach64 video card. However,
I can't seem to find a driver for this thing anywhere. I know that
someone wrote a driver for this card, does that still cost an arm and a
leg? or is my only option to go to 3.3?
TIA.
From: jwbruce@ingr.com (J.W.Bruce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: black box and HP laser printer
Date: 11 Sep 1995 19:06:06 GMT
Organization: Workstation 3D Graphics
Message-ID: <4321au$5f1@b11.b11.ingr.com>
Is it possible to use a HPLJ3 printer
with a cube, provided the LJ has a
postscript cartridge?
What kind of cabling is needed?
special drivers?
Thanks in advance.
===========================================================================
J.W.Bruce jwbruce@ingr.com
Workstation 3D Graphics voice: (205) 730-4043
Intergraph Corporation fax: (205) 730-6000
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: black box and HP laser printer
Date: 11 Sep 1995 21:08:40 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4328go$idf@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <4321au$5f1@b11.b11.ingr.com>
In article <4321au$5f1@b11.b11.ingr.com> jwbruce@ingr.com (J.W.Bruce)
writes:
> Is it possible to use a HPLJ3 printer
> with a cube, provided the LJ has a
> postscript cartridge?
>
> What kind of cabling is needed?
> special drivers?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
==========================================================================
=
> J.W.Bruce
jwbruce@ingr.com
> Workstation 3D Graphics voice: (205)
730-4043
> Intergraph Corporation fax: (205)
730-6000
Warning! Warning! Shameless plug!! ;-)
There are three commercial solutions for connecting HP LaserJet series
printer to NEXTSTEP computers, DOTS, JetPilot and eXTRAPRINT. They all
allow you to print to "dumb" printers without having to get a PostScript
card or option for your printer. Our software is freely available for
testing on our ftp site (ftp://ftp.gscorp.com/pub/software). Up to the
minute info is also available on our web page:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
Best regards,
John
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 95 23:09:18 +0100
Subject: SIMMs, DIMMs and further know-how
Hi,
could anyone enlighten me on the SIMM /DIMM issue??
I do know the following:
30 pin SIMMs (100 ns) are used in the NeXT cube, as well in the
station 25Mhz
72pin SIMMs (PS2, 70 ns) are used in NeXTstation / cube Turbos and
most modern PC/Pentium-board-designs.
1xx-pin (bare with me, its late and I forgot the number) ** DIMMs**
are used in the SparcStation 20, PMacs 9500. (Speed ???)
But what about them
SGIs (Indy, Indigo2, Onyx, P(ower)C(hallenge))
Digital Alphas
HP Geckos and J-200s
What kind of DIMMs / SIMMs are they using???
(minimum required speed??)
Thanx for not letting me die dumb / enlighten me!
---
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen OpenStep 4.0 (old name = NEXTSTEP) and it will be!"
Life spans many different colors, but ---- REAL Computing is black!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
From: caradoc@neta.com(John Groseclose)
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Date: 11 Sep 1995 21:42:12 GMT
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Death to Spam!
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN with Black Hardware - Ascend
Date: 10 Sep 1995 19:56:17 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42vft1$gjd@voyager.internex.net>
References: <42v6em$s90@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
In article <42v6em$s90@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel
Habermann) writes:
> There's a third one:
>
> Buy a cheap PC (286 is enough), plug in Ethernetcard (an NE2000
> compatible is the cheapest I know of), an ISDN-Card (passive)
> install DOS, KA9Q/NOS (freeware), ISPA (shareware, cheap), configure,
> connect via ethernet to the black machine, plug in ISDN-cable,
> start and forget.
>
> I know several people (including me) who run this configuration
> successfully and reliably.
>
We chose to use an Ascend router instead of the PC stuff.
The packet filtering second channel dial on-demand etc
is all in a very small box. We liked them so much we
signed up as a reseller and sell them with our NYRO Web Stations
/ Servers. We charge $1,350 I think.
Ian
From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Q: Next Service Documentation
Date: 11 Sep 1995 23:41:34 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <432hfe$f8n@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Hi,
would anyone know where to get Repair Manuals for black NeXT and NeXT
printers?
Thank you,
Rudy Blazek
student at MSU
blazek@stt.msu.edu
From: tomk@access.digex.net (Tom Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM ???
Date: 12 Sep 1995 01:33:30 GMT
Organization: Comm Systems, Inc.
Message-ID: <432o1a$72k@news4.digex.net>
References: <42l4cj$n9q@tkhut.sojourn.com>
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In article <42l4cj$n9q@tkhut.sojourn.com>, gcl@sojourn1.sojourn.com says...
>I am thinking of upgrading, and the new #9FX Motion 771 2meg VRAM
>isn't on the 3.3 compatability list.
#9 insists there is a driver. There is none. I pointed this out on
Compuserve, and the #9 guys first told me to "find a person
with a clue" and just find the driver. Then they stopped responding
to my messages.
Thank you very much #9. I hope you lose the contract with Dell <G>.
--
Tom Krotchko
<tomk@access.digex.net>
From: sams@best.com (Samuel G. Streeper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Adaptec2940,fdisk and 3rd SCSI drive-help!!
Date: 11 Sep 1995 18:55:09 -0700
Organization: BEST Internet (415) 964-2378
Message-ID: <sams.810870263@shell1.best.com>
References: <430m9b$e8v@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough) writes:
> However I'd
>like to fdisk the Fireball (ID3) and create 1 DOS partition and 1 NS
>partition. fdisk won't let me do that. It complains that the BIOS may be
>disabled (it is not) and that NS won't be able to get accurate information
>on the HD. So I went ahead and formatted is completely as a NS HD and it
>worked fine. Then I formatted it as a DOS drive and it again worked fine. I
>really don't want to allocate 1.2gigs to win95, so is there a solution to
>partitioning this drive with one partition DOS and the other NS?
The booter stashes away bios information about each dos partitioned
drive so the kernel and things like disk and fdisk can be smart
about finding things. Unfortunately this info is constructed in a
weird manner by the bios and the kernel can't really guess how the
bios will claim the disk is laid out (since PC bios' are brain
dameaged and lie about these things). Anyway, the booter asked
the bios about your third drive and the bios effectively replied
"I ain't tellin." So fdisk can't fill in the fields in the
partition table. Still you may not be SOL.
Try moving the drive to make it the second one. I bet the bios will
then give up the goods on the drive and you will probably be able
to partition it. Then when you move it back to the third drive,
the kernel (I think) will only use the absolute numbers from the
partition table to find the NS partition. It should work just
fine, since NS only needs the bios numbers to boot from a disk
or to create dos partitions.
cheers,
-sam
From: tlee@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu (Tung. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: i can't get my video card display in color..... :(
Date: 12 Sep 1995 04:06:15 GMT
Organization: Stevens Institute of Technology
Message-ID: <4330vn$2t2@apocalypse.dmi.stevens-tech.edu>
References: <DEqqGL.J8F@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
In article <DEqqGL.J8F@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>, weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au says:
>
>i have a S3-864 PCI video card..
>i use the driver from the CD... everything works just fine under stander
>mode. and then, i change the display mode to 800*600 256 color. after
>reboot, nothing changed????? so i tried to change to different display
>mode, but the display still stay with the 'stander mode' :( (i have 32Mb
>RAM)..
Do you get the S3 generic driver for your video card ?
I also have one S3-864 PCI video card....and everything just work
fine on my computer....
Tony
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet Driver for 3.3?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 04:34:20 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <4332kc$89n@news4.digex.net>
References: <42ti6o$gk4@News1.mcs.net> <9a7cb$14272e.12@NT>
indy@gryphon wrote:
> In Graphics Tablet Driver for 3.3? comp.sys.next.hardware
> <ArticleDisplayer: 0xaabb0> writes,
> > Does anybody know of a graphics tablet driver for a Wacom
> > artPadII that works under NS 3.3, or of anybody working on such
> > a beast? I'm in need of an alternate pointing device due to
> > RSI, and a graphics tablet is perfect. unfortunately, i can't
> > find any drivers for a serial-based tablet... :-(
> >
> > any info is appreciated!
> I'll add a "Me, Too!" to this -- I want to start using a tablet,
> and we've upgraded.
I too am interested in getting a pressure sensitive graphics tablet.
However, I'm completely ignorant as to what is considered to be a
good tablet or not. Is this artPadII good, and if so, why? Thanks
for any info!
--
Thanks, Later, John
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School | NEXTSTEP Developer
John Kheit )^> %^) | Opinions expressed | MIME & NeXTmail OK--3P
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | represent me only... | Telepathy...It's coming...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Re: SIMMs, DIMMs and further know-how
Message-ID: <DEs3Au.1yy@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
References: <m0sruYy-000btOC@a-gain>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 05:59:18 GMT
In article <m0sruYy-000btOC@a-gain> writes:
> 72pin SIMMs (PS2, 70 ns) are used in NeXTstation / cube Turbos and
> most modern PC/Pentium-board-designs.
Actully, Turbo cubes use 45degree tilted SIMMS (not your average PC/Pentium
board design).
--Gerben
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: TMC Main board PCI54IT
Message-ID: <DEs32q.1y4@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 05:54:26 GMT
I just got information on this board. Let me share it with you people and
ask your comment.
Specs:
Processor: Pentium 75/90/100/120/130/150/166/180/200 or
P6 based OverDrive
Cache: Pipelined Burst Synchronous or
Asynchronous
256kB or 512kB
Chipset: Intel Triton
Memory: Up to 128MB (the picture shows 8 simm slots however
and they usually say 128 for 4 slots)
Fast page mode or EDO
On board IDE: PIO or bus mastering
Supports EIDE up to four drives
On board I/O: SMC 37C665
Two 16550 UARTs, one ECP/EPP 2.88MB Floppy
BIOS: Supports Plug & Play ISA cards
(yeah, but what is it exactly)
Slots: 4 PCI, 3 ISA
>From the Q&A:
Intel will ship P6 Based OverDrive in the future. It is based on the core
of the P6. It is designed to fit in the current Pentium socket (Socket 7).
To use a P6 OverDrive you need a VRM (Voltage Regulator Module, provides
voltages different from 3.3V) on board and you need Socket 7 which has an
additional pin. The VRM supplies power to the CPU, you can use a 2.5V VRM
with the upcoming 180MHz Pentium
A cache module gives flexibilty in L2 caches. The modules itself are
available from TMC, but also from IDT, Micron, NEC, Motorola, Samsung, etc.
My conclusion:
This looks like a very, very promising main board. Start out with a 90MHz
Pentium and install a VRM+P6 OverDrive later.
I'll call them tomorrow and let you know about BIOS, # of SIMM slots, price.
They only sell to resellers.
Does anyone have experience with these boards? With the company? They are
called Mynix in Canada and MYCOMP in Taiwan. They have offices in the US,
UK, Germany and New Zealand besides.
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN with Black Hardware - Ascend
Date: 12 Sep 1995 08:26:40 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <433g80$ju3@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Ian H. Stewart (ian_stewart@nyro.com) wrote:
: In article <42v6em$s90@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel
: Habermann) writes:
: > There's a third one:
: >
: > Buy a cheap PC (286 is enough), plug in Ethernetcard (an NE2000
: > compatible is the cheapest I know of), an ISDN-Card (passive)
: > install DOS, KA9Q/NOS (freeware), ISPA (shareware, cheap), configure,
: > connect via ethernet to the black machine, plug in ISDN-cable,
: > start and forget.
: >
: > I know several people (including me) who run this configuration
: > successfully and reliably.
: >
: We chose to use an Ascend router instead of the PC stuff.
: The packet filtering second channel dial on-demand etc
: is all in a very small box. We liked them so much we
: signed up as a reseller and sell them with our NYRO Web Stations
: / Servers. We charge $1,350 I think.
Compared to the PC solution, this is plug and play, simply works
and - I agree - is a very nice solution. The PC router thing is
for people how want to spend _much_ less money. The PC should be
about $ 300,-
Axel
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From: root@weismann (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stealth64 DRAM drivers for 3.2?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 10:11:26 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <433mce$cev@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
I am running NEXTSTEP 3.2 on this 486 computer, and I just installed
a Diamond Stealth 64 2MB DRAM card. The only drivers I could find for this
card are for NEXTSTEP 3.3. I tried to install these drivers anyway, and
Config won't let me choose the resolution. The default resolution,
640x480 comes up ok. I tried to manually change the resolution, but got
only a black screen.
Should the 3.3 drivers work somehow under 3.2, and I simply made some
mistake?
Are there drivers for 3.2 for this card arround?
any help will be greatly appreciated,
Michael Lachmann
dirk@charles.stanford.edu (but posting from root)
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Subject: CD ROMs for a black bax
Importance: High
Does anyone know if the Toshiba 3401B is supported by NeXT cube ?
Can I get an (exhaustive) list of the CD ROMs supported by the black box ?
Does it depend on the ROM version ?
Any information will be very welcome.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: G.C.Th.Wierda@AWT.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Subject: What type of SIMMs (where to get) fot NeXTcube Turbo?
Message-ID: <DEsGq4.DFI@AWT.NL>
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Hello, World!
I want to add 16MB to my NeXTcube Turbo. I opened the cube and
looked at what was in and I saw very strange looking SIMMs. The kind of 'hang'
under an angle of 45 degrees, and the sockets are not standard either. The
SIMMs are somewhat bigger than your run of the mill 72pin SIMMs.
Anyway, I want two 8MB SIMMs of this type and I have to know what
they are called (how this format is called) or where I can get them (preferably at
a reasonable price of course).
Thanks,
--Gerben
From: newberry@news-server.engin.umich.edu (byron lee newberry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStations won't boot!
Date: 12 Sep 1995 12:15:17 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Message-ID: <433tkl$bmk@srvr1.engin.umich.edu>
Hello,
I am the administrator (in title only, I have little experience) of
a network of 5 NeXTstations (old NeXT hardware). This weekend
something happened and I found the network locked up when I came in
Monday. I tried to reboot each system (power-down from login screen)
and it worked for 3 of the 5. However, on 2 of the machines, no
error messages are given, but they simply hang after saying
"reboot complete". One of the two hung computers then gives a
message about "NFS server not responding" and then later another message
about "non-existant user dump". These messages may be caused by the
fact that the other hung computer is the NetInfo Server. Oddly enough
the other 3 computers are fine and we can even access the files on the
2 hung computers by cd /Net. Any ideas? I really do not know what to
try next! From reading in the Administration manual, it seems that
the trouble is occurs at the point "loginwindow" should be ran by
the "init" program. Are their other diagnostics I could use to try
to track down the trouble. All help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Byron Newberry
newberry@engin.umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gerold@ariel.infodesign.ch (Gerold Rupprecht)
Subject: Re: NeXT slab power supply
Message-ID: <DEsMw2.792@eunet.ch>
Keywords: service, power supply, switzerland
Sender: usenet@eunet.ch
Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland
References: <42u1tm$6cn@crl13.crl.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:02:26 GMT
In article <42u1tm$6cn@crl13.crl.com> mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
writes:
>
> So I come into work one night and find my machine dead. A little
> surgery reveals that the power supply is kaput.
>
> Any pointers on where to find a replacement power supply?
>
> --
> Don McGregor | "Money can't buy you friends, but it does get you
> mcgredo@crl.com | a better class of enemy."
Dear Don, others,
I had similar problems. I also had great service!
> Mr. Brad Sime
> Bell Atlantic Computer Technology Services
> NeXT Computer Service Dept.
> 2323 Industrial Parkway West
> Hayward, CA 945
>Dear Mr. Sime,
>Thank you for the fast response on my power supply order! I ordered on
>Friday morning (ref. service repair order 29604) and Federal Express
>delivered to our office next Monday afternoon. I have never seen such
>great service! Keep up the great work (and you can send a copy of this
>letter to your boss). I could never get such quality service here in
>Switzerland, never mind the price. It meant the difference between
>reading books and working!.
Call 1-800-499-NeXT(6398)
Fax 510-732-3078
They are the official service provider for NeXT hardware in North America
as well as offering post warranty support services.
Price at the time, August 8th, 1994 was 180 + 32.90 USD Fed Ex + Customs
Clearance + Tax
Fed Ex in Switzerland is very good as they handle the customs clearance
for you and deliver to your office door.
From: joel@cais.com (Joel C. McClung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What type of SIMMs (where to get) fot NeXTcube Turbo?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 15:47:53 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Message-ID: <434a39$4kb@zippy.cais.net>
References: <DEsGq4.DFI@AWT.NL>
In article <DEsGq4.DFI@AWT.NL> G.C.Th.Wierda@AWT.NL (Gerben Wierda)
writes:
> I want to add 16MB to my NeXTcube Turbo. I opened the cube and
> looked at what was in and I saw very strange looking SIMMs.
I recommend looking at document 1081, titled "Adding to and
troubleshooting NeXT memory", from NeXTAnswers on ftp.next.com. This
document is from their fall 1992 support bulletin. It has instructions on
how to determine "new" vs "old" NeXTstations, what type of memory, speed
of the memory, parity/non-parity, max memory, and even how to diagnose
which SIMM module is bad based on the error diagnostics.
Good luck.
--joel
From: larsen@lal.cs.utah.edu (Steve Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Use SB16-SCSI to install?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 17:45:28 GMT
Organization: University of Utah Computer Science Department
Message-ID: <434gvo$kck@magus.cs.utah.edu>
References: <42o1rd$b89@magus.cs.utah.edu>
Steve Larsen (larsen@sal.cs.utah.edu) wrote:
: Hi all,
: It seems that I heard, once upon a time, that you could use the SB16-SCSI
: to install NeXTStep. I have a SCSI-2 cdrom, and would like to install to
: my IDE drive. Is this possible?
Thought I would follow-up my own post to let everyone know the results
of this. I was able to INSTALL NeXTStep with the SoundBlaster16-SCSI2.
I had to get the additional drivers disk to do it, but it will work
--
Steve Larsen
larsen@sunset.cs.utah.edu
I don't like stuff that sucks!
B&B
From: Xuan Ping Cen <xcen@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggest me a MODEM please...
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:14:10 -0400
Organization: City University of New York/University Computer Center
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950912141357.3192B-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
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On Sun, 10 Sep 1995 weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
> Date: Sun, 10 SEP 1995 00:35:37 GMT
> From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
> Newgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
> Subject: Suggest me a MODEM please...
>
>
>
>
You need a good modem?
cen
From: powell@tropic (Mark Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrading CPU and adding CD to O'station41
Date: 12 Sep 1995 19:01:29 GMT
Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML
Message-ID: <434le9$4k8@wave.aoml.erl.gov>
Has anyone out there tried upgrading the cpu on their 100 mhz 486 O'station 41
(or other PC running NS) to a Pentium using the zif socket. ANy advice on
prices to expect or problems experienced? It would be nice to upgrade these to
100 mhz Pentiums if that is indeed possible and not too expensive.
ALso we would like to add CD's to the o'stations. Does anyone know if plans
are being made to support multisession CD's in NEXTSTEP? ANy advice on
models/prices of CD's we can just drop into the box?
Please reply to powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov
--
Dr. Mark D. Powell powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov
Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, NEXTSTEP advocate)
NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply)
Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
From: luomat@cedman.remote.Princeton.EDU (Timothy J. Luoma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter
Date: 12 Sep 1995 14:32:28 -0500
Organization: Princeton Theological Seminary
Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu
Message-ID: <9509121934.AA07322@charisma.capitalist.princeton.edu>
I replaced the infamous gear which causes the paper to not come out.
Now I can't figure out how to get the damn thing back together.
Actually, that isn't entirely the case. I know how 90% of it goes
together. My problem is that there are two black plastic pieces
which I took off near the end (when I was almost at the fuser) and I
cannot determine from where I removed them (Yes I know I should
have been more careful, but I had several unexpected delays which
have since confounded my memory).
If anyone out there is familiar with the printer and would be
willing to take some time (via email) to discuss these two parts (I
can better describe them to someone who has done this before).
Many thanks from a man with a $500 printer currently in $3 pieces ;-)
TjL
---
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
NeXT 3.2 m68k Another convert to the Z-Shell
MIME & NeXTMail OK but remember I'm using PPP, so big email = trouble
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: More on great looking TMC Main board PCI54IT
Message-ID: <DEt38r.32F@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
References: <DEs32q.1y4@RnA.NL>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 18:55:39 GMT
In article <DEs32q.1y4@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
> I just got information on this board. Let me share it with you people and
> ask your comment.
>
> Specs:
> Processor: Pentium 75/90/100/120/130/150/166/180/200 or
> P6 based OverDrive
> Cache: Pipelined Burst Synchronous or
> Asynchronous
> 256kB or 512kB
> Chipset: Intel Triton
> Memory: Up to 128MB (the picture shows 8 simm slots however
> and they usually say 128 for 4 slots)
Actually it is just 4 slots. My mistake.
> Fast page mode or EDO
> On board IDE: PIO or bus mastering
> Supports EIDE up to four drives
> On board I/O: SMC 37C665
> Two 16550 UARTs, one ECP/EPP 2.88MB Floppy
> BIOS: Supports Plug & Play ISA cards
> (yeah, but what is it exactly)
AMI or Award 4.5. Both are Flash.
> Slots: 4 PCI, 3 ISA
>
> >From the Q&A:
>
> Intel will ship P6 Based OverDrive in the future. It is based on the core
> of the P6. It is designed to fit in the current Pentium socket (Socket 7).
>
> To use a P6 OverDrive you need a VRM (Voltage Regulator Module, provides
> voltages different from 3.3V) on board and you need Socket 7 which has an
> additional pin. The VRM supplies power to the CPU, you can use a 2.5V VRM
> with the upcoming 180MHz Pentium
>
> A cache module gives flexibilty in L2 caches. The modules itself are
> available from TMC, but also from IDT, Micron, NEC, Motorola, Samsung, etc.
>
> My conclusion:
>
> This looks like a very, very promising main board. Start out with a 90MHz
> Pentium and install a VRM+P6 OverDrive later.
>
> I'll call them tomorrow and let you know about BIOS, # of SIMM slots, price.
Price depends on the nr you buy :-). 10-20pcs $195 (These are the German
prices).
> Does anyone have experience with these boards? With the company? They are
> called Mynix in Canada and MYCOMP in Taiwan. They have offices in the US,
> UK, Germany and New Zealand besides.
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: How is the Matrox Millenium Graphic Adapter?
Message-ID: <DEt3Iz.35q@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 19:01:46 GMT
Now that there is a driver, how is it performing?
The 2MB version, can it handle RGB:444?
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: PIO or bus mastering on board IDE? What is that?
Message-ID: <DEt3zn.37t@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 19:11:47 GMT
Hi guru's,
I read in a motherboard description:
On board IDE: PIO or bus mastering, supports EIDE up to four drives.
What is the difference between PIO and bus mastering?
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Is there a useful real world perform. diff between 256 and 512 k caches?
Message-ID: <DEt45E.3AC@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 19:15:13 GMT
Hmm, I could have wrapped these questions up into one post. Anyway, as the
subject line asks: what is the common wisdom on this? I am not so much
interested in benchmarks (maybe SPEC), I am interested in real world
experiences.
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: lmarcoux@mycroft.math.ualberta.ca (Laurent Marcoux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which colour monitors for Colour Turbo?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 21:17:06 GMT
Organization: Computing and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Message-ID: <434tci$1jje@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca>
Hi - my colour monitor just died :(
I noticed one message here referring to a Sony 17SF monitor that one can
use with a Colour Turbo, as well as the special cable adaptor needed to
make it work. I was wondering if there is a list of monitors that are
black box compatible, as well as the corresponding cables one needs to
buy? If so, where is that list? Finally, if the prices and specs would
come with that list, that would really make my day. In particular, is it
much more expensive/worthwhile to go to a 19 inch monitor?
Thanks,
Laurent Marcoux
From: chuck@its.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PIO or bus mastering on board IDE? What is that?
Date: 12 Sep 1995 21:31:41 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <434u7u$h1e@news.its.com>
References: <DEt3zn.37t@RnA.NL>
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL wrote:
> I read in a motherboard description:
> On board IDE: PIO or bus mastering, supports EIDE up to four drives.
> What is the difference between PIO and bus mastering?
I'm not all that familiar with guru-level Intelisms, but I'll give it a
shot, anyway:
PIO is "programmable I/O", and it relies upon the CPU to do data transfers.
"Bus mastering" cards can take over the bus to memory and do DMA directly
to RAM without involving the CPU.
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mark Adler - was Re: ISDN with Black Hardware please get in touch..
Date: 13 Sep 1995 00:15:15 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Hi Mark
I tried to reply to your mail to the following address
Mark Adler <Mark.Adler@quest.jpl.nasa.gov>
but it bounced.
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Mark.Adler@quest.jpl.nasa.gov ... transport smtp: 554 <Mark.Adler@quest.jpl.nasa.gov>... 550 User unknown: No such file or directory
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Here's my reply:
> About how much are the ethernet card, the isdn card, and ISPA? Thanks.
I don't know much about the actual prices outside of germany.
ISPA is DM 40,- for private and DM 50,- for commercial and institutional
users. The Ethernet card (a cheap NE2000 clone is enough) is about
DM 60,- at any local shop near you. The price for the ISDN card is
difficult to tell. The cheapest are about DM 200,- but german Telecom
will pay a discount of DM 300,- if you install your first ISDN
line to the dealer selling you the equipment. So most dealers advertise
with this discount which makes the ISDN card appear to cost much less.
Axel
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From: hadar@amazon (Hadar Pedhazur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Adaptec2940,fdisk and 3rd SCSI drive-help!!
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 12 Sep 1995 23:49:14 GMT
Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland, New York site
Message-ID: <43569q$q2g@ns2.ny.ubs.com>
References: <430m9b$e8v@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
Philip McDunnough (philip@utstat.toronto.edu) wrote:
: Hello...
:
: I have NS3.3 runing on a Triton Asus Intel motherboard with a P5/100. I am
: using an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI controller with the bios 1.2 rev . I have a
: Quantum Trailblazer 850 (ID0), Seagate 1gig (ID2), Apple CD300 (ID2) and I
: just added a Quantum Fireball(ID3) 1gig drive. I can start my system and
: initialize the Quantum Fireball completeley as a NEXTSTEP volume. But, I
: wanted to try Win95 (please no moans:) ) and so I partitioned the 850 boot
: drive into 200megs DOS and the rest NS. Everything runs fine. However I'd
: like to fdisk the Fireball (ID3) and create 1 DOS partition and 1 NS
: partition. fdisk won't let me do that. It complains that the BIOS may be
: disabled (it is not) and that NS won't be able to get accurate information
: on the HD. So I went ahead and formatted is completely as a NS HD and it
: worked fine. Then I formatted it as a DOS drive and it again worked fine. I
: really don't want to allocate 1.2gigs to win95, so is there a solution to
: partitioning this drive with one partition DOS and the other NS?
:
: Any information would really be appreciated. This is very strange.
: Thank's...Philip
: --
: Philip McDunnough
: LakeHaven, {Where sheep may safely graze ...}
: philip@utstat.toronto.edu,{NeXT Mail preferred}
I have a very similar setup to yours, and had a very similar problem.
I "sovled" (if you can call it that :-) my problem by *temporarily*
disabling my internal disk (already partitioned into two drives, both
DOS), and setting my *external* disk to SCSI 0. When the Adaptec sees
only the *one* drive on the system, it seems very happy with that one
drive. I think you will be able to partition it any way you like.
Once built, I reconnected my internal disk, and reset the external
disk to sd2. (Stay with me now ... :-)
OK. Now, I can no longer boot NS directly from the boot partition of
my internal drive (as there is no way that I can determine to mention
a different scsi device from the one that got booted, sigh :-().
Here's what I do. First, on my *external* disk, I change the
/etc/fstab to mount /dev/sd2a onto / rather than the default sd0a.
Now, whenever I want to boot NS (this gets gross, but works flawlessly
:-), I stop the boot process with a CTRL-A (the Adaptec utitilies
entry point), and then I DISABLE BIOS SEARCH FOR SD0! NS then
automatically boots off of my second drive. I do have to supply the
parameter: rootdev=sd2a (at the Boot: prompt).
Whew! I know this is a little convoluted, but it does work and gives
me tremendous flexibilty. You can also easily boot off of a floppy and
say "rootdev=sd2a" as well and that will work fine as well. I
personally prefer the adaptec way, though lord knows why.
P.S. even when disabling the bios scan for sd0, the drive still
*automatically* mounts as /ms_dos_6 on my NS drive so it is completely
available. It was only cut out during the bios scan, not disabled
completely from the adaptec card!
Feel free to drop me a line if this stuff isn't clear enough.
--
Hadar Pedhazur
Global Equity Derivatives
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] NeXtStation headless
Date: 12 Sep 1995 23:29:05 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <435541$pn@voyager.internex.net>
I am having a little trouble getting this to work.
I followed the FAQ, but the system appears to hang
at the sound init. I'm running NS 3.3.
I was able to get this message out of the /usr/adm/message file.
Any ideas?
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:00:c1:41
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type
"10MB Ethernet"
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: dsp0 at 0x2108000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: np0 at 0x200f000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: root on sd0
restarting mach.........
Thanks,
ian
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Booting Monitorless problem
Date: 10 Sep 1995 06:05:01 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <42tv6d$qrm@voyager.internex.net>
I am having a little trouble getting this to work.
I followed the FAQ, but the systems appears to hang.
I was able to get this message out of the /usr/adm/message file.
Any ideas?
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:00:c1:41
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type
"10MB Ethernet"
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: dsp0 at 0x2108000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: np0 at 0x200f000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: root on sd0
restarting mach.........
It never gets to:
Sep 9 22:15:40 www reboot: Reboot complete
I have the following entry in /etc/ttys does this have an effect?
console "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" NeXT on secure
Thanks
-i
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD ROMs for a black bax
Date: 13 Sep 1995 01:30:57 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <435c8h$aj6@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <0008882C.MAI*/G=OLIVIER/S=LOSCUL/PRMD=CEDELLUX/ADMD=TMAILUK/C=GB/@MHS>
ISS LOSCUL OLIVIER (OLIVIER.LOSCUL@cedel.sprint.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know if the Toshiba 3401B is supported by NeXT cube ?
: Can I get an (exhaustive) list of the CD ROMs supported by the black box ?
: Does it depend on the ROM version ?
: Any information will be very welcome.
Yes, I use the 3401 with my NeXTstation. No problem what so-ever.
Willem
From: 1st@haven.ios.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FS: ## RDI Powerlite Workstation,64/2.4Gig##
Date: 13 Sep 1995 00:22:20 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
Message-ID: <43587s$it6@news.ios.com>
Keywords: PowerLite
HEY:
Everyone Out there I Know you've seen STEVE JOBS on the TUBE with that
Pretty little NoteBook!! Its Faster than a Speeding Bullet and and has a
Brain like a CRAY(exaggeration)!
It's the RDI PowerLite Workstation Notebook!!!! Well I'm Selling One!
SPECS: RDI Powerlite 85MHz Sparc2 Processor, 64 Meg RAM, 2.4Gigs !!
* SELLING FOR $10, 500.00 SYSTEM Retails at ($19,000)
Please Email at 1stsight@haven.ios.com
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Upgrading CPU and adding CD to O'station41
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 02:03:44 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <435e3e$1j1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <434le9$4k8@wave.aoml.erl.gov>
powell@tropic (Mark Powell) wrote:
>Has anyone out there tried upgrading the cpu on their 100 mhz 486 O'station 41
>(or other PC running NS) to a Pentium using the zif socket. ANy advice on
>prices to expect or problems experienced? It would be nice to upgrade these to
>100 mhz Pentiums if that is indeed possible and not too expensive.
Unfortunately I think you must buy the Intel OverDrive Petnium chips
which when it first came out...it didn't get ANY decent reviews..refer
to PC Ragazine sometime around May or June...
>ALso we would like to add CD's to the o'stations. Does anyone know if plans
>are being made to support multisession CD's in NEXTSTEP? ANy advice on
>models/prices of CD's we can just drop into the box?
I prefer external ones..pretty much everthing that is SCSI works with
41s
Godwin
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] NeXtStation headless
Date: 13 Sep 1995 02:21:55 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Distribution: world
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Ian H. Stewart (ian_stewart@nyro.com) wrote:
: I am having a little trouble getting this to work.
: I followed the FAQ, but the system appears to hang
: at the sound init. I'm running NS 3.3.
: I was able to get this message out of the /usr/adm/message file.
: Any ideas?
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:00:c1:41
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type
: "10MB Ethernet"
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: dsp0 at 0x2108000
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: np0 at 0x200f000
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
: Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: root on sd0
: restarting mach.........
Headless wont work with Sound out tests enabled. You can disable
sound out tests with p at the rom monitor prompt and entering n
at the appropriate question.
Axel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.marketplace
From: edas@netcom.com (Rajeev Madhavan)
Subject: NexT Color Printer
Message-ID: <edasDEqCx0.2K5@netcom.com>
Followup-To: madhavan@ambit.com
Summary: FOR SALE
Keywords: NEXT COLOR PRINTER
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 07:31:47 GMT
Sender: edas@netcom4.netcom.com
I have an hardly used NEXT COLOR PRINTER FOR SALE (400 dpi color
with 4 new black cartridges and 3 new color (all the 3 remaining
color cartridges are new) for sale.
The best offer will get it - I bought it 3 months back for
$400, but I sold my next computer!
Thanks
..RM
From: bm01@uwrf.edu (Brian S Mogged)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel SoundCard Recommendation
Date: 13 Sep 1995 03:36:48 GMT
Message-ID: <435jkg$7pg@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>
Hey does anybody have any recommendation for Intel NextStep
SoundCards... It has to be good at least. Does have to be the BEST
in the world but it has to be GOOD.
Thanxs...
--
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From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 11 Sep 1995 04:15:15 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <430d4j$ecf@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
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Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
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You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
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From: Ira Fuchs <fuchs@princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Zyxel modem
Date: 13 Sep 1995 02:52:39 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <435h1n$3do@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
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I am using an original black cube and I would like to find a way to dial
a number and deliver a voice announcement. I had hoped to to use a Zyxel
modem to do this. There is a package called AM that I thought would do
this but I understand that it will not work reliably on the Cube. This
may mean that no solution that requires the Zyxel modem (on the Cube)
will work (if the serial port can't keep up). Another possibility, I
suppose, would be to dial out with any modem and then find a way to
patch the NeXT's audio to the phone line.
If anyone knows a way to do this either with the Zyxel, the NeXT audio,
or any other clever method, I would very much like to know.
From: tomlins@CAM.ORG (Ed Tomlinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 01:11:08 GMT
Organization: Ed's PC
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <changi0.9k.26vTG5$04w@tomlins.HIP.CAM.ORG>
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at> <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net>
In <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net>, elitman@nxstep.com (Eric Litman) writes:
>Thomas Ruemmele (ruemmele@dbai.tuwien.ac.at) wrote:
># Hallo !
>
># I'm planning to buy a Pentium PC in order to run NextStep on it.
># The Asus P55TP4XE mainboard seems to me to be a good choice.
># But to prevent me from having unpleasant surprises, I would like to
># know if somebody is already running NS on this MB or has experienced
># problems with it.
>
>Excellent motherboard. Apart from being amazingly fast, it has run flawlessly
>for me since day 1. Be sure to disable the APM features in the BIOS setup.
I have also found this to be a very good board. It has run well from
day one here too. I use OS/2 and the APM features interact well with
the os.
I have only one question about the board. Where can one find a
connector for the PS2 mouse? Would much rather use it than 'waste' a
serial port.
Ed Tomlinson
tomlins@CAM.ORG
From: lacorte@ti.com (Bill LaCorte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 12:06:27 GMT
Organization: ti
Message-ID: <436ku6$4kq@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com>
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at> <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net> <changi0.9k.26vTG5$04w@tomlins.HIP.CAM.ORG>
You can build your own if you have the connectors. I saw a copy of the
pinout on the ASUS web site in their old posts archive. I chose to buy one
from RC Systems, although it is a little pricey at $15. RC Systems can be
found at:
HTTP://www.rcsystems.com
>I have only one question about the board. Where can one find a
>connector for the PS2 mouse? Would much rather use it than 'waste' a
>serial port.
>
>Ed Tomlinson
>tomlins@CAM.ORG
>
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ajl@spock (Alexander Lamb)
Subject: New DEC Celebris GL with NEXTSTEP ?
Message-ID: <DEuGoG.EGJ@eunet.ch>
Sender: usenet@eunet.ch
Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 12:43:28 GMT
Hello all,
I am wondering if someone already tried the new DEC Celebris GL which was
supposed to be out since end of august ?
The nice features it has could make it a cool solution for the desktop :
- on board Matrox Millenium
- on board sound
- on board DEC network chipset
- EIDE or on board SCSI (adaptec)
- Triton chipset, burst cache, etc...
Any comment on experiences would be welcome !
Alexander Lamb
Expert Quantitative Trading
Geneva / Switzerland
ajl@eqt.ch
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel SoundCard Recommendation
Date: 13 Sep 1995 16:16:52 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <43705k$451@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <435jkg$7pg@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>
bm01@uwrf.edu (Brian S Mogged) wrote:
> Hey does anybody have any recommendation for Intel NextStep
> SoundCards... It has to be good at least. Does have to be the BEST
> in the world but it has to be GOOD.
The Media-Vision Pro Audio Spectrum works fine.
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: emarshal@site.gmu.edu (Eric Marshall (Faculty))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: help needed configuring new NeXT serial drivers
Date: 13 Sep 1995 01:45:43 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <435d47$crg@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I recently installed the v3.33 versions of the ISASerialPort,
SerialPointingDevice and PortServer drivers and when I try to reboot,
the system hangs right after printing:
Registering: PDPseudo
Registering: ttya
Registering: ttyb
Registering: pdservd
pdservd: Post Load for ttya complete
pdservd: Post Load for ttyb complete
I instantiated one SerialPointingDevice driver, one PortServer
driver and two ISASerialPort drivers and configured them as described
in the next paragraph. If I don't configure a SerialPointingDevice
instance (for my Microsoft serial mouse), the boot succeeds but
I don't have the use of a mouse. Configure.app didn't complain
about any of my driver configurations.
Using the original NS 3.3 serial drivers and an internal
ZyXEL (this combination works just fine), the serial ports are configured
as COM1 at 3F8 using IRQ 4 and COM3 at 3E8 using IRQ 3. The serial
port on the ZyXEL is configured (jumpered) as COM3 at 3E8 using IRQ 3.
Any help will be appreciated!
From: rcw@caspian.cc.vt.edu (R. Craig Woods)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Source for Abaton modem power supplies
Date: 13 Sep 1995 15:31:56 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <436thc$afa@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
Keywords: Abaton Interfax modem
Does anyone know of a source for Abaton Interfax 24/96 modems?
We are trying to locate a replacement power supply for one of these
modems.
---Craig Woods
Virginia Tech Computing Center
rcw@vt.edu
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SIMMs (9bits) ?
Any issue with the ROM revision level ?
From: pisul_cj@cowley.uwlax.edu (Charles Pisula S92)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: No CD-ROMs work for me........
Date: 13 Sep 1995 16:57:31 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Message-ID: <4372hr$4rm@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu>
Hi,
I am currently running NS3.3 and can't seem to get any CD-ROMs to work. Here is my system
configuration.
Dell p100c (pipeline burst cache).
32MB RAM
1.0 GB WD-HD
#9-128bit 4MB VRAM
SB-16 Basic
ZOOM 28.8 V.34 Modem
As far as I can tell, there aren't any resource conflicts. In any event, I still can't get any
CD-ROM to work when I remove the modem and sound card. The interesting (and pernicious) problem is
that I know for certain that I can get these CD-ROMs to work on a p90, p90c, p100 with the rest of
the sys config being the same as mine.
I have tried:
- NeXT 1X CD-ROM w/adaptec 1542B.
- Various Atapi CD-ROMs listed on the pertinent NA document.
Any insight is greatly appreciated. If you have a similar config, what has worked for you?
By the way, I installed NS by placing my HD on a Dell p90, and hooking the CD-ROM up to it.
If you need extra details let me know.
-- Chuck Pisula
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Someone use Matrox Millenium ?
Date: 13 Sep 1995 20:20:44 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <437ees$72r@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Hi,
If someone has experience with a Matrox Millenium (bugs, speed, ...) please
mail me.
Thanks,
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: emstech@sound.music.mcgill.ca (Alain Terriault -- EMS Technician)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Remommendation on printer for black HardWare
Date: 13 Sep 1995 18:05:37 GMT
Organization: McGill University Computing Centre
Message-ID: <4376hh$shc@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
Hi,
I am looking for a printer for a NeXTStation, I don't want the original black printer. I know about PrintManager and all the printers that are listed. But I will really like to have the opinion of someone who actually using the printer.
The only other printer that I know will work fine is the LaserJet 4MP .. but that's rely out of my budget.
thanks,
--
Alain Terriault
Music Faculty, Mcgill University
From: root@darwin.gsfc.nasa.gov (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Neptun Chipset
Date: 13 Sep 1995 19:03:29 GMT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Message-ID: <4379u1$o0m@post.gsfc.nasa.gov>
References: <42pd9l$2nb@news.rrz.uni-koeln.de>
I have an AMI Titan II motherboard with two CPU's Of course, only one can
be used by NextStep. I was able to get the machine to boot and run
NextSTEP by disableing the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Configuration
jumper. Since I also use WindowsNT, which supports dual processors on the
AMI board, I fixed up a toggle switch to enable the Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Configuration when I want to use WindowsNT. The Toggle also
changes the addresses on the SCSI hard disk so the one with the operating
system I want to use is SCSI ID 0.
- Jon
a2587580@athena.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE (Markus Schroeder) writes:
> Following Problem:
>
> Motherboard: INTEL/SNI Dual PEntium Intel Neptun Chipset
> - one Pentium installed
>
> System hangs wiht an unexpected kernel trap afte initialisation of the
> device drivers. Ithink that this might be due to teh EISA/ PCI Bridge?
>
> any cvomments?
>
> reagrds
>
> Markus
From: hcole@rt66.com (Howard R. Cole)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Software for EPSON ES1000C?
Date: 13 Sep 1995 18:35:33 GMT
Organization: Engineering International Inc., Public Internet Access
Message-ID: <43789n$lf5@mack.rt66.com>
Are there any applications out there that support
an EPSON ES1000C scanner?
Thanks for any pointers.
- HRC -
hcole@rt66.com
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From: root@darwin.gsfc.nasa.gov (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP DAT tape C1533A -- how to access
Date: 13 Sep 1995 19:49:03 GMT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Message-ID: <437cjf$opb@post.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Keywords: DAT access, dump
I have an HP DAT tape drive, model C1533A. I downloaded the driver,
NeXTanswer #1960 and installed it. When I boot, the SCSI card,
Adaptec 2940W recongnizes the drive. It is also recognized as a hardware
device by the NextStep, however when SCSITape does its IOProbe, it claims
no device is found. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Send replies to: robinson@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov OR
robinson@darwin.gsfc.nasa.gov
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] NeXtStation headless
Date: 13 Sep 1995 20:16:16 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <437e6g$s5p@voyager.internex.net>
References: <435f83$8ct@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
As I mentioned before, I followed the FAQ and it says
to disable the sound test which I do. It doesn't
hang at Testing System, like it would if sound test was on,
but I get almost to the end of a boot and THEN it hangs.
Ian
In article <435f83$8ct@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel
Habermann) writes:
>
> Headless wont work with Sound out tests enabled. You can disable
> sound out tests with p at the rom monitor prompt and entering n
> at the appropriate question.
>
> Axel
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From: fjsoria@coast.cis.ufl.edu (Frank Joseph Soria)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound Blaster 16
Date: 13 Sep 1995 20:23:35 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <437ek7$9r2@sand.cis.ufl.edu>
hello,
i have sound blaster 16 basic card with a pansonic cdrom connected to it
is it possible to install NeXT Step 3.3 fron this drive... and if so
what driver should i use?
if this is not possible what is a cheap 2x speed EIDE drive that is fully
supported to install NeXT Step?
please email me with sugestions at : fjsoria@cis.ufl.edu
thank you,
frank
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From: slynn@novell.com (Shawn Lynn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 16-bit Video Doesn't Appear To Be 16-bit
Date: 13 Sep 1995 22:41:48 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Message-ID: <437mnc$5jm@titan.wordperfect.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII
I've recently gotten back to working on my NeXTSTEP-based Intel system, after
a few months absence.
When I pulled up a JPEG of a photograph from within OmniWeb the picture
appeared to be very grainy, as if it were being displayed in 8-bit color. I
pulled up a few more and they looked just as bad.
I double-checked my video card configuration in Configure.app and it showed my
Diamond Stealth64 running in RGB:555/16 mode. Thinking that it may be the
card, I installed a #9GXE64 Pro and configured it to run in RGB:444/16 mode,
but the JPEGs are just as grainy.
I've tried viewing the JPEGs with both ImageViewer.app and FastView.app and
they appear just as grainy with both.
Yet, if I pull these photos up on a Windows NT system running with 64k colors,
the photos look beautiful (ie. no graininess, rich colors, etc).
But, unless I'm doing my math incorrectly 16-bit=2^16=64k. So, why do the
photos look so bad on the NeXTSTEP system even though they are being displayed
on the same type of monitor at the same resolution and color depth?
Any ideas?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gibson_Rory@pcp.ca (Rory Gibson)
Subject: Re: Software for EPSON ES1000C?
Message-ID: <1995Sep13.235445.6388@pcp.ca>
Sender: news@pcp.ca
Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.
References: <43789n$lf5@mack.rt66.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 23:54:45 GMT
In article <43789n$lf5@mack.rt66.com> hcole@rt66.com (Howard R. Cole)
writes:
> Are there any applications out there that support
> an EPSON ES1000C scanner?
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> - HRC -
> hcole@rt66.com
>
Try eXTRASCAN from GSCorp (info@gscorp.com or (415)945-7000), it
supports the EPSON ES800C and ES1200C scanners so I would think that it
should also work with the ES1000C scanner.
Rory
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gibson_Rory@pcp.ca (Rory Gibson)
Subject: Old HSD scanners.
Message-ID: <1995Sep13.235736.6461@pcp.ca>
Sender: news@pcp.ca
Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 23:57:36 GMT
Does anyone out there know who is now offering support for the old
HSD scanners? I need to purchase a new tube but I'm not sure who
to call.
Thanks,
Rory Gibson
PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.,
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From: jtift@dsu.deltast.edu (John Tiftickjian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 12:07:47 -0600
Organization: Delta State University
Message-ID: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>
Our department recently received an older NeXT CD-ROM drive as a donation.
To make the most of this drive, we would like to be able to use it on a
Mac as well as the NeXT.
I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
where might I obtain the proper driver?
BTW: I'm fairly sure that the driver is communicating with the Mac SCSI
port correctly. SCSIProbe shows that the drive is being recognized at the
proper SCSI ID number.
If there is a FAQ that deals with this, I have not been able to find it.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
From: veakblad@glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 16-bit Video Doesn't Appear To Be 16-bit
Date: 14 Sep 1995 04:49:00 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland College Park
Message-ID: <438c7s$j0v@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>
References: <437mnc$5jm@titan.wordperfect.com>
Shawn Lynn (slynn@novell.com) wrote:
: I've recently gotten back to working on my NeXTSTEP-based Intel system, after
: a few months absence.
: When I pulled up a JPEG of a photograph from within OmniWeb the picture
: appeared to be very grainy, as if it were being displayed in 8-bit color. I
: pulled up a few more and they looked just as bad.
: I double-checked my video card configuration in Configure.app and it showed my
: Diamond Stealth64 running in RGB:555/16 mode. Thinking that it may be the
: card, I installed a #9GXE64 Pro and configured it to run in RGB:444/16 mode,
: but the JPEGs are just as grainy.
: I've tried viewing the JPEGs with both ImageViewer.app and FastView.app and
: they appear just as grainy with both.
: Yet, if I pull these photos up on a Windows NT system running with 64k colors,
: the photos look beautiful (ie. no graininess, rich colors, etc).
: But, unless I'm doing my math incorrectly 16-bit=2^16=64k. So, why do the
: photos look so bad on the NeXTSTEP system even though they are being displayed
: on the same type of monitor at the same resolution and color depth?
: Any ideas?
I think that NeXTStep's idea of "16 bit color" is 12 bits dedicated to
colr and 4 bits to "Alpha" or the transparency value. so in essence, when
you look at the little jpegs or what not, you end up with 12 bit color or
4096 colors, with the possiblity that they can have 16 different values
of transparency.
Ofcourse I could so wrong that it would not even be funny, so feel free
to corret me if I'm wrong.
Later.
--
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former.
--Albert Einstein
David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu davewang@wam.umd.edu
Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering NeXT4Intel3.2/Linux/Dos(W4W)
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~davewang/ VLSI Design Automation Lab
From: rsmallwo@islandnet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem installing Printer on Gateway 2000
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 07:09:09 GMT
Organization: Island Net in Victoria, B.C. Canada
Message-ID: <950914000909.238AAD6E.rsmallwo@canada>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
I am getting the following message during NEXT start-up:
'IOParallelPort not allocated - register range is invalid'
The steps I have taken to reach this point are:
1) in configure.app, I installed the ParallelPort V3.3 device/driver and
assigned it IRQ 7 and port address 3BC.
Note that I am running a Gateway 2000 4DX-33 machine and on the Windows
side, it tells me that the LPT1 port address is '3BC' and not the standard
'378'. When I did assign '378', NeXT told me there wasn't a controller at
that address.
Any ideas on how to fix this error?
Thanks in Advance.
Please respond to 'rsmallwo@islandnet.com'
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 13:33:31 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950913133106.22917C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <9509131554.AA09887@gandalf.think.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <9509131554.AA09887@gandalf.think.com>
> From: Jessica Mosher <jmosher@Think.COM>
> Newgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
> Subject: Re: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter
>
> It would be way awesome oif you could perhaps post what you learned
> during your repair--I have yet to meet a NeXT printer that didn't
> have this problem (including mine) and Bell Atlantic's solution
> seems to be to replace the whole printer!
>
I'd be happy to, for whatever it is worth, but I still haven't got the
damn thing back together yet, and I need it badly, as classes have
started up again.
Please, if you have any knowledgee, email me asap
TjL
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SOLVED (Re: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:56:05 -0400
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950913150204.23170C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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Well, I finally got my printer back together and it is working again.
The gear which I took out looked OK, but the replacement seems to be
pushing the paper all the way through, so that's all I really care about.
I was asked to post my experience from replacing this gear, which I will
do for what it is worth...
The first step was asking on csn-hardware about the problem, and was told
the gear needed to be replaced was availble from Chenesko for $2.31 and
the part number was RS1-0132.
HOWEVER, when I called Chenesko, they told me that they were not taking
any new non-commerical clients... Basically I was on my own. Back to the
newsgroup. Someone emailed me saying he had an extra gear (I will let
him come forward with the name of the company where he got them, as I DO
NOT know where he found them, and DO NOT know if he has any left. Rather
than have his email be filled with requests, I'll let him speak if he has
any left.
When he sent me the gear, I set at the printer, with the instructions at
hand (when I asked I got 12 copies of this document sent to me, so I
won't bother putting it in here, as I know it is accessible to the wider
community).
With apology to the author of said instructions, they were of little
help. They gave, to me, a general overview of the process, but I needed
something much more explicit. I'm still not sure how many of the screws
I took out were ones I needed to take out, and how many I did not need to.
The next obvious question was: "If you didn't think the instructions were
helpful, why not write a better version?" My answer is that perhaps I
will, but I cannot do so right now. Classes have just begun and I have
been playing with this darn thing since last Friday. Also, I have 9
screws left over (10 if you count the little one) which means that while
it is working, I missed something when putting them back in. I may open
it up and look closer sometime in the future. Finally, I have to admit
that I did not take good enough notes to be able to help anyone else, and
my haste to replace screws in the end means that I might have a silver
screw where you have a black one.
As a general statement, I will say this: I am not very mechanically
inclined. Fixing hardware is new to me. Therefore it will not come as a
surprise when I say that I hated this whole experience, and really
believed that I would not be able to get everything back together again.
However, the fact that I did means that just about anyone can do it. My
suggestion is that you either 1) take excruciatingly clear notes or 2)
have someone with you who will take them (and be there when you put
things back together). I had the most problems putting things back
together, because I didn't remember either 1) where something had come
from (be it a screw or cover or whatever) or what order I had done things
in (which does matter).
The process is actually not that difficult, once you get going, but it
takes too long to 'get going'. I really hope that someone will write a
better set of instructions, but it isn't something I feel able to do.
One last thing, I was told that I might want to call The Printer Works in
Hayward, CA, they do this fix all the time. All I know is their area code
(510).
I spoke with Bell Atlantic and they seemed UNAWARE of the problem (they
didn't know which gear was the problem one, etc) however, they were
helpful in giving me the necessary clues to put some of it back
togther. Their phone number for NeXTHelp is 1-800-499-6398. I was
quite pleased with the help they gave. The guy there actually went and
found the fuser so he could look at it while I was describing my problems
to him.
Good luck to all who try this process.
TjL
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
From: chiron@lune.ipl.fr (Benoit CHIRON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: mouse on next hardware ?
Date: 14 Sep 1995 13:54:34 GMT
Organization: C.I.S.M. Universite de Lyon 1 / INSA de Lyon
Message-ID: <439c6q$kbk@cismsun.univ-lyon1.fr>
Did someone has an idea to change on a next
hardware the mouse (by for example a mouse
for PC) ?
Thanks.
-------------
Benoit CHIRON
CPE Lyon
laboratoire d'informatique
31, place Bellecour
F-69288 Lyon cedex 02
From: scott@ntplx.net (scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: ATI Graphics Pro Turbo on NSI3.3
Date: 14 Sep 1995 14:05:09 GMT
Organization: NETPLEX
Sender: scott@jumbo.ntplx.net
Message-ID: <439cql$19c@jumbo.ntplx.net>
Help requested!
I've upgraded from a cheesy Genoa 2MB VLB video card, to a brand new
ATI Graphics Pro Turbo 4MB VLB video card.
Despite this being officially supported by NeXT, I can not get it to be
recognized at boot up by my system no matter what setting I choose in
Configure.
I am using the lastest ATI Mach64 driver (NeXTanswers 1734), and have
16MB of RAM on my logic board.
If anyone is successfully using one of these cards, I'd love to hear
from you!
scott douglass
scott@ntplx.net
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 16-bit Video Doesn't Appear To Be 16-bit
Date: 14 Sep 1995 14:04:47 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Message-ID: <439cpv$8ti@larry.rice.edu>
References: <437mnc$5jm@titan.wordperfect.com> <438c7s$j0v@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>
David T. Wang (veakblad@glue.umd.edu) wrote:
: Shawn Lynn (slynn@novell.com) wrote:
: : But, unless I'm doing my math incorrectly 16-bit=2^16=64k. So, why do the
: : photos look so bad on the NeXTSTEP system even though they are being displayed
: : on the same type of monitor at the same resolution and color depth?
: : Any ideas?
: I think that NeXTStep's idea of "16 bit color" is 12 bits dedicated to
: colr and 4 bits to "Alpha" or the transparency value. so in essence, when
: you look at the little jpegs or what not, you end up with 12 bit color or
: 4096 colors, with the possiblity that they can have 16 different values
: of transparency.
In some cases. As she said, she was using 555 mode, that is, 5 bits red,green
blue. Nextstep then relies on postscript to dither the images. In windows
64K mode is palletized, since you rarely find pictures with more than 64k
significantly different colors, it's effectively 24bit. This has to be done
because of display postscript. I don't believe DPS supports palletized colors.
It expects to be able to put any color anywhere on the screen at any time.
cheers ...
--steve@ion.rice.edu
: Ofcourse I could so wrong that it would not even be funny, so feel free
: to corret me if I'm wrong.
: Later.
: --
: Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
: not sure about the former.
: --Albert Einstein
: David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu davewang@wam.umd.edu
: Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering NeXT4Intel3.2/Linux/Dos(W4W)
: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~davewang/ VLSI Design Automation Lab
--
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Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ.
steve@ion.rice.edu |
stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | * Those who do ARE *
72335,1537 @ compuserve | The converse also holds
From: pjs@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Paul J. Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HOT NeXTSTEP laptop
Date: 09 Sep 1995 13:50:15 GMT
Organization: The University of Arizona
Message-ID: <PJS.95Sep9065015@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu>
References: <42f4ku$s3p@redstone.interpath.net> <42jau6$e66@news.onramp.net>
In-reply-to: jmcnamar@onramp.net's message of 6 Sep 1995 05:17:58 GMT
Has anyone actually got NS running on the PowerLite 50? I called the
company to find out more about the machine, and they said NS won't run
on it, only on the 85 and 110 models (which aren't on sale).
--
--paul paul@whimsy.umsl.edu
=================================================================
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they
are more deadly in the long run.
--Mark Twain
=================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
From: jmeacham@gold.mv.net (James Meacham)
Subject: Where to buy 'mix'? Academic Pricing?
Message-ID: <DEwEJp.7s5@gold.mv.net>
Organization: MV Communications, Inc.
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:52:35 GMT
Hi All,
I'm interested in perhaps buying 'mix', the telephony systmen, in the US,
and I'm looking for both the price list (with academic prices if they
have them) and the reseller. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Peace,
James
From: powell@tropic (Mark Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fax modem drivers
Date: 14 Sep 1995 14:50:48 GMT
Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML
Message-ID: <439fg8$g4n@wave.aoml.erl.gov>
Can someone please direct me to where I can find a PD fax-modem driver for the
Zyxel 1496E (for Motorola and Intel) ? I already have NXFax and it works great
but we have a new machine we want to try some PPP stuff on and the NXfax
licence is tied to another machine. I remember, I think, Jolly wrote one but I'm
not sure where it is. I could not connect with the Informatik site at Univ. of
Munich today and could not find one at Oregon State. Thanks!
--
Dr. Mark D. Powell powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov
Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, NEXTSTEP advocate)
NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply)
Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem installing Printer on Gateway 2000
Date: 14 Sep 1995 15:32:40 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <439huo$918@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <950914000909.238AAD6E.rsmallwo@canada>
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rsmallwo@islandnet.com wrote:
: I am getting the following message during NEXT start-up:
: 'IOParallelPort not allocated - register range is invalid'
: The steps I have taken to reach this point are:
: 1) in configure.app, I installed the ParallelPort V3.3 device/driver and
: assigned it IRQ 7 and port address 3BC.
: Note that I am running a Gateway 2000 4DX-33 machine and on the Windows
: side, it tells me that the LPT1 port address is '3BC' and not the standard
: '378'. When I did assign '378', NeXT told me there wasn't a controller at
: that address.
: Any ideas on how to fix this error?
In
/usr/Devices/ParallelPort.config/Instance0.table
change the line
"I/O Ports" = "0x378-0x37f";
to
"I/O Ports" = "0x378-0x37f 0x3bc-0x3b4";
or use the Expert-Button in Configure.app
This should do the trick. It's at least worth be givin' a try.
Never tried it myself (don't have such weird port addresses)
Usual disclaimers apply.
Axel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Subject: Re: Old HSD scanners.
Message-ID: <DEwJp1.3J8@prosoft.com>
Sender: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc.
References: <1995Sep13.235736.6461@pcp.ca>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:43:48 GMT
> Rory Gibson writes
>
> Does anyone out there know who is now offering support for the old
HSD
> scanners? I need to purchase a new tube but I'm not sure who to
call.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rory Gibson
> PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.,
The tube is a standard florescent available at any large lighting
store. Take your old
tube in to match it up.
Nathan Janette once posted the following:
The scanners were made by UMAX. If the bulb doesn't light upon
power-up, try changing the bulb (12" 8 watt standard daylight, not
cool) F8T5D.
-- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting --
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From: hu@rushrad (Zenan Hu)
Subject: Help Maxtor 7120AT, COMS settings
Message-ID: <1995Sep13.174822.14493@rpslmc.edu>
Sender: news@rpslmc.edu
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 17:48:22 GMT
HELP!
I have problem with my CMOS settings for the hard drive. The Hard disk is Maxtor 7120AT. I need I need stuff like Tracks, Sectors, Heads, Lzone and so on. Could someone here kindly provide such information or the way I can reach Maxtor? Please post it on this newsgroup or send a E-mail to hu@therad.therad.rpslmc.edu.
Thanks lot.
From: jtift@dsu.deltast.edu (John Tiftickjian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Help: Using NeXT CD-ROM on Mac
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 11:56:39 -0600
Organization: Delta State University
Message-ID: <jtift-1409951157160001@192.0.2.1>
Our department recently received an older NeXT CD-ROM drive as a donation.
To make the most of this drive, we would like to be able to use it on a
Mac as well as the NeXT.
I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
where might I obtain the proper driver?
BTW: I'm fairly sure that the driver is communicating with the Mac SCSI
port correctly. SCSIProbe shows that the drive is being recognized at the
proper SCSI ID number.
If there is a FAQ that deals with this, I have not been able to find it.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
John D. Tiftickjian, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences
Delta State University
Professor of Biology, DSU Cleveland, Mississippi 38733
jtift@dsu.deltast.edu 601-846-4246
FAX: 601-846-4443
From: ryan@inc.net (Ryan Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ASUS config help...
Date: 14 Sep 1995 17:19:20 GMT
Organization: Internet Connect, Inc. The Wisconsin ISP 414-476-4266
Message-ID: <439o6o$d02@news.inc.net>
Keywords: asus,nextstep,nsfip,homebrew
I posted this to nsfip-homebrew, but hoping someone here might be able to
help me:
Hi All,
I was on the nsfip-hb list when it first started, and now I've
finally built a box... and well, it doesn't work right. Anyway, you
guessed it, I'm looking for help, flames and/or pity. Here's the config:
Asus P55TP4XE
120MHz Pentium
256k Pipeline burst
Adaptec 2940 (or JCIS or 1542C)
Diamond Stealth Video VRAM 2 Meg (all ISA cards removed, parallel
port off, second serial off - to avoid conflicts)
4G SCSI-II Dec Drive
Black NeXT CDROm (or Toshiba 3201)
And here's what happens:
During install, with adaptec and any CD-ROM, it dies in rc.cdrom,
with no space or can't rename the .bom file. (This is once the console
Default VGA window is up). Tried different (ie incorrect) termination
settings, etc. Same with the Toshiba CD-ROM. CD-ROM internal/external,
typically ID 6, and HD at 0. Also backed off all speedy settings in
Ctrl-A Adaptec setup. Note that this works fine in blows-95.
With the JCIS and the drivers loaded off an additional driver
disk, it gets into the console window, ID's the drive(s) just fine, but
then when trying to mount:
NCR DMA ERR: ISTAT 9;DSTAT 81,DCMD 1b,DBC 1b000000,DSPS 0
Thought it might be a phase error, so I tried all the funky termination I
could think off, different drives (including a less than 1G SCSI drive).
Same deal.
Pulled a 1542C out of thin air and tried that... acted very
similar to the 2940.
Okay, next step: Put the 1542C in a lame ISA 486/66, with my 4G and NeXT
CDROM. Install works beautifully. me account working great. Think,
Hmm.. set it up for the 2940 and put it back in my box, Okay. Do that,
and it boots fine, gets into the me account and I get workspace manager
errors all over the place. Mouse works.
Side note: Had to set BootGraphics=NO or select verbose boot, or the box
locks up. Never tried to go beyond Default VGA.
SN2: Also turned off all caches- same deal, just slower.
Help me!
Thanks,
Ryan Brooks
ryan@inc.net
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 16-bit Video Doesn't Appear To Be 16-bit
Date: 14 Sep 1995 17:18:30 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <439o56$hb6@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <437mnc$5jm@titan.wordperfect.com>
In article <437mnc$5jm@titan.wordperfect.com>,
Shawn Lynn <slynn@novell.com> wrote:
>I've>
>But, unless I'm doing my math incorrectly 16-bit=2^16=64k. So, why do the
>photos look so bad on the NeXTSTEP system even though they are being displayed
>on the same type of monitor at the same resolution and color depth?
>
>Any ideas?
>
This is from "OperatingSystems/Part3_DriverKit/Concepts/3_SpecificDrivers/SpecificDrivers.rtfd"
IOFrameBufferDisplay supports the following modes:
7 2-bit grayscale
7 8-bit grayscale
7 8-bit color
7 16-bit color (4 or 5 bits each for red, green, and blue, but only 4096 colors in either case)
7 24-bit color (8 bits each for red, green, and blue).
So you can see that 16-bit color is actually only 4096 colors.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: zachary@willis.cis.uab.edu (John Zachary)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep on an EIDE system?
Date: 14 Sep 1995 13:31:18 -0500
Organization: Dept of CIS, Univ. of Al at Birmingham
Message-ID: <439sdm$9r4@mayfair.cis.uab.edu>
Hi,
I am thinking of getting NS for my PC at home, and before I sink the
money into it, I want to know if there are any problems with the
following:
I have a Micron Powerstation with the Micronics MB. I have the EIDE
controller and the EIDE Mitsumi FX400 (quadspeed) drive. I have
a Diamond Stealth 64 video card with 2MB of *DRAM*. The mouse and the
keyboard are bus-based.
I know (and have seen) the hardware compatibility guides at
http://www.next.com, but I wanted to know what it is like in the
real world. Should I even consider switching from NT to NS?
Thanks.
--
John Zachary
UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences
zachary@cis.uab.edu
http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/grads/jmz/
From: julku@ousw25.nmp.nokia.com (Mikko_Julku)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Date: 14 Sep 1995 14:32:19 GMT
Organization: Nokia Group
Message-ID: <439edj$res@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at> <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net> <changi0.9k.26vTG5$04w@tomlins.HIP.CAM.ORG> <436ku6$4kq@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com>
Bill LaCorte (lacorte@ti.com) wrote:
: You can build your own if you have the connectors. I saw a copy of the
: pinout on the ASUS web site in their old posts archive.
If you get a connector for a PCB, (ie. the contacts have been bent
90 degrees) the pinout is obvious from MB to mini din female PCB connector,
1-1, 2-2, 3-3 etc.
Also an old C't magazine gives erraneous pinout (for mini DIN), I do not know
if there is a correction in the later magazines...
: >I have only one question about the board. Where can one find a
: >connector for the PS2 mouse?
I unsoldered the female connector from the old DEC network card and
modified it a little (it had one extra pin).
: >Would much rather use it than 'waste' a
: >serial port.
: >
: >Ed Tomlinson
: >tomlins@CAM.ORG
: >
: ----------------------------------------------------------------
: Bill LaCorte *** Obligatory Disclaimers ***
: lacorte@ti.com 1) The opinions are my own.
: Senior Engineer 2) Not responsible for free advice.
: Texas Instruments 3) Use at your own risk.
:
Above disclaimers (1-3) are true for my comments too
mikko.julku@nmp.nokia.com
From: Xuan Ping Cen <xcen@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggest me a MODEM please...
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:40:02 -0400
Organization: City University of New York/University Computer Center
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950914143845.25432A-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
References: <199509141455.AAA28708@iccu6.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199509141455.AAA28708@iccu6.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
> : You need a good modem?
>
> yep..
>
Excuse me but how did end up with this mail.
And was this meant for me.
cen
From: suzawa@suzawa.anatomy.emory.edu (Satoru Uzawa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help: Using NeXT CD-ROM on Mac
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 14 Sep 1995 18:35:07 GMT
Organization: Emory University
Message-ID: <439skr$4p4@moe.cc.emory.edu>
References: <jtift-1409951157160001@192.0.2.1>
John Tiftickjian (jtift@dsu.deltast.edu) wrote:
: Our department recently received an older NeXT CD-ROM drive as a donation.
: To make the most of this drive, we would like to be able to use it on a
: Mac as well as the NeXT.
: I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
: the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
: desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
: driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
: My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
: where might I obtain the proper driver?
: BTW: I'm fairly sure that the driver is communicating with the Mac SCSI
: port correctly. SCSIProbe shows that the drive is being recognized at the
: proper SCSI ID number.
: If there is a FAQ that deals with this, I have not been able to find it.
: Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
: +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
: John D. Tiftickjian, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences
: Delta State University
: Professor of Biology, DSU Cleveland, Mississippi 38733
: jtift@dsu.deltast.edu 601-846-4246
: FAX: 601-846-4443
This is in Mac Faq since the problem is Mac side, not the NeXT
CD-ROM side. You need a third party CD-ROM mounting software like CD-ROM
Tool Kit or anything else. Apple CD-ROM extension works only with Apple
CD-ROM drive.
--
Satoru Uzawa, suzawa@unix.cc.emory.edu (NeXTmail welcome)
From: Xuan Ping Cen <xcen@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggest me a MODEM please...
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:48:05 -0400
Organization: City University of New York/University Computer Center
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950914144620.25432C-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
References: <199509141455.AAA28708@iccu6.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199509141455.AAA28708@iccu6.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
>
> : You need a good modem?
>
> yep..
>
Sorry for the before message. I think i figure it out. I wasn't sure if
i had posted this kind of message up and was from a while ago.
If you are looking for a good modem i have 14.4 and 28.8 internal and
external modems. If you want i can give you a price on brand new ones.
cen
From: stefan@rubc.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Stefan =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F6hringer?=)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mac Printers for NeXT?
Date: 14 Sep 1995 15:07:32 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu
Message-ID: <9509142005.AA00830@localhost>
I have access to a HP540 printer for a Mac. I want to use it with =
NeXTStep both black and white. I have seen a free driver for a =
HP540 for NS. Has someone achieved to work with such a =
configuration. What about the pinout for the connectors?
Thanks.
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HOT NeXTSTEP laptop
Date: 14 Sep 1995 20:34:57 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <43a3lh$al9@news.onramp.net>
References: <PJS.95Sep9065015@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu>
Paul J. Sanchez writes
> Has anyone actually got NS running on the PowerLite 50? I called the
> company to find out more about the machine, and they said NS won't run
> on it, only on the 85 and 110 models (which aren't on sale).
The PowerLite 50 is older technology (not Micro-Sparc 2), and that's why
NS won't run on it.
Jason
--
Jason McNamara / jmcnamar@onramp.net (NeXTMail encouraged!)
Bifrost Workstations, Inc. NEXTSTEP-optimized Intel & RISC systems
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 713.952.9949 voice
Houston, TX 77042 713.952.9934 facsimile
http://www.stepwise.com/Resellers/Bifrost_Workstations.htmld/index.html
From: klui@corp.hp.com (Ken Lui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Memory SIMMs mix
Date: 14 Sep 1995 20:27:54 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company
Message-ID: <43a38a$lel@hpscit.sc.hp.com>
References: <0008918B.MAI*/G=OLIVIER/S=LOSCUL/PRMD=CEDELLUX/ADMD=TMAILUK/C=GB/@MHS>
In article <0008918B.MAI*/G=OLIVIER/S=LOSCUL/PRMD=CEDELLUX/ADMD=TMAILUK/C=GB/@MHS>,
>Is it possible to mix on a '040 board : 1 meg SIMMs (8 bits) with 1 meg PC
>SIMMs (9bits) ?
I have this setup on my '040 Cube. Make sure the parity SIMMs
are in installed prior to the non-parity variety on the mother-
board. Otherwise, you won't be able to start up your machine.
Ken
--
Ken Lui, klui@corp.hp.com 3000 Hanover Street MS 20CG
Computing & Technology Services Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 USA
Client/Server Engineering 1.415.857.3230 FAX 1.415.857.5518
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Message-ID: <9509141841.AA00864@sisnext.uucp>
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v112.1)
From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 95 10:41:31 -0800
Subject: Zyxel upgrade
Does anyone know of the recent ZyXel upgrade offer?
Lawrence Kroll
kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 7870 vs. 7850
Date: 14 Sep 1995 12:55:31 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4398o3$ejn@snaps.dannug.dk>
Anybody that knows if the driver for Adaptec 7870 (Adaptec 2940) also will
work with an Adaptec 7850?
Geert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts)
Subject: Quantum Trailblazer 840S disk on black hardware
Message-ID: <DEwzxt.En@stuyts.nl>
Organization: Stuyts Engineering Haarlem BV
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 21:34:41 GMT
I am trying to install a Quantum Trailblazer 840S harddisk in my NeXT cube.
The disk just spins up and down during booting, and there's a messages
'waiting for drive...' in the console. It initially sees the drive, as it is
correctly identified. It says something like "Quantum TRB420S Rev 0400 as
SD1 at SC0 target 6 lun 0" (It says 840 on the label on the disk, I guess
they share the same firmware?) Because the drive is not getting ready, it is
ignored after a timeout of about 20s.
Is this drive broken, or is there an incompatibility between the NeXT and
the drive? I tried SCSI_Inspector.app, but it doesn't see it. disk
/dev/rsd1a doesn't see it either.
My main drive is a Fujitsu M2694 as target 1. The Fujitsu has the
terminators on it and is the last drive in the chain. I disconnected it, and
tried what happened with only the Quantum (with the terminators enabled)
connected, but the NeXT just waited infinitely for the drive to get ready.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ben
From: pmcgraw@apstech.com (Paul McGraw, APS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: 14 Sep 1995 15:20:48 GMT
Organization: APS Technologies
Message-ID: <pmcgraw-1409951021010001@pmcgraw.apstech.com>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>
In article <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>, jtift@dsu.deltast.edu (John
Tiftickjian) wrote:
> Our department recently received an older NeXT CD-ROM drive as a donation.
> To make the most of this drive, we would like to be able to use it on a
> Mac as well as the NeXT.
>
> I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
> the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
> desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
> driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
>
> My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
> where might I obtain the proper driver?
>
> BTW: I'm fairly sure that the driver is communicating with the Mac SCSI
> port correctly. SCSIProbe shows that the drive is being recognized at the
> proper SCSI ID number.
If SCSI Probe reports what mechanism is used (other than NeXT), copy the
model information and contact any (or all) of the third party driver
manufacturers. Charismac, Transoft, Casa Blanca Works, FWB all have good
packages. They can tell you if they support the model of CD ROM you
have. They can also tell you if they support a CD ROm which reports that
is a NeXT unit to the SCSI bus (SCSI Probe), should that be the case.
--doc
____________________________________________________________________________
Paul McGraw
APS Technologies
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which is better? Adaptec 2940 or DPT2024 PCI adapter?
Message-ID: <1995Sep14.230913.18035@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 14 Sep 95 23:09:13 -0500
In comparing the Adaptec 2940 and the DPT 2024 PCI scsi adaptors, which of
these two is more stable and faster?
Thanks.
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Sanchez
email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: doyle@mmm.lanl.gov (Mark Doyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Zyxel upgrade
Date: 14 Sep 1995 23:23:51 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Message-ID: <43adi8$5vs@newshost.lanl.gov>
References: <9509141841.AA00864@sisnext.uucp>
"Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us> wrote:
> Does anyone know of the recent ZyXel upgrade offer?
Well, most importantly, it expires on Sept. 30. You should call because
they only accept orders via mail or fax for this.
Basically you can buy an Omni modem that is 28.8 for $269 and keep your old
modem. Or you can get Elite modems which can be upgraded to do ISDN. For
the Elite's you have the option of trading in or keeping your old modem.
Here is the price list they faxed:
Elite 2864 Elite 2864I-S/T Elite 2864I-U
Trade keep Trade keep Trade keep
1496E+ $249 349 399 449 449 499
1496E 299 349 n/a 449 n/a 499
1496B+ 269 349 419 449 469 499
1496B 319 349 n/a 449 n/a 499
For the 1496, 1496+ and 1496P modems, there is no trade in option and the
keep prices are the same as the others.
For more info on the new modems, see http://www.zyxel.com/ .
Cheers,
Mark
From: Christian Kebekus <Christian.Kebekus@mathematik.uni-dortmund.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: SPEA V7/Mirage P64
Date: 15 Sep 1995 06:39:27 GMT
Organization: Dep. of Mathematics ,University of Dortmund, Germany
Message-ID: <43b72v$a9h@nx2.hrz.uni-dortmund.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Did anyone out there use a SPEA V7/Mirage P64 (PCI) with NeXTstep 3.3?
My system run only in standard mode (640x480, bw) though I install NeXTanser
#1737.
Thanx
From: dicosmo@verveine.ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SOLVED (Re: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter)
Date: 15 Sep 1995 07:38:22 GMT
Organization: Ecole Normale Superieure
Message-ID: <DICOSMO.95Sep15093822@verveine.ens.fr>
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.950913150204.23170C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
In-reply-to: "Timothy J. Luoma"'s message of Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:56:05 -0400
Talking about printers, does anybody know if it is possible, even if difficult,
to hook-up the oild NeXT laser printer to a PC under NeXTSTEP?
What is really on the printer port of a NeXTstation?
Thank you for the help!
--
Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html
LIENS
Ecole Normale Superieure
45, Rue d'Ulm
75005 Paris FRANCE
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Max speed of serial on Turbo Cube?
Message-ID: <DExoGD.7uC@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:24:13 GMT
Hello Turbo Cube connaisseurs,
I currently run at 57k6 from the computer to the modem, but the modem
of course doesn't exceed 50kbps (uncompressed data over 28k8, LAPM compressed).
It all looks to work but the actual speed of the UUCP link is more in the order
of 30kbps, so I am not sure.
Therefore: Can the serial port on Turbo Cubes handle 57k6 reliably? Any counter
examples around? I might go for a 64kbps ISDN link with a TA, but if I am
restricted to 38k4 that isn't much use.
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: How is the Matrox Millenium Graphic Adapter?
Date: 15 Sep 1995 11:07:54 GMT
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43bmqa$8h@andromeda.filtronix.eunet.be>
References: <DEt3Iz.35q@RnA.NL>
In article <DEt3Iz.35q@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
> Now that there is a driver, how is it performing?
> The 2MB version, can it handle RGB:444?
I'm running the 4MB version and it's running superbly!!
Filip
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Consultancy HTML Design
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 7870 vs. 7850
Message-ID: <DExtzv.M0@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <4398o3$ejn@snaps.dannug.dk>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 08:23:54 GMT
Hi Geert,
In article <4398o3$ejn@snaps.dannug.dk> gclem@dannug.dk writes:
> Anybody that knows if the driver for Adaptec 7870 (Adaptec 2940)
> also will work with an Adaptec 7850?
Yes, it does. Here is what I posted early this year about the installation
with 7850:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi All,
just in case anybody is interested in.
This week I successfully installed NS 3.3 on Acer Altos 900 computer. It
had
Pentium 90 MHz
32 MB RAM
ATI MACH64 PCI card
NEC 4x speed CD-ROM
IBM 1GB SCSI
onboard Adaptec 7850 PCI SCSI
The main problem, as you can see, was with onboard Adaptec SCSI. Since I
manage to solve it I think that this knowledge can be useful also for
others.
First of all I though that I can use supplied Adaptec2940 SCSI driver,
since the Adaptec 2940 PCI card is based on same Adaptec chipset.
Unfortunately I was wrong, since 2940 uses 7870 chip and when I tried
installation for the first time, driver did not found the SCSI hardware. I
find out that the onboard Adaptec has PCI ID 0x50789004, which is not in
AutoDetect line in Adaptec2940 driver config file. I blindly decided to
add this ID to the driver's config file and after this everything worked
great and I was able successfully install the NS 3.3 on this computer.
Despite this, the installation is not simple. You must have access to
another computer running NS to produce modified driver. Than you must boot
NS with modified driver and install minimal system on HD. After this you
must boot NS from floppies again to single user mode and modify the driver
config on HD and than you can finally boot from HD and finish
installation.
----------------------------------------------------------------
If you need more assistance, please, let me know.
Bye,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: eilts@late.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de (Hinrich Eilts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Remommendation on printer for black HardWare
Date: 15 Sep 1995 12:12:47 GMT
Organization: LATE, Uni-Erlangen, Germany
Message-ID: <43bqjv$608@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de>
References: <4376hh$shc@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
emstech@sound.music.mcgill.ca (Alain Terriault -- EMS Technician) writes:
>Hi,
>I am looking for a printer for a NeXTStation, I don't want the original black printer. I know about PrintManager and all the printers that are listed. But I will really like to have the opinion of someone who actually using the printer.
>The only other printer that I know will work fine is the LaserJet 4MP .. but that's rely out of my budget.
It's possible to use e.g. a Deskjet 500 with "djf_for_3.0" (available
at ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/printer)
as an Postscript printer using NeXT DisplayPostscript. "djf" can use
a data-compression makeing printing by serial 19200 bps acceptable.
Hinrich
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From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PS/2 mice as NeXT mouse replacement ?
Date: 15 Sep 1995 13:10:14 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <43btvm$8j2@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Has anybody yet tried if it is possible to use PS/2 mice as
replacement for the black NeXT mice ? The PS/2 / MousePort versions
are much cheaper than Logitech bus mice. Oh yes, and is it really true
that serial mice won't work ?
Thanks a lot!
Gregor
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SOLVED (Re: help request from anyone who has taken apart a NeXTPrinter)
Date: 15 Sep 1995 15:03:59 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <43c4kv$ssp@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Roberto DiCosmo (dicosmo@verveine.ens.fr) wrote:
: Talking about printers, does anybody know if it is possible, even if difficult,
: to hook-up the oild NeXT laser printer to a PC under NeXTSTEP?
: What is really on the printer port of a NeXTstation?
As far as I know, the NeXTstation (and Cube) printerport is
a high speed synchronous serial interface with two data wires to
and one wire from the printer. Sit down with a logic analyzer
and try to figure out the protocol run over these wires and
you should be able to construct a card and driver software
to drive the printer from a PC. Be aware that the printer engine
is dumb, that is all the raster image generation is done in the
computer. I think that this project will be rather time consuming
and not worth it as it is always possible to run a NeXTstation/
printer combination as a print server.
Axel
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From: nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca (Norbert W. Sauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: help Sportster
Date: 15 Sep 1995 09:13:46 -0600
Organization: The University of Calgary
Sender: Norbert Sauer nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca
Message-ID: <43c57a$j9o@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
Keywords: modem, sportster
At the moment I have a packard bell modem which I use with kermit
to call in to the office. 2400 baud
I got a US-Robotics 14,400 Sportster. I am only interested in
dial out and data transfer at 9600 baud.
But I can not get it to work. I have tried all of what I think
are the obvious things.
How should I set the Dip switches?
PS: I read the relevant FAQ, the admin. manual the online manual
and the modem manual. Did not understand much of what those
things say.
Please help, I will summarize.
Norbert Sauer
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New DEC Celebris GL with NEXTSTEP ?
Date: 15 Sep 1995 07:16:19 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43b983$1us@snaps.dannug.dk>
References: <DEuGoG.EGJ@eunet.ch>
DEC has promised me to loan me a GL Short Tower next friday, so I can give
NEXTSTEP a try.
All the std. configs. uses EIDE HD + CD, but it can be had in a config
with 16 MB EDO RAM and nothing more.
The ethernet is based on DEC 21040 (NS driver available).
The sound is ESS 16-bit (supposed to be SoundBlaster 16 compatible).
The SCSI ctlr is Adaptec 7850 (only the Short Tower model).
I will post my experiences in little over a week.
Geert
Alexander Lamb writes
> Hello all,
>
> I am wondering if someone already tried the new DEC Celebris GL which
was
> supposed to be out since end of august ?
>
> The nice features it has could make it a cool solution for the desktop :
>
> - on board Matrox Millenium
> - on board sound
> - on board DEC network chipset
> - EIDE or on board SCSI (adaptec)
> - Triton chipset, burst cache, etc...
>
> Any comment on experiences would be welcome !
>
> Alexander Lamb
> Expert Quantitative Trading
> Geneva / Switzerland
> ajl@eqt.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lorgb@netcom.com (LOR/Geske Bock Associates)
Subject: Can Digital Celebris GL run NEXTSTEP?
Message-ID: <lorgbDEyFIC.8qt@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 16:08:36 GMT
Sender: lorgb@netcom23.netcom.com
Can Digital Celebris GL run NEXTSTEP?
Thanks
From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Repost [Q] NeXtStation headless - still broken
Date: 15 Sep 1995 16:55:38 GMT
Organization: InterNex ISDN Internet Access is our Business
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43cb6a$12a@voyager.internex.net>
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I am having a little trouble getting this to work.
I followed the FAQ, but the system appears to hang
at the sound init. I'm running NS 3.3.
I was able to get this message out of the /usr/adm/message file.
Any ideas?
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:00:c1:41
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type
"10MB Ethernet"
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: dsp0 at 0x2108000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: np0 at 0x200f000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
Sep 9 22:15:21 www mach: root on sd0
restarting mach.........
Thanks,
ian
PS I have sound disabled in the test etc and still
it hangs, but at the end of the boot, not the beginning like
having the sound test enabled would produce.
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for M$ Natural Keyboard ?
Date: 15 Sep 1995 14:08:51 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <43c1dj$bp7@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Hi,
How can I use the Window$-keys under NeXTSTEP ?
Thanks,
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
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From: colin@snaefell.tamu.edu (Colin Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Quantum Trailblazer 840S disk on black hardware
Date: 15 Sep 1995 20:40:30 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Message-ID: <43cobu$g1g@news.tamu.edu>
References: <DEwzxt.En@stuyts.nl> <cdoutyDEypvB.6Js@netcom.com>
Chris Douty <cdouty@netcom.com> wrote:
>would not buy a Quantum drive for black hardware until provided evidence
>that it works.
Useful info as I was about to buy a drive for my cube and Quantum was
at the top of the list. So, what would you recommend?
Thanks.
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-Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
From: hirai@unixg.ubc.ca (Mitsuru Hirai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: Which platform for NS?
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 21:30:03 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Message-ID: <43cqts$37h@grid.Direct.CA>
Which platform would have the least hardware limitations, least
compatibility issues and most overall reliability to run NS. (Price is
not object.) As far as Compatibility Guides are concerned, Intel
based machines are out of question (to me). Now, should I choose
a Sparcstation, HP's machine, used NeXTstation or somethingelse?
Any suggestions?
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hirai@unixg.ubc.ca
mhirai@sfu.ca
From: slow-mo@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp,sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: AMI
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 10:09:11 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <43e94m$c2j@ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>
Could someone please give me the number to Amercan Megatrends (AMI).
Take Care
Slow-mo
From: peter@mathworks.com (Peter Greis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Quantum Trailblazer 840S disk on black hardware
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 16 Sep 1995 11:53:41 GMT
Organization: The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA 01760
Message-ID: <43eds5$7jl@turing.mathworks.com>
References: <DEwzxt.En@stuyts.nl> <cdoutyDEypvB.6Js@netcom.com> <43cobu$g1g@news.tamu.edu>
Colin Allen (colin@snaefell.tamu.edu) wrote:
: Chris Douty <cdouty@netcom.com> wrote:
: >would not buy a Quantum drive for black hardware until provided evidence
: >that it works.
:
: Useful info as I was about to buy a drive for my cube and Quantum was
: at the top of the list. So, what would you recommend?
:
: Thanks.
: --
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: colin.allen@tamu.edu
:
: -Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
I just dropped in a fujitsu 1606 (1 GB). Formatted to 1k blocks and
came up with no problems.
-p
From: m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk (mmalcolm crawford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cheap printer recommendations?
Date: 16 Sep 1995 09:31:13 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu
Message-ID: <950916123249.220AACUS.malc@daneel>
OK, having thought I'd be able to get a decent laser printer <sigh>...
Does anyone have any suggestions for a *cheap* (say < $500) printer?
If it's a laser printer it should take HP toner cartridges.
It should (obviously?) be supported by one of the non-PostScript printer
drivers (such as Dots, eXTRAPRINT or JetPilot), as I'd prefer to do the PS
rendering on a NEXTSTEP machine.
Have fun,
mmalc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Subject: Lexmark Optra R and Nakamichi 7fach-CD-Wechsler
Message-ID: <DF04L7.FB@manki.toppoint.de>
Sender: manroe@manki.toppoint.de (Manfred Roehr)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 14:07:55 GMT
Hello,
does anybody know if the Lexmark Optra R 1200x1200dpi printer works at
black Turbo-Station and also the Nakamichi 7fach-CD-changer?
thanks
Manfred
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From: Nelson.Vanegas@qmw.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pentium overdrive?
Date: 16 Sep 1995 15:26:58 GMT
Organization: Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, UK
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <NELSON.VANEGAS.95Sep16162658@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>
Hi
I have NeXTStep installed in a machine with a 486DX2-33Mhz
processor. It works ok but too slow. To improve the speed I
thought it would be possible to upgrade the processor using the
Pentium Overdrive (which promises up to 83Mhz for the processor)
technology. My question is simple: does it work (the Pentium
Overdrive upgrade) ? is it worth?
Any help appreciated.
Thaks
Nelson
From: marc@data.acs.calpoly.edu (D. Marc Stearman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help Maxtor 7120AT, COMS settings
Date: 16 Sep 1995 16:51:37 GMT
Organization: Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Message-ID: <43evap$ffe@isnews.csc.calpoly.edu>
References: <1995Sep13.174822.14493@rpslmc.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: marc
Zenan Hu <hu@rushrad> wrote:
>
>
>HELP!
> I have problem with my CMOS settings for the hard drive. The Hard
>disk is Maxtor 7120AT. I need I need stuff like Tracks, Sectors, Heads,
>Lzone and so on. Could someone here kindly provide such information or the
>way I can reach Maxtor? Please post it on this newsgroup or send a E-mail
>to hu@therad.therad.rpslmc.edu.
> Thanks lot.
>
Try this:
Cylinders: 936
Heads: 16
Sectors/Track: 17
Lzone: 936
-Marc
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From: odonovan@violet.physics.mcmaster.ca (Chris O'Donovan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: 16 Sep 1995 10:35:24 GMT
Organization: Department of Physics, McMaster University
Message-ID: <43e99c$ld9@informer1.cis.McMaster.CA>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>
In article <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1> you write:
>I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
>the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
>desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
>driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
I believe that the Apple drivers specifically check for Apple label
drives and won't work with others even if the mechanism is the exact
same.
The drivers that ship with APS drives also check for the label.
Commercial drivers are about $US60. You can buy an Apple CD150 for
$US99. I'd buy the drive.
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From: un7j@rzstud2.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Hans-Joerg Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone using miro 20SD twin?
Date: 16 Sep 1995 16:31:39 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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Is here anyone who uses the miro twin card under NeXTstep? Are there any
problems with the PCI version? Does this card supports two screens? What
abput performance?!?
Thanx!
CU
-JF-
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Is NSfIP running on a ASUS P55TP4XE mainboard
Message-ID: <1995Sep15.195400.18063@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: Re: In Search of...SCSI adapter opinions
Date: 15 Sep 95 19:54:00 -0500
References: <42l5e8$hph@news.tuwien.ac.at> <42o3jd$6uc@news4.digex.net> <changi0.9k.26vTG5$04w@tomlins.HIP.CAM.ORG>
For those of you that have successfully installed Nextstep 3.3 on an ASUS
P55TP4XE motherboard, would you please describe your configuration
including the scsi adaptor and any "special" modifications that you had to
make to your BIOS setup.
Thanks a bunch.
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From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which PC video card is great?
Date: 17 Sep 1995 00:30:21 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <43fq6t$6sc@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Which PC video card would you recommend for NeXTSTEP? I want to
get a PCI video card with 2M of VRAM (and upgrade to 4M sometime).
Which ones have people been happy with and really cook?
Also, I am thinking of getting a PCI SCSI-Wide controller which one
do would you recommend? Currently, I am looking at the Adaptec 2090W is
there anything better?
Tal Lancaster
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From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel Motherboard for NS?
Date: 17 Sep 1995 00:37:04 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <43fqjg$76v@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
I am in the process of building up a Pentium PC to run NeXTSTEP and I was
wondering if I should only focus on the Intel Motherboards? My logic
for this is that the board should be the most optimised for the processor
and more likely to be NS compilant. Namely, I am looking at the triton
chipset.
Does anybody have any other recommendations or know of certain revs to
watch out for?
Tal Lancaster
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From: pierre@nova.org (Thomas Piergallini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Lexmark Optra R and Nakamichi 7fach-CD-Wechsler
Date: 17 Sep 1995 01:24:55 GMT
Organization: Megaweb
Message-ID: <43ftd7$h7i@news-e1a.megaweb.com>
In article <DF04L7.FB@manki.toppoint.de> Manfred Roehr wrote:
Hello,
>
>does anybody know if the Lexmark Optra R 1200x1200dpi printer works
at
>black Turbo-Station and also the Nakamichi 7fach-CD-changer?
>
>thanks
>
>Manfred
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The Optra R works great with my NSIP. You should have no problem with
a black box.
Two points:
Get the ppd files and intall them from the Lexmarkmark FTP
site. This will get you 1200 dpi and the ability to use the various
trays. Get the ppd files at--
ftp://ftp.lexmark.com/pub/driver/unix/PPDs
I know you are on a black box, but this is for anyone else who is
listening:
If you have an Intel Plato II motherboard, make sure that the
energy saving feature in the BIOS is turned OFF. If it is not the
printer will not work at all.
pierre
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Trouble installing NS3.3 on ASUS P55TP4XE
Message-ID: <1995Sep16.113527.18075@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 16 Sep 95 11:35:26 -0500
I seem to be having some trouble installing NS3.3 on the ASUS P55TP4XE
board. Basically, the installation process hangs at the step where it
tries to register sc0, returning a NCR timeout error. I was told by
someone having a similar problem that the solution was to disable the green
features of the board. After disabling all of the green features of my
motherboard, I still get the timeout error. My configuration is as
follows:
ASUS P55TP4XE motherboard with 256k pipeline burst cache
Award Modular Bios V4.50PG
Newest Bios version 401A0-0110
PNP bios V1.0A
Generic SCSI PCI adaptor using the NCR53C825 chip (This might be the
problem)
Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM (PCI)
32 MB nonparity ram
Sound Blaster 16 (ISA)
Toshiba 3401 cdrom
Seagate 1GB Hawk series
I even tried using two different drivers (Talus and Symbios) for the same
scsi adaptor card. At this point, I think the next best step is to buy
another scsi controller.
By the way, other than disabling the green features in the bios, are there
any other specific changes to the bios or to the jumpers on the board that
I need to make? Any ideas?
Thanks for your help,
Richard Sanchez
rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
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From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black Slab and non-ps Printers
Date: 15 Sep 1995 17:53:28 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
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Hello,
Questions on two types of printers, namely Epson Stylus and HP 855,
compatibility with black slab (NS 3.2).
1- I understand that the Stylus' "serial" port is not really serial but
just an appletalk connection. So it could not be connected directly to
a slab's serial port. Is this true ?
2- Has anyone used HP Desk Jet 850 or 855 (fairly new) with the black NeXT ?
The 855 purportedly has a "port for MacIntosh". It is an RS-422-A serial.
Is this port also an Appletalk or is it connectible to the NeXT ?
3- I understand that NS3.2 has the Appletalk driver included. Should the above
printers, assuming they have Appletalk ports, be directly connected to the
slab and work ?
4- To utilize the serial port one could use such drivers as JetPilot,
eXTRAPRINT or DOTS. What hardware connections (cables) should one use to
connect the parallel port (or the Appletalk port) of the printer to NeXT ?
All solutions, particularly the most economic ones, would be welcome.
My searches on the net with the keyword "JetPilot" have not been able to
find the company that sells JetPilot. Does anyone know ?
I'd appreciate responses and info with as much detail as possible .
Thank you.
Best Regards,
Amir
From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 17 Sep 1995 17:30:48 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com>
Wanted CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine:
Hello, I am looking to buy a CHEAP Silicon Graphics machine. I want
a machine that is bare bones, no extras, except a some what modern version
of the Silicon Graphics OS, this machine would be for training purposes
because I am a student and plan to work in the Silicon Graphics
environment. Please email me if you are interested. Thank You
From: rbenwell@deltanet.com (Robert Benwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: FAX Encryption Software
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 14:35:32 -0700
Organization: Delta Internet Services, Anaheim, CA
Message-ID: <rbenwell-1709951435320001@ana0014.deltanet.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com>
In article <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com>, clav@deltanet.com wrote:
> ANYONE FOR A CRYPTO-STRONG, YET EASY TO USE FAX/EMAIL SECURITY
> SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR BUSINESS OR OTHER USE???
>
> Aliroo Ltd. has developed a Windows, eye-to-eye fax/email
> encryption package called PrivaSoft.
>
> Unlike any previously devised system, this method protects, with
> only 4 mouse clicks, fax and email transmissions in electronic
> and even paper form - FROM THE TIME YOU CREATE A MESSAGE UNTIL IT
> IS READ - NOT JUST WHEN YOUR FAX IS BEING TRANSMITTED.
>
> You can encrypt a message, and then fax or email it (via plain
> old standard fax machine or fax modem), print it to paper or save
> to a disk file.
>
> It is fully licensed, without restriction for export, by the U.S.
> Department of Commerce. NO PGP WORRIES.
>
> Email me for a free copy which will be sent to you via email or
> snail mail post. It is fully functional (not crippleware) and
> enables you to try our system out before purchase with 8 free
> page scrambles. It retails for $130 per installed computer.
> Looking for end users and distributors.
>
> Thanks,
> David
pst. ... David, this is a Mac forum. What are we supposed to do with
Windoz fax software? Sell it for you, right? :-)
From: sfoy@srtb0511a12.resnet.ubc.ca (Shaun Patrick Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: FAX Encryption Software
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Date: 17 Sep 1995 21:53:39 GMT
Organization: PhilosVille
Message-ID: <43i5d3$91e@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <rbenwell-1709951435320001@ana0014.deltanet.com>
On Sun, 17 Sep 1995 14:35:32 -0700 Robert Benwell (rbenwell@deltanet.com) wrote:
>In article <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com>, clav@deltanet.com wrote:
>pst. ... David, this is a Mac forum. What are we supposed to do with
>Windoz fax software? Sell it for you, right? :-)
Wrong. This is many forums. Check the newsgroups this is posted to:
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storag
e,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.p
s2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ma
c.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardw
are
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From: steffi+@pitt.edu (Stefanie Bruninghaus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Monitor Problems
Date: 18 Sep 1995 20:52:16 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <43km60$4r0@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
The lower right corner of my mono monitor started to shake a week
ago, the upper right corner is also shaking a little bit. The whole
screnn "shivered" every once in a while before.
At the right side of the monitor, there is the pizza box (I don't
have the monitor on top of it), plus a CD-Rom, the external disk and
a (shielded) speaker. If the stereo equipment is turned off, the
effect remains, though.
The monitor is still reasonably bright and crisp, so I don't want to
replace it. Is there an easy fix?
From: lemson@penguin.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dell Hitachi CD-ROM - works with NEXTSTEP?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 21:52:27 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <43kpmr$8j1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
I am considering the purchase of a new Dell Dimension XPS system.
Their salesdroid told me that it has a 4X EIDE Hitachi CD-ROM. I
asked for a model number, and she said "it's the only 4X model that
Hitachi makes". My question is: does anyone have any experience
with using this with NEXTSTEP/Intel? It's not listed in the drives
supported by EIDE in the Hardware Compatibility Guide, but I have
heard of people using the Dimensions for NEXTSTEP.
Thanks.
From: monckton@tiger.mech.ubc.ca (Simon Monckton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: My mono Slab won't boot!
Date: 18 Sep 1995 22:21:35 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Message-ID: <43krdf$gqg@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello all:
I have a 1991 Mono Slab NextStation that does not boot...
Namely:
1) on Power up the monitor does not come on, though the
monitor and keyboard both work (I've checked on another machine).
2) the CPU restart key combination DOES invoke the keyboard
test (and lights an LED within the slab).
3) the hard drives are spinning, but no access seems to occur.
4) trying to Power-off does NOT work.
5) the boot image of the slab, residing on an external disk,
seems OK.
This leads me (a rank novice in the hardware dept.) to believe that
some profound hardware problem exists. Previously, and this may be
totally irrelevant, I have observed the warnings, recalled here from memory:
_bZero not found
_bThinker not found
All this makes me wonder if a crucial boot prom has been damaged (er...assuming
there is such a beastie in a NeXTstation...what do I know anyway?!?).
Any help will be gratefully appreciated!!
Simon M.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: sakutay@isrd.hitachi.co.jp (Sakuta, Yuuitirou)
Subject: Where to buy NeXT ADB keyboard and mouse?
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp
Message-ID: <sakutay-1809951317080001@yokolab.sdl.hitachi.co.jp>
Sender: news@yokolab.sdl.hitachi.co.jp
Organization: Info. Systems R&D Division, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Mime-Version: 1.0
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 04:16:48 GMT
Hi,
I'm looking for NeXT ADB keyboards and mice.
Does anyone know the shops or stores that sell them? If you do, please
tell me their phone/fax # that can be reachable from outside US.
Responses by e-mail would also be greatly appreciated because articles
are expired a little quickly at my site.
Thanks in advance!
--
$B!!!!!!(BSakuta, Yuuitirou
$B!!!!!!(Bsakutay@isrd.hitachi.co.jp
From: pisul_cj@cowley.uwlax.edu (Charles Pisula S92)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dell Hitachi CD-ROM - works with NEXTSTEP?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 23:34:52 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Message-ID: <43kvms$o02@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu>
References: <43kpmr$8j1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
In article <43kpmr$8j1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@penguin.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes:
> I am considering the purchase of a new Dell Dimension XPS system.
> Their salesdroid told me that it has a 4X EIDE Hitachi CD-ROM. I
> asked for a model number, and she said "it's the only 4X model that
> Hitachi makes". My question is: does anyone have any experience
> with using this with NEXTSTEP/Intel? It's not listed in the drives
> supported by EIDE in the Hardware Compatibility Guide, but I have
> heard of people using the Dimensions for NEXTSTEP.
> Thanks.
I have sent numerous posts to the net asking for help with getting a CD-ROM to work on my
Dell. I have tried EIDE/ATAPI, SCSI ,..... nothing works. I did once get a SONY 4x ATAPI (one
listed on NA document on ATAPI support) to work, but as soon as I tried to hook it up to my
SB16-Basic Sound Card, the CD-ROM basically became unusable for anything. If you ever get anything
to work, or find out the answer please, please let me know. I have a DELL XPS 100c.
I have had friends get it to work with their 90 and 90c. So I don't know what the deal is.
Other than that, I am very happy with my dell. And since I don't need a CD-ROM unless I crash my
system to the point of reinstall, I am ok. The way I got around the install was to put my drive
on a DELL XPS p90c.
-- Chuck.
-------------------------------------------------
Steve Jobs quote From UnixWorld, April 1993
"If we give people an alternative to Microsoft... it will have been a greater good."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mdriftme.bodacious.serval.wsu.edu (marc jeffrey driftmeyer)
Subject: JCIS HOME PAGE?
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News)
Message-ID: <DF442L.HKI@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 17:47:05 GMT
Organization: information technologies at Wash. St. Univ.
I as recently as last May received information from NSIP hardware
provider JCIS that they had an home page at http://www.jcis.com
NETSCAPE KEEPS SENDING ME A DNS ERROR
Any help getting to this site would be appreciated
Marc J. Driftmeyer, EIT
P.S. I agree that the UI should allow one to choose tabs or no tabs
and also to keep the look and feel of previous releases or just modify
filemanager feel with objects.
From: James Pooton <james@netrix.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Req. for comments on Intel Config
Date: 19 Sep 1995 00:33:43 GMT
Organization: Netrix Internet System Design Inc.
Message-ID: <43l357$8ac@ruby.netrix.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello,
I am about to purchase the following configuration to run NS 3.3 Intel
(and Win 95, don't ask why it is painful enough):
Micron P133 256K SyncBurst Cache
32 MB EDO RAM
Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI II
Seagate Barracuda 2GB SCSI II Drive
ZIP Drive SCSI
Plextor 6X CDROM Drive
Diamond Stealth 64 Video 4 MB VRAM
AMD PCNet 32 PCI Ethernet Card
US Robotics Sportster 28.8 VI
Viewsonic 21PS 21" .25dp Monitor
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions about the setup.
Are there any products you think give better performace for the same
cost?
Am I walking into any *special install problems that I can avoid ahead
of time by purchasing other products?
I have 3 working systems here right now, and have tried to base much of
this configuration off of them. But there is no better resource than
the NeXT newsgroups ;-)
Mail to ---> james@netrix.net
Or post if you think it is should be seen by all..
Thanks,
James Pooton
NeXT Lover
From: vj@cais.cais.com (Vijay B. Gupta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need Source for 17" fima color monitor P/S
Date: 19 Sep 1995 00:54:18 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Message-ID: <43l4bq$k5m@zippy.cais.net>
The P/S in my monitor died, If anyone knows where I can get a replacement
P/S, or an equivelent one please respond. -Thanks , Vijay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How do I install NS3.3 with DPT scsi controller?
Message-ID: <1995Sep17.123510.18084@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 17 Sep 95 12:35:09 -0500
I am considering buying a DPT scsi controller listed in the NS hardware
compatibility list. How do I install NS3.3 with this controller? I found
the driver on the NextAnswers list but I did not find a floppy image of the
driver that I can boot up with during installation. Is there some way to
convert the .pkg file to a boot image?
Thanks,
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Sanchez
email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: clav@deltanet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: FAX Encryption Software
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 17:01:28 GMT
Organization: Delta Internet Services, Anaheim, CA
Message-ID: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com>
ANYONE FOR A CRYPTO-STRONG, YET EASY TO USE FAX/EMAIL SECURITY
SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR BUSINESS OR OTHER USE???
Aliroo Ltd. has developed a Windows, eye-to-eye fax/email
encryption package called PrivaSoft.
Unlike any previously devised system, this method protects, with
only 4 mouse clicks, fax and email transmissions in electronic
and even paper form - FROM THE TIME YOU CREATE A MESSAGE UNTIL IT
IS READ - NOT JUST WHEN YOUR FAX IS BEING TRANSMITTED.
You can encrypt a message, and then fax or email it (via plain
old standard fax machine or fax modem), print it to paper or save
to a disk file.
It is fully licensed, without restriction for export, by the U.S.
Department of Commerce. NO PGP WORRIES.
Email me for a free copy which will be sent to you via email or
snail mail post. It is fully functional (not crippleware) and
enables you to try our system out before purchase with 8 free
page scrambles. It retails for $130 per installed computer.
Looking for end users and distributors.
Thanks,
David
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black Slab and non-ps Printers
Date: 17 Sep 1995 20:42:48 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43i188$bml@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <43ceio$3gp@news.nd.edu>
In article <43ceio$3gp@news.nd.edu> Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
writes:
> Hello,
> Questions on two types of printers, namely Epson Stylus and HP
855,
> compatibility with black slab (NS 3.2).
>
> 1- I understand that the Stylus' "serial" port is not really serial but
> just an appletalk connection. So it could not be connected directly to
> a slab's serial port. Is this true ?
>
> 2- Has anyone used HP Desk Jet 850 or 855 (fairly new) with the black
NeXT ?
> The 855 purportedly has a "port for MacIntosh". It is an RS-422-A
serial.
> Is this port also an Appletalk or is it connectible to the NeXT ?
>
> 3- I understand that NS3.2 has the Appletalk driver included. Should the
above
> printers, assuming they have Appletalk ports, be directly connected to
the
> slab and work ?
>
> 4- To utilize the serial port one could use such drivers as JetPilot,
> eXTRAPRINT or DOTS. What hardware connections (cables) should one use to
> connect the parallel port (or the Appletalk port) of the printer to NeXT
?
> All solutions, particularly the most economic ones, would be welcome.
> My searches on the net with the keyword "JetPilot" have not been able to
> find the company that sells JetPilot. Does anyone know ?
>
> I'd appreciate responses and info with as much detail as possible .
> Thank you.
>
> Best Regards,
> Amir
Hello:
Indeed, the "serial" port for the Stylus is an AppleTalk port. I don't
know if this is the case for the HP as well, though I would suspect it is.
Driving a B&W printer via serial is paninfull. Driving a Color printer via
serial is insanity.
My best recommendations for color printing from NeXT hardware is via SCSI
(NeXT Color Printer, Canon BJC 820) or Parallel, via HP JetDirect
interface. The NCP and Canon BJC 820 are capable of really fine quality
ouput given the use of FM Sreening and color management and require no new
hardware. The HP JetDirect is a "black box" that bridges an Ethernet
connection (Coax or 10 Base/T connectors) to a Parallel port. The
advantage here is that you get connectivity with any Parallel printer.In
either case, the speed is quite good.
For more info, see our website:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
Best regards,
John C. Fox
john@gscorp.com
http://www.gscorp.com
From: rwagner@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com (Ron David Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: LaserJet 4p ?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 21:34:06 -0700
Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310-527-4279,818-756-0180,909-785-9712,714-638-4133,805-294-9338)
Message-ID: <43lh7u$nn3@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
Hi
I'm wondering if the LaserJet 4p works with NeXTstep? If so what do I need?
Thanks in advance
Ron
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NeXTStep from Black to White!
From: kemiller@fas.harvard.edu (Kenneth Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ThinkPad 701C* and NeXTSTEP
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 01:01:05 -0400
Organization: Great Church of Shostakovich
Message-ID: <kemiller-1909950101050001@kemiller.student.harvard.edu>
Has anyone had any experience running nextstep on the new IBM "butterfly"
subnotebooks? I really like the little sucker, but I want to make sure
it's compatible first.
Thanks for any help,
Ken
--
Kenneth Miller "You are in a maze of twisty little
kemiller@fas.harvard.edu passages, all alike."
millke@peak.org --Zork I
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3COM EtherLink III Card With NS3.3?
Date: 19 Sep 1995 07:41:52 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43ls80$d2n@snaps.dannug.dk>
References: <43k5tt$pbc@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
The EtherExpress works well with NS/NFS, the 3COM doesn't.
Geert
Carl Jones writes
> For those using the the 3COM EtherLink III ethernet card with NS 3.3,
what
> are your experiences? Can anyone make a comparison (subjective or
> otherwise) between it and the Intel EtherExpress Pro/10?
>
> Carl
>
> cjones@wellesley.edu
> cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (NeXT/MIMEmail OK)
From: kindall@manual.com (Jerry Kindall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 21:23:42 -0400
Organization: Manual Labor
Message-ID: <kindall-1709952123430001@mac.manual.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, zan660@aol.com (Zan660) wrote:
> Hello, I am looking to buy a CHEAP Silicon Graphics machine.
Isn't everyone?
I'd like a cheap Porsche, too.
On the other hand, maybe I wouldn't. After all, cheap is as cheap does...
--
Jerry Kindall (kindall@manual.com)
Manual Labor: We Wrote The Book!
http://www.manual.com/
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 18 Sep 1995 04:15:10 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <43iroe$e4p@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
news:comp.sys.next.advocacy
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
flame wars from .misc.
news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com
where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability.
Archives are available by ftp at
ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives
Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
to any other comp.sys.next groups.
news:comp.sys.next.bugs
A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to
misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups.
news:comp.sys.next.misc
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no
crossposting!!!
news:comp.sys.next.programmer
Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
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From: joel@fefcful.org (Joel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help: Using NeXT CD-ROM on Mac
Date: 14 Sep 1995 21:27:37 GMT
Organization: First Evangelical Free Church
Message-ID: <joel-1409951422230001@ip-205.162.83.22.superstore.com>
References: <jtift-1409951157160001@192.0.2.1>
> My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
> where might I obtain the proper driver?
FWB CD-ROM toolkit will support the Next CD-ROM on a mac. It is available
for like $50 mail order. Hope this helps!
| Joel Lingenfelter
-=+=-
| Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
From: tbm@tci002.uibk.ac.at (Martin Michlmayr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Which platform for NS?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 13:37:06 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Salzburg
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43jsm2$i8@esel.cosy.sbg.ac.at>
References: <43cqts$37h@grid.Direct.CA>
Mitsuru Hirai (hirai@unixg.ubc.ca) wrote:
/ Now, should I choose a Sparcstation, HP's machine, used NeXTstation or
/ somethingelse?
NeXTstations or other NeXT-computers are too slow. I would get a SPARC.
A SPARCstation, or a HP-workstation.
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@ihq.com
From: k9iqc@qcvaxa.acc.qc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help ME PLEASE
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 95 13:54:02 GMT
Organization: Queens College, CUNY
Message-ID: <43mem8$1mfd@news.cuny.edu>
Keywords: mouse,triton,motherboard
Help me I'm have serious problems with my custom Intel machine.. I
I have a P90 motherboard with Trition Chip On board serial and
floppy controller (Uses NS 344/???) chip set.. I have 4 PCI
4 EISA slots.... Diamond Steal 64 PCI 4mvram and Adapt 2940 PCI
With Seagate 1.0 (Hawk) and a floppy.... Now the problem
Nextstep installs... no problem but the serious problem is that
the OS doesn't see my mouse (logitech 3 button mouseman model #
ml34 or ml33 and a Microsoft mouse) Well My mouse didn't even
work when the Configure app came up after the installation!!!
man I get errors saying that the os can't find the mouse (serialMouse)
It sees com0 and pp0..I have the Award Bios the Mother board is
call PT-2000 ... I disabled the On board serial and Parallel and
Bought a BOCA IO card with 16C50 chip!!! Still no mouse detection
I need help... serious help!! Please.. Do I have to disable the
onboard Floppy drive... band get a board Multi High Speed IO???
I have a socket for a PS/2 Mouse But I would have to sodder it
myself... I have no problem with that .. but I have 2 serial
Mice and on High Speed IO board.... I was going to buy
a LogiTech BUS mouse..... but.. do i have to really do this
S.O.S.!!! HELP!!!
Help me I'm have serious problems with my custom Intel machine..
I have a P90 motherboard with Trition Chip On board serial and
floppy controller (Uses NS 344/???) chip set.. I have 4 PCI
4 EISA slots.... Diamond Steal 64 PCI 4mvram and Adapt 2940 PCI
With Seagate 1.0 (Hawk) and a floppy.... Now the problem
Nextstep installs... no problem but the serious problem is that
the OS doesn't see my mouse (logitech 3 button mouseman model #
ml34 or ml33 and a Microsoft mouse) Well My mouse didn't even
work when the Configure app came up after the installation!!!
man I get errors saying that the os can't find the mouse (serialMou)
It sees com0 and pp0..I have the Award Bios the Mother board is
call PT-2000 ... I disabled the On board serial and Parallel and
Bought a BOCA IO card with 16C50 chip!!! Still no mouse detection
I need help... serious help!! Please.. Do I have to disable the
onboard Floppy drive... band get a board Multi High Speed IO???
I have a socket for a PS/2 Mouse But I would have to sodder it
myself... I have no problem with that .. but I have 2 serial
Mice and on High Speed IO board.... I was going to buy
a LogiTech BUS mouse..... but.. do i have to really do this
S.O.S.!!! HELP!!!
S.O.S.!!! HELP!!!
From: adamsr@mars.gtcc.cc.nc.us (Robert Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical Drive wanted
Date: 18 Sep 1995 08:52:21 GMT
Organization: MCNC / NC-REN
Message-ID: <43jc06$5t3@inxs.ncren.net>
Hi all..
I dont know how probable it is to get one of these, but the Optical drive
on my "new" NeXT Cube seems to be dead, (spins up, yet does not seem to
read known good disks, trying to boot off one leaves you hanging until
the command~ is hit..)
if anyone has any ideas for fixing one of these (preferred) let me know
if you have a stand alone drive, for sale, lemmie know, with your price..
All help greatly appriciated.
Robert
From: mjscott@jones.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Mike J. Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Followup-To: misc.forsale.computers.workstation
Date: 18 Sep 1995 18:24:41 GMT
Organization: Heart Valve Lab -- Robarts Research Institute, London Ont. CA
Message-ID: <43kdh9$o5h@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <kindall-1709952123430001@mac.manual.com> <43jkd3$iv4@pulm1.accessone.com>
In article <43jkd3$iv4@pulm1.accessone.com>,
Bailey Brown, Jr. <bailey@connectsoft.com> wrote:
>In article <kindall-1709952123430001@mac.manual.com>, kindall@manual.com
>says...
>>
>>In article <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, zan660@aol.com (Zan660) wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, I am looking to buy a CHEAP Silicon Graphics machine.
>that people with the $$$$$ are constantly upgrading, and that used SGI machines
>are available for reasonable prices. I wouldn't know where to look though.
Try misc.forsale.computers.workstation or misc.forsale.computers.other.systems
SGI sells used & refurbished equipment, but charges a premium.
ciao,
--
Michael J. Scott R.R.I., U of Western Ontario
mjscott@heartlab.rri.uwo.ca 'Need a good valve job?'
############### Illegitimus non tatum carborundum. ##############
From: abarr@iris15.atlanta.sgi.com (Adam Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 18 Sep 1995 18:52:52 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43kf64$dbo@murrow.corp.sgi.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <kindall-1709952123430001@mac.manual.com> <43jkd3$iv4@pulm1.accessone.com>
>I'd bet that since SGI keeps coming out with better hw every 6 months or
so,
>that people with the $$$$$ are constantly upgrading, and that used SGI
machines
>are available for reasonable prices. I wouldn't know where to look
though.
You can find some places that sell used SGI equipment in the back of
Computer Graphics World magazine, I believe. As far as being reasonable,
that's all relative. At work, I consider a sub-$1M machine reasonable when
compared to multi-million dollar image processing or vis-sim system. But
at home, there's no SGI machine (except maybe a low-end Indy under $10K)
that I would consider reasonable. Haven't checked the used prices,
though.
-Adam
--
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Adam Barr | Systems Engineer Co-op
Silicon Graphics, Inc. | e-mail: abarr@atlanta.sgi.com
1111 Alderman Drive, Suite 375 | Phone : (404) 475-0464
Atlanta, Georgia 30202 | Fax : (404) 475-4414
| Voice-mail : 1-800-326-1020 *59379
From: anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Serial cable for Nextstation to HP LaserJet 4M Plus
Date: 19 Sep 1995 14:48:21 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <43ml7l$mtj@netnews.upenn.edu>
I need to purchase a serial cable to connect a NextStation to an HP
LaserJet 4M Plus. Can someone recommend where I can get one of these?
-dave
From: alex@eagle.hd.hac.com (Alex Madarasz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 19 Sep 1995 15:19:07 GMT
Organization: Hughes Training Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43mn1b$oqu@hacgate2.hac.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <kindall-1709952123430001@mac.manual.com> <43jkd3$iv4@pulm1.accessone.com> <43kf64$dbo@murrow.corp.sgi.com>
In article <43kf64$dbo@murrow.corp.sgi.com>, abarr@iris15.atlanta.sgi.com
(Adam Barr) writes:
> > .... I wouldn't know where to look though.
>
> You can find some places that sell used SGI equipment in the back of
> Computer Graphics World magazine, I believe.
A good SGI-specific source of info on 3rd-party SGI suppliers is the mag /
"journal":
Silicon Graphics World
Publications & Communications, Inc.
P.O. Box 399
Cedar Park TX 78630-9820
( Publisher )
12416 Hymeadow Drive
Austin TX 78750-1896
Voice: 512-250-9023
Fax: 512-331-3900
EMail: sgi@pcinews.com
$45/yr U.S.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Alex P. Madarasz, Jr. - Hughes Training, Inc. - alex@eagle.hd.hac.com
From: cjones@haakon (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 3COM EtherLink III Card With NS3.3?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 16:14:53 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <43k5tt$pbc@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
For those using the the 3COM EtherLink III ethernet card with NS 3.3, what
are your experiences? Can anyone make a comparison (subjective or
otherwise) between it and the Intel EtherExpress Pro/10?
Carl
cjones@wellesley.edu
cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (NeXT/MIMEmail OK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Seung-Woo Kim <seungwoo@cs.umn.edu>
Subject: (no subject)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Message-ID: <DF5wns.F3I@news.cis.umn.edu>
Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration)
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Mime-Version: 1.0
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 17:05:00 GMT
Hello, I have a diamond stealth 64 DRAM (1M) graphic card. I wonder if
it is supported for nextstep for Intel. I read the files at www.next.com
but it was a little fuzzy if it is supported or not. Please e-mail me if
you know if I can use the card without shelling out much money.
Thanks in advance.
seungwoo@cs.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn)
Subject: 17" Fimi monitor has died, looking for info on replacing
Message-ID: <DF5zys.Jr2@nvc.cc.ca.us>
Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us
Organization: Napa Valley College
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 18:13:40 GMT
The 17" Fimi monitor that I use on my server has died. I don't really
want to replace it with another one of those, they're pretty crummy.
I'd like to just purchase a 17" Sony monitor (and suffer with
non-black), but what kind of monitor would it take to work? Would any
multi-scan monitor work? Also, where do I get a cable that will go
from the ND board to whatever connector might be on the new monitor?
--
Chris Osborn, Network Administrator Voice: 707 253 3130
Napa Valley College Fax: 707 253 3063
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy., Napa, CA, 94558
<fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us> MIME ok, NeXTMail tolerated
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3COM EtherLink III Card With NS3.3?
Date: 18 Sep 1995 19:03:12 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <43kfpg$d9t@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <43k5tt$pbc@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
cjones@haakon (Carl Jones) wrote:
> For those using the the 3COM EtherLink III ethernet card with NS 3.3,
what
> are your experiences? Can anyone make a comparison (subjective or
> otherwise) between it and the Intel EtherExpress Pro/10?
DON'T BUY a 3COM EtherLink III for NeXTSTEP !
It's slowwwwwwww.
See Nextanswers 1482_3COM_Etherlink_III_Ethernet_Adapter.rtf:
This adapter is not recommended for use in NFS intensive environments.
The Etherexpress is better and a Cogent EM960PCI is the best.
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
*** Powered_By_NEXTSTEP ***
From: rauch@FROG.ZOO2.CS.YALE.EDU (Erik Rauch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Help: NeXTstation refuses to boot, no ROM-monitor
Date: 19 Sep 1995 19:55:06 GMT
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Message-ID: <43n76q$frv@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Hi,
I'm the owner of a 1991 NeXTstation running NS 3.0. The machine
has been running smoothly since I bought it last month, but last week
it began refusing to boot. The power key turns the machine on and the
hard drive does its little self-diagnostic, but the machine presents only
a gray screen (the same as the default workspace background) and does not
even start to boot; the monitor screen doesn't come up.
Command-~ does not bring up the monitor.
Does anyone have experience they could share on what this could be and
how to fix it?
Thanks,
Erik Rauch, rauch@cs.yale.edu
From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: disk mount troubles
Date: 19 Sep 1995 21:18:05 +0200
Organization: RePLaY aND CoMPaNY UnLimited
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I have some questions about mounting external hard drives on my NeXT turbo
color (running OS 3.2). I have the following chain:
SCSI ID#2 NeXT CDROM
SCSI ID#3 LaCie Quantum 330MB ext. hard drive labeled Harpo
SCSI ID#4 LaCie Quantum 660MB ext. hard drive labeled Zeppo
SCSI ID#5 Syquest 88MB (this one is terminated, all others are not)
and of course my internal 400MB is SCSI#1.
I recently connected up the both hard drives and started experiencing errors.
At first, every time I logged in I would get the dialog box indicating
that that hard drive was damaged, did I want to initialize or repair.
I would click repair, and it would be fine until the next log in. So,
I assumed a format was in order. I backed it up, initialized it and now
I see the following behavior: both drives are mounted off of / but Harpo
is listed in the File Viewer as a "hard disk" and shows up with the correct
HD icon, but Zeppo is listed a a "foreign disk" and I only get a folder,
not a disk icon. I am expecting to continue having more disk errors,
and so am quite frustrated. What is going on?
As I am sure it is relevant, here are my /etc/fstab entries:
/dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1
/dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2
/dev/sd2a / 4.3 rw,noquota 0 3
FYI, the trouble really started when I connected up <<both>> hard drives.
I had Zeppo running on this NeXT for about 2 years without incident.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Please respond to
Paul Wellin
Editor, TELOS/Springer-Verlag
wellin@telospub.com
From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Solution: Inexpensive NeXT laser printer repair
Date: 19 Sep 1995 22:20:39 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <43nfnn$170l@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Hi all,
I have bought a used NeXT but it didn't print. The rubber rollers didn't
take the paper in the printer correctly. The rubber was too old.
I tried to get some replacement parts, but I got a quote of $160 for the
whole mechanism. I didn't search any longer and fixed the printer myself.
Here is how.
How I Opened the printer:
1. I unplugged all the cables from the printer.
2. I removed both, the upper and lower plastic covers.
3. I removed the part of the mechanism that covers the very first rubber
roller - the one which also has the opening button on it.
I didn't unplug its cables, I just turned it out from the printer.
4. The axle of the rubber roller (the very first rubber roller) has an
electromagnet at one end.
I used an 'appropriately adjusted' paper clip to hold the electromagnet
in the open position.
5. Now, the rubber roller can be easily accessed and also moved. In one
direction only.
How I renewed the rubber roller:
1. I used "Lintless Head Cleaning Shwabs" by GC Electronics.
(Made from foam, not cotton). With no chemicals on them (dry).
2. I have put on them "Rubber Cleaner Revitalizer" - PRB LINE.
Made for Projector Recorder Belt, part No. RCR-21.
3. I cleaned the rubber roller with the shwabs and revitalizer.
4. I have also cleaned all the other rubber rollers I could reach.
And I also have put some "Synthetic Hydrocarbon Grease" on the gears.
(PRB LINE, manufactured for Projector Recorder Belt, part No.608.)
Then I have put the printer together, tried, and the printer works.
What would I have done if the printer didn't work:
(I am happy, that I didn't have to do this)
1. I would have opened the printer as described above.
2. Then I would have put a very thin layer of silicon 'rubber-like' glue
on the very first, problematic rubber roller.
3. I think that I would have used a finger to disperse the glue in a very
thin layer.
4. Then I would have tapped the glue with my finger to make the surface of
the glue more rough.
5. I would have waited for the glue to dry, put the printer together and
if it prints.
If it didn't work, I would look for a replacement rubber roller. Well, I
have fixed my printer and wanted to let you know how I did it and what my
optional plans were.
Notice that I have formulated every single sentence as 'what I did' and
'what I would have done'. So, I am not suggesting that you try it.
Hope that you liked my story.
Have a nice day, all of you.
Rudy.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: matos@ima.umn.edu (Palhoto Matos)
Subject: Re: Problems w/ NeXT 20" monitors
Message-ID: <DF6oCw.4or@news.cis.umn.edu>
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 03:03:19 GMT
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I also can report on problems with Next color Megapixel displays (17"
and manufactured by Phillips). 4 out of 8 failed since 1992 with
different symptoms: lines together at the top of the screen, screen
going suddenly black after 10 minutes work, and finally complete
collapse. A building with questionable power is involved too.
As local Next hardware suppliers and repairers went out of business
(this occurred in Lisbon, Portugal) we have contacted Next which
refered us to a swiss reseller of old black hardware. After some email
exchange got the information that some 17" Sony (among others) monitors
should work provided a special cable was manufactured. Unfortunately
that reseller stopped answering email.
One of the monitors was taken to the local representative of the
manufacturer, the problem was diagnosed but upon return it still does
not function.
Can anyone tell me what are appropriate monitors for Next cubes with
Next dimension boards and appropriate video cable characteristics?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: cdouty@netcom.com (Chris Douty)
Subject: Re: Quantum Trailblazer 840S disk on black hardware
Message-ID: <cdoutyDEypvB.6Js@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <DEwzxt.En@stuyts.nl>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 19:52:23 GMT
Sender: cdouty@netcom13.netcom.com
In article <DEwzxt.En@stuyts.nl>, Ben Stuyts <benst@stuyts.nl> wrote:
>I am trying to install a Quantum Trailblazer 840S harddisk in my NeXT cube.
>The disk just spins up and down during booting, and there's a messages
>'waiting for drive...' in the console. It initially sees the drive, as it is
>correctly identified. It says something like "Quantum TRB420S Rev 0400 as
>SD1 at SC0 target 6 lun 0" (It says 840 on the label on the disk, I guess
>they share the same firmware?) Because the drive is not getting ready, it is
>ignored after a timeout of about 20s.
>
>Is this drive broken, or is there an incompatibility between the NeXT and
>the drive? I tried SCSI_Inspector.app, but it doesn't see it. disk
>/dev/rsd1a doesn't see it either.
I do not have any solutions, but have about given up on Quantum drives
for Black hardware. Back in March 1994 I bought a Quantum 1800S drives
(as did many other NeXT users, they were cheap) It never worked with the
NeXT. The same drive works fine on PC SCSI cards or Macs, but dies with
"Incomplete Data Transfer" errors on any attempted write, like
initializing. Worse the drive interfers with my Seagate boot disk. A
few sweaty palmed minutes were spent before I just dropped the system to
the ROM monitor. (Always back up your system before adding/removing drives!)
The worst part is that Quantum claims that nothing is wrong with their
drives. Last I heard (yesterday) is that they think there is some
hardware modification for black hardware, (I doubt it.) and that a 1.8GB
disk is "close enough to 2GB that the OS is confused." Have you ever
heard such rubbish!?
All this is too bad, because I liked Quantum drives on my Amiga 3000.
(Although the 1800S didn't work there either.) NeXT lists several models
of Quantum hard drive as incompatible with HP workstations. The Net has
reported several problems with the 1800S and now Trailblazer drives. I
would not buy a Quantum drive for black hardware until provided evidence
that it works.
Just my $0.23
Chris Douty
--
Christopher Douty - Rogue Engineer trapped in a land of software
cdouty@netcom.com
"Frequently the messages have meaning; that is they refer to or are correlated
according to some system with physical or conceptual entities. These semantic
aspects of communication are irrelevant to the engineering problem." -Shannon
From: smy@leech (Bertram Smolny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: 600 MB MOD doesn't work !
Date: 20 Sep 1995 11:32:34 GMT
Organization: Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Message-ID: <43ou4i$ah5@fsuj01.rz.uni-jena.de>
Hi,
I've try to connect a
SHARP JY750 MODC Rev 1.13 as sd1 at sc0 target 3 lun 0
to my HP appollo to formate 600 MB MO-Discs for NeXT or for DOS.
The following messages came out on Console:
/usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/DOS.util -i sd1 "dos600" removable
DOS: that type of disk is not supported
probing for DOS
probing for CDROM
probing for mac
probing for cdaudio
/usr/etc/disk -i -h utah -l "NextTRY" /dev/rsd1a
disk name: SHARP JY750 MODC
disk type: removable_rw_scsi
writing disk label
Writing /usr/standalone/hppa/boot
creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd1a
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 288339 1803 2 8192 1024 16 10 60 4096 t
cylinder group too large (16 cylinders); max: 15 cylinders per group
/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd1a failed (status 1)
So I can't formate a 600 MB MO for DOS and not for NeXT?
Can I put this device to the thrash ?
any suggestions ?
please send mail.
Gruetze smy :-/
# phone: (03641)304422 # E-mail:smy@leech.mpg.uni-jena.de NeXT :-)#
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From: lemson@penguin.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9 Motion 771
Date: 20 Sep 1995 13:52:20 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <43p6ak$8sg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Is the #9 Motion 771 supported by NEXTSTEP? Searching NeXTAnswers,
all I find is that it is *not* supported by the generic S3 driver.
It has an S3 968 chip in it.
Does anyone have any comments on the Motion771 vs the Matrox
Millenium? They are similarly priced, although the Millenium
appears to have higher scores (around those of the more expensive #9
Imagine 128). On the other hand, the Motion771 comes with HawkEye
and seems to be higher quality.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: Adaptec2940,fdisk and 3rd SCSI drive-help!!
Message-ID: <DF7ILt.F2L@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:53:53 GMT
References: <430m9b$e8v@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
: I have NS3.3 runing on a Triton Asus Intel motherboard with a P5/100. I am
: using an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI controller with the bios 1.2 rev . I have a
: Quantum Trailblazer 850 (ID0), Seagate 1gig (ID2), Apple CD300 (ID2) and I
: just added a Quantum Fireball(ID3) 1gig drive. I can start my system and
i just added a Quantum Fireball 1.08GB HDD too...
but NS kept telling me about that i didn't 'enable' my BIOS?????
but i did... WHAT'S happen??????
: initialize the Quantum Fireball completeley as a NEXTSTEP volume. But, I
how did you do it??? i have aha2940 PCI too.... but i can't get my NS
format my HDD... (NS tell me that i have to enable BIOS first.. but.. i have)
: partition. fdisk won't let me do that. It complains that the BIOS may be
: disabled (it is not) and that NS won't be able to get accurate information
just like me... but the different is that i can not even just use the whole
disk, NS telling me i have to enable BIOS first..
i have pentium 90, 32Mb RAM, AHA-2940, and Quantum 1.08 Gb HDD.
From: lk@asterix.iig.uni-freiburg.de (Lars Konieczny)
Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Panasonic CD-504: does it work with NS?
Date: 20 Sep 1995 13:39:30 GMT
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Germany
Message-ID: <43p5ii$915@n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
Hi,
could anybody tell me, whether the Panasonic CD-504 CD-Rom (4*, SCSI)
works with NEXTSTEP? Any known problems?
Thanx in advance,
Lars
lars@cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de
From: ronco@gpnet.it (Giorgio Roncolato)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT 17" and 21" Monitor on intel Hardware?
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 06:39:06 GMT
Organization: GP Net - Venezia - Italy
Message-ID: <43ndbs$kq2@home.gpnet.it>
Hanyone has experience in connect Black monitor NeXT 17" or 21" to
white hardware?
Thank in advance
Giorgio Roncolato
email: giorgio@gpnet.it
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 17:57:42 +0200
From: trujillo@matsun1.unican.es (Guadalupe Trujillo)
Message-ID: <9509201557.AA02380@acebo.noname>
Subject: Nextstation and Sun CD-ROM drive
Hello,
I'm trying to install NextStep on a Sparc 5 using a Sun CD-ROM drive.
I haven't been successfull yet, but I'm becoming a little suspicious
of the CD-ROM drive : I've been told that it sometimes didn't work
in the past and now, when trying to connect it to a Nextstation 25Mhz
running NextStep 3.0., I get the following when booting :
SONY CD-ROM CDU-8012 Rev 3.1e as sd1 at sc0 target 6 lun0
sd1: UNIT ATTENTION
Waiting for drive to come ready
..........
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED (6 times)
Is this "normal", I mean, should the Nextstation be able to see the
Sun CD-ROM drive ? And if so, does this mean something's wrong
with the drive ? What does this error message mean ?
Thanks.
PS: on the Sparc, running Solaris, the CD-ROM drive seems to work
From: mark_bessey@next.com (Mark Bessey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: good intel hardware recomendation?
Date: 20 Sep 1995 17:35:03 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <43pjc7$dab@news.next.com>
References: <43jub3$8m0@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
In article <43jub3$8m0@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> archetyp@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
(Joseph R Pickert) writes:
> Can anyone point me to some information or give me some
> recommendations on some popular standard Pentium based systems that will
> run 3.3 out of the box?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joe Pickert
> archetyp@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
Information about compatible systems is available through NeXTanswers,
NeXT's on-line document retrieval system.
Try:
http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/NABrowse?/Intel_Configuration_Infor
mation/Systems
for information about compatible systems.
Hope this helps,
--
Mark Bessey
NeXT Computer, Inc
Software Quality Assurance
-->I DON'T SPEAK FOR NeXT <--
From: Dave Briggman <paradigm@mercury.interpath.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: AT&T GIS Stops Making PCs...
Date: 20 Sep 1995 17:50:55 GMT
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <43pk9v$p60@news.duke.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
For those who are comptemplating the purchase of AT&T GIS hardware for
running NeXTSTEP don't bother...
They announced today they are getting out of the PC business...AGAIN.
Read the press release at:
http://www.att.com/press/0995/950920.nca.html
Dave
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ELSA winner VS #9? (video cards for NSI)
Date: 20 Sep 1995 18:08:44 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <43plbc$o3d@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Earlier I posted a message wondering what were some great video cards
for NSI. Many people replied that the ELSA Winner Pro 2000 is really good and
cheaper then the #9 Imagine.
I can not find any information on the ELSA Winner anywhere I looked, I even
went through the entire Computer Shopper and didn't see it mentioned once.
My questions are:
1) How does it compare with say the #9 Imagine and #9 GXE64 Pro?
2) How much should I expect it to cost?
3) Where can I buy it?
Tal Lancaster
--
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The RenderMan Repository (http://pete.cs.caltech.edu/RMR/)
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From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] What kind of SIMMS for turbo color station?
Date: 20 Sep 1995 19:37:03 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <43pqgv$m45@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I may be getting a turbo color with 16 MB RAM. I want to up that
to 32 MB RAM. I'm wondering what kind of SIMMs I'll need to get.
I've read that I want 72-pin SIMMs in groups of two (see below).
But I still have questions:
+ Does the faster (70 ns vs 100 ns) RAM make a big difference?
+ Is parity memory an option, and is it worthwhile?
+ What's a decent price for 16 MB?
+ I'm not sure yet what the memory configuration in the machine is.
What's the "standard" 16 MB configuration---8 + 8? I hope not 4 x 4,
since that would make it more difficult to convert to 32.
I just looked all over for the old FAQ and came up empty-handed.
But I have a 1992 copy of the NeXT memory FAQ, and for the turbo
color (among a few others) it says:
These systems have only 4 SIMM slots, but they can take
double-sided SIMMs. SIMMs must be installed in groups of
two in these machines.
Use 72-pin 4, 8, 16, or 32 MB SIMMs with 100 ns minimum
access time. For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs.
[...]
...70 ns memory is just enough faster than
80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer
clock cycles. This imporves memory system performance.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
David Finton
From: penrose@ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: 20 Sep 1995 19:55:35 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <43prjn$b2@news2.ucsd.edu>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>
John Tiftickjian writes
> I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1
with
> the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
> desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need
a
> driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
>
> My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if
so,
> where might I obtain the proper driver?
I had this problem also, until we installed a third-party cd-rom
driver on our Quadra 840AV. It uses our NeXT cdrom drive quite
well.
Christopher Penrose
penrose@ucsd.edu
http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/TajMahal/after.html
From: penrose@ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: ISDN on black cube, HELP!
Date: 20 Sep 1995 19:59:22 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <43prqq$bb@news2.ucsd.edu>
Keywords: hayes
I am interested in getting ISDN on my Black Cube.
Are there used or new Hayes ISDN extenders still
available?
Are there other options?
How well does ISDN work on Intel platforms? What hardware
is required?
Thank you!
Christopher Penrose
penrose@ucsd.edu
http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/TajMahal/after.html
From: cordero@goofy.pros.com (Manuel Cordero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Thinkpad NS 3.3 installation
Date: 20 Sep 1995 22:20:25 GMT
Organization: MCSNet Internet Services
Message-ID: <43q439$n23@News1.mcs.net>
I am in the process of installing NS3.3 on a IBM thinkpad 360ce.
I managed to load the software via the network using a Xircom PCMCIA card.
However, I am unable to load the machine from its harddisk.
I followed all the recommendations listed in the NeXTAnswers such as
turning "Power Management off" and using the "EIDE and ATAPI Device
Driver".
During the boot process the system asks me for the floppy containing the
drivers indicated during the initial installation. I load them but then I
get a
System Panic:
vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root
Apparently it's getting a
vfs_mountroot: error=6
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Manuel
From: Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Daydream/Pagemaker - how to print to Daydream?
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 18:25:08 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950920182237.21020A-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Has anyone tried printing from Pagemaker using Daydream?
We are having trouble printing from Daydream with Mac Pagemaker v5.0 to
the NeXT laser printer.
How is it done?
The Laserwriter 8 driver requires Appletalk.
We can't seem to find a workaround and the one we tried causes printouts
that are too large and off the right side of the page.
HELP!!!
From: altenber@santafe.santafe.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 5 1/4" floppy possible with NS?
Date: 21 Sep 1995 01:27:19 GMT
Organization: The Santa Fe Institute
Message-ID: <43qf1n$ie3@tierra.santafe.edu>
Who knows the whole story about floppy drives for
NEXTSTEP/Intel? I want to be able to connect up a
1.2MB 5 1/4" floppy drive in addition to the standard
1.4MB 3 1/2" floppy drive. Can NS/I be made to toggle between
the two by changing the system BIOS? Do 5 1/4" SCSI floppy
drives exist? Do dual drives present any solution?
Thanks,
Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: vrgr@taz.ho.att.com (-V.RAO)
Subject: Re: LaserJet 4p ?
Message-ID: <DF8JB7.Fqn@nntpa.cb.att.com>
Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration)
Organization: AT&T NSD, Holmdel, NJ
References: <43lh7u$nn3@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 03:06:43 GMT
In article <43lh7u$nn3@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>,
Ron David Wagner <rwagner@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> wrote:
>Hi
>I'm wondering if the LaserJet 4p works with NeXTstep? If so what do I need?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Ron
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>Ron Wagner <rwagner@kaiwan.com> member8008@aol.com
> NeXTStep from Black to White!
I too would like to know the answer to this.
So, please post the response on the net or
e-mail it, please.
Thanks in advance
rao
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Cube Power Supply Turning Off Without Mono Monitor
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DF8nI0.5vw@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 04:37:12 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo
I know this was talked about a while ago around here, and I remember
reading it hoping I'd need it some time later. Well, now I need it and it's
nowhere to be found....
I just got a dimension board for my cube and I discovered that I have the
older power supply which turns itself off with no MegaPixel Display connected
to the system board. What serial numbers of cubes have this problem, so I
can possibly arrange a trade with someone else? I assume all "NeXTcube"s,
as opposed to "NeXT Computer"s can deal with it? Alternately, I recall that
one could attach a power resistor to the monitor pins to make the PS happy.
How big a resistor? Which pins?
Since I no longer have my mono monitor I'd like to get this solved ASAP.
Living without my cube is painful.....
Thanks for any help.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: William Wright <wwright@orincon.com>
Subject: help: 2.0 optical disk drive 3.5" SCSI
Message-ID: <DF64n6.1EC.0.-s@orincon.com>
Sender: news@orincon.com (News System)
Organization: Orincon Corporation
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 19:54:42 GMT
My external optical disk drive (Tass Optical: Panasonic) died.
I have been told that Panasonic is no longer in the 3.5" OD game.
I got a 3.5" drive from Olympus (Epson drive) but my 2.0 release
of NextStep ignores it. I have tons of important data on 3.5"
optical disks and no way to access it.
any ideas?
- william
From: guyt@dutigp.twi.tudelft.nl (Abraham Guyt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP NEEDED: NS 3.3 installation problems (AHA timeout)
Date: 21 Sep 1995 08:03:30 GMT
Organization: Delft University of Technology
Message-ID: <43r68i$pgv@mo6.rc.tudelft.nl>
Hello,
Here at our University we're having some real problems installing NS 3.3 on
a Pentium PC.
Halfway or sometimes in the beginning of the installation procedure the
messages appears:
AHA timeout (some retries follow)
after a while then:
.../rc.cdrom not found
it mostly ends with a FATAL error and the system halts.
Installing 3.2 won't work either.
My system configuration is as follows:
Pentium 100MHZ clone (reliable brand, my current 486 works fine with 3.2)
PCI bus (all non used PCI slots have IRQ = Not applicable) + some ISA slots
Adaptec 154xx SCSI card in ISA slot (SCSI ID = seven, IRQ = 11)
Sony cd-rom (booting from cd works fine) (SCSI ID = 0)
EIDE on-board Hard disk controller
EIDE 1.2 GB Hard disk (200 MB dos partition, 1 GB Next partition)
I checked Nextanswers to find things out, but all I could find there is
allready incorpated in the settings above.
Can somebody help me to fix the installation problem ???
_____________________________________________________________________
Abraham Guyt P.O.Box 356
Department of Information Systems 2600 AJ Delft
Faculty Technical Mathematics & Informatics The Netherlands
Delft University of Technology tel: +31 15 78 5969
E-mail: guyt@twi.tudelft.nl NeXT-mail welcome
From: root@terra.crystalengine.com(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ELSA winner VS #9? (video cards for NSI)
Date: 21 Sep 1995 12:31:06 GMT
Organization: Network Intensive
Message-ID: <43rlua$pj3@ni1.ni.net>
References: <43plbc$o3d@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
In article <43plbc$o3d@gap.cco.caltech.edu> tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis
Lancaster) writes:
>Earlier I posted a message wondering what were some great video cards
>for NSI. Many people replied that the ELSA Winner Pro 2000 is really
good and
>cheaper then the #9 Imagine.
>
>I can not find any information on the ELSA Winner anywhere I looked, I
even
>went through the entire Computer Shopper and didn't see it mentioned
once.
>
>My questions are:
>
>1) How does it compare with say the #9 Imagine and #9 GXE64 Pro?
>
>2) How much should I expect it to cost?
>
>3) Where can I buy it?
>
>
>Tal Lancaster
>
>
>
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>Tal Lancaster (http://www.compbio.caltech.edu/~tal/tal.html)
>The RenderMan Repository (http://pete.cs.caltech.edu/RMR/)
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I can't compare the ELSA cards against the #9, but here's how to contact
them.
> ELSA GmbH
> Sonnenweg 11
> 52070 Aachen
> Germany
>
> Fon: +49 / 241 / 9177 - 0
> Fax: +49 / 241 / 9177 - 600
> PS. I got the newes drivers (3.3) at CeBIT on a CD-ROM for free. They
work as
> expected. :-)
Or, for the US:
ELSA Inc.
2041 Mission College Blvd. Suite 165
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(800) 272-ELSA
(408) 565-9669
Fax: (408) 565-9650
--
Felipe A. Rodriguez # ...it cannot be called ingenuity to kill
Agoura Hills, CA # one's fellow citizens, to betray
# friends, to be without faith, without
root@terra.crystalengine.com # mercy, without religion; by these means
(NeXTmail preferred) # one can acquire power but not glory.
(MIMEmail welcome) # --Nicolo Machiavelli
From: joe@decoy.uoregon.edu (Joe St Sauver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Date: 21 Sep 1995 14:47:08 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon, Eugene
Message-ID: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu>
I'm interested in SCSI DAT tape drives that have proven themselves to work well
with black NeXT systems for routine archival backup purposes.
Either first-hand recommendations or pointers to a FAQ (if I missed one on this
topic) would be appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Joe St Sauver (joe@decoy.uoregon.edu)
University of Oregon Computing Center
From: harrap@geol.queensu.ca (Rob Harrap)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Old Ram and Colorstation
Date: 21 Sep 1995 15:05:11 GMT
Organization: Queen's University, Kingston
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43ruv7$i0u@knot.queensu.ca>
Hi:
I've got a bunch of 2 Mb simms for IBM PS2 model 70's (85ns). Does anyone
know if they will work in a ColorStation?
Yes, they are 72 Pin, and they have parity.
Rob Harrap
harrap@geol.queensu.ca
Queen's University
Geological Sciences
From: mp@rob.cs.tu-bs.de (Martin Pruefer DL8OAU)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: 21 Sep 95 14:49:32 GMT
Organization: TU Braunschweig, Informatik (Bueltenweg), Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <mp.811694972@maud.rob.cs.tu-bs.de>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1> <43e99c$ld9@informer1.cis.McMaster.CA>
odonovan@violet.physics.mcmaster.ca (Chris O'Donovan) writes:
>In article <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1> you write:
>>I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
>>the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
>>desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
>>driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
>I believe that the Apple drivers specifically check for Apple label
>drives and won't work with others even if the mechanism is the exact
>same.
>The drivers that ship with APS drives also check for the label.
>Commercial drivers are about $US60. You can buy an Apple CD150 for
>$US99. I'd buy the drive.
Maybe we should change our drives, since I use an apple drive on my
NeXTstation?
Martin
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From: Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Serial cable for Nextstation to HP LaserJet 4M Plus
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:45:32 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950921084453.18386A-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
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On 19 Sep 1995, David R. Anstine wrote:
> I need to purchase a serial cable to connect a NextStation to an HP
> LaserJet 4M Plus. Can someone recommend where I can get one of these?
Try EM Computers (California) 1 619 749-4761
Julie
From: Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] What kind of SIMMS for turbo color station?
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 09:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
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On 20 Sep 1995, David Finton wrote:
> I may be getting a turbo color with 16 MB RAM. I want to up that
> to 32 MB RAM. I'm wondering what kind of SIMMs I'll need to get.
This depends on what is currently in the machine. The Turbo color models
have 4 slots, 2 pairs of 2. If the 16 MBytes in there consist of 4 x 4
MByte chips, then you will have to remove those completely and put in
either 4 x 8 MBytes, or better yet, 2 x 16 MBytes (so two slots will still
be free). If the 16 MBytes currently in the machine are 2 x 8 MBytes,
using two slots and leaving two slots free, then your only option, if you
want to keep the existing chips and keep cost down, is to put in 2 x 8
MBytes in the free slots.
If all four slots are full, and you have to pull the chips, you'll
probably want to sell them to get some of the money to pay for your
upgrade. Used memory sells for between $25 - $32 per MByte on the net
these days. The NeXT is fussy about memory and the chips are not cheap
(16 MBytes running about $1100 retail). If you can find good used, you
can save money, but be careful that the person selling it knows the specs.
>
> I've read that I want 72-pin SIMMs in groups of two (see below).
> But I still have questions:
>
> + Does the faster (70 ns vs 100 ns) RAM make a big difference?
Try to get the fastest you can. If you're doing modelling, graphics,
rendering, etc. it really helps. If you're doing word processing, not so
much, for compiling, it makes some difference. Depends on your use of
the machine.
> + Is parity memory an option, and is it worthwhile?
Yes. worthwhile? well, some people set up the system to take advantage
and some don't. The NeXT likes memory with parity, I believe, but I
think you have to do some root access configuration to actually take
advantage of it.
> + What's a decent price for 16 MB?
If you can find it for under $900 you're saving money over retail.
> + I'm not sure yet what the memory configuration in the machine is.
> What's the "standard" 16 MB configuration---8 + 8? I hope not 4 x 4,
> since that would make it more difficult to convert to 32.
You'll more often find 4 x 4, unfortunately. Ask before you buy. The
'monitor' command can be invoked to show the memory configuration, or you
can unscrew the one screw that holds the case on and just look.
Everything's very accessible in the NeXT.
>
> I just looked all over for the old FAQ and came up empty-handed.
> But I have a 1992 copy of the NeXT memory FAQ, and for the turbo
> color (among a few others) it says:
>
> These systems have only 4 SIMM slots, but they can take
> double-sided SIMMs. SIMMs must be installed in groups of
> two in these machines.
>
> Use 72-pin 4, 8, 16, or 32 MB SIMMs with 100 ns minimum
> access time. For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs.
>
> [...]
>
> ...70 ns memory is just enough faster than
> 80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer
> clock cycles. This imporves memory system performance.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Finton
Be aware of refresh rates. A lot of 72 pin chips sold for Macs only have
4K refresh. I believe the NeXT requires 2, but check with someone more
knowledgeable about this. I have also been told that NeXT memory chips
are fussy about PD settings. The person mentioning it didn't explain to
me what 'PDP or PD settings' were, however. Caveat Emptor.
Good luck!!!
Julie
From: jtift@dsu.deltast.edu (John Tiftickjian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 11:31:32 -0600
Organization: Delta State University
Message-ID: <jtift-2109951132090001@192.0.2.1>
Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about using a NeXT
CD-ROM on my Macintosh. Your help is most appreciated.
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
John D. Tiftickjian, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences
Delta State University
Professor of Biology, DSU Cleveland, Mississippi 38733
jtift@dsu.deltast.edu 601-846-4246
FAX: 601-846-4443
From: Wolfgang Ziller <wziller@math.upenn.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: connecting Nextstation to HP Lasejet 4M Plus
Date: 21 Sep 1995 17:35:00 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <43s7o4$67l@netnews.upenn.edu>
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I need help configuring a serial cable to connect my Nextstation computer
(68040 processor) to my new printer, an HP Laserjet 4M Plus.
I tried ordering a custom cable , but the cable does not work.
On my Nextstation I set up the printer to be an
HP Lasejet 4MP (which I assume is the same printer) now supported in Nextstep
3.3 and in the "modify existing printer" I chose
"Serial Communication", "Serial Port A" (it is connected to A) and baud rate
9600 and "hardware handshaking" . I checked on the printer to make sure that
the same information is selected for the serial port on the printer.
When I send a print job, the "ready" button on the printer flashes, the "form
feed" goes on and off, but no page is printed.
I have the pin assignments for both serial ports and tried to figure out which
pins get connected, with some advice from HP. But this custom cable does not
work. The serial port on the HP printer is now a 9 pin and not a 25 pin. I know
the Next documentation for the 25 pin port but could not find it for a 9 pin
port.
If anybody out there has experience with such pin assignments, I could send
them an e-mail message explaining exactly what I did and maybe they could
figure out what went wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
From: Wolfgang Ziller <wziller@math.upenn.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: connecting Nextstation to HP Lasejet 4M Plus
Date: 21 Sep 1995 17:35:06 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <43s7oa$685@netnews.upenn.edu>
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I need help configuring a serial cable to connect my Nextstation computer
(68040 processor) to my new printer, an HP Laserjet 4M Plus.
I tried ordering a custom cable , but the cable does not work.
On my Nextstation I set up the printer to be an
HP Lasejet 4MP (which I assume is the same printer) now supported in Nextstep
3.3 and in the "modify existing printer" I chose
"Serial Communication", "Serial Port A" (it is connected to A) and baud rate
9600 and "hardware handshaking" . I checked on the printer to make sure that
the same information is selected for the serial port on the printer.
When I send a print job, the "ready" button on the printer flashes, the "form
feed" goes on and off, but no page is printed.
I have the pin assignments for both serial ports and tried to figure out which
pins get connected, with some advice from HP. But this custom cable does not
work. The serial port on the HP printer is now a 9 pin and not a 25 pin. I know
the Next documentation for the 25 pin port but could not find it for a 9 pin
port.
If anybody out there has experience with such pin assignments, I could send
them an e-mail message explaining exactly what I did and maybe they could
figure out what went wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
From: rkswamy@unity.ncsu.edu (Ravi Krishna Swamy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Mitsumi CD-ROM and Diamond card on Nextstep intel?
Date: 21 Sep 1995 18:09:05 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University
Message-ID: <43s9o1$oac@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>
Hi, I'm considering buying NeXTSTEP for intel platforms and I
was wondering if anybody has experience with this hardware.
I have a Diamond Stealth 64 PCI card with 2 mb VRAM.
My card uses the slightly older S3 964 and not 968 chipset.
I checked the hardware compatibility list and it said
it supports the Stealth 64, but not which chipset or both, etc.
Does anybody know if mine is supported? I am assuming that
it is since both Linux and Solaris x86 work fine with it.
Also, I have a Mitsumi double speed FX001DE ATAPI CD-ROM drive
and two 1 gig EIDE drives (no SCSI anything)
The hardware compatibility list said that some EIDE/ATAPI
cd-rom drives are supported. They listed the Mitsumi
FX400 quad speed cdrom drive as being supported but did
not explicity list mine. Does anybody know?
Please email me personally. Thank you.
Ravi (future NeXTSTEP fan [hopefully])
--
Ravi K. Swamy http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/r/rkswamy/www/
rkswamy@eos.ncsu.edu root@genom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: cetesse@iglou2.iglou.com (Chris Etesse)
Subject: What type SIMMS for Mono 040
Message-ID: <DF9oGn.n3w@iglou.com>
Sender: news@iglou.com (News Administrator)
Organization: IgLou Internet Services (1-800-436-4456)
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 17:55:35 GMT
I need to purchase 4 1mb simms for a mono
NeXT station. What type and speed should
I purchase?
Thanks
-Chris Etesse
From: Edwin Huang <dirque+@CMU.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need Keyboards
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 21:36:27 -0400
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Message-ID: <8kMVAPu00VMC0jHIwV@andrew.cmu.edu>
Hi. I/m in search of NeXT keyboards. So far I have 5 NeXTstations
without keyboards or mice. I need ADB-pin keyboards. Any extras
you might have. I might be getting 20 more.
I already talked to NeXT or rather Bell Atlantic- their tech support.
I can only get a keyboard from them, if I send them an old one.
So I'll buy both used, new, broken, spotty keyboards from you.
-ed
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSI Semi-dream Machine?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 01:24:13 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <43t37t$939@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Ok, thanks for everybody's helpful answers to my questions on MotherBoards
and video cards. Here is my dream system(and keeping it between 4-5k)
that I have put spec'd out so far. Let me know if you can think of a
better system in the same price range. Note, there are a couple of
components missing, that I would like opinions on:
o ASUS P55TP4XE MotherBoard with Pipeline Burst Cache
(preferably 512k if available otherwise 256k).
o Pentium 100
o ELSA Winner 2000 Pro X/4 Video Adapter PCI, 4M VRAM
o Iiyama (IDEK) MF8617 17" monitor
o Mini-Tower Case / 250w power supply
o 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
o 2 - 16M SIMMS (32M)
o ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast SCSI II Controller
o Toshiba 3601 4.4X CDROM Drive
o MicroSoft Natural Keyboard
o Logitech Mouseman II wireless mouse
1) I am not getting EDO RAM because it costs $300 more and from what
I have been able to find out it only improves system performance by %1 if you
already have Pipeline Cache. That money would be better off going to a P133.
2) Why the ASUS SCSI Controller?
Short answer: First, it costs about $80. Second, it is sort of a
stop gap measure.
Explaination:(Which brings me one of my missing components, the Hard-Drive)
Originally, I was planning on getting a Wide-SCSI card (like
the Adaptec 2940W) and a nice wide-SCSI 4G drive. But it seems that NeXTSTEP
doesn't make use of the 16bit data-path and so your nice wide card only
behaves like a regular Fast-SCSI.
-->Is it just that nobody has gotten around to writing the Device Drivers
for this or is there something more serious involved? When should this
get fixed?
So I am thinking of an IDE (ick) drive until I can decide what to do. In
theory, I could get up to 15MB/sec transfer rate. Which is 50% faster
than what I can currently get through SCSI under NS.
The other component I haven't decided on is a sound card. Which I can live
without for a little while.
--
Tal Lancaster (http://www.compbio.caltech.edu/~tal/tal.html)
The RenderMan Repository (http://pete.cs.caltech.edu/RMR/)
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From: cshyneso@starnet.gov.sg (Chuang Shyne Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pentium overdrive?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 01:24:26 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43t38a$rmu@mercury.starnet.gov.sg>
References: <NELSON.VANEGAS.95Sep16162658@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>
Nelson.Vanegas@qmw.ac.uk wrote:
: I have NeXTStep installed in a machine with a 486DX2-33Mhz
: processor. It works ok but too slow. To improve the speed I
: thought it would be possible to upgrade the processor using the
: Pentium Overdrive (which promises up to 83Mhz for the processor)
: technology. My question is simple: does it work (the Pentium
: Overdrive upgrade) ? is it worth?
Hi Nelson,
I was considering the Pentium OverDrive too. I'm sure it'll help but
exactly how much I don't know. I was last told that it's not available
yet.
Try increasing your amount of cache memory. On a DEC LPX+ 466(486-66),
NXBench reports the following performance figures:
0 KB Cache 31 VAX MIPS
128 KB Cache 41 VAX MIPS
256 KB Cache 41+ VAX MIPS
Besides cache memory is quite inexpensive. You should try increasing it
unless you already have max cache...
Song
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From: cshyneso@starnet.gov.sg (Chuang Shyne Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pentium overdrive?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 02:40:47 GMT
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Nelson.Vanegas@qmw.ac.uk wrote:
: I have NeXTStep installed in a machine with a 486DX2-33Mhz
: processor. It works ok but too slow. To improve the speed I
: thought it would be possible to upgrade the processor using the
: Pentium Overdrive (which promises up to 83Mhz for the processor)
: technology. My question is simple: does it work (the Pentium
: Overdrive upgrade) ? is it worth?
I am considering one too. You can chk out performance claims at
http://www.intel.com/
If you've not already increased the amt of cache on your PC, I
would advise you to do so.
On a DEC LPX+ 466(486-66), NXBench reports the following performance
figures:
0 KB Cache 31 VAX MIPS
128 KB Cache 41 VAX MIPS
256 KB Cache 41+ VAX MIPS
Besides cache memory is quite inexpensive. I paid the equiv of approx
US$45 to increase from 0 KB to 256 KB. Try it!
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From: nathan@nathan.nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] What kind of SIMMS for turbo color station?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 04:13:26 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Message-ID: <43td56$pia@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <43pqgv$m45@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <Pine.SUN.3.90.950921085855.19942A-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com> wrote:
> these days. The NeXT is fussy about memory and the chips are not
> cheap (16 MBytes running about $1100 retail).
No way, man! 16 MB SIMMs cost less than $600 lately. 8 MB SIMMs
are less than $300.
> > + What's a decent price for 16 MB?
>
> If you can find it for under $900 you're saving money over retail.
See above.
> > + I'm not sure yet what the memory configuration in the machine is.
> > What's the "standard" 16 MB configuration---8 + 8? I hope not 4 x 4,
> > since that would make it more difficult to convert to 32.
>
> You'll more often find 4 x 4, unfortunately. Ask before you buy.
That's not been my experience - I've looked at a few dozen over the
years, and most turbos with 16 MB had two 8 MB SIMMs.
Cheers,
-Nathan
---
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management and Development Consultant
East Haven, CT
Internet: nathan@nai.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 06:09:25 GMT
I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the Adaptec 2940 is
giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes 'solved' by going back to 5MB/s.
My questions are: Is this 2940W or also 2940? Is it somehow related to the type
of motherboard (pci chipset)? Is it somehow related to the disk used (some
disks cannot handle 10MB/s properly)?
Maybe people who have the 2940 can report on:
Trouble: YES/NO
Adaptec 2940: Type (i.e. 'W'?)/BIOS
Motherboard: Brand/type/BIOS
Disk(s): Brnad/type
If troubles solved: how?
And if I get enough statistics I can report the result. We might find out where
the problem is.
Yours,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Cube Power Supply Turning Off Without Mono Monitor
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFABs6.5pt@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 02:19:17 GMT
References: <DF8nI0.5vw@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <DF8nI0.5vw@novice.uwaterloo.ca>,
David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> I know this was talked about a while ago around here, and I remember
>reading it hoping I'd need it some time later. Well, now I need it and it's
>nowhere to be found....
> I just got a dimension board for my cube and I discovered that I have the
>older power supply which turns itself off with no MegaPixel Display connected
>to the system board. What serial numbers of cubes have this problem, so I
>can possibly arrange a trade with someone else? I assume all "NeXTcube"s,
>as opposed to "NeXT Computer"s can deal with it? Alternately, I recall that
>one could attach a power resistor to the monitor pins to make the PS happy.
>How big a resistor? Which pins?
Well, here's an update--it's *total* power drawn from the PS that determines
whether it turns off or not, not just that drawn from slot 0. Or at least
that's how it appears. My cube has an ancient 650Mb CDC disk and nothing else;
I stuck in a Quantum ProDrive 80S that I had sitting on a table and it works
fine (the ProDrive draws 8 watts.) And it even turns off properly. :-)
So I guess I'll use this disk as a swap disk after all...
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: lionel@cheret.unice.fr (Gil lionel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Hard-wired FFT for Next ?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 08:05:37 GMT
Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis
Message-ID: <43tqoh$s04@malibu.unice.fr>
Hello,
We are looking for a card Hard-wired to do FFT, with
a driver for NextStep system. The driver is of course
the crucial point!
We are ready to pay for it.
Best.
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 06:47:28 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Message-ID: <43tm60$dq5@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL>
In article <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
>I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the Adaptec 2940 is
>giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes 'solved' by going back to 5MB/s.
>
Well, in my case, as I have found out, it is the Movie Machine
that is giving me all of the problem. it appears that the 2940W got
the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very unusual and unable to
boot. I personally would recommend people not to get this combination.
From: peter@cicero.de (Peter Still)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Help:NeXT CD-ROM drive on Macintosh
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:01:29 +0200
Organization: cicero GmbH, Rhein Rechenzentrum
Message-ID: <peter-2209951001290001@psmac.cicero.de>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>
In article <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1>, jtift@dsu.deltast.edu (John
Tiftickjian) wrote:
> Our department recently received an older NeXT CD-ROM drive as a donation.
> To make the most of this drive, we would like to be able to use it on a
> Mac as well as the NeXT.
>
> I have tried connecting the drive to a Mac IIci running system 7.5.1 with
> the standard Apple CD-ROM extensions, but disks will not mount on the
> desktop. With my limited knowledge of CD-ROM, I am assuming that I need a
> driver on the Mac that is compatable with the drive.
>
> My question: is it possible for this drive to work on the Mac, and if so,
> where might I obtain the proper driver?
cut
Hi John,
have you ever tried the drivers from FWB? I am sure it will works.
--
peter@cicero.de
hang loose ;-)=)
From: aalto@nmt.nmt.edu (Eugene Aalto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Midi and sound out on Black Hardware (Tech. Questions)
Date: 22 Sep 1995 11:02:38 GMT
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Message-ID: <43u54e$7ih@chaos.aoc.nrao.edu>
I am interested in using my NeXTs for controlling midi devices.
I am also interested in getting high quality sound out of the DSP
port somehow.
My problem is that I would like to do this very cheaply, so that rules
out all the commercial solutions I have seen so far. I have some knowledge
of digital electronics design, and would like to build both the interfaces
myself if possible. I just need some pointers to the appropriate technical
info, and I would like to hear from anyone who has done this themselves.
Can I use a serial port with an appropriate circuit (to convert to current
loop) for midi?
And is a d/a convertor all I need to get sound out of the DSP port?
Where would I find specifications for the DSP port's output. I have pinouts,
but thats not quite enough.
With an '040 board, and three '030 boards in my cube (don't worry, I have two
power supplies) I could have a pretty powerful sound processing station
If I could just get sound out from the headless '030 boards!
Please reply via email as my news host is broken!
NO NeXTMAIL Please !!!!(unless absolutely necessary)
thanks,
Eugene Aalto
aalto@nmt.edu
From: Troy Casey <tdc>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP NEEDED: NS 3.3 installation problems (AHA timeout)
Date: 22 Sep 1995 12:22:10 GMT
Organization: NDC DSE
Message-ID: <43u9pi$jd8@snoopy.ndcorp.com>
References: <43r68i$pgv@mo6.rc.tudelft.nl>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
guyt@dutigp.twi.tudelft.nl (Abraham Guyt) wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Here at our University we're having some real problems installing NS 3.3 on
>a Pentium PC.
>
>My system configuration is as follows:
>
>Pentium 100MHZ clone (reliable brand, my current 486 works fine with 3.2)
>PCI bus (all non used PCI slots have IRQ = Not applicable) + some ISA slots
>Adaptec 154xx SCSI card in ISA slot (SCSI ID = seven, IRQ = 11)
>Sony cd-rom (booting from cd works fine) (SCSI ID = 0)
>EIDE on-board Hard disk controller
>EIDE 1.2 GB Hard disk (200 MB dos partition, 1 GB Next partition)
>_____________________________________________________________________
>Abraham Guyt P.O.Box 356
Abe, (may I call you Abe?)
You don't say specifically which Adaptec board you are using (there are a
number
of 154xx, and there are some significant differences, but I suspect the problem
lies in your use of an EIDE disk, rather than SCSI. The Adaptec boards, in
general, have to be told that they're not controlling the boot disk (C: in a
DOS system), or you will have problems. Exactly how to do this varies from
board to board, so contact your Adaptec support folks (or the PC manufacturer)
to find out how to do this on your particular board.
We recently had a similar problem with a different operating system -- when a
SCSI disk was substituted for the IDE, everything suddenly worked!
--
Troy Casey -- tdc@ndcorp.com
Programmer/Analyst Distributed Systems Engineering - National Data
Corporation
From: mas@csa.bu.edu (Mark A. Semich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ADB conversion
Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:09:57 GMT
Organization: The Internet
Message-ID: <MAS.95Sep22110957@csa.bu.edu>
I seem to remember hearing about a way of converting a non-adb NeXTstation
to an adb NeXTstation. I looked through the latest slew of articles and
could find no mention of it.
I have a color NeXTstation and would like to add adb capabilites to it.
Does anyone have a pointer to where I could find out what's involved
in such a conversion?
Thanks for any help...
Mark Semich,
mas@cs.bu.edu
From: narendra@shiva.nrl.navy.mil (Narendra Batra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Epson Color Stylus
Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:57:46 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Message-ID: <43umdr$esu@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
Hi:
I have two printers : Epson and NEC. I can print on NEC from Next step. How can
I also print the output to Epson?
Thank you for your input.
narendra
From: narendra@shiva.nrl.navy.mil (Narendra Batra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hayes Accura 28.8
Date: 22 Sep 1995 16:02:02 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Message-ID: <43umlq$f63@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
Hi:
Is there driver available to send and receive faxes, mail through NextStep
operating system using Hayes Accura Modem 28.8? Thank you for your input.
Narendra
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kent@infoserv.com
Subject: Re: ISDN on black cube, HELP!
Message-ID: <DFABxq.nE@infoserv.com>
Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard)
Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard)
References: <43prqq$bb@news2.ucsd.edu>
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 02:22:37 GMT
In article <43prqq$bb@news2.ucsd.edu> penrose@ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose)
writes:
#
#I am interested in getting ISDN on my Black Cube.
#
#Are there used or new Hayes ISDN extenders still
#available?
#
#Are there other options?
#
#How well does ISDN work on Intel platforms? What hardware
#is required?
#
#Thank you!
I'd like to know also.
Kent
--
/* "There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors and */
/* no slave that has not had a king among his." ---- Helen Keller */
/* Kent L. Shephard ----- K. L. Shephard Consulting */
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Epson Color Stylus
Date: 22 Sep 1995 18:53:20 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <43v0n0$mrd@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <43umdr$esu@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
In article <43umdr$esu@ra.nrl.navy.mil> narendra@shiva.nrl.navy.mil
(Narendra Batra) writes:
>
> Hi:
>
> I have two printers : Epson and NEC. I can print on NEC from Next step.
How can
> I also print the output to Epson?
> Thank you for your input.
>
> narendra
Hello:
We have a NEXTSTEP driver for the Epson Stylus Color (along with many
other printers). The product name is eXTRAPRINT, and if you'd like more
info and demo copies, you can jump to our website. The page in question
is:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
Happy surfing...
John C. Fox
john@gscorp.com
http://www.gscorp.com
From: jav@mercury.interpath.net (Joe Venturelli)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Tech Support # for Next?
Date: 22 Sep 1995 21:05:38 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <43v8f2$2lv@redstone.interpath.net>
Please Email if you have it!
From: jfd@gin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems w/ NeXT 20" monitors
Date: 20 Sep 95 10:35:52
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Distribution: fj
Message-ID: <jfd.95Sep20103552@gin>
References: <cdoutyDF3u85.FG6@netcom.com> <DF6oCw.4or@news.cis.umn.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
I am using a simple adaptor cable from the NeXT Dimension to the 3 RGB BNC inputs of a Samsung SyncMaster 5C. The adaptor came from Bell Atlantic. However, international customers can contact
Tim Griswold
Maui Research & Technology Center
Dancing Bear Enterprises
590 Lipoa Parkway
Kihei, HI 96753
USA
Phone: 808-875-2456
Fax: 808-874-3650
Internet: tim@dancingbear.com (ascii - nextmail - mime)
WWW: http://www.dancingbear.com
PGP: public key on request
From: Politics@usa.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Proposed State & Federal Regulations for the INTERNET!
Date: 23 Sep 1995 06:57:02 GMT
Organization: Wisconsin Internet Services
Message-ID: <440b3u$6ie@newsie.wis.com>
Originator: Politics@usa.com
Originator: glasrud@squeaky.free.org
My name is Scott Glasrud, and I am running for the New Mexico State Senate
during the 1996 elections. One of the reasons I have chosen to run is to combat
the
proposed state and federal regulations of the Internet. As you know, the
Internet
was never designed to be regulated! It was designed to allow communications in
the event of anuclear war or a major catastrophe. I OPPOSE REGULATION, and if
elected
will fight to preserve your constitutional rights. HOWEVER, I NEED YOUR HELP!
I am asking each person who reeives this message to send $5.00 to the
Scott Glasrud Campaign Committee. If we pull together, we CAN protect our first
amendment rights! HELP ME show the politicians the POWER behind this
important NETWORK. Please send contributions to:
The Scott Glasrud Campaign Committee
11024 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 179
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111
Thank you!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Problems w/ NeXT 20" monitors
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFCDGM.tx@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 04:50:46 GMT
References: <cdoutyDF3u85.FG6@netcom.com>
Organization: University of Waterloo
Keywords: color hitachi monitor
In article <cdoutyDF3u85.FG6@netcom.com>,
Chris Douty <cdouty@netcom.com> wrote:
>Has anyone seen behavior like this? I have two 20" Hitachi monitors
>on different NeXT systems. These are the big monitors that NeXT sold.
>
>Recently both have exhibited a "flicker" of brightness. It looks like
>someone is playing with the brightness knob. Today the monitor on the
>Turbo Color spent ten minutes radically changing brightness from just
>below normal to all white after power up. Are these monitors failing?
>I have not seen behavior like this before.
>
Hmmm...just after reading this I started noticing slight brightness
flickering right in front of me. Guess I should pay more attention... :-(
This monitor was made in July 1991.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Midi and sound out on Black Hardware (Tech. Questions)
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFCDMF.vI@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 04:54:15 GMT
References: <43u54e$7ih@chaos.aoc.nrao.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <43u54e$7ih@chaos.aoc.nrao.edu>,
Eugene Aalto <aalto@nmt.nmt.edu> wrote:
>
>I am interested in using my NeXTs for controlling midi devices.
>I am also interested in getting high quality sound out of the DSP
>port somehow.
>
>My problem is that I would like to do this very cheaply, so that rules
>out all the commercial solutions I have seen so far. I have some knowledge
>of digital electronics design, and would like to build both the interfaces
>myself if possible. I just need some pointers to the appropriate technical
>info, and I would like to hear from anyone who has done this themselves.
>
>Can I use a serial port with an appropriate circuit (to convert to current
>loop) for midi?
>And is a d/a convertor all I need to get sound out of the DSP port?
>Where would I find specifications for the DSP port's output. I have pinouts,
>but thats not quite enough.
>
>With an '040 board, and three '030 boards in my cube (don't worry, I have two
>power supplies) I could have a pretty powerful sound processing station
>If I could just get sound out from the headless '030 boards!
>
>Please reply via email as my news host is broken!
>NO NeXTMAIL Please !!!!(unless absolutely necessary)
>thanks,
>Eugene Aalto
>aalto@nmt.edu
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: alii@ln1d276nwk.prod.sbcoc.com (Inte Ali)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Help!!!! on Omni-ware
Date: 14 Sep 1995 15:40:53 GMT
Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation, High Timber St, London, UK
Message-ID: <439ie5$2be@gpo.gb.swissbank.com>
Hi,
Has anybody had any experience of mapping keyboards onto Intel NeXT
machines that have DEC keyboards using Omni-ware. We are currently
having a slight problem. It is actually just the mapping of the
function keys F1, F2, etc....
Would appreciate any kind of solution to this.
Cheers
Inte
SBC Warburg, London.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.dcom.isdn,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: UUCP settings for the ZyXEL 2864i ISDN modem
Message-ID: <DFBpKC.nu@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 20:14:35 GMT
Hi,
I've been trying all night to switch from my old ZyXEL U-1496E to my new
ISDN ZyXEL 2864i and I haven't been able to understand how it works !
Using a telecom app such as TipTop.app I was able to dial out and get a
connection. The connection was said to be 64000/1200 bauds X.75. Now I
don't know what it means and if anyone could enlighten me a little, I'd
sure would appreciate.
But my actual problem is that I am not able to change my L.sys file
correctly. I took the old one as it was and did not change a thing. When I
start a UUCP connection, I see one of the ZyXEL lights turning on (I think
it's the RTS) but not the B1 light like I get with TipTop.app. It seems
like my ZyXEL is not even trying to dial out. And after about a minute, I
get the message Login Failed (which is normal since it didn't even try to
dial out !).
Does anyone here have an idea on how to correct my L.sys and/or my
L-devices and in fact all the files that I should change ? Thanks a lot
since I'm in dire straits.
Please answer to me direclty by e-mail. I'll have more chances to spot
your answers that way. I'll post a summary back on the newsgroups when
I'll solve the problem.
Thanks again
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Inc.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: jens@amalthea. (Jens Ch. Gloede)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <DFD47x.MD8@interpc.de>
Sender: usenet@interpc.de
Organization: interpersonal-computing GmbH, Munich
References: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> <43tm60$dq5@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 14:28:45 GMT
thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang) wrote:
> > I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the
> > Adaptec 2940 is giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes
> > 'solved' by going back to 5MB/s.
> >
> In article <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
> Well, in my case, as I have found out, it is the Movie Machine
> that is giving me all of the problem. it appears that the
> 2940W got the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very
> unusual and unable to boot. I personally would recommend
> people not to get this combination.
You will have to look for another reason. Movie Machine PRO
doesn't use interrupts, nor does it answer on interrupts.
Only the Video for Windows driver uses interrupts, but they
are passive and not used/programmed in NEXTSTEP.
In the Motion-JPEG option we use a programmable intr., but
NEXTSTEP would show you already occupied intr.s.
--
jens ch. gloede
____________________________________________________________
interpersonal-computing Imagination. Made in Europe.
NeXT Center Munich SCREEN MACHINE II, MAKE IT VIDEO
Oettingenstrasse 2 Jens Ch. Gloede - CEO ipc -
80538 Munich Tel.: ++49 (0)89 22 33 75
GERMANY / Bavaria Fax.: ++49 (0)89 22 33 76
E-Mail: jens@interpc.de NeXT & MIME Mail ok (<20 kB int)
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Date: 23 Sep 1995 18:57:49 GMT
Organization: CICNet, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <441lbd$ks9@news.cic.net>
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu>
In article <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> joe@decoy.uoregon.edu (Joe
St Sauver) writes:
> I'm interested in SCSI DAT tape drives that have proven themselves
to work well
> with black NeXT systems for routine archival backup purposes.
>
> Either first-hand recommendations or pointers to a FAQ (if I missed
one on this
> topic) would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Joe St Sauver (joe@decoy.uoregon.edu)
> University of Oregon Computing Center
We use the APS HyperDAT and it works like a charm.
Roland
---------------------------------------------------------------
Roland Telfeyan http://www.telf.com/~roland
Telf Design Corp. email: roland@telf.com
310 Miller Ave. voice: +1 313 761 9590
Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA fax: +1 313 761 9890
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: connecting Nextstation to HP Lasejet 4M Plus
Date: 23 Sep 1995 19:01:43 GMT
Organization: CICNet, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <441lin$ktl@news.cic.net>
References: <43s7o4$67l@netnews.upenn.edu>
In article <43s7o4$67l@netnews.upenn.edu> Wolfgang Ziller
<wziller@math.upenn.edu> writes:
> I need help configuring a serial cable to connect my Nextstation
computer
> (68040 processor) to my new printer, an HP Laserjet 4M Plus.
> I tried ordering a custom cable , but the cable does not work.
>
> On my Nextstation I set up the printer to be an
> HP Lasejet 4MP (which I assume is the same printer) now supported
in Nextstep
> 3.3 and in the "modify existing printer" I chose
> "Serial Communication", "Serial Port A" (it is connected to A) and
baud rate
> 9600 and "hardware handshaking" . I checked on the printer to make
sure that
> the same information is selected for the serial port on the
printer.
>
> When I send a print job, the "ready" button on the printer flashes,
the "form
> feed" goes on and off, but no page is printed.
>
> I have the pin assignments for both serial ports and tried to
figure out which
> pins get connected, with some advice from HP. But this custom cable
does not
> work. The serial port on the HP printer is now a 9 pin and not a 25
pin. I know
> the Next documentation for the 25 pin port but could not find it
for a 9 pin
> port.
>
> If anybody out there has experience with such pin assignments, I
could send
> them an e-mail message explaining exactly what I did and maybe they
could
> figure out what went wrong.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Contact Cables-To-Go (800-826-7904) and tell them your problem. Fax
them the pinouts of the NeXT computer from the online NEXTSTEP
documentation, and tell them your printer model. They'll build a
proper custom cable for you and ship it to you in a day or two. It
should cost around $20 or so.
Roland
---------------------------------------------------------------
Roland Telfeyan http://www.telf.com/~roland
Telf Design Corp. email: roland@telf.com
310 Miller Ave. voice: +1 313 761 9590
Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA fax: +1 313 761 9890
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Date: 23 Sep 1995 20:53:50 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Message-ID: <441s4u$ma7@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> <43tm60$dq5@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> <DFD47x.MD8@interpc.de>
In article <DFD47x.MD8@interpc.de> jens@amalthea. (Jens Ch. Gloede) writes:
>thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang) wrote:
>> 2940W got the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very
>
>You will have to look for another reason. Movie Machine PRO
>doesn't use interrupts, nor does it answer on interrupts.
Well, you will have to give me a better explanation than you have.
AS I have found out, I have never been able to boot up NeXT with the Movie
Machine in the system with the Adaptec 2940 board installed. Once I removed
the Movie Machine, it boots up with no problems. Now, explain this please.
Another thing, when I tried to register my TEMP LICENSE, my email got
bounced back then. Now that the TEMP license is out of date (so I think),
what do I do?
-ME
From: tpayne@u.washington.edu (Thomas Payne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Video card for NS3.1 on Gateway
Date: 23 Sep 1995 21:46:21 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
Message-ID: <441v7d$m26@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
Summary: I can't find a video card to run NS3.1 on a Gateway2000 in 1024x768
Keywords: Video graphics Gateway 3.1
Thanks. Reply to tpayne@u.washington.edu
Tom Payne
--
Thomas Payne, MD
Clinical Computing Project
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Seattle
From: Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@abiogenesis.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] What kind of SIMMS for turbo color station?
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 17:39:07 -0700 (PDT)
Organization: Portal Communications (service)
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950923173029.9928B-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com>
References: <43pqgv$m45@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <Pine.SUN.3.90.950921085855.19942A-100000@jobe.shell.portal.com> <43td56$pia@a3bsrv.nai.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <43td56$pia@a3bsrv.nai.net>
On 22 Sep 1995, Nathan F. Janette wrote:
> Abiogenesis Software <ladyhawk@jobe.shell.portal.com> wrote:
>
> > these days. The NeXT is fussy about memory and the chips are not
> > cheap (16 MBytes running about $1100 retail).
>
> No way, man! 16 MB SIMMs cost less than $600 lately. 8 MB SIMMs
> are less than $300.
You're right. I got my 16 and 32 confused (I had priced these about 1.5
months ago and didn't realize I'd asked for pricing on 32). Here were
the prices I was quoted from two different places (new chips correctly
configured for NeXT), 70 ns:
4 MBytes $170
8 MBytes $362
16 MBytes $ 510 $552
32 MBytes $1020 $932
plus tax and shipping.
Hope that clears things up.
Julie
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represent the opinions of Abiogenesis Software. Abiogenesis provides
tools for creating professional level electronic reference books.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Message-ID: <DFE3D4.Gz8@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 03:07:52 GMT
In article <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> joe@decoy.uoregon.edu (Joe St Sauver) writes:
>I'm interested in SCSI DAT tape drives that have proven themselves to work well
>with black NeXT systems for routine archival backup purposes.
>
I'd heartily recommend the Sony SDT-5000. We've got two of them and they
work great. I'd not recommend the Archive Python. Although it works,
the unit we had proved to be unreliable. I'm not sure if the Archive
unit is made any longer. The Sony unit should cost you about $850 with
case and power supply.
Steve
--
#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#
# Steven M. Boker # "Two's bifurcation #
# boker@virginia.edu # but three's chaotic" #
#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#
From: fa@emf.emf.net (Farhad Afrahi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NE2000 ethernet driver
Date: 24 Sep 1995 05:18:54 GMT
Organization: n
Message-ID: <442pnu$1gn@emf.emf.net>
Is anyone aware of any drivers for NEXTSTEP 3.3, which one could use
with a generic NE2000 compatible ISA ethernet adapter? The platform is
Intel, of course. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
--Farhad Afrahi
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Date: 24 Sep 1995 06:28:29 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <442tqd$a1c@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> <441lbd$ks9@news.cic.net>
Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com> writes:
>In article <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> joe@decoy.uoregon.edu (Joe
>St Sauver) writes:
>> I'm interested in SCSI DAT tape drives that have proven themselves
>to work well
>> with black NeXT systems for routine archival backup purposes.
>>
>> Either first-hand recommendations or pointers to a FAQ (if I missed
>one on this
>> topic) would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Joe St Sauver (joe@decoy.uoregon.edu)
>> University of Oregon Computing Center
>We use the APS HyperDAT and it works like a charm.
I have used the Exetype EXB-4200C for several years on both black and
white machines without any problems.
Tal
>Roland
>---------------------------------------------------------------
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>Telf Design Corp. email: roland@telf.com
>310 Miller Ave. voice: +1 313 761 9590
>Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA fax: +1 313 761 9890
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From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Hard-wired FFT for Next ?
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 15:20:08 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
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> We are looking for a card Hard-wired to do FFT, with a driver for
> NextStep system. The driver is of course the crucial point!
>
Hmm, for what sort of system.
If memory serves me right, someone programmed an fft routine for the DSP
which might serve your needs? I *think* it's in MusicKit
ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/NeXT
or somesuch, and it will wirk with DSP cards on Intel. The problem some
people had withthis was that it took to long to feed the data to the DSP, so
in fact it wasn't much (any?) faster than using the CPU, except that it
reduced the load on the main chip.
Have fun,
mmalc.
Date: 24 Sep 1995 11:13:54 GMT
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From: paul23@primenet.com (r paul seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 11:17:30 -0800
Organization: Primenot
Message-ID: <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, zan660@aol.com (Zan660) wrote:
>Wanted CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine:
> Hello, I am looking to buy a CHEAP Silicon Graphics machine. I want
>a machine that is bare bones, no extras, except a some what modern version
>of the Silicon Graphics OS, this machine would be for training purposes
>because I am a student and plan to work in the Silicon Graphics
>environment. Please email me if you are interested. Thank You
I wouldn't worry so much about getting a cheap machine as trying to find
software for it at an afforable price! As a student, I figured software
for the SGI would be possibly affordable, but was I wrong! Our student
store is selling Alias Animator to students at the special low price of
$7500!!! Isn't that as much as a base Indy? So, if by some maracle, I
can scrape the money together to buy the machine, it wouldn't do too much
good, because I'd have to spend much more just to use it. Is there
someplace where you can buy used software (is there such a thing, and is
that legal?). Just curious.
P4UL S3YMOU2 | pasadena ca
From: rab <rab@usaor.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 24 Sep 1995 18:43:33 GMT
Organization: USA On Ramp
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I would agree that the Indy is fairly expensive and most of the commercial
software if very expensive. I only have a couple of commercial software titles:
WordPerfect 6.0 ($129) and DOOM (which really is PD + registered version which
is really MSDOS). However, there is a lot of very useful software bundled with
the Indy and there is a tremendous amount of PD stuff. More than I have the
time or energy to explore all of it.
I do hope that SGI starts aiming somewhat at the consumer level.
--
rab@usaor.net
From: espeyton@ix.netcom.com (Espeyton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: ATI Xpression and CDROMs
Date: 24 Sep 1995 22:51:22 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <444nda$mmf@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
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I am considering putting NExT on my intel machine. I currently am using an
ATI Xpression with 2DRAM. The Next docs say that the ATI 88800 is
supported - does this mean that the ATI Xpression is supported (I believe
that that is the chipset on the Xpression)? If it's not supported what can
I do?
Also,
Does anybody know if the FX400 from Mitsumi runs well with the NExT system?
It's pretty cheap and if it works well I'll pick it up, otherwise I'll try
another CDROM vendor.
Thanks in advance,
Eric
espeyton@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org
Subject: Looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access
Message-ID: <1995Sep24.212455.26899@free.fdn.org>
Sender: news@free.fdn.org
Organization: Fabien Roy Consultant, Paris, France
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 21:24:55 GMT
Hi,
Iam looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access.
Thanks
Fabien
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From: gutier@unixg.ubc.ca (Gerald Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NX/Intel Video Boards -- Driver HELP !
Date: 25 Sep 1995 02:46:37 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Message-ID: <44556d$66m@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hi everyone. I'm trying to put together a relatively cheap but functional
NeXTSTEP machine. I currently have a 486/66 VLB with 20MB RAM, a mouse,
etc... what I am missing is a video card. I looked in the compatibility
guide for an inexpensive video card and I saw three that met my price
range ( and that I knew about ). I went and tested two of them out :
The first one was the S3 805 VLB card. The driver ( S3.Config ) was
already installed with the NS installation so I tried it out. Pluged in
the card and set the configuration to 1024x768x256x60Hz ( which should
work on most svga monitors ). It totally screwed up the screen. Tried
many of the different modes. None of them worked. I thought maybe the
card was screwed up.
The next one I tried was the Cirrus Logic 5429 VLB card. The driver for
this card only supports 1024x768x2x60Hz ( which is 'okay' for now ).
Again, I tried it and got the same garbage. It seemed that my monitor
didn't support the frequency ( kind of see the image, but out of phase.
Actually there's an indicator on my monitor that tells me what mode it's
in. When I tried the video card, it told me I was in 800x600x72Hz when I
was in 1024x768x60Hz. Something tells me the video driver itself has a
bug ).
What is wrong here ? Do those drivers happen to be bugged ? I was using a
monitor capable of doing 1024x768 at 75Hz, so it can't be the monitor.
I'm now thinking of trying the ATI Mach32 VLB ( The Ultra Pro ... if I
can still find someone who sells those ). I'll only be running the driver
at 1024x768x256x60Hz ( that's all my current monitor can support ), so I
don't need 2MB RAM. Is it possible to use the ATI Mach32 driver with a
Mach32 1MB DRAM VLB card ?
I'd be open to any suggestions for cards in the same price range. Thanks for
any help. I can't stand 640x480x4 .. it's driving me nuts !
Please forward any replies to my email account. Thanks.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso
Subject: FYI: AMD 486-120mhz
Message-ID: <DFFvBL.61@nx1.westminster.ca.us>
Keywords: AMD CPU INTEL NEXTSTEP DX4
Sender: root@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso)
Organization: Oscar S. Alonso Software Engineering.
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 02:09:21 GMT
FYI:
The AMD 486 DX4 (120mhz) is 100% compatable with NeXTStep.
Oscar.
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 25 Sep 1995 04:15:12 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <445acg$gqd@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
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This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
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Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
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Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
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philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
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Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
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The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
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The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
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From: cdouty@netcom.com (Chris Douty)
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Message-ID: <cdoutyDFG1xv.7o0@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 04:32:19 GMT
Sender: cdouty@netcom13.netcom.com
In article <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu>,
Joe St Sauver <joe@decoy.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>I'm interested in SCSI DAT tape drives that have proven themselves to work well
>with black NeXT systems for routine archival backup purposes.
I use an Exabyte 4200c with great sucess. This is a DDS-DC drive and so
gets a supposed 5GB per tape (w/ compressible data). I always start new
volumes before I get that much accumulated data, so the claim is
untested. :-)
My one complaint with the Exabyte is the tape loading mechanism. Tapes
are loaded right into a slot like most VCRs. Occassionally the tape gets
hung up on insert, the drive doesn't recognize that there is a tape in
there. The only way I've found to get the tape is to power cycle the
unit. If you are skittish about doing this on a live SCSI bus, then you
need to power down the machine. :-( I am not that skittish anymore,
until I blow my cube that is.
I also recommend SafetyNet by Systemix. It is a friendly and fast backup
program with automatic scheduling, online catalogs, and a file
browser-like interface. You should be able to buy this thrrough
OpenSource or from Systemix. (safetynet@systemix.com) I have no
connection other than using it to save my bacon.
Chris
--
Christopher Douty - Rogue Engineer trapped in a land of software
cdouty@netcom.com
"Frequently the messages have meaning; that is they refer to or are correlated
according to some system with physical or conceptual entities. These semantic
aspects of communication are irrelevant to the engineering problem." -Shannon
From: gutier@unixg.ubc.ca (Gerald Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NX/Intel Video Boards -- Driver HELP !
Date: 25 Sep 1995 07:02:41 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Message-ID: <445k6h$76j@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hello everyone. I'm trying to set up a workable NeXTSTEP machine. At the
moment I have a 486/66VLB with 20MB RAM with a large enough hard drive to
hold N. However, what I'm missing is a video card. I'm looking for one
that is not too expensivesin. Looking in the Intel compatibility guide, I
found three cards which fit into my price range. I tried two of them out.
The first one I tried was the S3 805VLB video card. NS already has a driver
for this card so I thought it would be a good choice. After installing
the card, I set it to 1024x768x256x60Hz ( what my monitor can handle ),
and restarted the machine. The video card registered okay with the
software, however when the OS booted up, I get a mess of the screen. I
tried many of the other resolutions / refresh rates available but none of
them seemed to work. I thought perhaps the card was screwed or the driver
had a bug.
The second one I tried is the Cirrus Logic GD5429 video card, which NS
also has a driver for. This driver only supports 1024x768x2bitx60Hz, but
that'll do for now, if it works. Again, I pluged the card in and
configured the system, but again, the screen came up in garbage. I noted
that at the startup sequence, the driver said that the 'mode' wasn't
suported and it was defaulting to 1024x768x2bitx60Hz, but apparently it
wasn't an important warning ( after looking at tehe driver source ).
Could these drivers be bugged or is it sometihng else ? I know the
monitor isn't the problem ( I've tried two different ones known to work
at the same resolutions in Windows ). I feel slightly cautious after two
failed attempts to install a video card that's supposed to be supported.
I'm now looking at the third card, which is the ATI Mach32 VLB card ( the
Ultra Pro or something else ). I won't be using this video card for
anything above 1024x768x256, so I assume I won't be needing more than 1MB
of memory. Is the ATI Mach32 VLB 1MB DRAM card supported by NeXT's Mach32
driver ? I would like to give this card a try since I've known it to work
on other machines of a similar setup as mine.
I'd appreciate any help on my problem. I'd rather not upgrade to a whole
new machine after buying this system for only a little over an year. At
the moment I'm using the 640x480x2 default driver. The resolution is
driving me nuts !
Thanks for any help that anyone can give me ( the drivers work, the
drivers don't work; here's the patch, etc ... anything would be
better than nothing ).
Please forward any replies to my email account.
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Gerald Gutierrez Computer Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science
gutier@unixg.ubc.ca University of British Columbia
From: flet@worldnet.net (Francois LETELLIER)
Newsgroups: fr.comp.sys.next,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Looking for out-of-order NeXTs / spare parts
Date: 25 Sep 1995 11:10:13 GMT
Organization: World-Net information exchange, Internet provider.
Message-ID: <4462ml$jhs@aldebaran.sct.fr>
Hello,
I m looking for out-of-order NeXT blackboxes to gather spare parts and
either repair some of my damaged computers or set up new ones from
scratch.
Feel free to send me any proposal, since blackboxes are really hard to
find: even bits & pieces could be of interest.
Thanx in advance !
- FL.
(PS : it s not obvious reading my address, but I m located in Europe. But
nevermind, remember that if today electronic mail crosses oceans within a
wink, since decades ago, "material" packages can be delivered all over the
world ! :-)
From: jgr@di.uminho.pt (Jorge Gustavo Rocha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9 Motion 771
Date: 25 Sep 1995 11:10:58 GMT
Organization: Universidade do Minho
Message-ID: <4462o2$6uk@icaro.uminho.pt>
References: <43p6ak$8sg@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
> Is the #9 Motion 771 supported by NEXTSTEP? Searching NeXTAnswers,
> all I find is that it is *not* supported by the generic S3 driver.
> It has an S3 968 chip in it.
The S3 generic driver does support #9 Motion 771, and although
it isn't a specific driver, it runs very fast.
They should correct the NeXT Answer!
--
Jorge Gustavo Rocha Email jgr@di.uminho.pt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Departamento de Informatica Tel +351 53 604461
Universidade do Minho Fax +351 53 612954
4710 Braga URL http://www.di.uminho.pt/~jgr
PORTUGAL MIME & NeXTmail welcome
From: giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Wanted: info on NS & Notebooks
Date: 25 Sep 1995 17:36:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <446pb2$1b94@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Summary: Want info on NextStep and notebooks
I am looking for information on using NS on a notebook computer. I would
like to know what notebooks people have succesfully used, and
what peripherals (such as pcmcia modems) seem to be compatible.
I will post a summary to the group if I get enough responses. Who
knows, maybe we could get a portable FAQ going.
Thanks,
Michael Giddings
giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Heat death: Failure of turbo-color motherboards?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 18:47:57 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <446tgt$kms@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I'm getting a NeXT turbo color, and I'm wondering if I should remove
the hard drive and keep it in an external enclosure. I know someone
who does this with his machine, after having the motherboard fail.
He said that the continual expansion/contraction caused by heat seems
to be what caused his original board to fail.
So I'm wondering how many others have had their motherboard fail, and
suspect heat as the culprit? Is heat dissipation more of a problem in
turbo color NeXTs than in the 25 mHz mono stations? Is using a larger
hard drive (Seagate 1/3 height 1GB, for example) going to worsen the
problem?
Thanks in advance!
David Finton
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
From: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann)
Subject: Experiences with eXTRACD wanted
Message-ID: <1995Sep25.211340.9278@kurt.in-berlin.de>
Sender: news@kurt.in-berlin.de
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 21:13:40 GMT
Hi!
Does someone has made some experiences with eXTRACD and writing his own
CD-ROMs? Does it work?
How to connect a CD-Writer? What type of drive I need on intel?
eXTRACD create a master-file. How to write it to the CD-ROM-writer?
Questions, question nothing but question. :-) Hope someone could answer me.
Gerald
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From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How do you know when to replace the battery?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 22:05:37 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <44793h$on4@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I was just wondering how you know when to replace the battery
in a NeXTstation. I've noticed on some older stations that
the clock in Preferences seems to be a bit slow; is this
because of the battery or some other cause?
If the slow clock *isn't* the indicator of a bad battery,
what is? Or do these batteries last forever? :-)
David Finton
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Message-ID: <DFHG2K.32v@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
References: <cdoutyDFG1xv.7o0@netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 22:35:08 GMT
In article <cdoutyDFG1xv.7o0@netcom.com> cdouty@netcom.com (Chris Douty)
writes:
> I also recommend SafetyNet by Systemix. It is a friendly and fast backup
> program with automatic scheduling, online catalogs, and a file
> browser-like interface. You should be able to buy this thrrough
> OpenSource or from Systemix. (safetynet@systemix.com) I have no
> connection other than using it to save my bacon.
I second that!
BTW, I am using a HP SureStore 6000e (DDS-2) and it works great too.
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <DFHKwG.LG8@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 00:19:28 GMT
References: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> <43tm60$dq5@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
Tommy Kuei-che Hwang (thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
: In article <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
: >I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the Adaptec 2940 is
: >giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes 'solved' by going back to 5MB/s.
: >
: Well, in my case, as I have found out, it is the Movie Machine
: that is giving me all of the problem. it appears that the 2940W got
: the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very unusual and unable to
: boot. I personally would recommend people not to get this combination.
i have similar problem..
i have Pentium90 with 32Mb RAM
it seems, the aha2940 will not boot my HDD if i don't set any IRQ to the
PCI bus which attach to the aha2940. it is easy to solve by set an IRQ to
that PCI bus.
however, if i set any IRQ to my aha2940, NS will hang frequenly without
any reason. sometime NS can keep running for few hours, sometime NS will
hang even durning the bootup proccess.... :( as i know, if i don't use
aha2940, my system can keep running as long i like.
anyone? any idea??????
From: joel@fefcful.org (Joel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with Modem & Black Slab
Date: 26 Sep 1995 00:29:43 GMT
Organization: First Evangelical Free Church
Message-ID: <joel-2509951724390001@ip83-30.superstore.com>
If this is in a FAQ, please point me to it, thank you.
I have a Global Village modem that I use on my Mac, and if I connect it to
my next it works ok, but if I turn on hardware handshaking in microphone,
it hangs microphone (it seems like everything hangs microphone).
Is this a microphone problem, a modem problem, an OS problem (3.2), or a
cable problem? I would like to be able to take this modem and use it on
the next and purchase a new modem for the mac. I would like to use it
primarily for PPP connection etc.
Thanks in advance.
Joel
| Joel Lingenfelter
-=+=-
| Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
From: ggerard@onramp.net (Greg Gerard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: AMDPCnet-32 on a ProSignia -- possible?
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 00:46:18 GMT
Organization: Salve, Inc.
Message-ID: <447idr$2q0@news.onramp.net>
I have a ProSignia 500 and am trying to get NS 3.3 to run on it. So
far I have the NCR 53c810 SCSI down on the motherboard working just
fine after a hellish installation process, but I can't get the AMD NIC
on the motherboard to work. Here's the dirt:
NS will see the interface just fine and correctly get's the ethernet
address. It will not, however, work. The interrupts and IO ranges
are correct and the nic is physically working (tested with NT and 95.)
Any suggestions? There is a 10bT as well as a 10b2 connector. There
is no way to set which interface is active so I assume it autosenses.
Any clues?
thanks,
greg
From: eldees@mail.chattanooga.net (Eldee Stephens III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Computers needed for Cerebral Palsy Kids!
Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:17:54 GMT
Organization: Thessian Technologies
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <eldees-2509951840360001@porta07.chattanooga.net>
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE NeXT COMMUNITY:
At this point in time, students with cerbral palsy and other limiting
conditions are barely able to work with real-world tools, let alone a
computer. After working with such students in Chattanooga, TN, I believe I
have found the answer. Using large color objects to represent real world
tools, such as paper and pencil, I am attempting to introduce these
students into the world of computing. We have already been using existing
products in combination with a Macintosh computer and have produced an
amazing result. One student is now able to type papers, paint, draw, and
do just about everything else by hitting his head against a switch, I wish
to go further. The wonderful color, development tools, and captivating
interface of the NeXT computer are exactly what I need. Unfortunately, as
I am a high school student, I have absolutely no funds to pay towards such
a project. What I require is a NeXTstation Color or NeXTdemension computer
complete with cables, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. I will be able to pay
for shipping, however. This computer will be used to develop a new way for
students with limiting physical conditions to interact with current
computing technology. Your donation is, of course, tax-deductable. So,
before you sell that old NeXT computer for a few bucks or throw it in the
trash, please send it my way. Who knows? If my project is successful, and
enough people donate these computers, perhaps these children will have
what other children take for granted: the ability to utilize current
technology for increased productivity.
If you can help, donate, or contribute in any way, please email me today.
You can reach me via: eldeesiii@eworld.com or
eldees@caladan.chattanooga.net.
-- Eldee
From: rjhorn@news-host.ms.uky.edu (R.R. Hornback)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacing NeXT Color Monitors
Date: 26 Sep 1995 03:16:56 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Message-ID: <447rb8$let@t3.mscf.uky.edu>
Hello all,
We've got a few of the color Trinitron monitors that are suddenly dying.
(screens go blank, they make nasty "whirring" sound). Rather than
spend time and money to fix these, we would like to use some other
color, multisync monitors we have lying around. Does anyone know
what non-next monitors can be used with color turbos, and what the
specs are on the cable that would be required? Any help would be
greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
R.R. Hornback
rjhorn@inslab.uky.edu
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From: ir001182@interramp.com (Kevin Youngblood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 95 03:56:03 GMT
Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link
Message-ID: <ir001182.1162475403E@usenet.interramp.com>
I read in the online docs (NS 3.2) that you can connect to an AppleTalk
network as a client by selecting the apple icon from the preferences setup.
When I tried this there was no apple icon in the preferences dialog
settings. Am I missing something or is it not possible or am I just an idiot?
Help please,
Kevin Youngblood
ir001182@interramp.com
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Free Spam Program, Does it Work??
Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:48:48 -0400
Organization: Internet Exchange Carrier
Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net
Message-ID: <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net>
Sorry folks, but I just couldn't resist trying this. Found the script on
comp.lang.perl.misc.
Does it work? Guess so <gr>.
HERE IT IS: ABSOLUTELY FREE
Spam as many groups as you want with one command. Can post same message
to 14,000 groups in just a few hours.
Must have UNIX shell account, the attached script, and create two ascii
text files called groups.txt and message.txt. The file groups.txt should
contain a list of all groups you want to spam, one per line. If you want
to hit everything, you can just copy your .newsrc file, but you'll have to
remove all index numbers and end of line punctuation. The message.txt
file is the actual message you want to spam. It must contain the subject
header on the first line, ie: Subject: Spamming is Fun.
You may add in other headers, such as Organization, Paths, Reply to, etc,
but none are required. Do NOT put in a newsgroup header. The script does
that automatically. There must be a blank line between the last header
and the start of the actual message.
Then, download those two files plus the following script (call it
spamming.fun) to your home directory on the Unix shell account, type "perl
spamming.fun", and sit back to watch the fireworks.
-----------------------------------Cut Here--------------------
#!perl
#Assumes both Perl and Inews are accessible through
#your home directory. If not, either place them in your path
#or adjust the script.
#You must also have a ascii text file called groups.txt, which
#contains a list of each group you want to spam. One to a line.
#No punctuation at end of line.
#Your spam message must be called message.txt, and it should
#be in ascii. The first line must be you subject header:
# For example: Subject: this is a spam.
# You may add in other headers if you wish, but there must be a
#blank line before your actual message begins.
#run program by typing "perl spam.pl.
#
#
#!perl
print "Running...\n";
$newsrc =
"$ENV{'HOME'}/testgrps.txt";
open(GROUPS, "$newsrc");
while($group=<GROUPS>)
{print "Posting to: $group";
open(NEWS,"|inews -h");
print NEWS "Newsgroups: $group";
open(MESSAGE, "message.txt");
while($line=<MESSAGE>) {
print NEWS $line;
}
close NEWS;
if($?==0) { $success++ }
else { $fail++
}}$total = $success + $fail;print "Tried to post to $total
groups.\n$success OK, $fail failed.\n";
Date: 26 Sep 1995 05:27:09 GMT
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher)
Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net
Message-ID: <cancel.447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: cmsg cancel <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net>
Control: cancel <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net>
Spam cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Free Spam Program, Does it Work??
Date: 26 Sep 1995 00:50:19 -0400
Organization: Internet Exchange Carrier
Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net
Message-ID: <4480qb$i6@ixc.ixc.net>
Sorry folks, but I just couldn't resist trying this. Found the script on
comp.lang.perl.misc.
Does it work? Guess so <gr>.
HERE IT IS: ABSOLUTELY FREE
Spam as many groups as you want with one command. Can post same message
to 14,000 groups in just a few hours.
Must have UNIX shell account, the attached script, and create two ascii
text files called groups.txt and message.txt. The file groups.txt should
contain a list of all groups you want to spam, one per line. If you want
to hit everything, you can just copy your .newsrc file, but you'll have to
remove all index numbers and end of line punctuation. The message.txt
file is the actual message you want to spam. It must contain the subject
header on the first line, ie: Subject: Spamming is Fun.
You may add in other headers, such as Organization, Paths, Reply to, etc,
but none are required. Do NOT put in a newsgroup header. The script does
that automatically. There must be a blank line between the last header
and the start of the actual message.
Then, download those two files plus the following script (call it
spamming.fun) to your home directory on the Unix shell account, type "perl
spamming.fun", and sit back to watch the fireworks.
-----------------------------------Cut Here--------------------
#!perl
#Assumes both Perl and Inews are accessible through
#your home directory. If not, either place them in your path
#or adjust the script.
#You must also have a ascii text file called groups.txt, which
#contains a list of each group you want to spam. One to a line.
#No punctuation at end of line.
#Your spam message must be called message.txt, and it should
#be in ascii. The first line must be you subject header:
# For example: Subject: this is a spam.
# You may add in other headers if you wish, but there must be a
#blank line before your actual message begins.
#run program by typing "perl spam.pl.
#
#
#!perl
print "Running...\n";
$newsrc =
"$ENV{'HOME'}/testgrps.txt";
open(GROUPS, "$newsrc");
while($group=<GROUPS>)
{print "Posting to: $group";
open(NEWS,"|inews -h");
print NEWS "Newsgroups: $group";
open(MESSAGE, "message.txt");
while($line=<MESSAGE>) {
print NEWS $line;
}
close NEWS;
if($?==0) { $success++ }
else { $fail++
}}$total = $success + $fail;print "Tried to post to $total
groups.\n$success OK, $fail failed.\n";
Date: 26 Sep 1995 06:40:31 GMT
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher)
Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net
Message-ID: <cancel.4480qb$i6@ixc.ixc.net>
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Subject: cmsg cancel <4480qb$i6@ixc.ixc.net>
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Spam cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: frank@this.net (Frank M. Siegert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 17:29:07 GMT
Organization: my own
Message-ID: <446ot3$rh3@gate.seicom.net>
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> <cdoutyDFG1xv.7o0@netcom.com>
WangDATs and HP DATs drives run usually fine as far as I know. I own a stone-old
Wangtek 6100 DAT that work fine too. The tape driver is not so critical, even a DLT 2000
Drive did work fine (say fast) for me. (The DLT did need some kernel modifications on a
Solaris machine to get it up in a speedy mode...)
---
Frank M. Siegert [frank@this.net] -- Home Page http://hades.tue.schwaben.de/~frank
NeXTSTEP & PostScript Guy
From: bdm@agni.psych.nyu.edu (Brian McElree)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSIP on Micron Millenia Plus
Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:47:17 GMT
Organization: (null pointer)
Message-ID: <447f25$d12@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
Has anyone had any success/troubles install NS on
Micron Millenia Plus 133? I'm thinking about the
following configuration:
-133 MHz Pentium, 256 syncburst cache
-Buslogic BT-946C PCI SCSI adaptor (Rev D)
-Connor.CFP2107S 2GB SCSI Hard Drive
-Diamond Stealth 64 Video Card (4 MB VRAM)
-Plextor 6x SCSI CD-ROM
-17" Nokia Monitor
-CL SoundBlaster 16
This machine looks attractive in as much as it
runs about 1K-2K less than comparable (at least
as far as I can tell) machines from DELL, DEC PC,
and NeXT-specific hardware vendors.
Comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
Also suggestions on faster components would be
greatly appreciated.
Brian McELree
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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Message-ID: <m0sw6W4-000btOC@a-gain>
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Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2)
From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 12:43:38 +0100
Subject: [Q]: Iomega 1GB Jaz - Drives Availabilty / Pricing?
1GB removable media questionare:
Hi,
does any of those "alpha geeks" (new positive computer knowledge
phrase initiated by Wired mag. 9/95 :- ) out there know:
when those 1 GB Jaz drives (successor of them Zip-Drives) will be
available?
what the pricing is going to be on the drive / media?
if they will / should work with NS3.3?
---
Thanx,
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen OpenStep 4.0 (old name = NEXTSTEP) and it will be!"
Life spans many different colors, but ---- REAL Computing is black!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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Message-ID: <m0sw6QR-000btOC@a-gain>
Content-Type: text/plain
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 12:37:49 +0100
Subject: Re: [Q] What kind of SIMMS for turbo color station?
Cc: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Hi David Finton,
you (David Finton) <finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu> wrote:
>
> I may be getting a turbo color with 16 MB RAM. I want to up that
> to 32 MB RAM. I'm wondering what kind of SIMMs I'll need to get.
>
> I've read that I want 72-pin SIMMs in groups of two (see below).
> But I still have questions:
>
> + Does the faster (70 ns vs 100 ns) RAM make a big difference?
70ns are the best suited for those machines! You might want to read
the Spring 92 issue of NeXTWORLD where the Turbos are technically
discussed. (NeXTWORLD Expo 92 - issue) - I would use 70ns ones for
max. performance, but 100s will also work :-)
> + Is parity memory an option, and is it worthwhile?
Doesnt have to be parity! but do choose low-profile SIMMs
> + What's a decent price for 16 MB?
I think around $500.00 in the US, but U might want to ask Dan
Gamble of OpenSource: "Dan Gamble" <dan@opensource.com>
> + I'm not sure yet what the memory configuration in the machine is.
> What's the "standard" 16 MB configuration---8 + 8?
NeXT delivered Standard on turbos of any kind as 8 + 8!
