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Hardware compatability
Post 4090 by cantcatchme on Wednesday 18th of July 2001 10:05:03 AM
07-18-2001
Hardware compatability
One thing I am learning is that it is hard to find hardware that is compatiple with unix (correct me if I am wrong).
I have now installed Corel's version of Linux.
How do you know when a piece of hardware (e.g. network card) is or is not working in Unix.
I go to the Control centre and see all the hardware listed.
I have been popping in various types of network cards in the hopes that it will help get me network going.
(I am using internet connection sharing thru a hub from a win2000 machine across my home network)
As I said I see all the hardware listed, but how do you tell if it is working.
For example.
Under Network adapter is says this:
Description: Realtek 8129 PCI network
Manufacturer: Realtek Semiconductor Co. ltd.
Device: Unknown
Driver: ne2k-pci.o (as a pop up menu)
PCI information
Vendor ID: 0x10EC
Card ID: 0x8029
Slot number: 10
PCI info: 0x10EC, 0x8029, 10
Does all this mean its working?
Another thing:
Is it possible to add new drivers made by manufacturers?
And one more thing.
If Corel says that they support the 3C905 card- Does this mean that is will work for the 3C905B-TX and the 3C905C-TMX cards?
This unix thing is really wild, Its so nice to put windows in the background. I feel like I am five with a new toy!
Thanks to all who read and/or help
CCM
I have now installed Corel's version of Linux.
How do you know when a piece of hardware (e.g. network card) is or is not working in Unix.
I go to the Control centre and see all the hardware listed.
I have been popping in various types of network cards in the hopes that it will help get me network going.
(I am using internet connection sharing thru a hub from a win2000 machine across my home network)
As I said I see all the hardware listed, but how do you tell if it is working.
For example.
Under Network adapter is says this:
Description: Realtek 8129 PCI network
Manufacturer: Realtek Semiconductor Co. ltd.
Device: Unknown
Driver: ne2k-pci.o (as a pop up menu)
PCI information
Vendor ID: 0x10EC
Card ID: 0x8029
Slot number: 10
PCI info: 0x10EC, 0x8029, 10
Does all this mean its working?
Another thing:
Is it possible to add new drivers made by manufacturers?
And one more thing.
If Corel says that they support the 3C905 card- Does this mean that is will work for the 3C905B-TX and the 3C905C-TMX cards?
This unix thing is really wild, Its so nice to put windows in the background. I feel like I am five with a new toy!
Thanks to all who read and/or help
CCM
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gvid_no_claim_dev
gvid_no_claim_dev(5) File Formats Manual gvid_no_claim_dev(5) NAME
gvid_no_claim_dev - PCI Vendor/Device ID that the gvid graphics driver will not claim VALUES
Failsafe Default Allowed values Recommended values Specific to the device you wish to prevent from claiming. DESCRIPTION
This tunable specifies the PCI Vendor ID and/or Device ID of a graphics device that the HP graphics driver should not claim. The graphics driver was designed to be a general purpose driver for all PCI graphics cards. As a result, the driver will attempt to claim any PCI graphics display device found on the system. This can be a problem for graphics device developers who need their own graphics driver to claim their own graphics device. The value of will specify a PCI Vendor ID and/or Device ID of a graphics card that the gvid graphics driver should not claim. It is a 32 bit number, with the upper 16 bits containing the PCI Vendor ID and the lower 16 bits containing the PCI Device ID. Either the Vendor ID or Device ID can use a wildcard value of For example, if is set to the value the driver will ignore graphics devices with a PCI Vendor ID of and a Device ID of If is set to the driver will not claim any graphics cards with a Vendor ID of regardless of the Device ID. Who Is Expected to Change This Tunable? Anyone who wishes the graphics driver to ignore a specific graphics device. This will typically be someone writing their own graphics driver for their own hardware. Restrictions on Changing Changes to this tunable take effect at the next reboot. What Other Tunables Should Be Changed at the Same Time? None. WARNINGS
All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific. This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in future releases of HP-UX. Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors, may cause changes to tunable parameter values. After installation, some tunable parameters may no longer be at the default or recommended values. For information about the effects of installation on tun- able values, consult the documentation for the kernel software being installed. For information about optional kernel software that was factory installed on your system, see at AUTHOR
was developed by HP. Tunable Kernel Parameters gvid_no_claim_dev(5)