You can use up to 4 64MB-PS2-RAM-Modules to a max of 256MB in a
Turbo Station, a friend of mine just recently put 2 64MB-modules in
his Turbo station. It seems to work, wheras the Turbo cube mother
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Hope that helped a little
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
Alright!
---
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen OpenStep 4.0 (old name = NEXTSTEP) and it will be!"
Life spans many different colors, but ---- REAL Computing is black!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
Stefan Huelf
voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
stefan@a-gain.hanse.de ( NeXTmail favorized / MIME o.k.! )
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
From: velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: need cheap source of Toner Cartridges
Date: 26 Sep 1995 12:55:42 GMT
Organization: Plymouth Commercial Internet eXchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <448t8e$p8n@alpha.pcix.com>
hi, all.
i am looking for an inexpensive mail order source for toner cartridges
which work in the NeXT laser printer; output from my printer is a biut
smudgy and i am hoping a new toner cart. will clear things up.
thanks for any info!
--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
David A. Sinclair velcro@pcix.com
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black NeXT-compatible SCSI DAT tape drives?
Date: 26 Sep 1995 02:54:35 +0100
Organization: me organized? That's a joke!
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <ewxawpnl2.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
References: <43rttc$auv@pith.uoregon.edu> <cdoutyDFG1xv.7o0@netcom.com>
<446ot3$rh3@gate.seicom.net>
In-reply-to: frank@this.net's message of 25 Sep 1995 17:29:07 GMT
To: frank@this.net (Frank M. Siegert)
<frank@this.net> writes:
>WangDATs and HP DATs drives run usually fine as far as I know. I own a stone-old
>Wangtek 6100 DAT that work fine too. The tape driver is not so critical, even a DLT 2000
>Drive did work fine (say fast) for me. (The DLT did need some kernel modifications on a
>Solaris machine to get it up in a speedy mode...)
Well Kernal modification is a bit of an overstatement here. But I had
to so the same thing with my WANG DAT 3100 otherwise it thinks it's a
very slow QIC device. I do mean very slow.
--
"Mary ate a little lamb and punk rock isn't dead"
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From: hadar@amazon (Hadar Pedhazur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Date: 26 Sep 1995 13:30:15 GMT
Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland, New York site
Message-ID: <448v97$s3t@ns2.ny.ubs.com>
References: <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> <43tm60$dq5@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> <DFHKwG.LG8@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
: Tommy Kuei-che Hwang (thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
: : In article <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
: : >I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the Adaptec 2940 is
: : >giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes 'solved' by going back to 5MB/s.
: : >
: : Well, in my case, as I have found out, it is the Movie Machine
: : that is giving me all of the problem. it appears that the 2940W got
: : the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very unusual and unable to
: : boot. I personally would recommend people not to get this combination.
: i have similar problem..
: i have Pentium90 with 32Mb RAM
: it seems, the aha2940 will not boot my HDD if i don't set any IRQ to the
: PCI bus which attach to the aha2940. it is easy to solve by set an IRQ to
: that PCI bus.
: however, if i set any IRQ to my aha2940, NS will hang frequenly without
: any reason. sometime NS can keep running for few hours, sometime NS will
: hang even durning the bootup proccess.... :( as i know, if i don't use
: aha2940, my system can keep running as long i like.
: anyone? any idea??????
In Configure.app, turn OFF the switch controlling Synchronous transfer.
This has *completely* cured all of my "mysterious" hangs.
--
Hadar Pedhazur
From: specht@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Problems with Alldisk-13 RAID-Subsystem from Peripheral Solutions
Date: 26 Sep 1995 14:05:15 GMT
Organization: debis Network Services GmbH
Message-ID: <4491ar$rf2@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Keywords: RAID
Hello all,
we've bought the Alldisk RAID subsystem from Peripheral Solutions.
It is equipped with 5 2047MB Conner CFP2107S harddisks, 8MB of DRAM
cache. At the startup, the RAID subsystem says, that it's name is
IFT-3000 v3.41.
We want to use the RAID subsystem on an Intel machine, running NeXTstep
3.3 with an Adaptec 1542B SCSI-controller and we have some problems with
the SCSI-Interface on our Intel-Machine:
At the startup of NeXTStep (after the resetting of the scsi-bus), the
following messages can be read (for each RAID-disk):
> Registering: sd3 at Target 3 LUN 2 at sc0
> Registering: sd3a
> sd3: Illegal Request; FATAL.
> target:3 lun:2 op:Mode Sense
> sd3: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
> sd3: Device Capacity: 1640 MB
> sd3: Disk Label: raid3
Our Adaptec-SCSI-Hostadapter is terminated on board, and on the internal
disk, the RAID-System is connected at the external SCSI-port and terminated
with a hardware SCSI-terminator.
The configuration of the RAID-System is the following:
one logical drive (LG 0) with RAID5 and 8191MB. On that logical drive,
(SCSI channel 0), we've created five partitions 0-4, LUN 0-4, each with
about 1640MB of disk space, each with RAID-Level 5.
In the menu "view and edit scsi channels", channel 0 is host mode,
SCSI ID 3, with terminator enabled. Channel 1 and 2 are drive mode, id 6,
both with the terminator enabled.
We expected that there is a problem with the SCSI-termination, so
we tried almost all combinations with the termination enabled, disabled,
hardware-termination on the hostadapter, on the internal disk and
on the RAID-system. The RAID-System seemed to work best when we got
the "Illegal Request; FATAL." error message. In this case, we had
the SCSI-Termination on the internal disk, on the hostadapter and
on the RAID-System installed. In the other cases, the SCSI-hostadapter
didn't even recognize the RAID-system...
I also couldn't find out, what those SCSI-channels (which can be
displayed with the "view and edit scsi channels" menu) are good for.
It would be nice if someone could help me about that.
In the hope of many answers...
...Ralf
---
Ralf Specht
Daimler-Benz AG, Forschung und Technik
Textverstehende Systeme (F3M/T)
Postfach 2360
89013 Ulm
e-mail: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM
phone: (0731) 505-2356
fax: (0731) 505-4113
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: FYI: AMD 486-120mhz
Message-ID: <DFIoKo.Lu2@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 14:36:24 GMT
References: <DFFvBL.61@nx1.westminster.ca.us>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
Oscar S. Alonso (oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us) wrote:
: The AMD 486 DX4 (120mhz) is 100% compatable with NeXTStep.
sure?? i tried before, this proccesser will cause my system hang with unknow.
:(((((((((
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Intel Aladin motherboard
Message-ID: <DFGz64.xL@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 16:30:04 GMT
Hi,
Does anyone know if the Intel Aladin motherboard that Gateway 2000 sell
with their P5-133 work with NS 3.3 ?
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Inc.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Problems with Alldisk-13 RAID-Subsystem from Peripheral Solutions
Date: 26 Sep 1995 19:44:59 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Message-ID: <449l7r$hen@news4.digex.net>
References: <4491ar$rf2@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
specht@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com (Ralf Specht) wrote:
> Hello all,
> we've bought the Alldisk RAID subsystem from Peripheral Solutions.
> It is equipped with 5 2047MB Conner CFP2107S harddisks, 8MB of
> DRAM cache. At the startup, the RAID subsystem says, that it's
> name is IFT-3000 v3.41.
I think the only way to get RAID working on NS is with a DPT 3224
controller... I'm not positive about this, though...
Good luck.
--
Thanks, Later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: schmitt@il.us.swissbank.com (Bob Schmitt)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <1995Sep26.200111.12965@il.us.swissbank.com>
Keywords: 2940
Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator)
Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division
References: <448v97$s3t@ns2.ny.ubs.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:01:11 GMT
Since I have seen many Adaptec 2940W posts. Can someone please advise me
on the correct SCSI BIOS settings for NeXTStep. I keep
kernel trapping and hanging the system during install. Also, are there
any special things I need to watch for in my system BIOS? (AMIBIOS)
Any help would be greatly appreciated so I avoid reaching insanity.
Thanks in advance.
-----------------------------------------
Robert Schmitt
Swiss Bank Corporation email: schmitt@il.us.swissbank.com
141 West Jackson Blvd. phone: (312) 554-5763
Chicago, Il 60604
USA
Any opinions expressed are my own, and not necessarily those of SBC.
Hadar Pedhazur writes
> weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
> : Tommy Kuei-che Hwang (thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
> : : In article <DFAMFp.EGI@RnA.NL> Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL writes:
> : : >I keep reading (on csn.hardware and nsfip-homebrew) that the
Adaptec 2940 is
> : : >giving people SCSI-trouble, sometimes 'solved' by going back to
5MB/s.
> : : >
>
> : : Well, in my case, as I have found out, it is the Movie Machine
> : : that is giving me all of the problem. it appears that the 2940W got
> : : the IRQ first and somehow made the system act very unusual and
unable to
> : : boot. I personally would recommend people not to get this
combination.
>
> : i have similar problem..
>
> : i have Pentium90 with 32Mb RAM
> : it seems, the aha2940 will not boot my HDD if i don't set any IRQ to
the
> : PCI bus which attach to the aha2940. it is easy to solve by set an IRQ
to
> : that PCI bus.
> : however, if i set any IRQ to my aha2940, NS will hang frequenly
without
> : any reason. sometime NS can keep running for few hours, sometime NS
will
> : hang even durning the bootup proccess.... :( as i know, if i don't use
> : aha2940, my system can keep running as long i like.
> : anyone? any idea??????
>
> In Configure.app, turn OFF the switch controlling Synchronous transfer.
> This has *completely* cured all of my "mysterious" hangs.
> --
> Hadar Pedhazur
--
From: jesse@mocha.ucsd.edu (Jesse D. Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Packard Bell Install Woes
Date: 26 Sep 1995 20:51:42 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <449p4u$jmf@news2.ucsd.edu>
Please Help me.
I'm trying to install NS 3.2 on my new Packard Bell Axcel 833CD with no
success. During the installation, I see a number of nonfatal IDE errors
such as
Ide:ideFlushIntMsgs:stray Interrupt:ideReadMultiple
and Ide:softResetIde DiagError = 0x1
Eventually, as NS is preparing the disk for installation, the errors
become fatal and the installation quits. Has anyone heard of a similar
problem or had any success loading NS on this machine? Any assistance
would be greatly appreciated.
Note: I'm using an external SCSI CD player to actually do the
installation. There is no way of getting NS 3.2 to "see" the internal
CD-ROM of the machine.
Response by email are preferred.
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* UCSD Physics Dept 0319 Internet : jesse@mocha.ucsd.edu *
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*********************************************************************
From: eb@panix.com (Eric Bergerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help with Modem & Black Slab
Date: 26 Sep 1995 21:33:27 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <449rj7$ot0@news1.panix.com>
On 09/25/95, Joel wrote:
>If this is in a FAQ, please point me to it, thank you.
>
>I have a Global Village modem that I use on my Mac, and if I connect it to
>my next it works ok, but if I turn on hardware handshaking in microphone,
>it hangs microphone (it seems like everything hangs microphone).
>
>Is this a microphone problem, a modem problem, an OS problem (3.2), or a
>cable problem? I would like to be able to take this modem and use it on
>the next and purchase a new modem for the mac. I would like to use it
>primarily for PPP connection etc.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Joel
>
> | Joel Lingenfelter
>-=+=-
> | Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
> | transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
>
The pinouts for the serial port on a NeXT slab are definately different from those of a
Mac. I don't remember what the pinout differences are, but your standard Mac serial
cable should not reliably work.
I would love to see the differences posted since I have a mac-type cable that I need
to convert to a NeXT cable (for my Wizard). I remember there was a doc about what
you can change on a Mac cable to make it work with a NeXT.
If you want the pinouts for the NeXT see
/LocalLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/ApB_Cabling.rtfd.
Sincerely,
Eric Bergerson
Home: Work
eb@panix.com eb@object.com
212 744 9359 212 988 6268
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From: Paul Louis Clip <clip+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where to find Black h/w color monitor cable
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 17:25:28 -0400
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Message-ID: <kkO6z8u00ioBQcPFcz@andrew.cmu.edu>
Hi there,
Now that I've moved to the States, I'm hoping to replace my NeXTstation
Color's monitor cable which is getting really flaky. Would someone
kindly tell me where to order one of those funky three-way cables?
Thanks,
Paul.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFJ7Ao.9M@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 21:20:47 GMT
References: <ir001182.1162475403E@usenet.interramp.com>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <ir001182.1162475403E@usenet.interramp.com>,
Kevin Youngblood <ir001182@interramp.com> wrote:
> I read in the online docs (NS 3.2) that you can connect to an AppleTalk
>network as a client by selecting the apple icon from the preferences setup.
>When I tried this there was no apple icon in the preferences dialog
>settings. Am I missing something or is it not possible or am I just an idiot?
>
There was an AppleTalk.pkg on the 3.0 CD, but I think it went away in future
versions. I have no idea whether or not it worked...
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 01:37:39 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Message-ID: <44a9t3$mg6@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <448v97$s3t@ns2.ny.ubs.com> <1995Sep26.200111.12965@il.us.swissbank.com>
Keywords: 2940
In article <1995Sep26.200111.12965@il.us.swissbank.com> schmitt@il.us.swissbank.com writes:
>any special things I need to watch for in my system BIOS? (AMIBIOS)
That's funny.. That is the exact same BIOS I have in my system.
From: clark@fido.ucr.edu (steven clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: printing from power mac to Next printer
Date: 26 Sep 1995 21:05:02 GMT
Organization: University of California, Riverside
Message-ID: <449ptu$hdo@galaxy.ucr.edu>
I'm trying to print from a power mac 6100 to a NeXT printer.
Both are networked. I've heard that it can't be done. But I'll bet
someone has already done it.
-steve clark
From: clark@fido.ucr.edu (steven clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: printing from power mac to NeXT
Date: 26 Sep 1995 21:08:26 GMT
Organization: University of California, Riverside
Message-ID: <449q4a$hgk@galaxy.ucr.edu>
I'm trying to print from a power mac 6100 to a Next printer. Both are
networked. I've heard that this can't be done, but I'll bet someone
has already done it.
-steve clark
From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
Date: 27 Sep 1995 07:20:28 GMT
Organization: LakeHaven, Toronto, Canada
Message-ID: <44atvs$l4@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>
References: <ir001182.1162475403E@usenet.interramp.com> <DFJ7Ao.9M@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <DFJ7Ao.9M@novice.uwaterloo.ca>, dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca says...
>
>In article <ir001182.1162475403E@usenet.interramp.com>,
>Kevin Youngblood <ir001182@interramp.com> wrote:
>> I read in the online docs (NS 3.2) that you can connect to an AppleTalk
>>network as a client by selecting the apple icon from the preferences setup.
>>When I tried this there was no apple icon in the preferences dialog
>>settings. Am I missing something or is it not possible or am I just an
idiot?
>>
>
> There was an AppleTalk.pkg on the 3.0 CD, but I think it went away in
future
>versions. I have no idea whether or not it worked...
It did, sort of but was replaced by IPT's Partner after.
-------
Philip McDunnough
LakeHaven, {Where sheep may safely graze...}
philip@utstat.toronto.edu, NeXT Mail preferred
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: chu_t@pc-chu (Thomas Chu)
Subject: Problems with SoundBlaster and Adaptec
Organization: MOTOROLA
Distribution: USA
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:47:00 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Sep27.004700.5554@schbbs.mot.com>
Sender: news@schbbs.mot.com (SCHBBS News Account)
Configure.app does not correctly configure SoundBlaster when I have the
Adaptec 1542 driver installed. Gives me an incorrect port conflict at
0x330 when SoundBlaster MIDI port is at 0x300 and Adaptec is at 0x330. Any
ideas?
email P27275@email.mot.com
Tom Chu (602)732-3392
From: thrall@mail.halcyon.com (Dean Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT color printer
Date: 27 Sep 1995 07:59:01 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44b085$pfr@news.halcyon.com>
Can someone e-mail me their experiences with the NeXT color printer. I am
thinking about buying one, but would like to hear about quality/known
problems etc.
Thanks in advance for the info,
dean johnson
--
NeXTmail Please | More computer stuff!
|
thrall@mail.halcyon.com | - My wife
|
From: na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de (Henning Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WTB: French Keycaps
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:21:14 GMT
Organization: Free-Net Erlangen Nuernberg, Germany
Message-ID: <44b8iqFke6@uni-erlangen.de>
Does anybody know where I could buy keycaps for the keyboard
of the NeXTstation.
I ne3ed to change the layout to the french one, but don't want to
buy a new keyboard (which comes for 400 DM).
Seller should sit in Europe, if possible.
Any info appreciated.
bye
Henning
--
Henning heinze
na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de
From: t68@nikhef.nl (Jos Vermaseren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Modems and PCM/CIA ????
Message-ID: <3665@nikhefh.nikhef.nl>
Date: 27 Sep 95 09:16:49 GMT
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
Does anybody know how to get a modem to work in the PCM/CIA slot
of a notebook computer.
I installed the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver and during startup
the PCM/CIA slot is recognized but that is all.
What am I missing? I looked in the archives but I see no modem drivers
(and anyway very little for PCM/CIA).
Is the modem mapped to a tty? if so, which one?
I do know that the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver work properly, because
it does run properly with a xircom network card.
Added info: kermit says that /dev/ttya is busy, but it says so also when
the card is not in the machine.
I would be very happy if this problem can be solved.
Jos Vermaseren
From: BREMANS Andre <100747.2106@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEXT AND ELONEX COMPATIBLE NEXT PC
Date: 27 Sep 1995 11:55:37 GMT
Organization: NORDLANDIA & World Wide Diaspora
Message-ID: <44be3p$47$1@mhafm.production.compuserve.com>
Hello ALl !
I have an offer to become dealer of ELONEX PC's with hardware
specs OK for Next and pre-loaded NextStep software.
Do someone have already some experience with this supplyer ?
Thanks and Regards.
Andre.
100747.2106@compuserve.com
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Nordlandic Friendship, in Nordlandia and in world wide diaspora
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From: BREMANS Andre <100747.2106@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ELONEX NeXT Compatible PC's
Date: 27 Sep 1995 12:02:18 GMT
Organization: NORDLANDIA & World Wide Diaspora
Message-ID: <44bega$grp$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
Hello All !
I have a proposal to become dealer of ELONEX NeXT Compatible
PC's with Next Step pre-loaded officially.
Does someone have some expierience with this supplyer ?
Thanks and Regards. Andre.
100747.2106@compuserve.com
--
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Social & Cultural Traditions originated from Northern-Europe
Nordlandic Friendship, in Nordlandia and in world wide diaspora
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From: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Those Crappy 17" Black Monitors....
Date: 27 Sep 1995 13:44:31 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Message-ID: <44bkfv$urf@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
well,
i've had a 17" color monitor on a slab in and out of the
shop for about 2 months straight now and i think i need
to replace the thing rather than screw around trying to fix
it now.
i remember seeing posts about replacement monitors for color
slabs but i can't find any of the information that passed thru
the net now. i seem to remember that the cable was the
tricky part.
does anyone have a summary of where one can get a monitor and
cable to plug and go on a color slab?
thanks!!
kelley wittmeyer
dept of atmospheric science
colorado state university
From: specht@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Backup with DAT-jukebox and SafetyNet?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 14:28:46 GMT
Organization: debis Network Services GmbH
Message-ID: <44bn2u$329@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi all,
at the moment, our company uses the SafetyNet Professional V2.5r1
backup software from Systemix with one Dat-tape to run the necessary
backups. The backups are made at night.
Meanwhile, the capacity of one single tape (even if 120m long) isn't
big enough to hold all the data backed up at night. When there is no
more space on the backup-tape, SafetyNet ejects it and waits for the
next volume. Because noone changes it, it receives a timeout and stops
backing up...
My question is, if SafetyNet supports the usage of a DAT jukebox. I
mean a DAT-tape drive which changes the tapes itself. It would be nice
if SafetyNet would eject the tape (if it is full) and the automatically,
the next tape-volume will be insertet into the DAT-tape.
Is this a problem with SafetyNet (dos SafetyNet have to give some
instructions to change the tape), or do we just have to buy a DAT-
jukebox which changes the tapes on it's own?
Has onyone had some experiences with such tings and could tell me
about them?
Thanks...
...Ralf
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Ralf Specht
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm
Department of Text Understanding Systems
P.O. Box 23 60
89013 Ulm, Germany
e-mail: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM
phone: +49 731 505-2356
fax: +49 731 505-4113
From: felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch (Felix Rauch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: More than 32MB in slab possible?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 15:06:19 GMT
Organization: NiCE - NeXT User Group, Zuerich, Switzerland
Message-ID: <44bp9b$ets@elna.ethz.ch>
I've heard before that it is not possible to have more than 32 MB RAM
in a NeXTstation color. But could I have more RAM in my slab if I used
16MB-per-SIMM RAMs?
I have 8x4MB until now and have the possibility to buy two cheap
72-pin, 80 ns 16MB-SIMMs.
- Felix
--
Felix Rauch, CS-Student @ ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
internet: felix@nice.ch (NeXT Mail welcome)
For pgp public key finger felix.pgp@nice.ethz.ch
From: specht@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HP C1533A DDS-2 Dat-tape and hardware compression
Date: 27 Sep 1995 14:12:05 GMT
Organization: debis Network Services GmbH
Message-ID: <44bm3l$329@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi all,
were using a HP DAT-tape on an Intel based NeXT 3.3-machine with the
SafetyNet Professional V2.5r1 backup software.
The DAT-Tape is a HP C1433A DDS-2 dat tape with the capacity of 4.0Gb
without compression, when in use with a 120m tape. Although we have
compression mode enabled at power on, with host control, the tape doesn't
seen to compress the data...
The Media Recognition System is disabled.
The configuration switch setting of the DAT-tape is 'ON' to all switches.
The following messages are logged by SafetyNet:
> Sep 26 21:00:02 NOTICE: DATIO: Can't get compression mode page. Drive may
> not support feature.
> Sep 26 21:00:04 INFO: Volume label is: shared-2, Expecting: shared-2
> Sep 26 21:00:04 NOTICE: DATIO: Cannot set compression on drive. Drive may
> not support feature.
With the drive came a sheet named 'Connecting HP DDS Tape Drives in Unix
Environments'. It describes the configuration switch settings for some
different Unix environments, but there's nothing said about an Intel-NeXT
machine... :-(
The tape device looks like this:
/dev/nrst0:
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 8, 1 Sep 26 22:39 nrst0
Can anyone give us a hint how to enable hardware-tape compression?
Thanks...
...Ralf
--
Ralf Specht
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm
Department of Text Understanding Systems
P.O. Box 23 60
89013 Ulm, Germany
e-mail: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM
phone: +49 731 505-2356
fax: +49 731 505-4113
Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
From: cerebus@netcom.com (Mike Goldsman)
Subject: comparison of Workstation Speeds (Pentium, HP9000, Sparc, etc...)
Message-ID: <cerebusDFKKrw.56C@netcom.com>
Followup-To: comp.benchmarks
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 15:09:32 GMT
Sender: cerebus@netcom5.netcom.com
I am doing an evaluation of the performace of various systems doing floating
point ops.
Can someone give me a pointer to an on-line resource,
or a magazine article which has the results of benchmarks
for workstations?
We're mostly interested in different types of Pentiums machines, the
HP9000 family, Sun Sparc stations, SGI indigo and indigo^2, etc...
Thanks
-Mike Goldsman
Advanced Digital Solutions
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From: narendra@shiva.nrl.navy.mil (Narendra Batra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Shareware CD
Date: 27 Sep 1995 15:21:06 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Message-ID: <44bq52$ogq@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
I like to buy shareware programs for Nextstep on CD.
Which ones are the best ?
Where can I buy these and how much do they cost?
Thank you.
From: Joshu Skaller <josh@SineWave.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: A fun new 3.0 bug perhaps?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 15:58:04 GMT
Organization: Aiiiyyy! Organization? Who has time...
Message-ID: <44bsac$6q8@Lagom.SineWave.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Has anyone found the disk lable of their bootdisk to remove itself
on a whim, leaving the message "no valid disk label" on boot up?
Replacing my do 6.2 partition with 5.0 seemed to help for a while,
but the machine seems to be acting up again. Unfortunately, after booting
into single user the disk command is of no use at all, so th only answer has been to
completely reinstall...which is not exactly contuctive to a good working
environment.
Does anyone else have this problem, if not I must conclude it to be my hardware.
thanks,
josh@SineWave.com
From: reedd@news.eecs.nwu.edu (Dale Reed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cube HD dying, what to get?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 15:38:50 GMT
Organization: EE/CS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Message-ID: <44br6a$9t9@news.eecs.nwu.edu>
Keywords: hard drive, cube
Hi folks,
I've got an old '040 cube and the hard drive (340 M.) is making
unpleasant grinding noises but so far still works. I would like to
replace it before it dies completely.
Are there restrictions on what I need in terms of SCSI type & physical
size, or can I simply buy just about any "modern" SCSI II drive?
Reply via e-mail will be appreciated. I will re-post a summary of
replies.
Thanks
Dale Reed
reed@math.luc.edu
From: joel@fefcful.org (Joel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help with Modem & Black Slab
Date: 27 Sep 1995 18:49:17 GMT
Organization: First Evangelical Free Church
Message-ID: <joel-2709951144140001@ip83-21.superstore.com>
References: <449rj7$ot0@news1.panix.com>
Quick Summary:
Mac modem cables will not work with a NeXT using hardware handshaking.
If you want the pinouts for the NeXT see
/LocalLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/ApB_Cabling.rtfd.
Mac/PC Connection no longer carries any NeXT stuff, and does not have the cable.
I'll post the solution when I come upon it. Thanks to all who sent answers!
Joel
| Joel Lingenfelter
-=+=-
| Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
From: gurman@uvsp.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 17:23:47 -0400
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Message-ID: <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com> <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net>
In article <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net>, rab <rab@usaor.net> wrote:
> I would agree that the Indy is fairly expensive and most of the commercial
> software if very expensive. I only have a couple of commercial software
titles:
> WordPerfect 6.0 ($129) and DOOM (which really is PD + registered version which
> is really MSDOS). However, there is a lot of very useful software bundled with
> the Indy and there is a tremendous amount of PD stuff. More than I have the
> time or energy to explore all of it.
>
> I do hope that SGI starts aiming somewhat at the consumer level.
Pardon my attitude, but unix (Irix, especially) for the consumer
level? Really....
Joe Gurman
--
Joseph B. Gurman / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ Solar Data Analysis Center / Code 682 / Greenbelt MD 20771 USA / gurman@uvsp.gsfc.nasa.gov
| Federal employees are still prohibited from holding opinions while at work. Any opinions expressed herein must therefore be someone else's. |
From: mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu (Michael F. Santangelo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ?Media Vision Jazz 16 any good (NS/Intel), others...
Date: 28 Sep 1995 01:54:37 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Lab.
Message-ID: <44cv8t$9et@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
Keywords: soundcard,MediaVision,Jazz16
Looking at the supported soundcards for NeXTstep/Intel 3.3 ... anyone
have any experience using the aforementioned soundcard with the aforementioned
OS? :-) Of all the ISA soundcards, any recommendations as to what works
best these days? It will be installed in a GATEWAY P5-100 (Intel Triton
motherboard, 4PCI, 3 ISA).
Thanks for any advice.
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Mike F. Santangelo, Dept. Head-Computer & Network Systems, UMCEES/CBL Solomons
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?Media Vision Jazz 16 any good (NS/Intel), others...
Date: 28 Sep 1995 04:22:28 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <44d7u4$k3s@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <44cv8t$9et@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
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Michael F. Santangelo (mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu) wrote:
: Looking at the supported soundcards for NeXTstep/Intel 3.3 ... anyone
: have any experience using the aforementioned soundcard with the
: aforementioned OS? :-)
Yes. I'm using a Mediavision Deluxe Sound card running NS 3.3
(among other things). I've got it using 16 bit DMA (two DMA channels)
and it works well, probably as well as or better than the Microsoft
Sound System (but doesn't have IRQ 7 conflicts). It works much better
than the Pro Audio Spectrum 16. Unfortunately, I can't rate it against
a SoundBlaster 16. It is, of course, no where close to my black
hardware, but probably ranks up there with the SPARC. Heavy CPU
or I/O usage, especially with big format sounds will cause break-ups,
but for the most part it just works. It can play long
duration 44.1 khz stereo sounds without break-ups as long as
the data feed is sustained.
There are, of course, more expensive Jazz 16 based cards to buy -
I payed around $70 US. Also, Mediavision has been making noises
about leaving the sound card business.
: Of all the ISA soundcards, any recommendations as to what works
: best these days? It will be installed in a GATEWAY P5-100 (Intel Triton
: motherboard, 4PCI, 3 ISA).
I'm using the card in a P5-100 in an ASUS Triton motherboard.
From: ton@yinyang.tiac.net (Terence C. O'Neill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access
Date: 28 Sep 1995 04:12:36 GMT
Organization: The Internet Access Company
Message-ID: <44d7bk$5nc@sundog.tiac.net>
In article <1995Sep24.212455.26899@free.fdn.org>
Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Iam looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access.
>
>Thanks
>
ATI Support can be reached at 76004.3656@compuserve.com
ton@tiac.net
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/erry/ / | Principal (617) 848-2879
/_/'Neill | "There is no change without some pain......."
From: ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Peter Pregler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: How do you know when to replace the battery?
Date: 28 Sep 1995 10:13:33 GMT
Organization: RISC, J.K. University of Linz, Austria
Message-ID: <44dsgd$48d@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
References: <44793h$on4@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
In article <44793h$on4@spool.cs.wisc.edu>,
David Finton <finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu> wrote:
>I was just wondering how you know when to replace the battery
>in a NeXTstation. I've noticed on some older stations that
>the clock in Preferences seems to be a bit slow; is this
>because of the battery or some other cause?
>
>If the slow clock *isn't* the indicator of a bad battery,
>what is? Or do these batteries last forever? :-)
They don't. When the battery is empty the NeXTs simply try to boot with
the factory-defaults which do not match our needs. In other words, the
box does not boot anymore without sysadmin-actions. I'd call that a very
strong indicator. :-) Since we use xntp to set the time I cannot comment
on slow clocks.
-Peter.
-------------------------------
I have always found that men of religion tell comforting things
that are not true, while men of science recount hideous truth.
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Email: Peter.Pregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at
WWW: http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/people/ppregler
From: flet@worldnet.net (Francois LETELLIER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: WTB: working or damaged NeXT black stuff
Date: 28 Sep 1995 10:39:26 GMT
Organization: World-Net information exchange, Internet provider.
Message-ID: <44du0u$amr@aldebaran.sct.fr>
Hi everybody,
for maintenance purpose, I need to buy out-of-order or working NeXT
harware (prefered stations, but cubes as well). Every offer is wellcome,
Thanks.
- FL.
From: Dave Briggman <paradigm@mercury.interpath.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: INFO: NEW Canon Object Stations
Date: 28 Sep 1995 14:56:49 GMT
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <44ed3h$5ca@news.duke.edu>
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No WWW Site yet, but this came from Windows Magazine:
Canon Computers has added 100MHz and 120MHz Pentium desktop computers to
its object station line of workstations designed to operate under
Windows NT and NeXTstep. The Canon object stations 50 and 52 come with
SCSI-2 interfaces and are based on the PCI architecture. The standard
configuration includes 16MB of RAM, 2MB of video memory, a 500MB hard
disk and a 17-inch monitor. Starting at $4,000.
Canon Computer Systems
800-848-4123, 714-438-3000.
From: cordero@goofy.pros.com (Manuel Cordero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Modems and PCM/CIA ????
Date: 28 Sep 1995 15:01:32 GMT
Organization: MCSNet Internet Services
Message-ID: <44edcc$sr4@News1.mcs.net>
References: <3665@nikhefh.nikhef.nl>
t68@nikhef.nl (Jos Vermaseren) wrote:
> Does anybody know how to get a modem to work in the PCM/CIA slot
> of a notebook computer.
> I installed the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver and during startup
> the PCM/CIA slot is recognized but that is all.
> What am I missing? I looked in the archives but I see no modem drivers
> (and anyway very little for PCM/CIA).
> Is the modem mapped to a tty? if so, which one?
> I do know that the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver work properly,
because
> it does run properly with a xircom network card.
> Added info: kermit says that /dev/ttya is busy, but it says so also when
> the card is not in the machine.
> I would be very happy if this problem can be solved.
> Jos Vermaseren
Jos,
I thought I was the only one that couldn't find any info on PCMCIA modems.
I have a setup very similar to the one you are describing... and I can't
find what the modem gets mapped to either. (I've been trying for days now)
I even called NeXT for support on this, and the person that answer the
phone did not seem to know a thing about it. I just said thanks (click.)
So now there's two people hoping for any pointer to an answer for this
problem.
Thanks
Manuel Cordero
From: Cameron Bromley <cdb@xedoc.com.au>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT 17" and 21" Monitor on intel Hardware?
Date: 27 Sep 1995 10:11:29 GMT
Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd.
Message-ID: <44b80h$po3@news.mel.aone.net.au>
References: <43ndbs$kq2@home.gpnet.it>
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ronco@gpnet.it (Giorgio Roncolato) wrote:
>Hanyone has experience in connect Black monitor NeXT 17" or 21" to
>white hardware?
>
>Thank in advance
>
>Giorgio Roncolato
>email: giorgio@gpnet.it
>
I don't, but I'd sure like to know. I've just switched over to
white and miss my 21" monitor real bad.
From: brad@osgood.Stanford.edu (Brad Osgood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Printer problems
Date: 28 Sep 1995 17:19:19 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <44elen$79g@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
Sorry for what may be an elementary question. My NeXT printer is suddenly
acting up after several years of flawless operation. The paper stops about an
inch or so short. I can pull it out and all runs well, but otherwise it sits
there and the lady in the box tells me that paper is jammed in my printer,
etc., etc. Any ideas? (I replaced the cleaning pad.)
email is welcome on this: brad@osgood.stanford.edu
Brad Osgood
From: kris@xmission.com (Kristopher Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Re: INFO: NEW Canon Object Stations
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Date: 28 Sep 1995 19:06:35 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <44ernr$m0s@news.xmission.com>
References: <44ed3h$5ca@news.duke.edu>
Dave Briggman (paradigm@mercury.interpath.net) wrote:
: No WWW Site yet, but this came from Windows Magazine:
:
: Canon Computers has added 100MHz and 120MHz Pentium desktop computers to
: its object station line of workstations designed to operate under
: Windows NT and NeXTstep. The Canon object stations 50 and 52 come with
: SCSI-2 interfaces and are based on the PCI architecture. The standard
: configuration includes 16MB of RAM, 2MB of video memory, a 500MB hard
: disk and a 17-inch monitor. Starting at $4,000.
:
: Canon Computer Systems
:
: 800-848-4123, 714-438-3000.
Last I heard, CCSI wasn't sure if it was going to continue to manufacture
the 50 and 52 models. Any new news?
...........................................kris
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Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please)
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From: jmiller@dist032.valverde.edu (Jake Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dell Hitachi CD-ROM - works with NEXTSTEP?
Date: 28 Sep 1995 17:06:10 GMT
Organization: University of California, Riverside
Message-ID: <44ekm2$lqo@galaxy.ucr.edu>
References: <43kvms$o02@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu>
Keywords: Dell
In article <43kvms$o02@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> pisul_cj@cowley.uwlax.edu
(Charles Pisula S92) writes:
> In article <43kpmr$8j1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@penguin.cso.uiuc.edu
(David Lemson) writes:
> > I am considering the purchase of a new Dell Dimension XPS system.
> > Their salesdroid told me that it has a 4X EIDE Hitachi CD-ROM. I
> > asked for a model number, and she said "it's the only 4X model that
> > Hitachi makes". My question is: does anyone have any experience
> > with using this with NEXTSTEP/Intel? It's not listed in the drives
> > supported by EIDE in the Hardware Compatibility Guide, but I have
> > heard of people using the Dimensions for NEXTSTEP.
> > Thanks.
>
> I have sent numerous posts to the net asking for help with getting
a CD-ROM to work on my
> Dell. I have tried EIDE/ATAPI, SCSI ,..... nothing works. I did once
get a SONY 4x ATAPI (one
> listed on NA document on ATAPI support) to work, but as soon as I tried
to hook it up to my
> SB16-Basic Sound Card, the CD-ROM basically became unusable for
anything. If you ever get anything
> to work, or find out the answer please, please let me know. I have a
DELL XPS 100c.
>
> I have had friends get it to work with their 90 and 90c. So I
don't know what the deal is.
> Other than that, I am very happy with my dell. And since I don't need a
CD-ROM unless I crash my
> system to the point of reinstall, I am ok. The way I got around the
install was to put my drive
> on a DELL XPS p90c.
We are having good success installing NS 3.3 on Dell Dimension XPS 100c
machines. We have discovered three things:
One - the Dimension XPS has two EIDE controllers. The interal hard drive
is connected to one and the CDROM is connected to the other. We were not
able to get the CDROM to work on the second controller. We piggybacked the
CDROM onto the first controller with the hard drive and it worked fine.
Two - The first machine we ordered came with a Hitachi EIDE CDROM. This
CDROM does not work. We substituted a SONY EIDE CDROM and it worked fine.
The next order of machines had Mitsumi CDROMs in them and these work fine.
Unfortuantely, according to DELL we cannot specify the brand of drive that
is shipped with the machines so it is a turkey shoot when we recevie the
machines.
BTW - we could not get a SONY SCSI CDROM and our Adaptec SCSI card to work
either.
Third - the machine ships with a #9 GXE video card with 1mb ram. This card
will do NS in greyscale only. We have purchase #9GXE Pro cards to replace
the #9 GXE cards (anybody want to by some #9GXE cards) and these work
great. They support a wide range of color depth and resolutions.
Finally - the XPS 100c is fast - it is noticably faster than our turbo
color black hardware on and off the network.
Hope this helps
Jake Miller
Technology Coordinator
Val Verde Unified School District
Educational Excellence Through Interpersonal Computing
jmiller@valverde.edu
From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HELP NEEDED: Harddisk Quantum VP32210 won't initialize
Date: 28 Sep 1995 19:47:37 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <44eu4p$lk2@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Dear NeXTers:
A colleague of mine asked me a question I am unable to answer. Could you
please help? Please send any info either to me (blazek@stt.msu.edu) or him
by e-mail - I will be unable to read the news the next two weeks.
Thank you very much, have a nice day.
Rudy.
-----------------------
...................................... and we have a few NeXT computers.
One with a 2 Gig internal SCSI drive died (hard drive crash). We just
got the replacement drive in (a new Quantum), and it will not initialize.
I've tried it on 2 different NeXT's ( a Cube, and a regular slab).
Jeff mentioned this might not be a drive problem, but rather a problem
with the way NeXT's SCSI interacts with real SCSI devices. He mentioned
perhaps you've dealt with similar problems with 2Gig drives on NeXT's.
I'm about ready to send the drive back for yet another replacement, but
perhaps you know something that would change this strategy. Thanks
for your time.
- David Hammond
hammond8@cps.msu.edu
P.S. The error message given by the Nextstep 3.0 install CD follows:
Initializing hard disk...
disk Name: Quantum VP32210
disk type : fixed_rw_scsi
writing disk label
creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd0a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd0a
setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10
/etc /mkfs /dev/rsd0a 2154080 65 8 8192 1024 16 0 5 2048 s
seek error: 2154079
wtfs : Error 0
/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd0a failed (status 1)
INSTALLATION FAILED - COULD NOT INTIALIZE DISK
P.S.S. Happy Friday!
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ATI Mach 64 UNKNOWN RAMDAC
Date: 28 Sep 1995 21:21:56 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <44f3lk$n8g@news.it.gvsu.edu>
I've been trying to install NSfIPs on a system with a Mach-64 graphics
card. Unfortunately the RAMDAC is a Chrontel CH8398 which isn't supported
by NeXTs driver. I've also tried the ATImach64 driver on ftp.cs.orst.edu
and it didn't work either.
Has anyone been able to get NS to work on a Mach64 with this RAMDAC chip,
or is it just hopeless?
Thanks.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: gfin@psych.ualberta.ca (Gary Finley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: HP C1533A DDS-2 Dat-tape and hardware compression
Date: 28 Sep 1995 21:00:05 GMT
Organization: Computing and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Message-ID: <44f2cl$227o@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca>
On 09/27/95, Ralf Specht wrote:
>were using a HP DAT-tape on an Intel based NeXT 3.3-machine with the
>SafetyNet Professional V2.5r1 backup software...
>The following messages are logged by SafetyNet:
>
>> Sep 26 21:00:02 NOTICE: DATIO: Can't get compression mode page. Drive may
>> not support feature.
I have the same tape drive and the same error message from SafetyNet. The
program's author (Brian Cuthie) has told me that there is a problem with
the way the HP drive reports status to SafetyNet, but that the drive's
hardware compression should still work, if its config switches are set to
use it. If I recall correctly, the effect of the bug is to prevent SN from
switching the compression mode off, but you don't want it to do that anyway.
If you want a more accurate description of the bug and it's effect, mail
Brian at the address in the Info Panel. I've always found him very helpful.
P.S. He told me that he'd fix this in the next SN release.
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From: sfoy@srtb0511a12.resnet.ubc.ca (Shaun Patrick Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NextPrinter Smudges.
Date: 28 Sep 1995 21:53:39 GMT
Organization: PhilosVille
Message-ID: <44f5h3$5mv@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hi all,
My printer is starting to produce a bit of a smudge across the
top of my paper. Anyone had this problem?? Know the solution??
Thanks in advance,
Shaun.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ron@tpoint.net (Ronald Pomeroy)
Subject: Re: A fun new 3.0 bug perhaps?
Message-ID: <DFMIrG.I9H.0.-s@tpoint.net>
Sender: news@tpoint.net
Organization: Turning Point Information Services
References: <44bsac$6q8@Lagom.SineWave.com>
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 16:21:16 GMT
In article <44bsac$6q8@Lagom.SineWave.com> Joshu Skaller
<josh@SineWave.com> writes:
> Has anyone found the disk lable of their bootdisk to remove itself
> on a whim, leaving the message "no valid disk label" on boot up?
> Replacing my do 6.2 partition with 5.0 seemed to help for a while,
> but the machine seems to be acting up again. Unfortunately, after
booting
> into single user the disk command is of no use at all, so th only answer
has been to
> completely reinstall...which is not exactly contuctive to a good working
> environment.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem, if not I must conclude it to be my
hardware.
>
> thanks,
>
> josh@SineWave.com
>
Yep, had the same problem. Didn't find a solution either.
Microsoft is a real bummer!
--
Ronald Pomeory
rpomeroy@tpoint.net
rpomeroy@rwi.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@delton.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Any success with PCMCIA modems?
Message-ID: <DFn9GE.3sz@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
References: <449ptu$hdo@galaxy.ucr.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 01:57:50 GMT
Has anyone gotten a PCMCIA modem to work? I've got an NEC Versa V
running NeXTSTEP 3.3 with the latest PCMCIA drivers from NeXTAnswers.
The Xircom PCMCIA ethernet card works fine, but I can't seem to
communicate with a modem card.
I'd appreciate any feedback either positive or negative.
Steve
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From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Boot command for turbo color?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 04:31:35 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <44fsr8$dhj@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
What are the proper flags for the 'bsd' command in the ROM monitor
for a NeXTstation turbo color?
Is there anything wrong with just using 'bsd'?
And is there any reason why a turbo color wouldn't boot successfully
from a drive which a plain mono station boots from?
Thanks,
David Finton
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help! Do I need to replace my turbo color motherboard?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 04:47:03 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <44fto7$dis@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I have a NeXTstation turbo color which panics during the boot, or soon
after. It consistently passes all system tests, but it usually won't
boot from an external drive which my mono non-turbo station boots from
just fine. In the ROM monitor 'ec' only shows 0 for error codes.
I'm using the command 'bsd' in the ROM monitor. Several times it worked,
for a short time. But then after a few minutes I'd see the Panic window.
Twice the system froze up as it was bringing up the ROM Monitor window,
and the black titlebar had a white gap from about half way across to
about 75% across. I'll include some of the interesting messages just
before the panic in my last session below.
So I'm wondering: what kind of hardware problem would escape the
system tests but cause these kind of problems? I'm about to swap the
motherboard with Bell Atlantic, but I want to rule out the possibility
that something simpler could be the culprit. If I had bad memory,
wouldn't the system tests catch that? (I enabled all the tests, and
even ran them in loopback for about half an hour without finding an
error).
Thanks in advance,
David Finton
bsd(1,0,0) <--- to boot from second disk, according to manual...I had
just tried (unsuccessfully) to boot from an external
drive with id 0.
...fine up to ...
Checking disks...
...skipping check
Faking root mount entries
unexpected kernel page fault failure
trap: type 0x410 fcode 5 rw 3 faultaddr 0x0
trap: pc 0x18 sp 0x3fff8b0 sr 0x2000
trap: cpu 0 th 0x101259c4 proc 0x101254f0 pid 21
pcb 0x10fff010
traceback: fp 0x1
last fp 0x1
panic: (Cpu 0) MMU invalid descriptor during table walk
NeXT ROM Monitor 3.1 v71
panic: NeXT Mach 3.2 ...
Hmmm...I just realized this is weird, since the damaged external
disk had 3.2 and the internal disk had 3.1...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: kev@bri.hp.com (Kevin Jones)
Subject: Re: HP C1533A DDS-2 Dat-tape and hardware compression
Sender: news@bri.hp.com (News User)
Message-ID: <DFnL6y.6MK@bri.hp.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 06:11:22 GMT
References: <44bm3l$329@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
Followup-To: comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Ralf Specht (specht@hamlet.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com) wrote:
: Hi all,
: were using a HP DAT-tape on an Intel based NeXT 3.3-machine with the
: SafetyNet Professional V2.5r1 backup software.
: The DAT-Tape is a HP C1433A DDS-2 dat tape with the capacity of 4.0Gb
: without compression, when in use with a 120m tape. Although we have
: compression mode enabled at power on, with host control, the tape doesn't
: seen to compress the data...
: The Media Recognition System is disabled.
: The configuration switch setting of the DAT-tape is 'ON' to all switches.
: The following messages are logged by SafetyNet:
: > Sep 26 21:00:02 NOTICE: DATIO: Can't get compression mode page. Drive may
: > not support feature.
: > Sep 26 21:00:04 INFO: Volume label is: shared-2, Expecting: shared-2
: > Sep 26 21:00:04 NOTICE: DATIO: Cannot set compression on drive. Drive may
: > not support feature.
The C1533A does support the "compression mode page". I am not sure what
SafetyNet is expecting, maybe some different mode page. I would suspect
that since SafetyNet is having no luck in controling compression and
the drive IS compressing data. The only ways to find out are:
1. Can you get > 4GB on a tape
2. Does your backup rate exceed 510 Kbytes/Second.
Measuring backup rate is not normally a good option since backups
often go slower than the native transfer rate of the drive due to
numerous system bottlenecks.
: Can anyone give us a hint how to enable hardware-tape compression?
If you have doubts as to whether compression is active then set
switch 2 on the underside of the drive to OFF. This disables host
control of compression leaving the drive's compression under the
exclusive control of switch 1. Leave switch 1 ON so that the drive
will always compress.
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From: rjadams@prin.uncg.edu (Robert J. Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can my NeXTcube take this?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 04:38:16 GMT
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Message-ID: <44ft7o$6nj@newton.uncg.edu>
Okay, ...
i have a 68030 based NeXT cube, having taken it apart to put in 4 more megs of
ram, i see what seems to be a socket for a second processor. on the upper right
hand side of the board. my question is thus: can I obtain a second 68030
processor (assuming its the same speed, and type as the current one) and
insert it in this socket, and have it work, doing SMP? (this cube is running
nextstep 2.0) or is this socket for something else like a 68882 mathco?
any help appriciated
Robert
From: wfc@cl.cam.ac.uk (W F Clocksin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help! Black '040 MonoSlab doesn't power on
Date: 29 Sep 1995 08:27:44 GMT
Organization: University of Cambridge, England
Message-ID: <44gam0$rb3@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
This has happened to other people on this newsgroup, but I ignored the articles
because it would never happen to me. Well, it has. Black '040 mono slab:
press power key, NOTHING happens. I checked the fuses and replaced the
battery. Still nothing happens. Any advice as to how to proceed, please? I
remember something from previous posts about grounding a component, but forgot
details.
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: A fun new 3.0 bug perhaps?
Date: 28 Sep 1995 15:19:45 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <44eeeh$3gj@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <44bsac$6q8@Lagom.SineWave.com>
Joshu Skaller <josh@SineWave.com> wrote:
> Has anyone found the disk lable of their bootdisk to remove itself
> on a whim, leaving the message "no valid disk label" on boot up?
> Replacing my do 6.2 partition with 5.0 seemed to help for a while,
> but the machine seems to be acting up again.
I haven't seen this problem, but I wouldn't be likely to.
One point you should clarify. What system are you running?
The subject says "3.0", but if you're talking about MS-DOS
partitions then you're definitely not running NS-3.0.
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: jes@nsi.rednsi.com (Josep Egea i Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Power suply replacement for black hardware
Date: 29 Sep 1995 10:31:41 GMT
Organization: Medusa
Message-ID: <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es>
Keywords: Power suply
Hello!
One of our black systems (NeXTstation Color) has stopped working (It
doesn't power on). We think it can be due to a power suply failure.
Does anybody know where can we get a replacement for it? We would prefer
Europe, but any other place would be OK.
Thank you for your help.
Regards...
--
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Nexus Servicios de Informacion - Barcelona (Spain)
Telf: + 34 3 285 00 70 - Fax: + 34 3 285 00 70
From: t68@nikhef.nl (Jos Vermaseren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCMCIA modem
Message-ID: <3668@nikhefh.nikhef.nl>
Date: 29 Sep 95 10:44:16 GMT
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
Hi,
I finally got the modem in the PCMCIA port working.
I got some very kind help from J.McCann and from Robert Lang but it
turned out to be slightly more complicated because my notebook has its
own peculiarities.
My mchine is a TopLine Pentinote. It runs very well with NeXTstep except
for the color screen, because the proper CyrrusLogic driver (in the 6000
series) does not exist yet. It was necessary to put NeXTstep on the disk
by taking the disk out and mounting it inside another machine (not a
notebook) but for the rest there were no problems.
The Xircom ethernet card works also without problems.
The steps are:
1: Get the drivers from NeXTanswers. The drivers you need are:
1969 PCMCIABus
1968 Intel 82365 PCMCIA chipset (PCIC driver)
1944 SerialPointingDevice (I needed that because otherwise the old
driver started complaining)
1942 ISA Serial Port
1946 PortServer
The numbers refer to the NeXTanswers numbers.
The first two drivers are version 3.31, the others version 3.33
2: Install the drivers. If you want the mouse to keep working as a
serial mouse you need to install the Serial Port driver twice.
On the NEC one can install the first instance as the PCMCIA driver
(click on option) and on COM1 and put the other one on COM2.
On my machine this does not work. I had to disable the trackball
in the BIOS (I use an external mouse) and make the first instance
of the driver tied to the mouse in COM1 and the second instance
was for the PCMCIA port and at COM2. This gave no further problems.
3: I got kermit from the archive in ftp.cs.orst.edu
4: When the machine starts up, you will see that it recognizes two serial
ports. The first at IRQ 4. This will be SerialPointingDevice0. The second
at IRQ 3 and this is SerialPointingDevice1. In my case it always puts
the mouse in 0 (ttya). The port for the modem is now /dev/ttyb.
Probably I could have done better and get the mouse at COM2, but I
remember some bad problems with the serial Mouse and not being able to
get it at COM2 without manual interference. Maybe my 'deviation' of the
original instructions was not necessary but this works also, so it is
clear that the thing is flexible enough.
5: In kermit:
a: set modem hayes (at least, if it is hayes compatible)
b: set line /dev/ttyb
c: c ( this is the connect )
d: ATDT<telephone number> (if it echoes this, it WORKS!!!)
e: to disconnect: <ctrl-] followed by c
to hang up: <ctrl-] followed by h
etc. see the booklet of the modem
6: Check in /etc/remote the entry for dialer.
If your modem is in port ttya (COM1) you could change the
entry into
dialer:dv=/dev/cufa:br:1200
If it is in ttyb (COM2) make it into
dialer:dv=/dev/cufb:br:1200
or
dialer:dv=/dev/cub:br:1200
This should be it.
Jos Vermaseren
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <DFo2xJ.D1z@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 12:34:31 GMT
References: <448v97$s3t@ns2.ny.ubs.com> <1995Sep26.200111.12965@il.us.swissbank.com>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
: > : any reason. sometime NS can keep running for few hours, sometime NS
: will
: > : hang even durning the bootup proccess.... :( as i know, if i don't use
: > : aha2940, my system can keep running as long i like.
: > : anyone? any idea??????
: >
: > In Configure.app, turn OFF the switch controlling Synchronous transfer.
: > This has *completely* cured all of my "mysterious" hangs.
ok... i tried this already. but my system STILL has *mysterious* hangs :((
any other ideas??
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: boot commands: what is 'bsd- nbu=254'?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 14:16:07 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <44gv37$l3c@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Chapter 11 of Network and System Administration mentions that
the command to boot from a scsi disk can have the form
'bsd -flags'. But nowhere in the discussion do I find the
flag nbu, or discussion of how or why to set variables.
So I'm wondering if anyone can tell me why my ever reliable
mono 25 mHz NeXTstation boots with the command 'bsd- nbu=254'?
Later in the boot this is rewritten as 'bsd(0,0,0)- nbu=254'.
I was wondering whether a turbo color would want something
different than plain 'bsd', so I looked at the other machine
and found that it has a boot command I don't understand.
David Finton
From: satoh@nabechan.host11.net45.po.iijnet.or.jp (Satoh Akihiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] Can IBM 750 6885 run NEXTSTEP 3.3 ?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 06:35:27 GMT
Organization: Internet Initiative Japan Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN
Message-ID: <44g43f$57j@news2.iij.ad.jp>
Hi.
I want to install NEXTSTEP 3.3(J) on IBM 750 6885-JGMN.
Can IBM 750 6885 run NEXTSTEP 3.3 ?
Thanks.
E-Mail : sjkco@po.iijnet.or.jp (NeXT/MIME Mail OK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: jmeacham@gold.mv.net (James Meacham)
Subject: Mac Mice on ADB NeXT?
Message-ID: <DFoE0J.7x@gold.mv.net>
Organization: MV Communications, Inc.
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 16:33:54 GMT
After having it for four months now, I've come to the conclusion that I
*loathe* the NeXT adb "hockey-puck" mouse. There are several two button
mice available from Mac Warehouse. Has anyone tried using a Mac Mouse on
an ADB next? Any info would be appreciated. Peace,
James
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From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ?Media Vision Jazz 16 any good (NS/Intel), others...
Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:04:03 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <44h8u3$qrs@decaxp.harvard.edu>
References: <44cv8t$9et@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
Michael F. Santangelo (mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu) wrote:
: Looking at the supported soundcards for NeXTstep/Intel 3.3 ... anyone
: have any experience using the aforementioned soundcard with the aforementioned
: OS? :-) Of all the ISA soundcards, any recommendations as to what works
The card "works" fine. It can playback sounds as well as other NS-FIP
sound cards with the same "skipping" problems NS-FIP has had for 2-3
years. Paul Lansky's new Pplay.app program solves this, however (check
out their ftp site lucille.princeton.edu.
As far as sound QUALITY the card is awful. Incredible aliasing is the
best I can describe it. The amount of high end grunge you hear is truly
amazing.
Though it's not exactly hi-fi, I think the Microsoft Sound System card,
if you can still get it, sounds better. And, no, there are still no
SOUND drivers for the Turtle Beach cards--only MusicKit DSP. (or, correct
me if I'm wrong).
Sean
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sean Varah
Harvard Computer Music Studio
cello@mario.harvard.edu
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From: x@localhost (Rick Vazquez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Time
Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:33:57 GMT
Organization: California State University, Northridge
Message-ID: <44ham5$d66@dewey.csun.edu>
Does anyone know how I can upgrade my NeXT Time?
Rick
UCLA Physics
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: sta@logibec.com
Subject: Re: Any success with PCMCIA modems? YES
Message-ID: <1995Sep29.164542.3186@logibec.com>
Keywords: modem
Sender: news@logibec.com
Organization: Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee, QC, Canada
References: <DFn9GE.3sz@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Distribution: World
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 16:45:42 GMT
In article <DFn9GE.3sz@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> smb3u@delton.psyc.virginia.edu
(Steven M. Boker) writes:
> Has anyone gotten a PCMCIA modem to work? I've got an NEC Versa V
> running NeXTSTEP 3.3 with the latest PCMCIA drivers from NeXTAnswers.
> The Xircom PCMCIA ethernet card works fine, but I can't seem to
> communicate with a modem card.
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback either positive or negative.
>
> Steve
>
> --
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> # boker@virginia.edu # but three's chaotic" #
> #====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#
Get the following drivers from NeXTAnswers:
- 1942_ISA_Serial_Port.pkg.compressed
- 1946_PortServer.pkg.compressed
With Configure.app
- Remove the default Serial Driver
- Add ISASerialPort for COM1 / Serial Port (IRQ 4)
- Add ISASerialPort for COM2 / PCMCIA/Modem (IRQ 3)
Warning: Some PCMCIA/Modem does not work properly.
Viking PCMCIA/Modem 28.8K works fine.
Stephane Ah-Ki
Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltd.
Montreal, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (TIMOTHY LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Cc: comp-sys-next-hardware@antigone.com
Subject: Re: Printer problems
Message-ID: <740F6C3001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 29 Sep 95 12:04:00 EDT
brad @ osgood.stanford.edu wrote:
>> Sorry for what may be an elementary question. My NeXT printer
>> is suddenly acting up after several years of flawless
>> operation. The paper stops about an inch or so short. I
>> can pull it out and all runs well, but otherwise it sits
>> there and the lady in the box tells me that paper is jammed
>> in my printer, etc., etc. Any ideas? (I replaced the cleaning pad.)
sorry to hear that. The problem is one of the gears in the fuser which
wears down (the teeth wear out) I guess due to the heat or something.
There used to be a place which would sell the gears, but they no longer
accept non-corportate clients.
Someone on the 'net was nice enough to send me a gear, but email to him
asking him where he found the gear went unanswered.
There is a guide to replacing the gear out there, which is helpful as a
general guide and not much more (at least not for the technically
challenged among us ;-).
I just went through this about a month ago, and it was a major pain
(removed 9 more screws than I replaced later on, that type of thing).
I wish you luck.... I'd offer to help, but I wouldn't be much.
TjL
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From: reedd@news.eecs.nwu.edu (Dale Reed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Cube HD dying, what to get?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 19:11:44 GMT
Organization: EE/CS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Message-ID: <44hgdh$cnl@news.eecs.nwu.edu>
References: <44br6a$9t9@news.eecs.nwu.edu>
Here is the summary of replies to the previous message:
1.
I got the Fujitsu 520MB SCSI-II, a 3-1.2" drive mounted in a
5-1/4" adapter bracket.
It runs fine. I did have to use SDFORMAT to up the block size to
1024. It runs without any problems. Additionally, they can be
had real cheap at computer shows. In a cube with the fan going,
it is practically silent (you can tolerate it on a desk 2-3 feet
away).
2.
I bought a Quantum Fireball 1080MB disk for my 040 cube and it just
works.
3.
Go for a Seagate Barracuda!
4.
Any half-height SCSI drive will do.
Thank you all for your replies.
Dale Reed
From: mccollam@Arizona.EDU (Donald E McCollam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Getting automount to ignore a disk
Date: 29 Sep 1995 19:17:02 GMT
Organization: The University of Arizona
Message-ID: <44hgne$jo2@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
I'm running a triple-boot system (NS/DOS/NT). NS and NT are on
separate (dedicated) disk drives. NS does not understand NTFS.
How can I get NS to ignore the existance of the NT disk? (So I
don't always get the bad disk panel when I boot and login.)
Thanks.
Don
mccollam@snow.ccit.arizona.edu
From: madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: different speed memory in a turbo slab
Date: 29 Sep 1995 21:57:58 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <44hq56$d0h@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Turbo NeXTstation. Four slots. Two have 8M simms, slow (100 nS?).
Two slots will have 16M simms, 70 nS. Do all four simms operate with
a wait state, or is the system smart enough to use the fast simms
fast?
mark
From: signal@shadow.net (Alkemyst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 95 04:10:02 GMT
Organization: University of Florida
Message-ID: <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com> <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net> <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>
In article <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
gurman@uvsp.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman) wrote:
>In article <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net>, rab <rab@usaor.net> wrote:
> Pardon my attitude, but unix (Irix, especially) for the consumer
>level? Really....
Well IBM, HP, and a slew of others have formed the Unified Unix Commitee (or
something to that affect) to one topple Microcrap a bit and also introduce the
average consumer to what windows should be. Most ppl dont realize that UNIX
is actually a graphical OS that can also run in a command shell type
environment.
UNIX is the most stable and efficient multitasking environment and also
supported with tons of free software. The only OS I have seen get close to
the ability of UNIX multitasking was the Amiga.
UNIX is coming and I cant wait...
chris
From: chiu7134@sparky.cs.nyu.edu (Chiu Wen-Shin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: My ATI MACH64 won't work!
Date: 29 Sep 1995 23:24:16 GMT
Organization: New York University
Message-ID: <44hv70$bek@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
I just received my NSIP3.3, and I download the driver for ATI Mach 64 from
ftp.next.com, but it only show up black and white, no matter how I change setting in confugire.
oh, and the size of the screen never change!
geez, so frustrated! I will be very very appreciated for your hint!
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Those Crappy 17" Black Monitors....
Date: 29 Sep 1995 21:16:40 +0100
Organization: me organized? That's a joke!
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <e7n2r1tqw.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
References: <44bkfv$urf@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
In-reply-to: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu's message of 27 Sep 1995 13:44:31 GMT
To: kelley@kiwi.atmos.colostate.edu
Depends on how much you want to spend.
A Nanao T2-17 with 13W3 to BNC is a pretty nice combination :-)
I know NuData in New Jersey use to make the cables. I got mine from
Andrew Foster (one off) which I sold and I have a NeXT original that I
paid something like 70 bucks for :-(
You should be able to make one up for about 20 dollars max. The tricky
bit is dealing with the mini coax.
--
"Mary ate a little lamb and punk rock isn't dead"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: John Hills <jhills@unix.infoserve.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
Date: 30 Sep 1995 16:25:35 GMT
Organization: J Hills Radiology Inc.
Message-ID: <44jr1v$da6@news.infoserve.net>
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As it happens, I'm still using 3.0 and want to get a 68030 Mac running
system 7.5 networked to my 68040 cube over Ethernet. Any pointers
towards FAQ, etc.?
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: My ATI MACH64 won't work!
Date: 30 Sep 1995 22:59:14 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University, CSIS Dept.
Message-ID: <44ki42$7js@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <44hv70$bek@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
In article <44hv70$bek@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>,
Chiu Wen-Shin <chiu7134@sparky.cs.nyu.edu> wrote:
>
>I just received my NSIP3.3, and I download the driver for ATI Mach 64 from
>ftp.next.com, but it only show up black and white, no matter how I change setting in confugire.
>
>oh, and the size of the screen never change!
Look in the file /usr/adm/messages for any lines with "ATIMach64".
You should see some messages printed by the driver.
My guess would be that you have an unsupported RAMDAC chip on the
graphics card. Find out what kind it is, and see if it's on the
list of supported RAMDACS at the NeXT website.
If you have the ATI installed for DOS also, you could use the
programs in the \MACH64 directory to find out what RAMDAC you have.
Either INSTALL.EXE or M64DIAG.EXE should tell you.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: (slugg jello)
Subject: Micron Millenia and NEXTSTEP?
Message-ID: <1995Sep30.191805.22834@mouthers.nwnexus.wa.com>
Sender: slugg@mouthers.nwnexus.wa.com
Organization: Mouthing Flowers
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 19:18:05 GMT
I am thinking of purchasing a Micron P133 Millenia computer (Pentium
processor). Can anyone share experience or knowledge about how well NEXTSTEP
runs on this machine?
Thanks.
--
Doug Kent
Mouthing Flowers, Inc.
slugg@mouthers.wa.com
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can my NeXTcube take this?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:38:44 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44hav4$gam@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <44ft7o$6nj@newton.uncg.edu>
In article <44ft7o$6nj@newton.uncg.edu> rjadams@prin.uncg.edu (Robert J. Adams)
writes:
> i have a 68030 based NeXT cube, having taken it apart to put in 4 more megs of
> ram, i see what seems to be a socket for a second processor. on the upper right
> hand side of the board.
I think this has been covered at some length here before... the socket is for an
NBIC chip (NeXTBus interface chip), so that your '030 board can talk to a
nextdimension, or Ariel QuintDSP, or other nextbus board. It's not for SMP.
NeXTStep doesn't do SMP, despite being based on Mach.
Best,
Pete
--
***************************************************************************
Pete Clark | The thinking man looks at the world and
SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling man looks
Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
***************************************************************************
From: mow@navigator.de (Markus Wenzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 3COM EtherLink III Card With NS3.3?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:41:06 +0100
Organization: Navigator
Message-ID: <447b62$bfo@marsu.navigator.de>
References: <43k5tt$pbc@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
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Carl Jones (cjones@haakon) wrote:
> For those using the the 3COM EtherLink III ethernet card with NS 3.3, what
> are your experiences? Can anyone make a comparison (subjective or
> otherwise) between it and the Intel EtherExpress Pro/10?
Forget all 3COM cards, you'll save money obeying this advice.
Intel EtherExpress is fine for ISA, as the Cogent adapters are for PCI.
--
who? // Dipl.-Phys. Markus Wenzel
work? // Navigator - IT Consulting & System administration
mail? // mow@navigator.de
more? // http://www.pilhuhn.de/~marsu/index.html
From: mow@navigator.de (Markus Wenzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NSI Semi-dream Machine?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:53:59 +0100
Organization: Navigator
Message-ID: <447bu7$bhi@marsu.navigator.de>
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Tal Lewis Lancaster (tll@cco.caltech.edu) wrote:
> 1) I am not getting EDO RAM because it costs $300 more and from what
> I have been able to find out it only improves system performance by %1 if you
> already have Pipeline Cache. That money would be better off going to a P133.
Agreed.
> 2) Why the ASUS SCSI Controller?
> Short answer: First, it costs about $80. Second, it is sort of a
> stop gap measure.
The NCR has about the same performance as the Adaptec 2940.
For more you need a DPT with cache.
> Explaination:(Which brings me one of my missing components, the Hard-Drive)
> Originally, I was planning on getting a Wide-SCSI card (like
> the Adaptec 2940W) and a nice wide-SCSI 4G drive. But it seems that NeXTSTEP
> doesn't make use of the 16bit data-path and so your nice wide card only
> behaves like a regular Fast-SCSI.
I think even really fast disks cannot drive the 10 MB/s spec of narrow
fast SCSI-II to its limits, that's why I never understood the real benefits
of wide SCSI with usual disk drives.
> -->Is it just that nobody has gotten around to writing the Device Drivers
> for this or is there something more serious involved? When should this
> get fixed?
Concerning SCSI device drivers, I'm complaining more about the incredible
difference in filesystem performance between HP/UX and Nextstep on the same
machine, e.g. a 712/60. HP/UX beats Nextstep by factor 2 at minimum.
> So I am thinking of an IDE (ick) drive until I can decide what to do. In
> theory, I could get up to 15MB/sec transfer rate. Which is 50% faster
> than what I can currently get through SCSI under NS.
Forget IDE. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. EIDE is a nice collection of
a few dozen 'standards'. Brrrr...
Get a NCR and a fast IBM or HP disk drive. IBM makes an absolutely neat
5 GB disk. Narrow or wide is IMHO a matter of taste and money.
> The other component I haven't decided on is a sound card. Which I can live
> without for a little while.
Agreed. My violin sounds better, anyway. :-)
--
who? // Dipl.-Phys. Markus Wenzel
work? // Navigator - IT Consulting & System administration
mail? // mow@navigator.de
more? // http://www.pilhuhn.de/~marsu/index.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: '030 serial cable on an '040?
Message-ID: <yef68iaaybp.fsf@cs.uwyo.edu>
From: youngh@cs.uwyo.edu (Young S Hyun)
Date: 30 Sep 1995 17:37:30 -0600
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Wyoming
I have an '030 Cube and a Slab, and I was wondering if it was
possible to use the serial cable from the Cube on the Slab.
More precisely, I realize that the cable will not have hardware
flow control, but can I nonetheless use it on the slab with
software flow control?
Examining the zs(4) man page reveals that the only differences between
the the proper cable for an '030 Cube and a slab are the following:
'030 '040
Mini-Din RS-232 Mini-Din RS-232
6 (not connected) 6 (RTS) 4 (RTS)
8 (RXD+) 7 (GND) 8 (CTS) 5 (CTS)
Now, I'm assuming that the cable that I have is wired as described
in the man page, so the question then is: Is it OK to have
pin 8 connected to ground on the NeXTstation? That is, from
an electrical point of view, is it OK to have it connected like
that, although I will not be using hardware flow control?
Any help will be appreciated. The obvious thing for me to do is to
get a proper cable for the NeXTstation, but I need to do this for
the moment. Thanks in advance.
--Young
From: paul@amber.umsl.edu (Paul J. Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Memory testing app?
Date: 29 Sep 1995 09:26:09 -0500
Organization: Me, organized? You must be joking.
Sender: paul@amber.umsl.edu
Message-ID: <x6u45vapdq.fsf@amber.umsl.edu>
Is there an app out there which can check system memory? My '040 cube
has started panicking fairly often.
--
--paul http://www.umsl.edu/~psanchez/
[L(aB)FFoDM # e^{i<pi>}]
=================================================================
Families, when a child is born want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence, having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life by becoming
a Cabinet Minister.
-- Su Tung-p'o
=================================================================
From: guitar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Evan Schofer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Mac CD150 on Next/Audio CD's
Date: 30 Sep 1995 23:14:04 -0700
Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Sender: guitar@leland.stanford.edu
Message-ID: <44lbjc$ovg@power.Stanford.EDU>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1> <43e99c$ld9@informer1.cis.McMaster.CA> <mp.811694972@maud.rob.cs.tu-bs.de>
Any luck getting an Apple CD150 to play AUDIO CD's on a NeXT?
My old NeXT CDROM did fine, but my apple drive won't...
Evan Schofer
guitar@leland.stanford.edu
>Maybe we should change our drives, since I use an apple drive on my
>NeXTstation?
>Martin
>--
>Martin Pruefer DL8OAU (M.Pruefer@tu-bs.de) | Tel: +49 531/391-7453
>Institute for Robotics and Computer Control | __ Fax: +49 531/391-5696
>Technical University of Braunschweig | /\_\ Why use Windows since
>Hamburger Str. 267, 38114 Braunschweig, FRG | \/_/ there are doors?
--
Evan Schofer Department of Sociology
guitar@leland.stanford.edu (NextMail OK) Stanford University
Office: Bldg 120, Rm 131 (415) 725-0158 Stanford CA, 94306
From: rjadams@prin.uncg.edu (Robert J. Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can my NeXTcube take this?
Date: 1 Oct 1995 05:12:31 GMT
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Message-ID: <44l7vv$r9b@newton.uncg.edu>
References: <44ft7o$6nj@newton.uncg.edu>
Robert J. Adams (rjadams@prin.uncg.edu) wrote:
: insert it in this socket, and have it work, doing SMP? (this cube is running
: nextstep 2.0) or is this socket for something else like a 68882 mathco?
Thanks EVERYONE, for the 50 or so replies.. i know now.
Robert
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac Mice on ADB NeXT
Date: 1 Oct 1995 12:00:23 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <44mdun$dec@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <740F6C3001A23A7C@-SMF->
> After having it for four months now, I've come to the conclusion that I
> *loathe* the NeXT adb "hockey-puck" mouse. There are several two button
> mice available from Mac Warehouse. Has anyone tried using a Mac Mouse
on
> an ADB next? Any info would be appreciated. Peace,
Most ADB mice will work just fine, but you'll lose the use of the
(missing) right button. The Logitech ADB mice, Series M-13, will work and
give you both a left and right button. (I don't know if these are still
available, though.) The two button Apple IIGS ADB mouse also works well.
Relatively few of the third-party ADB multi-button mice will provide
anything more than single (left) button functionality, because the
signaling mechanism for the other buttons was never standardized. The NeXT
and Apple IIGS mice use a bit marked 'Reserved' in the ADB position and
button state register. Most other mice overloaded additional ADB
registers to report the state of additional buttons.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal...
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Time
Date: 1 Oct 1995 12:00:23 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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References: <44ham5$d66@dewey.csun.edu>
In article <44ham5$d66@dewey.csun.edu>, x@localhost (Rick Vazquez) writes:
>Does anyone know how I can upgrade my NeXT Time?
Alas, there's currently no upgrade for NEXTIME.
The good news is that it will be built into the next NEXTSTEP software
release, and there will be lots of nice API for develoeprs to play with.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal...
From: hannes@ping.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 17:44:13 GMT
Organization: ping - Personal InterNet Gate
Message-ID: <951001184413.967AAAAE.hannes@esprit>
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>From: John Hills
>Subject: Re: AppleTalk w/040 Cube
>Date: 30 Sep 1995 16:24:43 GMT
>Message-Id: <44jr0b$d4s@news.infoserve.net>
>
>
>As it happens, I'm still using 3.0 and want to get a 68030 Mac running
>system 7.5 networked to my 68040 cube over Ethernet. Any pointers
>towards FAQ, etc.?
>
I'm using a Mac Quadra 650 connected via Ethernet to my NeXTStation. I've
tried some of the AppleTalk-stuff, but nothing worked smooth and fast, so I
decided to do it the other way: Teach the Mac TCP/IP. I'm using MacTCP with
some frontends (like Fetch for FTP, ...) and it works fine and fast.
____________________________________
Hannes Tiefenbrunner
hannes@ping.at (NeXTMail preferred, MIME ok)
From: jspears@news.sccsi.com (James Weston Spears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help - Problems with tape drive
Date: 1 Oct 1995 14:49:18 GMT
Organization: South Coast Computer Services (sccsi.com)
Message-ID: <44m9pe$3pr@tattoo.sccsi.com>
I am trying to get a Wangtek 5525 1/4 Inch tape drive working with a turbo
slab. I have it connected, and terminated, but when I do a dump or a tar to
it, it is very slow. I could back up over a modem faster than it is going.
If spins forward then back then forward then back for maybe a half second to
second for each iteration. My thinking is that it is a problem in the way
the slab is addressing the drive. Does anyone have firsthand knowledge of
this tape driver, or can anyone point me to a good reference on tape
devices.
Please also send email to any response to:
jspears@weston.com
Thanks
Wes
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 19:49:15 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951001204915.1686AACUT.malc@daneel>
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> UNIX is the most stable and efficient multitasking environment and
> also supported with tons of free software. The only OS I have seen
> get close to the ability of UNIX multitasking was the Amiga.
>
> UNIX is coming and I cant wait...
>
If you can't wait, buy NEXTSTEP now!
The full release (including the developer environment) costs $299 for
academics. It'll run "comfortably" on a mid-range PC with a respectable
amount of RAM (DX2-66/16-24MBRAM/500MBhd), and (for the benefit of the
person wanting the SGI) includes Renderman. Alternatively you could buy a
Sun or HP workstation -- it'll run on them too -- but they may be a bit more
expensive! :-)
http://www.next.com/
Have fun,
mmalc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Cris Ionescu
Subject: ISDN on black hardware
Sender: news@cuug.ab.ca
Message-ID: <DFsE8B.GxE@cuug.ab.ca>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 20:28:59 GMT
Organization: Calgary UNIX User's Group
Is anyone using ISDN with black hardware out there? I was thinking of
buying a Motorola or ZyXEL ISDN device, but I'm not sure if they'd be
compatible with NS 3.2 on a cube.
Thanks,
Cris Ionescu
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millennium benchmarks!
Date: 1 Oct 1995 23:37:20 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <44n8ng$fes@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I've done extensive testing of the Diamond Stealth 64 Video and the Matrox
Millennium, two of the newest graphics cards for NEXTSTEP, and what follows
are the results of both subjective and objective tests:
First, NXBench results on a Pentium 100 Neptune chipset with 40 MB RAM,
1 GB+ SCSI HD, no background processes at several different resolutions:
Dhrystones: 144230
VAX Mips: 91.5746
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
| | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
| line | 0.70446 | 1.251786 | 0.70751 |
| arc/bezier | 0.68314 | 1.213589 | 0.66921 |
| fill | 0.705371 | 1.337686 | 0.65359 |
| transform | 3.009661 | 3.70419 | 3.38466 |
| composite | 0.620897 | 1.088629 | 0.53449 |
| userpath | 2.35277 | 3.2134 | 2.56336 |
| text | 0.750302 | 1.55558 | 1.08078 |
| window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
| | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
| line | 1.16527 | 1.23366 | 0.70092 |
| arc/bezier | 1.14856 | 1.19897 | 0.66269 |
| fill | 1.00770 | 1.31199 | 0.64964 |
| transform | 3.16239 | 3.67847 | 3.39062 |
| composite | 0.93608 | 1.06643 | 0.52690 |
| userpath | 2.79251 | 3.13100 | 2.43333 |
| text | 0.97636 | 1.53243 | 1.06828 |
| window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
As you can see from the above scores, overall speed of both cards is almost
equivalent, with the Diamond Stealth 64 _slightly_ faster. The big advantage
with the Matrox Millennium is the 12 bit color driver, 444/16 vs. 555/16,
which makes it about 25-27% faster.
Subjectively, both cards give excellent performance. The Millennium
performance at 12 bit color is noticably faster, because of the better
driver. The Millennium also supports higher refresh rates, up to a maximum
of 85 Hertz at 1600x1200, whereas the Stealth 64 Video only works at 60 Hz
at 1600x1200. My monitor (NEC 6FGp) is only able to display at 60 Hz at
this resolution, but the image looked better on the Millennium than the
Stealth when both were running at 60 Hz.
In addition, the gamma correction is not handled correctly on the Stealth
64, and the image looks slightly "washed out" at 1280x1024 and 1600x1200.
However, in 32 bit color, the image is overly corrected, and appears too dark.
These are problems with the NeXT driver, and are described in NeXTanswers.
For people who use DOS/Windows, both these cards work very well in both DOS
and Windows95. There currently are no drivers for the Stealth 64 for
Windows95, but the older Windows drivers work well. The Millennium has
Windows95 drivers included with the card along with a nifty software program
which allows you to switch resolutions and zoom on the fly without rebooting.
The Millennium also has hardware 3D acceleration which is very impressive.
Both work at roughly equal speeds in DOS (both are blazingly fast). The
Stealth 64 Video has nicer software for customizing refresh rates and screen
positioning, and VESA modes work flawlessly. The Millennium is not as
reliable, and glitches on some DOS programs. Both of these cards also
support hardware mpeg decompression with daughtercard expansions, and include
a rudimentary software mpeg program which allows you to play full-length
mpeg movies in a window inside of Windows95. For people who may not know,
Windows95 can take advantage of the hardware accelerators on graphics cards,
and dragging and resizing even very large windows real-time (ie. dragging the
window contents, not just the frame) is incredibly smooth.
In summary, both of these new cards work great for NEXTSTEP. The Millennium
is better simply because of its driver. They both give a very bright picture,
but the Millennium appears slightly sharper, even at equivalent resolutions
and refresh rates. The Millennium is, in my opinion, a little better
for NEXTSTEP, but the people who own Stealth 64 Video cards should not be
in a big rush to return them and buy the Millennium. They are both very
comparable.
If anybody has any other cards they want compared (ELSA, Imagine 128), feel
free to send me one for evaluation :-).
Varun
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@delton.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Re: Modems and PCM/CIA ????
Message-ID: <DFsMuJ.28t@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
References: <3665@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> <44edcc$sr4@News1.mcs.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 23:35:07 GMT
In article <44edcc$sr4@News1.mcs.net> cordero@goofy.pros.com (Manuel Cordero) writes:
>t68@nikhef.nl (Jos Vermaseren) wrote:
>> Does anybody know how to get a modem to work in the PCM/CIA slot
>> of a notebook computer.
>
>So now there's two people hoping for any pointer to an answer for this
>problem.
>
I was sent the following instructions by a helpful fellow, JP McCann.
Good luck.
Steve
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SETTING UP A PCMCIA CARD WITH NXFAX, NEXTSTEP3.3, AND NEC VERSA
1. OVERVIEW
1.1This document describes how I got a AT&T/Paradyne 3762-B1-272 PCMCIA 14.4 Fax/Modem card working with NextStep 3.3 and NXFax Version 1.04.1 on a NEC VERSA E-50 Ultralite laptop. I don't know what else is needed for other configurations, but it should be similar. My computer has NeXTSTEP 3.3 only, with no DOS or windows partitions, and also runs PPP as well as MicroPhone Pro. The general procedure is: Download and install the four drivers you need from NeXTANSWERS; use configure.app to remove your cu
rrent Serial Port Configuration and set up new ones; use configure.app to install the PCMCIA drivers required; and then modify NXFAXMonitor Preferences and your ppp or other communication program modem initialization strings. You should understand the NXFax help, including the documentation file they put out; Configure.app help, and the VERSA Manual on Autosetup procedures.
2. NeXTSTEP SETUP.
2.1. For this, you will need the following driver packages: ISA Serial Port version 3.3 or higher, Port Server version 3.3 or higher, PCMCIA Bus version 3.31 or higher, and Intel 82365 and compatible PCMCIA chipset Driver, version 3.31 or higher. These are available from NeXTANSWERS. Generally I have seen that the ISA Serial Port and PortServer packages have the same version number, and the PCMCIA and Intel Chipset packages have the same version number. In any case be sure you have the latest version
of each.
2.2 Boot Nextstep in the usual way, but log in as root. Use Installer.app to install the four packages noted above. All this does is install the necessary *.config files and does not affect any setup.
2.3 Launch Config.app, which is located in the /NextAdmin folder. Once it is launched, read through the help files for current version of Serial Ports and Port Server. Make sure you understand them before proceeding.
2.4 Click on the "Other devices" icon, which is the far right one, looks like a computer with a large black questionmark.
2.5 Remove the current instance of SerialPort configuration.
2.6 Add an instance of SerialPort(v3.33).
2.7 Configure this instance of SerialPort to COM1 (using the lower left long button) and PCMCIA (using the lower right long button). Without your doing anything else, NS will automatically assign an address and IRQ 4 to the configuration.
2.8 Add the PortServer Driver. This is only done once
2.9 If you want the Serial Port on your VERSA to work, add a second instance of SerialPort(v3.33).
2.10 Configure this instance of SerialPort to COM2 (using the lower left long button) and Serial Port (using the lower right long button). Without your doing anything else, NS will automatically assign and address and IRQ 3 to this configuration.
2.11 If you've done everything right up to now, the Window showing all "active" drivers should show SerialPort#1, SerialPort#2, and PortServer instances along with the other "active" drivers such as ParallelPort, etc. If you did not add the second instance of SerialPort driver (ie, you're going to DISABLE the Versa's serial port), you will not see a #1, just SerialPort.
2.12 SAVE your work!
2.13. Quit Config.app.
2.14 Log off and power down (wait for "It's safe to turn off power" before turning off the Versa!).
2.15 You're done with NS configuration. In the next step, you will be changing the AutoSetup configuration of the Versa itself to match your NS configuration.
3. VERSA AUTOSETUP.
3.1 This is not a step-by-step, refer to the VERSA Manual or NEC helpline (you need lots of time, at 1-800-388-8888. Don't tell them you're running NS, just tell them you need help configuring Autosetup).
3.2 Turn the Versa on and follow the procedure to access the AutoSetup. If it does not work and you get the boot prompt for NS, either power off right then, and try again. You need to change the Autosetup before NS reboots, to reflect the Configuration NS will try and set up to.
3.3 Access the Serial menu, and change the Serial Port setup as follows: if you made the Serial port active, and set it to com 2 as above, change the IRQ level to IRQ3. If you chose not to have the Serial Port active, choose Disable.
3.4 Save the Serial Port setup
3.5 Save and Exit from the AutoSetup menu.
3.6 This procedure assumes that the VERSA has not been installed in a docking station. Note that the VERSA has two Autosetup configurations which it chooses automatically--one for outside a docking station and one for installed in a docking station. If you put the Versa in a docking station, repeat this section before booting up NS in the docking station.
4. CLEANUP
4.1 You should now be complete, all that remains is to boot up, check that everything is OK, and make a few changes to NXFax, and any communications scripts you have with the modem.
4.2 Boot up NS choosing the "-v" option, you should see a printout of the bootup process on screen. When PCMCIA registers, you should see a 16550UART and FIFO 16 references for ISA Serial Port 0, PCMCIA, and ISA Serial Port 1 will read whatever type chipset is in your VERSA On-board Serial Port.
4.3 Log in and access NXFaxMonitor. Change the preference check blocks to have Incoming Fax checked, and Data/Fax Detection and Data boxes unchecked.
4.4 Launch Terminal .app, su to root, and change the dwrite for your modem's MaxDTERate to 19200 as per the NXFax instructions.
4.5 For any communications scripts you have (e.g, PPP, MicroPhone) the last entry in the modem initialization string must be "+FCLASS=0" (don't include the quotation marks and the letters must be capitals). This disables the fax mode of the modem, allowing outgoing data transfers. Note that you may have to access some communication scripts as root.
4.6 PrintManager.app should already have your Fax/Modem configured to Serial A. Check this by launching PrintManager.app, selecting Fax/Modem from the Menu, click on your NXFax fax/modem so it is highlighted, and select the "Modify" button. If the button selecting Serial Port is set to Serial B vice Serial A, move it to Serial A and click on "OK".
That should be it, all should now work well! Use the Console and /usr/adm to check for any errors.
--
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# Steven M. Boker # "Two's bifurcation #
# boker@virginia.edu # but three's chaotic" #
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From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT keyboard for PC ?
Date: 1 Oct 1995 22:17:23 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <44n41j$9ab@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Probably a rather strange question: Is it possible to connect a NeXT
keyboard to a PC, i.e. do adaptors exist ?
Just curious,
Gregor
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@delton.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Re: Cube HD dying, what to get?
Message-ID: <DFsn4L.2Hp@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
References: <44br6a$9t9@news.eecs.nwu.edu> <44hgdh$cnl@news.eecs.nwu.edu>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 23:41:08 GMT
In article <44hgdh$cnl@news.eecs.nwu.edu> reedd@news.eecs.nwu.edu (Dale Reed) writes:
>
>Here is the summary of replies to the previous message:
>
>3.
>Go for a Seagate Barracuda!
>
We've purchased 4 of the 2.1 gig Barracudas within the past six months.
During that time 2 of them have failed and have had to be replaced. They're
fast drives, but I'd be very careful about backups...
Your mileage may vary.
Steve
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# Steven M. Boker # "Two's bifurcation #
# boker@virginia.edu # but three's chaotic" #
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From: royalta@aol.com (RoyalTA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN on black hardware
Date: 1 Oct 1995 20:30:12 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <44nbqk$na8@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <DFsE8B.GxE@cuug.ab.ca>
I use an Ascend Pipeline 50 router with great success on a mixed network
with NS 3.2 and 3.3 on Motorola and Intel boxes, with WindowsNT running
simultaneously. The additional flexibility and independence of operating
system is worth the few extra bugs to insure future compatibility.
From: 93925730@plink.cityu.edu.hk (David P. FOK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac CD150 on Next/Audio CD's
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 11:37:09 GMT
Organization: CityU of HK
Message-ID: <44nmds$6s8@hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk>
References: <jtift-1309951208240001@192.0.2.1> <43e99c$ld9@informer1.cis.McMaster.CA> <mp.811694972@maud.rob.cs.tu-bs.de> <44lbjc$ovg@power.Stanford.EDU>
Yes, there's an app that's designed especially for the CD150. May be
on the German site. (thanks to the app author for letting me to enjoy
audio with my CD150 on black hardwares)
-david
guitar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Evan Schofer) wrote:
>Any luck getting an Apple CD150 to play AUDIO CD's on a NeXT?
>My old NeXT CDROM did fine, but my apple drive won't...
> Evan Schofer
> guitar@leland.stanford.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 2 Oct 1995 04:15:09 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <44np0d$qgn@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
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This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
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news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
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where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability.
Archives are available by ftp at
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Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
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A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
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NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
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For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
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Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
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newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
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This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
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==================
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Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
next-marketplace-d
next-misc-d
next-programmer-d
next-software-d
next-sysadmin-d
(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
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To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
body of the message. You can request several files in a single message.
You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
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These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system:
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If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
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To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to
identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available
files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the
files will be faxed to you.
If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support
at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada.
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server at URL http://www.next.com.
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To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM
To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
pay-per-call basis.
Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
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Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com)
Additions from:
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Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: taweil@skat.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Logitech MouseMan on NeXT Cube
Date: 1 Oct 1995 23:59:12 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: taweil@skat.usc.edu
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <TAWEIL.95Oct1235911@skat.usc.edu>
Hi,
Do I need a special convertor to connect the Logitech MouseMan to
the serial port of a NeXT Cube? The purpose of the mouse is to run
Plan 9.
Thanks.
--
Ta-Wei "David" Li
Member, League for Programming Freedom
"Innovate, don't litigate."
From: mark@grace.myriad.net (Mark A. Doucet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fax/Modem & Driver?
Date: 2 Oct 1995 03:44:52 GMT
Organization: DigiPhone Corp., College Station, TX. 409.693.8885
Message-ID: <44nn7k$l5@news.myriad.net>
Does anyone know of a inexpensive 28.8 internal modem for intel hardware
that works with the NEXTSTEP 3.3 fax drivers or other freeware or
shareware drivers? Any good or bad experiences appreciated.
--
Mark A. Doucet
Dominion Technologies, LTD.
"Solutions for the Next Generation"
markdo@mail.myriad.net
409.778.3615
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millennium benchmarks!
Date: 2 Oct 1995 11:57:40 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <44ok3k$jh5@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <44n8ng$fes@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) wrote:
> I've done extensive testing of the Diamond Stealth 64 Video and the Matrox
> Millennium, two of the newest graphics cards for NEXTSTEP, and what follows
> are the results of both subjective and objective tests:
> First, NXBench results on a Pentium 100 Neptune chipset with 40 MB RAM,
> 1 GB+ SCSI HD, no background processes at several different resolutions:
> Dhrystones: 144230
> VAX Mips: 91.5746
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
> | Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
> +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
> | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
> | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
> +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
> |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
> | line | 0.70446 | 1.251786 | 0.70751 |
> | arc/bezier | 0.68314 | 1.213589 | 0.66921 |
> | fill | 0.705371 | 1.337686 | 0.65359 |
> | transform | 3.009661 | 3.70419 | 3.38466 |
> | composite | 0.620897 | 1.088629 | 0.53449 |
> | userpath | 2.35277 | 3.2134 | 2.56336 |
> | text | 0.750302 | 1.55558 | 1.08078 |
> | window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
> +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
> | Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
> +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
> | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
> | | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
> +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
> |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
> | line | 1.16527 | 1.23366 | 0.70092 |
> | arc/bezier | 1.14856 | 1.19897 | 0.66269 |
> | fill | 1.00770 | 1.31199 | 0.64964 |
> | transform | 3.16239 | 3.67847 | 3.39062 |
> | composite | 0.93608 | 1.06643 | 0.52690 |
> | userpath | 2.79251 | 3.13100 | 2.43333 |
> | text | 0.97636 | 1.53243 | 1.06828 |
> | window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
> +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
These are new, modern and fast cards !? :-(
The old miro Crystal32S (S3-928P, 32bit graphic chipset, 1993) is faster :
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| miro Crystal 32S 4 MB VRAM PCI |
+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1024x768 |
| | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|NXFactor 2.0 | 1.632303 | 2.545224 | 1.926091 |
| line | 1.27795 | 2.21262 | 1.37402 |
| arc/bezier | 1.27463 | 2.13693 | 1.35086 |
| fill | 1.09950 | 2.16806 | 1.16795 |
| transform | 3.56700 | 4.39676 | 4.32496 |
| composite | 1.07704 | 1.76816 | 0.96463 |
| userpath | 3.01843 | 3.99762 | 3.65994 |
| text | 1.04370 | 2.27443 | 1.96693 |
| window | 0.70013 | 1.40718 | 0.59939 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
My monitor can't 1152x864 RGB:888/32, therefore the 1024x768.
The computer is a Triton P100 with 32MB.
Dhrystones: 144927
VAX Mips: 92.017143
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: Rocky Rockwell <rockwell@©compass.sc.ti.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: My ATI MACH64 won't work!
Date: 2 Oct 1995 14:08:27 GMT
Organization: Texas Instruments
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To: chiu7134@sparky.cs.nyu.edu
chiu7134@sparky.cs.nyu.edu (Chiu Wen-Shin) wrote:
>
>I just received my NSIP3.3, and I download the driver for ATI Mach 64 from
>ftp.next.com, but it only show up black and white, no matter how I change setting in confugire.
>
>oh, and the size of the screen never change!
>
>geez, so frustrated! I will be very very appreciated for your hint!
Try booting in verbose mode. You should see and error when it's trying to
register the display driver (port address contention). Find out the problem
,then you can edit the Defaults table for that device.
rocky
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 and SCSI trouble. what's the score?
Message-ID: <DFtrAn.83J@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:08:47 GMT
References: <448v97$s3t@ns2.ny.ubs.com> <1995Sep26.200111.12965@il.us.swissbank.com> <DFo2xJ.D1z@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au wrote:
: : > : any reason. sometime NS can keep running for few hours, sometime NS
: : will
: : > : hang even durning the bootup proccess.... :( as i know, if i don't use
: : > : aha2940, my system can keep running as long i like.
: : > : anyone? any idea??????
: : >
: : > In Configure.app, turn OFF the switch controlling Synchronous transfer.
: : > This has *completely* cured all of my "mysterious" hangs.
: ok... i tried this already. but my system STILL has *mysterious* hangs :((
: any other ideas??
I FIXED EVERYTHING!!!!! :))))))) my system already run for 30hrs without any
problem!
to anyone who has this problem..
just turn off the Synchronous in the Configure.app and in the SCSI BIOS :)
:))))))) nice SCSI...
From: ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Peter Pregler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Turbo-Station - screen too dark
Date: 2 Oct 1995 14:21:02 GMT
Organization: RISC, J.K. University of Linz, Austria
Message-ID: <44osge$7ta@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
Hi all,
we have an old NeXTstation here but the display is way too dark. This
seems to be a problem of the CPU-unit because the same screen is working
okay with another NeXTstation. Is this a common problem for older
NeXT-stations and if so is there a trimmer on the cpu-unit to ajust the
brightness or some other trick?
-Peter.
-------------------------------
You are to understand that I practiced the mystery of our guild
where it was to do so.
-------------------------------
Email: Peter.Pregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at
WWW: http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/people/ppregler
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Turbo-Station - screen too dark
Date: 2 Oct 1995 16:35:49 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <44p4d5$743@news.its.com>
References: <44osge$7ta@alijku06.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
ppregler@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Peter Pregler) wrote:
> we have an old NeXTstation here but the display is way too dark. This
> seems to be a problem of the CPU-unit because the same screen is working
> okay with another NeXTstation. Is this a common problem for older
> NeXT-stations and if so is there a trimmer on the cpu-unit to ajust the
> brightness or some other trick?
Having a monitor itself dim is a common problem, but what you describe is
not. It's likely that the power supply inside the slab needs to be
replaced, since that also supplies power for the MegaPixel display.
You could adjust the brightness inside the monitor (consult the FAQ for
instructions), but if the power supply is going bad, you should fix that
before it damages your CPU board.
Talk to Sam Goldberger of Spherical Solutions, or Bell Atlantic....
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Success stories with VLB ET4000w32p
Date: 2 Oct 1995 16:57:42 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <44p5m6$rl5@fnnews.fnal.gov>
Hi,
I'm using NextStep 3.2 and the Beta realease of the ET4000w32p drivers on
a 486 VLB System with a Hercules Dynamite Power 2 meg VLB. I can't seem to
get the display working properly and think that my monitor may not be
able to sync with the refresh rates the card is putting out. So I'm wondering
if there are any people out there running an ET4000w32 based card (preferably
a Hercules Dynamite Power VLB) successfully? What resolutions are you using
and what type of monitor?
Thanks for any info..
-- John
From: rfischer@dove.harvard.edu (Robert Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PLI floppy problems
Date: 02 Oct 1995 17:09:18 GMT
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
Message-ID: <RFISCHER.95Oct2130918@dove.harvard.edu>
i have a black cube , NS 3.1, with external PLI SCSI floppy.
unfortunately, i cannot get the floppy to work. the symptoms are as
follows:
*) turn on the cube, log in as root.
*) insert NeXTStep Installation Disk. Get all sorts of BUSY retry,
and Hardware Errors on the floppy drive.
does anyone know what's wrong?
thanks,
---bob
From: fwbabiera@csupomona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Best DB Server?
Date: 2 Oct 95 10:46:06 PST
Organization: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Message-ID: <1995Oct2.104606@clstac>
We are in the selection process to replace our mini and going client/server.
Could anyone tell us what the best database server is between RS6000, DEC
ALPHA, SUN SPARC and HP. We will be LAN/WAN to over 40 locations around U.S.
Any comments are appreciated.
Cesar K. San Jose
please e-mail at: ttmis@ttwatr.com
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millennium benchmarks!
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 2 Oct 1995 18:44:04 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <44pbtk$d5q@clarknet.clark.net>
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Karsten Heinze (Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de) wrote:
: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) wrote:
:
: > First, NXBench results on a Pentium 100 Neptune chipset with 40 MB RAM,
: > 1 GB+ SCSI HD, no background processes at several different resolutions:
:
: > Dhrystones: 144230
: > VAX Mips: 91.5746
:
: > +-------------------------------------------------------+
: > | Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
: > +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
: > | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
: > | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
: > +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
: > |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
: > | line | 0.70446 | 1.251786 | 0.70751 |
: > | arc/bezier | 0.68314 | 1.213589 | 0.66921 |
: > | fill | 0.705371 | 1.337686 | 0.65359 |
: > | transform | 3.009661 | 3.70419 | 3.38466 |
: > | composite | 0.620897 | 1.088629 | 0.53449 |
: > | userpath | 2.35277 | 3.2134 | 2.56336 |
: > | text | 0.750302 | 1.55558 | 1.08078 |
: > | window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
: > +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
:
: > +-------------------------------------------------------+
: > | Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
: > +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
: > | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
: > | | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
: > +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
: > |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
: > | line | 1.16527 | 1.23366 | 0.70092 |
: > | arc/bezier | 1.14856 | 1.19897 | 0.66269 |
: > | fill | 1.00770 | 1.31199 | 0.64964 |
: > | transform | 3.16239 | 3.67847 | 3.39062 |
: > | composite | 0.93608 | 1.06643 | 0.52690 |
: > | userpath | 2.79251 | 3.13100 | 2.43333 |
: > | text | 0.97636 | 1.53243 | 1.06828 |
: > | window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
: > +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
:
: These are new, modern and fast cards !? :-(
: The old miro Crystal32S (S3-928P, 32bit graphic chipset, 1993) is faster :
:
: +-------------------------------------------------------+
: | miro Crystal 32S 4 MB VRAM PCI |
: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1024x768 |
: | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.632303 | 2.545224 | 1.926091 |
: | line | 1.27795 | 2.21262 | 1.37402 |
: | arc/bezier | 1.27463 | 2.13693 | 1.35086 |
: | fill | 1.09950 | 2.16806 | 1.16795 |
: | transform | 3.56700 | 4.39676 | 4.32496 |
: | composite | 1.07704 | 1.76816 | 0.96463 |
: | userpath | 3.01843 | 3.99762 | 3.65994 |
: | text | 1.04370 | 2.27443 | 1.96693 |
: | window | 0.70013 | 1.40718 | 0.59939 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
:
: My monitor can't 1152x864 RGB:888/32, therefore the 1024x768.
: The computer is a Triton P100 with 32MB.
:
Here are my results with a 100Mhz Pentium, ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4
Triton chipset motherboard with 256k normal SRAM cache, 32mb RAM,
and the Elsa Winner 2000 Pro/X (S3 968):
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Elsa Winner 2000 Pro/X 4 MB VRAM PCI |
+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
| | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
| | 75Hz | 75Hz | 64Hz |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|NXFactor 2.0 | 1.58824 | 2.55383 | 2.08155 |
| line | 1.28755 | 2.21739 | 1.68673 |
| arc/bezier | 1.28548 | 2.14763 | 1.64096 |
| fill | 1.10263 | 2.14240 | 1.26302 |
| transform | 3.16711 | 4.38675 | 4.34091 |
| composite | 1.05542 | 1.78246 | 1.04996 |
| userpath | 2.97168 | 3.90465 | 3.63027 |
| text | 1.04525 | 2.27423 | 2.22879 |
| window | 0.79081 | 1.57512 | 0.81174 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
My dhrystone rating changes from 138k to 147k... I think
it's not very accurate.
Karsten, does your motherboard have pipelined burst SRAM
cache? Also, could both of you supply the refresh rate?
That might affect the overhead and therefore the final numbers.
BTW, the mode I normally work in, 1152x864 RGB 444:16 @ 75Hz
is significantly faster than 1280x1024. The NXFactor comes
in at 2.15085.
..Bill
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millennium benchmarks!
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 2 Oct 1995 19:06:03 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
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Varun Mitroo (mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: +-------------------------------------------------------+
: | Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
: | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
: | window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
:
: +-------------------------------------------------------+
: | Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
: | | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
: | window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
Since a lot of NXBench's numbers reflect how fast the
CPU crunches Postscript, I like to concentrate one
the "window" test since that reflects more directly
on how fast the machine can take a window buffer in
main memory and blast it to the screen. The rest of it is
really up to the CPU and main memory.
Your "window" test numbers are really low. Either
a) you've got a rev A0 Neptune chipset (ug)
b) you don't have rev 3.31 of the Intel 824X0 PCI Host Bridge
driver installed. With a rev A1 or higher Neptune chipset,
this driver will re-enable write-posting on the PCI bus.
(note that this driver isn't needed nor used on a Triton chipset
motherboard...) See NeXTanswers for more info.
c) you have some BIOS setting where some or all PCI performance features
are turned off
d) I've forgotten how slow the Neptune is versus the Triton.
Since NEXTSTEP doesn't take advantage of the hardware accelerator
functions in a modern video board, the amount of overhead the
board/driver imposes determines the performance of the board.
In addition, the speed of the processor, main memory, and PCI
burst write performance significantly affect the outcome. I would
expect all S3 968 boards to perform almost identically in the same
machine in the *exact* same mode.
However, some boards have drivers that implement 444 12 bit mode so
there's no overhead in converting from 444 to 555 mode.
It would be interesting to see the Matrox Millenia test scores
from a Triton chipset motherboard.
..Bill
From: amacks@clark.net (Aaron Macks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Step on a Mac
Date: 2 Oct 1995 19:48:45 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
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does anyone know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a non-power mac?
thanks
Aaron
From: paradigm@mercury.interpath.net (David Briggman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Step on a Mac
Date: 2 Oct 1995 19:54:11 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Message-ID: <44pg13$h25@redstone.interpath.net>
References: <44pfmt$m56@clarknet.clark.net>
Aaron Macks (amacks@clark.net) wrote:
: does anyone know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a non-power mac?
: thanks
My opinion was be no...it wouldn't work, however, I just got as part of a
contract, a PowerMac 6100/66 with a DOS card...I will have to try it on that
system...native Intel chip, CDROM support, etc.
I'll try it maybe before the end of the week.
--
Dave Briggman
******************************************************************************
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of
Congress. But I repeat myself.
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 95 19:34:58 +0100
Subject: blk. NeXT SMP (Re: Can my NeXTcube take this?)
Cc: rjadams@prin.uncg.edu, Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com
> In article <44ft7o$6nj@newton.uncg.edu> rjadams@prin.uncg.edu
(Robert J. Adams)
> writes:
> > i have a 68030 based NeXT cube, having taken it apart to put in
4 more megs of
> > ram, i see what seems to be a socket for a second processor. on
the upper right
> > hand side of the board.
>
> I think this has been covered at some length here before... the
socket is for an
> NBIC chip (NeXTBus interface chip), so that your '030 board can
talk to a
> nextdimension, or Ariel QuintDSP, or other nextbus board. It's
not for SMP.
> NeXTStep doesn't do SMP, despite being based on Mach.
>
> Best,
> Pete
>
> --
>
***************************************************************************
> Pete Clark | The thinking man looks at the
world and
> SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling
man looks
> Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
>
***************************************************************************
>
Hi Robert, hi Pete!
Well, as I learned from Sam Goldberger, NeXT always wanted to do
some SMP with the cubes. So they build up *identical* (no
master-Slave-) Slots with a transfer-rate of 277MB/s into the
backplane. And even the first ('030-)boards have slots for the NBIC
(as mentioned above), so they planned it right from the start.
To bad, that it did not make it out the door sooner, than Feb. 93,
though. : - (
Let look out for 4.0 for Intel-Processors (Remember the Intel
Tech.Survey in August done by NeXT on www.next.com????
---
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen OpenStep 4.0 (old name = NEXTSTEP) and it will be!"
Life spans many different colors, but ---- REAL Computing is black!
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voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
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From: p25231@email.mot.com
Subject: Experiences with NS on HP 755
Organization: MOTOROLA
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 00:11:52 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Oct3.001152.24932@schbbs.mot.com>
Sender: news@schbbs.mot.com (SCHBBS News Account)
I have the opportunity to go from my Compaq XE 560 Pentium to an HP 755.
My main reason for switching would be the increased performance of the
HP.I was wondering if anyone has had successful experiences with
installing/running NS on the HP 755. Also, is it easy to configure the HP
to be able to boot into HP-UX?
Thanks for your help,
Mark
p25231@email.mot.com
From: svail@next.com (Scott Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Modems and PCM/CIA ????
Date: 3 Oct 1995 03:33:42 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <44qaun$rfb@news.next.com>
References: <44edcc$sr4@News1.mcs.net>
In article <44edcc$sr4@News1.mcs.net> cordero@goofy.pros.com (Manuel
Cordero) writes:
> t68@nikhef.nl (Jos Vermaseren) wrote:
> > Does anybody know how to get a modem to work in the PCM/CIA slot
> > of a notebook computer.
> > I installed the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver and during startup
> > the PCM/CIA slot is recognized but that is all.
> > What am I missing? I looked in the archives but I see no modem drivers
> > (and anyway very little for PCM/CIA).
> > Is the modem mapped to a tty? if so, which one?
> > I do know that the PCM/CIA driver and the PCIC driver work properly,
> because
> > it does run properly with a xircom network card.
> > Added info: kermit says that /dev/ttya is busy, but it says so also
when
> > the card is not in the machine.
> > I would be very happy if this problem can be solved.
>
> > Jos Vermaseren
>
> Jos,
> I thought I was the only one that couldn't find any info on PCMCIA
modems.
> I have a setup very similar to the one you are describing... and I
can't
> find what the modem gets mapped to either. (I've been trying for days
now)
>
> I even called NeXT for support on this, and the person that answer the
> phone did not seem to know a thing about it. I just said thanks
(click.)
>
> So now there's two people hoping for any pointer to an answer for this
> problem.
>
> Thanks
>
> Manuel Cordero
To set up a PCMCIA modem, first you will need the latest PCMCIA, PCIC,
ISASerialPort, and PortServer drivers. Install them (if you haven't
already) and run Configure.app. Add the drivers.
Second, most lap-tops have COM1 already taken by an on-board serial port.
Either disable it in the BIOS or install two personalities of the "Serial
Port" driver (I would suggest the latter). There will be a momentary
conflict when installing the second Serial Port driver, but it will be
resolved by the inspector and be automatically assigned to COM2.
Third, select the second instance of the Serial Port driver. In the lower
right hand corner of the inspector there is a pop-up button labeled
"Serial Port". Click on that and drag down to "PCMCIA Modem".
Save and reboot. COM2 will be assigned /dev/cufb (or /dev/ttyfb, etc.)
devices.
This should hopefully fix any problems.
--Scott
--
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-- A. C. Clarke
Any sufficiently undocumented code is indistinguishable from magic.
-- Some frustrated kernel hacker.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Experiences with NS on HP 755
Message-ID: <1995Oct3.033148.22396@media.mit.edu>
Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
References: <1995Oct3.001152.24932@schbbs.mot.com>
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 03:31:48 GMT
In article <1995Oct3.001152.24932@schbbs.mot.com> p25231@email.mot.com writes:
>>I have the opportunity to go from my Compaq XE 560 Pentium to an HP 755.
>>My main reason for switching would be the increased performance of the
>>HP.I was wondering if anyone has had successful experiences with
>>installing/running NS on the HP 755. Also, is it easy to configure the HP
>>to be able to boot into HP-UX?
>>Thanks for your help,
>>Mark
>>p25231@email.mot.com
NS runs like a bat out of hell on a 755. The nicest things about the 755
is you can stuff it with memory (I had over 200MB of RAM and wasn't even
close to capacity) and you can put two 1280x1024 24 bit framebuffers on
it and NS "just works".
note that you can either put the sound board in or have a second
framebuffer; you can't do both. That worked fine for me; I used
black hardware for sound...
As for dual booting; it would be a little clumsier than an Intel dual
boot (you have to press ESC when starting up and explicitly type in
the non-default disk to boot off of. I'm not sure what NS does when
it sees an HP-UX disk, and vice versa. I believe there was a NEXTAnswer
on this, though...
good luck.
--
--> Michael B. Johnson, SMVS, Ph.D. -- wave@media.mit.edu|wave@pixar.com
--> http://wave.www.media.mit.edu/people/wave/
--> alumni, MIT Media Lab, Computer Graphics & Animation Group
--> Media Arts Technologist, Pixar Animation Studios (East Coast Office)
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical Drives??
Date: 3 Oct 1995 05:16:30 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Has anybody had success using Magneto-Optical drives under NeXTSTEP?
Are there any brand you recommend or should stay away from?
I don't know the manufacturer but the one listed at:
http://www.corpsys.com/ibm.html
Looks very tempting 1.3G for $595.
--
Tal Lancaster (http://www.compbio.caltech.edu/~tal/tal.html)
The RenderMan Repository (http://pete.cs.caltech.edu/RMR/)
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From: deraadt@theos.com (Theo de Raadt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how!
Date: 03 Oct 1995 07:36:42 GMT
Organization: Theo Ports Kernels For Fun And Profit, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <DERAADT.95Oct3013642@zeus.theos.com>
anyone want NetBSD running on their NeXT machine?
let's say I know someone who is kind of bored, and who would like to
port NetBSD to a new machine. i've done some investigation, and the
NeXT hardware should be fairly easy to port NetBSD to. not only do we
have device drivers for most of the IO chips in the machine (ethernet,
serial, scsi, clock), but the other m68k versions of NetBSD are very
stable by now (ie. sun3, amiga, atari, hp300, mvme68k). NetBSD has
been ported to a completely new m68k architecture in under a month.
is anyone interested in loaning a machine to this person? or
giving/donating -- which works better than loaning -- when a NetBSD
fanatic finds a machine on their desk that doesn't run NetBSD they
start seeing red... and then they work REALLY hard! the interested
fellow is in australia.
initially, even a glacially slow NeXT would do. support for the 68040
models can easily be added later.
other details:
1) NetBSD is a free BSD4.4 based operating system that runs on a plethora
of different machines (sun4c, sun4, i386, mac68k, hp300, amiga, atari,
alpha, acer pica, mvme68k, decstation, etc)
2) once the fellow gets the operating system ported, it _might_ be possible
to teach it to run NeXT binaries. something similar already happens on
the other NetBSD/m68k kernel ports -- they can all run SunOS executables.
3) if anyone has detailed hardware documentation sitting near them, i would
love to get a copy. undoubtably it is better than what we have now.
thanks!
--
This space not left unintentionally unblank. deraadt@theos.com
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Step on a Mac
Date: 2 Oct 1995 18:00:34 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <44p9c3$bpm@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <44pfmt$m56@clarknet.clark.net>
amacks@clark.net (Aaron Macks) wrote:
> does anyone know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a
> non-power mac?
> thanks
It will not work on a 680x0 Mac. It is hard to imagine that
there ever will be a version of NeXTSTEP that will work on
any 680x0-based Mac.
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra)
Subject: Replacing a black mouse
Message-ID: <empathDFvHpy.4x3@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 12:37:10 GMT
Sender: empath@netcom23.netcom.com
I have a black NeXT mouse that I need to replace. It plugs into the
keyboard if that is any help in determining of it is an ADB or non-ADB
mouse (I don't know how to tell.)
I need a phone number to call in order to get the thing replaced. I know
of Dancing Bear in Hawaii but I'd like to find someone a little closer if
possible, or at least someone to compare a price to.
Any help would be appreciated.
--
Tim Triemstra ... empath@netcom.com ...
From: kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP LaserJet Print Options
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:23:29 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <951003142329.6837AAFCJ.kjt@copper>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
The PPD files for HP LaserJet models seem to allow setting of Economy Mode and
Resolution Enhancement only via JCL items (i.e. only via PCL). Specifically
I'm trying to get this working for an HP 4M Plus. These options can't be set
from NEXTSTEP (3.3) and I have to fiddle with the printer control panel. (I
have full control of these options for the same printer under Windows -
admittedly using PCL.)
I guess there ought to be a printer feature for these options that could be
put in a PostScript file, but I've been unsuccessful in finding one. HP
support haven't been able to help, nor NeXT, nor dumps of PS dictionaries in
the printer.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: nwc@orc-ny.com (Nick Christopher)
Subject: Re: PLI floppy problems
Message-ID: <DFvIwn.Gz5@orc-ny.com>
Sender: nwc@orc-ny.com (Nick Christopher)
Organization: Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.
References: <RFISCHER.95Oct2130918@dove.harvard.edu>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:02:47 GMT
> *) turn on the cube, log in as root.
> *) insert NeXTStep Installation Disk. Get all sorts of BUSY retry,
> and Hardware Errors on the floppy drive.
Might give us some more info to go on....what sort of FCSI devices do you
have? Various SCSI id nos... anyway it sounds like a termination issue -
is the last device in the SCSI chain properly terminated?
\n
From: kain@cadcam.pms.ford.com (Becki S Kain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: long monitor cable needed
Date: 3 Oct 1995 14:54:41 GMT
Organization: Ford Motor Company
Sender: kain@cc5038.pms.ford.com (Becki S Kain)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44rirh$vsi@pms507.pms.ford.com>
Keywords: monitor
Hello:
I would like to purchase a long monitor cable for my NeXTslab. Please email me if you have a new or used one for sale
thanks
beckers
--
Becki Kain kain@cadcam.pms.ford.com
(313) 248-6044 (313) 390-8817 fax
"Only a fool thinks he can restrict another man's learning" Shakespeare
From: mikeride@cris.com (Michael G. Schabert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 3 Oct 1995 16:13:49 GMT
Organization: Schabert's Secretarial Service
Message-ID: <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com> <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net> <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net>
In article <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net>, signal@shadow.net
(Alkemyst) wrote:
:In article <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
: gurman@uvsp.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman) wrote:
:>In article <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net>, rab <rab@usaor.net> wrote:
:> Pardon my attitude, but unix (Irix, especially) for the consumer
:>level? Really....
:
:Well IBM, HP, and a slew of others have formed the Unified Unix Commitee (or
:something to that affect)
UNiX is owned by AT&T. The others can merely offer lower-cost
alternatives, which may or may not fully conform to the standards set by
AT&T Labs. Generally, most settle on UC Berkely (BSD) specs.
:to one topple Microcrap a bit and also introduce the
:average consumer to what windows should be. Most ppl dont realize that UNIX
:is actually a graphical OS that can also run in a command shell type
:environment.
X is a graphical environment. UN*X is a commnd-shell operating system.
:UNIX is the most stable and efficient multitasking environment and also
:supported with tons of free software. The only OS I have seen get close to
:the ability of UNIX multitasking was the Amiga.
Gotta agree with all but the Amiga part *grin*.
:UNIX is coming and I cant wait...
Is coming? Last I checked it was here, but it's going, not coming. People
bitch about DOS commands, they're not about to take the initiative to
learn how to compile a kernal & make dependencies.
Mike
--
How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
None: Microsoft declares darkness the standard.
From: Clark Don Woolstenhulme <cdw0001@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 11:58:28 -0500
Organization: University of North Texas
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951003115801.21220A-100000@jove.acs.unt.edu>
References: <1995Sep24.212455.26899@free.fdn.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <1995Sep24.212455.26899@free.fdn.org>
On Sun, 24 Sep 1995 Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Iam looking for ATI E-mail, ftp or bbs access.
ftp.atitech.ca and www.atitech.ca
-------------------
Clark Woolstenhulme
"Sleeping in the street just gets you runned over." -Podunkmer Dixie
From: Damir Frkovic <damir@pixar.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Tunnel driver not loadin after upgrade to NS 3.3 (HELP!)
Date: 3 Oct 1995 16:33:12 GMT
Organization: Pixar
Message-ID: <44rok8$rns@pixar.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Ive just upgraded to NS 3.3 on my NeXT color station (from 3.0)... and the only
problem is that the tunel driver(s) are no longer startin up durring boot...
hence I cant run ppp and stuff like that... ANY help and advice on how to get
this to work again would be MOST appreciated.
damir@pixar.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: moore@nav.com (Jim Moore)
Subject: FS Barracuda's
Sender: usenet@mayflower.nav.com (News Server)
Message-ID: <moore.43.04B4B7BC@nav.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 15:56:20 GMT
Organization: Navigator Communications
1¾
Used Seagate ST15150N disk drives $1000.
We think these drives are less than one year old...
Jim Moore
digital brokers, inc
404-449-8000 ext 158
moore@dbius.com
From: urban@cs.umbc.edu (Gregory Urban)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 3 Oct 1995 14:10:00 -0400
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Message-ID: <44ru9oINNm9b@retriever.cs.umbc.edu>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net> <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com>
NNTP-Posting-User: urban
In article <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com>,
Michael G. Schabert <mikeride@cris.com> wrote:
>In article <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net>, signal@shadow.net
>(Alkemyst) wrote:
>
>:Well IBM, HP, and a slew of others have formed the Unified Unix Commitee (or
>:something to that affect)
>
>UNiX is owned by AT&T. The others can merely offer lower-cost
>alternatives, which may or may not fully conform to the standards set by
>AT&T Labs. Generally, most settle on UC Berkely (BSD) specs.
Unix is no longer owned by AT&T. AT&T sold it to Novell (actually,
it was sold by Novell, and I don't know who has it now).
Other vendors offer operating systems with Unix-like functionality. Although
BSD varieties of Unix are favored due mostly to superior networking and socket
issues, Solaris (a fairly major player) is based on AT&T System V.
YMMV
From: choxx009@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Chong-Ah Cho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Recycling NeXT Color (Black) computer
Date: 3 Oct 1995 12:58:17 -0500
Organization: University of Minnesota
Message-ID: <choxx009.812743049@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Hi All,
I have a broken Color NeXT computer and I wish to reuse some of the
parts for my new Intel machine(with NeXTstep). Among other things,
Is there any way that I can attatch the NeXT 17'Color mnonitor into
Intel machine? First of all, where can I find the proper cable
(BNC13W3 to DB15?)? Is there any person actually made it works?
Also I wonder is there anyway that I can use the NeXT floppy drive
into my intel machine. My Intel machine has host adapter so that I could
use the harddisk and the Ram from NeXT. It is non-adb style so I might
not use the keyboard and mouse. But how about the speaker?
Anything else that I should keep as an extra part? Please advice!
Thanks for all your information.
From: rfischer@dove.harvard.edu (Robert Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Serial Mouse?
Date: 03 Oct 1995 19:52:00 GMT
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
Message-ID: <RFISCHER.95Oct3155200@dove.harvard.edu>
does anyone know how to make an adapter to connect a serial mouse to a
non-ADB black NeXT?
thanks,
---bob
From: bmanske@gandalf.ag.iastate.edu (Bryan Manske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 3 Oct 1995 19:27:03 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Message-ID: <44s2q7$sfv@news.iastate.edu>
References: <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net> <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com>
In article <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com> mikeride@cris.com (Michael G. Schabert) writes:
[too many people wrote:]
>:UNIX is coming and I cant wait...
>
>Is coming? Last I checked it was here, but it's going, not coming. People
>bitch about DOS commands, they're not about to take the initiative to
>learn how to compile a kernal & make dependencies.
So those damned computers better learn how to program themselves pronto! :^)
Seen on the front page of BYTE many years ago: "IS UNIX DEAD!?!"
Sure, unix is dead, or dying, and has been since 1970. But then
again so is the internet, the republican party, and the democratic party.
It all depends on who you're talking to and when. Oh, yeah, Dos is dead too.
And the Mac. Macs are dead too. And COBOL, COBOL is a dead language
(don't I wish). Of course don't try to tell any of the insurance morons,
er, companies that.
BTW, is there any truth to the rumor that Bill Gates is going to trademark
the colors red, blue, yellow, and green? First it was "windows", now this.
I think little Billy-Boy is trying to corner the market on the english
language. :^) Maybe he could corner the market on oxygen and claim the
entire human race as his own... "Well, we came up with this oxygen thing from
a research project we called chlorophyl. Next thing you know there's life all
over the place, couldn't stop it if we wanted to. So we just decided to
declare it the standard. 'Course none of this would have happened if we
hadn't been able to successfully market the sun..."
So the moral of this diatribe is, "A vote for unix is a vote against
MicroSloth. A vote for X is a vote against Windows."
<Sic.>
--
Bryan Manske . Searching for that perfect job as
Will SGI for food. . a mad scientist in a toy factory.
bmanske@gandalf.ag.iastate.edu . Resume, references and video game
Nolo Contendre . scores available upon request.
#include <standard_disclaimer.h> .
From: matomira@lig.di.epfl.ch (Fernando D. Mato Mira)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 3 Oct 1995 21:32:03 GMT
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44sa4j$5vp@info.epfl.ch>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net> <mikeride-0310951219490001@ppp1.localnet.com> <44ru9oINNm9b@retriever.cs.umbc.edu>
In article <44ru9oINNm9b@retriever.cs.umbc.edu>, urban@cs.umbc.edu (Gregory Urban) writes:
|> Unix is no longer owned by AT&T. AT&T sold it to Novell (actually,
|> it was sold by Novell, and I don't know who has it now).
The Unix brand is now in the hands of the X/Open consortium.
Implementations complying with the appropriate standards can get to use the name
(eg: Digital Unix, formerly known as DEC OSF/1).
Novell sold Unixware to SCO.
--
Fernando D. Mato Mira http://ligwww.epfl.ch/matomira.html
Computer Graphics Lab
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Phone : +41 (21) 693 - 5248
CH-1015 Lausanne FAX : +41 (21) 693 - 5328
Switzerland E-mail : matomira@di.epfl.ch
From: mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: My ATI MACH64 won't work!
Date: 3 Oct 1995 23:42:40 GMT
Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
Message-ID: <44shpg$8kg@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
References: <44oror$i47@tilde.csc.ti.com>
>I just received my NSIP3.3, and I download the driver for ATI Mach 64
> from ftp.next.com, but it only show up black and white, no matter how I
> change setting in confugire.
>
>oh, and the size of the screen never change!
>
>geez, so frustrated! I will be very very appreciated for your hint!
I had a similar problem with a ATI Mach 64 (2 MB - PCI) video card that
came with my Gateway system. My problem was that I had a card with DRAM.
I ended up calling Gateway and upgrading to a VRAM card.
Gateway also has a new ATI Mach 64 with WRAM; what the heck is WRAM? and
will it work with NS 3.3?
-mtie
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Michael N. Tie mtie@carleton.edu
Technical Assistant phn: (507) 663-4067
Department of Math/CS fax: (507) 663-4312
Carleton College
Northfield, MN 55057 (US)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From: ggerard@onramp.net (Greg Gerard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Matrox Millenium
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 01:11:02 GMT
Organization: Salve, Inc.
Message-ID: <44smq4$8md@news.onramp.net>
I noticed that this card is supported under NS and has some features
that could make it a great performer. Is this the case? Could anyone
compare this card to say, an ATI or #9 card and post the results?
thanks a bundle,
greg
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 4 Oct 1995 02:58:23 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Tal Lewis Lancaster (tll@cco.caltech.edu) wrote:
: Has anybody had success using Magneto-Optical drives under NeXTSTEP?
: Are there any brand you recommend or should stay away from?
: I don't know the manufacturer but the one listed at:
: http://www.corpsys.com/ibm.html
: Looks very tempting 1.3G for $595.
I use the Fujitsu M2512A 230Mb with black hardware.
Willem
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how!
Date: 4 Oct 1995 03:00:51 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44std3$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <DERAADT.95Oct3013642@zeus.theos.com>
Theo de Raadt (deraadt@theos.com) wrote:
: anyone want NetBSD running on their NeXT machine?
THIS IS NUTS. Why would anybody want to run "another" Unix on a system
that comes (well came) with Unix. Or is NetBSD so much better than
Mach/NextStep ????????
Willem
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Recycling NeXT Color (Black) computer
Date: 4 Oct 1995 03:03:18 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <44sthm$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <choxx009.812743049@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Chong-Ah Cho (choxx009@maroon.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
: I have a broken Color NeXT computer and I wish to reuse some of the
: parts for my new Intel machine(with NeXTstep). Among other things,
: Is there any way that I can attatch the NeXT 17'Color mnonitor into
: Intel machine? First of all, where can I find the proper cable
: (BNC13W3 to DB15?)? Is there any person actually made it works?
My advise would be: Help someone out who has a broken Next Color monitor
(like me) by selling it and buy yourself a new PC-based one.
Willem
From: kelleycomp@aol.com (KELLEYcomp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: WTB: French Keycaps
Date: 4 Oct 1995 02:44:01 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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References: <44b8iqFke6@uni-erlangen.de>
How about buying brand NEW French (or for that matter Swiss French,
German, Swiss German, Italian, US English or UK) I did the liquidation of
the remaining InPut devices from NeXT. E-Mail me for the info.
KELLEY computers
4323 Anthony Court Unit #1
Rocklin CA 95677
916-652-1880 * 916-652-1881 fax
KELLEYcomp@AOL.com
From: kelleycomp@aol.com (KELLEYcomp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Tech Question for converting Keyboards
Date: 4 Oct 1995 02:44:02 -0400
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We did the liquidation of NeXT Input line (keys and mice)... what we are
interested in knowing is how, if possible, to convert the 8 pin Din 8
serial keyboard to an ADB device. Any advice will be helpful. Thanks
KELLEY computers
4323 Anthony Court Unit #1
Rocklin CA 95677
916-652-1880 * 916-652-1881 fax
KELLEYcomp@AOL.com
From: kelleycomp@aol.com (KELLEYcomp)
Newsgroups: fr.comp.sys.next,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: F/S: NeXT European Keyboards and Mice
Date: 4 Oct 1995 02:44:07 -0400
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References: <4462ml$jhs@aldebaran.sct.fr>
I have the last remaining Qty of NeXT keyboards and mice avail. We did the
final liquidation and I have German, Swiss German, French, Swiss French,
Italian, US English and UK keyboards as well as mice all new...
interested? E-Mail Brent D. Kelley
KELLEY computers
4323 Anthony Court Unit #1
Rocklin CA 95677
916-652-1880 * 916-652-1881 fax
KELLEYcomp@AOL.com
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how!
Date: 4 Oct 1995 07:24:25 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: world
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References: <DERAADT.95Oct3013642@zeus.theos.com> <44std3$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
In article <44std3$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan ) writes:
>Theo de Raadt (deraadt@theos.com) wrote:
>: anyone want NetBSD running on their NeXT machine?
>
>THIS IS NUTS. Why would anybody want to run "another" Unix on a system
>that comes (well came) with Unix. Or is NetBSD so much better than
>Mach/NextStep ????????
BSD has user quota, BSD supports multiple network cards.
NeXT do not have quota (well sort of), NeXT will see second network card,
but will not be able to use it without doing it manually or some serious
tinkering. (It is possible on NeXT..) NeXT has THAT lookupd. So
is this enough?
Speaking of quota... I have sources to user quota that will work in
NeXT 2/x, unfortunately I am running 3.3 and compiler did not like it
(on both intel and black box). Are there any interests in this program?
(ie. should I put is off as low priority?)
From: Paul Lynch <paul@griffin.plsys.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how!
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 09:38:26 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems, Ltd
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In article <44tcr9$b0e@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu
(Tommy Kuei-che Hwang) writes:
> BSD has user quota, BSD supports multiple network cards.
> NeXT do not have quota (well sort of), NeXT will see second network
card,
> but will not be able to use it without doing it manually or some serious
> tinkering. (It is possible on NeXT..)
Using a second network card on NeXTSTEP requires about 10 seconds in
configure, and about the same in /etc/iftab. I am not quite sure what the
problem is with that?
Paul
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Euphoria Tape...Try it with a Lover!
Date: 4 Oct 1995 12:42:01 GMT
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From: azahid@.cstp.umkc.edu (Abbasi Zahid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: win nt & nextstep on same drive
Date: 4 Oct 1995 14:00:13 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri Kansas City
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44u41d$i0f@kasey.umkc.edu>
Keywords: win nt, nextstep
Originator: azahid@selene
I would appreciate if someone could share their experience in setting up
windows nt and nextstep on the same hard drive. Very specifically, how the
partitions were setup and how the booting process worked. I know that
nextstep would prompt the user for dos, but win nt would also do the same
task. Were there any hardware/software conflicts that created problems?
The second question regards the lan connectivity. Were you able to connect
to one lan for win nt and a completely different lan for nextstep?
thanks
--
Zahid Abbasi
Computer Science & Telecomm. Program
azahid@cstp.umkc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ron@tpoint.net (Ronald Pomeroy)
Subject: Re: Experiences with NS on HP 755
Message-ID: <DFuw9z.G8K.0.-s@tpoint.net>
Sender: news@tpoint.net
Organization: Turning Point Information Services
References: <1995Oct3.033148.22396@media.mit.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 04:53:58 GMT
In article <1995Oct3.033148.22396@media.mit.edu> wave@media.mit.edu
(Michael B. Johnson) writes:
> In article <1995Oct3.001152.24932@schbbs.mot.com> p25231@email.mot.com
writes:
> >>I have the opportunity to go from my Compaq XE 560 Pentium to an HP
755.
> >>My main reason for switching would be the increased performance of the
> >>HP.I was wondering if anyone has had successful experiences with
> >>installing/running NS on the HP 755. Also, is it easy to configure
the HP
> >>to be able to boot into HP-UX?
> >>Thanks for your help,
> >>Mark
> >>p25231@email.mot.com
>
> NS runs like a bat out of hell on a 755. The nicest things about the
755
> is you can stuff it with memory (I had over 200MB of RAM and wasn't even
> close to capacity) and you can put two 1280x1024 24 bit framebuffers on
> it and NS "just works".
>
> note that you can either put the sound board in or have a second
> framebuffer; you can't do both. That worked fine for me; I used
> black hardware for sound...
>
> As for dual booting; it would be a little clumsier than an Intel dual
> boot (you have to press ESC when starting up and explicitly type in
> the non-default disk to boot off of. I'm not sure what NS does when
> it sees an HP-UX disk, and vice versa. I believe there was a NEXTAnswer
> on this, though...
>
> good luck.
>
The HPUX filesystem is not understood by NEXTSTEP. You will need to modify
fstab appropiately (read the man page - I've forgotten the details).
I'm not sure whether or not HPUX understands BSD4.3 filesystems.
--
Ronald Pomeory
rpomeroy@tpoint.net
rpomeroy@rwi.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: indy@gryphon
Subject: Re: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how!
Message-ID: <a47cb$9439.31c@NT>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 15:04:57 GMT
Distribution: world
Keywords: NeXT, NetBSD
References: <44std3$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> <DERAADT.95Oct3013642@zeus.theos.com>
Organization: New Media, Ltd.
In Re: want NetBSD on your NeXT? Here's how! comp.sys.next.hardware <ArticleDisplayer: 0xa4be0> writes,
> Theo de Raadt (deraadt@theos.com) wrote:
> : anyone want NetBSD running on their NeXT machine?
>
> THIS IS NUTS. Why would anybody want to run "another" Unix on a system
> that comes (well came) with Unix. Or is NetBSD so much better than
> Mach/NextStep ????????
>
> Willem
Well, if you had an extra Cube or 'station and wanted to turn it into a Web server running Apache in virutal-hosts mode, this would be a simple solution. NEXTSTEP doesn't yet support the -alias option for ifconfig.
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Daydream questions:
Date: 4 Oct 1995 16:51:52 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <44ue38$7ho@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
I just got my Daydream 2.11, and I got System 7.5 successfully installed.
Now a couple of questions:
1. Why does US Letter print about 1/16th of an inch too far to the left
(and cutting off the characters) how do I fix this?
2. Why the hell can't it read mac-formatted HD's on the cube? It's a
real pain getting it to understand anything (I have yet to give it a file
it considers an application) instead of plain text. I suppose this has to
do with the wierd filesystem Macs use. Forks? what are forks?
I understand that #2 may be just a Mac problem, but coming from a
DOS/WIN/OS2/NeXT world it has me a bit confused...
Otherwise it runs beautifully, unfortunately, the only apps I can run
right now are Calculator & Jigsaw :(
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From: x10100@email.corp.mot.com (Conrad Bell IV)
Subject: NEC Multisync monitor on black NeXT?
Organization: MOTOROLA
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:41:08 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Oct4.154108.4025@schbbs.mot.com>
Keywords: multisync monitor PC
Sender: news@schbbs.mot.com (SCHBBS News Account)
Question: Where can I get a cable to connect a NEC (or other) multisync
monitor to a NeXT cpu? We have had a half dozen monitors go out on us in
the past few months and spare parts are getting scarce!
Thanks,
Conrad
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL
Subject: ELSA WINNER 2000 PRO-X versus Diamond Stealth VIDEO VRAM
Message-ID: <DFxMGF.41A@RnA.NL>
Sender: gerben@RnA.NL (Gerben Wierda)
Organization: G.R.O.S.S.
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 16:14:39 GMT
See subject.
I was wondering, we are planning to use a IIYama 17" Pro monitor at 1100*952,
32bit (24bit) at >85Hz.
The ELSA card is about twice as expensive as the Diamond (US$ 960 vs US$ 530
dealer price). Is it worth the difference, and if so, why?
Thanks,
--
Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there"
Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: joonhwan@power3.snu.ac.kr (Joonhwan, LEE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can NextStep read DOS partition?
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 03:10:32 +0900
Organization: Seoul National University
Message-ID: <joonhwan-0510950310320001@co-h1-9.kornet.nm.kr>
Now, I'm using NEXTSTEP 3.2J for Intel.
I'm using DOS and OS/2 at one computer.
But when logged in as NEXTSTEP, NEXTSTEP cannot recognize DOS partitions.
DOS and OS/2 can't read NEXTSTEP partition too.
Is it right?
Joonhwan, LEE
Seoul National University
joonhwan@power3.snu.ac.kr
From: fasano@nic.cerf.net (Christopher G. Fasano)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does anyone know how to disable the power-off button?
Date: 4 Oct 1995 16:52:07 GMT
Organization: CERFnet Dial n' CERF Customer
Message-ID: <44ue3n$1vc@news.cerf.net>
I have a mono turbo slab and an 18-month-old. If he hits the power-off
button and then the return key, then that's it. Does anyone know how to
disable the key? (In a less permanent way than prying it off with a
screwdriver and throwing it across the room in rage?)
What about a screen-saver that locks the key? If my son hits power-off
and return with BackSpace 1.02 running, then I don't even get a chance
to save open files in Edit. (This is documented in BackSpace...)
Cathy Fasano
ubs!carolina!cathy@uunet.uu.net
uunet.uu.net!ubs!carolina!cathy
cathy%carolina.uucp%ubs.uucp@uunet.uu.net
From: jorice@cs.tcd.ie (Jonathan Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Tablet Support in NSFIP?
Date: 4 Oct 1995 17:36:05 GMT
Organization: TCD, Computer Science
Message-ID: <44ugm5$p6s@news.cs.tcd.ie>
What is the situation regarding the use of graphics tablets with NEXTSTEP?
Am I right in thinking that Wacom tablets are supported on Motorola hardware,
but that this is not the case on Intel machines? I'd really like to use
one of those inexpensive Genius tablets on an Intel system - am I out of luck?
-- Jonathan Rice
--
Date: 4 Oct 1995 12:47:21 GMT
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From: Rocky Rockwell <rockwell@compass.sc.ti.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Does anyone know how to disable the power-off button?
Date: 4 Oct 1995 18:55:50 GMT
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I think you can disable the on/off keyboard button with the preference app. I
don't remember exactly (I use white hardware).
Hope that helps --- good luck and have fun with the kid!
rocky
From: nikos@cs.cornell.edu (Nikos P. Pitsianis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: BeBox
Date: 4 Oct 1995 14:59:18 -0400
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Cornell U.
Message-ID: <44uli6$sru@maui.cs.cornell.edu>
This does not really belong here, but I thought people who read this group
might be interested.
In NYT today it has been announced a new computer. From their info I copy:
The BeBox is the first true real-time, portable, object-oriented system that
features multiple PowerPC processors, true preemptive multitasking, an integrated
database, fast I/O, and a wide range of expansion options -- all at an extremely
aggressive price that is well below that of any competitive offering.
I couldn't locate info about it with the web search engines, so I thought
I 'll post its obvious URL:
http://www.be.com
Enjoy.
Nikos
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Cornell University work : (607) 255 3042
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From: colin@snaefell.tamu.edu (Colin Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can NextStep read DOS partition?
Date: 4 Oct 1995 20:07:21 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Message-ID: <44uphp$7j2@news.tamu.edu>
References: <joonhwan-0510950310320001@co-h1-9.kornet.nm.kr>
Joonhwan, LEE <joonhwan@power3.snu.ac.kr> wrote:
>Now, I'm using NEXTSTEP 3.2J for Intel.
>I'm using DOS and OS/2 at one computer.
>But when logged in as NEXTSTEP, NEXTSTEP cannot recognize DOS partitions.
>DOS and OS/2 can't read NEXTSTEP partition too.
>Is it right?
NEXTSTEP can read the DOS partition...See:
ventoux> ls /ms-dos_6
./ autoexec.bat config.old io.sys sndsys/
../ autoexec.old config.sys mouse/ wina20.386
autoexec.000 command.com dos/ msdos.sys windows/
ventoux>
DOS can't see the unix partition, however.
--
Colin Allen
colin.allen@tamu.edu
-Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Power suply replacement for black hardware
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFxv3w.EuA@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 19:21:32 GMT
References: <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es>
Organization: University of Waterloo
Keywords: Power suply
In article <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es>,
Josep Egea i Sanchez <jes@nsi.rednsi.com> wrote:
>Hello!
>
>One of our black systems (NeXTstation Color) has stopped working (It
>doesn't power on). We think it can be due to a power suply failure.
>
>Does anybody know where can we get a replacement for it? We would prefer
>Europe, but any other place would be OK.
>
OK, everybody. Bell Atlantic sells power supplies. You hear me? They sell
them! Really! Honest! NeXT will even give you their phone number! ;-)
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: gustilo@primenet.com (Nicholas Gustilo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Initializing 1 Gig IDE Drives
Date: 4 Oct 1995 23:23:24 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <44v51c$fd6@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Hi, I am trying to initialize a 1 Gig Western Digital IDE hard drive for
an Intel box running NS 3.2 but it will not recognize more than 528 MB.
Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it? Thanks, Nick.
From: thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu (Tommy Kuei-che Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Power suply replacement for black hardware
Date: 5 Oct 1995 00:59:19 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Message-ID: <44val7$non@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es> <DFxv3w.EuA@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Keywords: Power suply
In article <DFxv3w.EuA@novice.uwaterloo.ca> dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) writes:
> OK, everybody. Bell Atlantic sells power supplies. You hear me? They sell
>them! Really! Honest! NeXT will even give you their phone number! ;-)
They also sell NeXT machines too... Really, that is where I got mine.
In addition, they have virtually all parts for next that you can think of
(minus the internal floppy mounts):-(.
From: niyer@ornews.intel.com (Narayanan Iyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: win nt & nextstep on same drive
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 5 Oct 1995 05:24:50 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44vq72$8sp@ornews.intel.com>
References: <44u41d$i0f@kasey.umkc.edu>
Abbasi Zahid (azahid@.cstp.umkc.edu) wrote:
: I would appreciate if someone could share their experience in setting up
: windows nt and nextstep on the same hard drive. Very specifically, how the
: partitions were setup and how the booting process worked. I know that
: nextstep would prompt the user for dos, but win nt would also do the same
: task. Were there any hardware/software conflicts that created problems?
No problems for me. I just upgraded my system from DOS + NEXTSTEP to
NT + NEXTSTEP. I believe that I just had to make the
NEXT boot manager visible again as specified in NEXT Answers Tech. FAQ.
Now when I select DOS, it boots NT.
Narayanan Iyer (niyer@mipos2.intel.com)
From: lemson@penguin.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: My ATI MACH64 won't work!
Date: 5 Oct 1995 06:04:38 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Message-ID: <44vshm$nct@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
References: <44oror$i47@tilde.csc.ti.com> <44shpg$8kg@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie) writes:
>>I just received my NSIP3.3, and I download the driver for ATI Mach 64
>> from ftp.next.com, but it only show up black and white, no matter how I
>> change setting in confugire.
>>
>>oh, and the size of the screen never change!
>>
>>geez, so frustrated! I will be very very appreciated for your hint!
>I had a similar problem with a ATI Mach 64 (2 MB - PCI) video card that
>came with my Gateway system. My problem was that I had a card with DRAM.
>I ended up calling Gateway and upgrading to a VRAM card.
>Gateway also has a new ATI Mach 64 with WRAM; what the heck is WRAM? and
>will it work with NS 3.3?
I believe that Gateway is only selling the Matrox Millenium cards,
with DRAM or WRAM. WRAM is "Windowed- RAM" and supposedly is as
fast as VRAM. I believe it is something like dual-ported RAM, like
EDO.
From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ELSA graphics card + Micron P133 Millenia->bust?
Date: 5 Oct 1995 02:37:46 -0400
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <44vufq$8g4@news.duke.edu>
I just received a Micron P133 Millenia Plus and plugged my
ELSA Winner 2000 Pro-X PCI-4 graphics card into it, and it
doesn't work. I get no video signal at all, and the boot
stops before it gets anywhere, with the
sounding of two beeps (this is true for Windows95 or NEXTSTEP boot).
It seems to be a compatibility problem between the ELSA card and
this Micron:
1. I swapped the ELSA card for an ATI graphics card from
a Gateway2000 P5-90 machine, and the ATI card works fine in the Millenia.
2. I put my ELSA card into the Gateway2000 P5-90, and
the ELSA card works fine there.
3. The ELSA card worked fine in a Micron P100 Millenia system I had
gotten before.
4. I put the ELSA card in each of the 3 PCI slots in my P133 Millenia,
and in none of them did it work. I tried reseating the card in the
slots, but to no effect.
Therefore, there does not seem to be anything wrong with any of the
components, but only the combination of the graphics card with the
P133 Millenia. So, why would my ELSA graphics card be incompatible
with this P133 Millenia? Is some BIOS setting causing the problem?
How can it be corrected?
Are there any further tests that should be performed?
I tried reaching Micron Technical support by phone, but have waited
over 30 minutes several times without getting through. Evidently,
Windows95 has swamped the Micron crisis hot-lines. Any solution to
this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Lee Altenberg
Maui High Performance Computing Center
altenber@mhpcc.edu
From: gayed@psych.ucla.edu (Jim Gayed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacing a black mouse Continued
Date: 4 Oct 1995 21:03:57 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44usrt$dol@saba.info.ucla.edu>
References: <empathDFvHpy.4x3@netcom.com>
In article <empathDFvHpy.4x3@netcom.com> empath@netcom.com (Tim Triemstra) writes:
> I have a black NeXT mouse that I need to replace. It plugs into the
> keyboard if that is any help in determining of it is an ADB or non-ADB
> mouse (I don't know how to tell.)
>
> I need a phone number to call in order to get the thing replaced. I know
> of Dancing Bear in Hawaii but I'd like to find someone a little closer if
> possible, or at least someone to compare a price to.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running into similar problems with the mice on two workstations I have at work. I was wondering if the mac adb mice or something similar from logitech would work. I was also wondering if someone repairs these things and is willing to either sell me a mouse or repair the two I have. Who is Dancing Bear, and how do I get in touch with them?
Thanks in advance...
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
From: gayed@psych.ucla.edu (Jim Gayed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Step on a Mac
Date: 4 Oct 1995 21:00:49 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44usm1$16ft@saba.info.ucla.edu>
References: <44p9c3$bpm@usenet.rpi.edu>
In article <44p9c3$bpm@usenet.rpi.edu> Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> writes:
> amacks@clark.net (Aaron Macks) wrote:
> > does anyone know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a
> > non-power mac?
> > thanks
You must excuse me for my ignorance, but a few months ago I had heard ***rumors*** about NS being ported to the powermacs...no facts, am I to assume such a thing exists today? Please enlighten me (I've been on vacation from the net for far too long :) ...)
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
e know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a
> > non-power mac?
> > thanks
You must excuse me for my ignorance, but a few months ago I had heard ***rumors*** about NS being ported to the powermacs...no facts, am I to assume such a thing exists today? Please enlighten me (I've been on vacation from the net for far too long :) ...)
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neu
From: gayed@psych.ucla.edu (Jim Gayed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black hardware laser printers
Date: 4 Oct 1995 21:06:00 GMT
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <44usvo$l9b@saba.info.ucla.edu>
I have a standard 400 dpi ps printer that is beginning to give me grief. Does anyone know of any of
the HP laser printers or something similar can be adapted to my next workstations, or alternatively if anyone fixes the type of printer I have? Thanks in advance for any info...
--
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
use or repair the two I have. Whothe HP laser printers or something similar can be adapted to my next workstations, or alternatively if anyone fixes the type of printer I have? Thanks in advance for any info...
--
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
use or repair the two I have. Who is Dancing Bear, and how do I get in touch with them?
Thanks in advance...
Jim M. Gayed
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Vision Research Group, gayed@psych.ucla.edu
From: dicosmo@verveine.ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCMCIA SCSI and Ethernet
Date: 05 Oct 1995 08:31:22 GMT
Organization: Ecole Normale Superieure
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <DICOSMO.95Oct5093122@verveine.ens.fr>
In NextAnswers it is possible to find now a driver for
the Adaptec SlimSCSI and for the XircomPerformaceIIseries ethernet adapter.
I am interested in getting one, but I would love to have (before jumping in)
some more information on *which* model really works.
Indeed, there are a *lot* of different Xircom cards that range from 80$ to
400$: with ot without modem, etc.
Anybody having used one of the Xircom cards successfully would be so kind
to send me the precise model number/identification?
Also, does the Adaptec really work with any SCSI CD-ROM?
Please mail to me, and I will post a summary.
Thank you for your help!
--
Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html
LIENS
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75005 Paris FRANCE
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hot internal drives in turbo color station?
Date: 5 Oct 1995 08:58:24 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <4506ng$dkf@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I'm just in the process of replacing a bad logic board in a
NeXTstation turbo color. I'd like to avoid future problems,
and I'm wondering about the wisdom of having a larger internal
drive, such as a 530 MB or 1.2 GB, 5400 rpm drive.
Would I be doing my machine (and new logic board) a favor by
putting the hard drive in an external case?
I was thinking of having my smaller (530 MB) drive internal
and the 1.2 GB external. But now I'm wondering if it would
be better to put both drives in an external case.
The machine was designed to have an internal drive, but the
original drives were only 400 MB, and I've heard reports of
"heat death" in some of these machines. Opinions?
Thanks,
David Finton
From: jgr@di.uminho.pt
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Intel Endeavor: Can't reserve IRQ 7
Date: 05 Oct 95 13:19:41
Organization: Universidade do Minho
Message-ID: <jgr.95Oct5131941@colemil>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Hi,
I can't print with a Intel 100Mhz Endeavor motherboard!
Is it a NeXTSTEP Plug & Play problem? PCI bus problem?
It works fine with Windows 95.
If I do: driverLoader D=ParellelPort
I get this on /usr/adm/messages:
Sep 25 19:26:09 colemil mach: IRQ Levels: Couldn't reserve 7
Sep 25 19:26:09 colemil mach: configureDriver: could not allocate resources for class IOParallelPort
There is one LPT port on IRQ 7, port 378.
So, if you already experienced this problem (couldn't reserve something)
please tell me what to do, especially if you have one Intel motherboard.
I've updated the bios to 1.00.03.CB (from ftp.intel.com:/pub/bios), because I had also problems
with the integrated Sound Blaster within Windows95.
Thank you,
Jorge.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de (Henning Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ethernet -- Centronics?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 12:02:47 GMT
Organization: Free-Net Erlangen Nuernberg, Germany
Message-ID: <450hh7Fjsn@uni-erlangen.de>
I have the problem that my Postscript printer is quite slow
because of the serial line( only 38000).
Has anybody experience with connecting for example a
cheap pocket adapter to the ethernet
(black hardware) or other ways to produce a fast
parallel signal?
Any info welcome.
bye
--
Henning heinze
na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de
From: soonam@site.gmu.edu (Soonam Kahng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: GOOD Sound card?
Date: 3 Oct 1995 22:23:19 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <44sd4n$a3r@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello..
I am going to buy a good sound card. thinking Createive AWE32..
Is there any other which works well with NeXTStep and good sound ?
Thanks in advance.
<Soonam>
soonam@isse.gmu.edu
From: stuart@aeolians.bt.co.uk (Stuart Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 5 Oct 1995 14:56:18 GMT
Organization: BT Labs
Message-ID: <450rmi$bk3@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
References: <951001204915.1686AACUT.malc@daneel>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>If you can't wait, buy NEXTSTEP now!
>
>The full release (including the developer environment) costs $299 for
>academics. It'll run "comfortably" on a mid-range PC with a respectable
>amount of RAM (DX2-66/16-24MBRAM/500MBhd), and (for the benefit of the
>person wanting the SGI) includes Renderman. Alternatively you could buy a
>Sun or HP workstation -- it'll run on them too -- but they may be a bit more
>expensive! :-)
>
> http://www.next.com/
You are welcome to try running nextStep on this config, but it'll be a dog. I run it
on a P60 with 32 megs, and it's still SLOW for serious work.
Stu
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From: hacker@access5.digex.net (Dark Hacker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Recommendations on Intel hardware for NeXTStep?
Date: 5 Oct 1995 11:55:45 -0400
Organization: Fortress Of Computation
Message-ID: <450v61$h4f@access5.digex.net>
I'm not really looking for an already built box (although I'll consider
recommendations for those). I'm interested in going to the computer
shows and picking up the pieces (Pentium-based board, memory, SCSI
drive adapter, soundcard, etc) and cobbling together a NeXTStep
system based on Intel hardware. I've looked at the compatibility guide
and that's cool, but I'd really like to know if there any popular
or "best" combinations of components to build a NS system?
Are there any combinations of the "compatible" components that
are bad?
--
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hacker@black-silicon.mclean.va.us
"Life itself is... COMPUTATION!"
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: win nt & nextstep on same drive
Date: 5 Oct 1995 16:11:33 GMT
Organization: BT Labs, Ipswich GBR
Message-ID: <45103l$c23@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
References: <44u41d$i0f@kasey.umkc.edu> <44vq72$8sp@ornews.intel.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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niyer@ornews.intel.com (Narayanan Iyer) wrote:
>Abbasi Zahid (azahid@.cstp.umkc.edu) wrote:
>: I would appreciate if someone could share their experience in setting up
>: windows nt and nextstep on the same hard drive. Very specifically, how the
>: partitions were setup and how the booting process worked. I know that
>: nextstep would prompt the user for dos, but win nt would also do the same
>: task. Were there any hardware/software conflicts that created problems?
>
>No problems for me. I just upgraded my system from DOS + NEXTSTEP to
> NT + NEXTSTEP. I believe that I just had to make the
>NEXT boot manager visible again as specified in NEXT Answers Tech. FAQ.
>Now when I select DOS, it boots NT.
>Narayanan Iyer (niyer@mipos2.intel.com)
As I could not get Voice/fax/modem software for either NS or NT I have
installed Win95 NT3.51 and NS. All works fine. NeXTStep prompts for DOS,
and then I get the NT boot prompt for NT, NT VGA and Microsoft Windows.
Previously the third option was MS DOS and hence Windows 3.11.
NeXTSTEP can only see the primary DOS partion, but Win95 and NT can see
each other's partitions.
Gerald McMullon
cambridge GBR
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Power suply replacement for black hardware
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFzCG5.Fr0@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 14:33:41 GMT
References: <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es> <DFxv3w.EuA@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <44val7$non@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
Keywords: Power suply
In article <44val7$non@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>,
Tommy Kuei-che Hwang <thwang@atom.ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
>In article <DFxv3w.EuA@novice.uwaterloo.ca> dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) writes:
>> OK, everybody. Bell Atlantic sells power supplies. You hear me? They sell
>>them! Really! Honest! NeXT will even give you their phone number! ;-)
>
> They also sell NeXT machines too... Really, that is where I got mine.
>In addition, they have virtually all parts for next that you can think of
>(minus the internal floppy mounts):-(.
>
Buuuuuuut, for anything other than power supplies, I've found them *very*
expensive. $1800 for an optical drive? No thanks. A slab power supply is $90
US or so.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: joonhwan@power3.snu.ac.kr (Joonhwan, LEE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pinnacle Micro RCD1000 - NEXTSTEP
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 1995 02:32:35 +0900
Organization: Seoul National University
Message-ID: <joonhwan-0610950232350001@co-h1-101.kornet.nm.kr>
I planned to buy Pinacle Micro's RCD1000.
Is it work with NEXTSTEP?
And if possible,
where can I get its software?
Joonhwan, LEE
Seoul National University
joonhwan@power3.snu.ac.kr
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Black hardware laser printers
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DFzH8E.oCu@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 16:17:02 GMT
References: <44usvo$l9b@saba.info.ucla.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <44usvo$l9b@saba.info.ucla.edu>,
Jim Gayed <gayed@psych.ucla.edu> wrote:
>I have a standard 400 dpi ps printer that is beginning to give me grief. Does anyone know of any of
>
>the HP laser printers or something similar can be adapted to my next workstations, or alternatively if anyone fixes the type of printer I have? Thanks in advance for any info...
>
You can plug all sorts of printers into the serial ports or Ethernet. I
think Bell Atlantic fixes black printers, but it won't be cheap. They seem to
go for $400 new aorund these parts.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ron@tpoint.net (Ronald Pomeroy)
Subject: Re: BeBox
Message-ID: <DFxxKC.3LG.0.-s@tpoint.net>
Sender: news@tpoint.net
Organization: Turning Point Information Services
References: <44uli6$sru@maui.cs.cornell.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 20:14:35 GMT
In article <44uli6$sru@maui.cs.cornell.edu> nikos@cs.cornell.edu (Nikos P.
Pitsianis) writes:
>
> This does not really belong here, but I thought people who read this
group
> might be interested.
>
> In NYT today it has been announced a new computer. From their info I
copy:
>
> The BeBox is the first true real-time, portable, object-oriented system
that
> features multiple PowerPC processors, true preemptive multitasking, an
integrated
> database, fast I/O, and a wide range of expansion options -- all at an
extremely
> aggressive price that is well below that of any competitive offering.
>
> I couldn't locate info about it with the web search engines, so I
thought
> I 'll post its obvious URL:
>
> http://www.be.com
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Nikos
Thanks Nikos! Extremely interesting stuff. Unfortunately, I didn't find a
lot of fine-grain details about their application framework (it's C++
[YUK!] but the real-time, multiprocessing, multithreading, A/V
capabilities stuff could sway me).
--
Ronald Pomeory
rpomeroy@tpoint.net
rpomeroy@rwi.com
From: rjhorn@news-host.ms.uky.edu (R.R. Hornback)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: Need BNC adaptors for Color Monitors
Date: 5 Oct 1995 20:08:45 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Message-ID: <451e0d$lvn@t3.mscf.uky.edu>
Hello,
We need 4 or 5 of the adaptors that go from a standard NeXT color
monitor cable to the 3 BNC adaptor. I know Bell Atlantic used to
sell them, but they don't anymore. Dancing Bear also sells them
but I have been unable to get in contact with them. If you have
any info on where to purchase these I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
R.R. Hornback
-------------------------- rjhorn@inslab.uky.edu --------------------------
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Pinnacle Micro Apex Drive on NS?
Date: 5 Oct 1995 15:01:08 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <451di4$1j8@tybrin3.hsv.tybrin.com>
Has anyone used the Pinnacle Micro Apex drive with NEXTSTEP? It is the
new 4.6 GB optical drive from PM. It is being considered here where I
work. Opinions, warnings, recommendations?
Thanks,
Trey
--
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trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
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From: perkins@arctic.cps.msu.edu (Stephen Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: /etc/disktab entry for Maxtor Disk
Date: 5 Oct 1995 19:04:13 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <451a7d$nig@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Originator: perkins@arctic.cps.msu.edu
Howdy all!
I have just purchased a refurbished internal maxtor Fast SCSI 2 disk.
I currently have an IBM internal disk. When the disk arrives, I'm
curious if I will need to have an /etc/disktab entry for the new
disk. If so, does anybody have one they could forward to me? I'm at
a loss as to where I would find such entries. The specific disk that
I'm getting is the Maxtor MXT540S 3.5" Fast SCSI2 540MB disk.
Thanks in advance for any help y'all may be able to provide.
Regards,
Steve
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==============================================================
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Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: /etc/disktab entry for Maxtor Disk
Date: 5 Oct 1995 23:42:47 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <451qhn$ld3@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <451a7d$nig@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
In article <451a7d$nig@msunews.cl.msu.edu> perkins@arctic.cps.msu.edu (Stephen
Perkins) writes:
> Howdy all!
>
> I have just purchased a refurbished internal maxtor Fast SCSI 2 disk.
> I currently have an IBM internal disk. When the disk arrives, I'm
> curious if I will need to have an /etc/disktab entry for the new
> disk. If so, does anybody have one they could forward to me? I'm at
> a loss as to where I would find such entries. The specific disk that
> I'm getting is the Maxtor MXT540S 3.5" Fast SCSI2 540MB disk.
I've got the exact same drive sitting in my cube at home. Works fine, a little
noisy, very fast. I didn't need a disktab entry. You may, however, run into
problems getting it to boot - if so, you'll need to update the EPROM on the drive,
or send it back and ask for a drive with a newer ROM.
Best,
Pete
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From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millennium benchmarks!
Date: 6 Oct 1995 01:43:02 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <4521j6$16c@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <44n8ng$fes@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <44pd6r$d5q@clarknet.clark.net>
In article <44pd6r$d5q@clarknet.clark.net>, Chin <chin@clark.net> wrote:
>Varun Mitroo (mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
>: +-------------------------------------------------------+
>: | Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
>: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
>: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
>: | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
>: | window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>:
>: +-------------------------------------------------------+
>: | Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
>: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
>: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
>: | | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
>: | window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>
>Since a lot of NXBench's numbers reflect how fast the
>CPU crunches Postscript, I like to concentrate one
>the "window" test since that reflects more directly
>on how fast the machine can take a window buffer in
>main memory and blast it to the screen. The rest of it is
>really up to the CPU and main memory.
>
>Your "window" test numbers are really low. Either
>a) you've got a rev A0 Neptune chipset (ug)
>b) you don't have rev 3.31 of the Intel 824X0 PCI Host Bridge
> driver installed. With a rev A1 or higher Neptune chipset,
> this driver will re-enable write-posting on the PCI bus.
> (note that this driver isn't needed nor used on a Triton chipset
> motherboard...) See NeXTanswers for more info.
Oops!
That was, indeed, the problem. I had recently rebuilt my machine with NS 3.3,
and had forgotten all about the updated PCI Host Bridge driver. I now have
the 3.31 version of the 824X0 PCI Host Bridge installed.
The Matrox card is EXTREMELY fast. I will repost a full list of benchmarks
within a few days, but from one quick test:
Matrox Millennium 4MB WRAM
1600x1200 RGB:444/16 @ 60 Hz
NXFactor 1.982677
window 0.95852
Varun
From: azahid@.cstp.umkc.edu (Abbasi Zahid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrade to Black Box by any company??
Date: 6 Oct 1995 03:40:24 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri Kansas City
Message-ID: <4528f8$ooa@kasey.umkc.edu>
Keywords: Black Box, upgrade, 68030
Originator: azahid@selene
Will there be any upgrade to the existing 680X0 based architecture in the
Next Black Boxes?
Also what is the performance of 68040 compared to 486?? We have many flavors
of 486 like DX4, etc, how about 68040?
thanks,
zahid abbasi
--
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Computer Science & Telecomm. Program
azahid@cstp.umkc.edu
From: altenber@santafe.santafe.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ELSA video card+Micron P133 Millenia->BUST?
Date: 5 Oct 1995 10:22:25 GMT
Organization: The Santa Fe Institute
Message-ID: <450bl1$gqd@tierra.santafe.edu>
I just received a Micron P133 Millenia Plus and plugged my
ELSA Winner 2000 Pro-X PCI-4 graphics card into it, and it
doesn't work. I get no video signal at all, and the boot
stops before it gets anywhere, with the
sounding of two beeps (this is true for Windows95 or NEXTSTEP boot).
It seems to be a compatibility problem between the ELSA card and
this Micron:
1. I swapped the ELSA card for an ATI graphics card from
a Gateway2000 P5-90 machine, and the ATI card works fine in the Millenia.
2. I put my ELSA card into the Gateway2000 P5-90, and
the ELSA card works fine there.
3. The ELSA card worked fine in a Micron P100 Millenia system I had
gotten before.
4. I put the ELSA card in each of the 3 PCI slots in my P133 Millenia,
and in none of them did it work. I tried reseating the card in the
slots, but to no effect.
Therefore, there does not seem to be anything wrong with any of the
components, but only the combination of the graphics card with the
P133 Millenia. So, why would my ELSA graphics card be incompatible
with this P133 Millenia? Is some BIOS setting causing the problem?
How can it be corrected?
Are there any further tests that should be performed?
I tried reaching Micron Technical support by phone, but have waited
over 30 minutes several times without getting through. Evidently,
Windows95 has swamped the Micron crisis hot-lines. Any solution to
this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Lee Altenberg
Maui High Performance Computing Center
altenber@mhpcc.edu
From: n9548459@cc.wwu.edu (David L. Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Homebrew Mailing list
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 23:37:55 -0700
Organization: Art History/Graphic Arts - Western Washington University
Message-ID: <n9548459-0510952337550001@192.0.2.1>
Can someone indicate how to subscribe/unsubscribe to the NSFIP Homebrew
mailing list?
Thanks.
David.
From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu M2512A MO disk initialization problem
Date: 6 Oct 1995 04:49:43 -0400
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <452qj7$734@news.duke.edu>
I just installed a Fujitsu M2512A magneto optical
drive in my Micron P133 Millenia system running
NEXTSTEP 3.3, and everything works o.k. EXCEPT
I can't format the 230MB MO disks in to NEXT
or MACINTOSH format. I get this error:
can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error
It works fine as a DOS disk (which is how it was factory
formatted). I seem to recall a post about this
problem in the past. Does anyone know a solution?
(By the way, I was going to get a Zip drive, but now
the Fujitsu drive is available for $430, and 1.15 GB
of MO disks (5) cost $130, so I went for the MO. I
hope I can get it to work!)
-- Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
altenber@acpub.duke.edu
.
From: vamparys@litnext1.epfl.ch (Franck Vamparys)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel GX Pro and IDE drive > 504MB
Followup-To: comp.sys.intel
Date: 6 Oct 1995 09:06:50 GMT
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Message-ID: <452rja$hri@info.epfl.ch>
I'am trying to install an 1.6GB EIDE Hard drive in an PC Intel GX Pro.
But I can't get more than 504MB.
When I try to install NEXTSTEP, fdisk sees only 37 MB ! (BIOS 1.00.03Y1)
I have upgraded the BIOS to 1.00.08Y1 and now fdisk sees 504 MB but no
more. (has been tried with EIDE 3.31 and IDE 3.31,3.30 drivers).
When the system is booting, NEXTSTEP recognizes the 1549MB but not fdisk.
Is there an BIOS upgrade which supports large IDE hard drive ?
How to install a large EIDE drive on an Intel GX Pro ?
Thanks in advance.
---------------- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology --------------
Franck VAMPARYS
EPFL-DI-LIT Email : vamparys@litnext1.epfl.ch
CH-1015 Lausanne Work : +(41) 21 693 6796
Switzerland Fax : +(41) 21 693 4701
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From: pollak@mozart.inet.co.th (Dan Pollak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Laser Jams On Envelopes -- Only It Ain't Really Jammed
Date: 6 Oct 1995 08:50:55 GMT
Organization: Internet Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
Message-ID: <452qlf$p2b@senior.nectec.or.th>
We'll my NeXT Laser Printer keeps stopping with the envolope 2/3rds of the
way down the manual feed and then it claims a paper jam. Well, you open
'er up and there is no jam. The tip of the envelope is just a hair poast
that shiny metal thingy (you know what I mean :->)
HELP I need to print on these evnvelopes (thin airmails work OK).
(1) How does the printer determine that there is a paper jam
(2) Why does it think it is jammed when it is not?
(3) How can I rig it not to jam OR
how can I rig it to ignore the jam (don't care if it cathes on fire)
HELP
Thank yoy for your patience (I've lost mine, if you see it ship it back
to me).
From: Ian Daniel <ian>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Cube Single User Mode
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 1995 11:30:49 GMT
Message-ID: <812979049.1911@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: ian@mirkwood.demon.co.uk
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Hi,
How do I boot a cube single user? I know there is a key combination I need to
get it into a boot monitor but can I remeber .... ? No I can't (stop laughing!)
Help!
--Ian
From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FAQ: NeXTStation (turbo) Power Supply
Date: 6 Oct 1995 14:18:07 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <453dqv$4a1@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Hello,
I just resurrected my black NeXTStation power supply and would like to share
the info that I have on this subject with others, as to make it a bit easier
for you if yours breaks down. All info is provided "as is", no warranty, no
guarantee, no liability on my side for anything (e.g., electrocuting yourself
or frying your NeXT). May be this can be incorporated in the hardware FAQ? Is
there such a thing somewhere??
Here is my story: while I was working on my NeXT (black hardware) it suddenly
turned itself off! Bummer! Needless to say: I could no longer turn it back
on. Hmm.
First I thought it is the well known infamous boot parameter error, so I
opened the station and removed the 3V Lithium battery over night to erase the
boot parameters from the NOVRAM. I also made sure that the battery still has
3Volts (the power on sequence is powered by this battery!), it was fine.
But this did not help: no power! So I suspected a fault in the power supply
and I asked around the NET for help. I came to find out that the power supply
was made by Sony Japan specifically for NeXT to their specs. For your info,
mine was:
NeXT part number 1477
Sony model number APS-21
Sony part number 68-1120-51
and its specs are +5V, 7A; +12V, 4A; -12V, 3A
It is 100V to 240V continuous input range and can be switched on and off
electronically.
So you won't be able to buy one at Radio Shake. And Sony could not help me
either (i was looking for circuit diagrams and such). I found out that it is
still possible to get replacement power supplies from various sources:
1) dancing bear:
We do sell the power supplies at p/n S1022 @ $210. FedEx to Germany is
$44.50.
Timothy J. Griswold, President
Dancing Bear Enterprises
Maui Research & Technology Center
590 Lipoa Parkway
Kihei, HI 96753
USA
Phone: 808-875-2456
Fax: 808-874-3650
Internet: tim@dancingbear.com (ascii - nextmail - mime)
WWW: http://www.dancingbear.com
2) USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be
supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended
warranty contracts.
Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services
Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT
Fax: 510 732 3078
3) Pixelated Technologies 1-800-749-3563 & 310-459-6831
> I can sell you the power supply for $150.00
James Moosmann
E-mail: moose@moose.pdial.interpath.net
255 Camelot Rd. Salisbury
NC 28147
Phone/FAX: (704)633-8885
4) Samuel M. Goldberger/smg@orb.com
he had the cheapest offer:
> New power supplies are $125 each, plus shipping.
And in general was very nice and helpful!
Spherical Solutions
47 Myrtle Avenue
Mill Valley,
CA 94941
415-383-2919--voice
415-381-9556--fax
5) Sorbus Deutschland - NeXT Hardware Support
Willstaetter Strasse 13
40549 Duesseldorf
Tel. 0211 - 52 61 - 01
Fax. 0211 - 52 61 - 142
I called them, but their price was about 700 Deutsch Marks, which is PRETTY
expensive.
So, instead of just buying a new one ($125 from Sam sounds very reasonable to
me!) I thought, oh well, I can't more than break it and so I decided to open
it up and have a look for myself. If I can't repair it myself, I can always
buy a new one (the power supply itself is very easy to replace; that can be
done by anyone). I found a couple of interesting facts which I would like to
share with all of you:
0) Unscrew several screws to carefully remove the top lid. Attention: the low
voltage power lines are held with a little plastic thing, which notches into
the lid part. Careful with the PCB which is attached to the top lid! You can
slide it out of its holding brackets, but you have to hold down the
restrainers.
1) There *IS* a fuse in the power supply. It is a 3.15A T fuse, but it is
hard to replace (mine was blown).
2) In my view the power supply is built very ugly and its construction makes
repairs very hard: There are 4 PCBs inside, one even attached to the top
cover! One of the PCBs is the aluminum ground plate; due to its (intentional)
high heat conductivity it is almost impossible to solder on it with a normal
(60Watts) soldering iron. In addition there are 4 thick film circuits, which
are sealed with thick, black stuff. And most of the circuity is covered with
ugly grey stuff which is very hard to get off (and you have to remove it to
exchange parts). And then several parts (resistors) are GLUED in various
places. Argghh.
3) The PCB closest to the 110/220V connector (I will call it the "line
board") holds the fuse, some capacitors, and the rectifier. You have to
remove the PCB to get to the fuse because it is held in a position with all
its parts pointing "inward". Oh well.
4) The rectified 110V/220V voltage is then routed through a black (minus) and
red (plus) wire to the main circuit board. De-solder these wires from the
line board to be able to further disassemble the power supply.
5) I pretty soon found that the two chopper MOS FETs (type: IRF740) were
blown. They are easy to get standard parts (about $3 each). The problem is
how to remove the defective ones?!
6) The choppers are mounted on a little ceramic board, which itself is
attached to the ground aluminum plate. Now the following I found out the hard
way and actually broke my ceramic plate:
6a) The MOS FETs are *soldered* to copper areas on the ceramic plate.
6b) The ceramic plate is soldered on 6 points to copper strips on the alu
plate; there is heat conducting compound between the ceramic plate and the
alu plate.
6c) There are copper connections on the ceramic plate (source pin of one
chopper to drain of the other).
7) To remove the MOS FETs I suggest the following (remember: I tried a
different approach, since I did not know all that yet, and broke my ceramic
plate. try to avoid this!):
7a) bend away the black thick film module to gain better access to the FETs.
7b) de-solder the pins of the FETs from the ceramic plate.
7c) with a very strong soldering iron try to de-solder the ceramic plate from
the 6 points where is is soldered to the copper wires on the alu plate. This
is the most difficult step!!
7d) Once you have it removed, de-solder the broken FETs from the ceramic
plate (this is now easy since the alu plate is no longer removing the heat
which you try to supply with your soldering iron).
7e) cut the excess metal fins from the new IRF740s to match the shape of the
old ones.
7f) re-solder the new IRF740s to the ceramic plate, the same way the old ones
had been placed. Connect their pins (cut the middle (drain) pin; that
connection is made through the body of the FET).
7g) Apply additional heat sink compound to the area on the alu plate where
the ceramic plate goes, before you place the ceramic plate in again.
7h) solder the 6 connections of the ceramic plate to the copper wires on the
alu plate. use a STRONG iron!
8) Now bend the thick film circuit back, reassemble everything, don't forget
the plastic covers, re-solder the black and red wire, screw everything
together.
9) Before you reconnect everything to your NeXT, I suggest to test the power
supply: connect lamps of the appropriate ratings (e.g. a 12V 5W lamps to +5V,
+12V, and -12V and ground respectively). Connect the power supply to your
line voltage, then apply a +3V voltage (e.g., from 2 1.5V batteries in
series) for 1 to 2 seconds to the startup pin. The light bulbs should burn
and go out after you remove that voltage. nothing should blow :-)
10) Apply heat sink compound to the outside of the alu base plate and to the
mating part of your NeXTstation to improve heat conduction here (and to avoid
loosing your chopper MOS FETs again). Reassemble the power supply into your
NeXT, pray, and switch it on.
Good luck, you are completely on your own, I decline any warranty or any
responsibility. You should have soldering practice, a calm hand, and
patience. You risk loosing your NeXT completely, may be even electrocuting
yourself or other persons. If you are not completely sure you know what you
are doing, buy a replacement module, that is MUCH easier and you don't risk
anything.
Since I wanted to keep this a plain text posting, I am making available some
drawings on my WWW homepage. Check it out:
http://www.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~heller/NeXT/hardware.html
Good luck!!
Helmut
--
Servus, Helmut (DH0MAD) ______________NeXT-mail welcome_________________
FAX: +49-89-2394-4607 "Knowledge must be gathered and cannot be given"
heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de ZEN, one of BLAKES7
Phone: +49-89-2394-4565 ------------------------------------------------
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From: doug@dam.Colorado.EDU (Doug MacIntire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hard drive installation problem
Date: 6 Oct 1995 15:22:51 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <453hkc$1u1@lace.Colorado.EDU>
I have had some trouble installing a DEC RZ24 200MB internal disk drive in my
040 cube - though the problems may not be particular to this drive.
Basically everything seems to proceed as it should. After installing the
drive, connecting cables, I start up my machine. As the system is booting, it
recognizes the type and size of the drive, and its (non-conflicting) SCSI
address.
As root I run /usr/etc/sdform and after about 6 minutes this returns "Format
completed".
Next I reboot (again the drive and its characteristics are correctly described)
and the "External disk is unreadable" panel appears. (This actually appeared
the first time I turned on the computer after installing the drive, but since I
suspected I would have better luck doing a format, I ignored it and did the
sdform.) I then click "Initialize" (which runs newfs). At this point the
process fails, I am alerted to console messages which complain about I/O
errors.
I tried using the disk utility (this is what sdform uses to do the format). I
can read and write a label, Format, etc.
Obviously I am able to communicate with the drive, and apparently format it,
but for some reason not make a file system on it...
Any ideas?
(I know it is only a 200 MB drive, but what can I say - I'm desperate.)
Any help greatly appreciated!
Doug MacIntire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dirk@obelix.ping.de (Dirk Westermann)
Subject: Re: ATI Mach 64 UNKNOWN RAMDAC
Message-ID: <DFu70o.Eo@obelix.ping.de>
Sender: dirk@obelix.ping.de (Dirk Westermann)
Organization: BLACK BOX (NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany)
References: <44f3lk$n8g@news.it.gvsu.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 19:48:23 GMT
In article <44f3lk$n8g@news.it.gvsu.edu> berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill
Bereza) writes:
>
> I've been trying to install NSfIPs on a system with a Mach-64 graphics
> card. Unfortunately the RAMDAC is a Chrontel CH8398 which isn't
supported
> by NeXTs driver. I've also tried the ATImach64 driver on ftp.cs.orst.edu
> and it didn't work either.
>
> Has anyone been able to get NS to work on a Mach64 with this RAMDAC
chip,
> or is it just hopeless?
.
Hi
I think it s a hopeless work, because many of my friend have the same
problem, but so did not fix it
Ciao Dirk
--
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Dirk Westermann dirk@obelix.ping.de +
+ +
+ Black Box NeXT Club Schwerte +
From: rjadams@prin.uncg.edu (Robert J. Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Cube Single User Mode
Date: 6 Oct 1995 14:09:06 GMT
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Message-ID: <453da2$nrd@newton.uncg.edu>
References: <812979049.1911@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
Ian Daniel (ian) wrote:
:How do I boot a cube single user? I know there is a key combination I need to
:get it into a boot monitor but can I remeber .... ? No I can't (stop laughing!)
hard disk
b sd -s
optical disk
b od -s
it worked last time i tried it.
Robert
From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ****** Sound on Intel ******
Message-ID: <1995Oct6.091814.41954@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 6 Oct 95 09:18:13 -0300
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
To NeXTSTEP and sound users on Intel:
*************************************
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audio / acoustical software for NeXTSTEP on Intel
machines.
2.We are looking for feedback from Intel users on how
our software is working. Your benefits will include
new interesting software for audio and acoustics
and ability to test and calibrate your sound system.
3.Software which we need feedback on is DFG (Digital
Function Generator) and Digital Audiometer.
We are looking forward to your response.
Best regards,
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******** Proud user of NeXT computer and NeXTSTEP software *********
====================================================================
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= questions of science,and they are the ones who effect its future =
= most profoundly" Philip Anderson, Nobel Laureate, Princeton Univ =
====================================================================
P.S. Our software works also on NeXT, HP and Sun machines under
NeXTSTEP. Please contact us if you would like to receive
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From: doug@dam.Colorado.EDU (Doug MacIntire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hard drive installation problem - part II
Date: 6 Oct 1995 16:12:20 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <453kh4$3th@lace.Colorado.EDU>
I have a little more information on my hard drive installation problem (the
original post is include below)
I ran:
/usr/etc/fsck -p /dev/rsd1a
Can't read label on /dev/rsd1a.
(null pointer): CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM.
(null pointer): UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
Next I used /usr/etc/disk to put a label on the drive:
disk> label
label information: print, write? print
no label on disk
disk> label
label information: print, write? write
enter host name: dam
enter disk label: DISK2
writing disk label
disk> label
label information: print, write? print
current label information on disk:
disk label version #3
disk label: DISK2
disk name: DEC RZ24 (C) DEC-512
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
ncyls 1348 ntrack 8 nsect 19 rpm 3600
sector_size 1024 front_porch 160 back_porch 0
ngroups 0 ag_size 0 ag_alts 0 ag_off 0
boot blocks: #1 at 32 #2 at 96
bootfile: sdmach
host name: dam
root partition: a
read/write partition: b
part base size bsize fsize cpg density minfree newfs optim automount type
a 0 204736 8192 1024 16 4096 10% yes time yes 4.3BSD
disk> quit
Next I tried fsck again:
/usr/etc/fsck /dev/rsd1a
** /dev/rsd1a
BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG
USE -b OPTION TO FSCK TO SPECIFY LOCATION OF AN ALTERNATE
SUPER-BLOCK TO SUPPLY NEEDED INFORMATION; SEE fsck(8).
Now I ran disk with scan to see about the SUPERBLOCKS:
/usr/etc/disk /dev/rsd1a
disk name: DEC RZ24 (C) DEC
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
Disk utility
disk> scan
Backup superblocks at:
And no superblocks were found.....
So,
1) What is a superblock, and how does the drive get one?
2) What is the "Magic Number"?
3) Is there any hope for this drive?
Thanks in advance.
Doug MacIntire
*****************************************************************************
ORIGINAL POST:
I have had some trouble installing a DEC RZ24 200MB internal disk drive in my
040 cube - though the problems may not be particular to this drive.
Basically everything seems to proceed as it should. After installing the
drive, connecting cables, I start up my machine. As the system is booting, it
recognizes the type and size of the drive, and its (non-conflicting) SCSI
address.
As root I run /usr/etc/sdform and after about 6 minutes this returns "Format
completed".
Next I reboot (again the drive and its characteristics are correctly described)
and the "External disk is unreadable" panel appears. (This actually appeared
the first time I turned on the computer after installing the drive, but since I
suspected I would have better luck doing a format, I ignored it and did the
sdform.) I then click "Initialize" (which runs newfs). At this point the
process fails, I am alerted to console messages which complain about I/O
errors.
I tried using the disk utility (this is what sdform uses to do the format). I
can read and write a label, Format, etc.
Obviously I am able to communicate with the drive, and apparently format it,
but for some reason not make a file system on it...
Any ideas?
(I know it is only a 200 MB drive, but what can I say - I'm desperate.)
Any help greatly appreciated!
Doug MacIntire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: NeXT Cube Single User Mode
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DG19tn.Jp4@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:32:11 GMT
References: <812979049.1911@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <812979049.1911@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>, Ian Daniel <ian> wrote:
>Hi,
>
> How do I boot a cube single user? I know there is a key combination I need to
>get it into a boot monitor but can I remeber .... ? No I can't (stop laughing!)
>
>Help!
>
You can do a halt as root or, if you've lost the root password (is that it?
:-)) hit both command keys and the tilde on the numeric pad, then say "halt"
in the monitor window that appears. Then say "bsd -s" from the ROM monitor to
get up in single-user mode.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: premoze@cs.colorado.edu (Simon Premoze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT printer on Intel
Date: 6 Oct 95 18:41:32 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <premoze.813004892@nag.cs.colorado.edu>
Is there a way to connect NeXT printer to an Intel machine?
-Simon
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Recommendations on Intel hardware for NeXTStep?
Date: 6 Oct 1995 18:39:16 GMT
Organization: BT Labs, Ipswich GBR
Message-ID: <453t4k$k5m@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
References: <450v61$h4f@access5.digex.net>
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hacker@access5.digex.net (Dark Hacker) wrote:
>
>I'm not really looking for an already built box (although I'll consider
>recommendations for those). I'm interested in going to the computer
>shows and picking up the pieces (Pentium-based board, memory, SCSI
>drive adapter, soundcard, etc) and cobbling together a NeXTStep
>system based on Intel hardware. I've looked at the compatibility guide
>and that's cool, but I'd really like to know if there any popular
>or "best" combinations of components to build a NS system?
>Are there any combinations of the "compatible" components that
>are bad?
>
>
>--
>Dark Hacker @ Black Silicon, Fortress Of Computation
Just a thought:-
P5 120 - 133
PCI motherboard
Adaptec 2940 SCSI
Seagate Hawk 2Gb or 4Gb (partitioned)
Pioneer 124 4.4 speed CD-ROM SCSI
SCM Etherpower 32
17" screen eg Sony or Panasonic - run at 1152x768 888 72Hz (Pana)
get 20/21" screen if you afford the triple increase in price.
Ms Natural keyboard
tower with spare slots
MS mouse (I hate it but most like it).
about 3000GBR (sterling)
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: Gerald McMullon <gfg@info.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 6 Oct 1995 18:41:25 GMT
Organization: BT Labs, Ipswich GBR
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GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan ) wrote:
>Tal Lewis Lancaster (tll@cco.caltech.edu) wrote:
>: Has anybody had success using Magneto-Optical drives under NeXTSTEP?
>: Are there any brand you recommend or should stay away from?
>
>: I don't know the manufacturer but the one listed at:
>: http://www.corpsys.com/ibm.html
>: Looks very tempting 1.3G for $595.
>I use the Fujitsu M2512A 230Mb with black hardware.
>Willem
Maxoptics 1.2Gb 512bytes per sector are okay.
The T1304 is fast, about 1650 GBP (UK) and cartridges are about 59GBP
Here a $ is a £ (1 for 1).
Gerald McMullon
Cambridge GBR
From: hal@sims.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Laser Jams On Envelopes -- Only It Ain't Really Jammed
Date: 6 Oct 1995 18:48:14 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
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References: <452qlf$p2b@senior.nectec.or.th>
In article <452qlf$p2b@senior.nectec.or.th> pollak@mozart.inet.co.th (Dan
Pollak) writes:
> We'll my NeXT Laser Printer keeps stopping with the envolope 2/3rds of the
> way down the manual feed and then it claims a paper jam. Well, you open
> 'er up and there is no jam. The tip of the envelope is just a hair poast
> that shiny metal thingy (you know what I mean :->)
I crease the envelopes along the folds before I put them in; this
reduces the frequency of jams quite significantly.
--
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SIMS, 102 South Hall fax: 510-642-5814
University of California hal@sims.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA 94720-4600 http://sims.berkeley.edu/~hal
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Does anyone know how to disable the power-off button?
Message-ID: <DG1Cp2.II@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <44ulbm$g9b@tilde.csc.ti.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 16:34:14 GMT
In article <44ulbm$g9b@tilde.csc.ti.com> Rocky Rockwell
<rockwell@compass.sc.ti.com> writes:
> I think you can disable the on/off keyboard button with the preference app. I
> don't remember exactly (I use white hardware).
>
> Hope that helps --- good luck and have fun with the kid!
What's wrong with /NextDeveloper/Demos/Keyboard.app?
Juergen
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Hard drive installation problem - part II
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DG1KI9.Hvw@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 19:22:57 GMT
References: <453kh4$3th@lace.colorado.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <453kh4$3th@lace.colorado.edu>,
Doug MacIntire <doug@dam.Colorado.EDU> wrote:
>I have a little more information on my hard drive installation problem (the
>original post is include below)
>
>I ran:
>
>/usr/etc/fsck -p /dev/rsd1a
>Can't read label on /dev/rsd1a.
>(null pointer): CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM.
>(null pointer): UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
>
Right--there's no filesystem on the disk at this point.
>
>Next I used /usr/etc/disk to put a label on the drive:
>
A good plan...
>disk> label
>label information: print, write? print
>no label on disk
>
>disk> label
>label information: print, write? write
>enter host name: dam
>enter disk label: DISK2
>writing disk label
>
>disk> label
>label information: print, write? print
>current label information on disk:
>disk label version #3
>disk label: DISK2
>disk name: DEC RZ24 (C) DEC-512
>disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
>ncyls 1348 ntrack 8 nsect 19 rpm 3600
>sector_size 1024 front_porch 160 back_porch 0
>ngroups 0 ag_size 0 ag_alts 0 ag_off 0
>boot blocks: #1 at 32 #2 at 96
>bootfile: sdmach
>host name: dam
>root partition: a
>read/write partition: b
>part base size bsize fsize cpg density minfree newfs optim automount type
>a 0 204736 8192 1024 16 4096 10% yes time yes 4.3BSD
>
>disk> quit
>
>
>Next I tried fsck again:
>
>/usr/etc/fsck /dev/rsd1a
>** /dev/rsd1a
>BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG
>USE -b OPTION TO FSCK TO SPECIFY LOCATION OF AN ALTERNATE
>SUPER-BLOCK TO SUPPLY NEEDED INFORMATION; SEE fsck(8).
>
Right, since there's still no filesystem. When you create a disk *label*
all you do is provide a way for the OS to tell information about the disk,
what its name is, where it came from, etc. You can't put any files on it.
disk has an option called "init" or something similar. That will write a
label and do an mkfs on the disk for you.
>1) What is a superblock, and how does the drive get one?
>
It's the root of the filesystem, stating info about the filesystem's root
directory, where the free block list (the "bitmap") may be found, etc.
>2) What is the "Magic Number"?
>
It identifies a block as a superblock.
>3) Is there any hope for this drive?
>
If you aren't getting the dreadded "Incomplete disk transfer" messages, then
I'd say hope is high.
--
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Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
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From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Message-ID: <DG1nq1.A6B@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 20:32:24 GMT
Tal Lewis Lancaster (tll@cco.caltech.edu) wrote:
: Has anybody had success using Magneto-Optical drives under NeXTSTEP?
: Are there any brand you recommend or should stay away from?
For the sake of easy handling and carriage, I opted for 3.5-inches.
Ocean Microsystems V384 has worked out quite will for my 486 EISA.
The drive is Motorola compatible and supports 128M, 256M, and 384M
formats. I have created a couple of boot MODs for disaster recovery.
You can call them at 800-944-6232.
--
>< Marc J. Salvatori | No NeXTMail yet. I'm gettin' there! ><
>< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for color clip art ><
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <trujillo@matsun1.unican.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 95 18:56:06 +0100
From: trujillo@matsun1.unican.es (Guadalupe Trujillo)
Message-ID: <9510061756.AA12291@matsun1.unican.es>
Subject: sun cgthree driver
Hello !
I found another SUN CDROM drive (exactly the same model) and now the NEX
NEXTSTEP installation works (the CDROM drive I had could boot Solaris 2.4 but
not NEXTSTEP for one reason or another - I also could not connect that CDROM
to a Nextstation).
But... after the installation, when starting up the system I get "no display
driver selected" error messages. So this probably means the end of my attempt
of trying to install on a Sparc, because I guess I cannot use any of the
drivers to install NEXTSTEP on this Sparc 5 Model 70 (with graphics card
cgthree I found out).
Are there any plans for a cgthree driver ?
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From: 476TJL@ptsmail.netcom.com (TIMOTHY LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Subject: That little dial inside the NeXTPrinter
Message-ID: <2183753001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 06 Oct 95 15:39:00 EDT
I know the dial inside the NeXTPrinter is for the thickness of the paper,
but which way should one turn it for thicker and which way for thinner??
This is probably one of those basic mechanical questions I always did so
poorly on during standardized exams. So scoff if you want, but I've always
known I was 'mechanically challenged' (aka "all thumbs" "clueless" "klutzy"
etc)
Thanks
TjL
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From: altenber@duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu M2512A MO disk initializing problem
Date: 6 Oct 1995 22:48:49 GMT
Organization: Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <454boh$170@news.duke.edu>
Originator: altenber@corot
I just installed a Fujitsu M2512A magneto optical
drive in my Micron P133 Millenia system running
NEXTSTEP 3.3, and everything works o.k. EXCEPT
I can't format the 230MB MO disks in to NEXT
or MACINTOSH format. I get this error:
can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error
It works fine as a DOS disk (which is how it was factory
formatted). I seem to recall a post about this
problem in the past. Does anyone know a solution?
(By the way, I was going to get a Zip drive, but now
the Fujitsu drive is available for $430, and 1.15 GB
of MO disks (5) cost $130, so I went for the MO. I
hope I can get it to work!)
-- Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
altenber@acpub.duke.edu
From: Eugene Pisman <digital@interport.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DayDream 2.11 Question...
Date: 6 Oct 1995 23:29:36 GMT
Organization: Ingress Communications (info@ingress.com)
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Does anyone know what happens if you "ZAP" your PRAM like on a real Mac
using DayDream 2.11 and ROMbox 1.31? Or perhaps anyone has any idea if
the settings are being saved using internal NeXT battery or is it in the
ROMbox?
Eugene Pisman
digital@interport.net
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From: Stefan Huelf <stefan@a-gain.hanse.de>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 95 08:38:45 +0100
Subject: Q: Has anyone tried the new Pinnacle Apex 4.6GB MO w/ NEXTSTEP?
Forget the Zip or Jaz - Drives if this one works with NS:
Base price for Pinnacle
APEX 4.6 GB-MO-SCSI-Drive
(as advertised in Byte):
$1695 / 1 media incl.
$199 for one 4.6GB MO
access rate as good as Harddrives (stated in the ad!)
Has anyone out there bought this thing already???
Has anyone tried the new Pinnacle Apex 4.6GB MO w/ NEXTSTEP?
I would love to know!! 8-)
---
Later +
Greetings from
.. Stefan ..
"I have seen OpenStep 4.0 (old name = NEXTSTEP) and it will be!"
Life spans many different colors, but ---- REAL Computing is black!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
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voice + 49 - 40 - 480 79 19 <---> fax + 49 - 40 - 480 11 92
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Tech Question for converting Keyboards
Date: 6 Oct 1995 20:28:06 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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References: <44tafi$lo0@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <44tafi$lo0@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, kelleycomp@aol.com
(KELLEYcomp) writes:
> what we are
>interested in knowing is how, if possible, to convert the 8 pin Din 8
>serial keyboard to an ADB device. Any advice will be helpful.
It's not practical. Oh, it could be done with an 8085, some suitable ROM
code, a bit of glue logic, etc. but that would cost more per unit in the
volume you would be dealing in than a nice new ADB keyboard.
Don't bother. Really.
Mike Paquette
From: sawada@jaist.ac.jp (Toshimi Sawada)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacing a black mouse Continued
Date: 06 Oct 1995 02:50:36 GMT
Organization: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Hokuriku,
Ishikawa, Japan
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References: <empathDFvHpy.4x3@netcom.com> <44usrt$dol@saba.info.ucla.edu>
In-reply-to: gayed@psych.ucla.edu's message of 4 Oct 1995 21:03:57 GMT
In article <44usrt$dol@saba.info.ucla.edu> gayed@psych.ucla.edu (Jim Gayed)
writes:
|I'm running into similar problems with the mice on two workstations
| I have at work. I was wondering if the mac adb mice or something
| similar from logitech would work. I was also wondering if someone
| repairs these things and is willing to either sell me a mouse or
| repair the two I have. Who is Dancing Bear, and how do I get in
| touch with them?
I have just done some business with Dancing Bear, they were very honest
and gave me good services.
Try an E-mail to info@dancingbear.com.
They also have a WWW, http://www.dancingbear.com/Catalog.htmd/TXT.html.
--
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From: angelo@heinz.com (Angel Cura Civetta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Homebrew Mailing list
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:25:33 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Oct6.152533.497@heinz.com>
References: <n9548459-0510952337550001@192.0.2.1>
Organization: F. HEINZ Consultora
Sender: usenet@heinz.com
> Can someone indicate how to subscribe/unsubscribe to the NSFIP Homebrew
> mailing list?
>
The following comes from their mailer:
To subscribe to the nsfip-homebrew list, send the following as the text of
a message to majordomo@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu:
subscribe nsfip-homebrew
To unsubscribe, send the following as the text of a message to
majordomo@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu:
unsubscribe nsfip-homebrew
To submit messages to the list, send you messages to
nsfip-homebrew@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu
Do not send subscribe or unsubscribe commands to the list. The list
processor tries to detect them and will redirect them to /dev/null.
There is also a digest version of the list. Use the name
nsfip-homebrew-digest instead of nsfip-homebrew to subscribe to or
unsubscribe from the digest list.
Hope it helps,
Angelo
From: jch@old-cube.philosophy.pitt.edu (John Haugeland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: That little dial inside the NeXTPrinter
Date: 7 Oct 1995 15:56:44 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <4567vs$cp6@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
References: <2183753001A23A7C@-SMF->
In article <2183753001A23A7C@-SMF->,
TIMOTHY LUOMA @ TEMPLE * LUOMA,TIMOTHY <476TJL@ptsmail.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>I know the dial inside the NeXTPrinter is for the thickness of the paper,
>but which way should one turn it for thicker and which way for thinner??
Which little dial do you mean? The only little dial I know of -- the one
about the size of a half-dollar (remember those?) just inside on top,
right next to the latch -- is for print light/dark adjustment (larger
numbers are lighter). If there's another little dial for paper thickness,
I'd really like to know about it.
John
haugelan+@pitt.edu
From: dicosmo@verveine.ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Summary] PCMCIA SCSI and Ethernet
Date: 07 Oct 1995 14:16:35 GMT
Organization: Ecole Normale Superieure
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <DICOSMO.95Oct7151635@verveine.ens.fr>
References: <DICOSMO.95Oct5093122@verveine.ens.fr>
In-reply-to: dicosmo@verveine.ens.fr's message of 05 Oct 1995 08:31:22 GMT
I have got a few answers that could be helpful for anybody else looking into
NeXTSTEP-compatible PCMCIA cards.
The Adpatec SLIMSCSI has been used successfully to install nextstep (tt@plato.algonet.se)
and works great with a Toshiba 3401 CDROM in an IBM ThinkPad 755C (cmckee@i-link.net)
On the other side, as for the Xircom cards, felleings are more mixed:
Apparently, the Ethernet+Modem Xircom combo will *not* work (yannick@silicium.fdn.fr),
while nobody reported yet success with the plain Xircom cards.
Thank to all the people that contributed to this summary.
--
Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html
LIENS
Ecole Normale Superieure
45, Rue d'Ulm
75005 Paris FRANCE
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 7 Oct 1995 19:53:14 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net>
Hi all,
My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not sucessful.
Mainly because there was no machine out there that could do all I
wanted (if only NEXTSTEP ran on apples PowerPC powerbooks--sigh).
Anyway, before I go looking hellishly through computer shopper et.
al., I thought I'd try the netter's for some suggestions. So any
pointers to a company, that makes a product with stats like or
close to what I have listed below, would be greatly appreciated!
I'm pretty sure that no such beast yet exists...bits and pieces
probably do, but for whatever reason, no manufacturer will ever
get it 'just right.' Sigh... Anyway, notebook stats I would like:
Processor:
Pentium 75 (or greater) w/128k cache (or greater, ideally 2megs)
Screen:
-10.3" or larger
-Dual Scan (the active matrix does nothing for me...)
-800X600 or larger (preferably 1024X768)
-Hardware virtual pan and zoom screen of 1024X768
(preferably 1280X1024)
-256 color or more (ideally 65k colors)
-Minimum 1 meg VRAM, preferably 2 or more
-External video out simultaneously (i.e. pan and zoom) at
1024X768 (preferably 1280X1024)
Pointing device:
-Palmrest ala Apple powerbooks
-Track ball or Track Pad ala powerbook
Battery:
-Lithium ion (ideally two bays for extended operation)
Devices:
-Floppy built in
(but removable for second battery or second hard drive)
-Hard drive (500-1gig) (ideally based on INTERNAL SCSI)
-(ideally External SCSI available)
-PCMCIA IV
-Serial ports, audio in/out
Sound:
-16bit soundblaster compatible
RAM:
-16megs upgradable to at least 40megs
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
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From: hill@physihp2.unil.ch (Sean Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Summary] PCMCIA SCSI and Ethernet
Date: 7 Oct 1995 16:55:50 GMT
Organization: University of Lausanne CH (Switzerland)
Message-ID: <456bem$rq7@cisun2000.unil.ch>
References: <DICOSMO.95Oct5093122@verveine.ens.fr> <DICOSMO.95Oct7151635@verveine.ens.fr>
Well I can add a very positive experience with both the Cogent EM595
Ethernet and the Xircom PSCE2 Ethernet. Both work great with NeXTSTEP.
-Sean
---
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From: Cavery <cavery@cais.cais.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Laser Printer won't feed
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 16:58:50 -0400
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.951007165658.2709C-100000@cais.cais.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
My printer has stopped feeding paper. The paper goes in about 1 inch and
stops. Then I get the jam messages. There is no paper jammed in the
printer, I think something has gone wrong with the feed mechanism. Is
there a fix for this that can be done at home?
Thanks -
Chris
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Backup Power For NS Intel
Date: 8 Oct 1995 03:00:38 GMT
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Message-ID: <457esm$iv8@news.acns.nwu.edu>
I'm looking for suggestions for UPS for NS Intel. I'd like to get
something with reasonable life (30 mins?) for a fully decked out machine
(scsi,tape,cdrom,zip,sound.....) and a soft landing when the battery
finally goes. I'd prefer the shutdown signal be usable without some
bizzare cable or proprietary interface (either serial or network
required for use or operation.
I must admit that I've not been able to seperate hype from fact in the
literature and ad's (even MS could learn a thing or two from
these jokers....) for many of these products.
TIA
--
Jerry S. Weiss
j-weiss@nwu.edu
%SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
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Subject: Re: Homebrew Mailing list
Message-ID: <1995Oct7.225135.18914@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 7 Oct 95 22:51:34 -0500
References: <n9548459-0510952337550001@192.0.2.1>
You can find the homebrew archives at:
ftp://mmg2.im.med.umich.edu /pub/nsfip
Unfortunately, the last one was from Jan of 1995. Seems like the list is
not being updated. This is unfortunate considering how helpful this list
can potentially be. Hope this helps.
--
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Richard Sanchez
email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: dsavitt@unixg.ubc.ca (David Savitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Transferring files between slabs
Date: 8 Oct 1995 04:55:03 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <457lj7$fvs@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca>
I've just acquired a second slab, and am borrowing an Ethernet cable, and
would like to transfer a bunch of files from the old to the new computer.
Could someone please step me through how to set a network up to do this?
Thanks,
-Dave
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--------------------- Brian Anthony Harris is not wanted! ---------------------
From: espeyton@ix.netcom.com (Espeyton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP!! with installation
Date: 8 Oct 1995 05:07:27 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <457maf$6qn@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Help Me Please!!
I am installing NEXTSTEP on my home Intel architecture machine. According
to what is in the NeXTanswers docs I have all the correct info and parts to
make this work but it's not - Here's my situation:
I go through the install and driver disk. I am using a Mitsumi FX400 Cd
rom, so I downloaded the Extra Device drivers disk from NeXT. I put in
that disk and select the ATAPI and EIDE option. I then go on to the screen
where it checks your memory and starts setting up the devices - my system
just hangs. I have tried installing in verbose mode but that doesn't help.
Does any one have any ideas?? Thank you in advance with your help,
Eric Peyton
espeyton@ix.netcom.com
Here are my machines specs:
486DX2/66
20 meg RAM
1.2 gig hard drive (2 600 meg partitions)
MITSUMI FX400 1B CD-ROM
ATI Graphics card
Promise EIDE2300 Plus controller
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Has anyone tried the new Pinnacle Apex 4.6GB MO w/ NEXTSTEP?
Date: 8 Oct 1995 04:59:02 GMT
Organization: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <457lqm$ie@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
References: <m0t17Ml-000btOC@a-gain>
In article <m0t17Ml-000btOC@a-gain> writes:
>
> Forget the Zip or Jaz - Drives if this one works with NS:
>
> Base price for Pinnacle
> APEX 4.6 GB-MO-SCSI-Drive
> (as advertised in Byte):
Be aware that it's 2.3 GB per side - you have to manually flip it
over to get the other 2.3 GB.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Richard Lee <leer@acad.humberc.on.ca>
Subject: Re: ELSA graphics card + Micron P133 Millenia->bust?
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Hello.
The S3 chip based video cards have a slight incompatibility with Triton
chipset motherboards. You have to disable the graphics boot up option.
Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions in NeXTAnswers/Urgent Tech
Support. I believe the Micron Milleniums use the Triton or Triton
compatible chipset.
My ELSA-ProX-4 works with the SuperMicro P55 (Tirton, Pentium)
motherboard. I just had to make the one small modification to the boot
sequence.
Good luck.
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: BeBox (menus in the windows)
Date: 8 Oct 1995 05:55:10 GMT
Organization: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <457p3u$794@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
I want to correct a statement I made about Be's menuing system.
Apparently, while windows can have their own menus, the application
has a separate menu - it's found on the top of the iconbar on the
left of the screen. While I'm not ready to sign off on this
approach, my concerns are noticably alleviated.
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From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can 3.2 ET4000w32 drivers work at 1024x768 at 60hz?
Date: 8 Oct 1995 06:09:39 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <457pv3$j5g@fnnews.fnal.gov>
I've looked at next's page regarding the info on these drivers and have tried
them out, but cannot get them to sync correctly with my monitor at the
above resolution and the given refresh rates. My monitor can only do 60 hz at
the above resolution, so I'mwondering if I can change register setting for
the video and ramdac driver setting/configuration files. I'd like to
make them work correctly with my Hercules Dynamite
Power VLB. Are there any pointers or info anywhere on what to modify and
where to get things working properly?
-- John
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Laser Printer won't feed
Date: 8 Oct 1995 09:17:02 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <4584ue$p12@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
References: <Pine.BSI.3.91.951007165658.2709C-100000@cais.cais.com>
Cavery <cavery@cais.cais.com> wrote:
> My printer has stopped feeding paper. The paper goes in about 1 inch and
stops. Then I get the jam messages. There is no paper jammed in the
printer, I think something has gone wrong with the feed mechanism. Is
there a fix for this that can be done at home?
What happened on my printer is that the large, rubber roller that
feeds the paper into the printer gets old & shrinks. This decreases
the circumference of the roller and the paper stops just short of feeding
into the second set of rollers (my paper went in about 6 inches).
What I did to fix this was to remove the large rubber roller (actually
the whole feeder mech, which if you choose to do so, I leave up to you)
took the clips that hold the rod with the rubber roller off & disassembled
the roller. I took the rubber off, put a piece of thin cardboard along the
section of the roller that contacts the paper, put the rubber on over it,
and the feeding problems were solved.
I would of course preferred getting a new roller, but I have already heard
horror stories about obtaining parts. This method worked for me.
Of course, all standard disclaimers apply... YMMV.
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From: emarshal@site.gmu.edu (Eric Marshall (Faculty))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: can't boot with new NeXT serial pointing device driver
Date: 6 Oct 1995 01:59:47 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <4522ij$uq1@portal.gmu.edu>
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NSFIP 3.3 hangs when I configure the new NeXT serial pointing
device driver. Does anyone have an idea on how to debug this? Has
anyone else experienced this?
Thanks in advance.
From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FUJITSU FUJITSU M2694ES-1024 812A switches
Date: 8 Oct 1995 00:12:43 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <45751r$m9@trillian.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Hi,
I moved my FUJITSU M2694ES-1024 812A from the station to the new pentium box.
Now i want to reenable synchronos transfers (I think i had to disable it when puting it
into the station) Unfortunatly I cant find the manual for the drive any more. Can
anybody tell me the meanings of the dip switches?
thanks
Bastian
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fujitsu M2512A MO disk initialization problem
Date: 8 Oct 1995 18:03:02 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <4593om$2eh@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <452qj7$734@news.duke.edu>
Lee Altenberg (altenber@acpub.duke.edu) wrote:
: I just installed a Fujitsu M2512A magneto optical
: drive in my Micron P133 Millenia system running
: NEXTSTEP 3.3, and everything works o.k. EXCEPT
: I can't format the 230MB MO disks in to NEXT
: or MACINTOSH format. I get this error:
: can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error
: It works fine as a DOS disk (which is how it was factory
: formatted). I seem to recall a post about this
: problem in the past. Does anyone know a solution?
Well, I run it on black hardware. No problem there to
get it to run a Next filesystem. Only thing is that as
standard not enough i-nodes are created. It is not that
difficult to adjust, but I created a disktab entry to
solve it. If you need that, send me email.
WIllem
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
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From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 8 Oct 1995 19:55:24 GMT
Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison
Message-ID: <459abc$1oq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
In article <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>,
Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan <GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg> wrote:
>I use the Fujitsu M2512A 230Mb with black hardware.
I don't know that one (I have an original OD in my cube).
Does it use it's own discs only (I ask because I have
quite a large investment in the Canon 256/512 MB discs
that go with my drive)?
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From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: OD May Be Dead, Advice Sought
Date: 8 Oct 1995 20:06:14 GMT
Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison
Message-ID: <459avm$1lf2@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I'm running NS 3.2 on an original black 040 cube. It has
an original OD drive, which I've kept. But recently it
has refused to load discs (spins up and down 2-3 times,
then ejects the disc). This used to be somewhat temperature-
dependent, I thought, because if I would let the disc sit
in the slot without shoving it in for 10-15 minutes, then
it would work fine.
But today it really stopped working. I put the disk in,
it spins up, and there's a soft noise sort of like head-
seeking. Then comes the console message:
od0?: drive command failed (busy timeout #1) block 12487 phys block
-66381 (0:0:3)
and nothing (no mount, of course, so it has to be ejected
manually).
My questions, for which I hope next.gurus have answers:
1. Can it be fixed at reasonable cost (or at all)?
2. If yes, who does that kind of thing?
3. If it's really dead for good, I have several gigs of
good stuff on Canon 256 and 512MB MO discs. I would
certainly consider a new drive (or even a used one)
if I could salvage those discs, in which I have both
a monetary and information investment I'd like not
to lose.
Help and advice welcome, either by posting or by email.
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From: mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu (Michael F. Santangelo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Spurious "floating exception" on NS/Intel 3.3 on 100Mhz Pentium PC
Date: 9 Oct 1995 01:26:08 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Lab.
Message-ID: <459tng$7kb@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
Keywords: floating exception
Basically, some of the applications (GNU utilities, tcsh, etc) we have
compiled off the net either die outright all the time with the aforementioned
exception or do it "sometimes." This is highly irritating. The hardware we
know works fine, it's a TRITON motherboard 100Mhz Pentium system with 256K
cache, 32MB fast page mode RAM, DPT 2024/PCI SCSI controller, COGENT 960 PCI
ethernet, and ATI GUP 64. I have the NextDeveloper 3.2 CD loaded but we
have tried coimpiling with a freshly built GNU 2.7 compiler as well.
When compiling we tend to use libposix as it is the only way it seems
we can get most things to compile (and that can be problematic at times
on some apps yielding ld errors during link for duplicate symbols).
I'm wondering if we are going about compiling these utilities the wrong
way. Any advice?
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From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 9 Oct 1995 04:15:09 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <45a7kd$9q2@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
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comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
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- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
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If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
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- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
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From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SOLVED: ELSA + Micron -> BUST.
Date: 9 Oct 1995 05:29:21 -0400
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <45aq1h$blc@news.duke.edu>
The incompatibility between my ELSA Winner 2000/Pro-X PCI-4
graphics card and the Micron Millenia Plus P133 computer
turned out to be in Micron's lastest BIOS (M-M54hi-09PM).
Micron's tech support suggested I flash a previous BIOS
(M-M54hi-02PM) into my system. I got it over the Web,
unzipped it, copied the file hi_09.pm to the file BIOS.ROM,
ran phlash, and that put it into my BIOS. When I put my
ELSA card back in (I borrowed an ATI card to do the BIOS flash),
it now worked, and everything seems o.k.
The Triton/S3 problem, which a previous poster surmised I
was referring to, still remains of course. That will require
a fix by NeXT.
-- Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Subject: Re: NEC Multisync monitor on black NeXT?
Message-ID: <DG381C.FJ@vergil.ping.de>
Sender: usenet@vergil.ping.de (usenet)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany
References: <1995Oct4.154108.4025@schbbs.mot.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 16:48:47 GMT
x10100@email.corp.mot.com (Conrad Bell IV) wrote:
> Question: Where can I get a cable to connect a NEC (or other) multisync
monitor to a NeXT cpu? We have had a half dozen monitors go out on us in
the past few months and spare parts are getting scarce!
> Thanks,
> Conrad
At inmac gmbH in Germany if you mean 13W3 to BNC.
Or at PROTAR in BERLIN, there i got mine.
Perhaps someone knows the adress of inmac here
because i have just recycled the catalog.
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From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FAQ wanted on Fujitsu DynaMO M2512A & NS
Date: 9 Oct 1995 05:57:57 -0400
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <45arn5$bmn@news.duke.edu>
I could really use a FAQ on running the Fujitsu M2512A
"DynaMO" magneto-optical drive with NEXTSTEP. The main
questions I have are:
1) How do you take 230MB MO disks in one format and change
them into another? (e.g. DOS-> NeXT, DOS->Mac)
2) How do you maximize performance? (What disk formatting or
drive configurations are best?)
3) What is the proper configuration for the drive? (e.g. device type,
write cache, mac mode, write verify, sdp).
Right now, I can get PC formatted disks into NeXT mode by doing
a low-level Adaptec2940 BIOS format, and then NEXTSTEP initializing.
But I can't get it into Mac mode. Once low-level formatted, I can't
get it back into DOS mode.
Also, write performance is only 100KB/sec (read performance is 900KB/sec).
There must be some way to improve upon this, as even with the
erase/write/verify operations, writing shouldn't be much less than
1/3 the read speed.
Someone out there must have had enough experience to draw up a DynaMO/NEXTSTEP
FAQ. If so, please post it, and send me a copy.
Thanks much,
Lee Altenberg
Maui High Performance Computing Center
altenber@mhpcc.edu
altenber@acpub.duke.edu
From: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Running NS 3.3 on Toshiba T4900CT?
Date: 09 Oct 1995 10:19:29 GMT
Organization: Centre for Linguistics, UWA, Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JBLEVINS.95Oct9181929@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
Is there any realistic prospect of running NS on a Toshiba T4900CT laptop? If
so, are there any nonstandard options that are required. (I found no reference
to this model in the current hardware compatibility guide, but would be
interested to know if anyone has had any success).
Thanks,
-Jim
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Centre for Linguistics phone: +61-9-380-2866
University of Western Australia fax: +61-9-380-1154
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com
Subject: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Message-ID: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
Keywords: NS Intel CD-ROM
Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator)
Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 14:23:09 GMT
Hi,
I need some help with selecting a CD-ROM drive for my Pentium NS system.
The brief specs of the system I'm trying to build are:
Intel Pentium, 32Mb RAM
Adaptec 2940 SCSI
NS 3.3
I obtained the NS Hardware Compatibility List, and found everything I
needed except CD-ROM drives. After getting the cheapest SCSI drive
(Sanyo CRD-254SH) I found out it didn't quite work when I tried to
install NEXTSTEP. It works fine with Windows - I can read
Windows-compatible CDs, but with NS, it spins for a while and comes with
diagnostic 'Drive not ready'.
I assume the problem might be either
1. - SCSI adaptor (I am using Adaptec 2940)
2. - CD-ROM drive.
Since the SCSI adaptor is listed as NS-compatible, I bet the problem is
with the drive.
If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives are
supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
Thanks in advance
Dmitry Bulbin
reply to: dbulb@dev.ny.us.swissbank.com
From: image4d@merlion.singnet.com.sg (Image 4D Pte Ltd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Trouble with Stealth64 HELP!
Date: 9 Oct 1995 13:06:23 GMT
Organization: Singapore Telecom Internet Service
Message-ID: <45b6og$gil@lantana.singnet.com.sg>
I am having difficulties in using the Stealth 64 card with NextStep.
It is a PCI card with 4MB VRAM and uses a S3 Vision 968 chip.
I configured it under NextStep by using
the new version of the driver (3.32) which I got from www.next.com.
It can detect the card, but then after it detects it,
I would get kernel panic and the system would
crash. If I select Black and White colour,
the system would be able to boot, but it can't display anything on the monitor.
The older driver can't recognise this card.
DOes anyone know the solution to this ? Any Help would be greatly appreciated..
--
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 9 Oct 1995 14:14:48 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <45baoo$bo5@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> <459abc$1oq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Jess Anderson (anderson@macc.wisc.edu) wrote:
: In article <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>,
: Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan <GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg> wrote:
: >I use the Fujitsu M2512A 230Mb with black hardware.
: I don't know that one (I have an original OD in my cube).
: Does it use it's own discs only (I ask because I have
: quite a large investment in the Canon 256/512 MB discs
: that go with my drive)?
It uses "standard" 3.5 inch MO diskettes. They are the type slightly
larger than a normal floppy and double so thick. They are manufactured
by many companies: Verbatim, PDO, 3M, etc.
Willem
From: koziol@xongmao.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Quincey Koziol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Recommendations for printer on NeXTStation?
Date: 9 Oct 1995 14:10:51 GMT
Organization: Nat'l Center for Supercomputing Applications
Message-ID: <45bahb$p79@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Howdy,
I'm helping a friend with minimal net-access try to find a good printer
for her NeXTStation. Can anyone recomment 400dpi+ printers which you've
had good luck configuring for a 'Station and are reasonably priced. I'm
aware of the NeXTPrinter at 400dpi, but she's looking for a somewhat higher-
end printer which would have enough resolution to print papers for submission
to technical journals without too much hassle.
Thanks for anyone's help,
Quincey Koziol
koziol@ncsa.uiuc.edu
From: patricia@cco.caltech.edu (Patricia M. Schwarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where is Adaptec SlimSCSI driver?
Date: 9 Oct 1995 14:10:47 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <45bah7$5gs@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
I looked in NeXTAnswers and it was not there.
I know I have seen it somewhere before.
Could some kind soul help me please? :-)
Thanx,
-patricia
From: lars@soul1 (Lars Konieczny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Logitech SoundMan Wave driver?
Date: 9 Oct 1995 14:19:19 GMT
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Germany
Message-ID: <45bb17$33q@n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
Hi,
Has anybody written a driver for the Logitech SoundMan Wave card? This
card uses an OPL4 chip and, according to the manual, it should be 100%
compatible to the SoundBlaster16 and AdLib. Unfortunately, it is not,
at least not under NEXTSTEP (3.2). None of the SB drivers work.
Thanx in advance for your help,
Lars
lars@cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de
From: dwright1@omni.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with AMD PC-net32
Date: 9 Oct 1995 19:44:29 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <45bu2t$dko@news.voicenet.com>
I've got a Compaq XL 560 with Onboard ethernet controller, an AMD PCNET 32.
I've got the PCI info setup as Port 0x7000 and IRQ 10, and the NeXt driver
at port 7000 and IRQ 10...however, when I bootup, it can't find
something
on the DMA side of the controller...
Has anyone used this driver before with the XL560?
NeXT tech support AS USUAL have been absolutely no help.
-Darren
From: ccallsen@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM (Christian Callsen) (Christian Callsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: The Right FAX Modem for a NeXTstation TURBO Mono?
Date: 09 Oct 1995 08:47:30 -0700
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Sender: ccallsen@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM
Message-ID: <dztvipyacbx.fsf@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM>
Folks,
I'd like to buy a good FAX modem for my TURBO slab.
Any recommended brands (in addition to ZyXEL)?
Do they work with the PD FAX packages?
How fast modems can the slab handle? (28.8K?)
-Christian J. Callsen
--
"The solution used to be to ask everyone on the Net. But then he graduated!?!"
"Faced with panic & terror, the solution was to `get connected'..."
Christian J. Callsen [ Christian.Callsen@Eng.Sun.COM ] ---- Sm:^le & Be Happy
Object Products, SunSoft Inc., 1500 Salado Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: vdemarco@whatnow.bou.shl.com (Vince Demarco)
Subject: Re: Spurious "floating exception" on NS/Intel 3.3 on 100Mhz Pentium PC
In-Reply-To: mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu's message of 9 Oct 1995 01:26:08 GMT
Message-ID: <VDEMARCO.95Oct9093350@whatnow.bou.shl.com>
Sender: usenet@shlnews.shl.com (shlnews news)
Organization: SHL Systemhouse Inc.
References: <459tng$7kb@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 15:33:50 GMT
About compiling GNU utilties, tcsh etc under nextstep.
You mentioned using libposix as the only way to get things to work.
This shouldn't be necessary, i have tons of gnu stuff installed on my
Sparc running 3.3 and it was all compiled without using the posix
junk.
all it should take for the gnu stuff is typing configure then make.
vince
From: hal@sims.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: floppy flops on old color Turbo slab
Date: 9 Oct 1995 18:44:42 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45bqiq$sd5@agate.berkeley.edu>
I have a black color Turbo slab, about 4 years old. Recently the floppy has
been acting up. I bought a new floppy and a new cable, but it still wont' read
or format disks. I've attached some output from the console. It seems like
a disk controller chip went bad somewhere, but that seems rather unlikely.
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
fd: DISK UNFORMATTED
probing for CDROM
probing for DOS
probing for mac
probing for cdaudio
fd: DISK UNFORMATTED
probing for CDROM
probing for DOS
probing for mac
probing for cdaudio
/usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/DOS.util -i fd0 "varian" removable
DOS Initialization in progress...
fd0: Sector 18(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 18(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 18(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 18(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RECALIBRATE
fd0: Sector 36(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 36(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 36(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RETRY
fd0: Sector 36(d) cmd = Read; Missing Address Mark: RECALIBRATE
--
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Berkeley, CA 94720-4600 http://sims.berkeley.edu/~hal
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: FAQ wanted on Fujitsu DynaMO M2512A & NS
Date: 9 Oct 1995 22:01:10 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <45c636$nhf@news4.digex.net>
References: <45arn5$bmn@news.duke.edu>
altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg) wrote:
> 1) How do you take 230MB MO disks in one format and change them
> into another? (e.g. DOS-> NeXT, DOS->Mac)
I just hit the initialize menu under the Disk menu in WM. Works
fine for me under NS 3.3...
> 2) How do you maximize performance? (What disk formatting or
> drive configurations are best?)
I don't use anything really fance shmancy, the built in initialization
is fine for most cases...But, sometimes I want to eek out all of
the space on the disks when initializing...so I don't want the disk
to reserve 10% for anything...and I use this command:
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsdXa 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 16 0 60 4096 t
of course you have to choose the proper rsd X device number, and
this also assumes the drive has been initialized before and had
the disk label and other things done...
> 3) What is the proper configuration for the drive? (e.g. device
> type, write cache, mac mode, write verify, sdp).
I forget what my settings mean, but my dips are set so :
1 2 3 4 5 6
Open Open Closed Open Open Open
The first 3 set the SCSI ID, and the last three deal with the
modes...
> Also, write performance is only 100KB/sec (read performance is
> 900KB/sec). There must be some way to improve upon this, as even
> with the erase/write/verify operations, writing shouldn't be much
> less than 1/3 the read speed.
I get the same write performance, about 110k/sec, and reads are
around 1.1 megs per sec (as reported by IOzone doing 32meg tests).
This is actually not too bad for an OD. My last one was about
47k/sec writes, and the NeXT OD was about 100k/sec if I remember
correctly (these are real world IOZone type tests, not the specs
which are always lies). Some of the newer models coming out now,
the 5.25" formats, can do much better, but I don't think any of
them get much over 300k/sec on writes (if anyone knows of a drive
that does do better, please let us all know).
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 9 Oct 1995 22:04:21 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <45c695$nhf@news4.digex.net>
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com wrote:
> If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives
> are supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
I would recommend getting any of the toshiba, sony or nec drives.
Particularly the toshiba 3401, or 3501...(although I don't love
the company, their products are nice). They have fast access times
and they have the bonus feature that they will work with our soon
to be released free ware CDapp that will let you digitally dupe
audio over the SCSI bus :)
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Ethernet -- Centronics?
Date: 9 Oct 1995 19:36:55 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45btkn$gta@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <450hh7Fjsn@uni-erlangen.de>
In article <450hh7Fjsn@uni-erlangen.de> na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de (Henning
Heinze) writes:
>
> I have the problem that my Postscript printer is quite slow
> because of the serial line( only 38000).
>
> Has anybody experience with connecting for example a
> cheap pocket adapter to the ethernet
> (black hardware) or other ways to produce a fast
> parallel signal?
>
> Any info welcome.
>
> bye
> --
> Henning heinze
> na199@fim.uni-erlangen.de
Hello:
We've had good experiences with the HP JetDirect system. It's a "black
box" which, depending on the model, lets you connect 1-3 parallel printers
off a single ethernet segment (thin or 10 Base/T). Configuring it on
NEXTSTEP requires the manual editing of some files, which we've documented
in a support bulletin. NeXT's PrintManager supports JetDirect as does our
eXTRAPRINT product. More info on JetDirect as well as on eXTRAPRINT is
available on our web site:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
-and-
http://www.gscorp.com/Support_Bulletins.html
Best regards,
John C. Fox
john@gscorp.com
http://www.gscorp.com
From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Q: How to format HD as MAC??
Date: 9 Oct 1995 21:24:32 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <45c3ug$psv@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Dear NeXTers,
does anyone know how to specify in my disktab entry, that I would like to
have my harddisk formated as MacIntosh? I am trying to force NeXTstep to
give me one partition NeXT and one partition Mac. Is it possible?
Please send me an e-mail, I will be unable to read the news. I will repost
your answers later, so that everybody can read them, but in one post.
Thank you very much.
Have a nice day.
Rudy Blazek
blazek@stt.msu.edu
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 9 Oct 1995 23:35:13 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com> <45c695$nhf@news4.digex.net>
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John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
: dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com wrote:
: > If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives
: > are supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
:
: I would recommend getting any of the toshiba, sony or nec drives.
:
: Particularly the toshiba 3401, or 3501...(although I don't love
: the company, their products are nice).
I friend of mine had problems getting a 3501 (or 3601? the quad
speed one) to work with the Buslogic BT-445C in a Canon
object.station 41. It couldn't mount the NEXTSTEP 3.3 CD-ROM
properly... the system would see the Toshiba drive, but it says
that the CD-ROM has no valid label and of course, it could
not mount it. A quad speed Plextor worked just fine. Any ideas?
I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Buslogic problem.
I haven't had a problem with the 3301 or 3401 on other systems...
they and the Plextor 3028/5028 are the only drives I know that can
be used to install NS on a HP workstation.
As for the original question, in the myriad world of various
SCSI devices and controller from many manufacturers, the problem
is often not NEXTSTEP. If the SCSI device conforms to the same
common command set and behaves properly, it should work. In
practice, that means products where the manufacturer skimped
and only got to work with their special device driver under DOS
usually doesn't work. Or sometimes it's just voodoo. I haven't
had a problem with DPT's or Adaptec's with any SCSI device I've
used. Early NEC single speed and the 3Xp I know don't work. Later
NEC's might require switching to SCSI-2 mode (the 3Xe for example).
Some models of the NEC 3Xe and 3Xi require firmware upgrades to fix
bugs. I always hesitate on drives that are available *only* with
their own SCSI controllers - I wonder if they did enough testing.
Models I know that work:
Plextor 2X, 4X, Sony 1X, 2X, NEC 3X[ei] (with proper firmware), 4X,
Toshiba 1X, 2X and the Chinon 2X. Others have reported success with
the Toshiba 4X on other controllers. Most likely the Plextor 6X, the
NEC 6X, and the Sony 4X work also. When it doubt, get it from someplace
with a 30 day money-back guarantee.
..Bill
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DPT RAID
Date: 9 Oct 1995 23:49:47 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <45ccer$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
We're about to invest in a DPT 3224/W SmartRAID PCI controller and
hang 4 Micropolis 4221W drives off it. Has anyone out there
tried the 3224 and is willing to share their experiences?
Was it difficult to carve the volumes up into 2 gig partitions?
Did you do it with the DPT Storage Manager or did you present NS with
a big drive that was them partitioned under NS?
How about RAID 5 and hot swap? Does hot swap actually work under NS or
do you have to boot into DOS/Windows NT or something else to rebuild
the array? If it did work, whose drive carriers did you use?
(I've found the Kingston Data Express and the ELMA 2200... the ELMA
models are nice since they have individual fans per cartridge to
help cool these 7200rpm sizzlers).
How about the second SCSI channel? Did that work properly and does it
interfere at all with the first channel? If the second SCSI channel
doesn't work, has anyone tried the 3224 with a 2024 in the
same box? I've done it with a DPT 2024 and a 2021 by disabling
the BIOS on the 2021, but the 2021 is ISA and you can't disable
the BIOS on the 2024 but you can change the port address. We want
to do this to avoid hanging the slow peripherals (CD-ROM, scanner, tape,
MO) on the same bus as the RAID array.
Many thanks!
..Bill
From: pjacobso@bensen (Paul Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: New or Upgrade ?
Date: 9 Oct 1995 22:50:38 GMT
Organization: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <45c8vu$9kf@nwestmail.nwest.mccaw.com>
I'm wondering if anyone out there can help me. I will probably be a student once again in
the not so distant future so I'm looking for a low budget way to run NEXTSTEP 3.3
User/Developer (w/ Intel chip set, prefer Pentium, dual boot). Currently, I own a Compaq
833 CDS and am curious whether an upgrade is the best/most affordable route to take.
I'm fairly certain that the CD-ROM drive is a SCSI drive but dont know the make and
model to verify that it is supported. The Compaq is a multi-media 486/sx-33 but is
upgradable with intel upgrade processors($129, $229, or $299 new) to either a dx2-66,
dx4-100 or a Pentium-83, but would still be running on the original bus. Will this upgrade
even run NEXTSTEP. I could also buy a motherboard and power supply but it would be a
lot more expensive. After deciding on a processor, I would have to upgrade to a
supported EIDE or SCSI Hard Drive & Controller, boost my RAM from 8 to 16MB
(preferrably 24MB) and would like to go from a 14" to a 17" color monitor. I dont want to
spend more than $1,500 on upgrading. $2,500 max on a system ($1,500 plus the $1,000
max I could get for the Compaq).
Please send suggestions via email to:
paul.jacobson-next@mccaw.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: sb6fb@rivm.nl (Francois Bourgeois)
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Message-ID: <DG8623.FE9@rivm.nl>
Sender: news@rivm.nl
Organization: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, NL
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 08:54:03 GMT
In article <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com writes:
> I need some help with selecting a CD-ROM drive for my Pentium NS
> system.
> [.....]
> If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives
> are supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
> reply to: dbulb@dev.ny.us.swissbank.com
I suggest you at least post a summary to the net. Other people (me for
instance) might also be interested.
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From: pikejb@csus.edu (Brennan Pike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: No password for ROM Monitor...
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 95 15:40:57 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45e4kl$684@news.csus.edu>
Hi,
I have an 030 NeXT Cube which cannot find it's boot device. Evidently this computer has been sitting for
some time with this problem. The boot command it is trying to use is "sg". The cube has a 330 hd with operating
system. The problem is that when I try to change the boot command to "sd" it prompts for a password. The person
who had this cube previously has no idea what the password is. Is there a way to get around this password? If
anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated. (ROM Monitor 1.0 (v41))
Brennan Pike
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSfIP Boot from second HD with 1024bytes/sec ?
Date: 10 Oct 1995 18:20:04 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <45edgk$4a1@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Hi,
I boot from my 2.HD (NeXTAnswers #1487, 7MB Bootpartion on the 1.HD).
Can NS boot from the second HD if I format it with 1024bytes/sec ?
Any Hints ?
Thanks,
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
*** Powered_By_NEXTSTEP ***
From: mrozek@eecs.umich.edu (Eric M. Mrozek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 10 Oct 1995 23:41:31 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept.
Message-ID: <45f0bb$qp3@news.eecs.umich.edu>
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
In article <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu> tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis
Lancaster) writes:
> Has anybody had success using Magneto-Optical drives under NeXTSTEP?
> Are there any brand you recommend or should stay away from?
>
> I don't know the manufacturer but the one listed at:
>
> http://www.corpsys.com/ibm.html
>
> Looks very tempting 1.3G for $595.
They use MaxOptix Tahiti mechanisms (absolutly top notch!). I bought
their T2 (a 1GB full-height mechanism) last Spring and am very happy with
it - except for the money I would have saved by waiting 6 months to buy
it. The new drives are T5s (1.3GB half-height).
The T2 worked fine out of the box on my NextStation Color, but only at
650MB and not at 1GB. Corpsys isn't unix literate, so I had to scrounge
for the correct /etc/disktab entry on my own. Here's what I finally ended
up using:
# MaxOptix Tahiti 2
tahiti2|TAHITI2|MaxOptixTahiti 2:\
:ty=removable_rw_scsi:nc#1183:nt#17:ns#45:ss#1024:rm#3400:\
:fp#256:bp#0:\
:os=odmach:z0#80:z1#168:ro=a:\
:pa#0:sa#452241:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#8192:ra#5:oa=time:\
:ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa:
I highly recommend the T5 from CorpSys. You just need the correct
/etc/disktab (perhaps someone can post it?) to use it's full capacity.
Eric
mrozek@umich.edu
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~mrozek/
From: sela@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: 68040-->68060 anyone?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 01:14:27 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu>
Has anyone swaped their 68040 for the 68060? Is it just plug and play?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
--
*******************IOWA***STATE***UNIVERSITY********************
* Brian Morrison sela@iastate.edu (NeXT Mail welcome!) *
* --------------------------------------------------------- *
* http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sela *
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From: steen@x1.us.ohio-state.edu (Steen Hansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Calculating disktab for CONNER 1GB harddrive
Date: 11 Oct 1995 01:37:45 GMT
Organization: University Technology Services
Message-ID: <45f759$hbp@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I have a CONNER CFP2105S (also called CFP1080S) drive I'm trying to put
a on old black pizzabox. I got ahold of a disktab entry for an HP, but
can't make it work with the format for the NeXT (rev 3.0). Can anybody help?
The HP-UX disktab is:
CFP2105S:\
:ty=winchester:ns#69:nt#10:nc#3015:rm#5400:\
:s0#24280:b0#8192:f0#1024:\
:s1#48560:b1#8192:f1#1024:\
:s2#2095425:b2#8192:f2#1024:\
...
They say the sector size is 512, 139 sec/track, 10 track/cyl, 3015 cylinders
and 5400 rev/min.
Can anybody list what the full NeXT disktab is?
Thanks
Steen
--
Steen Hansen (Hviid)
Computer Specialist, The Ohio State University
There is something fundamentally wrong in treating the earth as if it was
a business in liquidation. -- Herman Daly, quoted in "Earth in the Balance"
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NSfIP Boot from second HD with 1024bytes/sec ?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 03:57:47 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <45ffbr$4vg@news4.digex.net>
References: <45edgk$4a1@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze) wrote:
> Hi,
> I boot from my 2.HD (NeXTAnswers #1487, 7MB Bootpartion on the 1.HD). Can
NS boot from the second HD if I format it with 1024bytes/sec ? Any Hints ?
Booting on 1024b/s HD's on Intel Hardware Solved! THIS IS DANGEROUS!
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DIDN'T POST THIS ;-)
Well, more or less :-) You can get this going if you have the
proper setup. I'm NOT making any guarantees as to how this will
work for you, and you will do this at your own risk. However, I
know that others have been trying to get their hard drives to work
using 1024b/s (or bigger) block sizes rather than 512b/s that Intel
machines seem inherently limited to using.
1) NOTE. Before you start you should be familiar with SCSI stuff,
and in particular NextAnswers
1487_Booting_From_An_Alternative_Hard_Disk_Drive.rtf. You will
have to set up one of the drives to be a 'Kick' disk via NA 1487
procedure. Also, I did all of this with NEXTSTEP 3.2. I don't
know how NS 3.3 will work. Also, BE REALLY CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING.
ALL OF THE BELOW REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK UNDER THE ROOT ACCOUNT.
YOU CAN REALLY SMUSH THINGS UP!!! MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU START
ANYTHING!!! AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. IF THINGS GET
MESSED UP I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS
PROCEDURE TO ANYONE. (Well, enough covering my ass ;-)
2) NOTE. Is this trip really necessary? Under NS, you could always
mount a data disk formatted at 1024b/s after you booted from a
512b/s drive. So, if you don't mind booting and having your active
system located on the 512b/s drive, you can have a second 1024b/s
drive for other things.
3) NOTE. I don't know how well this will work on various combinations
of hardware and OS versions. So be wary, hardware differences,
especially SCSI controllers, might make a big difference.
4) NOTE. There is a difference between what an sd and a SCSI ID
is. You should know this difference. Again if your not sure what
your doing, just say NO to this whole thing :-)
5) NOTE. NS_SD is how NS reports SCSI devices (i.e. sd0a, sd1a,
rsd0a, rsd1a etc.). DPT/DOS_SD is how DOS (using my DPT 2122 SCSI
controller) reports usable SCSI devices.
6) NOTE. Again, I've only tried this on my set up:
NS_SD DPT/DOS_SD SCSI-ID Drive_Type Byte/Sector Drive_Contents
0 0 1 100meg 512b/s Kick_Disk**NA#1487..rtf
1 - 2 1.4gig 1024b/s Main_NS_Drive
2 - 3 CD ROM
3 1 4 230meg 512b/s Small_NS_Drive
READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE _BEFORE_ YOU ATTEMPT TO DO IT!!!!
STEP 1.** The first step is to follow NA#1487 and make yourself a
Kick_Disk. Do everything the way its outlined in the NA#1487 BEFORE
you format your main drive for 1024b/s use. Make sure you can boot
up and 'Kick' over to you Main_NS_Drive, which at this point is
still formatted using 512b/s.
STEP 2. If you don't already have one, you must build a Small_NS_Drive.
That drive must be a 512b/s formatted drive. For me that was a
230meg Fujitsu OD disk. I used BuildDisk.app to make myself an
emergency boot disk in case anything ever went wrong. This should
work with a Small Fixed Hard Drive as well. You will need at least
an 80meg drive to use BuildDisk.app to make a Small_NS_Drive.***
You're going to need to reset the SCSI_ID of this drive a couple
of times, so, hopefully, you will have easy access to SCSI jumpers.
STEP 3. Make sure you copy a low level formatting utility like
SDFORMAT onto your Small_NS_Drive. You will need it to reformat
your main drive to 1024b/s (or bigger).
STEP 4. Set the SCSI_ID to 0 on the Small_NS_Drive so the machine
will boot up on that drive, Small_NS_Drive, and will allow you to
re-format your Main_NS_Drive to 1024b/s.
STEP 5. After you've booted up on the Small_NS_Drive and SDFORMAT
has finished reformatting your Main_NS_Drive, you might need to
reboot. This is because SDFORMAT overestimates the amount of time
it needs to lock your Main_NS_Drive for formatting and you can't
work with it until the time elapses --so it's just easier to reboot.
STEP 6. After you reboot, and log into root, WM will ask to
initialize your Main_NS_Drive--the one you just reformatted to
1024b/s. You can go ahead and let it do so, or cancel. It doesn't
matter which.
STEP 7. Now you must run BuildDisk.app on the Main_NS_Drive to
put NS on the now 1024b/s formatted drive. Just put a basic NS OS
on it for starters (don't put all the developer stuff on etc.).
This way you won't have to wait too long. You can go back and
install the rest after you finish the rest of these procedures.
After the BuildDisk.app is done logout and back into root. Your
Main_NS_Drive will mount up and you will see it.
STEP 8. Edit the /etc/fstab file on your Main_NS_Drive as you
would do in NA#1487. In my case it looks like so: '/dev/sd1a /
4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1'
STEP 9. Power down your machine and reset the SCSI_ID from 0 to
4 on Small_NS_Drive.
STEP 10. Reboot and marvel at the double kick procedure that ends
up with your Main_NS_Drive booting NS on intel hardware at 1024b/s
!!!!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? So why all these flaming hoops? Well, because
intel machines are stupid, they don't boot off of 1024b/s drives.
But because they are stupid, we can pull the carpet out from under
their feet and shove in a more plush 1024b/s drive without the
machine knowing what's going on. How you may ask...
HERE'S HOW The NeXTSTEP boot program that tries to kick NS, initially
starts out like a regular DOS program. The first instance0.table
it loads is done BEFORE the mach_kernel is loaded. Unfortunately,
it is in this instance0.table file that we told the NS to boot to
another sd(x). Namely, in the scenario above it's to sd(1)mach_kernel.
We did this via the NA#1487 procedure.
Now since we are still in DOS mode, because the mach_kernel has
yet to be loaded, when the instance0.table line of 'sd(1)mach_kernel'
gets executed it looks to DOS_sd(1). But the important thing is,
who's counting, NS or DOS? Since the mach_kernel has yet to run,
DOS is keeping count of the sd's. And because DOS is stupid, it
only counts available 512b/s devices as valid sd's. So DOS_sd(1)
is your Small_NS_Drive and NOT your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s!
So, now the mach_kernel is loaded from your Small_NS_Drive. However,
now that the mach_kernel has been loaded NS is counting sd's. And
since NS CAN see 1024b/s drives it sees your Main_NS_Drive as a
valid drive and in fact sees IT as NS_sd(1). Thus, now NS continues
to boot off NS_sd(1), namely your Main_NS_Drive@1024b/s and Not
your Small_NS_Drive@512b/s!
***NOTE, you don't have to make your SMALL_NS_Drive a complete NS
disk, because all you really need for the double kick to complete
is the mach_kernel and and some Device.config's on your Small_NS_Drive.
But by doing a BuildDisk.app on Small_NS_Drive it's easier to go
through this series of flaming hoops. You could always delete all
the unnecessary files and use the extra space for other things,
AFTER you finish this entire procedure.
NOTE. The Kick_Disk HAS to be NS_sd(0). There may NOT be SCSI
devices with lower ID's than the first Kick disk, or things won't
work.
SO WHY BOTHER? Good question. After spending way too much time
getting this to work, I'm wondering if it's worth all the trouble
to the average Joe? Probably not. However, it's worth it to me.
Why? Well, I happen to have an old 100meg drive that's not doing
anything. Also, I already had an OD with NS on it (in case of an
emergency (My_Small_NS_Drive)). I save some major space using
1024b/s and the system feels faster. So to me it's worth it.
Also, I'm not too bright :-) The proof is that I bothered to do
this at all when everyone, even NeXT, told me it couldn't be done.
Maybe this will let someone with some, actually, working grey matter
between their ears, come up with an easier way of making higher
block sizes bootable under NS.
Thus, this will, probably, only be of use to people with really
big and expensive HD and/or RAIDs that are looking for peak
performance and don't mind apportioning two small HD's for 'kicking.'
Later, John
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: jhtran@aol.com (Jhtran)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep on Intel - Micron PowerStation P90
Date: 11 Oct 1995 03:38:53 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <45fsad$ckb@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I would like to install NeXTStep on my PC and would like to find out if
the following configuration will fit.
Micron PowerStation P90
-------------------------------------
Intel Pentium 90 MHz Pentium Processor
256K Write-back cache, Flash BIOS
16MB EDO RAM
1.2 G EIDE Hard-drive
4X EIDE CD-ROM drive, 3.5" floppy
PCI 64-bit graphics accelerator (2MB DRAM)
Soundblaster 16 stereo sound card
I would appreciate any feeback/advice.
Please e-mail me at Jhtran@aol.com, or post on this bulletin board.
Thanks in advance,
Jack
From: barclay@king.trs.ntc.nokia.com (Alan Barclay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 11 Oct 1995 13:13:59 GMT
Organization: Nokia Group
Message-ID: <45gfun$hoh@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
Keywords: NS Intel CD-ROM
I have used Sony and Toshiba (Old Single Speed) CD-ROMS on black NeXT
machines with no problems. I currently have an NEC 512? 6x SCSI CD-ROM
in a Pentium machine with an NCR SCSI Adapter - which also works with
no problems (pretty quick too).
Alan Barclay
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: could not allocate resources for DiamondStealthDisplay ?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 11:19:47 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <45gnaj$s9q@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In article <DG5Crp.1Bt@burgond.remcomp.fr>, pascal@burgond.remcomp.fr
(Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:
>Oct 7 02:46:31 petitprince mach: Registering: VGADisplay0
This driver shouldn't be loaded! It's VGA memory area is colliding with
the VGA memory area of the DiamondStealthDisplayDriver.
>Oct 7 02:46:31 petitprince mach: Memory Maps: Couldn't reserve range
>000a0000-000bffff
>Oct 7 02:46:31 petitprince mach: configureDriver: could not allocate
>resources
>for class DiamondStealthDisplayDriver
Fire up Configure.app. On the Displays panel, there is probably an entry
for "Generic VGA" along with "Diamond Stealth". Select and remove the
"Generic VGA" display driver, and save the configuration.
Mike Paquette
---
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair enough...
From: paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu (Paulus Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Puzzled: NS/I 3.1 and SMC Ultra stop working
Date: 11 Oct 1995 15:13:34 GMT
Organization: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, U of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45gmuu$pd0@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
Dear netter,
My NS/Intel 3.1 machine which has a SMC Ultra ethernet card suddenly
stopped working (cant connect to anything on the net, eventhough
the T/R light still blinking showing that the network is alive).
The puzzled this is it was working the day before and when I boot
into dos, I can connect to the network (to our netware server and
other tcp/ip hosts).
More info: SMC Ultra soft configured at IO:280, IRQ:10, RAM: D000,
AUI connection. EZsetup program showed no error.
help,
Paulus
From: Gary Scott <glscott@infinet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NIP and #9 Motion771
Date: 10 Oct 1995 02:50:23 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Message-ID: <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Has anyone successfully configured NIP 3.3 with the #9 771
video card? I called tech support and received the "we know it
doesn't work and don't plan to fix it answer!". I would like
to run NeXTStep but I will not replace my video card to do it.
Any help would be appreciated. Please email as I don't always
get to check the newsgroups. Thanks.
Gary
glscott@infinet.com
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Compiling List of NS Compatible Notebooks
Date: 11 Oct 1995 15:17:44 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45gn6o$9f0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: notebook nextstep winbook
I've been doing some research into notebooks that have the potential to run
NextStep. After spending a whole day calling companies listed in Computer
Shopper, I found several systems that meet the following criteria:
- WDWD90C24 display chipset (meaning it may be useable in color mode, not
just gray)
- Intel compatible PCMCIA chipset (a common one used is Veden, which several
people claim is
fully compatible with the intel - anyone have experience with this?)
- Capable of at least 32 MB RAM
- Standard APM power management
- Hard drive > 500MB as a standard option
- Active matrix available
- 30 day Money Back Guarantee (In case it doesn't work with NS :)
I will post the list I put together below. If you have had experience with
any notebook systems, whether listed here or not, please e-mail them to me,
and I will add the info to my database, which I will post periodically. In
particular, I am currently looking at the Winbook, as it appears a good
combination of value/performance. If anyone has had experience with this
machine, your feedback would be appreciated.
Note that the systems below are ones which _may_ work with NS, but I have
not personally tried any of them, so I make absolutely zero guarantees about
whether they will work for anyone else:
Possibly NS compatible systems as per above criteria:
IBM 755CE, CX Thinkpads
Micro Professionals
Winbook XP series
CTX easibook
NEC Versa
Toshiba 4600, 4650
I found a lot of systems that use the Chips and Technologies 65545 video
chipset. Too bad NS doesn't (to my knowledge) have a driver for this, or it
would open the door to a much wider range of portables, some of which are
listed here:
Midwest Micro
BIT Computer
Magitronic
Comtrade
ARM
MPC
EPS
Ti 5000
If anyone knows of someone working on a driver for this chipset, I'd love to
hear about it!
Later,
Michael Giddings
UW Madison Chemistry
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Compiling List of NS Compatible Notebooks
Date: 11 Oct 1995 15:32:53 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45go35$9f0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <45gn6o$9f0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In <45gn6o$9f0@news.doit.wisc.edu> Michael Giddings wrote:
> I've been doing some research into notebooks that have the potential to
run
> NextStep. After spending a whole day calling companies listed in Computer
> Shopper, I found several systems that meet the following criteria:
[. . . ]
> Toshiba 4600, 4650
Sorry, I listed the wrong Toshiba models. This should have been the 4850,
4900, if memory servers correctly (I put this down in my db after talking to
Toshiba tech support, and then the computer crashed due to overgrown
swapfile, so now it's from my memory only. When is Next going to fix the
swapfile bug??)
Michael Giddings
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 11 Oct 1995 22:23:17 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <45hg4l$3b2@news.onramp.net>
References: <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>
Bill Chin writes
> I friend of mine had problems getting a 3501 (or 3601? the quad
> speed one) to work with the Buslogic BT-445C in a Canon
> object.station 41.
The 3501 is the older 4x, which has been replaced by the 3601. Both
models work fine with Adaptec 2940 and DPT2x24 cards.
> I haven't had a problem
> with DPT's or Adaptec's with any SCSI device I've used.
Both brands are solid, but I'll side with John Kheit on this one (if you
have the extra $). If you are going to be pushing lots of devices (~ 4+),
then the 2124 is the way to go. At lower load levels, the 2024 and the
2124 perform about the same.
> Some models of the NEC 3Xe and 3Xi require firmware upgrades...
We never had problems with the 3xi, but this is a moot point as these
drives are now next to impossible to find.
> Most likely the Plextor 6X, the NEC 6X, and the Sony 4X work also.
The NEC 6x is fine, again on Adaptec and DPT.
(quoted out of order)
> ...sometimes it's just voodoo.
This is the most important thing to remember! :-)
Jason
--
Jason McNamara / jmcnamar@onramp.net (NeXTMail encouraged!)
Bifrost Workstations, Inc. NEXTSTEP-optimized Intel & RISC systems
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 713.952.9949 voice
Houston, TX 77042 713.952.9934 facsimile
http://www.stepwise.com/Resellers/Bifrost_Workstations.htmld/index.html
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Programming the ET4000W32p and NextStep
Date: 11 Oct 1995 16:56:18 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <45gsvi$q2j@fnnews.fnal.gov>
I've installed NextStep for Intel release 3.2 on my 486 VLB system and it
all works well in Normal VGA mode. However, when I try to use the system
at SVGA resolutions using my Hercules Dynamite Power VLB 2 meg DRAM card, I
can't get the system to display things properly. The system boots up but
the screen usually is just a shade of grey. It does not work at any resolution
that is supported by the driver. I've tried with different multisync and SVGA
monitors and the same problem results, so I think it is a problem with the
driver or the card. My card has an acumos ADAC1 and I've noticed that the
supported ramdacs in the ET4000w32p driver are the ATT20cxxx and the STG1702
so this may be the problem. I've also noticed that this driver has different
configuration files for different resolutions. It seems that one can program
the cards registers for different setting and resolutions but I have no idea
how to do this. So I'm wondering if there is a fix or update for this driver
or is my card not supported at all even though I have the necessary chipset.
Also, is there any info on how to program different card registers using
the driver configuration (*.vc) files?
Here's what a configuration file looks like. Can anyone make any sense out of
it?
/*
* NOTE: Do not put tabs or newline characters inside the
* value assigned to the keys in this file since the driver
* WILL choke on them.
*/
"Display Info" = "1024 768 1024 2048 70 RGB:555/16";
/* Standard NEXTSTEP Driver stuff
*/
"Driver Name" = "ET4000W32i";
"Title" = "ET4000/W32i/W32p Driver";
"Location" = "";
"Family" = "Video";
"Version" = "1.0";
"Server Name" = "ET4000W32i";
"Linear Frame Buffer Length" = "0x200000";
"Memory Maps" = "0x7000000-0x71fffff 0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"I/O Ports" = "0x3b0-0x3e0";
"Linear Frame Buffer Address" = "0x7000000";
"Instance" = "0";
"Display Mode Number" = "0";
"IRQ Levels" = "";
/* VGA registers:
*
* "Miscellaneous Register" has the value for MISC (0x3c2)
* "VGA Sequencer Registers" has values for SR0-SR4
* "VGA CRT Controller Registers" has values for CR00-CR18
* "VGA Attibute Controller Registers" has values for AR00-AR13
* "VGA Graphics Controller Registers" has values for GR00-GR08
*/
"Miscellaneous Register" = "0xef";
"VGA Sequencer Registers" = "0x03 0x01 0x0f 0x00 0x0e";
"VGA CRT Controller Registers" = "0xa1 0x7f 0x7f 0x85 0x85 0xb6 0x24 0xf5 0x00 0
x60 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x02 0x01 0x02 0x88 0xff 0x00 0x40 0xff 0x25 0xa3 0xff";
"VGA Attribute Controller Registers" = "0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x07
0x08 0x09 0x0a 0x0b 0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x01 0x00 0x0f 0x00 0x00";
"VGA Graphics Controller Registers" = "0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x40 0x05 0x0f 0
xff";
/* Other registers needed to program this graphics mode.
* All the keys that read "Other ..." have been
* assigned index-value pairs, so for example the
* first two numbers assigned to Other CRT Controller
* Registers are 0x31 0x8f. This means that CR31
* should be set to 0x8f.
*/
"Other Sequencer Registers" = "0x06 0x00 0x07 0xbc";
"Other CRT Controller Registers" = "0x30 0x00 0x31 0x00 0x32 0xc8 0x33 0x00 0x34
0x8a 0x35 0x00 0x36 0xab 0x37 0x8f 0x3f 0x80";
"Other Attribute Controller Registers" = "0x16 0xa0 0x17 0x00";
/* RAMDAC name and command register value
*/
"RAMDAC Name" = "STG1702";
"DAC Command Registers" = "0x18 0x02 0x00";
"Pixel Port Clock" = "16 bits/clock";
/* The following key is used to tell the driver that this mode
* does not work with some revisions of the W32i/W32p.
*/
"Does not work with" = "W32iA W32iB W32pA";
Thanks for any info or help..
-- John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
From: vrgr@taz.ho.att.com (-V.RAO)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <DGB763.JB3@nntpa.cb.att.com>
Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration)
Organization: AT&T NSD, Holmdel, NJ
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 00:10:50 GMT
In article <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net>,
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not sucessful.
>Mainly because there was no machine out there that could do all I
>wanted (if only NEXTSTEP ran on apples PowerPC powerbooks--sigh).
>Anyway, before I go looking hellishly through computer shopper et.
>al., I thought I'd try the netter's for some suggestions. So any
>pointers to a company, that makes a product with stats like or
>close to what I have listed below, would be greatly appreciated!
>
>I'm pretty sure that no such beast yet exists...bits and pieces
>probably do, but for whatever reason, no manufacturer will ever
>get it 'just right.' Sigh... Anyway, notebook stats I would like:
>
>Processor:
>Pentium 75 (or greater) w/128k cache (or greater, ideally 2megs)
>
>Screen:
>-10.3" or larger
>-Dual Scan (the active matrix does nothing for me...)
>-800X600 or larger (preferably 1024X768)
> -Hardware virtual pan and zoom screen of 1024X768
> (preferably 1280X1024)
>-256 color or more (ideally 65k colors)
>-Minimum 1 meg VRAM, preferably 2 or more
>-External video out simultaneously (i.e. pan and zoom) at
> 1024X768 (preferably 1280X1024)
>
>Pointing device:
>-Palmrest ala Apple powerbooks
>-Track ball or Track Pad ala powerbook
>
>Battery:
>-Lithium ion (ideally two bays for extended operation)
>
>Devices:
>-Floppy built in
> (but removable for second battery or second hard drive)
>-Hard drive (500-1gig) (ideally based on INTERNAL SCSI)
> -(ideally External SCSI available)
>-PCMCIA IV
>-Serial ports, audio in/out
>
>Sound:
>-16bit soundblaster compatible
>
>RAM:
>-16megs upgradable to at least 40megs
>--
>Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
>
>monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
>NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
>Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
>jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
Just happened to notice that Tadpole Technologies have a couple
of notebooks either meeting or exceeding your specifications.
I have seen the brochures for Tadpole P1000 (100 MHZ processor)
and Tadpole P1300 (133 MHZ). There is a written claim in both
brochures that these will run NS in addition to all standard
operating systems. Only apple's is not mentioned.
Two things, though. Seems like only active matrix. And a price
that comes very very very close to 5 figures. If I have the money
I would certainly buy one.
Their 800 number in Texas is 800-232-6656.
Let me know if you need more info.
rao
From: tevans@sal.cs.utah.edu (Terry Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Supported ISDN Adapter Boards (NSFIP)
Date: 11 Oct 1995 19:40:36 GMT
Organization: University of Utah Computer Science Department
Message-ID: <45h6jk$mj5@magus.cs.utah.edu>
I am looking into installing ISDN in my new home and am wondering
which ISDN PC adapter cards are supported under the 3.3 version of
NeXTStep for Intel.
I looked through the NeXTAnswers and such but couldn't find the
information that I was looking for.
Any ideas? Personal experiences with various card are more than
welcome.
Terry Evans
tevans@cs.utah.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: UPS Monitoring via DSP Port?
Message-ID: <45el6j$nv6@news-1.starnet.net>
From: aaron@dirigiste.com (Aaron Herskowitz)
Date: 10 Oct 1995 20:31:15 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: STARnet, L.L.C.
Keywords: ups dsp
Both of the serial ports on my NeXTstation are used, and I would like to
monitor an APC Smart-UPS battery back-up through the DSP port.
Does anyone know of a daemon and cable pin-outs for this sort of thing?
I don't know much about the DSP, but I have seen other programs/devices
use the DSP port before. I would like the software to shutdown my
station after the battery gets low.
Please respond via e-mail and I will post a summary.
Thanks,
Aaron
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USPS: 12312 Olive Blvd, Suite 250, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA
E-Mail: aaron@dirigiste.com [NeXTmail & MIME Welcomed]
Voice: 314.542.0800 Fax: 314.542.0405
From: stefanos@Vir.com (Stefanos Kiakis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Has any used 4.6G APEX?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 23:46:02 -0400
Organization: Communications Vir, Internet Access Montreal.
Message-ID: <45i31q$45s@Vir.com>
Hello ,
Has anyone used the Pinnacle Micro Apex 4.6G byte rewritable
optical drive with NS 3.3 (Intel)?
Any help would be appreciated,
stef
From: allanmac@sdt.com (Allan S. MacKinnon, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Supported ISDN Adapter Boards (NSFIP)
Date: 11 Oct 1995 21:32:24 GMT
Organization: SABRE Decision Technologies
Message-ID: <45hd58$pur@aadt.sdt.com>
References: <45h6jk$mj5@magus.cs.utah.edu>
>> I am looking into installing ISDN in my new home and am wondering
>>which ISDN PC adapter cards are supported under the 3.3 version of
>>NeXTStep for Intel.
.
>>
>> Any ideas? Personal experiences with various card are more than
>> welcome.
>>
>> Terry Evans
>> tevans@cs.utah.edu
I think this subject was discussed a long time ago.
I seem to remember the best option was to buy an ASCEND PIPELINE 25 or 50.
(http://www.ascend.com)
The ASCEND unit sits on your ethernet network and looks like a gateway.
This way you avoid the PC card driver problem completely. Also, if you
buy the right Ascend unit you can have multiple machines using the same
ISDN connection.
AFAIK, Data Comm WareHouse carries them.
-ASM
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Tel: (817) 963-1679 Fax: (817) 967-9763
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From: rwagner@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com (Ron David Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ZIP drive
Date: 11 Oct 1995 22:17:04 -0700
Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310-527-4279,818-756-0180,909-785-9712,714-638-4133,805-294-9338)
Message-ID: <45i8cg$48u@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
Hi
I missed the first post on the Zip Drive but I have a Intel based machine
with a SCSI ZIP drive with Mac formatted diskettes when I log in the Zip
drive appears to read and ejects the disk..Is there a driver or...?
Thanks in advance
Ron
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NeXTStep from Black to White!
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 12 Oct 1995 05:39:02 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <45i9lm$skn@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net> <45hg4l$3b2@news.onramp.net>
In article <45hg4l$3b2@news.onramp.net>,
Jason L. McNamara <jmcnamar@onramp.net> wrote:
>Bill Chin writes
>> I friend of mine had problems getting a 3501 (or 3601? the quad
>> speed one) to work with the Buslogic BT-445C in a Canon
>> object.station 41.
>
>The 3501 is the older 4x, which has been replaced by the 3601. Both
>models work fine with Adaptec 2940 and DPT2x24 cards.
>
>> I haven't had a problem
>> with DPT's or Adaptec's with any SCSI device I've used.
>
>Both brands are solid, but I'll side with John Kheit on this one (if you
>have the extra $). If you are going to be pushing lots of devices (~ 4+),
>then the 2124 is the way to go. At lower load levels, the 2024 and the
>2124 perform about the same.
>
I'd like to state a counterpoint:
DPT makes good SCSI controllers, but using them is a real headache. In my
opinion, it's not worth it.
I should know - I've had a DPT 2022/95 EISA bus, a DPT 2021 ISA bus, and a
DPT 2124w PCI bus controller in the past. The 2022/95 and the 2021 were
overall very reliable and fast, and I only had a few problems with them.
1. Very slow to boot the computer
2. Annoying problem with random timeouts when booting NEXTSTEP solved by
slowing transfers down to 5 MB/sec
3. DPTDDL.SYS program not working well with memory managers under DOS.
4. "Pickiness" about devices on the SCSI chain. Occasionally, devices would
randomly disappear from the chain, or the controller would not see
any of them, would be ok after reboot.
5. Random SCSI timeouts when booting NEXTSTEP - harmless but annoying.
My most recent experience was with the DPT 2124w (wide SCSI) controller. I
had lots of problems with it:
1. Would not see my Toshiba CD-ROM drive
2. Difficulty/cost in getting a SCSI-II wide to narrow external cable
3. VERY slow on boot (40+ seconds just to scan all the devices)
4. Memory conflicts with my Diamond Stealth 64 video card that made the
combination unusable under NEXTSTEP
The biggest problems, of course, were not being able to see my CD-ROM drive
and not working unless I removed my video card. After talking to DPT tech
support (which is excellent, BTW), it turns out that the wide SCSI version of
the card would not work with certain CD-ROMs, specifically the Plextor 6x and
the 2x Toshiba. DPT claims that there are problems with _Plextor's_ SCSI
implementation. (which is probably true, but why would other controllers
"just work"?) They also claimed that it was Diamond's fault for hogging so
much memory space for the Stealth 64 bios.
I ended up having to return my DPT 2124w card, and I bought an Adaptec 2940
instead. I've had no problems _at_all_ with the Adaptec.
1. Very quick to boot up (never wait 45 seconds ever again for a reboot!)
2. Works with every device I've had on my computer without any problems
(4 different hard drives, two different CD-ROMs, MO drive, flatbed
scanner, Pinnacle CD-Recorder, and ZIP drive)
3. Real world performance is as fast as my previous DPT controllers.
- DrivePerformance scores of 2.6/2.3 when reading/writing, and read
speeds of 2.95 MB/sec under Windows'95. This is only when testing one
drive at a time, and I'm not sure how well it would do under heavy
loads.
4. Only Adaptec cards are supported by the Pinnacle CD-Recorder
5. No problems with Diamond Stealth 64 video card
I don't disagree that technically the DPT cards may be superior + have cache
and RAID options, but real world use is a little different. I've found
the Adaptec to be just as fast, more "standard" and reliable, and much
cheaper (about 50% of the price).
As a final note, I asked DPT tech support why such a long wait time for
scanning the SCSI bus every time during a reboot. The answer was that the
DPT controller performs 3 different tests on every SCSI device and configures
the optimal speed for each device. When I asked why isn't this information
saved on the card to allow the user to only do the rescan only when adding or
removing SCSI devices, the answer was that customers _prefer_ the dynamic scan
at every reboot. Hmmm...
Varun
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: 68040-->68060 anyone?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 12:29:57 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <45gdc5$40s@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu>
sela@iastate.edu wrote:
> Has anyone swaped their 68040 for the 68060? Is it just plug
> and play? Thanks in advance for any replies.
My understanding is that the two chips are not simply
"plug and play" interchangable.
If you have a 25Mhz 68040 (ie, a non-Turbo machine), you might
want to check out the Pyro accelerator option. That will get
you to a 50Mhz 68040, which would certainly help your
performance.
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: guest@nextcms01.cern.ch (Mr. Guest)
Subject: ZYXEL Modems questions
Message-ID: <DGBs4w.EIJ@news.cern.ch>
Sender: news@news.cern.ch (USENET News System)
Organization: CERN European Lab for Particle Physics
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 07:43:44 GMT
Hello,
in c.s.n.marketplace I saw an advertisement for refurbished ZyXEL modems.
at a good price, so I am thinking of buying one.
The questions= is: can I use them in Germany as well?
What are the advantages of ZyXEL modems?
Which features do they include?
What can one use them for?
If you can answer one of the questions, please send e-mail to:
ellmann@nxcb01.cern.ch (NeXTMail welcome)
Thanx, Harald
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec AHA-2940 Ultra Wide ?
Date: 11 Oct 1995 16:14:44 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <45gqhk$f9a@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Hi,
Use someone the new Adaptec AHA-2940 Ultra Wide with NeXTSTEP ?
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: xtian@yar.cs.wisc.edu (Christian Rohrmeier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Date: 12 Oct 1995 14:11:34 GMT
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
Message-ID: <45j7mm$cuv@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com> <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net> <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> <44ifuq$bsg_001@ppp-wpb-155.shadow.net>
Alkemyst (signal@shadow.net) wrote:
: In article <gurman-2709951723470001@goodgulf.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
: gurman@uvsp.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman) wrote:
: >In article <4448sl$mcv@news.usaor.net>, rab <rab@usaor.net> wrote:
: > Pardon my attitude, but unix (Irix, especially) for the consumer
: >level? Really....
: Well IBM, HP, and a slew of others have formed the Unified Unix Commitee (or
:something to that affect) to one topple Microcrap a bit and also introduce the
: average consumer to what windows should be. Most ppl dont realize that UNIX
: is actually a graphical OS that can also run in a command shell type
: environment.
Unix is not a graphical OS. Actually, UNIX has no user interface at all;
Thats what shells are for. Unix does run GUIs, such as X-Windows, which do
all the things GUIs should.
: UNIX is the most stable and efficient multitasking environment and also
: supported with tons of free software. The only OS I have seen get close to
: the ability of UNIX multitasking was the Amiga.
Thats because the Amiga had its own flavour of Unix. But Unix runs on Macs
too (albeit not well, since Apple has a habbit of botching such things-
Wait for Linux for the Mac.) And it runs, in one form or another, on just
about every other modern architecture you can think of.
: UNIX is coming and I cant wait...
Unix came a long time ago. Unix came to the PC a long time ago too. And,
finally, Unix came to the PC for free several years ago in the form of Linux,
which IMHO is one of the best OSes you could ever want.
-Christian
--
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TDS Telecommunications - Field Services Specialist - All opinions are my own
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Ethernet -- Centronics?
Date: 12 Oct 1995 16:52:00 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <45jh3g$5lh@news.nd.edu>
References: <450hh7Fjsn@uni-erlangen.de> <45btkn$gta@miwok.nbn.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: john@gscorp.com
john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox) wrote
>
>Hello:
>
>We've had good experiences with the HP JetDirect system. It's a "black
>box" which, depending on the model, lets you connect 1-3 parallel printers
>off a single ethernet segment (thin or 10 Base/T). Configuring it on
>NEXTSTEP requires the manual editing of some files, which we've documented
>in a support bulletin. NeXT's PrintManager supports JetDirect as does our
>eXTRAPRINT product. More info on JetDirect as well as on eXTRAPRINT is
>available on our web site:
>
>http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
>
>-and-
>
>http://www.gscorp.com/Support_Bulletins.html
>
>Best regards,
>
>
>John C. Fox
>john@gscorp.com
>http://www.gscorp.com
Hello,
Would the use of HP JetDirect with a black slab and a non-PS HP
ink-jet printer require an additional (to what comes with NS3.2) software
driver ?
Thanks in anticipation.
Best Regards,
Amir
From: Amir Sanjari <ahs@undhep.hep.nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Syquest EZ135 Portable Disk Drive and the NeXTStation
Date: 12 Oct 1995 17:04:09 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <45jhq9$5lh@news.nd.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello,
A comparison of the official specifications for the ZIP and the
EZ135 drives put the latter ahead, except that not many, if any, people
seem to have real life experience of it with a NeXT machine.
Has anyone any experience of using the new Syquest EZ135 disk
drive with a NeXTStation ? I'd appreciate any feedback on its use and
connectivity, e.g. does it require any driver, or is it "plug and play",
how does it deal with disk formatting, etc.
I thank you in anticipation.
Best Regards,
Amir
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Message-ID: <9510121611.AA17385@sisnext.uucp>
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2)
From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 95 08:11:17 -0800
Subject: PYRO chip
Has anyone installed and used the Pyro board?
Results?
-lsk
From: nsousa@mithlond.esoterica.com (Nuno Moreira de Sousa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: 68040-->68060 anyone?
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 21:48:15 +0100
Organization: Esoterica
Message-ID: <nsousa-1210952148150001@newton.esoterica.pt>
References: <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu> <45gdc5$40s@usenet.rpi.edu>
( deleted stuff)
> If you have a 25Mhz 68040 (ie, a non-Turbo machine), you might
> want to check out the Pyro accelerator option.
Can anyone give a URL or more info on how to get it ( the Pyro accelerator...)
Thanks.
____
\ Esoterica - Novas Tecnologias de Informacao, Lda.
:-) Nuno Moreira de Sousa
/___ nsousa@mithlond.esoterica.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: PYRO chip
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DGCypu.3ws@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 23:03:29 GMT
References: <9510121611.AA17385@sisnext.uucp>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <9510121611.AA17385@sisnext.uucp>,
Lawrence S. Kroll <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us> wrote:
>Has anyone installed and used the Pyro board?
>Results?
I've read reports from some; they say it makes 3.3 feel like 2.1 speed-wise.
:-)
I'm not sure if that was colour or mono.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: L2@atlanta.com (Larry Knight)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: 68040-->68060 anyone?
Date: 13 Oct 1995 01:16:11 GMT
Organization: The L2 Company
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <L2-1210952116260001@lmknight.mindspring.com>
References: <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu>
In article <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu>, sela@iastate.edu wrote:
> Has anyone swaped their 68040 for the 68060? Is it just plug and play?
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>
> --
> *******************IOWA***STATE***UNIVERSITY********************
> * Brian Morrison sela@iastate.edu (NeXT Mail welcome!) *
> * --------------------------------------------------------- *
> * http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sela *
> ****************************************************************
Brian, the chips have a similar pinout, but are NOT "drop-in"
interchangeable. It MAY be possible to adapt a 68060 to the NeXT, but
some additional "adapter" hardware is needed, as well as some "bootware".
A L2 cache of about 512K would be a good idea while you're at it, if you
are serious about the project.
If anyone is interested in attempting to do this, I have a few 68060 chips
as well as some other hardware for sale (adapters, sockets, voltage
converters etc.) which could speed your prototyping efforts.
If interested, e-mail me at L2@atlanta.com
Larry Knight, The L2 Company.
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does my black slab need internal SCSI termination?
Date: 13 Oct 1995 05:38:37 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <45ku0t$sht@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
I have a newly-acquired and newly-resurrected NeXTstation turbo color.
I just replaced the motherboard, and I'm thinking that I might make
the environment friendlier for the new motherboard if I moved the
hard disk to an external enclosure. Since I want to have at least
one other disk for swapping, and that will be in an external enclosure,
I figure I may as well put both there.
My question: If I remove the internal drive, what do I do about the
unused SCSI ribbon socket on the motherboard? Do I need an internal
SCSI terminator?
I've gotten different answers from different people, as well as warnings
that I could destroy my drives by doing the wrong thing! Since the drive
itself has termination, I figure I ought to terminate the internal SCSI
bus if I remove it. But I've heard that bus may be self-terminating,
that is, it can sense whether there is a disk present.
Also, if I do need a terminator, what kind?
Thanks very much,
David Finton
From: keith@cognisense.com (Keith Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Incomplete disk transfer
Date: 13 Oct 1995 06:47:58 GMT
Organization: Cognisense
Message-ID: <keith-1310950147140001@dal01-16.ppp.iadfw.net>
I'm trying to Build a NeXTSTEP disk and am getting the 'Incomplete disk
transfer' message.
The disk is an external 1 Gig, (an IBM OEM 0662S12), and has been used
successfully on a Macintosh for the past 12 months.
When I 1st hooked the drive to the NeXT (a NeXTStation Color), it showed
up as an Apple-formatted HD. I launched BuildDisk, and clicked on build.
It reported that the build failed, and the console showed the following:
/usr/etc/disk -i -h slab -l "newDisk" /dev/rsd1a
disk name: IBM OEM 0662S12
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
writing disk label
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1df7, resid = 0x1c48, retry 1
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1df7, resid = 0x1c48, retry 2
.
.
.
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1df7, resid = 0x1c48, retry 9
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL
And this gets repeated 3 times...
Any idea what I need to do next???
Please reply via email. If anyone else is interested, I'll be happy to
summarize...
Thanks!
Keith
keith@cognisense.com
From: marcos@dogen.imana.com (Marcos Javier Polanco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sun SS4 vs. Pentium
Date: 13 Oct 1995 06:56:00 GMT
Organization: TLGnet, a division of RGNet, Inc.
Message-ID: <45l2i0$rc@kadath.zeitgeist.net>
Hello,
I am making a purchasing decision, and your collective wisdom would be
much appreciated. Basically, I have between $4K and $5K to spend on a new
machine. My choices basically come down to an SS4 or a Pentium-based
machine. I will use it primarily as a Web server and a development
environment. Is there a consensus as to the performance difference between
these two machines?
Thanks.
--
=========================================================
- marcos j. polanco The Siteseer is your personalized
- marcos@imana.com HOTLIST of 'cool sites' on the Web!
- 415-255-1102 Find it at http://www.imana.com/
=========================================================
From: smbakh@milind (Milind Bakhle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: 68040-->68060 anyone?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 13 Oct 1995 14:02:21 GMT
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Message-ID: <45lrhd$43h@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov>
References: <45f5pj$6ks@news.iastate.edu> <45gdc5$40s@usenet.rpi.edu> <nsousa-1210952148150001@newton.esoterica.pt> <45k19r$jb6@usc.edu>
reichman@scf.usc.edu wrote:
: try: Spherical Solutions at www://orb.com/Pyro/
:
Make that http://www.orb.com/Pyro/
Milind A. Bakhle
mabakhle@lerc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: magnus@darwin.uchicago.edu (Magnus Nordborg)
Subject: Re: Sun SS4 vs. Pentium
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Message-ID: <951013090643.1688AAFcF.magnus@darwin>
Keywords: benchmarks, simulation
Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator)
Organization: University of Chicago -- Networking Services
References: <45l2i0$rc@kadath.zeitgeist.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:06:43 GMT
> From: marcos@dogen.imana.com (Marcos Javier Polanco)
> Subject: Sun SS4 vs. Pentium
> Date: 13 Oct 1995 06:56:00 GMT
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am making a purchasing decision, and your collective wisdom would be
> much appreciated. Basically, I have between $4K and $5K to spend on a new
> machine. My choices basically come down to an SS4 or a Pentium-based
> machine. I will use it primarily as a Web server and a development
> environment. Is there a consensus as to the performance difference between
> these two machines?
I would very much doubt that there is a consensus, but I'll give you my
impressions based on running scientific simulations. Compared to a SS20/61,
a P90 system usually take ~30% more time to complete the same task. My very
limited experience with a P133 system indicates that it is almost always
faster than the SS20/61. Note that I have not used NEXTSTEP on a Sparc, but
it is probably safe to assume that NEXTSTEP would not be faster on a Sparc
than SunOS or Solaris. I have tried SS4 systems as well and they are quite
a bit slower than a P90.
In my experience, the proper performance comparison is therefore between
Pentium and SS20, whereas SS4 is better compared to 486 systems. Given that
the proper price comparison, as you indicate, is between SS4 and Pentium,
this is bad news for Sun.
Sparc systems perform relatively better the more floating point ops are
involved, but this effect is small. They also perform relatively better
when lots of sequential memory access is involved, and in general when the
jobs are large. These effects are not small, but could partly be due to
Solaris vs. Mach. Note that none of the work I do is i/o intensive.
-Magnus
---
Magnus Nordborg
Department of Ecology & Evolution
The University of Chicago
1101 E. 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637-1573
USA
magnus@darwin.uchicago.edu (NeXT Mail, MIME)
+1.312.702-1093 phone (lab)
+1.312.667-5331 phone (home)
+1.312.702-9740 fax
From: wright@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Maurice W. Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: long monitor cable needed
Date: 13 Oct 1995 14:28:28 GMT
Organization: Temple University, Academic Computer Services
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45lt2c$kun@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
References: <44rirh$vsi@pms507.pms.ford.com>
I'm looking for one, too. I need to move a color nextstation some
distance away from the monitor and sound box so I can hear the sound
above the whining of the 400 meg drive and slabFan.
wright@astro.ocis.temple.edu
--
Maurice Wright /\ /\ \ /
Esther Boyer College Of Music / \/ \ \ /\ /
Temple University / \ \/ \/
From: Denis GESBERT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sanyo CD ROM SCSI
Date: 13 Oct 1995 14:46:44 GMT
Organization: CRC - Universite Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg France
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45lu4k$d2r@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Hi,
Does anyone know if a SCSI CD ROM drive (4x) can be use with NS (on Intel)?
Denis Gesbert
From: doug@dam.Colorado.EDU (Doug MacIntire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: Installing DEC drives
Date: 13 Oct 1995 16:10:07 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <45m30v$anj@lace.Colorado.EDU>
I have been trying to install a DEC (RZ24) disk drive in my cube. Thanks to
various people's advice, at this point the problem seems to be getting the
thing to spinup after power has been applied. It seems, for power consumption
reasons, that these drives do not automatically spin up.
For some DEC drives there is a jumper to tell the thing to spin up anyways, but
not all, and I do not think for this one in particular.
For a DEC there is a utility called scu that allows one to send a startup
message to the drive on the SCSI bus. Comparable utilities have been written
for MACs and PCs. As far as I can tell, none of the NeXT (BSD) utilities
(disk, etc.) will do the same thing.
Has anyone managed to get one of these DEC drives working on a NEXT?
Thanks for any help.
Doug MacIntire
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Color Printer and NeXT Hardware
Date: 13 Oct 1995 17:54:59 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Message-ID: <45m95j$gbo@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <951011203956.2948AAD4E.steve@jamrock>
In <951011203956.2948AAD4E.steve@jamrock> wayneh@cyberstore.ca wrote:
>
> I need to build a serial cable to attach an Epson Stylus Color Printer to
a
> NeXTstation color. I have purchased and installed the Epson Stylus serial
> interface kit and I will be using the Dots Drivers; however I cannot get
the
> necessary specifications to build a cable. If you have successfully built
> such a cable or know the pinout specs
> of it, please send me a note.
>
> Thanks
> Wayne
> NeXTMail Welcome
>
Hi Wayne:
The "serial" port on an Epson Stylus is actually an AppleTalk port. The
cable wiring is not the issue, it's the communications protocol. Besides
which, serial is much too slow for a color printer. The only way to make
this printer work with NeXT hardware is to use the HP JetDirect inteface.
This is a "black" box that connects to your ethernet network on one end, and
has a parallel port on the other.
You can find info on how to configure a JetDirect box under NEXTSTEP on our
web site:
http://www.gscorp.com/Support_Bulletins.html
For info on eXTRAPRINT, which supports the Epson Stylus, and many other
printers, visit:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
There, you'll also find pointers to HP's web site for product info on
JetDirect.
Best regards,
John C. Fox
john@gscorp.com
http://www.gscorp.com
From: mobbster@clam.ucsb.edu (Paul T. Mobbs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Power suply replacement for black hardware
Date: 12 Oct 1995 15:12:25 -0700
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
Message-ID: <45k3s9$v5@clam.ucsb.edu>
References: <44ghud$bi1@news.medusa.es>
Keywords: Power suply
In reference to black hardware that won't power up I miight have the trick. All I'm doing is saving you a call to Bell Atlantic, really, because they helped me out of one of these jams earlier this year. I have a NeXTstation Color and it did the same thing.
Just open 'er up and take out the clock battery, leave it out for like 30 min. (long enough for the whole system to discharge) and then put it back in. I forget exactly why that works, but it does.
From: Thomas Kerkau <kerkau@frvsh1.uni-freiburg.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem with SANYO CD-ROM Drive
Date: 13 Oct 1995 16:18:56 GMT
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Germany
Message-ID: <45m3hg$5u7@n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi,
I've bought a SANYO CRD-254SH with my Intel PC, but it doesn't work under
NeXT-STEP. The PC contains an ASUS Board with a 100 MHz Pentium and the ASUS
SCSI Controler wich is based on the NCR Chipset. this configuration runs well
with a Toshiba CD-Drive and with the SANYO under DOS. NeXT-STEP is waiting
for drive to come ready until the time outand then tells:drive not ready.
The only problem i know is that NeXT-STEP (but DOS also) tells that this
drive is a CRD254S and not SH. It would be great if someone could tell me how
to get my Drive to work.
Thomas
From: Russell Wilcoxon@mail.halcyon.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 13 Oct 1995 19:04:39 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Message-ID: <45md87$jfr@news.halcyon.com>
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com> <45c695$nhf@news4.digex.net> <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>
In <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>, chin@clark.net (Chin) writes:
>John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
>: dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com wrote:
>: > If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives
>: > are supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
>:
>: I would recommend getting any of the toshiba, sony or nec drives.
>:
>: Particularly the toshiba 3401, or 3501...(although I don't love
>: the company, their products are nice).
The Toshiba 3401 doesn't support CD-Audio under NeXT For Intel.
<Other advice deleted>
-Russ
From: velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 2 CD-ROM drives on black HW problem
Date: 13 Oct 1995 19:19:35 GMT
Organization: Plymouth Commercial Internet eXchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <45me47$v3q@alpha.pcix.com>
anyone else out there using 2 CD-ROM drives on black hardware? when i
added my second CD-ROM drive (a toshiba3401) the first (a NeXT)
stopped auto-mounting inserted volumes; in fact, i can't mount them
manually either.
i figured i'd need to edit /etc/fstab or another such file, but
couldn't find anything appropriate to change -- any hints?
i really just want to be able to use the toshiba for audio while using
the NeXT CD for data :-)
thanks,
--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
David A. Sinclair velcro@pcix.com
From: apandit@acs.uswest.com (Ajay Pandit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem with NS 3.3 installation on Conner 1275 MB drive
Date: 13 Oct 1995 20:45:14 GMT
Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems
Message-ID: <45mj4q$56p@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com>
I am trying to install NS 3.3 on Gateway 2000 486 DX2-50 on a Conner
Peripherals 1275 MB Disk Drive. NS 3.3 recognizes the drive, but it says
the device capacity is 1218 MB and BIOS is 210 MB. If I say continue, it
prompts me if I want to erase all 210 MB and install NEXTSTEP. Any idea
where this 210 MB coming from ? And how can I fix it.
If I continue with even 210 MB disk installaiton, it gives following
messages and aborts the installation:
-----
mv: /private/tmp/mnta/usr/lib/NextStep/BaseSystem.bom rename: No such file
or directory
/private/etc/rc.cdrom : /private/tmp/mnta/private/etc/fstab: can not
create
CD-ROM boot procedure complete.
------
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks a lot,
- Ajay
From: http@cs.nemostate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Mach 64 Video Driver and IBM 16/4 ISA Token Ring Driver conflict resolution??
Date: 13 Oct 1995 20:07:22 GMT
Organization: Northeast Missouri State University
Message-ID: <45mgtq$18oa@noc.nemostate.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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We need help resolving this conflict:
Running NeXTSTEP 3.3 on a Gateway 2000 P5-90 we've encountered a
Rom addressing conflict (a similar conflict is documented by Solaris 2.4
with their Token Ring driver)
with the NeXT
Token Ring driver (beta version 3.31) and the Mach 64 Video driver
(2 Meg).
A) We have been able to run the Token Ring driver with an IBM
Auto 16/4 ISA Token Ring card 92G3774 (?) using the
default VGA video driver.
B)We've also been able to configure the token ring card with the
s series video driver on an IBM 330 pentium.
C)Solaris reports a conflict with the Token Ring plug and play card
wanting Rom address CC000 which is already used by some VGA
cards (in particular the Mach 64 card). We have as yet been
unsuccessfull in
1) forcing the plug and play card to take Rom address D2000
and Ram D4000 as recommended in the similar Solaris 2.4 x86
token ring card faqs from Sun.
2) Moving around the video memory (all 2+ megs of it!) to avoid
CC000.
Any suggestions? No, we can't use either net instead in the near
future!:-)
From: Eugene Pisman <digital@interport.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Syquest EZ135 Portable Disk Drive and the NeXTStation
Date: 13 Oct 1995 21:06:01 GMT
Organization: Ingress Communications (info@ingress.com)
Message-ID: <45mkbp$bbc@stargate.ingress.com>
References: <45jhq9$5lh@news.nd.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I use both the ZIP Drive and the EZ135 on my Color Turbo Slab and
everything works fine. I have both on the same SCSI chain, both work at
the same time. Tough the EZ135 is little faster that the ZIP Drive.
Of course no drivers are required, and you can say it's "plug and play".
Formatting is easy - all you do you put the disk in and format it, though
you loose about 5mb on the ZIP Drive and about 10mb on the EZ135.
Eugene Pisman
From: colen@teleport.com (Colen Garoutte-Carson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: [HELP] How do I make my new(used) NeXT work?
Date: 13 Oct 1995 21:05:31 GMT
Organization: Metrowerks Inc.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <colen-1310951404320001@ip-pdx09-27.teleport.com>
Anyone who can help,
Please forgive my ignorance. Any help would be _extremely_ appreciated.
I've just aquired a Color NeXTstation.
When I boot, it says "Testing system...", opens a NeXT ROM monitor
2.4 (v65) window. Testings some more stuff (all the tests pass). Then
gives me a "NeXT>" prompt.
I figured "b sd" was the only intelligent option at this point. It
boots me into unix, in a "NeXT Mach Operating System" window. It tries to
set up network access, but fails (it's not connection to one yet). It
gives me a "#" prompt, from which I can list files. I can execute basic
unix commands. But I can't see to get any programs working.
How do I boot into the NeXT OS?
How do I get anything to display in color?
Why, whenever I try to execute most of the programs, does it just
access the HD, then freeze up? How can I make the programs run properly?
The person I bought this from said he has tried to install the latest
update to the NeXT OS, but wasn't able to get it working properly. I'm
not sure what he's done, or at what stage he left off.
What software should I have installed to make things work properly?
(I'm trapped in a well! PLEASE HELP ME!)
Please respond cc responses to my email address,
- Colen Garoutte-Carson
From: sandhoff@csus.edu (John F. Sandhoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Compression mode on DAT drives?
Date: 13 Oct 1995 18:35:05 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45mbgp$4cq@news.csus.edu>
Originator: sandhoff@syscube.ccs.csus.edu
Can NS 3.3 (or 3.2) support toggling data compression on DAT drives,
specifically a WangDAT 3400DX? I'm hoping to be able to create the
appropriate special devices that can access the drive in both normal
and compressed mode. I've found nothing along this subject line in
NeXTanswers...
Alternately, does anyone have the nitty-gritty tech details for a 3400DX
that tells me what bits to set/examine with a mode select/sense command,
and I can try writing my own routine to toggle compression mode.
John F. Sandhoff, University Network Support
California State University Sacramento
sandhoff@csus.edu
From: velcro@pcix.com (David Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 2 CD-ROM drives on black HW problem
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 14 Oct 1995 01:24:34 GMT
Organization: Plymouth Commercial Internet eXchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <45n3gi$7oo@alpha.pcix.com>
References: <45me47$v3q@alpha.pcix.com>
thanks to all those who replied so quickly; it turns out the problem
went away after a simple reboot, now "it just works".
:-)
--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
David A. Sinclair velcro@pcix.com
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 14 Oct 1995 02:56:15 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <45n8sf$3e9@news4.digex.net>
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com> <45c695$nhf@news4.digex.net> <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net> <45md87$jfr@news.halcyon.com>
Russell Wilcoxon@mail.halcyon.com wrote:
> In <45cbjh$lu9@clarknet.clark.net>, chin@clark.net (Chin) writes:
> >John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote: : dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com
> >wrote: : > If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands
> >of CD-ROM drives : > are supported by NS, PLEASE HELP! : :
> >I would recommend getting any of the toshiba, sony or nec drives.
> >: : Particularly the toshiba 3401, or 3501...(although I don't
> >love : the company, their products are nice).
> The Toshiba 3401 doesn't support CD-Audio under NeXT For Intel.
This is wrong...It certainly does. I'm listening to it right
now...on intel hardware.
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: shawk@panix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dual Head HP 735/125 problem
Date: 14 Oct 1995 13:23:37 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45odkp$eov@news1.panix.com>
Is anyone using the dual 24bit video display card with the HP735/125?
I'm having trouble making my HP 735/125 work with my new dual 24bit display video board. It worked fine with the single 8bit display board.
On boot up, the video display works through the boot NeXT step message, a screen too short to read flashes and then it goes dark.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
From: cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Gateway Pentium w/ATI CT Mach64 Video Card -- Will It Work w/NS 3.3?
Date: 14 Oct 1995 13:54:42 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <45off2$rkk@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
We just got a new Gateway Pentium 90 which came (much to my surprise) with
an ATI CT Mach 64 video card. I tried using the ATI Mach64 Display Driver as
found on NeXTAnswers but during bootup NS complains "ATI Mach64 chipset
not found !" during bootup and reloads the default VGA display adaptor.
Before I waste much time, is there a driver which will work with this setup?
TIA.
Carl
--
cjones@wellesley.edu
cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (NeXTMail/MIME Welcome)
From: Darrell Kristof <dlk@tamu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with NS 3.3 installation on Conner 1275 MB drive
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 05:21:38 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Message-ID: <45nb0c$mbv@news.tamu.edu>
References: <45mj4q$56p@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com>
apandit@acs.uswest.com (Ajay Pandit) wrote:
>I am trying to install NS 3.3 on Gateway 2000 486 DX2-50 on a Conner
>Peripherals 1275 MB Disk Drive. NS 3.3 recognizes the drive, but it says
>the device capacity is 1218 MB and BIOS is 210 MB. If I say continue, it
Sounds like the drive needs (and was originally prepared for DOS w/
OnTrack's DiskManager for IDE drives larger than 1024 cylinders). I
don't know of a fix for this, but this might shed some light on the
subject if someone knows a work around for a DiskManager setup.
My only guess would be to reformat the drive w/ ONLY NeXTSTEP on the
system. Just FDISK it in DOS and start the NeXTSTEP install and let
it take care of the formatting and fdisking for partitions and see how
it works. I'm sold on SCSI myself -- I haven't tried it yet on EIDE
drives.
>prompts me if I want to erase all 210 MB and install NEXTSTEP. Any idea
>where this 210 MB coming from ? And how can I fix it.
>If I continue with even 210 MB disk installaiton, it gives following
>messages and aborts the installation:
Good luck!
Darrell Kristof
dlk@tamu.edu
From: mjantti@aton.abo.fi (Markus J{ntti STA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: CD:s generate "unexpected kernel page fault"
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.bugs
Date: 14 Oct 1995 12:47:57 GMT
Organization: Abo Akademi University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <MJANTTI.95Oct14144757@aton.abo.fi>
When I try to read a CD other than the NeXT User and Developer my
system crashes, i.e., it throws plenty of garbage in a small monitor
on the screen and will only reboot from the large monitor. I have a
non-Turbo NeXTstaion running NS 3.2 and SONY CD-ROM CDU-55S Rev
1.0t. The error message looks something like this
unexpected kernel page fault failure
trap: type ox410 f fcode rw 3 faultdel 0x0
trap: pc 0x40021e2 sp 0x3ffff0 sr 0x2000
trap: cpu 0 th 0x1017556e0 proc 0x1017ae40 pid 1460
pcb 0x1118d010
traceback: fp 0x1118db48
called from pc 0x040961b6 fp +x1118db5c 4-args 1119a27c 00000000 1118db94
and so on
This happens with all kinds of CD:s, the latest one is the Lighthouse
Academic CD. I can't imagine the problem is with the CD:s.
Any suggestions?
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From: colen@teleport.com (Colen Garoutte-Carson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: [HELP] Getting a NeXTstation networked
Date: 14 Oct 1995 19:14:16 GMT
Organization: Metrowerks Inc.
Message-ID: <colen-1410951213130001@ip-pdx10-22.teleport.com>
Thanks to those of you who helped me get into the NeXT OS from single
user unix.
Ultimately, I'd like to use my NeXTstation to connect to a dedicated
PPP line, and route for two other computer (2 Macs). I found PPP software
for the NeXT, but it's 2 megs, and I can get it over to the NeXT. I've
been unable to find any kind of terminal program that will let me use a
modem pluged into a serial port. (Does anyone have a terminal program
that I can fit on a floppy?).
Does anyone know of any good NeXT shareware/freeware sites?
I tried running a coaxial cable from the NeXT to a Mac. Do I need
resisters or T-connectors on either end? It's just wired directly from
one to the other.
I set up the TCP/IP software on the Mac to manually assume an address
of 1.1.1.2, with a 255.0.0.0 network mask (I've been guessing). With
"NetManager", I configured the NeXT to assume the address of 1.1.1.1. I
tried all possible settings for router (1.1.1.2, default, and none),
broadcast address (1.1.1.2, default, and none), NetMask (255.0.0.0,
Default, and automatic). Whenever I boot the NeXT it tells me that either
the network is down or I have not yet connected to it. I'm unable to ping
1.1.1.2, nomatter what I try. I tried everything I could with ifconfig,
too.
What am I missing? How can I make a two machine, point-A-to-point-B
IP network with my NeXTstation and my Mac?
The most difficult part is yet to come : How do I configure my NeXT
to route packets from ethernet to PPP (and vice versa)? What PPP should I
use?
Thanks in advance, (Please email response)
- Colen Garoutte-Carson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Does my black slab need internal SCSI termination?
Message-ID: <DGGALL.L3@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <45ku0t$sht@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 18:12:56 GMT
In article <45ku0t$sht@spool.cs.wisc.edu> finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David
Finton) writes:
> I have a newly-acquired and newly-resurrected NeXTstation turbo color.
> I just replaced the motherboard, and I'm thinking that I might make
> the environment friendlier for the new motherboard if I moved the
> hard disk to an external enclosure. Since I want to have at least
> one other disk for swapping, and that will be in an external enclosure,
> I figure I may as well put both there.
>
> My question: If I remove the internal drive, what do I do about the
> unused SCSI ribbon socket on the motherboard? Do I need an internal
> SCSI terminator?
>
> I've gotten different answers from different people, as well as warnings
> that I could destroy my drives by doing the wrong thing! Since the drive
> itself has termination, I figure I ought to terminate the internal SCSI
> bus if I remove it. But I've heard that bus may be self-terminating,
> that is, it can sense whether there is a disk present.
>
> Also, if I do need a terminator, what kind?
Since your currently attached drive has termination on and the system works
with this setting you should be on the safe side by 'replacing' the internal
drive with a terminator.
The scsi-chain will not mind 'missing' the drive in front of the terminator.
Don't know about the auto-termination thing. Sounds nice though. But why take a
chance? Just attach a passive terminator which fits to the adaptor on the board
or the cable.
Please summarize, I'd like to know as well.
Juergen
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== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: taweil@skat.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Best PCI or EISA Ether Card for NeXT/Intel
Date: 14 Oct 1995 17:56:14 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: taweil@skat.usc.edu
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <TAWEIL.95Oct14175613@skat.usc.edu>
Subject says it. I am interested in big buffer for better NFS performance.
Any information is appreciated.
--
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Member, League for Programming Freedom
"Innovate, don't litigate."
From: premoze@cs.colorado.edu (Simon Premoze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound cards and sound support
Date: 15 Oct 95 06:16:25 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <premoze.813737785@nag.cs.colorado.edu>
Which sound cards are supported in Nextstep?
-Simon Premoze
From: myles@emedia.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS on TI, IBM?
Date: 15 Oct 1995 12:44:37 GMT
Organization: Digital Telemedia Inc.
Message-ID: <45qvnl$qgm@maceo.emedia.net>
Does anyone know if NS 3.3 will run on the TI 5100 or any of TI's Extensa
line?
Same for the New IBM 760?
IF so, how well , ie. what is/isn't supported.
thanks
myles
myles@emedia.net
supported.
thanks
myles
myles@emedia.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Q: Agfa Arcu II Scanner and NS 3.3 ?
Message-ID: <DGG6tD.AG@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 16:51:13 GMT
Hi,
Does anyone know if the new Arcus II scanner from Agfa works with NS 3.3 ?
What apps are including drivers for it ?
Thanks
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Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@umich.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SPARC: floppy is a dog
Date: 15 Oct 1995 20:29:56 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45rr04$2kl@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu>
When I insert a DOS floppy into my Sparc 5 running NEXTSTEP 3.3, the
workspace slows to a crawl and the cursor spins forever. Is there some
configuration preference I may not have set right?
Roland
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From: nxcube.augusta.de!olli (Oliver Nissen)
Subject: Re: No password for ROM Monitor...
Message-ID: <DGEL15.1ru@nxcube.augusta.de>
Sender: news@nxcube.augusta.de
Organization: Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen
References: <45e4kl$684@news.csus.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 20:03:05 GMT
In article <45e4kl$684@news.csus.edu> pikejb@csus.edu (Brennan Pike)
writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have an 030 NeXT Cube which cannot find it's boot device.
Evidently this computer has been sitting for
> some time with this problem. The boot command it is trying to use
is "sg". The cube has a 330 hd with operating
> system. The problem is that when I try to change the boot command
to "sd" it prompts for a password. The person
> who had this cube previously has no idea what the password is. Is
there a way to get around this password? If
> anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated. (ROM Monitor
1.0 (v41))
>
> Brennan Pike
>
Open your cube, pull out the board and disconnect all interface
cables. Then remove the lithium-battery from the board. After some
minutes re-insert the battery and re-assemble the cube. Now there
should be no hardware-password anymore. Remember to re-set the
parameters in the ROM-Monitor to your own needs, too.
--
--- 8< --------------------------------------------------------------
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olli@nxcube.augusta.de -> NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
i22boliv@rz.unibw-muenchen.de -> Plain text only!
_____________________________________________________________________
>>> "...but, why is it black?" - "It should have been perfect..." <<<
From: dstartse@eecs.uic.edu (Dennis Startsev)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: EIDE CDROM Installation. HELP!!!
Date: 15 Oct 1995 23:35:12 GMT
Organization: UIC
Message-ID: <45s5rg$qm8@news.eecs.uic.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I've just received a copy of NeXT Step 3.3 for Intel, but I don't have a SCSI
CDROM that the installation wants. I have an EIDE controller in my Pentium,
and the configuration is as follows.:
Primary Controller:
0. First HD (Windows, DOS, that kind of stuff)
1. Second HD (One DOS Partition, Two Linux Partition, and
700 MB unpartitioned, intended for NeXT Step)
Secondary Controller:
0. ATAPI CDROM (Sony)
1. SyQuest EZ Drive (It sets up as an IDE Hard Drive, so I figured
that there shouldn't be a problem for NeXT Step)
I found in WWW NeXT Answers, that there is a beta EIDE driver, but it's not on
the installation disks, so I have to install it from within NeXT Step. The
#... Answer advised to set up my target HD as device 0 of the primary EIDE
controller, and CDROM -- as device 1. I did that, but when I get to the
graphical window (right after selecting drivers, I used the "IDE for HD's >
504MB" option of the Adaptec 154x SCSI), there is a prompt for a root. If I
try to enter hd0, hd0a, hd0b, or anything else like that, the system replies
with a System Panic (can't mount root). HELP!!! What do I need to do to
install the system??
Dennis Startsev
Please reply by e-mail to dstartse@eecs.uic.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Everyone's Favourite: "Incomplete Disk Transfer" with Quantum
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DGInq8.8IE@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 00:51:43 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo
Well, thought I'd use this old Quantum ProDrive80S that's sitting on my shelf
as a swap disk. All the cabling's as it should be.
When I boot up, I get:
gallifrey mach: SCSI 53C90A Controller, Target 7, as sc0 at 0x2114000
gallifrey mach: CDC 94191-15 Rev 0136 as sd0 at sc0 target 0 lun 0
gallifrey mach: Disk Label: Gallifrey-Disk
gallifrey mach: Disk Capacity 644MB, Device Block 1024 bytes
gallifrey mach: IBM CDRM00201 !E Rev as sd1 at sc0 target 5 lun 0
gallifrey mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION
gallifrey mach: Waiting for drive to come ready
gallifrey mach: ...................
gallifrey mach: QUANTUM P80S 980-80-94xx Rev as sd2 at sc0 target 6 lun 0
gallifrey mach: sd2: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0xa00, resid = 0x1248, retry 1
gallifrey mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
The CD-ROM drive and CDC disk work fine, BTW.
Then, trying to initialize it using disk gives:
gallifrey:1# disk /dev/rsd2a
Zone sectored device, guessing sectors at 34
disk name: QUANTUM P80S 980-80-94xx
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
Disk utility
disk> init
DESTROYS ALL EXISTING DISK DATA -- really initialize? y
enter host name: gallifrey
enter disk label: extra
writing disk label
Boot block is "/usr/standalone/boot", ok? y
Writing /usr/standalone/boot
creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd2a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd2a
setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 81869 17 6 8192 1024 16 5 60 4096 s
Warning: 37 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated
/dev/rsd2a: 81869 sectors in 803 cylinders of 6 tracks, 17 sectors
83.8Mb in 51 cyl groups (16 c/g, 1.67Mb/g, 384 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at:
16, 1672, 3328, 4984, 6640, 8296, 9952, 11608, 13072, 14728,
16384, 18040, 19696, 21352, 23008, 24664, 26128, 27784, 29440, 31096,
32752, 34408, 36064, 37720, 39184, 40840, 42496, 44152, 45808, 47464,
49120, 50776, 52240, 53896, 55552, 57208, 58864, 60520, 62176, 63832,
65296, 66952, 68608, 70264, 71920, 73576, 75232, 76888, 78352, 80008,
81664,
cg 0: bad magic number
cg 0: bad magic number
/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd2a failed (status 1)
disk>
Using 1024-byte sectors and doing the newfs manualls has the same effect.
No error messages appear on the console while doing this.
Any ideas?
--
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Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: vdemarco@whatnow.bou.shl.com (Vince Demarco)
Subject: Re: SPARC: floppy is a dog
In-Reply-To: Roland Telfeyan's message of 15 Oct 1995 20:29:56 GMT
Message-ID: <VDEMARCO.95Oct15210631@whatnow.bou.shl.com>
Sender: usenet@shlnews.shl.com (shlnews news)
Organization: SHL Systemhouse Inc.
References: <45rr04$2kl@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 03:06:31 GMT
Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@umich.edu> writes:
>When I insert a DOS floppy into my Sparc 5 running NEXTSTEP 3.3, the
>workspace slows to a crawl and the cursor spins forever. Is there some
>configuration preference I may not have set right?
My Sparcstation 20 does the same thing. the solution seems to be
not to use floppies.
Actually mine slows down when a floppy is inserted regardless of the type
of disk it is (DOS,MAC,UFS)
vince
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes)
Subject: mach: Scc(com0): Rx: DMA Buffer Overrun
Message-ID: <westesDGIzs9.KIr@netcom.com>
Organization: U.S. Computer
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 05:12:09 GMT
Sender: westes@netcom8.netcom.com
Occasionally after connecting a modem to a UUCP box on NS 3.2 FIP, the
following messages will start showing up in /private/adm/messages:
mach: Scc(com0): Rx: DMA Buffer Overrun
What is the most likely cause for this message?
--
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Saratoga, CA 95070
FAX: 408-446-1013
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SPARC: floppy is a dog
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 06:30:11 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Oct16.063011.8192@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <45rr04$2kl@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu>
In article <45rr04$2kl@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu> Roland Telfeyan
<telfeyan@umich.edu> writes:
> When I insert a DOS floppy into my Sparc 5 running NEXTSTEP 3.3, the
> workspace slows to a crawl and the cursor spins forever. Is there some
> configuration preference I may not have set right?
Known problem. I think it is fixed on the 3.3 Upgrade CD. (So, why am I
saying this when I don't have a copy?)
Paul
--
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http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PYRO chip
Date: 15 Oct 1995 19:02:55 -0700
Organization: runner
Message-ID: <45segf$6vc@runner.uucp>
References: <9510121611.AA17385@sisnext.uucp> <DGCypu.3ws@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
David Evans (dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca) wrote:
: In article <9510121611.AA17385@sisnext.uucp>,
: Lawrence S. Kroll <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us> wrote:
: >Has anyone installed and used the Pyro board?
: >Results?
: I've read reports from some; they say it makes 3.3
feel like 2.1 speed-wise.
: :-)
: I'm not sure if that was colour or mono.
I have Pyro running on a NeXTStation Color (was 25 MHz - now 50MHz) using
NS 3.2. I find that apps that don't use disks much, run from 75% to 100%
faster.
--
Richard
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(100K bytes max -- ok to send NeXTMail)
From: afied1@pblea.uni-paderborn.de (Alfred Fiedler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: Printing from 68040 to HP850C
Date: 16 Oct 1995 06:56:57 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Paderborn, Germany
Message-ID: <45svnp$s7q@news.uni-paderborn.de>
Hi all,
I have a
- NeXTstation Color runnning NS 3.2
- HP JetDirect Ex
- HP 850 C
and try to print but nothin happend.
I did the following:
1. Connect the computer and the HP JetDirect Ex via
BNC, T-connectors and termination resistances.
2. Connect the HP JetDirect Ex and the printer via parallel cabel
3. Add a new host with HostManager.app called "hp850c".
4. Delete all properties in NetInfoDomain "/hp850c" except
name -> hp850c
ip_address -> 131.234.172.201
en_address -> 8:0:9:62:2b:da
bootfile -> nothing.needed
5. Turn off and turn on computer, HP JetDirect Ex and printer
After that I am able to establish a "ping" connection from the computer
to the HP JetDirect Ex.
I am also able to print a statuspage on the printer by pressing the
"TEST"-button on the front side of the HP JetDircet Ex.
This page shows:
HOST NAME: 131.234.172.201
CONFIG BY: BOOTP
IP ADDRESS 131.234.172.201
SUBNET MASK: NOT SPECIFIED
DEF. GATEWAY: 0.0.0.0
SYSLOG SERVER: NOT SPECIFIED
IDLE TIMEOUT (SECONDS): 90
SNMP GET CMTY NAME: ALL
SNMP SET CMTY NAME: NONE
BOOTP SERVER: 131.234.172.200
CONFIG FILE:
==============================
ETHERTALK STATUS: READY
So, I am sure form the "ping"-command that the connection from the
computer to the HP JetDirect EX is established, and I am sure from
the statuspage that the connection from the HP JetDirect Ex to the
printer is established.
Next I installed "JetPilot" and with the PrintManger.app a new printer
of type "JP HP DeskJet 850 C" with communication via "seriell port A"
(remember this is NS 3.2).
Afterwards I installed "JetDirectDriver.0.92" following the instructions
in the "INSTALLATION"-file.
Even if power is cycled to all components absolutely nothing happend if I
try to print testpages or other staff. No prints, no error messages, no
sparkle of a LED, no print job occur in the PrintManager panel.
Any help is welcome,
Alfred.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: aslater@jocko.bri.hp.com (Al Slater)
Subject: NeXT turbo slab misbehaving :(
Summary: SCSI timeouts on boot disk
Sender: news@bri.hp.com (News User)
Message-ID: <DGJ6IK.Mry@bri.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 07:37:32 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
Keywords: SCSI timeout NS3 slab black
Hi folks,
(dunno if an earlier attempt at posting got through or not, so apologies
if people get this twice)
Ive recently acquired a black turbo slab with ns3.0 and an external cd.
It behaves fine on bootup, and lets you login to the workspace okay,
however on firing up a terminal window and trying to compile, it gets so far
and then wedges the machine totally (spinning disc, zero feedback from
anything else).
Wondering why it was doing this, I fired it up single user to see what was
afoot, and then it became apparent---scsi timeout messages started appearing
as soon as I tried to do same - i.e compile some odds and ends.
My thoughts so far are:
1. The disk is stuffed, get a new one. (I think its an original seagate
250meg job)
2. The SCSI controller is stuffed - get a new motherboard / whatever.
[Im not inclined to believe this one, it installs NS3.0 okay to the HD,
boots okay off the external CD, etc.]
3. Something else.
I'd be very grateful for any suggestions anyone has as this is making my
slab more like a boat anchor than a workstation :-|
cheers,
al
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 14:13:28 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel>
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net>
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John Kheit lamented:
> My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not sucessful.
>
The Tadpole system seems to meet most of your requirements.
It's an excellent machine -- we have one, but sadly not for running
NEXTSTEP... yet! ;-)
Check out:
http://www.tadpole.com/
If I remember rightly, OpenSource resell this beast too? Dan?
http://www.opensource.com/
Have fun,
mmalc.
From: loganv@vax.sbu.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for a Virtual Reality headset
Date: 16 Oct 95 09:58:39 GMT
Organization: South Bank University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <1995Oct16.095839.1@vax.sbu.ac.uk>
Hi, does anyone know where I can get a cheap virual reality headset
Thanking you kindly in advance.
Gadget.
From: paedu@inorg.chem.ethz.ch (Patrick Hofmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: soundblaster 32
Date: 16 Oct 1995 12:12:37 GMT
Organization: Swiss Federal Institut of Technology (ETH), Solid State Chemistry
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <PAEDU.95Oct16131237@manet.ethz.ch>
Hi there
I just replaced my nextstation mono with a Pentium 133.
Now I'm looking for a soundcard, that will be supported
by NS 3.3. I found the Soundblaster 16 Drivers, but
I'd rather buy a Soundblaster 32 (AWE). Does anybody know,
if the driver for the SB 16 also supports the SB 32?
Please reply by email, 'cause I don't read this group
very often.
thanks for any help
paedu
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life forms is has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to
avoid meeting" marvin in 'life, the universe and everything'
From: bil@ccrma.Stanford.EDU (Bill Schottstaedt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound cards and sound support
Date: 16 Oct 1995 13:48:03 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <45tnqj$7ng@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
References: <premoze.813737785@nag.cs.colorado.edu>
In article <premoze.813737785@nag.cs.colorado.edu> premoze@cs.colorado.edu
(Simon Premoze) writes:
> Which sound cards are supported in Nextstep?
David Jaffe recently sent this to the NeXTmusic mailing list:
COMPARISON OF INTEL DSP CARDS FOR USE WITH THE MUSIC KIT
*** DSP Speed ***
All of the cards feature DSPs that are at least as fast as the NeXT's DSP.
The Turtle Beach is the fastest. The Ariel card has two versions, one
with a 27 Mhz. DSP and another (slightly more expensive) with a 33 Mhz.
DSP. The i*link card has a 33 Mhz. DSP.
The Turtle Beach has a 40 Mhz. DSP.
*** Memory speed ***
Both the Ariel and i*link card have fast memory that runs with zero wait
states (like the NeXT hardware DSP). The Turtle Beach cards have much
slower memory. We have been only able to run it successfully with 3 wait
states.
The Music Kit architecture is optimized for fast DSP memory.
Therefore, even though the Turtle Beach card has the fastest DSP, it
actually can do significantly less synthesis or sound processing in real
time at a given sampling rate using the Music Kit.
We are considering adding some hooks in the Music Kit that will
enable it to take better advantage of the Turtle Beach cards.
*** Amount of memory ***
The Ariel card has 64 K words. Of these, we currently support 48 K words.
The Turtle Beach card has 32 K words. Of these, we currently support 16 K
words. The i*link card has 8 K words, the same as the NeXT hardware.
*** Analog sound output and input ***
The Turtle Beach has a high-quality 16 bit bi-directional CODEC that
functions at 44.1, 22.05 or 11.025 kHz. Thus, it can do reasonably-high
quality analog sound. It includes a stereo line output jack, a stereo
line input jack and a stereo speaker level output jack.
The i*link has a high-quality 16 bit bi-directional CODEC that
functions at a wide variety of sampling rates, including 48, 44.1, and 32
kHz. The Music Kit does not yet support the i*link CODEC, but we may add
support for it, and would do so if there were a demand. It includes a
stereo line output jack, a stereo line input jack and a stereo head phone
level output jack.
The Ariel card has a "medium-quality" 14-bit CODEC, with a highest
sampling rate of approximately 18 kHz. It also includes a stereo line
input and line output. Unless there is a large demand, we will probably
not support this CODEC in the Music Kit.
For comparison, the NeXT hardware has a 16-bit DAC that supported
44.1 and 22.05 kHz. It has an 8-bit mu-law encoded CODEC.
*** External and digital sound output and input ***
The Ariel and i*link cards both provide DSP serial port connectors that
are physically and electrically compatible with the original NeXT
hardware. This means that all the DSP serial port devices that are
supported by the Music Kit will work. These currently include the Ariel
Proport (high-quality DAC/ADC), the Ariel DATport (digital I/O), the
Singular Solutions A/D64x (digital I/O and high-quality ADC) and the
Stealth DAI2400 (digital I/O). Note that you need a separate serial port
device for each DSP card--we do not support digitally chaining cards at
this time.
The Turtle Beach card that we have is the "Classic". It does not
include digital I/O. However, Turtle Beach does have a card with AES/EBU
support. I do not have one, so I can't guarantee that it works with our
software. However, I assume that any Turtle Beach card with a DSP56001
will work.
*** Interrupts ***
The i*link and Multisound cards can generate interrupts. The Ariel card
can not.
Currently, the Music Kit does not take advantage of the cards'
support for interrupts. However, we may support interrupts in a future
release. Interrupts can provide a performance advantage, in terms of
lower overhead for the host computer (because it doesn't have to poll) and
smaller interactive performance latency and more dependable performance in
some complex situations (because the host notices sooner that it must send
a command).
*** Shared memory ***
Of the three cards, only the Turtle Beach provides shared memory. That
is, the DSP memory can "appear" in the host address space. However, we
are not currently using shared memory in the Music Kit.
*** Other hardware ***
The Turtle Beach cards vary as to what additional hardware they provide.
Some Turtle Beach cards provide a MIDI interface. However, this
interface is not MPU-401 compatible. Therefore, it cannot be used with
the Music Kit MIDI Driver. We currently do not have plans to support the
MIDI interface on the Turtle Beach card.
Some Turtle Beach cards support an on-board synthesizer. Again,
we currently do not support the on-board synthesizer and have no immediate
plans to do so.
*** NEXTSTEP Software ***
The i*link card comes with support for the NeXT Sound Kit. The Turtle
Beach and Ariel cards come with no NEXTSTEP software.
*** DOS/Windows Software ***
The Turtle Beach card comes with a wide variety of DOS/Windows software
for doing sound recording, playback, etc.
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical Drives??
Date: 16 Oct 1995 14:46:04 GMT
Organization: telepac
Message-ID: <45tr7c$7sh@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
References: <44qgve$5q@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <44st8f$1nf@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> <459abc$1oq6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
--
I have some in stock. Original 250 Mb cube'OD.
The have workwed only 10 to 20 hours.
Do you are still intersted?
Please leave an e-mail. Ok?
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Recommendations for printer on NeXTStation?
Date: 16 Oct 1995 14:48:11 GMT
Organization: telepac
Message-ID: <45trbb$7sh@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
References: <45bahb$p79@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <45bahb$p79@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, koziol@xongmao.ncsa.uiuc.edu
says...
>
>Howdy, etc.
I have some 400DPI laser printers.
They are used but in good shape!
If you are intersted please send a e-mail. Ok?
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Best PCI or EISA Ether Card for NeXT/Intel
Date: 15 Oct 1995 11:18:15 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <45qqln$eu4@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <TAWEIL.95Oct14175613@skat.usc.edu>
taweil@skat.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li) wrote:
> Subject says it. I am interested in big buffer for better NFS
performance.
Cogent EM960PCI works fine for me.
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
*** Powered_By_NEXTSTEP ***
From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can't boot with 3rd drive
Date: 16 Oct 1995 14:38:31 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <45tqp7$in6@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
I have a DEC XL560 that I'm using for NeXTStep 3.3. I use the
NCR/Symbios on-board SCSI controller. Everything works fine until
I attach an external Quantum P40S 40M drive that I want to use
to move software between some machines that are not net connected.
This drive works fine when attached to an alpha and a real NeXT.
It works fine under DOS on the XL560, but I can't boot NeXTStep
when the drive is attached. All is well during the start of the
boot process. But after the "sd0 registered" message and the
device type message for sd0, I get a message about waiting for
sd0 to come ready. In other words, I've been reading boot information
off sd0, but all of a sudden, the drive appears NOT READY. sd0
is the internal DEC drive. The P40S should be sd3 (i.e., there is
a CD-ROM drive and 1G disk also in the system).
I've tried all the obvious stuff. I've checked termination and SCSI
device numbers. It's very odd that this drive will work under
DOS on my machine, but somehow keeps NeXTStep from booting. It's
almost like the drive is somehow interfering with drive 0.
Please e-mail if you have an idea about what's going on.
Benjy
--
Benjy Cline, AC4XO
Virginia Tech Computing Center
benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu
http://benjy.cc.vt.edu:1951/~benjy/
From: macro@cisnet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Laser Printer
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:10:12 GMT
Organization: CISNet, Inc.
Message-ID: <951016121012.276AAFEH.sumair@pune>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
I have a NeXT Laser Printer that has been very dependable for 2 years now.
Recently, however, the fixing assembly is starting to go bad (paper doesn't
go all the way through after printing) and the paper pick up assembly could
use replacement (problems in picking up envelopes without manual push).
Does anyone have any suggestions of places I could send the printer for
repair besides Bell Atlantic (they are kind of expensive)? Also, if anyone
has a new or refurbished NeXT Laser Printer for sale, I would be interested
to talk ...
Thanks,
Sumair
macro@cisnet.com
From: Lem_Davis@msn.com (Lem Davis)
Subject: RE: Trouble with Stealth64 HELP!
Date: 16 Oct 95 05:51:58 -0700
References: <45b6og$gil@lantana.singnet.com.sg>
Message-ID: <00001c3f+00000a3b@msn.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: TheMicrosoftNetwork(msn.com)
Try changing the monitor memory map location in Configure so that it
does not overlap with your system memory. That worked for me.
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Conner disk drives?
Date: 16 Oct 1995 22:19:35 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45ulpn$r61@emerald.oz.net>
We need to purchase an external drive for a Cube. We've been offered
external Conner drives from Peripheral Solutions, a company we're
satisfied with from past dealings. We're undecided on a capacity to buy
but have been offered a 1 GB for $470, a 2 GB for $838 (5400 RPM) or $898
(7200 RPM), or a 7200 RPM 4 GB for $1170 (all prices include a black
enclosure with power supply, fan, and external SCSI address switch, plus a
SCSI cable and terminator).
I have no experience with Conner drives, but something about them
leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe that's the garlic I ate last night
:-) They come with a 5-year warranty, but I don't want to have to use a
warranty and want a reliable drive instead. Anyone care to comment about
current Conner drives? Is there any reason to spend more for a 7200 RPM
drive considering the capabilities of the Cube SCSI hardware?
Thanks for your comments.
---
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NeXT Registered Consultant Voice/Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Trego Systems Voice Mail: +1 408 335 1154
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From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: soundblaster 32
Date: 17 Oct 1995 00:18:57 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <45usph$9l4@news.onramp.net>
References: <PAEDU.95Oct16131237@manet.ethz.ch>
Patrick Hofmann writes
> Hi there
>
> I just replaced my nextstation mono with a Pentium 133.
> Now I'm looking for a soundcard, that will be supported
> by NS 3.3. I found the Soundblaster 16 Drivers, but
> I'd rather buy a Soundblaster 32 (AWE). Does anybody know,
> if the driver for the SB 16 also supports the SB 32?
The NS SB16 driver works with every flavor of SB16 I have tried, including
the SB32AWE, and the SB32Value, which is now called just the SB32. No
additional features are available over the ~100.00 or less Vibra16 of SB16
Value, but the 32s are much better for DOS apps (games...). I think
Creative Labs hires the Intel product manager to set up their nomenclature
- it is pretty confusing and variable. The 32 is not a 32-bit card, and
just 'cooler'. What, me worry?
> Please reply by email, 'cause I don't read this group
> very often.
Copied to c.s.n.h. for community info.
Cheers!
Dan
---
Daniel L. Kramer
Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 952-9949 voice
(713) 952-9934 fax
dkramer@onramp.net
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 17 Oct 1995 00:24:27 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <45ut3r$iae@news4.digex.net>
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net> <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel>
mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> wrote:
> John Kheit lamented:
> > My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not
> > sucessful.
> >
> The Tadpole system seems to meet most of your requirements. It's
> an excellent machine -- we have one, but sadly not for running
> NEXTSTEP... yet! ;-) Check out:
> http://www.tadpole.com/
Hi Malc :)
Sadly it doesn't meet all the requirements. Actually the IBM
thinkpad 760CD comes closer, its 800X600 display is in 24bit color!,
and uses lithium ion batteries instead of the old niMH, it has a
CD/Floppy swap option.
But still is short...no pan and zoom and several other things...
Sadly, I'll likely have to wait another year or so before something
that meets my needs becomes available. But thanks for the help
and info!
take care,
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: Steve Krans <skrans@winternet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI Diamond Stealth 64 2001?
Date: 17 Oct 1995 04:29:37 GMT
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
Message-ID: <45vbfh$pqb@blackice.winternet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi...
According to Nextanswers, this video card isn't supported. I
was wondering if there is a work-around available?
email any replies to skrans@winternet.com.
Thanks!
-- Steve
From: carlostk@bu.edu (Carlos Tseng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ADVICE:buying a P-90
Date: 17 Oct 1995 06:28:34 GMT
Organization: Boston University
Message-ID: <45viei$cub@news.bu.edu>
i can't decide to get either a zeos or a vectron.
the last one has been rated #2 by pcworld for performance/affordability
the two most relevant things that i can't decide are;
mothermoard: ZEOS has its own. According to Zeos they are the best
even better than intel's. Also, zeos has intel's neptune
chipset.
Vectron intel's zappa and triton chipset
memory: Zeos 16meg EDO, no cache
Vecron 16meg, 256k ultrafast cache
any help will be appreciated. thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Subject: Matrox MGA Millenium Card with 4MB WRAM
Message-ID: <DGJEG4.At@vergil.ping.de>
Sender: lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:28:52 GMT
Is there a driver the card works with ?
Its the Graphic Gard out of the new Gateway Systems.
Thanks
Lars
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From: software@infobahnos.com (sylvain sauve)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ********US ROBOTICS $40********
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 12:28:39 GMT
Organization: Infobahn Online Services, Montreal, CANADA +1(514)481-2585
Message-ID: <45vs3i$38t@news.infobahnos.com>
WWW.INFOBAHNOS.COM/~SOFTWARE
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Sanyo CD ROM SCSI
Message-ID: <1995Oct15.181003.21762@media.mit.edu>
Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
References: <45lu4k$d2r@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 18:10:03 GMT
In article <45lu4k$d2r@apopi.u-strasbg.fr> dgesbert@cdphot.u-strasbg.fr writes:
>>Hi,
>>
>>Does anyone know if a SCSI CD ROM drive (4x) can be use with NS (on Intel)?
>>
>>
I use it fine on black, white, and Mac hardware. Nice cheap quad speed
drive...
--
--> Michael B. Johnson, SMVS, Ph.D. -- wave@media.mit.edu|wave@pixar.com
--> http://wave.www.media.mit.edu/people/wave/
--> alumni, MIT Media Lab, Computer Graphics & Animation Group
--> Media Arts Technologist, Pixar Animation Studios (East Coast Office)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: weiyao@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au
Subject: Re: Trouble with Stealth64 HELP!
Message-ID: <DGLJx9.7DA@ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 14:22:21 GMT
References: <45b6og$gil@lantana.singnet.com.sg>
Organization: Global Infolinks Internet Server, Ipswich Qld Australia
Image 4D Pte Ltd (image4d@merlion.singnet.com.sg) wrote:
: I am having difficulties in using the Stealth 64 card with NextStep.
: It is a PCI card with 4MB VRAM and uses a S3 Vision 968 chip.
: I configured it under NextStep by using
: the new version of the driver (3.32) which I got from www.next.com.
: It can detect the card, but then after it detects it,
: I would get kernel panic and the system would
did you set any IRQ value to that PCI bus??
if so... and then i have NO idea about it :(
but if not, then try it! and wish you good luck.
: crash. If I select Black and White colour,
: the system would be able to boot, but it can't display anything on the monitor.
: The older driver can't recognise this card.
: DOes anyone know the solution to this ? Any Help would be greatly appreciated..
:
: --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: yoshida@fermi.bsd.uchicago.edu (Hiro Yoshida)
Subject: Help: Keyboard mapping change
Message-ID: <DGLnIC.Bu2@midway.uchicago.edu>
Keywords: keyboard
Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator)
Organization: University of Chicago -- Networking Services
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 15:39:48 GMT
Dear NeXT Experts,
Could anybody tell me how I can replace the functionality of the COMMAND key with ALT key? In other words, I'd like to cut and paste by typing ALT-x and ALT-v instead of typing COMMA
ND-x and COMMAND-v.
Any suggestions are welcome. If possible, please e-mail me directly.
_________________________________________________________
Hiro Yoshida
Kurt Rossmann Laboratories
Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, MC2026
5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago Illinois 60637
Phone: 312-702-1350, FAX 312-702-0371 ,,,
yoshida@fermi.bsd.uchicago.edu (* o)
_____________________________________.oOO--(_)--OOo._____
Date: 17 Oct 1995 13:34:57 GMT
From: software@infobahnos.com (sylvain sauve)
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From: masumuro@sranx7.sra.co.jp (Yuji Masumuro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ASUSTek PVI/I-486SP3 ??
Date: 17 Oct 1995 12:11:44 GMT
Organization: Software Research Associates, Inc., Japan
Message-ID: <4606i0$mha@sramhb.sra.co.jp>
Hi,
Does PVI/I-486SP3 work under NS3.3 ?
Thanx,
----
Yuji Masumuro
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: cscand@hotlicks.math.nps.navy.mil (Clyde L. Scandrett)
Subject: modem
Message-ID: <DGLvJ5.557@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil>
Keywords: hp,modem,tip
Sender: news@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 18:33:05 GMT
I'm new to this service. Hopefully someone out there smarter than myself
can give me a solution to my dilemma. I've got and HP715 running Nextstep
version 3.3, and a Zyxel modem. Using tip, I've been able to use my modem
to log into my school's campus backbone, but I am unable to actually get
anything done because when I run the protocol PPP or slip, the software
gives me an IP address and then garbage. I've tried adjusting the modem
speed with little effect. I also tried opening up a second window after
the connection was made - again with no luck. Does anyone know how I can
get tip to accept the ppp protocol? Thanks in advance...clyde scandrett
Naval Postgraduate School 408 656 2027
From: colin@snaefell.tamu.edu (Colin Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sony Tape Drive on Cube?
Date: 17 Oct 1995 19:49:27 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Message-ID: <4611c7$s8p@news.tamu.edu>
Does anyone have any reason for thinking that a Sony 4TO8 would be a
bad choice for backup on a Cube? If so, please let me know asap.
Many thanks.
--
Colin Allen
colin.allen@tamu.edu
-Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
From: root@terra.crystalengine.com(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: modem
Date: 17 Oct 1995 11:27:26 GMT
Organization: Netvoyage Internet Access Provider
Message-ID: <4603uu$4s3@news.netvoyage.net>
References: <DGLvJ5.557@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil>
In article <DGLvJ5.557@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil>
cscand@hotlicks.math.nps.navy.mil (Clyde L. Scandrett) writes:
>I'm new to this service. Hopefully someone out there smarter than myself
>can give me a solution to my dilemma. I've got and HP715 running
Nextstep
>version 3.3, and a Zyxel modem. Using tip, I've been able to use my
modem
>to log into my school's campus backbone, but I am unable to actually get
>anything done because when I run the protocol PPP or slip, the software
>gives me an IP address and then garbage.
This is normal. After you login the server gives you your IP address and
then begins sending packets which appear as garbage to human eyes.
>I've tried adjusting the modem
>speed with little effect. I also tried opening up a second window after
>the connection was made - again with no luck. Does anyone know how I can
>get tip to accept the ppp protocol?
Well you could get the tip and ppp sources and integrate these two
packages. :-)
Seriously, the following instructions from GateKeeper.app's
troubleshooting section may help.
Open up a Terminal.app shell window. At the shell prompt start tip as
follows:
tip <hostname>
Use the hostname from "/etc/remote" which you specified for GateKeeper in
its Preferences.
Once you recieve the "connected" message, type the commands from your
modemInit file in by hand. After each command the modem should reply with
"OK".
Next, type "ATDXXXXXXX" to get the modem to dial your provider (without
the quotation marks).
Once you have logged into your provider the remote computer will begin
sending ASCII garbage. At this point exit tip by typing "~." in the shell
window.
The shell will show its prompt once you have exited tip. Type "pppd" into
another shell (set this up previously so that all you have to do in the
other shell is hit return). On my machine the time between exiting tip
and starting pppd must be very short, otherwise, the modem disconnects.
pppd will launch and use the configuration information in your stub
options file at "/etc/ppp/options". It is important that the stub options
file not call a pppup file (since this would initiate dialing when the
modem is already connected to your provider). The ppp link should now be
established. You can check it with ifconfig -a and netstat -rn
If you suspect that your modem is disconnecting because of the short time
period between exiting tip and starting pppd, you can start pppd before
exiting tip. For this to work you must not have specified the lock**
switch in your "/etc/ppp/options" file.
**Note -- disable any software that may try to grab the serial port if
you choose this method.
>Thanks in advance...clyde scandrett
>Naval Postgraduate School 408 656 2027
--
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Agoura Hills, CA # one's fellow citizens, to betray
# friends, to be without faith, without
root@terra.crystalengine.com # mercy, without religion; by these means
(NeXTmail preferred) # one can acquire power but not glory.
(MIMEmail welcome) # --Nicolo Machiavelli
From: Yves Pons <100321.1674@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Nextstep loading broken
Date: 17 Oct 1995 20:18:08 GMT
Organization: GENIFI
Message-ID: <461320$q61$1@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>
my NS Intel system is broken. At the boot I just obtain that:
boot:
Reading configuration file
'/private/Drivers/i386/System.config/Instance0.table'
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 Intel Automatic Boot
Date: 17 Oct 1995 18:26:22 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
Message-ID: <461l3u$62g@skat.usc.edu>
References: <43toj1$j7b@news.tamu.edu> <447833$cv4@news.next.com>
Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM writes:
> I guess you have an S3 based display hardware. A workaround is to display
> "pretty boot". You can do this by running Configure, go in "Expert Mode"
> at the main window and change "Boot Graphics" = "Yes" to "Boot
> Graphics"="No". That should >fix it.
I did this but a default boot still just locks up the system. I have the
#9 GXE64 Pro video card which I believe has the S3 chip. My system is also
EIDE based; could this have soemthing to do with it? (since it has to fake
the root mount) If I boot "-v" everything is OK. Any ideas anyone?
Later,
Frank
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Computer Science | is some information hiding, but
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University Computing Services | nicely modular, and has a very well
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From: Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@giantleap.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SIMM Adaptors
Date: 17 Oct 1995 22:45:45 GMT
Organization: Sierra-Net
Message-ID: <461bmq$pfu@jobes.sierra.net>
I seem to recall someone posting about adaptors for simms which make a
30-pin simm into a 72-pin simm.
Can anyone comment on the efficacy of these and where I might find some?
Charles.
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GiantLeap Software PO Box 8734
(702) 831-4630 Incline Village, NV 89452
From: cjones@aleks (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 18 Oct 1995 07:54:53 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
Could any ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo (PCI) users tell me which port
address and memory map settings they're using with the NSfip ATI Mach64
driver? I'm trying to get an OEM ATI Mach64 card w/2MB DRAM to work
with 3.3 and have only been able to get to work in generic VGA mode. The
card is supposedly the equivalent of ATI's Graphics Expression Turbo. At
bootup, IOprobe complains of not being able to find a Mach64 chip.
Thanks.
Carl
cjones@wellesley.edu
cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (NeXTmail/MIME OK)
From: guyt@dutifb.twi.tudelft.nl (A. Guyt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Shut down problem with NS 3.3
Date: 18 Oct 1995 08:29:33 GMT
Organization: Delft University of Technology
Message-ID: <462dtd$i7@mo6.rc.tudelft.nl>
Hello all,
I'm using NS 3.3 on a pentium with 2 HD's. (1 IDE and 1 EIDE). The latter
one is the biggest (1.2 GB and contains a dos partition).
However, when I try to shut the system down with power off, the machine
halts after a few seconds. When I looked in the log file; the system
produced the message 'can't find pointer to active device' before going
down.
Does anybody know where this comes from, and even better, the solution ?
Greetings,
Abraham Guyt.
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Department of Information Systems 2600 AJ Delft
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Delft University of Technology tel: +31 15 78 5969
E-mail: guyt@is.twi.tudelft.nl NeXT-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <1995Oct16.173609.23470@media.mit.edu>
Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net> <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:36:09 GMT
Does anyone have experience with JCIS? I got a flyer from them
in the mail the other day with *very* aggressive pricing on
notebooks running NEXTSTEP. Any good/bad stories re: them anyone
wants to relate?
--
--> Michael B. Johnson, SMVS, Ph.D. -- wave@media.mit.edu|wave@pixar.com
--> http://wave.www.media.mit.edu/people/wave/
--> alumni, MIT Media Lab, Computer Graphics & Animation Group
--> Media Arts Technologist, Pixar Animation Studios (East Coast Office)
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox MGA Millenium Card with 4MB WRAM
Date: 18 Oct 1995 10:59:03 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <462mln$g7b@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <DGJEG4.At@vergil.ping.de>
lars@vergil.ping.de (Lars-Ulrich Kahl) wrote:
> Is there a driver the card works with ?
> Its the Graphic Gard out of the new Gateway Systems.
You can find the driver in the NeXTAnswers:
1974 Matrox MGA Millennium Driver Overview
1975 Matrox MGA Millennium Driver.pkg
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: [HELP] Getting a NeXTstation networked
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 18 Oct 1995 11:38:22 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <462ove$ric@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <colen-1410951213130001@ip-pdx10-22.teleport.com>
Colen Garoutte-Carson (colen@teleport.com) wrote:
: Ultimately, I'd like to use my NeXTstation to connect to a dedicated
: PPP line, and route for two other computer (2 Macs). I found PPP software
: for the NeXT, but it's 2 megs, and I can get it over to the NeXT. I've
: been unable to find any kind of terminal program that will let me use a
: modem pluged into a serial port. (Does anyone have a terminal program
: that I can fit on a floppy?).
I suggest you use kermit. It's available from ftp.cs.orst.edu and it
is app. 300k large, so it will fit on any floppy.
Willem
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SIMM Adaptors
Date: 18 Oct 1995 14:13:00 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <46321c$j74@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <461bmq$pfu@jobes.sierra.net>
Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@giantleap.com> wrote:
> I seem to recall someone posting about adaptors for simms which make a
> 30-pin simm into a 72-pin simm.
> Can anyone comment on the efficacy of these and where I might find some?
If You use such a adapter You lose 10ns of Your SIMM speed !
(If Your old SIMM have 70ns, in the adapter it have 80ns.)
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
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Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 Intel Automatic Boot
Date: 18 Oct 1995 14:47:34 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <463426$jlv@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <43toj1$j7b@news.tamu.edu> <447833$cv4@news.next.com> <461l3u$62g@skat.usc.edu>
ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino) wrote:
> Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM writes:
> > I guess you have an S3 based display hardware. A workaround is to display
> > "pretty boot". You can do this by running Configure, go in "Expert Mode"
> > at the main window and change "Boot Graphics" = "Yes" to "Boot
> > Graphics"="No". That should >fix it.
> I did this but a default boot still just locks up the system. I have the
> #9 GXE64 Pro video card which I believe has the S3 chip. My system is also
> EIDE based; could this have soemthing to do with it? (since it has to fake
> the root mount) If I boot "-v" everything is OK. Any ideas anyone?
Change in the files:
/private/Drivers/i386/System.config/Default.install
/private/Drivers/i386/System.config/Default.table
/private/Drivers/i386/System.config/Instance0.table
the line
"Boot Graphics" = "Yes";
to
"Boot Graphics" = "No";
- Karsten
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From: ganek@apollo.hp.com (Daniel Ganek)
Subject: Re: SIMM Adaptors
Sender: usenet@apollo.hp.com (Usenet News)
Message-ID: <DGnFy5.Bqy@apollo.hp.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:51:40 GMT
References: <461bmq$pfu@jobes.sierra.net>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA
In article <461bmq$pfu@jobes.sierra.net> Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@giantleap.com> writes:
>
>I seem to recall someone posting about adaptors for simms which make a
>30-pin simm into a 72-pin simm.
>
>Can anyone comment on the efficacy of these and where I might find some?
>
>Charles.
>---
> Charles Lloyd clloyd@giantleap.com
> GiantLeap Software PO Box 8734
> (702) 831-4630 Incline Village, NV 89452
They work great! (But, when it comes to memory it either works or it
doesn't :-)
JDR Microdevices sells three types and I've seen other suppliers now offering
them. I highly recommend JDR, they are a real professional organization. (story
at end)
The following is from memory but fairly accurate.
JDR has an 8 SIMM and two types of 4 SIMM converters. The 8 SIMM is ~$69 and
the 4SIM is ~$45. 2nd day air ~<$10. All come in two flavors; SIMMS mounted on
front or the back. Get one of each, if you get two.
The 8 SIMM converter is about 3.5" tall and may wobble a bit when fully loaded
(You can partially load them (i.e. 1,2,4,8)).
The standard 4 SIMM converter is about 2" high. The low version is less BUT may
interfere with other components on the board. Talk to JDR before ordering one of
those.
I originally ordered the 8 SIMM version but it was top heavy and I had a lot of
trouble with it. So after a few months I called JDR. They gave me an RA
without hesitation and shipped me two 4 simm converters next day air WAIVING THE
SHIPPING CHARGES. I talked to three people and each handed me off to the next
making sure that everything was being properly handled. It's a real joy working
with a supplier who knows what it is doing and knows what "customer service" is.
There number is 800-538-5000
/dan
From: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-s
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 18 Oct 1995 15:41:32 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <46377c$di6@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net> <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel> <1
I have two JCIS pentium-90 boxes running NeXTStep. The JCIS folks have always
been helpful, responsive, and cooperative, and I have been pleased with
the purchases I have made.
Randy Jackson
OSU
>
>--
>--> Michael B. Johnson, SMVS, Ph.D. -- wave@media.mit.edu|wave@pixar.com
>--> http://wave.www.media.mit.edu/people/wave/
>--> alumni, MIT Media Lab, Computer Graphics & Animation Group
>--> Media Arts Technologist, Pixar Animation Studios (East Coast Office)
From: Ron Wood <ron>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: [HELP] Getting a NeXTstation networked
Date: 18 Oct 1995 16:31:58 GMT
Organization: CE-CERT
Message-ID: <463a5u$q48@galaxy.ucr.edu>
References: <colen-1410951213130001@ip-pdx10-22.teleport.com> <462ove$ric@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
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>
>I suggest you use kermit. It's available from ftp.cs.orst.edu and it
>is app. 300k large, so it will fit on any floppy.
>
>Willem
>
tip and cu are also good tools, and are probably already on your system. If
you do a 'man tip' or a 'man cu' you can get the instructions on how to use
them. Especially on how to use them to download a file from a remote unix
host. A 'man zs' will give you all the instructions on how to set up the modem
and wire the modem cable.
--
Ron Wood, Systems Administrator CE-CERT, UCR
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: 18 Oct 1995 16:03:48 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4638h4$1q7u@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I got no response from my previous query:
Is anyone running NextStep and Win 95 in dual-boot capacity? If so, I would
greatly appreciate any pointers, especially on the install process.
Thanks,
Mike
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 16:54:50 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <463bi4$lr3@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4638h4$1q7u@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings) wrote:
>I got no response from my previous query:
>Is anyone running NextStep and Win 95 in dual-boot capacity? If so, I would
>greatly appreciate any pointers, especially on the install process.
The way I did it was install Win95 first then install NeXTSTEP...
IF someone come up a more decent looking bootmanager...;-)
Godwin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Subject: Re: Help: Keyboard mapping change
Message-ID: <092B853001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 18 Oct 95 12:56:00 EDT
[ a copy of this was sent to the original poster:
yoshida@fermi.bsd.uchicago.edu (Hiro Yoshida) ]
> Dear NeXT Experts,
How about "NeXT tinkerers"? If that's OK, then read on...
> Could anybody tell me how I can replace the functionality of the
> COMMAND key with ALT key? In other words, I'd like to cut and paste
> by typing ALT-x and ALT-v instead of typing COMMAND-x and COMMAND-v.
Well, you could change the keymapping so that the key which is labelled
'command' acts as 'alternate' and vice versa, but that would happen for ALL
functionality. I'm not sure how you could change just a few key
combinations of this type.
The keyboard.app which comes with 3.2 allows for this type of change, don't
know about < 3.2 (or >3.2 for that matter!)
TjL
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From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millenium Benchmark
Date: 18 Oct 1995 18:45:01 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <463hvd$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
In article <44pd6r$d5q@clarknet.clark.net>, Chin <chin@clark.net> wrote:
>Varun Mitroo (mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
>: +-------------------------------------------------------+
>: | Stealth 64 Video 4MB VRAM PCI |
>: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
>: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
>: | | RGB:555/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.144445 | 1.75696 | 1.233961 |
>: | window | 0.32893 | 0.69081 | 0.27805 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>:
>: +-------------------------------------------------------+
>: | Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
>: +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
>: | | 1280x1024 | 1024x768 | 1152x864 |
>: | | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>: |NXFactor 2.0 | 1.454577 | 1.72977 | 1.213479 |
>: | window | 0.44772 | 0.68518 | 0.27543 |
>: +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
>
>Since a lot of NXBench's numbers reflect how fast the
>CPU crunches Postscript, I like to concentrate one
>the "window" test since that reflects more directly
>on how fast the machine can take a window buffer in
>main memory and blast it to the screen. The rest of it is
>really up to the CPU and main memory.
>
>Your "window" test numbers are really low. Either
>a) you've got a rev A0 Neptune chipset (ug)
>b) you don't have rev 3.31 of the Intel 824X0 PCI Host Bridge
> driver installed. With a rev A1 or higher Neptune chipset,
> this driver will re-enable write-posting on the PCI bus.
> (note that this driver isn't needed nor used on a Triton chipset
> motherboard...) See NeXTanswers for more info.
Oops!
That was, indeed, the problem. I had recently rebuilt my machine with NS 3.3,
and had forgotten all about the updated PCI Host Bridge driver. I now have
the 3.31 version of the 824X0 PCI Host Bridge installed.
The Matrox card is EXTREMELY fast. I will repost a full list of benchmarks
within a few days, but from one quick test:
Matrox Millennium 4MB WRAM
1600x1200 RGB:444/16 @ 60 Hz
NXFactor 1.982677
window 0.95852
Varun
Hmmm... is this the best people are getting with their video cards? I have a
486-DX50 running at 50 mhz on the VLB and have a Diamond Stealth 64 Vram. My
window score is 5.05 and NXFactor is about 1.25 at 1024x768 RGB:555 @ 60 hz.
I'm running NextStep 3.2 and the system is solid. I'm planning to upgrade my
CPU to a DX4-100 (probably a Cyrix 5x86) so this should help out NXFactor. I
guess that PCI graphics performance is still not as good as some of the VLB
perfromance. I'll post benchmark results once I upgrade my system.
-- John
From: jcr@idiom.com (John C. Randolph)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Stealth 64
Date: 18 Oct 1995 11:02:48 -0700
Organization: Idiom Consulting
Message-ID: <jcr.814039124@idiom.com>
Summary: Does this board do 24 bit color?
Keywords: 24-bit opertion, drivers
I'm sitting in front of a machine equipped with a Diamond Stealth 64
board, with 4MB installed, and when I bring up the "Select Display
Mode" panel, there are no 24-bit color space modes available at
any resolution. So, I'm limited to running at 1280x1024, RGB:555.
Anyone out there know of a diferrent driver, etc?
thanks,
-jcr
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 18 Oct 1995 18:56:52 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it does not
use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives. I was wondering
if IDE or EIDE disk performance under NextStep is any better. I know that (E)IDE
is bad for having multiple devices being accessed but if you just have one
hard drive and a SCSI CDROM then you won't be experinceing these problems. I
also know that SCSI can do multiple commands at once while IDE cannot so in
that respect SCSI is better but I think asynchronous only operation under
NextStep cancles that benefit out with respect to IDE. So I'm wondering if
anyone has done any disk performance testing with DriverPerformance.app or
nwbench.app and what kind of results they have gotton for (E)IDE and SCSI.
I'm using an Adaptec 154x compatible VLB controller and since Next has released
the driver source for this controller, I was wondering if it would be
possible to modify it to work synchronously and and perform better. Or is
this a kernel level/file system problem and there really isn't much hope.
As a reference, I have a 500 meg Seagate ST3600N drive and can do about
500K/sec reads and writes to it using my controller. I've done other tests
on the driver under DOS and have gotton scores ranging from 1 to 2 megabytes/sec
under various sequential and random tests.
Thanks for any info or ideas..
-- John
From: vanhoose@gdl.msu.edu (Todd E Van Hoosear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Random Noise from NeXTstation (DSP error?)
Date: 18 Oct 1995 20:15:35 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <463n97$14q6@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Summary: Poster is getting random noise from speakers, suspects DSP problem.
Keywords: DSP random noise sound speakers
My NeXTstation is producing some very strange noises lately. My speakers
are producing random noise at random times during the day. Sounds like
raw data somehow being sent to the DSP. I can control volume and can turn
sound off, but problem has persisted across reboots and process checks.
I would appreciate any suggestions/comments/thoughts people may have. Is
this from a virus of some sort, a hardware malfunction, software problem?
Has it happened to anyone else? The first time it happened to me I shut
the machine down immediately it scared me so much! (That'll teach me to
keep my volume turned all the way up I guess!) Oh, speaking of volume,
is this damaging anything else?
Thanks for any help you may have!
- Todd
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From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP DAT drives
Date: 18 Oct 1995 14:56:18 -0700
Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems
Message-ID: <463t62$jsq@crl6.crl.com>
Has anyone used the HP 2-4GB DAT drives with NeXT? Are they
decent, or are there other recommended backup solutions?
(It will probably wind up being used on other machines as well.)
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From: rdieter@mathlab41.unl.edu (Rex Dieter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 18 Oct 1995 21:57:41 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Message-ID: <463t8l$ret@crcnis3.unl.edu>
References: <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
In article <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu> cjones@aleks (Carl Jones)
writes:
> I'm trying to get an OEM ATI Mach64 card w/2MB DRAM to work
> with 3.3 and have only been able to get to work in generic VGA mode. The
> card is supposedly the equivalent of ATI's Graphics Expression Turbo. At
> bootup, IOprobe complains of not being able to find a Mach64 chip.
Some newer ATI Mach64 DRAM cards use a new RAMDAC which is not yet
supported by the current NEXTSTEP Driver. NEXT and ATI Engineers are
currently working to update the driver, and NEXTANSWERS estimates the
update to be done Q4 '95.
To my knowledge, the VRAM versions of the card are fully supported.
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From: pgaudett@schoolnet.carleton.ca (Pascal Gaudette)
Subject: Black: spurious DMA interrupt!?
Message-ID: <DGo1JK.7vq@cunews.carleton.ca>
Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:38:07 GMT
For a little while now, I've been getting these messages at fairly
regular intervals in my console:
>
> Oct 18 14:39:56 nextasy mach: spurious DMA interrupt: channel 0x2000110
> Oct 18 15:22:45 nextasy mach: spurious DMA interrupt: state 0x1000000
> channel 0x2000110
Should I be worried? Anybody got a clue what could be causing this
(software/hardware)?
NeXTstation/NS3.2.
Any help would be appreciated,
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From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 19 Oct 1995 02:18:52 GMT
Organization: My Bedroom, Ravenna, MI
Message-ID: <464cic$ho2@news.it.gvsu.edu>
References: <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
In article <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu>,
Carl Jones <cjones@aleks> wrote:
>Could any ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo (PCI) users tell me which port
>address and memory map settings they're using with the NSfip ATI Mach64
>driver? I'm trying to get an OEM ATI Mach64 card w/2MB DRAM to work
I just used the default settings.
>with 3.3 and have only been able to get to work in generic VGA mode. The
>card is supposedly the equivalent of ATI's Graphics Expression Turbo. At
>bootup, IOprobe complains of not being able to find a Mach64 chip.
Does it say anything about the RAMDAC? What kind of RAMDAC does the
card have. It may be an unsupported chip. The NeXTAnswers overview
for the driver lists which RAMDACs are supported.
--
Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
From: espeyton@ix.netcom.com (Espeyton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: 19 Oct 1995 04:24:54 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <464jum$qva@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4638h4$1q7u@news.doit.wisc.edu> <463bi4$lr3@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
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In article <463bi4$lr3@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
says...
>
>giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings) wrote:
>
>>I got no response from my previous query:
>>Is anyone running NextStep and Win 95 in dual-boot capacity? If so, I
would
>>greatly appreciate any pointers, especially on the install process.
>
>The way I did it was install Win95 first then install NeXTSTEP...
>
>IF someone come up a more decent looking bootmanager...;-)
>
>Godwin
>
This is probably the best way to do it. Win95 first, then NeXTSTEP.
NeXTSTEP automatically detects that the DOS partition was previously the
"Active" partition and creates a little boot menu for the user
"Press n for NeXTSTEP, D for DOS" kind of thing, I recommend installing a
third party Boot Manager. I use OSBS (freeware) and it works great.
Eric
espeyton@ix.netcom.com
From: espeyton@ix.netcom.com (Espeyton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: EIDE CDROM Installation. HELP!!!
Date: 19 Oct 1995 04:32:43 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <464kdb$qva@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
References: <45s5rg$qm8@news.eecs.uic.edu>
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In article <45s5rg$qm8@news.eecs.uic.edu>, dstartse@eecs.uic.edu says...
>
>I've just received a copy of NeXT Step 3.3 for Intel, but I don't have a
SCSI
>CDROM that the installation wants. I have an EIDE controller in my
Pentium,
>and the configuration is as follows.:
> Primary Controller:
> 0. First HD (Windows, DOS, that kind of stuff)
> 1. Second HD (One DOS Partition, Two Linux Partition, and
> 700 MB unpartitioned, intended for NeXT Step)
> Secondary Controller:
> 0. ATAPI CDROM (Sony)
> 1. SyQuest EZ Drive (It sets up as an IDE Hard Drive, so I figured
> that there shouldn't be a problem for NeXT Step)
>
>I found in WWW NeXT Answers, that there is a beta EIDE driver, but it's
not on
>the installation disks, so I have to install it from within NeXT Step.
The
>#... Answer advised to set up my target HD as device 0 of the primary EIDE
>controller, and CDROM -- as device 1. I did that, but when I get to the
>graphical window (right after selecting drivers, I used the "IDE for HD's
>
>504MB" option of the Adaptec 154x SCSI), there is a prompt for a root. If
I
>try to enter hd0, hd0a, hd0b, or anything else like that, the system
replies
>with a System Panic (can't mount root). HELP!!! What do I need to do to
>install the system??
>
>Dennis Startsev
>
>Please reply by e-mail to dstartse@eecs.uic.edu
>
Dennis,
I had the same situation (almost) and here is how I solved it. Download
the 1.44 meg Extra Drivers disk from the Next ftp site (I believe it is in
the directory
ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/Files/Intel_Configuration_Information/Fl
oppy_Images/ and called Additional drivers. Also download the rawrite
utlity from next (search on rawrite.exe). Use rawrite to create the
additional drivers disk. When you are selecting you drivers select the
Adaptec 154x SCSI driver you used before, but then when it asks you for the
hard drive driver put in the new disk you created and load the drivers on
it. On the second screen you will find and EIDE/ATAPI driver. This is the
one you need for setup, not the IDE > 540 driver. This is all documented
in some next answer. I'm not sure which one. Make sure you select the
Adaptec 154x SCSI driver which a\has the same bus type as your EIDE card.
Eric
espeyton@ix.netcom.com
P.S. let me know what happens
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 19 Oct 1995 10:30:31 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <4659c7$7bb@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
> I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it does not
> use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives.
I use Synchronous operations with NeXTSTEP 3.3 and a Adaptec2940W.
>I was wondering
> if IDE or EIDE disk performance under NextStep is any better. I know that (E)IDE
> is bad for having multiple devices being accessed but if you just have one
> hard drive and a SCSI CDROM then you won't be experinceing these problems. I
> also know that SCSI can do multiple commands at once while IDE cannot so in
> that respect SCSI is better but I think asynchronous only operation under
> NextStep cancles that benefit out with respect to IDE. So I'm wondering if
> anyone has done any disk performance testing with DriverPerformance.app or
> nwbench.app and what kind of results they have gotton for (E)IDE and SCSI.
Adaptec2940W and Seagate STST32430W Hawk
DrivePerformance.app Index 3.30, Write-Index 3.9 (2967kb/sec), Read-Index 2.7 (2646kb/sec)
nwbench.app Disk 5565 KB/sec
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
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From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Toshiba 3401 and CD-Audio (was: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy)
Message-ID: <DGp1uv.oF@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: Toshiba 3401 CD-Audio
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <45md87$jfr@news.halcyon.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 11:42:30 GMT
Hi Russell,
In article <45md87$jfr@news.halcyon.com> Russell Wilcoxon@mail.halcyon.com
writes:
> The Toshiba 3401 doesn't support CD-Audio under NeXT For Intel.
It does. I myself have XM-3401TA and CDPlayer works with it. The only
thing you need is the program called XAmode from Gerd Knops, which
switches TOSHIBA to XAmode. This also enables you to read KodakPhotoCD and
using CDPlayer. XAmode is available for example from anonymous ftp
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pub/systems/next/Tools .
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Phase Changer and NeXTSTEP ?
Date: 19 Oct 1995 13:39:08 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <465kds$9vd@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Hi,
Someone run a
Plasmon PD2000 = NEC ODX1 = Panasonic LF1000
with NeXTSTEP 3.3 ?
Thanks,
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
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From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 19 Oct 1995 14:30:00 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <465nd8$a4i@clarknet.clark.net>
References: <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu> <463t8l$ret@crcnis3.unl.edu>
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Rex Dieter (rdieter@mathlab41.unl.edu) wrote:
: In article <462bsd$pqv@charlotte.wellesley.edu> cjones@aleks (Carl Jones)
: writes:
: > I'm trying to get an OEM ATI Mach64 card w/2MB DRAM to work
: > with 3.3 and have only been able to get to work in generic VGA mode. The
: > card is supposedly the equivalent of ATI's Graphics Expression Turbo. At
: > bootup, IOprobe complains of not being able to find a Mach64 chip.
:
: Some newer ATI Mach64 DRAM cards use a new RAMDAC which is not yet
: supported by the current NEXTSTEP Driver. NEXT and ATI Engineers are
: currently working to update the driver, and NEXTANSWERS estimates the
: update to be done Q4 '95.
What is it with these graphics card manufacturers with the
RAMDAC-of-the-week thing? Don't they believe in making
a solid product? Or, is it, this week's xyz24 RAMDAC
is $1 cheaper so we use that, and let the software people
sort it out?
..Bill
From: rainer@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (Rainer Staringer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MIDI interface for NS/Intel?
Date: 19 Oct 1995 15:14:31 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <465q0n$95o@news.tuwien.ac.at>
What MIDI interfaces work with NS/Intel? I have a Logitech Soundman16 sound
card (the exact equivalent of a ProAudio Spectrum 16, but without CD-ROM
support). The card doesn't have a MIDI interface built in, but you can buy
some kind of adapter as an add-on. Would that work under NEXTSTEP? Or should
I get a separate MIDI card?
Thanks for your help,
Rainer
---
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(rainer@fml.tuwien.ac.at)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org
Subject: Re: CD Writing
Message-ID: <1995Oct19.115655.5766@free.fdn.org>
Sender: news@free.fdn.org
Organization: Fabien Roy Consultant, Paris, France
References: <1995Oct16.150336.9386@ares.fdn.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 11:56:55 GMT
gery@ares.fdn.org(Gery_Divry) wrote:
> hello is there any way to use the Sony CDU-920S CD engravor
> under Nextstep ???
> Gery
I am working on a ISO9660 Rockridge port for the CDU-920S on NS.
Cheers
Fabien
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From: eb@panix.com (Eric Bergerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HP DAT drives
Date: 19 Oct 1995 16:15:12 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <465tig$59s@news1.panix.com>
On 10/18/95, Donald R. McGregor wrote:
>
>Has anyone used the HP 2-4GB DAT drives with NeXT? Are they
>decent, or are there other recommended backup solutions?
>
>(It will probably wind up being used on other machines as well.)
>
>--
>Don McGregor | This post was freely adapted from _The Scarlet Letter_
>mcgredo@crl.com |
>
We use the HP C1533A and have been very happy with it. It does 2G
uncompressed and 4G compressed on a regular 90M tape. It also does 6G
uncompressed and 8G compressed on DDS-2 120M tapes. It has been helpful and
reliable. Needs to be cleaned with the cleaning cartridge about every month 1/2
given a 2 hour backup each night.
--
Sincerely,
Eric Bergerson
Home: Work
eb@panix.com eb@object.com
212 744 9359 212 988 6268
pgp public key available on request
From: dan@opensource.com (Daniel J. Gamble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 19 Oct 1995 17:08:03 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Message-ID: <4660lj$dp9@trane.opensource.com>
References: <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel>
In article <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel> mmalcolm crawford
<m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> writes:
> John Kheit lamented:
> > My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not sucessful.
> >
> The Tadpole system seems to meet most of your requirements.
> It's an excellent machine -- we have one, but sadly not for running
> NEXTSTEP... yet! ;-)
>
> Check out:
> http://www.tadpole.com/
>
> If I remember rightly, OpenSource resell this beast too? Dan?
>
> http://www.opensource.com/
>
> Have fun,
>
> mmalc.
Indeed, OpenSource used to resell the Tadpole under the Omegabyte NXBOOK
label. The public availability of the video drivers and the Tadpole's
short battery life under NEXTSTEP (~1 hr.) have led us to no longer offer
them. I'm personally waiting for NeXT to finish the drivers for the
various models of IBM Thinkpad.
--
______________________________________________________
| Dan Gamble | OpenSource, Inc. |
| dan@opensource.com | THE Single Source for |
| (NeXTmail welcome) | NEXTSTEP Solutions |
| | |
|------------------------------------------------------|
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millenium Benchmark
Date: 19 Oct 1995 17:09:16 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <4660ns$a65@fnnews.fnal.gov>
References: <463hvd$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
Oooops.... I ran some more NXbench at different resolutions and it turns out
I only get a window of .30
It looks like an error occured when I ran the test first and I got bad
results. After running many tests my new score stands at
NXBench .67
Window .30
Sorry about the earlier post. I should have done more testing.
-- John
From: Matt_Watson@next.com (Matt Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black: spurious DMA interrupt!?
Date: 19 Oct 1995 15:56:28 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <465sfc$8ib@news.next.com>
References: <DGo1JK.7vq@cunews.carleton.ca>
In article <DGo1JK.7vq@cunews.carleton.ca> pgaudett@schoolnet.carleton.ca
(Pascal Gaudette) writes:
>
> For a little while now, I've been getting these messages at fairly
> regular intervals in my console:
> >
> > Oct 18 14:39:56 nextasy mach: spurious DMA interrupt: channel
0x2000110
> > Oct 18 15:22:45 nextasy mach: spurious DMA interrupt: state 0x1000000
> > channel 0x2000110
>
> Should I be worried? Anybody got a clue what could be causing this
> (software/hardware)?
One cause of this is a bad terminator, tee connector, or cable segment on
an ethernet network. Does this happen when disconnected from a network?
matt.
--
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Sherwood Forestry Division
NeXT Computer, Inc.
From: foster@news.unr.edu (Steve Foster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ASUSTek PVI/I-486SP3 ??
Date: 19 Oct 1995 17:06:54 GMT
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno Department of Computer Science
Message-ID: <4660je$410@umbra.unr.edu>
References: <4606i0$mha@sramhb.sra.co.jp>
Yes, it does ... we have one running here. have had some problems with
the NCR 810 scsi board and onboard ncr scsi controller, but the board runs
NS 3.3 with the adaptec 2940 scsi card. Don't ask how to solve the ncr
problem; I gave up on it.
Yuji Masumuro (masumuro@sranx7.sra.co.jp) wrote:
: Hi,
: Does PVI/I-486SP3 work under NS3.3 ?
: Thanx,
: ----
: Yuji Masumuro
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
From: jgrace@netcom.com (Joseph Grace)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <jgraceDGpHHL.JnK@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net> <951015151328.230AACUd.malc@daneel> <45ut3r$iae@news4.digex.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 17:20:08 GMT
Sender: jgrace@netcom8.netcom.com
In article <45ut3r$iae@news4.digex.net>,
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
>Hi Malc :)
> Sadly it doesn't meet all the requirements. Actually the IBM
>thinkpad 760CD comes closer, its 800X600 display is in 24bit color!,
>and uses lithium ion batteries instead of the old niMH, it has a
>CD/Floppy swap option.
>
> But still is short...no pan and zoom and several other things...
>Sadly, I'll likely have to wait another year or so before something
>that meets my needs becomes available. But thanks for the help
>and info!
John,
I don't know if it meets your requirements (and I've just had several
bad experiences dealing with Gateway2000) but...
The Gateway Solo (75 or 90 MHz) ortable is the nicest portable
I've seen advertised. It has trackpad, W95 keyboard (3 extra
keys), and standard layout. I don't know how the keyboard feels
though as I've never seen a Solo. The only things from your list
I don't recall it having (could be overlooking something though)
are the PCMCI Type IV (I haven't noticed this on any portable)
and the pan and zoom (though it may have it, I just wasn't keying
on that feature during my search).
Oh, and I don't know if it runs NS!-)
However, it sure looks like a nice portable!
Good luck,
= Joe =
From: karen@manta.ucsf.edu (Karen Vranizan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: APS-Micropolis drive-corruption
Date: 18 Oct 1995 22:42:19 GMT
Organization: UCSF, ITS
Message-ID: <463vsb$gdi@itssrv1.ucsf.edu>
My APS Micropolis 1.6 GB drive cannot write big files (20MB) across NFS to
other drives without corruption. It does appear to be reliably writable,
however. I am using NS 3.2 and the SYMBIOS SCSI driver. When I replaced it
with a new drive I had the same problem. But pulling a jumper that made
it a SCSI-I device (from a SCSI-II) appeared to fix the problem. Anybody
know what could be going on here? Thanks.
Karen Vranizan
From: afied1@pblea.uni-paderborn.de (Alfred Fiedler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Configure HP JetDirect EX with NS3.2
Date: 20 Oct 1995 07:22:55 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Paderborn, Germany
Message-ID: <467iof$j1i@news.uni-paderborn.de>
Hi all,
I have a
- NeXTstation Color runnning NS 3.2
- HP JetDirect Ex
- HP 850 C
and try to print but nothin happend.
I did the following:
Insert a line in "/private/etc/bootparams"
-------- snip -------------------------
hpjetdix:hn:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:ha=080009622bda:ip=131.234.172.254:sm=255.
255.255.0:lg=131.234.172.200:
-------- snip -------------------------
Add a new host with HostManager and "nidump -r /machines/hpjetdix /" says:
-------- snip -------------------------
name = (hpjetdix, jetdiex);
en_address = 8:0:9:62:2b:da;
ip_address = 131.234.172.254;
netgroups = ();
system_type = Unbekannt;
-------- snip -------------------------
But after booting both the NeXTstation and the HP_JetDirectEX the testpage
reads:
-------- snip -------------------------
HOST NAME: 131.234.172.254
CONFIG BY: BOOTP
IP ADDRESS 131.234.172.254
SUBNET MASK: NOT SPECIFIED
DEF. GATEWAY: 0.0.0.0
SYSLOG SERVER: NOT SPECIFIED
IDLE TIMEOUT (SECONDS): 90
SNMP GET CMTY NAME: ALL
SNMP SET CMTY NAME: NONE
BOOTP SERVER: 131.234.172.200
CONFIG FILE:
==============================
ETHERTALK STATUS: READY
-------- snip -------------------------
As far as I know this means:
1. The hostname is not transfered to the HP_jetDirect
2. The ip_address is transfered correct.
3. The subnet_mask is *not* transfered (I guess thats the main problem :-(
4. The syslog_serever is unknown.
It seems that all the information in the "/etc/bootparams" is ignored and
I don t no why.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for all the help I received from the last mail. Maybe there is an
expert out in the world who have the right solution. In the meantime I
give the card back for testing purpose.
By,
Alfred.
From: otto@olcs.com (Otto Lind)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HP DAT drives
Date: 20 Oct 1995 05:54:51 GMT
Organization: Otto Lind Consulting Services
Message-ID: <467djb$rv@olcs.olcs.com>
References: <463t62$jsq@crl6.crl.com>
Donald R. McGregor (mcgredo@crl.com) wrote:
: Has anyone used the HP 2-4GB DAT drives with NeXT? Are they
: decent, or are there other recommended backup solutions?
I have a HP 35480A DAT drive (2GB, 4GB with compression). When I saw
this posting, it reminded me I had to switch tapes (I have my NeXT set up
to do automatic nightly backups using dump). In pulling out the tape, a
small spring and other plastic bits popped out along with a munged tape
(I use 3M DDS-90 tapes). Now I get to see how well service is on a
broken tape unit :-(
Otto
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From: th@ernie (Tom Holton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anone using a Lexmark printer with NS Intel?
Date: 20 Oct 1995 08:14:58 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
Message-ID: <467lq2$874@news.csus.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: IBM Tape drive on NS 3.3?
Message-ID: <DGpoC6.Ax8@waldo.com>
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 19:48:05 GMT
I have the opportunity to purchase a IBM 7207-001 150 MB 1/4" Tape Drive
for a reasonable price. Does anyone know whether this drive will with NS 3.3?
It is a SCSI device, so I would presume so.
Help! I need to make an offer soon!
Matt
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From: f91el@efd.lth.se (Erik Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Step on a Mac
Date: 20 Oct 1995 13:14:11 GMT
Organization: Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
Message-ID: <4687b3$4t6@nic.lth.se>
References: <44p9c3$bpm@usenet.rpi.edu> <44usm1$16ft@saba.info.ucla.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: f91el
In article <44usm1$16ft@saba.info.ucla.edu>,
Jim Gayed <gayed@psych.ucla.edu> wrote:
>In article <44p9c3$bpm@usenet.rpi.edu> Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> writes:
>> amacks@clark.net (Aaron Macks) wrote:
>> > does anyone know if a copy of NeXTSTEP will work on a
>> > non-power mac?
>> > thanks
>
>
>You must excuse me for my ignorance, but a few months ago I had heard ***rumors*** about NS being ported to the powermacs...no facts, am I to assume such a thing exists today? Please enlighten me (I've been on vacation from the net for far too long :) ...)
>
>
>Jim M. Gayed
>University of California, Los Angeles
>Psychology Department, Interdepartmental Neu
I really don't have any *facts*, but I sure would be surprised if NeXTStep was
ported to the current Power Macintosh series.
I think it is very possible, though, that they are working on a port to the
CHRP, the future common platform specification for PowerPC systems.
The current PowerMacs are very incompatible with CHRP.
The machines sold by IBM conform to PREP. PREP is very similar to CHRP,
but there are differences - for example CHRP makes it possible for Apple
to use some of their special ROM chips. Operating systems like AIX, Solaris
Windows NT, and OS/2 (beta) will run on both PREP and CHRP, and I suppose
most new ones will, too(Linux?). Don't count on todays PowerMacs running
anything but MacOS.
Regards,
Erik Lindahl
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From: Olaf Maetzner <s580096>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MAXTOR SCSI-ID -need PINs
Date: 20 Oct 1995 14:18:24 GMT
Organization: TFH-Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Message-ID: <468b3g$e1q@sun24.tfh-berlin.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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Since I move my MAXTOR LXT340SY to an external case, i need info on changing
the SCSI-ID with jumpers.
Can anybody tell me, wich jumpers i have to set, and how ?
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From: wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Inbound FTP: Is there a secret?
Date: 20 Oct 1995 13:14:11 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
Message-ID: <4687b3$4tf@linus.mitre.org>
I'm trying to find a convenient way to get large amounts of informa-
tion from my Powerbook to my NeXTStation. Since I have an ethernet
cable for my NeXT and a transceiver box for my Powerbook, I decided
to try FTP.
So...I disabled Netinfo, (...and just why I was running Netinfo on a
stand-alone NeXT is another story), assigned dummy INTERNET addresses
to my station and my Powerbook, hooked up the cable, rebooted both
machines, fired up FTP on the Powerbook, and...nothing. No connection
is ever made. I get a few indicator lights on the transceive box, but
that's it.
Now admittedly my knowledge of IP and networks is sketchy at best,
but here are some of the things that I've assumed:
1. If inetd is running (and it is) it actually "listens" on the ftp
port and fires up ftpd as necessary. Is this correct?
2. Using actual IP addresses in Fetch (my FTP program) should aliev-
iate the need for nameservers and address lookup, correct?
3. Could there be a problem in cabling? I'm using a single cable
with T-connectors and terminators. Should I be using a loop?
4. I used IP addresses that, if I understand it correctly, are Class
C and that have the same domain and sub-domain (i.e.: they only
differ on final field).
So, my friends, what could be the problem. Is there a magic secret
about enabling inbound FTP when Netinfo is not running. Unfortunately,
NeXT's online documentation about FTP, and its relation to NeXTs and
Netinfo, is sketchy. They make it sound like it should "just work".
Help! Thanks in advance.
- Bill
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Subject: Do generic 72pin Parity Simms work in HP712?
Message-ID: <1995Oct19.233547.19327@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Date: 19 Oct 95 23:35:46 -0500
Organization: Indiana Univ School of Med
Has anyone in this newsgroup been able to use generic x36 72pin Parity
simms in the HP712 series workstation. Please email:
rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
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From: barclay@king.trs.ntc.nokia.com (Alan Barclay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: 20 Oct 1995 15:27:44 GMT
Organization: Nokia Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <468f5g$3l9@axl02it.ntc.nokia.com>
References: <4638h4$1q7u@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Install Win 95 first then NS.
If you install Win 95 after NS then it overwrites the NS dual boot files
and makes life a complete pain.
[ Actually I'm embarassed I even know this stuff so, don't belive this atall
its complete hearsay and i've never ever tried this. ]
Use fdisk to split your disk into 2 partitions. An ACTIVE DOS 1st partition and
a NON-DOS 2nd partition. Format the 1st partition for DOS and install Win 95.
It will ignore the 2nd partition 'cause its marked NON-DOS. When Win 95 is
installed and running happily (<- joke!) then go ahead an install NS.
Follow install instructions provided by NeXT. When it starts to ask about
start-up disk go to advanced options and some where you find an entry that
says "keep DOS partition and install NS in whole of other partition".
Or something like that.
It should work - but don't quote me 'cause I've never done it (Honest!).
Alan. (the Win 95 Hater!)
( I mean really - all that messing around with Time Zones and GMT's YUK YUK!)
From: doug@dam.Colorado.EDU (Doug MacIntire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Cube Single User Mode
Date: 20 Oct 1995 15:44:15 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Message-ID: <468g4f$k2g@lace.Colorado.EDU>
References: <453da2$nrd@newton.uncg.edu>
Ian,
1. To first get into the Mini-monitor you press BOTH "Command" keys and the "~"
key at the same time (I usually log out and do this with the Login window
displayed). Once in the Mini-monitor, you can type "halt" to get to the ROM
monitor.
Once in the ROM monitor, "b -s " will boot single user, or if you also have an
optical drive, use the commands as in the other reply included below.
A "?" at the "NeXT>" prompt will list all the commands.
2. Alternatively, while the system is booting up, immediately after the
"Testing System" changes to the "Loading from disk" message, you can use the
same key combination as above and this puts you immediately into the ROM
monitor.
Good luck.
Doug
In article <453da2$nrd@newton.uncg.edu> rjadams@prin.uncg.edu (Robert J. Adams)
writes:
> Ian Daniel (ian) wrote:
> :How do I boot a cube single user? I know there is a key combination I need
to
> :get it into a boot monitor but can I remeber .... ? No I can't (stop
laughing!)
>
> hard disk
> b sd -s
> optical disk
> b od -s
>
> it worked last time i tried it.
>
> Robert
From: apandit@acs.uswest.com (Ajay Pandit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [HELP] Monitor cutting 1 inch from sides
Date: 20 Oct 1995 15:59:41 GMT
Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems
Message-ID: <468h1d$lvs@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com>
I have a Gateway 2000 Crystal Scan 15" monitor (ATI Ultra Pro adaptor)
which is cutting 1 inch from left and right sides (it's fine on top and
bottom), making my NEXTSTEP 3.3 screen even smaller. Even if I change the
height, width, frequency or RGB parameters in the configuration from root
and reboot, it does not seem to change anything. The monitor control is at
the maximum width possible and it works fine with Windows.
What else do I need to do, so that NS shows up on the full screen ?
Thanks for your help,
- Ajay
From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stupid Parallel Printing Problem
Date: 20 Oct 1995 16:01:43 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <468h57$1s5@decaxp.harvard.edu>
Keywords: Help
Please forgive this rather silly question, but, a point in the
right direction would be greatly appreciated.
I have an HP4M printer hooked up to the Parallel port of my
P90 (ASUS P54 TP4 motherboard). I can print from DOS, but
not from NeXTStep. No real errors from NeXTStep.
I'm using the ParallelPortDriver1.2 from peanuts. I've tried the
standard NeXT parallel port driver, which can't see the printer
on bootup, even though the printer is on.
Any ideas?
Thanks very much
Sean
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From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stupid Parallel Printing Problem
Date: 20 Oct 1995 16:41:29 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <468jfp$2b3@decaxp.harvard.edu>
References: <468h57$1s5@decaxp.harvard.edu>
Sean Varah (cello@virgil) wrote:
: I have an HP4M printer hooked up to the Parallel port of my
: P90 (ASUS P54 TP4 motherboard). I can print from DOS, but
: not from NeXTStep. No real errors from NeXTStep.
Never mind. My bios defaults the parallel port to 278H. NeXTStep
needs 378H. I chenged the BIOS and it works fine.
My apologies.
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From: Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org
Subject: Re: CD Writing
Message-ID: <1995Oct20.212839.9499@free.fdn.org>
Sender: news@free.fdn.org
Organization: Fabien Roy Consultant, Paris, France
References: <1995Oct16.150336.9386@ares.fdn.org> <1995Oct19.115655.5766@free.fdn.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 21:28:39 GMT
Hi,
I just got the CDU920S SCSI manual and the first version of the software
will only support the "Disk at once" method and I will rely on the
"mkisofs" source code for the CD image data.
I also will write an ufs dump to extract a file system image suitable for
writing NEXTSTEP direct readable CD.
Cheers
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From: sb6fb@sb636.rivm.nl (Francois Bourgeois)
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Message-ID: <DGrMAA.40H@rivm.nl>
Sender: news@rivm.nl
Organization: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, Bilthoven, NL
References: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov> <4659c7$7bb@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 20:58:57 GMT
In <4659c7$7bb@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> Karsten Heinze wrote:
> brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
> > I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it
does not
> > use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives.
> I use Synchronous operations with NeXTSTEP 3.3 and a Adaptec2940W.
> [stuff deleted]
> > NextStep cancles that benefit out with respect to IDE. So I'm
wondering if
> > anyone has done any disk performance testing with
DriverPerformance.app or
> > nwbench.app and what kind of results they have gotton for (E)IDE and
SCSI.
> Adaptec2940W and Seagate STST32430W Hawk
> DrivePerformance.app Index 3.30, Write-Index 3.9 (2967kb/sec),
Read-Index 2.7 (2646kb/sec)
> nwbench.app Disk 5565 KB/sec
Tested on a Dell Omniplex 590 (Pentium 90 MHz), EISA bus
SCSI adapter: Adaptec AHA 2742T
Disk: DEC DSP3107LS 441C, SCSI, 1GB
Results DrivePerformance.app:
write=611 kb/s read=1698 kb/s index=1.27
Same configuration, but just after fresh reboot:
write=520 kb/s read=814 kb/s index=0.76
Results BenchPress.app:
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From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 21 Oct 1995 02:01:03 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <469k8v$mmd@news.onramp.net>
References: <465nd8$a4i@clarknet.clark.net>
Chin writes
> What is it with these graphics card manufacturers with the
> RAMDAC-of-the-week thing? Don't they believe in making
> a solid product? Or, is it, this week's xyz24 RAMDAC
> is $1 cheaper so we use that, and let the software people
> sort it out?
Many of these changes are (effectively) insignificant, at least with
Micro$oft products. ATI has however used at least a half dozen chipsets
on their 64-bit PCI VRAM cards, including those from Thomson, TI, AT&T,
and (I think) Brooktree. On one driver the AT&T 20C498 was supported, but
not the 20C493, which was sold (mostly) in Europe.
Last summer Compaq switched from the Brooktree 484 to the 485 in one of
their models (DeskPro?), and that broke the driver until NeXT went back
and fixed it.
NeXT - ATI co-operation has improved for 3.3, in any event.
Jason
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: TOSHIBA XM3501 TA and NS/FiP
Date: 20 Oct 1995 18:13:55 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <468ot3$dv@trillian.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Hi,
has anybody managed to get audio data from the Toshiba XM3510 TA CDROM over
the SCSIbus on an Intel machine? I tried it with playcd 1.3 on black
hardware and it worked occasionaly. On Intel i got only:
trillian ROOT 26 (~): playcd #3
No free generic SCSI device
Can't find CD player -- this version of playcd is compiled for TOSHIBA
CD-ROM XM-3501TA only.
trillian ROOT 27 (~):
Any hints?
Bastian
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From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stupid Parallel Printing Problem
Date: 21 Oct 1995 03:38:33 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <469pvp$7ot@clarknet.clark.net>
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Sean Varah (cello@virgil) wrote:
: I have an HP4M printer hooked up to the Parallel port of my
: P90 (ASUS P54 TP4 motherboard). I can print from DOS, but
: not from NeXTStep. No real errors from NeXTStep.
Of course, first double check that the parallel port is set
to port 378 and IRQ 7.
Then, check for hardware IRQ conflicts.
While IRQ 7 is normally reserved for the parallel port interrupt,
DOS doesn't actually use interrupts for printing. So you can have a
conflict on IRQ 7 and never see a problem under DOS. Matter of fact,
since this is so common, OS/2 and NT both have polled printing...
slow, inefficient, but that's the PC world. Of course, NEXTSTEP actually
tries to use the parallel port the right way... and it may never
get the IRQ to tell it to send more data.
So... make sure that you don't have any non-Plug and Play boards
set to use IRQ 7. Note that I have seen a circumstance where a
sound card bug caused it to conflict with IRQ 7, but of course,
under most environments it doesn't matter and no one caught it
until someone tried to print under NEXTSTEP. Commonly sound
cards come configured to use IRQ 7.
To make sure, I would pull all cards that are not Plug and Play
and are not essential for system operation. See if it prints.
..Bill
From: tech@armari.co.uk (Dan( aka Dantium ))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 12:26:18 GMT
Organization: Armari Ltd.
Message-ID: <46aotd$uo7@alpha.ftech.net>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com>
paul23@primenet.com (r paul seymour) wrote:
>In article <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, zan660@aol.com (Zan660) wrote:
>>Wanted CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine:
>> Hello, I am looking to buy a CHEAP Silicon Graphics machine. I want
>>a machine that is bare bones, no extras, except a some what modern version
>>of the Silicon Graphics OS, this machine would be for training purposes
>>because I am a student and plan to work in the Silicon Graphics
>>environment. Please email me if you are interested. Thank You
>I wouldn't worry so much about getting a cheap machine as trying to find
>software for it at an afforable price! As a student, I figured software
>for the SGI would be possibly affordable, but was I wrong! Our student
>store is selling Alias Animator to students at the special low price of
>$7500!!! Isn't that as much as a base Indy? So, if by some maracle, I
>can scrape the money together to buy the machine, it wouldn't do too much
>good, because I'd have to spend much more just to use it. Is there
>someplace where you can buy used software (is there such a thing, and is
>that legal?). Just curious.
> P4UL S3YMOU2 | pasadena ca
What is needed is an SGI warez group !.
:-))
From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 21 Oct 1995 14:55:13 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <46b1kh$dmu@decaxp.harvard.edu>
References: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
Time will fly.. tonight... (brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov) wrote:
: the driver source for this controller, I was wondering if it would be
: possible to modify it to work synchronously and and perform better.
: -- John
In my experience, the best thing you can do for disk performance, at
least over PCI is to get a board with the new Triton Chipset. My
$75.00 NCR PCI controller went from 2meg/sec reads on an Intel Premiere
motherboard to 3meg/sec on my new ASUS P54-TP4 board with the Triton
chipset. Same controller, same memory, same 90Mhz processor.
Just a thought.
Sean
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From: ajasvanu@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Atip Asvanund)
Subject: Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 with EIDE CDROM
Message-ID: <DGq9n6.1w2@midway.uchicago.edu>
Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator)
Organization: University of Chicago -- Networking Services
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 03:28:18 GMT
I have a Dell Dimension P5/133 that comes with an EIDE CDROM
drive. As far as I know, NeXTSTEP installation disks do not come with
the drivers for my CDROM drive. So, I searched through www.next.com and
got the drivers for it which is in .compressed format. I am having
difficulty making a floppy image from that file. The documenation
avaliable on the site only explains how to do it from a running NeXT
machine. I have no access to another NeXTSTEP machine. I am running
Win95 now. I was told that the .compressed format is the same as .tar.Z,
so I put that .compressed driver on my unix account, and uncompressed and
untared it, resulting in a .pkg directory. However, the same
documentation say I should get a .pkg file which I can create a floppy
image from to be used for additional drivers during installation. I
don't know why I got a directory instead of a file. Can someone who
knows the solution to my problems help enlighten me?
Thank you very much
Atip Asvanund
From: leigh@antechinus.cs.uwa.oz.au (Leigh Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Digital Ears--A/D64
Date: 21 Oct 1995 13:47:29 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Distribution: world
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References: <1995Oct20.005047.15395@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
In article <1995Oct20.005047.15395@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
mad@wozzeck.esm.rochester.edu (Michael DeMurga) writes:
> Hi. I'm trying to track down an A-D box for black hardware. Does
anyone
> know where I could buy a Singular Solutions A-D/64 or a Metaresearch
> Digital Ears? These things don't get made anymore, do they?
>
> Thanks a whole lot,
>
> Michael DeMurga
I bought a Singular Solutions A/D64x from the factory at the start of this
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about 2 days of my order. SS get good marks from me, providing an
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From: soren@datashopper.dk (Søren Mathiasen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cirrus Logic
Date: 21 Oct 1995 18:43:58 GMT
Organization: DataShopper Danmark
Message-ID: <46bf1e$7g1@hades.datashopper.dk>
How do I get color with my cirrus logic526 card.
Thanks soren
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for 2.5" (portable) to desktop IDE adapter
Date: 21 Oct 1995 20:26:10 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46bl12$atm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: ide hard drive connector adapter
I would like to be able to take the IDE hard drive from my portable (2.5")
and connect it to a desktop IDE based system here, but they have different
connectors. I think at one time in this newsgroup I saw mention of a
connector that allows this. However, I cannot seem to locate one. I would
like to use it for a NextStep install on the portable's drive (unless I can
figure out why netinstall won't work, which I'm about to describe in a
posting to the sysadmin group).
If anyone has seen such a connector I'd appreciate info about where to get
one.
Thanks,
Mike
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: How to get netinstall to work??
Date: 21 Oct 1995 20:37:13 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46bllp$atm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: net install boot
I have an IBM thinkpad with a Xircom IIPS on which I am attempting a NS
install. I have configured the host as directed in NetInstallHelper
(creating the CD-ROM image, configuring the client, etc).
I boot up the client machine, and after the "howto 0. . ." it just pauses,
the little orange light on the Xircom connector flashes once or twice, and
then the client comes up with a message stating that no configuration server
can be found. The network is thin (coax), and is functioning fine for the
other systems connected.
The only other curious things I have noted are:
- The green light on the Xircom BNC connector never comes on - is it
supposed to?
- I had trouble getting the Xircom to work in Windows or Win95, but assume I
just didn't get the configuration right
I hope my xircom adapter is not dead. Any comments or experiences people
have had with the NetInstall process (especially using the Xircom) would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael Giddings
BTW - Thanks to everyone who responded with info about installing Win95 and
NS on the same machine. Now if only I could get that far. . .
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where can I find black H/W FAQ!?
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 20:57:50 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <46bmsf$i3f@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
hello there,
Just wondering where I can find black H/W FAQ!? I am trying to
resurrect an old cube =)
Thanks
Godwin
PS I tried rtfm.mit.edu and they seem not to have it there anymore=(
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: How to get netinstall to work??
Date: 21 Oct 1995 21:37:36 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
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References: <46bllp$atm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In <46bllp$atm@news.doit.wisc.edu> Michael Giddings wrote:
> I have an IBM thinkpad with a Xircom IIPS on which I am attempting a NS
> install. I have configured the host as directed in NetInstallHelper
> (creating the CD-ROM image, configuring the client, etc).
>
I forgot to mention: As directed, I used the Net Install floppyimage from
NeXTAnswers for attempting this installation.
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From: Steve Krans <skrans@winternet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9FX Motion 771 PCI advice?
Date: 21 Oct 1995 22:20:03 GMT
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
Message-ID: <46brmj$jq0@blackice.winternet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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I just purchased a Number Nine 9FX Motion 771 PCI (#9-968
bios v2.05.08) to use with nextstep and can't get it to work.
I've tried all of Next's drivers without luck. Has anyone
gotten this card to work?
Please reply via email to skrans@winternet.com.
Thanks!
-- Steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mad@wozzeck.esm.rochester.edu (Michael DeMurga)
Subject: Digital Ears--A/D64
Message-ID: <1995Oct20.005047.15395@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
Sender: news@galileo.cc.rochester.edu
Organization: University of Rochester Computing Center
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 95 00:50:47 GMT
Hi. I'm trying to track down an A-D box for black hardware. Does anyone
know where I could buy a Singular Solutions A-D/64 or a Metaresearch
Digital Ears? These things don't get made anymore, do they?
Thanks a whole lot,
Michael DeMurga
From: r.daher@csuohio.edu (Rony Daher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:51:50 GMT
Organization: Cleveland State University
Message-ID: <4672ek$5ts@csu-b.csuohio.edu>
References: <4638h4$1q7u@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings) wrote:
>I got no response from my previous query:
>Is anyone running NextStep and Win 95 in dual-boot capacity? If so, I would
>greatly appreciate any pointers, especially on the install process.
I have that exact configuration. Install tips are as follows:
1) Install Windows 95 first. If you install Win95 after NeXT, you will
not be able to use the NeXT dual booter.
2) Create one partition for 95 (Primary) and leave the rest of the
drive as free space. Go into NeXT fdisk from the installation program
and then create the NeXTSTEP partition with the remaining free space.
3) You will not have the same time in both operating systems. I have
NO idea why this is, bur I was never able to syncronize the times
between NeXT and 95. If someone is able to do this or knows a fix,
please let me know.
If you need more help, feel free to mail me at r.daher@csuohio.edu
Rony Daher
Information Services and Technology
Cleveland State University
EMAIL: r.daher@csuohio.edu
From: cjones@aleks (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SMC PCI EtherPower Experiences?
Date: 22 Oct 1995 01:52:12 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <46c84c$lkn@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
Has anyone used the SMC PCI EtherPower (SMC 8432) card with the
DECchip21040 driver? I'm interested in buying one for a 90mhz pentium
configuration/file server for a small Netinfo network of 3 PC's.
Carl
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Anone using a Lexmark printer with NS Intel?
In-Reply-To: th@ernie's message of 20 Oct 1995 08:14:58 GMT
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Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 03:03:21 GMT
I am and I know of several others that are as well. I gave NeXT
a copy of the Lexmark PPD files and I hope they don't drop the ball
and not distribute them in the next release.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
In article <467lq2$874@news.csus.edu> th@ernie (Tom Holton) writes:
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
In-Reply-To: John Kheit's message of 7 Oct 1995 19:53:14 GMT
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Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 03:17:56 GMT
I recommend the NEC Versa 4000HC. It's brand new. It is a 90MHz Pentium,
810 MB EIDE hard disk, up to 40MB RAM, removable floppy and CD-ROM,
Lithium Ion batteries (the best), built in 16-bit stereo sound with small
speakers on the case, glide point touch pad ala PowerBook,and best of all
10.4" 800x600 8-bit Active Matrix color LCD.
The base version with 8MB RAM, 10.4" 800x600 active matrix display, and
810MB HD sells for $4000 mail order. AIS (info@advis.com) sells these
with NEXTSTEP but I don't know what they are charging. They do have an
exclusive on the 800x600 video driver so no matter what you do, you'll
need to contact them.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <456lra$8j1@news4.digex.net> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> writes:
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Date: 7 Oct 1995 19:53:14 GMT
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Hi all,
My previous effort to find a nice laptop to run NS was not sucessful.
Mainly because there was no machine out there that could do all I
wanted (if only NEXTSTEP ran on apples PowerPC powerbooks--sigh).
Anyway, before I go looking hellishly through computer shopper et.
al., I thought I'd try the netter's for some suggestions. So any
pointers to a company, that makes a product with stats like or
close to what I have listed below, would be greatly appreciated!
I'm pretty sure that no such beast yet exists...bits and pieces
probably do, but for whatever reason, no manufacturer will ever
get it 'just right.' Sigh... Anyway, notebook stats I would like:
Processor:
Pentium 75 (or greater) w/128k cache (or greater, ideally 2megs)
Screen:
-10.3" or larger
-Dual Scan (the active matrix does nothing for me...)
-800X600 or larger (preferably 1024X768)
-Hardware virtual pan and zoom screen of 1024X768
(preferably 1280X1024)
-256 color or more (ideally 65k colors)
-Minimum 1 meg VRAM, preferably 2 or more
-External video out simultaneously (i.e. pan and zoom) at
1024X768 (preferably 1280X1024)
Pointing device:
-Palmrest ala Apple powerbooks
-Track ball or Track Pad ala powerbook
Battery:
-Lithium ion (ideally two bays for extended operation)
Devices:
-Floppy built in
(but removable for second battery or second hard drive)
-Hard drive (500-1gig) (ideally based on INTERNAL SCSI)
-(ideally External SCSI available)
-PCMCIA IV
-Serial ports, audio in/out
Sound:
-16bit soundblaster compatible
RAM:
-16megs upgradable to at least 40megs
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
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From: aholmes@jhu.edu (Alex Holmes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 12:55:09 GMT
Organization: Johns Hopkins University
Message-ID: <46d44p$fb3@skydiver.jaguNET.com>
References: <43hun9$n2b@news1.deltanet.com> <43i428$7pv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <paul23-2409951117300001@ip088.lax.primenet.com> <46aotd$uo7@alpha.ftech.net>
tech@armari.co.uk (Dan( aka Dantium )) wrote:
>What is needed is an SGI warez group !.
Good luck. A lot of software for SGI machines is licensed to the
serial number of the individual machine. Can't get much more
efficient than that in terms of copy protection. Especially if the
serial number is one-way encrypted into the software.
Alex Holmes
aholmes@jhu.edu
From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 22 Oct 1995 16:37:59 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <46ds17$9ko@news.cais.com>
References: <469k8v$mmd@news.onramp.net>
In article <469k8v$mmd@news.onramp.net> jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L.
McNamara) writes:
> Chin writes
> > What is it with these graphics card manufacturers with the
> > RAMDAC-of-the-week thing? Don't they believe in making
> > a solid product? Or, is it, this week's xyz24 RAMDAC
> > is $1 cheaper so we use that, and let the software people
> > sort it out?
>
> Many of these changes are (effectively) insignificant, at least with
> Micro$oft products. ATI has however used at least a half dozen chipsets
> on their 64-bit PCI VRAM cards, including those from Thomson, TI, AT&T,
> and (I think) Brooktree. On one driver the AT&T 20C498 was supported,
but
> not the 20C493, which was sold (mostly) in Europe.
I'm not convinced this is true for ATI. I have never had a good Win 3.1
driver from them for my Mach 32 product. I went from unreadable text to
GPF crashes in the last release.
--
Joe Freeman Joe@FreemanSoft.com (NeXT,MIME,ASCII Mail)
FreemanSoft Inc. A NEXTSTEP software and consulting company in MD.
Opinions expressed do represent those of FreemanSoft Inc and not NeXT Inc.
Yes, I do work for NeXT and they are not half as suprised about it as I am.
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 22 Oct 1995 17:58:13 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
I have had terrible experiences with NEC. Their Versa/S notebook has a
flexible top cover, so you can destroy the glass LCD below it by leaning on
it, without any damage to the exterior. Not covered by their warranty...
Never again NEC. Buy an IBM Thinkpad instead. (This is what I did.)
/ivo welch
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Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Message-ID: <DGuEH0.B8@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: Disk Performance write cache
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <DGrMAA.40H@rivm.nl>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 09:03:00 GMT
In article <DGrMAA.40H@rivm.nl> sb6fb@sb636.rivm.nl (Francois Bourgeois)
writes:
[...]
> Tested on a Dell Omniplex 590 (Pentium 90 MHz), EISA bus
> SCSI adapter: Adaptec AHA 2742T
> Disk: DEC DSP3107LS 441C, SCSI, 1GB
>
> Results DrivePerformance.app:
> write=611 kb/s read=1698 kb/s index=1.27
You probably have disabled write cache on your DEC disk. This is why you
have a poor write performance. There is a DOS program called aspi-wce.exe,
which can enable write cache.
> Same configuration, but just after fresh reboot:
> write=520 kb/s read=814 kb/s index=0.76
After you log in, there is a lot of disk activity from Workspace, so the
performance measured at this time is lower that normally.
Bye,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accept
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 23 Oct 1995 09:39:57 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <46fntd$ive@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
On 10/23/95, Robert La Ferla wrote:
>Ivo,
>
>Does your ThinkPad do 800x600 on the LCD or are you stuck with 3 items
>on your dock and half a window in 640x480 mode? VGA 640x480 is unusuable.
>Don't get me wrong. I do like the ThinkPad. I just didn't think they
>made one with a high res. LCD panel. Also, the Versa/S is a low-end
>model while the 4000HC is their top-of-the-line. That may also explain
>the quality problems.
>
>Robert
Good news, bad news. Good news first: The 755CX does indeed do 800*600, and it
seemed only slightly more expensive than the not-shipping VERSA one month ago.
I run X (800*600; yes, I have not seen an X windows manager I like) and
linux/consoles (100*37) on the full screen.
The bad news is that I cannot seem to figure out how to get NS onto the disk.
When NeXT announced support for the PCMCIA SCSI adapter from Adaptec, I bought
one---well this was about one year ago, and now there is a newer model (same
name), while this one fails. I also bought a New Media bustoaster, but that one
is only supported by Linux. So, my choice is now whether I want to buy a third
PCMCIA SCSI card...
/ivo welch
--
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: peter@cs.umbc.edu (Peter Johansson)
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Subject: Re: Wanted:CHEAP Silicon Graphics Machine
Date: 23 Oct 1995 00:51:12 -0400
Organization: Very little, if any at all.
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Alex Holmes <aholmes@jhu.edu> wrote:
> Good luck. A lot of software for SGI machines is licensed to the
> serial number of the individual machine. Can't get much more
> efficient than that in terms of copy protection. Especially if the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> serial number is one-way encrypted into the software.
Well, so long as you assume that the kernel is a trusted resource.
That isn't *really* a safe assumption, now, is it?
+-- Peter Johansson -- peter@cs.umbc.edu -- http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~peter/ --+
| "The physical universe has this really annoying way of being what it |
| is, and not what you want it to be." |
+-------------------------------------------------------- (Author unknown) --+
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
In-Reply-To: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk's message of 22 Oct 1995 17:58:13 GMT
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Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 03:16:41 GMT
Ivo,
Does your ThinkPad do 800x600 on the LCD or are you stuck with 3 items
on your dock and half a window in 640x480 mode? VGA 640x480 is unusuable.
Don't get me wrong. I do like the ThinkPad. I just didn't think they
made one with a high res. LCD panel. Also, the Versa/S is a low-end
model while the 4000HC is their top-of-the-line. That may also explain
the quality problems.
Robert
In article <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch) writes:
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From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
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I have had terrible experiences with NEC. Their Versa/S notebook has a
flexible top cover, so you can destroy the glass LCD below it by leaning on
it, without any damage to the exterior. Not covered by their warranty...
Never again NEC. Buy an IBM Thinkpad instead. (This is what I did.)
/ivo welch
--
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
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From: mfg@lib.delm.tas.gov.au (Martin Gay)
Subject: Allowable Hard disk size
Organization: Dpt of Environment & Land Management
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 00:28:37 GMT
Message-ID: <mfg.3.000B7A6F@lib.delm.tas.gov.au>
Keywords: Hard disk
Sender: usenet@pacit.tas.gov.au (News User)
I've a NeXT O/S running prepress software on a 486 pc.
There is a needed to install a large scsii hard disk on the system to handle
the files as well as allowing for swap (print) space.
The disk can be mounted as either NeXT or Mac, however the problem seems to be
that only a max of 1GB can be mounted!
Can anybody confirm this or know a way around this apparent problem?
Any reponse is welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Martin Gay
Project Team Supervisor
Land Informnation Bureau
From: paedu@inorg.chem.ethz.ch (Patrick Hofmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Znyx Ethernetcard
Date: 23 Oct 1995 11:25:11 GMT
Organization: Swiss Federal Institut of Technology (ETH), Solid State Chemistry
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <PAEDU.95Oct23122511@chagall.ethz.ch>
Hi there
I just got a used znyx 312 Ethernet card form a friend.
I'd like to install in in my PentiumPC to use it
with NEXTSTEP, but I did not find a driver for the card.
Does anyone know if I can use the generic 21040 chip driver
for this card?
thanks for the help, paedu
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life forms is has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to
avoid meeting" marvin in 'life, the universe and everything'
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
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Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 23 Oct 1995 05:30:55 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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References: <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com>
What about RDI's PowerLite series 85 or 110?
110/85mhz microSPARC II, SPARC Version 8
77.0/64.0 SPECint92; 65.3/54.6 SPECfp92
32-128mb ram
8kb data cache, 16kb instruction cache
TGX graphics accelerator with 2mb frame buffer
10.4" color 1024x768 active matrix LCD
up to 2.4 GB internal
full I/O in back
plus they have a neat peripheral expansion unit
This baby's expensive, and I don't like their trackball design, but
otherwise looks like great machine.
Has anyone tried it?
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 23 Oct 1995 04:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <46f4sf$8uj@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
news:comp.sys.next.advocacy
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
flame wars from .misc.
news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com
where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability.
Archives are available by ftp at
ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives
Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
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A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to
misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups.
news:comp.sys.next.misc
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no
crossposting!!!
news:comp.sys.next.programmer
Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
Related Newsgroups
==================
news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
next-marketplace-d
next-misc-d
next-programmer-d
next-software-d
next-sysadmin-d
(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
body of the message. You can request several files in a single message.
You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
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These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system:
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sent as ASCII text files:
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This message requests two lists of files, one for each search:
Subject:
SEARCH Dell SCSI
SEARCH NetInfo domain
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address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command
REPLY-TO <your-address>
If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX
To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to
identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available
files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the
files will be faxed to you.
If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support
at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada.
USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web
server at URL http://www.next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP
To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM
To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
pay-per-call basis.
Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
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Additions from:
Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com)
Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: jklinke@ucsd.edu (Jochen Klinke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 23 Oct 1995 16:03:56 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <46gedd$8ni@news2.ucsd.edu>
References: <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> Ivo,
> [stuff deleted]
> iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
I have a Tadpole P1300 (133Mhz Pentium) with 800x600 display. This machine
is rocksolid and well designed. It also is a little bit pricy. The new
Toshiba notebook Tecra700CT (120MHz pentium with 800x600) looks promising,
especially since it has a docking station that accepts PCI cards.
jk
From: anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Serial port speed of NeXT hardware
Date: 23 Oct 1995 18:54:17 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <46gocp$r8h@netnews.upenn.edu>
What is the maximum speed I can run a NeXTstation Turbos serial port at?
I've heard 38.4k and 57.6k.
I want to run either SLIP or PPP between my NeXTs at home and at work. I
have USR 28.8k Sportster modems which, with compression, will exceed a
serial port speed of 38.4k.
What needs to be done here? I'm pretty sure I need to replace getty with
mgetty. What else?
-dave
From: seh@seh.codem.com (Stephen E. Halpin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: APS-Micropolis drive-corruption
Date: 23 Oct 1995 15:30:54 GMT
Organization: Remote Services
Message-ID: <46gcfe$4ja@regina.seh.codem.com>
References: <463vsb$gdi@itssrv1.ucsf.edu>
In article <463vsb$gdi@itssrv1.ucsf.edu> karen@cygnus.ucsf.edu writes:
>My APS Micropolis 1.6 GB drive cannot write big files (20MB) across NFS to
>other drives without corruption. It does appear to be reliably writable,
>however. I am using NS 3.2 and the SYMBIOS SCSI driver. When I replaced it
>with a new drive I had the same problem. But pulling a jumper that made
>it a SCSI-I device (from a SCSI-II) appeared to fix the problem. Anybody
>know what could be going on here? Thanks.
It sounds more like an NFS problem than a drive problem. Can you reand
and write the drive locally without problems? What is on the other end
of the NFS mount? Is the volume soft mounted? NFS is a disaster to begin
with, and some implementations are very buggy.
>Karen Vranizan
-Steve
--
--------------------
When all you own is a hammer, every problem is a nail. Too
many folks grew up with nothing more than a hammer named U**X...
From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Does my black slab need internal SCSI termination?
Date: 23 Oct 1995 19:58:05 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <46gs4d$p63@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
References: <45ku0t$sht@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
In a previous post I wrote:
>My question: If I remove the internal drive, what do I do about the
>unused SCSI ribbon socket on the motherboard? Do I need an internal
>SCSI terminator?
>Also, if I do need a terminator, what kind?
Thanks to those who responded! Several people told me
that they had removed the internal hard drive and SCSI cable
from their slab, and continued to use it with an unterminated
internal SCSI bus, with no problems.
But others told me that the internal socket was meant to be
terminated. One of these told me he worked for NeXT as an SE
in Washington, DC, and worked with a government agency which
needed to lock up their hard disks every night for security.
So they removed the internal disks and terminated the internal
SCSI connector on the motherboards. I figured that I didn't
want to chance it that the unterminated solution might have
worked for someone else, but might not work for my combination
of machine/drives/external SCSI chain/cable/usage.
Carl Lowenstein gave me a helpful tip: He says you can get an
appropriate terminator from DigiKey, for about $25.00.
Even better, Trey McClendon told me that he went to a Mac repair
shop and bought internal SCSI terminators for two machines---the
kind that Apple ships in the SCSI sockets on machines with no
internal disk---for $5 each. These are just a connector
soldered to a PC board with the terminating resistors. I went
to my friendly neighborhood Mac repair shop, and they said that
they had a pile of those, and they just gave me one for free!
Hope this helps someone else...
--David
From: hansen@shellx.best.com (Carl Hansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for Abaton GS/300 scanner driver for Next 68k
Date: 23 Oct 1995 14:02:06 -0700
Organization: Best Internet Communications
Message-ID: <46gvse$33h@shellx.best.com>
Keywords: aAbaton scanner driver
I have acquired an Abaton 300/GS scanner that works on a Mac.
They used to make a NeXT driver for it, but Abaton and their
parent company went belly up a few years ago. There must exist somewhere
a copy of this driver. Help finding it would be appreciated.
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From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HP DAT drives
Date: 23 Oct 1995 16:31:10 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <46h1iu$a9i@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <465tig$59s@news1.panix.com>
On 10/18/95, Donald R. McGregor wrote:
>
>Has anyone used the HP 2-4GB DAT drives with NeXT? Are they
>decent, or are there other recommended backup solutions?
>
>(It will probably wind up being used on other machines as well.)
>
>--
>Don McGregor | This post was freely adapted from _The Scarlet Letter_
>mcgredo@crl.com |
>
They seem to work well with SafetyNet on a PC. The little door stays
open while the tape is inserted, though. (dust might be a problem)
Trey
--
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trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
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From: bediger@csn.net (Bruce Ediger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Booting mono turbo slab headless
Date: 23 Oct 1995 16:29:57 -0600
Organization: "READ WAY TOO MUCH INTO EVERYTHING" club
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46h515$d8k@teal.csn.net>
I've got a 33 MHz slab with 2 8Mb SIMMs in it. I want to have it boot
without a monitor, so I can use the monitor elsewhere. I looked in the
FAQ, and made a start switch as per the directions (pins 6 and 16),
changed /etc/ttys, unplugged power, unplugged monitor, replugged power,
plugged in the magic "on" switch, and hit the switch.
It boots! Hooray!
There is one problem: when I telnet to it and issue a "reboot" as root,
it ends up in the PROM boot monitor with this message:
Exception #2 (0x8) at PC 0x100a62c sp 0x10fffdb4
faultaddr 0xc000000
What's the scoop here? I'd like to be able to reboot it remotely without
cycling power.
Vital boot PROM statistics:
NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 21:57:41 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_m68k/RELEASE_M68K
FPU version 0x41
physical memory = 16.00 megabytes.
available memory = 14.15 megabytes.
using 102 buffers containing 0.79 megabytes of memory
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From: soren@datashopper.dk (Søren Mathiasen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS FOR INTEL CONF.
Date: 23 Oct 1995 22:37:40 GMT
Organization: DataShopper Danmark
Message-ID: <46h5fk$m7g@hades.datashopper.dk>
Hi...
Can somebody please mail me a list over how they have configured NS for
intel. I thinking about a list contaning DMA, PORT, IRQ.
Because no matter how i configure NS i get a confligt of some sort,
PLEASE help me.
I got the following hardware.
Adaptec 1542cf.
CL5426.
LPT1.
Sound Blaster 8
Serial 1.
And a modem on com4.
Thanks, Soren
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: WANTED: Cinet (Intel Triton P/90) info/advice
Date: 24 Oct 1995 02:11:32 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <46heg4$6gg@alf.uib.no>
Well, I've really already decided but wanted to post just
in case anyone has any last minute tips or warnings...
This is the PC I've found for NS (unless someone knows better):
Cinet PPI-300
Intel mainboard, Triton chipset (better than Neptune, right?)
P 90 (I decided the 133 wasn't worth the extra money, which I'll
use instead on a beter monitor and video RAM.) Noone can tell
me the performance difference between 90/133 but it doesn't
seem to be much. It seems the mainboard supports all 3
buss clock speeds (50/60/66MHz), supports both EDO and normal
RAM, Pipeline and Asynchron cache. So I've ordered 256kb
cache (pipeline burst), 16MB RAM (not EDO) to start with.
I can always trade in th chip for a faster one later if I
need to.
Grafics: Matrox Millenium MGA 2MB (I may get 4 - comments?)
Monitor: Samsumg SyncMaster 17GLi or Nokia MultiGraph 477X
or 477TV (supports TV in hardware :-) both 17" monitors.
I don't know how big the difference between 1200x1024/60
and 1024x768/80 is as noone has a monitor to show me (!),
but the MegaPixel is between the two. I'd rather have the
higher resolution but the cost may be too high.
Quantum Fireball (what a name for a disk :-) 1GB EIDE
NEC 4x OEM EIDE CD-ROM
I'll wait with soundcards until I know a bit more about
NSfIP (I've been using black hardware for 4 years...)
As I'm planning on purchasing this week I'd appreciate
e-mail replies.
Regards,
--
Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life
NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors
Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: nathan@nathan.nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 24 Oct 1995 03:19:57 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Message-ID: <46hm0t$1d3@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
>
> Does your ThinkPad do 800x600 on the LCD or are you stuck with 3
> items on your dock and half a window in 640x480 mode? VGA 640x480
> is unusuable. Don't get me wrong. I do like the ThinkPad. I just
> didn't think they made one with a high res. LCD panel.
fancy
There are two ThinkPad models that offer 800x600 support, and
with *16-bit* color! Here are some excerpts from the IBM WWW
page...
ThinkPad 760 C/CD Notebooks:
Š 90MHz or 120MHz(2) Pentium® processor
Š 12.1" or 10.4" SVGA Black Matrix TFT display
Š 8MB RAM expandable to 40MB
Š 720MB(3) or 1.2GB hard drive
Š 28.8Kbps data/fax modem
ThinkPad® 755CX notebooks:
Š The advanced-function, premium-performance model:
Š 10.4" diagonal SVGA (800 x 600) active-matrix TFT display with 65,536
colors
Š 540MB or 810MB hard drive
Š Lithium-Ion battery
Š Integrated Mwave® speakerphone, answering machine, data/fax modem
Š Mwave 16-bit audio
According to NeXTanswers there is a driver for
the video, but not for the DSP audio (yet?). As you might
expect, these premium units command a premium price in the $6-$8K+
range when properly dressed to dance with NEXTSTEP.
---
Nathan Janette
NEXTSTEP & Unix Systems Management and Development Consultant
East Haven, CT
Internet: nathan@nai.net
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Getting audio to play on Toshiba 3501 4x CD-ROM
Date: 24 Oct 1995 03:50:55 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <46hnqv$a2h@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I know this was covered earlier in this newsgroup, but I cannot find the
info, despite looking through KNBS and the NeXT FAQs...
I cannot get any audio to play on music disks on my Toshiba 3501 SCSI
CD-ROM. Everything works fine - CDPlayer launches correctly, the track
display works fine, and all the buttons work (play, eject, pause, etc),
except no sound comes out.
I'm pretty sure that the problem is just the volume for the CDaudio output.
Of course, I have an audio cable attached to the audio out, and the drive
works perfectly under DOS/Windows'95 with audio CDs.
I have the CD-ROM connected to an Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, and I have
an Audiotrix Pro sound card, which I have the audio out on the CD-ROM
connected to.
I seem to remember something about a dwrite to turn up the volume on the
CD in NEXTSTEP... Anybody have any solutions?
Varun
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millenium Benchmark
Date: 24 Oct 1995 04:06:07 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <46honf$a5n@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <463hvd$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
As promised, I have some updated benchmarks on my new Matrox Millennium
card under NEXTSTEP.
Pentium 100 w/ Neptune chipset _with_ the updated Intel824X0 PCI driver.
MGA Millennium w/ 4MB WRAM and 220 MHz TI RAMDAC
Dhrystones: 144927
VAX Mips: 92.017143
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Matrox Millennium 4 MB WRAM PCI |
+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| | 1600x1200 | 1600x1200 | 1152x864 |
| | RGB:444/16 | BW:8 | RGB:888/32 |
| | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 75 Hz |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|NXFactor 2.0 | 1.982677 | 2.941831 | 1.90771 |
| line | 2.10873 | 3.11218 | 1.55479 |
| arc/bezier | 2.08828 | 3.01810 | 1.47214 |
| fill | 1.39435 | 2.59918 | 1.06178 |
| transform | 3.40643 | 4.11417 | 3.91645 |
| composite | 1.41628 | 2.21160 | 0.87822 |
| userpath | 3.26019 | 3.93900 | 3.61075 |
| text | 1.22860 | 2.71804 | 2.04507 |
| window | 0.95852 | 1.82233 | 0.72246 |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
I've experimented with different refresh rates as well:
1152x864 1152x864
BW:8 BW:8
75 Hz 60 Hz
NXBench Total: 2.268151 2.272622
window: 1.31519 1.31803
This shows that refresh rates do not make any significant difference to
window performance, but that screen resolution does affect the speed.
Note the difference in speed between 1600x1200 grayscale vs. 1152x864.
I don't know why this is the case, but it may make comparing cards
difficult, since different cards may work faster at different resolutions.
I've had the card for a few weeks now, and I've never had any problems
under NEXTSTEP. Everything with the card works great in NEXTSTEP, and the
NeXT drivers seem very stable.
Varun
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SIMM savers and Sonnet's CPU speedups for NeXT!?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 06:02:43 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <46hvhi$5fk@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Hi all,
I am just wondering .. I canablised some SIMMs from my old 486. They
are 80ns*1 30pin SIMMs. I wonder if the SIMM Saver can be used on NeXT
systems!? Namely cubes!? I know those things suppose to slow the RAM
down but anything NeXT makes other than the ND and Turbos are 100ns
right!?
Another question is there is something by a company called Sonnet
which is a 040 100Mhz chip plug in thing. Would that work for NeXT
systems too!? It seems to be just a circuit board with the 040 mounted
on one side and the other for the socket.
Thanks
Godwin
From: John Sellers <sellers@sellers.com>
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 01:10:54 PDT
Organization: Best Internet Communications
Message-ID: <NEWTNews.814522428.2920.sellers@sellers.sellers.com>
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The November Byte has the yet to be announced Toshiba Machine.
120MHt
PCI
600x800
4X CD Rom
16 MBytes Standard
11.1" screen
More than a Gig HD standard
etc.
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From: mmo@sydney.bo.open.de (Michael Mossal)
Subject: Re: #9FX Motion 771 PCI advice?
Message-ID: <1995Oct24.073632.1466@sydney.bo.open.de>
Organization: NeXT Cube, Bochum, Germany
References: <46brmj$jq0@blackice.winternet.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 07:36:32 GMT
Hi,
Steve Krans (skrans@winternet.com) wrote:
: I just purchased a Number Nine 9FX Motion 771 PCI (#9-968
: bios v2.05.08) to use with nextstep and can't get it to work.
: I've tried all of Next's drivers without luck. Has anyone
: gotten this card to work?
I also bought this card to use under NeXTstep the S3 generic driver works only in 60 Hz.
Do anybody know if there is a chance to get some day a special driver for the Motion?
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From: jk@localhost.ping.at (Johannes Kretz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for Nextstep tool to create Audio CDs using a CD Writer device.
Date: 24 Oct 1995 09:52:50 GMT
Organization: ping - Personal InterNet Gate
Message-ID: <46id1i$2ru@peng.ping.at>
From: Johannes Kretz <johkretz@ping.at>
Barmherzigengasse 1/1/10
A-1030 Wien AUSTRIA EUROPE
Tel.: ++43/1/7128420
Help !
I want to create Audio CDs (not CDROMs) by connecting
a CD Writer e.g. Philips CDD522/10, Yamaha CDE-100 or CDR-100,
Pinnacle RCD-1000, JVC XR2001, ... to my Next Cube 68040, NextStep 3.2.
I really hope that some developer out there might be
interested in writing an App for that,
otherwise I would have to buy a Windows-PC.
And that would really be a pain for a Nextstep User.
Please send me a message, if you know anything about.
Thanks in advance
Johannes Kretz
johkretz@ping.at
From: borek (Borek Lupomesky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 with EIDE CDROM
Date: 24 Oct 1995 00:11:39 GMT
Organization: Czech Technical University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46havs$3vi@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
References: <DGq9n6.1w2@midway.uchicago.edu>
In <DGq9n6.1w2@midway.uchicago.edu> Atip Asvanund wrote:
> I have a Dell Dimension P5/133 that comes with an EIDE CDROM
> drive. As far as I know, NeXTSTEP installation disks do not come with
> the drivers for my CDROM drive. So, I searched through www.next.com and
> got the drivers for it which is in .compressed format. I am having
> [...]
> image from to be used for additional drivers during installation. I
> don't know why I got a directory instead of a file. Can someone who
> knows the solution to my problems help enlighten me?
It is easy: on NeXTanswer there is DOS utility called rawrite, that can
make
the floppy from image. (Warning, this is not the rawrite from Linux
distributions!).
Bye Borek
From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Symbios SCSI driver on NeXTanswers!
Date: 24 Oct 1995 11:12:56 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <46ihno$6v@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Well, I didn't saw this mentioned yet: NeXT's Symbios (former NCR)
53c8xx driver is finally on NeXTanswers, as Beta release, v3.33. Any
experiences yet with the driver ? For me, it installed nicely as
replacement for Symbios' driver (v3.00), and I didn't encounter any
problems yet, though I don't have a very extraordinary setup (2 SCSI
disks, Sanyo CD-ROM).
Are there any significantly improvements against Symbios' driver ?
Gregor
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From: juergen@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de (Juergen Grieb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Stealth, which works?
Date: 24 Oct 1995 12:29:07 GMT
Organization: "private site"
Message-ID: <46im6j$fs@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
I'm planning to buy I Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM for my Intel. According
to nextanswer there should be a driver for this card. But I couldn't find
it. I also noticed that there are different chipsets used on the card.
Now my questions:
Which cards exactly do run under NeXTStep with which driver and where can I
get this driver.
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From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Where can I find black H/W FAQ!?
Date: 24 Oct 1995 16:29:58 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46j4a6$ics@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
References: <46bmsf$i3f@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
In article <46bmsf$i3f@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
(Godwin) writes:
> hello there,
>
> Just wondering where I can find black H/W FAQ!? I am trying to
> resurrect an old cube =)
>
> Thanks
>
> Godwin
>
> PS I tried rtfm.mit.edu and they seem not to have it there anymore=(
I kept copies of the FAQ files. They are available under:
http://www.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~heller/NeXT/NeXT.html/
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From: "Hassan N. Kelley" <hassan>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Baffling Error Message
Date: 24 Oct 1995 17:38:46 GMT
Organization: SSNet -- Public Internet Access in Delaware!
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I recently built a disk (Maxtor 850 MB) from an AST system. When I put the
disk
on another system (3 year old no-name 486DX2 motherboard) I get the error at
boot:
NO ROM BASIC
SYSTEM HALTED
What does this mean? The disk was built successfully because I tested it on my
AST system and it booted just fine. I suspect that my three year old board is
not compatible with NeXTSTEP. What do you think? Also, if the board is the
culprit, can you recommend some 486DX2 boards that are definately definitely
compatible with the OS. Don't bother looking in the hardware compatibility
guide or calling next--I already did.
I appreciate all any feedback.
hassan
P.S.
I don't have my mail routed correctly yet so either reply to this group or to
hassan@exchange.gsia.cmu.edu.
From: kander@pegasus1.cac.stratus.com (Ken Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Printhead for NeXT Color Printer needed
Date: 24 Oct 1995 17:39:53 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
Message-ID: <46j8d9$9t@transfer.stratus.com>
I'm looking for a single print-head card for a NeXT Color Printer. I've
determined that the circuit card for blue on my printer is dead, and I'd
like to replace without having to pay a Canon service center $$$ to do it.
Does anyone know where I can get one?
Thanks,
Ken Anderson
anderson@cac.stratus.com
From: jgr@di.uminho.pt (Jorge Gustavo Rocha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NIP and #9 Motion771
Date: 24 Oct 1995 09:21:34 GMT
Organization: Universidade do Minho
Message-ID: <46ib6u$dvq@icaro.uminho.pt>
References: <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com>
In article <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com> Gary Scott <glscott@infinet.com>
writes:
>
>
> Has anyone successfully configured NIP 3.3 with the #9 771
> video card? I called tech support and received the "we know it
> doesn't work and don't plan to fix it answer!". I would like
> to run NeXTStep but I will not replace my video card to do it.
> Any help would be appreciated. Please email as I don't always
> get to check the newsgroups. Thanks.
>
> Gary
> glscott@infinet.com
I use NIP 3.3 with #9 motion 771.
Just use the generic S3 driver. Some of the video modes don't work;
but some work great!
There's a bug on NeXTAnswers where they say that the generic
S3 driver doesn't work. Probably the person who wrote that NA works for
Microsoft.
Jorge.
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From: jgr@di.uminho.pt (Jorge Gustavo Rocha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help please: NS and Win 95
Date: 24 Oct 1995 09:25:45 GMT
Organization: Universidade do Minho
Message-ID: <46ibep$e02@icaro.uminho.pt>
References: <463bi4$lr3@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
In article <463bi4$lr3@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
writes:
> giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings) wrote:
>
> >I got no response from my previous query:
> >Is anyone running NextStep and Win 95 in dual-boot capacity? If so, I would
> >greatly appreciate any pointers, especially on the install process.
>
> The way I did it was install Win95 first then install NeXTSTEP...
>
> IF someone come up a more decent looking bootmanager...;-)
>
> Godwin
Simple use OS2 Boot Manager (You don't have to install OS2;
just use the boot manager).
It's the best.
Jorge.
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From: ocm (Ole Chr. Magneshaugen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI Harddrives for BlackWare
Date: 24 Oct 1995 19:58:31 GMT
Organization: Oslonett public access
Message-ID: <46jgh7$cvs@hasle.oslonett.no>
Could someone post a list of (at least some) SCSI harddrives that are
useable on BlackWare. From what I understand there are pitfalls here...
In advance, Thanx
Ole Chr. Magneshaugen
Norway
ocm@oslonett.no
From: chin@clark.net (Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 24 Oct 1995 16:43:17 -0400
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
Message-ID: <46jj55$96r@clark.net>
References: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov> <4659c7$7bb@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> <DGrMAA.40H@rivm.nl>
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sb6fb@sb636.rivm.nl (Francois Bourgeois) writes:
>In <4659c7$7bb@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> Karsten Heinze wrote:
>> brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
>> > I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it
>does not
>> > use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives.
This is incorrect. Original NeXT hardware does not utilize SCSI
sync mode transfers. This is not true of other versions of NEXTSTEP.
(I still wonder if it is possible to just modify the NeXT driver for
black hardware to enable it... I remember reading somewhere that the
chip used on NeXT hardware is capable of it).
DrivePerformance.app is really basically a GUI version of iozone -
they write out a file, read it in, (maybe more than once) and
figure out the throughput. However, DriverPerformance doesn't
use a big enough file. NEXTSTEP has a dynamic file cache so
with a small file and enough spare memory, the read is going to
read out of file system cache, not the hard drive.
Use iozone instead and specify at least, if not 50% more than
the amount of memory in the machine. "IO Zone" is by Bill Norcott.
>> Adaptec2940W and Seagate STST32430W Hawk
>> DrivePerformance.app Index 3.30, Write-Index 3.9 (2967kb/sec),
>Read-Index 2.7 (2646kb/sec)
>> nwbench.app Disk 5565 KB/sec
>Tested on a Dell Omniplex 590 (Pentium 90 MHz), EISA bus
>SCSI adapter: Adaptec AHA 2742T
>Disk: DEC DSP3107LS 441C, SCSI, 1GB
>Results DrivePerformance.app:
>write=611 kb/s read=1698 kb/s index=1.27
100Mhz Pentium, Asus Triton motherboard, 256k async cache, 32mb main memory
DPT 2024 PCI SCSI controller with external peripherals, limited to 5mb/s
Micropolis 3221 2gb (7200rpm 3.5" drive, similar to the 4221)
tagged command queueing is off... caused havoc between the 3221 and the DPT
using iozone 2.01, 48mb file, 8192 byte record length
lots of other apps running, results from second run
2013199 bytes/second writing
2829087 bytes/second reading
Obviously, the write cache is turned on. Note that this is not
recommended for transaction critical servers without a UPS. My
SPARC came with it's write cache off on it's Seagate Barracuda drive
and gets only 500-600 kb/s write. Otherwise, the read speeds are a
little bit slower than the Intel, probably on par with the NCR.
If I only use a 1-8mb file, I get read throughputs from 10mb/sec to
21mb/sec. Obviously from the file system cache.
..Bill
From: cwolf@wolfware.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 24 Oct 1995 19:14:01 GMT
Organization: WolfWare
Message-ID: <46jdtp$fh5@shellx.best.com>
brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
> I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it does not
> use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives.
The new Symbios/NCR 5c8xx drivers available now from NeXTAnswers support
both synchronous and wide SCSI operations under NeXTSTEP 3.3 for Intel.
Command queing is not yet supported.
Tested on:
========
P100, 32 MB RAM, 256K PB synch cache, ASUS P55TP4XE mb
NCR 825 Wide SCSI disk controller
Seagate ST12450W Barracuda DHP Fast/Wide 2.1 GB drive
formatted with 1024 byte sectors
NeXTSTEP 3.3 with Symbios/NCR 5c8xx v3.33 drivers
Results:
======
Drive_Performance.app
This has always seemed like a useless benchmark - it's way too easily
fooled by cache. Run it several times and the results will vary widely.
But for completeness:
Write: 1565 kb/sec
Read: 2770 kb/sec
Index: 2.44
nwbench.app
4231 KB/sec
IOStone:
50,001 iostones/second
IOZone:
24 megabyte file size, 1024 byte block size
1458945 bytes/second for writing the file
3534685 bytes/second for reading the file
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Which silent, fast ~4Gig hd to buy?
Message-ID: <DGyt90.qI@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 18:12:35 GMT
Any experiences with silent and fast 3.5" or 5 1/4" (or smaller) half height
hard drives with approx. 4 GigBytes?
The 'silent' is important to me. I currently own a 1 Gig Fujitsu which makes
tremendous whining sounds - unbearable.
'fast' is meant as 'in total effect'. I am not interested in mere drive
performance values like seek times and such but I want an overall fast system.
So on-disk cache might make a difference, for instance - I don't know.
The drive is for a 25MHz black NeXTstation, eventually turning into 50MHz,
currently under NS 3.2 .
Juergen
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From: cwolf@wolfware.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 24 Oct 1995 20:39:13 GMT
Organization: WolfWare
Message-ID: <46jith$7b6@shellx.best.com>
On 10/24/95, cwolf@wolfware.com wrote:
>
>brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
Oops, I had write-cache disabled when I ran the original tests. New results with
and without write cache follow.
Tested on
P100, 32 MB RAM, 256K PB synch cache, ASUS P55TP4XE mb
NCR 825 Wide SCSI disk controller
Seagate ST12450W Barracuda DHP Fast/Wide 2.1 GB drive
formatted with 1024 byte sectors
NeXTSTEP 3.3 with Symbios/NCR 5c8xx v3.33 drivers
synchronous/wide negotiation on
Drive_Performance.app
write cache disabled:
Write: 1565 kb/sec
Read: 2770 kb/sec
Index: 2.44
write cache enabled:
Write: 2028 kb/sec
Read: 2825 kb/sec
Index: 2.78
IOStone:
write cache disabled:
50,001 iostones/second
write cache enabled:
51,283 iostones/second
IOZone (24 megabyte file size, 1024 byte block size):
write cache disabled:
1458945 bytes/second for writing the file
3534685 bytes/second for reading the file
write cache enabled:
1727305 bytes/second for writing the file
3574854 bytes/second for reading the file
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From: urban@noether.cl.uh.edu (MARCUS E URBAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Stealth 64 Video and Matrox Millenium Benchmark
Date: 25 Oct 1995 00:31:05 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Message-ID: <46k0g9$esq@masala.cc.uh.edu>
References: <463hvd$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
In <463hvd$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov> Time will fly.. tonight... wrote:
> That was, indeed, the problem. I had recently rebuilt my machine with NS
3.3,
> and had forgotten all about the updated PCI Host Bridge driver. I now
have
> the 3.31 version of the 824X0 PCI Host Bridge installed.
>
> The Matrox card is EXTREMELY fast. I will repost a full list of
benchmarks
> within a few days, but from one quick test:
>
> Matrox Millennium 4MB WRAM
> 1600x1200 RGB:444/16 @ 60 Hz
> NXFactor 1.982677
> window 0.95852
>
> Varun
>
> Hmmm... is this the best people are getting with their video cards? I have
a
> 486-DX50 running at 50 mhz on the VLB and have a Diamond Stealth 64 Vram.
My
> window score is 5.05 and NXFactor is about 1.25 at 1024x768 RGB:555 @ 60
hz.
> I'm running NextStep 3.2 and the system is solid. I'm planning to upgrade
my
> CPU to a DX4-100 (probably a Cyrix 5x86) so this should help out NXFactor.
I
> guess that PCI graphics performance is still not as good as some of the
VLB
> perfromance. I'll post benchmark results once I upgrade my system.
I get pretty low "window" scores as well with my P5/90, ASUS MB, ELSA Winner
2000 vidoe card. Not sure what's wrong with it. Does only having 16 MB of
RAM affect the window benchmark much?
From: urban@noether.cl.uh.edu (MARCUS E URBAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 25 Oct 1995 00:38:09 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Message-ID: <46k0th$esq@masala.cc.uh.edu>
References: <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov>
In <463ilk$se7@fnnews.fnal.gov> Time will fly.. tonight... wrote:
> I know that NeXTStep SCSI disk performance is pretty bad since it does not
> use Synchronous operation of todays controller cards and drives. I was
wondering
> if IDE or EIDE disk performance under NextStep is any better. I know that
(E)IDE
> is bad for having multiple devices being accessed but if you just have one
> hard drive and a SCSI CDROM then you won't be experinceing these problems.
I
> also know that SCSI can do multiple commands at once while IDE cannot so
in
> that respect SCSI is better but I think asynchronous only operation under
> NextStep cancles that benefit out with respect to IDE. So I'm wondering if
> anyone has done any disk performance testing with DriverPerformance.app or
> nwbench.app and what kind of results they have gotton for (E)IDE and SCSI.
>
> I'm using an Adaptec 154x compatible VLB controller and since Next has
released
> the driver source for this controller, I was wondering if it would be
> possible to modify it to work synchronously and and perform better. Or is
> this a kernel level/file system problem and there really isn't much hope.
>
> As a reference, I have a 500 meg Seagate ST3600N drive and can do about
> 500K/sec reads and writes to it using my controller. I've done other tests
> on the driver under DOS and have gotton scores ranging from 1 to 2
megabytes/sec
> under various sequential and random tests.
>
Some of the drivers will do synchronous transfer mode, as far as I know.
DrivePerfomance.app gives fairly low numbers compared with some of the other
tests I've run. I get around 1800K/s read/write with DrivePerformance. I
don't recall what nwbench gives. I know that with iozone and with a short C
program that just writes and reads large sequential files, I'm getting
around 2500K/s. I don't think that some of the benchmarks are testing on
large enough files to give valid and reliable numbers.
I'm running an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI with a Seagate 1200 MB hard drive.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR53c8xx driver (SYM53c8.pkg) is now available on NeXTANSWERS
Message-ID: <1995Oct24.193853.19456@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Date: 24 Oct 95 19:38:52 -0500
Organization: Indiana Univ School of Med
For those of you using the Talus or Symbios driver for your NCR compatible
scsi card 53c8xx, you can now download the driver from NeXTANSWERS.
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From: rkswamy@unity.ncsu.edu (Ravi Krishna Swamy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth, which works?
Date: 24 Oct 1995 19:05:06 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University
Message-ID: <46jdd2$cr8@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>
References: <46im6j$fs@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
In article <46im6j$fs@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>,
Juergen Grieb <juergen@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de> wrote:
>I'm planning to buy I Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM for my Intel. According
>to nextanswer there should be a driver for this card. But I couldn't find
>it. I also noticed that there are different chipsets used on the card.
>Now my questions:
>
>Which cards exactly do run under NeXTStep with which driver and where can I
>get this driver.
A NeXT employee told me that my Stealth 64 PCI VRAM w/ S3 964 chipset
was supported. I will hopefully be verifying his claim when I
install NeXTSTEP sometime next week on my computer. I think he
said the newer S3 968 was also supported but don't quote me on that
one. BTW, the DRAM model that I have seen used an older 864 chipset.
Another BTW, my 964 card works fine in Linux and Solaris x86 too
in case you are thinking of either, and both support the 968
too.
Ravi
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
In-Reply-To: dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com's message of Mon, 9 Oct 1995 14:23:09 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct24224809@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 02:48:09 GMT
I've used and installed quite a few CD-ROM drives for NEXTSTEP systems
and the hands down winner is the Toshiba 3601. It's 4.4X, plays audio
CDs, CD-ROMs, PhotoCD, etc..., and doesn't require a caddy!
NEC is notorious for bad SCSI implementations. I strongly advise against it.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com> dbulb@il.us.swissbank.com writes:
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Keywords: NS Intel CD-ROM
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Hi,
I need some help with selecting a CD-ROM drive for my Pentium NS system.
The brief specs of the system I'm trying to build are:
Intel Pentium, 32Mb RAM
Adaptec 2940 SCSI
NS 3.3
I obtained the NS Hardware Compatibility List, and found everything I
needed except CD-ROM drives. After getting the cheapest SCSI drive
(Sanyo CRD-254SH) I found out it didn't quite work when I tried to
install NEXTSTEP. It works fine with Windows - I can read
Windows-compatible CDs, but with NS, it spins for a while and comes with
diagnostic 'Drive not ready'.
I assume the problem might be either
1. - SCSI adaptor (I am using Adaptec 2940)
2. - CD-ROM drive.
Since the SCSI adaptor is listed as NS-compatible, I bet the problem is
with the drive.
If anyone knows (I hope someone does) what brands of CD-ROM drives are
supported by NS, PLEASE HELP!
Thanks in advance
Dmitry Bulbin
reply to: dbulb@dev.ny.us.swissbank.com
From: pikejb@csus.edu (Brennan Pike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dead NeXT Laser Printer
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 95 00:39:49 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46k1i8$38p@news.csus.edu>
Hi,
I acquired a NeXT Laser Printer which had been sitting for about a year and a half. Prior to it's storage it worked
fine. It is in very clean condition, (still on first toner) however it cannot be seen by either of my two NeXT's. I tried the
cable on another printer and it worked so the cable appears fine. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where
to start to find the problem. I may be able to get a few parts from some dead NeXT printers to swap, so I was wondering
what to try first. Are these printers notorious for a specific problem which fits my situation. (e.g. power supply, serial
board etc) Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
From: Charles C. Lloyd <clloyd@giantleap.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Summary: Simm Adaptors
Date: 25 Oct 1995 01:30:34 GMT
Organization: Sierra-Net
Message-ID: <46k3vq$sn7@jobes.sierra.net>
Several days ago I posted questions about simm adaptors (30 -> 72
converters). Since then I have discovered that there can be several
problems to be aware of:
-at least one manufacturer's product cannot work in conjuction with EDO
ram.
-I wasn't able to fit the adaptor board into my machine as the existing
simms interferred with thier insertion.
Other than that, people tell me they work great.
Charles.
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(702) 831-4630 Incline Village, NV 89452
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth, which works?
In-Reply-To: juergen@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de's message of 24 Oct 1995 12:29:07 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct24224922@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <46im6j$fs@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 02:49:22 GMT
It's on the NEXTSTEP 3.3 CD-ROM.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
+ 1 (617) 252-0088
In article <46im6j$fs@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de> juergen@eskimo.eskimo.bb.bawue.de (Juergen Grieb) writes:
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I'm planning to buy I Diamond Stealth 64 2MB VRAM for my Intel. According
to nextanswer there should be a driver for this card. But I couldn't find
it. I also noticed that there are different chipsets used on the card.
Now my questions:
Which cards exactly do run under NeXTStep with which driver and where can I
get this driver.
---
Juergen
_______________________________________________________________________
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Picard: Well, five-card stud, nothing wild - and the sky's the limit...
From: mont@cyberplex.punk.net (Mont Rothstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to use "windows" keys on PC keyboards
Date: 25 Oct 1995 04:07:34 GMT
Organization: Punk Net -- An internet Cooperative.
Message-ID: <46kd66$pkd@clue.callamer.com>
NNTP-Posting-User: mont
We just got in several KeyTronic KT2000 keyboards. These have the "windows"
keys. I'm wondering if anyone knows a hack to make these work with NEXTSTEP.
I'd love to use these as command keys.
Thanks,
-Mont
P.S. I tried to post this before but I think it got ate.
From: bosborne@nature.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Osborne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pyro accelerator results
Date: 25 Oct 1995 05:33:44 GMT
Organization: Plant Gene Expression Center
Sender: bosborne@nature.berkeley.edu
Message-ID: <46ki7o$eon@agate.berkeley.edu>
To the group,
I was asked some time ago in this group to provide some data on the Pyro
accelerator. Well, I just received and installed it, no problems at all.
The test is a program (cap) that takes a large number of small DNA
sequence fragments from a text file and compares them one-to-the-other
to check for sequence identities and aligns them into larger sequences
if they are significant identities of a given length. The code itself
uses no math and its only #include is stdio.h. The results, running cap
on 2 different sequence files :
Before Pyro :
~/science/cap : time cap 359.file > 359.align
63.5u 0.5s 1:04 98% 0+0k 0+6io 0pf+0w
~/science/cap : time cap 355.file > 355.align
78.9u 0.5s 1:20 98% 0+0k 0+6io 0pf+0w
After Pyro :
~/science/cap : time cap 359.file > 359.align
33.1u 0.3s 0:33 98% 0+0k 7+7io 0pf+0w
~/science/cap : time cap 355.file > 355.align
40.9u 0.4s 0:42 98% 0+0k 1+7io 0pf+0w
As you can see the operations take almost exactly 1/2 the time after
installing the 50mHz Pyro accelerator, replacing the 25mHz 68040. I've
encountered no problems with the accelerator thus far. Of course, disk
access doesn't seem to be speeding up much, but I didn't test this so....
For more info : Sam smg@orb.com
I have vested interest in this product, just a satisfied customer.
Brian O.
bosborne@nature.berkeley.edu
From: faizel@borg (Faizel Dakri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI Harddrives for BlackWare
Date: 25 Oct 1995 06:21:24 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <46kl14$93v@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
References: <46jgh7$cvs@hasle.oslonett.no>
In article <46jgh7$cvs@hasle.oslonett.no> ocm (Ole Chr. Magneshaugen) writes:
> Could someone post a list of (at least some) SCSI harddrives that are
> useable on BlackWare. From what I understand there are pitfalls here...
I've been using a Micropolis 2210 (1056 MB Formatted) in my Cube with no
hassles for quite some time now. I don't have any experience with any other
drives, though.
Later,
..faizel
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faizel@pencom.com
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 25 Oct 1995 12:39:08 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <46lb5c$q56@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: I've used and installed quite a few CD-ROM drives for NEXTSTEP systems
: and the hands down winner is the Toshiba 3601. It's 4.4X, plays audio
: CDs, CD-ROMs, PhotoCD, etc..., and doesn't require a caddy!
I'm using a XM-3601TA on a NSI System with NCR53c810 and Symbios Logic
driver 3.00 (upgraded today to 3.33).
I can't play audio-CDs from within NeXTSTEP. CDPlayer launches but
hangs trying to access the CD-ROM. In fact, it hangs so hard, that
I can only move the mouse every some seconds. The only way out seems
to be ejecting the CD. Then I'm able to kill CDPlayer.
Any ideas?
Axel
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth, which works?
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 14:59:45 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951025145836.6186A-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
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All Diomand Stealth cards are supported. Both chip versions S3 864/964
and S3 868/968 are supported.
Greetings,
Boerny.
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From: okerson@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (David Okerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 1742: "enhanced" mode?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 12:12 EDT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <25OCT199512123690@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41
When I installed NEXTSTEP 3.2 some while ago, the only driver
for the Adaptec SCSI adapter required the EISA 1742 card to be
run in "normal" instead of "enhanced" mode. Is it now possible
to get a driver which would let me use enhanced mode? Would it
make any difference to the performance of the card?
Best regards,
David
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 25 Oct 1995 11:12:14 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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References: <465nd8$a4i@clarknet.clark.net>
In article <465nd8$a4i@clarknet.clark.net>, chin@clark.net (Chin) writes:
>this week's xyz24 RAMDAC
>is $1 cheaper so we use that, and let the software people
>sort it out?
Actually, $0.20 is enough to make a PC vendor change DACs. The typical
vendor assumes that a quick change to the on-board firmware will cover
them for DOS and Windows, and that covers the whole market, except for
"noise".
Sad, but true...
Mike Paquette
From: cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Info Needed
Date: 25 Oct 1995 16:47:23 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Distribution: usa
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References: <469k8v$mmd@news.onramp.net> <46ds17$9ko@news.cais.com>
Thanks to everyone who responded re. the ATI Mach64 card problem. The
latest beta ATIMach64 driver on NeXTanswers now works with the version of
the card I have from Gateway.
Carl
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In <46ds17$9ko@news.cais.com> Joe Freeman wrote:
> In article <469k8v$mmd@news.onramp.net> jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L.
> McNamara) writes:
> > Chin writes
> > > What is it with these graphics card manufacturers with the
> > > RAMDAC-of-the-week thing? Don't they believe in making
> > > a solid product? Or, is it, this week's xyz24 RAMDAC
> > > is $1 cheaper so we use that, and let the software people
> > > sort it out?
> >
> > Many of these changes are (effectively) insignificant, at least with
> > Micro$oft products. ATI has however used at least a half dozen chipsets
> > on their 64-bit PCI VRAM cards, including those from Thomson, TI, AT&T,
> > and (I think) Brooktree. On one driver the AT&T 20C498 was supported,
> but
> > not the 20C493, which was sold (mostly) in Europe.
>
> I'm not convinced this is true for ATI. I have never had a good Win 3.1
> driver from them for my Mach 32 product. I went from unreadable text to
> GPF crashes in the last release.
>
>
>
From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 25 Oct 1995 16:51:36 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <46lpuo$87t@trillian.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <46jith$7b6@shellx.best.com>
cwolf@wolfware.com wrote:
> On 10/24/95, cwolf@wolfware.com wrote:
> >
> >brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
> Oops, I had write-cache disabled when I ran the original tests. New
results with
> and without write cache follow.
Hello Christpher,
how do you enable the write cache under NeXTSTEP? I have a Seagete
Barracuda too and I wonder whether the write cache is on or not ...
Greetings
Bastian
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Baffling Error Message
Date: 25 Oct 1995 13:41:48 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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In article <46j8b6$pa3@news.ssnet.com>, "Hassan N. Kelley" <hassan>
writes:
>I recently built a disk (Maxtor 850 MB) from an AST system. When I put
the
>disk
>on another system (3 year old no-name 486DX2 motherboard) I get the error
at
>boot:
>NO ROM BASIC
>SYSTEM HALTED
>What does this mean? The disk was built successfully because I tested it
on
>my
>AST system and it booted just fine. I suspect that my three year old
board
>is
>not compatible with NeXTSTEP. What do you think?
The NO ROM BASIC/SYSTEM HALTED message indicates that your system couldn't
find a boot device, and tried to default to ROM BASIC, which wasn't there
(Does anyone ship this anymore?)
Look at the following (making the wild assumption that your 850 Mb disk is
an EIDE drive):
1) Check your BIOS Configuration (typically accessible by hitting <DEL> or
<CTRL-ALT-ESC> right after the keyboard power-on selftest) to see if a
hard disk is configured. Exact details vary wildly, but many systems
support an autoconfigure setting for the hard disk type that will
interrogate the drive for the appropriate cylinders/surfaces/heads
parameters.
2) Check to see if your BIOS supports EIDE disks. This is a fairly new
feature, so your motherboard may not support it. You may be able to
purchase a BIOS upgrade. If you don't have an EIDE BIOS, you may not be
able to use more than the first 504 Mb of the disk. Weird, but true.
By the way, none of this is NEXTSTEP specific. You'd hit the same
problems with DOS, Windows, etc. It's a hardwae/BIOS firmware problem.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me.
From: gcolello@biosphere.Stanford.EDU (Greg Colello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How To Have 2 Internal SCSI Hard Drives in a Cube?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 20:33:01 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46m6tt$olp@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
Can I have 2 internal scsi hard disk drives in the Cube at the same time?
If so, how do I hook it up? The current one (1GB) would stay the as the
boot drive. The (new) 2nd one (4GB, in 2 partitions) would be like an
external drive. I guess I'm asking if I can daisy chain the internal scsi
connector?
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Colello
Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology
Stanford University
gcolello@biosphere.stanford.edu (NeXT mail OK)
From: J.M.Figueroa@QMW.ac.uk (Jose Miguel Figueroa-O'Farrill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: (some) NeXT apps can't print on non-next printer
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.bugs
Date: 25 Oct 1995 20:56:40 GMT
Organization: Theory Group, Physics, QMW College
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <J.M.FIGUEROA.95Oct25205640@strings7.ph.qmw.ac.uk>
We recently connected an HP LaserJet 4MP (600DPI) Postscript printer
to our next network. The machines seem to recognise the printer type
because it shows a printer definition file for it. There are no
problems printing PS files generated from TeX, or text files. However
printing from some other NeXT apps doesn't work. Instead of the
expected output, one gets a page with the following message:
ERROR: configurationerror
OFFENDING COMMAND: setpagedevice
STACK:
Any ideas?
Many thanks in advance.
Cheers, Jose
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From: Robinsb@tde.com (Robin Shannon Brookstone)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,comp.sys.acorn.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware,fido.ger.hardware,fido.hardware-ger,hanse.hardware,maus.hardware,maus.sys.atari.hardware,misc.forsale.computers.net-hardware,osu.ai.hardware.sun,tnn.hardware,tw.bbs.comp.hardware,tw.bbs.comp.hardware.cdrom,tw.bbs.comp.hardware.comm,tw.bbs.comp.hardware.cpu
Subject: Electronic Equipment Circuit Breakers
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 95 21:49:42 GMT
Organization: The Denver Exchange, Inc.
Message-ID: <46mc07$g32@tde1.tde.com>
480 Qty. Potter & Brumfield circuit breakers for small
electronic equipment use, #W58XB1A4A1 ( 1 Amp ),
originally purchased from Newark Electronics ( #56F870) and
cost $10.07 each in single quantity and $7.64 each in 99
quantity.
They're the type almost everyone's seen at one time or
other; brown with 1/4" quick connects in back & a white
reset button in front with the “1” on it. There are 480 of
these new in the original shipping carton! Perfect for
building into some new equipment! Want to sell the whole box
together. Make me an offer for all!
From: Daniel Lipkie <daniel@elseware.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9GXE64 S3 Trio64 - Is it supported?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 21:11:50 GMT
Organization: ElseWare Corp.
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To: all
I'd like to install 3.3 on a Pentium with a #9GXE64 S3 Trio64
display card. But I can't seem to find any information if
this is an official or unofficially supported driver.
I've check the Next hardware list and the closest I can come
is the #9GXE Pro.
daniel
From: Daniel Lipkie <daniel@elseware.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9GXE64 S3 Trio64 - Is it supported?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 21:11:58 GMT
Organization: ElseWare Corp.
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I'd like to install 3.3 on a Pentium with a #9GXE64 S3 Trio64
display card. But I can't seem to find any information if
this is an official or unofficially supported driver.
I've check the Next hardware list and the closest I can come
is the #9GXE Pro.
daniel
From: antoine@arrakis.osd.ulaval.ca (Antoine Gautier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP laser jet 5MP with NNFIP anyone ?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 21:08:47 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval
Message-ID: <46m90v$cqb@athena.ulaval.ca>
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone is using an HP laser jet 5MP with NNFIP on an
intel box; looking at the printmanager.app 'creat printer' list (under
NSFIP3.3), I see that the 5MP is not listed. Can I safely purchase one of
these ?
Thks,
+-------------------------------------------------------+
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| Faculte' des Sciences de l'Administration |
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From: erdos@next-1b.manuf.bme.hu (Erdos Gabor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Laser Printer. Service wanted
Date: 25 Oct 1995 14:08:35 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Budapest
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46lgd3$en@goliat.eik.bme.hu>
Keywords: NeXT, printer
We have a NeXT 400dpi laser printer, which has suddenly broken down.
It does not print anything else but perpendicular gray stripes.
I have beenlooking for a service for about a month but I could not find
any, which would give a try to fix it.
Does anyone know a service or company which deals with NeXT printers in
Europe, maybe in Hungary ?
Thanks in advance
-Gabor Erdos
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9GXE64 S3 Trio64 - Is it supported?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 15:35:20 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
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References: <46m96m$vdg@tolt.elseware.com>
Daniel Lipkie <daniel@elseware.com> writes:
>I'd like to install 3.3 on a Pentium with a #9GXE64 S3 Trio64
>display card. But I can't seem to find any information if
>this is an official or unofficially supported driver.
I have the same card with 4MB of VRAM and NS detected it and installed the
drivers fine. So I imagine you won't have any problems. It's nice at
1600x1200! ;)
Later,
Frank
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From: finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: VM, swapping: mono vs. TurboColor slab?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 22:45:48 GMT
Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
Message-ID: <46mems$3bg@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Summary: Is this normal?
Keywords: virtual memory, swapping, turbo color, slab
I'm wondering about the virtual memory performance of my newly-
acquired NeXTstation TurboColor. I've connected my old system
(main drive and aux drive used for swapping) from my mono 25 mHz
slab to the TurboColor, and get *many* more pageouts (vm_stat
command). I think some of this has to be caused by drawing
16-bit color images, as opposed to 2-bit grayscale. But I'm
wondering if that's the whole explanation.
The mono machine has 32 MB, 100 ns SIMMs. It boots with the
command "bsd- nbu=254". It seems to have very few pageouts
showing under vm_stat, like < 100.
The TurboColor says it has 32 MB, 70 ns. It boots with plain
old "bsd", and sets nbu to 204 (used to be 102, before I added
another 16 MB RAM). When I look at vm_stat I typically see
pageouts in the thousands. I was recently testing the system
with an an extended OmniWeb (version 1.0) session; I ran my
swapfile up to 135 MB, with pageouts (I think) in the tens of
thousands. But translation faults were up to several million.
I just got a new motherboard, everything seems to check out,
and I'm using the same system and drives that were attached
to the mono machine. The system seems to work just fine, but
I'm wondering from these stats if something's amiss. Or is it
just that I was really pushing the system by downloading lots
of images and sound files?
Thanks in advance for all tips!
--David Finton
From: shane@reliant.object-tech.com (Shane_Kelsay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone looking for NEXTSTEP Compatible Hardware?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 23:22:56 GMT
Organization: SuperNet Inc. (303)-296-8202 Denver Colorado
Message-ID: <46mgsg$alu@news-2.csn.net>
October 26, 1995
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______________________________________________________________________
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ATI 2MB DRAM, 64 bit video
15" Samsung 4NE digital multi-sync .28 dot pitch 1024 X 768 @65Hz
Cogent Ethernet Card, RJ-45
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______________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________
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PCI Fast SCSI Controller Card
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Object Technologies, Inc. is the World's largest dedicated Distributor
to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells
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Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operating system and Development
tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP.
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Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first
and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have
been announced which will run on several operating systems, including
NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's
Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology
allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier
client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is
headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North
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note: OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
Return-Path: <476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu>
From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Subject: A straight answer on the black serial port speed??
Message-ID: <44838E3001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 25 Oct 95 18:34:00 EDT
Can anyone give me a real answer on what is the highest speed I can use
through the serial port on my 25MhZ non-turbo black slab? (through
/dev/cua /dev/cub /dev/cufa /dev/cufb)
Some say 57600, others say 38400. I don't much care, as long as I know
which is which.
Is this actually documented anywhere??
TjL
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
In-Reply-To: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de's message of 25 Oct 1995 12:39:08 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct25215356@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <1995Oct9.142309.27877@il.us.swissbank.com> <RDL.95Oct24224809@world.std.com>
<46lb5c$q56@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 01:53:56 GMT
Send me your full system configuration (motherboard, CPU, BIOS, cards, etc..)
and I'll try to assist you. As I said, I am using that drive on my system.
The problem is very likely to be elsewhere.
Robert
In article <46lb5c$q56@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) writes:
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
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Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: I've used and installed quite a few CD-ROM drives for NEXTSTEP systems
: and the hands down winner is the Toshiba 3601. It's 4.4X, plays audio
: CDs, CD-ROMs, PhotoCD, etc..., and doesn't require a caddy!
I'm using a XM-3601TA on a NSI System with NCR53c810 and Symbios Logic
driver 3.00 (upgraded today to 3.33).
I can't play audio-CDs from within NeXTSTEP. CDPlayer launches but
hangs trying to access the CD-ROM. In fact, it hangs so hard, that
I can only move the mouse every some seconds. The only way out seems
to be ejecting the CD. Then I'm able to kill CDPlayer.
Any ideas?
Axel
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Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
In-Reply-To: John Sellers's message of Tue, 24 Oct 95 01:10:54 PDT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct25215617@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <46fntd$ive@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
<NEWTNews.814522428.2920.sellers@sellers.sellers.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 01:56:17 GMT
You beat me to the punch!
Toshiba now has a 120MHz Pentium/PCI portable with a 11.3" 800x600 active matrix display. The Tecra 700 CT has a 1.2GB HD, 16MB RAM, 16-bit stereo sound + microphone, the joy thingie on the keyboard, Lithium Ion batteries, IrDA infrared port, select-a-bay cd-rom/floppy and more. $5799.00
The IBM 760CD ThinkPad has similar features but with a 12.1" display, 16-bit color at 800x600, MPEG video decoder and V.34 modem. $8000.00
Meanwhile, on the desktop front, Dell has a 150MHz Pentium Pro (P6) / PCI system with a #9 Imagine 128 4MB graphics card and 2.1GB HD for under $4000.
Robert
From: hhoff@flop.lb.bawue.de (Holger Hoffstaette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Support for miro graphic cards (miro users please read!)
Date: 25 Oct 1995 20:36:32 GMT
Organization: BaWue-Net Ludwigsburg
Message-ID: <46m74g$qkc@luva.lb.bawue.de>
Keywords: driver support, graphic cards, miro
Hi everyone!
I'm using a miro Crystal 32S which cost me an inordinate amount of
money when I purchased it at the beginning of '94 (for 3.2).
I primarily bought the card because there was a (supposedly)
supported driver for NEXTSTEP available. Needless to say,
when 3.3 came, miro didn't update the driver (or more precisely,
they did - but didn't release it), and I couldn't
use rgb:8bit. The supported resolutions can't be modified easily,
either, and on top of that, the guy who maintained the driver left
miro Germany some time ago.
I'm currently negotiating with miro about a possible
'gentleman agreement' about future driver updates, but before
this gets any further, I'd like to know:
* who uses a miro card
* which model do you use
* are you interested in an updated driver
* what are you willing to pay for an updated, configurable driver
* anything else you might want to tell me w.r.t. this issue
So, miro users: drop me a line and tell me what you think!
Holger
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From: chin@dragon.neosoft.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: monitor for mono NeXTstation
Date: 26 Oct 1995 03:11:25 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 968 5800
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <CHIN.95Oct25221125@dragon.neosoft.com>
Hi,
Has anyone connected a mono NeXTstation to a mutil-sync color monitor?
I looked at the output from the NeXTstation, there are Hsync, Vsync
and Video on the NeXTstation side and Hsync, Vsync, and R,G,B in on
the color monitor side. I figure, if I connect both the Hsync and
Vsync together and the video to one of the R,G,B in. I will be able to
display on my color monitor with one of the color. Is this a
reasonable assumption?
Thanks for the help.
chin@neosoft.com
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 26 Oct 1995 03:14:33 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <46muep$1mru@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com>
<46hm0t$1d3@a3bsrv.nai.net>
In <46hm0t$1d3@a3bsrv.nai.net> Nathan F. Janette wrote:
> fancy
> There are two ThinkPad models that offer 800x600 support, and
> with *16-bit* color! Here are some excerpts from the IBM WWW
> page...
>
> ThinkPad 760 C/CD Notebooks:
> Š 90MHz or 120MHz(2) Pentium® processor
> Š 12.1" or 10.4" SVGA Black Matrix TFT display
> Š 8MB RAM expandable to 40MB
> Š 720MB(3) or 1.2GB hard drive
> Š 28.8Kbps data/fax modem
>
> ThinkPad® 755CX notebooks:
> Š The advanced-function, premium-performance model:
> Š 10.4" diagonal SVGA (800 x 600) active-matrix TFT display with 65,536
> colors
> Š 540MB or 810MB hard drive
> Š Lithium-Ion battery
> Š Integrated Mwave® speakerphone, answering machine, data/fax modem
> Š Mwave 16-bit audio
I just bought a used Thinkpad 755CE (DX4/100) for quite a bit less than the
going prices of new Thinkpads. The main disadvantage of this machine is the
small 640x480 screen, but with small icons in Fiend, I can live with it
(plus, I may start using TopDesk, which looks really cool). It's pretty
snappy, and nice to use. Everything seems to be working but . . .
NeXT didn't think to include a mode with their IBM thinkpad drivers for
640x480 in 16 bit color. It probably would have taken just a few extra
minutes of programming time for them to do. This machine is definitely
capable of 16 bit. This is frustrating. I tried the 800x600 16 bit mode,
and the it works, I just can't see the whole desktop! Does anyone know an
easy way to modify a video driver to include additional display modes (which
the chipset IS capable of)? I tried modifying the modes table in the driver
bundle, but that wasn't enough.
Anyway, aside from that annoyance, I can definitely recommend this machine
(buying one used) for those who are on a budget of less than $4000.
Mike
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From: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for Chips & Technologies Video Chip in Toshiba 400CDT?
Date: 26 Oct 1995 03:40:10 GMT
Organization: Centre for Linguistics, UWA, Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JBLEVINS.95Oct26114010@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
Is there a driver that is compatible with the Chips & Technologies Video Chip
(F66546) in the Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT? There is no specific mention of
this chip in NextAnswers (though there is reference to a Wingine driver).
Thanks for any info,
-Jim
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mmo@sydney.bo.open.de (Michael Mossal)
Subject: Re: NIP and #9 Motion771
Message-ID: <1995Oct26.010416.3351@sydney.bo.open.de>
Organization: NeXT Cube, Bochum, Germany
References: <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com> <46ib6u$dvq@icaro.uminho.pt>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 95 01:04:16 GMT
Hi,
: I use NIP 3.3 with #9 motion 771.
: Just use the generic S3 driver. Some of the video modes don't work;
: but some work great!
Can you tell me one mode with a VSync greater than 60Hz that work?
Every mode that I tested was only displayed in 60Hz :-(
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysamin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Symbios Logic vs. NeXT's 53c8xx Driver
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 10:42:20 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
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I was using an cheap Seagate 1GB and Quantum Mavarick with an NCR 810:
IOZone results: (size, block-size, write Bytes/sec, read Bytes/sec)
(on Seagate Drive)
Symbios Driver by NeXT, async mode:
16 512 1465325 2243055
16 1024 1506106 2650550
16 2048 1557844 2431598
16 4096 1535040 2545985
16 8192 1572445 2569369
Symbios Driver by NeXT, sync mode:
16 512 1495362 8027744
16 1024 1602481 9532915
16 2048 1656268 10421109
16 4096 1643287 10046633
16 8192 1641680 10107219
Symbios Driver by Symbios:
16 512 2162112 2732574
16 1024 1953196 2912847
16 2048 1973880 2996076
16 4096 2021444 2912846
16 8192 2019011 2912843
The interesting thing is the following:
- read buffer handling seems to be better in sync mode with new driver
(too good values, the drive only handles max. 3MB/s)
- write drops with NeXT driver about 25%!
Doing a practical test, by moving 90MB directories (one with large files,
one with small files), I noticed nearly no performance differences between
the Symbios driver and the NeXT driver in sync mode. The NeXT driver is
about 15% faster on big files which is contrary to the IOZone results and
equal fast on small files.
Maybe somebody has a explanation? Which driver would you prefer? Is there any
difference to the Symbios driver when using Wide Disks and Controller? (My
hardware doesn't support wide-SCSI)
Best regards,
Boerny.
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From: JOB: Software Engineers for animation software company in Los Angeles
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: (some) NeXT apps can't print on non-next printer
Date: 26 Oct 1995 08:34:43 GMT
Organization: Delft University of Technology
Message-ID: <46nh73$m0c@mo6.rc.tudelft.nl>
References: <J.M.FIGUEROA.95Oct25205640@strings7.ph.qmw.ac.uk>
The postscript error messages you listed are typically messages that
indicate that the applications try to use an unknown page format.
So, change the page format of the applications to something the printer
does recognize.
Greetings,
Abraham G.
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From: magnus@darwin.uchicago.edu (Magnus Nordborg)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
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> From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
> Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 01:56:17 GMT
> Newsgroups:
> misc.forsale.computers.pc-
specific.portables,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
>
> You beat me to the punch!
>
> Toshiba now has a 120MHz Pentium/PCI portable with a 11.3" 800x600 active
> matrix display. The Tecra 700 CT has a 1.2GB HD, 16MB RAM, 16-bit stereo
sound
> + microphone, the joy thingie on the keyboard, Lithium Ion batteries, IrDA
> infrared port, select-a-bay cd-rom/floppy and more. $5799.00
Nice, but does it work with NS? I'm under the impression that all portables
would require specific drivers (mostly display) to work with NS, and that
the only "no-compromise" Intel-based ones that currently have drivers are
the Tadpole, Thinkpad, and the coming clone from Dancing Bear. And at least
for the former two, things like sound and APM only "kind of" works. The
situation seems analogous to that for desktops just after NSfip was
introduced and very few configurations would work. Do correct me if I am
wrong.
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The University of Chicago
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From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Q: When I boot, the sound doesn't work immediately. Why ?
Message-ID: <DGztxG.7B@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 07:24:52 GMT
Hi,
When I boot my machine and log in, the sound doesn't work at all. For
instance, my incoming mail signals itself by a beautiful sound. Of course,
as soon as I log in, Mail.app checks if I received any new mail and tells
me often that I do but no sound at all ! And after about half a minute,
the sound is back and working all right.
In the login panel, if I hit backspace further back than the username I
just entered, it should make a sound to indicate I'm doing something
wrong. Well guess what ! No sounds. But if I hit the backspace key a few
more times, then the sound finally works and never stops working.
Could anyone explain to me this strange behaviour and tell me how to fix
it ?
I have a Sound Blaster 16 attached to my Pentium machine.
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
TOUGA MANAGEMENT Inc.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: VM, swapping: mono vs. TurboColor slab?
Date: 26 Oct 1995 11:46:37 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <46nset$7gp@news.its.com>
References: <46mems$3bg@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
finton@homer.cs.wisc.edu (David Finton) wrote:
> The TurboColor says it has 32 MB, 70 ns. It boots with plain
> old "bsd", and sets nbu to 204 (used to be 102, before I added
> another 16 MB RAM). When I look at vm_stat I typically see
> pageouts in the thousands. I was recently testing the system
> with an an extended OmniWeb (version 1.0) session; I ran my
> swapfile up to 135 MB, with pageouts (I think) in the tens of
> thousands. But translation faults were up to several million.
Well, OmniWeb (or its' image processing filters, more specificly) tend to
cause the swapfile to bloat because memory does not get freed correctly.
The ratio of translation faults to pageouts sounds reasonable for what you
were doing. If you want to experiment, try rebooting your system, and
using it normally for a week or so, then check vm_stat. Those numbers will
be a better representation of how your system does under typical usage.
-Chuck
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From: wasaware@ (WasaWare Oy Ab )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SYMBIOS driver (beta) performance?
Date: 26 Oct 1995 20:11:51 GMT
Organization: I need to put my ORGANIZATION here.
Message-ID: <46oq27$4pc@zippo.uwasa.fi>
I tried the new (beta) Symbios NCR 53X8 driver and I suspect the write
performance got lower by half?! I ran BenchPress before I upgraded the
driver and got 124 "tensors" for write but after upgrade only about 67.
any others with similar results?
-harri-
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: A straight answer on the black serial port speed??
Date: 26 Oct 1995 18:52:40 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <46oldo$jnl@nnrp2.news.primenet.com>
References: <44838E3001A23A7C@-SMF->
476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY) wrote:
> Can anyone give me a real answer on what is the highest speed I can use
through the serial port on my 25MhZ non-turbo black slab? (through /dev/cua
/dev/cub /dev/cufa /dev/cufb)
> Some say 57600, others say 38400. I don't much care, as long as I know
which is which.
I believe NeXT stated 38400, I can run 3.3 semi-reliably on a Cube at
57600, but it will occasionally (once or twice a month) get a kernel
panic upon PPP negotiation. At 38400, there are no problems.
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From: gerti@is.com (Gerd Knops)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2022 vs 2122
Date: 26 Oct 1995 21:21:40 GMT
Organization: Integrity Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <46ou54$fn2@medusa.is.com>
Does someone out there know what difference in performance one can expect
between the Adaptec 2022 vs the 2122 under NEXTSTEP?
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Next and Power Management (portables)?
Date: 26 Oct 1995 21:37:43 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46ov37$11cm@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Keywords: next apm power management bios portable computer advanced
Ok, so Next claims to have power management in NS 3.3. Some of the glossy
type documents (e.g. "What's new in 3.3") say so, and the little battery
monitor and preferences module running on the portable here seem to back up
this claim. And, while booting, the portable even says "Power Management
Enabled". Nifty.
However, I cannot find ANY technical documentation on this anywhere. I
would really like to improve the power management functions of NS on the
Thinkpad I have running here (like having a working suspend and hibernate
mode). In fact, if I accomplished this, it might benefit everyone else out
using the thinkpad as well. I have even gone so far as to order IBM's
technical specifications book (red-book) for the Thinkpad.
But all this does me little good right now because I have no idea how to
interface with NeXT's implementation of power management. I don't even know
if it's at the kernel level (it probably is), or in some driver that gets
loaded early on. I would guess that there are some classes somewhere
dealing with power management.
Adding to the mystery, in /NextDeveloper/Examples/DriverKit/AMDPCSCSIDriver,
I found references to a type called PMPowerManagementState, and an include
for aheader file <driverkit/IOPower.h>. However, I cannot locate any such
header file on my system.
If anyone has any clue as to the details of NS 3.3's power management, or
where I could find this mysterious header file (IOPower.h) your help would
be appreciated.
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From: tgo@netcom.com (Thomas Go)
Subject: Backup Systems.
Message-ID: <tgoDH2qwo.xD@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 21:12:22 GMT
Sender: tgo@netcom.netcom.com
Hi,
I'm looking for a good backup system. Could anyone suggest any
fast scsi tape backup whether it is 4mm or 8mm, etc.
Thanks.
Thomas
P.S. Please reply via tgo@netcom.com
I will post a summary.
From: rcfa@cubiculum.com (Ronald C.F. Antony)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What happened to the Canon objectstation 51?
Date: 26 Oct 1995 22:29:04 GMT
Organization: NeXT-BUG (NeXT at Brown University Group)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46p23g$53p@tunix.cubiculum.com>
what happened to the Canon object stations? When I called there, the number
no longer seems to be in service. The last thing I heared was about the
objectstation 51, which sounded relatively interesting (contrary to the
41 model). Did they go out of business, or what?
Ronald
==============================================================================
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists
in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the
unreasonable man." G.B. Shaw
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: A straight answer on the black serial port speed??
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DH2vz7.FJD@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 23:01:55 GMT
References: <44838E3001A23A7C@-SMF-> <46oldo$jnl@nnrp2.news.primenet.com>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <46oldo$jnl@nnrp2.news.primenet.com>,
Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com> wrote:
>476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY) wrote:
>
>> Can anyone give me a real answer on what is the highest speed I can use
>through the serial port on my 25MhZ non-turbo black slab? (through /dev/cua
>/dev/cub /dev/cufa /dev/cufb)
>
>> Some say 57600, others say 38400. I don't much care, as long as I know
>which is which.
>
>I believe NeXT stated 38400, I can run 3.3 semi-reliably on a Cube at
>57600, but it will occasionally (once or twice a month) get a kernel
>panic upon PPP negotiation. At 38400, there are no problems.
>
I've run the fre PPP (Steve Perkins et al) under 3.2 on a non-Turbo cube at
57600, but the interrupt overhead really hurt when serious data was going
accross the link. On only tried it for a while before going back to 38400, so
I can't comment on the reliability.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Updated Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSWERS
Message-ID: <1995Oct26.131546.19509@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Date: 26 Oct 95 13:15:46 -0500
Organization: Indiana Univ School of Med
Check out NeXTANSWERS for the new revision of the Adaptec 2940 driver.
Here is some selected info:
Driver: Adaptec 2940 family & 7870 integrated
Driver Overview: NeXTanswer #1760
Last Update: October 26, 1995
Availability Information
A version of this driver is on the CDROM
Newer Released Driver in NeXTanswers: Yes, Version 3.33, as NeXTanswer
#2065
Newer Beta Driver in NeXTanswers: No, Version 0.00, as NeXTanswer #
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: Adaptec2940SCSIDriver.config
Driver Type: SCSI
Driver Scope: Product Family
Component Supported: AIC-7870
Component Manufacturer: Adaptec
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: PCI
General Overview notes: The Adaptec 2940 series driver is designed to
support the 2940 series of PCI SCSI adapters. The 2940 series includes
AHA-2940 which provides an 8 bit SCSI bus, and the AHA-2940W which provides
both an 8 and 16 bit SCSI bus.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Adaptec 2940 (PCI)
Adaptec 2940W (PCI, Wide SCSI)
This driver has been updated to support Adaptecs line of AHA-2940/Ultra
SCSI host adapters.
Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
DEC EISA/PCI Server system w/ 7870 on motherboard
DEC Celebris GLST w/ 7850 on riserboard
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
The onboard floppy controller, available on some cards, is not supported.
SCSI Driver Details
SCSI-II*: Yes
Fast SCSI*: Yes
Differential*: No
Supports 16bit Wide SCSI Devices*: Yes
Supports 32bit Wide SCSI Devices*: No
RAID Upgradable*: No
Cache Upgradable*: No
Cache Size Supported*:
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email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Subject: Re: Updated Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSW
Message-ID: <1995Oct26.140836.19511@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: root@tardis.iupui.edu (Operator)
Date: 26 Oct 95 14:08:36 -0500
References: <1995Oct26.131546.19509@indyvax.iupui.edu>
Here are some preliminary comparisons between the old and new Adaptec 2940
driver.
My system consists of:
-Intel Premiere II Pentium 100MHz motherboard
-Adaptec 2940W adapter
-Diamond Stealth 64 PCI 2 MB VRAM
-64 MB RAM
-1 GB Seagate ST31230N hard drive
-Toshiba 3401 SCSI CDROM
NXBench performance measurements:
SCSI card Adaptec 2940 version 3.32 Adaptec 2940 version 3.33
SCSI disk SEAGATE ST31230N SEAGATE ST31230N
NXBench Disk read speed: 3730.583378 Disk read speed: 3835.380549
IOZONE performance measurements:
Adaptec 2940 version 3.32
Writing the 31 Megabyte file, 'iozone.tmp'...16.299208 seconds
Reading the file...5.529772 seconds
IOZONE performance measurements:
1994321 bytes/second for writing the file
5878335 bytes/second for reading the file
Adaptec 2940 version 3.33
Writing the 31 Megabyte file, 'iozone.tmp'...15.339280 seconds
Reading the file...5.319765 seconds
IOZONE performance measurements:
2119125 bytes/second for writing the file
6110393 bytes/second for reading the file
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Richard Sanchez
email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Q: When I boot, the sound doesn't work immediately. Why ?
Date: 27 Oct 1995 03:23:20 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <46pjb8$8fi@news4.digex.net>
References: <DGztxG.7B@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
> In the login panel, if I hit backspace further back than the
> username I just entered, it should make a sound to indicate I'm
> doing something wrong. Well guess what ! No sounds. But if I
> hit the backspace key a few more times, then the sound finally
> works and never stops working.
I have the exact same problem with, probably, similar hardware...
I'm not sure why though...
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From: J.van.Leyen@inter.nl.net (J van Leyen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Logitech SoundMan Wave driver?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 00:05:17 GMT
Organization: Inter.NL.net, The Internet Provider in The Netherlands.
Message-ID: <46pbie$4i5@altrade.nijmegen.inter.nl.net>
References: <45bb17$33q@n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
lars@soul1 (Lars Konieczny) wrote:
>Hi,
>Has anybody written a driver for the Logitech SoundMan Wave card? This
>card uses an OPL4 chip and, according to the manual, it should be 100%
>compatible to the SoundBlaster16 and AdLib. Unfortunately, it is not,
>at least not under NEXTSTEP (3.2). None of the SB drivers work.
>Thanx in advance for your help,
>Lars
>lars@cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de
well, unfortunatly your card must be f*cked up!
I'f got the same card and it works well
maybe you've got it configured wrong?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: More reasons not to purchase NEC CD-ROM drives...
In-Reply-To: rdl@world.std.com's message of Thu, 26 Oct 1995 01:53:56 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct26235233@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 03:52:33 GMT
I called NEC today for a major customer that had a serious problem with
their NEC 3X CD-ROM. When I told them I was using a UNIX system, they
said "We don't support UNIX" I then told him that this was a dual-boot
system that had both DOS/UNIX on it. Indeed the problem was with the
drive (probably faulty firmware.) He said that the problem wasn't with
the drive. I then asked him if I could speak with a supervisor. He
hung up on me! Poor performing hardware. Poor (if not rude) service.
And overpriced too.
To those who are looking for CD-ROM drives for their NS systems,
go with Toshiba!
Robert
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
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Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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Send me your full system configuration (motherboard, CPU, BIOS, cards, etc..)
and I'll try to assist you. As I said, I am using that drive on my system.
The problem is very likely to be elsewhere.
Robert
In article <46lb5c$q56@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) writes:
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
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Date: 25 Oct 1995 12:39:08 GMT
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Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: I've used and installed quite a few CD-ROM drives for NEXTSTEP systems
: and the hands down winner is the Toshiba 3601. It's 4.4X, plays audio
: CDs, CD-ROMs, PhotoCD, etc..., and doesn't require a caddy!
I'm using a XM-3601TA on a NSI System with NCR53c810 and Symbios Logic
driver 3.00 (upgraded today to 3.33).
I can't play audio-CDs from within NeXTSTEP. CDPlayer launches but
hangs trying to access the CD-ROM. In fact, it hangs so hard, that
I can only move the mouse every some seconds. The only way out seems
to be ejecting the CD. Then I'm able to kill CDPlayer.
Any ideas?
Axel
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From: bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for Diamond Stealth 24
Date: 27 Oct 1995 05:10:59 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46ppl4$fa8@news.service.uci.edu>
I needed a new toy, so I purchased the NeXT STEP Academic bundle the
other day. The installation went smoothly, and I am very satisfied with
the OS.
My one problem is this: I can't get any video driver except the default
VGA to work. My card is a Diamond Stealth 24. It has an S3 86C801/805
controller. I foregot the clock chip type, but I was able to configure it to
work properly under LINUX. I tried the S3 driver without success. Since
the driver failed to work, I had to re-install with the VGA driver.
Am I just S.O.L. with the stealth 24 card? Or is there a way to get it to
work? I would like to be able to use NeXT STEP in something other than
640x480 2-bit B&W.
Also, is it possible to change the video driver at the boot prompt? I'm
not too keen to experiment with the video driver since one false move
and I have to re-install.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Brian Moore
We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures
of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! WE CAN LEARN
TO FLY!
-Jonathon Livingston Seagull
From: pixel8ed@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com (Pixelated Technologies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SALE!!
Date: 27 Oct 1995 00:31:19 -0700
Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310-527-4279,818-756-0180,909-785-9712,714-638-4133,805-294-9338)
Message-ID: <46q1s7$m8f@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
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From: ganek@apollo.hp.com (Daniel Ganek)
Subject: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Sender: usenet@apollo.hp.com (Usenet News)
Message-ID: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 19:32:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA
I'm posting this to both comp.sys.next.marketplace and .hardware
since there are questions in this for both groups.
I've been think about selling my NextStation while it still is
worth something and upgrading my PC to run NS.
1) What is this worth on the open market:
NextStation B&W (040 turbo)
16Mb
400mb disk (+ the old 100mb with NS2.x)
NS 3.2 + Developer (commercial license)
HSD black fax modem
SW:
WriteNow
Improv
OCRServant
(I'd like at least $1500, is that reasonable?)
2) My (actually my son's :-) PC is an
AMBRA (IBM) 486DX33
12mb
SVGA graphics - 14" Color monitor (.29 pitch)
240 mb HD
Philips CDrom
Reveal 16bit sound card.
I'd upgrade it with:
1.0G HD (Seagate's are on sale for $199)
NS 3.2 or 3.3 user (what the going price?)
a) Are there any known problems with the above configuration?
b) Do I need more memory? Overdrive? Scsi? 17" Monitor?
c) How bad will the (IDE, 33mhz) performance be?
If I can find the FAQ I'll be looking there too.
Thanks
/dan
From: dwright1@omni.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: A straight answer on the black serial port speed??
Date: 27 Oct 1995 11:09:14 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <46qekq$n40@news.voicenet.com>
References: <44838E3001A23A7C@-SMF-> <46oldo$jnl@nnrp2.news.primenet.com>
Robert Worne (rworne@primenet.com) wrote:
: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY) wrote:
: > Can anyone give me a real answer on what is the highest speed I can use
: through the serial port on my 25MhZ non-turbo black slab? (through /dev/cua
: /dev/cub /dev/cufa /dev/cufb)
: > Some say 57600, others say 38400. I don't much care, as long as I know
: which is which.
I've run reliably on a 64MB Dimension System at 57600 with PNI for 8 months now.....no problems whatsoever....
-Darren
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Q: When I boot, the sound doesn't work immediately. Why ?
Date: 27 Oct 1995 15:56:56 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <46qvg8$j1d@news.its.com>
References: <DGztxG.7B@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> <46pjb8$8fi@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
>> In the login panel, if I hit backspace further back than the
>> username I just entered, it should make a sound to indicate I'm
>> doing something wrong. Well guess what ! No sounds. But if I
>> hit the backspace key a few more times, then the sound finally
>> works and never stops working.
>
> I have the exact same problem with, probably, similar hardware...
> I'm not sure why though...
Well, it takes the system a few seconds to load and initialize the sound
driver (/usr/lib/kern_loader/Audio/audio_reloc for black, variable paths
for white machines).
I wouldn't worry about it, but I suppose you could put something in the
/etc/rc.local script that tries to make noise, or you could forcibly load
the appropriate sound driver for your system with "/usr/etc/kl_util -l".
-Chuck
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
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From: gcolello@biosphere.Stanford.EDU (Greg Colello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ANSWER: How To Have 2 Internal SCSI Hard Drives in a Cube?
Date: 27 Oct 1995 16:02:01 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46qvpp$ssl@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
I received many good answers to this question. Thanks one and all. I
repeat the following as an example:
In article <46m6tt$olp@nntp.stanford.edu> you write:
>Can I have 2 internal scsi hard disk drives in the Cube at the same time?
>If so, how do I hook it up? The current one (1GB) would stay the as the
>boot drive. The (new) 2nd one (4GB, in 2 partitions) would be like an
>external drive. I guess I'm asking if I can daisy chain the internal scsi
>connector?
>
Of course. It's a SCSI system just like any other. You probably
will have to make (or buy) a new cable to run from controller to disk1
to disk2. If you don't have an OD in your Cube, then you have a spare
power connector for the second hard disk, otherwise you will have to
get a Y-adapter from your local PC hardware store.
Note that the drive at the far end of the cable should be terminated,
the one in the middle not terminated.
Oh, yes, if you have a Cube from late production, it will have mounting
holes for 4 half-height drives. Older Cubes had holes for 2 full-height
drives. You probably also have to go to the PC hardware store to get
mounting bracket adapters to put 3.5" drives in 5.25" wide spaces.
carl
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From: Daniel Lipkie <daniel@elseware.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Recommended display adapter for Pentium?
Date: 27 Oct 1995 16:49:50 GMT
Organization: ElseWare Corp.
Message-ID: <46r2je$2m9@tolt.elseware.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
What display adapter would you recommend (not recommend) for
use on a (Dell) pentium and NeXT 3.3 ?
From: killeri@sun2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Ivo Killer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: long monitor cable needed
Date: 27 Oct 1995 16:42:59 GMT
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46r26j$ht7@n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
References: <44rirh$vsi@pms507.pms.ford.com> <45lt2c$kun@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
Hi Maurice,
I have such a solution with a Next Turbo Color. I used a third-party
monitor-cable for a SUN (find out in the apropriate sun-catalogs).
Attention: the original longer sun-cables are horribly expensive. My third
party-cable is 2m long and works without loss in quality in screen-picture.
There is a problem with the solution: Next uses a Y-style cable. Using the long monitor cable direct at the Next side does not work. You only can make the MONITOR-cable longer with that. I am still looking for a long cable for the sound-box. This is a 17-Pin one which seems to be VERY unusual.
hope this helps
-ivo
Maurice W. Wright (wright@astro.ocis.temple.edu) wrote:
: I'm looking for one, too. I need to move a color nextstation some
: distance away from the monitor and sound box so I can hear the sound
: above the whining of the 400 meg drive and slabFan.
: wright@astro.ocis.temple.edu
: --
: Maurice Wright /\ /\ \ /
: Esther Boyer College Of Music / \/ \ \ /\ /
: Temple University / \ \/ \/
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From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Q: When I boot, the sound doesn't work immediately. Why ?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 27 Oct 1995 13:48:52 -0500
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <46r9ik$6ls@tybrin1.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <DGztxG.7B@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> <46pjb8$8fi@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
: > In the login panel, if I hit backspace further back than the
: > username I just entered, it should make a sound to indicate I'm
: > doing something wrong. Well guess what ! No sounds. But if I
: > hit the backspace key a few more times, then the sound finally
: > works and never stops working.
: I have the exact same problem with, probably, similar hardware...
: I'm not sure why though...
: --
: Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
I, too, have seen this with the ASUS motherboard (Triton chipset) and
SB16 clone card. I've put a "sndplay <some beep>" in /etc/rc.local to
'initialize' the sound system at boot time. This seems to work well.
trey
--
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trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
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From: dan@opensource.com (Daniel J. Gamble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Backup Systems.
Date: 27 Oct 1995 21:00:25 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Message-ID: <46rh99$ih8@trane.opensource.com>
References: <tgoDH2qwo.xD@netcom.com>
In article <tgoDH2qwo.xD@netcom.com> tgo@netcom.com (Thomas Go) writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a good backup system. Could anyone suggest any
> fast scsi tape backup whether it is 4mm or 8mm, etc.
>
> Thanks.
> Thomas
> P.S. Please reply via tgo@netcom.com
> I will post a summary.
The Conner 2 GB (4 GB compressed) 4mm DAT drive is nice and works very
well with the SafetyNet software from Systemix Software.
--
______________________________________________________
| Dan Gamble | OpenSource, Inc. |
| dan@opensource.com | THE Single Source for |
| (NeXTmail welcome) | NEXTSTEP Solutions |
| | |
|------------------------------------------------------|
From: jklinke@ucsd.edu (Jochen Klinke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Problems with ZIP drive
Date: 27 Oct 1995 21:01:06 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <46rhai$7cp@news2.ucsd.edu>
I'm trying to format a 100MB ZIP disk (originally DOS formatted) with
NeXT's format, but after a short while it is ejected with an alert panel
saying the disk cannot be initialized. I know I've seen the question
posted here before, but I just don't remember the solution.
Thanks,
jk
From: Robinsb@tde.com (Robin Shannon Brookstone)
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From: lagarde@owens.ridgenet.ca.us (Jean Lagarde)
Subject: 16 bit color on Tadpole P1000 -> Use Thinkpad driver
Message-ID: <DH4v80.A03@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Sender: usenet@ridgecrest.ca.us (Ridgenet Usenet admin)
Organization: RidgeNet - SLIP/PPP Internet, Ridgecrest, CA. (619) 371-3501
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 00:40:48 GMT
A couple days ago I found that I could use the Thinkpad display
driver recently released on NeXTAnswers to display 16 bit color
on the 640x480 display of the Tadpole P1000.
This requires adding the following lines to the top of 'Display.modes'
in the 'IBMThinkPad755CXDisplayDriver.config' directory:
"Height: 480 Width: 640 Refresh: 60Hz ColorSpace: BW:8";
"Height: 480 Width: 640 Refresh: 60Hz ColorSpace: RGB:256/8";
"Height: 480 Width: 640 Refresh: 60Hz ColorSpace: RGB:555/16";
I.E., it seems the driver supports these modes, but NeXT has
not enabled them in their release.
The only problems I found so far are:
1) The driver does not revert back to VGA properly when shutting down or
restarting. The display is still readable, but the timings are out.
2) The hardware panning mode in 1024x768 on the LCD gives a messed-up
display. This makes sense, since the Thinkpad driver assumes
a 800x600 LCD size.
Nevertheless, 16 bit color on the LCD works great!
I assume that the driver would be fully functional on the P1300,
which has a 800x600 display.
By the way, I'm looking at selling my P1000. See the ad in
c.s.n.marketplace
--
Jean Lagarde
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lagarde@owens.ridgenet.ca.us (Jean Lagarde)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <DH4vDn.A2w@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Sender: usenet@ridgecrest.ca.us (Ridgenet Usenet admin)
Organization: RidgeNet - SLIP/PPP Internet, Ridgecrest, CA. (619) 371-3501
References: <46e0nl$aj2@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct22231641@world.std.com>
<46hm0t$1d3@a3bsrv.nai.net> <46muep$1mru@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 00:44:11 GMT
In <46muep$1mru@news.doit.wisc.edu> Michael Giddings wrote:
>
> I just bought a used Thinkpad 755CE (DX4/100) for quite a bit less than
the
> going prices of new Thinkpads. The main disadvantage of this machine is
the
> small 640x480 screen, but with small icons in Fiend, I can live with it
> (plus, I may start using TopDesk, which looks really cool). It's pretty
> snappy, and nice to use. Everything seems to be working but . . .
> NeXT didn't think to include a mode with their IBM thinkpad drivers for
> 640x480 in 16 bit color. It probably would have taken just a few extra
> minutes of programming time for them to do. This machine is definitely
> capable of 16 bit. This is frustrating. I tried the 800x600 16 bit mode,
> and the it works, I just can't see the whole desktop! Does anyone know an
> easy way to modify a video driver to include additional display modes
(which
> the chipset IS capable of)? I tried modifying the modes table in the
driver
> bundle, but that wasn't enough.
> Anyway, aside from that annoyance, I can definitely recommend this machine
> (buying one used) for those who are on a budget of less than $4000.
>
> Mike
>
Wow! I just posted an article on this, and then I read yours!!
I basically tried the same thing on my Tadpole P1000, but it works in my
case. See
the full details in my post:
"16 bit color on Tadpole P1000 -> Use Thinkpad driver"
--
Jean Lagarde
From: kohg@cris.com
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 28 Oct 1995 02:29:02 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Message-ID: <46s4he$iv5@spectator.cris.com>
References: <46fntd$ive@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct25215617@world.std.com>
In <RDL.95Oct25215617@world.std.com>, rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) writes:
>You beat me to the punch!
>
>Toshiba now has a 120MHz Pentium/PCI portable with a 11.3" 800x600 active matrix display. The Tecra 700 CT has a 1.2GB HD, 16MB RAM, 16-bit stereo sound + microphone, the joy thingie on the keyboard, Lithium Ion batteries, IrDA infrared port, select-a-b
ay cd-rom/floppy and more. $5799.00
>
>The IBM 760CD ThinkPad has similar features but with a 12.1" display, 16-bit color at 800x600, MPEG video decoder and V.34 modem. $8000.00
>
>Meanwhile, on the desktop front, Dell has a 150MHz Pentium Pro (P6) / PCI system with a #9 Imagine 128 4MB graphics card and 2.1GB HD for under $4000.
does the toshiba have ntsc video in/out capabilities?
Gerry
PS: please truncate your posts
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with ZIP drive
Date: 28 Oct 1995 03:30:42 GMT
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Message-ID: <46s852$d0n@news.acns.nwu.edu>
References: <46rhai$7cp@news2.ucsd.edu>
In article <46rhai$7cp@news2.ucsd.edu>, Jochen Klinke <jklinke@ucsd.edu> wrote:
>I'm trying to format a 100MB ZIP disk (originally DOS formatted) with
>NeXT's format, but after a short while it is ejected with an alert panel
>saying the disk cannot be initialized. I know I've seen the question
>posted here before, but I just don't remember the solution.
>
>Thanks,
>jk
Format it as a MAC disk, then re-init to NEXT.
e
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j-weiss@nwu.edu
%SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: hhoff@flop.lb.bawue.de (Holger Hoffstaette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Q: When I boot, the sound doesn't work immediately. Why ?
Date: 28 Oct 1995 10:23:37 GMT
Organization: BaWue-Net Ludwigsburg
Message-ID: <46t0b9$68f@luva.lb.bawue.de>
References: <DGztxG.7B@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> <46pjb8$8fi@news4.digex.net>
<46r9ik$6ls@tybrin1.hsv.tybrin.com>
In <46r9ik$6ls@tybrin1.hsv.tybrin.com> Trey McClendon wrote:
> John Kheit (jkheit@cnj.digex.net) wrote:
> : > In the login panel, if I hit backspace further back than the
> : > username I just entered, it should make a sound to indicate I'm
> : > doing something wrong. Well guess what ! No sounds. But if I
> : > hit the backspace key a few more times, then the sound finally
> : > works and never stops working.
>
> : I have the exact same problem with, probably, similar hardware...
> : I'm not sure why though...
> : --
> : Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
>
> I, too, have seen this with the ASUS motherboard (Triton chipset) and
> SB16 clone card. I've put a "sndplay <some beep>" in /etc/rc.local to
> 'initialize' the sound system at boot time. This seems to work well.
>
> trey
>
Same here. On 3.2 and 3.3, I had a 'Welcome' sound tied to my login
panel. When I installed the latest SB16 driver (V3.32) the bug
appeared - previous versions did the right thing. So, it's
a driver problem.
Holger
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From: woodward@onramp.net (John Woodward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SYMBIOS driver (beta) performance?
Date: 28 Oct 1995 06:17:40 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <46shu4$r60@news.onramp.net>
References: <46oq27$4pc@zippo.uwasa.fi>
In article <46oq27$4pc@zippo.uwasa.fi> wasaware@ (WasaWare Oy Ab ) writes:
> I tried the new (beta) Symbios NCR 53X8 driver and I suspect the write
> performance got lower by half?! I ran BenchPress before I upgraded the
> driver and got 124 "tensors" for write but after upgrade only about 67.
>
> any others with similar results?
>
> -harri-
> --
> ///// Harri Valkama, wasaware@walli.uwasa.fi
> ///// WasaWare Oy Ab, Kapteeninkatu 18, FIN-65200 Vaasa, Finland
> ///// Telephone: +358 61 317 3365 fax: +358 61 317 3025
My performance on my fast&wide Fujitsu (1 gig) improved somewhat (~10-20%
for reading/less for writing).
However, I'm also running a DEC 2-gig drive (fast scsi-2). The write
performance dropped by 50%. I was writing at ~1.1 m/sec; with the new
driver (having tried all combinations of synchronous and wide settings)
the read was about the same but the write speed dropped to ~400k/sec.
So, I've backed out of the new driver and am using an earlier version.
john
From: arsaellb@ifi.uio.no (Arsaell Benediktsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: parity checking?
Date: 28 Oct 1995 15:00:37 GMT
Organization: Informatikk
Message-ID: <46tgil$7ln@ratatosk.uio.no>
Do I have to put the DRAM PARITY CHECKING on in cmos?
What happens if I dont have any parity checking on my
computer system?
please email me!!
arsaellb@ifi.uio.no
thank you
From: rlarson@semlab5.sbs.sunysb.edu (Richard K. Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pigtail
Date: 27 Oct 1995 13:49:52 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Message-ID: <46qo20$k6l@abel.cc.sunysb.edu>
There was a posting just a couple days ago about hardware to replace a
failed NeXT color monitor. The offer included an RGB adapter (called
"Pigtail" I think), and a Samsung monitor.
If someone has that post could they please email it to me. You guessed
it: a NeXT color monitor on campus just went belly up.
Thanks.
Richard Larson
rlarson@semlab1.sbs.sunysb.edu
From: soren@datashopper.dk (Søren Mathiasen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: OKI ol-400 driver
Date: 28 Oct 1995 18:18:31 GMT
Organization: DataShopper Danmark
Message-ID: <46ts5n$otc@hades.datashopper.dk>
subj. wanted. Please tell me where i can find it.
Thanks, Soren
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: parity checking?
Date: 28 Oct 1995 20:03:30 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <46u2aj$q1t@news.its.com>
References: <46tgil$7ln@ratatosk.uio.no>
arsaellb@ifi.uio.no (Arsaell Benediktsson) wrote:
> Do I have to put the DRAM PARITY CHECKING on in cmos?
No.
> What happens if I dont have any parity checking on my
> computer system?
Nothing directly.
Using parity checking generally means that (a) your memory subsystem will
run slower, (b) you can detect some single-bit errors (some because 11% of
the errors will be in the parity bit itself, and this assumes the parity
checking and generation circuitry don't mess up) and have your system
crash, and (c) you have to buy DRAM chips with parity.
So I tend to regard parity memory as being almost useless. On the other
hand, ECC memory systems (which can correct all single-bit errors), are a
very cool thing indeed.
-Chuck
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Color Turbo Makeover to ADB
Date: 28 Oct 1995 19:12:21 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-g-46.usc.edu
Message-ID: <46tval$qcb@usc.edu>
I was wondering:
1) what are the advantages of converting my Color Turbo to ADB?
2) what would I need to accomplish this chore? I remember that I would need
new keyboard, sound box, mouse and cables. Anything else?
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
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"Brooding's the word. Saw him kick the rose bush, kick the green
ferns by the porch, decide against kicking the apple tree. God
made it too firm. There, he just jumped on a dandelion."
From: jclee@next.com (James C. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 on ThinkPad 755CX (HNE)?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 07:56:08 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46vc2o$ns5@news.next.com>
References: <JBLEVINS.95Oct29111030@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
Everything works except for the power management and MWave dependent
items. MWave is IBM's technology that uses the on-board DSP chip to do
sound and modem. Because of the size and complexity of the MWave
technology, there is no current plan from either NeXT nor IBM to support
the MWave technology on NEXTSTEP. So, the on-board sound option will not
be supported by NEXTSTEP in the foreseeable future. Having said that, NeXT
does have a very good working relationship with the IBM Mobile Computing
group, and the 755CX runs NEXTSTEP nicely.
For more information about the 755CX and other Intel related issues, check
out http://www.next.com/OpenStep/Products/NEXTSTEP/NSIntel/. There is a
link to NeXTanswers on the bottom of the page about Installing NEXTSTEP
3.3 on IBM ThinkPad 755CX. Make sure that the 755CX has the latest BIOS,
as explained in the NeXTanswer mentioned above.
^James
In article <JBLEVINS.95Oct29111030@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins) writes:
> Has anyone yet tried/managed to run 3.3 on the TP 755CX, (and if so, are
there
> any general suggestions/caveats for PC novices about to attempt the
same)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Jim
>
> --
> Jim Blevins jblevins@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
> Centre for Linguistics phone: +61-9-380-2866
> University of Western Australia fax: +61-9-380-1154
> Nedlands, W.A. 6009
From: jclee@next.com (James C. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 with EIDE CDROM
Date: 29 Oct 1995 08:16:05 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46vd85$nul@news.next.com>
References: <46havs$3vi@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
Check out http://www.next.com/OpenStep/Products/NEXTSTEP/NSIntel/. On the
bottom of the page it points to a NeXTanswer document: Creating Floppies
from Images under NEXTSTEP and DOS.
^James
In article <46havs$3vi@ns.felk.cvut.cz> borek (Borek Lupomesky) writes:
> In <DGq9n6.1w2@midway.uchicago.edu> Atip Asvanund wrote:
>
> > I have a Dell Dimension P5/133 that comes with an EIDE CDROM
> > drive. As far as I know, NeXTSTEP installation disks do not come with
> > the drivers for my CDROM drive. So, I searched through www.next.com
and
> > got the drivers for it which is in .compressed format. I am having
> > [...]
> > image from to be used for additional drivers during installation. I
> > don't know why I got a directory instead of a file. Can someone who
> > knows the solution to my problems help enlighten me?
>
> It is easy: on NeXTanswer there is DOS utility called rawrite, that
can
> make
> the floppy from image. (Warning, this is not the rawrite from Linux
> distributions!).
>
> Bye Borek
From: jr@sade.schiele-ct.de (Jochen Richter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 29 Oct 1995 09:36:39 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Message-ID: <46vhv7$p4n@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
References: <46jith$7b6@shellx.best.com>
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Hi,
I have the following configuration:
P133, 128 MB RAM, 256K PB synch cache, ASUS P55TP4XE
NCR 825 Wide SCSI disk controller
Seagate ST32550W Barracuda 2LP Fast/Wide 2.1 GB drive
Seagate ST15230N Hawk SE 4 GB drive
NeXTSTEP 3.3 with Symbios/NCR 5c8xx v3.33 drivers / Symbios Logic Driver
synchronous/wide negotiation on
Drive_Performance.app:
Write: 3610 kb/sec
Read: 9901 kb/sec (cache!)
Index: 7.43
IOZone (24 megabyte file size, 512 byte block size):
IOZONE (V2.01) performance measurements:
3054239 bytes/second for writing the file
9908281 bytes/second for reading the file
IOZONE (V1.61) performance measurements:
2967791 bytes/second for writing the file
10147943 bytes/second for reading the file
Bonnie:
File './bonnie.275', size: 104857600
Writing with putc()...done
Rewriting...done
Writing intelligently...done
Reading with getc()...done
Reading intelligently...done
Seeker 1...Seeker 2...Seeker 3...start 'em...done...done...done...
-------Sequential Output-------- ---Sequential Input-- --Random--
-Per Char- --Block--- -Rewrite-- -Per Char- --Block--- --Seeks---
Machine MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
100 1958 76.8 2493 52.5 1231 34.9 1804 70.4 2711 61.5 70.9 54.5
Well, these results are pretty good. However, I got them with the *Hawk* drive.
With the Wide SCSI Barracude drive I get *half* of this performance (this is
about what Christopher got). I have tested any settings, combinations and all
available drivers.
The hawk drive gets only handwarm and is totally silent, the barracuda gets
very hot and is terribly noisy.
This whole Wide SCSI stuff under NS looks like a joke to me. How can I improve
the Wide SCSI performance?
---
Jochen Richter
SYSTEM analyse design entwicklung (S.a.d.e.)
Akademiestrasse 16 Phone: +49-721-9 20 30 90
D-76133 Karlsruhe Fax: +49-721-9 20 30 99
Germany e-mail: jr@Sade.schiele-ct.de
In article <46jith$7b6@shellx.best.com>, you wrote:
> On 10/24/95, cwolf@wolfware.com wrote:
> >
> >brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...) wrote:
> Oops, I had write-cache disabled when I ran the original tests. New
results with
> and without write cache follow.
> Tested on
> P100, 32 MB RAM, 256K PB synch cache, ASUS P55TP4XE mb
> NCR 825 Wide SCSI disk controller
> Seagate ST12450W Barracuda DHP Fast/Wide 2.1 GB drive
> formatted with 1024 byte sectors
> NeXTSTEP 3.3 with Symbios/NCR 5c8xx v3.33 drivers
> synchronous/wide negotiation on
> Drive_Performance.app
> write cache disabled:
> Write: 1565 kb/sec
> Read: 2770 kb/sec
> Index: 2.44
> write cache enabled:
> Write: 2028 kb/sec
> Read: 2825 kb/sec
> Index: 2.78
> IOStone:
> write cache disabled:
> 50,001 iostones/second
> write cache enabled:
> 51,283 iostones/second
> IOZone (24 megabyte file size, 1024 byte block size):
> write cache disabled:
> 1458945 bytes/second for writing the file
> 3534685 bytes/second for reading the file
> write cache enabled:
> 1727305 bytes/second for writing the file
> 3574854 bytes/second for reading the file
> --
> Christopher Wolf / WolfWare
> cwolf@wolfware.com (NeXTmail & MIME accepted)
> For information about the NewsFlash newsreader for NeXTSTEP
> check out WolfWare's home page: http://www.wolfware.com/
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
In-Reply-To: kohg@cris.com's message of 28 Oct 1995 02:29:02 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Oct29111049@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <46fntd$ive@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> <RDL.95Oct25215617@world.std.com>
<46s4he$iv5@spectator.cris.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 16:10:49 GMT
I didn't see any mention of video in/out on the Toshiba. BTW. I read that
manufacturers will be releasing true 1024x768 LCDs in Q1 96.
Robert
In article <46s4he$iv5@spectator.cris.com> kohg@cris.com writes:
>Toshiba now has a 120MHz Pentium/PCI portable with a 11.3" 800x600 active matrix display. The Tecra 700 CT has a 1.2GB HD, 16MB RAM, 16-bit stereo sound + microphone, the joy thingie on the keyboard, Lithium Ion batteries, IrDA infrared port, select-a-b
ay cd-rom/floppy and more. $5799.00
>
>The IBM 760CD ThinkPad has similar features but with a 12.1" display, 16-bit color at 800x600, MPEG video decoder and V.34 modem. $8000.00
>
>Meanwhile, on the desktop front, Dell has a 150MHz Pentium Pro (P6) / PCI system with a #9 Imagine 128 4MB graphics card and 2.1GB HD for under $4000.
does the toshiba have ntsc video in/out capabilities?
Gerry
PS: please truncate your posts
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker)
Subject: NeXT BW monitor starts flickering - on its way out ?
Message-ID: <DH2E64.6KC@fritz.snafu.de>
Organization: dasburo Berlin
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 16:37:16 GMT
Hallo,
the picture on my old Cube's (serial no around 2500) BW monitor
starts flickering lately, but only for the first one or two
hours after the Cube was turned on.
Is this a bad sign ? Should I look for a replacement ?
If that's the case, where could I get a replacement monitor ?
Thanks for any info, Ernst.
--
--------------------------------------------
Ernst Kloecker ernst@fritz.snafu.de
--------------------------------------------
From: Cavery <cavery@cais.cais.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 15:52:14 -0500
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.951029154855.13026C-100000-100000-100000-100000-100000@cais.cais.com>
References: <46fntd$ive@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
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Not any more. Information Week describes the 760CD which looks like it
would do NextStep real well. The same issue also mentions the new
Toshiba line that seems to have the same capabilities but at a much lower
price.
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT BW monitor starts flickering - on its way out ?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 17:11:27 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <470cjv$qp1@news.its.com>
References: <DH2E64.6KC@fritz.snafu.de>
ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker) wrote:
> the picture on my old Cube's (serial no around 2500) BW monitor
> starts flickering lately, but only for the first one or two
> hours after the Cube was turned on.
How does it flicker? Does it respond or change when you tap the monitor
(somewhat gently :-)?
As a guess, this could be from a loose connection that improves as the
monitor heats up (which causes things to undergo thermal expansion).
> If that's the case, where could I get a replacement monitor ?
Bell Altantic, Sam Goldberger of Spherical Solutions, maybe Dancing Bear
Enterprises. (Consult the FAQ for contact means for these organizations.)
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: Cavery <cavery@cais.cais.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fast printing
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 16:18:54 -0500
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.951029161750.13026D-100000@cais.cais.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Has anyone hooked up a 12ppp or 16ppp HP printer to a black Nextstation?
What driver did you use? Thanks for any responses.
From: joel (Joel Stalder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Trouble with HP Drive on Intel Hardware - Thoughts?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 17:42:23 GMT
Organization: Psyberware Internet Access
Message-ID: <470edv$3km@warez.psyber.com>
Sirs and Madams,
I am appparantely having a bit of trouble configuring a Hewlett Packard
C3724S, that I have recently purchased. I have now come to the point that I
believe that the problem lies with NS.
The problem: The drive proports to be 1149 mb, on the packaging box and
according to the SCSI Interface. However, NS believes it to be 1023 mb and
no matter what I seem to do, it wont give me my 126 mb!
I am running N.S. 3.2 for Intel on a 486DX4-100 with an adaptec 1540/1542
SCSI adapter card.
I there a bug in NS 3.2 that doesn't "deal with" more than 1 gig per drive,
or something?
Regardless, I would apreciate any thoughts that you might have.
thanks,
joel
From: skrans@winternet.com (Steve Krans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth, which works?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 17:43:09 GMT
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <470efd$k25@blackice.winternet.com>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951025145836.6186A-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
In article
<Pine.HPP.3.91.951025145836.6186A-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.d
e> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
> All Diomand Stealth cards are supported. Both chip versions S3 864/964
> and S3 868/968 are supported.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Boerny.
Except for the Diamond Stealth 64 2001, which uses the ARK chip. Anyone
want to buy a 2001? :)
-- Steve, skrans@winternet.com
From: trail@ix.netcom.com (Jeff Trestrail )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Trouble with HP Drive on Intel Hardware - Thoughts?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 22:36:13 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <470vkt$ql3@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
References: <470edv$3km@warez.psyber.com>
In <470edv$3km@warez.psyber.com> joel (Joel Stalder) writes:
>
>I am appparantely having a bit of trouble configuring a Hewlett
>Packard C3724S, that I have recently purchased. I have now come
>to the point that I believe that the problem lies with NS.
>The problem: The drive proports to be 1149 mb, on the packaging box
>and according to the SCSI Interface. However, NS believes it to be
>1023 mb and no matter what I seem to do, it wont give me my 126 mb!
>
>I am running N.S. 3.2 for Intel on a 486DX4-100 with an adaptec
>1540/1542 SCSI adapter card.
>
>I there a bug in NS 3.2 that doesn't "deal with" more than 1 gig per
>drive, or something?
You don't mention whether you're using the drive to boot off, but if
you're not, then using the -useAllSectors flag with fdisk will permit
access to all of your disk.
Regards,
Jeff Trestrail
trail@ix.netcom.com
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DEC Celebris GLst eval.
Date: 29 Oct 1995 09:51:55 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <46virr$22i@snaps.dannug.dk>
I have just installed NS 3.3 on a DEC Celebris GLst 133 MHz Pentium. Quite
a nice machine for NS, it comes with:
DEC 21040 PCI ethernet on the motherboard
ESS sound on the motherboard aka SB 16
Matrox Millenium graphics 2 MB WRAM
Adaptec 7850 PCI SCSI on the riser board
Two available PCI slots
The following "extra" NS drivers were used:
1881_DECchip21040_Network_Driver
2027_ESS1x88AudioDriver
1975_Matrox_MGA_Millennium_Driver
2065_Adaptec2940SCSIDriver
The final configuration became: 32 MB EDO RAM, 256 burst cache, 4.28 GB
Conner HD, Sony CDU-76S CD-ROM (4x).
I got the following "benchmark" figures:
Dhrystones: approx. 170.000
VAX MIPS: approx. 118
NXFactor: approx. 2.5 (1152x864/444 75 Hz)
iozone: approx. 2.7 MB/sec write (iozone 32 2048)
The Conner disk came with the write cache disabled, so I had to enable it,
but apart from that no real twisting etc. was needed.
A peculiarity though, the installer divided the harddisk into two
partitions (which is OK), but I tried also with a 200 MB DOS partition and
then the rest of the disk is divided into four partitions!
Geert
From: skrans@winternet.com (Steve Krans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #9FX Motion 771 PCI advice?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 17:52:41 GMT
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <470f19$kci@blackice.winternet.com>
References: <1995Oct24.073632.1466@sydney.bo.open.de>
In article <1995Oct24.073632.1466@sydney.bo.open.de> mmo@sydney.bo.open.de
(Michael Mossal) writes:
> Hi,
>
> Steve Krans (skrans@winternet.com) wrote:
> : I just purchased a Number Nine 9FX Motion 771 PCI (#9-968
> : bios v2.05.08) to use with nextstep and can't get it to work.
> : I've tried all of Next's drivers without luck. Has anyone
> : gotten this card to work?
>
> I also bought this card to use under NeXTstep the S3 generic driver
works only in 60 Hz.
> Do anybody know if there is a chance to get some day a special driver
for the Motion?
>
> ---
> Ciao
I got the generic S3 driver to work too. I'm running it at 1024x768x16 at
70Hz. The only problem I've run into is that the brightness control in
prefs doesn't work. I also need to boot with the -v option, but that
might not be related to the card.
-- Steve, skrans@winternet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn)
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 on ThinkPad 755CX (HNE)?
Message-ID: <DH82yy.BM@nvc.cc.ca.us>
Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us
Organization: Napa Valley College
References: <JBLEVINS.95Oct29111030@macs14.uwa.edu.au> <46vc2o$ns5@news.next.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 18:20:58 GMT
In article <46vc2o$ns5@news.next.com>, James C. Lee <jclee@next.com> wrote:
>Everything works except for the power management and MWave dependent
>items. MWave is IBM's technology that uses the on-board DSP chip to do
>sound and modem. Because of the size and complexity of the MWave
>technology, there is no current plan from either NeXT nor IBM to support
>the MWave technology on NEXTSTEP. So, the on-board sound option will not
>be supported by NEXTSTEP in the foreseeable future.
Bummer!
I've been playing with the MWave stuff under Win95, and I really hate
to have to give that up when I switch to NEXTSTEP. I was hoping to see
MWave support soon.
I'm really going to miss having a built-in 28.8 modem/16 bit sound. I
wasn't doing much of anything with the voice mail/answering machine
stuff, so I won't really miss that, but even that would still be nice
to see under NEXTSTEP.
What about the IR interface? Is this usable under NEXTSTEP?
--
Chris Osborn, Network Administrator Voice: 707 253 3130
Napa Valley College Fax: 707 253 3063
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy., Napa, CA, 94558
<fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us> MIME ok, NeXTMail tolerated
From: asb1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk (Alex Blewitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black monitor power down possible?
Date: 29 Oct 1995 19:18:08 GMT
Organization: University of Cambridge
Message-ID: <470k1g$lmj@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
Keywords: black monitor power
I have a Black mono monitor for my NeXTstation and I wonder if it is
possible to wire in a hardware (or software) power switch to turn the
screen off, whilst still enabling mouse/keyboard control over the
system. Ideally it would be nice for BackSpace (or similar) to be able
to power the screen down, rather than just sending a black signal to
the screen.
If it were possible to shut the screen down then it would be plausible
to leave my computer up and running all the time rather than just
turning it on and off all the time when I want to use it.
Has anyone attempted tackled such a problem before, and if so, do you
have any answers?
Thanks for your help,
Al.
--
/********************************************************************\
|* Alex Blewitt * Hug, and the whole world hugs with you. *|
|* asb1002@cam.ac.uk * Spread a little happiness... *|
\********************************************************************/
From: soward@neworder.cc.uky.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NIP and #9 Motion771
Date: 30 Oct 1995 15:58:25 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <472sn1$mls@service2.uky.edu>
References: <46ib6u$dvq@icaro.uminho.pt> <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com>
In Re: NIP and #9 Motion771 comp.sys.next.hardware <ArticleDisplayer: 0x96370> writes,
> In article <45cn1f$2po@horus.infinet.com> Gary Scott <glscott@infinet.com>
> writes:
> There's a bug on NeXTAnswers where they say that the generic
> S3 driver doesn't work. Probably the person who wrote that NA works for
> Microsoft.
Well, I just installed one and it didn't work. I discovered that it was detecting the card as a S3/TRIO based device. I was able to remove the detect code for the TRIOs and now it doesn't know what kind of S3 it has, but it works...Anyone have any hints as to how to get the driver to detect the chipset? It didn't detect the card either, I had to paste in the PCI id...
From: soward@neworder.cc.uky.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Updated Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSW
Date: 30 Oct 1995 15:55:41 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <472sht$mls@service2.uky.edu>
References: <1995Oct26.140836.19511@indyvax.iupui.edu> <1995Oct26.131546.19509@indyvax.iupui.edu>
>
> Adaptec 2940 version 3.33
> Writing the 31 Megabyte file, 'iozone.tmp'...15.339280 seconds
> Reading the file...5.319765 seconds
> IOZONE performance measurements:
> 2119125 bytes/second for writing the file
> 6110393 bytes/second for reading the file
since you have 64Meg of RAM, you should use at least a 50 Meg file, 80 to be safe. I have a similar setup (P100/2940/Hawk) and I don't think it is possible to get read speeds of 6Meg/sec...Try "iozone 80 8192" and see if you don't wind up with ~3Meg/sec reads...
---
John Soward <a href="http://www.uky.edu/~soward">JpS</a>
Systems Programmer 'The Midnight sun will burn you up.'
University of Kentucky (NeXT and MIME mail OK) -R. Smith
:::I'm not speaking for UK. I may not even be speaking for myself:::
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Pinnacle Micro RCD-1000 How to?
Date: 30 Oct 1995 16:15:57 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <472tnt$ff3@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <472poo$t4a@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
In article <472poo$t4a@ra.nrl.navy.mil>,
John Michopoulos <yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
>Is there anywhere information on how to connect the Recordable CD drive by
>Pinnacle Micro on an NeXT (black or Intel) and expect it to work? The
>documentation in the box contains info only on connecting it with a
>PC-DOS-Windows environments.
I have a Pinnacle RCD-1000 CD-Recorder connected on my intel system
running NEXTSTEP. It basically appears as a CD-ROM to the computer under
NEXTSTEP. As far as I know, there is no way to use it except from within
Windows.
In many ways, it's actually better to just use it from Windows, since the
process of making CDs is not something meant for a multitasking OS. The
CD Recorder has to have a constant stream of data being fed to it, and any
glitches while the hard drive accesses some other data or does a tcal can
cause buffer underruns and corrupt the CD being created.
Even in Windows, it's best to quit all other programs running and not use
the computer for any other purpose other than for the making the CD during
that time.
CDs have to be written all at one time, and the only exception to this
(write to a disc, stop, and write to it again at a later time) is to separate
each write into a different "session". A session has to have about 4-5 megs
of blank space at the beginning or end to separate it from other sessions.
Finally, the CD is recorded by a high-intensity laser that physically writes
permanently onto special recordable discs. It's a WORM process.
So for those of you thinking that a CD recorder would be the ideal removable
random-access solution, think again - magneto-optical or ZIP disks are much
better for that purpose. Think of a CD recorder more as a tape drive for
archival storage.
Varun
From: eek93@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 30 Oct 1995 16:37:38 GMT
Organization: I need to put my ORGANIZATION here.
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <472v0i$npu@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com>
Daniel Ganek (ganek@apollo.hp.com) wrote:
: I've been think about selling my NextStation while it still is
: worth something and upgrading my PC to run NS.
Hi, based on the specs you've posted, I'd say hang onto your NeXT box as the performance of that PC with only 12MB of RAM and a DX33 processor will not be better, and in fact it may be worse as I found NS on intel is more memory hungry, somewhat.
Of course, if you're willing to upgrade the CPU, add more RAM and a good localbus graphics card it might be worth it, but then again, the black hardware is far more elegant and stable, so personally I wouldn't bother ;-}
Just my thoughts, feel free to ignore/disagree/flame,
Good luck,
Eren Kotan
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 30 Oct 1995 05:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <471n0v$6i4@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
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ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
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From: Ian Daniel <ian>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black Hardware Floppy Spec.
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 17:18:11 GMT
Message-ID: <815073491.7973@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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Hi,
Does anyone know what type of floppy drive will work with a NeXT Cube? I tried
a SOny I had here and the system seems to see the drive but tells me there's no
disk present. I know the drive is ok so I guess it is just the wrong type. It
will also respond to the NeXT trying to eject a floppy, but doesn't eject it.
TIA,
--Ian
From: member8008@aol.com (Member8008)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Canon Objectstation ?
Date: 30 Oct 1995 03:42:41 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <472361$f4t@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I would like to upgrade my CPU - DX4 100..and I was wondering what CPUs
are supported..
Thanks in advance
Ron
rwagner@kaiwan.com
From: guy@easynet.co.uk (Guy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mail Order Company
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 95 23:28:53 GMT
Organization: Easynet Ltd.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4735fq$9is@lemon.easynet.co.uk>
B.A. Multimedia Ltd is a mail order comapny from London England sells thousands of pc cdrom software
> at lowest prices. we also sell hundreds of multimedia :hardware including cdroms sound cards etc,
>aswell as this we sell all sort of other hardware modmes,mice printers :etc.
>
>: GIVE US A CALL ON 0171-431-8344 (24hrs) and check out our amazing deals
>: 0171-2665802
> OR E-MAIL US
From: fad@zoo.bt.co.uk (Francisco de Carvalho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTSTEP on IBM Thinkpad
Date: 30 Oct 1995 15:19:56 GMT
Organization: BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Message-ID: <472qes$37f@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I have an IBM Thinkpad 755CD and am having some problems installing
NeXTSTEP on it.
It has a slip-on/off CD and floppy drive (which I can change) or, I
can try and boot over the network.
The Ethernet PCMCIA card I have is IBMs Ethernet Credit Card Adapter
II with version 2.01 of the drivers.
Has anyone out there succeeded with this or was a different
ethernet card used.
Any suggestions would be welcome. Please reply to fad@zoo.bt.co.uk
Thanks,
Francisco
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From: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil (John Michopoulos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: Pinnacle Micro RCD-1000 How to?
Date: 30 Oct 1995 15:08:08 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Message-ID: <472poo$t4a@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
Is there anywhere information on how to connect the Recordable CD drive by
Pinnacle Micro on an NeXT (black or Intel) and expect it to work? The
documentation in the box contains info only on connecting it with a
PC-DOS-Windows environments.
I would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks Immensely,
--jm
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| Naval Research Laboratory | e-mail: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil|
| Code 6380 | michopoulos@anvil.nrl.navy.mil |
From: kander@cac.stratus.com (Ken Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 30 Oct 1995 20:46:26 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <473dj2$neg@transfer.stratus.com>
References: <951026091156.412AAFcF.magnus@darwin>
> the Tadpole, Thinkpad, and the coming clone from Dancing Bear. And at
least
> for the former two, things like sound and APM only "kind of" works. The
> situation seems analogous to that for desktops just after NSfip was
> introduced and very few configurations would work. Do correct me if I
am
> wrong.
Actually, AIS (Advanced Information Solutions) in Boston is selling the
NEC P series laptops with 800x600 displays. Running NS with 800x600 on a
Pentium laptop is great! Reach AIS at 800-ASK-NEXT or
http://www.advis.com/.
Ken Anderson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Black Hardware Floppy Spec.
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DHA7Lw.CAr@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 21:56:20 GMT
References: <815073491.7973@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <815073491.7973@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>, Ian Daniel <ian> wrote:
>Hi,
>
> Does anyone know what type of floppy drive will work with a NeXT Cube? I tried
>a SOny I had here and the system seems to see the drive but tells me there's no
>disk present. I know the drive is ok so I guess it is just the wrong type. It
>will also respond to the NeXT trying to eject a floppy, but doesn't eject it.
>
The "proper" drive is a Sony MPX-111N. That's all I know.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer not pulling in paper
Date: 31 Oct 1995 07:09:45 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <4753m9$4jn@papoose.quick.com>
References: <473hd7$1ap4@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>
In article <473hd7$1ap4@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>,
Eugene Mah <eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca> wrote:
>Help!
>I'm having a problem with one of my NeXT printers.
>It doesn't seem to want to pull in the paper all the way.
>The printer will pull the sheet in part way, and then
>stops as if it's not being pulled in far enough
>to catch the rollers further in.
>Anybody out there have any suggestions?
>Many thanks
There are a number of people who have had problems with the rollers,
and plastic gears going bad. Recently, I had these symptoms on my
printer at home and feared the worst. Before taking everything
apart, though, I tried a new ream of paper and the problem went
away. I think that the paper had absorbed a great deal of water
during the summer. This increased the amount of friction just
enough to cause the printer to fail.
If new paper does not help, try cleaning the rollers. A posting
from september described how someone cleaned and 'revitalized'
the rubber rollers on his printer.
>From blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu Thu Sep 21 06:55:59 EDT 1995
>From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
>Subject: Solution: Inexpensive NeXT laser printer repair
>
>I have bought a used NeXT but it didn't print. The rubber rollers
>didn't take the paper in the printer correctly. The rubber was too
>old. I tried to get some replacement parts, but I got a quote of $160
>for the whole mechanism. I didn't search any longer and fixed the
>printer myself. Here is how.
>
>
>How I Opened the printer:
>1. I unplugged all the cables from the printer.
>2. I removed both, the upper and lower plastic covers.
>3. I removed the part of the mechanism that covers the very first rubber
> roller - the one which also has the opening button on it.
> I didn't unplug its cables, I just turned it out from the printer.
>4. The axle of the rubber roller (the very first rubber roller) has an
> electromagnet at one end.
> I used an 'appropriately adjusted' paper clip to hold the electromagnet
> in the open position.
>5. Now, the rubber roller can be easily accessed and also moved. In one
> direction only.
>
>
>How I renewed the rubber roller:
>1. I used "Lintless Head Cleaning Shwabs" by GC Electronics.
> (Made from foam, not cotton). With no chemicals on them (dry).
>2. I have put on them "Rubber Cleaner Revitalizer" - PRB LINE.
> Made for Projector Recorder Belt, part No. RCR-21.
>3. I cleaned the rubber roller with the shwabs and revitalizer.
>4. I have also cleaned all the other rubber rollers I could reach.
> And I also have put some "Synthetic Hydrocarbon Grease" on the gears.
> (PRB LINE, manufactured for Projector Recorder Belt, part No.608.)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Rakhal Dave <rakhal>
Subject: Floppy or Disc compatibility with Sun
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 14:12:41 GMT
I work in a company where the SUN is standard equipment but I have a NeXT.
My external scsi drive carrying the next system is dead. I have NeXT step 3.2
on CD Rom and a CD Rom drive but my next station is not a turbo so I can't boot
from CD directly without help from floppy.
Question 1] Is it possible for me to read the NeXTStep 3.2 CDROM with a Sun
Machine and transfer the contents to a SCSI drive attached to the SUN - and
then expect this scsi -drive to be correctly read by the NeXT for booting.
Question 2] I cannot use the "via floppy" boot route since I do not have a
bootfloppy already prepared. Question is: if I get BootFloppy.tar.Z off the
network and write it on a floppy disk using the sun environment will this
floppy disk (written by a SUN) be correctly read by the NeXT Station
when giving the bfd command.
Thanks -Rakhal
From: n9548459@cc.wwu.edu (David L. Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DEC Celebris GLst eval.
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 18:07:30 -0700
Organization: Art History/Graphic Arts - Western Washington University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <n9548459-3010951807300001@195.0.2.23>
References: <46virr$22i@snaps.dannug.dk>
I just wanted to thank you Geert for your compact yet thorough review of
this widely available machine. As more and more of us start looking for
Intel based PC's to run NEXTSTEP on, it is very helpful to have these
experiences to see how different machines have worked out for different
people. I hope that more people might consider writing a little review
like yours.
David L. Ellis
From: dan@opensource.com (Daniel J. Gamble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone using #9 Imagine 128 ?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 18:36:01 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Message-ID: <475qah$jsg@trane.opensource.com>
References: <474ai3$6qa@news.vanderbilt.edu>
In article <474ai3$6qa@news.vanderbilt.edu> katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu
(Thomas Katzlberger) writes:
> Hi all!
>
> Anyone using it ? how fast is it with NSFip :)
> Just interested as I am likely to switch to white hardware soon.
>
> I will read followups, no need to mail.
>
> Cat.
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Our OpenStation systems are available with the #9 Imagine 128 option. The
card is supported under NS 3.3. Interestingly enough, our bench tests
revealed that #9 GXE64 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM is actually faster than the
Imagine w/ $ MB running 16-bit color (the tests were run at
1152x864x16bit@60Hz with a Tyan Titan III motherboard):
32 bit 16 bit
64 GXE Pro Imagine 128 64 GXE Pro Imagine 128
line 2.07 1.95 2.86 2.79
arc 2.02 1.89 2.82 2.73
fill 1.68 1.64 1.88 1.88
xform 5.23 5.24 4.5 4.62
comp 1.33 1.30 2.07 2.08
user 4.76 4.76 4.43 4.66
text 2.78 2.68 1.57 1.59
window 0.34 0.94 1.13 0.95
Factor 2.6 2.55 N/A 2.65
Also, with some motherboards, the Imagine 128 card doesn't get initialized
on reboot correctly, so without power cycling the machine the screen stays
black.
If you are planning on running 16-bit color, I would recommend the #9 GXE
64 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM. We sell them.
--
______________________________________________________
| Dan Gamble | OpenSource, Inc. |
| dan@opensource.com | THE Single Source for |
| (NeXTmail welcome) | NEXTSTEP Solutions |
| | |
|------------------------------------------------------|
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT BW monitor starts flickering - on its way out ?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 04:11:07 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <4747kr$43p@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <DH2E64.6KC@fritz.snafu.de> <470cjv$qp1@news.its.com>
chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger) wrote:
> ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker) wrote:
> > the picture on my old Cube's (serial no around 2500) BW monitor
> > starts flickering lately, but only for the first one or two
> > hours after the Cube was turned on.
> How does it flicker? Does it respond or change when you tap the monitor
(somewhat gently :-)?
There's a thick cable on the right side (from the back) of the picture
tube in mine that came loose. Popping it back in solved the problem.
However, I have been told that handling this cable is dangerous & could
have shocked my butt halfway accross the room (I give thanks to thick
rubber gloves)...
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black monitor power down possible?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 04:00:51 GMT
Organization: A Big, Black Box.
Message-ID: <47471j$43p@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <470k1g$lmj@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
asb1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk (Alex Blewitt) wrote:
> I have a Black mono monitor for my NeXTstation and I wonder if it is
possible to wire in a hardware (or software) power switch to turn the
screen off, whilst still enabling mouse/keyboard control over the system.
Ideally it would be nice for BackSpace (or similar) to be able to power the
screen down, rather than just sending a black signal to the screen.
I have seen such a beast before, but with the following problems:
1. After the system is powered up, the monitor can be shut off (usu with
a switch retrofitted to the case of the monitor)
2. After the monitor is shut off, it can NOT be switched back on.
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Cc: comp-sys-next-hardware@antigone.com
Subject: Re: NeXT printer not pulling in paper
Message-ID: <4E1A963001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 31 Oct 95 12:45:00 CDT
Sounds like the dreaded fuser problem. The gear is darned near
impossible to find nowadays.
This was in the FAQ:
"Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY sells the gears for $2.31. The part
number is RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20 tooth gear,
number RS1-0116, but I don't know if it is really necessary. Their phone
number is 800-221-3516."
However, the company doesn't sell to individuals any more. The person
who sold me the gear never told me where he found it.
Replacing the gear was a real headache, and if you have much trouble with
mechanical things and can afford a new printer.... we'll, that's what I
would have done..
TjL
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From: tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU (Timothy Van Zandt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: iomega ZIP vs. Syquest EZ 135
Date: 31 Oct 1995 15:16:37 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <475ekl$99i@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
Originator: tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU
Has anyone seen or used both the ZIP and Syquest EZ 135 drive?
The EZ 135 specs indicate better performance, but is it as
portable as the ZIP drive? Anything special about using
either on black hardware with NS 3.2?
Thanks.
Tim
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From: pbrown@seastar.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 21:57:46 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Message-ID: <47664q$6q3@agate.berkeley.edu>
I'm still throughly in love with my black hardware, and I was noticing
that one can purchase accellerator chips for Mac Quadra, etc. I called
NeXT technical support and they told me that there is such a beast for
the slabs/cubes but couldn't remember what. Can anyone out there tell me
if such a thing exists and whether or not it works well?
Thanks in advance.
Paul
From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone using #9 Imagine 128 ?
Date: 31 Oct 1995 05:00:51 GMT
Organization: a black NeXT
Message-ID: <474ai3$6qa@news.vanderbilt.edu>
Hi all!
Anyone using it ? how fast is it with NSFip :)
Just interested as I am likely to switch to white hardware soon.
I will read followups, no need to mail.
Cat.
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From: b2203019@cc.ntu.edu.tw (Dragoon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Aic7850 chip...
Date: 31 Oct 1995 07:09:48 GMT
Organization: Dep. Computer Sci. & Information Eng., Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan, R.O.C
Message-ID: <474i3s$955@news.csie.nctu.edu.tw>
Is Adaptec aic7850 scsi controller supported by NeXTstep?
I know 7850 is something different between 78xx, and
there is no Linux's driver right now.
I have many commical os driver, included DOS, Windows95, OS/2,
SCO-unix.
Because I haven't installed NeXTstep on my machine, and
I want to buy one. so I ask this question here...
plz help me... and Thank for your answer...:)
From: ejw@age.com (Erik Walter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Finding replacement MO
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 17:01:06 -0800
Organization: AGE Logic, Inc
Message-ID: <ejw-3110951701060001@ejwmac.age.com>
Howdy all, I posted this question a year ago, but at the time I ended up
going with a different solution and now I lost the previous postings.
I have an original Next Cube with a dying Optical drive. I cleaned it
last year (thanks to all that helped me with that) and that seemed to give
it a little more time, but it IS dying and now I can't seem to find any
information on replacing the bloody thing.
I'm not even sure if NeXT deals with those machines anymore, but I
remember someone forwarding me the name of a reseller that sold
replacement MO drives.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanx
Erik
P.S. Please send me email, as I don't read this group regularly.
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Next Hardware for sale
Date: 1 Nov 1995 00:17:36 GMT
Organization: DSA, Serviços
Message-ID: <476eb0$osr@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
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--
I've the folowing NeXT equipment to sell
every thing is working, and in good condition.
Prices not including shiping, (more or less $1.5/Kg to the US)
CUBE CASE (model-N1000) $50
CUBE MBOARD (model-1698AE) $500
CUBE PS $100
CUBE HD (model-380MB XT-8380S) $50
CUBE OD250MB $250
MEGA PIXEL 17" (model- N4000) $250
MP COLOR 17" (model- N4001) $450
PRINTER (model-N2000) $250
SBOX (modelN4004) $55
PLI-SCSI-2.88 $200
ND (model-1508AD-PAL) $750
STATION CASES (model-N1200-COLOR) $50
idem (model-N1100-MONO) $50
STATION MBOARD (model-3011AF-MONO) $500
idem (mode-1703AD-MONO) $500
idem (model-2106AA-COLOR) $600
STATION PS $100
STATIONS FLPY $175
FLPY (model-DFN00293-DYNAFILE) $175
Plus 1500 spare keys for black Keyboards - $450
and 5Kg of misc. cables, (monitor, Y's, scsi internal, etc) -$200
Please leave me an E-Mail.
Bye
From: wojtek@trytel.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrade
Date: 31 Oct 1995 23:06:36 GMT
Organization: TRYTEL INTERNET INC.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <476a5s$80f@news.trytel.on.ca>
I have a NeXT station with NeXT v3.0 and 32 Mb RAM.
I am wondering if someone could tell me if I would get any benefits if
upgrade to the newer OS, if yes, what is the best place to buy a new OS.
Regards,
Wojtek
From: "John K. Troxell" <jktroxe@erenj.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Trouble with HP Drive on Intel Hardware - Thoughts?
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 95 15:48:58 PST
Organization: Exxon R&E, NJ; Opinions not those of the Company.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <4762ic$24g@maverick1.erenj.com>
To: Joel Stalder <joel>
In-Reply-To: Your message of 29 Oct 1995 17:42:23 GMT.<470edv$3km@warez.psyber.com>
Encoding: 39 TEXT
I think I know what is causing this. If so, it is easy to solve.
This is not a NEXTSTEP problem. It is a feature of the card and
it is related to a feature of DOS.
You need to enable "extended bios translation" on the Adaptec in
order to see more than 1 gig. You don't mention what version of the
card you have. If it is a 1542C or 1542CF then you can do this in
the card's setup menu.
If it is a 1542B then you can set this via a jumper on the card,
provided you have the correct Bios & Microcode EPROMS on the
card (I think its BIOS version 3.2 or greater). If you have an
earlier BIOS (check the message on screen when you boot), you can
call Adaptec and buy (or beg) new EPROMS. It is easy to pop the old
ones out and plug in the new ones. Or you can reburn the existing
ones if you have an EPROM burner(!). The code for this is
downloadable from the Adaptec bbs.
I have used extended bios translation with NEXTSTEP 3.2 and 3.3.
>From: joel (Joel Stalder)>
>Sirs and Madams,
>
>I am appparantely having a bit of trouble configuring a Hewlett Packard
>C3724S, that I have recently purchased. I have now come to the point that I
>believe that the problem lies with NS.
>
>The problem: The drive proports to be 1149 mb, on the packaging box and
>according to the SCSI Interface. However, NS believes it to be 1023 mb and
>no matter what I seem to do, it wont give me my 126 mb!
>
>I am running N.S. 3.2 for Intel on a 486DX4-100 with an adaptec 1540/1542
>SCSI adapter card.
>
>
>I there a bug in NS 3.2 that doesn't "deal with" more than 1 gig per drive,
>or something?
>
Date: 1 Nov 1995 00:58:16 GMT
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From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Subject: Recommendations Solicited: DAT drives, R/W Opticals
Message-ID: <DHDG1K.6rr@prosoft.com>
Sender: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc.
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 15:51:19 GMT
Looking for recommendations on NextStep compatible DAT drives and
Read/Write Optical Drives.
Also looking for recommendations on whether DAT Tape or R/W Optical is a
better choice for backup.
--
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ProSoft Solutions Inc.
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Bus:(604)324-3311 Fax:(604)324-9431
From: jch@old-cube.philosophy.pitt.edu (John Haugeland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT printer not pulling in paper
Date: 1 Nov 1995 15:38:15 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <478497$lfd@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
References: <473hd7$1ap4@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>
In article <473hd7$1ap4@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>,
Eugene Mah <eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca> wrote:
>Help!
>I'm having a problem with one of my NeXT printers.
>It doesn't seem to want to pull in the paper all the way.
>The printer will pull the sheet in part way, and then
>stops as if it's not being pulled in far enough
>to catch the rollers further in.
>Anybody out there have any suggestions?
>Many thanks
>
Well, I think I finally understand this problem, and know how to solve it.
When the printer starts to print a page, a large rubber cam -- roughly two
inches wide and one inch in "diameter" (except that it's not exactly
circular in cross section) -- shoves a sheet of paper off the top of the
pile in the input paper tray and into the printer. I think a lever under
the paper first lifts the stack so that the top sheet is making contact
with this cam; then the cam-shaft-with-cam rotates, and the friction of
the rubber surface of that cam on the piece of paper moves the paper into
the printer.
The paper must move a certain amount -- namely, until the front end of it
is pushed into the "V" formed where two metal rollers meet. (These rollers
are about 3/8 of an inch in diameter, 9 or 10 inches long, and are right
in the path of the paper coming off the tray, about two inches from the
tip of the paper tray when it's fully inserted into the printer.) After
the rubber cam has moved the paper into this position, these metal rollers
begin to rotate, grabbing the paper between them, and moving it on through
the printer. The problem occurs when these rollers do not grab the paper,
and so it just sits there where the cam left it.
The natural thing to suspect is that the metal rollers, or the rubber cam,
are dirty, and so they are slipping and not moving the paper properly. But,
in my experience (YMMV), that's NOT the problem. The problem, instead, is
that the rubber cam is not moving the paper far enough -- so the metal
rollers can't quite "reach" it. Someone else conjectured that the reason
is that the rubber on the cam dries out a little and shrinks -- so that
its circumference is slightly reduced, thus reducing the amount that it
moves the paper when it turns. I think that this is probably right.
Here is the amazing magical cure: "clean" that rubber cam with ethanol.
You don't have to disassemble anything -- you can rotate the cam shaft
with your fingers, so you get all the way around it. Of course, the
point isn't really to clean it -- because contamination isn't really
the problem. Rather, the ethanol seems to "rejuvenate" the rubber -- I
assume by soaking in and expanding it slightly. I can't say how long
the effect lasts -- but I haven't seen it wear off (or "dry out" again)
yet. One last point. I don't know what all will work for this process.
Another poster mentioned a commercial "Rubber Cleaner Revitalizer" made
for use on projector belts. (That poster also described rather more
elaborate and cumbersome process for getting at the rubber cam -- but
it isn't really that hard.) I don't know what's in this commercial
product, or whether it might be in any way better that ethanol. But I
do know one other thing: isopropanol does NOT work. That is, you can't use
the cheap stuff often sold as "rubbing alcohol" -- you need ETHANOL (drug
stores usually carry it, or you can get it at paint stores as "shellac
thinner". Though I haven't tried it, my hunch is that vodka would also
work.)
Hope that helps.
John Haugeland
haugelan+@pitt.edu
From: soren@datashopper.dk (Søren Mathiasen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: GFX Card...
Date: 1 Nov 1995 16:21:37 GMT
Organization: DataShopper Danmark
Message-ID: <4786qh$lfe@hades.datashopper.dk>
Im about to buy a new gfx. It have to work with NS in colors. Any good
cheap ideas ?????
Thanks, Soren
From: Holger Hoffstaette <hhoff@flop.lb.bawue.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Support for miro graphic cards :-(
Date: 1 Nov 1995 10:48:22 GMT
Organization: home
Message-ID: <477j9m$ib8@luva.lb.bawue.de>
I wrote:
>...
>I'm currently negotiating with miro about a possible
>'gentleman agreement' about future driver updates,...
>...
I got an answer - in short: :-(
Miro either doesn't need or want somebody to maintain their
drivers for them - FOR FREE. No reasons were given - I was
called by a secretary and not by the person who made the
decision. My conclusion: avoid miro products. They obviously
have enough customers already. Heil Bill! Heil Microcruft!
Thanks to all those who sent me email with their card model,
needs and ideas. I'm sorry that things turned out this way,
but I really can't help it.
Those of you with the Crystal 32S will receive another,
personal mail; I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Does anybody know if 3.3 graphics drivers will continue to
work in 4.0, similar to the 3.2 -> 3.3 migration?
Holger
From: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: iomega ZIP vs. Syquest EZ 135
Date: 1 Nov 1995 18:27:06 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <478e5q$pul@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
References: <475ekl$99i@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
In <475ekl$99i@cnn.Princeton.EDU> Timothy Van Zandt wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen or used both the ZIP and Syquest EZ 135 drive?
> The EZ 135 specs indicate better performance, but is it as
> portable as the ZIP drive? Anything special about using
> either on black hardware with NS 3.2?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tim
>
zip drive works fine. Recognized automatically.
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From: powell@tropic (Mark Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Memory system clock speed for mixing Ram for 8 simm slot NS color
Date: 1 Nov 1995 19:43:54 GMT
Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML
Message-ID: <478ilq$461@wave.aoml.erl.gov>
I have a NeXTstation color to which I would like to add ram.
There are 8 72 pin simm slots
the old FAQ says that it takes 80 ns memory
It also states that using slower than 70 ns memory in a turbo will slow the
memory system clock to 100 ns
My question (which is not covered in the FAQ) is
If I add 4, 70 ns 4mb simms to what is already in there (now 4 80 ns 4 mb simms)
will the memory system clock slow to 100 ns?
Would I even notice the performance difference between 70 or 80 and 100 ns?
or
Will my system be so happy to finally have 32 megs of ram that worrying about
performance differences between 70 or 80 or 100 ns is meaningless?
--
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(Member, NOAA '96 Olympics Marine Forecast Team)
(Swimmer, IMCO Windsurfer, NEXTSTEP advocate)
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From: oreo@pixar.com (Oren Jacob)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT pizza box for sale
Date: 1 Nov 1995 19:08:45 GMT
Organization: pixar
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <478gjt$927@pixar.com>
I have a 200 Meg NeXTStation with NeXT printer, mono monitor, Mathematica,
Word Perfect, Improv, et. al. for sale. It all works, but I don't need it
anymore. Any offers? How about $1,000 for the whole thing?
Oren Jacob
Senior Technical Director, Pixar Shorts
oreo@pixar.com
From: rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhöfer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 08:17:36 GMT
Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Message-ID: <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com> <472v0i$npu@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
eek93@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan) wrote:
> Daniel Ganek (ganek@apollo.hp.com) wrote:
>
> : I've been think about selling my NextStation while it still is
> : worth something and upgrading my PC to run NS.
>
> Hi, based on the specs you've posted, I'd say hang onto your NeXT box as the
> performance of that PC with only 12MB of RAM and a DX33 processor will not be
> better, and in fact it may be worse as I found NS on intel is more memory
> hungry, somewhat.
>
> Of course, if you're willing to upgrade the CPU, add more RAM and a good
> localbus graphics card it might be worth it, but then again, the black hardware
> is far more elegant and stable, so personally I wouldn't bother ;-}
Agreed. I assembled - as a "backup" - a VL box with
486DX4 - 100
20 MB RAM
550 MB HD ( the weak spot?) IDE drive
2MB VL graphics board
At first, the colors are really neat - 8 bit. But soon the display speed gets on
your nerves. And a good display itself is darn expensive, the old megapixel displays
were really "sharp". And though iozone reports the PC disk to be about 20 percent
faster than the one in my station, is doesn't work as smoothly.
Until I get my hands on a *big* PC or a Sparcstation 20, I wouldn't trade my Mono
Station (25MHz) for anything.
Just my personal DM 0.03 :)
-------------------------------------
"Um Energie zu sparen,
wird das Licht am Ende des Tunnels
vorlaeufig abgeschaltet." rainer@picard.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de
From: Harald Ellmann <ellmann>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 13:40:17 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47aho1$54c@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
References: <47664q$6q3@agate.berkeley.edu>
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Yes, there is one
Try to contact Sam Goldberger at Spherical Solutions.
He sells a 50Mhz 68040 Pyro board, that doubles the performance of your NeXT.
But first make sure that your CPU is socketed, because you will have to
replace it.
Harald Ellmann
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From: cwolf@wolfware.com
Subject: Re: NextStep Intel Disk Performance
Date: 26 Oct 1995 00:23:13 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
>
>Hello Christpher,
>
>how do you enable the write cache under NeXTSTEP? I have a Seagete
>Barracuda too and I wonder whether the write cache is on or not ...
>
I didn't do it under NeXTSTEP in this case. I did it under dos using a program called
wce.exe (write-cache-enable) which is available from ftp.seagate.com and should
work with any ASPI compliant drivers/cards under DOS.
There is a package out there called SCSI_Inspector.app which I wrote last year
which may work to toggle the cache status. It's fairly buggy and currently
unsupported so I wouldn't suggest using it though.
Good luck.
--
Christopher Wolf / WolfWare
cwolf@wolfware.com (NeXTmail & MIME accepted)
For information about the NewsFlash newsreader for NeXTSTEP
check out WolfWare's home page: http://www.wolfware.com/
From: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Native NeXT without monitor
Date: 2 Nov 1995 10:06:07 GMT
Organization: Daimler-Benz AG
Message-ID: <47a56f$g0n@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi all,
I want to use an old, black native NeXT-station without a monitor connected
to it as print server. Is that posiible?
Someone told me, that I'll have to connect something to the monitor-port,
but he couldn't tell me more about it...
Bye...
.Ralf
--
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Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm
Department of Text Understanding Systems
P.O. Box 23 60
89013 Ulm, Germany
e-mail: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM
phone: +49 731 505-2356
fax: +49 731 505-4113
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Do all memory slots have to be occupied?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 11:54:01 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <47abgp$cji@agate.berkeley.edu>
Howdy. I've got a 25MHz slab and I'm wondering if I can use 5 x 4Mb SIMMS
to get 20Mb, i.e., fill one bank and leave the other bank with 3 empty
slots.
TIA.
Paul
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From: spai@netcom.com (Suresh Pai)
Subject: Disktab entry for Micropolis-1908 (1.6 GB) disk
Message-ID: <spaiDHE2sr.J89@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 00:02:50 GMT
Sender: spai@netcom22.netcom.com
Hi
I am looking for the the disktab entry for Micropolis 1908
(1.6 GB) harddisk.
If anyone has it, will you please mail it to me?
Thanks
suresh
email : spai@netcom.com
Message-ID: <4725mi$53r@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Subject: Re: Help! Which brand CD-ROM drive should I buy
Date: 30 Oct 1995 08:25:38 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Distribution: world
I wrote
: I can't play audio-CDs from within NeXTSTEP. CDPlayer launches but
: hangs trying to access the CD-ROM.
I must apologize. I had an older version of CDPlayer lying around
somewhere in my path. I copied the new version from the 3.3 CD
and now it works fine.
Sorry for the bandwidth and the confusion. The Toshiba XM3601TA
is a very nice drive.
Axel
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From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: iomega ZIP vs. Syquest EZ 135
Date: 02 Nov 1995 00:09:50 -0800
Organization: me organized? That's a joke!
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In-reply-to: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu's message of 1 Nov 1995 18:27:06 GMT
To: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Anybody betatesting a JaZ drive?
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From: ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker)
Subject: Re: monitor for mono NeXTstation
Message-ID: <DHF4tq.MJJ@fritz.snafu.de>
Sender: news@fritz.snafu.de
Organization: dasburo Berlin
References: <CHIN.95Oct25221125@dragon.neosoft.com> <1995Oct27.085249.22824@nexcom.hanse.de>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 13:44:13 GMT
In <1995Oct27.085249.22824@nexcom.hanse.de> Helmut Schoenborn wrote:
>
> Yes, it is possible. If you connect
>
> Nextstation Color Monitor
> ---------------------------
> Video RGB
> GND GND
> Hsync Hsync
> Vsync Vsync
>
> you will get a picture on the multisync, if the monitor can display
> 1120*832 @ 68 Hz.
Do you connect Video to each of R, G and B ?
> But the (mono)Nextstation needs the built-in hardware
> in the megapixel monitor to drive mouse & keyboard.
>
The above sounds as if you somehow managed to get around this ?
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From: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can anyone recommend a hard disk?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 17:57:39 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Message-ID: <47b0qj$8ci@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
References: <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net> <DH9qnI.4rH@cf.ac.uk>
In <DH9qnI.4rH@cf.ac.uk> Paul HAYMAN wrote:
> Hi,
> I need to get a replacement internal hard drive for a Next workstation
> (not colour, version 2.0, I think). I'm looking for one with about a
> gigabyte capacity, and have been told that I need a SCSI drive. As you
> may have guessed, I know precious little about computers, and would
> appreciate any help that anyone could give me.
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
seagate scsi 1gig drives work without problems.
--
Dr David A Pickett
Director of Recording Arts
Indiana University School of Music
Bloomington IN 47405
EMAIL PICKETT@BLUMLEIN.MUSIC.INDIANA.EDU
FAX +1-812-332-9233
WWW http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/audio/
From: tim@vcl.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help! With Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM
Date: 2 Nov 1995 19:09:29 GMT
Organization: Msen
Message-ID: <47b519$pi6@pravda.aa.msen.com>
I recently purchased a Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM VL-Bus card with 2 megs
VRAM. I cannot seem to get it to work. I have tried quite a number of
different configurations with the card and Config.app
System:
Dell Dimension XPS466 - 486 DX2 66 MHz, VL-Bus, 16 Megs ram, 435 Meg IDE
hard drive.
The lastest and greatest driver from NeXT is supposed to support this card.
Also, the NeXT answers description states precisely that it supports Stealth
64 Video VRAM card.
Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hayman@cf.ac.uk (Paul HAYMAN)
Subject: Re: Can anyone recommend a hard disk?
Message-ID: <DH9qnI.4rH@cf.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 15:50:06 GMT
References: <403774$jb5@tempest.symnet.net>
Organization: University of Wales College at Cardiff
Hi,
I need to get a replacement internal hard drive for a Next workstation
(not colour, version 2.0, I think). I'm looking for one with about a
gigabyte capacity, and have been told that I need a SCSI drive. As you
may have guessed, I know precious little about computers, and would
appreciate any help that anyone could give me.
Cheers,
Paul.
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From: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Message-ID: <DHF8w4.17y@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:12:04 GMT
References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com> <472v0i$npu@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk> <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>,
Rainer Frohnhöfer <rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> wrote:
>eek93@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan) wrote:
>> Daniel Ganek (ganek@apollo.hp.com) wrote:
>
> Agreed. I assembled - as a "backup" - a VL box with
> 486DX4 - 100
> 20 MB RAM
> 550 MB HD ( the weak spot?) IDE drive
> 2MB VL graphics board
>
> At first, the colors are really neat - 8 bit. But soon the display speed gets
>your nerves. And a good display itself is darn expensive, the old megapixel
>were really "sharp". And though iozone reports the PC disk to be about 20%
>faster than the one in my station, is doesn't work as smoothly.
The IDE is very possibly your weakest link... the extra CPU load incurred by
I/O to IDE disks might be accounting for a fair bit of the lack of smoothness
you talk about. I regularly use a machine with a DX4/100 with a fast SCSI-2
controller and find that there's no more obviously disk induced choppiness
than there ever was on black hardware, and as you point out, iozone numbers
are pretty good (whatever they mean).
You may also be losing a bit of smoothness to having VESA instead of PCI as
your local bus choice, but I would think that the disk would be the dominating
influence. Also, which graphics card are you using?
--
Jerry Kuch EMail: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca, NeXTMail welcome.
IMPORTANT NEWS: Scripts for "Godzilla Vs. Desutoroia" had envisaged
the monster's main target as the 1996 World City Expo in Tokyo
but the idea fell through when Gov. Yukio Aoshima cancelled the event.
From: anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Multi-track Audio Software Needed
Date: 2 Nov 1995 18:41:47 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <47b3db$kkp@netnews.upenn.edu>
References: <4799tm$b3q@netnews.upenn.edu>
I'm looking for a multi-track audio recording software to run on NeXT
hardware. I have a device called Digital Ears which inputs 2 channels of
CD quality sound through the DSP. I also have SoundWorks, the software
that came with it, but this does not give me multi-track capability.
Is/was there such a beast available? Any info sought.
Thanks,
-dave
From: john.bartholdi@isye.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: printer recommendation?
Date: 1 Nov 1995 17:19:59 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Message-ID: <478a7v$8c2@mordred.gatech.edu>
Hello,
I have just replaced my black box with an Intel box running NS; and now
must replace my printer. Is there a preferred printer for NS/Intel?
Thanks for any recommendations...
<john>
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John J. Bartholdi, III
School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
From: Jim DeGrand <jdegrand@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: help fixing cube
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 17:03:14 -0500
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <30994022.566A@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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We have a Next cube that does not respond to the keyboard on/off
switch. We suspect a bad power supply. Can anyone suggest a
place that can fix this problem or point me to a faq that has
this information in it?
Thanks
Jim
--
Jim DeGrand
Department of Geography
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
jdegrand@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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From: rjs15@lennon.csufresno.edu (Roger Jason Stafford)
Subject: HELP US!? ....
Message-ID: <DHFszx.GB4@CSUFresno.EDU>
Sender: news@CSUFresno.EDU
Organization: Californi State University, Fresno
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 22:26:21 GMT
I am from the Physics dept. at CSU Fresno. Today we picked up a used
NeXt computer out of surplus. It used to belong to our Geography
department. The problem is this. We cannot log into the root directory
because the password has been changed. So far, no one "in charge" in the
geography dept. has any idea what it may be. I think the disk we are
booting is v2.1 . Does anyone know how to circumvent this? Or, who do
we call, what do we need, ect...we just want to get it running.
Please email me the info...thanks
--
R. Jason Stafford:
California State University, Fresno
Department of Physics
Office Phone: (209) 278-7809 (MCL 124)
From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Multi-track Audio Software Needed
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 2 Nov 1995 21:37:08 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <47bdm4$t1b@decaxp.harvard.edu>
References: <4799tm$b3q@netnews.upenn.edu> <47b3db$kkp@netnews.upenn.edu>
David R. Anstine (anstine@orion.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: I'm looking for a multi-track audio recording software to run on NeXT
: hardware. I have a device called Digital Ears which inputs 2 channels of
: CD quality sound through the DSP. I also have SoundWorks, the software
: that came with it, but this does not give me multi-track capability.
: Is/was there such a beast available? Any info sought.
: Thanks,
: -dave
--
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Check out my web page for a link to the Princeton Sound Kitchen.
Paul Lansky has a cool program called RT which should do what you
want.
http://mario.harvard.edu
Sean Varah
Harvard Computer Music Studio
From: kruell@sent5.uni-duisburg.de (Wolfgang Kruell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Initializing / Partitioning Large Harddiscs
Date: 3 Nov 1995 12:01:39 GMT
Organization: Gerhard-Mercator-Universitaet GH Duisburg
Message-ID: <47d0b3$mia@h20-hrze.uni-duisburg.de>
Hi folks,
I´ve got some problems with my new harddisc an my NeXT-Computer.
It´s a Seagate ST 15230 N (4.29 GByte) and an older NeXT-Computer
with NeXTstep 2.1 on it.
I´ve heard that there are bugs in older versions of BuildDisk.
Who knows something about initializing and partitioning of large disks?
Thanks
Wolfgang Kruell
email : kruell@sent5.uni-duisburg.de
From: bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Video Card Woes...
Date: 3 Nov 1995 02:28:24 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47buo8$kog@news.service.uci.edu>
Today I purchased a Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3200 VLB. It has an S3-968 processor.
I tried just about every driver in NeXT answers without success. The driver that comes
closest to matching my card is the Stealth 64 Video VLB driver which is based on the
S3-868 chip. There was a PCI driver for the S3-968, but no VLB.
I remember reading in a post that all Stealth Video cards are supported. Has anyone used
this card with any success under NeXTSTEP? And if so how? If not, when will there
be drivers?
I like NeXT STEP a lot. But finding a video card and driver that work is turning into
a bit of a fiasco.
Brian Moore
We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures
of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! WE CAN LEARN
TO FLY!
-Jonathon Livingston Seagull
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From: unter@mecati.mecasoft.ch (Stefano UNTERNAEHRER)
Subject: Anyone using white ColorPrinters with NeXTStations ?
Message-ID: <DHF05A.2Hu@mecati.mecasoft.ch>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 12:03:09 GMT
Organization: Mecasoft s.a. Muralto, Switzerland
Is anyone of you using a ColorPriter other than the NeXT one connected
with a NeXTStation ? Which one? Driver (price) ???
I've heard about an Epson Stylus Color 720 dpi, or the new Canon
Bubble Jet 360x720 dpi, but don't know if they works with NeXT hardware.
Any info ???
Thank you a lot,
Stefano
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From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Benchmark results (P90/256 pipeline/16MB RAM/Matrox2MB)
Date: 3 Nov 1995 00:57:24 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <47blt4$9ig@alf.uib.no>
Maybe not so interesting with all the 133MHZ machines out there,
but this is a home machine for private use (and seems much
faster than my cube, despite being in colour)...
Cinet PPI-300 (Intel mainboard, Trident chipset, AMI BIOS)
Pentium 90MHz (see my post about 90 vs 100 MHz versions)
256k pipeline burst cache
16MB RAM (not EDO)
1GB Quantum Fireball (EIDE, 10,5ms)
Goldstar CD-ROM (4x ATAPI, model 520)
Matrox MGA Millenium 2MB WRAM
NS3.3
NXBench V2:
Integer Performance: 131004 dhrystones/s (83.18 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 2.1800 (NXFactor 2.0)
Tensor:
Logo 372
Colour ramps: 336
Polygons: 430
Lines: 307
Text manipulation: 389
Image scaling: 150
decomp.: 106
Compositing: 522
50 threads: 61
100 : 118
Dhrystone: 605
Floating point: 498
Integer: 415
Trig: 1920
Disk seek: 260
write: 222
seq. read: 525
random read: 326
Total Tensors: 399 (seems that Trig accounts for much
of the difference, although my machine was better than
NeXTs (both turbo and non turbo) in all aspects except
50 threads, display polygons and composite images on the
turbo modell).
NWBench:
128755 Dhrystones/s (81.75 MIPS)
Graphics: V/V 14.88 D/V 4.352
Any other bench tests I can try??? :-)
Regards,
--
Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life
NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors
Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Zip drive info
Date: 3 Nov 1995 02:19:06 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Message-ID: <47bu6q$i6u@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
There is one slight problem with the Zip: it has DB-25 connectors (SCSI-1)
on it. The only cables I can source which connect to this either have the
same on the other end (as supplied with the Zip), or have the 50 pin
Centronics. One therefore needs to attach the Zip to another SCSI device
which has a CEN-50 connector, and which is itself connected to the NeXT by a
CEN-50 to AMP connector. Whether this extra SCSI device needs itself to be
turned on or not I cannot say; but I dont always turn on all the devices on
my SCSI chain anyway, so I assume it would be OK not to with the Zip used
alone in this way.
An alternative is to buy an AMP to CEN-=50 cable, cut off the CEN-50 and
replace it with a DB-25. The latter are not hard to wire; BUT I dont know
which pins are which.
Can anyody help on this last point?
david
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Director of Recording Arts
Indiana University School of Music
Bloomington IN 47405
EMAIL PICKETT@BLUMLEIN.MUSIC.INDIANA.EDU
FAX +1-812-332-9233
WWW http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/audio/
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Which to choose - 90 or 100MHz Pentium for NS machine?
Date: 3 Nov 1995 00:34:46 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <47bkim$65f@alf.uib.no>
Hi.
Well, I got my new machine and it seems quite nice - I don't know
how I lived without colour before :-) Everything goes faster
than the cube, although many of my favourite apps don't seem
to run anymore (Stuart, Cassandra, Looching, MahJong, more).
Many suggested a 100MHz as a better choice because of the 33Mhz
buss contra the 90 at 30Mhz, citing better throughput and a
"snappier" feel. My dealer is willing to swap my 90 chip
for a 100 for a small fee (not too much :-) but I really
don't know if it's money better spent elsewhere (like a
printer, soundcard, RAM, more disk, etc) as NS seems
(at the moment) quite nice on Intel - I'm positively surprised.
So - what kind of performance increase do I get by adding
10MHZ to the processor speed and "only" 3MHz to the buss
speed...? I have pipeline cache, but no EDO RAM (as the
improvement was quated at 2% - not worth 2x price of RAM)
and 16MB RAM (seems a bit little, but the machine seems
quick enough) and Matrox Millenium w/2MB WRAM.
BTW - anyone interested in an Intel box - get the best monitor
you can - even at the option of a slower machine - it's
worth it at the end of the day. I found a grat deal on
a Philips Brilliance 17A 17" monitor that is really nice,
high refresh rates, 0.26 dot pitch, etc. Theres really
nothing as nice as NeXTs original MegaPixel monitors...
I'll post benchmark results in a separate message.
Regards,
--
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NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors
Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: rk@ross (Rafal Kowalski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Matrox MGA Impression Lite device driver for 3.3 NeXT STEP?
Date: 03 Nov 1995 15:46:15 GMT
Organization: GMD-Fokus
Message-ID: <RK.95Nov3164615@ross>
Hello,
I'm looking for the Matrox Impression device driver for the 3.3
NeXTSTEP for Intel based computer. I was able to find drivers for
MGA Millenium series only. Any hints?
Any help would be appreciated
ciao, Rafal Kowalski
--
Tschüssikowski, Rafal
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Zip drive info
Date: 3 Nov 1995 09:33:29 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-i-57.usc.edu
Message-ID: <47cnl9$fev@usc.edu>
References: <47bu6q$i6u@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
I believe that Dancingbear is selling a SCSI I -> SCSI II cable.
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
USC-CNTV | finger for PGP key
"Brooding's the word. Saw him kick the rose bush, kick the green
ferns by the porch, decide against kicking the apple tree. God
made it too firm. There, he just jumped on a dandelion."
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From: ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker)
Subject: Re: SYMBIOS driver (beta) performance?
Message-ID: <DHH574.1xs@fritz.snafu.de>
Sender: news@fritz.snafu.de
Organization: dasburo Berlin
References: <46pvbu$har@shellx.best.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 15:47:28 GMT
In <46pvbu$har@shellx.best.com> cwolf@wolfware.com wrote:
> I did not notice or measure any significant performance difference between
the new
> beta Symbios drivers from NeXT and the old version from Symbios.
>
Same here : the new driver performs even slightly better on my system.
(486/66, 16 MB, Quantum Empire 730)
old driver:
iozone 40
IOZONE performance measurements:
1367204 bytes/second for writing the file
1471265 bytes/second for reading the file
new driver :
iozone 40
IOZONE performance measurements:
1397715 bytes/second for writing the file
1530856 bytes/second for reading the file
--
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Ernst Kloecker ernst@fritz.snafu.de
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From: Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox MGA Impression Lite device driver for 3.3 NeXT STEP?
Date: 3 Nov 1995 18:48:59 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <47do6r$j3g@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <RK.95Nov3164615@ross>
rk@ross (Rafal Kowalski) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for the Matrox Impression device driver for the 3.3
> NeXTSTEP for Intel based computer. I was able to find drivers for
> MGA Millenium series only. Any hints?
>
There is no driver for the Impression and I think there comes never one,
because the Impression can't map the graphic memory in the main memory (Frame
Buffer). NeXTSTEP need this.
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
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From: fchuang@hntp2.hinet.net ()
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mach64 Driver for NS FIP 3.2????
Date: 3 Nov 1995 13:40:27 GMT
Organization: HiNet
Message-ID: <47d64b$90q@serv.hinet.net>
NNTP-Posting-User: fchuang
Is it possible to have the PCI Mach64 driver for 3.3 to run
under 3.1 or 3.2? I have tried to install the package but it
reports error while installing. Any ideas?
Thanks!
From: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil (John Michopoulos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: HELP: Dimming Black Monitor & Failing OD drives
Date: 3 Nov 1995 14:52:22 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Message-ID: <47dab6$ldt@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
I couldn't find the old Q@As in the new NeXT Answers and some of the old
black monitors here have really become impossible to read due to the old
diming problem. Als, some OD drives have started failing. I am looking
for:
1. Possible Ways to fix these problems even if they involve having to open
a drive or a monitor and use soldering iron etc. (I distinctly remember a
document about an easy and involved cleaning procedure for the OD since
1989. Where is it?)
2. Companies that still do Black Hardware maintenance besides Bell
Atlantic.
I would greatly appreciate any help,
--jm
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: iomega ZIP vs. Syquest EZ 135
Message-ID: <DHGsy2.Mt@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
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References: <478e5q$pul@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 11:22:50 GMT
In article <478e5q$pul@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett) writes:
> zip drive works fine. Recognized automatically.
Syquest 270MB drive works fine. Recognized automagically.
Juergen
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 3 Nov 1995 16:05:17 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
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References: <47aho1$54c@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
In article <47aho1$54c@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de> Harald Ellmann
<ellmann> writes:
> Try to contact Sam Goldberger at Spherical Solutions.
> He sells a 50Mhz 68040 Pyro board, that doubles the performance of your
NeXT.
> But first make sure that your CPU is socketed, because you will have to
> replace it.
In the past, Sam would replace anyone's CPU board with a socketed one,
if necessary. This required a refundable deposit, I believe. Contact Sam
for details (smg@orb.com).
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From: clark@bruce.nist.gov (Charles Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Experience with Quantum Grand Prix or Atlas drives ?
Date: 3 Nov 1995 16:42:55 GMT
Organization: NIST
Message-ID: <47dgqf$828@dove.nist.gov>
Has anyone had experience attaching the Quantum Grand Prix
or Atlas 4G drives to black hardware under NS 3.1 ?
I know they will work. It's just a question of whether
BuildDisk will recognize them and just do the right
thing, or whether one will have to put in the
disktab entry by hand. If the latter is true, I would
appreciate a copy of that entry if anyone has one.
--
Charles W. Clark
Electron and Optical Physics Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
From: Mark Schwettmann <mschwett@ced.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940 + SureStore 4020i + NS 3.3 = CRASH!
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 03:01:33 -0800
Organization: Aimnet Information Services
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Here's an interesting one:
I have a PCI based P5/133 system running NS 3.3i.
(Adaptec 2940, Stealth 64 VRAM, etc. etc.)
It worked flawlessly until I added an HP SureStore
4020i CD-R drive to the SCSI bus.
If I boot with a disc in the CD-R drive, the system
crashes (unexpected kernel trap) when it gets around
to scanning the drive. If there is no disc in the
drive, the system boots and appears to function
normally. However, if I insert a disc into the drive
it begins acting very strangely and eventually locks
up totally.
The combo work fine in DOS/Windows 3.11, but Windows
NT 3.51 also doesn't like booting with a disc in the
drive, although once booted it can use the drive for
audio or data perfectly.
I have heard some mention on the net that the drive
reports an "unexpected sector/block size other than
2048 with conventional cd roms"... Could this have
anything to do with it?
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Mark Schwettmann
From: cedman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Carl F. Edman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Logitech MouseMan Cordless a *bus* mouse?
Date: 4 Nov 1995 02:43:24 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <47ek0c$n4j@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
References: <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu>
In article <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu>,
Eric Marshall (Faculty) <emarshal@site.gmu.edu> wrote:
> NeXTanswer 1772 lists the Logitech MouseMan Cordless as
> a supported bus mouse, but I've only been able to find the serial
> version of it. Can someone please verify that there is a bus version
> available, maybe even recommend a place to buy it.
For what it is worth: I've been using a Logitech MouseMan
Cordless connected to the PS/2 port of my NS/FIP machine without problems
for several months. The mouse also came with a PS/2 to DB-9 serial port
converter so I imagine that would have worked as well, though I haven't
tried it. My guess is that this is an error in the NA.
Carl Edman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Q: Sound Blaster 16 problems
Message-ID: <DHHv9v.77@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 01:10:43 GMT
Hi,
I have on the same machine but on two different disks NS 3.3 and Windows
95.
Under Windows 95, the Sound Blaster 16 is working simply great. It says
that I have IRQ 5 and DMA 3 and 7.
With those settings, I set up the Sound Blaster 16 (v 3.2) in
Configure.app under NS 3.3.
The problem is : I don't get any sound under NS 3.3 at all !! During boot
up it doesn't complain about loading the Sound Blaster driver. But it just
doesn't work.
Anyone with an idea ?
Thanks
---
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Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
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From: robvale@bighorn.accessnv.com (Robert Vale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical won't initialize
Date: 3 Nov 1995 17:26:02 -0800
Organization: accessnv.com
Message-ID: <47effa$8hi@bighorn.accessnv.com>
My OD on my cube works fine, except when I stick in an uninitialized OD,
it tries to read it and then ejects it. It will still read all my other
disks fine. This happens under root and all the user accounts
Even the BuildDisk program won't work on an uninitialized disk.
Any ides?
Thanks in advance!
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From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT pizza box for sale
Date: 3 Nov 1995 12:28:02 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
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References: <478gjt$927@pixar.com>
In article <478gjt$927@pixar.com> oreo@pixar.com (Oren Jacob) writes:
>
> Oren Jacob
> Senior Technical Director, Pixar Shorts
Its' just one man's opinion but I think giving people positions which puts
them in charge of a single article of clothing is taking the product
licensing and merchandising a bit too far.
--
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From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.)
Subject: Symbios driver / NeXTAnswers mirror
Date: 03 Nov 1995 16:19:53 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
Well, today I''ve seen 2 people claiming to be using the Symbios driver under
NeXTStep, but last time I looked there was no trace of it on ftp.next.com.oSadly I can't actually get through anymore due to Uk/US congestion so I was
wondering if someone could point me in the direction of a european mirror
for NeXTAnswers or alternatively a site where I could pickup the Symbios
driver from ?
Thanks in advance...
-bat.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: pohl@vtdev.vt.platinum.com (Pohl Longsine)
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Message-ID: <DHHGwL.s4@gateway.platinum.com>
Sender: nobody@gateway.platinum.com
Organization: Platinum Technology, Inc.
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 22:10:50 GMT
References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com>
ganek@apollo.hp.com (Daniel Ganek) wrote:
>I've been think about selling my NextStation while it still is
>worth something and upgrading my PC to run NS.
This is not a bad idea, except for the thought of upgrading the PC...
>2) My (actually my son's :-) PC is an
>
> AMBRA (IBM) 486DX33
> 12mb
> SVGA graphics - 14" Color monitor (.29 pitch)
> 240 mb HD
> Philips CDrom
> Reveal 16bit sound card.
This is a horrible machine. Don't even try to upgrade it. Consider
this machine to be disposable, with the possible exception of the
SIMMS.
> I'd upgrade it with:
>
> 1.0G HD (Seagate's are on sale for $199)
> NS 3.2 or 3.3 user (what the going price?)
Hard-disk space isn't the half of it. SVGA won't cut it, for one.
You'll need a new motherboard with either VL or PCI slots and a new
video card to fit in it. Add more memory, too. Make sure you've got
a better processor than a 486/33.
> a) Are there any known problems with the above configuration?
Yes, you're actually trying to upgrade a PC. PC upgradability is
largely a myth, except for minor foo-foos like another serial port.
(Caveat: If you spend more money up-front and being an extremely
savvy shopper, you can end up with a PC that is much less disposable
than the one you have now. )
> b) Do I need more memory? Overdrive? Scsi? 17" Monitor?
Memory: yes. 16M is a good base configuration these days for any
multitasking, multithreaded OS with VM these days. More for comfort.
Overdrive: Don't bother. Get a new motherboard with a faster
processor. The weakest point in the above system is the
processor/system-bus combo.
SCSI: You'll be better-off with it.
17" Monitor: You'll want one, but it'll be a moot point with merely
an SVGA graphics subsystem. Get a local-bus card for more resolution,
and then get a large-enough monitor that lets you display all of those
pixels comfortably. Make sure that the card is supported by an NS
driver specifically for the resolutions you want to run. I'd suggest
1024x768x8bitcolor as the bare-bones minimum.
Of course, to use such a card you'll need a new motherboard with a
better bus.
> c) How bad will the (IDE, 33mhz) performance be?
You'll wish you had a PCI SCSI adapter after about 5 minutes.
>
>If I can find the FAQ I'll be looking there too.
Get on the web and surf to http://www.next.com/ and find their Intel
hardware compatibility list. Read everything that you can about your
options. Spend more money than you were hoping to.
Don't even think of selling your NeXT until you've seen how hideously
the aforementioned PC would run NeXTstep.
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From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone using white ColorPrinters with NeXTStations ?
Date: 4 Nov 1995 02:59:46 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Message-ID: <47ekv2$3k2@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <DHF05A.2Hu@mecati.mecasoft.ch>
In <DHF05A.2Hu@mecati.mecasoft.ch> Stefano UNTERNAEHRER wrote:
> Is anyone of you using a ColorPriter other than the NeXT one connected
> with a NeXTStation ? Which one? Driver (price) ???
> I've heard about an Epson Stylus Color 720 dpi, or the new Canon
> Bubble Jet 360x720 dpi, but don't know if they works with NeXT hardware.
>
> Any info ???
> Thank you a lot,
> Stefano
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Stefano Unternaehrer
> Software Developer
> Switzerland Europe
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>
>
Hello:
Any number of "dumb" parallel printers can be used with NeXT hardware so
long as you use an HP JetDirect box (which connects on one to your Ethernet
network, and on the other to the parallel interface of your printer). Our
software eXTRAPRINT supports the HP JetDirect, and we have drivers for
numerous printers. Info on eXTRAPRINT, and the HP JetDirect are available
at:
http://www.gscorp.com/eXTRAPRINT.html
Also, for info on configuring a JetDirect Interface under NEXTSTEP is at:
http://www.gscorp.com/SupportBulletins.html
Best regards,
John C. Fox
john@gscorp.com
http://www.gscorp.com
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From: emarshal@site.gmu.edu (Eric Marshall (Faculty))
Subject: Logitech MouseMan Cordless a *bus* mouse?
Date: 03 Nov 1995 01:24:00 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
NeXTanswer 1772 lists the Logitech MouseMan Cordless as
a supported bus mouse, but I've only been able to find the serial
version of it. Can someone please verify that there is a bus version
available, maybe even recommend a place to buy it.
Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: HELP US!? ....
Message-ID: <DHIJxK.Ix@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: lost root password
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <47es4j$dk9@news4.digex.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 10:03:20 GMT
In article <47es4j$dk9@news4.digex.net> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
writes:
> rjs15@lennon.csufresno.edu (Roger Jason Stafford) wrote:
> > I am from the Physics dept. at CSU Fresno. Today we picked up
> > a used NeXt computer out of surplus. It used to belong to our
> > Geography department. The problem is this. We cannot log into
> > the root directory because the password has been changed. So
> > far, no one "in charge" in the geography dept. has any idea what
> > it may be. I think the disk we are booting is v2.1 . Does anyone
> > know how to circumvent this? Or, who do we call, what do we
> > need, ect...we just want to get it running.
>
> One way to get around this (generally this is security hole is left
> unplugged by most) is to boot the machine as superuser, and
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You probably had in mind 'boot machine to single user mode'.
> move/rename the system used netinfo files with the templates...
This is not needed. See Sysadmin documentation section '15 General
Troubleshooting'. At the end there is a very clear manual how to replace a
lost root password without any other changes to the netinfo database. On
the black hardware there is one exception. You must know the hardware
password of the machine, if it was set, to recover from a lost root
password.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: mschaef@cs.utexas.edu (Michael Alan Schaeffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can my system run NeXTStep well?
Date: 3 Nov 1995 17:04:09 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Message-ID: <47e759$1m0g@darkwing.cs.utexas.edu>
I'm considering running NeXTStep 3.3 (the academic bundle) on
my computer system, and was wondering if my machine was capable of
running it. I'm not so concerned about the CPU and RAM, as I am about
the video card and IDE interface. Thanks for any information.
-Pentium 100MHz
-Triton Motherboard
-32MB RAM
-Number Nine Motion FX 771 (2MB VRAM)
-Connor 1.2GB IDE HDD
-Sanyo ATAPI IDE CD-ROM
-Colorado Jumbo 1400 TBU
BTW, what about software? What could I expect to pay for the NS
Academic Bundle, SoftWindows 4.0, and coXist? Also, where could I
find them?
Mike
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP US!? ....
Date: 4 Nov 1995 05:02:11 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <47es4j$dk9@news4.digex.net>
References: <DHFszx.GB4@CSUFresno.EDU>
rjs15@lennon.csufresno.edu (Roger Jason Stafford) wrote:
> I am from the Physics dept. at CSU Fresno. Today we picked up
> a used NeXt computer out of surplus. It used to belong to our
> Geography department. The problem is this. We cannot log into
> the root directory because the password has been changed. So
> far, no one "in charge" in the geography dept. has any idea what
> it may be. I think the disk we are booting is v2.1 . Does anyone
> know how to circumvent this? Or, who do we call, what do we
> need, ect...we just want to get it running.
> Please email me the info...thanks
One way to get around this (generally this is security hole is left
unplugged by most) is to boot the machine as superuser, and
move/rename the system used netinfo files with the templates...
Of course this will get rid off all your other netinfo entries...
But you can always to niloads etc. from the old system netinfo
files to the new ones...
I forget where the paths are to the system used vs template netinfo
files, but they are not hard to find...
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN PERIL...MESSING THINGS UP CAN MAKE YOUR MACHINE
UNBOOTABLE. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY
RESULT!!!
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Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
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From: 93925730@plink.cityu.edu.hk (David P. FOK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to set S3 Generic Driver?
Date: 4 Nov 1995 06:02:26 GMT
Organization: CityU of HK
Message-ID: <47evli$hlk@hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII
Dear netters,
My monitor can handle 1024 x 768 at interlaced mode only and am using a S3-864
video board. How can I set the S3 Driver to the 1024 -8 Interlaced mode? I've
tried to change the mode from 105 to 205 without success.
Thanks in advance for any suggestion.
-david
From: jtainio@tuoppi.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: Benchmark results (P90/256 pipeline/16MB RAM/Matrox2MB)
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 4 Nov 1995 11:24:31 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu
Message-ID: <47fihf$jgl@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>
References: <47blt4$9ig@alf.uib.no>
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: Any other bench tests I can try??? :-)
How about DrivePerformance ???
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http://www.ratol.fi/~jtainio/
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From: larryhu@pc2.hinet.net (larryhu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How can I have color instead of B/W in my NS 3.3
Date: 4 Nov 1995 17:07:02 GMT
Organization: HiNet
Message-ID: <47g6jm$me8@serv.hinet.net>
I just installed NS 3.3 for my Pentium 40 MB RAM S3 system. I just can't
have color display. Although I installed S3 driver, the display was still
B/W. Can anyone help me?
From: root@terra.crystalengine.com(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Logitech MouseMan Cordless a *bus* mouse?
Date: 4 Nov 1995 17:14:56 GMT
Organization: Netvoyage Internet Access Provider
Message-ID: <47g72g$876@news.netvoyage.net>
References: <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu>
In article <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu> emarshal@site.gmu.edu (Eric
Marshall (Faculty)) writes:
> NeXTanswer 1772 lists the Logitech MouseMan Cordless as
>a supported bus mouse, but I've only been able to find the serial
>version of it. Can someone please verify that there is a bus version
>available, maybe even recommend a place to buy it.
>
> Thanks in advance.
2 years ago I was in contact with Logitech in regards to this very subject
and there was no bus version. Since then I have not seen or heard of a
bus version.
The serial cordless still does not perform adequately under NS IMO.
--
Felipe A. Rodriguez # ...it cannot be called ingenuity to kill
Agoura Hills, CA # one's fellow citizens, to betray
# friends, to be without faith, without
farp@netvoyage.net # mercy, without religion; by these means
(NeXTmail preferred) # one can acquire power but not glory.
(MIMEmail welcome) # --Nicolo Machiavelli
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Initializing / Partitioning Large Harddiscs
Date: 4 Nov 1995 12:32:46 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <47g83u$oa@papoose.quick.com>
References: <47d0b3$mia@h20-hrze.uni-duisburg.de>
In article <47d0b3$mia@h20-hrze.uni-duisburg.de>,
Wolfgang Kruell <kruell@sent5.uni-duisburg.de> wrote:
>Hi folks,
>I've got some problems with my new harddisc an my NeXT-Computer.
>It's a Seagate ST 15230 N (4.29 GByte) and an older NeXT-Computer
>with NeXTstep 2.1 on it.
>I've heard that there are bugs in older versions of BuildDisk.
>Who knows something about initializing and partitioning of large disks?
You will need to add an entry to /etc/disktab which defines the drive
parameters, and how it should be sliced into smaller partitions.
A good description of how this is done can be found in NeXTanswers.
Either download the rtf document #1533 or view it on line via:
http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/1533.htmld/1533.html
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Optical won't initialize
Date: 4 Nov 1995 12:44:52 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <47g8qk$qm@papoose.quick.com>
References: <47effa$8hi@bighorn.accessnv.com>
In article <47effa$8hi@bighorn.accessnv.com>,
Robert Vale <robvale@bighorn.accessnv.com> wrote:
>My OD on my cube works fine, except when I stick in an uninitialized OD,
>it tries to read it and then ejects it. It will still read all my other
>disks fine. This happens under root and all the user accounts
>
>Even the BuildDisk program won't work on an uninitialized disk.
>
>Any ides?
>Thanks in advance!
Try this:
1. Open a shell window.
2. su to root
3. Make sure there is no optical disk in the drive.
4. disk -i /dev/rod0a
This should prompt you to insert a disk, and then initialize it.
If this does not work try doing a similar thing with the disk
command in interactive mode. 'disk /dev/rod0a'.
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From: cedman@flagstaff.princeton.edu (Carl F. Edman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Logitech MouseMan Cordless a *bus* mouse?
Date: 4 Nov 1995 22:14:36 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <47gokc$431@cnn.Princeton.EDU>
References: <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu> <47g72g$876@news.netvoyage.net>
In article <47g72g$876@news.netvoyage.net>,
Felipe A. Rodriguez <root@terra.crystalengine.com> wrote:
> 2 years ago I was in contact with Logitech in regards to this very subject
> and there was no bus version. Since then I have not seen or heard of a
> bus version.
>
> The serial cordless still does not perform adequately under NS IMO.
I agree. However everybody I've seen remark on that subject (including
myself) finds that PS/2 mice work just as well as bus mice. In addition
PS/2 mice are cheaper and save you a slot as well as the hassle of opening
up your machine. Finally, there is a PS/2 version of the Logitech
MouseMan Cordless.
Carl Edman
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Swapping out the internal drive for a new one...
Date: 5 Nov 1995 00:43:50 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
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I bought an external SCSI drive recently with the intention of building
it, filling it with stuff, replacing my internal drive with it and then
putting the old internal drive in the external case. (I'm hoping that the
faster, larger drive will speed up some swap-intensive computations and
I've outgrown the 406 Mb internal drive.
What do I do from here? Absolutely all of the files are moved over, but
I'd like to mirror the NetInfo stuff as well (I don't know where it is,
sorry...) so that the change is seamless and the machine will just boot
up like usual.
Thanks very much for any help.
Paul
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Accellerator drive?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 00:47:30 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
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I was thumbing through my old NS 2.1 everything documentation (thick,
old, still useful!), and I came across a reference to a 40Mb"
accellerator drive" that was optional on some systems. (SCSI Id 6) What
is it? I've never heard of it? Does a small fast drive mounted internally
and mounted in /privite/vm provide a measurable improvement in swap
speed?
T.I.A.
Paul
From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone using #9 Imagine 128 ?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 02:26:33 GMT
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+ Interestingly enough, our bench tests
+ revealed that #9 GXE64 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM is actually faster than the
+ Imagine w/ $ MB running 16-bit color ...
That's indeed an interesting result ... didn't expect that.
Thanks, Cat.
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From: rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhöfer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 11:53:38 GMT
Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany
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gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) wrote:
> In article <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>,
> Rainer Frohnhöfer <rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> wrote:
> >eek93@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan) wrote:
> >> Daniel Ganek (ganek@apollo.hp.com) wrote:
[snip]
> The IDE is very possibly your weakest link... the extra CPU load incurred by
> I/O to IDE disks might be accounting for a fair bit of the lack of smoothness
> you talk about. I regularly use a machine with a DX4/100 with a fast SCSI-2
> controller and find that there's no more obviously disk induced choppiness
> than there ever was on black hardware, and as you point out, iozone numbers
> are pretty good (whatever they mean).
I've been suspecting IDE for being a CPU-cycle hog for quite a while now . I prefer
SCSI over IDE anyday (try to hook more than one drive to the controller) but for
PCs, SCSI is still an expensive option. It's a shame those on-board NCR controllers
didn't get more popular.
> You may also be losing a bit of smoothness to having VESA instead of PCI as
> your local bus choice, but I would think that the disk would be the dominating
> influence. Also, which graphics card are you using?
I heard from various sources that the difference between VESA and PCI isn't that
dramatic, regarding grahics performance.
I ran NXBench on my machine; I did the tests while it was hooked to our University
network, but numbers shouldn't be more than ~10% off. My network card is a SMC
EtherUltra. The soundcard (basic SoundBlaster) was not configured).
CPU/Speed/Cachesize: Cx486DX4/100/256K
Videoadaptor: Tseng ET4000w32pA w/2MB DRAM
Comment: This is really a discount machine!
Integer Performance: 70422 dhrystones/s (44.71 MIPS) <========!!!! WHOA!!!
Grafics Performance: 1.2668 (NXFactor 2.0) shouldn't this be ~100K?
__________________________
Mach kernel version:
NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
root(rcbuilder):mk-171.9.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Kernel configured for a single processor only.
1 processor is physically available.
Processor type: I386 (Intel 486)
Processor active: 0
Primary memory available: 20.00 megabytes.
Default processor set: 50 tasks, 87 threads, 1 processors
Load average: 0.10, Mach factor: 0.89
NXBENCH with 1024x768/8bit color
line arc/bezier fill transform composite
1.191903 1.15608 1.12571 1.972813 1.03172
userpath text window
1.891833 1.14021 0.62404 <===== here we go, slow bus or crappy driver?
Hmmm. Is the Cyrix 486DX4 really that slow? Or do I have problems with my cache?
Well, if anything, this illustrates my point: You have to have quality parts and a
bit of luck. Of course, you could buy a quality machine from a big vendor but then
you'll be spending more money.
Anyways, since my computer probably has setup problems, that disqualifies me
for criticising the PC platform (Ooops!).
Still, I'd like to see NS running on one of those 125MHz HyperSparcs ... :)
Rainer
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone using #9 Imagine 128 ?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 09:49:35 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <47i1bf$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
>If you are planning on running 16-bit color, I would recommend the #9 GXE
>64 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM. We sell them.
Then again, the GXE64Pro does 1600*1200 only in 68Hz under NS, although the card
is easily capable to go to 74Hz at this resolution...Doesn't anyone sell a
driver that increases this resolution?
/ivo
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 5 Nov 1995 09:55:00 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <47i1lk$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
>Actually, AIS (Advanced Information Solutions) in Boston is selling the
>NEC P series laptops with 800x600 displays. Running NS with 800x600 on a
>Pentium laptop is great!
I have had bad experiences with NEC warranty and their low-end machines. I
purchased a Thinkpad 755CX and am rather pleased with it. Appears much
more rugged to me, too, than the flimsy NECs.
/ivo welch
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Dec 95: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Bell Atlantic Contact Point?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 15:35:53 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <47ilkp$k1t@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I have seen numerous postings pointing those in need of repair or replacement
parts to Bell Atlantic,... but I haven't seen phone numbers or email addresses
for that company posted, and I haven't been able to find them online anywhere.
Could someone point me to a contact for NeXT repair/parts at B.A.?
Thanks
Randy
From: rkswamy@unity.ncsu.edu (Ravi Krishna Swamy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Need EIDE help on installing NS 3.3 for intel
Date: 5 Nov 1995 16:09:07 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University
Distribution: world
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References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com> <472v0i$npu@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk> <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <DHF8w4.17y@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> <47i8k2$tt4@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
I just got NS 3.3 for intel and am having an extremely difficult time
getting it to do much of anything. My system is:
Zeos Pantera pentium 90
Seagate ST31220A EIDE/Fast ATA-2 1083 MB hd
Mitsumi 2X FX400DE EIDE/ATAPI CD-ROM drive
I have followed the instructions on NeXTanswers from:
http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/1921.htmld/1921.html
I got the 3.3 "Additional Drivers Floppy Image"
3.3 Add. drivers image and rawrite.exe and made the
image under DOS. I also changed my CD-ROM drive to slave
and put it on the primary EIDE controller.
For some reason my NS package came with the NS CD and 3
floppies. One was the driver disk but I had to install
disks but one did not do anything when I tried to boot off
of it. I used the one that worked and then installed NS
and selected Adaptec 154x like the instructions said.
I used the NS driver disk that came with it first and then
loaded EIDE and ATAPI CD support off of the driver disk
I made. Everything seemed to work fine and I partitioned
and installed NS without any problems. Then it said to
reboot and I did.
Here is where the problems start. NS starts to boot and
asks for the EIDE driver disk so I put it in and then
it starts scanning devices. Finds PCI, finds etc.
When it gets down to detecting the EIDE devices it just
hangs and then reboots. I used the -v option on the
NS boot man to get some errors. I got something like this,
it doesn't stay up for very long...
driverLoader
scandir /usr/Devices/EIDE.config error
aborting Configuration
and then it simply reboots and it also corrupts the partition
when I try again fsck runs for about 15 seconds and fixes
it yet when I reboot yet again I get the same EIDE.config
error. I booted into single user mode with -s and think
I found the problem. I DIDN'T HAVE an EIDE.config file.
I did have an IDE.config file so I tried sym linking EIDE.config
to IDE.config. This time it got one line further and said
it was reading EIDE.config and then it hung again and rebooted.
I also tried booting with config=hd()Default but that didn't
help either. I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong or
if I am even supposed to have an EIDE.config file.
I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone has to offer.
FWIW, Linux and Solaris x86 installed without any problems
on this same setup. The drive currently has a small Linux
swap and Linux ext2 filesystem on it. I wouldn't see why this
would cause problems though. Solaris x86 did not like my Linux
swap partition due to the fs codes being the same but it caused
its problem when trying to use Solaris fdisk at install time.
NS installed fine, it just won't boot up and mount the drive
correctly.
I also tried editing /etc/fstab and removed the second line which
I think was for the CD. It didn't seem to help either.
Ravi
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From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Which modem for NeXTSTEP?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 14:35:55 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <47iejr$mqd@alf.uib.no>
Well, a new machine and I'm starting from the bottom after selling
my Cube and getting an Intel box with NS3.3 So I've decided
since there is so much new that has happened I best should
start fresh and forget my previous setup as outdated :-)
Onwards...
The ZyXEL U1496 series was the hottest modem for NeXT when it
came, but I wonder what people are using these days? I'm
considering the Elite (w/out ISDN) but it's not approved in
Norway :-( and has gotten very much bad press in comp.dcom.
modems for reliability, poor quality and upgrade possibility,
etc.
I have been using the 1496 for SLIP/PPP, NXFax for outgoing
faxes (excellent program!) and Jolly's am (answering machine)
for receiving faxes and voicemail. Everything "just worked".
I'd like the same flexibility with my new machine, and wonder
if there are alternatives to ZyXEL - I don't suppose am
supports any other modem brands...? A local dealer here
recommended an InterTex as being as good or better than
ZyXEL, but then I don't know if it's supported by the
programs I want to use (above). In germany this modem is
called the "Ioriko" and in Sweden (where it's made) the
"Power Bit".
Comments/tips/advice/experiences welcomed. please
e-mail (as soon as possible - I'm on a borrowed Courier
14.4 I have to return soon...)
Regards,
Thor
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NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
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From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn)
Subject: NeXTSTEP on IBM ThinkPad 755CX (long)
Date: 04 Nov 1995 18:45:41 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
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I recently installed NeXTSTEP on an IBM ThinkPad 755CX, and I thought
I'd write up a little review of how it went, and how I like using
NeXTSTEP on it (so far). I've been using NeXTSTEP on NeXT computers
since NeXTSTEP 0.9, and have been dying to get a NeXTSTEP notebook for
a long time.
The ThinkPad has a 75mhz Pentium, 800x600x16bit LCD, 40megs of RAM, a
Toshiba 1.3gig HD, a Xircom IIps PS-CE2-10BC (UTP/BNC), and Adaptec
1460 SlimSCSI. I've also got a 540meg HD with Win95 on it.
I decided to install via SCSI, instead of doing it over the network,
based on previous experiences with both types of installations on
desktop machines.
It took a bit of struggling to figure out that I needed *two* PCMCIA
drivers, one for the PCMCIA bus, and the other for the Intel 82365
chipset that drives the PCMCIA. After figuring that out, NeXTSTEP
finally noticed I had a SCSI card, and was able to boot up off the
CD.
I wanted to dedicate the *entire* drive to NeXTSTEP (after all,
when I want DOS/Windows, I'll put in the other HD). When it gave
me some options about making DOS partitions and what not, I told
it to use the entire drive for NeXTSTEP (I'd really like to make
3 NeXTSTEP partitions, but I don't think that's possible).
After completing the installation, and trying to reboot, the computer
was unable to boot off the drive. NeXTSTEP had done a raw install,
and had used every single sector, including sectors normally used
for the DOS partitioning scheme. Unfortunately, the BIOS in the
ThinkPad can only boot by using the DOS partitioning scheme.
I went ahead and rebooted off the CD, and reinstalled NeXTSTEP
again, this time going into the advanced options and making a single
NeXTSTEP partition using the menu the CD gives you. After reinstalling,
it still wouldn't boot. NeXTSTEP had decided that since there was
only a single partition, and it was dedicated to NeXTSTEP, it would
again raw format the drive.
I rebooted once again off the CD, and this time caved and made both
a NeXTSTEP partition *and* a DOS partition. I made the DOS partition
very tiny (only 2 megs), because I have no intention of putting
DOS on that drive. After doing the install this time, the drive
was finally bootable.
After the CD finished installing, and rebooted the computer, it
came up, and of course asked me to insert the floppy that had
several drivers that were not on the CD (ones relating to the PCMCIA
and EIDE).
Unfortunately, it only remembered 3 of the 4 drivers I had loaded
from floppy, the EIDE, Adaptec SlimSCSI, and one of the PCMCIA
drivers. So after it booted up a ways, it freaked out because it
couldn't find the CD drive that it wanted to mount and finish up
installation, and went into single-user mode. I ignored its problem
and just exited the shell, so that it would continue to boot up.
When I got NeXTSTEP booted up, and had gotten through Configure
the first time, and had finally been able to login, I was able to
use Configure to load the rest of the drivers from floppy, so it
could locate the SCSI card again. I was then able to reboot and
install the rest of the packages from the CD.
I was actually impressed with the speed of the video under NeXTSTEP.
The computer came with Win3.1 pre-installed, and running 16bit
under that was just fine. But I was only able to withstand Win3.1
for about a week, then I put Win95 on it. The video performance
under Win95 was horrible. I was worried that maybe the video really
was slow. Nope, just Win95. It's plenty fast enough under NeXTSTEP.
One of the things that annoys me is that when I tell NeXTSTEP to
turn off the computer, it gives me the screen that says, "Please
wait until it's safe to turn off your computer," and then in a bit,
"It's now safe to turn off your computer," but doesn't actually
turn the computer off itself. Win95 *does* turn the computer off
by itself.
I also really miss use of the MWave DSP. I *really* want sound
better than a stupid beep, and I *really* miss the 28.8 modem that
the DSP is capable of. The voice mail/answering machine/speakerphone
stuff I can live without, but I wouldn't mind having them too. :-)
It also looks like I'm gonna have to boot into DOS anytime I want
to turn on/off the serial port or IR interface. I don't know of
any way to run the ThinkPad setup utilities under NeXTSTEP.
I also couldn't get any of the standby, suspend, or hibernate modes
to do anything. The NeXTAnswer on installing NeXTSTEP says that
only standby is supported, and closing the lid. I couldn't resist,
and had to see if it would hang. It didn't at all, and closing the
lid simply turns off the LCD screen.
I haven't yet figured out how to get into the ROM monitor, or work
with funky numpad which is overlaid on top of the regular keyboard.
Overall, I'm really happy to finally have NeXTSTEP on a notebook
(and can't wait to take it to work and show it off), but I'd still
like to see better support of the extra ThinkPad goodies like the
MWave DSP, and the ability to actually power off the computer from
software. I'm also a little disappointed the video is only 12bit,
rather than 16, but that seems to be a problem with *any* 16bit
video card.
--
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From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn)
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on IBM ThinkPad 755CX (long)
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>It took a bit of struggling to figure out that I needed *two* PCMCIA
>drivers, one for the PCMCIA bus, and the other for the Intel 82365
>chipset that drives the PCMCIA. After figuring that out, NeXTSTEP
>finally noticed I had a SCSI card, and was able to boot up off the
>CD.
One thing I forgot to mention is that I was forced to swap the order
of my PCMCIA cards. I used to have the SCSI card in socket 0, and the
Ethernet card in socket 1. When booting up, the PCMCIA driver would
spit out "Resetting socket 0", then load the SCSI driver, then spit
out "Resetting socket 1" and hang.
The first thing I did was simply remove the Ethernet card while I was
still getting everything loaded and installed, but then later I
decided to swap the order and see what would happen. It works fine
this way. It now says "Resetting socket 0", the "Resetting socket 1",
then loads the SCSI driver.
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From: jbf@mitre.org (James B. Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Swapping out the internal drive for a new one...
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 18:15:53 -0500
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
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References: <47h1c6$naq@agate.berkeley.edu>
In article <47h1c6$naq@agate.berkeley.edu>, pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown) wrote:
> What do I do from here? Absolutely all of the files are moved over, but
> I'd like to mirror the NetInfo stuff as well (I don't know where it is,
> sorry...) so that the change is seamless and the machine will just boot
> up like usual.
Netinfo is, I recall, in /etd/netinfo, so I guess you copied it, right?
Set the disk ID to 1 using a jumper clip and make sure its terminated (on
the drive board or with a Mac plug-in clip in the second SCSI slot on the
drive). Make sure it is drawing termination power from the SCSI bus (another
clip on the board). What, you don't know where that is? Try the suppliers
ftp site. Most of them have jumper tables for all their drives. (I don't
really believe the NeXT machines care where the internal drive's term pwoer
comes from, but the lore is that it should come from the bus.)
And then, off you go (I hope),
Barney
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From: liu@turbo.physics (Wei Liu)
Subject: Binary data file IO error
Keywords: binary, IO, intel, m68k
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Sender: news@info.physics.utoronto.ca (System Administrator)
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Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 04:46:18 GMT
Anyone knows what could explain the following,
I found I couldn't read those binary data files produced on other unix
platforms by my intel Next workstation. To test this, I wrote one code to
produce the data, the other reading the data.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
FILE *fp;
int i;
float x;
double z;
i=10;
x=1.234567;
z=1.23456789101112131415161718;
fp=fopen("bytetest.dat", "w");
fwrite(&i, sizeof(int), 1, fp);
fwrite(&x, sizeof(float), 1, fp);
fwrite(&z, sizeof(double), 1, fp);
fclose(fp);
return 0;
}
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
FILE *fp;
int i;
float x;
double z;
fp=fopen("bytetest.dat", "r");
fread(&i, sizeof(int), 1, fp);
fread(&x, sizeof(float), 1, fp);
fread(&z, sizeof(double), 1, fp);
printf("i=%d\n", i);
printf("x=%f\n", x);
printf("z=%g\n", z);
fclose(fp);
return 0;
}
if you excecute them both on the same machine or any other unix platform,
they work properly.
output===>i=10
x=1.234567
z=1.23457
However, if you separate compilation of them and read the data by your
intel Next workstation, the results are screwed up.
output==>i=167772160
x=8822335.000000
z=-1.04945e+238
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.dcom.modems
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Which modem for NeXTSTEP?
In-Reply-To: edmtl@alf.uib.no's message of 5 Nov 1995 14:35:55 +0100
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov5233740@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <47iejr$mqd@alf.uib.no>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 04:37:40 GMT
Try the Practical Peripherals ProClass V.34.
Robert
In article <47iejr$mqd@alf.uib.no> edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) writes:
Well, a new machine and I'm starting from the bottom after selling
my Cube and getting an Intel box with NS3.3 So I've decided
since there is so much new that has happened I best should
start fresh and forget my previous setup as outdated :-)
Onwards...
The ZyXEL U1496 series was the hottest modem for NeXT when it
came, but I wonder what people are using these days? I'm
considering the Elite (w/out ISDN) but it's not approved in
Norway :-( and has gotten very much bad press in comp.dcom.
modems for reliability, poor quality and upgrade possibility,
etc.
I have been using the 1496 for SLIP/PPP, NXFax for outgoing
faxes (excellent program!) and Jolly's am (answering machine)
for receiving faxes and voicemail. Everything "just worked".
I'd like the same flexibility with my new machine, and wonder
if there are alternatives to ZyXEL - I don't suppose am
supports any other modem brands...? A local dealer here
recommended an InterTex as being as good or better than
ZyXEL, but then I don't know if it's supported by the
programs I want to use (above). In germany this modem is
called the "Ioriko" and in Sweden (where it's made) the
"Power Bit".
Comments/tips/advice/experiences welcomed. please
e-mail (as soon as possible - I'm on a borrowed Courier
14.4 I have to return soon...)
Regards,
Thor
--
Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life
NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors
Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
In-Reply-To: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk's message of 5 Nov 1995 09:55:00 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov5234357@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <47i1lk$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 04:43:57 GMT
Why purchase the NEC Versa P when you can get the newer, better, and less
expensive Versa 4000?
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <47i1lk$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch) writes:
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From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 5 Nov 1995 09:55:00 GMT
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>Actually, AIS (Advanced Information Solutions) in Boston is selling the
>NEC P series laptops with 800x600 displays. Running NS with 800x600 on a
>Pentium laptop is great!
I have had bad experiences with NEC warranty and their low-end machines. I
purchased a Thinkpad 755CX and am rather pleased with it. Appears much
more rugged to me, too, than the flimsy NECs.
/ivo welch
---
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Dec 95: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
--
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Anyone using #9 Imagine 128 ?
In-Reply-To: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk's message of 5 Nov 1995 09:49:35 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov5234236@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <47i1bf$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 04:42:36 GMT
Speaking of the IMAGINE 128. I read that Number Nine has lowered the
price on all their 128 boards and is offering a 2MB version too.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <47i1bf$e5@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk> ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch) writes:
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From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 5 Nov 1995 09:49:35 GMT
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>If you are planning on running 16-bit color, I would recommend the #9 GXE
>64 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM. We sell them.
Then again, the GXE64Pro does 1600*1200 only in 68Hz under NS, although the card
is easily capable to go to 74Hz at this resolution...Doesn't anyone sell a
driver that increases this resolution?
/ivo
--
Ivo Welch ivo.welch@anderson.ucla.edu
Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Jan 96: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: felix.rauch@limmat.ch (Felix Rauch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 5 Nov 1995 11:48:05 GMT
Organization: Private NEXTSTEP-site
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47i89m$a7@harka.limmat.net.ch>
References: <47664q$6q3@agate.berkeley.edu> <47aho1$54c@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Harald Ellmann (ellmann) wrote:
> Yes, there is one
That's right. One of thouse Pyros is running happily inside my slab
since last week. ;-)
> But first make sure that your CPU is socketed, because you will have to
> replace it.
Mine was not socketed, but it wasn't a problem. I just had to swap the
motherboard and put in the Pyro-Card in the empty socket. Was not too
difficult, even for me ;-)
Note that the perforamce is only doubled with pure number-crunching.
Other tasks which access memory (RAM or disk) often don't get that
much speed.
For thouse interested in comparison to other maschines: My slab is now
- approximately 30% faster than a 33 MHz 486dx
- in the same range as an SGI Indigo R3000
- approximately 10% faster than a SPARC classic
- 3 times slower than a 90 MHz Pentium
- 2 times faster than SPARC 1+ or IPC
(This is from my own "GNU bc"-benchmark-list and does not necessarily
represent the overall performance of a system)
- Felix
--
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NeXT/MIME-mail welcome. Member of NiCE - NeXT User Group
Homepage: http://nice.ethz.ch/~felix (includes pgp public key)
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Which modem for NeXTSTEP?
Date: 6 Nov 1995 04:59:17 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-d-43.usc.edu
Message-ID: <47k4n5$i08@usc.edu>
References: <47iejr$mqd@alf.uib.no> <RDL.95Nov5233740@world.std.com>
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
> Try the Practical Peripherals ProClass V.34.
How does this compare to ZyXEL. I always thought that ZyXEL was one of the
top most reliable brands (if not the cheapest).
Also, does the ProClass work with NxFax? Does it have any advantages over
ZyXEL?
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
Matthew Reichman | NeXTStep v.3.3 m68k
reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
USC-CNTV | finger for PGP key
"Brooding's the word. Saw him kick the rose bush, kick the green
ferns by the porch, decide against kicking the apple tree. God
made it too firm. There, he just jumped on a dandelion."
From: Kevin P. Hannan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Binary data file IO error
Date: 6 Nov 1995 03:39:26 GMT
Organization: Future Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <47k01e$878@news.atlcom.net>
References: <DHJzx6.3IE@info.physics.utoronto.ca>
In <DHJzx6.3IE@info.physics.utoronto.ca> Wei Liu wrote:
> Anyone knows what could explain the following,
>
> I found I couldn't read those binary data files produced on other unix
> platforms by my intel Next workstation. To test this, I wrote one code to
> produce the data, the other reading the data.
>
[code removed]
> if you excecute them both on the same machine or any other unix platform,
> they work properly.
> output===>i=10
> x=1.234567
> z=1.23457
>
> However, if you separate compilation of them and read the data by your
> intel Next workstation, the results are screwed up.
> output==>i=167772160
> x=8822335.000000
> z=-1.04945e+238
May I hazard, that the diffrence is due to the architecture of the
machines.
One is big endian (Motorola) and the other is little endian (Intel).
Forgive me
if they are reversed. But that is exactly what happens to the bytes
representing
the numbers. Take a look at the bit patterns of the numbers, and compare
the two.
-- Kevin --
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 6 Nov 1995 05:15:09 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <47k5kt$ek3@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
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because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
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news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
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Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
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===========================================
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
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The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
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The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,alt.sex.woody-allen
From: vac@indirect.com(Anne Schoofs)
Subject: Femdom In Search of Naughty Boys
Message-ID: <DHLt9r.8Cu@goodnet.com>
Sender: vac@indirect.com(Anne Schoofs)
Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 04:17:51 GMT
Seriously, this is a chance of a lifetime. I want all you naughty boys
to contact me at once. Do not delay. Location is unimportant.
Let me know how you've been naughty and what type of corrective
punishment you deem appropriate. It's time we clean up the net.
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From: ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Binary data file IO error
Date: 6 Nov 1995 09:20:15 GMT
Organization: London Business School
Message-ID: <47kk0f$i8m@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
You need a little routine instead (the same applies to int's, etc):
static float inline getfloat(FILE *fin) {
float f;
((char *)&f)[3]= getc(fin);
((char *)&f)[2]= getc(fin);
((char *)&f)[1]= getc(fin);
((char *)&f)[0]= getc(fin);
return f;
}
/ivo welch
--
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Assoc Prof of Finance Anderson GSM at UCLA
Until Dec 95: London Business School, Finance Dept,
iwelch@lbs.lon.ac.uk Sussex Place, London NW1 4SA. England.
From: Dazevedo@telepac.pt (D.Santos Azevedo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Original NeXT Stuff - Last on Earth
Date: 6 Nov 1995 13:01:14 GMT
Organization: DSA, Serviços
Message-ID: <47l0uq$nim@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
Mime-Version: 1.0
--
I've the folowing NeXT equipment to sell
every thing is working, and in good condition.
Prices not including shiping, (more or less $1.5/Kg from Portugal to the US)
CUBE CASE (model-N1000) $50
CUBE MBOARD (model-1698AE) $500
CUBE PS $100
CUBE HD (model-380MB XT-8380S) $50
CUBE OD250MB $250
MEGA PIXEL 17" (model- N4000) $250
MP COLOR 17" (model- N4001) $450
PRINTER (model-N2000) $250
SBOX (modelN4004) $55
PLI-SCSI-2.88 $200
ND (model-1508AD-PAL) $750
STATION CASES (model-N1200-COLOR) $50
idem (model-N1100-MONO) $50
STATION MBOARD (model-3011AF-MONO) $500
idem (mode-1703AD-MONO) $500
idem (model-2106AA-COLOR) $600
STATION PS $100
STATIONS FLPY $175
FLPY (model-DFN00293-DYNAFILE) $175
Plus 1500 spare keys for black Keyboards - $450
and 5Kg of misc. cables, (monitor, Y's, scsi internal, etc) -$200
Please leave me an E-Mail.
Bye
From dazevedo@telepac.pt Wed 01 Nov 95 00:33:58
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace
MIME-Version: 1.0
--
I've the NeXT equipment to sell
every thing is working, and in good condition.
Prices not including shiping, (more or less $1.5/Kg to the US)
CUBE CASE (model-N1000) $50
CUBE MBOARD (model-1698AE) $500
CUBE PS $100
CUBE HD (model-380MB XT-8380S) $50
CUBE OD250MB $250
MEGA PIXEL 17" (model- N4000) $250
MP COLOR 17" (model- N4001) $450
PRINTER (model-N2000) $250
SBOX (modelN4004) $55
PLI-SCSI-2.88 $200
ND (model-1508AD-PAL) $750
STATION CASES (model-N1200-COLOR) $50
idem (model-N1100-MONO) $50
STATION MBOARD (model-3011AF-MONO) $500
idem (mode-1703AD-MONO) $500
idem (model-2106AA-COLOR) $600
STATION PS $100
STATIONS FLPY $175
FLPY (model-DFN00293-DYNAFILE) $175
Plus 1500 spare keys for black Keyboards - $450
and 5Kg of misc. cables, (monitor, Y's, scsi internal, etc) -$200
Please leave me an E-Mail.
bye
From dazevedo@telepac.pt Wed 01 Nov 95 00:34:30
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Bulk hardware
From: dazevedo@telepac.pt (DAzevedo)
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I've the NeXT equipment to sell
every thing is working, and in good condition.
Prices not including shiping, (more or less $1.5/Kg to the US)
CUBE CASE (model-N1000) $50
CUBE MBOARD (model-1698AE) $500
CUBE PS $100
CUBE HD (model-380MB XT-8380S) $50
CUBE OD250MB $250
MEGA PIXEL 17" (model- N4000) $250
MP COLOR 17" (model- N4001) $450
PRINTER (model-N2000) $250
SBOX (modelN4004) $55
PLI-SCSI-2.88 $200
ND (model-1508AD-PAL) $750
STATION CASES (model-N1200-COLOR) $50
idem (model-N1100-MONO) $50
STATION MBOARD (model-3011AF-MONO) $500
idem (mode-1703AD-MONO) $500
idem (model-2106AA-COLOR) $600
STATION PS $100
STATIONS FLPY $175
FLPY (model-DFN00293-DYNAFILE) $175
Plus 1500 spare keys for black Keyboards - $450
and 5Kg of misc. cables, (monitor, Y's, scsi internal, etc) -$200
Please leave me an E-Mail.
bye
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From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Cc: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: Bell Atlantic Contact Point?
Message-ID: <6ECC9D3001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 06 Nov 95 08:50:00 EST
I have seen numerous postings pointing those
in need of repair or replacement parts to
Bell Atlantic,... but I haven't seen phone
numbers or email addresses for that company
posted, and I haven't been able to find them
online anywhere. Could someone point me to
a contact for NeXT repair/parts at B.A.?
Try: 1-800-499-6398
TjL
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From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: Symbios, Seagate ST31230, and NeXTStep
Date: 6 Nov 1995 15:43:52 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <47lafo$2f8@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
I'm having ongoing problems using a Seagate ST31230 1G SCSI
drive as a second disk on a DEC XL566 using the Symbios
driver. I recently started over by
1. Low-level formatting the drive.
2. Putting a 400M DOS partition on the drive.
Then I tried to put a NeXT partition on the disk using
NS 3.3 fdisk, and I get
fdisk: Bogus disk information in BIOS.
You probably need to check your SCSI or IDE card setup to make
sure that the BIOS is enabled. If the BIOS is disabled,
NEXTSTEP will be unable to get proper disk information.
The last time I tried to do this, I forced fdisk to build the
partition table and was able to get a non-bootable NeXT partition,
but then the DOS partition was messed up.
Any suggestions?
If I buy a brand-name SCSI controller, will this problem go away?
Will SCSI disks I'm using with the Symbios controller work on
a new controller without reformatting?
Benjy
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From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NextStep HPPA
Date: 6 Nov 1995 18:46:21 GMT
Organization: The University of York, UK
Message-ID: <47ll5t$ipd@netty.york.ac.uk>
Can anyone out there using this tell me if it will share a disc with
the normal HP operating system in a similar was to NS/FIP and DOS ? I
have to install it on an HP somewhere to demo some software, but the
don't want to have all their existing systems wiped. Is this possible ?
-bat.
From: pjs@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Paul J. Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Bell Atlantic Contact Point?
Date: 05 Nov 1995 12:03:29 -0700
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References: <47ilkp$k1t@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
In-reply-to: rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 5 Nov 1995
15:35:53 GMT
In article <47ilkp$k1t@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson) writes:
> I have seen numerous postings pointing those in need of repair or
> replacement parts to Bell Atlantic,... but I haven't seen phone
> numbers or email addresses for that company posted, and I haven't been
> able to find them online anywhere. Could someone point me to a
> contact for NeXT repair/parts at B.A.?
Bell Atlantic Tech Support for NeXTs can be reached at 1-800-499-6398.
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Binary data file IO error
Date: 6 Nov 1995 20:24:11 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Message-ID: <47lqtb$51i@emerald.oz.net>
References: <47kk0f$i8m@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>
ivo@next.lbs.lon.ac.uk (Ivo Welch) wrote:
> You need a little routine instead (the same applies to int's, etc):
>
> static float inline getfloat(FILE *fin) {
> float f;
> ((char *)&f)[3]= getc(fin);
> ((char *)&f)[2]= getc(fin);
> ((char *)&f)[1]= getc(fin);
> ((char *)&f)[0]= getc(fin);
> return f;
> }
Careful!! This assumes that a float is 4 bytes in size which isn't
necessarily true on all systems. And according to the on-line Portability
Guide:
"Some processors modify the value of a floating-point number if that value is
invalid, so the swap functions for floating-point values can't simply return
float or double."
NeXT has provided all sorts of byte-swapping functions which are
discussed in the Portability Guide.
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From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Accellerator drive?
Date: 6 Nov 1995 19:13:21 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <47lmoh$9oq@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <47h1j2$nco@agate.berkeley.edu>
In article <47h1j2$nco@agate.berkeley.edu> pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul
Robert Brown) writes:
> I was thumbing through my old NS 2.1 everything documentation (thick,
> old, still useful!),
I thought so for awhile, but I just sold it.
>and I came across a reference to a 40Mb"
> accellerator drive" that was optional on some systems. (SCSI Id 6) What
> is it? I've never heard of it? Does a small fast drive mounted internally
> and mounted in /privite/vm provide a measurable improvement in swap
> speed?
It sure beat swapping to the network. It was meant for diskless or OD-only
machines. NeXT sent a free 40 mb quantum drive to all the customers who had
purchased systems without hard drives, way back when. This must have been in '89 or
'90 - we were really pleased to get them at my school; it did make the machines a
lot faster.
Best,
Pete
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From: niyer@ornews.intel.com (Narayanan Iyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Which to choose - 90 or 100MHz Pentium for NS machine?
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 6 Nov 1995 21:14:41 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Message-ID: <47lts1$7pm@ornews.intel.com>
References: <47bkim$65f@alf.uib.no>
Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote:
: Hi.
: Well, I got my new machine and it seems quite nice - I don't know
: how I lived without colour before :-) Everything goes faster
: than the cube, although many of my favourite apps don't seem
: to run anymore (Stuart, Cassandra, Looching, MahJong, more).
: Many suggested a 100MHz as a better choice because of the 33Mhz
: buss contra the 90 at 30Mhz, citing better throughput and a
: "snappier" feel.
Just a clarification, the bus speeds are 60 Mhz and 66 Mhz
for the 90 Mhz and 100 Mhz Pentiums respectively.
Narayanan
From: mpaque@next.com (Mike Paquette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Accellerator drive?
Date: 6 Nov 1995 20:59:13 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <47lsv1$gji@news.next.com>
References: <47h1j2$nco@agate.berkeley.edu>
In article <47h1j2$nco@agate.berkeley.edu> pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu
(Paul Robert Brown) writes:
> I was thumbing through my old NS 2.1 everything documentation (thick,
> old, still useful!), and I came across a reference to a 40Mb"
> accellerator drive" that was optional on some systems. (SCSI Id 6) What
> is it? I've never heard of it? Does a small fast drive mounted
internally
> and mounted in /privite/vm provide a measurable improvement in swap
> speed?
Well, it provided a measurable improvement in paging performance compaired
to the magneto-optical drive. The 40 Mb drive was added to OD only
configurations to improve performance.
Amusing note: At one point Bud Tribble was running a stripped down
version of NEXTSTEP (GUI and all!) on his accelerator drive. All the core
programs and libraries took up 17 Mb, leaving just over 20 Mb for swap and
/tmp. Ah, the good ole days...
Mike Paquette
--
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From: Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE (Karsten Heinze)
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From: Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Which to choose - 90 or 100MHz Pentium for NS machine?
Date: 7 Nov 1995 08:54:40 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <47n6sg$q3@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <47bkim$65f@alf.uib.no> <47lts1$7pm@ornews.intel.com>
niyer@ornews.intel.com (Narayanan Iyer) wrote:
> Just a clarification, the bus speeds are 60 Mhz and 66 Mhz
> for the 90 Mhz and 100 Mhz Pentiums respectively.
>
> Narayanan
Thats wrong.
P90 P100
Pentium speed 90 MHz 100 MHz
PCI speed 30 MHz 33 MHz
memory speed 60 MHz 66 MHz
- Karsten
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
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From: cxohno@icluna.kobe-u.ac.jp (cxohno)
Subject: hard disk crsh
Sender: news@icluna.kobe-u.ac.jp (news-admin)
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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 02:43:13 GMT
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Organization: cx10
My NeXT cube computer had something wrong with.
The other day,I
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From: cxohno@icluna.kobe-u.ac.jp (cxohno)
Subject: hard disk crash
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My NeXT cube computer had something wrong with.
The other day,I inserted CD-ROM ,but the icon didn't appere the desktop.
So,I switched the power off,and changed the SCSI ID of CD-ROM,
then switched the power on.
Starting NeXT ROM Monitor,but displayed not SCSI Disk.
My files is all in the hard disk,no back up.
Please teatch me how to repair.
cx10@appchem.chme.kobe-u.ac.jp
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 7 Nov 1995 10:23:25 GMT
Organization: NaixT - The NEXTSTEP Usergroup Aachen, Germany
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I have the Pyro in my cube since last week and found that the SCSI disk
performance went up about 1.5 compared to the original speed.
Another thing is, that one shouldn't forget that only the processor speed gets
higher, the mainboard speed is still 25 Mhz, only that the CPU is now able to
react faster to disk and ram transfers. Most of the time there is no noteworthy
gain in graphics performance, since this is handled by another CPU.
My comparisons: Sun 3-80: 4 MIPS, Orig. NeXT Cube 040: 16 MIPS, SPARCstation
SLC: 18 MIPS, HP Apollo Series 700: 32 MIPS, NeXT Cube Pyro: 33.5 MIPS
Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
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From: hans@vuur (Hans Mulder)
Subject: Looking for video driver for HP Vectra XM3
Message-ID: <DHo5nL.A3C@icgned.nl>
Sender: news@icgned.nl
Organization: IC Group
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 10:40:33 GMT
Hello all,
I am trying to install NextStep on a HP Vectra XM series 3 and I can't
seem to find a suitable video driver. The Hardware Compatibility Guide
says that the S3 driver should work with vectra XMs (it doesn't mention
series 3 specifically), but when I tried it I got a message from the
driver that it could not find the device and would default to VGA mode.
I don't have a video card at the moment, I'm trying to use the video
circuitry on the mother board.
Does anyone have any ideas?
--
Thanks in advance,
Hans Mulder hans@icgned.nl
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone using white ColorPrinters with NeXTStations ?
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 16:47:47 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951104164747.220AACUX.malc@daneel>
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John Fox had finger trouble when he wrote:
>Also, for info on configuring a JetDirect Interface under NEXTSTEP is at:
>
>http://www.gscorp.com/SupportBulletins.html
>
This should be
http://www.gscorp.com/Support_Bulletins.html
Have fun,
mmalc.
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 7 Nov 1995 10:25:20 GMT
Organization: NaixT - The NEXTSTEP Usergroup Aachen, Germany
Message-ID: <47nc6g$9op@news.rwth-aachen.de>
References: <47664q$6q3@agate.berkeley.edu> <47aho1$54c@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de> <47i89m$a7@harka.limmat.net.ch> <47nc2t$9op@news.rwth-aachen.de>
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One more: Intel 80486dx2/66: 33 MIPS
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Student Of Computer Science sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
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From: mpaque@next.com (Mike Paquette)
Subject: Re: Do all memory slots have to be occupied?
Date: 06 Nov 1995 20:00:28 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
In article <47abgp$cji@agate.berkeley.edu> pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu
(Paul Robert Brown) writes:
> Howdy. I've got a 25MHz slab and I'm wondering if I can use 5 x 4Mb
SIMMS
> to get 20Mb, i.e., fill one bank and leave the other bank with 3 empty
> slots.
Nope. Won't work. Each bank has to be filled with SIMMS of the same
size.
Mike Paquette
--
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From: allanmac@sdt.com (Allan S. MacKinnon, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Should I sell my soul and get NS for my PC?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 21:53:45 GMT
Organization: SABRE Decision Technologies
Message-ID: <47bel9$3ji@aadt.sdt.com>
References: <DH2M9u.1z3@apollo.hp.com> <472v0i$npu@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk> <479ur0$el5@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <DHF8w4.17y@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
If can live without color, you can always buy a
NANAO FlexScan 6500. It is a 21" grayscale monitor
that can do 1600x1200 @ 60+ Hz. It's about $1050.
It works great with my #9GXE64Pro (2MB).
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From: gototem@nwrain.com (Mearle Gates)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 35mm Slide Output
Date: 7 Nov 1995 18:24:28 GMT
Organization: Totem Graphics Inc.
Message-ID: <gototem-0711951019490001@204.71.147.180>
In case there is anyone out there still using black Next machinesand who
hasn't known where to get slides output from Concurrence
or other NeXT software, well, they should visit the web site for
Totem Graphics for full info. It's very easy to print the files to disk as
PostScript, then send the files by Email for output.
The web address is:
http://www.gototem.com
From: dekorte@suite.com (Steve Dekorte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP715/64
Date: 7 Nov 1995 20:43:17 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <47ogd5$l81@news.onramp.net>
Does NS run on the HP715?
Does anyone know how the HP715/64(SPECint92=66.6) compares with a P100?
Steve
From: Dean_Reece@NeXT.COM(Dean Reece)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for video driver for HP Vectra XM3
Date: 7 Nov 1995 20:52:26 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47ogua$nap@news.next.com>
References: <DHo5nL.A3C@icgned.nl>
Hans,
The HP Vectra XM Series3 is supported by the CirrusLogicGD5434 driver.
Look for NeXTanswer #1707 (1707_Cirrus_Logic_GD5434_Driver.pkg.compressed)
Cheers,
- Dean
Hans Mulder writes
| Hello all,
|
| I am trying to install NextStep on a HP Vectra XM series 3 and I can't
| seem to find a suitable video driver. The Hardware Compatibility Guide
| says that the S3 driver should work with vectra XMs (it doesn't mention
| series 3 specifically), but when I tried it I got a message from the
| driver that it could not find the device and would default to VGA mode.
|
| I don't have a video card at the moment, I'm trying to use the video
| circuitry on the mother board.
|
| Does anyone have any ideas?
|
| --
| Thanks in advance,
|
| Hans Mulder hans@icgned.nl
From: rragner@panther.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for video driver for HP Vectra XM3
Date: 7 Nov 1995 19:24:12 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Message-ID: <47obos$k1i@news.iastate.edu>
References: <DHo5nL.A3C@icgned.nl>
In article <DHo5nL.A3C@icgned.nl> hans@vuur (Hans Mulder) writes:
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to install NextStep on a HP Vectra XM series 3 and I can't
> seem to find a suitable video driver. The Hardware Compatibility Guide
> says that the S3 driver should work with vectra XMs (it doesn't mention
> series 3 specifically), but when I tried it I got a message from the
> driver that it could not find the device and would default to VGA mode.
>
> I don't have a video card at the moment, I'm trying to use the video
> circuitry on the mother board.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> --
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Hans Mulder hans@icgned.nl
Hans,
While the HP Vectra XM had an S3 928 graphics controller, the XM3
reportedly has a Cirrus Logic GD5434. Try the
CirrusLogicGD5434DisplayDriver.pkg driver available on NeXTanswers.
You will also note that the ethernet controller is the same as in the HP
XU, not the XM or XM2!
Good luck and let me know how it goes (we have two XM3's on order which
will arrive later this week).
--
Rod Ragner, UNIX Systems Administrator/NEXTSTEP Application Developer
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, 2630 Vet. Med. Bldg., Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick)
Subject: [Q]: Request for recommendation, SCSI card for PC to run NeXTstep
Message-ID: <DHp1yy.Gq0@txnews.amd.com>
Sender: news@txnews.amd.com
Organization: I speak only for myself
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 23:18:07 GMT
Hi,
Can anyone with lots of experience and wisdom
please recommend to me what SCSI controller card
I should buy for a PC I'm building to run
NeXTstep. The motherboard will be PCI based,
with both PCI and ISA expansion slots.
Thanks in advance,
Charles.Herrick@amd.com
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From: Harald Ellmann <ellmann>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrade from NeXTStation to TurboStation?
Date: 8 Nov 1995 08:03:29 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
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Hi there!
I am considering to increase the performance of my NeXTStation and I got the
idea to install a Turbo motherboard in my NeXTStation Color. Is this possible
and if yes, how difficult to do is it (I'm a hardware newbie)?
Another question: If I have an "empty" cube, i.e. a cube without motherboard,
how difficult is it to install one? Is it just plug and play or should one ne
experienced?
Any advice and help appreciated.
Thanks, Harald
From: Harald Ellmann <ellmann>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical drives questions
Date: 8 Nov 1995 08:09:42 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
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Hello everybody!
I am considering to buy a cube with an internal optical drive.
Could anyone give me some advice about what drives are good and fast?
Generally: how fast are OD compared to HDs?
What about compatibility: can a new drive read cartridges which are written by
the original NeXT MOD for example?
Any advice highly appreciated
Harald
From: kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT vs. PC Floppy Drives
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 14:38:08 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <951106143808.4803AAFCJ.kjt@copper>
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I am writing 1.44 Mb floppies with a NeXT file system on my (black)
NeXTstation. I am then using the floppies to transfer files to my (white)
Intel NeXT system. I fairly regularly get read failures (CRC errors) when
reading on the white system, yet the same floppies read OK on the black
system. Usually the problem happens only when the floppies are fairly full.
Do I have some kind of slight hardware mismatch? Am I alone in this problem?
Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
Message-ID: <DHMw0y.Ex@arzana.co.uk>
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From: newsmaster@arzana.co.uk
Subject: Connor CFP1060S Drive Expereince, anyone ?
Date: 06 Nov 1995 17:14:58 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
Has anyone installed a Connor 1GB CFP1060S SCSI Hard Disk Drive ? I've
recently been given a good price, but thought I would check whether it
worked under NeXTSTEP3.3, NeXTstation Color 040 first ...
Any info appreciated.
Best things,
Andrew
---
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Email: Andrew_Forkes@arzana.co.uk
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From: newsmaster@arzana.co.uk
Subject: DAT Drives and SafetyNet
Date: 06 Nov 1995 17:19:21 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
What DAT drives would you recommend ? I've heard a few stories
(good-un's) about the HP 35/480A (2-8GB with compression) ... are there
any others that you'd recommend ?
Also, how good is SafteyNet ? Does it really offer much more than a few
scheduled tar entries ?
Any info appreciated.
Many thanks,
Andrew
---
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Email: Andrew_Forkes@arzana.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rvvajr01@netcom.com (Raghuveer Vajramani)
Subject: Need help with SCSI Drives
Message-ID: <rvvajr01DHpBty.HpL@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 01:51:33 GMT
Sender: rvvajr01@netcom20.netcom.com
Hello
I brought a SCSI Host adapter to load SCO UNIX / LINUX.
I have a SCSI CDROM with the sound card.
I have tried to connect the output of the CDROM to the
SCSI card.
I also have the necessary drivers.
If you want me to be more clear , please send me an e-mail.
This is my first posting to the net, beginning with a help.
Thanks in advance .
Raghu.
From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-bat.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Avance ALG2301
Date: 8 Nov 1995 18:01:56 GMT
Organization: The University of York, UK
Message-ID: <47qrak$nh6@netty.york.ac.uk>
I don't suppose anyone knows of a driver compatible with this card do they ?
I've never even heard of one before ! It's some cheapo PCI graphics card
as far as I can make out, but thats all the info I have (apart from the
requirement to run NeXTStep on it).
-bat.
From: sschuldt@advis.com (Steven W. Schuldt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 8 Nov 1995 17:56:48 GMT
Organization: Advanced Information Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <47qr14$9s4@gate.advis.com>
References: <951026091156.412AAFcF.magnus@darwin>
> Nice, but does it work with NS? I'm under the impression that all
portables
> would require specific drivers (mostly display) to work with NS, and
that
> the only "no-compromise" Intel-based ones that currently have drivers
are
> the Tadpole, Thinkpad, and the coming clone from Dancing Bear. And at
least
> for the former two, things like sound and APM only "kind of" works. The
> situation seems analogous to that for desktops just after NSfip was
> introduced and very few configurations would work. Do correct me if I
am
> wrong.
>
AIS in Boston (617-350-8818, http://www.advis.com/) sells the NEC Versa
4050H. Everything works, sound, power management, sleep mode, 800X600
color video, 1024X768 virtual panning mode video (very nice), internal
CD-ROM in the Versa-Bay (yes CDPlayer.app plays audio out of the built in
stereo speakers - tres cool), NEXTTIME, PCMCIA SCSI, PCMCIA ethernet,
PCMCIA v.34 modems etc etc etc. The 4050H is a 90Mhz Pentium, up to 1.2
GB disk, 40 MB Ram, lithium ion power, media dock with altec lansing
speakers, stereo speakers built in to the display, trackpad etc etc etc.
The only drawback would be the lack of a PCI expansion bus, and the 1 MB
VRAM onboard. Otherwise, it is perfect. Versa 4080H is coming any day
(120Mhz version).
---
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+ Advanced Information Solutions, Inc. "Ahem..." +
+ 268 Summer St, 7th Floor +
+ Boston, MA 02210-1108 - Theocrustus Bombasticus +
+ sschuldt@advis.com von Hohenheim +
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tjburk2@acsmips1.Berkeley.EDU (Tim Burk)
Subject: Adapt Next Monitor to PC
Message-ID: <DHqH3I.8Ao@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com>
Keywords: Adapt Nest Monitor
Sender: news@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com (IT Netnews)
Organization: US WEST Information Technologies
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 16:42:54 GMT
I need some help from you Next folks.
I just received a "Megapixel" 21 inch color NEXT, black , monitor with no documentation.
The box was made in November of 1991 by Hitachi.
Two questions:
- Anybody got any idea of the maximum resolution and refresh rate ?
- Is there any way to adapt the monitor connection so that I can use in with my 486 PC?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Please email me directly at tjburk2@acs.uswest.com
Thanks,
Tim Burke
From: brzez@d0tokensun.fnal.gov (Time will fly.. tonight...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep doesn't recognize dOS partition on 4.3 gig drive
Date: 8 Nov 1995 22:03:18 GMT
Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL
Message-ID: <47r9f6$pvm@fnnews.fnal.gov>
I just got a Seagate Barracuda (ST15100N) and installed it in my system. The
Drive is really fast and after monkeying around with disktab, fdisk, and fstab
I was finally able to install NeXStep on the drive. I partitioned the drive into
4 1.075 gig partitions. NeXTStep lives on the first. Dos on the second and
Linux on the third. I have a shareware boot manager that allows me
to boot from any partition as long as that partition is BIOS accessible which my
Adaptec 1542 compatible controller handles very well. Everything works fine and
fast but I am unable to access my DOS partition from NeXTStep. Is there some
trick to this? Under Linux, I am able to acces the partition easily, so either
I'm not doing/configuring things right, or NeXTStep is not capable of
recognizing this partition (even though it does recognize my IDE DOS drives).
Any hekp?
Thanks..
-- John
From: paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu (Paulus Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Printer not ejecting the last inch of paper
Date: 8 Nov 1995 22:26:40 GMT
Organization: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, U of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47rar0$9pt@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
Our trusty NeXT laser printer just started to stop ejecting
the last inch of paper from the printer, that usually made a 'paper jammed'
error if we didn't pull the paper out at the right time.
I heard that this is typical on a NeXT printer, and it's because
of a broken gear.
Can anybody tell me where to look for the gear (which side to open
to reach the gear) and who has the replacement gear.
Appreciate the help,
Paulus
ps: Sorry if this is a FAQ
--
Paulus Suryono Adisoemarta, N5SNN / YG1QN
yono@parokinet.org
n5snn@mail.utexas.edu
paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu
From: gototem@nwrain.com (Mearle Gates)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 35mm Slide Output
Date: 8 Nov 1995 23:49:49 GMT
Organization: Totem Graphics Inc.
Message-ID: <gototem-0811951545100001@204.71.147.167>
References: <gototem-0711951019490001@204.71.147.180>
In article <gototem-0711951019490001@204.71.147.180>, gototem@nwrain.com
(Mearle Gates) wrote:
> In case there is anyone out there still using black Next machinesand who
> hasn't known where to get slides output from Concurrence
> or other NeXT software, well, they should visit the web site for
> Totem Graphics for full info. It's very easy to print the files to disk as
> PostScript, then send the files by Email for output.
>
Correction: For people without Netscape or HTML 3 compatable software
(All NeXT users) use a web page address of:
http://www.gototem.com/gototemnon.html
From: me@tiq.mindlink.net (My Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT vs. PC Floppy Drives
Date: 9 Nov 1995 01:38:42 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Message-ID: <47rm32$j1p@fountain.mindlink.net>
References: <951106143808.4803AAFCJ.kjt@copper>
kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk wrote:
> Do I have some kind of slight hardware mismatch? Am I alone in this
problem?
No, I've noticed the problem too, trying to copy files from my NeXTStation
to my PC compatible. The PC usually reads up to about a MB without error,
but won't go beyond that. It seems to be due to the NeXT floppy, since one
time it will write only 612K that is readable by the PC. Writing it again
might result in 1.123K readable. It does seem to limit itself to certain
file sizes, so I assume it's track related.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick)
Subject: [Q]: request for recommendation, PCI Video card for PC running NeXTstep
Message-ID: <DHqnD1.2A0@txnews.amd.com>
Sender: news@txnews.amd.com
Organization: I speak only for myself
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 19:57:51 GMT
Oh worthy ones,
May I ask for a recommendation for a PCI video board,
which I can include in a PC I'm about to build,
and on which I want to be able to run NeXTstep?
Thanks
charles.herrick@amd.com
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From: troyw@millenium.texas.net (Troy Weingart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ATAPI 6X CDROMs
Date: 9 Nov 1995 02:39:40 GMT
Organization: Texas Networking, Inc.
Message-ID: <47rplc$5fq@yada.texas.net>
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Totally wierd hardware problem!
Date: 9 Nov 1995 02:02:47 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <47rng7$rc6@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Ok, I'm completely stumped by a bizarre problem that has crippled my ultra fast
pentium/133 system running NEXTSTEP.
The problem: I am able to boot the computer perfectly fine, but within 30
seconds to one minute, every SCSI hard drive on my system cannot be written
to, though everything is readable. This happens on both NEXTSTEP and DOS.
The hardware: P133, Asus motherboard, 32 MB RAM, 256K pipeline burst cache,
Matrox MGA Millennium w/ 4MB WRAM, Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, Audiotrix
Pro sound card, Toshiba 3501 SCSI CD-ROM, Seagate 32430 2GB hard drive, Maxtor
1240S 1.2 GB hard drive, Seagate 31230 1GB hard drive.
Details:
The boot drive is the 2.1 GB Seagate 32430 drive at SCSI ID 0. It has 3
partitions:
250 MB Windows'95
750 MB DOS 6.22/Windows 3.11
1050 MB NEXTSTEP 3.3
I needed to create two bootable DOS partitions on this drive because I have
some software that will only run on Windows 3.1, and not on Windows'95.
Normally, this is impossible to do, but I have been using the OS Boot Select
program which allows me to have more than 1 bootable DOS partition on one
disk by writing to the boot sector every time you boot and making the chosen
partition the active partition.
Everything was working fine until suddenly yesterday the computer began
reporting strange errors that it couldn't write to the disk. My first
inclination was that there was something wrong with my hard drive, but this
problem also happens with the other drives as well. I then thought that
this may be a problem with DOS, but the same thing also happened in
NEXTSTEP.
This problem is totally reproducable - whenever the computer is rebooted,
everything works fine. Then, within 1 minute, every drive becomes unwritable.
This happens every time I boot.
What could POSSIBLY be causing this?? Could it be a faulty SCSI controller
card or SCSI ribbon cable? If that were the case, why would it be so
predictable?
I thought that it may be a problem with the OS-BS program, but even after
restoring the boot sector from a backup I had made back to the old NeXT
boot manager, the problem is still continuing to happen.
If anybody knows what's the problem, please send me an e-mail.
Varun
From: troyw@millenium.texas.net (Troy Weingart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATAPI 6X CDROMs
Date: 9 Nov 1995 02:43:24 GMT
Organization: Texas Networking, Inc.
Message-ID: <47rpsc$675@yada.texas.net>
References: <47rplc$5fq@yada.texas.net>
Troy Weingart (troyw@millenium.texas.net) wrote:
Does anyone know of a 6x ATAPI CD ROM that works with NeXTstep for Intel.
I've notice that the list of supported drives on NeXT's web site does not
include a 6x CD ROM.
Thanks
Troy
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Upgrade from NeXTStation to TurboStation?
Date: 9 Nov 1995 02:08:37 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Message-ID: <47rnr5$1j2@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <47po8h$37v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
In article <47po8h$37v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>,
Harald Ellmann <ellmann> wrote:
>I am considering to increase the performance of my NeXTStation and I got the
>idea to install a Turbo motherboard in my NeXTStation Color. Is this possible
>and if yes, how difficult to do is it (I'm a hardware newbie)?
>Another question: If I have an "empty" cube, i.e. a cube without motherboard,
>how difficult is it to install one? Is it just plug and play or should one ne
>experienced?
>Any advice and help appreciated.
Increasing performance may depend on a lot of things. I'm told that the
disk access of the turbo machines is better, and 32 Mb of RAM can be a
little limiting in the 25MHz machines. (I'd love to have a machine that
was roughly balanced between disk space and memory, say 1Gb on the
motherboard... sigh) It depends on what you want. You might be better off
spending the money on an ISDN line and hooking into some serious power
somewhere else.
As for hardware, don't fool with things that you can't afford to replace.
I replaced the internal HD in one of my NeXT's by trial and error, and I
wasn't entirely sure that I would get it all back together in working
order, meaning that I would have been out $1000 in HD's. On the flip
side, it's fun and satisfying to make something work, and you stand a
good chance of success if yo are patient and careful (and willing to ask
for help when you need it...).
It should be a relatively easy thing to install a motherboard in a cube
case (no soldering), but god help you if you have to troubleshoot it
without equipment or documentation.
Paul
From: rubsamen@pro-audio.freinet.de (Marcus Ruebsamen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT vs. PC Floppy Drives
Date: 9 Nov 1995 09:04:34 GMT
Organization: FreiNet (XLINK-PoP Freiburg)
Message-ID: <47sg72$9bb@bock.freinet.de>
References: <951106143808.4803AAFCJ.kjt@copper>
kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk wrote:
>I am writing 1.44 Mb floppies with a NeXT file system on my (black)
>NeXTstation. I am then using the floppies to transfer files to my (white)
>Intel NeXT system. I fairly regularly get read failures (CRC errors) when
>reading on the white system, yet the same floppies read OK on the black
>system. Usually the problem happens only when the floppies are fairly full.
>
>Do I have some kind of slight hardware mismatch? Am I alone in this problem?
>
>Thanks, Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
No, I have the same problems. But I don't have an idea what's the reason for
this.
- Marcus
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New, faster 040 chip in slab?!?
Date: 9 Nov 1995 04:14:13 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <47sgp5$7h2@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <47nc2t$9op@news.rwth-aachen.de>
In article <47nc2t$9op@news.rwth-aachen.de>, Sebastian Niesen
<sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de> writes:
>Most of the time there is no noteworthy
>gain in graphics performance, since this is handled by another CPU.
Only in a NeXTdimension equipped Cube. Graphics are all done by the 68040
processor in the slabs and monochrome Cubes.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal...
From: zhwit@svusnet.ubs.ch (Christoph Widmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for Cirrus Logic CL-GD7543
Date: 7 Nov 1995 06:37:15 GMT
Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47muqr-sub@svstch.ubs.ch>
Keywords: NS3.3;NS3.2;Drivers;Cirrus Logic
Hi
Does anybody know, wether there exists somewhere a video driver for the cirrus logic CL-GD7543 ?
Is this chip eventually compatible with the GD542x or GD5434-family, where a driver exists?
Thank you for your help!
Christoph
zhwit@ubs.ch
From: ratranch@svpal.svpal.org (Charles Mosher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Electrical problems with black non-Turbo cube?
Date: 9 Nov 1995 10:29:54 GMT
Organization: Silicon Valley Public Access Link
Message-ID: <47sl72$d2u@borg.svpal.org>
This is being posted for my niece, jmosher@think.com, who may read
usenet but not post to it, and can send and receive email. Any
replies send to me will be forwarded to her.
Posting at 0228 PST on 9 Nov 95.
--
Charles Mosher
ratranch@svpal.org.
Here is Jessica's message:
Text:
Last week I took my next apart and reassembled it several times
trying to get a new hard drive formatted (I was unsucessful).
Now the clock on the system is several hours behind at each power
up, even if I correct it in Preferences. I`m running 3.2, so it
isn't that clock bug from 3.0.
In addition, if I bump the cube the drive and fan partially power
down and then start back up, and there seems to be a lot of static
electricity around the system. I'm getting some odd panic messages
during bootup and a lot more disk errors.
I will replace the drive soon, but I am concerned that the power
supply or motherboard are damaged in some way. Could my hard drive,
one of those old Maxtor 340s, be creating havoc with other
components in the system in its dying gasps? Is something shot on
the motherboard or in the power supply (please please no)?
This cube is one of the first 1000 built in 1988. Everything
important on the drive has been backed up, so it can keel over at
any time, but I would rather have it not take other components with
it.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Before I took the cube apart
last week, I could track the few panics/booting problems I had to
the drive, but now these messages are becoming more cryptic and
frequent.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance!
***Please respond to jmosher@think.com***
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jessica L. Mosher Thinking Machines Corporation
email: jmosher@think.com
pager: 1-800-SKY-PAGE pin: 4191912
phone: 602-492-6572
"Life is what happens while you're making other
plans." --John Lennon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: Joe McCarthy <softint@montana.avicom.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adapt Next Monitor to PC
Date: 9 Nov 1995 11:56:37 GMT
Organization: Software Integrators
Message-ID: <47sq9l$r3u@montana.avicom.net>
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To: tjburk2@acs.uswest.com
tburk@acsmips1.Berkeley.EDU (Tim Burk) wrote:
>I just received a "Megapixel" 21 inch color NEXT, black , monitor with no documentation.
>Two questions:
>- Anybody got any idea of the maximum resolution and refresh rate ?
>- Is there any way to adapt the monitor connection so that I can use in with my 486 PC?
The max resolution is 1280 x 1024. It is a fixed frequency monitor. My specs for
that monitor are at my office. Please contact me there for that info. We sell
graphics cards and cables that will drive ANY workstation monitor on a PC. We have
many satisfied users with the NEXT monitors from Hitachi.
Joe McCarthy
Software Integrators
800-547-2349
Phone: 406-586-8866
Fax: 406-586-9145
From: Joe McCarthy <softint@montana.avicom.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DO YOU NEED HELP DRIVING A WORKSTATION MONITOR ON A PC????
Date: 9 Nov 1995 11:59:31 GMT
Organization: Software Integrators
Message-ID: <47sqf3$r3u@montana.avicom.net>
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We sell graphics cards and cables which will drive ALL workstation monitors on PCs.
All color NEXT monitors have been tested with our cards. You can run DOS, VGA
graphics and hi-res graphics up to 1280 x 1024. Please contact me for more info.
Joe McCarthy
Software Integrators
800-547-2349
Phone: 406-586-8866
Fax: 406-586-9145
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 95 06:45:48 -0800
Subject: Good Intel system?
What is your suggestions for a good Intel Pentium color multimedia
system that can run OpenStep? Will 16 megs of RAM do?
I'd also like to use Windows NT and run Java applets.
L. S. Kroll
kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
From: khare@cco.caltech.edu (Rohit Khare)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP 712 (PA-RISC) Microphone help?
Date: 9 Nov 1995 17:35:36 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <47te58$f9p@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Hi --
Any hypotheses why I can't use an Apple Mac microphone with the HP 712?
I hooked it to stereo-mic-in, which is +5V; the mic clicks and pops (!)
on starting a recording, the level tracks OK; but no sound bytes
seem to get recorded.
I'm using NS3.3, and the input gain is set to maximum.
Rohit Khare
khare@w3.org
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Printer not ejecting the last inch of paper
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 20:27:57 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
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References: <47rar0$9pt@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
In article <47rar0$9pt@brazos.pe.utexas.edu> paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu
(Paulus Adisoemarta) writes:
> Our trusty NeXT laser printer just started to stop ejecting
> the last inch of paper from the printer, that usually made a 'paper
jammed'
> error if we didn't pull the paper out at the right time.
>
> I heard that this is typical on a NeXT printer, and it's because
> of a broken gear.
Before getting too excited at the prospect of replacing the notorious gear
wheel, you might check to see that the green slider on the paper tray is
firmly in one setting or the other.
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts)
Subject: NextDimension query.
Message-ID: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl>
Organization: Stuyts Engineering Haarlem BV
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 22:58:25 GMT
I just noticed something about my ND Cube... Maybe somebody can help me out.
It is a non-turbo system with a 25 MHz 68040. I thought that the 860 on the
Dimension board would also run at 25 MHz, right?
I just took the ND board out to temporarily use the memory on a different
system, and I noticed that the 860 is a 33 MHz type. There is also a 33 MHz
and a 100 MHz oscillator block nearby it. So is this a normal or a turbo
NextDimension board? It is one of the newer boards, without the socket for
the JPEG chip. On the board it says:
Dimension
PN1508.AD
Made in USA 1991
Another question: it currently has (had) 16 MB memory on board. I have the
opportunity to upgrade it to 32 MB. Will this make much of a difference? The
68040 has 36 MB memory.
Just curious,
Ben
From: pixel8ed@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com (Pixelated Technologies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FS: NeXT Colorstation!!
Date: 9 Nov 1995 16:09:04 -0800
Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310-527-4279,818-756-0180,909-785-9712,714-638-4133,805-294-9338)
Message-ID: <47u570$k26@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
NeXT colorstation
16MB RAM
400 MB Drive
21" color monitor
NeXTSTEP 3.3 installed
PLUS NeXT Laser printer (as is)
.....................................$1900 or best offer.
p.s. we have LOTS of other NeXT Hardware, Software, and Peripherals for
sale!!
call or reply to this address with offers/interest/inquiries
--
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(415)-554-0546
1-800-PIXEL-ME
From: scp@sonia.math.ucla.edu (S. Port)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 230mb MO 3.5" disks
Date: 10 Nov 1995 00:05:24 GMT
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47u504$1389@saba.info.ucla.edu>
Someone on csnh asked me for this address
a while back. As a satisfied customer
I thought I'd pass it on. It concerns
a 5-pack of mac formatted 230mb 3.5"
MO disks. They reformatted fine on my
ND system. Price plus shipping $84.
Nomai
4301 Oak Circle #20
Boca Raton, FL
33431-4220
800-556-6624
407-367-1216
407-391-8675 fax
I formatted one with the name 'swapdisk'
and boot with it inserted. The system
likes that better than using primary
drive...
Charlie Dvorak
cdvorak@pepperdine.edu
.
From: lusosoft@telepac.pt (Carlos Fernandes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HP DAT with External HP Mid-Box
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:25:08 GMT
Organization: telepac
Message-ID: <47ua89$evu@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
hi,
I have a NextWks with a 68040 Cpu.
Since i need a backup system and at the same time expand
my HDD capacity, i am thinking in a solution consisting in a
HP external Mid-Box with a 2 Gb Tape DAT C1534 from HP and another
1 GB disk.
Does anyone have experience with this system ?
If so is there any special drivers or software that we need ?
Thanks in advance,
Carlos
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kinau@lennon.csufresno.edu (Kin Au)
Subject: SCSI,SCSI II, WIDE SCSI
Message-ID: <DHrGoG.Lr7@CSUFresno.EDU>
Sender: news@CSUFresno.EDU
Organization: California State University, Fresno
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 05:31:28 GMT
Hi folks,
I have a question. We are going to install a internal HD in NeXT cube.
Will any SCSI drive be ok?
Can NeXT take SCSI II or WIDE SCSI drive? What is the difference between
SCSI and SCSI II ?
Thank in advance!!
--Kin
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: request for recommendation, PCI Video card for PC running NeXTstep
Date: 10 Nov 1995 05:32:53 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <47uo65$18f@news4.digex.net>
References: <DHqnD1.2A0@txnews.amd.com>
charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick) wrote:
> Oh worthy ones,
> May I ask for a recommendation for a PCI video board, which I can include
in a PC I'm about to build, and on which I want to be able to run NeXTstep?
> Thanks
> charles.herrick@amd.com
Jeez, one heck of a disclaimer...either lawyers got to you, or you think
your hemmingway :)
Anyway, I like the Imagine 128 8meg card... It is the fastest card under
NS that lets you have add extra Imagine cards to have an even bigger screen
space. I.E. You can get upto 8 Imagine 128 cards, and of course 8
monitors, and have upto 8 1600X1200 24bit screens acting as one single
screen. It is an excellent card, but a bit pricey
Good luck,
> -
> My comments above are offered solely as my personal opinions.
> I speak for no one but myself at all times.
> Right to copy my comments in any form other than netnews and email
> is expressly forbidden, including any form of print or visual
> journalism. This restriction includes any part of my statements
> quoted by anyone anywhere else.
> I retain the right to copyright my statements.
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
From: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for Adaptec AVA 1460 PCMCIA SCSI adaptor?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 04:34:53 GMT
Organization: Centre for Linguistics, UWA, Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JBLEVINS.95Nov10123453@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
Is there a driver for this adaptor, or failing that, will any existing drivers
work? Thanks for any pointers (preferably via email).
-Jim
--
Jim Blevins jblevins@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
Centre for Linguistics phone: +61-9-380-2866
University of Western Australia fax: +61-9-380-1154
Nedlands, W.A. 6009
From: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Boot Error on Thinkpad 755 CX
Date: 10 Nov 1995 07:21:36 GMT
Organization: Centre for Linguistics, UWA, Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JBLEVINS.95Nov10152136@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
I have a Thinkpad 755CX with a 24MB and aSlimSCSI adaptor that refuses to boot
from the 3.3 boot floppy. Almost immediately, the boot process halts with the
following error message:
NEXTSTEP boot1 v3.3.3.8
..Read error
The floppy works fine on other Intel machines, and PC DOS boots from the
ThinkPad's floppy. We've tried different NS3.3 boot floppies. Is there any
early interaction between the SlimSCSI adaptor and the floppy drive that could
be causing this behaviour?
Any pointers greatly appreciated.
-Jim
--
Jim Blevins jblevins@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
Centre for Linguistics phone: +61-9-380-2866
University of Western Australia fax: +61-9-380-1154
Nedlands, W.A. 6009
From: Ralph Michael Keller <rakeller>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Symbios, Seagate ST31230, and NeXTStep
Date: 10 Nov 1995 11:21:53 GMT
Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Message-ID: <47vckh$ei9@neptune.ethz.ch>
References: <47lafo$2f8@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
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To: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu
Hi Benjy,
Have you tried the new Symbios Driver (3.33) from NeXTAnswers.
I had problems with the old one not detecting an old SCSI-Drive.
Perhaps this can help.
>Any suggestions?
>If I buy a brand-name SCSI controller, will this problem go away?
>Will SCSI disks I'm using with the Symbios controller work on
>a new controller without reformatting?
I couldn't use a drive formated with an NCR810 controller with an
Adaptec 2940, but in constrast, I could use a disk formated on the Adaptec
2940 and 1542 with the NCR controller.
I thinks it is a question of sector and block transformation (i.e. the NCR
knows several formats how sectors numbers are converted )
- Ralph
From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Symbios, Seagate ST31230, and NeXTStep
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 10 Nov 1995 16:40:15 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <47vv9f$ms0@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Ralph Michael Keller (rakeller) wrote:
[...]
: >Any suggestions?
: >If I buy a brand-name SCSI controller, will this problem go away?
: >Will SCSI disks I'm using with the Symbios controller work on
: >a new controller without reformatting?
: I couldn't use a drive formated with an NCR810 controller with an
: Adaptec 2940, but in constrast, I could use a disk formated on the Adaptec
: 2940 and 1542 with the NCR controller.
: I thinks it is a question of sector and block transformation (i.e. the NCR
: knows several formats how sectors numbers are converted )
This is correct, but it only applies to boot or mixed drives.
If you plan to use the harddisk only for NeXTSTEP and not for
booting the kernel, the CHS mapping is irrelevant.
--
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Fon: +49 30 45478986 (privat) 030 314 24 764 (uni) \~/
From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com (Ralph Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI Tape Drive Recommendations
Date: 9 Nov 1995 22:53:37 GMT
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <47u0ph$31j@radical2.radical.com>
What SCSI tapes drives work well with NEXTSTEP 3.3???
Any one using Exabyte, WangDat , WangTek, Conner, etc. ?
Thanks.
--
Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com )
Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail/MIME accepted
System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting
rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from
the usual or traditional: EXTREME
From: the Lost Cause
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Bell Atlantic Contact Point?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 15:00:06 GMT
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Distribution: world
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References: <47ilkp$k1t@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
In article <47ilkp$k1t@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
rjackson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Randy W Jackson) writes:
# Could someone point me to a contact for NeXT repair/parts at B.A.?
#
1-800-499-next
--
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(hardwaire guy extraordinaire) MACTech,NeXTtech; NeXTmail accepted
"Everything is relative."
************************************************************************
From: jorice@cs.tcd.ie (Jonathan Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Motion 771 Graphical Boot?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 15:38:26 GMT
Organization: TCD, Computer Science
Message-ID: <47vrli$4t0@news.cs.tcd.ie>
I'm trying to configure a Dell Dimension with a Motion 771 graphics
card. It will work with the generic S3 PCI driver, but I can't seem
to get the machine to do the usual graphical boot - it needs the
"-v" option. I know there was soem discussion of this problem in
this group in the last two months, but I can't rememeber what
solution was suggested.
-- Jonathan Rice
--
From: paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu (Paulus Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help in formatting a 1.8 GB harddisk
Date: 10 Nov 1995 16:44:07 GMT
Organization: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, U of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <47vvgn$2on@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
Dear netters,
I just got a Quantum 1800S Prodrive (1.8 GB) harddisk for our next,
but whenever I try to format using BuildDisk, it always gave many errors
until the program gave up.
The disk was formatted as DOS (msdos 6.22) and that filesystem was detected
when I initially hook the harddisk to the next (it mounted as dos, and I
can read all files under that harddisk).
Attached is the errors from the console.
Thank you very much for all pointers,
Paulus
BuildDisk: Starting build at Thu Nov 9 20:38:00 1995...
disk name: QUANTUM PD1800S
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
writing disk label
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 1
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 2
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 3
[... deleted ... ]
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 1
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 2
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x1e00, resid = 0x1c48, retry 3
[ ... deleted ... ]
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL
...r/w returned -1; expected 50176
Write of boot block 0 failed
[ ... deleted ... ]
...r/w returned -1; expected 50176
Write of boot block 1 failed
No boot blocks on disk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hans@vuur (Hans Mulder)
Subject: Dual booting Solaris/NextStep on a SparcStation 10
Message-ID: <DHu4xn.J9A@icgned.nl>
Sender: news@icgned.nl
Organization: IC Group
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 16:10:35 GMT
Hello all,
A friend of mine has a SparcStation 10 running Solaris.
He's interested in installing NextStep, but for the time
being he wants to keep his Solaris system as well.
I know very little about NextStep on Sun hardware. Is
there such a thing as a boot manager for SparcStations?
If not, would it be possible to add a second hard disk and
boot NextStep from the second disk using ROM monitor commands?
Would it be possible to do same with a separate partition on
the builtin hard disk?
Does anyone have any ideas?
--
Thanks in advance,
Hans Mulder hans@icgned.nl
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY)
Cc: comp-sys-next-hardware@antigone.com
Subject: Re: Electrical problems with black non-turbo cube?
Message-ID: <0639A33001A23A7C@-SMF->
Date: 10 Nov 95 11:35:00 EST
Ok, this may be a little off-topic, but the poster of this message said
he was posting it for his niece who could read but not post to USENET,
but could send email.
I can't read or post to USENET, so I get the NeXT groups and send to the
NeXT groups via email. The message can be sent to:
comp-sys-next-X@antigone.com
or
comp-sys-next-X@cs.utexas.edu (I think that's the address, I haven't used
it for awhile)
where X is one of:
misc
sysadmin
hardware
bugs
programmer
for example, this message was posted to
comp-sys-next-hardware@antigone.com
I use the antigone one because it sends a reply, saying if your post was
received and processed properly or not.
TjL
--
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Email: ASCII preferrred / NeXTMail for necessary attachments / NO MIME!
YOUR 'REPLY-TO' LINE WILL BE REMOVED BY MY STUPID Microsoft MAILREADER!!
PLEASE TELL ME IF YOUR "FROM" ADDRESS IS NOT YOUR PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS.
From: ccgreg@gold.missouri.edu (Greg Johnson )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacement for NeXT monitor?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 18:49:06 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia
Message-ID: <4806r2$16ct@news.missouri.edu>
Does anybody have suggestions on replacing MegaPixel 17" Color Monitors?
We have about 70 such, and not only are they aging, but repair costs are
going up.
-Greg Johnson, University of Missouri
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextDimension query.
Date: 10 Nov 1995 18:56:12 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48078c$baq@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl>
In article <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) writes:
> I just took the ND board out to temporarily use the memory on a different
> system, and I noticed that the 860 is a 33 MHz type. There is also a 33 MHz
> and a 100 MHz oscillator block nearby it. So is this a normal or a turbo
> NextDimension board?
No Clue. Can't help here.
> Another question: it currently has (had) 16 MB memory on board. I have the
> opportunity to upgrade it to 32 MB. Will this make much of a difference? The
> 68040 has 36 MB memory.
Yes. I've got 32 mb on my ND board, and 56 or so on the '040. I've had the ND swap
even with 32.
Best,
Pete
--
***************************************************************************
Pete Clark | The thinking man looks at the world and
SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling man looks
Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
***************************************************************************
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dual booting Solaris/NextStep on a SparcStation 10
Date: 10 Nov 1995 18:58:08 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4807c0$bb4@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <DHu4xn.J9A@icgned.nl>
In article <DHu4xn.J9A@icgned.nl> hans@vuur (Hans Mulder) writes:
> I know very little about NextStep on Sun hardware. Is
> there such a thing as a boot manager for SparcStations?
No.
> If not, would it be possible to add a second hard disk and
> boot NextStep from the second disk using ROM monitor commands?
> Would it be possible to do same with a separate partition on
> the builtin hard disk?
Yes and No. You'll need to have NeXTStep on a separate hard drive; the two OS's
won't co-exist on different partitions. I'd suggest having Solaris on the disc at
SCSI ID 3, and NeXTStep at SCSI ID 1. From the rom monitor, you can then boot into
nextstep by saying 'boot disk1' and solaris by saying 'boot disk'.
Best,
Pete
--
***************************************************************************
Pete Clark | The thinking man looks at the world and
SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling man looks
Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
***************************************************************************
From: neph medina <neph@tspin.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DO YOU NEED HELP DRIVING A WORKSTATION MONITOR ON A PC????
Date: 10 Nov 1995 18:56:43 GMT
Organization: TSPIN
Message-ID: <48079b$shf@news.ipac.net>
References: <47sqf3$r3u@montana.avicom.net>
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San Jose, California
Joe's got the cards and cables, we've got the monitors; check Crisis
Computer's website at http://www.crisis.com click on hardware sales.
--
Neph Medina neph@tspin.net http://www.tspin.net/
TSPIN (Technical Services/Product Information Network)
800 726.0726 Tel 408 270.1183 Fax 408 270.1100 Int'l
From: borrel@mashallah (Borre Ludvigsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: How to attach a line printer?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 19:23:28 GMT
Organization: Ostfold College
Message-ID: <4808rg$47@hod.hiof.no>
I need to attach a simple line printer to take things like simple
email files, man pages, and text files that I can spool from the
shell. Does anyone know if I can attach an old AppleWriter? Do I need
a printcap file? What would it look like?
- Barre
PS - please keep my sig in the answer for my newsreading agent to find.
--
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finger: borrel@mashallah.ludvigsen.hiof.no
From: stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de (Stefan Gallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu MO on black hardware?
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 21:01:30 GMT
Organization: Unversity of Ulm
Message-ID: <480eja$m1f@oracle.rz.uni-ulm.de>
Hello!
I think there were some articles on that matter before, but I just
don't remember. But now I should know, if there are any problems with
attaching a Fujitsu 230 MB magneto-optical drive to a NeXTstation
under NS 3.3 or if it is "just working".
Thanks
Stefan
stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de
Claus Wrana
Institut für dynamische Materialprüfung
89081 Ulm
Helmholtzstrasse 20
From: dmwood@slate.Mines.EDU (WOOD DAVID M)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu M2932 plug-and-play?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 14:35:48 -0700
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
Message-ID: <480gjk$42uc@slate.Mines.EDU>
Keywords: Disk, Fujitsu M2932
1. Can anyone assure me that the Fujitsu M2932 SAU (2.1 GB, 7200 rpm,
3.5", new magneto-resistive technology) is plug-and-play with black
hardware? I've had no problem with 2263's or 2694's re-formatted to
1024 bytes/sector, but haven't heard anything about the 2932.
2. Does lore exist about what jumpers to pull, etc for this model, to
run under with NeXTStep 3.0 or 3.3 on black hardware?
Many thanks!
--
David M. Wood
Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 273-3853; Fax: (303) 273-3840
e-mail: dmwood@physics.Mines.EDU ; NeXTMail welcome
From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Audio CD plays my speakers w/3.3 patch!
Date: 10 Nov 1995 17:38:08 -0500
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <480k8g$jl0@news.duke.edu>
Hey, after installing the 3.3patch, my CDROM now sends its
audio output to my Sound Blaster 16 (you have to have them
connected) and out through my speakers! So it appears that
the promised reworking of NEXTSTEP sound is happening.
Thanks, NeXT.
-Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
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From: eld@indra.com (Eric L Davis)
Subject: NS SPARC 3.3, No audio.
Message-ID: <DHuJCK.F4y.0.net@indra.com>
Organization: Indra's Net - Public Internet Access
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 21:21:55 GMT
I installed ver 3.3 of NS SPARC on my SPARC 5/70 and I have no audio.
THe driver is installed and I viewed the /messages for install and it
appears as though the driver installed with no problems. But I get no
sound. Volumes are up...
Has anyone had audio probs with their sparc?
eric
From: rragner@panther.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacement for NeXT monitor?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 22:51:39 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Message-ID: <480l1r$201@news.iastate.edu>
References: <4806r2$16ct@news.missouri.edu>
In article <4806r2$16ct@news.missouri.edu> ccgreg@gold.missouri.edu (Greg
Johnson ) writes:
> Does anybody have suggestions on replacing MegaPixel 17" Color Monitors?
> We have about 70 such, and not only are they aging, but repair costs are
> going up.
>
> -Greg Johnson, University of Missouri
Greg,
Several of the NeXT MegaPixel Color monitors (FIMI and Sony) on our
NeXTstation Color and Color Turbo computers are failing.
We found some "pigtail" adapters which permit you to attach the NeXT
monitor cable to a multisync color monitor with RGB connectors (there are
only a few which support this). We have chosen to purchase Nokia 447X
monitors (our University can purchase them for under $1,000 each).
The advantage is that not only do we get one of the finest 17" monitors
available, but we can use them on almost anything we want later when the
NeXT computers themselves begin to die (or are deemed too slow to be of
any more use).
--
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Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Iowa State University, 2630 Vet. Med. Bldg., Ames, Iowa 50011
Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-6961 or 3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: frank@this.net (Frank M. Siegert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Has anyone succeeded in repairing a respinning NeXT MOD?
Date: 10 Nov 1995 23:50:27 GMT
Organization: my own
Message-ID: <480og3$frq@gate.seicom.net>
The MOD drive in my cube showed some spin-down, spin-up behaviour since a few
years but now it really becomes unuseable. It tells me various error messages in the
console:
drive respin - illegal or unimplemented command
drive respin - laser power failed
drive respin - not at speed
are the most common ones. Usually it can format, read and write MODs but every few
seconds it spins down only to stop the cube to a grinding halt, then it restarts and works
again for some seconds....
Is there some magic trick to get it back to work? Maybe a special location to put some
fetish on? I have cleaned the laser, there is no dust in the drive as I completely worked
my way into the innards and looked for it.
- Frank
---
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fujitsu MO on black hardware?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 01:53:36 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <480vn0$4r2@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <480eja$m1f@oracle.rz.uni-ulm.de>
Stefan Gallas (stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote:
: I think there were some articles on that matter before, but I just
: don't remember. But now I should know, if there are any problems with
: attaching a Fujitsu 230 MB magneto-optical drive to a NeXTstation
: under NS 3.3 or if it is "just working".
Correct, was discussed before. I have it working with NS3.2 on black
hardware. Plug and play, only the standard initialization doesn't make
enough i-nodes. I have a disktab entry to fix that. But even without
this it works.
Willem
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: matthew@marble.com (Matthew Stecker)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Message-ID: <DHup74.JuE@marble.com>
Sender: news@marble.com
Organization: Marble Associates, Inc.
References: <RDL.95Nov5234357@world.std.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 23:28:16 GMT
A quick comment to those talking about the search for a 'no-comprimise'
NeXTSTEP notebook and the quality of NEC's offering.
Over the past 2 years, I've had two different NEC Versas (Versae?) (the
original UltraLite and now a Versa P). The quality of these machines is
fantastic. I've beaten them both silly on airplanes, trips, etc. and
haven't had a hitch. They are <<by far>> the nicest portables that we've
used here at Marble, and we've had many makes and models in and out of our
offices over the past few years.
In many ways, the machines remind me of the quality of the original NeXT
hardware (BTW, did Frog Design do these? I know that they did the old
series of NEC MultiSync monitors . . .)
Also, the support from AIS (www.advis.com) for NeXTSTEP running on the P
has been extraordinary. Those folks have everything working on the
machine: on-board sound, APM, PCMCIA SCSI, Ethernet, auto-panning display
driver (allows you a virtual 1024x768 desktop), docking compatibility,
etc. They specialize in supporting NeXTSTEP on these machines, and it
shows.
The modular nature of the Versas is especially nice. I carry around two
drives, a 300M hard drive running Win95 and a 800M hard drive running
OpenStep. The docking station "just works" (and the machine knows to up
the working resolution to 1024x768 when in the dock). Also, the ability
to swap the floppy for a second battery is great.
I imagine that the new Versa 4000 is even better, and I hear that AIS now
supports that machine also.
The only two possible drawbacks are:
(note that these probably exist on every NS laptop configuration, and may
have already been addressed by AIS or NeXT)
- The Cogent EM595 PCMCIA Ethernet adapter is the only PCMCIA ethernet
adapter supported under NS3.3. Cogent isn't making any more of these
(although they're still selling their inventory), and they have no plans
to offer a Win95 driver for the card. I'm thus stuck carrying an extra
card around (albeit only a $70 card) to get ethernet under Win95.
- There's no way to easily get SLIP running on the machine. I've gotten
the last version of PNI to work by hacking a gdb script to "jump" around a
crasher bug with the PCMCIA serial port driver. I know that AIS is
working on this one :)
Anyone wanting a NS laptop owes it to themselves to investigate AIS.
Just a happy customer,
Matthew Stecker
Managing Associate
Marble Associates, Inc.
matthew@marble.com
From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Drive Recommendations
Date: 11 Nov 1995 07:58:03 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <481l2c$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 11/09/95, Ralph Jung wrote:
>What SCSI tapes drives work well with NEXTSTEP 3.3???
>
>Any one using Exabyte, WangDat , WangTek, Conner, etc. ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com )
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>System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting
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> the usual or traditional: EXTREME
>
>
Hi Ralph,
I have personally used a WangDat 1300 and an HPC1533A (both 4mm,
DDS-2) and have had no problems with either. I have also made it a
point to continously download the SCSI Tape beta-driver-of-the-week
from NeXT Answers. (To NeXT's credit, I have never had to roll back to
the previous version of the driver.)
Hope this helps...
--
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 08:02:31 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware? I have seen the
success stories on black hardware, and have also seen the failures
regarding the ZIP drives (no physical write tab), but haven't heard
about MO's. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as I really need
an better way to transport large files.
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: Request for recommendation, SCSI card for PC to run NeXTstep
Date: 11 Nov 1995 08:09:20 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <481lng$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 11/07/95, Charles Herrick wrote:
>Hi,
>Can anyone with lots of experience and wisdom
>please recommend to me what SCSI controller card
>I should buy for a PC I'm building to run
>NeXTstep. The motherboard will be PCI based,
>with both PCI and ISA expansion slots.
>
>Thanks in advance,
> Charles.Herrick@amd.com
>
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>
Hi Charles,
This isn't a comprehensive review, but I recently purchased an Adaptec
2940W (PCI - F/W SCSI 2). I am very pleased with the performance of
it and haven't had any driver problems. If you shop around, I have
seen them for as low as $225.
Usual disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Adaptec in any way, shape
or sort.
Cheers,
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From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Is there a PPC Port of NeXTStep
Date: 11 Nov 1995 05:12:43 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <481sur$d81@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <480vn0$4r2@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Hello,
I have a Quadra 660AV (24/500 25mhz 040) I am going to get my PowerBook
520c upgraded to a PPC (16/240 100mhz 603e). I plan on getting a CHRP
system in about eight months this would mean PPC chips, is there a NeXT
port to the CHRP platform or the PPC Mac or the 040 Mac? I would love to
use Job's baby but I can not afford SUN or Intel.
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Upgrade from NeXTStation to TurboStation?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 02:11:07 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <4810nr$db@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <47po8h$37v@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Harald Ellmann <ellmann> wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I am considering to increase the performance of my NeXTStation
> and I got the idea to install a Turbo motherboard in my NeXTStation
> Color. Is this possible and if yes, how difficult to do is it
> (I'm a hardware newbie)?
I would check out the Pyro accelerator if the machine you have
is a 25Mhz 68040-based machine. The accelerator gives you a
50Mhz 68040, which can nearly double the performance of some
kinds of tasks. Of course, the rest of the system isn't
sped up as much as the CPU, so you won't double the speed of
everything you try to do.
http://orb.com/Pyro/
---
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ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kent@infoserv.com
Subject: Re: Connor CFP1060S Drive Expereince, anyone ?
Message-ID: <DHrxuK.7xF@infoserv.com>
Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard)
Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard)
References: <DHMw0y.Ex@arzana.co.uk>
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:42:19 GMT
In article <DHMw0y.Ex@arzana.co.uk> newsmaster@arzana.co.uk writes:
#
#Has anyone installed a Connor 1GB CFP1060S SCSI Hard Disk Drive ? I've
#recently been given a good price, but thought I would check whether it
#worked under NeXTSTEP3.3, NeXTstation Color 040 first ...
#
I don't know how good a price you got but I just bought a couple new in
external boxes for $295 including case and power supply.
I have them on my Mac. I haven't tried them on my cube.
Kent
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Motion 771 Graphical Boot?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 07:48:31 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <48262v$2ae@papoose.quick.com>
References: <47vrli$4t0@news.cs.tcd.ie>
In article <47vrli$4t0@news.cs.tcd.ie>, Jonathan Rice <jorice@cs.tcd.ie> wrote:
>I'm trying to configure a Dell Dimension with a Motion 771 graphics
>card. It will work with the generic S3 PCI driver, but I can't seem
>to get the machine to do the usual graphical boot - it needs the
>"-v" option. I know there was soem discussion of this problem in
>this group in the last two months, but I can't rememeber what
>solution was suggested.
The solution is to change the boot options permanently.
You have two choices, 1 shell level, 1 in Configure.app.
Shell level: Edit the file /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table
and change the Boot Graphics line to:
"Boot Graphics" = "No";
Via Configure.app: Click the Expert Settings button. Then Change the
value of Boot Graphics to No in the 'Edit Expert Settings' browser.
Save your changes.
Now you will boot verbosely all the time.
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From: Gael Foulon <gfoulon@imaginet.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Zip Disk DOS Formatted
Date: 11 Nov 1995 13:43:12 GMT
Organization: ImagiNET
Message-ID: <48299g$h35@avalon.imaginet.fr>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hello next users,
I try to re-format a ZipDisk DOS-Preformatted and it simple eject it...
I have already reformat Macintosh PreFormatted disks with no problems.
But my vendor only have Dos Formatted this time so I think it will be the
same as for MacFormatted.
So do you have already solve this problem ?
Thank for your help.
Gaël FOULON
gfoulon@imaginet.fr
From: norman@camis.Stanford.EDU (Joseph Norman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 11 Nov 1995 20:12:52 GMT
Organization: Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford
Message-ID: <483044$q46@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
References: <RDL.95Nov5234357@world.std.com> <DHup74.JuE@marble.com>
The NEC Ultralite Versa was actually designed by IDEO Product
Development, in collaboration with NEC. There's an article about IDEO
in the latest issue of Graphis (number 299; a great magazine, by the
way). According to the article, NEC's share of the laptop market
doubled from 5% to 10% within months of the release of the Versa.
Incidentally, IDEO also designed the Microsoft Mouse (well, they *do*
make decent hardware :-)), the EO Personal Communicator (whatever
happened to...), and the (standing) Neat Squeeze toothpaste dispenser
(!).
-- Joe, wishing that the world had a little more good design (and
wishing that he had an UltraSparc workstation running Solaris NEO/
OpenStep)
In article <DHup74.JuE@marble.com> matthew@marble.com writes:
>Over the past 2 years, I've had two different NEC Versas (Versae?) (the
>original UltraLite and now a Versa P). The quality of these machines is
>fantastic.
[snip]
>In many ways, the machines remind me of the quality of the original NeXT
>hardware (BTW, did Frog Design do these? I know that they did the old
>series of NEC MultiSync monitors . . .)
[snip]
From: tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 21:46:17 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4835j9$hv6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
We have a Fujitsu DynaMO 230 MB and it works fine with
our Adaptec 1540CF SCSI adapter. I've heard that MOs
are more likely to work on Intel hardware than on
NeXT hardware.
--
Ted Allen
High Energy Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: jpanico@netcom.com (Joe Panico)
Subject: Re: SCSI,SCSI II, WIDE SCSI
Message-ID: <jpanicoDHwBBH.7Ev@netcom.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <DHrGoG.Lr7@CSUFresno.EDU>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 20:23:41 GMT
Sender: jpanico@netcom.netcom.com
Kin Au (kinau@lennon.csufresno.edu) wrote:
: Hi folks,
: I have a question. We are going to install a internal HD in NeXT cube.
: Will any SCSI drive be ok?
: Can NeXT take SCSI II or WIDE SCSI drive? What is the difference between
: SCSI and SCSI II ?
I think that SCSI II can be backwards compatible, so if you make sure that
your disk is not using any SCSI II features, and that it is communicating
at a suitably slow speed, it may work with black hardware. Wide SCSI
requires special (wider ;) cabling, so you couldn't use a wide drive.
: Thank in advance!!
: --Kin
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 11 Nov 1995 23:46:20 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <483ckc$73b@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 11/11/95, Theodore J. Allen wrote:
>We have a Fujitsu DynaMO 230 MB and it works fine with
>our Adaptec 1540CF SCSI adapter. I've heard that MOs
>are more likely to work on Intel hardware than on
>NeXT hardware.
>
>--
>Ted Allen
>High Energy Physics
>University of Wisconsin-Madison
>tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
>
Thanks for the info, Ted. Do you have to do anything special with
regards to formatting or disktab entries?
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From: johnz@best.com (John Zollinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Zip Disk DOS Formatted
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 09:15:37 GMT
Organization: ProActive Consulting, Inc.
Message-ID: <483e87$db3@shellx.best.com>
References: <48299g$h35@avalon.imaginet.fr>
Gael Foulon <gfoulon@imaginet.fr> wrote:
>Hello next users,
>I try to re-format a ZipDisk DOS-Preformatted and it simple eject it...
>I have already reformat Macintosh PreFormatted disks with no problems.
>But my vendor only have Dos Formatted this time so I think it will be the
>same as for MacFormatted.
>So do you have already solve this problem ?
Format it as a Mac first (takes awhile), then as a NeXT (goes quick).
I don't know why you must do it this way... but it works.
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI,SCSI II, WIDE SCSI
Date: 12 Nov 1995 03:20:49 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-h-56.usc.edu
Message-ID: <483p6h$587@usc.edu>
References: <DHrGoG.Lr7@CSUFresno.EDU> <jpanicoDHwBBH.7Ev@netcom.com>
jpanico@netcom.com (Joe Panico) wrote:
> I think that SCSI II can be backwards compatible, so if you make sure that
> your disk is not using any SCSI II features,
My turbo slab is using SCSI II just fine....
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Thanks and be well,
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From: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au (Jim Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: Boot Error on Thinkpad 755 CX
Date: 12 Nov 1995 03:15:06 GMT
Organization: Centre for Linguistics, UWA, Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JBLEVINS.95Nov12111506@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
References: <JBLEVINS.95Nov10152136@macs14.uwa.edu.au>
In-reply-to: jblevins@macs14.uwa.edu.au's message of 10 Nov 1995 07:21:36 GMT
>I have a Thinkpad 755CX with a 24MB and aSlimSCSI adaptor that refuses to boot
>from the 3.3 boot floppy. Almost immediately, the boot process halts with the
>following error message:
>
> NEXTSTEP boot1 v3.3.3.8
> ..Read error
The source of the problem appears to be a 2.88 floppy drive, which NS3.3 does
not recognize (on Intel). Can anyone suggest a fix or workaround?
Thanks,
-Jim
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From: csmith@biggulp.callamer.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adapt Next Monitor to PC (vice/versa?)
Date: 12 Nov 1995 03:43:47 GMT
Organization: CallAmerica, San Luis Obispo CA USA
Message-ID: <483qhk$lgg@clue.callamer.com>
NNTP-Posting-User: csmith
Originator: csmith@biggulp.callamer.com
>
> RE: ADAPT NEXT MONITOR TO PC
OK, but what about the other way around? The system is an 030 Cube, and
it'd be nice to be able to use a 'normal' PC monitor, or something slightly
less esoteric than the MegaPixel.
Anyone?
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 12 Nov 1995 12:58:24 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <484r1g$6ol@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net> <4835j9$hv6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Theodore J. Allen (tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu) wrote:
: We have a Fujitsu DynaMO 230 MB and it works fine with
: our Adaptec 1540CF SCSI adapter. I've heard that MOs
: are more likely to work on Intel hardware than on
: NeXT hardware.
The origin of this rumour is that the original 128Mb Fujitsu
MO-drive (2511a) works only with white hardware. The newer
230Mb works with both.
Willem
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 12 Nov 1995 13:00:09 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <484r4p$6ol@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <483ckc$73b@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
John Stytz (john@ablecom.net) wrote:
: On 11/11/95, Theodore J. Allen wrote:
: >We have a Fujitsu DynaMO 230 MB and it works fine with
: >our Adaptec 1540CF SCSI adapter. I've heard that MOs
: >are more likely to work on Intel hardware than on
: >NeXT hardware.
: >
: >--
: >Ted Allen
: >High Energy Physics
: >University of Wisconsin-Madison
: >tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
: >
: Thanks for the info, Ted. Do you have to do anything special with
: regards to formatting or disktab entries?
This is on black hardware: it run's out of the box. But the number of
i-nodes is a bit on the small side. You can use a disktab entry to fix
this. I'll post it tomorrow.
Willem
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Subject: Re: Has anyone succeeded in repairing a respinning NeXT MOD?
Message-ID: <DHy44J.50D@prosoft.com>
Sender: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc.
References: <480og3$frq@gate.seicom.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 19:43:31 GMT
Frank M. Siegert writes
> The MOD drive in my cube showed some spin-down, spin-up behaviour since
a few
> years but now it really becomes unuseable. It tells me various error
messages in the
> console:
>
> drive respin - illegal or unimplemented command
> drive respin - laser power failed
> drive respin - not at speed
>
> are the most common ones. Usually it can format, read and write MODs but
every few
> seconds it spins down only to stop the cube to a grinding halt, then it
restarts and works
> again for some seconds....
>
> Is there some magic trick to get it back to work? Maybe a special
location to put some
> fetish on? I have cleaned the laser, there is no dust in the drive as I
completely worked
> my way into the innards and looked for it.
>
> - Frank
>
My experience is that it is dust inside the drive. I have blown air into
it with the blow side of a vacuum cleaner and got it working. The last
time I had to take the drive apart.
I found that the problem seemed to be with what I assumed was the head
positioning mechanism. There is a metal band with fine slots in it that I
presume an optical sensing system uses to count the stepping of the head
across tracks. This was quite dusty. I cleaned it up as best I could.
Works fine now, for almost a year.
I remember getting into the drive as quite an ordeal. I opened things just
enough to peek in and poke around.
> ---
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 12 Nov 1995 21:53:20 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <485qcg$4t6@news4.digex.net>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
john@ablecom.net (John Stytz) wrote:
> Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware? I have
> seen the success stories on black hardware, and have also seen
> the failures regarding the ZIP drives (no physical write tab),
> but haven't heard about MO's. Any info would be greatly appreciated,
> as I really need an better way to transport large files.
I have a Fujitsu DynaMO working on both black and white hardware.
Plug and play for me... Your milage may vary.
--
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From: Gael Foulon <gfoulon@imaginet.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Zip Disk DOS Formatted
Date: 12 Nov 1995 16:42:04 GMT
Organization: ImagiNET
Message-ID: <48584s$ngi@avalon.imaginet.fr>
References: <48299g$h35@avalon.imaginet.fr> <483e87$db3@shellx.best.com>
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johnz@best.com (John Zollinger) wrote:
> Format it as a Mac first (takes awhile), then as a NeXT (goes quick).
>
> I don't know why you must do it this way... but it works.
I've have already try this but it do the same with an another console message
:
/usr/filesystems/mac.fs/mac.util -i sd2 "Test" removable -d 2
device = /dev/rsd2h block size = 512 capacity = 96 MBytes
Disk Format in progress...
...Retrying with cdb->fc_dlf = FMTD_INDEX
...rtn = 0(d) sr_io_status = 0H
Format command failed
ioctl(SDIOCSRQ): I/O error
***FORMAT UNIT COMMAND FAILED***
ioctl(SDIOCSRQ): I/O error
mac.util: fs_initialize: format failed
fs_initialize: Error 0
How do you do it ? with Initialize sub-menu under workspace (like me) ? or
with a terminal specific command ?
Thank you again your help.
Gaël FOULON
gfoulon@imaginet.fr
From: paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu (Paulus Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MegaPixel stop working, blown fuse ?
Date: 12 Nov 1995 17:14:23 GMT
Organization: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, U of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <485a1f$9v1@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
one of our MegaPixel display stopped working yesterday,
but the cube itself is still working as I can login from
another to next to it.
Is there a fuse that I can replace inside the MegaPixel ?
thanks
Paulus
ps: boy, our NeXTsystem is falling apart :( first the printer
and now the monitor.
From: magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca (Francois Magnan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacement for NeXT monitor?
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 14:40:07 -0500
Organization: University of Montreal
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <magnan-1211951440070001@10.0.2.15>
References: <4806r2$16ct@news.missouri.edu>
In article <4806r2$16ct@news.missouri.edu>, ccgreg@gold.missouri.edu (Greg
Johnson ) wrote:
> Does anybody have suggestions on replacing MegaPixel 17" Color Monitors?
> We have about 70 such, and not only are they aging, but repair costs are
> going up.
>
> -Greg Johnson, University of Missouri
Nearly all multisync will do the job. I personally use a Sony 17SF and it
works very well. Just just need to buy an adaptor for the cable: 13W3 to
HD-15 or
13W3 to 3-BNC (Depending on the input required by the monitor).
Hope this helps,
Francois Magnan
--
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From: magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca (Francois Magnan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextDimension query.
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 14:42:15 -0500
Organization: University of Montreal
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <magnan-1211951442150001@10.0.2.15>
References: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> <48078c$baq@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
In article <48078c$baq@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>, Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com
(Pete Clark) wrote:
> In article <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) writes:
> > I just took the ND board out to temporarily use the memory on a different
> > system, and I noticed that the 860 is a 33 MHz type. There is also a 33 MHz
> > and a 100 MHz oscillator block nearby it. So is this a normal or a turbo
> > NextDimension board?
>
> No Clue. Can't help here.
>
> > Another question: it currently has (had) 16 MB memory on board. I have the
> > opportunity to upgrade it to 32 MB. Will this make much of a difference? The
> > 68040 has 36 MB memory.
>
> Yes. I've got 32 mb on my ND board, and 56 or so on the '040. I've had
the ND swap
> even with 32.
>
> Best,
> Pete
>
All ND boards have a 33Mhz processor.
Francois Magnan
--
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magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca
From: Thor Legvold <edmtl@uib.no>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: dps bugs? (Re: Which to choose - 90 or 100MHz Pentium for NS machine?)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 23:20:07 +0100 (MET)
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
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On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Ayrton wrote:
> My Sony 17se running 1280x1024 seems to be pretty sharp 8-)
Sounds nice! I also find 1280x1024 the best resolution at 17" (76Hz)
> and yes, I've been to Norway.... 8-)
?!?!? Coincidence? So have I! (still here :-)
> Gary Lalim <---- norweigen name from Valdres.
We have a cabin in Valdres - nice place!
> Founder of the NeXTstep for Intel Processors HomeBrew Mailing List
Perhaps you can tell me if windowserver deaths due to
display-errors (dps_error last message repeated 20 times...)
are something one has to live with on Intel - it's getting
to be annoying (about every other day, usually when I open
any image file in any program, the workspace exits due to
windowserver death caused by dps errors)
Regards (norwegian name from Setesdal 8-),
---
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From: pete@genmagic.com (pete helme)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 17:46:48 -0800
Organization: General Magic, Inc.
Message-ID: <pete-1211951746480001@magic-17.macip.genmagic.com>
Has anyone tried NeXTStep 3.3 with an Intel Endeavor based motherboard?
Does the built-in Vibra 16 sound work?
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Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
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From: nxcube.augusta.de!olli (Oliver Nissen)
Subject: Re: NextDimension query.
Message-ID: <DHwDGq.43L@nxcube.augusta.de>
Sender: news@nxcube.augusta.de
Organization: Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen
References: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 21:10:02 GMT
In article <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) writes:
> I just noticed something about my ND Cube... Maybe somebody can
help me out.
> It is a non-turbo system with a 25 MHz 68040. I thought that the
860 on the
> Dimension board would also run at 25 MHz, right?
As far as I know all ND-boards run at 33 MHz.
> I just took the ND board out to temporarily use the memory on a
different
> system, and I noticed that the 860 is a 33 MHz type. There is also
a 33 MHz
> and a 100 MHz oscillator block nearby it. So is this a normal or a
turbo
> NextDimension board? It is one of the newer boards, without the
socket for
> the JPEG chip. On the board it says:
>
> Dimension
> PN1508.AD
> Made in USA 1991
>
> Another question: it currently has (had) 16 MB memory on board. I
have the
> opportunity to upgrade it to 32 MB. Will this make much of a
difference? The
> 68040 has 36 MB memory.
I have 32 MB on my (non-turbo) cube-board; I found out that it'll
make a big difference, when you launch multiple applications and the
ND starts to swap.
By the way: has there ever been a JPEG chip available for the ND?
Oliver Nissen
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>>> "...but, why is it black?" - "It should have been perfect..." <<<
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dirk@cicero.ping.de (Dirk Olmes)
Subject: Re: Logitech MouseMan Cordless a *bus* mouse?
Message-ID: <DHuEED.7K@cicero.ping.de>
Sender: dirk@cicero.ping.de (Dirk Olmes)
Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte, Germany
References: <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 19:35:01 GMT
In article <47bug0$jpb@portal.gmu.edu> emarshal@site.gmu.edu (Eric
Marshall (Faculty)) writes:
> NeXTanswer 1772 lists the Logitech MouseMan Cordless as
> a supported bus mouse, but I've only been able to find the serial
> version of it. Can someone please verify that there is a bus version
> available, maybe even recommend a place to buy it.
Hi,
I can tell you that there is a bus mouse version of the Logitech Mouse Man
avaliable, we use them at work in nearly every white System.
-dirk
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From: kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: dps bugs? (Re: Which to choose - 90 or 100MHz Pentium for NS machine?)
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: 13 Nov 1995 08:08:21 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Thor Legvold (edmtl@uib.no) wrote:
[...]
: Perhaps you can tell me if windowserver deaths due to
: display-errors (dps_error last message repeated 20 times...)
: are something one has to live with on Intel - it's getting
: to be annoying (about every other day, usually when I open
: any image file in any program, the workspace exits due to
: windowserver death caused by dps errors)
No. Absolutely not.
A friend of mine has suffered long time from windowserver deaths
(first of all, windowserver displays a SIGSEGV on console, then
all the applications throw all their dps errors because there's
no windowserver any more) until he decided to swap his mother-
board. His machine has been very stable since then.
I haven't had a windowserver crash on my Pentium 66 and the Pentium
120 at work since weeks.
I would suggest disabling some motherboard features (like PCI burst,
PCI write posting etc. if you are using PCI).
Cheers,
Axel
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From: neuss@sun10 (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fujitsu MO on black hardware?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 11:55:38 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Systemarchitektur, TH Darmstadt, Germany
Message-ID: <487bnq$uv2@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
References: <480eja$m1f@oracle.rz.uni-ulm.de>
Stefan Gallas (stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote:
: I think there were some articles on that matter before, but I just
: don't remember. But now I should know, if there are any problems with
: attaching a Fujitsu 230 MB magneto-optical drive to a NeXTstation
: under NS 3.3 or if it is "just working".
I already installed themsuccessfully in 4 different black and white
machines, and did not experience any problems. However, I once
received an email of a person that had problems installing on
in a white machine. Can't say if he's fixed this.
My experiences and those of my friends are very good. The drive
is inexpensive, sufficiently fast and _very_ reliable.
Chris
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From: neuss@sun10 (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fujitsu MO on black hardware?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 11:57:02 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Systemarchitektur, TH Darmstadt, Germany
Message-ID: <487bqe$uv2@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
References: <480eja$m1f@oracle.rz.uni-ulm.de> <480vn0$4r2@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan (GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg) wrote:
(On attaching the Fujitsu 230 MOD drive):
: Correct, was discussed before. I have it working with NS3.2 on black
: hardware. Plug and play, only the standard initialization doesn't make
: enough i-nodes. I have a disktab entry to fix that. But even without
: this it works.
Ah! Could you post it?
Thanks, Chris
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From: apl@black.gen.nz (Andrew P. Lindesay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Using ZIP drives.
Date: 13 Nov 1995 10:45:15 GMT
Organization: Internet Company of New Zealand
Message-ID: <4877jr$g9k@status.gen.nz>
I am looking at getting a ZIP drive for use with NS68k/i486 and was wondering
if there's some FAQ on subjects like how to format etc...
If not can somebody mail me what they type to format a ZIP disk under NS.
Thanks!
Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz)
From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Off the shelf hardware for NS -- including SCSI
Date: 13 Nov 1995 12:27:58 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <487dke$4jo@news.cais.com>
I'm looking for recommendations for an off the shelf NS capable Pentium
system. The top contenders are the Micron and DEC Celebris though the
Celebris seems to need a better video card and an additional SCSI card.
I'd like to have a SCSI CD-ROM which means that I'd either like a machien
without a CD-ROM or one that comes with a SCSI adaptor as part of the
configuration. The notion of buying a machine with an EIDE CD-ROM and then
putting a SCSI port in for the tap and ZIP drive seems like too much work
to me. So, if anyone has a recommendation, I'm all mailbox (email that is)
--
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From: paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu (Paulus Adisoemarta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MegaPixel schematic diagram ?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 16:20:20 GMT
Organization: Petroleum and Geosystem Engineering, U of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <487r84$20a@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
our shop technician thinks that he can work with out MegaPixel mono
that failed last weekend. But he said he needs a schematic diagram for it.
Anybody on the net has the schematic diagram for a MegaPixel ?
thanks a bunch,
paulus
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From: Joakim Johansson <jocke@rat.se>
Subject: Any P6 success stories?
Message-ID: <DHzr4u.975@rat.se>
Sender: jocke@rat.se (Joakim Johansson)
Organization: Research & Trade, AB.
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:58:03 GMT
Just curious if anyone got any of the new P6 based machines
up and running with NEXTSTEP yet? (ok, ok, "Pentium Pro")
(any opinions on performance / compatibility / stability ?)
Thanks,
Joakim
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From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: Big PC problems - can't log in, many crashes, help! *URGENT*
Date: 13 Nov 1995 17:28:02 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <487rmi$bkq@alf.uib.no>
Hi. I really need help to get my machine into some sort of
useable condition - this is driving me crazy.
Symptom: I cannot log in to my normal user account.
Background: see below...
In the 1 or 2 weeks I've had the new machine, the system has crashed
on average once every 24 hours. I thought I had finally localized
the problem to excessive dps errors, but this morning something new
happenned. When I logged in, most of my docked autostart programs
didn't start. They tried and failed (no message in console or in
/private/adm/messages). Most programs would not work at all -
they started to launch and then died without any warning. A few
did work - Preferences, WorkspaceMangler and Edit. Terminal
would not work. No commercial/3rd party apps worked. When I
tried logging in as root everything worked (I'm here as root now).
I tried rebooting, exiting the windowserver, etc etc, nothing helps.
The only change I made in the system was to install Calliope.font
in ~/Library/Fonts last night. I tried building the afmdir without
affecting anything. I tried removing the font (the only 3rd party
font on the machine) but no change. I checked all permissions,
ownerships, etc in the entire system - no problems. I still can't
start apps as myself, only as root. As root I su'ed to my own home
account and fired up gdb to try a few apps. Opener and FrameMaker
both gave similar errors:
Opener:
Memory Access exception on address 0x60155 (protection failure)
0x5095cdb in dbSwapInLeaf ()
FrameMaker:
Memory Access exception on address 0x1e171d (invalid address)
0x5095cd2 in dbSwapInLeaf ()
Trying to start them from a terminal (su'd to my home account)
gave a segmentation fault and a bus error, respectively.
The worst is, after trying this I was _completely_ unable to log
into my home account (i.e. my regular user account, not root).
I get the background colour and then I get a new login screen.
No error messages.
I'm really getting upset at this constant failure and crashing
of NSfIP - this PC has crashed/paniced/shown "weird" behaviour
more times in two weeks than all the years I've used a NeXT
computer. I wondered if it was hardware, but then the root account
would also be flakey, no? I'm ready to return the entire machine
and get something else (what, Dell? Sun? HP? DEC?) before it
makes me crazy. All of you with PC's - is this _normal_ behaviour???
Here's my config, hard and software (I tried booting with default
config, no change - still can't login):
Intel Endeavor mainboard, Triton Chipset, PCI 2.2 controller,
AMI BIOS, ISA/PCI bus (10MHz/60MHz), 256kb pipeline burst cache,
16MB RAM (2x8MB SIMM), on board floppy, 2x on board EIDE/ATA/ATAPI,
on board parallell, Matrox MGA Millenium 2MB WRAM. Not sure where
the serial controller is - probably on the mainboard, Quantum
Fireball 1.0GB EIDE hardisk (512 block size, multiple (8) sector
transfers enabled).
Wait - /private/adm/messages reports PCI controller version 2.10,
not 2.2 (that's what technical support reported they use...)
I have (in Config.app) configured the folowing:
Display: MatroxMGA2064W 1024x1280/75Hz, RGB:256/8
Mouse: Serial Mouse (v3.33)
Network: none
SCSI: none
Sound: System Beep Driver (v3.30)
Other Devices: Serial port 1&2 (v3.33); ISA/EISA Bus (v3.30);
PCI Bus (v3.30); PS/2 Keyboard (v3.30) (actually its a Winlose keyb);
TTY Port server (v3.33); On board Paralell port (v3.30)
There are no config conflicts. I have enabled (in BIOS and in
NeXTSTEP) power saving (sleep/suspend after 30 minutes inactivity)
for both system and monitor. I have ppp2.2 as a loadable kernel
driver to run ppp, otherwise there's nothing strange. I've
installed MiscKit and "productivity" software I use daily (between
crashes :-), not much else. I'm really wondering what this might be.
I've installed the 3.3 patch1 package several days ago, but it didn't
seem to affect the systems reliability or speed (I hear others find
the system faster after patch?), it kept crashing. I have not (yet)
run the post-install script (don't know which is appropriate - should I
go into every executable on the machine to find what uses posix
libs??? This is crazy. Do I need the new posix lib to replace
the 3.2 version I have? probably not.) I have English, Swedish and
French installed as language packages on the system.
As far as I understand NeXTstep, the login program starts the
windowserver and Workspace - all from one central copy - I
don't understand why it works as root but not as myself - the
permissions seem correct and this is something that just
"happned" - the only thing I've done is surf a bit on the
Web, download Calliope and install it in ~/Apps and the Calliope
font in ~/Library/Fonts. I tried the app but it quit because
I haven't installed Sonata.font yet. Could this be some sort of
virus (I'm guessing wildly now...)
Any/all suggesstion are more than welcomed - please e-mail me
directly, I haven't time to wade through news.
Regards,
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NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
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From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 17:41:37 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <487sg1$cf6@alf.uib.no>
References: <pete-1211951746480001@magic-17.macip.genmagic.com>
In article <pete-1211951746480001@magic-17.macip.genmagic.com>,
pete helme <pete@genmagic.com> wrote:
>Has anyone tried NeXTStep 3.3 with an Intel Endeavor based motherboard?
I'm fighting with it at this very moment. Yes it runs, but unreliably.
If this is teh mainboard or the OS is unclear to me, it may be both.
>Does the built-in Vibra 16 sound work?
AS far as I know teh only built in sound on an Endeavor (at least
the one I have) is a cute system beep. Where did you hear that there
is built in 16bits sound???
Regards,
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From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Symbios, Seagate ST31230, and NeXTStep
Date: 13 Nov 1995 18:46:10 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <4883pi$bc3@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <47lafo$2f8@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
In article <47lafo$2f8@solaris.cc.vt.edu> benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E.
Cline) writes:
> I'm having ongoing problems using a Seagate ST31230 1G SCSI
> drive as a second disk on a DEC XL566 using the Symbios
> driver. I recently started over by
>
> 1. Low-level formatting the drive.
> 2. Putting a 400M DOS partition on the drive.
>
> Then I tried to put a NeXT partition on the disk using
> NS 3.3 fdisk, and I get
>
> fdisk: Bogus disk information in BIOS.
> You probably need to check your SCSI or IDE card setup to make
> sure that the BIOS is enabled. If the BIOS is disabled,
> NEXTSTEP will be unable to get proper disk information.
>
I fixed this problem by using DOS fdisk to put an extended DOS
partition on the disk. I then used Norton Utilities to change
the partition type byte to A7 to indicate a NeXTStep partition.
I could then initialize the partition under NeXTStep. I even
tried filling up the partition to insure that NeXTStep wouldn't
write over parts of the DOS partition. Everything seems to
be okay.
I shouldn't really have to resort to such tactics just to add a
disk to my system........
--
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From: pompei@nwu.edu (Joe Pompei)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: ** HELP: How to use a Laserwriter with NeXT? **
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:02:05 -0600
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, US
Message-ID: <pompei-1311951502050001@galactic-overlord.acns.nwu.edu>
Our network's NeXT printer just died on us, and we desperately need to
hook up one of our laserwriters (IINT) to a Next machine (quickly)... it
looks straightforward enough, as there's a serial port on the NeXT and one
on the printer.
What kind of cable do I use to connect them? 8-pin DIN to 25 pin I know,
but what about pinouts? a regular Mac cable (I think for a modem) didn't
work...
help please! has anyone out there done this?
thanks...
joe pompei
northwestern university
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: Re: Big PC problems - can't log in, many crashes, help! *URGENT*
Date: 13 Nov 1995 20:54:42 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <4887q2$k3q@alf.uib.no>
References: <487rmi$bkq@alf.uib.no>
The login problem I've solved - something corrupt in ~/.NeXT
was enough to cause a lot of headache - why it didn't allow
login with missing or standard values is beyond me. As
for being buggy, several have indicated that this is often
hardware glitches and that NSfIP is very stable, given
that the latform its run on is also stable. I'd still
appreciate advice to keep crashes to a minimum, and am
considering having a new mainboard installed while it's
still under garantee (at the least I'll get PCI 2.2 controller
instead of 2.1...) Tips/hints/ideas as always are welcome via e-mail.
Regards,
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Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: pteradon@u.washington.edu (S Christoffersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: My next station won't turn on
Date: 13 Nov 1995 21:39:51 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Message-ID: <488dv7$frt@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
NNTP-Posting-User: pteradon
When I left home in the morning the computer and its external hard drive
were on. I come home 12 hours later and computer was off, hard drive is on.
I push the power button, nothing happens. I try different outlets, nothing
happens.
I have an unused next starting point kit so I replaced all the cables.
The thing still won't turn on.
What's my next step? The power key is on the keyboard, keyboard connects
to the monitor, the monitor connects to the box, the box connects to the wall.
After replacing the cables I suspect something in monitor or box is busted.
Are power supplies likely to just stop working?
Thanks,
Eric Christoffersen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mmo@sydney.bo.open.de (Michael Mossal)
Subject: Re: NS SPARC 3.3, No audio.
Message-ID: <1995Nov13.111835.2079@sydney.bo.open.de>
Organization: NeXT Cube, Bochum, Germany
References: <DHuJCK.F4y.0.net@indra.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 95 11:18:35 GMT
Hi,
: I installed ver 3.3 of NS SPARC on my SPARC 5/70 and I have no audio.
: THe driver is installed and I viewed the /messages for install and it
: appears as though the driver installed with no problems. But I get no
: sound. Volumes are up...
: Has anyone had audio probs with their sparc?
Yes, wie have the same problems with a SS20/71:-((
Ciao
mmo
From: <David W. Gotthold> blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Need help with NCR825 scsi
Date: 14 Nov 1995 01:49:09 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <488sil$n2@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
I recently upgraded my motherboard (to a Tyan Titan III) and I lost the
onboard NCR810 scsi that was on my Asus MB.
I bought a generic NCR825 card (with a Tyan part #s-1365) under the
assumption that the Symbios driver would work with it. Unfortunately, it
didn't
The card seems to work fine, and I was able to get it working under
Win95, but during the boot process, it would recognize the disks, but
hang when it tried to get information off them. It turns out it was
waiting for the drive to come ready (it eventually prints that). But
the drive never did and I got a kernel panic since NS couldn't mount
the root drive.
I've borrowed a friends Adaptec2940 so I have a working system
temporarily, but I would really like to get the NCR card working. I
tried the Symbios driver (3.00) and the NeXT version (3.33) with no
luck. There is a demo driver on the net (NCR_SCSIDemoDriver.tar.Z) that
does work, but only for one drive and I haven't been able to figure out
where to buy a full copy (there's no info in the .readme).
If anyone knows how to get a working driver, either changeing something
in the NeXT driver or where to purchase the Demo driver, please help!!!
Thanks,
David
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: request for recommendation, PCI Video ca
Message-ID: <1995Nov13.201536.20112@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Date: 13 Nov 95 20:15:36 -0500
References: <DHqnD1.2A0@txnews.amd.com> <47uo65$18f@news4.digex.net>
Can you run some tests on your card and please post them or email me. I
typically use NXBench and NWBench for this purpose. Thanks
--
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email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: bkowal@aludra.usc.edu (Brian A. Kowal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black monitor power down possible?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 18:14:03 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: bkowal@aludra.usc.edu
Message-ID: <488u1b$1hn@aludra.usc.edu>
References: <470k1g$lmj@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
Keywords: black monitor power
I also like to know how to get my Black monitor to be totally black
rather than broadcast black to the screen. I've seen it done - so I
know that it is possible. I've investigated many possibilities - one
are recomended to me was altering the /etc/termcap entry - will this
do it?
Thanks for any help
Brian A. Kowal
kowal@usc.edu
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 18:49:38 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <488403$iri@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <pete-1211951746480001@magic-17.macip.genmagic.com>
pete@genmagic.com (pete helme) wrote:
> Has anyone tried NeXTStep 3.3 with an Intel Endeavor based motherboard?
> Does the built-in Vibra 16 sound work?
Yes. Both work.
Bastian
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From: Tal Lancaster <tlan>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 14 Nov 1995 00:36:01 GMT
Organization: Walt Disney Studios
Message-ID: <488o9h$lu2@cabinboy.studio.disney.com>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
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john@ablecom.net (John Stytz) wrote:
>
>Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware? I have seen the
>success stories on black hardware, and have also seen the failures
>regarding the ZIP drives (no physical write tab), but haven't heard
>about MO's. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as I really need
>an better way to transport large files.
>
I have a 1.3G MO working under a 3.3 NSI machine and so I expect that you
shouldn't have much difficulty with a 230M. In fact, I think it might be
easier as there is a table entry for the Cannon drive in the disktab. Whereas
it took me a little while coming up with the right numbers for mine.
>
>--
>--
>John Stytz
>john@ablecom.net, NeXTmail welcome
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From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dual booting Solaris/NextStep on a SparcStation 10
Date: 14 Nov 1995 06:54:40 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <489efg$d8h@news.onramp.net>
References: <4807c0$bb4@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
Pete Clark (Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com) writes
> In article <DHu4xn.J9A@icgned.nl> hans@vuur (Hans Mulder) writes:
> > If not, would it be possible to add a second hard disk and
> > boot NextStep from the second disk using ROM monitor commands?
> > Would it be possible to do same with a separate partition on
> > the builtin hard disk?
>
> Yes and No. You'll need to have NeXTStep on a separate hard drive; the
> two OS's won't co-exist on different partitions. I'd suggest having
> Solaris on the disc at SCSI ID 3, and NeXTStep at SCSI ID 1. From the
> rom monitor, you can then boot into nextstep by saying 'boot disk1' and
> solaris by saying 'boot disk'.
BUT! Be sure you tell NEXTSTEP to ignore the other drive, otherwise NS
will want to reformat the Solaris drive.* For more details, see
NeXTAnswer 1966: SPARC Frequently Asked Questions, specifically the
"Solaris and NEXTSTEP" section (which will in turn refer you to the man
pages for fstab).
Also, you won't be able to see the Solaris drive from NS.
Jason
* You can manually tell NS to ignore the drive by clicking 'ignore' on the
alert, but you'd have to do that every time you start up.
--
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From: lthumper@bga.com (Jeff Kramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Small nextstep config
Date: 14 Nov 1995 07:30:14 GMT
Organization: BrainSpace Unlimited
Message-ID: <lthumper-1411950137220001@apm0-4.realtime.com>
Would it be possible to stuff a 486 motherboard and video card into a
small pizza box sun 3/60 case, and run nextstep on it? Does nextstep
support on-motherboard IDE interfaces?
BrainSpace Unlimited lthumper@bga.com
http://www.realtime.net/~lthumper/me.html Jeff Kramer
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From: s2404675@techst02.technion.ac.il (Shkolnik Uri )
Subject: HELP Please
Organization: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:16:36 GMT
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Hello,
I'am a computers administrator in a small Israeli company. We have 2 NexTStep
which I had never touch before (the other parts of our system are sun's &
PC's). Two days ago I tryed to change some E-mail configuration in one of
the NexTStep, but its system crashed !!!
I found only one User Guide book and I know nobody in Israel that know
anything about this operation system.
May you help me with:
1) Advice about good NexTStep administration book(s).
2) Internet NexTStep information sites.
3) Help me by E-mail for a while (I have poor English as you see but I'll
do my best..).
Thanks
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From: Th.H@bwl.univie.ac.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HELP! NS 3.3, SPARC, CD-ROM
Date: 14 Nov 1995 08:57:57 GMT
Organization: Vienna University, Austria
Message-ID: <489lml$k72@ftp.univie.ac.at>
I have some problems with thr cd-rom on a SPARC with NextStep 3.3 !
It can't read CDs with Rock Ridge formt.
There is no Problem to read them on Windos or Sun-Solaris.
Knows anybody help ???
--- Thomas
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: NextDimension query.
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DI0xLC.LI2@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:15:10 GMT
References: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> <DHwDGq.43L@nxcube.augusta.de>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <DHwDGq.43L@nxcube.augusta.de>,
Oliver Nissen <olli@nxcube.augusta.de> wrote:
>
>I have 32 MB on my (non-turbo) cube-board; I found out that it'll
>make a big difference, when you launch multiple applications and the
>ND starts to swap.
>
I have 16 on the motherboard and 36 on the ND (strange, I know, but I
borrowed a wad of 72-pin SIMMs.) *Much* better than it was with 16/8.
>By the way: has there ever been a JPEG chip available for the ND?
>
No--I've always wondered what happened between NeXT and C-Cube. However, the
CL-550 (the chip that was supposed to be on the ND) is used by Parallax on
their cards, so it did make it to market.
--
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From: neuss@sun10 (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 14 Nov 1995 14:51:41 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Systemarchitektur, TH Darmstadt, Germany
Message-ID: <48aadt$1hs6@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
John Stytz (john@ablecom.net) wrote:
: Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware? I have seen the
: success stories on black hardware, and have also seen the failures
: regarding the ZIP drives (no physical write tab), but haven't heard
: about MO's. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as I really need
: an better way to transport large files.
Done it several times, has always worked.
Make sure the hardware settings are correct (termination,
scsi id, etc).
I'm very happy with the drive, its perfect for moving large files around
without bothering to use tar or some backup SW with a tape. Just like
a floppy, only larger (and a lot faster, too).
Chris
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From: pspriet@pegase (Paul SPRIET)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which non-NeXT mouse for black hardware
Date: 15 Nov 1995 01:38:59 GMT
Organization: Alienor Informatique, Bordeaux, France
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Hi,
Is there someone that can help me : I‚m looking for non-NeXT mouses that works with
NeXTStations (black ones).
The old MS Mouse worked, I think, because it was equiped with an 8 conductors cable :
Ground
+5 V
X position phase A
X position phase B
Y position phase A
Y position phase B
Left button
Right button
The "nowadays" MS Mouse is equiped with a 4 conductors cable (the data are serialized,
and the signals expected by a NeXTStaion are no longer directly available in the cable !).
Does any mouse with the expected signals still exists, or do I have to throw all my stations
(the ones with out-of-order mouses) to the recycler ?
Thanx for ant reply.
--
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From: ckuzmany@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (Christian Kuzmany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep on Cyrix M1 (586), any reports?
Date: 14 Nov 1995 15:21:44 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <48ac68$7rd@news.tuwien.ac.at>
I just wonder if anyone olareay tried using
Nextstep for Intel (..) with this new kind of
Clone?
Any comments welcome.
Christian Kuzmany
From: mpaque@next.com (Mike Paquette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextDimension query.
Date: 14 Nov 1995 20:32:34 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <48aud2$b94@news.next.com>
References: <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl>
In article <DHst5D.Dn@stuyts.nl> benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) writes:
> I just noticed something about my ND Cube... Maybe somebody can help me
out.
> It is a non-turbo system with a 25 MHz 68040. I thought that the 860 on
the
> Dimension board would also run at 25 MHz, right?
>
> I just took the ND board out to temporarily use the memory on a
different
> system, and I noticed that the 860 is a 33 MHz type. There is also a 33
MHz
> and a 100 MHz oscillator block nearby it. So is this a normal or a turbo
> NextDimension board?
This is a normal NeXTdimension board. All the ND boards ran at 33 MHz for
the CPU clock. The CPU and local bus clocks are independant of the
NeXTbus clock, which always runs at 25 MHz, in both Turbo and non-turbo
cubes.
> Another question: it currently has (had) 16 MB memory on board. I have
the
> opportunity to upgrade it to 32 MB. Will this make much of a difference?
The
> 68040 has 36 MB memory.
More memory always helps. Given the choice, if you have equal amounts of
memory on the 68k and ND boards, add memory to the 68k board first. The
ND architecture's pager will use it as a secondary store, and it will also
be available to other apps.
Mike Paquette
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From: gonzales@chemiris.chem.binghamton.edu (Bob Gonzales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #9GXE64 support
Date: 14 Nov 1995 21:58:18 GMT
Organization: Binghamton University - Chemistry
Message-ID: <48b3dr$737@bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu>
Is a #9GXE64, 2MB dram, supported by NextStep 3.3?
I've looked all over the NextAnswers and couldn't find a
definite answer. I have the feeling the answer is no but
I'm not sure.
Thanks
Bob
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From: brendan@euronet.nl (Brendan Bank)
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: 13 Nov 1995 13:51:20 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
>Has anyone tried NeXTStep 3.3 with an Intel Endeavor based motherboard?
>Does the built-in Vibra 16 sound work?
Yes, Yes.
I have a Advanced/AV Motherboard (Endeavor) with 32 mb Ram and all works well.
1 GB conner HD
Diamond Stealth 64 Video Vram 2 mb pci
Adaptech 2940 SCSI controller
yours Brendan
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI,SCSI II, WIDE SCSI
Date: 15 Nov 1995 06:47:17 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-g-35.usc.edu
Message-ID: <48c2dl$cra@usc.edu>
References: <DHrGoG.Lr7@CSUFresno.EDU> <jpanicoDHwBBH.7Ev@netcom.com> <483p6h$587@usc.edu> <DI1zDr.JCr@txnews.amd.com>
charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick) wrote:
> If I remember correctly, the internal and external bus
> on NeXTs is actually a SCSI I, with a SCSI II plug
> on the later cubes, and all slabs. I believe NeXT
> made the decision to use a SCSI II plug on the case
> for ease in case they upgraded the actual bus later
> on.
Is there any practical way to upgrade a turbo slab to SCSI II bus?
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Which non-NeXT mouse for black hardware
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 00:11:50 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
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References: <48bgbj$6n6@ai.alienor.fr>
In article <48bgbj$6n6@ai.alienor.fr> pspriet@pegase (Paul SPRIET) writes:
> Is there someone that can help me : I m looking for non-NeXT mouses that
works with
> NeXTStations (black ones).
[MSMouse deleted]
> Does any mouse with the expected signals still exists, or do I have to
throw all my stations
> (the ones with out-of-order mouses) to the recycler ?
Atari and Amiga mice have the right signals can can easily be rewired.
The same is true for the Logitech Bus Mouse.
Paul
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http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: gustilo@primenet.com (Nicholas Gustilo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Low Cost Scanner to use with NS
Date: 14 Nov 1995 03:25:16 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <48926s$ifu@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Keywords: scanner, NEXTSTEP
Hi, I'm interested in buying a low cost color scanner to use with my Color
slab. This for my home machine so I do not want to spend a bundle but any
suggestions and/or comments about scanners and various scanner drivers for
NS would be appreciated. Nick Gusitlo
From: gustilo@primenet.com (Nicholas Gustilo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What happened to HSD
Date: 14 Nov 1995 03:27:31 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <4892b3$ih4@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Hi, I'm looking for scanners for my color slab and I understand that HSD ?
is or was compnay that made good scanners for the NeXT market. Does
anyone know if they still exist and if so how I can contact them. Nick.
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From: charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick)
Subject: Re: SCSI,SCSI II, WIDE SCSI
Message-ID: <DI1zDr.JCr@txnews.amd.com>
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Organization: I speak only for myself
References: <DHrGoG.Lr7@CSUFresno.EDU> <jpanicoDHwBBH.7Ev@netcom.com> <483p6h$587@usc.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 22:51:05 GMT
In article <483p6h$587@usc.edu>, reichman@scf.usc.edu wrote:
>jpanico@netcom.com (Joe Panico) wrote:
>> I think that SCSI II can be backwards compatible, so if you make sure that
>> your disk is not using any SCSI II features,
>
>
>My turbo slab is using SCSI II just fine....
If I remember correctly, the internal and external bus
on NeXTs is actually a SCSI I, with a SCSI II plug
on the later cubes, and all slabs. I believe NeXT
made the decision to use a SCSI II plug on the case
for ease in case they upgraded the actual bus later
on.
Finally, if I remember right, SCSI II is a superset
(backward compatible) with SCSI I, so you can
plug a SCSI II device into a SCSI I bus and still
have it work, although you may not get the benefits
of the new bus.
Hope I'm right (this time :-)
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From: charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick)
Subject: Re: Has anyone succeeded in repairing a respinning NeXT MOD?
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References: <480og3$frq@gate.seicom.net> <DHy44J.50D@prosoft.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 22:53:28 GMT
In article <DHy44J.50D@prosoft.com>, glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni) wrote:
>Frank M. Siegert writes
>> The MOD drive in my cube showed some spin-down, spin-up behaviour since
>a few
>> years but now it really becomes unuseable. It tells me various error
>messages in the
>> console:
>>
>> drive respin - illegal or unimplemented command
>> drive respin - laser power failed
>> drive respin - not at speed
>>
>> are the most common ones. Usually it can format, read and write MODs but
>every few
>> seconds it spins down only to stop the cube to a grinding halt, then it
>restarts and works
>> again for some seconds....
>>
>> Is there some magic trick to get it back to work? Maybe a special
>location to put some
>> fetish on? I have cleaned the laser, there is no dust in the drive as I
>completely worked
>> my way into the innards and looked for it.
>>
>> - Frank
>>
>
>My experience is that it is dust inside the drive. I have blown air into
>it with the blow side of a vacuum cleaner and got it working.
Oh, man... please get one of those cans of compressed air from
your local electonics parts supplier, and use short bursts.
That vacuum cleaner is just gonna make things worse, long term !-)
>The last
>time I had to take the drive apart.
>
>I found that the problem seemed to be with what I assumed was the head
>positioning mechanism. There is a metal band with fine slots in it that I
>presume an optical sensing system uses to count the stepping of the head
>across tracks. This was quite dusty. I cleaned it up as best I could.
>Works fine now, for almost a year.
>
>I remember getting into the drive as quite an ordeal. I opened things just
>enough to peek in and poke around.
>
>> ---
>> Frank M. Siegert [frank@this.net] -- Home Page
>http://hades.tue.schwaben.de/~frank
>> NeXTSTEP & PostScript Guy "In cantonese C++ is called C ga
>ga"
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From: <David W. Gotthold> blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR825 not working
Date: 15 Nov 1995 04:04:57 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <48bot9$2hp@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Please help!!
I've got an NCR825 scsi card that I would like to use for my NS3.3
machine, but I've been unable to get it to work.
The card seems okay, as I was able to get it working under Win95, but
during the boot process for NS it hangs for a while, then says:
waiting for sd0 to come ready
Then crashes because it can't mount root.
I was able to get the borrowed Adaptec2940 that I'm using to do the
same thing by enabling Command Queing, but that doesn't seem to be an
option on the NeXT NCR driver.
Any ideas??? I'd really like to get my card running so I can return
the other one.
Thanks,
David
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From: mark_bessey@next.com (Mark Bessey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: 15 Nov 1995 18:28:26 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <48dbga$hge@news.next.com>
References: <487sg1$cf6@alf.uib.no>
Thor Legvold writes
> In article <pete-1211951746480001@magic-17.macip.genmagic.com>,
> pete helme <pete@genmagic.com> wrote:
> >Has anyone tried NeXTStep 3.3 with an Intel Endeavor based motherboard?
>
> I'm fighting with it at this very moment. Yes it runs, but unreliably.
> If this is teh mainboard or the OS is unclear to me, it may be both.
Or, it might be neither :-)
I'm posting this message from an Endeavor motherboard based system. I've
had no hardware problems with the system so far.
>
> >Does the built-in Vibra 16 sound work?
>
> AS far as I know teh only built in sound on an Endeavor (at least
> the one I have) is a cute system beep. Where did you hear that there
> is built in 16bits sound???
>
Are you sure you've got the right motherboard there? We are talking about
Intel's Advanced/EV motherboard, right? The on-board SoundBlaster Vibra
sound works just fine (actually sounds a little better than the add-in
SoundBlasters.
> Regards,
> --
> Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life
> NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
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> Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
Why don't you give some more specifics about what your problems are -
maybe someone can help you.
--
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From: tb@zkm.de (Torsten Belschner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IRCAM ISPW-cards sought
Date: 15 Nov 1995 18:39:37 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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Name your price for an IRCAM ISPW-card for NeXT cubes with or
without SoundSmith, either standalone or including a cube.
Torsten Belschner
tb@zkm.de
From: tb@zkm.de (Torsten Belschner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Dimension sought
Date: 15 Nov 1995 18:42:44 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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Name your price for a flawlessly working NeXT-Dimension
board.
Torsten Belschner
tb@zkm.de
From: Scott Fergusson <fergmill@serv2.fwi.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI II on a '040 Cube?
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 12:39:55 -0800
Organization: Fergusson Miller Asset Management
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I can get a good deal on a SCSI II Hard drive. I have been told it has a "centronics"
style connector. This is not the same as my '040 Cube, which is much thinner and has 2
rows of close together pins.
Will this work? Where can I get a cable?
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From: waiming@cs.ust.hk (Chan Wai Ming)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Printing to HP LaserJet 5L
Date: 15 Nov 1995 15:45:36 GMT
Organization: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Message-ID: <48d1v0$8n2@news.ust.hk>
Hello,
Just want to ask how to get printing in NS 3.3 from a HP LaserJet 5L. I cannot
found correspondings driver for the printer in the menu of Printer Manager.
Thanks
waiming
P.S. HP LaserJet 5L is not a postscript printer.
--
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So... please forgive me if I do stupid things :)
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From: don@approp1.house.gov (Don McKinnon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Pls help, if you can re:HSD Fax Modem crap-out
Date: 15 Nov 1995 21:50:35 GMT
Organization: U.S. House of Representatives
Message-ID: <48dnbb$dd8@neon.house.gov>
I have an HSD Fax modem (model EV 968) connected to my NeXT slab.
On the following occasions it becomes hung - refusing to answer, ringing in a loud ugly way
and displaying led lights for all but R/OH, and AA:
after receiving a fax,
after reciving a non-fax phone call,
each morning.
The first time I turn it off then on again it will usually re-set.
After that I have to re-start the slab to get the connection working.
Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
From: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI II on a '040 Cube?
Date: 15 Nov 1995 22:24:05 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Message-ID: <48dpa5$a01@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
References: <DHuJCK.F4y.0.net@indra.com> <1995Nov13.111835.2079@sydney.bo.open.de>
<30AA501B.24C5@serv2.fwi.com>
In <30AA501B.24C5@serv2.fwi.com> Scott Fergusson wrote:
> I can get a good deal on a SCSI II Hard drive. I have been told it has a
"centronics"
> style connector. This is not the same as my '040 Cube, which is much
thinner and has 2
> rows of close together pins.
>
> Will this work? Where can I get a cable?
>
>
almost anywhere.
JDR comes to mind.
the next has a 50 pin scsi-II connector.
--
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Indiana University School of Music
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Subject: Recommendations for ISA Video cards ?
Message-ID: <1995Nov15.132725.1096@corning.com>
From: kruger_rc@corning.com (Ray Kruger)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 18:29:30 GMT
First of all, thanks to those who responded to my request for
help with installation problems with Nextstep 3.3 on my
Intel 486/33 PC .
Now that the problem - maybe I should say the CURRENT
problem - has been identified as an incompatible video card,
perhaps someone could recommend a decent card for an
ISA 486/33 system. Any input is appreciated.
-- Ray
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: request for recommendation, PCI Video card for PC running NeXTstep
Date: 16 Nov 1995 07:16:39 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <48eogn$qjj@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
References: <DHqnD1.2A0@txnews.amd.com>
charles.herrick@cyberdigm.com (Charles Herrick) writes:
>Oh worthy ones,
>May I ask for a recommendation for a PCI video board,
>which I can include in a PC I'm about to build,
>and on which I want to be able to run NeXTstep?
> Thanks
> charles.herrick@amd.com
I have been happy with the ELSA Winner2000PRO/X-4. Here are some results
(keep in mind that the video is set to 1120x832 70HZ RGB555/16. Also I
am running with a P100 on a ASUS P55TP4XE 32M RAM 512k PB Cache):
NWBench --
MIPS: 91.5746
PostScript speed: D-V: 28.048 V-V: 6.064
Webster benchmark: 20.379139
Compile: 34.068516
NXBench:
Integer Performance: 146341 dhrystones/s (92.91 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 1.9463 (NXFactor 2.0)
line: 1.56844
arc/bezier: 1.56773
fill: 1.30710
transform: 4.20397
composite: 1.36451
userpath: 3.76246
test: 1.16701
window: 0.62948
BTW -- Is there a site where this stuff is stored. I would be interested
in knowing how my numbers compare.
Tal
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From: rodr@umd5.umd.edu (Rod Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Mega Pixel with Mac?
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 21:58:26 -0800
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Message-ID: <rodr-1511952158260001@192.0.2.1>
I just inherited a Mega Pixel color monitor. No CPU just
the display. Is there a way to hook this display up to a Mac? TIA.
From: woodward@onramp.net (John Woodward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Low Cost Scanner to use with NS
Date: 16 Nov 1995 04:21:36 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <48ee8g$cl1@news.onramp.net>
References: <48926s$ifu@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
In article <48926s$ifu@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> gustilo@primenet.com
(Nicholas Gustilo) writes:
> Hi, I'm interested in buying a low cost color scanner to use with my
Color
> slab. This for my home machine so I do not want to spend a bundle but
any
> suggestions and/or comments about scanners and various scanner drivers
for
> NS would be appreciated. Nick Gusitlo
I have a driver I've worked up for the UMAX Vista S-8. Should also work
with the S-6 (with a few modifications).
Give me some time to clean it up, test it out more thoroughly, and maybe
add a few more features, and I'll post it to the archives.
How much interest is there in a low-cost/free scanner driver for UMAX
scanners?
john
(woodward@onramp.net)
From: bpatters@pcs.cnu.edu (Blake Patterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Will NeXTSTEP 3.2 work with a Tseng ET4000 W32p video board?
Date: 16 Nov 1995 05:56:05 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Message-ID: <48ejpl$se0@news.infi.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
I used to have a Wingine in my PC, but replaced it with a
Tseng ET4000 W32p-based Hercules Dynamite Power VLB 2mb. I have used
NeXTSTEP in grey at 800x600 on this board on my machine -- but that was
a while ago. Is there better support for this board now?
Thanks.
bp
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: S3 968 support under NS 3.3?
Date: 16 Nov 1995 06:53:40 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <48en5k$ppk@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 11/14/95, David P. FOK wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>I am in trouble of setting up my S3 968 based video card under NS3.3.
>During boot up, NS can recognise that it's a S3 Trio64 and setting the
>selected mode, but the login screen is blank. (The boot up is already
>set to verbose mode). Could someone help me out?
>
>The board cannot display using standard VGA (640 x 480) settings of
>the S3 Driver also. Should I edit the memory map? I've tried both the
>released driver and the now beta release version, no success.
>
>Thanks for any suggestion.
>
>-david
>
>(PS, the board cannot display using S3 driver under Solaris also but
>it's okay by using the #9 771 driver. It's a S3 964 with 4MB EDO-VRAM
>and a 250MHz IBM DAC)
>
Hi David,
The key here (IMHO) is the fact that you cannot display using VGA....that is one
of the "standard" modes built into the chipset, so if you can't use it, you have
a pretty basic problem.
I run an ELSA Winner Pro (864, I think..), a fairly customized board, and I can
still run it on the generic driver, just not in very many modes.
My suggestion is to find a very basic resolution/refresh rate that you *know* is
supported by your card (look it up to be sure) and then set your driver
accordingly. My first try would be 640x480, 8-bit at 60Hz.
You also mentioned that your board works under solaris with the #9 771 driver.
Is your board a #9 771? NeXTAnswers for the S3 driver specifically states that:
"This driver does NOT support the #9 FX Motion 771 display adapter."
Keep us posted...
--
John Stytz
johns@ablecom.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: csmith@slonet.org ( )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Which non-NeXT mouse for black hardware
Date: 16 Nov 1995 06:51:22 GMT
Organization: Independent Worm Saloon
Message-ID: <48en1b$1in@clue.callamer.com>
References: <48bgbj$6n6@ai.alienor.fr> <1995Nov15.001150.3231@seer.demon.co.uk>
NNTP-Posting-User: csmith
In article <1995Nov15.001150.3231@seer.demon.co.uk>,
Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com> wrote:
>
>Atari and Amiga mice have the right signals can can easily be rewired.
>The same is true for the Logitech Bus Mouse.
Pinouts, pleeeeease?
(Hmmm..with a bit of work, one can hack a Microsoft _serial_ mouse to work
on an Amiga, so it'd be just a hack upon a hack to get it onto the NeXT)
cds
From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Printing to HP LaserJet 5L
Date: 16 Nov 1995 18:30:45 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <48g00l$ksa@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <48d1v0$8n2@news.ust.hk>
In Printing to HP LaserJet 5L comp.sys.next.hardware waiming@cs.ust.hk (Chan Wai Ming) writes,
> Hello,
>
> Just want to ask how to get printing in NS 3.3 from a HP LaserJet 5L. I cannot
> found correspondings driver for the printer in the menu of Printer Manager.
>
> P.S. HP LaserJet 5L is not a postscript printer.
NeXTSTEP only supports postscript printers. As you already know
5L is not postscript one, so either you switch it with 5MP or
use some third party postscript emulation program, e.g., Dos, JetPilot.
Yuwen Cheng
yucheng@math.arizona.edu
From: beigel-richard@cs.yale.edu (Richard Beigel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: N4001 specs and monitor purchasing advice sought
Date: 16 Nov 1995 19:57:43 GMT
Organization: Yale University, Dept. of C.S., New Haven, CT 06520-8285
Message-ID: <48g53o$53i@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
I am planning to replace my NeXT monitor. What are the resolution,
dot pitch, and refresh rate of the 17" MegaPixel 4001 color monitor?
Can the NeXTstation support monitors with higher resolution or refresh
rate?
--
Richard Beigel telephone: (203)432-1228
Dept. of Computer Science email: beigel-richard@cs.yale.edu
P.O. Box 208285 campus mail: A. K. Watson Hall
New Haven, CT 06520-8285 51 Prospect Street
From: jbanks@mik.uky.edu (Josh Banks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Monitor type...
Date: 16 Nov 95 14:42:12 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Message-ID: <jbanks.816532932@mik.uky.edu>
Hey there:
If I wanted to write a script that could detect the difference between a mono
and color monitor on real next hardware, how would I do it? Is there an easy
way to do this? Send me a line if you have an idea on this.
Josh
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FOR SALE DATA I/O MODEL 2900 EPROM
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From: cpayne@optical (Carl Payne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 100Mbps for NS 4.0??
Date: 16 Nov 1995 23:29:22 GMT
Organization: Fibernet! Satisfy the need for speed
Message-ID: <48ghgi$5na@optical.fiber.net>
Does anyone know if 100base-T (or VG) is going to be supported
by NS 4.0?? Cogent has this really cool card and...
For that matter, is it supported now with a 3rd party driver,
or are plans in the works?
--
Carl
From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI,SCSI II, 040 Cube, et al
Date: 16 Nov 1995 23:52:28 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <48girs$pm8@news.next.com>
References: <48c2dl$cra@usc.edu>
In article <48c2dl$cra@usc.edu> reichman@scf.usc.edu writes:
>
> Is there any practical way to upgrade a turbo slab to SCSI II bus?
>
And elsewhere, Scott Fergusson asks:
> I can get a good deal on a SCSI II Hard drive. I have been
> told it has a "centronics" style connector. This is not the
> same as my '040 Cube, which is much thinner and has 2 rows of
> close together pins.
>
> Will this work? Where can I get a cable?
I'll try to clear up some totally understandable confusion on these and
other similar questions which have been appearing regularly on c.s.n.h.
First: there is *no difference*, electrically, between a SCSI-1 and a
SCSI-2 bus. The main differences between SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 are:
1. SCSI-2 has some new commands and features like command queueing which
are implemented in software.
2. SCSI-2 allows for a faster transfer rate (10 MHz, aka "Fast SCSI"), if
negotiated by both initiator and target.
3. SCSI-2 defines a new type of external connector.
*All* SCSI-2 changes are backwards compatible with SCSI-1, so you can hook
up SCSI-1 devices to a SCSI-2 host, and a SCSI-2 host to a SCSI-1
peripheral, with impunity. (Disclaimer: some periperhals, which will go
unnamed here, are less backwards-compatible than others. Caveat Emptor.)
Now: all NeXT hardware implements SCSI-1 protocol in software. The 030
cube used a Mac-style DB-25 connector for its SCSI bus. Starting with the
040 Cube and slab, the new SCSI-2 connector was used. "Fast SCSI" is not
implemented on any NeXT hardware; neither is any other optional SCSI-2
feature like command queueing.
Given the proper cable, you can hook up any SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 devices you
want. Such cables (e.g., Centronics to SCSI-2, SCSI-2 to Mac/030
Cube/DB-25), etc.) are readily availble at just about any CompuGeek store.
It's perfectly OK to hook up a slab, for example, to a SCSI-2 peripheral.
All you need is the right cable.
BTW, to answer Mathew's quesion about upgrading a Turbo slab to SCSI-2,
forget it. But you can indeed hook up any reasonable SCSI-2 peripheral to
such a slab.
Hope this helps...
--dpm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: N4001 specs and monitor purchasing advice sought
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DI5pxI.FAn@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 22:17:42 GMT
References: <48g53o$53i@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <48g53o$53i@babyblue.cs.yale.edu>,
Richard Beigel <beigel-richard@cs.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>I am planning to replace my NeXT monitor. What are the resolution,
>dot pitch, and refresh rate of the 17" MegaPixel 4001 color monitor?
I don't have an answer for you, but you'll find replacing the greyscale
monitors very difficult. They contain the DACs/ADCs for audio, the keyboard
connector, and so on; I suppose you could gut the monitor box and save this
interface board, but that's a big hassle.
>Can the NeXTstation support monitors with higher resolution or refresh
>rate?
>
No; ADB-capable machines can support 72Hz monitors, but that's it.
--
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Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: pete@genmagic.com (Pete Helme)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavor Motherboard?
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 15:01:55 -0800
Organization: General Magic, Inc.
Message-ID: <pete-1611951501550001@n2-10-214.dynamac.genmagic.com>
References: <487sg1$cf6@alf.uib.no> <48dbga$hge@news.next.com>
how does the Endeavor compare with the ASUS boards? any advantage to either?
I've found a few people bashing the Intel boards because of reliability
problems and lack of support.
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Color Printer, print head problem
Date: 17 Nov 1995 05:23:53 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <48h699$io8@news4.digex.net>
Hi,
Does anyone have the phone number for the Printer Works? They used
to fix NCP's...I tried to get their webpage...but I kept getting
network errors.
http://www.printerworks.com/index.html
I'm not sure if they are out of business...or just their web page...
Anyway, my cyan is not printing correctly and I want to get it
fixed if possible. If the Printer Works isn't around, anyone know
of a place where I can get a cheap/easy replacement print head?
I guess that Canon 800/820 parts would work as well?
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
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Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
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From: stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de (Stefan Gallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IBM MOD on black hardware?
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 07:49:56
Organization: Universität Ulm
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <stefan.gallas.33.0007D549@physik.uni-ulm.de>
Hello!
Anybody got an IBM Capella (magneto-optical drive 1.3 GB) attached to his
NeXTstation? Are there any problems with it or does it work quite well?
It would be quite interesting because of it's decreasing price...
Thanks
Stefan
stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 100Mbps for NS 4.0??
Date: 17 Nov 1995 16:24:52 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <48id0k$ndh@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <48ghgi$5na@optical.fiber.net>
cpayne@optical (Carl Payne) wrote:
> Does anyone know if 100base-T (or VG) is going to be supported
> by NS 4.0?? Cogent has this really cool card and...
> For that matter, is it supported now with a 3rd party driver,
> or are plans in the works?
It's supported in 3.3 !
This is from NeXTAnswers 1002:
DECchip21140 Network
Overview is NeXTanswer #1927; Driver available from NeXTanswers
Cogent EM100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Cogent EM110 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter
SMC 9332 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter
DEC DE500 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10/100
- Karsten
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From: ckuzmany@cslab.tuwien.ac.at Kuzmany,9426955,tut Ackermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cyrix M1 (586 or what?)
Date: 17 Nov 1995 14:57:03 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <48i7rv$ere@news.tuwien.ac.at>
I just wonder if anyone already tried using Nextstep for Intel (..) with this
new Clone. Does it work with Nextstep. Any problems?
Please respond!!!
Any comments welcome.
Christian Kuzmany
From: pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de (Peter Geissler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Stealth S3-968 Driver
Date: 17 Nov 1995 15:34:10 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48ia1i$24d@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Hi everybody,
I have difficulties getting a new Diamond Stealth VGA
(Stealth 64 Video 3000 VRAM) running under Nextstep -
I couldnt find an appropriate driver. I tried the S3-
driver from the stepwise server, but they didnt recognize
the VGA and the computer came up in standard VGA mode which
is not what Id like to have. I have been told that the card
is having a S3-968 chip, which is compatible to the S3-928
and an IBM 526/220M RAMDAC (compatible to IBM 524). Is there
a driver available for this card ?
Thanx in advance
Peter Geissler
pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
From: yjwu@unix.cie.rpi.edu (Yeun-Jung Wu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SUN monitor works with black NeXT?
Date: 16 Nov 1995 15:47:26 GMT
Organization: CIE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Message-ID: <48fmee$ot@usenet.rpi.edu>
Will a SUN monitor (for SPARC II) work for color black NeXTs?
They seem to share the same connector though.
Y.-J. Wu
From: ken@mutt.com (Ken Craig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.software,comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: HELP Please
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 10:01:24 -0500
Organization: Information Management Inc.
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <ken-1711951001250001@witsmac5993.turner.com>
References: <DI0xnp.4At@discus.technion.ac.il>
In article <DI0xnp.4At@discus.technion.ac.il>,
s2404675@techst02.technion.ac.il (Shkolnik Uri ) wrote:
>1) Advice about good NexTStep administration book(s).
>2) Internet NexTStep information sites.
>3) Help me by E-mail for a while (I have poor English as you see but I'll
> do my best..).
>
I'm not 100% sure what comes with what distributions and what's been
installed on your machine, so this might not help.
You should have a directory called /NextApps which contains an application
called Librarian (everybody has this). Run the app.
At the top of the window is a bookshelf of on-line manuals. If there's
something called NeXTAdmin just click on it, and in the text area below,
enter a topic and search. There's also a way to view all titles, then
browse through the manual on your own.
If there is NOT a NeXTAdmin manual in the bookshelf, you'll need to find
it and add it. Leave Librarian running (move the window off to the side,
you'll need it visible later) and switch back to your directory listings.
Look in the directory /NeXTLibrary/Documentation. You should (hopefully)
see a directory named NextAdmin. If you do, highlight this, then drag the
icon (just above the list) onto the bookshelf of the Librarian window
(you'll see a ghost image appear in the Librarian when you've hit the
right spot). Then, continue with the searching/viewing as above.
OK - if you don't have NeXTAdmin in your /NeXTLibrary/Documentation
directory, then you hopefully have the NeXTStep CD for your machine. Put
it in your CD ROM Drive - it will appear in your browser window. On this
disk, you should find a /NeXTLibrary/Documentation directory with the
Admin manual. You can drag it directly onto the Librarian window as
above, it'll just be slower cause it's on CD.
As far as the Internet NeXTStep sites, there are a few. Probably the best
starting point is http://www.next.com
If any of the above advice sounds unreliable it's because I used to own a
NextStation (sold it about 18 months ago) and I'm only just now getting
back into working with one so I'm relearning most everything about them.
I've received enough help from people on USENET that I'm always happy to
help.
Good luck!
Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Subject: Again: NEC notebook -- how much in the US?
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 14:43:31 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Nov17.144331.2976@proximus.north.de>
Hi, sorry to bother you again with this topic, unfortunately I missed
the discussion in this group about the "no compromise notebook" for
NEXTSTEP. (If someone has archived all newsarticles on that topic, maybe
she/he could email them to me.)
However, I decided to buy a notebook for NEXTSTEP. So my question is:
how much is the NEC notebook in a suitable configuration for NEXTSTEP in
the US and where to buy it. (NY would be nice...)
Thanks for all info, Gerhard.
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From: bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Strange System Meltdown
Date: 18 Nov 1995 01:08:59 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48jbnb$ao3@news.service.uci.edu>
For some strange reason, playing system sounds on my NIS 3.3 is a little
like playing Russian roulette. Every now and then it will totally lock up,
requiring a one finger salute to start again. To use a California expression,
this is a "bummer" especially when I'm doing something importent.
I have a Pro Audio Basic sound card. This is basicaly a Pro Audio Spectrum
with the SCSI port deactivated. My SCSI adapter is an Adaptec 1542b. From
what I know, there may be a conflict between these two cards. In the
Release notes, problems with this hardware combination are mentioned when
recording, but not playing back.
For the time being, I have deactivated all system sound. But I would like to
find a solution that would work. Any help on this matter would be greatly
appreciated.
Brian Moore
We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures
of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! WE CAN LEARN
TO FLY!
-Jonathon Livingston Seagull
From: dwright1@omni.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Invest? 33MHZ or Pyro...
Date: 16 Nov 1995 13:45:56 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <48ffak$pao@news.voicenet.com>
I am looking to upgrade my Dimension....what should I purchase, an 040 33MHZ,
or a pyro accelerator? I've heard that the 33mhz has a faster disk access...
Which is faster voerall though?
-Darren
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: kevinc@netcom.com (Chuang Shyne Song)
Subject: ttyscc0 error?
Message-ID: <kevincDI54sC.50v@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 14:41:00 GMT
Sender: kevinc@netcom10.netcom.com
I have been encountering this error. Can someone pls
tell me what it is.
In /usr/adm/messages:
Nov 16 20:37:54 nextpc mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
Nov 16 20:39:53 nextpc last message repeated 6 times
Many thanks in advance.
Song
From: senip@j51.com (Greg Stritmater)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Optical mouse support for Intel NS?
Date: 17 Nov 1995 18:51:23 GMT
Organization: TZ-Link, a public-access online community in Nyack, NY.
Message-ID: <48iljb$eob@tzlink.j51.com>
Are there drivers avail. for optical mice running on a PC with NextStep
3.3? I didn't see it in the hardware list, but thought I'd ask anyway.
Btw, can anyone recomend a good optical mouse for the PC? I can't seem to
find that many out there. Thanks for any info.
Greg Stritmater
senip@j51.com
--
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a 'no-compromise' notebook to run NEXTSTEP
Date: 18 Nov 1995 00:01:36 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48j7p0$d9c@trane.opensource.com>
References: <DHup74.JuE@marble.com>
In article <DHup74.JuE@marble.com> matthew@marble.com (Matthew Stecker)
writes:
>
> - The Cogent EM595 PCMCIA Ethernet adapter is the only PCMCIA ethernet
> adapter supported under NS3.3. Cogent isn't making any more of these
What's wrong with Xircom PS-CE2-10BC, or Xircom PS-CE2-10BT? These are
PCMCIA, and support NS 3.3...NA 1746
Chris
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SOLUTION: more I-nodes on Fujitsu MO 230Mb
Date: 18 Nov 1995 04:59:59 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <48jp8f$7mm@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Hi,
Here is the solution I promised for creating more I-nodes on a Fujitsu
MO2412A type MO-drive. You can either include an additional entry in
your disktab, or initialize the disks manually.
Bye, Willem
Formatting and initializing FUJITSU MO2512A
---------------------------------------------
/etc/disktab entry:
#
# Magneto Optical removable SCSI drives
#
m2512a|M2512A|FUJITSU M2512A|Fujitsu M2512A:\
:ty=removable_rw_scsi:nc#80:nt#2:ns#1394:ss#1024:rm#3600:\
:fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\
:os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:ro=a:rw=b:\
:pa#0:sa#223002:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#2:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\
:ia:aa:ta=4.3BSD:
---------------------------------------------
what WorkSpace Initialize does:
/usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "Removable" /dev/rsd2a
disk name: FUJITSU M2512A
disk type: removable_rw_scsi
writing disk label
Writing /usr/standalone/boot
creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd2a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd2a
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 2 10 60 4096 t
Warning: 38 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated
/dev/rsd2a: 223002 sectors in 80 cylinders of 2 tracks, 1394 sectors
228.4Mb in 40 cyl groups (2 c/g, 5.71Mb/g, 1344 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at:
16, 6992, 11168, 18144, 22320, 29296, 33472, 40448, 44624, 51600,
55776, 62752, 66928, 73904, 78080, 85056, 89232, 96208, 100384, 107360,
111536, 118512, 122688, 129664, 133840, 140816, 144992, 151968, 156144, 163120,
167296, 174272, 178448, 185424, 189600, 196576, 200752, 207728, 211904, 218880,
initialization complete
---------------------------------------------
using /etc/disk:
disk -F /dev/rsd2a
disk -i -l "Removable" /dev/rsd2a
disk -e /dev/rsd2a
---------------------------------------------
manual step-by-step solution (when no /etc/disktab entry):
disk -F /dev/rsd2a
disk -L "Removable" /dev/rsd2a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v -c 2 -m 10 /dev/rsd2a
or: (-c 2 is for number of cylinders per group)
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 2 10 60 4096 t
fsck /dev/sd2a
disk -e /dev/rsd2a
----------------------------------------------
localhost:1# disk /dev/rsd2a
disk name: FUJITSU M2512A
disk type: removable_rw_scsi
Disk utility
disk> label
label information: print, write? p
current label information on disk:
disk label version #3
disk label: Removable
disk name: FUJITSU M2512A-512
disk type: removable_rw_scsi
ncyls 80 ntrack 2 nsect 1394 rpm 3600
sector_size 1024 front_porch 160 back_porch 0
ngroups 0 ag_size 0 ag_alts 0 ag_off 0
boot blocks: #1 at 32 #2 at 96
bootfile: sdmach
host name: localhost
root partition: a
read/write partition: b
part base size bsize fsize cpg density minfree newfs optim automount type
a 0 223002 8192 1024 16 4096 10% yes time yes 4.3BSD
disk> eject
disk> quit
----------------------------------------------
/etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 2 10 60 4096 t
t = time optimization
4096 = nbpi
60 = rps
10 = minfree
2 = ncpg
1024 = fragsize
8192 = blksize
2 = ntrack
1394 = nsect
223002 = special size
The optional arguments allow fine tune control over the parameters of the
file system:
nsect specify the number of sectors per track on the disk.
ntrack specify the number of tracks per cylinder on the disk.
blksize gives the primary block size for files on the file system. It
must be a power of two, currently selected from 4096 or 8192.
fragsize gives the fragment size for files on the file system. The
fragsize represents the smallest amount of disk space that will
be allocated to a file. It must be a power of two currently
selected from the range 512 to 8192.
ncpg specifies the number of disk cylinders per cylinder group. This
number must be in the range 1 to 32.
minfree specifies the minimum percentage of free disk space allowed.
Once the file system capacity reaches this threshold, only the super-user is
allowed to allocate disk blocks. The default value is 10%. If a disk does not
revolve at 60 revolutions per second, the rps parameter may be specified. If a
file system will have more or less than the average number of files the nbpi
(number of bytes per inode) can be specified to increase or decrease the number
of inodes that are created. Space or time optimization preference can be
specified with opt values of ``s'' for space or ``t'' for time.
----------------------------------------------
W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gintic - Singapore gwillem@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
From: helme@pinball.genmagic.com (Pete Helme)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-II: does SCSI work?
Date: 18 Nov 1995 03:23:06 GMT
Organization: General Magic, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <HELME.95Nov17192306@pinball.genmagic.com>
has anyone tried the SCSI interface of the Sound Blaster 16 card with NeXTStep? NeXT reports that the Adaptec 6x60 driver does work with it, but it's not truly supported.
is anyone out there using this combination regularly?
--
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pete helme General Magic, Inc.
420 North Mary Avenue
e-mail: pete@genmagic.com Sunnyvale, CA 94086
"I slack therefore I am" - me
From: mfe@cis.ufl.edu (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: 18 Nov 1995 02:41:06 GMT
Organization: University of Florida
Message-ID: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu>
I am trying to configure an Apple/Conner 40MB hard disk as a swapdisk in
my 040 cube, but I keep getting "Can't write boot block" message on
initialization. The SCSI drive is recognized just fine, and it formats
without incident. I only have trouble when trying to initialize (and the
"can't write" error occurs).
I assume that this has something to do with the fact that Apple
preconfigures their drives so that the Mac can recognize them more
easily. Is there some way to override this and wipe the disk? Is there a
ROM chip that needs to be removed? Any ideas?
Thanks for any help...
-Michael Ellis
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Turning down black monitors
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 10:48:21 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951118104342.2957A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
I've heard a lot of people wanting to turn off their NeXT
monitors, rather than just using BackSpace or some such to display a
black screen.
Will dimming the NeXT monitors (via the key next to the power button on
the keyboard) all the way to zero not help, that is to ask, is dimming it
down all the way better than displaying 'black' is BackSpace or some such?
just curious
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu (MIME fine! NeXTMail if necessary)
476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (UGH! DOS! Yuck.... Don't use this)
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: steved@bankone.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IBM Thinkpad 760CD
Date: 18 Nov 1995 17:17:56 GMT
Organization: Bank One
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48l4g4$io@natasha.bankone.com>
Anyone know if NS run on the new IBM Thinkpad 760CD?
Thanks,
Steve
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: >request for recommendation, PCI Video card for PC running NeXTstep
Date: 18 Nov 1995 21:22:06 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <48lipu$eu7@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
I got a lot of queries into my post on giving the performance of
my system with the Elsa card, asking why I was using RGB555/16 and not
RGB444. Well the answer was I didn't know any better.
Here are some numbers from NXBench with RGB555/16 (1120x832 70HZ)
Integer Performance: 146341 dhrystones/s (92.91 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 1.9463 (NXFactor 2.0)
line: 1.56844
arc/bezier: 1.56773
fill: 1.30710
transform: 4.20397
composite: 1.36451
userpath: 3.76246
test: 1.16701
window: 0.62948
Now with RGB444/16:
Integer Performance: 142180 dhrystones/s (90.27 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 2.6676 (NXFactor 2.0)
line: 2.95223
arc/bezier: 2.9665
fill: 1.85358
transform: 4.33292
composite: 2.25779
userpath: 4.36246
test: 1.45252
window: 1.16265
--
Tal Lancaster (http://www.compbio.caltech.edu/~tal/tal.html)
The RenderMan Repository (http://pete.cs.caltech.edu/RMR/)
###########################################################################
####################################################################
From: mathiasp@infotell.isar.de (Mathias Picker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q]: request for recommendation, PCI Video card for PC running NeXTstep
Date: 18 Nov 1995 14:21:27 GMT
Organization: InfoTell
Message-ID: <48kq57$if@mp.infotell.isar.de>
References: <DHqnD1.2A0@txnews.amd.com> <48eogn$qjj@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Here are some results for an ELSA Winner 1000AVI, running on a P100 on a
ASUS P55TP4XE 32M RAM with 256k PB Cache, the board is configured for
1078x768 RGB:555/16.
NXBench V2.0
Integer Performance: 144927 dhrystones/s (92.02 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 1.2414 (NXFactor 2.0)
line: 0.89928
arc/bezier: 0.88116
fill: 0.77150
transform: 2.47523
composite: 0.81066
userpath: 2.78672
text: 0.88178
window: 0.42523
Mathias
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT color print won't do black.
Date: 18 Nov 1995 20:22:43 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Message-ID: <48lfaj$j65@agate.berkeley.edu>
My NeXT color inkjet printer won't print black. It did just a little
while ago, but it quit yesterday. I bought it recently, put about 10
pages through it, but now black only comes out in faint gray blotches.
(The printer worked flawlessly at the time of purchase, so this is a
recent ill.)
I tried replacing the ink cartridge, but it had no effect. Inspecting the
old cartridge revealed it to be mostly full. (I removed the little bladder
from the plastic case.) I have run it through the misc. test pages that
are avilable through the front panel as well as "cleaning A" and "cleaning
B", but the "nozzle test" still shows almost no black.
Do I need a new print head? Do I need to clear the nozzle somehow?
Thanks for any help.
Paul
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anybody tried Jaz on black?
Date: 18 Nov 1995 12:05:59 -0800
Organization: me organized? That's a joke!
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <eg2flk7rs.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
Do Jaz _not_ Zip drives work on black under NeXTSTEP?
--
"Mary ate a little lamb and punk rock isn't dead"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: rueiwun@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ruei-wun Tu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for MO information...
Date: 18 Nov 1995 20:37:14 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Unix Users Group
Message-ID: <48lg5q$m12@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
Hi all,
I am looking for MO drive information, which, as I remembered, was
posting on this news group not long ago. It is about the 1.3GB MO drive
originally made by IBM(I am not sure about it), and packed and sold by a
company called CSC(Corporate Systems Center).
All I want to know is if this model MO can be used in NS/FIP, and
how to install and operate it. Is there any problem and solution I
might encounter with when using this drive. I really need someone who
had this kind of experiences sharing his/her knowledge with me.
How about Pioneer DE-U7001 one? Anyone out there has any
experience with this model MO?
Please drop me an e-mail if you have any suggestions or ...
Thanks in advance.
Rueiwun Tu
rueiwun@gas.uug.arizona.edu
From: Borek Lupomesky
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! With Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM
Date: 17 Nov 1995 19:48:00 GMT
Organization: Czech Technical University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48iotg$3dt@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
References: <47b519$pi6@pravda.aa.msen.com>
In <47b519$pi6@pravda.aa.msen.com> tim@vcl.com wrote:
> I recently purchased a Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM VL-Bus card with 2
megs
> VRAM. I cannot seem to get it to work. I have tried quite a number of
> different configurations with the card and Config.app
>
> System:
> Dell Dimension XPS466 - 486 DX2 66 MHz, VL-Bus, 16 Megs ram, 435 Meg IDE
> hard drive.
>
> The lastest and greatest driver from NeXT is supposed to support this
card.
> Also, the NeXT answers description states precisely that it supports
Stealth
> 64 Video VRAM card.
>
> Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am using exactly same type and it works fine. Mail me, if you still did
not get it working.
Bye Borek
--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Borek Lupomesky (student, co-admin)
University of J.E.Purkyne, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
lupomesk@sun.ujep.cz, http://www.ujep.cz/~lupomesk/
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Message-ID: <1995Nov16.184524.4370@heinz.com>
Organization: F. HEINZ Consultora
References: <48d1v0$8n2@news.ust.hk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
From: isa@barbara.heinz.com (Isabel Berizzo)
Subject: Re: Printing to HP LaserJet 5L
Date: 16 Nov 1995 17:45:24 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
In article <48d1v0$8n2@news.ust.hk> waiming@cs.ust.hk (Chan Wai Ming)
writes:
> Hello,
>
> Just want to ask how to get printing in NS 3.3 from a HP LaserJet 5L. I
cannot
> found correspondings driver for the printer in the menu of Printer
Manager.
>
Hello Waiming,
If you want to print with a non-PS printer under NS you should use a
printer driver that allows you to do it. So I can tell you Dots is the
solution for your problem :-)
So, what's Dots?
Dots is a printer driver for bitmap printers under NeXTSTEP. There are
over 400 printers supported now and of course the HP LaserJet5L is
included.
If you need more info or further help contact me at:isa@heinz.com
--
Isabel Berizzo | E-mail : isa@heinz.com
F. Heinz Consultora | (NeXTmail welcome)
Benigno Acosta 4528 | Tel: (+54 51) 81 7597
Bo. Villa Centenario | Fax: (+54 51) 82 2449
5009 Cordoba | "Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far"
ARGENTINA | Roger Waters
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTUSA Keyboard / Mouse
From: apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay)
Date: 19 Nov 95 03:19:53 GMT
Message-ID: <17495322.11993.11773@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand
I was thinking the other day (as I often do) that it would be really
neat if somebody manufactured a really good keyboard (black of course!)
that you pop into your PC, but that has the keys for the NeXTUSA
keyboard layout under NeXTSTEP (like the old black keyboards)..
Then if they did a black cool-looking mouse (not really necessary) and
you poped the PC under the table...
Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz)
From: rodr@umd5.umd.edu (Rod Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Next user group in DC
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 22:44:16 -0800
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Message-ID: <rodr-1811952244160001@192.0.2.1>
Is there a Next user group in the Washington DC metropolitan area? I'd
appreciate a phone number and contact name. Thanks.
Message-ID: <pompei-1711951204410001@129.105.148.203>
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, US
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
From: pompei@nwu.edu (Joe Pompei)
Subject: NeXT -> Laserwriter connections
Date: 17 Nov 1995 11:04:41 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
I'm wondering about the feasability of connecting a NeXT computer to an
apple laserwriter.. the driver for the LW seems to be in the print
manager, and I can build a cable to connect them properly (connecting GND,
RxD, and TxD only) but I am not sure about the logic levels from the NeXT
port.
Are the levels in the NeXT serial port compatible with RS-232?
thanks..
Joe Pompei
Northwestern University
Message-ID: <48in9s$b3p@blackice.winternet.com>
Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
From: skrans@winternet.com (Steve Krans)
Subject: Q: Fujitsu DynaMO drive purchase
Date: 17 Nov 1995 18:20:28 +0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Distribution: world
I'm looking for a good MO drive for backup and online storage, and this drive
hits the right price/performance and works with Nextstep. Where's the best
place to buy it?
Anyone know about blue laser drives coming out next year?
Thanks,
Steve
--
Steve Krans, Minneapolis MN
skrans@winternet.com
From: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for MO information...
Date: 19 Nov 1995 00:14:14 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu
Message-ID: <48mp0m$s23@skat.usc.edu>
References: <48lg5q$m12@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
rueiwun@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ruei-wun Tu) writes:
> I am looking for MO drive information, which, as I remembered, was
> posting on this news group not long ago. It is about the 1.3GB MO drive
> originally made by IBM(I am not sure about it), and packed and sold by a
> company called CSC(Corporate Systems Center). All I want to know is if
> this model MO can be used in NS/FIP, and how to install and operate it.
> Is there any problem and solution I might encounter with when using this
> drive. I really need someone who had this kind of experiences sharing
> his/her knowledge with me.
I have just bought the drive but I have to return it for a replacement
since it is defective. NeXTSTEP actually sensed that it was there, but
since the drive was defective, I wasn't able to really test it.
The people at CSC told me that the drive heads are probably stuck. They
recommended knocking the drive around a little. I tried it but it didn't
help. I have to send the drive back and they will send me a replacement
for free.
Once I get the drive going I will post how it worked out with NeXTSTEP. I
sure hope I don't have any more problems. It is a really nice drive and
for less than $600, you can't beat it!
Later,
Frank
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Frank Fabbrocino | OK, I admit it: My girlfriend's just
University of Southern California | an object to me. Unfortunately there
Computer Science | is some information hiding, but
fabbroci@scf.usc.edu | thankfully, she's fairly encapsulated,
University Computing Services | nicely modular, and has a very well
ffabbroc@ucs.usc.edu | defined interface! ;)
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From: root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: Slow 3COM EtherlinkIII network card
Date: 19 Nov 1995 11:48:05 GMT
Organization: I need to put my ORGANIZATION here.
Message-ID: <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Hi, I know this has been discussed before, but I have missed the proposed
solution. I found that the 3COM ethernet card can achieve only about 70K/sec
transfer rates when using NFS or ftp over the ethernet to another NEXTSTEP
machine.
Is there a remedy?
Thanks,
Eren Kotan
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Slow 3COM EtherlinkIII network card
Date: 19 Nov 1995 09:28:57 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <48nev9$ab4@papoose.quick.com>
References: <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
In article <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>,
Eren Kotan <root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN> wrote:
>Hi, I know this has been discussed before, but I have missed the proposed
>solution. I found that the 3COM ethernet card can achieve only about 70K/sec
>transfer rates when using NFS or ftp over the ethernet to another NEXTSTEP
>machine.
>
>Is there a remedy?
The remedy is to ditch the 3COM.
That card has a very small buffer. Though the rest of the components
are fast, the card does a lousy job in unix or next environments. I
use one currently (only because someone let me use one for free) and
am not happy with it (it is especially bad for large packet sizes in
ftp and NFS). When I upgrade I will drop the 3OCM.
For ISA bus, the best cards are in the Intel EtherExpress family.
These have very large buffers and will thus not drop packets all
the time like the 3COM does.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@phcs.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
\_/ (_\/ | Systems Integration Group (617) 895-3343
) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: david@dbynum.async.csuohio.edu (D E Bynum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Scanmaker III with DECpc XL 590?
Date: 19 Nov 1995 18:48:58 GMT
Organization: Cleveland State University
Message-ID: <48nu6q$7f5@csu-b.csuohio.edu>
Has anyone tried to run a Microtek Scanmaker (any model) with the
ScanMaker software (or any other?) through the external (50-pin narrow)
SCSI port on a DECpc XL 590 (that's an Intel Pentium system with on-board
NCR/Symbios 53C810 SCSI controller)?
I know that port has been found to be unreliable with external tape
decks, and I myself have seen input/output errors through it with a tape
streamer, which I've been told are due to problems with timing in the
driver. Does that--or anything else--also disable a Microtek scanner's
operation through that port? If so, is there any fix?
Thanks for advice!
David
bynum@lserver.math.csuohio.edu
From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Slow 3COM EtherlinkIII network card
Date: 19 Nov 1995 19:05:32 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <48nv5s$sgh@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
James Quick wrote in response to Eren Kotan:
>The remedy is to ditch the 3COM.
[ snip ]
I second this. Depending on your local traffic, the 3Com's
performance ranges from unacceptable to unusable. With cards being
$100 or so, you owe it to yourself to get something that works. The
EtherExpress is a good card for the ISA NS enviroment.
--
John Stytz
johns@ablecom.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Graphics benchmark results (was: request for recommendation, PCI Video card)
Date: 19 Nov 1995 19:20:19 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <48o01j$sgh@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 11/17/95, Mathias Picker wrote:
>Here are some results for an ELSA Winner 1000AVI, running on a P100
on a
>ASUS P55TP4XE 32M RAM with 256k PB Cache, the board is configured for
>1078x768 RGB:555/16.
>
>NXBench V2.0
>Integer Performance: 144927 dhrystones/s (92.02 MIPS)
>Grafics Performance: 1.2414 (NXFactor 2.0)
>line: 0.89928
>arc/bezier: 0.88116
>fill: 0.77150
>transform: 2.47523
>composite: 0.81066
>userpath: 2.78672
>text: 0.88178
>window: 0.42523
>
>Mathias
>
>
Here are some results for my Elsa Winner2000 Pro/H, running 1120x832,
444/16 @ 70Hz on a 486/100 clone with 256KB of cache, and 32MB of RAM
NXBench V2.0
Integer performance: 81300 drystones/s (51.62 MIPS)
Graphics performance: 1.234359
line: 1.18257
arc/bezier: 1.18217
fill: 0.90216
transform: 2.13825
composite: 0.83751
userpath: 2.32830
text: .77890
window: 0.52498
--
John Stytz
johns@ablecom.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: koden@well.sf.ca.us (John S. Cho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help with install on Intel/PCI/SCSI!?
Date: 19 Nov 1995 20:34:27 GMT
Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
Message-ID: <48o4cj$79e@nkosi.well.com>
I need some help with Installing NextStep 3.3...
During install, the setup program can't find my SCSI adaptor card. I keep
getting the following error message:
Adaptec2940: Can't get configSpace; ABORTING
...
No SCSI controller or CD-ROM drive found.
I've been playing around with my SCSI controller's settings but nothing seems
to work...here's my system configuration:
DELL Pentium 75 motherboard
16megs RAM
2 internal EIDE 1gigabyte drives
1 internal SCSI2 4.3gig HD
1 internal NEC IDE CD-ROM
1 internal NEC 6xi Internal SCSI2 CD-ROM
Adaptec PCI 2940 SCSI Controller
Diamond Stealth 64 PCI
Gravis Ultrasound (ISA)
SMC Elite Ultra (10baseT) (ISA)
Termination is set correctly, my EIDE drives are disconnected, and my SMC
network card is not connected to my network. Do I just need a new 2940 driver?
and if so, how do I save it onto a floppy disk that's next formatted. I don't
have access to a machine with nextstep installed.
John
koden@well.com
--
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cmsg cancel <48o776$7sg@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Control: cancel <48o776$7sg@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Date: 19 Nov 1995 21:23:04 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <48o77o$7sg@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
cancel
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help with install on Intel/PCI/SCSI!?
Date: 19 Nov 1995 21:25:13 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <48o7bp$7sg@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <48o4cj$79e@nkosi.well.com>
koden@well.sf.ca.us (John S. Cho) wrote:
> I need some help with Installing NextStep 3.3...
>
> During install, the setup program can't find my SCSI adaptor card. I keep
> getting the following error message:
>
> Adaptec2940: Can't get configSpace; ABORTING
> ...
> No SCSI controller or CD-ROM drive found.
Is the PCI INT correct set ? Comes Adaptec BIOS installed during boot of the
computer ?
If thats all ok then verify the PCI ID of the Adaptec, the NeXTSTEP driver
knows only:
"Auto Detect IDs" = "0x70789004 0x71789004 0x72789004 0x73789004 0x74789004
0x75789004 0x76789004 0x77789004 0x78789004 0x79789004 0x7a789004 0x7b789004
0x7c789004 0x7d789004 0x7e789004 0x50789004 0x51789004";
If the number not in the list then wrote it in the *.table files of the
driver.
This is from NeXTAnswer 1760:
Reported Configurations that don't work:
BIOS v1.21, Firmware version "W" (try adding the AutoDetect ID 0x81789004 in
Expert Mode using Config.app)
- Karsten
---
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
*** Powered_By_NEXTSTEP ***
From: enigma <llay@ucsd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Cyrix M1 (586 or what?)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 14:06:58 -0800
Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd.
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951119140446.12817B-100000@sdcc15.ucsd.edu>
References: <48i7rv$ere@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <48i7rv$ere@news.tuwien.ac.at>
On 17 Nov 1995 ckuzmany@cslab.tuwien.ac.at wrote:
> I just wonder if anyone already tried using Nextstep for Intel (..) with this
> new Clone. Does it work with Nextstep. Any problems?
>
According to Cyrix' Web pages (Compatibility)--NeXTSTEP is one of he
operating system that is compatible with the Cyrix 5x86/6x86
(whatever)-- don't know any problems/quirks about its systems.
From: chris@igs.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for a Next Cube (030) ..
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 00:21:48 GMT
Organization: IGS - Information Gateway Services
Message-ID: <48ohtv$fqg@nntp.igs.net>
Hi all, I'm looking for an old cube (somewhere in (eastern..) Canada).
Please emal chris@igs.net.
Thanks!
Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Jacques Garbi
Subject: Re: Help in formatting a 1.8 GB harddisk
Message-ID: <DIAvCs.11J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch>
Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Organization: Touga Management
References: <47vvgn$2on@brazos.pe.utexas.edu>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 17:02:52 GMT
In article <47vvgn$2on@brazos.pe.utexas.edu> paulus@nextdown.pe.utexas.edu
(Paulus Adisoemarta) writes:
> Dear netters,
>
> I just got a Quantum 1800S Prodrive (1.8 GB) harddisk for our next,
> but whenever I try to format using BuildDisk, it always gave many errors
> until the program gave up.
>
> The disk was formatted as DOS (msdos 6.22) and that filesystem was
detected
> when I initially hook the harddisk to the next (it mounted as dos, and I
> can read all files under that harddisk).
>
> Attached is the errors from the console.
>
> Thank you very much for all pointers,
>
> Paulus
Paulus,
The same kind of problems occured to me with external HD and SyQuest
cartridges. I've always had a problem in formatting a Dos media directly
to NeXTSTEP. I found a solution that works for me and I hope it'll work
for you as well.
You have to format your HD in Mac format first. Then, when it's done, you
can easily format it to NeXT format without any errors. Try it and tell me
if it worked for you as it did for me.
---
Jacques GARBI
Colombus Inc.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jgarbi@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Message-ID: <DIBL5E.D87@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net> <488o9h$lu2@cabinboy.studio.disney.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 02:20:01 GMT
john@ablecom.net (John Stytz) wrote:
:
: Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware?
My 3.5-inch SCSI-II Ocean Microsystems MOD has been well-behaved with
128MB, 256MB, and 384MB disks. It was literally plug-and-play for
setup. I select ID0 when I want to boot NS from an MO disk.
--
>< Marc J. Salvatori | NeXTMail read, but not spoken ><
>< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for color clip art ><
From: fflak@aurora.alaska.edu (KELLY ALONZO H)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Improv Scripting
Date: 19 Nov 1995 19:36:20 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Message-ID: <48o0vk$f1s@news.alaska.edu>
Poking around in Improv with otool, it is obvious that at lease some
scripting functionality was in Rel 1 (V108r0). There are .nib files in
the __NIB section that start with "PL" that relate to scripting. It would
appear that, at a minimum, menu items with particular tags need to be
added to access these nibs, and perhaps other patches need to be made.
There is a tantalizing string in the __TEXT segment string table:
"EnableLotusUseOnly". Debugging info is stripped, and all the routines
show up in gdb as offsets from "_mh_execute_header()". The menu picks are
dispatched through [BackBayFE MenuSelect:], which I would have thought
would be a straightforward switch, but seems more complex. It's been a
long time since I tried to read M680XX assembler.
Anyhow, someone else noticed this stuff years ago, as posted in the
Improv mailing list archive on ftp.cs.orst.edu. I contacted him, and he
said noone has come forward with a way of activating this stuff. I just
spent an evening at it, getting pretty much nowhere. Does anyone have any
ideas or knowledge or interest in this esoteric piece of orphan software?
I would really appreciate any info.
I know I could buy another spreadsheet, but I don't want to spend any
more money on my old cube.
Thanks
Lon Kelly
fflak@aurora.alaska.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 20 Nov 1995 05:15:15 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <48p2t3$ch3@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
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related newsgroups
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Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
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You can connect via the world wide web at:
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Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
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If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
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eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
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customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Improv Scripting
In-Reply-To: fflak@aurora.alaska.edu's message of 19 Nov 1995 19:36:20 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov20005907@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <48o0vk$f1s@news.alaska.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 05:59:07 GMT
This really belongs in the software or misc groups...
Lotus Improv had a scripting language called "Oakum" that we had planned
to release in a future release of the product. Unfortunately, sales of
NeXT computers were slim so we focused on Improv for Windows. You can't
enable the scripting language because it's not compiled in. There may be
a few stray symbols here and there but that's all. I forget what the
EnableLotusUseOnly does but I doubt it's anything useful. BackBayFE
stands for "BackBay Front End" The project code name for Improv was
"Back Bay" and front end just means the UI and controller layer.
BTW - You should look at Lighthouse Design's product "Quantrix 2.0"
Robert La Ferla
Formerly of Lotus Advanced Technology Group (BackBay)
rdl@world.std.com
In article <48o0vk$f1s@news.alaska.edu> fflak@aurora.alaska.edu (KELLY ALONZO H) writes:
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From: fflak@aurora.alaska.edu (KELLY ALONZO H)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 19 Nov 1995 19:36:20 GMT
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Poking around in Improv with otool, it is obvious that at lease some
scripting functionality was in Rel 1 (V108r0). There are .nib files in
the __NIB section that start with "PL" that relate to scripting. It would
appear that, at a minimum, menu items with particular tags need to be
added to access these nibs, and perhaps other patches need to be made.
There is a tantalizing string in the __TEXT segment string table:
"EnableLotusUseOnly". Debugging info is stripped, and all the routines
show up in gdb as offsets from "_mh_execute_header()". The menu picks are
dispatched through [BackBayFE MenuSelect:], which I would have thought
would be a straightforward switch, but seems more complex. It's been a
long time since I tried to read M680XX assembler.
Anyhow, someone else noticed this stuff years ago, as posted in the
Improv mailing list archive on ftp.cs.orst.edu. I contacted him, and he
said noone has come forward with a way of activating this stuff. I just
spent an evening at it, getting pretty much nowhere. Does anyone have any
ideas or knowledge or interest in this esoteric piece of orphan software?
I would really appreciate any info.
I know I could buy another spreadsheet, but I don't want to spend any
more money on my old cube.
Thanks
Lon Kelly
fflak@aurora.alaska.edu
From: stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de (Stefan Gallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IBM magneto-optical on black hardware?
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:15:12
Organization: Universität Ulm
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <stefan.gallas.34.000A4130@physik.uni-ulm.de>
Hello!
Anybody got an IBM Capella (magneto-optical drive 1.3 GB) attached to his
NeXTstation? Are there any problems with it or does it work quite well?
It would be quite interesting because of it's decreasing price...
Thanks
Stefan
stefan.gallas@physik.uni-ulm.de
From: yaman@ds.open.rd.nttdata.jp (Kunihiro Yamana)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Philos 46C Plus Display Driver confiuration
Date: 20 Nov 1995 13:07:11 GMT
Organization: NTTDATA Communications Systems Corp.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48puhv$eg9@mariko.ds.open.rd.nttdata.jp>
Mime-Version: 1.0
I'm trying to install NS3.3 to Philos 46C Plus. I can use
SCSI, network via PCMCIA. But I can't see color graphics
on this laptop computer.
If anyone uses NS3.3 on Philos 46C Plus, please ask me its
display driver configuration.
Thanks in advance.
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NTTDATA Communications Systems Corp.
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From: martin@eecg.toronto.edu (Ken Martin)
Subject: Black Printer Jamming
Message-ID: <1995Nov20.091143.11860@jarvis.cs.toronto.edu>
Sender: martin@mammoth.eecg.toronto.edu (Ken Martin)
Organization: Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
Date: 20 Nov 95 14:11:44 GMT
My Next printer is constantly jamming. This happened previously with my other
Next printer, but it was intermittent and stopped. The moters all seem okay
and I can't see any dirt on any sensors. There is a sensor at the output, but
as far as I can tell, that seems to be working. I hate to have to give up on
the Next because the printer is gone. It's still my favorite operating
system by far, but with no Framemaker support or Matlab and now no printer,
I finally be forced to drop it. Any help is appreciated.
Ken Martin <martin@eecg.toronto.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Help with install on Intel/PCI/SCSI!?
Message-ID: <DICHB2.1Av@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: Adaptec PCI
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <48o4cj$79e@nkosi.well.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:54:38 GMT
Hi John,
In article <48o4cj$79e@nkosi.well.com> koden@well.sf.ca.us (John S. Cho)
writes:
> During install, the setup program can't find my SCSI adaptor
> card. I keep getting the following error message:
>
> Adaptec2940: Can't get configSpace; ABORTING ... No SCSI controller
> or CD-ROM drive found.
>
> I've been playing around with my SCSI controller's settings but
> nothing seems to work..
[...]
Check if your PCI cards are correctly recognized. To do so boot in verbose
mode and you must see something like:
PCI Ver=2.0 BusCount=1 Features=[ BIOS32 ]
Found PCI device: ID=0x12345678 at Dev=2 Func=0 Bus=0
Found PCI device: ID=0x12345679 at Dev=5 Func=0 Bus=0
Found PCI device: ID=0x12345676 at Dev=6 Func=0 Bus=0
Found PCI device: ID=0x12345673 at Dev=8 Func=0 Bus=0
The ID above is PCI ID of device card you have installed and Dev,Func,Bus
is the specification of the physical placement of the in your computer.
Note all number above are imaginary, but the pattern is real.
If NEXTSTEP founds any PCI devices, please post its PCI IDs so we can
check that the your Adaptec card is detected correctly and have right PCI
ID. Note that Adaptec PCI cards uses different IDs. Currently the Adatpec
driver can recognize these Adaptec IDs:
"Auto Detect IDs" = "0x70789004 0x71789004 0x72789004 0x73789004
0x74789004 0x75789004 0x76789004 0x77789004 0x78789004 0x79789004
0x7a789004 0x7b789004 0x7c789004 0x7d789004 0x7e789004 0x50789004
0x51789004";
If your Adaptec PCI ID is not in the above line, you can still use, but
you need to add the number to "Auto Detect IDs" line in the Adaptec
driver. This is not simple, because you don't have access to the running
NEXTSTEP computer, but I can help you with that.
I hope it helps you.
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Turning down black monitors
Message-ID: <DICDtt.wn@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951118104342.2957A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:39:28 GMT
In article <Pine.NXT.3.91.951118104342.2957A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
"Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> writes:
>
> I've heard a lot of people wanting to turn off their NeXT
> monitors, rather than just using BackSpace or some such to display a
> black screen.
>
> Will dimming the NeXT monitors (via the key next to the power button on
> the keyboard) all the way to zero not help, that is to ask, is dimming it
> down all the way better than displaying 'black' is BackSpace or some such?
Way I heard, both 'solutions' do not result in switching off or reducing the
high voltage of the tube. It fires a constant black, the tube is still 'in
use'.
Truly switching off the hjigh voltage would be healthier for you and your
monitor.
Juergen
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From: leigh@antechinus.cs.uwa.oz.au (Leigh Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Recommendations for ISA Video cards ?
Date: 20 Nov 1995 15:53:35 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48q89v$s44@styx.uwa.edu.au>
References: <1995Nov15.132725.1096@corning.com>
In article <1995Nov15.132725.1096@corning.com> writes:
> Now that the problem - maybe I should say the CURRENT
> problem - has been identified as an incompatible video card,
> perhaps someone could recommend a decent card for an
> ISA 486/33 system. Any input is appreciated.
>
Just about the only ISA video card supported is the Tseng Labs ET-4000
card in 2 bit Grey scale (like the dreadful standard VGA). If you couldn't
get an ET-4000 card to work before, I have a patch which fixed the problem
with my ET-4000 board. I've been meaning to post a new binary to orst.
Email me if you need it.
---
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Black Printer Jamming
Date: 20 Nov 1995 19:20:19 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-b-55.usc.edu
Message-ID: <48qkdj$l7s@usc.edu>
References: <1995Nov20.091143.11860@jarvis.cs.toronto.edu>
martin@eecg.toronto.edu (Ken Martin) wrote:
> My Next printer is constantly jamming.
Someone suggested in this group to clean the oval-shaped rubber wheel with
ethanol to compensate for the rubber drying and shrinking a bit. I haven't
tried it, but since my printer just started jamming, i.e. not feeding the
paper far enough into the machine to be grabbed by the next set of rollers, I
think I will.
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
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From: mmieszko@ac.dal.ca (Marek Roland-Mieszkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: *** Quest for NeXTSTEP laptop ***
Message-ID: <1995Nov20.150349.43417@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 20 Nov 95 15:03:49 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
There are some new interesting products for NeXTSTEP from SHARP :
*****************************************************************
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compatible sound card, build-in stereo hi-fi speakers and mic,
stereo line in/out and microphone jacks
SHARP PC 9000 - screen 11.5" 1024 x 768 (native NeXT resolution)
Available - February 1996. I have no more info at this time. If
you will find more info please post it or E-mail it back to me.
*** Please note - SHARP produces 45% of LCD displays.
Please contact SHARP directly for more info :
*********************************************
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Fast Fax System (201) 529-9113 (enter code 306 for SHARP PC 8800)
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From: amehta@mcs.net (Anand Mehta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SparcStation 2 and NextStep?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 00:15:05 GMT
Organization: MCSNet Internet Services
Message-ID: <48r5m9$920@News1.mcs.net>
Sorry if this is a FAQ, but NextAnswers only lists compatability
with current SparcStation types. Can a SparcStation 2 run
NextStep, or must I upgrade to a newer model?
TIA,
-Anand
amehta@mcs.net
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Answer: Re: Graphics Tablet for NS?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 02:48:03 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-h-64.usc.edu
Message-ID: <48rel3$bsk@usc.edu>
References: <48r6t2$dg@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote:
> Here is what some nice people told me re the graphics tablet
> situation for NS.
>
> 1) There is a driver that is in beta available at orst:
>
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/drivers/WacomTablet3.36h.b.I.t
> ar.gz
>
> It is done by the folks who make ANIMO...There should be a more
> configurable version coming out in the future...It is supposed to
> work with most if not all Wacom Graphics tablets.
But this is only for Intel machines.
--
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Matthew
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From: Robert Gibson Jacobs <rjacobs@elaine36.Stanford.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Endeavor install w/ EIDE/ATAPI CDROM & hard drive
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 18:20:29 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951120181144.1643B-100000@elaine36.Stanford.EDU>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
I recently purchased a PC and am trying to install
NeXTStep 3.3 on it. The applicable hardware is as follows:
P100 - Endeavor chipset
Toshiba XM-5302TA CDROM
Western Digital 1.6GB
etc.
The CD-ROM is jumpered to be slave to the hard drive on the
primary controller.
I have a 480 MB partition that has DOS/Windows for Workgroups
installed and the remainder (drive D) will be used for NeXTStep.
I downloaded the device drivers for EIDE and ATAPI devices
from NeXTAnswers (document 1838) and followed the installation
instructions in documents 1933 and 1839. I booted up using the
included boot diskette, selected Adaptec 154x for the CDROM driver (as
specified in document 1933), loaded the EIDE and ATAPI driver
from the disk I made from document 1838 and selected that driver
for the hard drive.
When I selected the 'Continue with installation' option,
a new window labelled 'NeXT Mach Operating System' opened and
messages started scrolling down. They stopped scrolling when
I received the following (I could only read the final screen):
hc0: Check for ATA drive 0... Detected
hc0: Check for ATA drive 1...
hc0: Check for ATAPI device 1... Detected
hc0: Resetting drives
hc0: ATAPI CD-ROM device 1 (DRQ interrupt)
Registering: hc0
hd0: WDC AC31600H 17.11P19
hd0: 3148 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 spt (disk geometry)
hd0: using multisector (16) transfers.
Registering: hd0
Registering: hd0a
hd0: No Valid Disk Label
hd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
hd0: Device Capacity: 1549 MB
Registering: sc0
sd0: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA 1095
Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at sc0
Registering: sd0a
sd0: Disk Unformatted
Registering: sg0 at sc0
Registering: sg1 at sc0
Registering: sg2 at sc0
Registering: sg3 at sc0
Registering: event0
Registering: kmDevice0
root on sd0
rootdev 600, howto 0
vfs_mountroot: error=15
panic: (Cpu 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root
panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
root(rcbuilder):mk-171.9.obj
-2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
System Panic
vfs_mountroot: cannon mount root
(Type 'r' to reboot or 'm' for monitor)
Any help to understand what is going on and how to correct it
would be greatly appreciated.
Robert Jacobs
Stanford University
rjacobs@stokes.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: matthew@marble.com (Matthew Stecker)
Subject: Re: Adapt Next Monitor to PC (vice/versa?)
Message-ID: <DID7M8.Cuw@marble.com>
Sender: news@marble.com
Organization: Marble Associates, Inc.
References: <483qhk$lgg@clue.callamer.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 23:22:53 GMT
In article <483qhk$lgg@clue.callamer.com> csmith@biggulp.callamer.com
writes:
> . . .It'd be nice to be able to use a 'normal' PC monitor, or something
> slightly less esoteric than the MegaPixel.
Are you kidding? The original MegaPixel (aside from the fact that it
tends to dim and blur over time) is one of the most beautiful pieces
of computer hardware ever made.
The new intel/hp/sparc hardware may be snazzy, but I still haven't found
another machine which could go in my living room . . .
Matthew Stecker
Marble Associates, Inc.
From: shaffer+@pitt.edu (Charles D Shaffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSI on HP Vectra XU 6/150?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 04:46:14 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <48rlim$ik7@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Hello,
I would like to run NS on a high end P6-based PC. Is this
possible? The HP Vectra XU 6/150 looks like a great candidate. Is
anyone using NS on this platform. If so, any comments about
installation problems, crashes during use etc? I will summarize any
replies that I receive via E-mail....
David Shaffer
Department of Physics
Univ. of Pgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
shaffer+@pitt.edu
From: szhwit@svusnet.ubs.ch (Christoph Widmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Another laptop question
Date: 21 Nov 1995 06:26:12 GMT
Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland
Sender: szhwit@ubs.ch (Christoph Widmer)
Message-ID: <48rre4-9pm@svstch.ubs.ch>
Keywords: NeXT, AST, laptop
Hi all
Does anybody of has experiences with the AST ASCENTIA 950N notebook ? Does
an driver exists for a resolution of 800x600 ?
Thanks for information
Christoph
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Answer: Re: Graphics Tablet for NS?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 00:35:46 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <48r6t2$dg@news4.digex.net>
Here is what some nice people told me re the graphics tablet
situation for NS.
1) There is a driver that is in beta available at orst:
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/drivers/WacomTablet3.36h.b.I.t
ar.gz
It is done by the folks who make ANIMO...There should be a more
configurable version coming out in the future...It is supposed to
work with most if not all Wacom Graphics tablets.
2) You can get info about wacom's tablets at:
http://www.wacom.com
I called around and the short of it is that 6X8 tablets go for
about $300.00, 12X12 tablets go for around $430.00 (they both come
with a standard pressure sensitive 'erasing' stylus). Also, they
have a really cool stylus that is available at an additional charge
called the Wide Smooth stylus (or something close to that)--it lets
you put in real ink 'charges' into it so it writes, and the tip
'gives' to give you a tactile pressure response. Very neet indeed.
Wacom makes a cheeper 4X6 tablet, but not all the accessories work
with it, and quite frankly that size it too small to be of much
use (at least for me). Also the sizes go upto 18X25 (which is way
to huge for me).
Now what I'd like to know is, can this current driver allow me to
use the tablet/stylus as a mouse replacement as well?
Hope that helps some others out as well... take care :)
--
Thanks, take care, later, John Kheit )^> %^) =^)
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From: Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM (Mark Dadgar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Slow 3COM EtherlinkIII network card
Date: 21 Nov 1995 06:53:19 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <48rt0v$qls@news.next.com>
References: <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
In article <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan) writes:
> Hi, I know this has been discussed before, but I have missed the proposed
> solution. I found that the 3COM ethernet card can achieve only about
> 70K/sec transfer rates when using NFS or ftp over the ethernet to another
> NEXTSTEP machine.
>
> Is there a remedy?
>
Sort of. It's more of a work-around, and it only affects NFS.
The 3Com card has very small buffers.
Set the nfs-read and nfs-write sizes to 1K. That should help.
- Mark
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Answer: Re: Graphics Tablet for NS?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 01:13:03 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <48r92v$dg@news4.digex.net>
References: <48r6t2$dg@news4.digex.net>
John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net> wrote: [snip snip snip]
> I called around and the short of it is that 6X8 tablets go for
> about $300.00, 12X12 tablets go for around $430.00 (they both
> come with a standard pressure sensitive 'erasing' stylus). Also,
> they have a really cool stylus that is available at an additional
> charge called the Wide Smooth stylus (or something close to
> that)--it lets you put in real ink 'charges' into it so it writes,
> and the tip 'gives' to give you a tactile pressure response.
> Very neet indeed.
Sorry to follow up my own post....but....I was wondering how many
others out there would be interested in getting a graphics tablet.
I know that I and my cousin will likely get the 12X12's...I'm
thinking that if enough people are interested we could do some kind
of group buy and might get a break on the price. We are in no
particular rush to get these...likely we would want to have them
by sometime in mid January (just as a rough time frame).
So is anyone else interested?
--
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 230MB MO on white hardware?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 02:17:42 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <48rcs6$1ae@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <481lan$q42@srv1.sj.ablecom.net> <488o9h$lu2@cabinboy.studio.disney.com> <DIBL5E.D87@eskimo.com>
Marc Salvatori (salvo@eskimo.com) wrote:
: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz) wrote:
: :
: : Has anyone tried to use a 230MB MO on white hardware?
I run black, but according to net-messages, Fujitsu 2511 and 2512 (230Mb) runs
with white hardware.
Willem
From: rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhöfer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ISA ether SMC16Ultra slow?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 10:06:56 GMT
Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Message-ID: <48s8c0$qrc@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
Hi there,
I just need comments from other people that use the
SMC etherUltra 16 (ISA) with NS 3.3. I can't get more than ~400KB/s
out of my Intel box (connected to a old NeXTStation).
Is that really 'Ultra'-performance ?
My System:
Cx486DX4/120MHz
20 MB Ram
Ada1542 w/ SEAGATE 3550N HD
ET 4000w32p w/2 MB
NXFactor ~ 1.1
Thanks,
Rainer
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From: "Brian K. Smith" <bsmith@zirklewells.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: USRobotic modems
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:47:40 -0800
Organization: SuperNet Inc. (303)-296-8202 Denver Colorado
Message-ID: <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Is there any support for USRobotic 14.4 Sportster FAX/modems?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Brian K. Smith
bsmith@zirklewells.com
From: aeg@dogbert (Anthony E. Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTUSA Keyboard / Mouse
Date: 21 Nov 1995 02:15:48 GMT
Organization: HiWAAY Information Services
Message-ID: <48rcok$bgu@parlor.hiwaay.net>
References: <17495322.11993.11773@kcbbs.gen.nz>
apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay) wrote:
> I was thinking the other day (as I often do) that it would be really
> neat if somebody manufactured a really good keyboard (black of course!)
> that you pop into your PC, but that has the keys for the NeXTUSA
> keyboard layout under NeXTSTEP (like the old black keyboards)..
> Then if they did a black cool-looking mouse (not really necessary) and
> you poped the PC under the table...
> Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz)
It may be a little tacky looking, but you can do what I did and print out your own Ctrl, Alt,
and Cmd labels and tape them over top of the original keys. However, it would be nice if
some made a NeXTUSA keyboard.
Tony Glover
aeg@hiwaay.net
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stupid Question: Partitioning Black HD's
Date: 21 Nov 1995 09:11:53 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <48s54p$ei6@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
What I have is a Daydream Box. It runs beautifully, but if I want to
have a filesystem that NeXT can read, it must be a Mac-formatted HD or
floppy. I don't want to give up a whole HD for the Mac filesystem, only
300 megs or so will do.
Daydream's container file approach does not work either.
How can I partition say a 520 meg or a 1.08Gig HD for both NeXT and
MacOS? Can it be done? And how?
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: On CPUs for NS (HP/ Sun/ Intel!?)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 10:52:59 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <48saqt$s50@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
I am looking for a system to replace my aging DX2...
Anyone has any comments on HP!? They look pretty good but what are the
$$$ How do they stack up against the rest when compared in terms of
ease of setup and speed!?
Sun... NS doesn't support the SMPs *sigh*
Intel.....naaaahhhhh
Godwin
From: neuss@sun10 (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT -> Laserwriter connections
Date: 21 Nov 1995 14:09:34 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Systemarchitektur, TH Darmstadt, Germany
Message-ID: <48smiu$2eaa@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
References: <pompei-1711951204410001@129.105.148.203>
Joe Pompei (pompei@nwu.edu) wrote:
: I'm wondering about the feasability of connecting a NeXT computer to an
: apple laserwriter.. the driver for the LW seems to be in the print
: manager, and I can build a cable to connect them properly (connecting GND,
: RxD, and TxD only) but I am not sure about the logic levels from the NeXT
: port.
: Are the levels in the NeXT serial port compatible with RS-232?
The NeXT hardware serial port is RS422 compliant, which has (if I
remember correctly) higher signal levels. To my knowledge, all
"normal" serial devices can be used with black hardware, I have
myself done it without any problems.
Your cable however lacks the flow control signals, which the
040 cubes and the stations support. If you experience problems,
it'll probably be the cable. A serial cable that works can be
bought just about anywhere. I think that NeXTanswers has a
section on it - otherwise look for the NeXT FAQ.
Note: this won't work if the printer speaks AppleTalk! You must
have a "normal" serial interface. It have seen LaserWriter driven
from NeXT machines, but I'm not sure if this works "out of the
box", or if these Apple printers must be configured or modified
to make this work.
Best wishes,
Chris
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From: pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de (Peter Geissler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver 4 EtherExpress RPO/100
Date: 21 Nov 1995 17:39:14 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48t2s2$9gb@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Hi folks,
Does anybody knows where to get a
driver for an Intel EtherExpress
PRO/100 Network adapter ?
!!! any help welcome !!!
peter geissler
heidelberg university
pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
From: Borek Lupomesky
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth S3-968 Driver
Date: 21 Nov 1995 08:19:09 GMT
Organization: Czech Technical University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48s21t$dp9@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
References: <48ia1i$24d@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
In <48ia1i$24d@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Peter Geissler wrote:
>
> I have difficulties getting a new Diamond Stealth VGA
> (Stealth 64 Video 3000 VRAM) running under Nextstep -
> I couldnt find an appropriate driver. I tried the S3-
> driver from the stepwise server, but they didnt recognize
> the VGA and the computer came up in standard VGA mode which
> is not what Id like to have. I have been told that the card
> is having a S3-968 chip, which is compatible to the S3-928
> and an IBM 526/220M RAMDAC (compatible to IBM 524). Is there
> a driver available for this card ?
I have similar car (Video VRAM) and it works. There is a drive for S3-968
in NeXTanswers section at www.next.com - just look for it.
Bye Borek
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From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SparcStation 2 and NextStep?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 17:15:18 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48t1f6$q7e@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <48r5m9$920@News1.mcs.net>
> Sorry if this is a FAQ, but NextAnswers only lists compatability
> with current SparcStation types. Can a SparcStation 2 run
> NextStep, or must I upgrade to a newer model?
Yes, it's a FAQ. Native NeXTStep runs on SPARCStation 4,5,10, and 20 hardware. You
need either a MicroSparc-II or SuperSparc chip. The old sparc-2s won't work.
I don't know if it runs on ultrasparc or not - I oughtta find that one out. It'd be
neat to finally run it on an alpha-class machine. :-)
Best,
Pete
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From: eek93@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (Eren Kotan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Slow 3COM EtherlinkIII network card
Date: 21 Nov 1995 16:00:02 GMT
Organization: I need to put my ORGANIZATION here.
Message-ID: <48st22$ms9@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
References: <48n5hl$hr1@bright.ecs.soton.ac.uk> <48rt0v$qls@news.next.com>
Mark Dadgar (Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM) wrote:
: Set the nfs-read and nfs-write sizes to 1K. That should help.
Thanks, I tried that. It does seem to help. What about ftp, can anything be
done there to improve performance short of changing the 3COM card? It seems
to go fast when doing ftp under Win95 to my NeXT, just slow when running in
NEXTSTEP.
Also, I changed the NFS buffers on the PC, should I leave the NFS buffers
settings unchanged on my NeXT at 8K? Each machine exports/imports NFS
directories to/from the other.
Thanks,
Eren
From: Matthias Stoll <stollms>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSFI 3.2, NCR 53810 & Toshiba CD-Rom XT 5201
Date: 21 Nov 1995 08:05:41 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard GmbH Germany
Message-ID: <48s18l$kn0@isoit109.bbn.hp.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi there,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with my problems with a Toshiba CD-Rom 5201
SCSI. Everytime browsing through a CD with the filemanager becomes a very
annoying thing, because the drive starts and stops and starts and stops again
until it has loaded a distinct path. Sometimes it's fast (I think in case the
path is already in the cache).
Is this a known problem with this drive? Or with this controler? Another thing
is, I can't use the NeXTStep CD-Player. Once trying to use it ends up in a
deadend loading from the CD. You must reboot.
Running with this configuration under Win95 is no problem. Everything works
fine.
Can anyone help me? (My controller-software is from Symbios)
BTW, do you know whether the NCR supports DAT-drives (NCR 3.06).
From: cjones@haakon.wellesley.edu (Carl Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help With ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
Date: 21 Nov 1995 21:43:59 GMT
Organization: Wellesley College
Message-ID: <48th6v$u37@charlotte.wellesley.edu>
I have a Gateway P5-90 with an Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, 2GB SCSI hard
drive, #9 GXE64 ProIntel EtherExpress PRO/10 network card, and a quad speed
Mitsumi ATAPI CD-ROM drive. I'm trying to get the CD-ROM to work as the
master device on the primary EIDE controller. The primary EIDE controller
is enabled and I have the NeXT EIDE device driver installed and settings for
port address 0x1F0 and
IRQ 14.
NEXTSTEP reports the following error on bootup:
mach: hc0: no devices detected at port 0x1f0
I have _not_ been able to successfully enable the secondary EIDE controller,
as I have a system resource conflict whenever I try to do this. Do I need
to have both priimary and secondary controllers enabled just to use the
primary controller? So far I've been unsucessful in trying to resolve the
conflict with the secondary EIDE controller using the PC BIOS setup
commands.
Thanks.
Carl
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Subject: New version of Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSWERS
Message-ID: <1995Nov21.143141.20353@indyvax.iupui.edu>
From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Date: 21 Nov 95 14:31:41 -0500
New version of the Adaptec 2940 driver (version 3.36) is now available on
NeXTANSWERS. Here are some of the details.
Driver: Adaptec 2940 family & 7870 integrated
Driver Overview: NeXTanswer #1760
Last Update: November 17, 1995
Availability Information
Newer Beta Driver in NeXTanswers: Yes, Version 3.36, as NeXTanswer #2077
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: Adaptec2940SCSIDriver.config
Driver Type: SCSI
Driver Scope: Product Family
Component Supported: AIC-7870
Component Manufacturer: Adaptec
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: PCI
General Overview notes: The Adaptec 2940 series driver is designed to support
the 2940 series of PCI SCSI adapters. The 2940 series includes AHA-2940 which
provides an 8 bit SCSI bus, and the AHA-2940W which provides both an 8 and 16
bit SCSI bus.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Adaptec 2940 (PCI)
Adaptec 2940W (PCI, Wide SCSI)
Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
DEC EISA/PCI Server system w/ 7870 on motherboard
DEC Celebris GLST w/ 7850 on riserboard
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
The onboard floppy controller, available on some cards, is not supported.
SCSI Driver Details
SCSI-II*: Yes
Fast SCSI*: Yes
Differential*: No
Supports 16bit Wide SCSI Devices*: Yes
Supports 32bit Wide SCSI Devices*: No
RAID Upgradable*: No
Cache Upgradable*: No
Cache Size Supported*:
Known Problems
The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer
as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer,
this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the
NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In
the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device
Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be
enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the
"Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL
targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to
determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis.
The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI
program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device
Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of
10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous
Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is
meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher
than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the
2940 via an external SCSI cable.
Tested 2940 Configuration:
Bios v1.11, Firmware version "F"
Reported Configurations that don't work:
BIOS v1.21, Firmware version "W" (try adding the AutoDetect ID 0x81789004 in
Expert Mode using Config.app)
See Also:
* Adaptec, Inc. http://www.adaptec.com/
Future Planning
Future / Update Planning: Under Development
Reason for New Driver / Update: New Hardware Support
New Driver / Update Timeframe: Q4 95
New Driver / Update Description:
The Beta version (v3.36) has new IDs added to support the latest revisions of
the AHA2940 & AHA2940W.
This driver is being updated to support Adaptecs line of AHA-2940/Ultra SCSI
host adapters.
Note: Information contained in the "Future Planning" section of this document
does not constitute a commitment on the part of NeXT to complete the planned
development work.
* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this
driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features
listed. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the
device for additional information.
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email: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: hbcsc595@csun.edu (robert worne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Stupid Question: Partitioning Black Harddrive
Date: 21 Nov 1995 22:43:55 GMT
Organization: California State University, Northridge
Message-ID: <48tknb$a7a@dewey.csun.edu>
I have an interesting problem regarding my black cube and the Daydream
Mac setup.
I just obtained a new Fujitsu hard drive (1GB) and have another Fujitsu
(520MB) hanging off the SCSI bus.
I already know that Daydream works either by container files (ala SoftPC) or
by a Mac-formatted HD which the NeXT can read as well. Obviously the last
solution is the one I wish to do.
My intention is to split the 520 into two partitions, one for NeXT and one
for Mac. The Mac partition's size needs to be small ~200MB or even less.
Is there any way of doing this?
From: power@inch.com (Power Media Communications)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.ncr,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: * Experienced Video Telecommunications Programmer Wanted *
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:27:22 GMT
Organization: The Internet Channel
Message-ID: <power.55.30B2362A@inch.com>
New York City based company seeks experienced programmer to
work on new innovative video teleconferencing application.
Should have knowledge of the internet, web servers, video
teleconferencing, dialogic boards, and general programming
skills.
Competitive compensation.
[ Power Media Communications ]
Please email resume and salary requirements to:
power@inch.com
Or fax to:
(212) 223-8765
From: matthews@fortress.cs.wwu.edu (Geoffrey Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Inexpensive Nextstep Laptop
Date: 21 Nov 1995 22:38:04 GMT
Organization: Western Washington University
Message-ID: <48tkcc$913@ra.cc.wwu.edu>
Who has suggestions for an inexpensive Nextstep laptop?
Thanks,
Geof
From: singer@aluminum.mps.ohio-state.edu. (Sherwin Singer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Scanner recommendations
Date: 22 Nov 1995 01:15:57 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Mathematics
Message-ID: <48ttkd$rhs@mathserv.mps.ohio-state.edu>
Keywords: scanner
I would like to add a color scanner to our NeXT cluster.
I'm leaning toward an HP Scanjet 4c. Has anyone attached one to a black
NeXT? An HP PA-RISC box? If so, I'd appreciate your experiences. [The
not-so-knowledgable local place that sells HP scanners tells me there's an
interface card that has to inserted into whatever machine the HP scanner
is connected to ... not sure it will work with an HP workstation.]
I've seen several recommendations for UMAX scanners. Do they compare well
to the HP's? Is there a US distributor for the UMAX scanners?
Any other hardware recommendations?
Somehow it seems that Scan-O-Matic is popular. [EXTRASCAN for Epson
scanners only?] Any other software recommendations? Is HSD still in the
business of selling OCR servant? Any other software recommendations?
Thanks!
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From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: USRobotic modems
Date: 22 Nov 1995 02:03:15 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <48u0d3$dpp@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com>
In USRobotic modems comp.sys.next.hardware "Brian K. Smith"
<bsmith@zirklewells.com> writes,
> Is there any support for USRobotic 14.4 Sportster FAX/modems?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Brian K. Smith
> bsmith@zirklewells.com
This is a good modem for data connection under NEXTSTEP (I had one
before). However, since it is a class 1 fax modem and NEXTSTEP only
supposts class 2 fax modem, the fax part does not work as I can
remember.
Yuwen Cheng
yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: Recommendation for Backup w/ZIP drive
Message-ID: <DIEppK.7Dt@waldo.com>
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 18:51:20 GMT
I'd like to back my NextStation color running NS3.3 to my ZIP drive, however
I'm not sure about some issues. Since "dump" is included with NS, I figured
I'd use it, but I am open to suggestions.
Here are some problems I have come across.
1. I have a 500mb internal drive and a 105mb external news/swap/tmp drive. I
obviously don't need to dump the news files. How do I avoid this?
2. Does anyone know what the "length" of a ZIP disk is? Or, what value
will work for size?
If anyone has done this, I'd love to hear about it. I'd especially like to get
the command that was used, if you were succesful.
Thanks for any help.
Matt
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From: pete@genmagic.com (pete helme)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: does NS 3.3 support Diamond Stealth 64 3200 & 3240?
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 19:32:20 -0800
Organization: General Magic, Inc.
Message-ID: <pete-2111951932200001@magic-1016.macip.genmagic.com>
does NextStep 3.3 support the new Diamond Stealth 3200 & 3240 cards? If
so, which driver support them?
thanks.
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 512 vs 1024
Date: 22 Nov 1995 04:37:22 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-d-07.usc.edu
Message-ID: <48u9e2$dei@usc.edu>
I've got 2 hard drives
my primary = 500mb with 512 sectors(?)
secondary = 247mb with 1024 sectors(?)
I was wondering:
1) what kind of performance difference is there between 512 and 1024?
2) is it possible to change this without doing a total reformatting? (I guess
the answer to this is possible)
3) is there anything wrong or less than peak with my setup? (strictly
according to the above issue :-))
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Thanks and be well,
Matthew
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From: shaffer+@pitt.edu (Charles D Shaffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS on Pentium Pro (P6)?
Date: 22 Nov 1995 04:19:55 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <48u8db$qnr@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Subject says it all...does NS run without a hitch on any of the new
Pentium Pro machines? I posted earlier asking about HP Vectra XU 6/150
but got no replies. What about the Dell and DEC machines?
David Shaffer
shaffer+@pitt.edu
From: nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca (Norbert W. Sauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: monitors and videocards
Date: 21 Nov 1995 23:05:43 -0700
Organization: The University of Calgary
Sender: nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca
Message-ID: <48uejn$jak@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
I am putting a pentium system together and have difficulties
deciding on the right monitor and video card.
Our systems administrator says that the
refreshrate is very important and I should aim at something
close
to 80HZ to avoid a flicker. He also said that 1600 by 1200
resolution together with a 21" monitor is latest technology and
may not be very reliable. Also almost all monitors loose
sharpness
after 3 to 4 years. True? I may therefore be better of to get a
at a refreshrate of close to 80HZ. And then after 3 to 4 years
by
a new monitor.
Questions 1: Which good video card and which good monitor
will
run at a refreshrate of 80HZ at a resolution of 1200 by 1000
at
.26dp with a size of around 20" under NEXTSTEP. Price?
Questions 2: Is there a video card and a 21" monitor which
will
.26dp with a size of around 21" under NEXTSTEP? How long is the
warranty for such a monitor? Price?
Question3: Once the video card and the monitor are
installed
is it possible to set the colordepths, resolution? Within
NEXTSTEP?
Via some hardwareswitches? up to some maximum. That is can I
choose
I am interested in the experiences of others and in particular
in the picture quality of the screen.
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Wacom driver info, thanks :)
Date: 22 Nov 1995 03:01:04 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <48u3pg$o1r@cnj.digex.net>
Hi all :)
I bothered Graeme Barnes with some of my dumb questions. I thought that
others on the group would benefit from some of his answers. So here they
are...
>Hi John,
>
>On Mon, 20 Nov 95, John Kheit wrote:
>> First, my cousin is an artist. He does oils mostly, but and
>> wants a graphics tablet. Of course he is poor and money makes
>> a difference... So I was wondering if you could recommend a
>> proper size tablet? I'm guessing that the 6X8 tablet will be a
>> bit too small...And thinking that a 12X12 should suffice?
>
>For artwork (which is generally what we do here), 8x6 is definitely
>too small. 12x12 is great if you need to use a keyboard as well,
>larger tablets are even better if that is all you need to use.
>I'm not really an authority, I just wrote the driver!
>
>> Second, I notice that Wacom has some other stylus's. Which one
>> do you use. The Wide Smooth stylus seems 'neet' since it has
>> that 'give' feature as well as actually being able to draw. If
>> you us this one...is it significantly better than the standard
>> stylus?
>
>No idea, ask Wacom
>
>> Lastly, can the graphics tablet be used in place of the mouse
>> under NeXTSTEP?
>
>Yes. Once the driver is installed, the mouse driver can be removed
>but it's best to just put the mouse out of the way. Especially
>with a large tablet, it gets very tiring going from dock, to menu,
>to window etc.
>
>Also, if you think the eraser, tilt or menu options would be of
>use to you, please let Next know. They say they're dealing with
>my request for help so customer queries may help them along.
>
>> Take care :)
I think that these features would be great! Especially considering how
nice an Advertisement ANIMO is for NS...it would be nice to make the
platform even more suitable for such graphics work.
>Thanks, Graeme
>
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From: badier@auvers.univ-rennes1.fr (Jean Michel Badier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS on Notbook ?
Date: 22 Nov 1995 09:59:16 GMT
Organization: Universite de Rennes 1, France
Message-ID: <48us9k$5n4@news.univ-rennes1.fr>
Any suggestion for a notebook running NS with at least a 800x600 graphic
resolution and the sound working properly ?
Thanks in advance,
Jean-Michel Badier, Ph.D.
Universite de Rennes 1
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops)
Subject: HP712: CPU speedup via Boot Rom???
Message-ID: <DIFp82.8nq@BITart.com>
Sender: usenet@BITart.com
Organization: BITart, NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consulting
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 07:38:26 GMT
Way back then I remember somebody posting that HP made the 712 faster by
enabling something or other with a boot rom upgrade. Was that true? If so, how
can I identify wether a 712 has that upgrade?
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From: gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops)
Subject: SCSI HD: Read/write caches...
Message-ID: <DIFp98.8ox@BITart.com>
Sender: usenet@BITart.com
Organization: BITart, NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consulting
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 07:39:08 GMT
Trying to speed up a disk drive by messing with the read/write cache flags on
the drive, I actually managed to reduce (blush) the read performance... Does
anyone know how I can revert to the original parameters? The drive is a Seagate
31200N ('Hawk').
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE CD-ROM drives ok?
Message-ID: <DIEnwJ.GIo@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
From: root@music.gla.ac.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 18:12:18 GMT
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
We're looking at a possible configuration that contains an IDE 6x CDROM
drive. The make is "Wearnes" (whatever that is).
As far as I can see from NeXTAnswers, IDE drives work but you can't
install NS from them. Beyond that limitation are there any other problems?
Does anyone use IDE cdrom drives?
The hard drive(s) will be SCSI. Are there potential problems running both
scsi and ide? I read somewhere that if you have both, NS tries to boot
from IDE. Is this right?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been discussed -- I tried NeXTAnswers but not much help.
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE CDROMs ok?
Message-ID: <DIEJrw.Dv2@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
From: root@music.gla.ac.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:43:07 GMT
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
We're looking at a possible configuration that contains an IDE 6x CDROM
drive. The make is "Wearnes" whatever that is.
As far as I can see from NeXTAnswers, IDE drives work but you can't
install NS from them. Beyond that limitation are there any other problems?
Does anyone use IDE cdrom drives?
The hard drive(s) will be SCSI. Are there potential problems running both
scsi and ide? I read somewhere that if you have both, NS tries to boot
from IDE. Is this right?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been discussed -- I tried NeXTAnswers but not much help.
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
From: chr@senga.ka.sub.org (Christian Riede)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI-Streamer with NextStation
Message-ID: <46wFx*oK8@senga.ka.sub.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 19:11:32 GMT
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Hi,
what kind of SCSI-DAT-Streamer will work with a 25MHz Mono-NextStation.
What NextStep-release is necessary?
Is there a hardware compatibility list?
Gruss, Christian
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Subject: IDE CDROMs ok?
Message-ID: <DIEJs8.Dvu@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
From: root@music.gla.ac.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:43:19 GMT
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
We're looking at a possible configuration that contains an IDE 6x CDROM
drive. The make is "Wearnes" whatever that is.
As far as I can see from NeXTAnswers, IDE drives work but you can't
install NS from them. Beyond that limitation are there any other problems?
Does anyone use IDE cdrom drives?
The hard drive(s) will be SCSI. Are there potential problems running both
scsi and ide? I read somewhere that if you have both, NS tries to boot
from IDE. Is this right?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been discussed -- I tried NeXTAnswers but not much help.
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
(0)141 307 8018
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE CDROMs ok?
Message-ID: <DIEJrD.Du7@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
From: root@music.gla.ac.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:42:48 GMT
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
We're looking at a possible configuration that contains an IDE 6x CDROM
drive. The make is "Wearnes" whatever that is.
As far as I can see from NeXTAnswers, IDE drives work but you can't
install NS from them. Beyond that limitation are there any other problems?
Does anyone use IDE cdrom drives?
The hard drive(s) will be SCSI. Are there potential problems running both
scsi and ide? I read somewhere that if you have both, NS tries to boot
from IDE. Is this right?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been discussed -- I tried NeXTAnswers but not much help.
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE CD-ROM drives ok?
Message-ID: <DIEn74.G1H@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
From: : sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:57:02 GMT
Sender: news@udcf.gla.ac.uk (News)
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Service
We're looking at a possible configuration that contains an IDE 6x CDROM
drive. The make is "Wearnes" whatever that is.
As far as I can see from NeXTAnswers, IDE drives work but you can't install
NS from them. Beyond that limitation are there any other problems? Does
anyone use IDE cdrom drives?
The hard drive(s) will be SCSI. Are there potential problems running both
scsi and ide? I read somewhere that if you have both, NS tries to boot from
IDE. Is this right?
Thanks in advance,
Sorry if this has been discussed -- I tried NeXTAnswers but not much help.
Stephen Brandon
_____________________________________________________
Systems Administator,
Department of Music, e-mail: sbrandon@music.gla.ac.uk
14 University Gardens, (NeXT mail welcomed)
University of Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 330 6065
Glasgow. Fax: +44 (0)141 307 8018
From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Serial Port Hang-ups
Date: 22 Nov 1995 14:32:29 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Anyone heard of this problem?
I hooked up a 14.4 KBps Global Village modem to my NeXT 040 cube and then entered
TIP via CUFB. I then found that I can not communicate with the modem (its
lights do nothing) and that when I try to exit TIP, the terminal just
sits there and hangs. However, if I UNPLUG the modem, it then returns me
to the prompt.
To me this sounds like a problem with using the hardware flow control of
the CUFB device. I cannot understand why this problem seems to be related
to the modem though. I have verified that everything works fine when using a
NULL MODEM cable to communicate with another computer via CUFB.
Any thoughts?
-Michael Ellis
From: laser@ice (Mark A Lasersohn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE CDROM install
Date: 20 Nov 1995 13:09:37 GMT
Organization: Bailey Controls Company
Message-ID: <48pumh$dbd@spider.bailey.com>
Hello,
My boss just gave me NextStep for Intel 3.1 - and I want to install
it on my Pentium. But, my machine has an IDE CDROM drive - during the
install the installation program complains that it finds no CDROM and
asks me for a root drive (fd, sd , hd) and at that point the keyboard
does not seem to work.
Do I need to get a SCSI CDROM, or is there a fix for this? Any
help would be appreciated.
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: 512 vs 1024
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DIGBC7.51D@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 15:36:07 GMT
References: <48u9e2$dei@usc.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <48u9e2$dei@usc.edu>, <reichman@scf.usc.edu> wrote:
>I've got 2 hard drives
>
>my primary = 500mb with 512 sectors(?)
>secondary = 247mb with 1024 sectors(?)
>
>I was wondering:
>
>1) what kind of performance difference is there between 512 and 1024?
10% or so--don't recall exactly, but it was worth it to go for 1024 when I
set up my machine.
>2) is it possible to change this without doing a total reformatting? (I guess
>the answer to this is possible)
Don't belive so.
>3) is there anything wrong or less than peak with my setup? (strictly
>according to the above issue :-))
Not that I can see.
--
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From: ccallsen@eos.Eng.Sun.COM (Christian Callsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: New 12.1GB Conner or Fujitsu HD with TurboSLAB
Date: 22 Nov 1995 08:45:04 -0800
Organization: SunSoft Inc
Sender: ccallsen@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM
Message-ID: <dztenv01tv3.fsf@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM>
Folks,
Now that I got your attention: I'm seriously considering investing in
a new HD. I want one that can fit into my Turbo NeXTstation at home,
and should be inexpensive. I don't need a lot of diskspace, so I'm
considering a 1GB drive.
Reading the adds for cheap SCSI-II harddrives, these appear to be
cheap:
Conner CFP-1060S 1.06GB, 10ms, 512K Cache, SCSI-II 3.5" x 1.0" ~$200
Fujitsu XXX 1.08GB, 11ms, 512K Cache, SCSI-II 3.5" x 1.0" ~$250
Both drives run at 5400rpm which should work fine in the TURBO slab.
Any recommendations?
Any experiences with the above?
Any experiences with Conner or Fujitsu in general?
I'll summarize to News if enough answers arrive.
-Christian J. Callsen
--
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"Faced with panic & terror, the solution was to `get connected'..."
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From: wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:54:46 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <48vkkm$l7p@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on one
single disk?
I want to configure my system to have three bootable partitions (200 MB
OS/2; 600 MB DOS; 1300 MB NeXTstep) on a single 2.1 GB SCSI disk. Probably
I have to install a further partition (7 MB) for the OS/2 Bootmanager.
Is that possible or are there any restrictions (from the BIOS, ......)?
Has anyone experience with such a configuration?
- Wolfgang
From: wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:55:01 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <48vkl5$l7q@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on one
single disk?
I want to configure my system to have three bootable partitions (200 MB
OS/2; 600 MB DOS; 1300 MB NeXTstep) on a single 2.1 GB SCSI disk. Probably
I have to install a further partition (7 MB) for the OS/2 Bootmanager.
Is that possible or are there any restrictions (from the BIOS, ......)?
Has anyone experience with such a configuration?
- Wolfgang
From: wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:55:38 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on one
single disk?
I want to configure my system to have three bootable partitions (200 MB
OS/2; 600 MB DOS; 1300 MB NeXTstep) on a single 2.1 GB SCSI disk. Probably
I have to install a further partition (7 MB) for the OS/2 Bootmanager.
Is that possible or are there any restrictions (from the BIOS, ......)?
Has anyone experience with such a configuration?
- Wolfgang
From: joel@fefcful.org (Joel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Appletalk, Laserwriter & NeXT - FAQ?
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:18:16 -0800
Organization: First Evangelical Free Church
Message-ID: <joel-2211951118160001@brea-annex1-p2.dsphere.net>
Here's my situation:
I have a Black Slab and a Quadra 700. I'd love to purchase a laserprinter
to use on both of them. My idea would be to get an ethernet laserprinter
that speaks appletalk, and connect both machines to it via thin. Would
this work? Can the motorola stuff speak appletalk?
Is there a faq on this?
Thanks.
Joel
| Joel Lingenfelter
-=+=-
| Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Appletalk, Laserwriter & NeXT - FAQ?
Date: 22 Nov 1995 21:10:37 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <4903kd$s43@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <joel-2211951118160001@brea-annex1-p2.dsphere.net>
joel@fefcful.org (Joel) wrote:
> Here's my situation:
>
> I have a Black Slab and a Quadra 700. I'd love to purchase a laserprinter
> to use on both of them. My idea would be to get an ethernet laserprinter
> that speaks appletalk, and connect both machines to it via thin. Would
> this work? Can the motorola stuff speak appletalk?
The most new LaserWriter have a serial, a parallel and a appletalk connector
and can use all the interfaces at one time.
Use the serial for the NeXT and the appletalk for the Quadra.
- Karsten
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From: Tal Lancaster <tlan>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for MO information...
Date: 22 Nov 1995 21:08:45 GMT
Organization: Walt Disney Studios
Message-ID: <4903gt$mou@cabinboy.studio.disney.com>
References: <48lg5q$m12@news.ccit.arizona.edu> <48mp0m$s23@skat.usc.edu>
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ffabbroc@skat.usc.edu (Frank Fabbrocino) wrote:
>rueiwun@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ruei-wun Tu) writes:
>
>> I am looking for MO drive information, which, as I remembered, was
>> posting on this news group not long ago. It is about the 1.3GB MO drive
>> originally made by IBM(I am not sure about it), and packed and sold by a
>> company called CSC(Corporate Systems Center). All I want to know is if
>> this model MO can be used in NS/FIP, and how to install and operate it.
>> Is there any problem and solution I might encounter with when using this
>> drive. I really need someone who had this kind of experiences sharing
>> his/her knowledge with me.
I was the orginal poster of the message you are thinking of. Since posting the
message I have bought the drive and have been running under NSI for over a
month now and enjoy it very much. Currently I have only one disk and so one
side is set up for NS and the other is for DOS.
NeXTSTEP will recognize the drive just fine. The only difficulty you should
have is initializing and formatting the disks as NS will not be able to do this
for you (by that I mean that none of the Workspace programs can do it, you will
need to do it through the command line). It would also be a good idea to set
up a disktab entry for it as it will make your life much easier. I'll post
mine later when I get home.
[Sniped.. Sorry my NNTP has problems when the articles I am quoting are longer
than my replies.]
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Technical Director, Disney Feature Animation
email: tlan@fa.disney.com
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: monitors and videocards
Date: 22 Nov 1995 22:32:59 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <4908er$vp@news4.digex.net>
References: <48uejn$jak@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca (Norbert W. Sauer) wrote:
> Our systems administrator says that the refreshrate is very
> important and I should aim at something close to 80HZ to avoid
> a flicker. He also said that 1600 by 1200 resolution together
> with a 21" monitor is latest technology and
Well, I've had a monitor for about 3 years that does 1600X1200 w/o
any real problems... 3 years in computer time is a long time.
> may not be very reliable. Also almost all monitors loose
> sharpness after 3 to 4 years. True? I may therefore be better
> of to get a at a refreshrate of close to 80HZ. And then after
> 3 to 4 years by a new monitor.
The only time I've seen monitors loose sharpness is when they are
moved around (especially big monitors)...They are rather fragile
and the magnets tend to get 'out of wack' if moved... But when
they stay in one spot, I' have not observed deterioration.
> Questions 1: Which good video card and which good monitor
> will
> run at a refreshrate of 80HZ at a resolution of 1200 by 1000
> at
> .26dp with a size of around 20" under NEXTSTEP. Price?
> Questions 2: Is there a video card and a 21" monitor which
> will
> .26dp with a size of around 21" under NEXTSTEP? How long is
> the warranty for such a monitor? Price?
The card I like best is the Imagine 128 w/8megs of VRAM. The best
monitors are generally the Nano's.
> Question3: Once the video card and the monitor are
> installed
> is it possible to set the colordepths, resolution? Within
> NEXTSTEP? Via some hardwareswitches? up to some maximum. That
> is can I choose
Via software you can set color depths/resolutions.
--
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From: Michael Delver <silpics@demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Urgent Syquest Query
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 06:08:54 GMT
Message-ID: <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk>
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I am having persistent probems with Syquest 270MG removable discs
running on a Micronet Drive under NeXTStep 3.2. The message on the
console reads: Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1 etc as it
keeps retrying. When it gives up the message is:
sd2 (5,0): sense key: 0x3 additional sense code: 0x13
SCSI block in error = 336, Partition a F.S. sector 8
I am not offered a ³Repair disc² option or any other advice. Can anyone
help here?
From: H}kan Johnsson <f88hakan@dd.chalmers.se>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Very strange clock!(Not the timezone problem)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 00:48:51 +0100
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951123004110.14537A-100000@grima.dd.chalmers.se>
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Hi!
I am having a serious and mysterious problem with NS 3.3 clock on my Pentium.
For some unknown reason it sometimes (I have not been able to determine when)
makes a jump forward of 1331 seconds. This is extremely annoying,
especially since the DOS clock works perfectly. Could someone please tell
me how this can be, or at least how there can be a difference between DOS
and NS. I know it does not have anything to do with the difference in
timezones beetween DOS and NS.
Yours,
Hakan
From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 22 Nov 1995 21:56:33 GMT
Organization: PRZ/TU-Berlin
Message-ID: <4906ah$s9e@sandmann.prz.tu-berlin.de>
References: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Wolfgang Pusch (wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at) wrote:
> Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on one
> single disk?
You can have up to 4 Primary bootable partitions on any disk.
If the operating system supports booting off of Extended partitions
- i.e. "logical drives" inside them - like Linux and OS/2 do you can
have even more - theoretically no limit.
But most systems including NEXTSTEP, DOS and Windows 95 can only
boot from Primary partitions.
> I want to configure my system to have three bootable partitions (200 MB
> OS/2; 600 MB DOS; 1300 MB NeXTstep) on a single 2.1 GB SCSI disk. Probably
> I have to install a further partition (7 MB) for the OS/2 Bootmanager.
> Is that possible or are there any restrictions (from the BIOS, ......)?
> Has anyone experience with such a configuration?
Yes, this is possible. Although I don't use the OS/2 Bootmanager
I'm quite sure that it will work. I recommend you to install DOS
first, then OS/2 and it's Bootmanager and lastly NEXTSTEP.
NEXTSTEP will put it's on "boot manager" into the Master Boot
Record and disable the OS/2 boot manager.
To get it back just boot into DOS and do a "fdisk /mbr" and then
use fdisk to set the OS/2 Bootmanager partition active again.
Greetings,
Thomas
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From: dayne@spry.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS/Intel and BusLogic FlashPoint LT SCSI (???)
Date: 23 Nov 1995 00:08:12 GMT
Organization: InterServ News Service
Message-ID: <490e1c$jc0@data.interserv.net>
I'm looking at buying one of the newest Micron Millenia P133's or ProMagnum (Pentium Pro) 180's.
I've never had a problem with my Micron P90 and NS. However, the new Micron machines come
with a BusLogic FlashPoint LT (Fast-20 UltraSCSI PCI adapter) . Anyone know if the generic
BusLogic drivers for NS 3.3 will work with this? I'd hate to be sitting on a $5000+ machine that can't
even run my favorite OS...
-Dayne Miller
dayne@spry.com
From: unferth@MCS.COM (Edward Nilges)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,misc.forsale.computers.monitors,misc.forsale.computers.workstation
Subject: NeXT 21" Color MegaPixel with a PC?
Date: 22 Nov 1995 19:36:48 -0600
Organization: Another MCSNet Subscriber, Chicago's First Public-Access Internet!
Message-ID: <490j7g$cf9@Venus.mcs.com>
I have an extra 21" MegaPixel which I wish to use with my PC. I know it's not
multisync; I plan to switch between a PC monitor for normal resolutions, and
the MegaPixel for Linux/XFree, where I can tailor the parameters to fit its
temperament. So all I need to know is how to adapt the separate sync of my
VGA card to the composite sync-on-green of the MegaPixel.
My particular unit was made in May, 1992, and has a Hitachi tube. The exact
frequency tolerances of this display would also be useful to me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Ed
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New 12.1GB Conner or Fujitsu HD with TurboSLAB
Date: 23 Nov 1995 02:56:50 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Message-ID: <490nti$9l1@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <dztenv01tv3.fsf@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM>
In article <dztenv01tv3.fsf@eos.ESG.Eng.Sun.COM>,
Christian Callsen <ccallsen@eos.Eng.Sun.COM> wrote:
>[new HD?]
>Conner CFP-1060S 1.06GB, 10ms, 512K Cache, SCSI-II 3.5" x 1.0" ~$200
>Fujitsu XXX 1.08GB, 11ms, 512K Cache, SCSI-II 3.5" x 1.0" ~$250
>Any experiences with the above?
I have the Connor outside my ColorStation at this very moment. Works
great. It's a HUGE improvement over the Seagate that the computer was
shipped with.
Make sure that you get technical specs with the drive, as you'll need to
manually jumper the SCSI number, terminate the drive actively using power
from the internal SCSI bus, ... (This is stuff from the system docs).
Lacking this info, the old Seagate is still inside my machine.
If you have the dough, you might actually like a little more space. IMHO,
around 200Mb of swap is a good number, and you can easily fill up 1 Gb of
space. (I did.)
Paul
From: Borek Lupomesky
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: USRobotic modems
Date: 22 Nov 1995 15:20:05 GMT
Organization: Czech Technical University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <48vf36$8vo@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
References: <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com>
In <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com> "Brian K. Smith" wrote:
> Is there any support for USRobotic 14.4 Sportster FAX/modems?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
Should be there any? Sportster conform to most of standards such as Hayes
commands, fax class 2.0 etc. So what support you need?
Bye Borek
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From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for MO information...
Date: 23 Nov 1995 03:56:20 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <490rd4$q9i@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
References: <48lg5q$m12@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
rueiwun@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ruei-wun Tu) writes:
>Hi all,
> I am looking for MO drive information, which, as I remembered, was
>posting on this news group not long ago. It is about the 1.3GB MO drive
>originally made by IBM(I am not sure about it), and packed and sold by a
>company called CSC(Corporate Systems Center).
> All I want to know is if this model MO can be used in NS/FIP, and
>how to install and operate it. Is there any problem and solution I
>might encounter with when using this drive. I really need someone who
>had this kind of experiences sharing his/her knowledge with me.
Ok, I was the orginal poster of the message you are thinking of. Here is
the /etc/disktab entry that I found works pretty well:
omd-2|OMD-2|IBM OMD-2:\
:ty=removable_rw_scsi:nc#2350:nt#16:ns#17:ss#1024:rm#3500:\
:fp#256:bp#0:\
:os=odmach:z0#80:z1#168:ro=a:\
:pa#0:sa#636881:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#8192:ra#5:oa=time:\
:ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa:
If somebody finds a better configuration please let me know.
> How about Pioneer DE-U7001 one? Anyone out there has any
>experience with this model MO?
> Please drop me an e-mail if you have any suggestions or ...
> Thanks in advance.
>Rueiwun Tu
>rueiwun@gas.uug.arizona.edu
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From: aaronk@cco.caltech.edu (Aaron Higgins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP WITH CUBE TURBO!!!!! BOOT LOCKUP!!!!!!
Date: 23 Nov 1995 04:25:37 GMT
Organization: California Intitute of Technology
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Originator: aaronk@cco.caltech.edu
Can anyone help me with this boot-up problem with my NeXT/Turbo 040 33.
I recently configured the Network setup and accidentaly turned on NIS services.
Now whenever I boot up, it pops up with a kernel-init (small) shell window and won't boot-up normally (i.e. multiuser). When I 'exit' this shell, the kernel loads some more daemons and halts on netinit continually trying to connect with an NIS server(the message is something like "yp: Cannot connect to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. retrying...").
I know that I can probably fix it by modifying a configuration file, but in the small kernel-config window, no text editor will run.
Thanks for any advice...
-Aaron Higgins (aaronk@cco.caltech.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: 512 vs 1024
In-Reply-To: reichman@scf.usc.edu's message of 22 Nov 1995 04:37:22 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov22234446@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <48u9e2$dei@usc.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 04:44:46 GMT
You need to reformat the drive to get 1024 byte blocks. Additionally,
you'll need to get sdformat from the FTP archives and use it instead
of sdform that NeXT provides. Also, some drives won't let you change
the block size.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <48u9e2$dei@usc.edu> reichman@scf.usc.edu writes:
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I've got 2 hard drives
my primary = 500mb with 512 sectors(?)
secondary = 247mb with 1024 sectors(?)
I was wondering:
1) what kind of performance difference is there between 512 and 1024?
2) is it possible to change this without doing a total reformatting? (I guess
the answer to this is possible)
3) is there anything wrong or less than peak with my setup? (strictly
according to the above issue :-))
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Thanks and be well,
Matthew
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NS on Pentium Pro (P6)?
In-Reply-To: shaffer+@pitt.edu's message of 22 Nov 1995 04:19:55 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov22234857@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <48u8db$qnr@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 04:48:57 GMT
I'd like to hear about this as well. I just ordered three Dell 133 P5
systems for a client. I wanted to order the 150 P6 but didn't want to
take the risk. I am planning to replace my Dell 90 P5 with a 200 P6
in the next six months so I am personally interested in this info as
well. Anyone who wants to purchase my current system should send me
mail. As you can imagine, it is fine tuned for NEXTSTEP...
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <48u8db$qnr@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> shaffer+@pitt.edu (Charles D Shaffer) writes:
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 22 Nov 1995 04:19:55 GMT
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Subject says it all...does NS run without a hitch on any of the new
Pentium Pro machines? I posted earlier asking about HP Vectra XU 6/150
but got no replies. What about the Dell and DEC machines?
David Shaffer
shaffer+@pitt.edu
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: New version of Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSWERS
In-Reply-To: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu's message of 21 Nov 95 14:31:41 -0500
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 04:51:08 GMT
When can we expect a driver for the Adaptec 3940W? Fast Wide SCSI-3!
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
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From: rsanchez@indyunix.iupui.edu
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New version of the Adaptec 2940 driver (version 3.36) is now available on
NeXTANSWERS. Here are some of the details.
Driver: Adaptec 2940 family & 7870 integrated
Driver Overview: NeXTanswer #1760
Last Update: November 17, 1995
Availability Information
Newer Beta Driver in NeXTanswers: Yes, Version 3.36, as NeXTanswer #2077
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: Adaptec2940SCSIDriver.config
Driver Type: SCSI
Driver Scope: Product Family
Component Supported: AIC-7870
Component Manufacturer: Adaptec
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: PCI
General Overview notes: The Adaptec 2940 series driver is designed to support
the 2940 series of PCI SCSI adapters. The 2940 series includes AHA-2940 which
provides an 8 bit SCSI bus, and the AHA-2940W which provides both an 8 and 16
bit SCSI bus.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Adaptec 2940 (PCI)
Adaptec 2940W (PCI, Wide SCSI)
Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
DEC EISA/PCI Server system w/ 7870 on motherboard
DEC Celebris GLST w/ 7850 on riserboard
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
The onboard floppy controller, available on some cards, is not supported.
SCSI Driver Details
SCSI-II*: Yes
Fast SCSI*: Yes
Differential*: No
Supports 16bit Wide SCSI Devices*: Yes
Supports 32bit Wide SCSI Devices*: No
RAID Upgradable*: No
Cache Upgradable*: No
Cache Size Supported*:
Known Problems
The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer
as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer,
this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the
NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In
the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device
Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be
enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the
"Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL
targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to
determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis.
The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI
program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device
Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of
10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous
Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is
meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher
than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the
2940 via an external SCSI cable.
Tested 2940 Configuration:
Bios v1.11, Firmware version "F"
Reported Configurations that don't work:
BIOS v1.21, Firmware version "W" (try adding the AutoDetect ID 0x81789004 in
Expert Mode using Config.app)
See Also:
* Adaptec, Inc. http://www.adaptec.com/
Future Planning
Future / Update Planning: Under Development
Reason for New Driver / Update: New Hardware Support
New Driver / Update Timeframe: Q4 95
New Driver / Update Description:
The Beta version (v3.36) has new IDs added to support the latest revisions of
the AHA2940 & AHA2940W.
This driver is being updated to support Adaptecs line of AHA-2940/Ultra SCSI
host adapters.
Note: Information contained in the "Future Planning" section of this document
does not constitute a commitment on the part of NeXT to complete the planned
development work.
* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this
driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features
listed. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the
device for additional information.
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: New version of Adaptec 2940 driver available on NeXTANSWERS
Date: 23 Nov 1995 08:29:57 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <491be5$nke@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <1995Nov21.143141.20353@indyvax.iupui.edu> <RDL.95Nov22235108@world.std.com>
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
> When can we expect a driver for the Adaptec 3940W? Fast Wide SCSI-3!
>
You can use the 2940 driver for the 2940W. This is a Fast Wide SCSI-3 hostadapter.
The 3940W is a dual SCSI channel hostadapter.
- Karsten
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From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 23 Nov 1995 08:40:45 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <491c2d$som@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at>
wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch) wrote:
> Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on one
> single disk?
Yes. The PC architecture allows only four partitions per disk. With the
concept of "logical drives in an extended DOS partition" you can divide one
partition into a maximum of four additional drives, which would make seven
partitions in total. However, only "DOS compatible" operating systems can
make use of logical drives. The only OS's that can boot from such a drive are
OS/2 and Windows NT.
> I want to configure my system to have three bootable partitions (200 MB
> OS/2; 600 MB DOS; 1300 MB NeXTstep) on a single 2.1 GB SCSI disk.
With OS/2 boot manager this should pose no problem. I use such a
configuration myself.
Marcel
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From: L÷ chris@chrisrowse.icon.co.za (Chris Rowse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IDE Install hangs on 2nd phase
Date: 23 Nov 1995 11:05:25 GMT
Organization: No organisation supplied
Message-ID: <491khl$jmo@hermes.is.co.za>
I am trying to install NeXTSTEP Intel on an IDE disk and CD_ROM.
I have loaded the EIDE patch v3.32 / driver from NextAnswers ()
I have followed the instructions in Answers 1933
The hard drive is Fujutech M1606TAU ... 1089Mb 2111 cylinders, 16 heads, 63
sectors
The drive is configurable via LBA 10 1807Mb, 527 cylinders, 64 heads, 63
sectors
I have tried to install to the whole drive, or a 450Mb partition thereof with
the same results
The CD is a CR581-K quad speed device
Motherboard is Mecer / Mustek
The BIOS is Award V4.50G June 22 1995
The chipset is UMC 881+UMC886
CPU is Intel A80486 DX4 - 100 index 435
The bios is capable of loading PIO level 3, 32 bit transfers, block mode,
I can see no reference in the BIOS to DMA usage
VGA is Trident 8900 / 512K
Plug and play detects all cards , drives, etc first time.
The system loads correctly, finds all hardware, and installs the base NExT
O/S from the CD.
--
On re-booting for the second phase of the install, The system hangs after the
following message fragment
using default table for Adaptec 1542B
driverLoader: scandir(/usr/Devices/EIDE.config) error
Aborting configuration of driver EIDE
using default table for PS2Mouse
a) is it possible to get to a monitor / root prompt in order to check the
contetnts of /usr/Devices/EIDE.config
b) Where is this file copied from
c) which of the 2 files in /private/Drivers/i386/EIDE.config is used for thge
install
...../EIDE.table
...../Default.table
d) why do these 2 drivers differ, and what should the settings be ?
Default.table
"Title" = "EIDE";
"Family" = "Disk";
"Version" = "3.32";
"Location" = "";
"Instance" = "0";
"Driver Name" = "EIDE";
"Class Names" = "IdeDisk IdeController AtapiController";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"IRQ Levels" = "14";
"I/O Ports" = "0x1f0-0x1f7";
"Memory Maps" = "";
"Boot Driver";
"Valid DMA Channels" = "";
"Valid IRQ Levels" = "14 15";
"Block Major" = "3";
"Character Major" = "15";
"Disk Geometry" = "No";
"Address Mode" = "CHS";
"Multiple Sectors" = "Yes";
"IOCHRDY Support" = "No";
"EIDE Support" = "No";
"Use Disk Geometry" = "No";
"Server Name" = "EIDE";
"Post-Load" = "PostLoad";
"Server Name" = "EIDE";
"Driver Version" = "PROGRAM:EIDE PROJECT:drvEIDE-6.3 DEVELOPER:root BUILT:NO
DATE SET (-B used)";
EIDE.table
"Title" = "EIDE";
"Family" = "Disk";
"Version" = "3.32";
"Location" = "";
"Instance" = "0";
"Driver Name" = "EIDE";
"Class Names" = "IdeDisk IdeController AtapiController";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"IRQ Levels" = "14";
"I/O Ports" = "0x1f0-0x1f7";
"Memory Maps" = "";
"Boot Driver";
"Valid DMA Channels" = "";
"Valid IRQ Levels" = "14 15";
"Block Major" = "3";
"Character Major" = "15";
"Disk Geometry" = "Yes";
"Address Mode" = "LBA";
"Multiple Sectors" = "Yes";
"EIDE Support" = "Yes";
"Use Disk Geometry" = "Yes";
"IOCHRDY Support" = "No";
"Server Name" = "EIDE";
"Post-Load" = "PostLoad";
"Server Name" = "EIDE";
"Driver Version" = "PROGRAM:EIDE PROJECT:drvEIDE-6.3 DEVELOPER:root BUILT:NO
DATE SET (-B used)";
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Recommendation for Backup w/ZIP drive
Date: 23 Nov 1995 08:34:45 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <491t9l$lck@papoose.quick.com>
References: <DIEppK.7Dt@waldo.com>
In article <DIEppK.7Dt@waldo.com>, Matthew Hocker <hocker@waldo.com> wrote:
>I'd like to back my NextStation color running NS3.3 to my ZIP drive, however
>I'm not sure about some issues. Since "dump" is included with NS, I figured
>I'd use it, but I am open to suggestions.
>
>Here are some problems I have come across.
>
>1. I have a 500mb internal drive and a 105mb external news/swap/tmp drive. I
>obviously don't need to dump the news files. How do I avoid this?
>
>2. Does anyone know what the "length" of a ZIP disk is? Or, what value
>will work for size?
dump works on a partition by parition basis. As a result, if you don't
want to back up your 105MB drive, don't.
To specify capacity when backing up to removable disk you need to
find the number of usable blocks on the media. Since some removable
devices do not implement the mode sense command in a usable way, you
may have to try several things before getting the correct values off.
In the following examples I will arbitrarily say the removable drive
is connected as sd3.
If your drive implements the mode sense reliably, then just use
the scsimodes command (/usr/etc/scsimodes). scsmodes /dev/rsd3h
This will produce 2 pieces of critical information: bytes per sector,
and usable sectors on volume. Multiply these two numbers and divide
the result by 1048576 (1024^2). This will give you the raw capacity
of the drive in MB.
If your drive does not implement mode sense correctly, then you will
need to use the disk command. run disk /dev/rsd3a (as root). From
the 'disk>' prompt run the label command, then select 'p' for print.
The information required from the output is: ncyls, ntrack, nsect,
and sector_size. Multiply these 4 numbers and divide by 1048576.
You again have the raw size in MB.
Now you can use the -O option on the dump command to specify the
size of your backup media. -O takes the size (in MB) that you
calculated above.
Hope this helps.
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Urgent Syquest Query
Date: 23 Nov 1995 08:47:42 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <491u1u$lek@papoose.quick.com>
References: <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk>
In article <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk>,
Michael Delver <silpics@demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I am having persistent probems with Syquest 270MG removable discs
>running on a Micronet Drive under NeXTStep 3.2. The message on the
>console reads: Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1 etc as it
>keeps retrying. When it gives up the message is:
>sd2 (5,0): sense key: 0x3 additional sense code: 0x13
>SCSI block in error = 336, Partition a F.S. sector 8
>I am not offered a 3Repair disc2 option or any other advice. Can anyone
>help here?
Try reasb(8). This utility attempts to spare out bad blocks and reassign
a new block. e.g. 'reasb /dev/rsd5h 336'. Note that 336 is 150 hex
converted to decimal. (The simplest way to convert is to run bc, then use
ib=16 to select input base in hexadecimal. The just enter your hex number
and the decimal equivalent will be printed on output.)
Since reasb is not supported on all drives, this may not work for you.
If not, you will have to reformat the drive. You can use either the
disk(8) command or the sdform(8) command for this.
Man pages for each of these are on line.
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Serial Port Hang-ups
Date: 23 Nov 1995 08:52:09 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <491ua9$lg8@papoose.quick.com>
References: <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
In article <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,
Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
>I hooked up a 14.4 KBps Global Village modem to my NeXT 040 cube and then entered
>TIP via CUFB. I then found that I can not communicate with the modem (its
>lights do nothing) and that when I try to exit TIP, the terminal just
>sits there and hangs. However, if I UNPLUG the modem, it then returns me
>to the prompt.
If you are able to connect to the modem using the cufa device, then your
problem is with the cable. Are you using a mac cable? The mac cable and
the correct cable for NS are not the same.
Read the man page zs(4). It describes the pinouts and cabling
configuration for all NeXT serial ports.
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP WITH CUBE TURBO!!!!! BOOT LOCKUP!!!!!!
Date: 23 Nov 1995 09:07:16 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <491v6k$li5@papoose.quick.com>
References: <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
In article <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu>,
Aaron Higgins <aaronk@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>
>Can anyone help me with this boot-up problem with my NeXT/Turbo 040 33.
>
>I recently configured the Network setup and accidentaly turned on NIS services.
>
>Now whenever I boot up, it pops up with a kernel-init (small) shell window and won't boot-up normally (i.e. multiuser). When I 'exit' this shell, the kernel loads some more daemons and halts on netinit continually trying to connect with an NIS server(the message is something like "yp: Cannot connect to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. retrying...").
>
>I know that I can probably fix it by modifying a configuration file, but in the small kernel-config window, no text editor will run.
You need to boot into single-user mode to fix this.
At powerup, right after the 'testing system message' use Cmd-~ to get
to the rom monitor. enter bsd -s from this prompt.
After getting to unix.
1. run fsck -p to check the drive.
2. edit the file /etc/hostconfig (using pico or vi)
Change the YPDOMAIN line to
'YPDOMAIN=-NO-'
3. Back at the shell, type Ctrl-D to continue the boot into
multi-user mode.
4. I don't belive you will need to change anything else via
HostManager or NetinfoManager, but you might want to look
around using those tools to be sure.
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone know when Burst EDO DRAM support will be out?
Date: 23 Nov 1995 09:35:19 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <4920r7$lma@papoose.quick.com>
I have been eagerly awaiting news about BEDO DRAM. For those who
haven't read up on it yet, BEDO adds additional pipelining to
EDO DRAM to throw even more data down the memory bus on a read.
The result is 1 wait state operations at memory bus speeds up to
60Mhz and 66Mhz.
As a comparison point at both 60 and 66MHz operation, fast page mode
DRAMS would have 3 wait states, EDO 2 wait states, BEDO 1 wait states.
Sure, cache is still the most important criterion, but you still have
to go to main memory sometimes. If money and speeding tickets were
out of the equation which would you choose Maserati or porche? 8^)
I want to buy a new system soon, but it makes sense to wait until
BEDO motherboards are available rather than settling for normal EDO.
I just wanted to know if anyone has heard anything about this
before I start pounding the virtual pavement.
more information BEDO is available from :
http://www.micron.com/mti/marcomm/products/dram/bedo/bedo.html
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From: boom@sonyx.com (zook zook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 'doze95 install on NS
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 02:09:36 EST
Organization: Sonyx, Inc.
Message-ID: <boom.30.002ABBBA@sonyx.com>
Keywords: windows95 NeXTStep
has anyone installed 'doze95 on top of NS yet? i have seen the other way
around.
thanks all;
From: alfred@ca-risc.co.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Jumpers Fujitsu HD M2694SA
Date: 23 Nov 1995 14:44:18 GMT
Organization: EUnet EDV DienstleistungsgesmbH, Wien
Message-ID: <4921c2$46f@news.Austria.EU.net>
Keywords: HD, Jumpers
Does anyone remember the jumper settings on the Fujitsu M 2694SA 1GB Disk?
I just got a replacement for free (not bad, eh!), but I cannot figure out how
to set it up.
Thanks
Alfred
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From: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problems with external swap disk?
Date: 23 Nov 1995 15:47:08 GMT
Organization: Daimler-Benz AG
Message-ID: <49251s$lfi@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi,
I installed an external swap-disk (labeled swapdisk) on a hp 712-workstation
and commented out the swapfile entry in /etc/swaptab.
Since the swapdisk is installed, the machine crases quite often after
accessing
the disk. The same machine had no problems with the same disk used as data
disk, and not as swapdisk.
Do I have to do anything other than labeling an external swapdisk as
swapdisk
and commenting out the swapfile entry in /etc/swaptab?
.Ralf
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From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IDE Install hangs on 2nd phase
Date: 23 Nov 1995 09:50:09 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <4921n1$lpa@papoose.quick.com>
References: <491khl$jmo@hermes.is.co.za>
In article <491khl$jmo@hermes.is.co.za>,
Chris Rowse <Lw chris@chrisrowse.icon.co.za> wrote:
>using default table for Adaptec 1542B
>driverLoader: scandir(/usr/Devices/EIDE.config) error
>Aborting configuration of driver EIDE
>using default table for PS2Mouse
(much of the post deleted)
It sounds like you are running into a known problem with the
number of drivers in the Devices directory.
To fix this: boot into single user mode via the -s flag.
You will then need to build a new /usr/Devices directory with
fewer entries in it.
1. fsck -p to preen your drives.
2. cd /usr
4. cp -rp Devices Devices.new
(make a copy of the Devices directory).
5. cd Devices.new
6. Use rm -rf to delete drivers you don't need.
I suggest you remove drivers for Graphics cards,
network cards, and SCSI controllers which you will
not be installing in the system.
7. cd /usr
8. mv Devices Devices.orig
9. cp -rp Devices.new Devices
Now your system should boot normally.
N.B. Simply removing unwanted drivers from the original
Devices directory will not work because the number of
directory will not shrink from just removing the
unneeded drivers. You need to build the new directory
from scratch.
p.s. It would be nice if I actually knew what the limit was
so I could tell you have many you needed to remove, but
I don't
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From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Urgent Syquest Query
Message-ID: <DIHzD3.EH@hurka.UUCP>
Keywords: low level format
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 13:12:38 GMT
In article <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk> Michael Delver
<silpics@demon.co.uk> writes:
> I am having persistent probems with Syquest 270MG removable discs
> running on a Micronet Drive under NeXTStep 3.2. The message on the
> console reads: Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1 etc as it
> keeps retrying. When it gives up the message is:
> sd2 (5,0): sense key: 0x3 additional sense code: 0x13
> SCSI block in error = 336, Partition a F.S. sector 8
> I am not offered a Repair disc option or any other advice.
It looks to me like media error (as reported by NEXTSTEP). The only thing,
you can try, is to low level reformat the SyQuest cartridge. Use sdform
Unix command (already in NEXTSTEP distribution) or download sdformat from
ftp.cs.orst.edu . Before doing so, see man pages for sdform or sdformat
and beware, if you use wrong parameters, you can erase your internal hard
disk!
Best regards,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: HELP WITH CUBE TURBO!!!!! BOOT LOCKUP!!!!!!
Message-ID: <DIHqD6.rz@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 09:58:17 GMT
In article <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu> aaronk@cco.caltech.edu (Aaron
Higgins) writes:
> Can anyone help me with this boot-up problem with my NeXT/Turbo 040 33.
> I recently configured the Network setup and accidentaly turned
> on NIS services.
>
> Now whenever I boot up, it pops up with a kernel-init (small)
> shell window and won't boot-up normally (i.e. multiuser). When
> I 'exit' this shell, the kernel loads some more daemons and halts
> on netinit continually trying to connect with an NIS server(the
> message is something like "yp: Cannot connect to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
> retrying...").
Boot your machine to single-user mode, than you can edit /etc/hostconfig
file with 'vi'.
To boot up the computer in "single user" mode do the following:
Immediately after the "Testing System" message goes away, stop the boot
process by holding down the Command bar and pressing the ~ key (without
pressing Shift). On keyboards with two Command keys, hold down the right
Command key while pressing the ~ key. This displays the ROM monitor
window, which contains information about the hardware. At the NeXT> prompt
enter the bsd -s command to boot the computer in single-user mode.
I hope it helps you.
Best regards,
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From: dean@universe.halcyon.com (Dean Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SCSI question
Date: 23 Nov 1995 18:34:54 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com>
I have a couple of devices connected to my NeXT on it's SCSI chain that I
do not use too frequently. Can I leave them powered off when I start up my
machine? I know I can't change the power status while the computer is up,
but can I just leave them on or off?
Thanks,
dean
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with external swap disk?
Date: 23 Nov 1995 18:31:51 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <492emn$egq@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <49251s$lfi@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Ralf Specht) wrote:
> I installed an external swap-disk (labeled swapdisk) on a hp 712-workstation
> and commented out the swapfile entry in /etc/swaptab.
> Since the swapdisk is installed, the machine crases quite often after
> accessing
> the disk. The same machine had no problems with the same disk used as data
> disk, and not as swapdisk.
>
> Do I have to do anything other than labeling an external swapdisk as
> swapdisk
> and commenting out the swapfile entry in /etc/swaptab?
You don't need commenting out anything in /etc/swaptab.
NS find the swapdisk automatically, see at /etc/rc.swp.
- Karsten
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From: pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de (Peter Geissler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need driver for SMC Ultra Network adapter
Date: 23 Nov 1995 19:41:51 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <492ipv$cej@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Hi everybody out there,
I am looking for a nextstep
driver for a SMC Network
adapter (SMC EtherCard Elite 16
Ultra, with an 8216C on it).
I tried all SMC drivers, i could
find, but had no sucess. The
"SMC EtherCard Plus Elite 16 Ethernet Adapter (v3.30)"
and the
"SMC EtherEZ Ethernet Adapter (v.3.31)"
did not recognize the adapter
during boot, and the
"SMC Elite Ultra ISA Ethernet Adapter (v.3.31)"
did recognize it correctly, but does not work
at all. All I can do is "ping" to other computers,
but nothing else works. I cant even "ping" to my
computer from another one ?
Which driver do I really need ?
thanx in advance for any help
Peter Geissler
pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: SCSI question
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DIIGsq.JF6@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 19:29:13 GMT
References: <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com>,
Dean Johnson <thrall@halcyon.com> wrote:
>
>I have a couple of devices connected to my NeXT on it's SCSI chain that I
>do not use too frequently. Can I leave them powered off when I start up my
>machine? I know I can't change the power status while the computer is up,
>but can I just leave them on or off?
>
I've had no problem with this. I've also had no problems turning things on
after startup, but you have to reboot for them to be recognized. I haven't
tried turning something off and then attempting to use it...
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From: rpomeroy@tpoint.net (Ronald Pomeroy)
Subject: Re: Wacom driver info, thanks :)
Message-ID: <DII789.6s0.0.-s@tpoint.net>
Sender: news@tpoint.net
Organization: Turning Point Information Services
References: <48u3pg$o1r@cnj.digex.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 16:02:33 GMT
In <48u3pg$o1r@cnj.digex.net> John Kheit wrote:
> Hi all :)
>
> I bothered Graeme Barnes with some of my dumb questions. I thought that
> others on the group would benefit from some of his answers. So here they
> are...
>
>
> >Hi John,
> >
> >On Mon, 20 Nov 95, John Kheit wrote:
> >> First, my cousin is an artist. He does oils mostly, but and
> >> wants a graphics tablet. Of course he is poor and money makes
> >> a difference... So I was wondering if you could recommend a
> >> proper size tablet? I'm guessing that the 6X8 tablet will be a
> >> bit too small...And thinking that a 12X12 should suffice?
> >
> >For artwork (which is generally what we do here), 8x6 is definitely
> >too small. 12x12 is great if you need to use a keyboard as well,
> >larger tablets are even better if that is all you need to use.
> >I'm not really an authority, I just wrote the driver!
> >
I'm a little confused. Graeme says "I just wrote the driver". Which driver
and more importantly for me, where can I get it ? I too would like to use
larger tablets 12X12 and up.
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From: yzhao@netcom.com (Yi Zhao)
Subject: Changing SCSI Adaptor
Message-ID: <yzhaoDIFprH.Lts@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 07:50:05 GMT
Sender: yzhao@netcom12.netcom.com
I have several machines running NSI 3.3 using the NCR PCI SCSI adaptors, while
the newer machines using Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI adatpors. Since the performance
of the Adaptec is much better (also I like the SCSI Select utitliy), I like
to replace some of these NCR's with Adaptec's. But I ran into a problem.
After change the card, the HD is recognized, and the message "n for NEXTSTEP,
d for DOS..." is shown, it always stops there with a "Missing OS" message
for both n and d. I did change the driver configuration in NeXTSTEP, but my
understanding is that the system has not reached that point yet. It seems
that the Adpatec BIOS does not recognize the OS installed with the NCR adapter.
Can anyone explain? Do I need to reinstall the OS (NeXT or DOS) under
different SCSI adaptors?
Thanks.
Yi
From: rfadden@ix.netcom.com (Richard Fadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Changing video card: Locked myself out
Date: 23 Nov 1995 06:18:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4913n9$r9c@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
I did something stupid... I'm looking for ideas to fix my
mistake.
To upgrade from an ATI Graphics Ultra Pro to an ATI Graphics Pro Turbo
I disabled the Ultra Pro driver and enabled the Standard VGA driver.
Upon reboot (NS 3.2) I got the normal mono VGA display during boot, but
at the last instant (when booting was complete) I get a blank screen.
So then to resort to the old "config=Default" during booting. This
gives exactly the same results... At that time I realized that the
only other
time I tried the "config=Default" option I got the blank screen
problem.
So now I think I understand... I've never been able to boot
"Standard VGA." Setting my video to Standard VGA and then rebooting
was fatal.
I'm looking for ideas on the cause of these symptoms and also
looking
for suggestions. Wiping my disk with a re-install doesn't sound good.
Now
I'm wondering if one could buy a cheap "VGA only" card, get NS running,
and
then re-select the old driver, etc... Ideas??? Suggestions???
Rick Fadden
rickf@oaktech.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: monitors and videocards
Message-ID: <DIIuK1.A8@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <48uejn$jak@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 00:26:25 GMT
Norbert W. Sauer (nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
: Our systems administrator says that the
: refreshrate is very important and I should aim at something close
: to 80HZ to avoid a flicker. He also said that 1600 by 1200
: resolution together with a 21" monitor is latest technology and
: may not be very reliable. Also almost all monitors loose sharpness
: after 3 to 4 years. True? I may therefore be better of to get a
: at a refreshrate of close to 80HZ. And then after 3 to 4 years by
: a new monitor.
ANSII standards specify 72Hz as a minimum. My eyes are fairly
sensitive to flicker, and 72Hz works well for me(I currently run my
monitor at 77Hz). 1600x1200 is quite mature and ready for prime time.
: Questions 1: Which good video card and which good monitor will
: run at a refreshrate of 80HZ at a resolution of 1200 by 1000 at
: .26dp with a size of around 20" under NEXTSTEP. Price?
You should have a number of choices here.
: Questions 2: Is there a video card and a 21" monitor which will
: .26dp with a size of around 21" under NEXTSTEP? How long is the
: warranty for such a monitor? Price?
Trinitron-based Nanaos are gorgeous. Nokia's INVAR masks look great
without having the annoying(IMHO) Trinitron shadow line. Take a look
at ELSA's graphics cards. Their top of the line provides the ability
to do 1600x1200x32@>72Hz. I'm driving a Nokia 445X with one of their
high end cards at 1600x1200x16@77Hz and am very happy with the results.
: Question3: Once the video card and the monitor are installed
: is it possible to set the colordepths, resolution? Within NEXTSTEP?
: Via some hardwareswitches? up to some maximum.
All are set via the video driver. ELSA's provides a bewildering array
of choices. I've had the monitor for 15 months, and the video card
for 8 months(had started out with a Number Nine GXE-L16, but was not
satisfied with the quality of the driver).
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Serial Port Hang-ups
Message-ID: <DIIFyx.E6@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 19:11:21 GMT
In article <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> Michael Ellis
<michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> writes:
>
> Anyone heard of this problem?
>
> I hooked up a 14.4 KBps Global Village modem to my NeXT 040 cube and then
entered
> TIP via CUFB. I then found that I can not communicate with the modem (its
> lights do nothing) and that when I try to exit TIP, the terminal just
> sits there and hangs. However, if I UNPLUG the modem, it then returns me
> to the prompt.
>
> To me this sounds like a problem with using the hardware flow control of
> the CUFB device. I cannot understand why this problem seems to be related
> to the modem though. I have verified that everything works fine when using a
> NULL MODEM cable to communicate with another computer via CUFB.
>
> Any thoughts?
Do n;ot use the null modem cable to connect the modem,
try /dev/cub to see if truly the hardware flow control is likely to be the
culprit.
Hardware reset the modem - power cycle may not be sufficient.
Juergen
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From: tyf@blackslab.sirius.com (Tin-Yau Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to Fax with USR Courier?
Date: 24 Nov 1995 03:47:11 GMT
Organization: Sirius Connections
Message-ID: <493f7v$gpr@sun.sirius.com>
Hi,
I recently bought a US Robotic Courier modem. I also wish to use
it to receive/send fax with my NeXTstation. Is there any software able to
work for the USR Courier?
Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI question
Date: 24 Nov 1995 06:21:28 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <493o98$9im@news4.digex.net>
References: <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com> <DIIGsq.JF6@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) wrote:
> I've had no problem with this. I've also had no problems
> turning things on after startup, but you have to reboot for
> them to be recognized. I haven't tried turning something off
> and then attempting to use it...
Well, at least the NeXT Color printer will do this. I usually
leave it off, and just turn it on before I need to print. It seems
to work just fine. But I don't know if this will work with other
devices. My guess is that storage devices will not work in this
manner, but things like scanners might.
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From: sfoy@srtb0511a12.resnet.ubc.ca (Shaun Patrick Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: How to Fax with USR Courier?
Date: 24 Nov 1995 06:24:09 GMT
Organization: PhilosVille
Message-ID: <493oe9$mk1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <493f7v$gpr@sun.sirius.com>
On 24 Nov 1995 03:47:11 GMT Tin-Yau Fung (tyf@blackslab.sirius.com) wrote:
>Hi,
> I recently bought a US Robotic Courier modem. I also wish to use
>it to receive/send fax with my NeXTstation. Is there any software able to
>work for the USR Courier?
> Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
No. You need a class2 fax modem to do any faxing off your NeXT. You will
also need a fax app - one is available from b&w software (NXFax).
Best of luck.
Shaun.
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Wacom driver info, thanks :)
Date: 24 Nov 1995 06:23:43 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <493odf$9im@news4.digex.net>
References: <48u3pg$o1r@cnj.digex.net> <DII789.6s0.0.-s@tpoint.net>
rpomeroy@tpoint.net (Ronald Pomeroy) wrote:
> I'm a little confused. Graeme says "I just wrote the driver". Which
driver and more importantly for me, where can I get it ? I too would like
to use larger tablets 12X12 and up.
You can get it at:
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/drivers/WacomTablet3.36h.b.I.t
ar.gz
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: USRobotic modems
Date: 24 Nov 1995 06:57:52 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <493qdg$61j@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com> <48vf36$8vo@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
Borek Lupomesky wrote:
> In <30B14BDC.2F81@zirklewells.com> "Brian K. Smith" wrote:
> > Is there any support for USRobotic 14.4 Sportster FAX/modems?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Should be there any? Sportster conform to most of standards such as
Hayes
> commands, fax class 2.0 etc. So what support you need?
>
> Bye Borek
2.0 is not the same as 2, most fax software I have run across chokes on
the '2.0'... most expect just a '2'. Blame it on USR, even my Class
2.0 sportster needs to run as a Class1 fax because of this pigheadedness.
Additionally, the company that writes NXFax won't even support it.
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Changing SCSI Adaptor
Date: 24 Nov 1995 07:24:32 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <493rvg$egi@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <yzhaoDIFprH.Lts@netcom.com>
yzhao@netcom.com (Yi Zhao) wrote:
...
> I like
> to replace some of these NCR's with Adaptec's. But I ran into a problem.
> After change the card, the HD is recognized, and the message "n for NEXTSTEP,
> d for DOS..." is shown, it always stops there with a "Missing OS" message
> for both n and d. I did change the driver configuration in NeXTSTEP, but my
> understanding is that the system has not reached that point yet. It seems
> that the Adpatec BIOS does not recognize the OS installed with the NCR adapter.
Thats correct a Adaptec can not use a NCR formatted harddisk.
A NCR can use a Adaptec formatted harddisk.
> Can anyone explain? Do I need to reinstall the OS (NeXT or DOS) under
> different SCSI adaptors?
If You change from NCR to Adaptec You must reformat the harddisk with the Adaptec SCSISelect.
- Karsten
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From: kay@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Cameron Kay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Drivers for the new model Diamond Stealth VRAM card
Date: 24 Nov 1995 07:40:00 GMT
Organization: Victoria Uni. of Wellington, NZ.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <KAY.95Nov24204000@kauri.vuw.ac.nz>
I had to replace my Diamond Stealth 4Mb PCI VRAM card the other day
after it went faulty. Unfortunately the replacement card I received
from my dealer is a new model. Instead of having all the VRAM on the
card itself half the memory is one a daughter card. Now NEXTSTEP
doesn't seem to recognize this card and insists on setting the display
mode to 640x480 in 2 bit gray scale. Does anyone have a solution to
this problem. I'm not sure if my dealer can get replacement cards in
the old version.
- Cameron
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From: Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE (Thomas Weihrich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need phys parms for 2.88 MB 3.5" drive
Date: 24 Nov 95 15:10:29 GMT
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
Message-ID: <494n5l$b4j@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
HI,
in order to get a device driver up and running I do need the physical
drive parameters for 3.5" 2.88 MB ED floppy disk drives. In particular I
need the sector gap length and the format gap length as well as the
data rate of the interface.
This is kind of urgent, Sony Germany has not been able to provide the
necessary information and I am running out of options on this one as I
do not have the phone / fax numbers of TEAC and/or Mitsumi / Nec Tech
Support.
Please respond via email.
Thanks a lot
Thomas
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Jumpers Fujitsu HD M2694SA
Date: 24 Nov 1995 15:40:42 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <494p1q$35s@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <4921c2$46f@news.Austria.EU.net>
alfred@ca-risc.co.at wrote:
: Does anyone remember the jumper settings on the Fujitsu M 2694SA 1GB Disk?
: I just got a replacement for free (not bad, eh!), but I cannot figure out how
: to set it up.
: Thanks
Installation Fujitsu M2694ESA
change SW1-1 to OFF for SCSI-2 mode
change SW1-6 to OFF for asynchronous
leave CNH10 3-4 and 5-6 both shorted for termination power
change CNH11 to 5-6 OPEN, 3-4 OPEN and 1-2 SHORT for SCSI-ID=1
Willem
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI question
Date: 24 Nov 1995 16:08:08 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <494ql8$fen@emerald.oz.net>
References: <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com> <DIIGsq.JF6@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) wrote:
> In article <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com>,
> Dean Johnson <thrall@halcyon.com> wrote:
> >
> >I have a couple of devices connected to my NeXT on it's SCSI chain that I
> >do not use too frequently. Can I leave them powered off when I start up my
> >machine? I know I can't change the power status while the computer is up,
> >but can I just leave them on or off?
> >
>
> I've had no problem with this. I've also had no problems turning things
on
> after startup, but you have to reboot for them to be recognized. I haven't
> tried turning something off and then attempting to use it...
>
I have a SCSI scanner that I rarely use, so I normally keep its power
off. But when I want to use it, I merely "freeze" my system by entering the
NMI monitor (mine is a NeXTcube) so that all SCSI activity ceases, turn on
the scanner, and then enter "continue" in the NMI monitor. The scanner is
then available for use. I can power it off in the same way.
It also doesn't seem to matter whether the scanner is on the SCSI bus
during the boot process either; it is found by the scanner driver regardless.
This may not work for all SCSI devices. And one must certainly be
careful when powering a SCSI device on and off while it is connected to the
SCSI bus because corruption of data on other SCSI devices is likely if the
SCSI bus is active. Apparently, issuing a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) makes
this possible. I don't know whether this is possible on non-NeXT hardware.
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From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: EIDE disk with 1.6GB, how?
Date: 24 Nov 1995 18:33:31 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49535r$7fv@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Hello,
I just bought my computer a new WD CAVIAR disk with 1.6GB. I connected it to
the IDE bus, and the BIOS setup auto-detects it with the right cyl/head/sec
and the full capacity. saved this to the BIOS setup.
Next, i booted NS3.3 (from the other, old, IDE disk) and the EIDE driver sees
my new hard disk as /dev/hd1a with the right capacity (1.6GB).
NS comes up, sees that the disk is not initialized, i say "do so", but the
capacity displayed is only 509MB! So I abort. I try BuildDisk.app instead,
ah, the full capacity (15something MB) is displayed. It installs stuff (bare
minimum, i don't want to boot from it later on anyway). I reboot, and: again,
only 509MB for my new disk!
Unfortunately my WWW connection from Germany to next.com is so bad that I can
NOT search through nextanswers for hints. Could some kind soul please help
me: what do i have to do to use the full disk space??? If I remember, the doc
of the V3.31 EIDE driver said that the driver supports disks up to 8.4GB, so
there should be no problem, I hope...
Thanks a lot for any help, please mail directly to
heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de
because I will be away from my machine for the next week!
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From: rtbrunne@iiic.ethz.ch (Ralf Thomas Brunner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS3.3 on Sparc4/110
Date: 24 Nov 1995 18:31:57 GMT
Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49532t$m8v@neptune.ethz.ch>
Keywords: Sparc4
Hi
Has anyone tried to install NS3.3 on a SparcStation 4/110? Does it
run well? Does it run at all? Other things that may be important to
know before I buy one? :-)
Thanks a lot,
- Ralf
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From: dryan@maths.tcd.ie (Don Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: Alternative to Etherlink III for 3.2?
Date: 24 Nov 1995 19:18:55 -0000
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Message-ID: <4955qv$1c2@walton.maths.tcd.ie>
Keywords: 3.2 Etherlink III
Having followed the recent posts about the Etherlink III card,
I have finally decided to change it (an 8MB DOS machine with
the same network card can FTP a 5MB file from another machine
on the LAN about 12 times faster than my DECpc XL 590 with 32MB
of RAM running NS 3.2!). So what should I get?
I haven't upgraded to 3.3 because my machine has the NCR/Symbios
SCSI onboard (currently using Talus driver) and the NeXT driver
is still in beta (am I being too wary here?)
My problem is that NeXT's web site no longer seems to have 3.2
compatibility information. I know the Intel Etherexpress will
definitely work (all versions?) but what about the Cogent EM960?
(And does PCI make much of a difference with a NIC?) Any help
would be greatly appreciated. (Even if its "upgrade to 3.3,
the Symbios SCSI will be fine, and get card X", or whatever.)
Don Ryan.
Dublin Institute of Technology
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: sta@logibec.com
Subject: HP Laser 4 Duplex Printing
Message-ID: <1995Nov24.183642.26632@logibec.com>
Keywords: Printer Duplex
Sender: news@logibec.com
Organization: Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee, QC, Canada
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 18:36:42 GMT
Hi,
Does anyone have success to get the HP Laser 4 Plus with
DUPLEX Printing.
Tanks for any help.
Stephane Ah-ki
Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee.
sta@logibec.com
From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: big EIDE-drive, solution
Date: 24 Nov 1995 21:44:03 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <495eb3$geu@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
OK,
with a lot of trial and error I came up with the following solution to making
a WD CAVIAR disk with 1.6GB available to NS under a rather old (1992) AMIBIOS
on a 486 intel machine:
Despite the note in the EIDE V3.31 driver read-me, the BIOS settings for the
drive *are* important. Since my BIOS did not like the 3148 cylinders, 16
heads, 63 spt (disk geometry) which is duely reported during NS bootup, I
changed the BIOS settings to cyls787, heads 64, sect 63, which multiplies to
exactly the same disk capacity (1.6GB), but with fewer cylinders (<=1024).
Then I used BuildDisk again to reformat the drive (I stopped it after if had
done that to avoid the lengthy install procees of unneeded software). In my
/etc/fstab I added:
/dev/hd1a /nextstep 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1
rebooted eh voila: it works!
I hope I did the right thing, any comments welcome!
Bye,
Helmut
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From: <David W. Gotthold> blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Adaptec 2940UW
Date: 24 Nov 1995 21:54:17 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <495eu9$1fi@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
Is anybody using the Adaptec 2940UW with NS3.3?
Since I still haven't been able to make my NCR card work, I've decided to
buy and Adaptec controller.
My question is can the Adaptec2940UW be used with the current driver?
NeXTAnswers says the driver is going to be updated to support the UW
controller, but does this mean the controller does not work at all, or
just that all it's capabilites are not used?
Thanks,
David
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Changing video card: Locked myself out
Message-ID: <DIKH24.2x8@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <4913n9$r9c@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 21:30:04 GMT
In article <4913n9$r9c@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> rfadden@ix.netcom.com
(Richard Fadden) writes:
> I did something stupid... I'm looking for ideas to fix my
> mistake.
> To upgrade from an ATI Graphics Ultra Pro to an ATI Graphics Pro
> Turbo I disabled the Ultra Pro driver and enabled the Standard
> VGA driver. Upon reboot (NS 3.2) I got the normal mono VGA
> display during boot, but at the last instant (when booting was
> complete) I get a blank screen. So then to resort to the old
> "config=Default" during booting. This gives exactly the same
> results... At that time I realized that the only other time I
> tried the "config=Default" option I got the blank screen problem.
> So now I think I understand... I've never been able to boot
> "Standard VGA." Setting my video to Standard VGA and then rebooting
> was fatal.
This is strange, since it had to have work when you installed the
NEXTSTEP.
Well, change the VGA back to ATI you must:
1. boot to single user mode by typing
-s
at 'boot:' prompt.
2. Edit file /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table with 'vi' editor
and change 'VGA' to 'ATI' in "Active Drivers" line.
3. press ^D to go multi user mode, now with ATI driver.
4. when you login as root change manually VGA back to ATI
5. Start Configure.app and remove the VGA driver and install back ATI
driver.
I hope it helps you.
Best regards,
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 23:29:48 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Hi,
I'm using an Intel Plato (Premiere II) board with BIOS revision 12AX1
I'm using an NCR SCSI II controller successfully in conjunction with an
Quantum Maverick, and SEAGATE 1GB drive.
Now I recently tried to install a new Conner 2 GB (Conner 2105S). The
following problems occured:
lowlevel format worked nice under DOS utility by NCR.
fdisk worked nice under DOS
format worked nice under DOS
now under NEXTSTEP:
mounting the disk (DOS file system) worked nice for the first partitition
and failed for the rest, giving failures: 'mount can't get raw size of disk'.
fdisk fails: Bogus BIOS information.
disk fails: I/O error writing disk label.
The drivers all recognize the disk and can read the disk size (reported
during startup).
This shi* happens with both: the original SymbiosLogic driver and the new
beta driver by NeXT.
So (of course) why does this happen? Is there really something wrong with
my BIOS? And if so, why doesn't this happen to affect DOS?
Any help and hints are pretty much appreciated, becausse I'm going to
perchuse an even larger driver for this configuration and don't want to
loose all the money on a disk which is unusable under NEXTSTEP.
Best regards,
Boerny.
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Changing video card: Locked myself out
Date: 24 Nov 1995 22:31:10 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <495h3e$4pp@news4.digex.net>
References: <4913n9$r9c@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
rfadden@ix.netcom.com (Richard Fadden) wrote:
> I did something stupid... I'm looking for ideas to fix my
> mistake.
> To upgrade from an ATI Graphics Ultra Pro to an ATI Graphics Pro
> Turbo I disabled the Ultra Pro driver and enabled the Standard
> VGA driver. Upon reboot (NS 3.2) I got the normal mono VGA display
> during boot, but at the last instant (when booting was complete)
> I get a blank screen. So then to resort to the old "config=Default"
> during booting. This gives exactly the same results... At that
> time I realized that the only other time I tried the "config=Default"
> option I got the blank screen problem.
> So now I think I understand... I've never been able to boot
> "Standard VGA." Setting my video to Standard VGA and then
> rebooting was fatal. I'm looking for ideas on the cause of
> these symptoms and also looking
> for suggestions. Wiping my disk with a re-install doesn't sound
> good. Now I'm wondering if one could buy a cheap "VGA only" card,
> get NS running, and then re-select the old driver, etc... Ideas???
> Suggestions???
I am NOT responsible for any damage that the below might cause you.
You do it at your own risk. (Sorry, the law school student in me
can't help but cover my tushy :)
Rather than buying a new card...the simplist thing would be to
borrow someone's card for a bit. If that is not an option then
I'd suggest this...
1) Log in as super-user....I think this should work...Then edit
your /LocalLibrary/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table file (use
emacs or your favorite command line text editor). In that file
you will see the DefaultVGA video driver emtry, you will need to
change that entry to the proper one for your old video card.
2) Reboot with your old video-card setup. Then install the driver
for your New video card.
3) Power down.
4) Replace your old video card with the new one.
5) Power up, and the machine should come up just fine.
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From: John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Changing SCSI Adaptor
Date: 24 Nov 1995 22:34:07 GMT
Organization: monoChrome, Inc.
Message-ID: <495h8v$4pp@news4.digex.net>
References: <yzhaoDIFprH.Lts@netcom.com> <493rvg$egi@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze) wrote:
> Thats correct a Adaptec can not use a NCR formatted harddisk. A
> NCR can use a Adaptec formatted harddisk.
...
> If You change from NCR to Adaptec You must reformat the harddisk
> with the Adaptec SCSISelect.
It seems this happens with the Adaptec's in general. They don't
like/are sensitive to the way other cards do formats... Yet another
reason I prefer the DPT's...
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From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Subject: Any experiences with the Compaq P90 notebook?
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 17:41:06 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Nov24.174106.12328@proximus.north.de>
Hi.
Does anyone know if the high end notebook from Compaq (P90, 800x600
CTFT) can be run under NEXTSTEP?Does anyone have general experience with
this notebook?
Gerhard.
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any experiences with the Compaq P90 notebook?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 02:14:35 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <495u1t$2a1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <1995Nov24.174106.12328@proximus.north.de>
gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) wrote:
>Hi.
>Does anyone know if the high end notebook from Compaq (P90, 800x600
>CTFT) can be run under NEXTSTEP?Does anyone have general experience with
>this notebook?
I think you are referring to the LTE5000 model... I don't htink there
is a driver for the system...problem with laptop if there is no driver
there is really no other way around it...
I think the only laptop that can run NS (w/ NeXTdrivers) is the
Thinkpads...755s not the 760..and their power features doesn't work
(!?) and the older NECs V and Ps...
Advis makes drivers for the NEC 4050 active matrix ones...
but too bad..Compaq IMHO is the best looking laptop out...and I really
hate plunking big $$$$ then get only 4level gray scale ..THAT WOULD
SUCK...
I finally come to this conclusion:
Wait till OPENSTEP for Windows....=(
Godwin
PS NT will work on the laptops mentioned above would it!?
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From: cnorton@primenet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Future Domain SCSI Controller help.
Date: 25 Nov 1995 03:49:24 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <4963o4$kg3@nnrp2.news.primenet.com>
Has anyone installed NS using a model 1610 Future Domain SCSI Controller
with an external Plextor 2X scsi cdrom to a IDE drive? Any tips are appreciated?
Thanks,
Chris
From: colinj@stimpy.us.itd.umich.edu (Colin Eric Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: CDRom drive suggestions sought
Date: 24 Nov 1995 18:26:48 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan, Operations Management
Message-ID: <4952p8$q57@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
I have both a NeXT 040 and a Macintosh. Neither has a CDRom
drive. My understanding is that some CD Drives built for the Mac will
work on the NeXT as well, or rather I know that some Mac CD Drives
have not worked when attached to NeXTs. If there is such an animal I
would be interested in finding it. A CD drive that I could use on both
machines would be a real boon.
If you have any experience in making the same CD drive work on
both machines please let me know. Any pointers towards specific models
or manufacturers would be appreciated.
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to a phone and ping my routers, and if they are still working, I go
back and drink more beer.'" Carl Malamud _Exploring_the_Internet_
Colin Johnson | colinj@umich.edu | http://www.itd.umich.edu/~colinj/
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 03:56:07 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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being completely ignorant of the specifics of an Apple SCSI hard drive, I
speak anyway (you've been warned)
I'd do a low-level format first, and then use sdformat
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/disk/
sdformat.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz
to set the block length to 1024. My guess is that this will go as far as
possible towards making things accessible to your NeXTstep machine.
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From: ul91@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Jochen Krause)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Symbios driver / NeXTAnswers mirror
Date: 25 Nov 1995 15:56:25 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Message-ID: <497eb9$3k3@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
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-bat. (pete@ohm.york.ac.uk) wrote:
> Well, today I''ve seen 2 people claiming to be using the Symbios driver under
> NeXTStep, but last time I looked there was no trace of it on ftp.next.com.oSadly I can't actually get through anymore due to Uk/US congestion so I was
> wondering if someone could point me in the direction of a european mirror
> for NeXTAnswers or alternatively a site where I could pickup the Symbios
Have a look at ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de, thats where I have my driver
from (they got an NeXTanswers directory)
Bye
Jochen
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From: swalker@swalker.iac.net (Shawn T. Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SB 16 dies after a few minutes
Date: 25 Nov 1995 16:00:30 GMT
Organization: Internet Access Cincinnati 513-887-8877
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <497eiu$49p@cheyenne.iac.net>
I just purchased a Sound Blaster 16 sound card for Intel NeXT box. Sound
works for a little while and then it just stops. There are not system
beeps and no sounds from any programs. Does anyone know how to fix this
problem?
Configuration:
AMD 486DX4/100
16 MB RAM
Diamond Stealth 64 2 MB D-RAM
ATAPI CD-ROM
Conner 514 MD HD
SB 16 Sound Card
USR 28.8 Modem
Serial Mouse
Thanks,
-------------------------
Shawn T. Walker
swalker@swalker.iac.net <--> **NeXT Mail Welcome**
From: csong@nextpc (Chuang Shyne Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ttyscc0 error?
Date: 25 Nov 1995 17:05:25 GMT
Organization: Pacific Internet, Singapore
Message-ID: <497icl$ljk@raffles.technet.sg>
References: <kevincDI54sC.50v@netcom.com>
Chuang Shyne Song (kevinc@netcom.com) wrote:
: I have been encountering this error. Can someone pls
: tell me what it is.
: In /usr/adm/messages:
: Nov 16 20:37:54 nextpc mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
: Nov 16 20:39:53 nextpc last message repeated 6 times
: Many thanks in advance.
: Song
I received 1 reply on this... There was also a similar posting in the
sysadmin newsgroup.
The problem is apparently due to a modem-serial port problem for people
using the NextStep 3.3 serial drivers. ttyscc0 is for port 1 and ttyscc1
would be for port 2.
I still have this problem and I am suspecting that it is killing my pppd
every 15 hours or so. I'm not sure about this one though.
The new serial drivers have their share of problems. I wanted to do some
benchmarking but ran into problems instead. I'm waiting for the next
serial port driver release.
Regards,
Song
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From: csong@nextpc (Chuang Shyne Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cmsg cancel <497icl$ljk@raffles.technet.sg>
Control: cancel <497icl$ljk@raffles.technet.sg>
Date: 25 Nov 1995 18:28:17 GMT
Organization: Pacific Internet, Singapore
Message-ID: <497n81$qda@raffles.technet.sg>
Article cancelled from within tin [v1.2 PL2]
From: csong@nextpc (Chuang Shyne Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ttyscc0 error?
Date: 25 Nov 1995 18:38:24 GMT
Organization: Pacific Internet, Singapore
Message-ID: <497nr0$qda@raffles.technet.sg>
References: <kevincDI54sC.50v@netcom.com> <497icl$ljk@raffles.technet.sg>
Chuang Shyne Song (kevinc@netcom.com) wrote:
: I have been encountering this error. Can someone pls
: tell me what it is.
: In /usr/adm/messages:
: Nov 16 20:37:54 nextpc mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902)
: Nov 16 20:39:53 nextpc last message repeated 6 times
: Many thanks in advance.
: Song
I received 1 reply on this... There was also a similar posting in the
sysadmin newsgroup.
The problem is apparently due to a modem-serial port problem for people
using the NextStep 3.3 serial drivers. ttyscc0 is for port 1 and ttyscc1
would be for port 2.
I have upgraded my serial drivers to 3.33 and installed the serial port
server 3.33. The problem seems to have gone away.
Regards,
Song
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From: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305)
Subject: NeXT Laserprinter has thin, black line
Message-ID: <1995Nov25.203351.26747@investor.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 95 20:33:51 GMT
Organization: Cookson, Peirce & Co., Pittsburgh, PA
I have recently begun to get a thin, black line that runs from the top
edge of the paper to the bottom, including the top and bottom margins,
1-15/16" in from the left edge of the paper (8-1/2"x11").
Another line, which is not as dark and does not run from top to bottom
is appearing 7/8" in from the right edge. It is about 7/8" long and
repeats about every 3-1/2". I only noted the latter when I ran the
standard test print.
The toner cartridge has less than 2500 prints on it and the density
setting is 7. It should have quite a few prints left in it.
I tried the recommended cleaning procedure with absolutely no
improvement that I could see. If anybody has a solution for this
problem I would greatly appreciate hearing about it.
Thanks in advance,
BOB
--
Bob Peirce Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320
rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us [OFFICE] me@venetia.pgh.pa.us [HOME (NeXT)]
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well
please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take
the consequences. -- P.J. O'Rourke
From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 25 Nov 1995 23:51:11 GMT
Organization: PRZ/TU-Berlin
Message-ID: <498a5f$dda@sandmann.prz.tu-berlin.de>
References: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at> <491c2d$som@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
Marcel Bresink (bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de) wrote:
> wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch) wrote:
> > Is there a BIOS limit in the number of bootable partitions located on
one
> > single disk?
>
> Yes. The PC architecture allows only four partitions per disk. With the
> concept of "logical drives in an extended DOS partition" you can divide one
> partition into a maximum of four additional drives, which would make seven
> partitions in total.
This is not correct. In opposition to what most people think about
the layout of the Extended partition (including myself until I programmed
my first boot manager) DOS fdisk - which is more or less the model for any
later fdisk versions of other systems - doesn't put the logical drives
you create just in a "second" partition table on top of the Extended
partition. This would indeed limit the the number of partitions on
the disk to seven.
But instead DOS fdisk creates a "chain" of logical drive partition entries.
If you create a logical drive inside a Extended partition DOS fdisk
puts a appropriate partition entry into the the partition table of
the Extended partition as expected. But if you create a second logical
drive DOS fdisk adds not the describing entry to the table but creates
a second "Extended partition" and adds a entry for it in the former
Extended partition table below the first logical drive.
The "Sub"-Extended partition itself has a partition table and the
first entry gets the appropriate description of the second logical
drive.
If you create then a third logical drive this process starts again
and so on.
That means the number of logical drives and hence the number of
partitions is only limited by the remaining disk space.
If you don't believe it, just create a Extended partition with
DOS fdisk and then create 10 logical drives inside it. It will
work. If you have a good disk editor like Norton diskedit you
can also check the created partition tables.
>However, only "DOS compatible" operating systems can
> make use of logical drives. The only OS's that can boot from such a drive
are
> OS/2 and Windows NT.
...and Linux, OF COURSE :-) I already used it that way (but not with OS/2
Bootmanager). And BTW, NT doesn't boot from Extended partitions. If you
have a DOS partition and you install later NT, NT installs itself
in a Extended partition, but it puts its boot code into the active
primary DOS partition (including some kind of boot manager).
This thing let you choose between DOS and NT. So it seems NT boots
from the Extended partition. But if you try alternative boot managers
you'll see that none of them can boot NT directly from the second disk,
since there is no boot code in the partition. (Though I didn't try
OS/2 Bootmanager for this purpose yet). As for OS/2: only OS/2 Boot-
manager can boot OS/2 directly from a logical drive. It seems it passes
some additional info to the OS/2 boot code which other boot managers
doesn't know about (not yet :-)).
Thomas
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From: whs@harvard.net (Bill Southworth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Booting color slab without keyboard or monitor
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 04:27:27 GMT
Organization: HarvardNet
Message-ID: <498q9b$b1d@deathstar.kersur.net>
We have a few old black colorstations (old style kbd, separate sound
box) that we'd like to turn into servers without keyboard or monitors.
I remember reading some time ago of some hardware mods to prevent
booting from hanging waiting for keyboard.
Can someone direct me to someplace this is described? This must be a
faq. Can this be done with software alone, or does it require
hardware?
Bill Southworth
HarvardNet Inc.
Tel: 800 772-6771 Fax: 508 772-4603
whs@harvardnet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Is there an Adaptec 3940 driver yet?
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26001344@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:13:44 GMT
Is there an Adaptec 3940 driver yet? Will the 2940
driver work with the 3940?
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: SB 16 dies after a few minutes
In-Reply-To: swalker@swalker.iac.net's message of 25 Nov 1995 16:00:30 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26001600@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <497eiu$49p@cheyenne.iac.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:16:00 GMT
You didn't say if you were using NS 3.3. You should. You should also use the latest SoundBlaster driver from http://www.next.com
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <497eiu$49p@cheyenne.iac.net> swalker@swalker.iac.net (Shawn T. Walker) writes:
I just purchased a Sound Blaster 16 sound card for Intel NeXT box. Sound
works for a little while and then it just stops. There are not system
beeps and no sounds from any programs. Does anyone know how to fix this
problem?
Configuration:
AMD 486DX4/100
16 MB RAM
Diamond Stealth 64 2 MB D-RAM
ATAPI CD-ROM
Conner 514 MD HD
SB 16 Sound Card
USR 28.8 Modem
Serial Mouse
Thanks,
-------------------------
Shawn T. Walker
swalker@swalker.iac.net <--> **NeXT Mail Welcome**
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Need phys parms for 2.88 MB 3.5" drive
In-Reply-To: Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE's message of 24 Nov 95 15:10:29 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26002629@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <494n5l$b4j@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:26:29 GMT
Here it is. Please let us all know if you come out with a ED floppy
for Intel systems. I will be one of your first customers IF it
supports automatic sensing and ejection of the diskette.
% /usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "UntitledDisk" -d 2880 /dev/rfd0a
Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b:
blocksize = 0x200
density = 2.88 MByte
gap3 length = 83(d)
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <494n5l$b4j@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE (Thomas Weihrich) writes:
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From: Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE (Thomas Weihrich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 24 Nov 95 15:10:29 GMT
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HI,
in order to get a device driver up and running I do need the physical
drive parameters for 3.5" 2.88 MB ED floppy disk drives. In particular I
need the sector gap length and the format gap length as well as the
data rate of the interface.
This is kind of urgent, Sony Germany has not been able to provide the
necessary information and I am running out of options on this one as I
do not have the phone / fax numbers of TEAC and/or Mitsumi / Nec Tech
Support.
Please respond via email.
Thanks a lot
Thomas
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Anyone know when Burst EDO DRAM support will be out?
In-Reply-To: jq@phcs.phcs.com's message of 23 Nov 1995 09:35:19 -0500
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26003035@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4920r7$lma@papoose.quick.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:30:35 GMT
Never heard of BEDO but Intel is planning to use a new memory system
(probably RAMBUS or SDRAM) in the next generation of Pentium Pro motherboards.
I think it was InfoWorld that said to expect these in 1997. This may
eventually eliminate the need for separate VRAM on graphics cards.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4920r7$lma@papoose.quick.com> jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick) writes:
I have been eagerly awaiting news about BEDO DRAM. For those who
haven't read up on it yet, BEDO adds additional pipelining to
EDO DRAM to throw even more data down the memory bus on a read.
The result is 1 wait state operations at memory bus speeds up to
60Mhz and 66Mhz.
As a comparison point at both 60 and 66MHz operation, fast page mode
DRAMS would have 3 wait states, EDO 2 wait states, BEDO 1 wait states.
Sure, cache is still the most important criterion, but you still have
to go to main memory sometimes. If money and speeding tickets were
out of the equation which would you choose Maserati or porche? 8^)
I want to buy a new system soon, but it makes sense to wait until
BEDO motherboards are available rather than settling for normal EDO.
I just wanted to know if anyone has heard anything about this
before I start pounding the virtual pavement.
more information BEDO is available from :
http://www.micron.com/mti/marcomm/products/dram/bedo/bedo.html
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Need phys parms for 2.88 MB 3.5" drive
In-Reply-To: rdl@world.std.com's message of Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:26:29 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26003510@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <494n5l$b4j@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> <RDL.95Nov26002629@world.std.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:35:10 GMT
Here is more info:
/usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "UntitledDisk" -d 2880 /dev/rfd0a
Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b:
blocksize = 0x200
density = 2.88 MByte
gap3 length = 83(d)
..............................................................................
..Format Complete
disk name: Sony MPX-111N 5760
disk type: removable_rw_floppy
writing disk label
Writing /usr/standalone/boot
creating new filesystem on /dev/rfd0a
/usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rfd0a
setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10
/etc/mkfs /dev/rfd0a 2784 18 2 8192 1024 32 0 5 2048 s
Warning: 24 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated
/dev/rfd0a: 2784 sectors in 78 cylinders of 2 tracks, 18 sectors
2.9Mb in 3 cyl groups (32 c/g, 1.18Mb/g, 384 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at:
16, 1192, 2320,
initialization complete
Robert La Ferla
In article <RDL.95Nov26002629@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) writes:
Here it is. Please let us all know if you come out with a ED floppy
for Intel systems. I will be one of your first customers IF it
supports automatic sensing and ejection of the diskette.
% /usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "UntitledDisk" -d 2880 /dev/rfd0a
Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b:
blocksize = 0x200
density = 2.88 MByte
gap3 length = 83(d)
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <494n5l$b4j@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE (Thomas Weihrich) writes:
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From: Thomas.Weihrich@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE (Thomas Weihrich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 24 Nov 95 15:10:29 GMT
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HI,
in order to get a device driver up and running I do need the physical
drive parameters for 3.5" 2.88 MB ED floppy disk drives. In particular I
need the sector gap length and the format gap length as well as the
data rate of the interface.
This is kind of urgent, Sony Germany has not been able to provide the
necessary information and I am running out of options on this one as I
do not have the phone / fax numbers of TEAC and/or Mitsumi / Nec Tech
Support.
Please respond via email.
Thanks a lot
Thomas
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Dude | Steed = '90 K100 LT
|
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
In-Reply-To: "Timothy J. Luoma"'s message of Sat, 25 Nov 1995 03:56:07 -0500
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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<Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 05:38:06 GMT
Of course you can use Apple SCSI drives. That's the whole idea behind
SCSI. However, Apples don't use parity while Intel systems do. You'll
need to find the jumper and set it appropriately. NeXT hardware does not
use parity either. Lastly, I think you can also configure an Intel system to
not use parity...
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 03:56:07 -0500
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being completely ignorant of the specifics of an Apple SCSI hard drive, I
speak anyway (you've been warned)
I'd do a low-level format first, and then use sdformat
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/disk/
sdformat.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz
to set the block length to 1024. My guess is that this will go as far as
possible towards making things accessible to your NeXTstep machine.
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Timothy J. Luoma
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu (MIME fine! NeXTMail if necessary)
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"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with external swap disk?
Date: 26 Nov 1995 03:22:45 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <498mi5$alq@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <49251s$lfi@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Ralf Specht) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed an external swap-disk (labeled swapdisk) on a hp
> 712-workstation and commented out the swapfile entry in
> /etc/swaptab.
> Since the swapdisk is installed, the machine crases quite often
> after accessing the disk. The same machine had no problems with
> the same disk used as data disk, and not as swapdisk.
I generally get yelled at for saying this, but my recommendation
to everyone is that you should look at /etc/rc.swap before taking
advantage of the automatic "/swapdisk" processing. The code that
is in the /etc/rc.swap script was written for considerably
different hardware configurations than we're using these days.
In particular, if you commented out the entry in /etc/swaptab then
the only swapfile you have is the one setup by /etc/rc.swap. And
the one setup by /etc/rc.swap has a *maxsize* of 30 meg. That is
because the code was written in the days when a swapdisk was a
special 40-meg hard disk. The /etc/rc.swap code also moves /tmp
to be on the swapdisk, which may not be what you're hoping for.
So, the problem might be that 30 meg of swapspace isn't enough
for what you are doing. You might want to change the logic in
/etc/rc.swap to set a higher maximum. I somehow have trouble
believing anyone with an HP 712 workstation today has also bought
a 40-meg hard drive to use as the swapdisk for it...
My own preference is to call the "swapdisk" something else, and
add an entry to /etc/fstab to mount that disk. Then I use an entry
in /etc/swaptab to say exactly what I want for swapfiles. Note
that I'm changing /etc/fstab for other reasons anyway, so maybe
I'm just reckless and other people won't be comfortable changing
things the way I do.
Of course, the problem could very well be something else too, but
that's the only thing that I can think of. Many people do not
realize that if they mount a 'swapdisk', all they are getting is
30-meg's worth of swapspace on it (unless they edit /etc/rc.swap,
of course).
---
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ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
From: ajasvanu@ellis.uchicago.edu (Atip Asvanund)
Subject: EIDE Driver for NEC 4X CDROM
Message-ID: <DIn63x.BJz@midway.uchicago.edu>
Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator)
Organization: University of Chicago -- Networking Services
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 08:26:20 GMT
Does anyone know if NeXTSTEP is coming out with EIDE Driver for NEC 4X
CDROM drive? It's the NEC drive that comes with Dell Dimension Pentium
series.
Please reply via email
Atip Asvanund
From: tidyl@topaz.cqu.edu.au (chester tidey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: request for comments
Date: 26 Nov 1995 09:05:45 GMT
Organization: Central Queensland University
Message-ID: <499al9$7cl@janus.cqu.edu.au>
I was hoping that somebody might be able to respond to the following
questions:
1. Has anyone bought or used Panasonic's new PD optical/quad speed CD ROM
drive? What is it's current price? I would be interested in hearing more
about it. It seems like the perfect storage solution at the moment, although I heard critism that you
can't use it as a boot drive and a thus have a different operating system on
different disks. Are they any similiar tape or optical drives that are "bootable"?
2. Currently I have 486 DX4/100 ("Green PC" VESA Motherboard)
which I find quick enough for most things
but I was wondering what my options are on a processor upgrade. Are the
AMD 120 and Intel Pentium 83Mhz Overdrive chips my only options?
3. I have seen from a catalogue Packhard Bell supplys "Radio Cards"
in some of their PC's. I haven't heard of these before. Are they are such
products around or was it just a mistake? I would be grateful for some
details on this?
Sorry if any of these questions are stupid.
-Alastair
From: wilkie@cg.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Wilkie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Apple SuperFloppy drives on NSFIP?
Date: 26 Nov 1995 11:23:23 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <499inb$87e@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Hi Net!
Speaking of Apple SCSI HDDs in this newsgroup, what about Apple floppy
drives? I think they are called SuperFloppies and are SCSI devices. They
ought to be quite nice for white hardware (autoeject etc.), and one does get
them as seperate units, although at Apple prices :-(.
So the question is: are they SCSI enough to work seamlessly with NSFIP?
Anyone tried this?
ys
Alexander Wilkie
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc
Subject: Re: CDRom drive suggestions sought
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc
Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:02:20 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <49a32c$vvt@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <4952p8$q57@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
Colin Eric Johnson (colinj@stimpy.us.itd.umich.edu) wrote:
: I have both a NeXT 040 and a Macintosh. Neither has a CDRom
: drive. My understanding is that some CD Drives built for the Mac will
: work on the NeXT as well, or rather I know that some Mac CD Drives
: have not worked when attached to NeXTs. If there is such an animal I
: would be interested in finding it. A CD drive that I could use on both
: machines would be a real boon.
If I remember well, at least the Apple CD-ROM model 300 did run on
NeXT. Don't know about the Mac :-).
And the Toshiba's (I have 3401) should run on Mac, but beter check.
Willem
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: On CPUs for NS (HP/ Sun/ Intel!?)
Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:58:59 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <49a6cj$28g@news.its.com>
References: <48saqt$s50@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin) wrote:
> Anyone has any comments on HP!? They look pretty good but what are the
> $$$ How do they stack up against the rest when compared in terms of
> ease of setup and speed!?
Ease of setup is pretty much uniform across the board for NEXTSTEP systems,
with Intel hardware's DMA/IRQ/memory address configuration requirements
being the notable exception.
HP's have very fast FP, but they are fairly expensive:
List $ Net Price
Configuration A
HP 712/100, 17" Color, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB $13,200 $5,990.00
Configuration B
HP 715/100XC, 20" Color, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB $20,800 $10,000.00
Note: Configs C,D,E,F and G are BRAND NEW and are Upgradeable
to HP's PA-8000 Chip scheduled for 1st half of 1996
Configuration C
HP C100, 128 MB RAM, 2 GB (No Graphics) $23,710 $ 9,999.00
Configuration D
HP C100, 20" Color, 32 MB RAM, 2 GB $21,415 $ 9,990.00
Configuration E
HP C100, 20" Color, 32 MB RAM, 2 GB $21,415 $ 8,580.28
(Config. E Requires Trade-In of DECstation or SPARC based w/s)
[ ... ]
The "net price" number reflects a 50-60 % discount available for
departmental orders here at CMU. Look at
http://www.dmo.hp.com/wsg/index.html for additional descriptions from HP
about their workstations.
-Chuck
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--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: request for comments
Date: 26 Nov 1995 17:46:14 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-i-40.usc.edu
Message-ID: <49a956$r38@usc.edu>
References: <499al9$7cl@janus.cqu.edu.au>
tidyl@topaz.cqu.edu.au (chester tidey) wrote:
> 2. Currently I have 486 DX4/100 ("Green PC" VESA Motherboard)
> which I find quick enough for most things
> but I was wondering what my options are on a processor upgrade. Are the
> AMD 120 and Intel Pentium 83Mhz Overdrive chips my only options?
Don't know about #1 or #3, but I would think that upgrading a chip will have
minimal effects for you - the bus system and motherboard will still be
running throughput at a slower rate (i.e. putting a porsche engine in a
model-T won't necessarily give you a Mustang).
--
Thanks and be well,
Matthew
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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problems with external swap disk?
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 13:51:25 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951126134256.2006B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <49251s$lfi@news.sns-felb.debis.de> <498mi5$alq@usenet.rpi.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <498mi5$alq@usenet.rpi.edu>
I'd have to agree with Garance to a point. The swapdisk method is easy,
but it does require some 'tweaking' to make it work the way you want it to.
I was confused by the LOWAT and HIWAT being ignored, Garance was nice
enough to tell me that '/etc/swaptab' isn't used but rc.swap. Also, I
originally liked the /tmp being on the swapdisk, but too many
applications like to fill it up.
I solved this problem by changing references to '/private/swapdisk/tmp'
to '/private/tmp'.
The swapdisk option is great for people who want to make sure that their
systems won't be made unbootable by them mucking up their /etc/fstab.
However, you really do need to edit some of it to reflect your specific
setup.
TjL
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From: wasaware@ (WasaWare Oy Ab )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Axil 245 - graphics card?
Date: 26 Nov 1995 20:01:01 GMT
Organization: Walli Internet Service
Message-ID: <49ah1t$5gu@zippo.uwasa.fi>
I bought an Axil 245 SPARC machine to run NEXTSTEP. I currently have
the SVGA graphics card but I am now wondering if I must have the GX to
run NEXTSTEP? Is GX the only NS compatible graphics card?
-harri-
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From: mfe@cis.ufl.edu (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: 26 Nov 1995 22:40:11 GMT
Organization: University of Florida
Message-ID: <mfe-2611951743420001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu>
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
In article
<Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>,
"Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> wrote:
> being completely ignorant of the specifics of an Apple SCSI hard drive, I
> speak anyway (you've been warned)
>
> I'd do a low-level format first, and then use sdformat
> ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/disk/
> sdformat.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz
>
> to set the block length to 1024. My guess is that this will go as far as
> possible towards making things accessible to your NeXTstep machine.
>
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try. I should mention, however,
that I did format the disk before; it was the initialization that gave me
trouble.
Thanks though.
-Michael Ellis
From: mfe@cis.ufl.edu (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Serial Port Hang-ups
Date: 26 Nov 1995 22:46:36 GMT
Organization: University of Florida
Message-ID: <mfe-2611951750070001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu>
References: <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> <491ua9$lg8@papoose.quick.com>
In article <491ua9$lg8@papoose.quick.com>, jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E.
Quick) wrote:
> In article <48vc9t$o5s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,
> Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
> >I hooked up a 14.4 KBps Global Village modem to my NeXT 040 cube and
then entered
> >TIP via CUFB. I then found that I can not communicate with the modem (its
> >lights do nothing) and that when I try to exit TIP, the terminal just
> >sits there and hangs. However, if I UNPLUG the modem, it then returns me
> >to the prompt.
>
> If you are able to connect to the modem using the cufa device, then your
> problem is with the cable. Are you using a mac cable? The mac cable and
> the correct cable for NS are not the same.
>
> Read the man page zs(4). It describes the pinouts and cabling
> configuration for all NeXT serial ports.
The cable is permanently attached to the modem, but the modem is
"mac-specific". However, I assumed (uh oh) that with all of its other
simlarities to the Mac, that the NeXT surely would have used the
same pins for the same signals on the serial ports (considering that
even the connectors are the same).
I will verify that the signals are pins are appropriately wired and see
what happens.
Thanks for the input.
-Michael Ellis
From: stevem@RADium.ca (Stephen MacDougall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 'doze95 install on NS
Date: 27 Nov 1995 02:59:22 GMT
Organization: ftn Internet
Message-ID: <49b9ia$kep@master.ftn.net>
References: <boom.30.002ABBBA@sonyx.com>
In <boom.30.002ABBBA@sonyx.com> zook zook wrote:
> has anyone installed 'doze95 on top of NS yet? i have seen the other way
> around.
>
> thanks all;
>
"on top of"?? Could you please define this for us??
I currently have NS and Win95 able to boot off of the same hard drive, but I
do not understand what you mean by "on top of". This is especially
confusing, as you state that you have seen NS on top of Win95, but not Win95
on top of NS.
Could you please expand on this, so that your question is a little clearer??
--
====================================================
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RADium Technology Centre (Canada)
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====================================================
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 27 Nov 1995 05:15:09 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <49bhgt$a07@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
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===========================================
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
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The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
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The ftp sites
=============
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Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and
Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com)
Additions from:
Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com)
Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Intel Pro/10 PCI Ethernet Drivers
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 05:21:03 GMT
Does NeXT have a driver for the new PCI Ethernet card that
Intel has? It sounds like it would be the perfect card for
NS... They have a 10Mbps model and a 10/100Mbps model...
Robert
From: bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: 27 Nov 1995 10:01:59 GMT
Organization: University Koblenz / Germany
Message-ID: <49c2an$46h@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
References: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at> <491c2d$som@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> <498a5f$dda@sandmann.prz.tu-berlin.de>
wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) wrote:
> That means the number of logical drives and hence the number
> of partitions is only limited by the remaining disk space.
OK, I believe it :-)
> ...and Linux, OF COURSE :-) I already used it that way (but not with OS/2
> Bootmanager).
To clear up things more: The new OS/2 Boot Managers (Warp 3.0) cannot boot
Linux anymore, only the old ones (2.x versions) can.
> And BTW, NT doesn't boot from Extended partitions. If you
> have a DOS partition and you install later NT, NT installs itself
> in a Extended partition, but it puts its boot code into the active
> primary DOS partition (including some kind of boot manager).
Yes, in this case, the boot process of NT is divided between DOS and NT:
During installation, NT replaces the DOS system files by a modified version
and installs its NTLDR program with a boot manager that knows how to boot
"some selected MS operating systems". So, in reality, you first boot DOS
(well, kind of) to boot NT. If you remove NT from your disk, you also have to
reinstall the old DOS system files, otherwise DOS will crash during boot.
Marcel
---
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Computer Graphics Lab, Institute for Computer Science
Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany
From: chiron@lune.ipl.fr (Benoit CHIRON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: replacing a black NeXT mouse ?
Date: 27 Nov 1995 11:07:54 GMT
Organization: C.I.S.M. Universite de Lyon 1 / INSA de Lyon
Message-ID: <49c66a$2v3@tempo.univ-lyon1.fr>
My question is: is there any possibility to replace
a black NeXT mouse by another type of mouse (PC mouse)?
I remember that this subject has been discussed a year ago
in the news and I would like to know if someone has archived
the relative articles.
Thanks.
--
Benoit CHIRON
CPE Lyon
laboratoire d'informatique
31, place Bellecour
F-69288 Lyon cedex 02
e-mail:chiron@cpe.ipl.fr
--
From: paul@plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Pro/10 PCI Ethernet Drivers
Date: 27 Nov 1995 12:34:48 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems, Ltd.
Message-ID: <49cb98$d73@ironhorse.plsys.co.uk>
References: <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> Does NeXT have a driver for the new PCI Ethernet card that
> Intel has? It sounds like it would be the perfect card for
> NS... They have a 10Mbps model and a 10/100Mbps model...
The Intel 82595 driver (#1854) supports the Intel EtherExpress PRO/10.
Paul
--
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Tel: (01494)432422 P & L Systems
Fax: (01494)432478 http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Pro/10 PCI Ethernet Drivers
Date: 27 Nov 1995 14:15:24 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <49ch5s$ftp@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com>
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
> Does NeXT have a driver for the new PCI Ethernet card that
> Intel has? It sounds like it would be the perfect card for
> NS... They have a 10Mbps model and a 10/100Mbps model...
I say only one word: NeXTAnswers.
Intel 82595 Chipset
Overview is NeXTanswer #1791; Driver available on NEXTSTEP CDROM and from NeXTanswers
Cogent EM595 TP (PCMCIA, UTP)
Cogent EM595 C (PCMCIA, UTP/BNC) - Not testeed, but should work
Cogent EM525 (ISA, BNC/AUI) - Not tested, but should work
Cogent EM525 TP (ISA, UTP) - Not tested, but should work
Cogent EM525 C (ISA, BNC/UTP/AUI)
Intel EtherExpress PRO / 10 (BNC/UTP/AUI)
- Karsten
---
Karsten.Heinze@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE
NeXT-Mail/MIME welcome
Tel.: 0172/3763092 Fax: 037296/15056
*** Powered_By_NEXTSTEP ***
From: matthias@arkon.amg.de.amg.de (Matthias Schuerhoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 27 Nov 1995 11:39:41 GMT
Organization: AMG Industrieconsulting GmbH
Message-ID: <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
>fdisk fails: Bogus BIOS information.
Boerny,
I dont't think that there's something wrong with the BIOS. A friend had the
same problem with "Bogus BIOS information" while trying to install Nextstep
on two different Quantum hard disks (the system always recognized the 1 gig
disk as a 30 MB disk:-) I think his problem was a wrong SCSI id for the
hard disk or the CDROM. One of them must have the ID 0, I think.
Hope that helps...
Matthias
=============================
Matthias Schuerhoff
AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH
Joseph-von-Fraunhoferstr. 27
Germany - 44227 Dortmund
Phone: 231 97 53 54 0
EMail: matthias@amg.de
=============================
From: joel@fefcful.org (Joel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP WITH CUBE TURBO!!!!! BOOT LOCKUP!!!!!!
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 09:09:16 -0800
Organization: First Evangelical Free Church
Message-ID: <joel-2711950909160001@brea-annex1-p5.dsphere.net>
References: <490t41$s5a@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <DIHqD6.rz@hurka.UUCP>
Easy fix.
When it says "looking for NIS server" or whatever, hit control c. This
will skip this and go on, and then you can remove the info for NIS with
Network Setup.
I think most of us have made this mistake...
Joel
| Joel Lingenfelter
-=+=-
| Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2a
From: david@onestep.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HP Laser 4 Duplex Printing
Date: 27 Nov 1995 17:51:46 GMT
Organization: EUnet-GB distributed news service, +44 227 266466
Message-ID: <49ctrj$1ec@bsdi002.britain.eu.net>
References: <1995Nov24.183642.26632@logibec.com>
In article <1995Nov24.183642.26632@logibec.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have success to get the HP Laser 4 Plus with
> DUPLEX Printing.
>
>
> Tanks for any help.
>
>
> Stephane Ah-ki
> Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee.
> sta@logibec.com
Hi,
This is a conflication between the NEXT way of reselecting all paper
options between each page and the way that HP have implemented
duplexing. The net effect is that the a NEXT derived multi-page (side
?) PS file causes the HP to turn duplexing off. You need to change
the PPD to check to see if subsequent paper option selections match
the current selection and, if so, ignore it rather than reselect it.
This change will stop the HP turning duplex mode off.
---
Regards David Knight
OneStep Solutions plc | UK phone: 01702 551010 | Vendors of NS/OS
351-359 London Road | fax: 01702 551515 | MCCAs, Hardware
Hadleigh | Int'l prefix: +44 1702 | Apps, Networks
Essex | | ISDN, Training
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From: finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] Will CSC's MediaVision Reno CDROM work with black hw?
Date: 27 Nov 1995 22:37:50 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <49deju$mei@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I'm looking for a cheap CD-ROM drive. It doesn't have to be fast, but
it does have to work with my TurboColor NeXT.
I found a portable CD-ROM/audio CD drive for $79 in the current CSC
(Corporate Systems Center) SCSI Solutions Guide. It's SCSI-II, double
speed, 180 ms access time, and is compatible with PC, Mac, and Photo-CD.
Has anyone connected this drive to a NeXTstation? They say it comes
with a SCSI-II docking adapter, so that "any standard SCSI port will
control the drive."
Or does anyone know of a cheaper CD-ROM drive (single-speed would be
acceptable)? Anyone want to part with a NeXT CD-ROM drive for $50?
Thanks,
David Finton
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Intel Pro/10 PCI Ethernet Drivers
In-Reply-To: paul@plsys.co.uk's message of 27 Nov 1995 12:34:48 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov27215656@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com> <49cb98$d73@ironhorse.plsys.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 02:56:56 GMT
Is that the ISA version or the PCI version? I'm looking for the PCI
version.
Robert
In article <49cb98$d73@ironhorse.plsys.co.uk> paul@plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch) writes:
In article <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> Does NeXT have a driver for the new PCI Ethernet card that
> Intel has? It sounds like it would be the perfect card for
> NS... They have a 10Mbps model and a 10/100Mbps model...
The Intel 82595 driver (#1854) supports the Intel EtherExpress PRO/10.
Paul
--
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Tel: (01494)432422 P & L Systems
Fax: (01494)432478 http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
From: jcr@idiom.com (John C. Randolph)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTUSA Keyboard / Mouse
Date: 27 Nov 1995 23:11:08 -0800
Organization: Idiom Consulting
Message-ID: <jcr.817542474@idiom.com>
References: <17495322.11993.11773@kcbbs.gen.nz>
apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay) writes:
>I was thinking the other day (as I often do) that it would be really
>neat if somebody manufactured a really good keyboard (black of course!)
>that you pop into your PC, but that has the keys for the NeXTUSA
>keyboard layout under NeXTSTEP (like the old black keyboards)..
>Then if they did a black cool-looking mouse (not really necessary) and
>you poped the PC under the table...
>Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz)
You know, there are keyboard vendors who will make up custom layout
keyboards, in any color you like, with IBM/PC/AT/PS/2 connectors,
and the costs are quite reasonable in quantities of fifty or more.
What do you think, NeXT fans? Should we band together and do this?
Or maybe Ecesys would like to take the lead?
-jcr
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Laserprinter has thin, black line
Date: 28 Nov 1995 02:00:39 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <49dqg7$n4p@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <1995Nov25.203351.26747@investor.pgh.pa.us>
rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) wrote:
>
> I have recently begun to get a thin, black line that runs from the top
> edge of the paper to the bottom, including the top and bottom margins,
> 1-15/16" in from the left edge of the paper (8-1/2"x11").
>
> Another line, which is not as dark and does not run from top to bottom
> is appearing 7/8" in from the right edge. It is about 7/8" long and
> repeats about every 3-1/2". I only noted the latter when I ran the
> standard test print.
In my experience this is usually caused by a scratch on the drum of the
printer cartridge. (I am assuming the line is in the same direction as
the paper path & does not "drift" to the left or right side of the page)
If this is so, there may be little you can do about it. Changing the
print cartridge should obviously clear it up, usually my print quality
goes down the toilet when I am "pushing" the last bit of toner out of
the cartridge...
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From: 1kyriaki@rzdspc43.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Valentino Kyriakides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI-Streamer with NextStation
Date: 28 Nov 1995 11:35:38 GMT
Organization: University of Hamburg -- Germany
Message-ID: <49es6a$nj@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de>
References: <46wFx*oK8@senga.ka.sub.org>
Christian Riede (chr@senga.ka.sub.org) wrote:
: Hi,
: what kind of SCSI-DAT-Streamer will work with a 25MHz Mono-NextStation.
: What NextStep-release is necessary?
: Is there a hardware compatibility list?
Tandberg QIC SCSI-Streamers and HP DAT-Streamers work well since
NeXTstep release 2.1! I use a Tandberg TDC 3800 QIC-Streamer with
my Mono-NeXTstation without problems. But today I would recomment
a HP DAT-Streamer (it's much faster and the tapes are cheaper and
much more compact).
Hope this helps
Valentino
--
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm)
Subject: Re: Urgent Syquest Query
Message-ID: <DIptvu.75t@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
Sender: hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl (Hugo Burm)
Organization: datagram
References: <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 18:55:06 GMT
In article <817020534.29655@silpics.demon.co.uk> Michael Delver
<silpics@demon.co.uk> writes:
> I am having persistent probems with Syquest 270MG removable discs
> running on a Micronet Drive under NeXTStep 3.2. The message on the
> console reads: Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 150H retry 1 etc as it
> keeps retrying. When it gives up the message is:
> sd2 (5,0): sense key: 0x3 additional sense code: 0x13
> SCSI block in error = 336, Partition a F.S. sector 8
> I am not offered a Repair disc option or any other advice. Can anyone
> help here?
>
>
I suppose your are talking about the 270 (=256) Mb 3.5" Syquest. There was
a long discussion in the German C'T magazine about this drive destroying
its own media. This sounds like a serious problem. According to Syquest
the problems are solved now.
I had to replace my Syquest only once. One of my Apple friends had to
replace it two times. If you have one of the earlier drives, make sure you
replace your firmware with the newest SCSI BIOS version.
It is reported that the problem occurs when you are using the inner
tracks of the disk. This happens when the disk is almost full ( about 200
Mb), and/or after you are using the disk for a couple of months (and your
files are fragmented across the disk).
According to Syquest the problem occurs when you are putting pressure on
top of it (don't install your 21" screen on top of your drive), or when
you are using brute force when installing a cartridge (don't use a
hammer).
For more info, see C'T.
hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl
From: jq@phcs.phcs.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI question
Date: 28 Nov 1995 07:45:30 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <49f09a$ecv@papoose.quick.com>
References: <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com> <DIIGsq.JF6@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
In article <DIIGsq.JF6@novice.uwaterloo.ca>,
David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>In article <492ese$6uk@news.halcyon.com>,
>Dean Johnson <thrall@halcyon.com> wrote:
>>
>>I have a couple of devices connected to my NeXT on it's SCSI chain that I
>>do not use too frequently. Can I leave them powered off when I start up my
>>machine? I know I can't change the power status while the computer is up,
>>but can I just leave them on or off?
>
> I've had no problem with this. I've also had no problems turning things on
>after startup, but you have to reboot for them to be recognized. I haven't
>tried turning something off and then attempting to use it...
I always leave my external SCSI devices on at boot time, and then
power several of them off after the boot is complete. The only
devices I have tried this with are CDROM, DAT tape, and 3.5" MO drives.
My *guess* is that it should be ok to turn off removable media
devices as long as they have no media in them, and as long as you
do not try to reference them.
When I want to use an MO disk, I just power up the drive, insert
media, and go. When I am done, I eject the media, then power down.
For tape devices you also have to be sure that you rerun mtset each
time you turn it on.
I have never tried this appreach on fixed disks so don't know if
that would work in a similar way.
If you want to experiment with this yourself just make sure that
all disk and tape devices are powered up at boot time so that the
driver and controller know they are there. Also never power
off a device when anything is being actively accessed (or mounted).
As, I say, I hav not experienced any problems when doing this.
I cannot gaurantee that I am not just lucky. For instance, I
do not know what would happen to the state of the system if
the SCSI driver reset the SCSI bus after the system was up.
For infrequently accessed devices you should be reasonably safe.
It will save power (and fan noise -- my prime motivation).
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) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: UNREF DIR ???
Date: 28 Nov 1995 16:47:44 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-i-24.usc.edu
Message-ID: <49fefg$qdi@usc.edu>
What does "UNREF DIR" messages mean during bootup?
--
Be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
USC-CNTV
For my PGP key - send email subject "request_PGP"
From: leigh@antechinus.cs.uwa.oz.au (Leigh Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Serial port DTR behaviour on NSI 3.3 with tuucp - Help!
Date: 28 Nov 1995 11:22:12 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49erd5$khd@styx.uwa.edu.au>
Keywords: NeXTStep 3.3, Taylor UUCP 1.06, DTR
Hi All,
I've been running Taylor UUCP 1.04 since '93 and NS/Intel 3.1 with no
problems polling my UUCP provider. Since upgrading from NS/I 3.2 to 3.3,
the DTR line now remains asserted following uucico dialling out.
This is a big problem as an incoming call causes the modem to spit RING
messages to the serial port which seems to echo the received message back
out to the modem in a feedback cycle (both transmit and receive LEDs on
the modem flicker constantly) until the buffers overrun and the whole
machine freezes requiring a cold boot! I don't have tuucp answer incoming
calls and with the DTR line deasserted, the RING's didn't bother NeXTStep.
Now the DTR didn't remain on with 3.2 so it's something with the serial
ports (I'm using the 3.33 serial port & the 3.33 port-server drivers and a
Bus Mouse). I upgraded tuucp to 1.06 and the rest of the package works
fine as before but the DTR remains asserted like 1.04. I can force the DTR
to deassert by running uucico -r1 -D which forces uucico to wait for the
transfer to complete before returning to the command line. However uucico
-D in the polling script still keeps the DTR asserted. Examining status
scripts doesn't provide any clues....does anyone else have any?
My gratitude will know no bounds
Thanks
--
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+61-9-380-1945 leigh@cs.uwa.edu.au (NeXTMail/MIME)
"In a world where success means gaining time, thinking has a single but
irredeemable fault: it's a waste of time" - J-F. Lyotard
From: mwdaniel@uiuc.edu (Michael W. Daniels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Q] Will CSC's MediaVision Reno CDROM work with black hw?
Date: 28 Nov 1995 14:20:23 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Message-ID: <49f2cj$35k_001@cso.uiuc.edu>
References: <49deju$mei@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In article <49deju$mei@news.doit.wisc.edu>,
finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton) wrote:
>I found a portable CD-ROM/audio CD drive for $79 in the current CSC
>(Corporate Systems Center) SCSI Solutions Guide. It's SCSI-II, double
>speed, 180 ms access time, and is compatible with PC, Mac, and Photo-CD.
I'm using this right now with Next Stations and Cubes to install software and
such. Works wonderfully, but the cable that comes with it won't connect to
stations and newer cubes. (You just have to get another SCSI-II cable that
matches the port on the station.)
Mike Daniels
From: nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca (Norbert W. Sauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pentium 133 or Sparc 5
Date: 28 Nov 1995 10:10:37 -0700
Organization: The University of Calgary
Message-ID: <49ffqd$23q6@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
I am in the process of obtaining a NEXTSTEP system. My choices
have come down to the following two systems:
------------------------------------
Optimal P133 workstation from Object Technologies Inc.:
PentiumP133, Triton Chipset
Case250Watt Power Supply
MotherBoard 512K Cache 4 PCI Slots
48 MB Ram
Matrox Millenium 4Mb Wram
Viewsonic 21" .25(1280*1024)75Hz or 21"Nokia 445x059 or 445x058
Monitor Settings
1280 * 1024 at 75Mhz 1600x1200 77HZ
3.5 1.44 Floppy
Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller
4x CDRom SCSI
2.1 Gb Seagate SCSI HD
SoundBlaster Vibra 16
Jensen Speakers
Supra Internal 28.8 Fax/Modem
Cogent PCI RJ 45
Logitech Bus Mouse
101 Keyboard, NeXT Keyboard Setting
Any comments experience is welcome.
Experience with Object Technologies Inc.?
How reliable is their motherboard?
---------------------------------------
The other system is a Sparcstation 5, S5TX1-110-32-P46.
I would equip it with a two GB drive, CD drive and
floppy drive.
It comes with a 20" color monitor, TurboGXplus
frame buffer, 32MB.
The memory can only be upgraded in 32MB units.
Video is 8-bit accelerated color 1152x900
I can live well with the smaller resolution but like
the idea of the increased screen real estate the
Pentium system would give me.
The Sparcstation is quite a bit less expensive
as I get a large Academic discount.
---------------------------------------------------
Any advice of which of the two systems I should choose?
Thanks
Norbert Sauer
From: Ben Konjkav <photon@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adapt Next Monitor to PC
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 15:12:30 -0800
Organization: PHOTON
Message-ID: <30BB975E.4C4E@earthlink.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
CC: tburk@acsmips1.Berkeley.EDU
Tim Burk wrote:
>I just received a "Megapixel" 21 inch color NEXT, black , monitor with no documentation.
>Two questions:
>- Anybody got any idea of the maximum resolution and refresh rate ?
>- Is there any way to adapt the monitor connection so that I can use in with my 486 PC?
>
Check out http://www.earthlink.net/~photon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DIs4Fp.H6E@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:38:13 GMT
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com> <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,
Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
>
>The question was originally asked because after I hooked up my Apple/Conner
>(Conner actually makes the drive for Apple) 40MB hard disk and tried to
>configure it as a swap disk, the initialization failed. It kept saying
>something like CAN'T WRITE TO BLOCK 0000. A low-level format worked fine,
>but the subsequent initialization failed.
>
Did you get the friendly "Incomplete disk transfer" as well? I have a
Quantum ProDrive 80S that has this exact same behaviour. Works fine in an
Amiga 3000, but then various drive companies used A3000s to test *their*
firmware...
I think my 80S was used on a Mac, but there are no Apple stickers anywhere.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Serial port DTR behaviour on NSI 3.3 with tuucp - Help!
In-Reply-To: leigh@antechinus.cs.uwa.oz.au's message of 28 Nov 1995 11:22:12 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Nov28194033@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <49erd5$khd@styx.uwa.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:40:33 GMT
Leigh,
I have the same configuration as you and had similar problems. I have
since resolved those problems and everything is working fine.
When you upgraded to the new ISASerialPort and PortServer drivers, did you
go into Configure.app, remove and then re-add the new drivers? If you
didn't do this, your Instance0.table didn't get updated.
More likely is that your Taylor UUCP isn't configured properly. Can you
send me your config.h and policy.h to Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com (NEXTMAIL)?
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <49erd5$khd@styx.uwa.edu.au> leigh@antechinus.cs.uwa.oz.au (Leigh Smith) writes:
Hi All,
I've been running Taylor UUCP 1.04 since '93 and NS/Intel 3.1 with no
problems polling my UUCP provider. Since upgrading from NS/I 3.2 to 3.3,
the DTR line now remains asserted following uucico dialling out.
This is a big problem as an incoming call causes the modem to spit RING
messages to the serial port which seems to echo the received message back
out to the modem in a feedback cycle (both transmit and receive LEDs on
the modem flicker constantly) until the buffers overrun and the whole
machine freezes requiring a cold boot! I don't have tuucp answer incoming
calls and with the DTR line deasserted, the RING's didn't bother NeXTStep.
Now the DTR didn't remain on with 3.2 so it's something with the serial
ports (I'm using the 3.33 serial port & the 3.33 port-server drivers and a
Bus Mouse). I upgraded tuucp to 1.06 and the rest of the package works
fine as before but the DTR remains asserted like 1.04. I can force the DTR
to deassert by running uucico -r1 -D which forces uucico to wait for the
transfer to complete before returning to the command line. However uucico
-D in the polling script still keeps the DTR asserted. Examining status
scripts doesn't provide any clues....does anyone else have any?
My gratitude will know no bounds
Thanks
--
Leigh Smith Computer Science, University of Western Australia
+61-9-380-1945 leigh@cs.uwa.edu.au (NeXTMail/MIME)
"In a world where success means gaining time, thinking has a single but
irredeemable fault: it's a waste of time" - J-F. Lyotard
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: aslater@jocko.bri.hp.com (Al Slater)
Subject: motherboard power-up ?
Summary: black mb wont power up
Sender: news@bri.hp.com (News User)
Message-ID: <DIspyA.9w0@bri.hp.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 08:22:58 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
Keywords: motherboard powerup failure
Hi folks,
Got a motherboard to play with to see if it fixes a long standing
scsi problem I've got with the mboard that the slab came with.
It's a turbo mono flavour, the original powers up okay.
The other mboard doesnt power up - ie hitting power on
doesnt make it go. I've played about with pulling the relevant
bits out of the board and it isn't the lithium battery...
anyone any suggestions to make the sucker go before I start using it
as a frisbee?
cheers,
al
(this slab is turning out to be the worst investment I've made in a long
while :-| ..)
From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: 28 Nov 1995 15:01:51 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
>Of course you can use Apple SCSI drives. That's the whole idea behind
>SCSI. However, Apples don't use parity while Intel systems do. You'll
>need to find the jumper and set it appropriately. NeXT hardware does not
>use parity either. Lastly, I think you can also configure an Intel system to
>not use parity...
>
Two things:
1) I am using black hardware (an 040 cube)
2) Apple modifies their SCSI drives in some fashion. When Apple releases new
system software they also include a hard disk formatter that will work ONLY
with Apple SCSI drives. Obviously, there is some way to identify the drive
as an Apple or not.
The question was originally asked because after I hooked up my Apple/Conner
(Conner actually makes the drive for Apple) 40MB hard disk and tried to
configure it as a swap disk, the initialization failed. It kept saying
something like CAN'T WRITE TO BLOCK 0000. A low-level format worked fine,
but the subsequent initialization failed.
Soooo, because there is obviously some sort of fundamental problem here, I
figured I'd check and see if there was a ROM chip that needed to be removed
or something.
And so here we are, still trying to determine how to undo the apple-specific
quality of the hard disk.
-Michael Ellis
From: 71231.104@compuserve.com (Richard Slobod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Number of bootable partitions? <-- BIOS
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:23:29 GMT
Organization: Warwick Online
Message-ID: <49hbom$k7s@news1.warwick.net>
References: <48vkma$l7u@news.tuwien.ac.at> <491c2d$som@newshost.uni-koblenz.de>
bresink@infko.uni-koblenz.de (Marcel Bresink) wrote:
>Yes. The PC architecture allows only four partitions per disk. With the
It's not the PC architecture that limits this; it's a matter of
convention. You could easily come up with an alternate format for the
partition table that allows for more partitions; it would simply be
incompatible with every existing OS. :)
>concept of "logical drives in an extended DOS partition" you can divide one
>partition into a maximum of four additional drives, which would make seven
>partitions in total. However, only "DOS compatible" operating systems can
>make use of logical drives. The only OS's that can boot from such a drive are
>OS/2 and Windows NT.
Linux can be set up to boot from an extended partition also. In fact,
I think its boot manager LILO can actually boot other OSes (e.g. DOS)
from extended partitions as well.
From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 28 Nov 1995 14:40:22 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49f70m$3ro@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
In article
<Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.d
e> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
[snip]
> lowlevel format worked nice under DOS utility by NCR.
> fdisk worked nice under DOS
> format worked nice under DOS
>
> now under NEXTSTEP:
>
> mounting the disk (DOS file system) worked nice for the first
partitition
> and failed for the rest, giving failures: 'mount can't get raw size of
disk'.
>
> fdisk fails: Bogus BIOS information.
>
[snip]
I had the same problem with a 1.2G Seagate on a DEC XL566. The
Symbios e-mail tech support service didn't answer when I sent
them details on the problem.
I did a gross workaround which I assume can be dangerous if you're
not careful. I put an extended DOS partition on my disk and then
used the Norton utilites to change the partition type to NeXTStep.
I could then put a filesystem on the disk and use it under NeXTStep.
It also appears that NeXTStep doesn't try to overwrite the DOS
partition, so I think my kludge is okay.
I'm actually glad someone else has the problem. Not because I want
you to suffer, but if more people report it to Symbios and NeXT, we
might get a chance to get it fixed.
Benjy
--
Benjy Cline, AC4XO, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech Computing Center
benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu
http://benjy.cc.vt.edu:1951/~benjy/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr (Francois BIENTZ)
Subject: Re: HP Laser 4 Duplex Printing
Message-ID: <1995Nov28.200432.352@xenicos.fdn.fr>
Keywords: Duplex HP 4 4SIMX Printing
Sender: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual.
References: <49ctrj$1ec@bsdi002.britain.eu.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 20:04:32 GMT
In article <49ctrj$1ec@bsdi002.britain.eu.net> david@onestep.co.uk writes:
> In article <1995Nov24.183642.26632@logibec.com> writes:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone have success to get the HP Laser 4 Plus with
> > DUPLEX Printing.
> >
> >
> > Tanks for any help.
> >
> >
> > Stephane Ah-ki
> > Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee.
> > sta@logibec.com
> Hi,
>
> This is a conflication between the NEXT way of reselecting all paper
> options between each page and the way that HP have implemented
> duplexing. The net effect is that the a NEXT derived multi-page (side
> ?) PS file causes the HP to turn duplexing off. You need to change
> the PPD to check to see if subsequent paper option selections match
> the current selection and, if so, ignore it rather than reselect it.
> This change will stop the HP turning duplex mode off.
>
> ---
> Regards David Knight
=====
what I changed (commented some lines with %) in the
/NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/ppdfile_for_a_HP4SIMX
*OpenUI *Duplex/Duplex: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 50 AnySetup *Duplex
*%DefaultDuplex: None
*%Duplex None/None: "
1 dict dup /Duplex false put setpagedevice
1 dict dup /Tumble false put setpagedevice"
*%End
*Duplex DuplexNoTumble/Long Edge Binding: "
1 dict dup /Duplex true put setpagedevice
1 dict dup /Tumble false put setpagedevice"
*End
*%Duplex DuplexTumble/Short Edge Binding: "
1 dict dup /Duplex true put setpagedevice
1 dict dup /Tumble true put setpagedevice"
*%End
*?Duplex: "save
currentpagedevice /Duplex get
{ currentpagedevice /Tumble get
{(DuplexTumble)}{(DuplexNoTumble)}ifelse
}
{ (None)}
ifelse = flush
restore
"
*End
*CloseUI: *Duplex
=====
regards and thank you David
-------------------------------------------------
Francois BIENTZ Email: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
2 rue de Perigueux ap135
F-33 700 Merignac
From: dcl@panix.com (David C. Lambert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: BOCA 28.8/NXFax experiences?
Date: 28 Nov 1995 16:09:17 -0500
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
Message-ID: <49ftpt$9m7@panix.com>
Hi.
I'm planning on upgrading my modem to a speedier one, and I
don't want to break NXFax in the process. Has anyone used
this combination successfully or not?
Thanks.
--
David C. Lambert
dcl@panix.com
(finger for PGP 2.6.2 public key)
(key fingerprint "5F 88 1A 54 3C EA DA FA F5 8E 0B 68 48 4C 02 48")
From: olczak@clark.net (Chuck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: BusLogic BT-946C controller not recognized. Help!
Date: 29 Nov 1995 07:27:45 GMT
Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <49h21h$sua@clarknet.clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Hello,
I am trying to install NeXTStep 3.3 on my PC. I have a BusLogic
BT-946C PCI SCSI card. Bios ver 4.86, Firmware ver 4.22. I follow the
install instructions. I use the BusLogic PCI driver from the Driver
Diskette. When it starts to boot in NeXTStep I get:
-----------------------
...
Registering: PCI0
Registering: INTEL 824X0
BusLogic: Can't get config Space (No Such Device); ABORTING
Registering: event0
Registering: kmDevice0
No SCSI Controller or CD-Rom drive found
use sd%d, hd%d, fd%d, en%d, tr%d
root device?
-------------------------
I have tried nextanswers to no avail. I do not have any IDE drives except
for the floppy.
Help please.....
Thanks in advance,
Chuck Olczak
Please respond via e-mail to
olczak@clark.net
From: <David W. Gotthold> blumoose@bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Need scsi advice quickly!!!!
Date: 29 Nov 1995 01:31:03 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <49gd4n$gnb@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
I need to buy a scsi controller by the end of the week. (My borrowed
2940 _has_ to go back.)
Can the AHA-2940UW be used with the current beta (3.36) driver??
The notes say something about support in a future driver, but does this
mean the card will not work, or just that it will run just like a regular
2940W. Alternately, does anyone know when a working driver will be
released.
I'm having trouble finding a normal 2940W, several places no longer carry
it, and most of the rest are out of stock.
Please help!!!!
David
--
David Gotthold
University of Texas at Austin, Microelectronics Research Center
blumoose@mail.utexas.edu .................office (512) 471-5383
http://bardosaur.mer.utexas.edu .............fax (512) 471-8575
From: seh@seh.codem.com (Stephen E. Halpin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: EIDE Driver for NEC 4X CDROM
Date: 29 Nov 1995 00:11:08 GMT
Organization: Remote Services
Message-ID: <49g8es$1o3@regina.seh.codem.com>
References: <DIn63x.BJz@midway.uchicago.edu> <49fe5h$l3o@digdug.pencom.com>
In article <49fe5h$l3o@digdug.pencom.com> robin@pencom.com writes:
>ajasvanu@ellis.uchicago.edu (Atip Asvanund) wrote:
>: Does anyone know if NeXTSTEP is coming out with EIDE Driver for NEC 4X
>: CDROM drive? It's the NEC drive that comes with Dell Dimension Pentium
>: series.
>
>: Please reply via email
>
>I want to know too. Please post a response. We have 4 Dell systems here. 1 of
>them came with a Mitsumi CDROM (4X) that works fine. The other three came with
>NEC 4X CDs that work as long as the CD is in the drive -- but they hang
>(immediately!) when the CD is ejected. Consequently, if you don't mount the
>CDROM _permanently_, you can't use the machine (since it ejects the CD when you
>log out).
>
>It won't boot unless there is a CD in the drive either....
>
>What gives?
I forget which standard defines how a CD-ROM device works on an IDE bus,
but if its the same NEC OEM drive we got in some of our older 486 Dells,
the drives explicitly do not conform to that standard. NECs stance is its
an OEM drive and they are not responsible for it, and Dells position was that
the PCs were sold as Windows 3.1 boxes, and they wont support anything other
than that (we were trying to get NT running on it..) NEC has a history of not
being SCSI compliant either (see the Solaris Compatability Guidelines..)
Good luck...
>--
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>*** These are my opinions... Mine! All Mine! Minemineminemineminemine! ***
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>701 Canyon Bend Dr. 9050 Capital of Texas Hwy
>Pflugerville, TX 78660 Austin, TX 78759
>(512) 251-1737 (512) 343-6666
-Steve
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT Laserprinter has thin, black line
Message-ID: <DIszGp.xD@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <49dqg7$n4p@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:48:24 GMT
In article <49dqg7$n4p@nnrp3.news.primenet.com> Robert Worne
<rworne@primenet.com> writes:
> If this is so, there may be little you can do about it. Changing the
> print cartridge should obviously clear it up, usually my print quality
> goes down the toilet when I am "pushing" the last bit of toner out of
> the cartridge...
You may try to turn the cartridge uspide down, slide the protective cover and
rub the visible greenish (if I remember well) with a cloth.
Be careful not to spill to much toner.
Juergen
---
Fon +49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome No Mime Fax +49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: mwdaniel@uiuc.edu (Michael W. Daniels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: mouse problems with Intel 3.2
Date: 29 Nov 1995 17:41:13 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Message-ID: <49i2h3$16s_002@cso.uiuc.edu>
I'm currently running NextStep 3.2 on an Intel machine. Periodically, the
mouse starts to go haywire. Any way I move the mouse produces completely
unrelated motion from the pointer. After making sure that the cords are
tight, and switching mice back and forth for a while, the problem eventually
clears up, and I can use my original mouse again.
Does anyone know why this is occuring, and if there is a simple way to fix it?
Mike Daniels
From: aalto@translucent.nmt.edu (Eugene Aalto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT M68040FPSP floating point software questions
Date: 29 Nov 1995 17:57:31 GMT
Organization: New Mexico Insitute of Mining and Technology
Message-ID: <49i6ub$a0i@newshost.nmt.edu>
Does anyone know if the '040 NeXT machines implement the M68040FPSP
floating point software package as provided by motorola.
This is a package that is run after a reset on a 68040 to provide support
for unimplemented floating point instructions through the '040 exception
handling. See the 68040 databook for more details.
I am wondering if these routines are implemented in the ROM, or in
the mach kernel, and also, if NeXT has made any changes from the motorola
version. Any and all details concerning implementation on the NeXT '040
systems would help me.
Also, do the '040 machines use the NMI for anything other than breaking
into the rom monitor??
Does anyone know if NeXTStep uses the MMU status register or the PTEST
instruction?
And, where is the ROM mapped in memory? I want to take a look at it!
These questions are rather technical, and require information that NeXT may
have never made public. If you are a engineer with NeXT, or know one you can
forward my questions to, it may help!
Thanks,
Eugene Aalto
aalto@nmt.edu
No NeXTmail please (unless absolutley neccesary)
Thinking about doing some hardware hacking!!
If you know the answers to my questions you probably know what I am up to! ;)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS3.3 on Sparc4/110
Message-ID: <49ct9v$1d1@bsdi002.britain.eu.net>
From: david@onestep.co.uk
Date: 27 Nov 1995 17:42:23 GMT
References: <49532t$m8v@neptune.ethz.ch>
Distribution: world
Organization: EUnet-GB distributed news service, +44 227 266466
In article <49532t$m8v@neptune.ethz.ch> writes:
> Hi
>
> Has anyone tried to install NS3.3 on a SparcStation 4/110? Does it
> run well? Does it run at all? Other things that may be important to
> know before I buy one? :-)
>
> Thanks a lot,
> - Ralf
Hi,
It runs very well on the both 5/110 and 4/110 which is in effect the
same platform with 1 less SBUS slot.
---
Regards David Knight
OneStep Solutions plc | UK phone: 01702 551010 | Vendors of NS/OS
351-359 London Road | fax: 01702 551515 | MCCAs, Hardware
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Driver for Trident 9440 video card?
Date: 29 Nov 1995 16:51:47 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49i333$nj2@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Hi,
I'm posting this for a friend. He has a new pentium machine he is running
NS 3.3 on. His video card is a "Trident 9440".
Is anyone aware of a vidoe driver that will work for this card to make NS
run in color?
Please send a copy of any replies to him (John Balwit) at:
balwit@macc.wisc.edu
Thanks!
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(608) 692-2851 \ set InRealLife "Whitewater kayaker and\
giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu or\ outdoor enthusiast"
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Driver for Trident 9440 video card? (Trident chipset)
Date: 29 Nov 1995 18:32:48 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49i90g$1g9a@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <49i333$nj2@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In <49i333$nj2@news.doit.wisc.edu> Michael Giddings wrote:
Sorry, I should clarify my previous post. The video card is actually just a
generic video card. It's the chipset that is a "Trident 9440", not the name
of the card.
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks again,
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From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any experiences with the Compaq P90 notebook?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 18:54:55 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <49ia4p$a25@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <1995Nov24.174106.12328@proximus.north.de> <495u1t$2a1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> <1995Nov28.165654.2681@proximus.north.de>
gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) wrote:
>In article <495u1t$2a1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>,
>Godwin <marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca> wrote:
>gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) wrote:
> gemoe> Does anyone know if the high end notebook from Compaq (P90,
> 800x600 CTFT) can be run under NEXTSTEP?Does anyone have general
> experience with this notebook?
> marlow> I think you are referring to the LTE5000 model... I don't htink
> there is a driver for the system...problem with laptop if there
> is no driver there is really no other way around it...
>Too bad. So there is no way to run NEXTSTEP with a "standard driver"? (I
>have no clue about intel-h/w, so I don't know if such a thing like
>"standard" can exist at all.) I ask, because the reseller offered me
>to TRY to install NEXTSTEP if I want. But I would not bother trying a
>whole day if I cannot succeed.
Well it won't hurt to try!=) But would you want to run NS on a laptop
that has a active matrix in 4 level grey scale!?
One driver might work would be the Qvision driver...
>PS: The LTE5000 really is nice. BTW, how much is it in the US?
The 90s are $5000 something and the 120 is $6000ish
Godwin
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From: Craig Benting <craig@fse-power.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Internal Supra 28.8 modem
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 09:16:16 -0800
Organization: ForeSight Electronics
Message-ID: <30BC9560.4D71@fse-power.com>
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Does anyone know if you can access internal modems in NeXTStep and
if so, how? Also, has anyone had any luck with newer Supra 28.8
internal modems? I only installed NeXT v3.3 on my PC a few days ago
so these my be obvious questions...
From: Craig Benting <craig@fse-power.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Drivers for the new model Diamond Stealth VRAM card
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 09:27:20 -0800
Organization: ForeSight Electronics
Message-ID: <30BC97F8.6827@fse-power.com>
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I just bought my Diamond Stealth 64 3200 w/2mb VRAM about 1 or 2
months ago and I had the same problem you're having. The newest
driver is at:
http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/ByNumber/1939.compressed
After I installed this driver, the card worked great!
I only installed NeXT on my system a few days ago and for some
reason I can't access the floppy drive (even though I can boot off
of it and access it through DOS and Win 95). Do you know what I
could do to figure out what the problem is?
From: Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Pro/10 PCI Ethernet Drivers
Date: 29 Nov 1995 21:11:37 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49iia9$s1q@news.next.com>
References: <49cb98$d73@ironhorse.plsys.co.uk>
In article <49cb98$d73@ironhorse.plsys.co.uk> paul@plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch)
writes:
| In article <RDL.95Nov27002103@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
| Ferla) writes:
| > Does NeXT have a driver for the new PCI Ethernet card that
| > Intel has? It sounds like it would be the perfect card for
| > NS... They have a 10Mbps model and a 10/100Mbps model...
|
| The Intel 82595 driver (#1854) supports the Intel EtherExpress PRO/10.
|
| Paul
| --
The PRO/10 PCI is based on a different chipset as opposed to the PRO/10 ISA
(which is the only one supported).
There is no driver for the PCI version at this moment.
-Rakesh
From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Internal Supra 28.8 modem
Date: 29 Nov 1995 19:17:55 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <49ibl3$83f@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <30BC9560.4D71@fse-power.com>
In <30BC9560.4D71@fse-power.com> Craig Benting wrote:
> Does anyone know if you can access internal modems in NeXTStep and
> if so, how? Also, has anyone had any luck with newer Supra 28.8
> internal modems? I only installed NeXT v3.3 on my PC a few days ago
> so these my be obvious questions...
>
If you modem is on COM2 with hardware flow control, the port should be
/dev/cufb for dial-out (well, of course, you need the communication program
like kermit or tip to help you with that).
BTW, since you just install NeXTSTEP couple days ago, I think you need
the new serial drivers from ftp.next.com;otherwise, you can not enjoy the
high speed offered by your modem. Be careful, there are total 3 drivers.
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: NeXT M68040FPSP floating point software questions
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DItnnH.KDv@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 20:30:53 GMT
References: <49i6ub$a0i@newshost.nmt.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <49i6ub$a0i@newshost.nmt.edu>,
Eugene Aalto <aalto@translucent.nmt.edu> wrote:
>Does anyone know if the '040 NeXT machines implement the M68040FPSP
>floating point software package as provided by motorola.
>This is a package that is run after a reset on a 68040 to provide support
>for unimplemented floating point instructions through the '040 exception
>handling. See the 68040 databook for more details.
>I am wondering if these routines are implemented in the ROM, or in
>the mach kernel, and also, if NeXT has made any changes from the motorola
>version. Any and all details concerning implementation on the NeXT '040
>systems would help me.
>
I am pretty sure they aren't in the ROM. My justification for this lies in
the library of "improved" 040 math routines that was floating about in the 2.x
days (it's still on Peanuts somewhere). It advertized that the improvements in
the library would be included in 3.0.
>Also, do the '040 machines use the NMI for anything other than breaking
>into the rom monitor??
>
Don't believe so.
>Thinking about doing some hardware hacking!!
>If you know the answers to my questions you probably know what I am up to! ;)
Hmmmm....sounds like it might require hardware with a 6 in its model number,
but I could be wrong. :-)
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From: Dean_Reece@NeXT.COM(Dean Reece)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BusLogic BT-946C controller not recognized. Help!
Date: 29 Nov 1995 17:44:41 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49i669$r4m@news.next.com>
References: <49h21h$sua@clarknet.clark.net>
Chuck,
JP4 & JP5 (lower right corner of the board) must be removed to enable the
PCI configuration space - otherwise the card emulates an ISA card on the
PCI bus (more or less).
Hope this helps...
-Dean
Chuck writes
| Hello,
|
| I am trying to install NeXTStep 3.3 on my PC. I have a BusLogic
| BT-946C PCI SCSI card. Bios ver 4.86, Firmware ver 4.22. I follow the
| install instructions. I use the BusLogic PCI driver from the Driver
| Diskette. When it starts to boot in NeXTStep I get:
| -----------------------
| ...
| Registering: PCI0
| Registering: INTEL 824X0
| BusLogic: Can't get config Space (No Such Device); ABORTING
| Registering: event0
| Registering: kmDevice0
| No SCSI Controller or CD-Rom drive found
| use sd%d, hd%d, fd%d, en%d, tr%d
| root device?
| -------------------------
|
| I have tried nextanswers to no avail. I do not have any IDE drives
except
| for the floppy.
|
| Help please.....
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Chuck Olczak
|
| Please respond via e-mail to
| olczak@clark.net
From: Rakesh_Dubey@NeXT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Endeavor install w/ EIDE/ATAPI CDROM & hard drive
Date: 29 Nov 1995 21:55:17 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49iks5$s72@news.next.com>
References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951120181144.1643B-100000@elaine36.Stanford.EDU>
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.951120181144.1643B-100000@elaine36.Stanford.EDU> Robert
Gibson Jacobs <rjacobs@elaine36.Stanford.EDU> writes:
| I recently purchased a PC and am trying to install
| NeXTStep 3.3 on it. The applicable hardware is as follows:
|
| P100 - Endeavor chipset
| Toshiba XM-5302TA CDROM
| Western Digital 1.6GB
| etc.
|
| The CD-ROM is jumpered to be slave to the hard drive on the
| primary controller.
|
| I have a 480 MB partition that has DOS/Windows for Workgroups
| installed and the remainder (drive D) will be used for NeXTStep.
|
| I downloaded the device drivers for EIDE and ATAPI devices
| from NeXTAnswers (document 1838) and followed the installation
| instructions in documents 1933 and 1839. I booted up using the
| included boot diskette, selected Adaptec 154x for the CDROM driver (as
| specified in document 1933), loaded the EIDE and ATAPI driver
| from the disk I made from document 1838 and selected that driver
| for the hard drive.
|
| When I selected the 'Continue with installation' option,
| a new window labelled 'NeXT Mach Operating System' opened and
| messages started scrolling down. They stopped scrolling when
| I received the following (I could only read the final screen):
|
| hc0: Check for ATA drive 0... Detected
| hc0: Check for ATA drive 1...
| hc0: Check for ATAPI device 1... Detected
| hc0: Resetting drives
| hc0: ATAPI CD-ROM device 1 (DRQ interrupt)
| Registering: hc0
| hd0: WDC AC31600H 17.11P19
| hd0: 3148 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 spt (disk geometry)
| hd0: using multisector (16) transfers.
| Registering: hd0
| Registering: hd0a
| hd0: No Valid Disk Label
| hd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
| hd0: Device Capacity: 1549 MB
| Registering: sc0
| sd0: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA 1095
| Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at sc0
| Registering: sd0a
| sd0: Disk Unformatted
| Registering: sg0 at sc0
| Registering: sg1 at sc0
| Registering: sg2 at sc0
| Registering: sg3 at sc0
| Registering: event0
| Registering: kmDevice0
| root on sd0
| rootdev 600, howto 0
| vfs_mountroot: error=15
| panic: (Cpu 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root
| panic: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
| root(rcbuilder):mk-171.9.obj
| -2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
|
| System Panic
| vfs_mountroot: cannon mount root
| (Type 'r' to reboot or 'm' for monitor)
|
| Any help to understand what is going on and how to correct it
| would be greatly appreciated.
|
The CD drive is recognized but the CD disk is unformatted. It could possibly be a
bad disk.
-Rakesh
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI network boards
Date: 29 Nov 1995 20:07:52 GMT
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49ieio$98@andromeda.filtronix.eunet.be>
Hi,
I'm looking for a new networking card. Has anybody tried the ASUS network
card or any other PCI card with the AMD 79C970 processor?
Filip
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From: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Message-ID: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 23:55:47 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo
I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD ROM drive
in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio CDs using this
thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the warning in NeXTAnswers
that it doesn't support the 3401 (and thus I'm guessing later Toshibas as
well). When I try it (not using the manual start up mode because I didn't
set my device numbers in the appropriately baroque way for that to work)
the drive light flickers a bit before finally spitting out the audio CD.
I checked out play3401, but it complains that it can't find a 3401 drive
connected.
Is there anything out there that will allow audio CDs to be played using the
3601B? Failing that, is there any CDPlayer type app, and any source of the
specs that I'd need to hack it to support this drive? If I could find the
info on the drive needed to hack play3401, that would likely be
sufficiently groovy...
This isn't a critical issue, but it would be nice to have this work given
that Windoze can make just about any CD ROM drive make noise... >:-(
--
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From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Date: 30 Nov 1995 06:25:05 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <49jio2$its@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Jerry Kuch (gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca) wrote:
: I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD ROM drive
: in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio CDs using this
: thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the warning in NeXTAnswers
: I checked out play3401, but it complains that it can't find a 3401 drive
: connected.
I'm not sure if it will work, but there is also mCD around.
Willem
From: aeg@dogbert (Anthony E. Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BusLogic BT-946C controller not recognized. Help!
Date: 30 Nov 1995 01:55:32 GMT
Organization: HiWAAY Information Services
Message-ID: <49j2uk$ttc@parlor.hiwaay.net>
References: <49h21h$sua@clarknet.clark.net>
You may want to check and see what revision (A, B, C, D?) of the card you have.
I had a rev A card initial that did not work. According to Next Answers, rev C or later
will work. May I say also that BusLogic was more than gracious in exchanging my
rev A card for a rev C card.
Tony
aeg@hiwaay.net
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:50:26 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951130124549.18655B-100000@hphalle0b.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <49f70m$3ro@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
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On 28 Nov 1995, Ben E. Cline wrote:
> I'm actually glad someone else has the problem. Not because I want
> you to suffer, but if more people report it to Symbios and NeXT, we
> might get a chance to get it fixed.
Okay, now we are two and we are building a group :)
I'm sure we can agree that: there is a driver bug
the bug occurs in both versions of the driver.
I'm just wondering: there have to be people out there, who are using disks
with higher capacity than 1GB under NS and the Symbios driver, so we
didn't find the problem causing thing. Is it the drive? Is it the BIOS?
Is it the driver? Is it NS? Is it ...?
I'm going to upgrade my Plato/PremiereII BIOS to the latest release
(still using 1.12.AX1)
Are there people out there using 2GB or higher capacity drives with
Symbios logic driver and if so, which drive types are you using with
which NCR BIOS version/motherboard version?
Best regards,
Boerny.
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From: Mark Onyschuk <Mark_Onyschuk@NeXT.COM>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 95 22:20:00 -0500
Subject: A discovery re. printing and Dell Dimension XPS P120
Folks,
I recently discovered an interesting incompatability between two
drivers on my Dell Dimension XPS P120.
I'm using the public domain "New Parallel Port" driver on this
machine, which fails to drive the printer correctly **iff I also
have power management enabled**. A similar incompatiblity *may* also
exist between the NeXT standard issue parallel driver and power
management on this machine (I can't test this assertion as I'm
remote from the machine these days).
I know that several individuals have posted about troubles getting
this particular machine to print, so I thought I might relay the
experience.
Regards,
Mark
From: Mike Duggan <mduggan@advis.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad 760CD
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 13:35:47 -0500
Organization: Advanced Information Solutions, Inc Boston, MA
Message-ID: <30BDF983.4637@advis.com>
References: <48l4g4$io@natasha.bankone.com>
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To: steved@bankone.com
steved@bankone.com wrote:
>
> Anyone know if NS run on the new IBM Thinkpad 760CD?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
Yes,
It works.
Mike
From: kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Summary: NeXT vs. PC Floppy Drives
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 17:20:56 GMT
Organization: University of Stirling
Message-ID: <951130172056.4650AAFCO.kjt@copper>
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My original question was:
I am writing 1.44 Mb floppies with a NeXT file system on my (black)
NeXTstation. I am then using the floppies to transfer files to my (white)
Intel NeXT system. I fairly regularly get read failures (CRC errors) when
reading on the white system, yet the same floppies read OK on the black
system. Usually the problem happens only when the floppies are fairly
full.
Do I have some kind of slight hardware mismatch? Am I alone in this
problem?
Many thanks to those who responded (Paul Lynch, Marcus Urban, Marcus
Ruebsamen, me@tiq.mindlink.net). It does seem as if there is a problem - but
relatively rare. Comments that were made include:
o This problem could arise even on transferring floppies between PCs due
to
slight mismatches in calibration.
o The problem appears to arise with both DOS and NEXT file systems on the
floppy. The problem occurs only when the floppies are fairly full (around
1 Mb). The size of file that causes problems seems to be significant, so
it
appears to be track-related.
o The problem mainly affects transferring floppies from NeXTstation to
PC. The fact that the "native" format on a NeXTstation is 2.88 Mb but on a
PC
is 1.44 Mb may be relevant.
So it seems like my problem isn't isolated, but there no definite fix. The
one thing that seems to help in my case is to format the floppies on the PC
first. Formatting on a NeXTstation drive first seems to be more likely to
cause errors.
Ken Turner (kjt@cs.stir.ac.uk)
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTUSA Keyboard / Mouse
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 17:43:17 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951130174317.246AACUW.malc@daneel>
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apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay) writes:
>I was thinking the other day (as I often do) that it would be really
>neat if somebody manufactured a really good keyboard (black of course!)
>that you pop into your PC, but that has the keys for the NeXTUSA
>keyboard layout under NeXTSTEP (like the old black keyboards)..
>Then if they did a black cool-looking mouse (not really necessary) and
>you poped the PC under the table...
>
Umm, I know this is becoming something of a crusade for me, but I'd
seriously recommend spending money on a keyboard with good ergonomics over
one with good "aesthetics". I use a Kinesis ergo keyboard, which usually
attracts a fair amount of attention from its styling anyway (even though it
isn't black), with a Glidepoint touchpad mouse set in the middle of the
board between the two key clusters. If you look at a picture of it you'll
know what I mean -- pictures of the Kinesis and other ergonomic input
devices are available from the Typing Injuries FAQ:
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/keyboards.html
(Dan Wallach's page -- http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/ )
Best wishes,
mmalc.
From: velcro@pcix.com (David A. Sinclair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: 30 Nov 1995 18:38:48 GMT
Organization: misconfigured@pcix -- mail /dev/null for support
Message-ID: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>
hi all!
my toner has definitely died :( i remember hearing (reading) that the
NeXT LP could use a standard toner cartridge as a replacement, but i
didn't write down which one! anybody out there know which toner carts
work fine in the NeXT laser printer?
thanks!
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From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: CDRom drive suggestions sought
Date: 30 Nov 1995 19:03:20 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <49kv5p$q6r@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
References: <4952p8$q57@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>
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colinj@stimpy.us.itd.umich.edu (Colin Eric Johnson) wrote:
> I have both a NeXT 040 and a Macintosh. Neither has a CDRom
>drive. My understanding is that some CD Drives built for the Mac will
>work on the NeXT as well, or rather I know that some Mac CD Drives
>have not worked when attached to NeXTs. If there is such an animal I
>would be interested in finding it. A CD drive that I could use on both
>machines would be a real boon.
>
I use an Apple CD 300e external, double speed CD-ROM and it works great.
Even better news is that you can get refurbished Apple CD-ROMs for
about $120 and that includes a 90-day warranty.
-Michael Ellis
From: jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com (John Hermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dead Serial Ports.
Date: 30 Nov 1995 19:26:34 GMT
Organization: Design Automation Division, Texas Instruments.
Message-ID: <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>
I have asked this before... What usually dies on the
serial ports when a NeXTstation gets zapped? What is the
typical device that dies, and what is a generic part number.
Thanks,
John Hermann
From: rueiwun@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ruei-wun Tu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [HELP] Can't initialize Conner CFP 1060S HD under NS/FIP???
Date: 30 Nov 1995 21:17:07 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Unix Users Group
Message-ID: <49l70j$caa@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
Hi all,
I just bought an external Conner CFP 1060S HD. I hooked on my Adaptec
1542C SCSI controller, and then boot to NeXTSTEP. When I logged in as
root, NeXTSTEP recognized I have a new uninitialized HD and asked me if
I want to initialize it. I click "Initialize". After all, NeXTSTEP pops
up a panel and tells me that the HD can't not be Initialize. I check the
console and find the following error messages:
superblock backup ....(fsck -b ....) status 33
wtfs: I/O error
My SCSI configuration is a little bit unusual. I have two SCSI
controllers plugged in. One is DPT2022, and the other is Adaptec1542. I
disabled the Adaptec one's BIOS in order not to let both controller's
BIOS fight against each other. Will this be a possible cause of the problem?
Just about a weeks ago, I also use this configuration to initialize a
Quantum 730s HD(hooked on 1542C) without any problem. If "disable BIOS"
is the cause of problem, how come it works for Quantum 730S but not for
Conner CFP 1060S one?
I also try to hook up the Conner one on my DPT2022, which is BIOS
enabled. It can initialize under NeXTSTEP without any problem.
If you know any tricks about this or you have any suggestions for me,
please drop me an e-mail. I'd appreciate for any of your opinions.
Rueiwun Tu
rueiwun@gas.uug.arizona.edu
From: thanasis@news.cs.columbia.edu (Thanasis Tsantilas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: which modem?--help
Date: 30 Nov 1995 07:35:29 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
Message-ID: <49k8eh$778@shadow.cs.columbia.edu>
I was given a NextStation Turbo, running NS 3.2
(never used NS before). Im eager to buy a (fast)
modem and eventually install SLIP and connect to
work from home.
Would any Hayes compatible modem do? Are there
brands/models I should prefer and others I should
avoid? I just want to make installation as trivial
as possible!
Finally, would I need to install any software drivers?
(I can load these things from the net in a floppy and
from there to my NextStation.)
Thanks for the answers, and yes, I know they are too
elementary but I dont have any patience to figure things
out, Id like to get my modem today if possible!
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: UGRENT-where in L.A., CA find external fan replacement.
Date: 30 Nov 1995 21:52:08 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-i-38.usc.edu
Message-ID: <49l928$qr9@usc.edu>
Why don't places listed in Yellow Pages as computer servicers-suppliers have
any ideas?
I'm in Hollywood and I need to replace one of the dinky taiwan plastic fans
for an external scsi hard drive.
Any suggestions?
--
Be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
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From: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr (Francois BIENTZ)
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Message-ID: <1995Nov30.220923.1250@xenicos.fdn.fr>
Keywords: HP laserjet Mextlaser cartridge toner
Sender: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
Organization: Individual.
References: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 22:09:23 GMT
In article <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com> velcro@pcix.com (David A. Sinclair)
writes:
> hi all!
>
> my toner has definitely died :( i remember hearing (reading) that the
> NeXT LP could use a standard toner cartridge as a replacement, but i
> didn't write down which one! anybody out there know which toner carts
> work fine in the NeXT laser printer?
>
> thanks!
toner cartridge for HP Laserjet II, IID,III, IID HP ref : HP 92295A
-------------------------------------------------
Francois BIENTZ Email: franc@xenicos.fdn.fr
2 rue de Perigueux ap135
F-33 700 Merignac
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: 30 Nov 1995 22:36:54 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Message-ID: <49lbm6$bvm@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>
In article <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>,
David A. Sinclair <velcro@pcix.com> wrote:
>my toner has definitely died :( i remember hearing (reading) that the
>NeXT LP could use a standard toner cartridge as a replacement, but i
>didn't write down which one! anybody out there know which toner carts
>work fine in the NeXT laser printer?
Grab anything that will work in a Laserwriter, follow the instructions.
Go to OfficeDepot and they'll have it. Recycled catridges are the
cheapest.
Now, does anyone know where to send the used cartridge for recycling?
Paul
From: marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does Adaptec 1542 HAVE to be at 0x330?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 00:11:31 GMT
Organization: INS Info Services, Des Moines, IA, USA
Message-ID: <49lh7j$8c9@composer.inav.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Subject says it all.... First time I tried Upgrading from 3.2 to 3.3, my
Soundblaster 16 refused to work, saying that 0x330 was being used by more
than one device: Namely the Adaptec card and also the MIDI channel on the
sound card (Windows had been working with this setup for months, but NS
is a little pickier, like OS/2).
Anyhow, If I power down and reset the jumpers, it will most likely hose
my NT and Windows settings, which are now wired into running the Adaptec
at 330. And if I do reset the Adaptec to 330 now, does NS like the MIDI
channel to be at 300? (it's switchable at the card).
I'd appreciate any help from others who have run into this (there have to
be people out there with Adaptecs and SoundBlaster16s..) :)
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 17:02:06 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951130165947.15575B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com>
Rudolf Blazek <blazek@stt.msu.edu> once posted this:
"We are using HP LaserJet2 cartridges. I think that in addition they are
the same as for HP LaserJet III - the Office Depot people should know. "
But I haven't checked it out myself.
please let me know whatever you find out.
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu (MIME fine! NeXTMail if necessary)
476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (UGH! DOS! Yuck.... Don't use this)
"If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
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From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 15:42:32 -0800
Subject: large hard drives for black hardware
I'm ready to buy a new hard drive for my black NeXT.
I don't have the turbo model, but still would like to get a large drive
for graphics, etc.
1) Can I mount drives larger than 2.1 gig? Partition a 9 gig drive into
smaller segments?
2) I've heard some drives work better than others, are faster, mount
without problems? What do you advise?
3) best buys?
Thanks,
Lawrence S. Kroll
reply to (NeXTmail welcome)
kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
From: chan@jove.unt.edu (Alex Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEC 4xc SCSI 7 disk CDROM changer for NeXTSTEP?
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 20:54:47 -0600
Organization: UNT
Message-ID: <chan-3011952054470001@labmacdesk.art.unt.edu>
I am wondering if this new NEC 4xc SCSI 7 disk CDROM changer will work on
NeXTSTEP. Anyone have any experience with this model or any other CD
changers?
Thanks in advance.
Alex Chan
--
chan@jove.unt.edu
From: Mike Duggan <usd62656@interramp.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 23:50:14 -0500
Organization: AIS
Message-ID: <30BE8986.7C98@interramp.com>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de>
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Send Start Unit Command in NCR BIOS must be YES, or set jumper on
SCSI drive to send start unit command.
From: Dan Pritts <danno@us.itd.umich.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 09:04:21 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan, Operations Management
Message-ID: <49mgel$ge0@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu>
References: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com> <49lbm6$bvm@agate.berkeley.edu>
Originator: danno@stimpy.us.itd.umich.edu
Paul Robert Brown <pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>David A. Sinclair <velcro@pcix.com> wrote:
>>my toner has definitely died :( i remember hearing (reading) that the
>>NeXT LP could use a standard toner cartridge as a replacement, but i
>>didn't write down which one! anybody out there know which toner carts
>>work fine in the NeXT laser printer?
>Grab anything that will work in a Laserwriter, follow the instructions.
>Go to OfficeDepot and they'll have it. Recycled catridges are the
>cheapest.
Specifically, a LaserWriter II. Also some laserjets, maybe the lj3?
>Now, does anyone know where to send the used cartridge for recycling?
apple dealers accept toner carts for recycling, i think HP does too.
Don't see why they wouldn't accept yours.
--
dan pritts ITD/LSA Partnership Unix Support dan.pritts@umich.edu
I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink a beer to celebrate
something important, like the fall of communism or the fact that our
refrigerator is still working.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [I] : Stopping dps errors & stable NSfIP
From: apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay)
Date: 1 Dec 95 08:54:29 GMT
Message-ID: <17495334.32069.8167@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand
I have had *TERRIBLE* problems with login window scrashing due to
excessive DPS errors and also had numerous drive problems and finally a
total crash (wouldn't boot :( )
I've been running 4 days now with *NO* problems! :-) Here is what I
did:
1. Deconfigured floppies and removed drivers (obviously)
2. Deconfigured parellel ports (all)
3. Got the new serial drivers
4. Got a bus mouse.
5. Got a secondary EIDE controller for the CD Drive & 2nd HD.
6. Changed the "write thru" BIOS setting to "write back".
This is probably an overkill, but I have stablity and it was getting
*VERY* frustrating - if anybody has sorted it out please post what you
did and I might consider reinstalling the compliment of the union of
rejected hardware! :-)
Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz | apl@kcbbs.gen.nz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Format EIDE on 2nd cont.r + ATAPI CD :-)
From: apl@kcbbs.gen.nz (Andrew Lindesay)
Date: 1 Dec 95 08:45:30 GMT
Message-ID: <17495334.31530.7970@kcbbs.gen.nz>
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand
If anybody has any suggestions:
1. I think things have stablised on my NSfIP system now, but I want to
back-up things like my PPP config and my *tab files onto an old 40M
drive which I call "faithful" for obvious reasons! :-)
Righty so Workspace thinks the 40M drive is the primary 540M drive;
don't I wish. So I use BuildDisk.app which can't format it because
it can't find the program 'hdform' which it turns out is a script
saying that 'hdform' doesn't exist yet!
So I use /usr/etc/disk and again it thinks it's a 540M drive. So I
tried to make a 'disktab' entry, but the only template there has the
device type set to 'removable_rw_optical' and I can't find references
to a fixed-disk type of drive.
->>>> Can somebody please tell me what to put in here? <<<<<-
2. I have an ATAPI drive as slave on EIDE controller 2. Bootup
resliases an ATAPI device exists there; but then says it's can't
get it to register...has anybody had this problem.
Andrew (iapl@iconz.co.nz | apl@kcbbs.gen.nz)
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 11:32:59 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
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References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de> <30BE8986.7C98@interramp.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Mike Duggan wrote:
> Send Start Unit Command in NCR BIOS must be YES, or set jumper on
> SCSI drive to send start unit command.
>
???
Am I incorrect, if I think that 'send start unit' just makes the drive
turning (start the spindle motor?) If so, this isn't the solution because
the drive is accessible and the the DOS parititions are even writeable.
If not, what is this command doing additionally?
Best regards,
Boerny.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [HELP] Can't initialize Conner CFP 1060S HD under NS/FIP???
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 11:39:28 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951201113525.6914C-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <49l70j$caa@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
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On 30 Nov 1995, Ruei-wun Tu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just bought an external Conner CFP 1060S HD. I hooked on my Adaptec
> 1542C SCSI controller, and then boot to NeXTSTEP. When I logged in as
> root, NeXTSTEP recognized I have a new uninitialized HD and asked me if
> I want to initialize it. I click "Initialize". After all, NeXTSTEP pops
> up a panel and tells me that the HD can't not be Initialize. I check the
> console and find the following error messages:
>
> superblock backup ....(fsck -b ....) status 33
> wtfs: I/O error
>
I had the same problem with an NCR Controller and a Conner 2105S (this is
the 2GB version.)
Try doing a fdisk by hand. If you get Bogus BIOS information than there
seems to be no solution to me, but I'm going to believe that there is a
problem with the Conner's SCSI implementation (you'll notice that the
drive will still be useable under DOS or something else)
If not, I'm wrong and you'll be happy :), because you can write a new
partitioning-table and restart. This should fix the problem.
Best regards,
Boerny.
--
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scholz@ve1.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Dead Serial Ports.
Message-ID: <DIwoE4.tM@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 11:39:40 GMT
In article <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com> jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com
(John Hermann) writes:
> I have asked this before... What usually dies on the
> serial ports when a NeXTstation gets zapped? What is the
> typical device that dies, and what is a generic part number.
Should be the ic closest to the connector on the mainboard.
Sorry, I do not currently know the type, but I seem to remember it is not an
asic but was a standard type (as in the late 80s when board was designed).
Juergen
---
Fon +49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome No Mime Fax +49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Message-ID: <DIwoI9.v0@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <49jio2$its@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 11:42:09 GMT
In article <49jio2$its@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik
Willem Anthon Johan ) writes:
> Jerry Kuch (gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca) wrote:
>
> : I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD ROM drive
> : in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio CDs using this
> : thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the warning in NeXTAnswers
>
> : I checked out play3401, but it complains that it can't find a 3401 drive
> : connected.
>
> I'm not sure if it will work, but there is also mCD around.
You may try playcd1.3, the successor of play3401.
Besides, it should only take a change of the string compiled into play*.
Juergen
---
Fon +49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome No Mime Fax +49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Keyboard Madness
Date: 1 Dec 1995 09:05:22 -0600
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <49n5ji$mam@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
I've got two identically configured PCs here with the ASUS P54TP4
motherboard, P120, 32 MB RAM. They have a DPT SCSI drive and Cogent
ethernet. They are using Mitsumi KPQ-E99YC-11 keyboards. The mouse is a
Logitech bus mouse. They are running NS 3.3
I have encountered two problems with the keyboards on one of the PCs. The
first time the keyboard did not function at all until a reboot was done.
The second time it appeared as if the left arrow key was stuck. Only a
reboot cured it.
This morning the second PC got into a similar mode, except only up-arrows
were being generated. No matter where the cursor was placed, up-arrows
would move the cursor or selection bar upward. I even disconnected the
keyboard for a minute and it continued to scroll.
This is not a good thing to be happening. Does anyone have any ideas? I
can supply more information if needed.
Thanks for any suggestions,
trey
Below is a printout from Dan Grillo's super Perl script:
printConfig version 8, Dan_Grillo@next.com
-------System Info------
Hostname: ahi
NEXTSTEP version: 3.3, Lightning9I
Processor type: I386 (Intel 586)
Primary memory available: 32.00 megabytes.
-------Network_Interfaces----
en0: MAC address 00:00:92:90:62:45
-------SCSI_Bus----
sd0: SEAGATE ST32550N 0013, size 2047 MB, scsi id 0
sd1: SEAGATE ST32550N 0013, size 2047 MB, scsi id 2
sd2: Waiting for drive to come ready.............., scsi id 4
-------Boot Command------
mach_kernel
-------Boot drivers------
SCSI DPTSCSIDriver
Auto Detect IDs: 0xa4001044
Class Names: EATAController EATASCSIBus
Share IRQ Levels: YES
Bus Type: PCI
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvDPT2000-11
Disk Floppy
DMA Channels: 2
Character Major: 41
I/O Ports: 0x3f2-0x3f7
Class Names: FloppyController FloppyDisk
Driver Version: PROJECT:floppyDriver-5.4
IRQ Levels: 6
Block Major: 1
Keyboard PS2Keyboard
Interface: 3
I/O Ports: 0x60-0x65
Class Names: PS2Controller PS2Keyboard
Handler ID: 0
Driver Version: PROJECT:kbdmicedrivers-16
IRQ Levels: 1
Bus PCIBus
Driver Version: PROJECT:kernbus-13
Class Names: PCIResourceDriver
Bus EISABus
Driver Version: PROJECT:kernbus-13
IRQ Levels: 2
I/O Ports: 0x00-0x0f 0x20-0x21 0x40-0x4b 0x70-0x71 0x81-0x8F
0x92-0x92 0xc0-0xcf
Class Names: EISAResourceDriver
Serial ISASerialPort, Instance0
I/O Ports: 0x3f8-0x3ff
Class Names: ISASerialPort
Bus Type: EISA
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvISASerialPort-3.1
IRQ Levels: 4
Serial ISASerialPort, Instance1
I/O Ports: 0x2f8-0x2ff
Class Names: ISASerialPort
Bus Type: EISA
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvISASerialPort-3.1
IRQ Levels: 3
-------Active drivers------
Display WINNER
Memory Maps: 0x7c000000-0x7fffffff 0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff
Display Mode: Height: 864 Width: 1152 Refresh: 83Hz bitsPerPixel:
RGB:444/16
Auto Detect IDs: 0x88805333 0x88b05333 0x88c05333 0x88c15333
0x88d05333 0x88d15333 0x88f05333
I/O Ports: 0x3b0-0x3df 0x42e8-0x42e8 0x46e8-0x46e8 0x4ae8-0x4ae8
0x82e8-0x82e8 0x86e8-0x86e8 0x8ae8-0x8ae8 0x8ee8-0x8ee8 0x92e8-0x92e8
0x96e8-0x96e8 0x9ae8-0x9ae8 0x9ee8-0x9ee8 0xa2e8-0xa2e8 0xa6e8-0xa6e8
0xaae8-0xaae8 0xaee8-0xaee8 0xb2e8-0xb2e8 0xb6e8-0xb6e8 0xbae8-0xbae8
0xbee8-0xbee8
Bus Type: PCI
Board Name: WINNER 2000PRO/X-4
VGA Memory Maps: 0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff
Pointing Device BusMouse
Inverted: No
Resolution: 400
I/O Ports: 0x23C-0x23F
Driver Version: PROJECT:kbdmicedrivers-16
IRQ Levels: 5
Parallel ParallelPort
Pre-Load: RemovePPDev
I/O Ports: 0x378-0x37f
Port Count: 1
Driver Version: PROJECT:paralleldrivers-10
IRQ Levels: 7
Minor Device Number: 0
Audio SoundBlaster16
DMA Channels: 1 5
I/O Ports: 0x0220-0x0233 0x330-0x331 0x388-0x389
LS Input Gain: 3
LS Output Gain: 3
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvSB16Sound-9
IRQ Levels: 10
TAPE SCSITape
Driver Version: PROJECT:scsitape-10.2
Pre-Load: PreLoad
Serial PortServer
Class Names: PDPseudo PortServer
Maximum Sessions: 16
Port Count: 2
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvPortServer-6
Network DECchip21040NetworkDriver
Auto Detect IDs: 0x00021011
Share IRQ Levels: YES
Bus Type: PCI
Driver Version: PROJECT:drvDECchip21040-2.1
--
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trey@hsv.tybrin.com Huntsville, AL
NeXT / MIME Mail Accepted Fax: 205-837-3472
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Keyboard Madness
Date: 1 Dec 1995 10:24:46 -0600
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <49na8e$mgv@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
References: <49n5ji$mam@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com>
Trey McClendon (trey@hsv.tybrin.com) wrote:
: I've got two identically configured PCs here with the ASUS P54TP4
: motherboard, P120, 32 MB RAM. They have a DPT SCSI drive and Cogent
: ethernet. They are using Mitsumi KPQ-E99YC-11 keyboards. The mouse is a
: Logitech bus mouse. They are running NS 3.3
Here's another clue. I'm running BIOS 103. I'll just found out that there
is a version 112 out, so I'm gonna try it.
Trey
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (root)
Subject: Re: Booting color slab without keyboard or monitor
Message-ID: <DIx2sw.JFB@onyx.indstate.edu>
Sender: news@onyx.indstate.edu
Organization: Indiana State University
References: <498q9b$b1d@deathstar.kersur.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:50:55 GMT
Bill,
To my knowledge, NeXT Bios never hangs in waiting for a
keyboard. Try to boot without the keyboard/monitor.
Anyway, if you find this isn't the case, please tell me,
since I'm interested in the same solutions.
ajax
Bill Southworth (whs@harvard.net) wrote:
: We have a few old black colorstations (old style kbd, separate sound
: box) that we'd like to turn into servers without keyboard or monitors.
: I remember reading some time ago of some hardware mods to prevent
: booting from hanging waiting for keyboard.
: Can someone direct me to someplace this is described? This must be a
: faq. Can this be done with software alone, or does it require
: hardware?
: Bill Southworth
: HarvardNet Inc.
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From: root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (root)
Subject: HELP NEEDED: Vectra 5/100 Pentium Config probs
Message-ID: <DIx32q.JKL@onyx.indstate.edu>
Sender: news@onyx.indstate.edu
Organization: Indiana State University
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:56:49 GMT
I have a Hewlett-Packard Vectra 5/100 Pentium 100 system:
Big IDE drive
Adaptec SCSI Controller 154x
Little SCSI drive (Seagate 250M from a NeXTStationTrbo)
NeXT SCSI CD-ROM
NeXTStep won't install, and gives the following message when
it tries to start the procedure:
The startup disk in thes computer is:
NEXTSTEP cannot be installed on any disks.
You must have a 512 byte/sector disk with at least 120MB of free sp
ace.
No disks found.
Installation can't continue.
Quitting installation program. This may take a moment.
[etc...]
Does anybody have any insight about this one?
ajax@cube.indstate.edu
From: gonzales@chemiris.chem.binghamton.edu (Bob Gonzales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel EtherExpress 16 not working in 16 bit mode
Date: 1 Dec 1995 18:26:24 GMT
Organization: Binghamton University - Chemistry
Message-ID: <49nhcg$46i@bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu>
My EtherExpress board doesn't seem to work in 16 bit mode. The
following message appears during boot:
EtherExpress: Unable to perform 16 bit transfers.
EtherExpress: Defaulting to 8 bit mode.
The card is setup to use IRQ 10 and IO Addr 0x300.
Thanks,
Bob Gonzales
From: finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cheapest CDROM drive for black hardware?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 18:44:22 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <49nie6$1oc@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <49deju$mei@news.doit.wisc.edu> <49go5i$5p@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com> wrote:
> finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton) wrote:
>> I'm looking for a cheap CD-ROM drive. It doesn't have to be fast, but
>> it does have to work with my TurboColor NeXT.
>>
>> I found a portable CD-ROM/audio CD drive for $79 in the current CSC
>> (Corporate Systems Center) SCSI Solutions Guide. It's SCSI-II, double
>> speed, 180 ms access time, and is compatible with PC, Mac, and Photo-CD.
>>
>Panasonic makes a SCSI CDROM 2X drive that sells for $49 at the local
>computer shows in So. Cal. It worked fine on a NS intel system, at least
>it installed fine off the drive.
Ah, but will it work with black hardware? Has anyone here done that?
Of the $79 drive, Michael Daniels wrote in a recent post:
>I'm using this right now with Next Stations and Cubes to install software and
>such. Works wonderfully, but the cable that comes with it won't connect to
>stations and newer cubes. (You just have to get another SCSI-II cable that
>matches the port on the station.
Can anyone recommend a cheaper drive which is known to work well with black
HW?
--David Finton
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP NEEDED: Vectra 5/100 Pentium Config probs
Date: 1 Dec 1995 20:41:17 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49np9d$645@trane.opensource.com>
References: <DIx32q.JKL@onyx.indstate.edu>
In article <DIx32q.JKL@onyx.indstate.edu>
root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (root) writes:
> I have a Hewlett-Packard Vectra 5/100 Pentium 100 system:
> Big IDE drive
> Adaptec SCSI Controller 154x
> Little SCSI drive (Seagate 250M from a NeXTStationTrbo)
> NeXT SCSI CD-ROM
>
> NeXTStep won't install, and gives the following message when
> it tries to start the procedure:
The old seagate 250 has a 1024 byte/sector size, thus it won't work to
install NS to it in an intel box.
Cheers,
Chris
From: Lenny Turetsky <lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Selecting a multi-OS base system
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:08:20 -0500
Organization: Yale University
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951201140623.4182A-100000@morpheus>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
To: nsfip-homebrew@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu
In-Reply-To: <199512010530.AAA30683@mmg2.im.med.umich.edu>
I'm looking to buy a "base" system, and I would like to solicit
vendor/component recommendations.
The "base" system will have the following parts:
motherboard & CPU (PCI, P5-100?)
RAM & cache (16MB / 256-512kB)
video adapter
SCSI controller
I/O (parallel and serial ports)
mouse + keyboard (optional)
15" monitor (optional)
It will be combined with my own sound card (PAS-16), hard drive
(Seagate 31200N), CD-ROM drive (Sony 2.4), and Ethernet card (3Com
Etherlink III a/o Intel EtherExpress16).
I will use the resulting system to run primarily WinNT, but also
NeXTStep 3.2, Linux and Win95/Win3.x (just to test compatibility of
apps I write under NT). Obviously, compatibility with all of these
OSes is a _sine qua non_ for the system.
Currently, I'm thinking of getting my setup from Micron (the Millenia
Plus), as they seem to have really good machines from what I've
heard/read. Zeos is another possibility -- I get the impression that
they're pretty much one-and-the-same company (right?).
Micron's standard system has a Diamond Stealth64 w/2MB DRAM (which I'd
have to upgrade to VRAM for NeXTStep); can someone recommend a better
graphics card at a similar price? Their system also comes with the
Adaptec 2940 Fast SCSI-2 controller; can someone recommend a better
controller?
I would like to get all of the stuff from one vendor (so that they
will assemble/test it for me -- I've done it plenty of times myself,
and/but I don't want to go thru the process yet again).
Also, I may or may not get the monitor from the same vendor as the
base system (there's no real advantage in getting them together). Is
Micron's 15" monitor worth the $300 it would cost me? Can I get a
better 15" for that price (or even a little more)?
Thx in advance,
LT
PS Please reply to me as well as to the newsgroup(s) on which you read
this (actually, if you don't feel like putting your response on the
newsgroup(s), that's OK with me ;-).
--
Lenny_Turetsky@Yale.EDU ~ http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~lturetsk/
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Selecting a multi-OS base system
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 01:21:13 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <49o9dr$4h9@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951201140623.4182A-100000@morpheus>
Lenny Turetsky <lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu> wrote:
>I'm looking to buy a "base" system, and I would like to solicit
>vendor/component recommendations.
>The "base" system will have the following parts:
> motherboard & CPU (PCI, P5-100?)
> RAM & cache (16MB / 256-512kB)
Get AT LEAST 32 MB
>It will be combined with my own sound card (PAS-16),
i think intel endeavour borads have on board SB 16.
>(Seagate 31200N), CD-ROM drive (Sony 2.4), and Ethernet card (3Com
>Etherlink III a/o Intel EtherExpress16).
Get the Cogent PCI or the new Intel PCI cards (think they work w/ NS)
>Currently, I'm thinking of getting my setup from Micron (the Millenia
>Plus), as they seem to have really good machines from what I've
>heard/read. Zeos is another possibility -- I get the impression that
>they're pretty much one-and-the-same company (right?).
Think Micron now ownes Zeos..
>Micron's standard system has a Diamond Stealth64 w/2MB DRAM (which I'd
>have to upgrade to VRAM for NeXTStep); can someone recommend a better
>graphics card at a similar price?
Matroxs are pretty good
> Their system also comes with the
>Adaptec 2940 Fast SCSI-2 controller; can someone recommend a better
>controller?
2940W but you need to get fast HD to take advangage of it.
>Also, I may or may not get the monitor from the same vendor as the
>base system (there's no real advantage in getting them together). Is
>Micron's 15" monitor worth the $300 it would cost me? Can I get a
>better 15" for that price (or even a little more)?
Goodness get AT LEAST a 17"! you are spending the money already.. why
go petty on things like monitor!?
>Thx in advance,
no prob
Godwin
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From: Casey McKee
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Best INTEL HW for NS?
Date: 2 Dec 1995 01:25:41 GMT
Organization: I-Link Inc
Message-ID: <49o9ul$100g@bird3.i-link.net>
References: <49g7ul$7ks@news.onramp.net>
In <49g7ul$7ks@news.onramp.net> Steve Dekorte wrote:
>
> I've checked out NeXT's compatability guide, but it doesn't give any
performance ratings.
>
> What is currently the 'best' combination of the supported Intel HW?
> Is the following anywhere close?:
>
> CPU: Pentium 133
> Hard Drive Manufacturer: Fugitsu?
> Video: Diamond Viper 4M VRAM?
> CD: ?
> Network: 3COM PCI Ethernet?
> SCSI: Adaptec 2940 PCI/SCSI?
> Sound: SoundBlaster 16?
>
You might wish to check out
http://www.synet.net/planetary/bifrost.htmld/index.html, and e-mail Jason
McNamara for Bifrost's current recommended systems.
Regards,
Casey McKee
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: ZIP questions
Message-ID: <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 15:00:05 GMT
Last night, my machine was giving me some cause for concern, so I backed up
the system drive onto my ZIP drive. This was the first time I had used the
ZIP with my NextStation, so I do have some questions:
1. I formatted all my ZIP disks as NeXT, with the exception of the "tools" disk.
This disk seemed to be recognized as a CD, and could not be either written to
or formatted. Why is this? I used Mac ZIP disks, and they were fine.
2. After doing a "dump" to 5 ZIP disks, none of them were readable by Workspace
Manager. Is this normal?
3. Is there a way to keep fsck from barfing when it sees the ZIP drive? fsck
fails and dumps me into single-user mode, and I have to exit manually to cont-
inue the reboot. Is this normal? Should there be a disk in the ZIP drive?
Thanks for the help. These disks seem pretty neat, but I can tell that they
weren't tailored for the NeXT environment...
Matt
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Message-ID: <DIxDqz.11v@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 20:47:22 GMT
In article <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) writes:
>
> I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD
> ROM drive in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio
> CDs using this thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the
> warning in NeXTAnswers that it doesn't support the 3401 (and thus
> I'm guessing later Toshibas as well).
Take a look at program called XAmode, which switches TOSHIBA to XAmode.
This enabled me to play audio CDs and also read KodakPhotoCD. XAmode is
available from anonymous ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/next/Tools
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Does Adaptec 1542 HAVE to be at 0x330?
Date: 2 Dec 1995 06:01:12 -0600
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <49pf68$r1i@Venus.mcs.com>
References: <49lh7j$8c9@composer.inav.net>
marks@inav.net (Mark Strand) writes:
>Subject says it all.... First time I tried Upgrading from 3.2 to 3.3, my
>Soundblaster 16 refused to work, saying that 0x330 was being used by more
>than one device: Namely the Adaptec card and also the MIDI channel on the
>sound card (Windows had been working with this setup for months, but NS
>is a little pickier, like OS/2).
>Anyhow, If I power down and reset the jumpers, it will most likely hose
>my NT and Windows settings, which are now wired into running the Adaptec
>at 330. And if I do reset the Adaptec to 330 now, does NS like the MIDI
>channel to be at 300? (it's switchable at the card).
>I'd appreciate any help from others who have run into this (there have to
>be people out there with Adaptecs and SoundBlaster16s..) :)
I have both, but I put my Adaptec 1542CF at 0x234 instead. I also
changed the driver floppy so I could install that way. However,
installation did not proceed smoothly, and I ended up going back to
0x330 temporarily for the remainder of the install, then changing to
0x234 in Configure.app. Does Configure.app not allow you to put MIDI
at 0x300? Actually, I don't seem to recall NS even using that on the
SB16, but maybe I'm wrong. In any case, when you're not under NS, you
still have to avoid conflicts. Also check Expert settings.
BTW, I did a fresh install of 3.3 to a new disk instead of
upgrading... I'm sort of paranoid.
--
font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: VLB mach32 + CTX 1785GMe = Distortion + DIM!
Date: 2 Dec 1995 06:13:04 -0600
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <49pfsg$rjb@Venus.mcs.com>
After using the trusty NeXTstation for a while (and still using it
now), I finally decided to put NS on the Intel box, and bought a new
CTX 1785GMe monitor for this purpose. After installing NS 3.3, and
using the current ATI mach32 driver from NeXTanswers, I found the
following:
- monitor image is very dim in both 1024x768 and 1120x832, even if
contrast is turned all the way up. No problems in DOS/Win.
- images on left side of screen are narrower in width than images
on right side of screen. Terminal.app windows about 1 cm
narrower on left (80x24).
The questions, then:
- Is there any way to patch the driver, perhaps, or otherwise get
the image brighter? Or will I have to replace the video card or
monitor?
- Is there a way I can fix the monitor horizontal scaling problem
using the available adjustment? Or am I gonna have to send this
damned thing back?
Damn, now I wish I'd saved the articles from last year about mach32...
--
font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
From: aeg@dogbert (Anthony E. Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu M1606S - What do you think?
Date: 2 Dec 1995 15:35:34 GMT
Organization: HiWAAY Information Services
Message-ID: <49pro6$vfb@parlor.hiwaay.net>
I'm on ther verge of purchasing a Fujitsu M1606S hard drive. Does anyone have any
comments on this drive as far as it's compatibility or performance with NS. I will be using
the BusLogic BT-946C controller card. The following are some specs from a Computer
Shopper ad:
Size 1080MB
Speed 9.5ms
RPM 5400
Buffer 512K
Wty 3yr
Price $280
Thanks for any and all comments.
Tony
aeg@hiwaay.net
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: DRAM hard drives?
Date: 2 Dec 1995 17:17:03 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-i-69.usc.edu
Message-ID: <49q1mf$51u@usc.edu>
Has anyone had any experience with these new drives? Just think what they
would do to swapfiles!
--
Be well,
Matthew
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From: ymn@renaissoft.com (Mike Nakamura)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 05:40:02 GMT
Organization: Internet Direct
Distribution: World
Message-ID: <49m4fi$t52@grid.direct.ca>
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951130165947.15575B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
In article
<Pine.NXT.3.91.951130165947.15575B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
"Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> writes:
>
> Rudolf Blazek <blazek@stt.msu.edu> once posted this:
> "We are using HP LaserJet2 cartridges. I think that in addition they are
> the same as for HP LaserJet III - the Office Depot people should know. "
>
> But I haven't checked it out myself.
>
> please let me know whatever you find out.
> TjL
> --
> Timothy J. Luoma
> luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu (MIME fine! NeXTMail if necessary)
> 476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (UGH! DOS! Yuck.... Don't use this)
> "If I understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."
It's "HP 92295A Toner Cartridge"
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From: tonyn@interaccess.com (Tony Neczet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Selecting a multi-OS base system
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 20:52:25 GMT
Organization: Software Engineering Assoc.
Message-ID: <49qedv$dr3@nntp.interaccess.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951201140623.4182A-100000@morpheus>
Lenny Turetsky <lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu> wrote:
>I'm looking to buy a "base" system, and I would like to solicit
>vendor/component recommendations.
>The "base" system will have the following parts:
> motherboard & CPU (PCI, P5-100?)
> RAM & cache (16MB / 256-512kB)
> video adapter
> SCSI controller
> I/O (parallel and serial ports)
> mouse + keyboard (optional)
> 15" monitor (optional)
>It will be combined with my own sound card (PAS-16), hard drive
>(Seagate 31200N), CD-ROM drive (Sony 2.4), and Ethernet card (3Com
>Etherlink III a/o Intel EtherExpress16).
>I will use the resulting system to run primarily WinNT, but also
>NeXTStep 3.2, Linux and Win95/Win3.x (just to test compatibility of
>apps I write under NT). Obviously, compatibility with all of these
>OSes is a _sine qua non_ for the system.
I am looking for a similar system with similar goals. Only difference
is that I will probably run Solaris or Linux as Unix OS. Mostly I use
NT right now, but I am testing out Win 95. I think that the most
important issues hardware/card interoperability, strong driver support
for each card, and a vendor that is willing to help you with
multi-boot. You will need 32 Mb RAM also.
>Currently, I'm thinking of getting my setup from Micron (the Millenia
>Plus), as they seem to have really good machines from what I've
>heard/read. Zeos is another possibility -- I get the impression that
>they're pretty much one-and-the-same company (right?).
Micron has purchased Zeos. In the past Zeos was strictly Win 3.1 for
home user. Their tech support for Win NT and multi-OS was
non-existent; they could not even tell me whether their SCSI
controller is supported by anything but Win 3.1.
Micron was also strictly Win 3.1 before (Win 95 now). But they are now
starting to sell NT because of the Pentium pro. Before you were on
your own about NT and there were a lot of complaint about their
hardware/driver support on the Compuserve Win NT forum. Look for Ian
Chronister on that forumm for possible system purchase advice also.
Don't know if he still sells complete systems or not.
>Micron's standard system has a Diamond Stealth64 w/2MB DRAM (which I'd
>have to upgrade to VRAM for NeXTStep); can someone recommend a better
>graphics card at a similar price? Their system also comes with the
>Adaptec 2940 Fast SCSI-2 controller; can someone recommend a better
>controller?
ATI is supported by most OS vendors. It is not the very fastest on the
market. These video vendors leap from each other every 6 months but
quality driver support lags behind hardware considerably, and drivers
for anything but regualr Win is very slow and erratic.
>I would like to get all of the stuff from one vendor (so that they
>will assemble/test it for me -- I've done it plenty of times myself,
>and/but I don't want to go thru the process yet again).
That's OK if the vendor knows something about multi-boot. 99.9% don't.
It seems to me that you should get at least the base system from one
vendor, and then make sure that they will guarantee the muli-boot OS
setup that you have. The base system should have at least MB, CPU,
cache, memory, video, SCSI controller, case, keyboard, and should be
burnt in together.
>Also, I may or may not get the monitor from the same vendor as the
>base system (there's no real advantage in getting them together). Is
>Micron's 15" monitor worth the $300 it would cost me? Can I get a
>better 15" for that price (or even a little more)?
For Next Step and Win NT you should try to get at least a 17" monitor.
You can get a good one for about $900 these days.
Try Net Express at www.tdl.com/~netex. They specialize in these kind
of high-end multi OS systems. Have not bought anything from them but
they seem to have a good rep. The only issue that I see with them is
that they do not accept credit cards.
Try VA Reasearch at www.varesearch.com. They specialize in Linux
multi-boot systems. Havent't bought from them either.
Good luck.
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Multiple SCSI adapters possible?
Date: 2 Dec 1995 21:25:09 GMT
Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
Message-ID: <49qg7l$1sck@news.gate.net>
I'm trying to get NS/i 3.3 to recognize both my Adaptec 2940 and my 1542CF.
NS has no problem seeing the 2940. I have both controllers working fine
under DOS/Windows.
The only device attached to the 1542CF is an NEC3Xe cdrom drive so thus the
1542CF BIOS doesn't load. NEC drives don't seem to like the 2940 thus the
need for the 1542.
I don't see why this configuration shouldn't work. Any pointers?
-jon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori)
Subject: Re: Pentium 133 or Sparc 5
Message-ID: <DIzMGI.55v@eskimo.com>
Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id)
Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever
References: <49ffqd$23q6@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 01:50:41 GMT
Norbert W. Sauer (nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
: Video is 8-bit accelerated color 1152x900
: I can live well with the smaller resolution but like
: the idea of the increased screen real estate the
: Pentium system would give me.
: The Sparcstation is quite a bit less expensive
: as I get a large Academic discount.
While the Sparc appeals to me a lot, its limited video disqualifies it
IMHO; there is a big difference between 8-bit and 16-bit.
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From: John Thierry <john_fla@shadow.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Multi-track Audio Software Needed
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 19:58:18 -0500
Organization: Shadow Information Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <30C0F62A.9DF@shadow.net>
References: <4799tm$b3q@netnews.upenn.edu> <47b3db$kkp@netnews.upenn.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I think there is an app at MIT's music school (not sure of the
url---start w/mit's www site.)
There is also supposed to be something out at Stanford (Music Kit, I
think.)
From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Multiple SCSI adapters possible?
Date: 3 Dec 1995 08:37:03 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <49qg7l$1sck@news.gate.net>
doroin@cobber.cord.edu wrote:
> I'm trying to get NS/i 3.3 to recognize both my Adaptec 2940 and my 1542CF.
> NS has no problem seeing the 2940. I have both controllers working fine
> under DOS/Windows.
>
> The only device attached to the 1542CF is an NEC3Xe cdrom drive so thus the
> 1542CF BIOS doesn't load. NEC drives don't seem to like the 2940 thus the
> need for the 1542.
NeXTSTEP supports multiple SCSI adapters only with the
SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver (NCR8xx).
- Karsten
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From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Subject: Re: Dead Serial Ports.
References: <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 14:35:57 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Dec2.143557.1632@proximus.north.de>
In article <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>,
John Hermann <jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com> wrote:
>I have asked this before... What usually dies on the
>serial ports when a NeXTstation gets zapped? What is the
>typical device that dies, and what is a generic part number.
Well, I had the same problem. Unfortunately the problem is not that easy
to solve.
There is a FIL-MAG23Z EMI filter part. You should contact
USA World Headquaters
9445 Famnham
San Diego, CA 92123
Tel (619)569-6577 Ext. 801
Fax (619) 569-6073
if you are located in the US, otherwise send me a mail for other
addresses.
But this part is not that easy to fry. However, they are fairly easy
(well, compared to the other options...) to replace, so maybe you
start with them. Check them before soldering.
Then there are a SNE5180A for port a and a similar device for port b.
Now they give you a hard time to replace.
Between the latter ICs there is another IC, which name I forgot.
Well, I replaced the FIL-MAG and the SNE, it took me quite a bit,
because they are smd. Unfortunately, it did NOT help, line A is still
dead. (line B works) Too bad.
Gerhard.
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From: p25231@email.mot.com
Subject: Driver for Dell 864 video
Organization: MOTOROLA
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 23:07:04 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Dec2.230704.19831@schbbs.mot.com>
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Does anyone know of a driver I can use for the Dell 864 video? I believe
that's what the video is, at least that's what DOS tells me it is.
- Thanks, Mark
p25231@email.mot.com
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Specs for Seagate ST1480
Date: 3 Dec 1995 04:43:09 -0600
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <49ruvt$1rl@Mars.mcs.com>
Does anyone have handy PDF/PostScript/text specifications for the
Seagate ST1480 drive that came with many NeXTstations (at least in
1991)? The Seagate WWW site didn't have any real information on it.
Thanks!
--
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From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Multiple SCSI adapters possible?
Date: 3 Dec 1995 14:30:39 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <49scaf$9tk@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <49qg7l$1sck@news.gate.net> <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
In <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> Karsten Heinze wrote:
>
> NeXTSTEP supports multiple SCSI adapters only with the
> SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver (NCR8xx).
>
> - Karsten
This is not correct. I have Adaptec 2742AT (2 HDs) and
1542cf (Toshiba CD-ROM) both in my computer, and
NeXTSTEP 3.3 has no trouble to access them.
Yuwen Cheng
yucheng@math.arizona.edu
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From: tsf@best.com (Tom Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Stealth VRAM refresh rates
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 08:26:18 LOCAL
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I am trying to learn to use NeXTSTEP and am used to DOS/Windows.
My question is:
Can anybody tell me how to set this verticle refresh rate at the resolution I want?
I strongly suspect there is a file where I can change a number from 60 to 72 (possibly in Hex) to achieve this result. but I have no idea what the filename is or where it would be located. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
From: jon@mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
Date: 3 Dec 1995 17:33:14 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
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References: <tsf.2.00218850@best.com>
Tom Fisher writes
> Are there drivers for the Iomega ZIP drives available (SCSI version).
> I can read and write files on a cartridge formatted for DOS/Windows,
> but would prefer to format them directly for NeXTSTEP.
What I've done is to reformat them on a Mac and then you can reformat
them for NS. Works beautifully, no drivers required.
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From: kiwi@buran (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 3 Dec 1995 17:18:23 GMT
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References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951124232053.4507H-100000@hphalle0.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <49f70m$3ro@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <Pine.HPP.3.91.951130124549.18655B-100000@hphalle0b.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Bernhard Scholz (scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) wrote:
[...]
: Are there people out there using 2GB or higher capacity drives with
: Symbios logic driver and if so, which drive types are you using with
: which NCR BIOS version/motherboard version?
Yes. There are.
Pentium 90 / ASUS Mainboard (don't know the number from top of my head)
NCR SDMS Bios 3.04.00
NCR 53C810
SymbiosLogic Driver 3.33 (worked also under the first beta version)
Drives:
Quantum Atlas 2.1 GB
Two Quantum Empire 2100S
The machine boots from the Atlas.
All disks are NeXTSTEP only. The Atlas was formatted and installed
first on a Black NeXTstation. There I had to make a disktab entry
(disk was too large, this was under 3.2). I decided to drop some
megabytes at the end of the drive resulting in a single partition.
Axel
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From: peterson@abu.mgh.harvard.edu (William J. Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: intel motherboard that works with 4.0
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 15:46:44 -0500
Organization: Mass General Hospital
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does any one have any experience with the intel endeavor or asus 512k
pipeline cache mb working with ns 4.0
peterson@media.mit.edu
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From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 95 11:59:44 -0800
Subject: Re: large hard drives for black hardware
Looking for a large hard drive, about 4 gigs for black hardware
running NS3.3.
I heard of an ad in Computer Shopper of an older style 5" 4 gig
for $700 new.
I have seen adds for some 4.3G drives at $1000 for internal use.
Has anyone seen a best buy? drives to avoid with a NexT?
Lawrence S. Kroll
reply to (NeXTmail welcome)
kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
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From: dgursky@nextsrv1.andi.org (David Gursky)
Subject: Sound Blaster compatibility question
Message-ID: <dgursky.818034824@news.andi.org>
Organization: ANDI, Inc.
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 23:53:44 GMT
I have a new Gateway 100MHz Pentium courtesy of my employer. I will run a
number of operating systems on this machine -- MS Windows (3.11, '95, and
NT 3.51 client), OS/2 (2.11 and Warp), and various flavors of Unix (Linux,
NEXTSTEP, and Solaris). Since this system did not include a sound card,
I want to buy one that at least works well on the Windows and NEXTSTEP
environments.
Perusing NeXT answers, the card with the best support appears to be the
Sound Blasters. The dilemma I face is that NeXT answers implies only the
16 bit Sound Blaster card is supported (if I understand Creative Labs web
page correctly [http://www.creaf.com/www/sound.html], only the Sound Blaster
16 Value Edition IDE is still available) and I would really prefer one of the
32 bit cards (either the "plain" 32 bit Plug and Play or the AWE 32 bit PNP).
Has anyone tried these under NEXTSTEP 3.3? What are people's thoughts on
my concept here?
Thanks!
--
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Does Adaptec 1542 HAVE to be at 0x330?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 02:24:05 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <49tm45$260@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 12/01/95, Font wrote:
>marks@inav.net (Mark Strand) writes:
>
>>Subject says it all.... First time I tried Upgrading from 3.2 to
3.3, my
>>Soundblaster 16 refused to work, saying that 0x330 was being used by
more
>>than one device: Namely the Adaptec card and also the MIDI channel
on the
>>sound card (Windows had been working with this setup for months, but
NS
>>is a little pickier, like OS/2).
>
>>Anyhow, If I power down and reset the jumpers, it will most likely
hose
>>my NT and Windows settings, which are now wired into running the
Adaptec
>>at 330. And if I do reset the Adaptec to 330 now, does NS like the
MIDI
>>channel to be at 300? (it's switchable at the card).
>
>>I'd appreciate any help from others who have run into this (there
have to
>>be people out there with Adaptecs and SoundBlaster16s..) :)
>
>I have both, but I put my Adaptec 1542CF at 0x234 instead. I also
>changed the driver floppy so I could install that way. However,
>installation did not proceed smoothly, and I ended up going back to
>0x330 temporarily for the remainder of the install, then changing to
>0x234 in Configure.app. Does Configure.app not allow you to put MIDI
>at 0x300? Actually, I don't seem to recall NS even using that on the
>SB16, but maybe I'm wrong. In any case, when you're not under NS,
you
>still have to avoid conflicts. Also check Expert settings.
>
>BTW, I did a fresh install of 3.3 to a new disk instead of
>upgrading... I'm sort of paranoid.
>--
>font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
>
I have an Adaptec 1540CF (x330), a SB16 (x300 for MIDI, SB's alternate
address) and an Intel EtherExpress (x310) all co-existing on my intel
machine.
It has been my experience that you can change base addresses to any
value supported by the hardware from within Configure. I am not sure
what the official NeXT support position is on this. To do this, go
into Configure.app, select your device, open "Expert...", double click
on the line you want to edit, edit it, *hit return* (clicking OK by
itself will not save it), click "OK", save everything then reboot.
Caveat: Be sure your settings are correct, or you will be truly hosed
on reboot. If you end up doing a config=default boot, you must
rejumper your hardware to match default driver addresses (i.e. for
awhile I was running my adaptec at x334, which I had to reset to x330
to config=default boot.)
--
John Stytz
john@ablecom.net, NeXTmail welcome
From: marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Date: 4 Dec 1995 03:15:09 GMT
Organization: INS Info Services, Des Moines, IA, USA
Message-ID: <49tp3t$13t@composer.inav.net>
References: <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>, hocker@waldo.com says...
>
>Last night, my machine was giving me some cause for concern, so I backed up
>the system drive onto my ZIP drive. This was the first time I had used the
>ZIP with my NextStation, so I do have some questions:
>
>1. I formatted all my ZIP disks as NeXT, with the exception of the "tools" disk.
>This disk seemed to be recognized as a CD, and could not be either written to
>or formatted. Why is this? I used Mac ZIP disks, and they were fine.
>
>2. After doing a "dump" to 5 ZIP disks, none of them were readable by Workspace
>Manager. Is this normal?
>
>3. Is there a way to keep fsck from barfing when it sees the ZIP drive? fsck
>fails and dumps me into single-user mode, and I have to exit manually to cont-
>inue the reboot. Is this normal? Should there be a disk in the ZIP drive?
>
>Thanks for the help. These disks seem pretty neat, but I can tell that they
>weren't tailored for the NeXT environment...
>
On the contrary, I was amazed at how well the ZIP Drive worked with my NeXTstation
(and NeXTSTEP PC). Not only did the device get recognized automatically, I never had
to enter any settings to get it to work. It's recognized on boot-up whether there's
a disk inserted or not.
When I first fired up the ZIP, the disk showed up as an OD icon.. I clicked on it
and selected initialize, and it knew what size to format (My Amiga, on the
other hand, required me to find some startcyl and endcyl values.. little more of a
pain). Anyhow, after formatting the disk, it came up with the nice SCSI icon, and I
could use it just like a big floppy. Worked excellently.
Also, it ejects exactly as you'd expect, either with Command-e or dragging the disk
icon to the recycler.
I admit I don't do much low-level stuff with it like fsck; at times the disks have
come up with "Disk damaged" errors which scared me, but clicking repair did the
trick without fail.
It reads my NeXT formatted and DOS formatted ZIP disks equally well, both on the
slab and the NeXTSTEP/Intel box. (It'd be cool if NeXT'd release a patch to let
NeXTSTEP read the long filenames of 95 VFAT FS. :)
>Matt
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From: marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 03:18:25 GMT
Organization: INS Info Services, Des Moines, IA, USA
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Are there any keyboards (made by NeXT or anyone else) that have the
backslash and pipe keys in an intelligent location? My slab came with two
keyboards, and both are located on the numeric keypad, and require
<shift>. This seems a little ridiculous for any user who uses csh and
does C programming, where these keys are needed _constantly_.
In short, my only other option to sanity, is to do all the programming on
the PC, where those keys are reachable... but that's not why I bought a
slab. :)
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: 32-bit Wide SCSI support?
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:05:11 GMT
When can we expect 32-bit wide SCSI support in NEXTSTEP? Under 3.3,
only 16-bit SCSI is supported. This is very high on my wishlist!
Robert
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From: eric@mag.keio.ac.jp (Eric Lyon)
Subject: Yet another modem question
Message-ID: <1995Dec4.032021.26534@sfc.keio.ac.jp>
Sender: news@sfc.keio.ac.jp
Organization: Keio University Media & Governance
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:20:21 GMT
I'm looking for some help to get a modem working with NSFIP.
It's a Micro Core 14400 bps. I've tested it on three systems
running the same OS - NS 3.2J using kermit.486. Two are Pentium PCs
and one is a Canon Nextstation. On one of the PCs - the connection to the
modem works correctly. On the Canon and the other PC, I get the same
problem: The modem's receive light goes on, but the kermit terminal
locks up. The light stays on until I kill the terminal window.
There's a lot more information I could provide, but I'm not yet
sure what is relevant to the problem. The config files for serial
port, and the /etc/remote, /etc/ttys files are identical among the systems.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Eric Lyon
eric@cmlab.sfc.keio.ac.jp
From: sanguish@digifix.com
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Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 4 Dec 1995 05:15:10 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <49u04u$i1l@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
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From: kdarmawa@ix.netcom.com (Kurniawan Darmawangsa )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Toshiba Tecra Laptops for NS
Date: 4 Dec 1995 04:28:35 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <49ttdj$ftp@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Hi, my friends interested on running NS on the new Toshiba Tecra
machine. Has anybody use this machine to run NS ?
Thanks in advance
Leon Darmawangsa
From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep and PPC????
Date: 4 Dec 1995 00:27:10 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <49u0re$6u1@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
I have a 040 Mac, but plan to get a CHRP system when they come out, the
CHRPs will run NT, Mac, AIX, and a whole bunch of other OSs. Is there a
chance that NeXTStep will port to Apple's CHRP platform or IBMs common
hardware platform? Email please.
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Cheapest CDROM drive for black hardware?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 06:50:43 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <49u5o3$7la@nntp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <49deju$mei@news.doit.wisc.edu> <49go5i$5p@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <49nie6$1oc@news.doit.wisc.edu>
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finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton) wrote:
>
> Ah, but will it work with black hardware? Has anyone here done that?
>
could grab it from a friend of mine & slap it on my cube, right now I
use a Sony-76 something-or-other 4x caddyless. Flawless. About $150.
--
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From: Karsten.Heinze@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Karsten Heinze)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 32-bit Wide SCSI support?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 11:20:29 GMT
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Message-ID: <49ulht$f1p@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
References: <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com>
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
> When can we expect 32-bit wide SCSI support in NEXTSTEP? Under 3.3,
> only 16-bit SCSI is supported. This is very high on my wishlist!
Is there any 32-bit wide harddisk or hostadapter ?
- Karsten
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From: Malte Tancred
Subject: Cirrus Logic GD5434
Message-ID: <DJ1wIu.AEz@oops.se>
Sender: usenet@oops.se
Organization: OOPS art, HB
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 07:23:17 GMT
Hi,
I've got a Cirrus Logic GD5434 card and am currently using the mode
1024x768 at 60Hz with color space 555/16. Is it possible to change the
refresh rate in the config app to 70Hz (not 75 which is the other
alternative) in the expert mode, or would this action cause some trouble?
Thanks,
Malte
--
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From: dwright1@omni.voicenet.com (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Netboot help!
Date: 4 Dec 1995 13:43:35 GMT
Organization: Voicenet - Internet Access - (215)674-9290
Message-ID: <49utu7$q9b@news.voicenet.com>
I have a cube that I have an '040 running 3.2. I also have some white
hardware running 3.2 Intel. I recently put an '030 board into the cube
and have been unsuccessful netbooting off of either two machines. ere
are the situations:
1. If I netboot the '030 off of the intel machine, I get unsupported binary
format.
2. If I netboot the '030 off the '040 in the same case, I get a line of
dots, and then it says Extended error #2 (0x8) 0x843000 blah blah. I got
smart and tried to boot the '030 directly off of the same drive as
the '040 and got the same error.
SO!
1. Is there any way to netboot multifat?
2. Is there a problem with a 3.2 '040 install running on aN '030?
-Darren
From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 15:04:55 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <49v2mn$5o4@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com> <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> <DIs4Fp.H6E@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
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dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) wrote:
> Did you get the friendly "Incomplete disk transfer" as well? I have a
>Quantum ProDrive 80S that has this exact same behaviour. Works fine in an
>Amiga 3000, but then various drive companies used A3000s to test *their*
>firmware...
> I think my 80S was used on a Mac, but there are no Apple stickers anywhere.
Yup. "Incomplete disk transfer" was part of the problem. I intend to get around
to popping the 40MB drive back into my Mac in order to use a third-party disk
formatter to wipe it clean. I'll keep you posted.
-Michael Ellis
From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 4 Dec 1995 15:30:55 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49v47f$96q@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951130124549.18655B-100000@hphalle0b.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
In article
<Pine.HPP.3.91.951130124549.18655B-100000@hphalle0b.informatik.tu-muenchen
de> Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
[snip]
> I'm just wondering: there have to be people out there, who are using
disks
> with higher capacity than 1GB under NS and the Symbios driver, so we
> didn't find the problem causing thing. Is it the drive? Is it the BIOS?
> Is it the driver? Is it NS? Is it ...?
>
So far, eveyone who has had problems have had problems with a second
SCSI hard drive. SCSI ID 0 seems to work okay. I'm just guessing
that that may be related to the problem :-). Anyone have the problem
on the unit 0 drive?
The drive I had trouble with is a Seagate 1G Hawk, ST31230N. The
first hard drive, unit 0, is a DEC 1/2G and it works okay.
Benjy
--
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http://benjy.cc.vt.edu:1951/~benjy/
From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 4 Dec 1995 15:37:59 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <49v4kn$9b7@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de>
In article <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de> matthias@arkon.amg.de.amg.de
(Matthias Schuerhoff) writes:
> >fdisk fails: Bogus BIOS information.
>
> Boerny,
>
> I dont't think that there's something wrong with the BIOS. A friend had
the
> same problem with "Bogus BIOS information" while trying to install
Nextstep
> on two different Quantum hard disks (the system always recognized the 1
gig
> disk as a 30 MB disk:-) I think his problem was a wrong SCSI id for the
> hard disk or the CDROM. One of them must have the ID 0, I think.
>
> Hope that helps...
>
> Matthias
This isn't the problem in my case. Once I put a good DOS partition
table on the drive, NeXTStep was happy. Furthermore, by looking
at the message log, I was able to determine that the SCSI numbering
was okay.
Benjy
--
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From: kris@xmission.com (Kristopher Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Driver for Dell 864 video
Date: 3 Dec 1995 20:33:33 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <49t1it$hrg@news.xmission.com>
References: <1995Dec2.230704.19831@schbbs.mot.com>
I have a Dell OptiPlex P100 at work that uses the S3-864 chipset. I used the
generic S3 driver and am running NEXTSTEP very nicely in 8-bit color at
1280 x 1024 @ 72 Hz.
...............................kris
p25231@email.mot.com wrote:
: Does anyone know of a driver I can use for the Dell 864 video? I believe
: that's what the video is, at least that's what DOS tells me it is.
:
: - Thanks, Mark
: p25231@email.mot.com
--
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: Strange PPP behaviour: ping not possible, telnet ok?!
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:49:14 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951204174123.3625A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
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Without a noticable change to the system, I encountered a serious
problem. I'm using ppp2.2_0.4.x and everything works fine: the deamons
exchange their IPs and my pppd states: ipcp up. But then....
Then I try a ping to the remote IP which I just received during the
connection phase: result is just a hanging pinng (NO network unreachable,
but no reply). Tracerouts to the same IP result in stars (*). Telnet to
the remote IP works ! But the connection is going to drop in about 1
minute or so.
Isn't this strange? I did a complete new installation of NS3.3 on a spare
drive and installed only ppp with the same cause. I have to state that
everything went fine for weeks with the same configuration so:
Might there be hardware problem with my serial port? I already tried
different baud rates with no luck.
Any tips would be very much appreciated,
Boerny (going to change the ppp provider).
--
Bernhard Scholz (IRC: Boerny)
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From: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305)
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Message-ID: <1995Dec4.160018.21450@investor.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 95 16:00:18 GMT
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Organization: Cookson, Peirce & Co., Pittsburgh, PA
In article <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> writes:
>
>being completely ignorant of the specifics of an Apple SCSI hard drive, I
>speak anyway (you've been warned)
>
>I'd do a low-level format first, and then use sdformat
>ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/disk/
>sdformat.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz
>
>to set the block length to 1024. My guess is that this will go as far as
>possible towards making things accessible to your NeXTstep machine.
>
Not necessary and not always even possible. I have a DEC 1gb drive that
was sold for a Mac that I just plugged in to my cube and it worked with
no problem. I got it from Spin Peripherals a year or two ago. It does
have 512 byte sectors instead of 1024, but that has not been a problem
and somebody told me the DEC drive can't even be reformatted to 1024.
--
Bob Peirce Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320
rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us [OFFICE] me@venetia.pgh.pa.us [HOME (NeXT)]
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well
please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take
the consequences. -- P.J. O'Rourke
From: pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de (Peter Geissler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to format ZIP drives
Date: 4 Dec 1995 16:36:54 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <49v836$ojs@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
I just tried a IOMEGA ZIP drive on a
PC running Nextstep, and had some
problems I couldnt find an answer to.
First, some of the discs cannot be
formatted (Next format) by the
Disk->Initialize menu (the disk
command reports some errors to the
console). I could format these discs
after a manual "disk -F", but got
transfer rates of less then 250 kB/s.
This seems to be pretty less, since
under DOS/Windows they have over
500 kB/s. How do I format these
drives correctly ? Do I need some
magic numbers to add to /etc/disktab ?
Does anybody has experience in which
transfer rate can be expected ?
Peter Geisser
pgeiss@giotto.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
From: dkramer@onramp.net <Daniel L. Kramer>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster compatibility question
Date: 4 Dec 1995 16:18:44 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <49v714$btj@news.onramp.net>
References: <dgursky.818034824@news.andi.org>
Hi folks - glad to help out -
David Gursky writes
>Perusing NeXT answers, the card with the best support appears to be the
>Sound Blasters. The dilemma I face is that NeXT answers implies only the
>16 bit Sound Blaster card is supported (if I understand Creative Labs web
>page correctly [http://www.creaf.com/www/sound.html], only the Sound
Blaster
>16 Value Edition IDE is still available) and I would really prefer one of
the
>32 bit cards (either the "plain" 32 bit Plug and Play or the AWE 32 bit
PNP).
>
>Has anyone tried these under NEXTSTEP 3.3? What are people's thoughts on
>my concept here?
Any of the Soundblaster series cards work fine, as fine as NS support will
take them. I have an AWE32 in my machine (certainly not for games....).
However, the '32' in the name has little to do with 32-bit (since it is an
ISA card). The 32 cards support wave-table synthesis, and generally sound
-much- better with DOS games. Great marketing by CL, huh?
Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Good luck!
Dan
---
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 18:30:15 GMT
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net>, Mark Strand <marks@inav.net> wrote:
>Are there any keyboards (made by NeXT or anyone else) that have the
>backslash and pipe keys in an intelligent location? My slab came with two
>keyboards, and both are located on the numeric keypad, and require
><shift>. This seems a little ridiculous for any user who uses csh and
>does C programming, where these keys are needed _constantly_.
>
NeXT doesn't make them any more, obviously, but the older black keyboards
have the backslash/pipe key above return--very nice. You could look for one on
c.s.n.marketplace.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DJ2rIx.4J4@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 18:32:56 GMT
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <1995Dec4.160018.21450@investor.pgh.pa.us>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <1995Dec4.160018.21450@investor.pgh.pa.us>,
Bob Peirce #305 <rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>Not necessary and not always even possible. I have a DEC 1gb drive that
>was sold for a Mac that I just plugged in to my cube and it worked with
>no problem. I got it from Spin Peripherals a year or two ago. It does
>have 512 byte sectors instead of 1024, but that has not been a problem
>and somebody told me the DEC drive can't even be reformatted to 1024.
Oh yeah--my main disk (that currently works :-)) came directly from a Mac, so
it's possible to make things work. It was fun seeing the apple HD icon when I
plugged it into another cube to install the software...
My DEC RZ-55 didn't like the cube either (same problem), and also works fine
on my A3000. Still a mystery...
--
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Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
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From: dtheo@netcom.com (Dave Theodore)
Subject: **NEW CONNER 1.08GB SCSI2FAST $205.00**
Message-ID: <dtheo-0412951152560001@192.0.2.1>
Sender: dtheo@netcom20.netcom.com
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 19:52:17 GMT
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From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Any way to speed up an 030 NextCube?
Date: 4 Dec 1995 18:06:25 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
Message-ID: <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>
I have been trying to find ways to speed up the two 030 NextCubes I
use without spending much money. They have 16MB and stock drives. I
saw in MacUser that one can buy higher speed crystals and just plug
them in for higher performance. Is this possible on the Next 030
boards since the crystal is in a socket? Any other advice would be
much appreciated.
Thanks in Advance .... HC
--
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YAGA!
From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Addind second hard drive IN nextcube
Date: 4 Dec 1995 18:09:23 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
Message-ID: <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu>
I have two hard drives from dead nextcubes and I would like to know
whether I can install them in other nextcubes that already have one
hard drive(the optical drives died). Can I run two hard drives from
the internal SCSI connector with the correct cable? It sure would be
nice to have another 400 megs per cube....
thanksInAdvance..HC
--
Hans-Christoph Steiner (that's me!) AKA HC, Hans, Chris, Hans-Chris
YAGA!
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From: hocker@waldo.com (Matthew Hocker)
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Message-ID: <DJ2qoF.6It@waldo.com>
Organization: The WaldoNet Group
References: <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com> <49tp3t$13t@composer.inav.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 18:14:39 GMT
Mark Strand (marks@inav.net) wrote:
: In article <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>, hocker@waldo.com says...
: >
: >1. I formatted all my ZIP disks as NeXT, with the exception of the "tools" disk.
: >This disk seemed to be recognized as a CD, and could not be either written to
: >or formatted. Why is this? I used Mac ZIP disks, and they were fine.
This is still a problem. Anyone got a solution?
: >
: >3. Is there a way to keep fsck from barfing when it sees the ZIP drive? fsck
: >fails and dumps me into single-user mode, and I have to exit manually to cont-
: >inue the reboot. Is this normal? Should there be a disk in the ZIP drive?
This actually works now. It was just a termination problem. But the first
question is still outstanding.
: It reads my NeXT formatted and DOS formatted ZIP disks equally well, both on the
: slab and the NeXTSTEP/Intel box. (It'd be cool if NeXT'd release a patch to let
: NeXTSTEP read the long filenames of 95 VFAT FS. :)
Are you able to write to/format DOS-formatted ZIP disks?
Matt
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From: asoto@wsc.com ( Andre L. Soto )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Video driver
Date: 4 Dec 1995 21:35:36 GMT
Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <49vpj8$58m@cerberus.wsc.com>
I have a #9 GXE video board w/ 2Mb of DRAM installed. I am looking for a
driver that will work w/ this specific type of board. I know they have
drivers for VRAM support. Any idea whether there will be a driver
available for the DRAM version? This specific board has the S3 Trio 64
chipset.
Thanks in advance,
Andre L. Soto
asoto@wsc.com
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Any way to speed up an 030 NextCube?
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DJ31AD.MsD@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:03:49 GMT
References: <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>, Hans Steiner <hs283@bard.edu> wrote:
>I have been trying to find ways to speed up the two 030 NextCubes I
>use without spending much money. They have 16MB and stock drives. I
>saw in MacUser that one can buy higher speed crystals and just plug
>them in for higher performance. Is this possible on the Next 030
>boards since the crystal is in a socket? Any other advice would be
>much appreciated.
>
MacUser is fill of a bunch of weenies...
Overclocking ICs may or may not work, for an undertermied amount of time.
The IC may or may not run hotter, and may or may not produce accurate results.
It may or may not be perminently damaged. It even may not (or may!) provide
better performance.
In other words, don't do it.
Depending on what the cubes are doing, 16Mb may not be enough. Those Maxtor
330Mb disks aren't exactly super-quick either. Disks or RAM can be used in
other machines, so they aren't as expensive as it may appear.
The cheapest route would be just to buy '040 boards for them. They're
getting pretty inexpensive nowadays.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Addind second hard drive IN nextcube
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DJ31C1.21p@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:04:49 GMT
References: <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu>, Hans Steiner <hs283@bard.edu> wrote:
>I have two hard drives from dead nextcubes and I would like to know
>whether I can install them in other nextcubes that already have one
>hard drive(the optical drives died). Can I run two hard drives from
>the internal SCSI connector with the correct cable? It sure would be
>nice to have another 400 megs per cube....
>
I've done this--works fine. Just remember to observe the usual SCSI rituals
in regards to termination, IDs, and so on.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: perkins@cps.msu.edu (Stephen J. Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Strange PPP behaviour: ping not possible, telnet ok?!
Date: 5 Dec 1995 00:10:12 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a02l4$lg9@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951204174123.3625A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
In
<Pine.HPP.3.91.951204174123.3625A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
> Bernhard Scholz wrote:
>
> Without a noticable change to the system, I encountered a serious
> problem. I'm using ppp2.2_0.4.x and everything works fine: the deamons
> exchange their IPs and my pppd states: ipcp up. But then....
>
> Then I try a ping to the remote IP which I just received during the
> connection phase: result is just a hanging pinng (NO network unreachable,
> but no reply). Tracerouts to the same IP result in stars (*). Telnet to
> the remote IP works ! But the connection is going to drop in about 1
> minute or so.
This is not necessarily a problem. Can you ping some other host (other than
the PPP peer) by IP address? There are some PPP servers that are not built
on top of a full TCP/IP stack. These servers wouldn't understand or reply
to ICMP messages directed at them. They can however, correctly forward IP
packets to a LAN. As to the telnet, they could have a proxy... I don't
know. Do other hosts work OK?
- Steve
--
==============================================================
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Dept. of Comp. Science | NeXT, MIME, finger for PGP
Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.3 using PPP-2.3
NeXT PPP-2.2 info at http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
From: svail@next.com (Scott Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Multiple SCSI adapters possible?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 00:38:28 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <4a04a4$38j@news.next.com>
References: <49scaf$9tk@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
In article <49scaf$9tk@amethyst.math.arizona.edu> yucheng@math.arizona.edu
writes:
> In <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> Karsten Heinze wrote:
> >
> > NeXTSTEP supports multiple SCSI adapters only with the
> > SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver (NCR8xx).
> >
> > - Karsten
>
> This is not correct. I have Adaptec 2742AT (2 HDs) and
> 1542cf (Toshiba CD-ROM) both in my computer, and
> NeXTSTEP 3.3 has no trouble to access them.
>
> Yuwen Cheng
> yucheng@math.arizona.edu
>
> -
We also support multiple DPT SCSI adapters. Multiple Adaptec2940's should
work, but I have not tried this.
--Scott
--
This is not official NeXT stuff, so ignore me if you want.
From: Damir Frkovic <damir@pixar.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What laptops/portables best for NeXTStep
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 17:23:14 -0800
Organization: Pixar
Message-ID: <30C39F02.167E@pixar.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Can anyone suggest what laptops/portables are best suited to run
NeXTStep?
damir@pixar.com
From: denis@quartz.tucson.az.us (denis norton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: portable NeXTStep
Date: 5 Dec 1995 02:06:23 GMT
Organization: The University of Arizona
Message-ID: <4a09ev$p3k@news.ccit.arizona.edu>
Please Advise:
I am using NeXTStep 3.2/3.3 on Black Hardware.
Need portable (laptop?) system to support
shortcourse/tutorial presentations on the road.
Would like at least a slim( NonDeveloper)
version of NeXTStep to operative effectively.
Thanks
--
denis norton denis@quartz.tucson.az.us
From: marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
Date: 5 Dec 1995 05:10:54 GMT
Organization: INS Info Services, Des Moines, IA, USA
Message-ID: <4a0k8u$9l2@composer.inav.net>
References: <tsf.2.00218850@best.com> <49sn0q$1a9@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
In article <49sn0q$1a9@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>, jon@mgmt.purdue.edu says...
>
>Tom Fisher writes
>> Are there drivers for the Iomega ZIP drives available (SCSI version).
>> I can read and write files on a cartridge formatted for DOS/Windows,
>> but would prefer to format them directly for NeXTSTEP.
>
>What I've done is to reformat them on a Mac and then you can reformat
>them for NS. Works beautifully, no drivers required.
>
>--
>
>Jon Haveman
http://intrepid.mgmt.purdue.edu/
>Asst. Prof. of Economics ,_~o jon@mgmt.purdue.edu
>Krannert School of Mgmt _-\_<, (317) 494-6156 (Office)
>Purdue University (*)/'(*) (317) 494-9658 (Fax)
>W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1310 (317) 742-7961 (Home)
Isn't SCSI elegant? Plugs and plays on NeXTSTEP (even ejecting as you'd
expect) better than with Windows 95.
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Toshiba Tecra Laptops for NS
In-Reply-To: kdarmawa@ix.netcom.com's message of 4 Dec 1995 04:28:35 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec5020313@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <49ttdj$ftp@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 07:03:13 GMT
I think a lot of people would like to run NS on it. It's a better
machine than the Versa 4000HC. It has a real PCI bus for starters.
Robert
In article <49ttdj$ftp@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> kdarmawa@ix.netcom.com (Kurniawan Darmawangsa ) writes:
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Hi, my friends interested on running NS on the new Toshiba Tecra
machine. Has anybody use this machine to run NS ?
Thanks in advance
Leon Darmawangsa
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From: pemmerik@solair1.inter.NL.net (P.J.L. van Emmerik)
Subject: Expirience with Sound Blaster AWE32?
Message-ID: <DJ3sI7.B5v@inter.NL.net>
Sender: news@inter.NL.net (News at news)
Organization: Holec Projects
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:49:08 GMT
Has anyone out there experience with Sound Blaster AWE32 card?
I can't get it to work.
The card is installed in a DELL Omniplex 590.
The EISA config program can not see the card.
I have no DOS installed on the machine and becouse the card has no
jumpers
i assume i can use the defaults: IRQ 5, DMA 1 & 5, Port addr 220.
Here follows the log of a system startup (from /usr/adm/messages).
Can anyone help me out?
Is upgrading to NS3.3 a solution (it claims to support the Sound
Blaster 16 AWE)?
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT
1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: physical memory = 32.00 megabytes.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: using 81 buffers containing 0.63
megabytes of memory
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: available memory = 28.70 megabytes.
vm_page_free_count = e5a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: CPU: EISA id 10ac0048
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: slot 3: EISA id 506d5094
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: DriverKit version 320
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: PCKeyboard0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: PS2Mouse
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging &
Communications Corporation
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Dell NCR53C810 SCSI Adapter device
driver v1.01 rev074.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Chip rev.01
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Resetting SCSI bus.....
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: DEC DSP3107LS 441C
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at
sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Capacity: 1021 MB
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Disk Label: Disk
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg0 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg1 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg2 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg3 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: event0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: kmDevice0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: rootdev 600, howto 0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: com0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: pp0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: en0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: en0: EISA adaptor found in EXP3
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0,
type "10MB Ethernet"
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:b3:e5:fd
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: EtherLink3 at port 3000 irq 10
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: Beep
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: ATI PCI Workstation Video Adapter
Device Driver. Version 1.0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & Communications
Corporation.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: PCI local bus ATI Mach32 ( 2
Mb VRAM detected )
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: ATT20C498 RAMDAC
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: Mode selected: 1024 x 768 @ 70
Hz (RGB:555/16)
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: Display0
Nov 3 19:25:40 pentagon reboot: Reboot complete
Nov 3 19:25:47 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Checking for
DOS partitioned disk
Nov 3 19:25:51 pentagon loginwindow[188]: loginwindow: running
/usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Nov 3 19:25:51 pentagon Workspace[188]: logged in
Nov 3 19:25:55 pentagon mach: DOS File System: Initialized
Nov 3 19:26:34 pentagon Configure[197]: Assertion failed: You removed
a View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed
Nov 3 19:26:55 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Workspace
exited ts 0 cd 0 rc 0 sv 0 ss 0.
Nov 3 19:26:59 pentagon reboot: rebooted by root
Nov 3 19:27:00 pentagon syslogd: going down on signal 15
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT
1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: physical memory = 32.00 megabytes.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: using 81 buffers containing 0.63
megabytes of memory
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: available memory = 28.70 megabytes.
vm_page_free_count = e5a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: CPU: EISA id 10ac0048
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: slot 3: EISA id 506d5094
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: DriverKit version 320
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: PCKeyboard0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: PS2Mouse
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging &
Communications Corporation
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Dell NCR53C810 SCSI Adapter device
driver v1.01 rev074.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Chip rev.01
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Resetting SCSI bus.....
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: DEC DSP3107LS 441C
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at
sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Capacity: 1021 MB
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Disk Label: Disk
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg0 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg1 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg2 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg3 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: event0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: kmDevice0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: rootdev 600, howto 0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: com0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: pp0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: en0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: en0: EISA adaptor found in EXP3
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0,
type "10MB Ethernet"
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:b3:e5:fd
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: EtherLink3 at port 3000 irq 10
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: ATI PCI Workstation Video Adapter
Device Driver. Version 1.0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & Communications
Corporation.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: PCI local bus ATI Mach32 ( 2
Mb VRAM detected )
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: ATT20C498 RAMDAC
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: Mode selected: 1024 x 768 @ 70
Hz (RGB:555/16)
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: Display0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: SoundBlaster16: SoundBlaster not
detected at address 0x220.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: SoundBlaster16: None or unsupported
card.
Nov 3 19:28:19 pentagon reboot: Reboot complete
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: bad msg id
from audio server
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: audio server
returned null ports
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: bad msg id
from audio server
Nov 3 19:28:27 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Checking for
DOS partitioned disk
Nov 3 19:28:33 pentagon loginwindow[188]: loginwindow: running
/usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Nov 3 19:28:33 pentagon Workspace[188]: logged in
Nov 3 19:28:37 pentagon mach: DOS File System: Initialized
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't find Beep device:
error -704
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for
Frequency
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for
Duration
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for Style
Nov 3 19:33:11 pentagon Configure[208]: Assertion failed: You removed
a View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed
Nov 3 19:33:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Workspace
exited ts 0 cd 0 rc 0 sv 0 ss 0.
Nov 3 19:35:11 pentagon reboot: rebooted by root
Nov 3 19:35:12 pentagon syslogd: going down on signal 15
Please Email to: pemmerik@solair1.inter.NL.net
From: terenz@neutron.reno.nv.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What laptops/portables best for NeXTStep
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 08:51:30 GMT
Organization: Great Basin Internet Services, Reno, NV
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a117u$lvc@news.greatbasin.net>
References: <30C39F02.167E@pixar.com>
Damir Frkovic <damir@pixar.com> wrote:
>Can anyone suggest what laptops/portables are best suited to run
>NeXTStep?
>damir@pixar.com
my boss just got a top-of-the-line nec versa 4000,, pretty damn
spendy (what isn't for next?)
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 10:25:10 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
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In article <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net>, Mark Strand <marks@inav.net>
wrote:
>Are there any keyboards (made by NeXT or anyone else) that have the
>backslash and pipe keys in an intelligent location? My slab came with two
>keyboards, and both are located on the numeric keypad, and require
><shift>. This seems a little ridiculous for any user who uses csh and
>does C programming, where these keys are needed _constantly_.
>
Umm, why not save yourself some money and simply define a new key mapping?
Simply use the one you have at the moment, but change a couple of the keys
round. It's easy and cost-effective! For something more challenging, write
your own Dvorak layout! :-)
Best wishes,
mmalc.
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From: jpanico@netcom.com (Joe Panico)
Subject: Re: Multiple SCSI adapters possible?
Message-ID: <jpanicoDJ41Kp.Jrq@netcom.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <49qg7l$1sck@news.gate.net> <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> <49scaf$9tk@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:07:37 GMT
Sender: jpanico@netcom8.netcom.com
I have an Adaptec 1542c and an Adaptec 2940w in my Dell. Works great.
HDs are on the 2940w and Zip and cd-rom on the 1542. Super throughput.
yucheng@math.arizona.edu wrote:
: In <49rnjf$jse@pyrrhus-f.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> Karsten Heinze wrote:
: >
: > NeXTSTEP supports multiple SCSI adapters only with the
: > SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver (NCR8xx).
: >
: > - Karsten
: This is not correct. I have Adaptec 2742AT (2 HDs) and
: 1542cf (Toshiba CD-ROM) both in my computer, and
: NeXTSTEP 3.3 has no trouble to access them.
: Yuwen Cheng
: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
: -
--
Joe Panico
NeXTStep/OpenStep Developer
BLaCKSMITH Inc.
jpanico@netcom.com
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From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 28.8 modem and NS
Date: 5 Dec 1995 13:53:48 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4a1itc$8ks@news.cais.com>
I'm thinking of upgrading to a 28.8 modem under NS. I have a NS Turbo and
an Intel box. Now, as I remember, the NeXT serial drivers have a problem
with higher data rates. Does this mean that a 28.8 would be a waste of
money under NS? What is the maximum throughput I can expect under NS/mach
--
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Message-ID: <199512051309.FAA17226@netcomsv.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:10:20 ISS
From: ZANITTI@ISS.IT
Subject: what UPS for NeXTSTEP
What UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is better for NeXTSTEP 3.3 on
this system:
AMD 486 DX2 66
16 MB RAM
Controller SCSI Adaptec 1542 CF
1 HD Micropolis 2 GB SCSI
1 CD-ROM NEC 2.10 SCSI
1 HD HP 1 GB SCSI
Monitor NEC 3V
Floppy 3.5
Mouse Microsoft
Keyboard
Since I want extend it and I want an autonomy by 10-15 minute.
I need informations on brands and especially on the features:
ON-LINE, OFF-LINE, OFF-LINE INTERACTIVE, OFF-LINE STAND-BY,
OFF-LINE NO BREAK
SINUSOIDAL, SQUARE
BY-PASS, BY-PASS STATIC, DOUBLE CONVERSION, TENSION PEAKS SUPPRESSION,
HIGH FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY, CONTROL BY MICROPROCESSOR, INTERFACE Snmp,
INPUT POWER FACTOR 1, GALVANIC ISOLATION, STATIC COMMUTATOR, SINGLE-PHAS
"REPHASETOR", HIGH COS"FI", FILTER Emi/Rfi, DIGITAL
VOLT-AMPERE, WATT
INTERVENTION TIME
AND SO ON
What is the meaning of the above features, what is the best feature?
Thanks
Sorry for my English
LEO ZANITTI
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From: Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org
Subject: NEx000 driver source code needed
Message-ID: <1995Dec5.115123.7265@free.fdn.org>
Sender: news@free.fdn.org
Organization: Fabien Roy Consultant, Paris, France
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:51:23 GMT
I know it was derived from a LINUX driver and I want to add support for the
cheap PCI NE2000 compatible ethernet cards.
Fabien
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From: rdieter@mathlab44.unl.edu (Rex Dieter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any way to speed up an 030 NextCube?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 16:18:01 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Message-ID: <4a1rbp$7qa@crcnis3.unl.edu>
References: <DJ31AD.MsD@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
In article <DJ31AD.MsD@novice.uwaterloo.ca> dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David
Evans) writes:
> In article <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>, Hans Steiner wrote:
> >I have been trying to find ways to speed up the two 030 NextCubes I
> >use without spending much money. They have 16MB and stock drives. I
> The cheapest route would be just to buy '040 boards for them. They're
> getting pretty inexpensive nowadays.
Where does one find '040 boards nowadays? (-;
--
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics FAX: (402)472-8466
University of Nebraska - Lincoln http://www.math.unl.edu/~rdieter/
From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Addind second hard drive IN nextcube
Date: 5 Dec 1995 16:49:25 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
Message-ID: <4a1t6l$jdr@core.bard.edu>
References: <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu> <DJ31C1.21p@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Could I just crimp on another connector onto the existing cable? Or
will I have to buy a special cable? TIA...HC
--
Hans-Christoph Steiner (that's me!) AKA HC, Hans, Chris, Hans-Chris
YAGA!
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Basically - How Does NS run on HP?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 17:33:53 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-b-41.usc.edu
Message-ID: <4a1vq1$ed4@usc.edu>
The HP products look great, BUT, how does NS really run on it? How many
problems, bugs, limitations, etc.? And, has anyone been using small or large
HP networks with NS?
Very curious.
--
Be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
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From: sop@scisun.sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Jun Gu)
Subject: !!!FREEEEEE web service !!!
Message-ID: <DJ4GDJ.D2y@scisun.sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Organization: Science Computing Facilities
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:27:19 GMT
Good News!!!
Now we setup a web station and provide FREE service to any company who want to advertising on the web.
Any company can own a homepage up to 5 page for FREE. Unlimited hits, unlimited time. One page is defined as 350 words or less and all homepage can include graphics up to 5. We keep the right to reject any application.
Please email us at fs@abest.com
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need CDROM Info
Date: 5 Dec 1995 18:04:40 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <4a21jo$q9b@dewey.csun.edu>
If anyone has an Apple CDROM and SDFORMAT, could they run an
sdformat -i<cdrom scsi id> -V and email the information to me?
rworne@primenet.com
I am running into a wierd compatibility issue with my Daydream...
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From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Replacement TONER Cartridge for NeXT Laser?
Date: 3 Dec 1995 01:28:43 GMT
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Message-ID: <49qugb$n6i@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <49ktno$3ok@alpha.pcix.com> <49lbm6$bvm@agate.berkeley.edu> <49mgel$ge0@controversy.admin.lsa.umich.edu>
Dan Pritts <danno@us.itd.umich.edu> wrote:
> apple dealers accept toner carts for recycling, i think HP does too.
> Don't see why they wouldn't accept yours.
> --
All Hp Cartridges I have bought over the last couple years have a
prepaid return lable for UPS in the installation instructions. Pack
the old cartridge in the box of the new one, slap on the label, and
drop it off at your nearest UPS. I suppose you could hand it to the
driver as well.
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: Addind second hard drive IN nextcube
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DJ4M9J.EwC@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 18:34:30 GMT
References: <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu> <DJ31C1.21p@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <4a1t6l$jdr@core.bard.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <4a1t6l$jdr@core.bard.edu>, Hans Steiner <hs283@bard.edu> wrote:
>Could I just crimp on another connector onto the existing cable? Or
>will I have to buy a special cable? TIA...HC
I believe so, but I've never tried SCSI-cable crimping. Cable are so cheap
it hardly seems to be worth the effort. You won't get that nifty heavy bit
that clamps onto the chassis, but who cares?
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MediaVision CD-ROM problem? (Was: cheap CDROM for black)
Date: 5 Dec 1995 18:53:14 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4a24eq$gh6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I've been interested in the MediaVision Reno CD-ROM drive sold by Corporate
Systems Center for $79 or $89. Apparently, it works with black hardware, but
I've been told that it may not allow you to change the disk in the drive
onece you've started. Too bad, since this looks like a nice 2x drive
otherwise.
Does anyone have a solution for this problem? Or even better, can anyone
suggest a better cheap CD-ROM drive which works with black hardware?
Thanks,
David Finton
finton@cs.wisc.edu
From: jon@mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Basically - How Does NS run on HP?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 19:13:23 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
Message-ID: <4a25kj$t1g@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
References: <4a1vq1$ed4@usc.edu>
reichman@scf.usc.edu writes
> The HP products look great, BUT, how does NS really run on it? How many
> problems, bugs, limitations, etc.? And, has anyone been using small or large
> HP networks with NS?
>
> Very curious.
I've been running 3.3 on a 712/80 32M 1280x1024 and have been VERY happy
with it. Screen action is about the same as my 'station/25, but number
crunching.....Weeeeeeee!..... It's sooo fast.
Funny things. The disk that came with the machine will not serve as a boot
disk. It works fine otherwise. Floppy disks, I've been having some trouble
here. Basically, I struggle to read NeXT formatted disks from my cube and
some trouble reading DOS disks as well. All in all, the floppy drive/driver,
whatever, pretty much is a dog. I only use floppies once every blue moon,
so I don't care. (Everybody say ZIP drive! :)
Can't really think of anything else, except that it's not black. All in all I
recommend it. I'm attached to a large network, but am the only NS box among
lots of Macs and PeeCees. Everybody else has network problems, but I generally
coast rigth through the troubled waters.
Hope this helps a little.
Cheers - Jon
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From: ramanan@channel.pnb.sunysb.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Date: 5 Dec 1995 19:28:37 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Message-ID: <4a26h5$pec@abel.cc.sunysb.edu>
References: <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com> <49tp3t$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2qoF.6It@waldo.com>
Mark Strand (marks@inav.net) wrote:
: In article <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>, hocker@waldo.com says...
: >
: >1. I formatted all my ZIP disks as NeXT, with the exception of the
"tools" disk.
: >This disk seemed to be recognized as a CD, and could not be either
written to
: >or formatted. Why is this? I used Mac ZIP disks, and they were
fine.
The "tools" disk is software-write-protected. Use the ZIP-SCSI
tools in MS_DOS to remove this protection.
cheers,
!ramanan
ramanan@patch.pnb.sunysb.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ernst@fritz.snafu.de (Ernst Kloecker)
Subject: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Message-ID: <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de>
Sender: news@fritz.snafu.de
Organization: dasburo Berlin
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 14:36:51 GMT
I am looking for a CD-ROM drive which works under NS and which is also able
to transfer audio data over the SCSI bus. The latter does not have to be
supported by NS, Windows or DOS will do.
Can anybody recommend a drive ?
Thanks, Ernst.
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--------------------------------------------
Ernst Kloecker ernst@fritz.snafu.de
--------------------------------------------
From: jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com (John Hermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dead Serial Ports.
Date: 5 Dec 1995 20:46:48 GMT
Organization: Design Automation Division, Texas Instruments.
Message-ID: <4a2b3o$l9g@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>
References: <49l0ha$5e7@hammerhead.dadd.ti.com>
>John Hermann (jhermann@pooh.msp.sc.ti.com) wrote:
>I have asked this before... What usually dies on the
>serial ports when a NeXTstation gets zapped? What is the
>typical device that dies, and what is a generic part number.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Hermann
Thanks to everyone that responded. I don't know what the problem
is, but neither of my serial ports seem to work. I might have
multiple problems. I put a scope on each of the lines coming
from the serial port, and did not see any activity at all
when performing a 'tip' command to each of serial ports.
I recall seeing a -10V or so on one of the lines which didn't
seem right to me at the time.
Best Regards,
John Hermann
From: kaared@hiMolde.no (Kare Digernes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [W] ATI Graphics Xpression driver?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 20:00:54 GMT
Organization: Molde College, Department of Computer Science
Message-ID: <4a28dm$400@ulke.hiMolde.no>
Does anyone know of a driver that I can use with my
ATI Graphics Xpression PCI video card? I've tried the
Mach64 driver from NeXTanswers, but it didn't work.
Any advice?
--
-Kaare
kaared@himolde.no
kaared@bastian.moldenett.no
From: dpro@community.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sonnet on NeXTStation?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 15:11:11 -0800
Organization: Access InfoSystems
Message-ID: <4a2jig$t61@odin.community.net>
Has anybody ever tried to use one of those Sonnet Technologies
accelerators that are made for 040 macs on a NeXTstation? not the cards
(of course) bu the ones that plug into the CPU socket? Im looking for
ways to get an 040 NS up to 50mhz.....Anybody with any thoughts or
suggestions please reply to mortis@community.net.....thanks for your time...
From: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com (Scott Fergusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 22:48:05 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
Message-ID: <4a2ebg$8jp@news.ios.com>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net>
marks@inav.net (Mark Strand) wrote:
>Are there any keyboards (made by NeXT or anyone else) that have the
>backslash and pipe keys in an intelligent location? My slab came with two
>keyboards, and both are located on the numeric keypad, and require
><shift>. This seems a little ridiculous for any user who uses csh and
>does C programming, where these keys are needed _constantly_.
>In short, my only other option to sanity, is to do all the programming on
>the PC, where those keys are reachable... but that's not why I bought a
>slab. :)
I'm not sure this will help, but you know you can map any key to any
key on a NeXT using the keycapp.app (or something). You could then
use a small sticker to "relabel" the new key.. Not aesthetically
pleasing, though.
Scott
Scott Fergusson
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Fergusson Miller Asset Management Corporation
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From: rubsamen@pro-audio.freinet.de (Marcus Ruebsamen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR Boot driver
Date: 5 Dec 1995 21:49:43 GMT
Organization: FreiNet (XLINK-PoP Freiburg)
Message-ID: <4a2epn$itp@bock.freinet.de>
Hallo,
ein Freund von mir hat einen Pentium mit einem NCR Controller.
Es gibt zwar einen Treiber fuer diesen SCSI Controller fuer NeXTstep
jedoch habe ich noch keinen Boot Treiber dafuer gesehen. Kann er NeXTstep auf
ein solchen Maschine ueberhauptinstallieren?
Danke,
- Marcus
From: rubsamen@pro-audio.freinet.de (Marcus Ruebsamen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NCR Boot Driver?
Date: 5 Dec 1995 21:51:55 GMT
Organization: FreiNet (XLINK-PoP Freiburg)
Message-ID: <4a2etr$itp@bock.freinet.de>
Hi,
a friend of mine has a Pentium with a NCR SCSI Controller. Are there any boot
driver for this device? Can he install NeXTstep on this mashine?
Thanks,
- Marcus
From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: strange disk reading problems...
Date: 5 Dec 1995 23:31:02 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
Message-ID: <4a2knm$1f1e@core.bard.edu>
I have been trying to install software onto a NextStation Turbo with NS3.0
and the files
seemed to get corrupted. I ftp the stuff on an IBM PC running AIX, copy it to
disk, and take it to my Next. The next recognizes everything fine, seems to
copy them fine, but when I try to uncompress them, gzip says that the file is
corrupted. I have successfully installed gzip, gcl, clm, and cm (common lisp
music and common music, both from CCRMA at Stanford) using this method, not
without problems though. I have also uncompressed a postScript file on an IBM,
but the .ps file was then corrupted, causing the ps viewer to crash. When I
tried to get gcl onto the Next, I had to go back and forth between the IBM's
recoping it onto the disk and copying onto the next about 4-5 times before I got
the whole .gz file uncorrupted. Anyone have any idea what's going on? It seems
to me that maybe the disk drive is dying. Or hopefully some bug....
Thanks in advance... HC
--
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YAGA!
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From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com (Mark Tarbell)
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Message-ID: <1995Dec5.173326.4122@Radical.Com>
Sender: news@Radical.Com
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
References: <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com> <49tp3t$13t@composer.inav.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 17:33:26 GMT
In <49tp3t$13t@composer.inav.net> Mark Strand wrote, in part:
> It reads my NeXT formatted and DOS formatted ZIP disks equally well, both
on the
> slab and the NeXTSTEP/Intel box. (It'd be cool if NeXT'd release a patch
to let
> NeXTSTEP read the long filenames of 95 VFAT FS. :)
I've only had 1 ZIP disk go bad on me (couldn't write block 0!). The only
"normal" thing I haven't been able to do is BOOT from the ZIP drive. Since
you can only set the SCSI target id to 5 or 6, it's a bit problematical. It
would be much nicer than messing with a boot floppy! The other ZIP pain is
the MAC scsi ports - finding a scsi-2 to MAC scsi cable isn't easy! At least
it has selectable internal termination!
Mark
From: larsen@math.upenn.edu (Michael Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: scanner on black hardware
Date: 5 Dec 1995 20:33:36 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <4a2ab0$bei@netnews.upenn.edu>
Keywords: scanner, SCSI
I just bought a remanufactured scanner, the Epson ES-800c.
(They are going for $250-$300 in the mac-for-sale groups.)
I suspect that the unit is DOA, but I don't want to be hasty.
The symptoms are as follows, and if anyone can interpret any of
the following error messages, I would be grateful:
When I connected it to my cube and rebooted, I got the following
messages:
First, the following, repeated 14 times:
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED
Then, later in the boot process:
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED
s0 (3,1): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:4 scsi status: 0x2
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED
sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED
s0 (3,1): ERROR op:0x12 sd_state:4 scsi status: 0x2
This block repeated six more times, but with (3,2), (3,3), up to (3,7).
Note that the SCSI ID# of the scanner was set to 3.
After that, the boot process concluded normally. When I ran SCSI_Inspector,
it reported EPSON SC ANNER GT-8000 (the GT-8000 is the same model as
the ES-800c according to my eXTRASCAN manual) with ID 3. The Information
inspector says
Inquiry Command
SCSI Target #: 3
Device Type: Processor
Vendor ID: EPSON SC
Product ID: ANNER GT-8000
Revision: 2.04
ANSI Standard: X.131-1986 (SCSI-1)
Relative Addressing: No
32 Bit Wide Transfers: No
16 Bit Wide Transfers: No
Synchronous Transfers: No
Linked Commands: No
Tagged Command Queuing: No
Soft Reset: No
but generates the following error in the console:
IOReq failed!
sr_io_status = 2, sr_scsi_status = 2, dma_xfer = 0, dma_max = 8
Bytes Transferred: 0 of max: 8
Driver Status: Check target status and extended sense
Target Status: CHECK CONDITION - Abnormal condition occured
Extended Sense: Illegal request
IOReq failed!
sr_io_status = 2, sr_scsi_status = 2, dma_xfer = 0, dma_max = 200
Bytes Transferred: 0 of max: 200
Driver Status: Check target status and extended sense
Target Status: CHECK CONDITION - Abnormal condition occured
Extended Sense: Illegal request
IOReq failed!
sr_io_status = 2, sr_scsi_status = 2, dma_xfer = 0, dma_max = 200
Bytes Transferred: 0 of max: 200
Driver Status: Check target status and extended sense
Target Status: CHECK CONDITION - Abnormal condition occured
Extended Sense: Illegal request
The diagnostics inspector reports
Generic Diagnostics
Test Unit Ready: Pass
Self Check: Fail
and then generates the same sequence of error messages.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
-Michael Larsen
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Date: 6 Dec 1995 01:03:36 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a2q58$alk@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4a26h5$pec@abel.cc.sunysb.edu>
In article <4a26h5$pec@abel.cc.sunysb.edu> ramanan@channel.pnb.sunysb.edu
writes:
> Mark Strand (marks@inav.net) wrote:
> : In article <DIwxo5.5M4@waldo.com>, hocker@waldo.com says...
> : >
> : >1. I formatted all my ZIP disks as NeXT, with the exception of the
> "tools" disk.
> : >This disk seemed to be recognized as a CD, and could not be either
> written to
> : >or formatted. Why is this? I used Mac ZIP disks, and they were
> fine.
>
> The "tools" disk is software-write-protected. Use the ZIP-SCSI
> tools in MS_DOS to remove this protection.
> cheers,
> !ramanan
> ramanan@patch.pnb.sunysb.edu
The tools disk is mounted as a readonly file system because NS thinks is a
a CD. Take a look at the output of the mount command and see that it is
mounted read only. This is because the filesystem on it looks like that
of a CD. Assuming that the zip is sd1 the if you run the mount command
thusly:
/usr/etc/mount -o remountchange rw /dev/rsd1a
Have a look at the man page for mount if you have problems. Then you can
run disk on the disk as many times as you like to lay down a new file
system.
Chris Miner
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
Date: 6 Dec 1995 00:46:50 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a2p5q$ah1@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4a0k8u$9l2@composer.inav.net>
In article <4a0k8u$9l2@composer.inav.net> marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
writes:
>
>
> Isn't SCSI elegant? Plugs and plays on NeXTSTEP (even ejecting as you'd
> expect) better than with Windows 95.
I aggree! I have just had no problems what so ever with these Zip drives.
I think everyone should have one. Great for places you might otherwise
use a tape drive. I guess the trouble is that they are hard to come by.
The bournouli is a good alternate, but doens't look as cool...
Chris
From: Larry Gochberg <gochberg@hooked.net>
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Subject: Re: **NEW CONNER 1.08GB SCSI2FAST $205.00**
Date: 6 Dec 1995 02:07:57 GMT
Organization: Novellus Systems, Inc.
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dtheo@netcom.com (Dave Theodore) wrote:
>********NEW 1.08 GIG SCSI2 FAST $205.00********
>
>Conner CFP1060ES SCSI2 FAST Drive
>3.5" Internal New, Not refubished
>One Year Warranty
>5400RPM, 512kb cache. 11ms
>
>********ONLY $205.00********
>
>Web-View Peripheral Sales
>San Jose, Ca
>MasterCard, Visa, Amex
>COD OK, Checks OK
>
>Reply to dtheo@web-view.com
>or this post.
What's the difference between this, a Conner CFP1060ES, and a Conner CFP 1060S ?
And is there a phone number for this company, or are they new, or a fly-by-night?
Larry (gochberg@hooked.net)
From: colin@snaefell.tamu.edu (Colin Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: funding approved--need recommendations
Date: 6 Dec 1995 03:45:58 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Message-ID: <4a33lm$t90@news.tamu.edu>
My department has up to $8000 to spend on a laptop for use in
classrooms wired with ethernet and Proxima Ovation projection panel.
The machine needs to be dual boot (NS and some flavor of
Windows--probably NT) and as fast as we can make it for the money
(probably: Pentium 133 with 40 MB RAM). 1.2 Gig Hard disk, CDROM, and
floppy drive are all necessities.
Suggestions?
Thanks.
--
Colin Allen
colin.allen@tamu.edu
-Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Expirience with Sound Blaster AWE32?
In-Reply-To: pemmerik@solair1.inter.NL.net's message of Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:49:08 GMT
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Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 03:52:26 GMT
I do. I do recommend NS 3.3 and the latest SoundBlaster16 driver. You
may also need to run the DOS SoundBlaster set up program to set the IRQ
and address on the card.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
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Has anyone out there experience with Sound Blaster AWE32 card?
I can't get it to work.
The card is installed in a DELL Omniplex 590.
The EISA config program can not see the card.
I have no DOS installed on the machine and becouse the card has no
jumpers
i assume i can use the defaults: IRQ 5, DMA 1 & 5, Port addr 220.
Here follows the log of a system startup (from /usr/adm/messages).
Can anyone help me out?
Is upgrading to NS3.3 a solution (it claims to support the Sound
Blaster 16 AWE)?
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT
1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: physical memory = 32.00 megabytes.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: using 81 buffers containing 0.63
megabytes of memory
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: available memory = 28.70 megabytes.
vm_page_free_count = e5a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: CPU: EISA id 10ac0048
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: slot 3: EISA id 506d5094
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: DriverKit version 320
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: PCKeyboard0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: PS2Mouse
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging &
Communications Corporation
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Dell NCR53C810 SCSI Adapter device
driver v1.01 rev074.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Chip rev.01
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Resetting SCSI bus.....
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: DEC DSP3107LS 441C
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at
sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Capacity: 1021 MB
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: sd0: Disk Label: Disk
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg0 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg1 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg2 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: sg3 at sc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fc0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0a
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: event0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: kmDevice0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: rootdev 600, howto 0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: com0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: pp0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: en0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: en0: EISA adaptor found in EXP3
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0,
type "10MB Ethernet"
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:b3:e5:fd
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: EtherLink3 at port 3000 irq 10
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: Beep
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: ATI PCI Workstation Video Adapter
Device Driver. Version 1.0
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & Communications
Corporation.
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: PCI local bus ATI Mach32 ( 2
Mb VRAM detected )
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: ATT20C498 RAMDAC
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Display: Mode selected: 1024 x 768 @ 70
Hz (RGB:555/16)
Nov 3 19:25:34 pentagon mach: Registering: Display0
Nov 3 19:25:40 pentagon reboot: Reboot complete
Nov 3 19:25:47 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Checking for
DOS partitioned disk
Nov 3 19:25:51 pentagon loginwindow[188]: loginwindow: running
/usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Nov 3 19:25:51 pentagon Workspace[188]: logged in
Nov 3 19:25:55 pentagon mach: DOS File System: Initialized
Nov 3 19:26:34 pentagon Configure[197]: Assertion failed: You removed
a View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed
Nov 3 19:26:55 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Workspace
exited ts 0 cd 0 rc 0 sv 0 ss 0.
Nov 3 19:26:59 pentagon reboot: rebooted by root
Nov 3 19:27:00 pentagon syslogd: going down on signal 15
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT
1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: physical memory = 32.00 megabytes.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: using 81 buffers containing 0.63
megabytes of memory
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: available memory = 28.70 megabytes.
vm_page_free_count = e5a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: CPU: EISA id 10ac0048
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: slot 3: EISA id 506d5094
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: DriverKit version 320
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: PCKeyboard0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: PS2Mouse
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging &
Communications Corporation
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Dell NCR53C810 SCSI Adapter device
driver v1.01 rev074.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Chip rev.01
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Resetting SCSI bus.....
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: DEC DSP3107LS 441C
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0 at Target 1 LUN 0 at
sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sd0a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Device Capacity: 1021 MB
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: sd0: Disk Label: Disk
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg0 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg1 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg2 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: sg3 at sc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fc0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: fd0a
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: event0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: kmDevice0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: rootdev 600, howto 0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: com0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: pp0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: en0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: en0: EISA adaptor found in EXP3
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0,
type "10MB Ethernet"
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:b3:e5:fd
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: EtherLink3 at port 3000 irq 10
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: ATI PCI Workstation Video Adapter
Device Driver. Version 1.0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & Communications
Corporation.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: PCI local bus ATI Mach32 ( 2
Mb VRAM detected )
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: ATT20C498 RAMDAC
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Display: Mode selected: 1024 x 768 @ 70
Hz (RGB:555/16)
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: Registering: Display0
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: SoundBlaster16: SoundBlaster not
detected at address 0x220.
Nov 3 19:28:14 pentagon mach: SoundBlaster16: None or unsupported
card.
Nov 3 19:28:19 pentagon reboot: Reboot complete
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: bad msg id
from audio server
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: audio server
returned null ports
Nov 3 19:28:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: bad msg id
from audio server
Nov 3 19:28:27 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Checking for
DOS partitioned disk
Nov 3 19:28:33 pentagon loginwindow[188]: loginwindow: running
/usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Nov 3 19:28:33 pentagon Workspace[188]: logged in
Nov 3 19:28:37 pentagon mach: DOS File System: Initialized
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't find Beep device:
error -704
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for
Frequency
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for
Duration
Nov 3 19:32:44 pentagon Configure[208]: Couldn't get value for Style
Nov 3 19:33:11 pentagon Configure[208]: Assertion failed: You removed
a View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed
Nov 3 19:33:23 pentagon loginwindow[182]: loginwindow: Workspace
exited ts 0 cd 0 rc 0 sv 0 ss 0.
Nov 3 19:35:11 pentagon reboot: rebooted by root
Nov 3 19:35:12 pentagon syslogd: going down on signal 15
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Pinnacle Micro 4.6GB MO
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec5232853@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 04:28:53 GMT
Has anyone used a Pinnacle Micro 4.6GB MO with NEXTSTEP? It looks
like an outstanding device. Apparently, it offers 6 MB/sec transfer
speed, 4.6GB removable optical discs, and can play CD-ROMS at 12X speed!
$1495 including one 4.6GB disk. This may replace your hard drive,
CD-ROM, and back-up device.
I'd like to hear about compatibility, performance, disktabs, 1024 vs 512
byte block issues, if it can really play CD-ROMS at 12X, etc...
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: svail@next.com (Scott Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster compatibility question
Date: 6 Dec 1995 02:49:05 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <4a30b1$aef@news.next.com>
References: <dgursky.818034824@news.andi.org>
In article <dgursky.818034824@news.andi.org> dgursky@nextsrv1.andi.org
(David Gursky) writes:
> I have a new Gateway 100MHz Pentium courtesy of my employer. I will run
a
> number of operating systems on this machine -- MS Windows (3.11, '95,
and
> NT 3.51 client), OS/2 (2.11 and Warp), and various flavors of Unix
(Linux,
> NEXTSTEP, and Solaris). Since this system did not include a sound card,
> I want to buy one that at least works well on the Windows and NEXTSTEP
> environments.
>
> Perusing NeXT answers, the card with the best support appears to be the
> Sound Blasters. The dilemma I face is that NeXT answers implies only
the
> 16 bit Sound Blaster card is supported (if I understand Creative Labs
web
> page correctly [http://www.creaf.com/www/sound.html], only the Sound
Blaster
> 16 Value Edition IDE is still available) and I would really prefer one
of the
> 32 bit cards (either the "plain" 32 bit Plug and Play or the AWE 32 bit
PNP).
>
> Has anyone tried these under NEXTSTEP 3.3? What are people's thoughts
on
> my concept here?
>
> Thanks!
I have a SoundBlaster AWE 32 installed in the machine on my desk, and it
works pretty darn well. The ESS Audio adapters are really nice, but they
seem to be found mostly in lap-tops and sometimes on-board in some very
high end machines.
--
This is not official NeXT stuff, so ignore me if you want.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm)
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Message-ID: <DJ4JAK.ADG@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 17:30:20 GMT
In article <49v4kn$9b7@solaris.cc.vt.edu> benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E.
Cline) writes:
> In article <49c81t$1pn@hagen.amg.de> matthias@arkon.amg.de.amg.de
> (Matthias Schuerhoff) writes:
> > >fdisk fails: Bogus BIOS information.
> >
> > Boerny,
> >
> > I dont't think that there's something wrong with the BIOS. A friend
had
> the
> > same problem with "Bogus BIOS information" while trying to install
> Nextstep
> > on two different Quantum hard disks (the system always recognized the
1
> gig
> > disk as a 30 MB disk:-) I think his problem was a wrong SCSI id for
the
> > hard disk or the CDROM. One of them must have the ID 0, I think.
> >
> > Hope that helps...
> >
> > Matthias
>
> This isn't the problem in my case. Once I put a good DOS partition
> table on the drive, NeXTStep was happy. Furthermore, by looking
> at the message log, I was able to determine that the SCSI numbering
> was okay.
>
> Benjy
>
> --
> Benjy Cline, AC4XO, Ph.D.
> Virginia Tech Computing Center
> benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu
> http://benjy.cc.vt.edu:1951/~benjy/
I am running NS 3.2 with an NCR SCSI controller and the Symbios driver.
If you want to install NS from CD-ROM, your hard disk must have SCSI ID 0.
It is somewhere in the NEXT documentation. I received the "Bogus" message
when trying to install NS on a Fujitsu drive. It disappeared after
switching the drive from ID 1 to 0.
The same "Bogus" problem occurred when I tried to install NS on a Quantum
230 MB SCSI. Whatever I tried, it did not work. I tried two different 230
Mb drives; no way. I tried a 105 and a 425 Mb Quantum, no problem!
Then I tried to install NS on a 4 Gbyte Fujitsu. During installation, the
system told me that because my drive had only -57 Mb free, it was not big
enough to install NS. I could choose between using this -57 Mb drive as a
swapdisk, or just abort installation. I aborted the installation and used
LINUX to create a number of (less than 2 Gb) MSDOS and NS partitions. I
booted NS from my old 105 Mb Quantum disk and used tar to copy the NS
files from CD-ROM to a 1.6 Gbyte NS partition on my new 4 Gbyte disk. I
had to write the MBR and NS boot managers manually. I tried to boot from
my new disk and ...... it worked!. During the boot process, the Symbios
driver is still reporting that the size of my drive is -57 Mb, but it
boots NS and the Workspace Manager reports the correct size of the
partition (1.6 Gb).
If there is an easier way to install NS 3.2 on a 1.6 Gb partition on a 4
Gb drive, I would like to hear.
hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm)
Subject: Re: 32-bit Wide SCSI support?
Message-ID: <DJ4nDx.AJ7@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
Sender: hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl (Hugo Burm)
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 18:58:45 GMT
In article <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> When can we expect 32-bit wide SCSI support in NEXTSTEP? Under 3.3,
> only 16-bit SCSI is supported. This is very high on my wishlist!
>
> Robert
Only 16-BIT SCSI in NS 3.3 ? This must be wrong, 99 % of the SCSI world is
8 bit. 16 bit is a reality now, people are dreaming of 32 bit. NEXT
figured out how to drive 8 bit SCSI (almost) to its limits very recently.
I don't know that many drives that can write at more than 2 Mb/s or read
at more than 4 Mb/s at a sustained rate. (although my benchmark is
telling me I have a drive that writes at 12 Mb/s). 8 bit SCSI-II can
handle 10 Mb/s. If you are dealing with a lot of small files and your
drive has a large internal cache, then your SCSI throughput could be a
bottleneck and 16 bit SCSI could be an advantage.
From the OS view, SCSI devices are slow, so it doesn't matter whether they
receive, during a period of one year, one byte every week, or two bytes
every fourthnight. Purists will complain that it is less work for the OS
to handle 2 bytes 26 times than handle 1 byte 52 times. They are right but
nobody will notice the difference.
hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm)
Subject: Re: monitors and videocards
Message-ID: <DJ4o8z.AM1@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
Sender: hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl (Hugo Burm)
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 19:17:23 GMT
In article <4908er$vp@news4.digex.net> John Kheit <jkheit@cnj.digex.net>
writes:
>
> The card I like best is the Imagine 128 w/8megs of VRAM. The best
> monitors are generally the Nano's.
>
>
> monoChrome, Inc. | New York Law School
> NEXTSTEP Developer | Opinions expressed represent me only...
> Telepathy, It's coming | MIME & NeXTmail OK--PPP (3P)
> jkheit@cnj.digex.net | http://cnj.digex.net/~jkheit
I agree, but Nano's are Nanao's and they are called Eizo's outside of the
USA.
hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl
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From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm)
Subject: VRAM video boards
Message-ID: <DJ4px6.Aqw@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
Sender: hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl (Hugo Burm)
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 19:53:29 GMT
mathiasp@infotell.isar.de wrote:
>From: mathiasp@infotell.isar.de (Mathias Picker)>Here are some results for an ELSA Winner 1000AVI, running on a P100 on a
>ASUS P55TP4XE 32M RAM with 256k PB Cache, the board is configured for
>1078x768 RGB:555/16.
>NXBench V2.0
>Integer Performance: 144927 dhrystones/s (92.02 MIPS)
>Grafics Performance: 1.2414 (NXFactor 2.0)
>line: 0.89928
>arc/bezier: 0.88116
>fill: 0.77150
>transform: 2.47523
>composite: 0.81066
>userpath: 2.78672
>text: 0.88178
>window: 0.42523
>Mathias
My results running on a slower P90 on an FIC board (no EDO, no burst
cache), with a no-name 928 2 MB VRAM board, same resolution, same
color-depth, 24 Mb RAM on the main board:
Here are some results for a no-name 928 2 Mb VRAM board, running on a P90
on a FIC P2000 MB, 24 Mb RAM with 256k Cache, the board is configured for
1078x768 RGB:555/16.
NXBench V2.0
Integer Performance: 122448 dhrystones/s (77.7 MIPS)
Grafics Performance: 1.3877 (NXFactor 2.0)
line: 1.22336
arc/bezier: 1.19318
fill: 0.84779
transform: 2.84364
composite: 0.93156
userpath: 2.56140
text: 0.92819
window: 0.57102
The ASUS MB board is faster, even when scaling my 90 MHz Pentium to the
100 MHz used on the ASUS board. But, my no-name, very old video board is
faster than the newer (and more expensive) ELSA board. So don't buy a
board with a very fast Windows acceleration, but stick to the boards that
eat the minimum of bus cycles: the VRAM boards.
(However:don't buy a board without drivers, ELSA supplies great drivers).
This benchmark is very sensitive to resolution and/or color depth, so
don't compare this numbers with other resolutions and color depths.
hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl
From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 32-bit Wide SCSI support?
Date: 6 Dec 1995 02:14:55 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <4a2uav$aaf@news.next.com>
References: <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> When can we expect 32-bit wide SCSI support in NEXTSTEP? Under 3.3,
> only 16-bit SCSI is supported. This is very high on my wishlist!
>
> Robert
There is no 16-bit support in 3.3. From the operating system's point of
view, the main restriction about using a wide bus is the number of devices
allowed per bus. With an 8-bit (standard) SCSI bus, and with NS 3.3, you
can have up to 8 devices, including the host.
You *can* run a 16-bit or even a 32-bit SCSI bus with NS 3.3, but you
won't be able to access targets with ID greater than 7.
NS 4.0 has full support for wide SCSI (16 or 32 bits) and lots of SCSI-3
extensions, as well as SSA, which allows for even more targets (just under
64K). This support is not in the Prerelease version of 4.0; it will be in
the real thing. For all you folks who are understandably skeptical of
vaporware claims, this functionality is already implemented and tested
(and was on display at Comdex, in Pathlight's booth).
I second Karsten's question : *is* there a 32-bit host adaptor? I haven't
seen one...
--dpm
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Strange PPP behaviour: ping not possible, telnet ok?!
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 13:38:03 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
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On 5 Dec 1995, Stephen J. Perkins wrote:
> > Then I try a ping to the remote IP which I just received during the
> > connection phase: result is just a hanging pinng (NO network unreachable,
> > but no reply). Tracerouts to the same IP result in stars (*). Telnet to
> > the remote IP works ! But the connection is going to drop in about 1
> > minute or so.
>
>
> This is not necessarily a problem. Can you ping some other host (other than
> the PPP peer) by IP address? There are some PPP servers that are not built
> on top of a full TCP/IP stack. These servers wouldn't understand or reply
> to ICMP messages directed at them. They can however, correctly forward IP
> packets to a LAN. As to the telnet, they could have a proxy... I don't
> know. Do other hosts work OK?
>
Thanks Steve for commenting on this. I tried extra hard to figure out
some additional information:
Our PPP provider changed the OS the PPP software is running on, since
than I don'te get any valid ping (although I can telnet as I stated).
There are >100 other people on e.g. Linux boxes who don't have any problems
(and I believe they use the same package, don't they?). I didn't try your
lates release x.6, yet, but I tried a different provider and everything
is ok with him, so I'm really wondering what's going on here!
While I switched pppd to send alive messages I encountered a loss of rcv
messages and then pppd brings down the connection, so I'm pretty sure the
remote side is doing something wrong, but I don't know what or why, and
if so, why there are no other problems with the others connected to the
site. I already got a new account from the same provider but there was no
change in the bahaviour.
Many greetings, and a happy Santa Clause day,
Boerny.
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From: sedwards@fred.net (S. Edwards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Looking for DSP card for intel
Date: 6 Dec 1995 14:55:49 GMT
Organization: FredNet - Frederick, Md.
Message-ID: <4a4atl$t49@zippy.cais.net>
Does anyone out there know of a DSP card that works on an intel machine
or notebook that acts like the DSP chip in the old NeXT hardware?
Please respond directly.
Thanks
Shannon Edwards
From: wong@cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How to get ELSA WINNER 1000TRI
Date: 6 Dec 1995 13:45:09 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Hi
===
How can I get an ELSA Winner 1000TRIO into 1152x864 (or similar mode)
Since the only Driver I could find supports all ELSA Boards without there
TRIO versions :-(
Is ther any chance to get that beast running with 1152 x 864 ?
(The Card currently holds 2MB of RAM ..
Gruss
Wolfgang
From: neuss@sun39 (Christian Neuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
Date: 6 Dec 1995 13:57:05 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Systemarchitektur, TH Darmstadt, Germany
Distribution: world
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References: <4a0k8u$9l2@composer.inav.net> <4a2p5q$ah1@trane.opensource.com>
Chris Miner (chris@miles.opensource.com) wrote:
: In article <4a0k8u$9l2@composer.inav.net> marks@inav.net (Mark Strand)
: writes:
: > Isn't SCSI elegant? Plugs and plays on NeXTSTEP (even ejecting as you'd
: > expect) better than with Windows 95.
: I aggree! I have just had no problems what so ever with these Zip drives.
: I think everyone should have one. Great for places you might otherwise
: use a tape drive. I guess the trouble is that they are hard to come by.
: The bournouli is a good alternate, but doens't look as cool...
Personaly, I prefer hte 230MB MOD drive from Fujitsu. Great price/value,
and unlike ZIP disks, these MODs are very reliable. You could even
take them in the bathtub with you :-)
I think you can also get them in one of these cool looking ultra
modern casings (who makes them.. pinnacle?).
Chris
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From: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com (Scott Fergusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any way to speed up an 030 NextCube?
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 14:42:06 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
Message-ID: <4a468a$n0g@news.ios.com>
References: <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>
hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner) wrote:
>I have been trying to find ways to speed up the two 030 NextCubes I
>use without spending much money. They have 16MB and stock drives. I
>saw in MacUser that one can buy higher speed crystals and just plug
>them in for higher performance. Is this possible on the Next 030
>boards since the crystal is in a socket? Any other advice would be
>much appreciated.
>Thanks in Advance .... HC
>--
>Hans-Christoph Steiner (that's me!) AKA HC, Hans, Chris, Hans-Chris
> YAGA!
How about this:
I don't know where you could find the details, but I have heard that
the backplane of the NeXT (The 3 open slots) can have additional
motherboards on them with a small amount of modification. Then you
could run Zilla.... Two processor NeXT? Probably faster than one..
Scott
Scott Fergusson
Partner,
Fergusson Miller Asset Management Corporation
Standard Federal Plaza, 6th Floor
200 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(800)-956-4400
(219)-422-5856 FAX
Official email address: ferg_mill@delphi.com
Personal email address: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com
From: kelley@mudpot.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Basically - How Does NS run on HP?
Date: 6 Dec 1995 14:28:53 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Message-ID: <4a49b5$2ebq@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
References: <4a1vq1$ed4@usc.edu>
we've got a total of 9 NeXTSTEP or dual boot NeXTSTEP/hpux
715/75's, 715/100's, and 735/125's. not only are they
number crunchers, but the workspace is very crisp as compared
to our cubes and slabs. even the turbo's windowing performance
is quite shadowed.
the only thing we regret is that everytime we want to use
fortran, we have to boot back to hpux which really stinks.
i guess f2c is out there but for the most part, my group
can't use it.
kelley wittmeyer
dept of atmospheric science
colorado state university
From: cello@virgil (Sean Varah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Disk labels, help
Date: 6 Dec 1995 16:30:42 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Message-ID: <4a4gfi$p10@decaxp.harvard.edu>
I'm trying to resurect a friend's NS-FIP hard drive.
I think it's hosed. However, I would still like to try.
Whenever I try to fsck it, or scan for other superblocks,
I get the message:
get label: I/O error
I seem to be unable to re-write a label. Am I hosed here?
Thanks
Sean
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From: bias@news-host.ms.uky.edu (Brian Bias)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need help repairing FIMI monitor
Date: 6 Dec 1995 17:26:55 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Message-ID: <4a4jov$cfm@t3.mscf.uky.edu>
Hello -
(Note: ReplyTo: brian@whetstone.com)
I am experiencing problems with my NeXTstation Color monitor.
It is a FIMI-Philips and has actually been a good monitor and
provided good service since 1991 (has only been turned off a
few times since!). It is having vertical size problems and I
have had to crank the size of the image down to about 2/3 of
the original screen area to prevent the non-linearities and
folding back over of image that is occuring at the bottom of
the screen. A colleague helped me look at it and thought maybe
I am seeing a 'ring' (pulse in the signal) in the vertical
sawtooth oscillator. The image is expanded at the top of the
screen and compressed at the bottom. I have to crank the adj.
pots to their extremes to get a reasonable image. Also, at
power on, the image is very compressed in center of screen
(vertically) and takes about 3-5 minutes to slowly come up to
size. Even when it is cold and just powered on, it has the
folding back over of the image at the bottom of the image, no
matter where it is physically on the screen (tube).
- Does anyone have a schematic for this sucker?
- Has anyone seen this degradation of vertical size
- Has anyone see problems with non-linearity from
top to bottom
- Best replacement monitor (cost is a concern with this old h/w)?
- What is the scan freq. of this monitor. Only found refresh
freq. spec. in the ref. manual.
The convergence and focus is still very acceptable and would love to
fix this thing cheaply. George Crow - are you out there? :-)
Thanks in advance,
- brian bias
brian@whetstone.com (NeXTmail, MIME, ASCII)
From: Bill Faust <faust@ee.ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadm
Subject: Adaptec 2940 does not detect Archive Python
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 09:18:31 -0800
Organization: Faust House
Message-ID: <30C5D067.79ED872D@ee.ucla.edu>
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I'm having trouble recognizing my tape drive.
I'm setting up an Intel system with an Adaptec AHA-2940 (BIOS v1.2s)
SCSI controller. The controller has been working fine with my SCSI
internal harddrive (Seagate ST32430N) and external CD-ROM (Sony CD-ROM
CDU-541). However, it will not recognize my tape drive, an Archive
Python Model 3420RT under NEXTSTEP.
This is strange because it _does_ recognize the tape drive at the
initial boot. It replies something like:
SCSI ID1: LUN 0 Seagate ST32430N Drive C: (80h)
SCSI ID2: LUN 0 Archive Python 25501-XXX
SCSI ID3: LUN 0 Sony CD-ROM CDU-541
However, when NEXTSTEP is booting it only finds the devices at SCSI ID1
and SCSI ID3, skipping the tape drive.
Perhaps I haven't loaded the tape driver?
Any help is appreciated.
--
Bill Faust
faust@ee.ucla.edu
Newbury Park, California, USA
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Michael Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DOS-formatted ZIP disk reformatting
Date: 5 Dec 1995 17:34:29 -0500
Organization: Southgate Internet Host
Message-ID: <4a2hdl$5s7@sgate.com>
After receiving my ZIP drive and several DOS-formatted ZIP disks, I too ran
into the reformat problem. I had borrowed a friend's ZIP drive and a
Macintosh formatted cartridge, and it worked just fine ...
Anyway.
If you format the disk with the sdformat command (available on the archives
somewhere; I got it a long time ago and I don't remember from where; sdformat
-i5 -v -f) is what I used), you can reformat for NEXTSTEP or Mac no problems.
I'm not seeing any degradation in performance either, although I haven't
given it any serious testing.
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From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: 28.8 modem and NS
Date: 6 Dec 1995 12:55:10 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4a43re$38i@news.cais.com>
References: <4a1itc$8ks@news.cais.com>
The question has been answered. Folks say they run at 57,600 but that the
real maximum throughput on black is about 38400. The new serial drivers
seem to go 57600. (I'm sure someone will correct me if I have stated this
incorrectly)
Thanks to everyone who answered.
In article <4a1itc$8ks@news.cais.com> Joe Freeman writes:
> I'm thinking of upgrading to a 28.8 modem under NS. I have a NS Turbo
and
> an Intel box. Now, as I remember, the NeXT serial drivers have a problem
> with higher data rates. Does this mean that a 28.8 would be a waste of
> money under NS? What is the maximum throughput I can expect under
NS/mach
--
Joe Freeman Joe@FreemanSoft.com (NeXT,MIME,ASCII Mail)
FreemanSoft Inc. A NEXTSTEP software and consulting company in MD.
From: JoJo Brooks <jbrooks@thomas.ge.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Recover a possibly dead hard drive?
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 14:35:26 -0500
Organization: General Electric Company
Message-ID: <30C5F07E.41BD@thomas.ge.com>
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Does anyone know of a data recovery service that can possibly
recover an NS3.0 formatted drive?
later daze...
jojo
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Date: 6 Dec 1995 16:29:41 GMT
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From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:02:36 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <4a53ts$cu7@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <DJ4JAK.ADG@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
> I am running NS 3.2 with an NCR SCSI controller and the Symbios driver.
>
> If you want to install NS from CD-ROM, your hard disk must have SCSI ID
0.
> It is somewhere in the NEXT documentation. I received the "Bogus"
message
> when trying to install NS on a Fujitsu drive. It disappeared after
> switching the drive from ID 1 to 0.
>
[snip]
I understand that. But what if you have NeXTStep on drive 0 and you
want to put a Next filesystem on a second drive, say SCSI id 3. I can't
use NeXTStep fdisk to put a NeXT partition on the second drive. That's
when I get the bogus bios message. And that certainly seems like a
bug to me.
Benjy
--
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From: benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu (Ben E. Cline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS error with Symbios (NCR) driver?!
Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:03:08 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Message-ID: <4a53us$cun@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <DJ4JAK.ADG@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
> I am running NS 3.2 with an NCR SCSI controller and the Symbios driver.
>
> If you want to install NS from CD-ROM, your hard disk must have SCSI ID
0.
> It is somewhere in the NEXT documentation. I received the "Bogus"
message
> when trying to install NS on a Fujitsu drive. It disappeared after
> switching the drive from ID 1 to 0.
>
[snip]
I understand that. But what if you have NeXTStep on drive 0 and you
want to put a Next filesystem on a second drive, say SCSI id 3. I can't
use NeXTStep fdisk to put a NeXT partition on the second drive. That's
when I get the bogus bios message. And that certainly seems like a
bug to me.
Benjy
--
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From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: what UPS for NeXTSTEP
Date: 6 Dec 1995 20:21:45 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4a4u0p$jg2@news.its.com>
References: <199512051309.FAA17226@netcomsv.netcom.com>
Here is a slightly old version of the UPS FAQ:
-------------------------------
Subject: Uninterruptible Power Source FAQ
Followup-To: comp.misc
Date: 10 Dec 1994 13:09:38 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Lines: 1346
Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
Distribution: world
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Summary: Answers to FAQs about Uninterruptable Power Sources (UPS)
Uninterruptable Power Source (UPS) FAQ.
VERSION 1.7, October 18, 1994.
Sections:
01: What is this document all about?
01: What is this document?
02: How is this document made available?
03: Who maintains this?
04: Where did this information come from?
05: How can I contribute?
06: How may this document be distributed?
07: Got anything else you'd like to add?
08: Glossary.
02: What is a UPS and how does is work?
01: What is a UPS?
02: How do you pronounce "UPS"?
03: Vendor X says that (description) is a UPS, is it?
04: Describe the types of UPS's?
05: How can a UPS help me?
06: What sort of stuff does a UPS do?
07: How long can equipment on a UPS keep running?
08: What is a "good" UPS?
09: Support contracts on UPS's.
10: Self maintenance tips.
11: Is a UPS a glorified power strip?
12: How important is the UPS output waveform?
03: UPS monitoring/shutdown software.
01: Can a UPS shut the computer down when power is low?
02: Can I write my own shutdown routines?
03: What freely distributable solutions are there?
04: No UPS software works on my machines, what to do?
05: What other software is out there.
04: How big a UPS do I need?
01: How are UPS sizes determined?
02: What VA rating do I need?
03: How do I determine this?
04: What else should I consider?
05: Can I use an UPS with a laser printer?
06: What UPS sizes do you use on what equipment?
05: Specific manufacturer's info.
01: What vendors are there?
02: UPS Hardware.
03: UPS Software only.
04: Other companies.
06: Bibliography
07: Acknowledgments
-----------------------------
01:
TOPIC: What is this document all about?
01.01
Q: What is this document?
A: This is a FAQ document on Uninterruptable Power Sources. It is
intended to provide a starting point for those people that want
to find out what they are, what they do, and what's available.
Note that most of this document is very US-centric. The power
numbers, companies and services all emphasize US consumer
needs. Sorry, but that's what I have to work with. All the
principles discussed here should be applicable just about
everywhere.
01.02
Q: How is this document made available?
A: Currently, its "home" is comp.misc. It is also crossposted to
comp.unix.admin, comp.sys.sun.hardware, comp.sys.hp.hardware,
comp.sys.sgi.hardware, comp.sys.next.hardware,
comp.sys.ibm.hardware, comp.sys.dec, comp.answers and
news.answers. This posting is automated and will occur on or
near the 10th of each month. If there are other groups to
which this document should be posted, please let me know, but
if I post it to every group where UPS questions get asked, that
would be a lot of groups. I'm open to suggestions.
This document is also available via anonymous FTP. The master
sits on navigator.jpl.nasa.gov (128.149.23.82) in pub/doc/faq
as the file UPS.faq. It is also available via anonymous FTP
from rtfm.mit.edu in:
pub/usenet-by-group/comp.misc/Uninterruptable_Power_Source_FAQ
01.03
Q: Who maintains this?
A: Right now, this document is maintained by Nick Christenson. My
preferred email address is npc@minotaur.jpl.nasa.gov, and I
would like it very much if questions regarding this document
could have the word "UPS or UPS FAQ" or some such in the Subject
line. Note: I am maintaining this on my own time, so please
don't be upset if it takes a while for me to respond to your
queries. Also none of the information in here represents the
views or has the blessing of any organization whatsoever. The
maintainer of the FAQ is to be held solely responsible for its
contents.
01.04
Q: Where did this information come from?
A: Thankfully, many people have rallied to my cry to fill in
the many gaps in my original draft. This is now a group work,
although I claim full responsibility for misstatements and
inaccuracies.
01.05
Q: How can I contribute?
A: You should mail new information, corrections, suggestions, etc.
to the current maintainer of this FAQ. If you provide a
suggestion,
make sure you reference where the information is located in the
document. I guarantee that suggestions of the form "Change the
word 'always' to 'almost always' in the part about surge
suppression."
will be ignored.
01.06
Q: Are there any restrictions on distribution of this document?
A: This document is copyright by the author. You are encouraged
to distribute this document for any non-commercial purpose
as long as the contents remain unchanged and a pointer to
an up-to-date version is included.
01.07
Q: Got anything else you'd like to add?
A: Yes, now that you mention it. The people who contribute to this
document can speak only about equipment they have experience with.
This may reflect a bias toward or against certain brands, features,
functions, etc.. Please keep in mind that the suggestions, brand
names and functions here are by no means exhaustive, or even
necessarily applicable to your situation. Also, if you have
information that is not in this document, please submit it to
the maintainer listed above. If you submit information, please
say whether you'd like it to be attributed to you or not. I am
more than glad to give credit to the fine people who helped with
this document, but I want to respect the anonymity of those
people who would prefer it.
One more caveat: While the principles of UPS design and
maintenance are likely to be fairly universal, the power
figures in this FAQ are *very* US-centric. Sorry, but
they're the only numbers I have.
01.08
Q: Glossary
A: This was contributed almost entirely by some kind soul. I just
cleaned it up a bit.
Blackout: Complete loss of power. Some literature considers a
voltage
drop below about 80V to be a blackout as well since most
equipment will not operate below these levels.
Sag or Brownout: Decrease in voltage levels which can last for
periods ranging from fractions of a second to hours. Can be
caused by heavy equipment coming on line such as shop tools,
elevators, compressors etc. Also occurs when utility companies
deliberately do this to cope with peak load times.
Spike: An instantaneous and tremendous increase in voltage often
caused by a direct lightning strike on a power line or when
power returns after a blackout.
Surge: An substantial increase in voltage lasting a small fraction
of a second, often caused when high powered appliances such as
air conditioners are switched off.
EMI/RFI Noise: ElectroMagnetic Interference and Radio Frequency
Interference. Caused by, inter alia, lightning, generators,
radio transmitters, industrial equipment.
MOV: Metal Oxide Varistors used to control spikes. These are
common in Power Strips. If you see more than two, you likely
have a fairly decent Power Strip. They look like largish disk
capacitors.
Inverter: Circuitry that converts DC battery power to AC power
required by most computer equipment.
Surge Protector: Circuitry consisting of MOVs, capacitors, rod-core
inductors etc. for suppressing surges and spikes usually embedded
in a power strip.
Line Conditioner: A transformer that attempts to smooth out
fluctuations in input voltage to provide near uniform output
voltage or voltage waveform.
02:
TOPIC: What is a UPS and how does is work?
02.01
Q: What is a UPS?
A: An Uninterruptable Power Source is a device that sits between
a power supply (e.g. a wall outlet) and a device (e.g. a computer)
to prevent undesired features of the power source (outages, sags,
surges, bad harmonics, etc.) from the supply from adversely
affecting the performance of the device.
02.02
Q: How do you pronounce "UPS"?
A: I pronounce it "ups", but most of the literature seems to favor
"you pee ess", since they use "a UPS" instead of "an UPS". This
document will try to follow the literature.
02.03
Q: Vendor X says that (fill in description) is a UPS, but it's
different that what you describe above. Who's right?
A: There really is no standard definition of what a UPS is.
Anything ranging from a 9 volt battery backup in a clock radio
to a building/compound wide backup generator has been called
a UPS by someone. The majority of this document refers to
objects larger than a beer can and smaller than a desk that
help devices remain temporarily operational when changes to the
power they receive would otherwise interrupt their function.
Maintaining power to a minicomputer (like a VAX 11) is beyond
the scope of this document. This FAQ deals with UPS equipment
that can be installed by a computer owner/administrator. If you
have requirements that large, you need to talk to a qualified
electrician.
02.04
Q: Can you give me some more information on this?
A: (Kindly provided by Don Deal, Don.Deal@oit.gatech.edu, my additions
are in [square brackets] )
The UPS industry is made up of many manufacturers, and there is
a lack of standard terms within the industry. I think this
sometimes borders on deliberate misdirection. (It's a jungle out
there!)
There are basically three different types of devices, all of
which are occasionally passed off as UPSs.
1. Standby power supply (SPS). In this type of supply, power is
usually derived directly from the power line, until power fails.
After power failure, a battery powered inverter turns on to
continue supplying power. Batteries are charged, as necessary,
when line power is available. This type of supply is sometimes
called an "offline" UPS.
The quality and effectiveness of this class of devices varies
considerably; however, they are generally quite a bit cheaper than
"true" UPSs. The time required for the inverter to come online,
typically called the switchover time, varies by unit. While some
computers may be able to tolerate long switchover times, your
mileage may vary. [ Some articles in the trade press have claimed
that their testing shows that modern PCs can withstand transfer
times of 100ms or more. Most UPS units claim a transfer time to
battery of about 4ms. Note that even if a computer can stay up
for 100ms, it doesn't mean that 100ms switchover is okay. Damage
can still be done to a computer or data on it even if it stays
up. ]
Other features to look for in this class of supplies is line
filtering and/or other line conditioners. Since appliances
connected to the supply are basically connected directly from
the power line, SPSs provide relatively poor protection from
line noise, frequency variations, line spikes, and brownouts.
[Some SPS's claim to have surge/spike suppression circuitry as
well as transformers to "boost" voltage without switching to
the battery if a modest voltage drop occurs. An example is the
"APC Smart UPS" which claims it will switch to this boosting mode
if voltage drops below 103V (from the normal expected 120V) and
switches to battery only at 90V and below. This, it is claimed,
allows operation of the equipment indefinitely under brownout
conditions as long as voltage does not drop below 90V. I have
not tested this, and would be interested in independent data.
There are other vendors products that make similar claims.]
2. Hybrid UPS systems. I only know one vendor who sells them -
Best Power, Inc. The theory behind these devices is fairly simple.
When normal operating line power is present, the supply conditions
power using a ferroresonant transformer. This transformer maintains
a constant output voltage even with a varying input voltage and
provides good protection against line noise. The transformer also
maintains output on its secondary briefly when a total outage
occurs.
Best claims that their inverter then goes online so quickly that
it is operating without any interruption in power. Other UPS
vendors maintain that the transition is less than seamless, but
then again it's not in their best interest to promote Best's
products.
Best has a sizable part of the UPS market.
[ Note: According to some sources, ferroresonant transformers in
an
UPS system can interact with ferroresonant transformers in your
equipment and produce unexpected results. The Moral: Again, test
before you buy. -npc ]
3. What I call "true" UPS systems, those supplies that continuously
operate from an inverter. Obviously, there is no switchover time,
and these supplies generally provide the best isolation from power
line problems. The disadvantages to these devices are increased
cost, increased power consumption, and increased heat generation.
Despite the fact that the inverter in a "true" UPS is always on,
the reliability of such units does not seem to be affected. In
fact, we have seen more failures in cheaper SPS units. [ Note,
though, that given the same quality inverter, you'd expect the
one that runs least to last longest. ]
02.05
Q: How can it help me?
A: A UPS has internal batteries to guarantee that continuous power
is provided to the equipment even if the power supply stops
providing power. Of course the UPS can provide power for a while,
typically a few minutes, but that is often enough to ride out
power company glitches or short outages.
Advantages:
1) Computer jobs don't stop because the power fails.
2) Users not inconvenienced by computer shutting down.
3) Equipment does not incur the stress of another (hard)
power cycle.
4) Data isn't lost because a machine shut down without
doing a "sync" or equivalent to flush cached or
real time data.
02.06
Q: What sort of stuff does a UPS do?
A: A UPS traditionally can perform the following functions:
1) Absorb relatively small power surges.
2) Smooth out noisy power sources.
3) Continue to provide power to equipment during line sags.
4) Provide power for some time after a blackout has
occurred.
In addition, some UPS or UPS/software combinations provide the
following functions:
1) Automatic shutdown of equipment during long power
outages.
2) Monitoring and logging of the status of the power
supply.
3) Display the Voltage/Current draw of the equipment.
4) Restart equipment after a long power outage.
5) Display the voltage currently on the line.
6) Provide alarms on certain error conditions.
7) Provide short circuit protection.
02.07
Q: How long can equipment on a UPS keep running after the power
goes?
A: How big a UPS do you have and what kind of equipment does it
protect? For most typical computer workstations, one might
have a UPS that was rated to keep the machine alive through
a 15 minute power loss. If you need a machine to survive
hours without power should probably look at a more robust
power backup solution. Even if a UPS has a very small load,
it must still operate it's DC (battery) to AC converter,
which costs power. A rough extrapolation from APC's
documentation, leads me to guess that a 2000 VA UPS can
operate it's own converter (with no extra load) for just
over 8 hours. A 1250 VA UPS could run its converter for
about 5. These are *very* rough guesses based on information
provided by one vendor for one vendor.
02.08
Q: Given the same vendor claims, how can I tell a "good" quality
UPS from a "poor" quality UPS?
A: Testing, testing, testing. I can't emphasize this enough. There
are many good and bad units out there that call themselves UPS's.
There are many good units that are wrong for your situation.
Caveat Emptor.
Some properties you might look for are:
1) Sinusoidal power output. In general, the closer the AC output
of the UPS is to a sine wave, the better it is for your
equipment.
Many UPS units, especially the cheaper ones, deviate a great
deal from a sinusoidal output. Some of them generate square
waves. Waveform effects are dealt with in section 2.12.
2) Does the UPS have a manual bypass switch? If the UPS is
broken or is being serviced, can you pass power through it to
your equipment? The last thing you want is for a broken UPS to
be the cause of extra downtime.
3) The more information about a UPS's operation you can get from
watching the unit itself, the better. How much power (or
percentage load) the equipment is drawing, how much battery
life is left and indications of the input power quality are
all very useful.
4) Some newer UPS's can communicate with their monitoring software
via network connection and SNMP! This is wonderful *if* your
network is on a UPS! Also, beware, I have heard of dealers
advertising "Network UPS" monitoring where the network is
the normal serial connection (no SLIP or PPP).
5) Does the UPS vendor offer support/maintenance contracts. If
they don't even offer them, I would suspect the quality of the
equipment.
If you do have a UPS that does not output a sinusoidal waveform,
some manufacturers *strongly* urge you to not put a surge protector
between the UPS and the computer. The surge protector might
mistake
the non-sine waveform as a power surge and try to send it to
ground.
This could be bad for your UPS. I don't know if this has happened
or not, but I wouldn't chance it.
02.09
Q: Should I make sure I have a support/maintenance contract for my
UPS systems?
A: Some people strongly recommend this, but to be honest, I don't
know how important it is. I haven't had any UPS's long enough
to have enough of them fail to know what the failure modes are
likely to be. Some people, with more experience than I in these
matters, insist that a UPS support/maintenance contract is as
important as your computer support/maintenance contract. I can't
argue with them. In any case, it's almost certainly worth
pricing at any rate.
02.10
Q: What sort of maintenance can I perform myself?
A: One good thing you might want to do is periodically test the
UPS's and their failure modes. A good time to do this might be
right after after a periodic level 0 backup. Nobody is logged
in and you've got full backups of the machines. Throw the
circuit breaker with the UPS on it to simulate and outage and
see how the transition goes. Note that some UPS vendors suggest
that testing an UPS by pulling the plug from the wall is *not*
a good idea (Tripp Lite is one of them). These UPS units like
to have a good idea of what ground looks like. It is likely that
unplugging just about any UPS for a short amount of time would
not be too dangerous (don't take my word for it, though!), but
in all cases, throwing a circuit breaker would be a better thing
to do.
It might be useful to install a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter)
socket to facilitate this testing without having to pull the plug,
especially if you don't have your UPS protected machines on
an isolated circuit (which you probably should). These are the
sockets found in most modern kitchens and bathrooms with a red
and a black button. You push the latter to cut power and the
former to restore power.
Those UPS units that use lead-acid batteries (that's most of
them, I'm told) do not have a battery memory and should be run
dry as few times as possible. It's probably not a bad investment
to do this once on one UPS out of a largish batch to learn how
much UPS time you can expect in a real power outage. Note:
depending on the manufacturer, UPS batters can be expected to
last between about 1 and 5 years before they ought to be replaced.
As a UPS gets older, its battery life will become shorter. Of
course there's no way to reliably test how long it is without
running the battery down and you don't want to do that because
they have lead acid batteries. <Sigh.> All of these are very
good reasons to get a support contract for them that includes
periodic battery replacement. At the very least, you can figure
that the batteries will still be good at the end of the UPS
warranty figure, so that's a good place to start guesswork.
02.11
Q: Isn't a UPS just a glorified power strip/surge protector with
some batteries and a little power conditioning thrown in?
A: Basically. It's also got a power inverter and some other
circuitry.
It may also have a timer, thermometer or other gadgets.
02.12
Q: How important is the UPS output waveform?
A: That's a good question, and one is worthy of some debate. One
school of thought holds that one should always run equipment on
the best approximation of sinusoidal input that one can, and that
deviations produce harmonics which may either be interpreted as
signal if they get through a power supply, or may actually damage
the equipment. Another school holds that since almost all
computers use switching-type power supplies, which only draw
power at or near the peaks of the waveforms, the shape of the
input power waveform is not important. Who's right? I don't
know. My *opinion* is that sinusoidal output is worth the
extra money, especially for on-line UPS systems that continually
provide their waveform to the computer. Also, if you don't *know*
that your equipment has a switching-type power supply, you might
want to think twice before buying a low quality UPS.
[ Some of this information from a great article in the October
1994 issue of LAN Magazine, check it out. -npc ]
03:
TOPIC: UPS monitoring/shutdown software.
03.01
Q: If the power is out for a long time, I would like to have my
computer automatically shut itself down gracefully before the
UPS batteries die. Can I do this?
A: Yes. Most UPS manufacturers support software that will do this
for some UPS's on at least some platforms. Ask your UPS vendor
for details.
Q: Okay, how about restarting the system for me once power returns?
A: Fewer software products do this, but many do. Again, ask your
vendor. I do not know of any freely distributable products that
will do this. It doesn't mean that they can't be built, but
vendor software is cheap enough (usually) that it's probably not
worth building.
03.02
Q: How does it work? I'm a starving (fill in the blank) and I really
don't want to pay for software unless I absolutely have to.
A: Usually, there is a serial connection running from a UPS into
your computer. The UPS sends information along the serial line
as it goes. If you can decode which pins contain which
information,
how the information is formatted and figure out what it wants to
hear from the computer side, you're all set. Make sure you have
the right serial cable and know how the pins map between DB9 and
DB25 as both your computer and your UPS may take either.
Since UPS units with network based monitoring capabilities are
appearing on the market, we can hopefully get something that will
communicate with those units.
Here is a skeleton script provided by Joe Moss,
joe@morton.rain.com.
Definitely check this out as a starting point, but don't expect
it to do anything meaningful without some work.
---------start upsd.sh-------------
#! /bin/sh
# Shut down system in case of extended power failure
# This should be the serial port to which the UPS is connected
# This port must be set to block on open until the DCD line
# is asserted - many UNIX systems have this determined by
# the minor device number, if not, see if there is some way
# to enable this behavior on your system
PORT=/dev/ttya
# Ok, this should block until there is a power failure
: > $PORT
# If we reach this point, we've lost power
wall << EOF
The sky is falling!! The sky is falling!!
EOF
# call shutdown (or init or whatever)
exec shutdown
-----------end--------------------
03.03
Q: Hmmm... that sounds kinda complicated. Has someone already done
this?
A: Any solution would almost certainly be vendor specific. However,
some brave souls have provided partial functionality for certain
vendors' UPS's. I don't know the original source, but I have a
copy available for anonymous FTP at navigator.jpl.nasa.gov in
the pub/src/UPS directory as upsd.tar.Z. I haven't tried it and
I don't honestly know if it even works.
Note: Different UPS's produce different sorts of signals. Just
installing this already built package may require a great deal of
work. The cabling can be complicated, etc.. I would be
interested in hearing where this software does/doesn't work.
Another good example, that probably works straight away for
SunOS 4.1.X machines using APC Back-UPS devices, is also
available on navigator for anonymous FTP in the pub/src/UPS
directory is pf.c. It was written by Ronald Florence
(ron@mlfarm.com). It looks like a nice framework for expansion
to other OS platforms and UPS implementations. Give it a try.
03.04
Q: I can't find monitoring software that will work on my
configuration.
What should I do?
A: Well, it seems you have a few choices:
1) Build your own. See item 03.02.
2) Use something freely distributable. See item 03.03.
3) Lean on your UPS vendor to port to your platform.
4) Try a different vendor that supports your platform.
See item 05.01.
03.05
Q: What other software is out there?
A: Software packages for UPS machines are getting more sophisticated.
Most provide some level of power and status monitoring, but
lately there are more GUI's, more interactive packages, SNMP
support, and even call-out paging. See the software section
05.03 for more info.
04:
TOPIC: How big a UPS do I need?
04.01
Q: How are the "sizes" of UPS's determined?
A: Typically, a UPS has a VA rating. The VA rating is the maximum
number of Volts * Amps it can deliver. The VA rating is not the
same as the power drain (in Watts) of the equipment. Computers
are notoriously non-resistive. A typical PF (power factor:
Watts/VA) for workstations may be as low as 0.6, which means that
if you record a drain of 100 Watts, you need a UPS with a VA
rating of 167. Some literature suggests that 0.7 may be a
good conversion factor, but this will depend heavily on the
machine. WARNING: Don't take my word for it! Note: Some UPS's
can continue to deliver power if the VA rating is exceeded, they
merely can't provide above their VA rating if the power goes.
Some can't provide power above their VA rating at all. Some may
do something really nasty if you try. In any case, I *strongly*
recommend not doing this under *any* circumstances.
04.02
Q: How can I tell what VA rating I need for my equipment?
A: First, when possible, get VA rather than wattage ratings. See
Q04.01 above.
There are a couple of ways:
1) Direct measurement. You can get equipment to measure
the current draw of your equipment directly. You may
or may not have access to this. If you are part of an
organization that has it's own facilities/electrical
type people, they're likely to be able to do this. They
might help you out if you ask nice.
2) Compare notes. If you know someone with the same setup
you're using, ask them what they use and how close they
are to the maximum VA rating.
3) Use a chart. Most vendors can help you out for common
equipment. If you have an unusual setup, or mix
vendors a lot, you're probably out of luck here.
4) Use the equipment rating. Most pieces of computer
equipment have a power rating on some back panel. This
number is usually high, as it is necessary for the
manufacturer to play it safe or they'll get sued.
Note: Method 1 is by far the best, method 2 and 3 are secondary,
method 4 is usually overkill, but pretty safe. There are some
examples in section 4.6, but the information is probably worth
what you paid for it :-)
04.03
Q: Hmmm... seems like a tough thing to determine.
A: Yeah, it can be. It's also very important. If you get a UPS
that's too big, then you've overpaid, but your equipment can
survive a longer outage. If you get a UPS that's too small,
then you could be in deep trouble. Therefore, I recommend that
you be conservative in buying these things, unfortunately, this
costs money.
04.04
Q: What else should I consider?
A: It would be nice to know how long your site's typical power
outages are. In some places, with nice weather and a flaky
power grid, the power is almost never out for more than 5 minutes,
but this could happen quite frequently. In this case, you may
as well use a UPS with a VA rating close to your equipment
rating with no extra batteries. If your area has longer outages,
in the half hour or hour range, as is often the case in
thunderstorm country, you can either buy UPS's with multiples
of the VA rating of the equipment, since oversizing a VA rating
for a UPS has the effect of lengthening the amount of time your
equipment can stay up in case of a power outage, or you can buy
additional battery units for a smaller UPS. You can probably
get away with doing simple math to determine how much longer a
larger UPS will keep your equipment running, but I recommend
running a few tests before committing to a large purchase
order. Also, your UPS vendor will almost certainly be glad
to help you size the equipment you need. If all else fails
and you guess wrong, or move equipment to a location with
different power status, you may be really, really glad if you
bought a UPS that can have additional battery packs added.
04.05
Q: How about I use one of these UPS thingies for a laser printer?
A: Don't *ever* do this. If you ever measured the current draw
of a laser printer during startup (and during printing) you'd
be stunned at what it pulls. All UPS manufacturers I know of
tell you not to do this.
Okay, I have to back down from this. I know APC, just as an
example, now does rate some of their UPS units for use with
certain laser printers. Not that I think this is a good
idea, mind you. In general, they are difficult to size and
rarely do they require the same level of uptime as servers.
In any case, don't do this without specific approval of
your UPS vendor.
04.06
Q: So, what sorts of UPS sizes do you use on your equipment?
A: BIG DISCLAIMER. I disclaim everything about these figures.
At best, they are very, very rough. Heck, I may be lying.
Don't trust them. Here they are anyway.
Note also, this is what the equipment apparently PULLS, not
the UPS sizes that are on them. Generally, I've been using
UPS's that are about 2X the VA ratings shown. At the very
least, I would using UPS sized 1.5X the VA ratings here.
400 VA:
Sparc 2 with 3 600 MB disks, 1 200 MB disk, 1 exabyte 8200
tape drive, 19" color monitor.
600 VA:
HP 750 with 4 1.3 GB disks, internal 4mm tape drive and internal
CD-ROM drive, external disk cabinet and 19" color monitor.
500 VA:
SPARC 2GX clone. 1 1.2 GB disk, 4 2.0 GB disks, 2 tape drives,
1 CD-ROM drive, "big" monitor.
300 VA:
Sparc 2 clone with 100W power supply, internal 424 disk, 16"
color monitor, external 1 GB disk drive.
Another word of warning, don't assume that power requirements
scale with compute power and number of peripherals, ESPECIALLY
if they are different architectures. Older equipment, CPU's,
disks, monitors, whatever almost universally requires more
power than new equipment. For example, it seems that an HP
9000/425e with 1 internal 420 MB disk and 19" color monitor
pulls a lot more power than a HP 9000/715 with an internal
1.3 GB disk, CD-ROM drive and more modern 19" color monitor.
Again, the moral is don't assume.
05:
TOPIC: Specific manufacturer's information.
05.01
Q: What vendors are there and what do they produce?
A: Here is a very incomplete list, based only on what I know.
Please give me information to expand it. I make no claims
as to the accuracy of this information. It is mostly based
on personal recommendations and vendor propoganda.
Note: The October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine has a great
vendor list. I have used it to update many of the entries
here. However, there is a lot of information available
there that I don't have space to include here. This
article is an excellent starting point for comparative pricing
on UPS equipment.
05.02 UPS Hardware (and software) manufacturers:
Company: Acme Electric Corp.
43 Argow Place
Nanuet, NY 10954
US Phone: 1-716-968-2400
1-800-833-1373
UPS Products:
250 to 1400 VA standby UPS products, 1000 and 2000 VA
on-line UPS products. Shutdown/startup and SNMP
software for LAN Manager, Netware 3.x, 4.x, UNIX and
VINES.
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
with additional information by npc.
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Company: Advanced Electronic Systems, Inc.
2005 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA 17201
US Phone: 1-800-345-1280
Email: None known
UPS Products:
Stediwatt UPS: Designed specifically for use with NeXTSTEP.
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
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Company: Alpha Technologies
US Phone: 1-206-647-2360
1-800-322-5742
UPS Products:
600 to 15000 VA line-interactive UPS systems, SW
with shutdown and SNMP support. 250 to 750 VA
standby UPS systems.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
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Company: APC, American Power Conversion
US Address: 132 Fairgrounds Road
P.O. Box 278
West Kingston, RI 02892
FR Address: 4, rue Ste Claire Deville
Zac du Mandinet-Batiment Espace
LOGNES
77447 MARNE LA VALLEE Cedex 2
FRANCE
US & CAN Phone: 1-800-800-4272
Europe Phone: (+33) 1.64.62.59.00
World Wide Phone: (401) 789-5735
Email: none known
UPS Products:
Smart UPS in sizes up to 2000 VA. The Smart UPS's do
monitoring and can shutdown multiple machines using the
PowerChute software. I recommend putting these on
computers. SNMP adaptor can be installed.
Back UPS same as Smart UPS except that you cannot
communicate interactively with the UPS and it will not
support SNMP. I recommend putting these on dumb equipment
like network equipment, X Terminals and Macintoshes (sorry,
I couldn't resist.)
Matrix UPS a modular "fault-tolerant" system. Any
module, except the insulation unit, can be "hot-swapped"
at any time. Also additional battery modules can be added,
again, while the system is running. SNMP adaptor can be
installed.
Software:
PowerChute, PowerChute PLUS. They produce it themselves.
Supported on: SunOS, HP-UX, SCO, AIX, AT&T UNIX,
Interactive UNIX, XENIX, and probably others by now.
Contributed by:
APC information contributed by Nick Christenson,
npc@minotaur.jpl.nasa.gov without consultation with
APC. Additional information provided by Joe Moss,
joe@morton.rain.com. I have no affiliation with APC
except as a satisfied customer.
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Company: Best Power Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 280
Necedah, WI 54646-9899
US Phone: 1-800-356-5794
Email: None known
UPS Products:
FERRUPS: Ferroresonant-Based, Line-Interactive UPS, sizes
from 500 VA - 18 KVA.
Features: Standard power features, serial line
communications, runtime monitoring, logging,
automatic shutdown with optional software, user
configurable.
FORTRESS: Advanced, line-Interactive UPS, sizes from 360
VA - 2 KVA.
PATRIOT: Low-Cost Standby Power Systems, 250 VA - 850 VA.
Contributed by: Scott Pinkerton, spinkert@t4rta-gw.den.mmc.com
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Company: Clary Corporation
Address: Clary Corporations
320 W Clary Ave
San Gabriel, CA 91776
US Phone: 818 287-6111
UPS Products:
I'm not sure of the entire line, but their PC series includes
[ On-line -npc ] UPS ranging from 400 to 1500 VA [ 450 to 2400
VA -npc] with surge and noise suppression. Voltage regulation
to 3%, frequency to 1 Hz, RS232 signal output, LED load and
charge indicators. Sine wave output, Alarm, etc..
[ SW will do shutdown/startup and SNMP for LAN Manager, LAN
Server, Netware 3.X, 4.X, Unix, VINES, Windows NT, and OS/2.
-npc ]
Contributed by: Ron Tansky, ron.t@bix.com who has no relation
to Clary Corporation except as a user.
Additions by npc from October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine.
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Company: Controlled Power Company
1955 Stephenson Hwy.
Troy, MI 48083
US Phone: 1-800-521-4792
1-313-528-3700
US Fax: 1-313-528-0411
UPS Products:
UPS, AC regulators, power conditioners. They
will do custom work.
[ On-line UPS from 400 to 60000 VA. Software
with shutdown/startup and SNMP functions for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare
3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES and Windows NT -npc ]
Contact: David Gerds (Sales)
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
Additions by npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
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Company: Data General
UPS Products:
Data General repackages another vendor's UPS's (from
Exide?) with some sort of special cable. They deserve
some mention since they provide UPS monitoring software
built in to the AViiON (their UN*X boxen) line. It can
be managed through sysadm(1M).
Contributed by: Morris Galloway Jr., mmgall@presby.edu
------------------------
Company: DELTEC
2727 Kurtz St.
San Diego, CA 92110-9980
US Phone: 1-800-854-2658
Email: None known
UPS Products:
"Most technologically advanced *true* on-line UPS."
[ 400 to 2200 VA line-interactive UPS systems.
Software with shutdown/startup and SNMP for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetBIOS,
NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT and OS/2.
-npc ]
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Additions by npc from October 1994, LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Easy Options IBM Corporation
Address: IBM Corporations
Easy Options
Dept. WC3J
P.O. Box 2150
Atlanta, Ga 30301-9948
US Phone: Unknown.
UPS Products:
UPS ranging from 250 VA to 600 VA with surge and noise suppression.
Sine wave output, Test/Alarm, etc..
These UPS's come with an insurance policy. If your UPS damages
your systems, they'll pay you up to $25,000.
Software:
Works with APC's PowerChute software.
I doubt that IBM is making their own UPS's rather than repackaging
someone elses, but I'll be glad to post a correction if they are.
Contributed by: Dave Gruhn, dgruhn@fuzzy.eskimo.com
who has no relation to IBM, or Easy Options except as
a satisfied customer.
------------------------
Company: EFI Electronics
US Phone: 1-801-977-9009
1-800-877-1174
UPS Products:
400 to 1250 VA Standby UPS systems. Software
with shutdown/startup and SNMP for LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc, from October 1994 issue of LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Elgar Power Systems Components
9250 Brown Deer Road
San Diego, CA 92121
US Phone: 1-800-733-5427
1-619-450-0085
US Fax: 1-619-458-0267
UPS Products:
UPS, Line Conditioners, AC regulators.
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Emerson Electric Co., Computer Power Div.
US Address: 9650 Jeronimo Road
Irvine, CA 92718, USA
UK Address: Elgin Drive, Swindon
Wiltshire SN2-6DX, England
FR Address: 8, Rue de l'Esterel
Silic 502
94623 Rungis Cedex
France
IT Address: SICE S.p.A. [Note national Name!]
Via Rossini 6
20098 San Giuliano Milanese
Italy
US Phone: 1-800-BACKUPS
UK Phone: +44 458 841898
FR Phone: +33 146 862336
EMail: n/a
Products:
Accupower GOLD Series:
UPSes for 750, 1000, 1500, 2100 VA, the latter with
external Batt Pack. Connector for {Power,Accu}Mon S/W.
5 yr Batt Life. Good Display (3 Status LEDs, Load
and Batt Charge LED Bargraphs). Switches positioned
wrong (Main Power Switch on Front, Batt Check/Alarm
off on Back - I'd prefer them the other Way 'round).
other UPSes?
PowerMon Software:
Triggers for Outage, long Outage, Batt low. Uses one
serial Connector. Logging and Warnings to Users.
Requires special Cable (included in PowerMon Kit).
NOTE: The "Batt low" Trigger does not work "on SunOS
4.1.1 and above due to OS Limitations". >:-C I don't
know whether this includes Solaris 2.x.
AccuMon Software:
Reported to support all Kinds of fancy Communication
Items (gathering Power Line and internal UPS Data,
test Batt Cap periodically and announce Batt Aging,
switch off UPS on Computer Command, Logging
Facilities for all these Functions)
Other Software?
Contributed by: Jochen Bern, bern@kleopatra.Uni-Trier.DE
who has no relation to Emerson.
------------------------
Company: Exide
8521 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
US & Canada Phone: 1-800-554-3448
1-919-872-3020
UPS Products:
800 to 1500 VA On-line UPS systems. Software
does shutdown/startup and SNMP for NetWare 3.X,
4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT
Contributed by: npc from October 1994 LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Hewlett-Packard
UPS Products:
HP resells 4 models of the DELTEC 2000 series
with PowerMon software with VA ratings of
2400, 3600 for both 120 and 240 VAC.
HP resells 2 of APC's Smart-UPS modes, the 600
and 1250 VA models, again with HP's PowerMon
software. Technical support is handled directly
by APC.
HP also offers the Power Trust family of UPS for
use with their HP 9000/800 series machines.
Power monitoring software for HP-UX is included.
These appear to be created by HP themselves.
They come in 600 VA, 120 VAC (deskside) and 3.0
KVA, 240 VAC (rackmount) sizes. The 3.0 KVA
version weighs close to 400 lbs.!
The big Power Trust boxes have a test/alarm silence
button and a rocker switch which controls the output
power. There is no bypass and it relies on a power
distribution strip which is built into the enclosure.
Contributed by: Tom Myers, tvmyers@icdc.delcoelect.com
------------------------
Company: Hipotronics Inc.
Route 22
Brewster, NY 10509
US Phone: 1-914-279-8091
US Fax: 1-914-279-2467
UPS Products:
UPS, Line Conditioners, AC Regulators.
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Intellipower
US Phone: 1-714-587-0155
UPS Products:
650 to 1100 VA On-line UPS systems with
software for shutdown/startup and SNMP for
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare
3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT, AIUX,
NetWareLite, LANtastic
Contributed by: npc from October 1994 LAN Magazine.
------------------------
Company: Liebert
US Phone: 1-614-888-0246
1-800-877-9222
UPS Products:
250 to 600 VA Standby UPS, 600 to 2000 VA
Line-interactive UPS, 750 to 18000 VA On-line
UPS systems. Software does shutdown/startup
and SNMP for AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server,
NetBIOS, NetWare 3.x, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT, OS/2.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Minuteman
US Phone: 1-214-446-7363
1-800-238-7272
UPS Products:
300 to 425 VA Standby UPS, 500 to 2000 Line-
interactive UPS, 500 to 1000 VA On-line UPS.
Software does SNMP for AppleShare, LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES,
Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Oneac
US Phone: 1-708-816-6000
1-800-327-8801
UPS Products:
400 to 1800 VA Isolated Line-Interactive UPS
with software that does shutdown/startup and
SNMP for LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare 3.X,
4.X, UNIX, VINES and Windows NT systems.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Philtek Electronics Ltd.
2471 Vauxhaul Place
Richmond, BC
V6V 1Z5 Canada
Phone: 1-604-270-4642
Fax: 1-604-270-8343
UPS Products:
UPS's.
Contact: Bob Smedley
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Pylon Electronic Development
5020 Fairway St.
Lachine, PQ
H8 1B8 Canada
Phone: 1-514-633-8787
Fax: 1-514-636-1970
UPS Products:
UPS's/Power conditioners, modular/industrial
Contact: Graeme Turnbull
Contributed by: Donald McLachlan, don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
------------------------
Company: Sola
UPS Products:
Apparently Sola repackages Deltec UPS systems.
I have no other information.
------------------------
Company: Square D-EPE/TOPAZ
US Phone: 1-714-557-1636
1-800-344-0570
UPS Products:
250 to 700 VA Standby UPS, 600 to 2000 VA
Line-interactive UPS, 900 to 10000 On-line
UPS. Software does shutdown and SNMP on
AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetBIOS,
NetWare 3.X, 4.X, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT,
OS/2.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Superior Electric
US Phone: 1-203-585-4500
UPS Products:
400 to 2200 VA On-line UPS. Software does
shutdown/startup on AppleShare, LAN Manager,
LAN Server, NetWare, UNIX, VINES, Windows NT.
Contributed by: npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
------------------------
Company: Toshiba International Corporation
US Address: Industrial Division
13131 West Little York Rd.
Houston, TX 77041
US Phone: 1-713-466-0277
US Fax: 1-800-321-1412
Canada Phone: 1-800-527-1204
UPS Products:
Single and three phase double conversion on-line UPS,
from 600 VA to 50 KVA. Serial line interface and
auto-shutdown software available.
Contributed by: Seth J. Bradley, sbradley@scic.intel.com,
a very satisfied customer.
------------------------
Company: Tripp Lite
500 N. Orleans
Chicago, IL 60610-4188
US Phone: 1-312-329-1601
1-755-5401
Email: None known
UPS Products:
On-line UPSs with pure Sine Wave output. [ 250 to 1250 VA
Standby UPS, 250 to 2000 Line-interactive UPS, 300 to
2000 VA On-line UPS. Software does shutdown/startup, SNMP
and RMON for AppleShare, LAN Manager, LAN Server, NetWare,
UNIX, VINES, Windows NT, OS/2, LANtastic. -npc ]
Contributed by: Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Additional info by npc from LAN Magazine, October 1994.
05.03 Software products:
Company: ResponseWare Inc.
US Phone: 1-800-673-4777
Email: responseguy@AOL.com
Products:
ResponseWare is software that performs a great number of
services for UPS users. ResponseWare uses a MS Windows
console as its control point. The console communicates
with both a UPS and the server. It has built-in out call
paging and they offer a remote monitoring service where
they can dial-in, diagnose problems and dispatch help.
The software also can monitor temperature, humidity,
security, life/safety, etc..
ResponseWare works on Novell (NLM), AS/400, HP 9000, Sun,
and VAX platforms.
It works with APC, Best, Deltec, Exide, Liebert and TrippLite
UPS products.
Cost is $99 per server and $199 for the MS-Windows Console
program. Monthly monitoring charges begin at $99/month.
Information provided by Bob Hunter of ResponseWare provides
this information.
------------------------
On the NeXTSTEP front, there is a company called BenaTong (?)
which sells a software package called PowerGuardian for NeXTSTEP
only. It will work with APC, TrippLite and UNISON UPS's. If,
for example, you call APC and ask for PowerChute for NeXT, they
will refer you to Power Guardian.
Contributed by: Chuck Bennett, (chuck@benatong.com) who works
for this company.
------------------------
Also for NeXTstep, Max Hailperin wrote a package for monitoring
Best Fortress UPS units called GACUPS. It consists of a daemon
and a GUI. The daemon will shut the NeXT machine down gracefully
and do logging. It also answers queries from the GUI. The GUI
displays status information. It should be available on the usual
NeXTstep anonymous FTP sites. One place you might want to check
is in : ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu/pub/next/submissions/. Any
reports on how it works?
Contributed by Max Hailperin (max@kolmogorov.gac.edu).
05.04 Other companies: ITT Power System Corp
Digital Equipment Corporation. (They probably
repackage someone else's stuff, but
they're likely to support it and you
can order it from their catalog.)
I'd appreciate any information I can get on these.
06:
TOPIC: Bibliography
There are many good references and review articles on UPS
information. Some of the best sources can be found in
vendor information. There is great reference material woven
into their propoganda. Some other good sources are:
"The Dranetz Field Handbook for Power Quality Analysis",
1991, Dranetz Technologies, 1000 New Durham Rd.,
Edison, NJ 08818, 1-908-287-3680.
"National Electrical Code Handbook", 1993, National Fire
Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park,
P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269, 1-617-770-3000.
"Grounding and Shielding in Facilities", 1990, by Ralph
Morrison and Warren H. Lewis, John Wiley & Sons,
New York, ISBN 0-471-83807-1.
"Battling Power Problems", by Alan Frank, LAN Magazine,
October 1994, pp 65-72, Miller Freeman, Inc..
"UPS Chart", by the LAN staff, LAN Magazine, October
1994, pp 74-84, Miller Freeman, Inc..
07:
TOPIC: Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Charles Rhoades (cwr@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov) for
his sage remarks on my draft of this document.
I would like to thank Kevin R. Ray (kevin@kray.com) for sending me
the freely distributable upsd software and Ronald Florence
(ron@mlfarm.com) for contributing the pf program.
Thanks also to Don Deal (Don.Deal@oit.gatech.edu) for a great
many valuable suggestions and that great section on the types
of UPS units.
The following people have all made valuable contributions to this
document:
Scott Pinkerton, spinkert@t4rta-gw.den.mmc.com
Morris Galloway Jr., mmgall@presby.edu
David E A Wilson, david@cs.uow.edu.au
Edward Hartnett, ejh@larry.gsfc.nasa.gov
Joe Moss, joe@morton.rain.com
Kurt Hillig, khillig@chem.lsa.umich.edu
Robert D. Freeman, rdf@thermo.chem.okstate.edu
Jochen Bern, bern@kleopatra.Uni-Trier.DE
Dave Gruhn, dgruhn@fuzzy.eskimo.com
Steve Welch, smw@columbine.cgd.ucar.edu
Ron Tansky, ron.t@bix.com
Andrew J. Templin, nosilla@ohionet.org
Chuck Bennett, chuck@benatong.com
M.V.S. Ramanath, ram@sclara.qms.com
Max Hailperin, max@kolmogorov.gac.edu
Larry Moss, moss@cvs.rochester.edu
Please note that I take full blame for any errors or omissions.
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CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: Borek Lupomesky
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Strange PPP behaviour: ping not possible, telnet ok?!
Date: 6 Dec 1995 08:38:10 GMT
Organization: Czech Technical University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a3kpi$k9h@ns.felk.cvut.cz>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951204174123.3625A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <4a02l4$lg9@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
In <4a02l4$lg9@msunews.cl.msu.edu> Stephen J. Perkins wrote:
> > Then I try a ping to the remote IP which I just received during the
> > connection phase: result is just a hanging pinng (NO network
unreachable,
> > but no reply). Tracerouts to the same IP result in stars (*). Telnet to
> > the remote IP works ! But the connection is going to drop in about 1
> > minute or so.
>
> This is not necessarily a problem. Can you ping some other host (other
than
> the PPP peer) by IP address? There are some PPP servers that are not
built
> on top of a full TCP/IP stack. These servers wouldn't understand or reply
> to ICMP messages directed at them. They can however, correctly forward IP
> packets to a LAN. As to the telnet, they could have a proxy... I don't
> know. Do other hosts work OK?
I have same problem. My peer is Cisco CS508 terminal server, so that it
certainly should reply ICMP echos. I think there is something wrong with
routing that PPP automatically sets. But, I didn't explore this too much,
because everything else works fine.
Bye Borek
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From: suzawa@suzawa.anatomy.emory.edu (Sara W. Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadm
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 does not detect Archive Python
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadm
Date: 6 Dec 1995 23:05:59 GMT
Organization: Emory University
Message-ID: <4a57kn$kbf@moe.cc.emory.edu>
References: <30C5D067.79ED872D@ee.ucla.edu>
Bill Faust (faust@ee.ucla.edu) wrote:
: I'm having trouble recognizing my tape drive.
: I'm setting up an Intel system with an Adaptec AHA-2940 (BIOS v1.2s)
: SCSI controller. The controller has been working fine with my SCSI
: internal harddrive (Seagate ST32430N) and external CD-ROM (Sony CD-ROM
: CDU-541). However, it will not recognize my tape drive, an Archive
: Python Model 3420RT under NEXTSTEP.
: This is strange because it _does_ recognize the tape drive at the
: initial boot. It replies something like:
: SCSI ID1: LUN 0 Seagate ST32430N Drive C: (80h)
: SCSI ID2: LUN 0 Archive Python 25501-XXX
: SCSI ID3: LUN 0 Sony CD-ROM CDU-541
: However, when NEXTSTEP is booting it only finds the devices at SCSI ID1
: and SCSI ID3, skipping the tape drive.
: Perhaps I haven't loaded the tape driver?
You are right. You need to add SCSI Tape Driver with Configure.app, Other
Devices section. Good luck!
: Any help is appreciated.
: --
: Bill Faust
: faust@ee.ucla.edu
: Newbury Park, California, USA
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From: Ron Wood <ron>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Strange PPP behaviour: ping not possible, telnet ok?!
Date: 6 Dec 1995 18:15:32 GMT
Organization: CE-CERT
Message-ID: <4a4mk4$qdk@galaxy.ucr.edu>
References: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951204174123.3625A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Check in NetInfo protocols to see if UDP packets are enabled.
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Filesystem performance
Date: 6 Dec 1995 23:06:07 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <4a57kv$lh@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Hi everybody,
I just went over a irritating problem with filesystem performance.
I have two disks (a Seagate 2GB Barracuda and an 1GB Fujitsu) lowlevel
formated to 1024 b/sector and initialised an black hardware. They both
work with no problems.
After moving the disks to my new P5/100 i was a little bit upset about
the poor perfomance of the disks. Both got only around 1Mbyte/s (checked
by "iozone 70 1024").
After another lowlevel format (again to 1024 b/sector) and new
initialisation on the pentium both get around 2.2 and 2.5 Mbytes/s.
I wonder why there is that big performance difference between disks
formated on black hw vs that formatted on white? Is the lowlevel format
or initialisation dependend on the controler/disk combination?
As far as i know both black and white use big endian filesystems. Or do
filesystems initialised on white become little endian filesystems?
What do you think about that?
Bastian
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From: john@ablecom.net (John Stytz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadm
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 does not detect Archive Python
Date: 7 Dec 1995 06:27:30 GMT
Organization: Able Technical Services
Message-ID: <4a61gi$a64@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
On 12/06/95, Bill Faust wrote:
>I'm having trouble recognizing my tape drive.
[snip]
>Perhaps I haven't loaded the tape driver?
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>--
>Bill Faust
>faust@ee.ucla.edu
>Newbury Park, California, USA
>
Hi Bill,
As you suspected, you do need to load a SCSI tape driver. You can
find it on NeXTAnswers. I run the beta version (my Archive required
it).
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: 32-bit Wide SCSI support?
In-Reply-To: dmitch@next.com's message of 6 Dec 1995 02:14:55 GMT
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Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com> <4a2uav$aaf@news.next.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 05:05:58 GMT
Thanks for the info. I knew that there was some limitation in 3.3's
Wide SCSI implementation and I had thought it was that there was
16 bit support but no 32-bit support. I was off by one power of 2.
I haven't seen a 32-bit device yet myself.
Robert
In article <4a2uav$aaf@news.next.com> dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell) writes:
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From: dmitch@next.com (Doug Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 6 Dec 1995 02:14:55 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
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In article <RDL.95Dec3220511@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
> When can we expect 32-bit wide SCSI support in NEXTSTEP? Under 3.3,
> only 16-bit SCSI is supported. This is very high on my wishlist!
>
> Robert
There is no 16-bit support in 3.3. From the operating system's point of
view, the main restriction about using a wide bus is the number of devices
allowed per bus. With an 8-bit (standard) SCSI bus, and with NS 3.3, you
can have up to 8 devices, including the host.
You *can* run a 16-bit or even a 32-bit SCSI bus with NS 3.3, but you
won't be able to access targets with ID greater than 7.
NS 4.0 has full support for wide SCSI (16 or 32 bits) and lots of SCSI-3
extensions, as well as SSA, which allows for even more targets (just under
64K). This support is not in the Prerelease version of 4.0; it will be in
the real thing. For all you folks who are understandably skeptical of
vaporware claims, this functionality is already implemented and tested
(and was on display at Comdex, in Pathlight's booth).
I second Karsten's question : *is* there a 32-bit host adaptor? I haven't
seen one...
--dpm
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Any way to speed up an 030 NextCube?
Date: 7 Dec 1995 02:04:41 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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References: <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>
In article <49vdb1$16bk@core.bard.edu>, hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
writes:
> have been trying to find ways to speed up the two 030 NextCubes I
>use without spending much money. They have 16MB and stock drives. I
>saw in MacUser that one can buy higher speed crystals and just plug
>them in for higher performance. Is this possible on the Next 030
>boards since the crystal is in a socket? Any other advice would be
>much appreciated.
Don't. Really. The 68030 boards are built on the hairy leading edge of
1987 technology. Anything over 25 MHz will almost certainly bollix the
timing in the video controller, leading to that infamous condition known
as 'video wallpaper'. That part is the one that is likely to be most
sensitive to clock changes, followed closely by the memory controller/DMA
chip.
The system is designed and integrated for 25 MHz operation. If you try to
push it, you won't like the results.
Mike Paquette
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From: reichman@scf.usc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: TTYDSP and PPP 2.2
Date: 7 Dec 1995 08:39:18 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-d-58.usc.edu
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References: <c4a3faxl1ov.fsf@skat.usc.edu>
taweil@skat.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li) wrote:
> Have anyone using TTYDSP and PPP 2.2? When I try to set up the
> connection, the ppp daemon left the following message on the
> log and quited.
Stephen J. Perkins has already remarked that, at the moment,, there is no way
to make TTYDSP's calls compatible with PPP. It didn't seem as though anyone
was working on it either.
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Be well,
Matthew
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From: taweil@skat.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: TTYDSP and PPP 2.2
Date: 7 Dec 1995 00:26:54 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: taweil@skat.usc.edu
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Have anyone using TTYDSP and PPP 2.2? When I try to set up the
connection, the ppp daemon left the following message on the
log and quited.
Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
Dec 4 21:39:34 next pppd[393]: Exit.
Anyway to fix this?
--
Ta-Wei Li
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pentium 133 or Sparc 5
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 10:27:02 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <4a6f3k$hcg@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <49ffqd$23q6@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca> <DIzMGI.55v@eskimo.com>
salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) wrote:
>Norbert W. Sauer (nsauer@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
>: Video is 8-bit accelerated color 1152x900
>: I can live well with the smaller resolution but like
>: the idea of the increased screen real estate the
>: Pentium system would give me.
>: The Sparcstation is quite a bit less expensive
>: as I get a large Academic discount.
>While the Sparc appeals to me a lot, its limited video disqualifies it
>IMHO; there is a big difference between 8-bit and 16-bit.
Can't you use the 24bit graphics adator!? the TGX or whatever. There
are quite a few.. granted they are expensive.. but I think the
previous poster was talking about a 5. You can get a refurb 10 and buy
your own vid adaptor.
or wait for hte Ultra Sparc.
Godwin
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From: Jim Wu <jiwu@tuba.aix.calpoly.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 030 cube modem cable
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 16:27:44 -0800
Organization: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
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Hi, I have just recently acquired an old 030 cube and I have a couple of
questions. First and foremost, I believe I need a new rom. What is the
most current rom and where, how much can I get one. Secondly, I believe
I have read that NeXT cannot use Mac modem cables because Mac cables does
not support RTS/CTS, but I just read that 030 NeXT does not do RTS/CTS
handshaking, so could I just use any Mac cable. Please email replies.
TIA.
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From: daniel.cave@lds.co.uk (Daniel Cave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WANTED: INFO on -P1 5x3 FemaleConnector for 386dx25 motherboard
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 19:23:17 GMT
Organization: LDS Technology
Message-ID: <4a5nb5$e2t@news.lds.co.uk>
I have a connector from a motherboard that I have and I want to know
the pin-outs so that I can make a patch to a new case so that I can
use for my dad's PC.
There are 5 black cables,
3 red,
2 orange,
1 white,
1 blue &
1 magenta/purple coming out of the connector.
On the motherboard, the connector is 'P121' and says above it CPU
backplane.
I have no idea what motherboard it it, as there don't appea to be any
markings!!
ANY HELP GREATLY RECEIVED!
Dan
From: jon@mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
Date: 7 Dec 1995 13:10:18 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
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Christian Neuss writes
> Personaly, I prefer hte 230MB MOD drive from Fujitsu. Great price/value,
> and unlike ZIP disks, these MODs are very reliable. You could even
> take them in the bathtub with you :-)
Have people had trouble with the ZIP disks? I haven't had my drive for very
long, but I've been giving my disks quite a workout.
I'd like to know if relying on them is an error.
Thanks.
--
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From: cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
Date: 7 Dec 1995 06:28:21 GMT
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On 12/06/95, Bastian Schlueter wrote:
>
>I wonder why there is that big performance difference between disks
>formated on black hw vs that formatted on white? Is the lowlevel format
>or initialisation dependend on the controler/disk combination?
>
I believe I remember hearing that newfs tweaks default performance
parameters such as interleave and rotational speed differently on black and
white hardware (although this may be an OS revision difference rather than a
hardware platform dependent difference.)
Another possibility is that the file system on the disks was fragmented and
that the real reason performance improved was because reformatting and
restoring your data eliminated this problem and was unrelated to the
platform switch.
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: replace station fan with temp.controlled low-noise fan ok?
Message-ID: <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 12:13:15 GMT
Ok,
in an effort to reduce noise I thought of replacing the fan in my black station
with one of those expensive, temperature controlled fans (brand Pabst).
My concern is that the heat sensor might be too slow, leading to a fried power
supply.
Anyone done the replacement already? Opinions?
Juergen
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From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 95 07:12:39 -0800
Subject: Monitor use and DEC hard disk
1) If I replace my black box with a hot Pentium, will my 21"
Hitachi color
monitor be reusable? Has anyone made the switch to Intel
successfully and
been able to reuse the peripherals? Will all the SCSI drives work?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
2) The following hard drive is about to be purchased.
DEC DSP5200 2.1GB 5.25" SCSI2 Fast
Has anyone used this?
Reply to kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Looking for DSP card for intel
Date: 7 Dec 1995 21:12:20 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
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References: <4a4atl$t49@zippy.cais.net>
I have heard of three cards with DSP's that are supported by Music Kit for
NSFIP, so I assume they might be generally supported. The cards are:
Turtle Beach Cards with DSPs
Ariel Cards with DSPs
ilink cards with DSPs
for more info:
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu
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From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PCI network adaptors
Date: 7 Dec 1995 22:48:10 GMT
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a7qva$8m@andromeda.filtronix.eunet.be>
Hi all,
Has any tried tried any of the following network adaptors
using NEXTSTEP:
- ASUS PCI-L101-TB
- SMC 8432 PCI (EtherPower)
- D-LINK DE530CT
- ACCTON EN203 EtherDuo PCI
Filip
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From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
References: <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de>
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 09:26:49 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>
In article <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de>,
Ernst Kloecker <ernst@fritz.snafu.de> wrote:
>I am looking for a CD-ROM drive which works under NS and which is also able
>to transfer audio data over the SCSI bus. The latter does not have to be
>supported by NS, Windows or DOS will do.
You can do that with the Toshiba 3401 drives and play3401. Here's the
manpage. (Be aware that you need a HUGE disk, though...)
Gerhard.
PLAY3401(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual PLAY3401(1)
NAME
play3401 - play audio CDs through NeXT sound system
SYNOPSIS
play3401 [ -e ] [ -p ] [ -r ] [duration ...]
DESCRIPTION
Play3401 reads the digital audio samples from audio CDs
through the SCSI bus and then plays them on the NeXT system
itself. Currently play3401 only supports the Toshiba 3401
series of CD-ROM drives.
The audio CD should be inserted only after play3401 has
prompted the user for it. Unless the -e option is given
play3401 will eject the CD again when it has completed play-
ing.
If you wish to record a standard 16-bit stereo 44.1 kHz
soundfile to the standard output specify the -r option. By
default playing of the sound is disabled while recording.
If you wish to play and record use the -p option as well as
the -r option.
The arguments to play3401 are a series of `durations' which
are played by play3401 in the order specified. A number of
different formats for durations exist.
- play the entire CD.
-time play the CD from the beginning until time.
time- play the CD from time to the end.
time1-time2 play the CD from time1 to time2.
time play just the specified time.
repeat start over playing the list of durations from
the beginning.
Times may be specified in several different formats down to
frame (= 1/75th of a second) accuracy.
#n The n-th track.
mm Minute mm of the CD.
mm:ss Second ss of minute mm of the CD.
mm:ss:ff Frame ff of second ss of minute mm of the CD.
EXAMPLES
Play the entire CD over and over again.
play3401 - repeat
Play and record to the file threetracks.snd the tracks 7, 5
and 9 of the CD (in that order) and then stop.
play3401 -r #7 #5 #9 >threetracks.snd
BUGS
Currently play3401 has only been tested on m68k systems with
Toshiba 3401 CD-ROM drives. It is conceivable that it might
also work on i386 based system with the proper sound cards.
As there is currently no standard SCSI command set to read
audio CDs, if play3401 worked on CD-ROM drives different
from the Toshiba 3401 that would purely coincidental. The
author is very interested in experiences of users with dif-
ferent hardware configurations.
Every time an audio CD is inserted a large number of warning
messages will appear on the console. All those messages
indicate is that the CD ROM is not in one of the standard
data formats which should not come as a surprise.
DIAGNOSTICS
`%s was not installed SUID root': play3401 needs raw access
to the CD ROM. On NeXTs this access is only granted to the
root user. So to work properly play3401 needs to be run
either by root or has to be installed SUID root.
`Can't find Toshiba 3401 CD player -- %s only works with
it.': play3401 explicitly checks that the CD ROM drive used
is a Toshiba 3401 as sending random non-standard SCSI com-
mands to a different device may have tragic consequences.
`Can't eject CD.': Possibly the drive was installed with the
eject prevention jumper installed.
`No free generic SCSI device': play3401 needs to use generic
SCSI device of which there are only four. This message
indicates that all four of them are being used by other
processes.
NOTES
Two points about recording: play3401 writes out the complete
unabridged and unmodified sound data from the audio CD which
results in sound files more than 10 MBytes/minute in size.
If your uses don't require sound of quite so high a quality,
you can use sndconvert and sndcompress to significantly
reduce the size of the sound files.
Most available audio CDs are copyrighted. Making direct
digitial recordings of them for your own use may or may not
be a violation of that copyright. Completely copying your
favorite CDs to your harddisk and then uploading them to
every ftp server in sight is not only almost certainly a
violation of that copyright but also the greatest waste of
network resources since the creation of
misc.activism.progressive.
SEE ALSO
sndplay(1), sndrecord(1), sndinfo(1), sndcompress(1),
sndconvert(1)
AUTHOR
Carl Edman <cedman@princeton.edu>, Department of Physics,
Princeton University.
Mike Andrews <kramer@fragile.termfrost.org> contributed code
to record sounds. Some code for NS/FIP compatibility was
incorporated from patches sent by J Daniel Ashton
<jdashton@southern.edu>.
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: TTYDSP and PPP 2.2
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 22:49:06 GMT
References: <c4a3faxl1ov.fsf@skat.usc.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <c4a3faxl1ov.fsf@skat.usc.edu>,
Ta-Wei Li <taweil@skat.usc.edu> wrote:
>Have anyone using TTYDSP and PPP 2.2? When I try to set up the
>connection, the ppp daemon left the following message on the
>log and quited.
>
>Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
>Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
>Dec 4 21:39:34 next pppd[393]: Exit.
>
>Anyway to fix this?
>
TTYDSP and PPP 2.2 don't work together; it says so in the PPP documentaiton
somewhere.
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From: swalker@swalker.iac.net (Shawn T. Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT and Motorla Bitsurfer
Date: 8 Dec 1995 01:12:37 GMT
Organization: Internet Access Cincinnati 513-887-8877
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a83e6$ela@cheyenne.iac.net>
How well will my NeXT Intel box work with a Motrola Bitsurfer. Are there
any things that I should be aware of before I purchase it with my ISDN
line? Are there any better ways which are just about the same price?
Thanks,
Shawn T. Walker
swakler@swalker.iac.net
NeXT Mail Welcome :-)
From: mark@cse.ucsc.edu (Mark Herbster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Will nextstep run on thinkpad 701?
Date: 8 Dec 1995 03:03:11 GMT
Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE
Message-ID: <4a89tf$9b0@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
Hi, is it possible to run NeXTstep on a thinkpad 701 with 16megs, 2bit
grayscale is sufficient for me.
Thanks,
Mark Herbster
http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~mark/
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drivers
In-Reply-To: jon@mgmt.purdue.edu's message of 7 Dec 1995 13:10:18 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec7215220@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4a47fh$12a2@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de> <4a6p3q$mhb@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 02:52:20 GMT
MO (magneto-optical) disks are guaranteed for 30 years. Zip discs are not.
The Fujitsu DynaMO is much better but the Zip is more popular.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
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In article <4a6p3q$mhb@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> jon@mgmt.purdue.edu (Jon Haveman) writes:
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Christian Neuss writes
> Personaly, I prefer hte 230MB MOD drive from Fujitsu. Great price/value,
> and unlike ZIP disks, these MODs are very reliable. You could even
> take them in the bathtub with you :-)
Have people had trouble with the ZIP disks? I haven't had my drive for very
long, but I've been giving my disks quite a workout.
I'd like to know if relying on them is an error.
Thanks.
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
In-Reply-To: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE's message of 6 Dec 1995 23:06:07 GMT
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 03:01:27 GMT
Bastian,
You never said what SCSI controller you were using on the Intel
system. That will make a huge difference. To get optimal
performance, you should use a PCI SCSI card (DPT, Adaptec,
BusLogic) Also, if you have a DOS system, you can download aspi-wce.exe
from ftp.seagate.com that will enable the write cache on your Barracuda drive.
That will speed things up.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
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Hi everybody,
I just went over a irritating problem with filesystem performance.
I have two disks (a Seagate 2GB Barracuda and an 1GB Fujitsu) lowlevel
formated to 1024 b/sector and initialised an black hardware. They both
work with no problems.
After moving the disks to my new P5/100 i was a little bit upset about
the poor perfomance of the disks. Both got only around 1Mbyte/s (checked
by "iozone 70 1024").
After another lowlevel format (again to 1024 b/sector) and new
initialisation on the pentium both get around 2.2 and 2.5 Mbytes/s.
I wonder why there is that big performance difference between disks
formated on black hw vs that formatted on white? Is the lowlevel format
or initialisation dependend on the controler/disk combination?
As far as i know both black and white use big endian filesystems. Or do
filesystems initialised on white become little endian filesystems?
What do you think about that?
Bastian
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Pinnacle Micro Apex 4.6GB MO
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec7221647@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 03:16:47 GMT
I called Pinnacle Micro this evening and found out that:
1. It cannot read CD-ROMs at all. You can, however, copy up
to seven full CD-ROMs onto a single 4.6GB MO disk. That's why
it's 16X...
2. You cannot read/write 230MB/1.3GB MOs. You will be able to
read/write ISO standard 2.0/2.6GB MOs when they become available.
3. The disks are proprietary and you can only order them from
Pinnacle Micro.
4. It's a very fast optical drive. 17ms access. >6MB/second transfer
5. It's a very large storage device. 4.6GB and disks are $199.
6. It uses Fast SCSI-2 and comes in a 5.25" HH form factor. There are
both internal and external versions. The external has a cool looking case.
7. The drives are backordered and you can't get one till mid-to-late January.
I don't know how big the blocks are on the disc nor do I know if it supports
auto eject. Forgot to ask these questions... Sounds like an excellent
backup device. I would chose it over DAT. At $1495 (w/1 disc), it's pricey
but an excellent value. I'm going to wait for a standard format.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: jbn@mystery-train.cu-online.com (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: TTYDSP and PPP 2.2
Date: 8 Dec 1995 05:08:44 GMT
Organization: Organizing Organisms & Organs
Message-ID: <slrn4cfe8k.b2.jbn@mystery-train.cu-online.com>
References: <c4a3faxl1ov.fsf@skat.usc.edu>
On 7 Dec 1995 00:26:54 -0800, Ta-Wei Li <taweil@skat.usc.edu> wrote:
> Have anyone using TTYDSP and PPP 2.2? When I try to set up the
> connection, the ppp daemon left the following message on the
> log and quited.
>
> Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 4 21:39:33 next pppd[393]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
> Dec 4 21:39:34 next pppd[393]: Exit.
A citation from the PPP FAQ will help:
(see http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/NeXT_PPP_FAQ.html#TTYDSP)
Problem: When trying to use PPP-2.2 with TTYDSP, the PPP process fails
with the message tcgetattr: invalid argument.
Discussion: TTYDSP is not compatible with PPP-2.2. PPP-2.2 uses line
disciplines that will not interoperate with TTYDSP.
Solution: Currently None. A fix may be possible but would require lots of
work. Sources are available for those interested in working on it. I have
no plans to pursue this further. However, I might reconsider this decision
as a paid consultant. Email me (Stephen J. Perkins <perkins@cps.msu.edu>)
if interested.
I feel it's worth noting that I've experienced a significant increase in
multitasking ability through the use of TTYDSP and PNI 1.13 SLIP. When I
switched to PPP, I noticed that other tasks ran smoother. I suspect the
NeXT serial ports require more CPU time than TTYDSP, and thus the CPU was
not free to tend to other tasks as often.
From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
Date: 7 Dec 1995 18:53:43 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <4a7d7n$39l@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <4a61i5$1bn@shellx.best.com>
cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher Wolf) wrote:
> On 12/06/95, Bastian Schlueter wrote:
> >
> >I wonder why there is that big performance difference between disks
> >formated on black hw vs that formatted on white? Is the lowlevel
format
> >or initialisation dependend on the controler/disk combination?
> >
>
> I believe I remember hearing that newfs tweaks default performance
> parameters such as interleave and rotational speed differently on
black and
> white hardware (although this may be an OS revision difference rather
than a
> hardware platform dependent difference.)
Ok that makes sense. But I forgot to mention that reading the disks with
dd from the raw device gives rates simmiliar to my sweet old Quantum
ProDrive 105MB which was formated earlier under NSfIP. So it seems to
have something to do with the low-level format. Or maybe it's a
combination of both ...
Barracuda formated under m68k == Quantum 105 formated under NSfIP.
What a joke :-)
> Another possibility is that the file system on the disks was
fragmented and
> that the real reason performance improved was because reformatting and
> restoring your data eliminated this problem and was unrelated to the
> platform switch.
>
I don't think that. I have/had six partitions on the disks one of them
was/is swap/tmp partition.
Greetings
Bastian
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From: reds675@aol.com (Reds675)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: #FS: RDI Powerlite 85mHz SPARCBook #
Date: 8 Dec 1995 01:40:49 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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HERES a GREAT One !!!!
Selling a RDI Powerlite 85 mHz Sparc book clone!!
If you saw Steve Jobs on CNN Television you probably saw this little
beauty!!!!
POWER, POWER, POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Specs: RDI Powerlite 85
85 Mhz Sparc2 Processor
64 Meg RAM / 2.4 GIG HD
800x600 TGX Graphics
ENET Controller
Mini Ball Mouse
Internal 14.4 Fax/Modem
* THIS SYSTEM is Around $24,000.00 NEW *
!!!!!!!!!!Make me an offer I can't REFUSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Email: Reds675@AOL.com
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #FS: RDI Powerlite 85mHz SPARCBook #
Date: 8 Dec 1995 15:27:57 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4a9lht$d09@emerald.oz.net>
References: <4a8mlh$i2n@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
reds675@aol.com (Reds675) wrote:
>> Selling a RDI Powerlite 85 mHz Sparc book clone!!
> Specs: RDI Powerlite 85
> 85 Mhz Sparc2 Processor
> 64 Meg RAM / 2.4 GIG HD
> 800x600 TGX Graphics
> ENET Controller
> Mini Ball Mouse
> Internal 14.4 Fax/Modem
> * THIS SYSTEM is Around $24,000.00 NEW *
I urge anyone interested in this system to check the price of new units.
Last summer when I checked RDI pricing, I could buy a new top-end 1024 x 768
unit for around $16000. It probably didn't include as much RAM, probably
didn't include as much disk space, and may not have included an external
modem, but these things probably wouldn't have added $8000 to the price. I'm
not saying the above add is deceptive, but the new price quoted seems very
high.
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From: sven.hennig@wiesbaden.netsurf.de (Sven Hennig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ---Please Read This---
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 12:34:05 GMT
Organization: Vistec GmbH
Message-ID: <4a9bl4$i6m@luna.vistec.com>
Hi,
I just wanted to give you the chance to earn some money in a very easy
way.A friend of mine turned me on a company called Intercall
Marketing, which
offers a nice, uncomplicated way to get some more cash, just by
callingthem and advertising a bit.
The number of the company is
011-24-831-831
(if you're calling from the USA, in other countries it's (i think)
++248-313131).
The call has a fee of $1.50, so I think (hope) this isn't to expensive
for the possibility to get some more money.
Now I'll try to explain how it works:
After calling the number a recording gives you deatiled informationon
what to to next. After a brief description you will be asked to enter
a six digit account number of the person that gave you this number,
and this should be my account number.
It is -3 8 0 4 9 9- (this one is mine)
and then you can start to earn big money for nearly doing nothing. To
explain a little how it works, when you type in my account number, the
computer will give you you're own account number and a personal PIN
Number for your use only. Then it will record name and address for
future accounting needs, i.e. payments.
Here is where the money comes from:
For every call made to this number, intercall receives $1.50. 50 Cents
go to the account number you first typed in. But of course, now as
you've got you're own account, you'll want people to call and type in
your account number right away ! And I think, with the help of all the
networking systems around, it won't be a problem to reach many people.
Up to now its nothing special,
BUT IT GETS EVEN BETTER. You not only make 50 cents from the first
people who call using your number but also when they get people to
call using their number you get another 25 Cents from them, plus
another 25 cents from the people they get to call. So that means you
get paid 3 Levels deep, which could amount to some serious $$$.
An example:
If you get 100 people to call (by advertising in the net, or in the
local news papers), then you get 50$. If these people, let's say get
another 50 people to call, it's already $1,250. But the third Level
is the most important one(so you should perhaps hurry a bit), because
if these people get 25 people each, that means that you'll get exactly
$31,250 (just imagine, if every Level would get 100 people, you would
get $ 250.000). Some good cash for nearly doing nothing, isn't it ?
If you're wondering why Intercall does this, realize that they get 50
Cents for every call. 1st Level=$0.50, 2nd Level=$0.25, 3rd
Level=$0.25 => $1.00. Remember that they'll get $1.50 for each call,
so that leaves 50 cents per call.
I normally dont try this things out. But it's (IMHO) not possible to
loose much money, and just paying $1.50 for calling, and then perhaps
getting much more cash, it's not too bad ?
But now I stop trying to convince you. You have to decide if this
possibility of earning cash is worth $1.50. Thank you very much for
reading, i hope it didn'T bother you.
C ya
Sven H.
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From: hs283@bard.edu (Hans Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Cube's SCSI COntroller terminated?
Date: 8 Dec 1995 18:25:22 GMT
Organization: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
Message-ID: <4a9vui$ikj@core.bard.edu>
I am installing a second harddrive in my nextCube and I was wondering
whether the SCSI controller is terminated? If not, where are the
terminations for the stock one harddrive setup?
TIA...HC
by the way: anyone know of a reference on how to install SCSI. It might
make things a little smoother.
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From: sven.hennig@wiesbaden.netsurf.de (Sven Hennig)
Subject: cancel: ---Please Read This---
Organization: Vistec GmbH
Message-ID: <cancel.4a9bl4$i6m@luna.vistec.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 19:31:26 GMT
Cleaning up spam from luna.vistec.com.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Subject: Re: replace station fan with temp.controlled low-noise fan ok?
References: <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg.
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 08:30:51 GMT
Message-ID: <1995Dec8.083051.18768@proximus.north.de>
In article <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>,
Juergen Sell <js@euler.hnv.icem.de> wrote:
>Ok,
>
>in an effort to reduce noise I thought of replacing the fan in my black station
>with one of those expensive, temperature controlled fans (brand Pabst).
>My concern is that the heat sensor might be too slow, leading to a fried power
>supply.
>Anyone done the replacement already? Opinions?
I did that a year ago, it runs w/o problems ... yet.
Gerhard.
From: esky@marathon.cs.ucla.edu (Eskandar Ensafi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: 3D Acceleration with Matrox Millenium Graphics Card?
Date: 8 Dec 1995 20:58:47 GMT
Organization: UCLA CS Department, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4aa8u7$2ur@delphi.cs.ucla.edu>
Hello,
Does the NEXTSTEP driver for the Matrox Millenium graphics card support
the card's real-time 3D and 3D rendering capabilities? If so, how do you
enable it? If not, do you have any idea how to tweak Quick RenderMan to
give you more detail at the expense of performance?
It really annoys me when the Chair.rib example gives me a black image as
I rotate it in 3View. Yes, that's right -- I get no interactive rotation
until I stop dragging and release the mouse with this particular image,
on a 133 MHz Pentium with 32 MB RAM and 4 MB VRAM (actually WRAM on the
Matrox Millenium).
It would be nice to be able to rotate images similar to Elephant.rib, in
surface mode, with more detail than currently allowed by Quick RenderMan.
I don;t care if it's not really quick at doing it -- I just want to be
able to do it!
Thanks!
- Eskandar
--
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KiNDa LiKe a MaDNeSS THaT ReFuSeS To SuBSiDe B L A C K
KiNDa LiKe eVeRYTHiNG You WaNT JuST WiTHiN YouR GRaSP - - - - - - - -
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From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTSteP PowerPC Port????
Date: 8 Dec 1995 17:06:25 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4aact1$s4r@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Is NeXT going to port to the PowerPC PReP or CHRP platform, it seems like
a good move, I know every Mac user I talk to wants to use NeXTSteP but can
not afford a SUN, HP, INTEL, etc in addition to their current system.
From: john@gscorp.com (John C. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Using NeXT Laser Printer w/ white hardware
Date: 8 Dec 1995 22:16:14 GMT
Organization: North Bay Network, Inc. news server - not responsible for content
Message-ID: <4aadfe$c0i@miwok.nbn.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>
In <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu> Dan Conrad
wrote:
> I own a NeXTstation and am considering purchasing a Pentium so I can run
> multiple OS's. My biggest problem is that I don't want to give up my
> beloved NeXT Laser Printer.
>
> Is it possible to operate the printer from NS on Intel Hardware? Can I
> network the two machines and use the printer indirectly? Are there
> drivers out there compatible with the NLP that I can use with other,
> lesser operating systems (Windows)?
>
> Or am I out of luck and stuck with returning to an ink-jet for lack of
funds?
>
> Thanks,
> -Daniel
>
Hi:
The NeXT Laser Printer uses a proprietary DMA port on the NeXT hardware so
it can't be physically connected to any other machine. However, it's
certainly possible to make the printer available as a network device. This
is an absolute no-brainer for a Netinfo network, and is also possible in a
mixed Mac/PC/Unix environment using either server side software (IPT UPrint,
Samba) on the NeXT, or LPR compatiple software on the client side (e.g.
InterPrint on the Mac).
Hope this helps,
John
From: ggerman@alpha.wright.edu (Greg German)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Replacement of Black Monitors
Date: 8 Dec 1995 11:49:26 -0500
Organization: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
Message-ID: <4a9qam$ai6@alpha.wright.edu>
OK I really need to find a replacement for a couple of my old black
monitors or a solution to a slow but worsening roll over at the top
and bottom of the screen.
I have tried using a 13W3 to HD15 cable adaptor with a multi-sync monitor,
but that doesn't work with a NeXT slab and funky cable that splits off to the
soundbox where the keyboard connects in.
Thanks for any help you can provide me, Greg German
From: pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NextSlab Monitor Manuals and screen adjustments
Date: 8 Dec 1995 16:20:05 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Message-ID: <4a9ojl$e83@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
1. Does anybody have a manual for the NeXTSlab Monitor?
2. I need to adjust the size of my picture to get circular circles on
screen. Has anybody done this? Where are the controls for height/width?
--
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Director of Recording Arts
Indiana University School of Music
Bloomington IN 47405
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From: peterson@znet.com (Cynthia Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Parallel port on Gateway2000 P5-133
Date: 9 Dec 1995 05:52:49 GMT
Organization: zNET
Message-ID: <4ab87h$da7@news.zNET.net>
I have installed NS/i 3.3 (patch 1) on a Gateway 2000 P5-133 MHz. Everything
works well except for the parallel port. I cannot get it to work, that is,
executing something like 'ls > /dev/pp0' does not do anything to my printer.
I have Windows95 and Linux installed on the same machine and the parallel
port (and the printer connected to it) work just fine -- no problem.
I suspect that the parallel port driver from NeXT is not working. Has
anybody else had similar experiences? Better yet, does anybody have a fix?
It would be nice to be able to print!
Please reply by email, although I'll try to scan this group for replies.
Cynthia Peterson
peterson@znet.com
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: VLB mach32 + CTX 1785GMe = Distortion + DIM!
Date: 8 Dec 1995 22:36:34 -0600
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <4ab3oi$n2j@Mars.mcs.com>
References: <49pfsg$rjb@Venus.mcs.com>
I wrote:
> - monitor image is very dim in both 1024x768 and 1120x832, even if
> contrast is turned all the way up. No problems in DOS/Win.
[omitted]
> - Is there any way to patch the driver, perhaps, or otherwise get
> the image brighter? Or will I have to replace the video card or
> monitor?
Although I received no replies to this query (I guess nobody's using
this kind of ATI mach32 video setup), for anyone interested, here's
an update.
Monitor is dim at all resolutions above 1024x768 and at all refreshes
above 60 Hz. At 1024x768 @ 60 Hz the image is stable and bright.
It's probably the card. Windows apparently uses 60 Hz, which is why I
didn't notice a problem there.
Any other information is appreciated.
--
font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help repairing FIMI monitor
Date: 9 Dec 1995 04:38:19 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Message-ID: <4ab3rr$630@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
References: <4a4jov$cfm@t3.mscf.uky.edu>
I had similar problems couple of years ago. The problem was a bad
soldering on the main PCB of the monitor. Finding which is very
difficult. But before you throw the whole thing away, a touch-up
of all soldering joints is worthwile. It looks horrible, but will
take you only couple of hours.
I found mine buy very good visual inspection, measuring with a
good multimeter (preferably with beeper) and by pressing all the
pins of componenents hard.
Willem
Brian Bias (bias@news-host.ms.uky.edu) wrote:
: Hello -
: (Note: ReplyTo: brian@whetstone.com)
: I am experiencing problems with my NeXTstation Color monitor.
: It is a FIMI-Philips and has actually been a good monitor and
: provided good service since 1991 (has only been turned off a
: few times since!). It is having vertical size problems and I
: have had to crank the size of the image down to about 2/3 of
: the original screen area to prevent the non-linearities and
: folding back over of image that is occuring at the bottom of
: the screen. A colleague helped me look at it and thought maybe
: I am seeing a 'ring' (pulse in the signal) in the vertical
: sawtooth oscillator. The image is expanded at the top of the
: screen and compressed at the bottom. I have to crank the adj.
: pots to their extremes to get a reasonable image. Also, at
: power on, the image is very compressed in center of screen
: (vertically) and takes about 3-5 minutes to slowly come up to
: size. Even when it is cold and just powered on, it has the
: folding back over of the image at the bottom of the image, no
: matter where it is physically on the screen (tube).
: - Does anyone have a schematic for this sucker?
: - Has anyone seen this degradation of vertical size
: - Has anyone see problems with non-linearity from
: top to bottom
: - Best replacement monitor (cost is a concern with this old h/w)?
: - What is the scan freq. of this monitor. Only found refresh
: freq. spec. in the ref. manual.
: The convergence and focus is still very acceptable and would love to
: fix this thing cheaply. George Crow - are you out there? :-)
: Thanks in advance,
: - brian bias
: brian@whetstone.com (NeXTmail, MIME, ASCII)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
In-Reply-To: cwolf@wolfware.com's message of 7 Dec 1995 06:28:21 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec9021506@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4a61i5$1bn@shellx.best.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 07:15:06 GMT
There's also tunefs. Remember you can tunefs but you can't tune a fish. :-)
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4a61i5$1bn@shellx.best.com> cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher Wolf) writes:
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From: cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Date: 7 Dec 1995 06:28:21 GMT
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On 12/06/95, Bastian Schlueter wrote:
>
>I wonder why there is that big performance difference between disks
>formated on black hw vs that formatted on white? Is the lowlevel format
>or initialisation dependend on the controler/disk combination?
>
I believe I remember hearing that newfs tweaks default performance
parameters such as interleave and rotational speed differently on black and
white hardware (although this may be an OS revision difference rather than a
hardware platform dependent difference.)
Another possibility is that the file system on the disks was fragmented and
that the real reason performance improved was because reformatting and
restoring your data eliminated this problem and was unrelated to the
platform switch.
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From: yannick@silicium.fdn.fr (Yannick Cadin)
Subject: last 2940 revision
Message-ID: <1995Dec9.113401.2317@silicium.fdn.fr>
Sender: yannick@silicium.fdn.fr (Yannick Cadin)
Organization: MICRO REPONSE - MONTIGNY, FRANCE.
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 11:34:01 GMT
Is there someone who knows what are the good values for the new Adaptec
2940 firmware?
I got the last NeXT driver, release 3.36. But I have a message with
something like "Missed IRQ, Timeout I/O" during the NEXTSTEP boot. What is
wrong in my 2940 configuration?
Thanks
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From: Dan Conrad <ez049445@peseta.ucdavis.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Using NeXT Laser Printer w/ white hardware
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 12:39:53 -0800
Organization: University of California, Davis
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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I own a NeXTstation and am considering purchasing a Pentium so I can run
multiple OS's. My biggest problem is that I don't want to give up my
beloved NeXT Laser Printer.
Is it possible to operate the printer from NS on Intel Hardware? Can I
network the two machines and use the printer indirectly? Are there
drivers out there compatible with the NLP that I can use with other,
lesser operating systems (Windows)?
Or am I out of luck and stuck with returning to an ink-jet for lack of funds?
Thanks,
-Daniel
From: Bill Faust <faust@ee.ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadm
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 does not detect Archive Python
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1995 06:07:04 -0800
Organization: Faust House
Message-ID: <30C99808.D64B2BC@ee.ucla.edu>
References: <4a61gi$a64@srv1.sj.ablecom.net>
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John Stytz wrote:
>
> As you suspected, you do need to load a SCSI tape driver.
Yep that was it. Works great now. [Now tell me why NeXT put the SCSI
tape driver under "Other" instead of "SCSI". One the SCSITapeDriver
NeXTanswers they say they'll move it in the futer.]
Thanks for the help.
--
Bill Faust
faust@ee.ucla.edu
Newbury Park, California, USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: markus g <tm@burrow.muc.de>
Subject: Re: replace station fan with temp.controlled low-noise fan ok?
In-Reply-To: gemoe@proximus.north.de's message of Fri, 8 Dec 1995 08:30:51 GMT
Message-ID: <7xka46o70r.fsf@burrow.muc.de>
To: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=)
Sender: tm@burrow.muc.de
Organization: hardly any...
References: <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>
<1995Dec8.083051.18768@proximus.north.de>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 10:39:48 GMT
>>>>> "JS" == Juergen Sell <js@euler.hnv.icem.de> writes:
JS> Ok, in an effort to reduce noise I thought of replacing the
JS> fan in my black station with one of those expensive,
JS> temperature controlled fans (brand Pabst). My concern is that
JS> the heat sensor might be too slow, leading to a fried power
JS> supply. Anyone done the replacement already? Opinions?
>>>>> "GM" == Gerhard Moeller <gemoe@proximus.north.de> writes:
GM> I did that a year ago, it runs w/o problems ... yet.
please give some details. products, proceedings, problems. my fan
drives me crazy too. i already considered using earplugs.
i'm sorry for this sounding like a me-too post, but i'd really like to
know.
tia,
markus 'the mole' g
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From: bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Video Card for NeXT
Date: 9 Dec 1995 20:48:52 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4acsnk$p7n@news.service.uci.edu>
I need to find a VL-Bus video card that is supported by NeXT Intel 3.3
I currently have a Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3200 VLB. No amount of
tweaking can make this sucker work. And working in 2-bit VGA is a
real drag. Before I loose my hair, and get rinkles before my time I
decided to trash the Stealth and go with a new card. But the question is
which one.
I want the card to work under NSI 3.3, cost $200.00 or less, and have
good OS/2 driver support.
I've thrown in the towl on the Video 3200. If anyone wants to buy, I'll
be happy to sell.
PLEASE, help me find a card that works!!!!!! Before I throw my system
out the window and start shooting everyone in sight, and start lighting
fires, and start breading mass destruction....@*&#!! AAAAHHHH!!!!
Sorry, I'm really a calm and nice person. I'll be good from now on......
I got out of hand just there, I've taken my medication now. I'm
calling my therapist. It's all better...
Brian Moore
We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures
of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! WE CAN LEARN
TO FLY!
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From: gdkuch@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Message-ID: <DJBso6.CFF@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (USENET News System)
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de> <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 15:36:05 GMT
In article <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>,
Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?= <gemoe@proximus.north.de> wrote:
>In article <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de>,
>Ernst Kloecker <ernst@fritz.snafu.de> wrote:
>
>>I am looking for a CD-ROM drive which works under NS and which is also able
>>to transfer audio data over the SCSI bus. The latter does not have to be
>>supported by NS, Windows or DOS will do.
>
>You can do that with the Toshiba 3401 drives and play3401. Here's the
>manpage. (Be aware that you need a HUGE disk, though...)
>
>PLAY3401(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual PLAY3401(1)
>
>NAME
> play3401 - play audio CDs through NeXT sound system
Does anyone know how to, or if, this utility can be hacked to work with the
Toshiba 3601B drive? I tried changing the SCSI device name strings in the
source but still have no luck. Recompiling and rebooting inevitably gives
me the messages that either no generic SCSI devices are available or that
the suitable drive type couldn't be found...
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From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Message-ID: <DJC9wJ.26o@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com> <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 21:48:19 GMT
Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
>2) Apple modifies their SCSI drives in some fashion. When Apple releases new
> system software they also include a hard disk formatter that will work ONLY
> with Apple SCSI drives. Obviously, there is some way to identify the drive
> as an Apple or not.
Their identification process could be as simple as checking the string returned
from the standard SCSI Inquiry command. There is space for Vendor, Product,
Part Number, Microcode Revision Level, Product Revision, and Vender Specific
data. That's plenty for Apple to check, while the same data is ignored under
NEXTSTEP.
More likely, your problems are due to problems with the SCSI 1 specification.
NEXTSTEP generally requires SCSI 2 drives, or at least SCSI 1 drives which
implement all of the optional commands in SCSI 1 that NEXTSTEP uses.
>The question was originally asked because after I hooked up my Apple/Conner
>(Conner actually makes the drive for Apple) 40MB hard disk and tried to
>configure it as a swap disk, the initialization failed. It kept saying
>something like CAN'T WRITE TO BLOCK 0000. A low-level format worked fine,
>but the subsequent initialization failed.
Just in case: did you low-level format to 512 or 1024 byte sectors? I have had
some people complain of similar error messages when using sdformat to re-format
their drive with 1024 byte sectors. This is usually because their drive does
not actually support 1024 byte sectors, even though it responds to all of the
necessary SCSI commands.
>Soooo, because there is obviously some sort of fundamental problem here, I
>figured I'd check and see if there was a ROM chip that needed to be removed
>or something.
That's not a bad guess. Have you tried calling Conner to ask if they produce
specific firmware for their drives which are shipped to Apple? If so, you
might be able to convince them to send you a standard ROM to replace the Apple
ROM. I can see why they might not want to send out the Apple firmware, but if
you own the drive, they should support you in trying to use it with any
hardware - even if it isn't an Apple computer.
>And so here we are, still trying to determine how to undo the apple-specific
>quality of the hard disk.
Again, unless this is a SCSI 2 drive, it's more likely that the drive is not
actually Apple-specific, but rather that it is one incompatible implementation
of a subset of the SCSI 1 optional commands.
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From: scollarw@cadvision.com (guzzibill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: funding approved--need recommendations
Date: 9 Dec 1995 23:41:57 GMT
Organization: CADVision
Message-ID: <4ad6s5$1fpg@huey.cadvision.com>
References: <4a33lm$t90@news.tamu.edu>
try out the Tadpole site @ --->http://www.tadpole.com/
They have a 133 model laptop that can do Win-NT & NextStep.
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From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: replacing a black NeXT mouse ?
Message-ID: <DJCCE6.2L6@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <49c66a$2v3@tempo.univ-lyon1.fr>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 22:42:06 GMT
Benoit CHIRON <chiron@lune.ipl.fr> wrote:
>My question is: is there any possibility to replace
>a black NeXT mouse by another type of mouse (PC mouse)?
Yes. I have re-wired the connector on a Microsoft InPort Mouse and
successfully attached it to my 25MHz NeXTdimension (i.e. mine is not the newer
ADB keyboard from NeXT).
The only problem I experienced was that moving the mouse very quickly in one
direction could result in the cursor moving in the opposite direction on the
screen. This did not happen often with normal mouse use, and it never happened
in certain directions. This could be because the Microsoft mouse is higher
resolution than the NeXTmouse, but it is not marked as a high resolution mouse.
I believe that it would be possible to set the NEXTSTEP mouse scaling
values such that this problem would go away, but I never researched the
solution because I only used the MSmouse long enough for NeXT to replace my
18-month-old NeXTmouse with a new one.
>I remember that this subject has been discussed a year ago
>in the news and I would like to know if someone has archived
>the relative articles.
Sorry, I didn't document what I did.
I looked up the NeXTmouse connector pinouts in NeXTanswers and then sat there
staring at the Microsoft InPort Mouse's insides until I figured out what went
where. The NeXTmouse connector is an 8-pin, while the MSmouse has a 9-pin.
Surprisingly, the MSmouse only has 7 signal wires inside. The buttons are
wired as expected, but Microsoft did some black magic and managed to eliminate
one of the two signals that I thought was necessary for any circuit: power and
ground. I can't remember which they do not use, but you should be able to
figure it out by examining the mouse circuitry. I think that they skipped the
+5V signal, relying on the (?) pull-up resistors in the computer to provide
current to the X/Y quadrature sensors. Perhaps this explains why fast movement
causes strange behavior. The NeXTmouse circuitry seems compatible with the
bizarre Microsoft InPort Mouse, but perhaps there is slightly less current.
On the other hand, if you are adapting a different mouse for use on your NeXT,
you might need to do something different.
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From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Specs for Seagate ST1480
Message-ID: <DJCDIt.2uI@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <49ruvt$1rl@mars.mcs.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 23:06:29 GMT
In article <49ruvt$1rl@mars.mcs.com>, Font <font@MCS.COM> wrote:
>Does anyone have handy PDF/PostScript/text specifications for the
>Seagate ST1480 drive that came with many NeXTstations (at least in
>1991)? The Seagate WWW site didn't have any real information on it.
I have nothing handy (my 73 page printed manual would be troublesome to scan).
Try calling Seagate at 408/438-6550 and ask for the ST1480 Family Product
Manual, Publication Number: 77765458-C (unless they've updated it again).
--
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From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Addind second hard drive IN nextcube
Message-ID: <DJCE2n.30F@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <49vdgj$16mr@core.bard.edu> <DJ31C1.21p@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <4a1t6l$jdr@core.bard.edu> <DJ4M9J.EwC@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 23:18:23 GMT
David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>In article <4a1t6l$jdr@core.bard.edu>, Hans Steiner <hs283@bard.edu> wrote:
>>Could I just crimp on another connector onto the existing cable? Or
>>will I have to buy a special cable? TIA...HC
>
> I believe so, but I've never tried SCSI-cable crimping. Cable are so cheap
>it hardly seems to be worth the effort. You won't get that nifty heavy bit
>that clamps onto the chassis, but who cares?
NeXT did make an internal SCSI cable with two connectors. There is one in my
NeXTdimension, if I remember correctly. You'll have to search
c.s.n.marketplace and/or Spherical Solutions to see if there are any extra ones
around, but you'll get that juicy black ribbon with the dandy clamp and room
for two SCSI drives as well.
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From: dallase@nando.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SyQuest EZ-Drive Supported by NeXTSTEP?
Date: 10 Dec 1995 00:17:54 GMT
Organization: News & Observer Public Access
Message-ID: <4ad8vi$gad@castle.nando.net>
Is the EZ-Drive 135 SCSI by SyQuest Supported by NeXTSTEP?
If so does it need drivers?
Will I need to reinstall NeXTSTEP to get it to support the EZ Drive?
How does it access the drive, does it see it as a TAR Device or does it see it
as a removable random Access device?
To copy files to the EZ Drive do you just copy them the same way as is done
with hard drives and floppy drives?
Thanks
Dallas Eli
From: nathan@nai.net (Nathan F. Janette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pentium 133 or Sparc 5
Date: 10 Dec 1995 04:19:58 GMT
Organization: North American Internet Company
Message-ID: <4adn5e$6ls@a3bsrv.nai.net>
References: <49ffqd$23q6@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca> <DIzMGI.55v@eskimo.com> <4a6f3k$hcg@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin) wrote:
> >While the Sparc appeals to me a lot, its limited video disqualifies it
> >IMHO; there is a big difference between 8-bit and 16-bit.
>
> Can't you use the 24bit graphics adator!? the TGX or whatever. There
> are quite a few.. granted they are expensive..
There is a (new?) low-end 24-bit graphics option for the Sparc5 -
we just ordered several of them. I can't wait to see how NEXTSTEP
looks on them, as the 8-bit graphics leaves much to be desired.
I hope it will just work, but then again, this isn't black hardware.
-Nathan
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From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson)
Subject: fixing an ailing NeXTPrinter
Message-ID: <1995Dec9.220134.19249@media.mit.edu>
Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: Pixar Animation Studios
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 22:01:34 GMT
Okay, the day I've been dreading is here; my NeXTPrinter, after three
months of making a clicking "really-I'm-trying-to-pull-the-paper-along
-the-path" sound, I now get "paper is jammed" everytime I try and print.
What is the best way to deal with this - try and clean the rollers,
call Bell Atlantic, dig up the number of the "Printer Works" people,
or just dump the printer and buy a new one? I really like my old 400dpi
NeXTPrinter, and its still one of the fastest for the kind of insane
documents I do...
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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: fixing an ailing NeXTPrinter
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 02:13:48 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951210020450.3333B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <1995Dec9.220134.19249@media.mit.edu>
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On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, Michael B. Johnson wrote:
> What is the best way to deal with this - try and clean the rollers,
> call Bell Atlantic, dig up the number of the "Printer Works" people,
> or just dump the printer and buy a new one? I really like my old 400dpi
> NeXTPrinter, and its still one of the fastest for the kind of insane
> documents I do...
1) try cleaning the rollers
if that doesn't work
2) Call Bell-Atlantic (1-800-499-6398) and see if you have the fuser gear
problem (they also have NeXTPrinters, but they are $$)
(I know nothing about the "Printer Works" people)
This was part of the answer I received when I had the fuser problem:
You can see this gear before you disassemble the
printer, so that is a good first step. Then read
these instructions all the way through and see if
you want to attempt it. Next recommends replacing
the entire fuser assy ( big bucks) if the gear is
damaged, but Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY
sells the gears for $2.31. The part number is
RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20
tooth gear, number RS1-0116, but I don't know if
it is really necessary. Their phone number is
800-221-3516.
Chenesko won't sell to individuals anymore (so they told me) but if you
can find out more from them they might be able to lead you to someone
else who has the gear.
THE GEAR IS OUT THERE somewhere... someone sold me one (not a dealer,
they had just bought a bunch and I got one of the last ones). They were
in Michigan I think. The part # above is NOT just for the NeXTPrinter,
so it should be available
if you can't find a new gear, or if you can afford $200 you can probably
get one here (csn-hardware). Replacing the gear isn't easy, but if I did
it (which I did, eventually) than anyone can. It is working great now.
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From: kiwi@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Axel Habermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallel port on Gateway2000 P5-133
Date: 10 Dec 1995 13:51:10 GMT
Organization: Technical University Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <4aeoke$39r@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
References: <4ab87h$da7@news.zNET.net>
Cynthia Peterson (peterson@znet.com) wrote:
: I have installed NS/i 3.3 (patch 1) on a Gateway 2000 P5-133 MHz. Everything
: works well except for the parallel port. I cannot get it to work, that is,
: executing something like 'ls > /dev/pp0' does not do anything to my printer.
: I have Windows95 and Linux installed on the same machine and the parallel
: port (and the printer connected to it) work just fine -- no problem.
: I suspect that the parallel port driver from NeXT is not working. Has
: anybody else had similar experiences? Better yet, does anybody have a fix?
: It would be nice to be able to print!
Hi,
there seem to be different problems with parallel ports. While a machine
at university works fine with the NeXT parallel port driver I was unable
to get my home machine printing through parallel. As it turned out, there
was a problem with the IRQ. Windows and Linux don't use it, so it'll work
even if the IRQ generating hardware is broken.
First of all, check if the address and IRQ settings are correct.
Second, you might want to use the ParallelPort-Driver replacement
written by Christian Starkjohann (should be on Peanuts, is definitely
on ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de).
If all this fails (as it did for me), mail me and I can send you a
modified version of Ch. Starkjohann's driver (which doesn't use
IRQ at cost of performance).
Axel
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
Date: 9 Dec 1995 13:21:08 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <4ac2g4$787@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <4a57kv$lh@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de> <RDL.95Dec7220127@world.std.com>
rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) wrote:
> Bastian,
>
> You never said what SCSI controller you were using on the Intel
> system. That will make a huge difference. To get optimal
> performance, you should use a PCI SCSI card (DPT, Adaptec,
> BusLogic) Also, if you have a DOS system, you can download
aspi-wce.exe
> from ftp.seagate.com that will enable the write cache on your
Barracuda drive.
Hello Robert,
I have a Adaptec 2940PCI. The write cache on the barracude and the
Fujitsu is already on. I don't think it is importatnt in this case
because the refornat on NSfIP results in the double throughput. I now
get with iozone 80 1024:
IOZONE performance measurements:
2354474 bytes/second for writing the file
2378509 bytes/second for reading the file
I think this is normal throughput?
Greetings
Bastian
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From: jess@ni.net (Jesse Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT and Motorla Bitsurfer
Date: 10 Dec 1995 17:49:06 GMT
Organization: Network Intensive
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4af6ii$h01@ni1.ni.net>
References: <4a83e6$ela@cheyenne.iac.net>
In article <4a83e6$ela@cheyenne.iac.net> swalker@swalker.iac.net (Shawn T.
Walker) writes:
> How well will my NeXT Intel box work with a Motrola Bitsurfer. Are
there
> any things that I should be aware of before I purchase it with my ISDN
> line? Are there any better ways which are just about the same price?
The Motorola bitsurfr needs a serial connection with speeds greater than
or equal to 64K. Any speeds less causes a bottleneck at the serial
connection.
When I first connected up the bitsurfr to a nextstation the best serial
speed between the two was 56k. This caused corrupt packets, requiring the
packets to be transferred. The result transfer rate was worst than a
14.4k modem.
You will not have this problem if your Intel box serial port can do 64k.
Another solution is to get a device like the Central Data scsiTerminal
Server (800) 482-0315. This is what I have the bitsurfr connected to.
The scsiTerminal connects to the Nextstation via the scsi and has a 115K
serial connection to the bitsurfr. The scsiTerminal has the added
advantage of offloading some of the CPU work to the scsiTerminal.
Once you get the computer and the bitsurfr working together, the bitsurfr
act just like a very fast modem.
jess
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From: pat%cesar@cam.org (Patrique Lalonde)
Subject: HELP! HELP! Connecting NeXT Color Printer to Win95
Message-ID: <1995Dec9.184002.1700@cesar.uucp>
Sender: pat@cesar.uucp
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 18:40:02 GMT
Hello All,
I have a huge problem.
I own a Canon BJC-800 ink jet printer. (AKA NeXT Color Printer)
The problem is that it has a SCSI connector and I need to connect it to my
Adaptec 1542 SCSI interface on my PC running Win95...
IS IT POSSIBLE???
Please reply via e-mail, I dont always have the time to go through all the
news.
Thanks...
P@
---Patrique Lalonde pat%cesar@cam.org or pat@sim.qc.ca
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextSlab Monitor Manuals and screen adjustments
Date: 10 Dec 1995 18:33:47 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4af96b$3mn@news.its.com>
References: <4a9ojl$e83@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett) wrote:
> 1. Does anybody have a manual for the NeXTSlab Monitor?
They're proprietary to NeXT, so only NeXT's authorized hardware repair
people should have them. :-)
> 2. I need to adjust the size of my picture to get circular circles on
> screen. Has anybody done this? Where are the controls for height/width?
This is in the FAQ:
--------------------
It's not uncommon for a TV or computer display to need some adjustment
after it burns in.
I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you
know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim
responsibility for any ill results that may occur.
In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor'
hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or an Allen wrench), (b) a
plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and
possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver.
(NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should
either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a
pro deal with it.)
Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at
the back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool
(or Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the
monitor and put it out of your way.
Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine
powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box
(usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's
vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and
also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of
this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two
focus controls (labelled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness
control (labelled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several
other that adjust various things like screen size and position.
Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of
your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or
impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will
describe what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate
controls using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned
that a screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects
when it enters the case. Ignore thhis the best you can, or find a
plastic adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using
anyway. Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you
can align the business end of the tool correctly.
Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly
until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't
need to; the factory settings are usally pretty decent.
To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the
brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust
the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely
noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so
this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequete
brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display
isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the
monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that
you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the keyboard...sorry.
Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables,
reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're done.
If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need
to enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control
and another's brightness.
WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS,
EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY
INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. Do not perform the next instructions
unless you are confident that you know what you are doing.
You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables.
Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic
shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture
tube. This is where the flyback tranformer is connected. It shields a
wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN
SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove
the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case
on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of
the monitor's case.
Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out
what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so
without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire
that connects to the picture tube on the right side.
Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make
the adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or
similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This
precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit between
one hand, your heart, and the other hand-- a good idea. Perform the
necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything
inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the
directions given above.
Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please be
very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my conscience
(or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-)
Later,
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: djm@mindcrime.indirect.com (Dan McGuirk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: What video card should I buy?
Date: 10 Dec 1995 20:21:53 GMT
Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
Message-ID: <4affh2$6aq@globe.indirect.com>
I just got a copy of NeXTStep 3.3 for Intel, and was disappointed to
discover that it only supports my video card (Cirrus Logic GD5426) at
1024x768 black and white at a horrible refresh rate (60 Hz according
to NeXTStep, 54 Hz according to my monitor).
This video card kind of sucks anyway, so I want to get a new VESA
local bus card that's supported by NeXTStep, Windows 95, and XFree86.
I was thinking of something like a #9 GXE Pro 64, but it looks like #9
has switched over to their Motion line of cards, and may not be
selling the GXE's any more. The ATI cards have only been tested with
4 megs of VRAM only, and I only want 2. (I guess that probably
wouldn't be a problem, but since I'm buying something new I might as
well not take any chances.) Another choice would be the Diamond
Stealth 64--I know Diamonds have traditionally been incompatible with
XFree86, but maybe things have changed since the olden days.
Anyone have any suggestions on what would work well with this setup?
VESA local bus, 2 megs VRAM, NeXTStep 3.3, Linux, and Windows 95.
Any help is appreciated.
From: fordp@polaris.net (Perrone Ford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SyQuest EZ-Drive Supported by NeXTSTEP?
Date: 10 Dec 1995 17:30:36 -0500
Organization: Polaris Network, Inc.
Message-ID: <4afn2c$i2a@nexus.polaris.net>
References: <4ad8vi$gad@castle.nando.net>
dallase@nando.net wrote:
: Is the EZ-Drive 135 SCSI by SyQuest Supported by NeXTSTEP?
Yes.
: If so does it need drivers?
No.
: Will I need to reinstall NeXTSTEP to get it to support the EZ Drive?
Not at all.
: How does it access the drive, does it see it as a TAR Device or does it see it
: as a removable random Access device?
It sees it as a big floppy/OD. Just format and go...
: To copy files to the EZ Drive do you just copy them the same way as is done
: with hard drives and floppy drives?
Yep!
--
<----------------------------------------------------------->
Perrone Ford 1320 Terrace St.
HighTime Web Development Tallahassee, FL 32303
(904) 222-0620 or 681-6322 hightime@polaris.net
From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Weirdo time problems on Intel hardware
Date: 10 Dec 1995 22:59:41 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Message-ID: <4afoot$18us@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>
Hi,
I've just recently started sys admining a network of Intel
boxes running NS 3.3, and I've discovered a rather
strange problem with the system time that nobody
around here seems to be able to explain.
Basically, what happens is that the time for some reason
or another appears to change by apparently random
amounts and at apparently random times. I'm not
just talking about losing a few minutes over a period
of time either. I've caught the clock as much as
an hour behind, reset it, then sometime later, it'll be
20 or 30 minutes behind, or even ahead. Very strange.
I"ve also seen it jump a bunch of minutes minutes ahead
then jump back to the right time after a little bit.
I don't think these problems are a result of booting
back and forth between DOS and NS. Two of these
machines are always running NEXTSTEP.
For the time being, I've managed to alleviate the
problem by borrowing a couple of slabs
from another network I look after and using those
as NetInfo time servers. I've also got a cron job
that runs an ntp -s -f process every 10 minutes
to resynch the time on one machine.
So far it's working ok. The machines don't seem
to time warp quite as often now, but I'd like to find
out what's going on and if it's possible to fix it.
These machines are used in health care, so the
time stamps obtained from the system clock are
rather important.
Anyone have any pointers or suggestions?
Many thanks,
Eugene Mah
--
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Eugene Mah eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (NeXTmail)
Systems Administrator "For I am a Bear of Very Little
Department of Radiology Brain, and long words Bother
University of Alberta Hospitals me." Winnie the Pooh
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada http://raddi.uah.ualberta.ca/~eugene/
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From: smcintyre@whoi.edu (Scott A. McIntyre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Upgrading a Colour Station advice needed.
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 18:51:55 -0500
Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Message-ID: <smcintyre-1012951851550001@joltcola.whoi.edu>
Hi,
I currently have the original Colour station, 32meg of ram, 400mb internal
drive and quite a few other peripherals for it -- but I realise that its
life span is probably pretty minimal these days. I'd love to stick with a
NeXTstep machine, but am not sure which is best, HP, Sun, wait for PPC or
whatnot..
I'd be interested in hearing any advice that people have on this, selling
the machine now, finding a upgrade offer or just waiting for it to blow
up.
Thanks,
Scott
From: peter@mathworks.com (Peter Greis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need monitor schematics for...
Date: 11 Dec 1995 00:35:17 GMT
Organization: The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA 01760
Message-ID: <4afuc5$bko@turing.mathworks.com>
..a NEC 3V. It looks like a 15"; I'm trying to determine
if it's worth saving (yes, it's out of waranty).
thanx,
-peter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
In-Reply-To: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca's message of Wed, 29 Nov 1995 23:55:47 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec10204743@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 01:47:43 GMT
Of course. I am using the exact same model. Try changing the SCSI ID
to 2. BTW - I have also used the Toshiba 3701 (6.7X) and that worked
too.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) writes:
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From: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 23:55:47 GMT
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I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD ROM drive
in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio CDs using this
thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the warning in NeXTAnswers
that it doesn't support the 3401 (and thus I'm guessing later Toshibas as
well). When I try it (not using the manual start up mode because I didn't
set my device numbers in the appropriately baroque way for that to work)
the drive light flickers a bit before finally spitting out the audio CD.
I checked out play3401, but it complains that it can't find a 3401 drive
connected.
Is there anything out there that will allow audio CDs to be played using the
3601B? Failing that, is there any CDPlayer type app, and any source of the
specs that I'd need to hack it to support this drive? If I could find the
info on the drive needed to hack play3401, that would likely be
sufficiently groovy...
This isn't a critical issue, but it would be nice to have this work given
that Windoze can make just about any CD ROM drive make noise... >:-(
--
Jerry Kuch EMail: gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca, NeXTMail welcome.
IMPORTANT NEWS: Scripts for "Godzilla Vs. Desutoroia" had envisaged
the monster's main target as the 1996 World City Expo in Tokyo
but the idea fell through when Gov. Yukio Aoshima cancelled the event.
From: bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ATI Graphics Pro Turbo With NeXT
Date: 11 Dec 1995 01:48:33 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ag2lh$kpq@news.service.uci.edu>
Has anyone used the ATI Graphics Pro Turbo (2 Meg VRAM) VL-BUS
with NeXT 3.3 and got it to work?
I'm considering purchasing the above mentioned card. But first I want
to know for certain that it is supported. I checked NeXT answers, but
only the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo is mentioned. Is this the same
card?
Brian Moore
We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures
of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! WE CAN LEARN
TO FLY!
-Jonathon Livingston Seagull
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:15:09 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <4ageot$9sd@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 200+ ISV company pages
- 400+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
http://www.next.com
comp.sys.next.* newsgroups
==========================
news:comp.sys.next.advocacy
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in
the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy
flame wars from .misc.
news:comp.sys.next.announce
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products,
FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it
directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com
where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability.
Archives are available by ftp at
ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives
Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
to any other comp.sys.next groups.
news:comp.sys.next.bugs
A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material
e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for
the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This
newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post
stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense
to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual
reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well.
news:comp.sys.next.hardware
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with
NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better
asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices
belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used
NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
news:comp.sys.next.marketplace
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to
misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups.
news:comp.sys.next.misc
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no
crossposting!!!
news:comp.sys.next.programmer
Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although
specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are
appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal"
newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest.
news:comp.sys.next.software
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run
on NEXTSTEP systems.
news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this
will spill over into .programmer or .software.
Related Newsgroups
==================
news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists
because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for
discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP.
news:comp.lang.objective-c
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
news:comp.object
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
programmer/philosopher.
(The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs
or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be
simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep-d
next-advocacy-d
next-announce-d
next-bugs-d
next-hardware-d
next-marketplace-d
next-misc-d
next-programmer-d
next-software-d
next-sysadmin-d
(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
The ftp sites
=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com: See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com.
Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be
sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
body of the message. You can request several files in a single message.
You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
These commands affect the way that files you request are sent:
ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text
SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME
Message/Partial specification
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These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system:
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INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest
SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list
(ignoring capitalization)
For example, a message with the following Subject line requests
three files:
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A message with this body requests the same three files be
sent as ASCII text files:
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This message requests two lists of files, one for each search:
Subject:
SEARCH Dell SCSI
SEARCH NetInfo domain
NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different
address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command
REPLY-TO <your-address>
If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX
To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to
identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available
files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the
files will be faxed to you.
If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support
at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada.
USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web
server at URL http://www.next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP
To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM
To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
pay-per-call basis.
Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
Written by:
Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and
Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com)
Additions from:
Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com)
Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net)
Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: openinfo@ix.netcom.com(Jean-Jacques Dubray )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Quest for Speed : What is the best motherboard for Intel NeXTStep systems ?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:21:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4agf4d$1gi@cloner3.netcom.com>
References: <4ag2lh$kpq@news.service.uci.edu>
I assume the question is posted every week. However we plan to buy 5
systems running NeXTStep. Does anyone would recommand a motherboard
versus another ?
Jean-Jacques Dubray
HRL
From: soonam@isse.gmu.edu (Soonam Kahng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cube and hard
Date: 11 Dec 1995 08:21:28 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Message-ID: <4agpm8$vin@portal.gmu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello..
I opened the back panel of my cube and found that Seagate Hard disk
(41200ND, huge Full height DISK) is connected with a small piece of
PCB adapter (?) to cable. What is this adapter for ?
Mine is turbo Cube. If I want to replace this old Hard disk with new
low profile 3.5 SCSI-2 hard disk, should I use this small piece of adapter
or just be able to connect the cable to hard disk connector ?
Is it possible to use MOD with Turbo Cube ?
Thank you.
<Soonam>
soonam@isse.gmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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Message-ID: <9512081234.AA00446@emotive.login1.inter.nl.net>
Content-Type: text/plain
Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2)
From: NextOneWorld <diederic@emotive.login1.inter.nl.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 95 13:34:22 +0100
Subject: Who can report on ISDN Experience (with ZyXel Elite 28641 modem)
---
Hi,
is there someone out there with positive experience on ZyXel Elite 28641 and
ISDN connection with NEXTSTEP?
Can this combination work in Europe/Netherlands?
This modem seems to me as a good candidate for a community-standard NEXTSTEP
ISDN device, am I wright?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.marketplace
From: aslater@jocko.bri.hp.com (Al Slater)
Subject: Black TurboMono Motherboard..
Summary: anyone got a motherboard going spare? (possible FS if not)
Sender: news@bri.hp.com (News User)
Message-ID: <DJF4zv.H6y@bri.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:55:07 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
Keywords: motherboard fried fritzed smoke wtd mb argh argh argh FS? slab
Hi folks,
I don't suppose anyone in the UK (and I mean UK, I don't fancy getting
screwed by customs charges) happens to know of anyplace that has
or would be willing to part with a NeXT Turbo Mono motherboard ...?
(WORKING).
I've got two of the damn things now, one fried but known to have a working
processor (doesnt powerup) and the one it originally came with which has
an intermittent scsi problem that renders it as near useless as you can
imagine...
Suggestions welcome, failing that I'd be willing to part with it and its
printer for a sensible price to someone UK based...
cheers,
al
(not speaking for HP...)
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: MediaVision CD-ROM problem? (Was: cheap CDROM for black)
Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:34:27 -0700
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Sender: root@primenet.com
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References: <4a24eq$gh6@news.doit.wisc.edu>
finton@cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton) wrote:
> I've been interested in the MediaVision Reno CD-ROM drive sold by Corporate
> Systems Center for $79 or $89. Apparently, it works with black hardware,
but
> I've been told that it may not allow you to change the disk in the drive
> onece you've started. Too bad, since this looks like a nice 2x drive
> otherwise.
>
> Does anyone have a solution for this problem? Or even better, can anyone
> suggest a better cheap CD-ROM drive which works with black hardware?
Sony CDU-76S, works flawlessly, a 4x caddyless. But it's about $149.
It was plug & play, compatible with everything on my Cube.
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Starving CS Undergrad
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From: rainer@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhöfer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: How prevent logout via power key?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 12:38:16 GMT
Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Message-ID: <4ah8no$fj7@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
Hi there,
is there a way to prevent the fast-logout "feature" of NS3.3? If you disable
the power-off key, it will do an immediate logout, no matter if a screensaver
is running and the screen is locked. It happens quite often that you leave
the machine working and when you get back, somebody else is sitting on your
place. I tried to change the default keyboard layout, but it didn't work.
Anybody knows a fix for this?
Any help appreciated,
Rainer.
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"Um Energie zu sparen,
wird das Licht am Ende des Tunnels
vorlaeufig abgeschaltet." rainer@picard.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Help: Any way to remove hardware password (black h/w)?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 14:35:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ahfjm$1lka@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Hello,
A friend has had a disk crash, and needs to reboot his lab's slab from
CD-ROM. Unfortunately, someone in the past set the hardware password on the
machine, and no one knows who set it or what it is. So, to compound his
disk crash problems, he can't even boot the machine from another disk!
Are there any ways of getting around the password? Will removing the
battery for some period of time work?
Any advice would be appreciated. Now, if he could only find the person who
set that password . . .
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From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I used Apple SCSI Hard Disks?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 14:48:25 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <4ahgbp$m2u@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
References: <mfe-1711952144320001@dialup-c3.cis.ufl.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951125035008.912C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu> <RDL.95Nov26003806@world.std.com> <49f88v$t2l@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> <DJC9wJ.26o@sounds.wa.com>
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brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby) wrote:
>Just in case: did you low-level format to 512 or 1024 byte sectors? I have had
>some people complain of similar error messages when using sdformat to re-format
>their drive with 1024 byte sectors. This is usually because their drive does
>not actually support 1024 byte sectors, even though it responds to all of the
>necessary SCSI commands.
Thanks very much for your help with this. I hadn't considered the sector size
issue, so I will attempt to reformat the disk with 512 byte sectors just to
be sure.
-Michael Ellis
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: senip@j51.com (Greg Stritmater)
Subject: NSFiP 3.3 problems with IBM ValuePoint
Organization: TZ-Link Internet: Our System Can Kick Your System's Ass
Message-ID: <DJFGJy.ACq@news2.new-york.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 15:04:45 GMT
I'm having trouble installing NSFiP on an IBM ValuePoint 466DX2/Dp. It
goes through the initial installation of the essentials, and as far as the configuration of the rest of the hardware, but after that, it fails just after the
startup info for hd0. Wait ... just watching it now .. it's gotten past that part, but only after about 2-3 min. Is there a known conflict with the VPs? It almost seems like a memory problem, so I'll start taking out adapter cards such as the token ring and scsi card. Btw the configuration is:
Ibm ValuePoint 466DX2/Dp
16M Ram
540M Ide Drive (not sure which brand, but will check it out)
Compaq Scsi card (Adaptec 6x60 Chip)
Ibm 16/4 Token Ring Adapter
SB-16 (not configured in NS)
GVC 28.8 modem
Any ideas as to what could be causing the delay (now that is seems to work, just slow starting up) is very much apreciated.
Greg Stritmater
senip@j51.com
--
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: 3D Acceleration with Matrox Millenium Graphics Card?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 16:05:32 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ahksc$6fi@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <4aa8u7$2ur@delphi.cs.ucla.edu>
In article <4aa8u7$2ur@delphi.cs.ucla.edu>,
Eskandar Ensafi <esky@marathon.cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>Does the NEXTSTEP driver for the Matrox Millenium graphics card support
>the card's real-time 3D and 3D rendering capabilities? If so, how do you
>enable it? If not, do you have any idea how to tweak Quick RenderMan to
>give you more detail at the expense of performance?
>
>It really annoys me when the Chair.rib example gives me a black image as
>I rotate it in 3View. Yes, that's right -- I get no interactive rotation
>until I stop dragging and release the mouse with this particular image,
>on a 133 MHz Pentium with 32 MB RAM and 4 MB VRAM (actually WRAM on the
>Matrox Millenium).
>
>It would be nice to be able to rotate images similar to Elephant.rib, in
>surface mode, with more detail than currently allowed by Quick RenderMan.
>I don;t care if it's not really quick at doing it -- I just want to be
>able to do it!
>
As far as I know, no you can't.
NEXTSTEP treats all video cards as linear frame buffers, and cannot take
advantage of any hardware acceleration, 2D or 3D. This is the reason why
Windows'95+PlusPack gives much smoother real-time dragging and scrolling
than NEXTSTEP. (The fact that Windows'95 is utter garbage deep down is
another thing...)
In fact, the Millennium hardware 3D acceleration currently only works for
Windows for Workgroups 3.11; not for Windows'95 until Microsoft releases
the Direct3D and DirectDraw specs. Check out the RenderWare demo for
Windows 3.11. This demo is pretty impressive, though I really don't notice
much difference with hardware 3D acceleration compared to software accel. on
my Pentium 133 system.
Compared to some of the 3D software available for Windows, interactive
renderman in its current state is pretty poor.
Varun
From: cdodson@vortex.cac.stratus.com (R. Craig Dodson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: CD-ROM Writers for NS ?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 16:43:09 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
Message-ID: <4ahn2t$ljd@transfer.stratus.com>
Hi,
Has anyone gotten one of the new CD-ROM writers to work with NS ? Please send me
any info on the hw/sw used if you've done this.
Thanks,
Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer)
cdodson@cac.stratus.com
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Filesystem performance
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 17:54:46 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951211175252.8028B-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
References: <4a57kv$lh@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de> <RDL.95Dec7220127@world.std.com> <4ac2g4$787@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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On 9 Dec 1995, Bastian Schlueter wrote:
> IOZONE performance measurements:
> 2354474 bytes/second for writing the file
> 2378509 bytes/second for reading the file
>
> I think this is normal throughput?
>
I get nearly the same result with NCR controller and IBM DPES. But I
don't believe these numbers important. I think the most important thing
ist the seek time of the drive.
Do the two heads of the barracuda improve file transfer performance?
Greetings,
Boerny.
--
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scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de http://peanuts.leo.org/
scholz@ve1.rm.op.dlr.de http://www.leo.org/~scholz/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: senip@j51.com (Greg Stritmater)
Subject: Re: NSFiP 3.3 problems with IBM ValuePoint
Organization: TZ-Link Internet: Our System Can Kick Your System's Ass
Message-ID: <DJFM56.EB6@news2.new-york.net>
References: <DJFGJy.ACq@news2.new-york.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 17:05:29 GMT
In article <DJFGJy.ACq@news2.new-york.net>, Greg Stritmater wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble installing NSFiP on an IBM ValuePoint 466DX2/Dp. It
>
>
Ok, after pullin out some cards .. I found out that it's the Token Ring card that's the culprit. When it's out, there's no hang. Also, it's an IBM PC
adapter II not a 16/4 like I thought it was. SO! I guess my question now is arethere known problems with token ring cards and NS? Are there any 'gotchas' I should look out for (ie. certain memory addresses etc) Thanks for any info.
Greg Stritmater
senip@j51.com
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From: tjallen@theory1.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Pro Turbo With NeXT
Date: 11 Dec 1995 17:39:47 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4ahqd3$15qg@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <4ag2lh$kpq@news.service.uci.edu>
bkmoore@uci.edu (Brian Moore) wrote:
> Has anyone used the ATI Graphics Pro Turbo (2 Meg VRAM) VL-BUS
> with NeXT 3.3 and got it to work?
>
> I'm considering purchasing the above mentioned card. But first I want
> to know for certain that it is supported. I checked NeXT answers, but
> only the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo is mentioned. Is this the same
> card?
Our theoretical physics cluster got this card
when we bought another machine recently and were
unable to find a Mach32 for it. The card is even
better than the Mach32 in my opinion, although I
have been afraid of it because it seemed that so
many people had posted that they had trouble with it.
We're running 3.3 unpatched. By the way, NeXTanswers
doesn't really say clearly whether the 2MB VRAM version
is supported or not, but it is, and 1120 x 832 IS SUPPORTED.
--
Ted Allen
High Energy Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Any way to remove hardware password (black h/w)?
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:45:42 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211114436.17742A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <4ahfjm$1lka@news.doit.wisc.edu>
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On 11 Dec 1995, Michael Giddings wrote:
> Hello,
> A friend has had a disk crash, and needs to reboot his lab's slab from
> CD-ROM. Unfortunately, someone in the past set the hardware password on the
> machine, and no one knows who set it or what it is. So, to compound his
> disk crash problems, he can't even boot the machine from another disk!
>
> Are there any ways of getting around the password? Will removing the
> battery for some period of time work?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated. Now, if he could only find the person who
> set that password . . .
>
removing the battery for a time will remove all the ROM settings,
including the hardware password.
--
Timothy J. Luoma
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
PLEASE! NO NeXTMail except when needed for attachments. MIME preferred
as I am using PINE to read my mail.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Summary: replace station fan with temp.controlled low-noise fan ok?
Message-ID: <DJFKJA.G5@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 16:30:46 GMT
> in an effort to reduce noise I thought of replacing the fan in my
> black station with one of those expensive, temperature controlled fans
> (brand Pabst). My concern is that the heat sensor might be too
> slow,leading to a fried power supply.
> Anyone done the replacement already? Opinions?
I received several responses from people who have done it, at least a year ago.
Common point was to get a fan with external heat sensor and attach the sensor
to the outside of the casing, underneath the power supply (use thermo glue,
"Waermeleitpaste", to fix it). While at it, remove the power supply and apply
thermo glue to its casing as well.
The german Pabst 8412 GMV 80 * 80 mm fits.
My station hosts such a new fan and runs just fine.
Juergen
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Fon +49 511 4406-88 NeXTMail welcome No Mime Fax +49 511 4406-17
== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 18:37:17 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ahtot$oni@news.iastate.edu>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net>
Mark Strand writes
> Are there any keyboards (made by NeXT or anyone else) that have the
> backslash and pipe keys in an intelligent location? My slab came with
two
> keyboards, and both are located on the numeric keypad, and require
> <shift>. This seems a little ridiculous for any user who uses csh and
> does C programming, where these keys are needed _constantly_.
>
> In short, my only other option to sanity, is to do all the programming
on
> the PC, where those keys are reachable... but that's not why I bought a
> slab. :)
>
way way back when the new keyboard came out some nice soul hacked an
alternate keymapping that puts \ in shift-return, | in shift delete, and
even ` in shift-tab. I forget the entire story, but do remmeber that it
was unsually difficult because the keyboard.app did not let you remap the
return, delete, etc. characters, so the guy munged it by working with the
binary keyboard mapping file. I call this mapping "USAFixed" and it has
been in my /NextLibrary/Keyboards ever since. Completely solves the
problem! Can NeXTmail it to you if you would like, or it should still be
somehwere on the FTP sites.
Oh! And my thanks once again to the person who was originally responsible
for this little band-aid!
Hope this helps --- Tom
--
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Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-9779
Ames Laboratory 515-432-9142 (home)
Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm@ameslab.gov
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Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences Project
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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: To all owners of black hardware
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:07:42 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211114558.17742B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <4ahfjm$1lka@news.doit.wisc.edu>
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There have been a number of people recently (or maybe I've just noticed
it more recently) who have ROM passwords set and they do not know what
they are!
If this applies to you, I strongly encourage you to get the
Hardware_Password app I recently put on peanuts
ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/frontends/HardwarePassword.N.b.tar.gz
when run as ROOT the program allows you to both see and set the Hardware
password.
There is also a file on ftp://sutro.sfsu.edu/pub/hwpwd.Z which is also
available as 'ftp://sutro.sfsu.edu/pub/hwpwd.c' but you'll need the
nvram.h file to compile it from the 2.x days (email me if you need it).
NOTE: this program can only READ the hardware password, it cannot set it.
TjL
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Timothy J. Luoma
luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
PLEASE! NO NeXTMail except when needed for attachments. MIME preferred
as I am using PINE to read my mail.
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Some compromise NeXT laptop
Date: 11 Dec 1995 11:39:26 -0800
Organization: Universal Export
Message-ID: <4ai1de$oep@crl3.crl.com>
Since I'm not as wealthy as I deserve to be, I need to make some
compromises on the intel laptop front.
I want to be running NeXTstep and have access to a SQL database,
either Oracle or Sybase. As near as I can tell the best way
to do this, and still be portable, is to have two laptops, one
running NeXTstep and one running Windows NT with SQL Server.
So, what's a reasonable configuration? Does NS run well on
486/100 systems, and are there any particularly good setups?
Do most laptops run NS out of the box, with 800 X 600 screen
resolution or better?
--
Don McGregor | "I'm surprised I have to explain these things."
mcgredo@crl.com | --Joe Bob Briggs
From: dave@turbocat.snafu.de (David Wetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: NEx000 driver source code needed
Date: 9 Dec 1995 18:28:56 GMT
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
Message-ID: <4ackh8$b3@turbocat.snafu.de>
References: <1995Dec5.115123.7265@free.fdn.org>
Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org wrote:
> I know it was derived from a LINUX driver and I want to add support for the
> cheap PCI NE2000 compatible ethernet cards.
>
> Fabien
Look at an ftp.netbsd.org mirror site. I guess, the NetBSD code
is easier to port than the Linux stuff. (Linux is System V)
(NetBSD 1.1 is the current Version)
_ _
_(_)(_)_ David Wetzel, Turbocat's Development,
(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
_/ \_ Phone +49 33056 82151, Fax +49 33056 82152
(______) dave@turbocat.snafu.de (NeXTMail)
From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: Any way to remove hardware password (black h/w)?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 20:56:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4ai5u2$1lka@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <4ahfjm$1lka@news.doit.wisc.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211114436.17742A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Thanks to everyone who responded. It sounds like removing the battery will
be the way to go. Also, I will check the HardwarePassword program that
Timothy Luoma suggested as well.
Once again, I appreciate the responses.
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From: mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Intel EtherExpress 16TP Ethernet Cards
Date: 11 Dec 1995 21:17:54 GMT
Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
Message-ID: <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
Keywords: intel ethernet
Hi,
I'm about to purchase a couple of new pentium systems to run NeXTSTEP, and
I need to order some ethernet cards. In the past, I've ordered Intel
EtherExpress 16TP ethernet cards (which work great), but these seem to
have been replaced with the EtherExpress Pro/Flash cards. Has anyone
tried one of the new intel cards with NS 3.3, and does it work? Has
anyone recently purchased one of the older cards, and if so, where did you
purchase it?
I would prefer to use the same brand ethernet card in all my machines, but
if that's not possible, does anyone else have a recommendation for another
ethernet card?
Thanks for your help, and have a great week,
-Mike Tie
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Michael N. Tie mtie@carleton.edu
Department of Math/CS phn: (507) 663-4067
Carleton College fax: (507) 663-4312
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From: dmwood@geek.Mines.Colorado.EDU (David M. Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Restoring label to sick disk drive
Date: 11 Dec 1995 21:56:34 GMT
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4ai9ei$odk@magma.Mines.EDU>
Greetings all!
[I'm reposting since I got no responses from comp.sys.next.sysadmin]
Severe wind storms last week caused power outages which *appear* to
have partially toasted an ancient 105MB internal disk drive in a
NeXTStation (not the boot disk, luckily). If *possible*, we'd like to
recover the contents of the disk (which is our network's /usr/local/src
directory).
The symptoms: When booting, we now get:
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x0, resid = 0x800, retry 1
sd1: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL
No luck with fsck either:
iola# /usr/etc/fsck /dev/sd1a
Can't read label on /dev/rsd1a.
The *good* news is that someone logging onto the console gets a pop-up
panel asking whether or not to initialize, suggesting that at least the
disk is spinning and could possibly be initialized.
*Tests*
iola# scsimodes /dev/rsd1a
SCSI information for /dev/rsd1a
Drive type: QUANTUM LP105S 910109405
512 bytes per sector
49 sectors per track
4 tracks per cylinder
1219 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders)
1 spare sectors per cylinder
0 alternate tracks per volume
205560 usable sectors on volume
This looks OK to me--same as for other 105MB internal disk drives.
The disk command returns the following info
iola# disk -s /dev/rsd1a
disk name: QUANTUM LP105S 910109405
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
stats: invalid request for type fixed_rw_scsi
iola# disk -L InternalDisk /dev/rsd1a
disk name: QUANTUM LP105S 910109405
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
no label on disk
iola# disk /dev/rsd1a
disk name: QUANTUM LP105S 910109405
disk type: fixed_rw_scsi
Disk utility
disk> label
label information: print, write? print
no label on disk
disk> scan
Backup superblocks at:
Whoa!
Any suggestions for fixing the disk and reading its contents?
Many thanks!
--
David M. Wood
Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 273-3853; Fax: (303) 273-3840
e-mail: dmwood@physics.Mines.EDU ; NeXTMail welcome
From: gottliej@mathcs.carleton.edu (Jeremy Gottlieb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: SoundBlaster 16 on Intel NS3.3
Date: 11 Dec 1995 22:58:44 GMT
Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
Message-ID: <4aid34$gbi@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
Howdy, all.
We have here a Gateway Pentium with a SoundBlaster 16 in it that NS
3.3 is failing miserably to find:
Dec 11 16:39:01 ariel2 mach: SoundBlaster16: SoundBlaster not detected
at address 0x220.
Dec 11 16:39:01 ariel2 mach: SoundBlaster16: None or unsupported card.
Those are the lines from bootup. The Card is recognized under DOS at
the above address (0x220) with the same IRQ (5) and DMAs as we have it
configured to do for NeXTStep with Configure.app
Suggestions?
--
_______________________________________________________________
Jeremy Gottlieb gottliej@mathcs.carleton.edu
Carleton College System Manager
Northfield, MN 55057 Carleton Math/CS
"Consider how stupid the average American is. Now keep in mind
that half the people are dumber than that!"--George Carlin
_______________________________________________________________
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net (Jason L. McNamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: #FS: RDI Powerlite 85mHz SPARCBook #
Date: 12 Dec 1995 01:49:50 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Distribution: world
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References: <4a9lht$d09@emerald.oz.net>
Art Isbell writes
> reds675@aol.com (Reds675) wrote:
> >> Selling a RDI Powerlite 85 mHz Sparc book clone!!
> > Specs: RDI Powerlite 85
> > 85 Mhz Sparc2 Processor
> > 64 Meg RAM / 2.4 GIG HD
> > 800x600 TGX Graphics
> > ENET Controller
> > Mini Ball Mouse
> > Internal 14.4 Fax/Modem
> > * THIS SYSTEM is Around $24,000.00 NEW *
>
> I urge anyone interested in this system to check the price of new
> units.
> (Remainder deleted)
Art is correct. MSRP for the above model (an RDI PLT800-2400-64) is
$17,895, assuming the unit has 2 x 1.2GB drives. If the unit has 3 x
800MB drives, MSRP is $18,495, and you can only use all three drives if
you remove the FDD.
In any event, $24K is entirely off the mark.
Jason
---
Jason McNamara / jmcnamar@onramp.net (NeXTMail encouraged!)
Bifrost Workstations, Inc. NEXTSTEP on Intel, Sparc, & HP systems
10850 Richmond Ave, Suite 270 713.952.9949 voice
Houston, TX 77042 713.952.9934 facsimile
http://www.stepwise.com/Resellers/Bifrost_Workstations.htmld/index.html
From: peterson@abu.mgh.harvard.edu (William J. Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTSTEP on IBM Thinkpad?
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 20:18:45 -0500
Organization: Mass General Hospital
Message-ID: <peterson-1112952018450001@ad75-145.compuserve.com>
Will NS 3.2 or 3.3 work with the IBM think pad?
peterson@media.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress 16TP Ethernet Cards
In-Reply-To: mtie@carleton.edu's message of 11 Dec 1995 21:17:54 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec11223359@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 03:33:59 GMT
I've used the Intel Pro/10 card. It worked. The only problem I had was that
it complained that it wasn't in a 16-bit slot and defaulted to 8-bit. Does
anyone know how to tell the difference between an 8-bit slot and a 16-bit
one?
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie) writes:
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From: mtie@carleton.edu (Michael Tie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 11 Dec 1995 21:17:54 GMT
Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
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Keywords: intel ethernet
Hi,
I'm about to purchase a couple of new pentium systems to run NeXTSTEP, and
I need to order some ethernet cards. In the past, I've ordered Intel
EtherExpress 16TP ethernet cards (which work great), but these seem to
have been replaced with the EtherExpress Pro/Flash cards. Has anyone
tried one of the new intel cards with NS 3.3, and does it work? Has
anyone recently purchased one of the older cards, and if so, where did you
purchase it?
I would prefer to use the same brand ethernet card in all my machines, but
if that's not possible, does anyone else have a recommendation for another
ethernet card?
Thanks for your help, and have a great week,
-Mike Tie
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Department of Math/CS phn: (507) 663-4067
Carleton College fax: (507) 663-4312
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
In-Reply-To: tom@hukatronic.cz's message of Fri, 1 Dec 1995 20:47:22 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec11223652@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> <DIxDqz.11v@hurka.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 03:36:52 GMT
I don't think it needs that. I think it may be a more basic
SCSI configuration problem. Most likely it's the SCSI ID not being set
to 2. I never had to run XAMode for my Toshiba 3601.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <DIxDqz.11v@hurka.UUCP> tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka) writes:
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From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Reply-To: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 20:47:22 GMT
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In article <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
gdkuch@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) writes:
>
> I have access to a system with a Toshiba XM-3601B SCSI-2 4.4X CD
> ROM drive in it running NSFIP 3.2. Is there any way to play audio
> CDs using this thing? CDPlayer.app seems to be a bust given the
> warning in NeXTAnswers that it doesn't support the 3401 (and thus
> I'm guessing later Toshibas as well).
Take a look at program called XAmode, which switches TOSHIBA to XAmode.
This enabled me to play audio CDs and also read KodakPhotoCD. XAmode is
available from anonymous ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/next/Tools
Best regards,
--
Tomas Hurka
tom@hukatronic.cz
NeXTMAIL and MIME OK (international mail <50 KB accepted)
From: Joe Freeman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: replace station fan with temp.controlled low-noise fan ok?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 02:31:50 GMT
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4aipim$ggj@news.cais.com>
References: <1995Dec8.083051.18768@proximus.north.de>
Aren't fans rated by capacity? How much airflow is required for a
NEXTSTATION? Any model number or part number info would be appreciated.
I'd like a quieter fan in mine fur sur.
In article <1995Dec8.083051.18768@proximus.north.de>
gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) writes:
> In article <DJ7ty3.o1@euler.hnv.icem.de>,
> Juergen Sell <js@euler.hnv.icem.de> wrote:
> >in an effort to reduce noise I thought of replacing the fan in my black
station
> >with one of those expensive, temperature controlled fans (brand Pabst).
> >My concern is that the heat sensor might be too slow, leading to a fried
> > power supply.
> >Anyone done the replacement already? Opinions?
>
> I did that a year ago, it runs w/o problems ... yet.
--
Joe Freeman Joe@FreemanSoft.com (NeXT,MIME,ASCII Mail)
FreemanSoft Inc. A NEXTSTEP software and consulting company in MD.
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 21:53:55 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211215005.18808C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <4ahtot$oni@news.iastate.edu>
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On 11 Dec 1995, Tom Marchioro wrote:
>
> way way back when the new keyboard came out some nice soul hacked an
> alternate keymapping that puts \ in shift-return, | in shift delete, and
> even ` in shift-tab. I forget the entire story, but do remmeber that it
> was unsually difficult because the keyboard.app did not let you remap the
> return, delete, etc. characters, so the guy munged it by working with the
> binary keyboard mapping file. I call this mapping "USAFixed" and it has
> been in my /NextLibrary/Keyboards ever since. Completely solves the
> problem! Can NeXTmail it to you if you would like, or it should still be
> somehwere on the FTP sites.
on peanuts and the mirrors:
ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/keyboard/keyboardfix.s.tar.gz
has anyone tried this with the newer keyboard mapping to see if these
keys can be remapped with the newer App?
>
> Oh! And my thanks once again to the person who was originally responsible
> for this little band-aid!
that would be 'carlton@cs.berkeley.edu'
or at least it was...
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 23:08:15 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211230428.19074A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <4ahtot$oni@news.iastate.edu> <Pine.NXT.3.91.951211215005.18808C-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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to followup briefly on my own post re:
Tools/keyboard/keyboardfix.s.tar.gz on peanuts
You can accomplish this with the Keyboard.app (version 3, which came on my
3.2 NS system). Remapping is allowed now for shift-return, shift-delete
and shift-tab... however, it still doesn't make it as nice as a normail
keyboard with a regular size ENTER and the `\ key right above the ENTER key.
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: What video card should I buy?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 06:57:17 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <4aj94d$345@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <4affh2$6aq@globe.indirect.com>
In <4affh2$6aq@globe.indirect.com> Dan McGuirk wrote:
>
> well not take any chances.) Another choice would be the Diamond
> Stealth 64--I know Diamonds have traditionally been incompatible
with
> XFree86, but maybe things have changed since the olden days.
>
>
If you trace the XFree86 closely, you'll be surprised that Diamond is
the most supported display card for XFree86. Diamond has long changed
his policy for XFree86, and you can get all the necessary setting
information from www.diamondmm.com itself.
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Some compromise NeXT laptop
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 07:28:38 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Dec12.072838.27115@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <4ai1de$oep@crl3.crl.com>
In article <4ai1de$oep@crl3.crl.com> mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
writes:
> I want to be running NeXTstep and have access to a SQL database,
> either Oracle or Sybase. As near as I can tell the best way
> to do this, and still be portable, is to have two laptops, one
> running NeXTstep and one running Windows NT with SQL Server.
WHats wrong with QuickBase on the one laptop? If you are using EOF, no
problem.
> So, what's a reasonable configuration? Does NS run well on
> 486/100 systems, and are there any particularly good setups?
> Do most laptops run NS out of the box, with 800 X 600 screen
> resolution or better?
NS runs well on 486/100; as this is a relatively low power chip, it is
better than a Pentium for laptop use.
Most laptops can be persuaded to run NeXTSTEP, but only at 640x480 2 bit
grey. To get colour and better resolution, you need a supported driver,
and these you have to buy with the laptop. The best obtainable is 800x600
8 bit colour, scrolling inside 1024x768; this comes from AIS with their
NECs. Tadpole do an 800x600 8 bit colour driver, but it doesn't scroll.
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Ralf Specht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: MSI-Pentium PCI board and NeXTStep 3.3?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 08:24:53 GMT
Organization: Daimler-Benz AG
Message-ID: <4aje8l$g4p@news.sns-felb.debis.de>
Hi folks,
the subject says it all: I want to use NeXTStep with a MSI Pentium
PCI board (the one which works with only one PS/2-SIMM module
installed, I don't know the exact name of it...).
Does NeXTStep 3.3 have any problems with that board? Would
an ASUS PI55/SP4 board be the better choice?
.Ralf
--
Ralf Specht
Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm
Department of Text Understanding Systems
P.O. Box 23 60
89013 Ulm, Germany
e-mail: specht@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM
phone: +49 731 505-2356
fax: +49 731 505-4113
From: rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Gamma Correction for ELSA Winner?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 10:23:09 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at>
I am using an ELSA Winner 2000 PRO X-8 graphics adapter, and I'd like
to have gamma correction. I know there is a tool for doing that under
Windows, but I do not have Windows installed on my Computer. Therefore
I have the following question:
If I put the graphics adaptaer into another computer that has
Windows installed, and use the gamma-correction tool, will the
correction tables be stored in the graphics adapter and survive
a change of computer?
If not, is there any other chance to make gamma-correction for the
ELSA Winner adapter work under NEXTSTEP? (i.e. has somebody created
a tool to do that?)
Thanks in advance for any help!
-- Robert
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Institute of Computer Graphics - mailto:rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at
Vienna University of Technology - http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/~rft
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From: chin@i2020.net (Bill Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: VRAM video boards
Date: 12 Dec 1995 03:04:44 GMT
Organization: I-2020Net. (800) 628-0100
Message-ID: <4airgc$8s9@gateway.i2020.net>
References: <DJ4px6.Aqw@tamtam.xs4all.nl>
hugob@tamtam.xs4all (Hugo Burm) wrote:
>>From: mathiasp@infotell.isar.de (Mathias Picker)
>>Here are some results for an ELSA Winner 1000AVI, running on a P100 on a
>>ASUS P55TP4XE 32M RAM with 256k PB Cache, the board is configured for
>>1078x768 RGB:555/16.
>>NXBench V2.0
>>Grafics Performance: 1.2414 (NXFactor 2.0)
>>window: 0.42523
>
> Here are some results for a no-name 928 2 Mb VRAM board, running on a P90
> on a FIC P2000 MB, 24 Mb RAM with 256k Cache, the board is configured for
> 1078x768 RGB:555/16.
> NXBench V2.0
> Grafics Performance: 1.3877 (NXFactor 2.0)
> window: 0.57102
>
> But, my no-name, very old video board is
> faster than the newer (and more expensive) ELSA board.
It would seem strange to me that the Elsa Winner 1000AVI, a DRAM
based board would be more expensive than your generic S3 928 2mb
VRAM board. Maybe the AVI part stands for special expensive add-ons
that NS obviously doesn't use. The Elsa Winner 2000Pro-X is probably the
most expensive in its class and here are it's results in my system (I'm
running in 444 mode since there's no reason to run in 555 mode if 444
is available):
100mb Pentium, ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 256k async cache, 32mb RAM
1024x768 RGB:444/12, 70Hz
NXBench V2.0
NXFactor: 2.163466
line: 2.24307
arc/bezier: 2.28351
fill: 1.50464
transform: 3.81766
composite: 1.65242
userpath: 3.43529
text: 1.30917
window: 1.06194
> So don't buy a board with a very fast Windows acceleration, but
> stick to the boards that eat the minimum of bus cycles: the VRAM
> boards.
Right... other S3 968 boards in 444 mode should perform roughly
the same. Better PCI bus throughput will help also. Since NXBench
tests the speed of Display Postscript processing of the system
also, the CPU power plays a significant role in most of the tests.
> (However:don't buy a board without drivers, ELSA supplies great
> drivers).
Definitely... tons of possible resolutions and refresh rates including
444 support on select boards, good full screen SoftPC support, and
multi-head support (PCI). The NEXTSTEP driver is even on the driver
CD-ROM that comes with the board. The Elsa Winner 2000's have always
been rock solid for me... so it's worth the few extra bucks to know that
it will work.
--
Bill Chin - chin@i2020.net - NeXTmail welcomed
From: mmansury@mail.nyu.edu (M.Mansury)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Compaq QVISION2000 driver for NS Intel x86 needed, if exist!
Date: 12 Dec 1995 05:18:23 GMT
Organization: New York University
Message-ID: <4aj3av$3ei@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
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Thanks for the pointer.
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From: root@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN (root)
Subject: HELP! NSI 3.3 + WDC 31200 (Caviar)
Message-ID: <DJHAww.432@onyx.indstate.edu>
Sender: news@onyx.indstate.edu
Organization: Indiana State University
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:58:08 GMT
I'm having trouble getting NS to recognize a 1.2GB drive with my HP
Vectra VL. The problem is that with the IDE/IDE>1GB driver, no drive
is recognized at all, and with the EIDE driver, the drive cannot be
formatted/initialized because of some "formatting problem" and because
of the lack of a label(?)
Has anyone out there had any similar difficulties?
ajax@cube.indstate.edu
From: rusk@advis.com (Patrick Dean Rusk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Date: 12 Dec 1995 15:38:24 GMT
Organization: Advanced Information Solutions, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ak7lg$ep5@gate.advis.com>
References: <4a2q58$alk@trane.opensource.com>
Chris Miner writes
>The tools disk is mounted as a readonly file system because NS thinks is a
>a CD. Take a look at the output of the mount command and see that it is
>mounted read only. This is because the filesystem on it looks like that
>of a CD.
I remember that at one time NeXTs would think a disk was a CD if it
had the directory /NextCD on it. A friend once directly copied all of the
contents of a NS User CD to his hard disk (including the /NextCD
directory), then rebooted. Bad news!
---
Patrick Dean Rusk (P) 617.350.8818 x122
Advanced Information Solutions, Inc. (F) 617.350.7696
268 Summer St., 7th Floor (E) rusk@advis.com
Boston, MA 02210-1108 (W) http://www.advis.com
From: ras@nextras.zko.dec.com (Robert A. Surtees)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help repairing FIMI monitor
Date: 12 Dec 1995 15:30:27 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ak76j$85c@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
References: <4ab3rr$630@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
In article <4ab3rr$630@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van
Schaik Willem Anthon Johan ) writes:
> I had similar problems couple of years ago. The problem was a bad
> soldering on the main PCB of the monitor. Finding which is very
> difficult. But before you throw the whole thing away, a touch-up
> of all soldering joints is worthwile. It looks horrible, but will
> take you only couple of hours.
>
> I found mine buy very good visual inspection, measuring with a
> good multimeter (preferably with beeper) and by pressing all the
> pins of componenents hard.
>
> Willem
>
I am now having the same problem with my monitor. Is it possible to get
these things repaired or should I try the resoldering approach myself. (I
have built Heathkit TV's in the past but am certainly not a TV
technician.) I haven't adjusted any of the pots because it used to work
perfectly and I didn't notice the problem until I turned it off one
weekend several months ago when it took several minutes to get a correct
display.
The system went down because of a power failure in the building a couple
of weekends ago and it now won't correct itself. The bottom 1/2 inch of
the screen is now permanently folding over taking up about 1/16 of an inch
of space.
Does anyone have access to a schematic diagram?
Thanks,
Bob Surtees (ras@zko.dec.com)
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Gamma Correction for ELSA Winner?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 19:44:55 GMT
Organization: NeXT Computer, Inc.
Message-ID: <4akm3n$que@news.next.com>
References: <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at>
In article <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at> rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at writes:
If not, is there any other chance to make gamma-correction for the
ELSA Winner adapter work under NEXTSTEP? (i.e. has somebody created
a tool to do that?)
As root, with the window server running, do this:
#!/bin/sh
#
gamma=1.4 # or whatever setting you like
pft > /dev/null <<EOF
true setglobal
{ 1 $gamma div exp } dup dup dup 0 setframebuffertransfer
EOF
exit 0
Set the gamma number to whatever you want, or different values for each
color. This sets up gamma correction in the window server. There's no
way to do it on the card that I know of.
joe
From: sdf1@ix.netcom.com(Scott Foster )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: HELP: Trouble Booting
Date: 12 Dec 1995 20:10:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4aknj9$8qa@cloner3.netcom.com>
I have a Next black color slab running NS 2.1. Whenever I try to boot,
I get a 'Testing System' message followed by a 'SCSI error' message.
This keeps on repeating. I got the machine at an auction a few monthes
ago but it was working. It simply seemed to stop booting one day. I
don't think that I tampered with anything (famous last words). Does
anyone have any ideas on what is wrong. Any information would be a
great help. Thank you in advance.
Scott Foster
From: nextjet@ids.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: 21' megapixel with pci macs?????
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 95 16:01:41 +500
Organization: IDS World Network Internet Access Service, (800)IDS-1680
Message-ID: <4akqjv$bct@paperboy.ids.net>
need web address for company that makes pci cards thta allow next monitors
to work with powermacs
thanks in advance.
german gobel.
From: sams@shellx.best.com (Samuel G. Streeper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: hardware advice sought
Date: 12 Dec 1995 14:04:18 -0800
Organization: Best Internet Communications
Message-ID: <4aku92$9l@shellx.best.com>
References: <4affh2$6aq@globe.indirect.com> <4aj94d$345@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
I'm putting together a box for for my favorite OS, and I'm hoping
to get some comments on how well the following pieces work
with NeXTstep 3.3:
Asus SC200 SCSI controller - this is a PCI controller card for my
Asus P55TP4XE, and some of the support logic or software is built
into the motherboard, so it's pretty cheap (~$75). There's a
nextstep driver. Comments?
I also want a cheap 4x SCSI cd rom. Most likely candidates so far
are a $150 4.4x Pioneer, a $150 sony, and a $120 Sanyo. Any experience
with these, or others at about $150?
Thanx!
-sam
(article crossposted to homebrew mailing group)
From: jesse@mocha.ucsd.edu (Jesse D. Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dell Video Compatibility
Date: 12 Dec 1995 23:18:43 GMT
Organization: The University of California at San Diego
Message-ID: <4al2kj$uo@news2.ucsd.edu>
Hi,
I'm planning on getting a Dell Dimension P100t to run NS 3.3. I'm a
little worried about whether there will be a problem with the video. This
machine comes with 64-bit local bus video with 2MB DRAM. The chipset is
an S3 Trio64 made by Number Nine. According to nextanswers, the S3
generic driver should support this but they guarantee nothing.
Does anyone have any experience with running NS on this machine or
something equivalent. I'd be most grateful for any feedback.
Thanks in advance,
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From: Denis Gesbert <dgesbert@cdphot.u-strasbg.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Configuring Intel Aladin (Endeavour)
Date: 12 Dec 1995 23:38:18 GMT
Organization: ULP STRASBOURG FRANCE
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4al3pa$qk7@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Hi,
I just have get a new Intel Aladin... motherboard. So everything seems to
be ok, but I have some troubles with printing using parallel port... In
fact I want to try JetPilote 2.0 in demo mode (prior to generate licence)
with an Epson Stylus Color Pro XL. I don't get any printout nor switch
off properly the computer (the system freeze during the procedure). With
the same configuration I don't have any problem to use this printer with
windows so I fell that it can be a problem with paralelle port
configuration (in bios) or with JetPilot? So if someone have an idea on
that problem any help will be appreciate.
Thanks
Denis
From: jpcurry@unix.amherst.edu (JAMES PRESCOTT CURRY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: QUIX Mac OS port to Black Boxes: Info Please!
Date: 13 Dec 1995 01:11:36 GMT
Organization: Amherst College, Amherst MA, USA
Message-ID: <4al988$bot@amhux3.amherst.edu>
Any info regarding QUIX MAC OS to black boxes would be greatly
appreciated. Specifically, does QUIX support communications,
so a mac web browser would work on it?
thanks.
Scott
jpcurry@amherst.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: schmitt@fr.bosch.de (Matthias Schmitt)
Subject: Re: Compaq QVISION2000 driver for NS Intel x86 needed, if exist!
Message-ID: <1995Dec13.060321.16094@fr.bosch.de>
Sender: news@fr.bosch.de
Organization: Robert Bosch GmbH
References: <4aj3av$3ei@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 06:03:21 GMT
In article <4aj3av$3ei@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> mmansury@mail.nyu.edu (M.Mansury)
writes:
> Thanks for the pointer.
We're looking for this QVISION 2000 driver, too. NeXTAnswer told us,
that it's not supported.
We got a new COMPAQ DESKPRO MT5133. We 're also looking for the driver
for our built-in AMD network adapter with the AMD-Chip AM79C970.
If you get any information about this, please let us know...
--
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BOSCH Telecom Germany Fax: +49-69-7505-2169
Kleyerstr 94 - D-60326 Frankfurt (NeXT)-e-mail: schmitt@fr.bosch.de
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on IBM Thinkpad?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:22:52 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <4aluqd$pm4@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <peterson-1112952018450001@ad75-145.compuserve.com>
peterson@abu.mgh.harvard.edu (William J. Peterson) wrote:
>Will NS 3.2 or 3.3 work with the IBM think pad?
I think the answer is yes for 755 and 760 don't know about hte
butterfly tho
Godwin
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From: Robert Wong Jr <Robert_Wong_Jr@mindlink.bc.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: formatting Zip disks
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 23:53:02 -0800
Organization: Internet Direct
Message-ID: <30CE865E.1B9A@mindlink.bc.ca>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi,
Get ready, here are more dumb questions about the zip drive!
When I first got my Zip drive, I inserted a Mac-formatted zip disk
into the drive. My NS 3.2 machine choked on it and would not
mount the disk. This problem turned out to be a result of not
having the macintosh.fs directory (and files) in my /usr/filesystems
directory. (This is on a Cube running NS 3.2)
Question: When I insert a disk into the drive and choose initialize,
what choices do I get? For some reason, I get only NeXT or Mac.
How do I format it in DOS format?
Question2: When I take the drive to a Win95 machine and format the
disk using format x:, the disk formats. What is the proper way of
formatting this disk?
I'm trying to take zip disks between my Cube and my PC. DOS formatted
zip disks are not recognized on my Cube. It just says "Eject or
Initialize this unreadable disk".
Is my cube hooped? I know that I do have a dos.fs directory in
/usr/filesystems. The number of files and and file sizes match
the ones seen on the NS 3.2 CD.
Help!
RWW.
--
Posting from a dumb win95 machine.
rwong@direct.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: yzhao@netcom.com (Yi Zhao)
Subject: New Cogent EM960 PCI
Message-ID: <yzhaoDJIHyr.M88@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 06:28:03 GMT
Sender: yzhao@netcom11.netcom.com
I had two machines using Cogent EM960 PCI Ethernet card under NS3.3 and
they worked great (with both the CogentEM960 driver and the DEC214040 driver).
However when I got two new systems today, the EM960 PCI always have some
problem. The booting message shows that the card is recognized and its
ethernet address is printed. However, it cannot talk to the NetInfo server
and asks for the Ctr-C to start without the network. The strange thing is
even though it cannot talk to the NetInfo server and telnet and ftp are not
working, the NetWare client works fine and I can access all the netware
servers on the network. At first I though it might have something to do
the Intel Endeavor motherboard and might have some conflict with the
SoundBlaster 16, but I take the old card into the new machine and it works
fine. The only difference is that the new card is EM960 C while the old one
is EM960 TP, and the new one could be manufactured later since it a new
manual. Does anyone have a clue?
Many thanks.
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Configuring Intel Aladin (Endeavour)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:17:26 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <4am20m$q8d@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4al3pa$qk7@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Denis,
Try changing your IRQs of your //port
Godwin
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From: edwintam@b1.hkstar.com (Daphine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: a2940_adaptor Time out ??
Date: 13 Dec 1995 09:43:36 GMT
Organization: Hong Kong Star Internet Ltd.
Message-ID: <4am788$1go@bull.hkstar.net>
Odd thing happens, while installing NS3.3 on a brand new P-90 mother board
w/ on board Adaptec 7870 SCSI controller, it gives out the following error
messages while formatting the harddisk or sometimes, last until intallation
began:
a2940_adaptor time out
sd0 trying to write block 123456: SCSI timeout on sd0
Resetting SCSI bus...
and, just occasionally, it gives a SCSI bus violation error.
Installing DOS and Windows95 is okay, however.
My config is:
P90 32Mb RAM, 1G Seagate 31230N, SONY 4x CD-ROM, ES688 Sound card,
on board Adaptec 7870 (2940) SCSI controller,
serial mouse, PS/2 keyboard, floppy, parallel, etc..
NO IDE.
Any ideas ??
Edwin
edwintam@hkstar.com
From: font@MCS.COM (Font)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: CDPlayer.app sees six extra tracks
Date: 13 Dec 1995 04:54:56 -0600
Organization: MCSNet Services
Message-ID: <4ambe0$pcr@Venus.mcs.com>
Either this has always been the case and I didn't notice, or something
happened after 3.3patch1 was installed. When inserting an audio cd into
my Chinon CD-353 at SCSI ID 6, Workspace starts up CDPlayer.app
(although it might take two tries, and it takes a LONG time to decide
that it's an audio cd), but CDPlayer.app reports that the cd has six
more tracks than actually exist on the disc.
Attempting to go directly to tracks 10-15 results in the cd going to
track 1. Going to track 16 plays track 10, 17 plays 11, etc.
System is NEXTSTEP 3.3p1, booting from SCSI, AMD 486DX2-80.
The only recent major change I remember performing was adding in the
new EIDE driver, but disabling it has had no effect. Ideas are
welcome. Solutions even moreso. :-)
--
font@mcs.net Wishes are like dishes.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Re: Q: Gamma Correction for ELSA Winner?
Message-ID: <DJIwG0.1y2@sounds.wa.com>
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
References: <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 11:40:47 GMT
In article <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at>, <rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
>I am using an ELSA Winner 2000 PRO X-8 graphics adapter, and I'd like
>to have gamma correction. I know there is a tool for doing that under
>Windows, but I do not have Windows installed on my Computer. Therefore
>I have the following question:
> [...]
> If not, is there any other chance to make gamma-correction for the
> ELSA Winner adapter work under NEXTSTEP? (i.e. has somebody created
> a tool to do that?)
I have written a NEXTSTEP application, Calibration.app, which allows
interactive gamma-correction for any supported color adaptor, even
when executed remotely via NXHost. Each color channel can be
independently adjusted. The program offers the option to save your
settings to NetInfo in a format expected by NEXTSTEP so that you will
not need to continually reset your gamma-correction each time you boot.
It is basically a set-and-forget procedure. Also, if you inadvertently
make changes to the current settings, Calibration.app allows you to
reset the current gamma to match the values stored in NetInfo.
All four current architectures are supported.
Please contact me for pricing and shipping.
--
Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU
NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development
BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
<http://nwlink.com/cyberartists/brianw/brianw.html>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: Supra fax modems and NXFax -- warning.
Message-ID: <DJJ63F.H50@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:09:15 GMT
Please be advised that there are two versions of the Supra fax modems.
The SupraFaxModem 288 is the modem which works with NXFax. The
new SupraExpress 288 does not work. The SupraExpress is $50 cheaper
than the SupraFaxModem and it doesn't have all of the features
required to run NXFax. I have returned my SupraExpress and have
purchased a SupraFaxModem and everything is now working fine.
Once again.
The SupraFaxModem 288 works.
The SupraExpress 288 does not work.
Steve Boker
--
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From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on IBM Thinkpad?
Date: 13 Dec 1995 18:08:41 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4an4r9$jk4@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4aluqd$pm4@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
Keywords: thinkpad driver video
In article <4aluqd$pm4@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
(Godwin) writes:
> peterson@abu.mgh.harvard.edu (William J. Peterson) wrote:
>
> >Will NS 3.2 or 3.3 work with the IBM think pad?
>
> I think the answer is yes for 755 and 760 don't know about hte
> butterfly tho
Who has a video driver for the 760?
Chris
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Trouble Booting
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 11:51:20 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951213114933.1193A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <4aknj9$8qa@cloner3.netcom.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <4aknj9$8qa@cloner3.netcom.com>
On 12 Dec 1995, Scott Foster wrote:
> I have a Next black color slab running NS 2.1. Whenever I try to boot,
> I get a 'Testing System' message followed by a 'SCSI error' message.
> This keeps on repeating. I got the machine at an auction a few monthes
> ago but it was working. It simply seemed to stop booting one day. I
> don't think that I tampered with anything (famous last words). Does
> anyone have any ideas on what is wrong. Any information would be a
> great help. Thank you in advance.
>
Hmm.. can you try getting into verbose boot (command+command+~) at the
NEXT> prompt type 'b' or 'bsd'.... that might give you a little more
information. Sounds like a problem reading your hard drive, but I can't
say for sure
TjL
--
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and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP questions
Date: 13 Dec 1995 18:18:26 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4an5di$jlu@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4ak7lg$ep5@gate.advis.com>
In article <4ak7lg$ep5@gate.advis.com> rusk@advis.com (Patrick Dean Rusk)
writes:
> I remember that at one time NeXTs would think a disk was a CD if
it
> had the directory /NextCD on it. A friend once directly copied all of
the
> contents of a NS User CD to his hard disk (including the /NextCD
> directory), then rebooted. Bad news!
> ---
This is done in the rc* start up scripts. You can get out of this sort of
jam by booting single user and using the remountchange option of mount to
make the root device mounted r/w then move the /NextCD to something else
and rebooot. I have been supprised at how usefull this feature of mount
is.
Chris
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Iomega ZIP drive, another question
Date: 13 Dec 1995 13:41:18 -0700
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Sender: root@primenet.com
Message-ID: <4andpe$i63@nntp3.news.primenet.com>
I got myself a ZIP drive to handle the Daydream-NeXT file transfer
situation, and it works just fine (except for the driver software
coming on an 800K Mac floppy which NeXT-Daydream can't read!)
Anyway, it formats NeXT and Mac Just fine, but won't allow me to
format DOS. Is there any way to do this? If so, all my connectivity
problems will be solved.
If the Zip cartrige is preformatted Dos, will it be able to
read/write to the disk?
--
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Starving CS Undergrad...Sorry, I don't *do* Windows! I'd rather starve...
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From: hartmann@umamzd.Mathematik.Uni-Mainz.DE (Wolfgang Hartmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fax-Modem
Date: 13 Dec 1995 15:48:00 GMT
Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Message-ID: <4amsjg$oq7@kralle.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE>
We are going to buy a modem for our NeXTstation with NeXTstep 3.0. We want
to use it as a Faxmodem as well as to dial up our station from the PC at
home. Does anyone know which modem works well.
Thanks for your information, Wolfgang
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: isdn cards/modems
Date: 13 Dec 1995 14:24:31 -0700
Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ
Message-ID: <4angaf$2o8@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu>
What experiences with isdn are there out there? My workplace will pay
for my connect time, and I need to buy an isdn card that works with
pcs and especially with nextstep.
Of special interest are the cards that can "join" two 64k steams to
support 128k connections.
-nick
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ereidell@media.mit.edu (Evan A. Reidell)
Subject: NEXT MEGAPIXEL 17" COLOR MONITORS --- DEAD. Who will repair these?
Message-ID: <1995Dec13.173911.20557@media.mit.edu>
Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:39:11 GMT
I read a lot about "replacing" the NeXT 17" MegaPixel monitors,
but does anyone do a reasonable job of repairing burnt-out NeXT
monitors?
I have many of these and wonder how to get them fixed instead of keeping
them around as paperweights.
-- evan reidell (ereidell@mit.edu)
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: damaged ide hard drive: can I read it from dos?
Date: 13 Dec 1995 14:45:26 -0700
Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ
Message-ID: <4anhhm$4jm@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu>
Anyone have a dos or other system pgm that will read a nextstep filesystem,
or perhaps a linux pgm?
I have a damaged ide hard drive. It won't boot nextstep, but it will
boot dos. When nextstep boots it is somehow damaged and dies after
issuing the command "rootdev 300, 0" or something like that. It just
hangs. I have another ide hard drive, and it works okay, and I built
ns on it just fine. But I want to recover my files off the first hard
disk, and I can't get it to work.
The damaged hard drive is ide, the new, working hard drive is an eide.
I have an eide card which I use to support the eide hard drive. It's the
'promise Eide MAX'.
Somehow the ide harddrive is damaged so that it can't be connected up at
the same time the second hard drive is, when I boot nextstep.
Strangely, when i have both hard drives connected, dos boots fine off
either hard drive and works well and can see both dos partitions.
When I boot with both hard drives, using either hard drive as the boot
drive, I get an error as soon as I get past the "choose n for
nextstep": "no rom basic".
The best thing would be a dos program that understands the next file
system and can copy the files from there. I only need to copy some of
the files on the old hard drive.
I tried:
booting -s on the damaged ide hard drive by itself, it crashed.
never get to point to type -s when I have both hard drives
tried booting both 1 or 2 hard drives, after booting up install disk
help!
-nick
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: QUIX Mac OS port to Black Boxes: Info Please!
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 22:57:21 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <4anlgv$255@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4al988$bot@amhux3.amherst.edu>
>Any info regarding QUIX MAC OS to black boxes would be greatly
>appreciated. Specifically, does QUIX support communications,
>so a mac web browser would work on it?
Have you check their home page?! Think it is www.quix.com been a
while.. but do a yahoo search they should be on there
Godwin
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We are screaming inside and can't be heard. - Sarah McLachlan
From: root@mp.infotell.isar.de (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Q: Gamma Correction for ELSA Winner?
Date: 13 Dec 1995 12:15:25 GMT
Organization: InfoTell
Message-ID: <4amg4t$be@mp.infotell.isar.de>
References: <4ajl6d$od@news.tuwien.ac.at> <4akm3n$que@news.next.com>
> As root, with the window server running, do this:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> gamma=1.4 # or whatever setting you like
> pft > /dev/null <<EOF
> true setglobal
> { 1 $gamma div exp } dup dup dup 0 setframebuffertransfer
> EOF
> exit 0
Hmm, I only get the following:
root@mp:/# gammacorrect
%%[ Error: invalidaccess; OffendingCommand: setframebuffertransfer ]%%
And what about making the change persist? Can I use the /localconfig/screens
database?
And how: just creating one more config and making active=1???
Thanks for any help.
Mathias
From: kkumpf@whatsoft.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress 16TP Ethernet Cards
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 00:55:10 -0800
Organization: a Digital Internet AlphaServer Site
Message-ID: <30CFE66E.6E40@whatsoft.com>
References: <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: mtie@carleton.edu
I recommend the Cogent card. It is about the same price, and
has much faster throughput. If you would like, I could find out
about the PRO card, but I would highly recommend the Cogent card.
We can supply either of these cards to you if needed.
Please call me at (716) 639-9428 for more info.
Kevin J. Kumpf
Director of Marketing
WHAT Software, Inc.
From: dwright@nugget.rmNUG.ORG (Darren Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: TTYDSP and PPP 2.2
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Date: 13 Dec 1995 17:09:06 GMT
Organization: Rocky Mountain NeXT Users' Group
Message-ID: <4an1bi$cgo@news.voicenet.com>
References: <c4a3faxl1ov.fsf@skat.usc.edu> <slrn4cfe8k.b2.jbn@mystery-train.cu-online.com>
: Problem: When trying to use PPP-2.2 with TTYDSP, the PPP process fails
: with the message tcgetattr: invalid argument.
: Discussion: TTYDSP is not compatible with PPP-2.2. PPP-2.2 uses line
: disciplines that will not interoperate with TTYDSP.
: Solution: Currently None. A fix may be possible but would require lots of
: work. Sources are available for those interested in working on it. I have
: no plans to pursue this further. However, I might reconsider this decision
: as a paid consultant. Email me (Stephen J. Perkins <perkins@cps.msu.edu>)
: if interested.
: I feel it's worth noting that I've experienced a significant increase in
: multitasking ability through the use of TTYDSP and PNI 1.13 SLIP. When I
: switched to PPP, I noticed that other tasks ran smoother. I suspect the
: NeXT serial ports require more CPU time than TTYDSP, and thus the CPU was
: not free to tend to other tasks as often.
What kind fo modem do you have hooked to the DSP port? What are the cable conversions?
-Darren
From: ingham@cube.i-pi.com (Kenneth Ingham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PC Card (PCMCIA) modems
Date: 14 Dec 1995 02:05:53 GMT
Organization: Southwest Cyberport
Message-ID: <4ao0q1$leb@sloth.swcp.com>
I want to get a smaller modem so I can quit lugging my old 9600 which
is nearly as big as the laptop is.
Currently I have a USR Sportster 28.8 PC Card modem. However, Mux 1.7 gives
me IER failure messages when I boot with it installed. The NeXT serisl
driver doesn't complain at boot time, but if I try to talk to it, the
process hangs and I end up rebooting to get rid of it.
My Cogent PCMCIA ethernet card works fine.
So, has anybody sucessfully gotten this (or any other PC card modem to
work in a laptop running NeXTStep?
Specifics: Dell Latitude with a Dx4-100, NS 3.3.
Kenneth Ingham
ingham@i-pi.com
From: lwallyci@onramp.net (Leslie Connally)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Using a Pinnacle 1.3 Optical on NeXT (black)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 22:11:58 -0600
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <lwallyci-1312952211580001@dal10.onramp.net>
Hello all-
I know this will work, because I have seen reference to it here before. I
just need to know the info for the file (fstab?) (Sorry to be so
illiterate. I'm out of practice. I only do this for fun. :-o ) Infact,
someone was including it with the drive he was selling.
Thanks
Les Connally
lwallyci@onramp.net
From: stevem@RADium.ca (Stephen MacDougall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress 16TP Ethernet Cards
Date: 14 Dec 1995 04:52:59 GMT
Organization: ftn Internet
Message-ID: <4aoajb$j9p@master.ftn.net>
References: <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
In <4ai762$feb@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> Michael Tie wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase a couple of new pentium systems to run NeXTSTEP,
and
> I need to order some ethernet cards. In the past, I've ordered Intel
> EtherExpress 16TP ethernet cards (which work great), but these seem to
> have been replaced with the EtherExpress Pro/Flash cards. Has anyone
> tried one of the new intel cards with NS 3.3, and does it work? Has
> anyone recently purchased one of the older cards, and if so, where did
you
> purchase it?
>
> I would prefer to use the same brand ethernet card in all my machines,
but
> if that's not possible, does anyone else have a recommendation for
another
> ethernet card?
>
> Thanks for your help, and have a great week,
>
> -Mike Tie
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Michael N. Tie mtie@carleton.edu
> Department of Math/CS phn: (507) 663-4067
> Carleton College fax: (507) 663-4312
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
Hi Mike!!
We here at RADium Technology Centre (Canada) [unabashed plug, but its in the
sig] use both the EtherExpress 16TP (Which is in my machine), and the Pro/10
(in our server). the Pro/10 works great!! The only real problem is that
NeXTSTEP does not recognise it through plug and play. You will have to
manually set the address for the driver to 0x210, and install the proper
driver from NeXTAnswers, as it is not on the NeXTSTEP CD.
In fact, it works so well on the server that I am planning to upgrade my own
machine to the Pro/10 in the very near future, as soon as I get a chance. I
just figured that I would let the server do a field test of it for me before
I took the plunge in upgrading my baby!! ]-) ]-) Sometime between now and
the weekend, I will most likely grab one of the Pro/10's from inventory and
plug it into this machine as well.
Regards,
--
====================================================
Stephen MacDougall
RADium Technology Centre (Canada)
stevem@RADium.ca
NeXT and MIME mail gladly accepted
====================================================
From: beckwith@orchid.icd.teradyne.com (Bob Beckwith )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on IBM Thinkpad?
Date: 13 Dec 1995 23:05:54 GMT
Organization: Teradyne, Inc. Boston MA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4anm8i$kuh@steadfast.teradyne.com>
References: <4aluqd$pm4@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> <4an4r9$jk4@trane.opensource.com>
Keywords: thinkpad driver video
In article <4an4r9$jk4@trane.opensource.com> chris@opensource.com writes:
>
>Who has a video driver for the 760?
>
I too would be >>VERY<< interested in finding this out, as I at the moment
I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my 760.
Thanks!
--Bob
From: Denis Gesbert <dgesbert@cdphot.u-strasbg.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Configuring Intel Aladin (Endeavour)
Date: 14 Dec 1995 08:21:13 GMT
Organization: ULP STRASBOURG FRANCE
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4aompp$rnh@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
References: <4al3pa$qk7@apopi.u-strasbg.fr>
Thanks you very much, to all of you for replying to my request,
especially to Farhad Afrahi who advise me to turn off power management
features from the BIOS (that let me printing perfectly).
Denis
From: grisaru@jensen.cc.brandeis.edu (marc grisaru)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Getting Nextstep to drive a HP LaserJet 5P printer
Date: 14 Dec 1995 00:25:42 GMT
Organization: Brandeis University
Message-ID: <4anqu6$bia@news.cc.brandeis.edu>
The drivers that come with Nextstep go up to various HP 4 models,
but none of them seem to work for the HP 5P (which recognizes
PCL but not Adobe Postscript ?). Is there any simple solution?
(Tech support at HP apparently haven't even heard of something
called Nextstep.)
I'd appreciate any help or information about this.
If possible, e-mail me at the above address. Marc Grisaru
From: fpb@fct.unl.pt (Fernando Pedro Birra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallel port on Gateway2000 P5-133
Date: 14 Dec 1995 10:49:16 GMT
Organization: F.C.T. - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Message-ID: <4aovfc$gqa@host.di.fct.unl.pt>
References: <4ab87h$da7@news.zNET.net> <4aeoke$39r@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
Axel Habermann (kiwi@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de) wrote:
: Cynthia Peterson (peterson@znet.com) wrote:
: : I have installed NS/i 3.3 (patch 1) on a Gateway 2000 P5-133 MHz. Everything
: : works well except for the parallel port. I cannot get it to work, that is,
: : executing something like 'ls > /dev/pp0' does not do anything to my printer.
..STUFF DELETED...
I had the same problem. I tried a replacement driver but I couldn't get it
to work. After a few trials I found the problem: Power Managment.
Don't ask me why but turning the power managment features off solved the
problem. Well almost all of it. There was still a little bug sending big files
to the printer. When a big chunk is written to the printer there is a high
probability that the trailing part will not be correctly written.
So, if you notice problems sending big postscript files to the printer you
will need to use a small program "pp0cat" (I can't remember who wrote it!).
This program tests the result of a write operation to /dev/pp0 and if
the number of bytes written is less than the number of bytes requested it
retries to write the missing bytes. This is done until the whole chunk is
correctly written. If someone needs the pointers to this program I can
do some digging at home. Please ask me by mail.
Fernando Birra
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
FCT - Dpto. de Informatica | Fax: (+351) (1) 295-5641
2825 Monte Caparica, PORTUGAL | Phone: (+351) (1) 3500275
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Using NeXT Laser Printer w/ white hardware
Date: 14 Dec 1995 06:50:45 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4ap32l$65a@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>, Dan
Conrad <ez049445@peseta.ucdavis.edu> writes:
>Is it possible to operate the printer from NS on Intel Hardware? Can I
>network the two machines and use the printer indirectly?
Unfortunately, no. The NeXT laser printer is a 'dumb' printer which
receives a carefully timed video signal from the NeXT computer to generate
the image on paper. Generation of the bitmap from PostScript is done by
the NeXT computer's Display PostScript Window Server, and transmission of
the bitmap over the wire to the printer is done by custom DMA hardware in
the NeXT computer.
This kept the cost of the printer down (compared to standalone PostScript
printers of similar performance back in 1989) while maintaining high
performance. (Where most printers had to fall back on band rendering for
complex pages that wouldn't fit in memory, the Window Server got to use
the Mach VM system.)
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal...
From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: cube and hard
Date: 14 Dec 1995 06:51:02 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4ap336$65e@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4agpm8$vin@portal.gmu.edu>
In article <4agpm8$vin@portal.gmu.edu>, soonam@isse.gmu.edu (Soonam Kahng)
writes:
>Is it possible to use MOD with Turbo Cube ?
The Magneto-Optical Drive won't work with the Turbo Cube. The MO Disk
Controller isn't present on the Turbo CPU board.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal...
From: marlow@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PC Card (PCMCIA) modems
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 12:18:32 GMT
Organization: Black Fish Soft
Message-ID: <4ap4eg$8gi@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4ao0q1$leb@sloth.swcp.com>
Sorry about this is a bit off topic but do you get color with your
Dell? if so whcih driver you use?
Just curious
Godwin
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From: rcarpena@iac.es (Rafael Munoz Carpena)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does not power off in black hw & NS3.0
Date: 13 Dec 1995 21:36:25 GMT
Organization: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
Message-ID: <4anh0p$roc@sinfo.ll.iac.es>
I have a NeXTStation Turbo (16MB/1GB HD), running NS3.0. When I power-off
the system after logging out, the system seems to stop but it does not get
turned off, unless you force it pressing the Power Off key once again. That
would not be much of a problem except that when turned on again it goes through
all the system checks as if it was recovering from a crash, and takes a few
minutes to come back up. I had this problem for years and did not paid much
attention to it, thinking it was something to do with my machine. We just
bought a NeXTStation Color Turbo (32MB, .5GB HD) and the problem happens all
over again. Does any body know if it is a bug of NS3.0 or otherwise a hardware
"bug"?.
Thank you for your response,
Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Ph.D.
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From: "Biblioteca F. Trisi Lugo (RA) ITALY" <bibtrisilug@ra.nettuno.it>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Hard disk and CDROM to buy
Date: 14 Dec 1995 15:53:05 GMT
Organization: Cineca
Message-ID: <4aph91$mrd@sirio.cineca.it>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello to everyone,
I would buy a new CDROM SCSI II 4x and a 1 gigabyte SCSI II harddisk
_compatible_ with NextStep, can You suggest me some models?
I am also interested to know technical details, like :
- has full scsi II support;
- support synchronous mode;
- support disconnect -reconnect;
- support command queueing;
- only for CDROM:
has caddy;
support auto eject;
plays audio CD (under NextStep)
has software volume control;
etc...........
Please mail me to :
giammarc@cs.unibo.it
Thank You in advance for the reply!
PS: excuse me for my bad english.
From: colen@teleport.com (Colen Garoutte-Carson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: PPP, router, and NeXTstation serial port wiring diagram?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 21:24:14 +0100
Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
Message-ID: <colen-1212952124140001@ip-pdx10-40.teleport.com>
I'm try to set up my old Color NeXTstation as a PPP client, which
routes packets to my other machines.
First off, I have version 2.1 of the OS, and am still trying to
scrape together the money for the upgrade to the latest. I'm trying to
get what I can done, in the meanwhile.
I've found a couple PPP implementations. PPP-2.2 appears to require
a more recent OS, so I'm hoping PPP-0.3 will work. (?) ...
Does anyone know where I might find a utility which lets me use
dynamic IP assignment (requested from server)?
Also, does anyone know where I might find a router of some kind which
will route unknown packets from the PPP connection to my local ethernet
network? How would this need to be set up on the PPP host side, so that
it would see more than one IP on the other side of the PPP connection?
I have Mac modem cables (a few kinds). Will any of these modem
cables work on the NeXTstation, or is its serial port wired differently?
Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the NeXTstation serial ports,
regardless?
If you have any insight, please email me at colen@teleport.com ...
Thanks in advance!
- Colen
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PC Card (PCMCIA) modems
Date: 14 Dec 1995 19:32:35 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4apu4j$1oo@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4ao0q1$leb@sloth.swcp.com>
In article <4ao0q1$leb@sloth.swcp.com> ingham@cube.i-pi.com (Kenneth
Ingham) writes:
>
> So, has anybody sucessfully gotten this (or any other PC card modem to
> work in a laptop running NeXTStep?
>
I set up a Cardinal 28.8 modem on a tadpole, but I didn't do anything in
particular to make it work. Just used the four drivers recomended
PCMCIA bus support
PCIC (for the Intel 82365 PCMCIA adaptor)
TTY port server (1 instance)
ISA Serial port driver 3.33 ( 2 instances)
and I removed the on-board Serial Ports driver. For the serial port
associated with the PC card, I set up the PCMCIA as the access method.
Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: hans@wega (Hans Mulder)
Subject: TokenRing on a HP 9000/712?
Message-ID: <DJL5DD.1BG@icgned.nl>
Sender: news@icgned.nl
Organization: IC Group
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:48:48 GMT
Hello all,
Does anyone happen to know whether NestStep supports using
a 16 Mbps TokenRing card on a HP 9000/712 workstation?
If so, which card and where can I find a driver?
The HP Compatibility Guide on ftp.com.next doesn't mention
any such possibility, but that guide is 6 months old. (Is
a more recent version available somewhere?).
--
Hans Mulder hans@icgned.nl
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
Subject: Please comment on the following NT/NSFIP spec
Date: 14 Dec 1995 17:03:57 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <ed99rw32a.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
The following spec is for NS/FIP and NT
Dell 133MHz P5 (Dimension XPS P133c)
24 MEG EDO RAM (Where can I get 16MEG EDO RAM?)
256K Pipeline Burst Cache
Some crappy 540 IDE drive shipped by Dell.
#9 Imagine 128-4MB VRAM
Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller (Any specific one here?)
SoundBlaster AWE 32 Basic Sound card
Altec Lansing ACS-5 Speaker System (I'm no game player :-) )
SONY CD 76S SCSI II-ROM drive. (Seeking dual speed SCSI2 recommendations)
4.3 GIG FAST SCSI2 Quantum Grand Pri Harddrive.
I already have a monitor.
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This spec is sketchy. I'm buying a skeleton machine from Dell and
sourcing the rest elsewhere. I'm particularly concerned about a good
marriage of SCSI2 components. ie. card, HD, CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM drive above is all the supplier had in stock and is quad
4. I'm happy to go with x 2 if somebody has a good recommendation and
I've heard there a problems with quad 4 drives re: drivers under NS.
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From: ingham@cube.i-pi.com (Kenneth Ingham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Fax-Modem
Date: 15 Dec 1995 03:11:49 GMT
Organization: Southwest Cyberport
Message-ID: <4aqp1l$69q@sloth.swcp.com>
References: <4amsjg$oq7@kralle.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE>
Wolfgang Hartmann (hartmann@umamzd.Mathematik.Uni-Mainz.DE) asked for
recommendations on modems that work well with NS.
I have a Zyxel U-1496E and a ZyXel Elite 2864. Both work well. You
will want NXFax software from B&W (email: info@bandw.com). If you don't
have it, using the same line for data and fax is not easy. With their
software, it just works.
Kenneth Ingham WD5BBT GRUMMAN _|_
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N9646L e/ o \e
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deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: New Cogent EM960 PCI
In-Reply-To: yzhao@netcom.com's message of Wed, 13 Dec 1995 06:28:03 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec14225501@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <yzhaoDJIHyr.M88@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 03:55:01 GMT
It sounds like the card is working fine. The problem is more likely
that you need to add these new Ethernet addresses to your NetInfo server.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <yzhaoDJIHyr.M88@netcom.com> yzhao@netcom.com (Yi Zhao) writes:
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I had two machines using Cogent EM960 PCI Ethernet card under NS3.3 and
they worked great (with both the CogentEM960 driver and the DEC214040 driver).
However when I got two new systems today, the EM960 PCI always have some
problem. The booting message shows that the card is recognized and its
ethernet address is printed. However, it cannot talk to the NetInfo server
and asks for the Ctr-C to start without the network. The strange thing is
even though it cannot talk to the NetInfo server and telnet and ftp are not
working, the NetWare client works fine and I can access all the netware
servers on the network. At first I though it might have something to do
the Intel Endeavor motherboard and might have some conflict with the
SoundBlaster 16, but I take the old card into the new machine and it works
fine. The only difference is that the new card is EM960 C while the old one
is EM960 TP, and the new one could be manufactured later since it a new
manual. Does anyone have a clue?
Many thanks.
From: jbf@frazer.com (James B. Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NEXT MEGAPIXEL 17" COLOR MONITORS --- DEAD. Who will repair these?
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 11:14:09 -0500
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <jbf-1412951114090001@djatwood.mitre.org>
References: <1995Dec13.173911.20557@media.mit.edu>
In article <1995Dec13.173911.20557@media.mit.edu>, ereidell@media.mit.edu
(Evan A. Reidell) wrote:
> I read a lot about "replacing" the NeXT 17" MegaPixel monitors,
> but does anyone do a reasonable job of repairing burnt-out NeXT
> monitors?
I assume your monitors have dimmed. This is due to cathode failure,
so the tube has to be replaced. A year or two ago someone posted that
they had been able to order a replacement tube from somewhere in Canada
(I think). If you can find some tubes, then you need a repairman who
can replace them. Finding one could be an order of magnitude harder than
finding the tubes. FWIW, the monitor was never a dealer repairable item.
Always a return to Sony. There is no published maintenance information.
There are several used NeXT dealers around who might be able to suggest
a fix. Check this news group's archive (on Peanuts, last time I looked).
If you do find a fix, a lot of people will welcome the news.
Barney
From: tgo@phorcys.wscis.wsc.com (Thomas Kent Go)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need: ISDN product compatible info needed.
Date: 14 Dec 1995 16:59:38 GMT
Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <4apl5q$3i8@cerberus.wsc.com>
Hi,
I am interested in installing ISDN and wondering which vendor
should I go with in term of having compatiblity...
Where can I gather more info on this?
Thanks,
Thomas
tgo@wsc.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: gdkuch@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Message-ID: <DJLr5E.BA9@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
Sender: news@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (USENET News System)
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References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> <RDL.95Dec10204743@world.std.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:39:14 GMT
In article <RDL.95Dec10204743@world.std.com>,
Robert La Ferla <rdl@world.std.com> wrote:
>Of course. I am using the exact same model. Try changing the SCSI ID
>to 2. BTW - I have also used the Toshiba 3701 (6.7X) and that worked
>too.
I tried that... still no luck. The machine I'm using is:
ASUS 486SP3G PCI motherboard
Built in NCR 53C810 SCSI-2 controller
One hard disk on SCSI ID 0
Another hard disk on SCSI ID 1
Toshiba XM-3601B on SCSI ID 2
Things seem terminated correctly and the machine has worked without
trouble for months.
CDplayer.app does not autolaunch when an audio CD is put in the drive.
When started manually CDplayer.app is unable to recognize that a CD is
in the drive. When I tried play3401 and changed the SCSI ID name strings
to reflect this drive rather than the 3401, it complained that it couldn't
find the right type of drive and that no generic SCSI devices were
available. The complaints persisted after rebooting.
So can someone tell me why my setup isn't agreeing with CDplayer.app and
why Robert's is? Or how to fix my setup? Or recommend another utility
that would allow me to play audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2?
I checked out XAMode which was suggested by another reader of this group.
It seemed to have no effect in my case and the documentation only spoke
of it enabling Photo CD support, something I'm not worried about at all...
Any other suggestions anybody? (Why can't we have a robust, flexible CDplayer
app that "just works" when in the Windoze world these things are as common
as houseflies).
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From: openinfo@ix.netcom.com(Jean-Jacques Dubray )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Quest for Speed II : What is the fastest color printer for NS 3.3. ? HP1200C/Postscript ?
Date: 15 Dec 1995 06:41:38 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4ar5b2$pik@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
References: <4ag2lh$kpq@news.service.uci.edu>
We are looking for the fastest color printer that can be attached onto
a NeXTStep machine. We are not looking for the fastest ppm but for the
one that uses the least amount of CPU time on the NeXT side.
Any answer ?
Jean-Jacques Dubray
HRL
From: bep@thecube.cis.uni-muenchen.de (Peter Beham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: duplex printing on hp laserjet 4mplus?
Date: 15 Dec 1995 09:04:44 GMT
Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen
Message-ID: <4ardnc$4rd@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>
though there is a NeXTAnswer telling me there is no way to print duplex on
this printer under NeXTstep, does anybody know a hack to do it?
peter.
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From: dave@turbocat.snafu.de (David Wetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Getting Nextstep to drive a HP LaserJet 5P printer
Date: 14 Dec 1995 16:05:51 GMT
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
Message-ID: <4api0v$78@turbocat.snafu.de>
References: <4anqu6$bia@news.cc.brandeis.edu>
grisaru@jensen.cc.brandeis.edu (marc grisaru) wrote:
> The drivers that come with Nextstep go up to various HP 4 models,
> but none of them seem to work for the HP 5P (which recognizes
> PCL but not Adobe Postscript ?). Is there any simple solution?
> (Tech support at HP apparently haven't even heard of something
> called Nextstep.)
>
> I'd appreciate any help or information about this.
> If possible, e-mail me at the above address. Marc Grisaru
Buy the SIMM that makes the 5P an 5MP, install an new par driver
(from ftp.leo.org, you have to recompile it under NS 3.3),
install the .ppd file (you have to install the ps package under windows,
since the file is somehow compressed)
Or use gs. But the real PS is better since it is not that expensive
and adds some RAM to your printer.
_ _
_(_)(_)_ David Wetzel, Turbocat's Development,
(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
_/ \_ Phone +49 33056 82151, Fax +49 33056 82152
(______) dave@turbocat.snafu.de (NeXTMail)
From: dave@turbocat.snafu.de (David Wetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: hardware advice sought
Date: 14 Dec 1995 16:09:00 GMT
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
Message-ID: <4api6s$78@turbocat.snafu.de>
References: <4affh2$6aq@globe.indirect.com> <4aj94d$345@amethyst.math.arizona.edu> <4aku92$9l@shellx.best.com>
sams@shellx.best.com (Samuel G. Streeper) wrote:
> Asus SC200 SCSI controller - this is a PCI controller card for my
> Asus P55TP4XE, and some of the support logic or software is built
> into the motherboard, so it's pretty cheap (~$75). There's a
> nextstep driver. Comments?
Yes. But the one from symbious logic is faster. check their ftp server.
> I also want a cheap 4x SCSI cd rom. Most likely candidates so far
> are a $150 4.4x Pioneer, a $150 sony, and a $120 Sanyo. Any experience
> with these, or others at about $150?
The Sanyo makes trouble.
_ _
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(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
_/ \_ Phone +49 33056 82151, Fax +49 33056 82152
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From: hans@onevision.de(Hans Stoeger)
Subject: Re: New Cogent EM960 PCI
Message-ID: <DJMIq6.Ju@onevision.de>
Sender: usenet@onevision.de
Organization: OneVision GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
References: <yzhaoDJIHyr.M88@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 10:34:54 GMT
In article <yzhaoDJIHyr.M88@netcom.com> yzhao@netcom.com (Yi Zhao)
writes:
> I had two machines using Cogent EM960 PCI Ethernet card under NS3.3
and
> they worked great (with both the CogentEM960 driver and the DEC214040
driver).
> However when I got two new systems today, the EM960 PCI always have
some
> problem. The booting message shows that the card is recognized and
its
> ethernet address is printed. However, it cannot talk to the NetInfo
server
> and asks for the Ctr-C to start without the network.
Have you checked if Automatic Host addition is still turn on?
It happend to us twice that this was turned off...
======================================================================
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Support Florian-Seidl-Strasse 11
Email: hans@onevision.de D-93053 Regensburg
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From: marcel@cs.tu-berlin.de (Marcel Weiher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Getting Nextstep to drive a HP LaserJet 5P printer
Date: 15 Dec 1995 14:09:57 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <4arvjl$sq9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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dave@turbocat.snafu.de (David Wetzel) writes:
>grisaru@jensen.cc.brandeis.edu (marc grisaru) wrote:
>> The drivers that come with Nextstep go up to various HP 4 models,
>> but none of them seem to work for the HP 5P (which recognizes
>> PCL but not Adobe Postscript ?). Is there any simple solution?
>> (Tech support at HP apparently haven't even heard of something
>> called Nextstep.)
>>
>> I'd appreciate any help or information about this.
>> If possible, e-mail me at the above address. Marc Grisaru
>Buy the SIMM that makes the 5P an 5MP, install an new par driver
>(from ftp.leo.org, you have to recompile it under NS 3.3),
>install the .ppd file (you have to install the ps package under windows,
>since the file is somehow compressed)
>Or use gs. But the real PS is better since it is not that expensive
>and adds some RAM to your printer.
Or use one of the NeXT third party printer drivers. They use the NeXT's
original Adobe Postscript Level 2, so compatibility is maximized, and
you will automatically new Postscript releases with NeXT's versions.
They also tend to be faster than the SIMM, and some provide extremely
high quality screening options.
Check out: http://www.gscorp.com/
Marcel
(I work for GS).
From: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com (Scott Fergusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Nitro Board...
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 14:53:43 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
Message-ID: <4aru8i$m7c@news.ios.com>
Does anyone have access to the legendary NeXT Nitro daughterboard, or
know of its specifications? Thanks.
Scott
Scott Fergusson
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Fergusson Miller Asset Management Corporation
Standard Federal Plaza, 6th Floor
200 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(800)-956-4400
(219)-422-5856 FAX
Official email address: ferg_mill@delphi.com
Personal email address: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com
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From: gdkuch@gojira.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
Message-ID: <DJn3AG.3Ay@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 17:59:03 GMT
References: <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>
gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) writes:
> In article <DJ4B9F.8DC@fritz.snafu.de>,
> Ernst Kloecker <ernst@fritz.snafu.de> wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a CD-ROM drive which works under NS and which is also
able
> >to transfer audio data over the SCSI bus. The latter does not have to
be
> >supported by NS, Windows or DOS will do.
>
> You can do that with the Toshiba 3401 drives and play3401. Here's the
> manpage. (Be aware that you need a HUGE disk, though...)
>
> Gerhard.
>
> PLAY3401(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual PLAY3401(1)
Does anybody know how to make play3401 work with the Toshiba 3601B? I'm
told the the command sets haven't changed between the drives but tried to
modify play3401 by changing the SCSI device name strings to reflect my
drive... I had no luck. I get told that there are no more free generic
SCSI devices available (even after rebooting) and that it couldn't find
the right species of drive... does anyone know what more is involved in
making this work?
For that matter, can anyone point me to references on the command sets for
the Toshiba CD ROM family and on programming SCSI devices in general? I
know there are a couple of pieces of sample code in NextDeveloper/Examples
but was wondering where the best place to learn about this stuff is...
From: robert@ictv.com (Robert Thille)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Using NeXT Laser Printer w/ white hardware
Date: 15 Dec 1995 19:14:39 GMT
Organization: ICTV, Los Gatos, CA (408) 364-9200
Message-ID: <ROBERT.95Dec15111439@tedious.ictv.com>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>
<4ap32l$65a@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
In-reply-to: mpaque@aol.com's message of 14 Dec 1995 06:50:45 -0500
In article <4ap32l$65a@newsbf02.news.aol.com> mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque) writes:
> In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.951208123448.2510A-100000@dale.ucdavis.edu>, Dan
> Conrad <ez049445@peseta.ucdavis.edu> writes:
>
> >Is it possible to operate the printer from NS on Intel Hardware? Can I
> >network the two machines and use the printer indirectly?
>
> Unfortunately, no. The NeXT laser printer is a 'dumb' printer which
> receives a carefully timed video signal from the NeXT computer to generate
>
> Mike Paquette
However, you can use a Black NeXT to "drive" the NeXT Printer, and
print to it from machines on the network that know how to talk to a
generic UNIX printer.
Robert
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: tom@hukatronic.cz (Tomas Hurka)
Subject: Re: Compaq QVISION2000 driver for NS Intel x86 needed, if exist!
Message-ID: <DJKHKy.Co@hurka.UUCP>
Sender: tom@hurka.UUCP (Tomas Hurka)
Organization: Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
References: <1995Dec13.060321.16094@fr.bosch.de>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 08:14:58 GMT
In article <1995Dec13.060321.16094@fr.bosch.de> schmitt@fr.bosch.de
(Matthias Schmitt) writes:
> We're looking for this QVISION 2000 driver, too. NeXTAnswer told us,
> that it's not supported.
If I remember correctly, the Compaq QVISION 2000 is based on the Matrox
chipset, therefore it never will be supported.
> We got a new COMPAQ DESKPRO MT5133. We 're also looking for the driver
> for our built-in AMD network adapter with the AMD-Chip AM79C970.
The driver for AM79C970 chip is available from NeXTanswers:
The readme is #1688, the driver itself is #1687.
Best regards,
--
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From: stevem@RADium.ca (Stephen MacDougall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app sees six extra tracks
Date: 15 Dec 1995 22:06:04 GMT
Organization: ftn Internet
Message-ID: <4asrgd$t1k@master.ftn.net>
References: <4ambe0$pcr@Venus.mcs.com> <4amm8l$5tn@Venus.mcs.com>
In <4amm8l$5tn@Venus.mcs.com> Font wrote:
> font@MCS.COM (Font) writes:
>
> >Either this has always been the case and I didn't notice, or something
> >happened after 3.3patch1 was installed. When inserting an audio cd into
> >my Chinon CD-353 at SCSI ID 6, Workspace starts up CDPlayer.app
> >(although it might take two tries, and it takes a LONG time to decide
> >that it's an audio cd), but CDPlayer.app reports that the cd has six
> >more tracks than actually exist on the disc.
>
> >Attempting to go directly to tracks 10-15 results in the cd going to
> >track 1. Going to track 16 plays track 10, 17 plays 11, etc.
>
> >System is NEXTSTEP 3.3p1, booting from SCSI, AMD 486DX2-80.
>
> Additional note: This doesn't seem to happen with the audio cd has
> less than ten tracks.
>
I seem to recall a NeXTAnswers that stated that the CD player should be at
ID 1 for best functioning. I keep mine set at ID 1, and everything works
wonderfully. Try setting it to ID 1, and see what happens.
--
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RADium Technology Centre (Canada)
stevem@RADium.ca
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From: kkumpf@whatsoft.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 on Intel NS3.3
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 23:16:35 -0800
Organization: a Digital Internet AlphaServer Site
Message-ID: <30D27253.1C16@whatsoft.com>
References: <4aid34$gbi@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>
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To: Jeremy Gottlieb <gottliej@mathcs.carleton.edu>
Change the IRQ. This is the most common problem with sound cards.
Also checkthe DMA channel.
Kevin J. Kumpf
Director of Corporate Marketing
WHAT Software, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney)
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Message-ID: <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au>
Sender: news@research.canon.oz.au
Organization: Canon Information Systems Research Australia
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 06:30:43 GMT
In article <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel>,
mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> wrote:
>Umm, why not save yourself some money and simply define a new key mapping?
>
>Simply use the one you have at the moment, but change a couple of the keys
>round. It's easy and cost-effective! For something more challenging, write
>your own Dvorak layout! :-)
Hey, don't knock it, I did that! Mind you, I've since found a better Dvorak
layout in the archives, but leaning to touch-type Dvorak style on my NeXT
has been great. At first I had all the keytops swapped around and everything,
but my colleagues weren't real impressed, since it meant nobody else could
use the machine when I wasn't here. I've since switched the keytops back, but
I wouldn't go back to an slow, old-fashioned QWERTY layout for quids!
If you want a better key layout, Dvorak is the way to go. Mind you, there's
a bit of a learning curve, but it's not as bad as with QWERTY. If you're a
fast QWERTY typist to start with, it's a bit like typing with four finders
broken when you first change over though.
Regards,
Graham
From: tfarrel@ibm.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Type of memory for Next Systems
Date: 16 Dec 1995 01:31:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4at7h2$3nqq@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
I would like to know what type of memory the Next Cubes are using
like 30/72 pin, parity/non-parity, maximum speed, ss/ds, the type
of hard disks that it will require, and cd-rom options....
TIA
tfarrel@ibm.net
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: Please comment revised spec.
Date: 15 Dec 1995 17:38:14 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <ed99ppz3t.fsf_-_@steffi.accessone.com>
References: <ed99rw32a.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
To: robert@steffi.accessone.com,rdl@hot.com,clloyd@sierra.net,craigpa@gb.swissbank.com,dan_grillo@next.com,jkheit@cnj.digex.net
I've revised my earlier spec somewhat...
After trying to place an order with Dell this morning and finding that
1. They won't take an order without a drivers license
2. They can't get me a machine before January (sometime)
I've decided (and wisely so) to build a machine myself.
The spec is as follows and I welcome comments.
Pentium 133 Intel CPU
Tyan TITAN III Pipe 512K PCI motherboard. (Anybody used this?)
32 MEG of EDO RAM.
Matrox Millennium 3D WRAM 4mb video (Preferred to the Imagine 128 #9?)
Quantum Atlas 4.2 GB FAST SCSI II
Adaptec 2940UW (Probably go with this rather than the 2940W)
* I'm not concerned about Wide drives just yet but I'm happy to pay for
a controller that supports them and all the other SCSI standards.
Toshiba 4x SCSI 5301B CD-ROM
Sound Blaster 32 AWE w/Wavetable (PNP)
Sony SRS-PC40 (adequate for my needs)
Microsoft Natural keybord probably.
Microsoft Mouse
1.44MB Teac Floppy drive
Currently I'm case shopping. I don't like the MACASE's mid size. I do
like the Dell XPS cases and I'd like to know where I can obtain them
other than through Dell. They are a third party case aparently.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<robert@steffi.accessone.com> writes:
>The following spec is for NS/FIP and NT
>Dell 133MHz P5 (Dimension XPS P133c)
>24 MEG EDO RAM (Where can I get 16MEG EDO RAM?)
>256K Pipeline Burst Cache
>Some crappy 540 IDE drive shipped by Dell.
>#9 Imagine 128-4MB VRAM
>Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller (Any specific one here?)
>SoundBlaster AWE 32 Basic Sound card
>Altec Lansing ACS-5 Speaker System (I'm no game player :-) )
>SONY CD 76S SCSI II-ROM drive. (Seeking dual speed SCSI2 recommendations)
>4.3 GIG FAST SCSI2 Quantum Grand Pri Harddrive.
>I already have a monitor.
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>This spec is sketchy. I'm buying a skeleton machine from Dell and
>sourcing the rest elsewhere. I'm particularly concerned about a good
>marriage of SCSI2 components. ie. card, HD, CD-ROM drive.
>The CD-ROM drive above is all the supplier had in stock and is quad
>4. I'm happy to go with x 2 if somebody has a good recommendation and
>I've heard there a problems with quad 4 drives re: drivers under NS.
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: fordp@polaris.net (Perrone Ford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP drive, another question
Date: 15 Dec 1995 20:58:43 -0500
Organization: Polaris Network, Inc.
Message-ID: <4at94j$je6@nexus.polaris.net>
References: <4andpe$i63@nntp3.news.primenet.com>
Robert Worne (rworne@primenet.com) wrote:
: If the Zip cartrige is preformatted Dos, will it be able to
: read/write to the disk?
Yes, if the disk is formatted for DOS, NeXTSTEP handles it
just like a BIG floppy disk....I hope this makes life easy
for you like it did for me..
- Perrone Ford
fordp@polaris.net
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From: moka@netcom.com (Mark Okawachi)
Subject: Computer Hardware
Message-ID: <mokaDJnqFF.KIL@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 02:18:50 GMT
Sender: moka@netcom18.netcom.com
We are talking about an honest business here. Computer reselling.
What I mean is this.. Buy computer parts for DIRT CHEAP and assemble
into a whole system and sell the system for cheap and yet make a profit.
Examples of "DIRT CHEAP":
Intel Endeavor 256k Pipelined Cache Motherboard for $75 (Usually 300)
Pentium 133 Chip $250 (Usually 600-750)
6X CD ROM ANY BRAND $120 (Usually 350)
Quantum 4.2 GB SCSI $550 (Usually 1300)
And there are many more other great deals that I can get. I am working
with Konic Computers(a small computer warehouse) to sell you these
items cheap. We make small amounts of money by selling them for SO low.
On most items, the mark up is usually only by five dollars at the cost
that we get them for. However, we are selling mail order catalogs for
five dollars. You may order any item for nearly half the cost of what
you see in the cheapest computer stores anywhere in the world, I
GUARANTEE it! You may be asking why we sell this hardware for so cheap.
Well our company assembles computers but we do not actually sell the
hardware seperately. Many times, we over order on certain items and need
to get rid of them. All items are still brand new and never been opened
but we will also not run out of stock. If we do, we will personally
order the item that you paid for just for you. This is just a way we
hope to get rid of our excess inventory and break even. As for you, the
consumer, this is the best deal you will ever find. The catalog is only
five dollars which covers the shipping and the cost it takes to print
them. Please email vali@ns2.clever.net for information on where to
send five dollars in check, cash, money order, etc...
From: nickj@cdn-lit.ubc.ca (Nick Jacquet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Getting Nextstep to drive a HP LaserJet 5P printer
Date: 16 Dec 1995 04:35:18 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <4atia6$2ic@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4anqu6$bia@news.cc.brandeis.edu>
In <4anqu6$bia@news.cc.brandeis.edu> marc grisaru wrote:
>
> I'd appreciate any help or information about this.
> If possible, e-mail me at the above address. Marc Grisaru
>
try out JetPilot it definetly has to be one of the NeXtStep 3rd party best
packages available list.... You can even use it in demo mode for a month!
From: nickj@cdn-lit.ubc.ca (Nick Jacquet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextSlab Monitor Manuals and screen adjustments
Date: 16 Dec 1995 04:48:34 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Message-ID: <4atj32$2ic@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>
References: <4a9ojl$e83@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <4af96b$3mn@news.its.com>
In <4af96b$3mn@news.its.com> Chuck Swiger wrote:
> pickett@blumlein.music.indiana.edu (David Pickett) wrote:
> > 1. Does anybody have a manual for the NeXTSlab Monitor?
> 2. I need to adjust the size of my picture to get circular circles on
> > screen. Has anybody done this? Where are the controls for height/width?
>
> This is in the FAQ:
>
lots of good info deleted... But you are missing the real adjustment screw,
which is located by the sound board... depending on the capacitors you can
alter the voltage enough to take a little visible monitor up to a good
monitor.... In the electronics world capacitors leak and need to be
replaced... Any repair shop will do this for $100cdn.
BTW:degaussing does little
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Quest for Speed : What is the best motherboard for Intel NeXTStep systems ?
In-Reply-To: openinfo@ix.netcom.com's message of 11 Dec 1995 05:21:17 GMT
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Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 04:41:52 GMT
The Intel EV Endeavour.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4agf4d$1gi@cloner3.netcom.com> openinfo@ix.netcom.com(Jean-Jacques Dubray ) writes:
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From: openinfo@ix.netcom.com(Jean-Jacques Dubray )
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Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:21:17 GMT
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I assume the question is posted every week. However we plan to buy 5
systems running NeXTStep. Does anyone would recommand a motherboard
versus another ?
Jean-Jacques Dubray
HRL
From: alii@eden.rutgers.edu (Syed Ali)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Adaptec SCSI 1522 SCSI host adapterm NEC SCSI external 6x CD_ROM
Date: 16 Dec 1995 00:50:53 -0500
Organization: Rutgers University
Message-ID: <4atmnt$535@er5.rutgers.edu>
Summary: Adaptec SCSI 1522 SCSI host adapterm NEC SCSI external 6x CD_ROM
Keywords: Adaptec SCSI 1522 SCSI host adapterm NEC SCSI external 6x CD_ROM
Hi.
I am trying to install NEXTSTEP 3.2 on a gw2000 pentium 60 with 40MB
of RAM, EIDE HD, Adaptec SCSI host adapter 1522, NEC SCSI external 6x
cd-rom, but am having problems making the boot disk load the SCSI
adapter driver.
I bought the cd-rom ($600) and adapter ($200) just so that I can
install NEXSTEP because my EIDE Mitsumi 4x is not supported.
http://www.next.com shows that NEXTSTEP supports Adaptec host adapter
series 154xx so I figured 1522 would also be supported.
I tried to set my NEC cd-rom with ID 0 and also 6 ( I got this info
from the home page of NEXTSTEP) w/o any luck.
I downloaded the additional drivers for 3.2 compressed file but I cannot
uncompress on my PC running NT since uncompress is a UNIX
utitlity. Besides I do not know if the 3.2 additional drivers disk
will support the SCSI host adapter I have. ( Adaptec 1522 )
I saw NEXTSTEP running on a SPARC and liked it a lot and would love to
be able to install it. Anyone has any clue on how I can install it w/o
having to return my NEC and Adaptec SCSI adapter and buying ones that
are explicitly listed as supported on the NEXT home page?
Thank you for any help!
Regards,
Syed Ali.
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From: skahng@site.gmu.edu (Soonam Kahng (INFT))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: cmd-cmd-~ at ADB keyboard ?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 07:36:56 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Hello..
What is the key combination for system interrupt ?
Usually non-ADB key board it was "cmd-cmd-~"
what is the combination for ADB-keyboard ?
<Soonam>
soonam@isse.gmu.edu
From: moose (James Moosmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NS works on ThinkPad360ce in VGA - SLIP & SCSI too!
Date: 15 Dec 1995 05:34:02 GMT
Organization: Interpath -- Providing Internet access to North Carolina
Distribution: world
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FYI:
I got NS to work just fine on a ThinkPad360ce with the following h/w:
16MB RAM 540 Toshiba Internal IDE
Adaptec 1460 SlimSCSI PCMCIA card
Megahertz 14.4 PCMCIA Modem
I have the ThinkPad360ce partitioned with Win95 on 120MB worth of the drive.
It is running in VGA (mono) but it is not that bad. I tried the WD9024
driver, but it doesn't work. NeXT doesn't want to spend any time figuring
out why. I liken running it like having my mono station with me on the
road.
To set up the ThinkPad to do SLIP required a neat little
DummyEthernet.config file supplied by NeXT and TransSYS PNI 1.11. There is
a lot more to this and anyone that is interested can e-mail me or call, and
I will be happy to give them the rest of the details.
Anyway, with the exception of it being mono, NeXTMail/SLIP/Faxing with
NXFAX/ and connecting an external SCSI hd or CD/ROM works just like on my
NeXT. It is really convienent. I feel pretty certain, that it is possible
to run NS in VGA mode on ANY 486DX Laptop with PCMCIA...
Cheers
--
MTECH - James_Moosmann<moose@interpath.com>
5506 Silchester Lane
Charlotte, NC 28215
704-598-7141 (Voice)
704-598-7870 (Fax)
From: bsantini@pb.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ZIP Drives - w/ Next
Date: 13 Dec 1995 12:11:07 GMT
Organization: Long Island Internet HQ/Point Blank BBS LTD.
Distribution: all
Message-ID: <4amfsr$oao@ns2.pb.net>
Keywords: Zip
I have been following the threads here about the Zip dives, but I seemed to
be at a loss as to understanding how one would configure a ZIP drive for a
black next. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
bsantini@pb.net
From: bsantini@pb.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Read general market CD roms
Date: 13 Dec 1995 12:12:35 GMT
Organization: Long Island Internet HQ/Point Blank BBS LTD.
Distribution: all
Message-ID: <4amfvj$oao@ns2.pb.net>
Keywords: CD Roms
Can anyone tell me if my Next CDrom can read all the "other" general market
CDroms out there, or if there is a utility to let me do this for my bacl
next?
Thanks!
bsantini@pb.net
From: frank@this.net (Frank M. Siegert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 14:41:20 GMT
Organization: my own
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References: <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de> <DJn3AG.3Ay@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
gdkuch@gojira.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) wrote:
> Does anybody know how to make play3401 work with the Toshiba 3601B? I'm
> told the the command sets haven't changed between the drives but tried to
> modify play3401 by changing the SCSI device name strings to reflect my
> drive... I had no luck. I get told that there are no more free generic
> SCSI devices available (even after rebooting) and that it couldn't find
> the right species of drive... does anyone know what more is involved in
> making this work?
> For that matter, can anyone point me to references on the command sets for
> the Toshiba CD ROM family and on programming SCSI devices in general? I
> know there are a couple of pieces of sample code in NextDeveloper/Examples
> but was wondering where the best place to learn about this stuff is...
Maybe the SCSI scan does not work. On Intel with some SCSI cards (and drivers!) only
known devices could be accessed, since the CDROM is in most cases at ID 4 or 6 and
the scan starts from ID 0 chances are high some IDs in between does not have a SCSI
device behind it... and so the scan stops here and the error message is displayed.
Patch play3401 to look only for the CDROM at a given SCSI ID. You should also patch it
to look for the different SCSI name of your Toshiba drive.
For a 'hacked' version of play3401 that works with some Sony drives (Apple CD300) see
my home page (Sonys read audio with double speed, so some minor patches were
needed to get the second thread in sync).
---
Frank M. Siegert [frank@this.net] -- Home Page http://hades.tue.schwaben.de/~frank
NeXTSTEP & PostScript Guy "In cantonese C++ is called C ga ga"
From: goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu (Lloyd Goldwasser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 19:40:02 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
Message-ID: <4av7ai$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel> <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au>
greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney) wrote:
> If you want a better key layout, Dvorak is the way to go. Mind you,
there's
> a bit of a learning curve, but it's not as bad as with QWERTY. If you're a
> fast QWERTY typist to start with, it's a bit like typing with four finders
> broken when you first change over though.
This changeover period is pretty brief, in my experience.
The letters lie under the hands so much more naturally
that your fingers quickly learn where they are.
(Try switching the Dvorak i and u for an even bigger
improvement; I have a few other alterations that work
well for me, and I'd be glad to pass them on to anyone
who's interested.)
Lloyd Goldwasser
goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavour motherboards? Quality?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 12:28:00 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
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To: robert@steffi.accessone.com
<robert@steffi.accessone.com> writes:
>Folks, my supplier is telling me that he won't support the Endeavour
>board (they prefer the ASUS line) because of it's high return rate.
>I'm looking to put together a box for running NeXTSTEP and NT and
>NeXTSTEP is easier if you go with a Intel board apparently. ie. less
>worries to begin with.
>So, I don't think the motherboard is all that expensive so I'm
>prepared to take a risk on an Endeavour.
>Has anybody heard anything to make me think twice about going with an
>Endeavour board?
>I'm talking 512K pipe cache with a P5 133MZH chip.
>--
> "Mary ate a little lamb and punk rock isn't dead"
> (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
--
"Mary ate a little lamb and punk rock isn't dead"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Alberto Ricart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Iomega Ditto Easy 3200 Travan tape drives - Do they work?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 19:03:56 GMT
Organization: Internet Connect, Inc. The Wisconsin ISP 414-476-4266 http://www.inc.net
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4av56s$5r3@news.inc.net>
Keywords: Tape backup /NEXTSTEP compatibility
I was wondering if anyone had successfully used the Iomega Ditto Easy 3200
Travan tape drives under NSFIP. They have a very attractive price ($400)
for a 3GB tape drive. It is a parallel drive (too bad they don't have a
scsi version), so I don't know if it will work with NEXTSTEP, if anyone
has gotten this type of drive to work with dump/tar please let me know of
your experiences.
--
Alberto Ricart
SmartSoft, Inc.
alberto@SmartSoft.COM
From: reichman@scf.usc.edu (Matthew N. Reichman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 23:14:36 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Sender: reichman@comserv-h-13.usc.edu
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References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
<951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel> <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au>
<4av7ai$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu>
In <4av7ai$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> Lloyd Goldwasser wrote:
> This changeover period is pretty brief, in my experience.
> The letters lie under the hands so much more naturally
> that your fingers quickly learn where they are.
>
> (Try switching the Dvorak i and u for an even bigger
> improvement; I have a few other alterations that work
> well for me, and I'd be glad to pass them on to anyone
> who's interested.)
Are there pictures of these different layouts?
--
Be well,
Matthew
==================================================================
Matthew Reichman | NeXTStep v.3.3 m68k
reichman@scf.usc.edu | NeXTMAIL & MIME welcome
USC-CNTV
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Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco
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From: "Daniel A. Nichols" <dan@kypris.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 95 12:44:55 -0600
Subject: Still can't use DOS-formatted Zip disks???
Cc: comp-sys-next-hardware@antigone.com
Ok all, I've upgraded to NS3.3, prior to that I had already installed
the DOSFileSys patch from NeXTAnswers (#1608, I believe).
The only change is when it says the disk is unreadable and I choose
"initialize", it does offer me DOS format, along with NeXT and Mac
now.
BUT, if I choose DOS, it can't do it and I get this in the Console:
>/usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/DOS.util -i sd3 "UntitledDisk" removable
>DOS: that type of disk is not supported
Besides which, the disk was already DOS-formatted so why couldn't
it read it?
I don't really care about being able to format DOS disks, I want to
be able to read/write DOS disks so I can share stuff between my
NeXT and my PC.
I've seen messages which indicate this is possible (unless I
misunderstood them).
Can anyone help?
Thanks much,
Dan
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2905 Lawrence St. Fax: (214) 790-2950
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From: goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu (Lloyd Goldwasser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 17 Dec 1995 00:20:13 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
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References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel> <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au> <4av7ai$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> <4avjss$dd6@usc.edu>
reichman@scf.usc.edu (Matthew N. Reichman) wrote:
> In <4av7ai$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> Lloyd Goldwasser wrote:
> > (Try switching the Dvorak i and u for an even bigger
> > improvement; I have a few other alterations that work
> > well for me, and I'd be glad to pass them on to anyone
> > who's interested.)
>
> Are there pictures of these different layouts?
The basic Dvorak layout is:
' , . P Y F G C R L
A O E U I D H T N S
; Q J K X B M W V Z.
Its salient features are
* Putting all the vowels on the left side, mostly under the left
hand in resting position;
* Putting the most common consonants under the right hand in resting
position (one result of these two points is that typing
ends up being mostly left-right-left-right...);
* Putting S where it is easy to add it to the ends of many words;
* Putting H where it is easy for it to combine with T, S, C, etc.;
* Making many other common combinations and sequences of letters lie
under the hand easily.
* There are also a few differences among the keys around -, =, [,
and ], but I myself ignore them.
* If you remember that the most frequently-used letters in English
are, in order, ETAONRISH or thereabouts, you'll see why Dvorak is
such an improvement over QWERTY: you can type a decent
vocabulary without moving your fingers from their resting positions.
My variant of Dvorak is:
' , . Y J F G C R L
A O E I U D H T N S
; X Z P K B M W Q V.
The main changes are
* Switching I and U, so that the more common of these two letters
is under the left index finger in resting position;
* Shuffling of Y, P, and K, so that Y, which is more frequent
than K, is not so far away from the action;
* Having Q under the right hand, which makes the Q-U-vowel
combinations less awkward.
* These positions for X, Z, and J feel somewhat better to me,
although I'm not sure that there's any particular reason for it.
Again, I'd be glad to e-mail my .keymapping file to anyone who is
interested.
Whichever version you try, I'm sure that you'll find it a very nice
improvement . . .
Lloyd Goldwasser
goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NextSlab Monitor Manuals and screen adjustments
Date: 17 Dec 1995 01:27:38 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4avrma$8m8@news.its.com>
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nickj@cdn-lit.ubc.ca (Nick Jacquet) wrote:
> lots of good info deleted... But you are missing the real adjustment
> screw, which is located by the sound board...
Ahh, thanks for the info.
Perhaps that should be added to the FAQ entry.
-Chuck
--
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: rupert@misha.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: Please comment revised spec.
Date: 16 Dec 1995 23:01:41 GMT
Organization: Midwest Information Super Highway Access Group, Inc.
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In <ed99ppz3t.fsf_-_@steffi.accessone.com> Robert Nicholson wrote:
The spec is as follows and I welcome comments.
Pentium 133 Intel CPU
Tyan TITAN III Pipe 512K PCI motherboard. (Anybody used this?)
32 MEG of EDO RAM.
Matrox Millennium 3D WRAM 4mb video (Preferred to the Imagine 128 #9?)
Quantum Atlas 4.2 GB FAST SCSI II
Adaptec 2940UW (Probably go with this rather than the 2940W)
* I'm not concerned about Wide drives just yet but I'm happy to pay for
a controller that supports them and all the other SCSI standards.
Toshiba 4x SCSI 5301B CD-ROM
Sound Blaster 32 AWE w/Wavetable (PNP)
Sony SRS-PC40 (adequate for my needs)
Microsoft Natural keybord probably.
Microsoft Mouse
1.44MB Teac Floppy drive
Currently I'm case shopping. I don't like the MACASE's mid size. I do
like the Dell XPS cases and I'd like to know where I can obtain them
other than through Dell. They are a third party case aparently.
May I suggest you approach Bifrost sytems about purchasing all the parts or
even just building a killer NS machine. I did, and it has really paid off -
they really know NEXTSTEP, and particularily Intel. I might suggest the
following:
- Bifrost's 3rd Generation case - it has a slide out chasis, and is really
nice to work on [in]
- ASUS P133 w/Pipeline Burst Cache [May want to wait for P6's to force P5
prices down]
- No EDO RAM - not much of a performance gain; ask Bifrost
- ELSA video card; just plain the -best- I have ever seen on Intel, and they
write their own drivers!
- Quantums have really been unreliable. I might REALLY suggest a Micropolis
or Seagate
- Adaptec 2940x is good, the DPT's are even better...
- No advantage to the SB32AWE under NS
- If you want BIG sound from your computer, get a $50 boombox with a
"Line-In" It works great!
- Check w/Bifrost about the MS mouse, I hear they're **flaky** I'd go
Logitech Bus
Those are my opinions, for whatever they're worth. Check with Bifrost for
the latest, and most accurate info. I know there are other resellers, but
I have gotten 10+ NS on Intel systems from Bifrost, so am familiar with
their quality and service.
Try them at:
Jason McNamara / jmcnamar@onramp.net
Bifrost Workstations, Inc.
NEXTSTEP-optimized Intel, HP, & SPARC systems
10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270
Houston, TX 77042
713.952.9949 voice
713.952.9934 facsimile
http://www.stepwise.com/Resellers/Bifrost_Workstations.htmld/index.html
Best Luck!
Hans Rupert
<rupert@misha.net> / NeXTmail ~ MIME encouraged
Direktor
noir
815.963.6996 vox
815.963.6999 fax
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 19:49:21 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951216194651.22184B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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On 16 Dec 1995, Matthew N. Reichman wrote:
>
> Are there pictures of these different layouts?
>
' , . P Y F G C R L
A O E U I D H T N S
; Q J K X B M W V Z
is the standard.
Go to Princeton U's home page http://www.princeton.edu and search for
Dvorak, someone at PU has a GIF image of the layout.
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: While we're talking about NeXTKeyboards...
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 19:54:29 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
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I suppose its overly optimistic to think that one could replace the
NeXTKeyboard with some other keyboard if needed, at least not without
soldering and whatnot, but I thought I'd ask...
TjL
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: jrmw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (James R. Merideth-Webb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem with login
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 95 10:03:50 PST
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
Message-ID: <4b1fp4$a9e@news.acns.nwu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
If anyone has any ideas on how I can correct this problem please
respond via e-mail, thanks.
I tried to login today as root on my NeXT slab and was unable to. I
don't use root often, and I don't remember changing the password.
Booted to single user mode by pressing command ~ and issued the
following command b sd -s.
I boot fine to a # prompt, type passwd and entered a new password,
rebooted and still can't login as root. I followed the above
process with two variations, first I changed me and then created a
new account. Neither ID and password worked. I also tried renaming
the /etc/passwd file to passwd.old as well as delelting the password
field from the root entry. Is there another secure passwd file that
gets read in addition to /etc/passwd?
I noticed that as I boot in single user mode I receive a message
stating "Faking root mount entries" and that /etc is linked to
/private/etc. I'm not sure if this is the usual case or not. Do I
need to unlink /private/etc to see the correct /etc/passwd?
Any help would be appreciated.
--
James R. Merideth-Webb
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
jrmw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
From: jacobsen@amanda.physics.wisc.edu (John E. Jacobsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: lightpens and/or tablets that will work with NeXT and PC/Macs ?
Date: 17 Dec 1995 16:57:59 GMT
Organization: Oil and Water Editions
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <JACOBSEN.95Dec17105759@amanda.physics.wisc.edu>
Hi, I'm curious if anyone knows about drawing devices that will work with
NeXT hardware & software and also with PCs and or Macs; how much they
cost, how functional they are for drawing, etc.
Please reply by mail, and I will post a summary.
Thanks,
John Jacobsen
jacobsen@amanda.physics.wisc.edu
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From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NEC 3Xi + Video-CD (white book)
Date: 17 Dec 1995 20:45:51 GMT
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b1vhv$95@andromeda.filtronix.eunet.be>
Hi,
I'm looking for someone with a NEX 3X CD-ROM that is able to read
the "white book" Video-CD's with his drive. Is there any such person
around?
Filip
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: hardware performance comparison
Message-ID: <DJr4C3.45q@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 22:12:02 GMT
I thought to have kept a posting which showed comparison of performance on
various Nextstep platforms. Turns out I did not.
Well, does someone have such a comparison at hand?
( I do have the Pyro sheet comparing the various Motorola systems )
I am to update my h/w from current 25MHz Monostation,20/1000, to something more
suited for (private) development. Current choices are Pyro, getting a used HP,
Sun. Most definitely no Intel if I can avoid it.
Of course, price will become an issue when it's time to go shopping.
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with login
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 14:08:24 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951217134533.24003A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
References: <4b1fp4$a9e@news.acns.nwu.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <4b1fp4$a9e@news.acns.nwu.edu>
On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, James R. Merideth-Webb wrote:
> If anyone has any ideas on how I can correct this problem please
> respond via e-mail, thanks.
I emailed this as well as post.
>
> I tried to login today as root on my NeXT slab and was unable to. I
> don't use root often, and I don't remember changing the password.
> Booted to single user mode by pressing command ~ and issued the
> following command b sd -s.
>
> I boot fine to a # prompt, type passwd and entered a new password,
> rebooted and still can't login as root. I followed the above
> process with two variations, first I changed me and then created a
> new account. Neither ID and password worked. I also tried renaming
> the /etc/passwd file to passwd.old as well as delelting the password
> field from the root entry. Is there another secure passwd file that
> gets read in addition to /etc/passwd?
I don't think that /etc/passwd is used, because NetInfo has the password.
can you login as a user?
nidump passwd . | grep root | tr ":" " " | awk '{print $2}'
will show you the encrypted root password (which will only really help
because it will tell you you have one.)
If you can login as a user who is a member of the group 'wheel', then you
can use 'asroot'
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/admin
asroot.N.bs.tar.gz
and then run 'nu -m' and modify root's password.
>
> I noticed that as I boot in single user mode I receive a message
> stating "Faking root mount entries" and that /etc is linked to
> /private/etc. I'm not sure if this is the usual case or not. Do I
> need to unlink /private/etc to see the correct /etc/passwd?
I don't think "Faking root mount entries" has anything to do with this,
and /etc is but a link to /private/etc on all systems. Don't unlink it,
unless you want to render your system unbootable.
sorry I can't be more help
TjL
--
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At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: giammarc@cs.unibo.it (Mario Giammarco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: CDROM and HARD-DISK SCSI II
Date: 18 Dec 1995 10:42:31 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy
Message-ID: <4b3gin$lpo@leporello.cs.unibo.it>
Hello to everyone,
I would buy a 1 GB hard disk and a 4x CDROM SCSI II, but I need that they work
with nextstep.
I also need some additional info:
- speed, transfer rate and seek;
- level of compatibility with SCSI II:
syncronous mode;
disconnect/reconnect;
command queueing;
- for CDROM:
can read audio tracks as raw data ?
has caddy or tray;
support software eject
etc.
Please mail the reply to:
giammarc@cs.unibo.it
Thank You in advance!
From: sams@shellx.best.com (Samuel G. Streeper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: Please comment revised spec.
Date: 17 Dec 1995 17:38:05 -0800
Organization: Best Internet Communications
Message-ID: <4b2glt$6l2@shellx.best.com>
References: <ed99rw32a.fsf@steffi.accessone.com> <ed99ppz3t.fsf_-_@steffi.accessone.com>
This sounds like a rocking system, but I have a few comments:
robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson) writes:
>Tyan TITAN III Pipe 512K PCI motherboard. (Anybody used this?)
You'll pay a premium for 512K cache, but most benchmarks show that
the pentium invalidates the cache fast enough that you won't see
much improvement over 256K
>32 MEG of EDO RAM.
EDO offers little bang for the buck. I wouldn't pay much of a premium
for it. It must run at 60ns for a P100 or a P133.
>Adaptec 2940UW (Probably go with this rather than the 2940W)
I think NS doesn't have drivers for wide and ultrawide SCSI, so
with this OS you'll see no benefit over the 2940, or in any
case without wide devices, which are still rather expensive.
>* I'm not concerned about Wide drives just yet but I'm happy to pay for
>a controller that supports them and all the other SCSI standards.
Hmmm, cost is no option huh? Lucky for your dealer! I wouldn't
pay much of a premium for technology I'm not going to use soon
(because of peripherals and drivers) since all of todays technology
will be on sale for half as much a year from now.
>Toshiba 4x SCSI 5301B CD-ROM
Toshiba has a new 6x SCSI drive for the same price, the 3701B. I
don't know much about it though.
>Microsoft Mouse
PS/2 or other? If ps/2, make sure that your motherboard supports
it and that you can get the connector out of the case.
I'm putting together a frankenstein box for NS now, and I'll post
experiences when it runs. My goal is to go cheap cheap cheap
wherever performance or ergonomics isn't grossly affected.
cheers,
-sam
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: Malte Tancred
Subject: Cirrus Logic 5434 and Panasync/Pro 5G
Message-ID: <DJrx8L.E0x@oops.se>
Sender: usenet@oops.se
Organization: OOPS art, HB
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 08:36:21 GMT
Hi,
I have a Cirrus Logic 5434 and a Panasync/Pro 5G (17") and want to run 1152
x 864 in 75 Hz. The card supports this specific resolution and I heard that
the screen should be able to handle 1280 in 76 Hz so I'm kinda curious to
why I have a problem. Any comments?
Thanks,
Malte
--
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malte@oops.se NeXTMail welcome
OOPS art, HB
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Message-ID: <DJr4wu.493@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <4aulqg$im@gate.seicom.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 22:24:30 GMT
In article <4aulqg$im@gate.seicom.net> frank@this.net (Frank M. Siegert)
writes:
[...]
> Patch play3401 to look only for the CDROM at a given SCSI ID. You should
> also patch it to look for the different SCSI name of your Toshiba drive.
>
> For a 'hacked' version of play3401 that works with some Sony drives
> (Apple CD300) see my home page (Sonys read audio with double speed, so
> some minor patches were needed to get the second thread in sync).
'playcd', the descendant of 'play3401' has the former already implemented.
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Message-ID: <DJs19w.IK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 10:03:31 GMT
In article <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu (Lloyd
Goldwasser) writes:
[...]
> The main changes are
> * Switching I and U, so that the more common of these two letters
> is under the left index finger in resting position;
> * Shuffling of Y, P, and K, so that Y, which is more frequent
> than K, is not so far away from the action;
> * Having Q under the right hand, which makes the Q-U-vowel
> combinations less awkward.
> * These positions for X, Z, and J feel somewhat better to me,
> although I'm not sure that there's any particular reason for it.
>
> Again, I'd be glad to e-mail my .keymapping file to anyone who is
> interested.
>
> Whichever version you try, I'm sure that you'll find it a very nice
> improvement . . .
Seeing all these changes I wonder how long does it take the average user to
adjust to the new layout, provided she was capable of 'blind 10 finger writing'
(sorry, don't know the correct phrase) with the traditional layout?
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
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== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: Please comment revised spec.
Message-ID: <DJs1Fu.JM@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <4avj4l$jm9@delta.misha.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 10:07:06 GMT
Why would you bother with a simple CDrom drive?
If you intend to use it for anything besides installing software, CDrom
changers seem the way to go.
I have no experience with such beasts, but would sure love to have one.
Swapping cds gets rather boring these days.
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: weber michael <mweber>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: FaxModem Driver for LASAT Safire 28800 Requested
Date: 18 Dec 1995 13:49:54 GMT
Organization: C.I.C.G. , Grenoble
Message-ID: <4b3ri2$m8d@cicg-communication.grenet.fr>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: info@ams.de
Hello NeXTWizards
I just recently got a nice little modem from LASAT, the
Safire 28800 which is supposed send data and fax.
Using KERMIT, I managed to send data, but I coudn't get
the thing to send a fax.
When I try to send a fax the modem connects to the remote
fax machine but never sends something and never stops negotiating.
It looks like I need a special fax driver for my NeXTStation
( 68040, Black Hardware, NeXTStep 3.0 )
Can anyone make recommendation what to do or
where to get a fax driver ?
Please send ASCII e-mail to info@ams.de
Thank you very much for your help
Rainer
*********************** rschmid E-MAIL: info@ams.de *********
From: bmw@leia.eric.on.ca (Bruce Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: duplex printing on hp laserjet 4mplus?
Date: 18 Dec 1995 10:15:03 -0500
Organization: Visible Genetics Inc.
Message-ID: <4b40hn$45u@leia.eric.on.ca>
References: <4ardnc$4rd@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>
In article <4ardnc$4rd@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>,
Peter Beham <bep@thecube.cis.uni-muenchen.de> wrote:
> though there is a NeXTAnswer telling me there is no way to print duplex on
> this printer under NeXTstep, does anybody know a hack to do it?
This is not complete, plug-n-play code, but here's the hack I'm
using:
Create a pseudo-printer, eg: "escherdpx", that feeds its output
into the shell script below. That inserts PJL codes (HP job
language) and routes its output into the normal single-sided print
queue, eg: "escher".
Here's the printcap fragment:
----
escher: \
:sh:sf:mx=0:lo=lock:lp=:rm=escher:rp=raw:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/escher: \
:if=/private/spool/NeXT/duplex: \
:ty=HP LaserJet 4 Plus PostScript 600DPI:
:note=in Deb's office:_nxfinalform:
escherdpx: \
:sh:sf:mx=0:lo=lock:lp=/dev/null:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/escherdpx: \
:if=/private/spool/NeXT/duplex: \
:ty=HP LaserJet 4 Plus PostScript 600DPI: \
:note=prints on both sides of paper:_nxfinalform:
----
Here's the shell script, "/private/spool/NeXT/duplex":
Note: the ^[ things are escape chars, \033 octal, or 0x1b hex.
----
#!/bin/sh
#
# lpd filter ("if") to enable duplex printing on 4M+
#
# bmw@visgen.com -- Wed Aug 30 10:43:17 EDT 1995
#
# Theory:
# surrounds job with HP PJL codes, and refeeds job into normal
# "escher" print Q.
{
echo '%-12345X@PJL'
echo '@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = "Duplex job"'
echo '@PJL SET DUPLEX = ON'
echo '@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT'
cat -
echo '%-12345X@PJL'
echo '@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = ""'
echo '@PJL RESET'
echo '%-12345X'
} | lpr -Pescher
exit 0
----
Cheers!
--
Bruce M. Walker | Visible Genetics Inc. | bmw@visgen.com
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with login
Date: 17 Dec 1995 21:18:07 -0800
Organization: Universal Export
Message-ID: <4b2tif$qr@crl7.crl.com>
References: <4b1fp4$a9e@news.acns.nwu.edu>
In article <4b1fp4$a9e@news.acns.nwu.edu>,
James R. Merideth-Webb <jrmw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> wrote:
:>I tried to login today as root on my NeXT slab and was unable to. I
:>don't use root often, and I don't remember changing the password.
:>Booted to single user mode by pressing command ~ and issued the
:>following command b sd -s.
:>
:>I boot fine to a # prompt, type passwd and entered a new password,
:>rebooted and still can't login as root.
NeXT uses netinfo when it boots normally. This isn't started
up by default when you boot single-user.
To make sure netinfo is running, do a
sh /etc/rc &
once the system comes up single-user. Otherwise all the changes
will go to /etc/passwd, which isn't consulted once netinfo is
running.
--
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mcgredo@crl.com | wealthy, or wise, but it sure does keep you wired.
From: song@PROBLEM_WITH_YOUR_MAIL_GATEWAY_FILE.cs.purdue.edu (Chang-Hyeon Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Paralle port not recognized
Date: 18 Dec 1995 05:38:15 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Sciences, Purdue University
Message-ID: <4b2uo7$n6h@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
Hi. I just installed NeXTstep 3.3.
Everything else except parallel port works OK.
IRQ and Interrupt set OK, but boot time, it just doesn't recognize at all.
And I also found that there is no device file corresponding to parallel printer
like /dev/pp0 or something.
Is that the reason?
---
Chang Song
From: sanguish@digifix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep
Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet
Date: 18 Dec 1995 05:15:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <4b2tcv$1i9@digifix.digifix.com>
Topics include:
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
eduSTEP WWW site
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
comp.sys.next newsgroups
related newsgroups
comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list
ftp sites
NeXTanswers
Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site
===============================================
This online community resource includes
- 188+ ISV company pages
- 433+ ISV product descriptions
- NEXTSTEP Developer Directory
- NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages
- NEXTSTEP User Group Directory
- comp.sys.next archives
- User Group information
- Mailing List archives and information
You can connect via the world wide web at:
http://www.stepwise.com/
Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get
information on using the mail server at
ns-products@stepwise.com
Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com
If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise,
please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com.
eduSTEP WWW site
================
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/
eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on:
- NextStep tools and projects for scientists.
- Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific
community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist).
- A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with
customers in the educational community.
- Conferences, meetings, workshops
- Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a
NextStep scientific work environment
- Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation
of OpenStep now being developed
NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site
============================
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Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
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For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here
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Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is
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Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed
include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
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Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT
and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost
philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a
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===========================================
Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are
now available as a mailing list digest as well.
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(For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to
<digestif@antigone.com>).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's.
To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying:
SUB Listname YourName
Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe
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=============
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany.
ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US
ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep
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ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
=====================================
[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
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From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Date: 18 Dec 1995 15:51:31 GMT
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Message-ID: <4b42m3$jlp@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
in into the station.
I tried various jumper settings, all combinations of motor enable /
spin-up delay I could think of, but the drive always stayed quite.
Perhaps a kind soul with a ST31200N could post their jumper settings ?
From the archives I saw that there are indeed a few people that use
this drive.
Many thanks in advance!
Gregor
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From: buzz@marvin.isdn.cs.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Paralle port not recognized
Date: 18 Dec 1995 09:39:27 GMT
Organization: Marvins home, a small place in Universe
Message-ID: <4b3csf$7lq@marvin.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
References: <4b2uo7$n6h@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
song@PROBLEM_WITH_YOUR_MAIL_GATEWAY_FILE.cs.purdue.edu (Chang-Hyeon
Song) wrote:
> Hi. I just installed NeXTstep 3.3.
> Everything else except parallel port works OK.
> IRQ and Interrupt set OK, but boot time, it just doesn't recognize at
all.
> And I also found that there is no device file corresponding to
parallel printer
> like /dev/pp0 or something.
> Is that the reason?
Did you turn the printer on while booting? My parallel port isn't
recognised at booting either if the printer is powered off.
greetings
Bastian
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From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Which new FAX modem is usable with the NeXT FAX driver?
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 17:24:25 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951218172133.29428E-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
I noticed that there is a 'native' FAX driver from NeXT, which handles
only a special FAX protocol I believe (Class 1, 2 or 2.0?)
Also there is NXFax which I don't want to buy if I could get a new FAX
modem which might get supported directly with this old driver.
Any users out there who are using new FAX modems (e.g. US Sportster) with
the original NeXT driver? What modems are these?
Best regards,
Boerny.
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From: tjallen@theory1.physics.wisc.edu (Theodore J. Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Paralle port not recognized
Date: 18 Dec 1995 17:40:09 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4b491p$1h00@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <4b2uo7$n6h@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
song@PROBLEM_WITH_YOUR_MAIL_GATEWAY_FILE.cs.purdue.edu (Chang-Hyeon Song)
wrote:
> Hi. I just installed NeXTstep 3.3.
> Everything else except parallel port works OK.
> IRQ and Interrupt set OK, but boot time, it just doesn't recognize at all.
> And I also found that there is no device file corresponding to parallel
printer
> like /dev/pp0 or something.
> Is that the reason?
>
> ---
>
> Chang Song
Yes, this is the reason it isn't working at the
moment, although it's possible that the /dev/pp0
was deleted because the printer wasn't on while
you powered up. You will have to recreate the
parallel port /dev/pp0 by executing
./MAKEDEV pp0
as root in the /dev directory and reboot
(with the printer on).
--
Ted Allen
High Energy Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 19:40:09 GMT
Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University
Sender: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <951218194009.216AACUY.malc@daneel>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel> <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au>
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Graham Stoney exclaimed:
>mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> wrote:
> > Umm, why not save yourself some money and simply define a new key
> > mapping?
> >
> > Simply use the one you have at the moment, but change a couple of
> > the keys round. It's easy and cost-effective! For something more
> > challenging, write your own Dvorak layout! :-)
> >
> Hey, don't knock it, I did that!
>
I hope I didn't give the wrong impression here.
I'd fully support the adoption of a better key layout, and from what I
gather Dvorak seems to be about the way to go. I decided I needed to be
compatible with others' boards, which is why I didn't get a Dvorak Kinesis,
but I hope those who don't have such constraints will feel more inclined to
break ranks.
Best wishes,
mmalc.
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: NS 3.3 sees only half of Sparc 2GB internal
Date: 18 Dec 1995 21:33:18 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <4b4mmu$as5@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
References: <DJC9wJ.26o@sounds.wa.com>
NS 3.3 installs onto Sparc20 with 2GB internal HD,
but we see only a 1GB partition. How can we get NS to
recognize 2GB of the disk? I've checked NeXTAnswers and
read the FAQ about the NS 3.2 "2 gigabyte bug," but that doc
claims this to be fixed in NS 3.3: NS 3.3 should automatically
partition larger disks into 2GB chunks.
---
Sha Xin Wei
ASD
Stanford University
internet: xinwei@jessica.stanford.edu
From: Bryan Pearce <deneb@interaccess.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXT Black Termination
Date: 18 Dec 1995 22:04:47 GMT
Organization: InterAccess, Chicago's best Internet Service Provider
Message-ID: <4b4ohv$n9c@nntp.interaccess.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Does anyone know if I can terminate a NeXT SCSI chain with an Apple
Terminator?
Are both terminators the same?
Bryan
From: Scott WILSON <rswilson@cs.mcgill.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Intel ISA Modem with NS 3.3
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:56:50 -0500
Organization: School of Computer Science, McGill U, Montreal
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951218154001.20150A-100000@marge.cs.mcgill.ca>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
I'm having trouble getting my modem to work, can anyone lend some insight
on the situation? I'll outline the situation...
I'm running a Pentium with a PCI / ISA motherboard. I have the newest
(v3.3) serial port driver (one for each port) and Port server dirvers
installed. The modem
is a MaxTech 28.8 internal (ISA). I know the modem works, I have no
problem configuring it on either COM2 or COM3 under windows, but under
nextstep it doesn't seem to be identified correctly.
When I try to set the line to /dev/cufb in kermit (and tip / cu ) I get a
device busy error. (checked the uucp lock files - there isn't one there)
I've been playing around with different IRQ and address settings but to
no avail. I'm wondering whether the second on-board PCI serial port is
conflicting. When I disable it in the bios setup, NS still finds a
second 16550 (presumably the one on the modem) , but when I set the modem
up for COM3, with the second PCI port on or off, it doesn't find the
modem at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks,
Scott Wilson
wilson@music.mcgill.ca
McGill Music and Media Technology
From: fergmill@serv2.fwi.com (Scott Fergusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 20:26:55 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
Message-ID: <4b4er8$o7e@news.ios.com>
References: <4b42m3$jlp@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) wrote:
>I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
>as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
>in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
>in into the station.
>I tried various jumper settings, all combinations of motor enable /
>spin-up delay I could think of, but the drive always stayed quite.
>Perhaps a kind soul with a ST31200N could post their jumper settings ?
>From the archives I saw that there are indeed a few people that use
>this drive.
>Many thanks in advance!
> Gregor
You may want to watch this address for the jumper settings.. It gives
everything else...
http://www.seagate.com/techsuppt/drivespecs/scsi/st31200n.html
SOF
Scott Fergusson
Partner,
Fergusson Miller Asset Management Corporation
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and every generation starts from scratch" -- C.S. Lewis
From: patricia@cco.caltech.edu (Patricia M. Schwarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem using JetPilot and Stylus ColorPro
Date: 18 Dec 1995 23:17:57 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <4b4sr5$jg6@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
Keywords: frustration
I get a perfect test page from the printer itself. But after I
got the first test page from PrintManager, no more of my print jobs
went into the print queue at all!!!
I wonder-- could it have anything to do with fact that I have altered
my own host setup on my standalone machine to use PPP? I had to
rename my machine to have a hostname acceptable by the PPP service
I dial into. Plus make it local etc. etc.
JetPilotManager records all of my failed print requests with YES under
error. They don't show up at all in the print queue. They just vanish
into nowhere!!!
I wanna use my new printer wahhh :-(
Thanx for any help,
-patricia
patricia@theory.caltech.edu
PS I am using NSI, a 133Mhz Pentium.
--
there must be something i can dream tonight
-patti smith
From: chris@miles.opensource.com (Chris Miner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 sees only half of Sparc 2GB internal
Date: 18 Dec 1995 23:18:23 GMT
Organization: OpenSource Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b4srv$899@trane.opensource.com>
References: <4b4mmu$as5@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
In article <4b4mmu$as5@nntp.Stanford.EDU> xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha
Xin Wei) writes:
> NS 3.3 installs onto Sparc20 with 2GB internal HD,
> but we see only a 1GB partition. How can we get NS to
> recognize 2GB of the disk? I've checked NeXTAnswers and
> read the FAQ about the NS 3.2 "2 gigabyte bug," but that doc
> claims this to be fixed in NS 3.3: NS 3.3 should automatically
> partition larger disks into 2GB chunks.
>
Chances are high that the 2GB drive is really 2075 MB or something bigger
than about 2036 MB or so. This means NS will chop it into ~1 GB
partitions. So go ahead and mount the second partition at boot time with
/etc/fstab, and you will see the rest of your drive. I had this happen
with a fujitsu 2GB drive.
Chris
From: me@tiq.mindlink.net (My Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 01:17:58 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Message-ID: <4b53s6$2kc@fountain.mindlink.net>
References: <49tpa1$13t@composer.inav.net> <DJ2rEF.B43@novice.uwaterloo.ca> <951205102510.215AACUL.malc@daneel> <DJM7F7.7CH@research.canon.oz.au> <951218194009.216AACUY.malc@daneel>
One problem with the NEXT keyboards (non-ADB) is that some keys
(punctuation keys) seem to be hardwired so that the caps lock button won't
affect them. It was quite annoying when I tried using capitalized text
with a Dvorak layout. Has anyone found a way around that?
From: edmtl@taxus.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NSfIP 3.3 (w/patch) on Endeavor: WorkSpace Mangler dies.
Date: 19 Dec 1995 00:37:11 +0100
Organization: University of Bergen
Message-ID: <4b4tv7$dka@taxus.uib.no>
Some of you may remember my new pentium machine was panicing
and crashing often. It was a modified (OEM) ndeaor (Intel
Advanced/EV) card, which I replaced a few days ago with a
standard Endeavor card. Nice to have sound (although it really
doesn't work with much, does it - only the Workspace. No
Calliope sounds, no BoinkOut sounds, no game sounds, etc oh well)
except that the WS and machine _still_ crash. Perhaps my
problem lies elsewhere. The one message I get (often) enough
to remember is Workspace Manager Died! Error DPS,
dps_write_err
last message repeated (manymanymany) times...
The loginpanel restarts, but the machine isn't really stable until
rebooted. I haven't connected this to any program or type of
activity - it happens when I least expect it.
I'm not (I don't think) running any strange alpha orbeta
code, have nothing unusual in my setup or configuration.
It's 3.3 + developer, MiscKit, 3.3 patch, sendmail 8.7.3,
netinfo for local info only, PPP (latest version). I
use Frame, DataPhile, Terminal, Mail, Edit for general
DTP and "productivity" work (whatever_that_ means)
I'm really getting frustrated because I have _no_ idea what this is
or where to even start looking - NS on a NeXT was a dream, this is a
nightmare.
--
Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life
NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known...
University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors
Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 02:51:24 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b59bc$5r1@emerald.oz.net>
References: <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> <DJs19w.IK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) wrote:
> In article <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> goldwass@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu
(Lloyd
> Goldwasser) writes:
> [about modified Dvorak layout]
>
> Seeing all these changes I wonder how long does it take the average user to
> adjust to the new layout, provided she was capable of 'blind 10 finger
writing'
> (sorry, don't know the correct phrase) with the traditional layout?
Possibly even more important, is it possible to type on anyone else's
(presumably) QWERTY keyboard with any accuracy and speed, or are Dvorak
typists prisoners in their own keyboards?
--
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From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pyro board report anyone?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 02:57:21 GMT
Organization: Sense Networking Seattle (www.oz.net)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b59mh$5r1@emerald.oz.net>
I guess the original Pyro boards suffered from some sort of serious
firmware problem that has since been resolved. But I've heard few rave
reports from those who have the fixed boards (presumably *someone* has
installed the Pyro upgrade).
Despite the Intel speed daemons out there, I still find myself enjoying
my increasingly sluggish Cube more than sitting in front of one of these
speed daemons. I'd like the extra performance promised by the Pyro, but I
can't afford to have a system that's troubled by hardware or firmware
problems (if I could, I'd probably get an Intel system :-)
So would a Pyro user please share h{is,er} experiences with us?
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Installing 3.2 with Adaptec 2842 controller??
Message-ID: <19951218.150112.292991.NETNEWS@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU>
From: cyoung@wvuortho1.hsc.wvu.edu (Christopher Young)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:01:02 -0500
Organization: WVU Orthopedics
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII
Hello there,
I havent played with NS for a while and just sat down to re-install 3.2 on
an old machine of mine...
I need to install from the CDROM connected to a 2842 VLb SCSI controller.
The original NeXT boot floppy only supports a 1542b and a DPT controller.
I have the found the 2482 driver in NeXT Answers, but I am not sure how to get
it onto a boot floppy so that I can install the OS with this card.
Anyone know how I can do this?
Please reply by email as well as to the list.
Thanks
Chris
From: altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Benchmark results for several platforms
Date: 19 Dec 1995 00:04:08 -0500
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <4b5h48$24i@news.duke.edu>
On a number of hardware platforms, I have run a program by:
Phillip Tokumaru
Research Associate/Engineer
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Southern California
ptok@cave.usc.edu
This benchmark computes the potential-flow pressure distribution on a Sphere
using the axisymmetric panel method of Smith and Hess.
Floating point type is double.
A summary of some benchmarks results, run under NEXTSTEP 3.3 with
optimizations
-O -O2 -funroll-loops are given below:
It is mainly a CPU/Memory system benchmark.
-- Lee Altenberg
altenber@mhpcc.edu
Smaller numbers are better:
=============================================================================
sec/iteration | relative to HP 712/60
small medium large vlarge | small medium large vlarge
----- ------ ----- ------ | ----- ------ ----- ------
NeXT 040-25
1.19 8.94 85.55 260.67 | 9.56 8.70 4.01 3.22
=============================================================================
Micron P100 Millenia (32MB RAM):
0.13 1.02 13.35 42.63 | 1.08 0.99 0.63 0.53
=============================================================================
Micron Millenia P133 Plus (32MB RAM)
0.11 0.82 11.22 36.83 | 0.87 0.79 0.53 0.45
=============================================================================
Gateway2000 486/DX2 (32MB RAM): Amida:
0.55 4.21 41.80 117.70 | 4.46 4.09 1.96 1.45
=============================================================================
P5-90 (Intel motherboard, 72MB RAM)
0.17 1.28 17.58 55.28 | 1.34 1.24 0.82 0.68
=============================================================================
HP 712/60
0.12 1.04 21.38 82.55 | 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.02
=============================================================================
HP 712/80 (64MB RAM)
0.09 0.73 15.80 61.75 | 0.75 0.71 0.74 0.76
=============================================================================
SUN SparcStation 5 (64MB RAM)
0.16 1.30 18.38 56.13 | 1.31 1.26 0.86 0.69
=============================================================================
Non-NEXTSTEP UNIX:
=============================================================================
IBM RS/6000:
0.12 0.93 7.57 21.65 | 0.99 0.90 0.35 0.27
=============================================================================
IBM SP2 Node:
0.12 0.94 7.90 23.30 | 0.98 0.92 0.37 0.29
=============================================================================
DEC Alpha DEC3000 - M400 (256MB RAM):
0.13 0.94 11.83 37.37 | 1.04 0.91 0.55 0.46
=============================================================================
SGI R4000-50/100
0.23 1.83 22.22 78.40 | 1.87 1.78 1.04 0.97
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Weirdo time problems on Intel hardware
In-Reply-To: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca's message of 10 Dec 1995 22:59:41 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec18230551@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4afoot$18us@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 04:05:51 GMT
I don't think you should be calling ntp in crontab. Rather, you should
set TIME=-AUTOMATIC- in your /etc/hostconfig and let the network time
protocol work on it's own in the background. HostManager.app let's you
configure NTP.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4afoot$18us@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca> eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah) writes:
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From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 10 Dec 1995 22:59:41 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Hi,
I've just recently started sys admining a network of Intel
boxes running NS 3.3, and I've discovered a rather
strange problem with the system time that nobody
around here seems to be able to explain.
Basically, what happens is that the time for some reason
or another appears to change by apparently random
amounts and at apparently random times. I'm not
just talking about losing a few minutes over a period
of time either. I've caught the clock as much as
an hour behind, reset it, then sometime later, it'll be
20 or 30 minutes behind, or even ahead. Very strange.
I"ve also seen it jump a bunch of minutes minutes ahead
then jump back to the right time after a little bit.
I don't think these problems are a result of booting
back and forth between DOS and NS. Two of these
machines are always running NEXTSTEP.
For the time being, I've managed to alleviate the
problem by borrowing a couple of slabs
from another network I look after and using those
as NetInfo time servers. I've also got a cron job
that runs an ntp -s -f process every 10 minutes
to resynch the time on one machine.
So far it's working ok. The machines don't seem
to time warp quite as often now, but I'd like to find
out what's going on and if it's possible to fix it.
These machines are used in health care, so the
time stamps obtained from the system clock are
rather important.
Anyone have any pointers or suggestions?
Many thanks,
Eugene Mah
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Systems Administrator "For I am a Bear of Very Little
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Intel ISA Modem with NS 3.3
In-Reply-To: Scott WILSON's message of Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:56:50 -0500
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec18233123@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951218154001.20150A-100000@marge.cs.mcgill.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 04:31:23 GMT
Do you need hardware flow control when your modem is on a card? If not,
use /dev/cub instead.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.951218154001.20150A-100000@marge.cs.mcgill.ca> Scott WILSON <rswilson@cs.mcgill.ca> writes:
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From: Scott WILSON <rswilson@cs.mcgill.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:56:50 -0500
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I'm having trouble getting my modem to work, can anyone lend some insight
on the situation? I'll outline the situation...
I'm running a Pentium with a PCI / ISA motherboard. I have the newest
(v3.3) serial port driver (one for each port) and Port server dirvers
installed. The modem
is a MaxTech 28.8 internal (ISA). I know the modem works, I have no
problem configuring it on either COM2 or COM3 under windows, but under
nextstep it doesn't seem to be identified correctly.
When I try to set the line to /dev/cufb in kermit (and tip / cu ) I get a
device busy error. (checked the uucp lock files - there isn't one there)
I've been playing around with different IRQ and address settings but to
no avail. I'm wondering whether the second on-board PCI serial port is
conflicting. When I disable it in the bios setup, NS still finds a
second 16550 (presumably the one on the modem) , but when I set the modem
up for COM3, with the second PCI port on or off, it doesn't find the
modem at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks,
Scott Wilson
wilson@music.mcgill.ca
McGill Music and Media Technology
From: terenz@neutron.reno.nv.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software
Subject: PCMCIA modem for NS 3.3 and NXFax
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 07:35:25 GMT
Organization: Great Basin Internet Services, Reno, NV
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b5q1d$3he@news.greatbasin.net>
Is there a PCMCIA modem that is compatible with NXFax running on a NS
3.3 laptop?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso
Subject: Help with Logitech Bus Mouse !!
Message-ID: <DJtKo6.D3@nx1.westminster.ca.us>
Sender: root@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso)
Organization: Oscar S. Alonso Software Engineering.
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 06:00:06 GMT
I just upgrade to NeXTStep V3.3 (from V3.2) and I noticed NeXT changed
the option that allows the user to enter the "DPI" desired. I have a
a Logitech Bus mouse and have set the speed to the max, and still would
like more. Does anyone know how to increase the mouse speed beyond
the current limit?
Thank you in advance.
Oscar.
oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Date: 18 Dec 1995 23:45:17 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
Can somebody please assure me I'm doing the right thing in going with
the ASUS board over an Endeavour? I know plenty of people reported no
problems using NS with the ASUS boards.
Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
ASUS P55TP4XE 512k pipe.
16 MEG EDO (I'll go to 32 meg)
4.3 Quantum Atlas FAST SCSI2
Soundblaster 16.
Floppy drive
Matrox Millenium 4MB
Speakers SRS-PC40
ASUS SC-200 FAST SCSI2 controller
MS Natural KB
MS Mouse (PS2 or Serial? What should I get?)
What kind of performance can I expect from this configuration in 32
bit OS's?
I ordered my own case and better PS from PC Power & Cooling.. All
Steel.
Also, I almost went with a Celebris GL5133ST but I was put off by it's
heavily integrated board.
--
"For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Please comment revised spec.
Date: 19 Dec 1995 00:02:51 -0800
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Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
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To: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
<js@euler.hnv.icem.de> writes:
>Why would you bother with a simple CDrom drive?
A toshiba 3701b in my book isn't "simple"
>If you intend to use it for anything besides installing software, CDrom
>changers seem the way to go.
Why? I only install with the CD-ROM drive. I'm no game player :-)
>I have no experience with such beasts, but would sure love to have one.
>Swapping cds gets rather boring these days.
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From: andylee@ucla.edu (Andy A. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 02:13:50 -0800
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Dept
Message-ID: <andylee-1912950213500001@ts36-13.wla.ts.ucla.edu>
References: <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> <DJs19w.IK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
In article <DJs19w.IK@euler.hnv.icem.de>, js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen
Sell) wrote:
>
> Seeing all these changes I wonder how long does it take the average user to
> adjust to the new layout, provided she was capable of 'blind 10 finger
writing'
> (sorry, don't know the correct phrase) with the traditional layout?
>
> Juergen
I believe you are refering to "touch typing" - typing without looking down
at your hands. Well, I have the answer for you. I switch from QWERT to
Dvorak in November of 1992. Before the switch I was a fairly fast touch
typist because I typed a lot; being a CS student I typed all day. It took
me about 2 years to get back to my 60+ wpm typing speed (yes, that's a
long time). I switched over to Dvorak entirely on that first day, without
retreating to QWERT except when using public keyboards. The process was
painful but I stuck to it, and I am glad I did. But don't be fooled into
thinking it's a weekend project!!!
Andy Lee
andylee@cs.ucla.edu
andylee@netcom.com
From: jnstibor@cip.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de (Joern Stiborsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: how to connect an ADB keyboard to a pc???
Date: 19 Dec 1995 10:32:01 GMT
Organization: EE Students Computer Pool, University of Erlangen, Germany
Message-ID: <4b64b1$aa3@rznews.rrze.uni-erlangen.de>
NNTP-Posting-User: jnstibor
Hi!
can anybody tell me, if there is a possibility to
connect an ADB keyboard to a pc???
please tell me!
bye
joern
From: Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Date: 19 Dec 1995 02:05:04 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Message-ID: <4b56kg$dje@usenet.rpi.edu>
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> <RDL.95Dec10204743@world.std.com> <DJLr5E.BA9@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
gdkuch@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) wrote:
> Robert La Ferla <rdl@world.std.com> wrote:
> > Of course. I am using the exact same model. Try changing the
> > SCSI ID to 2. BTW - I have also used the Toshiba 3701 (6.7X)
> > and that worked too.
>
> I tried that... still no luck. The machine I'm using is:
>
> ASUS 486SP3G PCI motherboard
> Built in NCR 53C810 SCSI-2 controller
> One hard disk on SCSI ID 0
> Another hard disk on SCSI ID 1
> Toshiba XM-3601B on SCSI ID 2
>
> Things seem terminated correctly and the machine has worked without
> trouble for months.
>
> So can someone tell me why my setup isn't agreeing with CDplayer.app
> and why Robert's is? Or how to fix my setup? Or recommend
> another utility that would allow me to play audio CDs under
> NSFIP 3.2?
An alternate utility would be mCD.app, which I wrote. It has seemed
to work well in some situations that CDPlayer.app hasn't worked. You
have to set a preference in mCD to indicate which SCSI ID is the one
for your drive, instead of having the application figure it out. I
have it working with a different model of Toshiba CD-ROM drive on an
NS/Intel system, and I'd think it would work okay on yours. It does
not read music information over the SCSI bus, though, so you'd have
to either plug headphones into your CD or have the CD hooked up to
your soundcard (and a soundcard that has a NeXTSTEP driver which
knows how to work with mixing sources). In my case, I have the CD
plugged into an ProAudio Spectrum 16 card, with some special driver
off the ftp archives to get the mixing to work right.
The current version of mCD is, well, yesterday's version (95Dec17).
For people who picked up earlier versions, the main differences are
just that more CD's have been added to the (lame) database that is
part of the program. There's probably 750 CD's in the database now,
but the "database" itself is still pretty lame (it's compiled into
the program...).
Right now the current version is only on eclipse. I don't upload
it to other ftp sites unless something notable has changed, and
not much has changed in it for awhile now. The URL is:
ftp://eclipse.its.rpi.edu/NeXT/apps/mCD_f/
which is a directory of various files. There's four single-
architecture archives, one quad-fat archive, and an archive
of the source code to mCD.
I hope this is somewhat useful.
---
Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
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From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Subject: Re: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Message-ID: <DJtszL.Ew@euler.hnv.icem.de>
Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell)
Organization: Ink Unknown
References: <4b42m3$jlp@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:59:44 GMT
In article <4b42m3$jlp@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes:
> I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
> as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
> in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
> in into the station.
>
> I tried various jumper settings, all combinations of motor enable /
> spin-up delay I could think of, but the drive always stayed quite.
>
> Perhaps a kind soul with a ST31200N could post their jumper settings ?
> From the archives I saw that there are indeed a few people that use
> this drive.
You should not need to alter any settings upon swapping a drive from external
to internal, except maybe termination.(On both the drive becoming internal and
the then last drive of the external scsi chain)
Maybe the drive's power consumption surpasses the supply's capabilities (never
heard of it for stations)? Many drives are said to have a jumper for delayed
motor-on upon powerup.
You did place the 50 pin connector correctly?
Juergen
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== What time do we live in when revolution reminds us of soap powder,
== when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee,
== when a politician's idea of social change is changing names
== when changing title bars' colors to mainstream hype is considered progress?
From: Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Dvorak keyboard
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:31:29 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951218153011.27707B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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is there any way to re-arrange the keycaps on a NeXTKeyboard (without
destroying the keyboard) to match a Dvorak style? My touch typing
skills are non-existent, and I've been using qwerty for a long time...
--
Timothy J. Luoma luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
At 6:06pm EST on Dec 11, 1995 Nicholas Anthony Aiello (son of my sister
and brother-in-law) entered the world 8 pounds, 13oz, making me an uncle
for the first time. 8^)
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 15:52:04 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
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On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Juergen Sell wrote:
> > For a 'hacked' version of play3401 that works with some Sony drives
> > (Apple CD300) see my home page (Sonys read audio with double speed, so
> > some minor patches were needed to get the second thread in sync).
>
> 'playcd', the descendant of 'play3401' has the former already implemented.
> Juergen
I would be very much interested in a version of playcd or play3401 which
also supports the latest Toshiba quad speed CD-ROM drives. I already
patched the play3401 source to recognize my drive, but the audio commands
seem to be changed.
Any hints? Or any pointers to the sources of the audio commands?
Best regards,
Boerny.
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From: chuck@its.com (Chuck Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Black Termination
Date: 19 Dec 1995 14:45:20 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4b6j60$ngp@news.its.com>
References: <4b4ohv$n9c@nntp.interaccess.com>
Bryan Pearce <deneb@interaccess.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know if I can terminate a NeXT SCSI chain with an Apple
> Terminator?
>
> Are both terminators the same?
Any (correctly designed) SCSI terminator should consist of a series of 100
ohm resistors, which should match the 100 ohm impedence of the SCSI bus
itself; by matching the impedence closely, you minimize reflections...which
is why you have to terminate the bus in the first place.
-Chuck
Charles Swiger -- chuck@its.com | Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
--------------------------------+---------------------------------------
CrashCatcher Development, Systems and Networking Administrator
From: haasd@ubaclu.unibas.ch (Daniel Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Benchmark results for several platforms
Message-ID: <1995Dec19.155157.45810@yogi.urz.unibas.ch>
Date: 19 Dec 95 15:51:57 MET
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Distribution: world
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland
In article <4b5h48$24i@news.duke.edu>, altenber@acpub.duke.edu (Lee Altenberg) writes:
> =============================================================================
> SUN SparcStation 5 (64MB RAM)
> 0.16 1.30 18.38 56.13 | 1.31 1.26 0.86 0.69
>
At which clockspeed is the Sparc running (70, 85 or 110 MHz?)
Daniel Haas
Uni Basel
email: haasd@ubaclu.unibas.ch
From: aekka@eos.hitc.com (Anthony B Ekka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Date: 19 Dec 1995 15:27:58 GMT
Organization: Hughes Aircraft
Message-ID: <4b6llu$p3r@newsroom.hitc.com>
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In article <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>, robert@steffi.accessone.com says...
>Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
Benchmarks have shown that a system with pipeline cache and EDO ram is only 2 to3 percent
faster than a system with pipeline cache and Fast Page ram. So for EDO you are paying about 10
percent premium for 2-3 percent performace gain. If you can run your own benchamarks to
compare the system you want with Fast Page ram and EDO ram and see for your self
From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com (Mark Tarbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Anyone ever BOOT from a ZIP drive?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 02:20:07 GMT
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4b57gn$8f@radical1.radical.com>
Has anyone ever successfully booted from an Iomega ZIP drive?
Here's what I get when I try with my ZIP disk at SCSI id 3 (target 5), and
the disk in it with NS built via builddisk:
NeXT> b (3,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd3a
no SCSI disk
NeXT>
The disk mounts & accesses fine, but I suspect that the ZIP drive doesn't
support enough SCSI modes to boot from...
Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ici@qua.crl.melco.co.jp (Toshinao Ishii)
Subject: Re: a2940_adaptor Time out ??
In-Reply-To: edwintam@b1.hkstar.com's message of 13 Dec 1995 09:43:36 GMT
References: <4am788$1go@bull.hkstar.net>
Sender: @loamer1.adm.crl.melco.co.jp
Organization: Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Hyogo, Japan
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 07:53:19 GMT
Message-ID: <ICI.95Dec19165319@gigue.qua.crl.melco.co.jp>
Hi.
In article <4am788$1go@bull.hkstar.net> edwintam@b1.hkstar.com (Daphine) writes:
> Odd thing happens, while installing NS3.3 on a brand new P-90 mother board
> w/ on board Adaptec 7870 SCSI controller, it gives out the following error
> messages while formatting the harddisk or sometimes, last until intallation
> began:
>
> a2940_adaptor time out
> sd0 trying to write block 123456: SCSI timeout on sd0
> Resetting SCSI bus...
I heard that the beta driver for 2940 in NeXT Answers might solve some 2940
related problems. My problem is that 2940 times out with DEC 21140 Ethernet
card. Some other person recommended me to use the beta driver. (I have not
yet tried.)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Toshinao Ishii
Advanced Technology R&D Center
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
e-mail: ici@qua.crl.melco.co.jp (NeXTMail/MIME welcome)
From: wilkie@cg.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Wilkie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Q] Is there a driver for NCR 810 PCI SCSI controllers?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 17:21:26 GMT
Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Message-ID: <4b6sam$3pr@news.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject says it all...
NeXTAnswers doesn't mention any pointers.
Please e-mail any responses.
ys
Alexander Wilkie
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.syadmin
Subject: ISDN: what hardware/software?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 17:44:32 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b6tm0$1tq0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I would like advice on which ISDN hardware (and software?) to purchase for
using with NextStep. I was looking at the Motorola Bitsurfer/pro: has
anyone tried a serial port ISDN adapter with NS?
Any information or tidbits on this would be appreciated.
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Serial drivers: how fast & will accelerated cards work?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 18:02:26 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b6uni$1tq0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
I am considering the purchase of a serial-port based ISDN adapter. However,
I am unsure whether the serial drivers are fast enough. The ISDN adapter
could theoretically get up to speeds of 128k or more (with compression).
Has anyone had experience running the serial drivers at maximum UART speeds?
How about at 64k baud?
Will accelerated serial cards (e.g. Hayes' ESP or €Digi Accelport€ )work
with NextStep and the standard serial drivers?
Thanks for any info,
Mike
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Madison, Wisconsin \ set specialty "Scientific Computation"
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From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Date: 19 Dec 1995 18:23:09 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <4b6vud$oh1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
In article <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>,
Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.accessone.com> wrote:
>Can somebody please assure me I'm doing the right thing in going with
>the ASUS board over an Endeavour? I know plenty of people reported no
>problems using NS with the ASUS boards.
>
Excellent choice of motherboard. I have a P/133 with the same Asus MB, and
it is dramatically faster than my older Pentium/100 system.
>Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
>
>ASUS P55TP4XE 512k pipe.
>16 MEG EDO (I'll go to 32 meg)
>4.3 Quantum Atlas FAST SCSI2
>Soundblaster 16.
>Floppy drive
>Matrox Millenium 4MB
>Speakers SRS-PC40
>ASUS SC-200 FAST SCSI2 controller
>MS Natural KB
>MS Mouse (PS2 or Serial? What should I get?)
>
I would not worry about the EDO ram vs. regular DRAM. If you can, get 32
meg right away of regular DRAM. The fast pipeline burst cache makes the
biggest improvement in performance. I'm not sure how much speedup there
will be with 512K of cache vs 256K. Overall, the Asus board has been
extremely stable with NEXTSTEP. Everything, even sound, "just works".
You should DEFINITELY get a PS/2 mouse over a serial mouse. You will keep
another serial port open, and the mouse will be smoother.
>What kind of performance can I expect from this configuration in 32
>bit OS's?
>
This configuration should work very well. I don't know exactly how well
the Asus/NCR SCSI works versus an Adaptec 2940 or DPT card, but it should
be comparable.
Here's my configuration:
Pentium/133 ASUS P55TP4XE 256K pipeline-burst
48 MB RAM
Matrox Millennium w/ 4MB WRAM
Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller
Seagate 32430 SCSI-II hard drive
Maxtor 1240S SCSI-II partition for swap and /tmp
Toshiba 3501 4x SCSI CD-ROM
Audiotrix Pro 16 bit sound card
Microsoft PS/2 mouse
Believe me, you won't be disappointed with the performance! Everything is
totally rock solid, and NEXTSTEP works like a charm.
Varun
From: Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (Pete Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ISDN: what hardware/software?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 20:00:49 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b75lh$gvo@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <4b6tm0$1tq0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In article <4b6tm0$1tq0@news.doit.wisc.edu>
giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings) writes:
> I would like advice on which ISDN hardware (and software?) to purchase for
> using with NextStep. I was looking at the Motorola Bitsurfer/pro: has
> anyone tried a serial port ISDN adapter with NS?
I've been using an Ascend Pipeline-50 router with nextstep, and it works
flawlessly. It's a real router, so I just plug in the 10baseT cable in one end, and
the phone jack in the other. It's got an integrated NT1, so you don't need extra
hardware.
Best,
Pete
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Pete Clark | The thinking man looks at the world and
SunSoft Object Products Group | sees a comedy. The feeling man looks
Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com (NeXTMail) | at the world and sees a tragedy.
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From: Christopher_Lane@Med.Stanford.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DEC XL 5133 & Diamond Viper PCI?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 19:59:32 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Message-ID: <4b75j4$mkn@nntp.Stanford.EDU>
I'm trying to configure a DEC (Celebris) XL 5133 to use a Diamond Viper
PCI video board and I'm running into problems. On boot I get:
mach: IOFrameBufferDisplay/mapFrameBuffer: Can't map memory (Privelege
Violation)
mach: Display0: Unable to map frame buffer
mach: Registering: VGADisplay0
And the system reverts to VGA mode. I've used this same Diamond Viper
board & NEXTSTEP 3.2 Weitek/Viper driver in a DEC XL 560 and it worked
fine. I checked NextAnswers and though the 'Known Problems' section of
#1815 seems relevant, changing the mapped memory address as suggested
didn't make any difference. I'm running NEXTSTEP 3.2 on the 5133 and
everything else seems fine.
Anyone have this combination working and/or know what the trick is?
(I've got a Matrox PCI board I'd prefer to use but since the driver for
it claims to be for NEXTSTEP 3.3, I didn't bother trying it.)
- Christopher
From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Weirdo time problems on Intel hardware
Date: 19 Dec 1995 22:13:44 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Message-ID: <4b7deo$o0g@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>
References: <4afoot$18us@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca> <RDL.95Dec18230551@world.std.com>
In <RDL.95Dec18230551@world.std.com> Robert La Ferla wrote:
> I don't think you should be calling ntp in crontab. Rather, you should
> set TIME=-AUTOMATIC- in your /etc/hostconfig and let the network time
> protocol work on it's own in the background. HostManager.app let's you
> configure NTP.
I've already got all these machines set up to use network time.
However, there are still two machines on this network where the time
changes at random, and I end up getting messages like
ntpd[124]: Clock is too far off -1271.299278 sec
even though I've started ntpd with
/usr/etc/ntpd -a 5000
in /etc/rc. I realize running ntp in the crontab isn't the best
solution (it doesn't really seem to be helping a great deal
either, since after each time warp, cron seems to get messed
up and nothing get executed). I just don't have any other
solutions, nor do I know why these machines are having
these silly time problems.
One person (Mario Stargard, mario@quark.uwaterloo.ca)
suggested slowing down the DMA clock
in the BIOS, which I have yet to try out. Perhaps
that is the solution. Now that I think about it,
the only two machines that are exhibiting this problem
are the two P90s on the network.
>
> In article <4afoot$18us@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca> eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca
(Eugene Mah) writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just recently started sys admining a network of Intel
> boxes running NS 3.3, and I've discovered a rather
> strange problem with the system time that nobody
> around here seems to be able to explain.
>
> Basically, what happens is that the time for some reason
> or another appears to change by apparently random
> amounts and at apparently random times. I'm not
> just talking about losing a few minutes over a period
> of time either. I've caught the clock as much as
> an hour behind, reset it, then sometime later, it'll be
> 20 or 30 minutes behind, or even ahead. Very strange.
> I"ve also seen it jump a bunch of minutes minutes ahead
> then jump back to the right time after a little bit.
>
> I don't think these problems are a result of booting
> back and forth between DOS and NS. Two of these
> machines are always running NEXTSTEP.
>
> For the time being, I've managed to alleviate the
> problem by borrowing a couple of slabs
> from another network I look after and using those
> as NetInfo time servers. I've also got a cron job
> that runs an ntp -s -f process every 10 minutes
> to resynch the time on one machine.
> So far it's working ok. The machines don't seem
> to time warp quite as often now, but I'd like to find
> out what's going on and if it's possible to fix it.
> These machines are used in health care, so the
> time stamps obtained from the system clock are
> rather important.
>
> Anyone have any pointers or suggestions?
Thanks for the suggestions everyone
Eugene
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Systems Administrator "For I am a Bear of Very Little
Department of Radiology Brain, and long words Bother
University of Alberta Hospitals me." Winnie the Pooh
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada http://raddi.uah.ualberta.ca/~eugene/
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From: Dino Bagdadi <dino@ex-nihilo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: cmd-cmd-~ at ADB keyboard ?
Date: 19 Dec 1995 08:49:44 GMT
Organization: Shadow Information Services, Inc.
Message-ID: <4b5ub8$13i@bud.shadow.net>
References: <4atsuo$b83@portal.gmu.edu>
In comp.sys.next.hardware, Soonam Kahng (INFT) wrote:
>
>
> Hello..
>
> What is the key combination for system interrupt ?
> Usually non-ADB key board it was "cmd-cmd-~"
> what is the combination for ADB-keyboard ?
Try "cmd-~"
--
Dino Bagdadi
ex nihilo, inc.
dino@ex-nihilo.com (ASCII, NeXTmail and MIME)
Public PGP key available via `finger -l dbagdadi@hyper.shadow.net'
From: me@tiq.mindlink.net (My Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Dvorak keyboard
Date: 20 Dec 1995 00:35:05 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Message-ID: <4b7lnp$m5e@fountain.mindlink.net>
References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951218153011.27707B-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Uncle Tim <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> wrote:
> is there any way to re-arrange the keycaps on a NeXTKeyboard (without
> destroying the keyboard) to match a Dvorak style? My touch typing
> skills are non-existent, and I've been using qwerty for a long time...
I've found that I could touch-type using the Dvorak layout at a reasonable
speed (compared to sight-typing) within a few hours of practice. I'd have
to stop and think about some of the lesser-used keys, but my fingers
learned those positions fairly quickly too. Touch typing on the qwerty
layout seems much harder to learn or relearn.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: pascal@burgond.remcomp.fr (Pascal Bourguignon)
Subject: Installation of NS3.3 on Dell Lattitude via PCMCIA SlimSCSI.
Message-ID: <DJHy8I.8o5@burgond.remcomp.fr>
Sender: pascal@burgond.remcomp.fr (Pascal Bourguignon)
Organization: P. Bourguignon Informatique
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 23:21:52 GMT
I'm trying to install NeXTSTEP on a Dell Lattitude XPi P90ST laptop with a
PCMCIA SlimSCSI (Adaptec 1460), a NeXT CD-ROM drive at ID=0, and a CDC SCSI
disk at ID=3. The SCSI bus is correctly configured since I can read the CD or
the HD from MS-DOS.
I'm using the latest AIC6X60SCSI driver I found on ftp.next.com (version 3.32),
and I changed the tables in AIC6X60SCSI.config and System.config on the
3.3_Drivers floppy, and the System.config on the 3.3_Install floppy. I added an
Instance0.table in AIC6X60SCSI.config (see them below).
However, if now it can boot without any error message about the initialization
of PCMCIA bus, it still cannot find the SCSI controler:
NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
root(rcbuilder):mk-171.9.obj-2/RC_386/RELEASE_I386
physical memory = 12.00 megabytes.
using 30 buffers containing 0.23 megabytes of memory
available memory = 9.38 megabytes. vm_page_free_count = 4b1
ISA/EISA bus support enabled.
ISA bus
DriverKit version 330
Registering: PS2Controller
Registering: PCKeyboard0
Registering: EISA0
Registering: event0
Registering: kmDevice0
No SCSI controller or CD-ROM drive found
use sd%d, hd%d, fd%d, en%d or tr%d
root device?
Of course, any answer (sd0) to this prompt panics the system.
How must I set up the configuration files to make it recognize the SlimSCSI
controller and the CD-ROM drive?
I only have NeXTSTEP running on a NeXTstation so I cannot run Configure.app
yet; I must do the configurations by hand.
__Pascal Bourguignon__
----------------------(AIC6X60SCSI.config/AIC_PCMCIA.table)-------------------
"Title" = "Adaptec PCMCIA 6360";
"Family" = "SCSI";
"Version" = "3.32";
"Location" = "";
"Instance" = "0";
"Class Names" = "AIC6X60";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"Bus Type" = "PCMCIA";
"IRQ Levels" = "11";
"I/O Ports" = "0x340-0x35f";
"Valid IRQ Levels" = "9 10 11 12";
"Valid DMA Channels" = "0 5 6 7";
"Boot Driver" = "Yes";
"Server Name" = "AIC6X60SCSI";
"Driver Version" = "PROGRAM:AIC6X60SCSI PROJECT:drvAdaptec6X60-6 DEVELOPER:root
BUILT:NO DATE SET (-B used)";
------------------(AIC6X60SCSI.config/nstance0.table)-------------------
"Title" = "Adaptec PCMCIA 6360";
"Family" = "SCSI";
"Version" = "3.32";
"Location" = "";
"Instance" = "0";
"Driver Name" = "AIC6X60SCSI";
"Class Names" = "AIC6X60";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"Bus Type" = "PCMCIA";
"IRQ Levels" = "11";
"I/O Ports" = "0x340-0x35f";
"Memory Maps" = "";
"Boot Driver" = "Yes";
"Valid IRQ Levels" = "9 10 11 12";
"Valid DMA Channels" = "0 5 6 7";
"Server Name" = "AIC6X60SCSI";
"Driver Version" = "PROGRAM:AIC6X60SCSI PROJECT:drvAdaptec6X60-6 DEVELOPER:root
BUILT:NO DATE SET (-B used)";
---------------------(AIC6X60SCSI.config/default.table)-------------------
"Title" = "Adaptec 6x60";
"Family" = "SCSI";
"Version" = "3.32";
"Location" = "";
"Instance" = "0";
"Driver Name" = "AIC6X60";
"DMA Channels" = "";
"IRQ Levels" = "11";
"I/O Ports" = "0x340-0x35f";
"Valid IRQ Levels" = "9 10 11 12";
"Valid DMA Channels" = "0 5 6 7";
"Boot Driver" = "Yes";
"Server Name" = "AIC6X60SCSI";
"Driver Version" = "PROGRAM:AIC6X60SCSI PROJECT:drvAdaptec6X60-6 DEVELOPER:root
BUILT:NO DATE SET (-B used)";
-----------------(System.config/Instance0.table)-------------------
"Version" = "3.30";
"Boot Drivers" = "PS2Keyboard EISABus PCIBus PCMCIABus SerialPorts Intel824X0
AIC6X60SCSI AIC6X60";
"Active Drivers" = "";
"Kernel" = "mach_kernel";
"Kernel Flags" = "rootdev=cdrom";
"Boot Graphics" = "No";
"Install Mode" = "Yes";
"Ask For Drivers" = "Yes";
"Language" = "No language selected";
"Installation Driver Families" = "Disk SCSI";
"Prompt For Driver Disk" = "Yes";
"APM" = "Yes";
"Driver Disk Prompts" = "3";
"DRIVER_FAMILIES_1" = "SCSI";
"DRIVER_FAMILIES_2" = "SCSI Disk";
"DRIVER_ASK_3" = "Yes";
-----------------(System.config/default.table)-------------------
"Version" = "3.30";
"Machine Name" = "Dell Lattitude XPi";
"Boot Drivers" = "PS2Keyboard EISABus PCIBus PCMCIABus SerialPorts Intel824X0
AIC6X60SCSI AIC6X60";
"Active Drivers" = "PS2Mouse BusMouse SerialMouse ParallelPort VGA";
"Kernel" = "mach_kernel";
"Kernel Flags" = "";
"Boot Graphics" = "Yes";
"Install Mode" = "No";
"APM" = "Yes";
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: patricia@cco.caltech.edu (Patricia M. Schwarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Problem solved but JetPilot hangs with PPP now
Date: 20 Dec 1995 03:28:37 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Message-ID: <4b7vt5$e17@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
I followed the suggestion given to someone else about the power
management setting in the BIOS and my problem went away. Just
like magic. :-)
But now if I try to print while I have a PPP connection up,
the app I'm trying to print from just hangs. No Print panel or
anything.
It works fine when I take the PPP connection down again.
Hmmmm. ;-\
-patricia
--
there must be something i can dream tonight
-patti smith
From: support@radical.com (Radical Product Support)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallel port not recognized
Date: 19 Dec 1995 14:24:54 GMT
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4b6hvm$8f@radical.com>
References: <4b2uo7$n6h@ector.cs.purdue.edu> <4b491p$1h00@news.doit.wisc.edu>
In <4b491p$1h00@news.doit.wisc.edu> Theodore J. Allen wrote:
> Chang-Hyeon Song wrote:
> > Hi. I just installed NeXTstep 3.3. Everything else except parallel port
> > works OK. IRQ and Interrupt set OK, but boot time, it just doesn't
> > recognize at all. And I also found that there is no device file
> > corresponding to parallel printer like /dev/pp0 or something. Is that
> > the reason? --- Chang Song
>
> Yes, this is the reason it isn't working at the
> moment, although it's possible that the /dev/pp0
> was deleted because the printer wasn't on while
> you powered up. You will have to recreate the
> parallel port /dev/pp0 by executing
>
> ./MAKEDEV pp0
>
> as root in the /dev directory and reboot
> (with the printer on).
>
>
Or as root do
/usr/etc/driverLoader D=ParallelPort
then you are ready to print without rebooting.
--
____________________________________
/ Radical System Solutions, Inc.
/\ / Software Development, Consulting
\/ support@radical.com (NeXTMail, MIME)
From: trail@ix.netcom.com(Jeff Trestrail )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Texel 3021 CD doesn't register at bootup (NS 3.2 Intel)
Date: 20 Dec 1995 04:31:03 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4b83i7$6f8@ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>
I replaced a broken Hitachi CD-ROM drive with a Texel 3021 2X SCSI
drive, and am having a problem with it under NS 3.2. Although it shows
up in the Adaptec 2740 BIOS scan (I've tried IDs 5 & 6), it doesn't
register as a device under NS. The drive works fine under DOS/Windows.
Has anyone succesfully used this drive with NS 3.2, and, if so, how
did you configure the dip switches to make it work ?? Thanks.
Jeff Trestrail
trail@ix.netcom.com
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pyro board report anyone?
Date: 20 Dec 1995 07:35:03 GMT
Organization: NaixT - The NEXTSTEP User Group Aachen
Message-ID: <4b8eb7$2ul@news.rwth-aachen.de>
References: <4b59mh$5r1@emerald.oz.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: art@cubicsol.com
Hi Art!
I've been using the revised Pyro-Board for a couple of month now and so far
I've
not encountered any problems.
Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sebastian Niesen sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Student Of Computer Science sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: Harald Ellmann <ellmann>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Does Digital Eyes work with PAL?
Date: 20 Dec 1995 09:27:57 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4b8kut$2mr@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject says it all:
I am thinking about ordering a Digital Eye. Does anybody know, if it
will work with the european PAL norm?
Harald
From: pbrown@asparagus.berkeley.edu (Paul Robert Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Where to get replacement parts?
Date: 20 Dec 1995 09:21:32 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <4b8kis$mg7@agate.berkeley.edu>
I've recently assumed partial sysadmin duties for a small cluster of
NeXTs in our department, and we have one machine with a dead mouse; one
of our NeXTprinters is also feeding paper harder on the left than on the
right, resulting in many jams.
I know about Dancing Bear; is there anywhere else to look for bargain
basement (black) NeXT components?
Is the printer user-servicable (cleaning and reassemly) by a couple of
industrious and careful grad students?
Thanks for any advice.
Paul Brown
From: yucheng@math.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem solved but JetPilot hangs with PPP now
Date: 20 Dec 1995 10:26:39 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona Mathematics Department
Message-ID: <4b8ocv$6ng@amethyst.math.arizona.edu>
References: <4b7vt5$e17@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
In <4b7vt5$e17@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Patricia M. Schwarz wrote:
>
> But now if I try to print while I have a PPP connection up,
> the app I'm trying to print from just hangs. No Print panel or
> anything.
>
> It works fine when I take the PPP connection down again.
>
> Hmmmm. ;-\
>
> -patricia
>
>
>
Did you get the netinfo sleeping message in your console? If so,
you need a route from your hostname to localhost. This problem and
solution has been addressed in the FAQ.
--
Best Regards
Yuwen Cheng
yucheng@math.arizona.edu
From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com (Mark Tarbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ZIP Drives - w/ Next
Date: 19 Dec 1995 01:58:38 GMT
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Distribution: all
Message-ID: <4b568e$8f@radical1.radical.com>
References: <4amfsr$oao@ns2.pb.net>
In <4amfsr$oao@ns2.pb.net> bsantini@pb.net wrote, in part:
> I have been following the threads here about the Zip dives, but I seemed
> to be at a loss as to understanding how one would configure a ZIP drive
> for a black next. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
No configuration is needed. Just plug it in & boot.
Mark
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pyro board report anyone?
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:35:17 +0100
Organization: RWTH -Aachen / Rechnerbetrieb Informatik
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.91.951220153423.9806A-100000@tolkien>
References: <9512201431.AA05273@omni.voicenet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <9512201431.AA05273@omni.voicenet.com>
Hi!
Well the overall Performance increase is about 1.5
Graphics stays the same, Disk is 1.5 and calculation 2.0
Sebastian
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sebastian Niesen sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de
Student Of Computer Science Tel.: +49-(0)241-911409
RWTH Aachen http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DOS/NEXTSTEP Real-Time clock problem
Date: 20 Dec 1995 15:01:22 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <4b98g2$ik2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Does anyone else find that they lose the correct time in NEXTSTEP
after running from a DOS partition?
I found that I was arbitrarily losing the correct time in NEXTSTEP
and was able to narrow the problem down. It seems that if I
use only NEXTSTEP, the time is preserved. However, if I selected
DOS at the boot prompt and then reboot into NEXTSTEP (either via
cold or warm boot) I consistently lose the clock.
Is there a fix for this?
(the Intel box they gave me makes me appreciate the cube at home
more and more ;-)
Thanks for any info...
-Michael Ellis
From: David Hinz <dhinz@dna406.dna.mci.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: a2940_adaptor Time out ??
Date: 20 Dec 1995 15:29:17 GMT
Organization: MCI
Message-ID: <4b9a4d$1p9@hermes.dna.mci.com>
References: <4am788$1go@bull.hkstar.net> <ICI.95Dec19165319@gigue.qua.crl.melco.co.jp>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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ici@qua.crl.melco.co.jp (Toshinao Ishii) wrote:
>
>Hi.
>
>In article <4am788$1go@bull.hkstar.net> edwintam@b1.hkstar.com (Daphine) writes:
>
>> Odd thing happens, while installing NS3.3 on a brand new P-90 mother board
>> w/ on board Adaptec 7870 SCSI controller, it gives out the following error
>> messages while formatting the harddisk or sometimes, last until intallation
>> began:
>>
>> a2940_adaptor time out
>> sd0 trying to write block 123456: SCSI timeout on sd0
>> Resetting SCSI bus...
>
>I heard that the beta driver for 2940 in NeXT Answers might solve some 2940
>related problems. My problem is that 2940 times out with DEC 21140 Ethernet
>card. Some other person recommended me to use the beta driver. (I have not
>yet tried.)
>
I have the same problem with the 2940W, I have tried the latest release, but
not the beta. It looked like the beta only added support for more revisions of
the Adaptec card.
>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>Toshinao Ishii
>
> Advanced Technology R&D Center
> Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
> e-mail: ici@qua.crl.melco.co.jp (NeXTMail/MIME welcome)
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E-mail: dhinz@dna406.dna.mci.com
From: Bill Faust <faust@ee.ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallel port on Gateway2000 P5-133 [solved]
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:32:03 -0800
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Fernando Pedro Birra wrote:
[Description of parallel port problem on a Gateway2000 P5-133 deleted]
> I had the same problem. I tried a replacement driver but I couldn't get it
> to work. After a few trials I found the problem: Power Management.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I have been working with Cynthia trying to fix this problem and Fernando's
suggestion did the trick. We turned off power managment and everything works. That
is, 'ls > /dev/pp0' makes the printer jump. Also, we have connected an HP OfficeJet
printer, and we are able to print PostScript using the Dots application (in demo
mode). Fantastic.
Other Gateway owners (and possible others?) should take note. If you are having
problems with your parallel port, then you may want to try changing your BIOS setup
to turn off power management. Just to be specific, we have a Gateway2000 P5-133
purchased 11/95, NEXTSTEP 3.3 with Patch 1, and we are using the NeXT supplied
parallel port driver. The problem was that we got write errors when directing
anything to the parallel port (ls > /dev/pp0). After turning off power management,
no problems.
> There was still a little bug sending big files
> to the printer. When a big chunk is written to the printer there is a high
> probability that the trailing part will not be correctly written.
> So, if you notice problems sending big postscript files to the printer you
> will need to use a small program "pp0cat" (I can't remember who wrote it!).
We have only printed small documents so I don't know if we'll see this problem or
not. Thanks for the tip.
--
Bill Faust
faust@ee.ucla.edu
Newbury Park, California, USA
From: rdieter@mathlab44.unl.edu (Rex Dieter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: IBMThinkpad 755CDV?
Date: 20 Dec 1995 16:56:18 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Message-ID: <4b9f7i$hme@crcnis3.unl.edu>
Keywords: ibm, thinkpad, drivers
We REALLY want IBMThinkpad 755CDV with built-in overhead display for use with
NEXTSTEP. Is it supported by the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver? I would think
not, since the notes for the driver says it supports 800x600 and 1024x768
(external CRT) when the 755CDV model supports only 640x480. Might the
generic WD24????DisplayDriver work?
If anyone has comments or experience with the 755CDV, please let me know.
---
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Computer System Manager Voice: (402)472-9747
Department of Mathematics and Statistics FAX: (402)472-8466
University of Nebraska - Lincoln http://www.math.unl.edu/~rdieter/
From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTStep or NT
Date: 20 Dec 1995 13:36:26 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4b9l3a$hve@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Hello I would like to know the advantages/disadvantages of NeXTstep
compared to NT runing on Intel p5s or p6s. I would never use NT BUT it is
the only other GUI OS that can run on almost any hardware.
From: mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu (Michael F. Santangelo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: /bin/login -and- new ISASerialPorts/PortServer
Date: 20 Dec 1995 20:09:07 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Lab.
Message-ID: <4b9qh3$af6@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
Summary: /bin/login via getty not passing term characteristics properly?
Keywords: /bin/login,ISASerialPort,PortDriver
I had 2 internal MODEMs (28.8 GATEWAY TELEPATH II's, simulated 16550
UARTs internal to each) on COM2 and COM3 on my P5-100 Intel TRITON
motherboard running with the old NeXTstep 3.3 serial driver running
getty's at 19200. I had it working okay despite some quirkyness here
and there and except for occasional overrun messages in
/usr/adm/messages. So I went poking around www.next.com and found the
new ISASerialPort and PortServer drivers and installed them. The new drivers
themselves seem to work great, no overruns, kermit can talk to the ports
without a hitch now (had some problems before), etc.
HOWEVER: getty'ing the ports for dialin has problems. I have "p8" set
on the default option, and that prints the initial banner and login
message okay, accepts the username, and then when that forks
/bin/login everything breaks down, I get jibberish and it won't read
anything. I am of course coming in at 8 bits no parity 1 stop (and
need to run the port at 8 bit clean all the way through). I have
tried all manner of gettytab parity settings and only "zp:ap" seems to
at least accept a password from the keyboard despite the string
"Password" and the /etc/motd file being echo'd in jibberish until it
gets to the user's .login where "stty pass8" is executed then all is
well again. This however is HIGHLY annoying and didn't screw up like this
with the old serial port driver (despite its other problems).
It appears as if /bin/login can't set its modes correctly to the new
driver when forked by getty. Can f0, f1, or f2 in gettytab help? I have
tried them somewhat with no success (no effect).
ANY ideas appreciated here but I would rather not go back to the old
(broken) serial port driver. Thanks!
-Mike
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From: "William J. Peterson" <peterson@cybercom.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Intel Endeavour motherboards? Quality?
Date: 21 Dec 1995 01:45:58 GMT
Organization: CYBERCOM Internet Services (617) 396-0491
Message-ID: <4bae8m$8pt@orion.cybercom.net>
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I am using the asus 512k mother board dual boot NeXTSTEP/NT an
it is working great. I feel a little guilty not buying a US
made motherboard but it works great with all versions of NS
(even pre-releases)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: DOS/NEXTSTEP Real-Time clock problem
In-Reply-To: Michael Ellis's message of 20 Dec 1995 15:01:22 GMT
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec20204110@world.std.com>
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <4b98g2$ik2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 01:41:10 GMT
Yes, somebody has created a program and a little hack to fix this. Look
at the FTP archives. I don't remember the name of the program.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
In article <4b98g2$ik2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> writes:
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Date: 20 Dec 1995 15:01:22 GMT
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Does anyone else find that they lose the correct time in NEXTSTEP
after running from a DOS partition?
I found that I was arbitrarily losing the correct time in NEXTSTEP
and was able to narrow the problem down. It seems that if I
use only NEXTSTEP, the time is preserved. However, if I selected
DOS at the boot prompt and then reboot into NEXTSTEP (either via
cold or warm boot) I consistently lose the clock.
Is there a fix for this?
(the Intel box they gave me makes me appreciate the cube at home
more and more ;-)
Thanks for any info...
-Michael Ellis
From: jweiss@MCS.COM (Jerry S. Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone ever BOOT from a ZIP drive?
Date: 20 Dec 1995 21:46:29 -0600
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organi[sz]ation
Message-ID: <4balal$bka@Venus.mcs.com>
References: <4b57gn$8f@radical1.radical.com>
In article <4b57gn$8f@radical1.radical.com>,
Mark Tarbell <Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com> wrote:
>Has anyone ever successfully booted from an Iomega ZIP drive?
>
>Here's what I get when I try with my ZIP disk at SCSI id 3 (target 5), and
>the disk in it with NS built via builddisk:
>
>NeXT> b (3,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd3a
>no SCSI disk
>NeXT>
>
>The disk mounts & accesses fine, but I suspect that the ZIP drive doesn't
>support enough SCSI modes to boot from...
>
Well, I've booted Zips off of Intel scsi but its darn tricky.
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DOS/NEXTSTEP Real-Time clock problem
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:16:31 -0500
Organization: Princeton University
Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.951220131119.3207A-100000@capitalist.princeton.edu>
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Hmm, maybe this would help:
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/util/TimeShift.I.b.tar.gz
check out
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/util/TimeShift.README
to see if it would work... I'm not on dual-boot so I haven't had any
experience with the problem you mentioned or the app I mentioned...
TjL
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"I'm deperate, I've got a glass and I can't find a coaster... Then a
thought comes to mind... I search frantically through the mail and there
it is... another @$%#&! AOL disk.... Finally a place to put down my drink."
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From: "Lawrence S. Kroll" <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 95 19:07:59 -0800
Subject: Syquest SQ270 Drive Problem
My new Syquest, hooked to black hardware, shows up without a conflict
on my SCSI chain, but does not display on the File Viewer.
How do I mount it?
kroll@cs.sfsu.edu
From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,de.comp.sys.next
Subject: Please help: Conner IDE disk not writable??
Date: 21 Dec 1995 09:10:25 GMT
Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany)
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bb8a1$6ks@sparcserver.lrz-muenchen.de>
I posted this to comp.sys.next.misc first, but got no responses, so I try
here with more info again:
Hello,
a friend of mine in France (who is currently off the net due to the strike
there) has the following problem:
He just bought a Conner IDE disk (Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFS1275A 0.28)
for his intel-based NeXT. Entered the BIOS
params correctly, partitioned the disk under DOS (one DOS partition 200MB,
one NS partition 1GB). The new disk is the slave, while the master disk has a
DOS and NS partition and works fine for both (DOS/NS). He can use the new
Conner disk fine under DOS, up to the full capacity (he also tried to use the
full 1.2GB under DOS, no problem), but if he tries to access it under NS, he
has big problems:
1) After booting up NS, NS sees the new disk and pops up the "wanna format?"
panel. But then errors occur:
from the console output:
/usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "NS2" -d 594821083 /dev/rhd1a
Only using BIOS-accessible sectors
disk name: Conner Peripherals 1275
disk type: fixed_rw_ide
hdform doesnt exist yet...
writing disk label
can't write label -- disk unusable!; I/O error
Cannot eject hd1
2) If he tries to use BuildDisk, he basically gets the same error.
He is using the new EIDE driver for NS3.3 (yes, he is running NS3.3, no
patch).
Here is an excerpt from /usr/adm/messages after a reboot:
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: NeXT Mach 3.3: Mon Oct 24 13:31:49 PDT 1994;
root(rcbuilder):mk-171.9.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: physical memory = 16.00 megabytes.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: using 40 buffers containing 0.31 megabytes of
memory
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: available memory = 13.15 megabytes.
vm_page_free_count = 694
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: ISA/EISA bus support enabled
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: ISA bus
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: PCI Ver=2.10 BusCount=1 Features=[ BIOS16 CM1
]
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Found PCI device: ID=0x122d8086 at Dev=0
Func=0 Bus=0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Found PCI device: ID=0x122e8086 at Dev=7
Func=0 Bus=0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Found PCI device: ID=0x88115333 at Dev=14
Func=0 Bus=0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: PCI bus
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: DriverKit version 330
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: fc0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: fd0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: fd0a
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: com0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: PS2Controller
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: PCKeyboard0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: PCI bus support enabled
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: PCI0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: EISA0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: device detected at port 0x1f0 irq 14
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: drive 0, type 1, using geometry from INT
table.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: drive 1, type 2, using geometry from INT
table.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: WARNING: using disk geometry for drive
1.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Checking for ATA drive 1... Detected
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Resetting drives..
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: hc0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: Conner Peripherals 420MB - CFS420A
6BT8.26
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: 826 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 spt (bios
geometry)
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: using multisector (64) transfers.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: hd0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: hd0a
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: Device Capacity: 406 MB
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd0: Disk Label: Disk
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFS1275A
0.28
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: 2477 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 spt (disk
geometry)
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: using multisector (16) transfers.
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: hd1
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: hd1a
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: No Valid Disk Label
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: Device Block Size: 512 bytes
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hd1: Device Capacity: 1219 MB
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Unsupported ATA base address 1f8
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: device detected at port 0x0 irq 15
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Checking for ATA drive 0...
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Checking for ATAPI device 0...
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Checking for ATA drive 1...
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: hc0: Checking for ATAPI device 1...
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: event0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: kmDevice0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: rootdev 300, howto 0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: pp0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Display0: S3 Trio32/64 detected
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Display0: Mode 113 selected: 800 x 600 @ 60
Hz (RGB:555/16)
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: Display0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: SerialMouse: type M at SCC 0 port 0
Dec 8 08:22:33 localhost mach: Registering: SerialMouse
Dec 8 08:22:43 localhost reboot: Reboot complete
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
Helmut
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: lagarde@netcom.com (Jean Lagarde)
Subject: Re: IBMThinkpad 755CDV?
Message-ID: <lagardeDJxBxL.5n2@netcom.com>
Keywords: ibm, thinkpad, drivers
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
References: <4b9f7i$hme@crcnis3.unl.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 06:41:45 GMT
Sender: lagarde@netcom11.netcom.com
rdieter@mathlab44.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) wrote:
> Is it supported by the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver? I would think
> not, since the notes for the driver says it supports 800x600 and 1024x768
> (external CRT) when the 755CDV model supports only 640x480. Might the
> generic WD24????DisplayDriver work?
I have succesfully used the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver on my
640x480 Tadpole P1000 after modifying the Display.modes file.
I assume the same would work in your case.
--
Jean Lagarde
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Nonlinearity specs for MegaPixel 17-inch Color Display
Message-ID: <DJxn4s.8Dw@sounds.wa.com>
Summary: Who makes the CRT used in the MegaPixel 17-inch Color Display?
Keywords: gamma
Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 10:43:40 GMT
Hello everybody,
Now that there has been a renewed interest in the Calibration.app program
that I am working on, I would like to make precision adjustments to
correct for the nonlinearities in my NeXTdimension monitor as a test (and
also so that monitor will be perfect).
Since all CRTs are nonlinear, most manufacturers can provide the details
to anyone who needs them. I just need to know who made the CRT in the
MegaPixel 17-inch Color Display so I can contact them for this
information. Of course, if someone can reply with the specifications as
well as the manufacturer's name (Sony?), I would certainly appreciate it!
--
Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU
NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development
BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
<http://nwlink.com/cyberartists/brianw/brianw.html>
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Monitor Repair Costs?
Date: 21 Dec 1995 08:25:52 -0600
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <4bbqpg$71d@tybrin1.hsv.tybrin.com>
Our office has inherited a 17" color NeXT monitor (FIMI tube). It is dead,
and only makes a brief zzzzzt when the power switch is pressed. Does anyone
have any experience with this monitor as to what could be the problem,
and how much it costs to repair?
Or would we all be better off just getting a new one?
thanks for any input,
Trey
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IBMThinkpad 755CDV?
Date: 21 Dec 1995 15:29:03 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Message-ID: <4bbufv$e82@news.doit.wisc.edu>
References: <4b9f7i$hme@crcnis3.unl.edu> <lagardeDJxBxL.5n2@netcom.com>
In <lagardeDJxBxL.5n2@netcom.com> Jean Lagarde wrote:
> rdieter@mathlab44.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) wrote:
> > Is it supported by the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver? I would think
> > not, since the notes for the driver says it supports 800x600 and
1024x768
> > (external CRT) when the 755CDV model supports only 640x480. Might the
> > generic WD24????DisplayDriver work?
>
> I have succesfully used the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver on my
> 640x480 Tadpole P1000 after modifying the Display.modes file.
> I assume the same would work in your case.
>
>
I have a thinkpad 755ce, which is 640x480. It works fine for 8 bit color,
though I cannot seem ot get it working in 16 bit color (though I have tried
on several occasions modifying the display.modes to try to coax it into 16
bit mode - if anyone has suggestions as to why this doesn't work . . .?)
Overall, the 8 bit color looks reasonably nice, though.
Mike
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From: giddings@menominee.menominee.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Giddings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Summary of ISDN and serial ports information gathered
Date: 21 Dec 1995 15:39:41 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bbv3t$e82@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Since my last query, I have recieved a number of email messages strongly
recommending against using a serial port ISDN solution (such as Motorola's
bitsurfer). The primary reason was the limited bandwidth that serial ports
provide, thus removing some of the advantages that ISDN has in the first
place. Also, a second reason was and that at higher speeds the serial ports
will bog down the processor, further slowing response.
The alternative suggested in every email I recieved was to go with an
ISDN<->ethernet router/bridge, and several people mentioned the Ascend
Pipeline 25.
I checked into this box, and it looks nice. The only downside is that the
price tag is about twice what the serial<->ISDN solutions cost. It has two
POTS ports (i.e. Plain Old Telephone System jacks), and is capable of using
both lines simultaneously (bonding) as well as compression (though this
costs more), and for extra $$ it can act as a fully capable router.
The list on this is around $800, though I have seen it as low as $649.
So, in sum, I am convinced to go this route because in the long run it will
probably be worth the extra cost. Thanks to those who responded!
Mike
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From: jq@papoose.quick.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DOS/NEXTSTEP Real-Time clock problem
Date: 21 Dec 1995 10:10:18 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <4bbtcq$8aj@papoose.quick.com>
References: <4b98g2$ik2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
In article <4b98g2$ik2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,
Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
>
>Does anyone else find that they lose the correct time in NEXTSTEP
>after running from a DOS partition?
>
>I found that I was arbitrarily losing the correct time in NEXTSTEP
>and was able to narrow the problem down. It seems that if I
>use only NEXTSTEP, the time is preserved. However, if I selected
>DOS at the boot prompt and then reboot into NEXTSTEP (either via
>cold or warm boot) I consistently lose the clock.
>
>Is there a fix for this?
Maybe.
I'm not sure what you mean by the phrase
'arbitrarily losing the correct time'.
If the time is simply lost then check the lithium battery on
your motherboard.
If you mean that the time jumps ahead by 5 hours when you boot into
DOS, then jumps back 5 hours when you boot into NS , then there is
a solution. I wrote some software which fixes this.
(N.B. 5 hours in your case since Florida is US Eastern Time)
The software can be down-loaded from
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/TimeShift.I.b.tar.gz
The package contains an installer package which will either set
everything up for you, or let you add hooks yourself.
Several dozen people have contacted me after using the software,
and I have received no bug reports.
This will clear up one annoying problem on Intel.
p.s. I am still waiting to hear from anyone who has used this
on NS3.2 or below. I believe that it will work on earlier versions
but since I do not currently have access to a 3.2 Intel host I
cannot test it myself.
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From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Monitor Repair Costs?
Date: 21 Dec 1995 09:17:46 -0600
Organization: TYBRIN Corporation
Message-ID: <4bbtqq$74u@tybrin1.hsv.tybrin.com>
To follow up with another question: Has any put a 15" monitor on a color
turbo? Which model worked?
trey
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From: Ron Wood <ron@cert.ucr.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: PPP, router, and NeXTstation serial port wiring diagram?
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 12:06:39 -0800
Organization: CE-CERT
Message-ID: <30D9BE4F.41C67EA6@cert.ucr.edu>
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Colen Garoutte-Carson wrote:
>
* SNIP *
> I've found a couple PPP implementations. PPP-2.2 appears to require
> a more recent OS, so I'm hoping PPP-0.3 will work. (?) ...
>
I'm also using version 2.1, and also haven't had any luck finding a PPP
implementation which works. The ppp 0.3 version also seems to want NS 3.n to
run. It may be possible to check around to see if anybody has developed one,
and it probably isn't that hard to back-develop one of the 3.n specific
versions to work under 2.1. It may only be a matter of changing which
libraries are called. I don't know, having never really looked at the ppp
source.
I AM using the TransSys SLIP package, with great success. It worked with no
modification whatsoever, except to the site specific files. If you are routing
only IP packets, and have good serial lines/phone lines, slip should work fine.
TranSys slip is available via ftp from ftp.cs.orst.edu, and I have it on my
anonymous ftp server at bigtop.bville.com, as
/pub/archive/SLIP_920904-A.tar.gz; there also Manual and README files, but
those all are included in the gzipped package, there's even a Manual.wn file
which WriteNow! uses. Looks pretty good, too. TranSys is no longer supported
by its creators, though, you're pretty much on your own.
> Does anyone know where I might find a utility which lets me use
> dynamic IP assignment (requested from server)?
>
If you find one, please let me know... TranSys slip needs to know what it's IP
is in advance, at boot time actually. But some sys admins will allow a client
to "own" an IP, depending on the size of the site. I run a small site, and all
of my clients have their own IP. But since I only support 20 clients, this is
not a problem. I think that the PPP packages have dynamic IP assignment.
> Also, does anyone know where I might find a router of some kind which
> will route unknown packets from the PPP connection to my local ethernet
> network? How would this need to be set up on the PPP host side, so that
> it would see more than one IP on the other side of the PPP connection?
>
Routing is done through the kernel via routed or gated, I'm using routed with
no problems. ARP allows the kernel to route packets to and from any of the
PPP/SLIP clients. Setting up proxy arp routing is simple, the instructions are
in the man pages. PPP has a built in proxyarp script which sets all of this up
whenever the user logs in.
> I have Mac modem cables (a few kinds). Will any of these modem
> cables work on the NeXTstation, or is its serial port wired differently?
> Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the NeXTstation serial ports,
> regardless?
>
Mac modem cables will not work, they are not wired for hardware flow control,
which you'd need if you want to run faster than 9600 bps. The wiring diagram
for the serial port, including the din8 to db25 serial cable wiring can be
found on the system, just do a man zs (zilog serial port chip). I built mine
out of an old serial printer cable (has all 8 lines) cut in half, with db25
plugs soldered onto the cut ends.
The serial port on black hardware, with NS 2.1 is limited to 38400 bps, as with
most Unix boxes.
> If you have any insight, please email me at colen@teleport.com ...
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Colen
I have a hardcopy of a set of instructions on setting up modems on black
hardware. It included modem setup commands, wiring diagrams, getty file
initialization, etc. If you would like, I could scan it in and post it to this
group, which is where I dl'd it from in the first place...
Good Luck!
--
Ron Wood, Systems Administrator CE-CERT, UCR
Ink n.:
A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water,
chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual
crime. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com (Mark Tarbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Anyone ever BOOT from a ZIP drive? SOLVED
Date: 21 Dec 1995 19:14:08 GMT
Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc.
Message-ID: <4bcbm0$8ps@radical1.radical.com>
References: <4b57gn$8f@radical1.radical.com> <4balal$bka@Venus.mcs.com>
In <4balal$bka@Venus.mcs.com> Jerry S. Weiss wrote, in part:
> In article <4b57gn$8f@radical1.radical.com>,
> Mark Tarbell <Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com> wrote:
> > Has anyone ever successfully booted from an Iomega ZIP drive?
> >
> > Here's what I get when I try with my ZIP disk at SCSI id 3 (target 5),
> > and the disk in it with NS built via builddisk:
> >
> > NeXT> b (3,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd3a
> > no SCSI disk
> > NeXT>
> >
> Well, I've booted Zips off of Intel scsi but its darn tricky.
Mark's Rule of Thumb for Black Hardware #17:
"All CD-ROM drives must have a SCSI target id greater
than that of the disk drive you're trying to boot from."
I had my CD-ROM drive at sd2, my ZIP drive at sd3. Powering off the CD-ROM
enabled me to successfully boot from my ZIP disk (now at sd2) with the
following command:
NeXT> bsd(2,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd2a rootrw=1
So, in black systems with a ZIP drive and CD-ROM drive, the only solution
seems to be to set the CD-ROM drive to SCSI target id 6; the ZIP to SCSI
target id 5. I would guess there might be something wrong with NeXT's SCSI
sensing firmware. I've noticed the same behavior when using BuildDisk, too.
Thanks to all who followed up & emailed.
Mark
From: jmbettems@ping.ch (Jean-Marie Bettems)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Memory problem?
Date: 21 Dec 1995 20:40:59 GMT
Organization: CyberLink, Switzerland
Message-ID: <4bcgor$dta@www.cyberlink.ch>
Hello!
Since a couple of weeks I experience some weird bugs. I do not know if it is
a software problem or a hardware problem (memory). Any help is welcomed.
My configuration:
- NeXTstation color with 32MB RAM and a Pyro accelerator
- NEXTSTEP 3.3 user + developer, patch 1
Bugs description:
any of the following randomly occurs
- DPS errors, e.g.:
Fiend[198]: DPS client library error: PostScript program error, DPSContext
b2b1c
Fiend[198]: %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: get ]%%
- Workspace errors, e.g.:
Workspace, internal error 1000
or
Workspace[483]: *** Unreadable data for apps in search path: /LocalApps
Remarks:
once such an error has occurred, new errors will follow as long as I haven't
made a power_down/power_on cycle. In particular rebooting does not help!
---
_____________________________________________________________________
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Obstgartenstrasse 7 Phone (priv.): +41 1 803 07 30
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_____________________________________________________________________
From: "HARDWORD" <hardword@kotani.carrier.kiev.ua>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: The Ukrainian firm is looking for wholesale traders of computers components and various periphery (and various office and home appliances).
Date: 22 Dec 1995 00:41:43 +0200
Organization: KoTaNi
Sender: news@carrier.kiev.ua
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <ADuvBommFR@kotani.carrier.kiev.ua>
Keywords: market PC
Dear Sirs,
the Ukrainian firm is looking for wholesale traders of computers
components and various periphery (and various office and home appliances)
selling goods under low prices from warehouses. It is desirable from Asian
countries (countries-manufacturers).
We are looking for to your offers with full price-list.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Subject: Weitec 9100 Display Driver Turbo Spectrum 400
Message-ID: <DJzCp2.o8@prosoft.com>
Sender: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni)
Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc.
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 08:53:26 GMT
Has anyone got the Weitec P9100 Display Driver working on a Turbo Spectrum
400 card.
Config.app detects the card, in that it display the correct drivers when I
do 'Add...' driver and ask it to 'Show Drivers for Detected Devices'.
However, during bootup, _IOProbeDriver says 'No such device' and falls
back to the VGA driver. Any hints?
--
Glen Biagioni
ProSoft Solutions Inc.
glen@prosoft.com (NeXTmail Welcome)
Bus:(604)324-3311 Fax:(604)324-9431
From: david@onestep.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: A PPD for duplex printing on hp laserjet 4mplus
Date: 22 Dec 1995 09:51:02 GMT
Organization: EUnet-GB distributed news service, +44 227 266466
Message-ID: <4bdv26$cll@bsdi002.britain.eu.net>
References: <4b40hn$45u@leia.eric.on.ca>
Hi,
We have received a number of requests for a PPD that supports the
duplex unit on the HP 4m+.
Email HPPPD@onestep.co.uk and you will receive back the PPD superset
which will include the original unmodified PPD from your system and
allow you to use the duplex unit correctly.
---
Regards David Knight
OneStep Solutions plc | UK phone: 01702 551010 | Vendors of NS/OS
351-359 London Road | fax: 01702 551515 | MCCAs, Hardware
Hadleigh | Int'l prefix: +44 1702 | Apps, Networks
Essex | | ISDN, Training
SS7 2BT | Email: david@onestep.co.uk | Maintenance
England | (NeXTMail/MIME ok) | and Support
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTStep or NT
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 11:26:21 +0100
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951222112341.17824A-100000@hphalle7a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
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On 20 Dec 1995, Zan660 wrote:
> Hello I would like to know the advantages/disadvantages of NeXTstep
> compared to NT runing on Intel p5s or p6s. I would never use NT BUT it is
> the only other GUI OS that can run on almost any hardware.
>
Although risking a flame war: I would prefer NT instead of NEXTSTEP.
NEXTSTEP is really great concerning an integrated system, but NT IMHO has
the better OS. With OpenStep for NT both worlds might well merge.
But hopefully NEXTSTEP (or OpenStep for Mach) will get enhanced, too.
Greetings,
Boerny.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
From: G.C.Th.Wierda@AWT.NL (Drs. G. C. Th. Wierda)
Subject: Is a "refurbished" B&W monitor any good?
Message-ID: <DJzF8z.Et@AWT.NL>
Sender: gerben@AWT.NL (Drs G. C. Th. Wierda)
Organization: Adviesraad voor het Wetenschaps- en Technologiebeleid
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:48:35 GMT
If you have a "refurbished monitor", please share your experiences with
me.
I have an older N4000 which I would like to give a new life if possible.
Thanks,
--
Gerben Wierda, Stafmedewerker Adviesraad voor het Wetenschaps-
en Technologiebeleid. Javastraat 42, 's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands
Tel (+31) 70 3639922 Fax (+31) 70 3608992
From: ssiebert@ixpoint.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Running NeXTstation without monitor
Date: 22 Dec 1995 11:14:59 GMT
Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4be3vj$ua@balu.ixpoint.de>
Hi!
A couple of years ago there was a company selling a little hardware device
which could be plugged on a NeXTstation (monochrom) instead of the
MegaPixel monitor. This way the machine could be run as a server without
the monitor.
Does anybody knows if the company still exists and how to reach them?
Thanks for your help.
Stefan Siebert
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| Email: Stefan.Siebert@ixpoint.de |
| (NeXTmail & MIME welcome) |
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From: jq@papoose.quick.com (James E. Quick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Syquest SQ270 Drive Problem
Date: 22 Dec 1995 10:00:51 -0500
Organization: PHCS
Message-ID: <4beh73$2ns@papoose.quick.com>
References: <9512210308.AA00875@sisnext.uucp>
In article <9512210308.AA00875@sisnext.uucp>,
Lawrence S. Kroll <si@sisnext.sf.ca.us> wrote:
>My new Syquest, hooked to black hardware, shows up without a conflict
>on my SCSI chain, but does not display on the File Viewer.
>
>How do I mount it?
It might already be mounted.
from a shell window use the df command to see if it has been mounted
already. Alternatively you can look around in the / directory with
the file viewer to search for the mount point.
If it is already mounted, check the settings for how removable
media is handled in the Workspace Preferences. There are options
to select whether or not to add the drive to the shelf if there is
room.
--
___ ___ | James E. Quick jq@quick.com
/ / / | Private HealthCare Systems NeXTMail O.K.
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) | - My other car has a mouse.
From: Michael Ellis <michael@anest4.anest.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: DOS/NEXTSTEP Real-Time clock problem
Date: 22 Dec 1995 16:16:59 GMT
Organization: University Of Florida
Message-ID: <4bellr$7e8@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>
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I discovered the problem.
NEXTSTEP sets the clock in GMT time which is relative to the specified timezone.
In my case (on the east coast), the clock is set 5 hours behind GMT time. When
you boot NEXTSTEP, it reads the system clock and adds the 5 hour difference.
However, When I boot DOS and log onto the Novell network, the LOGIN program
automatically sets the system clock to coincide with the network clock which is
NOT relative to GMT time.
What we have is two OSs setting the time differently: NEXTSTEP uses GMT and
DOS uses "straight" east-coast time. When I boot NEXTSTEP after logging into the
Novell network in DOS, NEXTSTEP sees that the time has been set five hours back
and reports an error.
THE SOLUTION: Tell NEXTSTEP that my timezone is GMT. That way, the offset from
GMT tome is ZERO.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions regarding this problem.
-Michael ELlis
From: shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Is a "refurbished" B&W monitor any good?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 17:06:01 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <4beohp$r8t@news.onramp.net>
References: <DJzF8z.Et@AWT.NL>
G.C.Th.Wierda@AWT.NL (Drs. G. C. Th. Wierda) wrote:
>If you have a "refurbished monitor", please share your experiences with
>me.
I have replace several monitors on our net that had dimmed to the point of
being unusable with refurbished monitors. The oldest one is maybe 2 years at
this point and all are still running fine...
>
>I have an older N4000 which I would like to give a new life if possible.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Gerben Wierda, Stafmedewerker Adviesraad voor het Wetenschaps-
>en Technologiebeleid. Javastraat 42, 's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands
>Tel (+31) 70 3639922 Fax (+31) 70 3608992
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ak272@freenet.buffalo.edu (Douglas Boyce)
Subject: Re: Parallel port not recognized
Message-ID: <DK031H.H2G@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Sender: nntp@acsu.buffalo.edu
Organization: State University of New York At Buffalo, NY (USA)
References: <4b6hvm$8f@radical.com> <4b2uo7$n6h@ector.cs.purdue.edu> <4b491p$1h00@news.doit.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 18:22:29 GMT
In a previous article, support@radical.com (Radical Product Support) says:
[deleted problem of parallel port not being recognized at boot]
>Or as root do
>
> /usr/etc/driverLoader D=ParallelPort
>
>then you are ready to print without rebooting.
>
>--
> ____________________________________
> / Radical System Solutions, Inc.
>/\ / Software Development, Consulting
> \/ support@radical.com (NeXTMail, MIME)
Another thing that seems to always work is to make sure that the printer
is both properly connected and powered on during the boot process.
--
Doug Boyce
WHAT Software, Inc. (NEXTSTEP software developing and computer reselling)
ak272@freenet.buffalo.edu
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From: mandrews@bob.Wittenberg.EDU (Mike Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Date: 22 Dec 95 18:07:17 GMT
Organization: Wittenberg University, Springfield OH
Message-ID: <mandrews.819655637@bob.wittenberg.edu>
References: <4b42m3$jlp@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes:
>I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
>as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
>in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
>in into the station.
I had something similar happen when I tried to replace my NeXTstation's
drive with a Seagate 4 gig Hawk. The only way I could get the stupid thing
to spin up was to stick a terminator plug on the SCSI connector on the back
of the machine. (Or plug in an external SCSI device with a terminator.)
This is weird, because I didn't have to do this with the stock 400 meg
(Seagate ST1480N) when there were no external SCSI devices -- the terminator
on the internal drive was enough.
My machine functions, so it's not a big deal for me, but what gives with
the inconsistent behavior?
I have the 4 gig jumpered to provide terminator power and parity is enabled.
Those are the NeXT recommended settings, no?
(Maybe the NCR SCSI chip in the machine is hosed or something, since I've
never been able to reliably run a DAT drive off the machine; I have to
put the drive in a NeXTSTEP/Intel box and back it up over the network...)
Anyway, try sticking an external terminator plug on it. Preferably an
active terminator.
--
-- Mike Andrews * mandrews@wittenberg.edu * mandrews@termfrost.org (NeXT)
-- Programmer/Analyst, Wittenberg Univ * http://www.termfrost.org/~mandrews
From: mandrews@bob.Wittenberg.EDU (Mike Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: 3D Acceleration with Matrox Millenium Graphics Card?
Date: 22 Dec 95 18:19:40 GMT
Organization: Wittenberg University, Springfield OH
Message-ID: <mandrews.819656380@bob.wittenberg.edu>
References: <4aa8u7$2ur@delphi.cs.ucla.edu> <4ahksc$6fi@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) writes:
>Eskandar Ensafi <esky@marathon.cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
>>
>>Does the NEXTSTEP driver for the Matrox Millenium graphics card support
>>the card's real-time 3D and 3D rendering capabilities? If so, how do you
>>enable it? If not, do you have any idea how to tweak Quick RenderMan to
>>give you more detail at the expense of performance?
>As far as I know, no you can't.
>NEXTSTEP treats all video cards as linear frame buffers, and cannot take
>advantage of any hardware acceleration, 2D or 3D. This is the reason why
>Windows'95+PlusPack gives much smoother real-time dragging and scrolling
>than NEXTSTEP. (The fact that Windows'95 is utter garbage deep down is
>another thing...)
Yikes -- so all that matters to NEXTSTEP is the "DOS speed" of the card,
since it dosen't use any chipset acceleration functions? That kinda sucks.
I DO understand WHY it doesn't (extra video buffer in real memory), so
this isn't really a legit gripe, just one of those "would be nice if"
kinda things....
That certainly explains why the Millenium I have didn't look tons faster than
the S3-864 card I had for a little while... (That was just to my eyes though,
I didn't actually run benchmarks, so I could just be full of it. :)
--
-- Mike Andrews * mandrews@wittenberg.edu * mandrews@termfrost.org (NeXT)
-- Programmer/Analyst, Wittenberg Univ * http://www.termfrost.org/~mandrews
From: kris@xmission.com (Kristopher Magnusson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: IBMThinkpad 755CDV?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 18:50:18 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Message-ID: <4beula$420@news.xmission.com>
References: <4b9f7i$hme@crcnis3.unl.edu>
Rex Dieter (rdieter@mathlab44.unl.edu) wrote:
: We REALLY want IBMThinkpad 755CDV with built-in overhead display for use with
: NEXTSTEP. Is it supported by the IBMThinkpad755DisplayDriver? I would think
: not, since the notes for the driver says it supports 800x600 and 1024x768
: (external CRT) when the 755CDV model supports only 640x480. Might the
: generic WD24????DisplayDriver work?
:
: If anyone has comments or experience with the 755CDV, please let me know.
:
: ---
: Rex A. Dieter rdieter@math.unl.edu (NeXT/MIME)
: Computer System Manager Voice: (402)472-9747
: Department of Mathematics and Statistics FAX: (402)472-8466
: University of Nebraska - Lincoln http://www.math.unl.edu/~rdieter/
I haven't had any experience with this notebook, but I did check on the
chipset it uses to display 800 x 600--a plain old Western Digital 90C24.
There are a ton of no-name notebook vendors who ship 800 x 600 SVGA
notebooks. I suspect they are *all* using the same WD 90C24 chipset, and
that we could probably make one or two of these work well with NEXTSTEP.
On our biennial night of alcoholic enthusiasm, a major vendor of
NEXTSTEP-optimized workstations and I discussed the idea of testing a few
of these notebooks for NEXTSTEP-at-800x600 compatibility. If any one of
these notebooks worked, the marketplace could be free from usurious
prices for mobile NEXTSTEP computing.
If anyone is on a similar quest for high-performance mobile NEXTSTEP
computing, please drop me a line and I'll create a mailing list to keep
you up to date on our progress.
BTW, if I am to be successful on my quest for mobile NEXTSTEP computing,
someone needs to take my desktop off my hands. I'll give you a good deal....
--
Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please)
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I hope you're hungry. They're serving SPINY LOBEFISH in the commons area.
From: larsen@math.upenn.edu (Michael Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: OD woes
Date: 22 Dec 1995 21:41:57 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Message-ID: <4bf8n5$gt0@netnews.upenn.edu>
I hadn't used my cube's optical drive for a couple of months, but today I
tried to do so and discovered that it spits out all ODs. Tries to
spin them up a couple of times and gives up. The error message in
the console is:
od_sect_to: N-1 Not Found.
Has anyone seen this before? Am I simply out of luck?
I would normally monitor this group for an answer, but I am going
away tomorrow, so please send e-mail (larsen@math.upenn.edu) instead.
Thanks in advance any advice. I feel more and more like a defender
of a hopeless lost cause, with my black hardware, but I can't yet bring
myself to give it up.
-Michael Larsen
From: jtainio@tuoppi.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2940 + IBM DPES-31080
Date: 22 Dec 1995 22:08:02 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu
Message-ID: <4bfa82$lsc@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Has anyone have experiences of Adaptec 2940 and IBM DPES-31080 "Pegasus"
-combination in NeXTSTEP. Some benchmark results would be nice. For
example results from DrivePerformance.app
--
--------------------------------------------
Jukka Tainio jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi
http://www.ratol.fi/~jtainio/
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From: mpaque@aol.com (Mpaque)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: OD woes
Date: 22 Dec 1995 20:27:47 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4bfluj$peg@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
References: <4bf8n5$gt0@netnews.upenn.edu>
In article <4bf8n5$gt0@netnews.upenn.edu>, larsen@math.upenn.edu (Michael
Larsen) writes:
>I hadn't used my cube's optical drive for a couple of months, but today I
>tried to do so and discovered that it spits out all ODs. Tries to
>spin them up a couple of times and gives up.
This sounds like a classic case of a dirty optical drive. Careful use of
a long cotten swab on the optical head can improve this considerably.
I've used 8 inch swabs, with about a 30 degree bend within an inch of the
end, and a bit of cleaning fluid from a CD drive cleaning kit to fix the
problem.
Others have had some success with compressed air, but there's a risk of
knocking delicate parts loose.
Mike Paquette
--
I don't speak for NeXT Software, Inc., and they don't speak for me. Fair
deal...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rm@califhistsoc.org (Robert MacKimmie)
Subject: Re: ISDN: what hardware/software?
Message-ID: <DK0Enq.GzF@califhistsoc.org>
Sender: rm@califhistsoc.org (Robert MacKimmie)
Organization: California Historical Society, San Francisco 415-567-1848
References: <4b75lh$gvo@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 22:33:25 GMT
In article <4b75lh$gvo@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> Peter.D.Clark@eng.sun.com
(Pete Clark) writes:
> I've been using an Ascend Pipeline-50 router with nextstep, and it works
> flawlessly...
I'll have to agree with Pete, the Pipe-50 is the cat's meow...
Robert MacKimmie
San Francisco
From: a-prince@ix.netcom.com(Frank Bellino )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Looking for color monitor repair in Los Angeles
Date: 23 Dec 1995 02:22:33 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4bfp59$mrn@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
I have a 17" ND color display which now only dispays black.
The Megapixel (monochrome) display is also dimming, seem like there's a
message here somewhere...
Has anyone any experience (good or bad) with service providers in Los
Angeles, CA or anywhere in Souther California?
Thanx for any help.
Frank Bellino
From: sams@shellx.best.com (Samuel G. Streeper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: latest symbios/ncr driver
Date: 22 Dec 1995 18:55:01 -0800
Organization: Best Internet Communications
Message-ID: <4bfr25$j7@shellx.best.com>
Tonight I'll try to get my homebrew system running. I've
got an ASUS SC-200 SCSI controller (symbios/ncr chipset).
NextAnswers claims the latest driver is in NA#2063, but
that file seems to have been removed. I'm planning on
using the driver from the symbios ftp site. Is there
a favored driver for this device, and anyone know what
happened to the more recent NeXT driver?
thanx,
-sam
From: H}kan Johnsson <f88hakan@dd.chalmers.se>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Q: Waverider Pro 32 and soundcards in general
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 01:14:52 +0100
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951223010740.25587B-100000@grima.dd.chalmers.se>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Hi!
I can't find a driver on Nextanswers for the Waverider Pro 32 soundcard
from Aztec. Does this mean I can't use it? I have seen people using cards
from Turtle Beach, but haven't seen any drivers for them either. Can
anyone recommend the Waverider card? Or any other card? I want to get
started with with doing some music on my own, mainly based on
sampling, but know too little about it to spend too much money at once.
Merry Christmas,
Hakan Jonsson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: bortolot@scsud.ctstateu.edu (BORTOLOT,JEANNE,M)
Subject: NS 3.2 FIP and ATAPI CD-ROMs?
Message-ID: <23DEC199500135481@scsud.ctstateu.edu>
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41
Sender: news@tigger.jvnc.net (Zee News Genie)
Organization: Southern Connecticut State University - Computer Center
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 05:13:00 GMT
Hi! I was just on Next's web page and I noticed that they now have drivers
which support ATAPI CD-ROMs. Does anyone know if it is possible to install NS
3.2 (not 3.3) using these drivers? Thanks in advance for any advice!
From: root@allnet.dfilogic.fr (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Date: 23 Dec 1995 09:51:07 GMT
Organization: Francenet -- Paris, France
Message-ID: <4bgjeb$l8f@chleuasme.francenet.fr>
References: <mandrews.819655637@bob.wittenberg.edu>
In article <mandrews.819655637@bob.wittenberg.edu>
mandrews@bob.Wittenberg.EDU (Mike Andrews) writes:
> flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes:
>
> >I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
> >as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
> >in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
> >in into the station.
>
> I had something similar happen when I tried to replace my NeXTstation's
> drive with a Seagate 4 gig Hawk. The only way I could get the stupid
thing
> to spin up was to stick a terminator plug on the SCSI connector on the
back
> of the machine. (Or plug in an external SCSI device with a terminator.)
>
> This is weird, because I didn't have to do this with the stock 400 meg
> (Seagate ST1480N) when there were no external SCSI devices -- the
terminator
> on the internal drive was enough.
>
> My machine functions, so it's not a big deal for me, but what gives with
> the inconsistent behavior?
>
> I have the 4 gig jumpered to provide terminator power and parity is
enabled.
> Those are the NeXT recommended settings, no?
>
> (Maybe the NCR SCSI chip in the machine is hosed or something, since
I've
> never been able to reliably run a DAT drive off the machine; I have to
> put the drive in a NeXTSTEP/Intel box and back it up over the
network...)
>
> Anyway, try sticking an external terminator plug on it. Preferably an
> active terminator.
>
> --
> -- Mike Andrews * mandrews@wittenberg.edu * mandrews@termfrost.org
(NeXT)
> -- Programmer/Analyst, Wittenberg Univ *
http://www.termfrost.org/~mandrews
With SCSI you can start motor with SCSI software command or put jumper
for motor start
You can Tech info on jumper on the Seagate Web Server
http://www.segate.com
From: jacques.garbi@colombus.ch (Jacques Garbi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Video Conference
Date: 23 Dec 1995 11:37:57 GMT
Organization: Petrel Communications - Geneva Switzerland
Message-ID: <4bgpml$cv6@news.petrel.ch>
Hi,
Does anyone know of hardware/software that could allow me to have
videoconference from NS 3.3 Intel ?
And through the Internet ???
Thanks
---
Jacques GARBI
Colombus Inc.
Av. de France 33
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone : 011 41 21 661 16 76
Fax : 011 41 21 661 16 73
NeXTMail or MIME : jacques.garbi@colombus.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM which also transfers audio data ?
Message-ID: <1995Dec22.164201.1209@charon.muc.de>
Sender: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Joe Eybert)
Organization: None
References: <DJn3AG.3Ay@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 16:42:01 GMT
Jerry Kuch writes
> In article <1995Dec6.092649.13159@proximus.north.de>
> gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) writes:
[...]
>
> Does anybody know how to make play3401 work with the Toshiba 3601B? I'm
> told the the command sets haven't changed between the drives but tried
to
> modify play3401 by changing the SCSI device name strings to reflect my
> drive... I had no luck. I get told that there are no more free generic
> SCSI devices available (even after rebooting) and that it couldn't find
> the right species of drive... does anyone know what more is involved in
> making this work?
>
[...]
I had the same problem with my 3601. Then I fetched playcd-1.3,
which is the successor to play3401 and it worked fine when I
changed the DEVICE string to "TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3601TA".
Playcd also supports NEC 3x drives.
Cheers, Peter.
--
____________________________________________________________
Peter Eybert (NeXTMail welcome) pjoe@charon.muc.de
"Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind."
--
From: Ian Daniel <ian>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Black MagOptic Drive Problems
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 14:31:35 GMT
Message-ID: <819729095.10779@mirkwood.demon.co.uk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Does anyone know what causes a magoptic to spin down just after it has started,
is there a procedure anywhere for fixing such a problem?
--Ian
From: werner@ip.cubenet.de (Dr. Werner Eberl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Ink for NeXT Color Printer
Date: 24 Dec 1995 00:11:37 GMT
Organization: SpaceNet GmbH Munich
Message-ID: <4bi5rp$qsm@euler.space.net>
Does anyone know where to get ink for the NeXT color printer?
I am living in Germany, so sources in Europe are preferred.
Thanks a lot,
Werner
From: thwang@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (tommy kuei-che hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: [Question] RAM?
Date: 24 Dec 1995 01:35:28 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Message-ID: <4biap0$eu5@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
How many banks of 32 pin RAM should be filled in the NeXT Cube
040? Do I need to add ram in pairs or in 8's? Thanks.
From: Robert Worne <rworne@primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Is a "refurbished" B&W monitor any good?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 19:15:08 -0700
Organization: A Big Black Cube
Sender: root@primenet.com
Message-ID: <4bfonc$5up@nntp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <DJzF8z.Et@AWT.NL>
G.C.Th.Wierda@AWT.NL (Drs. G. C. Th. Wierda) wrote:
> If you have a "refurbished monitor", please share your experiences with
> me.
>
> I have an older N4000 which I would like to give a new life if possible.
>
> Thanks,
Bell Atlantic told me my monitor (N4000A) was a "retrofitted" model, that
is, it had the pcboard in the back replaced after it was shipped to
counteract the "dimming" that they were prone to.
--
Robert Worne NeXT-OS/2-MacOS
Starving CS Undergrad...Sorry, I don't *do* Windows! I'd rather starve...
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From: peterson@cybercom.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 11:07:24 GMT
Organization: CYBERCOM Internet Services (617) 396-0491
Message-ID: <4biqnm$34a@orion.cybercom.net>
References: <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com> <4b6llu$p3r@newsroom.hitc.com>
aekka@eos.hitc.com (Anthony B Ekka) wrote:
>In article <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>, robert@steffi.accessone.com says...
>>Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
>Benchmarks have shown that a system with pipeline cache and EDO ram is only 2 to3 percent
>faster than a system with pipeline cache and Fast Page ram. So for EDO you are paying about 10
>percent premium for 2-3 percent performace gain. If you can run your own benchamarks to
>compare the system you want with Fast Page ram and EDO ram and see for your self
If cost is the only drawback, then there is no drawback.
William J. Peterson
peterson@cybercom.net
From: peterson@cybercom.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTStep or NT
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 11:10:54 GMT
Organization: CYBERCOM Internet Services (617) 396-0491
Message-ID: <4biqu8$34a@orion.cybercom.net>
References: <4b9l3a$hve@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
zan660@aol.com (Zan660) wrote:
>Hello I would like to know the advantages/disadvantages of NeXTstep
>compared to NT runing on Intel p5s or p6s. I would never use NT BUT it is
>the only other GUI OS that can run on almost any hardware.
I am running NS and NT on the same system no problem. The only
advantage to NT is that everybody has software for it. It is still
microsoft.
Wiliam J. Peterson
peterson@cybercom.net
From: sunsetpass@aol.com (SunsetPass)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pigtale adapter
Date: 24 Dec 1995 04:10:40 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
Message-ID: <4bj5eg$q5m@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Where can I get a pigtale adapter for a 17" monitor? Need to fit a new
monitor to a NeXT color slab? Any suggestions on a good monitor
replacement?
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Help A2940W vs SC200 (NS/NT/DOS)
Date: 24 Dec 1995 00:53:01 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <eg2ealu6q.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
CC: rdl@hot.com,sanguish@digifix.com,sams@shellx.best.com
I've currently specd an ASUS SC200 with the following configuration.
I'm thinking I should opt for a A2940W instead.
The configuration is
P133 on an P55TP4XE 512 pipe cache board. (32MB)
Internal drive - Quantum Atlas 4.3 (This is a FAST SCSI2 Wide I think
according to)
Key Features
· Tagged Command Queuing
· 3-D ROSE Seek Algorithm
· Embedded Quadrature Servo
· Zero-Latency Read and Messages
· Multi-Block Read/Write Data Transfers
· Automatic Sector Reallocation
· Unique Adaptive Cache
· Elimination of Thermal Recalibrations
· SCSI-3 Features: 80-Pin SCA Connector, Plug-and-Play SCSI, 16-Device Addressing, TTD/CIOP Messages
· Active Termination
· Head/Cylinder Skewing
· Synchronized Spindle Support
· 100 microsecond Command Overhead
· Custom Sector Size Support
· Downloadable Firmware
· Robust Multi-Initiator Support
· Automatic Power Management of Idle Electronics
· Host-Initiated Power Saving Modes Self Diagnostics
· Early Warning Status
· Error Correction Code (ECC) On-The-Fly
· End-to-End EDC Protection
· Write Splice Protection
· Fast SCSI-2, Fast Wide Single-Ended SCSI-2, Fast Wide Differential SCSI-2
Interface:
· Fast SCSI-2 50-pin connector
· Fast Wide Single-Ended SCSI-2 68-pin connector
· Fast Wide Differential SCSI-2 68-pin connector
· Fast Wide Single-Ended SCSI-2 80-pin SCA
Internal CD - Toshiba XM-3701b 6.7x
So, is this A9240W a better choice? Does NeXTSTEP's drives support
optimal wide use? I think it only supports 16 bit wide?
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"For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: Paul_Lynch@plsys.com (Paul Lynch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: [Question] RAM?
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 09:52:25 GMT
Organization: P & L Systems
Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk
Message-ID: <1995Dec24.095225.15509@seer.demon.co.uk>
References: <4biap0$eu5@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
In article <4biap0$eu5@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
thwang@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (tommy kuei-che hwang) writes:
> How many banks of 32 pin RAM should be filled in the NeXT Cube
> 040? Do I need to add ram in pairs or in 8's? Thanks.
In 4's.
Paul
--
Paul Lynch (NeXTmail)
http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
(under construction)
From: dave@turbocat.snafu.de (David Wetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: /bin/login -and- new ISASerialPorts/PortServer
Date: 22 Dec 1995 11:44:12 GMT
Organization: Turbocat's Development, Germany
Message-ID: <4be5mc$d8@turbocat.snafu.de>
References: <4b9qh3$af6@gamera.cbl.cees.edu>
mike@starburst.cbl.cees.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) wrote:
(...)
> HOWEVER: getty'ing the ports for dialin has problems. I have "p8" set
> on the default option, and that prints the initial banner and login
> message okay, accepts the username, and then when that forks
> /bin/login everything breaks down, I get jibberish and it won't read
(...)
Use mgetty from ftp.leo.org.
/etc/ttys:
cufb "/usr/local/sbin/mgetty" unknown on
Works better than the original one.
_ _
_(_)(_)_ David Wetzel, Turbocat's Development,
(_) __ (_) Buchhorster Strasse, D-16567 Muehlenbeck/Berlin, FRG,
_/ \_ Phone +49 33056 82151, Fax +49 33056 82152
(______) dave@turbocat.snafu.de (NeXTMail)
From: scotshep@onramp.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Is a "refurbished" B&W monitor any good?
Date: 24 Dec 1995 16:04:23 GMT
Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
Message-ID: <4bjtm7$8ev@news.onramp.net>
References: <DJzF8z.Et@AWT.NL> <4beohp$r8t@news.onramp.net>
It been brought to my attention that maybe people would like to know
where they could get a 'refurbished' monitor if they wanted one. I exchange
my monitors with Bell Atlantic via UPS. They send a working unit out and I use
the same packing to return the defective unit. Works for us. Their number is:
1-800-345-7950, ask for NeXT repair deparment.
Scot
PS, I don't work for them (Bell Atlantic or NeXT) or have anything to gain
from passing this information on...
From: murshid@unit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: use of 14.4 pcmcia modem on NEC Versa running Nextstep
Date: 24 Dec 1995 22:16:18 GMT
Organization: CERFnet
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bkjfj$6qt@news.cerf.net>
I have recently installed the latest drivers for pcmcia and I still get
error message stating that fax software is not functioning properly. Is
there anyone running Nextstep on an NEC Versa using a pcmcia modem who has
figured out how to fax? If so, please contact me as I am at a standstill.
Thanks much
Steve
From: felix.rauch@limmat.ch (Felix Rauch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pyro board report anyone?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 21:52:30 GMT
Organization: Private NEXTSTEP-site
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bf9au$io@harka.limmat.net.ch>
References: <4b59mh$5r1@emerald.oz.net>
Art Isbell (art@cubicsol.com) wrote:
> So would a Pyro user please share h{is,er} experiences with us?
As my 68040 was soldered on my old board, I received not only a
pyro-board but also a new motherboard (for no extra-cost (except for
the little bit more expensive shipping because a motherboard is quite
larger than a pyro), but of course I had to send in my old motherboard
after the replacement). Up to know the only thing I did inside my
station (besides admiring the beauty of its internals ;-) ) was
installing SIMMs, so I was not sure whether I'll be able to replace
everything without braking it. But the manual was really good (lots of
pictures which describe what do to where on the board, different
sections for cubes and stations), so I completed the replacement in
about an hour without problems.
After restarting the machine it felt a bit faster in response. It's
not _fast_, but you can feel it. Drawing the contents of the File
Viewer as an example is noticeably faster. My own benchmark for CPU
speed (calculating 2^50000 with GNU bc) showed that it exactly doubled
its speed and is now a bit faster than a SUN classic, as fast as an
SGI Indigo with an R3000 and 3 times slower than a P5/90 (just to give
you an idea about the relative speed compared to other machines).
Since arount the time of the upgrade, I had several severe system
panics when running uuxqt (taylor-uucp 1.07, I think I upgraded from
1.04 just some days before the Pyro-upgrade). I even had to run fsck
by hand. As I heard of other people having similar problems (also
crashes when running uuxqt, but no manual fsck needed), I do not think
this is related to the Pyro. Besides these crashes, everything seems
to work fine.
I didn't have any compatibility problems, just a speedier machine.
My advice for all thouse who are thinking about upgrading to a Pyro:
- If you want a really fast machine and have enough money: don't do
it. Buy something which is _really_ fast.
- If you don't want to buy a new machine, but would like to have your
black hardware a bit faster, then try it.
- If you're perfectly happy with your current black hardware, then
save the money.
If you have further questions, feel free to follow-up or e-mail me!
- Felix
--
Felix Rauch, CS-Student @ ETH Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: felix@nice.ch
NeXT/MIME-mail welcome. Member of NiCE - NeXT User Group
Homepage: http://nice.ethz.ch/~felix (includes pgp public key)
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 + IBM DPES-31080
Date: 24 Dec 1995 13:06:49 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <eohsynpcm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
References: <4bfa82$lsc@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>
To: jtainio@tuoppi.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio)
<jtainio@tuoppi.oulu.fi> writes:
>Has anyone have experiences of Adaptec 2940 and IBM DPES-31080 "Pegasus"
>-combination in NeXTSTEP. Some benchmark results would be nice. For
>example results from DrivePerformance.app
Well as somebody considering the purchase of a 2940W over an SC200 and
already owning the Pegasus I can probably spec this out for you later.
Anybody else pro 2940W's over an SC200 with an ASUS board?
--
"For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Max res for a Matrox Millenium 4MB card?
Date: 24 Dec 1995 17:09:22 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
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What's the max resolution I can expect with this card?
1280x1024 x (2^16)-1?
I've only got a 17 inch Nanao T2-17.
Am I likely to do better with an Imagine #9 128 with 4MB?
--
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From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
Subject: Matrox Millenium or Imagine 128 with NS?
Date: 24 Dec 1995 18:44:32 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <ewx7llv5b.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
I've just read a very favourable review for the Imagine 128 and I'm
rethinking my decision to go with a Matrox Millenium.
Anybody have experience with either under NS?
Imagine appear to have very good technical support.
Looking at the driver support under NS we have.
Matrox Millenium
32 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (4MB+), 1152x864 (4MB+), 640x480 (2MB+), 800x600 (4MB+)
16 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (2MB+), 1152x864 (2MB+), 1280x1024 (4MB+), 1600x1200 (4MB+), 640x480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)
8 Bit Color / Greyscale Modes*:
1024x768 (1MB+), 1152X864 (1MB+), 1280x1024 (2MB+), 1600x1200 (2MB+), 640X480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)
Imagine #9 128
32 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (4MB+), 1152x864 (4MB+), 1600x1200(8MB+), 640x480 (2MB+), 800x600 (2MB+)
16 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (2MB+), 1152x864 (2MB+), 1280x1024 (4MB+), 1600x1200 (4MB+), 640x480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)
8 Bit Color / Greyscale Modes*:
1024x768 (1MB+), 1152X864 (1MB+), 1280x1024 (2MB+), 1600x1200 (4MB+), 640X480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)
Not all that much in it driver wise.
Anybody have a summary of the driver support for NT?
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"For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
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From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Image 128 vs. Matrox Mellinium
Date: 24 Dec 1995 20:07:37 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Message-ID: <evin5lrau.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
References: <4b9oa9$4p3@clarknet.clark.net> <4bcjr3$72m@grouper.Exis.Net>
<ezqchlwca.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
To: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Well I think I've made my decision or at least I am basing it less and
less on PC Magazine's review.
For more information and a good laugh check out.
http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/prpcexp.htm
You won't believe what you read.
--
"For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From: yfleung@ee.cuhk.hk (Leung_Yu_Fai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Pentium OVERDRIVE, 5X86s of Cyrix & AMD
Date: 25 Dec 1995 14:03:14 GMT
Organization: Engineering Faculty CUHK
Message-ID: <4bmav2$onj@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk>
for the performance on the 486-based mainboard,
all the CPUs claims to have the
Intel Pentium OverDrive run at 83Mhz
Cyrix 5x86 run at 100 & 120Mhz
AMD 5x86 run at 133Mhz
performance near to pentium-75
Which do you is best to be running in a 486-base mother board system.
My MotherBoard is now running with a i486DX2-66, 12MB can support 3V CPUs
Which should I choose.Thks!
Rdgs.
Tony Leung
From: osanai@synapse.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Makoto Osanai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: I will P54TS
Date: 25 Dec 1995 16:00:33 GMT
Organization: Nagoya University Computation Center
Distribution: comp
Message-ID: <951226010025.M0404629@synapse.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp>
We are going to buy the mother-board for Pentium processor which is named
"I will P54TS".
Has anyone used NeXTSTEP for Intel (NS/FIP) on this mother-board?
Does NS/FIP run on this mother-board?
Please tell me!
I'm sorry for my poor English.
---
Makoto Osanai
osanai@synapse.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Dept. of Physics, School of Science, Nagoya University
Japan
From: felix.rauch@limmat.ch (Felix Rauch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Pyro board report anyone?
Date: 23 Dec 1995 14:02:39 GMT
Organization: Private NEXTSTEP-site
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bh25v$a99@harka.limmat.net.ch>
References: <4b59mh$5r1@emerald.oz.net> <4bf9au$io@harka.limmat.net.ch>
Sorry for follow-up-ing my own post, but I can just add a real-world
benchmark. I installed the MiscKit 1.6.3 today and here's the time it
took to build it. What I did was:
time make install (the only arch is m68k)
The result:
1343.986u 607.735s 42:54.30 75.8% 0+0k 10377+18382io 0pf+0w
This is of course far from a perfect benchmark (huh, what's that?),
but it may give you an idea about how fast a NeXT-Pyro really is.
Regards,
Felix
--
Felix Rauch, CS-Student @ ETH Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: felix@nice.ch
NeXT/MIME-mail welcome. Member of NiCE - NeXT User Group
Homepage: http://nice.ethz.ch/~felix (includes pgp public key)
From: Alex Blakemore <alex@genoa.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXT Keyboards with better key layout?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 03:03:11 GMT
Organization: Genoa Software Systems
Message-ID: <4bd75f$2j4@saturn.genoa.com>
References: <4avnnt$jsk@ucsbuxb.ucsb.edu> <DJs19w.IK@euler.hnv.icem.de>
<andylee-1912950213500001@ts36-13.wla.ts.ucla.edu>
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In <andylee-1912950213500001@ts36-13.wla.ts.ucla.edu> Andy A. Lee wrote:
> I switch from QWERT to
Dvorak in November of 1992.
> Before the switch I was a fairly fast touch
typist because I typed a lot .... It took
> me about 2 years to get back to my 60+ wpm typing speed (yes, that's a
> long time). I switched over to Dvorak entirely on that first day, without
> retreating to QWERT except when using public keyboards. The process was
> painful but I stuck to it, and I am glad I did. But don't be fooled into
> thinking it's a weekend project!!!
Here's another datapoint.
The bottom line for me was that it took a relatively long time before I was
quite as fast a typist,
(though eventually I became much faster) but I felt much less pain and
stress from
typing almost immediately. Now, I'm completely hooked and will never switch
back.
I have heard some people claim to switch almost immediately, but that didn't
happen for me.
Here's what I did, starting from an aprox 45 wpm sloppy four finger QWERTY
background.
first month, get familiar with DVORAK.
use QWERTY for work, play a typing game with DVORAK once a day or so.
towards the end, write one memo or mail message in DVORAK a day.
the first memos were painful. last week, use DVORAK half each day or so.
towards the end, it was confusing going back and forth.
second month, switch to DVORAK, revert to QWERTY only when time was super
critical
At this point, I could type about half as fast, but with DVORAK you
naturally use all your
fingers unlike QWERTY was for me. This period was the only time that it
slowed my work
noticably. By end of the month, I could type several pages of text each
day,
but it was definitely slower going.
months 3-12, typing speed gradually increases back to QWERTY speed, but
without the
pain in fingers that I used to get with QWERTY
months 12-24, speed continues to increase, by end of second year I'm
probably up to 60 wpm which is better than I was with QWERTY after 12 years
or more.
third year, I keep getting faster
I highly recommend switching to DVORAK, but don't switch right before a
major deadline.
--
Alex Blakemore
alex@genoa.com NeXT, MIME and ASCII mail accepted
From: fiorini@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: problem with floppy drive in nextstation turbo
Date: 26 Dec 1995 11:11:53 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena CA
Message-ID: <4bol9p$auj@netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov>
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Hello Everybody,
I have a problem with the floppy disk controller of my next station.
When I bought the machine 3 years ago, the floppy driver immediately
started giving me errors of this type:
fc0: Spurious Floppy Disk Interrupt
and after a short time, it generated cpu panic when I inserted a disk.
I replaced the floppy driver, when the machine was still in warranty, but
since then, I used the floppy very little. Now the replacement died in the
same way the old one did, generating these messages and then cpu
panic (after some time of spurious interrupts)
Dec 16 12:26:10 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Bad Controller Phase
Dec 16 12:26:10 sirmio mach: fc0: Spurious Floppy Disk Interrupt
Dec 16 12:26:11 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Bad Controller Phase
Dec 16 12:26:11 sirmio mach: fd: RECALIBRATE FAILED
Dec 16 12:26:22 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Command Timeout
Dec 16 12:26:22 sirmio mach: fc0: Spurious Floppy Disk Interrupt
Dec 16 12:26:23 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Bad Controller Phase
Dec 16 12:26:23 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Controller hang
Dec 16 12:26:23 sirmio mach: fd: RECALIBRATE FAILED
Dec 16 12:26:24 sirmio mach: fc0: Controller Reset: Bad Controller Phase
Dec 16 12:31:09 sirmio mach: NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
Boot gives me this information:
fco: 0x2014100
fd0 @ fc0 slave 0
Sony MPX-111N
If I try to boot from the floppy, using bfd, I get the messages:
fd: reaclibrate failed
No Floppy Disk Drive
and a successive reboot gives a cpu panic with these messages:
fc0 a unexpected kernel page fault failure
....trap and call back addresses...
panic: (CPU 0) MMU invalid descriptor during table walk
and I need t power cycle to get mach up and running again.
Does anybody experienced the same problem and know what is going on?
Is it some hardware problem with my cpu board, and is there some way to fix it?
Thank you very much,
paolo fiorini
ps: please respond by e-mail because I don't have an easy access now to the
news groups.
--
Dr. Paolo Fiorini
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ph: +1 818 354-9061
California Institute of Technology fiorini@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium or Imagine 128 with NS?
Date: 26 Dec 1995 12:07:18 GMT
Organization: Filtronix Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4boohm$93@andromeda.filtronix.eunet.be>
References: <ewx7llv5b.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
In article <ewx7llv5b.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson) writes:
> I've just read a very favourable review for the Imagine 128 and I'm
> rethinking my decision to go with a Matrox Millenium.
>
> Anybody have experience with either under NS?
I've been using the Millennium (4MB) for about 5 months now and I like
the board a lot. It performs well using NS but also using Linux/X11 (using
the Accelerated-X server) and Windows 95|NT.
Filip
--
---------------------------- FILTRONIX -----------------------------
Software Development
Consultancy HTML Design
info@filtronix.eunet.be
From: rsr@i-2000.com (Rob Reuss)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium 4MB card with Adaptec 2940's?
Date: 26 Dec 1995 15:42:59 GMT
Organization: I-2000 Inc. - Internet Services
Message-ID: <4bp563$434@i-2000.com>
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In article <ebuoylzcm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>, robert@steffi.accessone.com
says...
>
>I've seen posts suggesting that the Adaptec 2940 series cards don't
>coexist well with Matrox Millenium's.
>Anybody care to confirm or refute these claims?
I have not had any problems specifically related to the 2940, although
there can be a problem with RAS and communication errors. The effect is
this: if you are connected over RAS, and are in the midst of sending or
receiving data, and you try to move a window, you will get comm errors.
There is a fix: I believe you need to have the latest drivers to do this:
Run the Registry Editor (REGEDT32) and change the following key from 0 to
1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/mgax64/Device0/
User.SynchronizeEngine
This changes the timing in terms of how the Millenium refreshes, or something
like that. I think you may take a performance hit on the Millenium for this
compatibility, but I've not really noticed it.
Rob Reuss
rsr@i-2000.com
From: Yibing Wu <yibwu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: (no subject)
Date: 26 Dec 1995 19:20:06 GMT
Organization: BDM International, Inc.
Message-ID: <4bpht6$rjp@news.mcl.bdm.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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I have some problems installing NeXT on my Pentium box: the Ethernet card is
3Com Fastlink(100MB) instead of the popular 3Com Etherlink III(10MB). I've
looked up in NeXT's web site, couldn't find a driver for it.
Has anyone had the same problem before? Do they have a driver for that card?
I also need driver for ENSONIQ Soundscape sound card.
Any help would be appreciated.
Yibing Wu
ywu@lan.mcl.bdm.com or yibwu@plato.sky.bdm.com
From: xav@mantra01.demon.co.uk (Xav)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Image 128 vs. Matrox Mellinium
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 01:29:40 GMT
Message-ID: <30e00954.6301435@pubnews.demon.co.uk>
References: <4b9oa9$4p3@clarknet.clark.net> <4bcjr3$72m@grouper.Exis.Net> <ezqchlwca.fsf@steffi.accessone.com> <evin5lrau.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>
On 24 Dec 1995 20:07:37 -0800, robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert
Nicholson) wrote:
>Well I think I've made my decision or at least I am basing it less and
>less on PC Magazine's review.
>
>For more information and a good laugh check out.
>
>http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/prpcexp.htm
>
>You won't believe what you read.
>
>--
Quite so....it is staggering that having been "caught out" once, PC
Magazine didn`t ensure it got everything correct in the October
review. Bearing in mind the number of people (and corporations?)
basing purchasing decisions on such reviews, I think PC Mag is lucky
to have escaped a lawsuit.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Olympus Deltis PowerMO 230
Message-ID: <RDL.95Dec26222126@world.std.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware
Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 03:21:26 GMT
Has anyone used this 3.5" magneto optical drive with NS? It looks very
promising. It's like the Fujitsu DynaMO but has a 1MB cache, spins at 4500
RPM, and has a much faster access time 17ms. The only thing I wish it had
was more capacity. 230MB is pretty good but 650MB would be ideal.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Playing Audio CDs under NSFIP 3.2
Date: 27 Dec 1995 04:44:41 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <4bqivp$659@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
References: <DItx4z.DCx@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> <RDL.95Dec10204743@world.std.com> <DJLr5E.BA9@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> <4b56kg$dje@usenet.rpi.edu>
In article <4b56kg$dje@usenet.rpi.edu>,
Garance A Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> wrote:
>gdkuch@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Jerry Kuch) wrote:
>> Robert La Ferla <rdl@world.std.com> wrote:
>> > Of course. I am using the exact same model. Try changing the
>> > SCSI ID to 2. BTW - I have also used the Toshiba 3701 (6.7X)
>> > and that worked too.
>>
>> I tried that... still no luck. The machine I'm using is:
>>
>> ASUS 486SP3G PCI motherboard
>> Built in NCR 53C810 SCSI-2 controller
>> One hard disk on SCSI ID 0
>> Another hard disk on SCSI ID 1
>> Toshiba XM-3601B on SCSI ID 2
>>
>> Things seem terminated correctly and the machine has worked without
>> trouble for months.
>>
>> So can someone tell me why my setup isn't agreeing with CDplayer.app
>> and why Robert's is? Or how to fix my setup? Or recommend
>> another utility that would allow me to play audio CDs under
>> NSFIP 3.2?
>
>An alternate utility would be mCD.app, which I wrote. It has seemed
>to work well in some situations that CDPlayer.app hasn't worked. You
>have to set a preference in mCD to indicate which SCSI ID is the one
>for your drive, instead of having the application figure it out. I
>have it working with a different model of Toshiba CD-ROM drive on an
>NS/Intel system, and I'd think it would work okay on yours. It does
>not read music information over the SCSI bus, though, so you'd have
>to either plug headphones into your CD or have the CD hooked up to
>your soundcard (and a soundcard that has a NeXTSTEP driver which
>knows how to work with mixing sources). In my case, I have the CD
>plugged into an ProAudio Spectrum 16 card, with some special driver
>off the ftp archives to get the mixing to work right.
>
>The current version of mCD is, well, yesterday's version (95Dec17).
>For people who picked up earlier versions, the main differences are
>just that more CD's have been added to the (lame) database that is
>part of the program. There's probably 750 CD's in the database now,
>but the "database" itself is still pretty lame (it's compiled into
>the program...).
>
>Right now the current version is only on eclipse. I don't upload
>it to other ftp sites unless something notable has changed, and
>not much has changed in it for awhile now. The URL is:
>
>ftp://eclipse.its.rpi.edu/NeXT/apps/mCD_f/
>
This is a very nice program. It is more flexible than the included CDPlayer
program from NeXT, and I like all the options, especially being able to
manually load a CD. This avoids problems with mixed mode CDs that have
both data and audio information.
I have a problem with playing CDs on my intel computer in NEXTSTEP. Both this
program and CDPlayer appear to work fine - load the tracks and begin playing.
However, no sound comes out the speakers. I do have an audio cable connected
to my sound card from the CD-ROM, and playing CDs works fine in Windows.
I have an Audiotrix Pro sound card which uses the Windows Sound System driver,
and I suspect that the volume on the CD-Audio portion of the card is turned
down to 0. Of course, in Preferences.app, there is no option to manipulate
the CD-Audio volume.
Does anybody have a suggestion on how to do this? I know that there was a
public domain bundle written for the ProAudio Spectrum sound card that added
a control for this in Preferences. Will this work with my sound card, or could
this be patched for my sound card?
Varun
PS - manipulating the volume "wheel" in CDPlayer.app has no effect, nor does
the volume slider in mCD.app.
From: mandrews@bob.Wittenberg.EDU (Mike Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: ST31200N in NeXTstation: No motor! HELP!
Date: 27 Dec 95 05:18:18 GMT
Organization: Wittenberg University, Springfield OH
Message-ID: <mandrews.820041498@bob.wittenberg.edu>
References: <mandrews.819655637@bob.wittenberg.edu> <4bgjeb$l8f@chleuasme.francenet.fr>
root@allnet.dfilogic.fr (Operator) writes:
>In article <mandrews.819655637@bob.wittenberg.edu>
>mandrews@bob.Wittenberg.EDU (Mike Andrews) writes:
>> flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes:
>>
>> >I'm desperately trying to get a Seagate ST31200N 1GB SCSI disk to run
>> >as internal drive in a NeXTstation. It was no problem to work with it
>> >in an external case, but it simply doesn't start its motor when built
>> >in into the station.
>>
>> I had something similar happen when I tried to replace my NeXTstation's
>> drive with a Seagate 4 gig Hawk. The only way I could get the stupid thing
>> to spin up was to stick a terminator plug on the SCSI connector on the back
>> of the machine. (Or plug in an external SCSI device with a terminator.)
>>
>> This is weird, because I didn't have to do this with the stock 400 meg
>> (Seagate ST1480N) when there were no external SCSI devices -- the terminator
>> on the internal drive was enough.
>With SCSI you can start motor with SCSI software command or put jumper
>for motor start
>You can Tech info on jumper on the Seagate Web Server
>http://www.segate.com
That's "www.seagate.com", not "segate".
Anyway, my drive IS jumpered to start the motor at power-up, rather than
wait for the SCSI motor-start command. I think this is the factory default
jumper setting for the Hawk drives, too. So this is NOT my problem (though
it might be the original poster's problem).
My problem is that even with the drive jumpered to spin up at power up,
it will only spin up if I have an external terminator plugged into the
connector on the back of the slab... the drive is itself terminated,
and is the only device on the bus. Without the terminator, it will not
spin up, even with the spinup jumper set correctly. The original 400 meg
Seagate does not have this problem, nor does the Quantum Lightning 730
that I had in there (the 730 replaced the 400, and the 4 gig replaced the 730).
My other problem is that my machine panics if I try to hook up an Archive
Python DAT and do a backup, so I'm forced to back it up over the network from
a FreeBSD or NS/Intel box. This happens no matter what hard drive I've got
in the machine. I'm wondering if these SCSI problems are related somehow,
like perhaps I've got a flaky motherboard.
--
-- Mike Andrews * mandrews@wittenberg.edu * mandrews@termfrost.org (NeXT)
-- Programmer/Analyst, Wittenberg Univ * http://www.termfrost.org/~mandrews
From: blah@blahblahblah.com (PsYcHoTrOn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Date: 27 Dec 1995 05:11:29 GMT
Organization: *
Message-ID: <4bqki1$nl2@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
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In article <4b6vud$oh1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edut says...
>
>In article <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>,
>Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.accessone.com> wrote:
>>Can somebody please assure me I'm doing the right thing in going with
>>the ASUS board over an Endeavour? I know plenty of people reported no
>>problems using NS with the ASUS boards.
>>
>
>Excellent choice of motherboard. I have a P/133 with the same Asus MB, and
>it is dramatically faster than my older Pentium/100 system.
>
>
>>Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
>>
>>ASUS P55TP4XE 512k pipe.
>>16 MEG EDO (I'll go to 32 meg)
>>4.3 Quantum Atlas FAST SCSI2
>>Soundblaster 16.
>>Floppy drive
>>Matrox Millenium 4MB
>>Speakers SRS-PC40
>>ASUS SC-200 FAST SCSI2 controller
>>MS Natural KB
>>MS Mouse (PS2 or Serial? What should I get?)
>>
>
>I would not worry about the EDO ram vs. regular DRAM. If you can, get 32
>meg right away of regular DRAM. The fast pipeline burst cache makes the
>biggest improvement in performance. I'm not sure how much speedup there
>will be with 512K of cache vs 256K. Overall, the Asus board has been
>extremely stable with NEXTSTEP. Everything, even sound, "just works".
>
>You should DEFINITELY get a PS/2 mouse over a serial mouse. You will keep
>another serial port open, and the mouse will be smoother.
>
>
>>What kind of performance can I expect from this configuration in 32
>>bit OS's?
>>
>
>This configuration should work very well. I don't know exactly how well
>the Asus/NCR SCSI works versus an Adaptec 2940 or DPT card, but it should
>be comparable.
>
>Here's my configuration:
>
>Pentium/133 ASUS P55TP4XE 256K pipeline-burst
>48 MB RAM
>Matrox Millennium w/ 4MB WRAM
>Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller
>Seagate 32430 SCSI-II hard drive
>Maxtor 1240S SCSI-II partition for swap and /tmp
>Toshiba 3501 4x SCSI CD-ROM
>Audiotrix Pro 16 bit sound card
>Microsoft PS/2 mouse
>
>Believe me, you won't be disappointed with the performance! Everything is
>totally rock solid, and NEXTSTEP works like a charm.
>
>Varun
>
This is one of ASUS's best MB, very few tech problems, though with most clones
even INTEL's Endeavor and Zappa MB there are bottlnecking probs with 512k of
Pipeline cache, if there is no problem with the price then go for it. I would
kick down to 256k pipeline and go with more standard(Non EDO ram) not much
performance gain, it is nice but go with the 32 standard if you can. As for the
ASUS/NCR SCSI adapter, they work fine with little to no problems, However I do
prefer the Adaptec 2940W family of SCSI Host Adapters, the extra $$ is worth
the piece of mind. Win 95 will support and identify both adaptec and the NCR
scsi chipsets, but NT and Unixware systems won't always support the ASUS.
Adaptec does.
Have Fun and good luck with your system
archvile@ix.netcom.com
From: far@ix.netcom.net(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Olympus Deltis PowerMO 230
Date: 27 Dec 1995 07:50:07 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4bqtrf$qt5@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
References: <RDL.95Dec26222126@world.std.com>
In article <RDL.95Dec26222126@world.std.com> rdl@world.std.com (Robert La
Ferla) writes:
>Has anyone used this 3.5" magneto optical drive with NS? It looks very
>promising. It's like the Fujitsu DynaMO but has a 1MB cache, spins at
4500
>RPM, and has a much faster access time 17ms. The only thing I wish it
had
>was more capacity. 230MB is pretty good but 650MB would be ideal.
>
>Robert La Ferla
[snip]
I spoke to a couple of vendors about a 650mb 3.5" MO at COMDEX. Pinnacle
Micro said they would be making limited shipments by the end of January of
a dual sided 650mb (1.3gig). While Fujitsu indicated they hoped to do the
same by late March or April. Pricing on these was supposed to be about
$1k.
--
Felipe A. Rodriguez # ...it cannot be called ingenuity to kill
Agoura Hills, CA # one's fellow citizens, to betray
# friends, to be without faith, without
far@ix.netcom.com # mercy, without religion; by these means
(NeXTmail preferred) # one can acquire power but not glory.
(MIMEmail welcome) # --Nicolo Machiavelli
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: fabio@ts.go.dlr.de (Fabio Bertolotti)
Subject: Cryptic error message: Help needed
Message-ID: <DK8nuz.8zE@news.dlr.de>
Sender: news@news.dlr.de
Organization: DLR, Abt. SM-SK
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 09:32:59 GMT
I have the following error message at boot-up:
exception #3 (0xC) at 0x100034c
Sounds like a hardware problem. In /usr/include/mach/exception.h
there is the entry,
#define EXC_ARITHMETIC 3 /* Arithmetic exception */
/* Exact nature of exception is in code field */
My question is: How do I decypher the ``exact nature of exception''
from ``(0xC) at 0x100034c'' ?
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
From: Dan McGuirk <mcguirk@indirect.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 sees only half of Sparc 2GB internal
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 12:33:49 +0000
Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
Message-ID: <30E13D2D.3F4D@indirect.com>
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Sha Xin Wei wrote:
> > NS 3.3 installs onto Sparc20 with 2GB internal HD,
> but we see only a 1GB partition. How can we get NS to
> recognize 2GB of the disk? I've checked NeXTAnswers and
> read the FAQ about the NS 3.2 "2 gigabyte bug," but that doc
> claims this to be fixed in NS 3.3: NS 3.3 should automatically
> partition larger disks into 2GB chunks.
I have the same problem with a 2 gig Seagate Barracuda drive on Intel.
From: <reddi@reddi1.uns.tju.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: (no subject)
Date: 27 Dec 1995 16:12:52 GMT
Organization: Thomas Jefferson University
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Hello folks, i am planning to put together a NS system for X86 any
pointers as to what i should look out for.
thank you for your help in advance.
From: edx@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 sees only half of Sparc 2GB internal
Message-ID: <1995Dec27.115256.70049@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 27 Dec 95 11:52:55 MDT
References: <DJC9wJ.26o@sounds.wa.com> <4b4mmu$as5@nntp.Stanford.EDU> <30E13D2D.3F4D@indirect.com>
Organization: Utah State University
In article <30E13D2D.3F4D@indirect.com>, Dan McGuirk <mcguirk@indirect.com> writes:
> Sha Xin Wei wrote:
>> > NS 3.3 installs onto Sparc20 with 2GB internal HD,
>> but we see only a 1GB partition. How can we get NS to
>> recognize 2GB of the disk? I've checked NeXTAnswers and
>> read the FAQ about the NS 3.2 "2 gigabyte bug," but that doc
>> claims this to be fixed in NS 3.3: NS 3.3 should automatically
>> partition larger disks into 2GB chunks.
>
> I have the same problem with a 2 gig Seagate Barracuda drive on Intel.
I just installed a 4 Gig Seagate Barracuda - no problems. *However*
when the install is finished, only the first partition /dev/sd0a
is automatically mounted. I had to manually edit the /etc/fstab
file and put in entries for /dev/sd0b, /dev/sd0c, and /dev/sd0d
before they showed up.
I suspect this is the problem in both the cases cited above.
- HRC -
hcole@spanky.idec.sdl.usu.edu
From: far@ix.netcom.net(Felipe A. Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NS 3.3 sees only half of Sparc 2GB internal
Date: 27 Dec 1995 19:31:57 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Message-ID: <4bs6vd$a96@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
References: <1995Dec27.115256.70049@cc.usu.edu>
In article <1995Dec27.115256.70049@cc.usu.edu> edx@cc.usu.edu writes:
[snip]
>I just installed a 4 Gig Seagate Barracuda - no problems. *However*
>when the install is finished, only the first partition /dev/sd0a
>is automatically mounted. I had to manually edit the /etc/fstab
>file and put in entries for /dev/sd0b, /dev/sd0c, and /dev/sd0d
>before they showed up.
>
>I suspect this is the problem in both the cases cited above.
>
>- HRC -
>
Which brings up the interesting point of why NS 3.3 partitions a 4 gig
drive into four partitions?
I just installed a Fujitsu 4.3 and had to create a disktab entry to get
what I wanted.
--
Felipe A. Rodriguez # ...it cannot be called ingenuity to kill
Agoura Hills, CA # one's fellow citizens, to betray
# friends, to be without faith, without
far@ix.netcom.com # mercy, without religion; by these means
(NeXTmail preferred) # one can acquire power but not glory.
(MIMEmail welcome) # --Nicolo Machiavelli
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fast while expensive harddisk
Date: 27 Dec 1995 07:55:40 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4bqu5s$egh@snaps.dannug.dk>
Hi there,
I have just tried the Quantum XP32150 (2.1 GB) harddisk and it seems very
very fast. On a DEC Celebris XL 5133 (NCR 53C810 on the motherboard)
"iozone 32 2048" gives 2.7+ MB/sec write performance. This is 35% better
than what I have been able to achieve with other supposedly fast disks.
Now if just that Talus NCR driver was available...
DrivePerformance gives me factor of 6+.
I realize that e.g. the Adaptec 2940/78x0 is much faster than the predated
NCR 53C810, or is just the Adaptec driver that is better than the NCR
driver? Anyway I will later try the XP32150 on a DEC Celebris GLst 133
MHz, which has a built-in Adaptec 7850.
Geert
From: H}kan Johnsson <f88hakan@dd.chalmers.se>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Weird time problem fixed!!!
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 23:07:49 +0100
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951227230236.27513D-100000@grima.dd.chalmers.se>
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Hi!
I have been having this weird problem whith my clock on NS/FIP. It jumped
a seemingly random number of second at seemingly random times. Since
others have had the same problem I would like to share what I did to fix
it. I don't now if this is of any help to anyone else, it could be me
being stupid not seeing the cause of the error at once. What I did was
fiddling with my BIOS setup. What I
found was something called "ISA clock select setting" set to
Clk2/8. I changed this to 7.19 Mhz and guess what! It works! No strange
jumps any more. I am completely ignorant about hardware so I have no idea
what this means or why it works. I would be glad if you could tell me. Do
you think this is of any help to you? I hope so.
Yours,
A very happy Hakan
From: "Elisabeth J. Fox" <efox@acpub.duke.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Weird time problem fixed!!!
Date: 28 Dec 1995 00:22:53 GMT
Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Message-ID: <4bso0t$g6n@news.duke.edu>
References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951227230236.27513D-100000@grima.dd.chalmers.se>
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To: john@gscorp.com
H}kan Johnsson <f88hakan@dd.chalmers.se> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have been having this weird problem whith my clock on NS/FIP. It jumped
>a seemingly random number of second at seemingly random times. Since
>others have had the same problem I would like to share what I did to fix
>it. I don't now if this is of any help to anyone else, it could be me
>being stupid not seeing the cause of the error at once. What I did was
>fiddling with my BIOS setup. What I
>found was something called "ISA clock select setting" set to
>Clk2/8. I changed this to 7.19 Mhz and guess what! It works! No strange
>jumps any more. I am completely ignorant about hardware so I have no idea
>what this means or why it works. I would be glad if you could tell me. Do
>you think this is of any help to you? I hope so.
>
>Yours,
>
>A very happy Hakan
>
From: Alejandro Diaz <diaz@egr.msu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: formatting a boot disk for Cube
Date: 28 Dec 1995 00:56:35 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <4bsq03$130c@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
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I want to replace the (internal) disk in an old Cube
with something like a Quantum 540 Mb, internal or external.
Neither the present internal hard disk nor the optical disk in
the Cube work anymore, but I have access to a Next Turbo running
NS3.2. What do I need to do to format the new disk to work as a
boot disk? I've looked in old FAQs and all appear outdated.
Could someone point me in the right direction, please?
Thanks for help
Alejandro Diaz
diaz@egr.msu.edu
From: cheng@mercury.telecheck.com (Teh Cheng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Final 133MHZ spec... I've gone with ASUS. (feedback wanted)
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.next.hardware
Date: 27 Dec 1995 20:53:10 -0600
Organization: TeleCheck International, Inc.
Message-ID: <4bt0qm$4q6@mercury.telecheck.com>
References: <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com> <4b6llu$p3r@newsroom.hitc.com>
Anthony B Ekka (aekka@eos.hitc.com) wrote:
: In article <eloo9ijjm.fsf@steffi.accessone.com>, robert@steffi.accessone.com says...
: >Is EDO ram worth the premium with the spec below?
: Benchmarks have shown that a system with pipeline cache and EDO ram is only 2 to3 percent
: faster than a system with pipeline cache and Fast Page ram. So for EDO you are paying about 10
: percent premium for 2-3 percent performace gain. If you can run your own benchamarks to
: compare the system you want with Fast Page ram and EDO ram and see for your self
what is fast page ram? is it yet another ram chip technology or is it a new
method of accessing existing ram? please explain.
thanx
-t
From: nextjet@ids.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Need NEXTSTEP DOCS 1.0 and up.
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 95 23:40:48 +500
Organization: IDS World Network Internet Access Service, (800)IDS-1680
Message-ID: <4bt74j$ns2@paperboy.ids.net>
need nextstep docs 1.0 and up any condition let me make a bid.
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
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Date: 28 Dec 1995 02:51:28 -0800
Organization: me organized? That's a joke!
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This is a cancel message from robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson).
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
Subject: My intel experiences thus far.
Date: 28 Dec 1995 02:54:59 -0800
Organization: x
Sender: robert@steffi.accessone.com
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After appreciating a black box for four years I hope you see the
comedy in the text below.
What follows is my experiences so far... mostly positive. (You'll see
I'm an optimist here)
Here's the news articles I posted today...
From robert@steffi.accessone.com Thu Dec 28 02:04:36 1995
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Subject: People who can work on Mini tower cases?
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Date: 27 Dec 1995 13:06:28 -0800
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Hi, I purchased a system from a well known local dealer yesterday and
all and all it's functioning correctly. However, the time spent
putting the case and it's components together looks to be able five
minutes. The floppy drive isn't affixed correctly the drive led's
aren't active the PS/2 port on the motherboard isn't working due to,
probably, an incorrect jumper setting and they used mismatched screws
everywhere.
If anybody knows anybody who's capable of working on cases and takes
pride in their work could they please get in touch because I'd like to
retain their services.
Cheers.
--
"For I am Costanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
From robert@steffi.accessone.com Thu Dec 28 02:04:47 1995
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Subject: Re: People who can work on Mini tower cases?
Newsgroups: seattle.general
To: robert@steffi.accessone.com
Date: 27 Dec 1995 18:40:52 -0800
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I just want to recommend the services of Bruce Wade on 5223386 at
University Computers on 47th and University Way.
My problems were basically that the people who put my machine together
essentially screwed up every jumper on the board. Decided is was more
space efficient to populate my drive bays in the following manner.
5.25 Adapted 3.5 half height
5.25 CD
5.25 Vacant
3.5 Full height 3.5 hard drive.
3.5 floppy
What this meant was that I no longer had a third 3.5 inch bay
available due to the full height floppy.
So I had Bruce rearrange them thus.
5.25 Adapted full height
5.25 CD
5.25 Vacant
3.5 3.5 half height
3.5 floppy
Why they had the original arrangment I'm baffled.
Anyway, Bruce also fixed up the keylock/PS2 port/and the drive LED's
which were all incorrectly set so that none worked.
--
"For I am Costanza, lord of the Idiots"
(PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, I have a question regarding Intel ... you might not be able to
answer this :-)
I installed my fathers ide drive and so I've got one ide and one scsi
drive. Currently to boot scsi I disable the ide in CMOS ... I assume
this is what you have to do. The ide drive will hold DOS and WINDOWS
.. those two aren't going anywhere near NEXTSTEP :-) I'm going to put
NT workstation on an external 1GIG. I tried to put it on the second
partition of the 4 gig tonight .. the first partition being NeXTSTEP
and it looks as though it's seriously screwed with the NeXTSTEP
partition since I can no longer boot. Fortunately I didn't do much
work in NeXTSTEP yet. I was expecting this which is why I'm now going
to house each OS on separate drives. Paranoia or what.
Do you have any ideas on installing NT? I installed it after NeXTSTEP
and it wrote it's boot manager on the ide drive since that's where I
installed it from. Mistake there I think. Is it possible with my drive
configuration to get _a_ boot manager on the ide drive to address DOS
on the ide drive, the NEXTSTEP partition on the 4 gig scsi (2 gig
partition) and also the external 1GIG with NT? I don't have a problem
with the current arrangement of disabling ide to boot scsi but I think
my preference above would be the best way to do things. I don't care
what happens to the DOS drive so if things want to write boot managers
on disks I'd prefer they got written there :-)
I'm going to post asking about this now since I'd really like this to
be possible.
As I said otherwise OK. It's like the hotel inspector in Fawlty Towers
("And two dead pigeons in the water tank")
For those familar with the ASUS motherboard. Will I benefit from a
bios upgrade from version #401A0-0112 (It's the plug and play bios)
--
"For I am Costanza, lord of the Idiots"
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
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This is a cancel message from robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson).
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: HELP!! External disk stops mounting
Date: 28 Dec 1995 17:29:12 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
Message-ID: <4buk58$kjn@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
I've got an external Quantum drive on our server. Last night
the system crashed. I came in this morning, and rebooted. Since then,
the drive will *not* come up. During boot, it comes up as a
generic scsi device, although the drive *is* being polled
because the lights flickering.
The cause was this: a link from /usr/spool/news that went to
/P500/news (P500 being the name for the 500 meg quantum)
vanished. (I haven't figured out why yet)
/usr/adm messages had this in it:
Dec 27 21:10:01 galadriel slurp[454]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 21:10:01 galadriel slurp[454]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 27 21:20:01 galadriel slurp[458]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 21:20:01 galadriel slurp[458]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 27 22:10:01 galadriel slurp[481]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 22:10:01 galadriel slurp[481]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 27 22:20:01 galadriel slurp[487]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 22:20:01 galadriel slurp[487]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 27 23:10:01 galadriel slurp[501]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 23:10:01 galadriel slurp[501]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 27 23:20:01 galadriel slurp[506]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 27 23:20:01 galadriel slurp[506]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 28 00:10:02 galadriel slurp[523]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 28 00:10:02 galadriel slurp[523]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 28 00:20:02 galadriel slurp[529]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 28 00:20:02 galadriel slurp[529]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 28 00:32:29 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 00:34:32 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:34:32 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:34:32 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:36:34 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:37:36 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:37:36 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:39:39 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:40:40 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:40:40 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:42:44 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:43:45 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:43:45 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:45:48 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:46:50 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:46:50 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:48:53 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:49:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:49:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:51:57 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:52:59 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:52:59 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:55:02 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:56:03 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:56:03 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:58:06 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 00:59:08 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 00:59:08 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:01:11 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:02:12 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:02:12 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
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Dec 28 01:05:17 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
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Dec 28 01:08:22 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:09:24 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 01:11:26 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:11:26 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:11:26 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:10:05 galadriel slurp[540]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 28 01:10:05 galadriel slurp[540]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 28 01:12:28 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:14:31 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:14:31 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:14:31 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:16:34 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:17:35 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:17:35 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:19:38 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:20:40 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:20:40 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:20:01 galadriel slurp[544]: space: no space on /usr/spool/news
Dec 28 01:20:01 galadriel slurp[544]: new_batch: not enough space for incoming batch
Dec 28 01:21:42 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:23:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:23:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:23:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:24:46 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 01:26:49 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:26:49 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:26:49 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:28:52 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:29:53 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:29:53 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:31:57 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:32:58 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:32:58 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
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Dec 28 01:36:03 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:36:03 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:38:06 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:39:07 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:39:07 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:41:10 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:42:12 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:42:12 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:44:15 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:45:16 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:45:16 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:47:19 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:48:21 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:48:21 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:50:24 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:51:25 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:51:25 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:53:29 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:54:30 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:54:30 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:56:33 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 01:57:35 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:57:35 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 01:59:38 galadriel last message repeated 2 times
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd2 (4,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x28 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x6
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd2 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:2 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: IO error on pagein (breadDirect)
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:04:44 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd2 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:2 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd2 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:2 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): ERROR op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:10:54 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:29:29 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:0 scsi status:0x0
Dec 28 02:29:29 galadriel mach: sd1 (2,0): scsi_timer: timeout op:0x0 sd_state:7 scsi status:0x1e
Dec 28 02:29:29 galadriel mach: sd2 (4,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:2 scsi status:0x0
I tried using Buildisk (NS3.3) to see if it'd even recognize the drive
and I got the standard "There are no drives to work with" message.
/etc/fstab:
/dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0
/dev/sd1a /P500 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2
Anyone have any ideas what's going on? The drive's worked flawlessly
until now (and yes, it is EXTERNALLY terminated, not internally, scsi id2).
Any help would be *much* appreciated...
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From: moka@netcom.com (Mark Okawachi)
Subject: Computer Hardware
Message-ID: <mokaDKBBtJ.9w5@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 20:05:43 GMT
Sender: moka@netcom13.netcom.com
We are talking about an honest business here. Computer reselling.
What I mean is this.. Buy computer parts for DIRT CHEAP and assemble
into a whole system and sell the system for cheap and yet make a profit.
Examples of "DIRT CHEAP":
Intel Endeavor 256k Pipelined Cache Motherboard for $75 (Usually 300)
Pentium 133 Chip $250 (Usually 600-750)
6X CD ROM ANY BRAND $120 (Usually 350)
Quantum 4.2 GB SCSI $550 (Usually 1300)
And there are many more other great deals that I can get. I am working
with Konic Computers(a small computer warehouse) to sell you these
items cheap. We make small amounts of money by selling them for SO low.
On most items, the mark up is usually only by five dollars at the cost
that we get them for. However, we are selling mail order catalogs for
five dollars. You may order any item for nearly half the cost of what
you see in the cheapest computer stores anywhere in the world, I
GUARANTEE it! You may be asking why we sell this hardware for so cheap.
Well our company assembles computers but we do not actually sell the
hardware seperately. Many times, we over order on certain items and need
to get rid of them. All items are still brand new and never been opened
but we will also not run out of stock. If we do, we will personally
order the item that you paid for just for you. This is just a way we
hope to get rid of our excess inventory and break even. As for you, the
consumer, this is the best deal you will ever find. The catalog is only
five dollars which covers the shipping and the cost it takes to print
them. Please email vali@ns2.clever.net for information on where to
send five dollars in check, cash, money order, etc...
From: David Hinz <dhinz@dna406.dna.mci.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium 4MB card with Adaptec 2940's?
Date: 29 Dec 1995 05:44:40 GMT
Organization: MCI Communications
Message-ID: <4bvv88$dpr@hermes.dna.mci.com>
robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson) writes:
> I've seen posts suggesting that the Adaptec 2940 series cards don't
> coexist well with Matrox Millenium's.
>
> Anybody care to confirm or refute these claims?
>
> Anybody got any opinions as to which is the better card for GUI
> environments? Matrix Millenium or Imagine #9 128?
>
>
> --
> "For I am Castanza, lord of the Idiots"
> (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key)
>
>
I am currently using a Adaptec 2940W and a 2MB Matrox Millenium on NeXTstep
and it works great. I have tried every different resolution from 640x480 to
1600x1200. No problems. Currently I run at 1152x882(?) with 16 bit color, and
it is just like I was running on my original NeXTstation Color (but much faster).
David Hinz
From: gclem@dannug.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Fast while expensive harddisk - take 2
Date: 28 Dec 1995 08:44:56 GMT
Organization: Danish NeXT User Group
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4btle8$8q@snaps.dannug.dk>
In an earlier post I mentioned the performance of a Quantum XP32150 on a
DEC Celebris XL 5133 (NCR 53C810, 2.7+ MB/sec write). I have now tried the
very same disk on a DEC Celebris GLst 5133 (Adaptec 7850 which is an OEM
version of the 2940). "iozone 300 1024" gave 3.1 MB/sec write, which is
15% better than what I have been able to achieve with other disks.
Working with the system is quite an experience, even Configure.app starts
almost momentarily, i.e. no real waiting time for it to read all the
config files.
Geert
From: jim@afs.com (James Campana)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Diamond Viper Pro Video card
Date: 29 Dec 1995 14:16:06 GMT
Organization: Anderson Financial Systems Inc.
Message-ID: <4c0t76$ka8@shelob.afs.com>
Keywords: display, diamond, video
I have successfully installed NS 3.3 on my computer at home, except that I
cannot get the Diamond Viper Pro PCI (4MB) to be configured. I have
downloaded the Weitek 9100 driver from nextanswers and installed it in the
Devices folder. The Weitek device was detected using Configure.app.
However, on boot up, _IOProbeDevice says the the Weitek Driver is not
loaded. I also tried the Diamond Viper driver(on the Next CD), and that
failed at the same point as well.
Has anyone correctly configured the Diamond Viper Pro Video PCI-4MB card??
System specs:
Pentium 90 CPU
32 MB RAM
1.2 GB Conner EIDE HD
Mitsumi ATAPI CDROM
Serial Mouse
Diamond Viper Pro Video PCI
Sound Blaster 32 AWE
From: mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu (Michael Emmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Support for terminal??
Date: 29 Dec 1995 17:09:21 GMT
Organization: SouthWind Internet Access, Inc.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4c17c1$3dn@opal.southwind.net>
Is there any support for X terms/Graphics Terminals or a second monitor
keyboard mouse under Nextstep intel ??
mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu
Mike
From: blazek@entropy2.stt.msu.edu (Rudolf B. Blazek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: JAZ vs. ZIP drive
Date: 29 Dec 1995 18:17:14 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
Message-ID: <4c1bba$13vm@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Hello all,
has anyone seen the new JAZ drive? Could anyone compare his/her
experiences with JAZ and ZIP drives?
Happy New Year.
Rudy
blazek@stt.msu.edu
From: keiblin@cs.tu-berlin.de (Alexander Keiblinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Expirience with Sound Blaster AWE32?
Date: 29 Dec 1995 21:12:20 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Message-ID: <4c1ljk$7ld@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>
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: In article <DJ3sI7.B5v@inter.NL.net> pemmerik@solair1.inter.NL.net (P.J.L. van Emmerik) writes:
: Has anyone out there experience with Sound Blaster AWE32 card?
: I can't get it to work.
Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: I do. I do recommend NS 3.3 and the latest SoundBlaster16 driver. You
: may also need to run the DOS SoundBlaster set up program to set the IRQ
: and address on the card.
How about the SB 32 AWE PnP ? It has no dos setup program, and if I use the
setting which work for Win95, NeXTStep does not find the card.
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From: slfink@netcom.com (Steven Finkelman)
Subject: help: NEC versa + ATT14400 pcmcia=no fax
Message-ID: <slfinkDKDB1I.J19@netcom.com>
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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 21:44:06 GMT
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The serial drivers were upgraded, and still no luck, I'm fishing for
suggestions, any appreciated, none too small to throw back.
Tia
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From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans)
Subject: Re: formatting a boot disk for Cube
Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
Message-ID: <DKDHq8.FuL@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 00:08:32 GMT
References: <4bsq03$130c@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
In article <4bsq03$130c@msunews.cl.msu.edu>,
Alejandro Diaz <diaz@egr.msu.edu> wrote:
>I want to replace the (internal) disk in an old Cube
>with something like a Quantum 540 Mb, internal or external.
>Neither the present internal hard disk nor the optical disk in
>the Cube work anymore, but I have access to a Next Turbo running
>NS3.2. What do I need to do to format the new disk to work as a
>boot disk? I've looked in old FAQs and all appear outdated.
>Could someone point me in the right direction, please?
>
/usr/etc/disk will do what you want; it's fairly simple if you're not
looking for an exotic disk configuration.
--
David Evans (NeXTMail OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Computer/Synth Junkie http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
University of Waterloo "Default is the value selected by the composer
Ontario, Canada overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: Expirience with Sound Blaster AWE32?
In-Reply-To: keiblin@cs.tu-berlin.de's message of 29 Dec 1995 21:12:20 GMT
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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 00:25:52 GMT
Haven't used the PnP version. However, I think that there's got to
be a way to set it's IRQ via some DOS program. Call Creative Labs.
They'll have something. You should also contact NeXT as they need
to support this card.
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
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: In article <DJ3sI7.B5v@inter.NL.net> pemmerik@solair1.inter.NL.net (P.J.L. van Emmerik) writes:
: Has anyone out there experience with Sound Blaster AWE32 card?
: I can't get it to work.
Robert La Ferla (rdl@world.std.com) wrote:
: I do. I do recommend NS 3.3 and the latest SoundBlaster16 driver. You
: may also need to run the DOS SoundBlaster set up program to set the IRQ
: and address on the card.
How about the SB 32 AWE PnP ? It has no dos setup program, and if I use the
setting which work for Win95, NeXTStep does not find the card.
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From: bkmoore@aldebaran.oac.uci.edu (Brian Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Sound Board For NS Intel Machine
Date: 30 Dec 95 00:17:13 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Message-ID: <bkmoore.820282633@aldebaran.oac.uci.edu>
I'm looking for a sound card for my Intel box running NS 3.3
I had a Pro Audio Basic, but that had to go since it causes IO
conflicts with my Adaptec 1542b SCSI adapter. I'm considering a
non-CD SB 16, but I'd like to know if that would cause conflicts.
My hardware:
CPU: CX486-40
BUS: VL-BUS, ISA BUS
RAM: 20 Meg
SCSI: Adaptec 1542b, ISA Bus
Video: ATI Graphics Pro Turbo, VL-BUS
I know this is old hardware, but it is very reliable. I plan on
using this box until I can afford something more modern. As a
student, that may take a while. :)
Any help is appreciated.
--
Brian Moore
Student of the Mystic Arts and Applied Miracles
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From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla)
Subject: Re: NeXTStep or NT
In-Reply-To: zan660@aol.com's message of 20 Dec 1995 13:36:26 -0500
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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 00:33:00 GMT
Windows NT is better. The advantage that NS has is that (1) it has
a better GUI (though there are few shrinkwrap apps available and custom apps
typically don't take full advantage of the GUI) and (2) it has UNIX (
although NeXT has done a poor job at supporting it.)
We'll see how well OpenStep on NT does...
Robert La Ferla
Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant
Boston, MA
Tel: + 1 (617) 252-0088
Fax: + 1 (617) 252-0004
E-mail: Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
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From: zan660@aol.com (Zan660)
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Date: 20 Dec 1995 13:36:26 -0500
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Hello I would like to know the advantages/disadvantages of NeXTstep
compared to NT runing on Intel p5s or p6s. I would never use NT BUT it is
the only other GUI OS that can run on almost any hardware.
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From: moka@netcom.com (Mark Okawachi)
Subject: Computer Equipment
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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 03:13:40 GMT
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We are talking about an honest business here. Computer reselling.
What I mean is this.. Buy computer parts for DIRT CHEAP and assemble
into a whole system and sell the system for cheap and yet make a profit.
Examples of "DIRT CHEAP":
Intel Endeavor 256k Pipelined Cache Motherboard for $75 (Usually 300)
Pentium 133 Chip $250 (Usually 600-750)
6X CD ROM ANY BRAND $120 (Usually 350)
Quantum 4.2 GB SCSI $550 (Usually 1300)
And there are many more other great deals that I can get. I am working
with Konic Computers(a small computer warehouse) to sell you these
items cheap. We make small amounts of money by selling them for SO low.
On most items, the mark up is usually only by five dollars at the cost
that we get them for. However, we are selling mail order catalogs for
five dollars. You may order any item for nearly half the cost of what
you see in the cheapest computer stores anywhere in the world, I
GUARANTEE it! You may be asking why we sell this hardware for so cheap.
Well our company assembles computers but we do not actually sell the
hardware seperately. Many times, we over order on certain items and need
to get rid of them. All items are still brand new and never been opened
but we will also not run out of stock. If we do, we will personally
order the item that you paid for just for you. This is just a way we
hope to get rid of our excess inventory and break even. As for you, the
consumer, this is the best deal you will ever find. The catalog is only
five dollars which covers the shipping and the cost it takes to print
them. Please email konic@grfn.org for information on where to
send five dollars in check, cash, money order, etc...
From: robert@steffi.accessone.com (Robert Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: WANGDAT 3200's ok under Intel?
Date: 30 Dec 1995 00:45:45 -0800
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Or should I consider HP?
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From: Tony O'Brian <greenboy@ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Do I have enough RAM?
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 04:44:59 -0800
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How does NeXTSTEO run with "only" 16 MEGS of RAM? Specifically, I'd
like to know its performance at 1024x768 16-bit color with 16 Megs of
system RAM and 4 Megs of video memory.
Any response will be greatly appreciated
From: irving@WOLFENET.COM (Irving_Wolfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Best PCMCIA Modem for Nextstep-Intel Portable?
Date: 30 Dec 1995 19:45:24 GMT
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What v.34, 28.8 PCMCIA modems have people found easy to install
and robust in use. I need top quality to keep international
long-distance calls cheap (quick and few in number, thanks to
minimal errors).
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