Linux-Hardware Digest #778, Volume #13 Tue, 24 Oct 00 20:13:03 EDT
Contents:
Re: ata100 (a7v) and linux ("Clifton T. Sharp Jr.")
Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator (Edward Lee)
Re: IDE Device Driver - EXT2 (Edward Lee)
Re: DirecPC card
Re: Faster Linux on 486 (Sinner from the Prairy)
conexant HSF rockwell modem ("José Hernández")
Re: Faster Linux on 486 (Jeff McWilliams)
Re: IDE hardware Raid 5 & Linux? (Jeff McWilliams)
need help with scsi adapter ("starbux")
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ÊÔÑ飡 ("´º·ç´µÓÖÉú")
Re: avermedia tv98 (bt878) no sound ("tony dearson")
Audio (Aleksandar Petkovic)
HD detection on AIC-7880 (Patrick van Laake)
RH7 and Crystal CS4237B (Charlie Zender)
Re: dual cpus and linux (Alessio De Paoli)
Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch (Ton)
Re: Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch (Ton)
Re: Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch (Hal Burgiss)
Problems with SB Live and SuSE 7.0 (Morten Barth-Nilsen)
kyocera fs-1000 laser printer (pete)
Re: recompiling the kernel: how to find drivers (lynx)
Re: IDE Device Driver - EXT2 ("John Hall")
Re: Please recommend a webcam and good SW for it. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator ("John Hall")
SCSI recommendation, please ("Jorge Alvarez")
Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator
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From: "Clifton T. Sharp Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ata100 (a7v) and linux
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:35:52 -0500
Andreas Förster wrote:
> When trying to install Linux (SuSE 7.0) when my WD 30GB-drive is connected
> to the ATA100-connector, it always says, that it can't find a harddisk.
Check the jumpers on the hard drive. Yes, again. There are THREE settings;
only drive on the channel, master with a slave attached, slave attached
to a master. If you have another drive on the channel, check THOSE jumpers.
Yes, again.
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:48:32 -0700
Merlin wrote:
> Evidence Eliminator
>
> When you access the Internet, your computer keeps permanent hidden records
> of your activity for months or years, including web sites visited,
> documents, pictures, videos and sounds. This is a serious threat to the
> legitimate surfer's privacy. Evidence Eliminator is a solution to this
> problem. It analyzes and protects your whole hard drive and defeats all
> known Forensic Analysis Software.To download, Go Here
> http://www.evidence-eliminator.com/main.shtml?A1564
I already have one, it's called "mke2fs" and "tar" from known good images.
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE Device Driver - EXT2
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:11:32 -0700
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DirecPC card
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:30:18 -0000
James:
I read Tyler's reply. The "setserial" method won't work. :-)
Be that as it may, I do have a use for the card in an NT machine that I
keep for consumers. If you would like to sell it, please contact me.
Thank you.
Mike
James wrote:
>
>
> I have a DirecPC satellite internet connection. A DirecPC PCI card is
> part of this system. Anyone able to get to this to run with Linux?
> Thanks
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From: Sinner from the Prairy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Faster Linux on 486
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:51:53 -0400
"David N. Haney" wrote:
> Linux Gurus:
> I am installing Linux on an old 486 (actually AMDs 486/Pentium 133).
> I have tried both Caldera and Red Hat. The problem that I run into
> is that they seem VERY slow, not only in graphics mode but just in
> text server mode. I was wondering if there is a streamlined version
> of Linux that runs better on the older 486s. I thought I would make
> this a firewall/mailserver/printserver, but with the speeds that
> I have been able to get, it is much better as a Windows machine.
> Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.
Hi there,
Mandrake ships distributions compiled specially for 486. They also have ISO
images. Check them at http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Hope this helps
Regards,
Sinner
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From: "José Hernández" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: conexant HSF rockwell modem
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:24:07 GMT
Hi! I'm trying to install the driver tha's suposed to be working well with
mi winmodem in linux (olitec drv , I found it in "winmodems are not
modems.org", but I can't install it. I follow the instructions as is
depicted in http://www.olitec.com/pci56kv2.html
But after unziping it, when I write ./ins_all I'm told to look the .log
file, and it says lin_hsf.inf
"No matching file .inf found". But there is an lin_hsf.inf in the PCI_56K_V2
directory. What could be the problem? Thanks for your help!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Faster Linux on 486
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:26:24 GMT
You might want to try a Debian distribution.
My perception is that Debian by default installs
fewer apps and services by default than SUSE or RedHat.
Jeff
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Subject: Re: IDE hardware Raid 5 & Linux?
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:35:08 GMT
www.3ware.com - though it seems our DNS servers can't find that DOMAIN
today.
JEff
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From: "starbux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: need help with scsi adapter
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:11:39 GMT
Hi,
i just bought an agfascan 1236s scanner and it comes with an AHA-1505AE/AI
scsi card. I read that this card can be used with the 152x driver.
Could anyone help me out here? insmod 152x.c returns "card is busy".
scsi support is enabled in kernel, etc...
i really need help there. thx
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From: "´º·ç´µÓÖÉú" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ÊÔÑ飡
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:40:55 +0800
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Subject: ÊÔÑ飡
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:41:50 +0800
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From: "tony dearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: avermedia tv98 (bt878) no sound
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:24:29 +0100
Reply-To: "tony dearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I had exactly the same problem with hauppauge (bt878). Only solved it by
downloading the non-kernel bttv tarball, compilling and installing that and
making a note of how that installed the various modules (video4linux, i2c
etc and with what parameters). Then I copied the insmod lines to the
relevant rc.d (local) and reverted to using the kernel modules. When I
re-install I simply re-edit the rc.d file and it works.
Regards
Tony
(BTW that was swith redhat 6, 6.1, 6.2)
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From: Aleksandar Petkovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Audio
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 17:48:56 -0400
Hi all,
How would I go about playing audio CDs (I was told they can't be
mounted)? Also how can I configure my sound (ie. soundcard, etc.), and
lastly what are some good CD/Mp3 players out there, for Linux? I run
RH6.1 w/KDE, and the latest Kernel. Thanks a lot!
Aleksandar Petkovic
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From: Patrick van Laake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.scsi
Subject: HD detection on AIC-7880
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:44:22 -0600
Hi,
I'm running Mandrake 7.1 on a PII-233 with on-board AIC-7880. I have 2
HDs and a CD-ROM on my system. The CD-ROM and one HD are 8bit devices,
but I use converters to put them on a 68pin cable, together with the
second HD. On a previous installation everything was fine, Mandrake 6.0
saw everything and all was peace. Now however, Mandrake only mounts the
first HD and the CD. Strangely enough, at boot time a device is detected
on ID 8 (second HD). Snippet from kern.log:
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x
(EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.29/3.2.4
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: <Adaptec AIC-7880 Ultra SCSI host
adapter>
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: scsi : 1 host.
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: (scsi0:0:2:0) Synchronous at 20.0
Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Vendor: QUANTUM Model: FIREBALL
ST4.3S Rev: 0F0C
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Type:
Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0,
id 2, lun 0
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: (scsi0:0:4:0) Synchronous at 10.0
Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Vendor: MATSHITA Model: CD-R
CW-7502 Rev: 4.05
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Type:
CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel
0, id 4, lun 0
>> HD2 >>Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: (scsi0:0:8:0) Synchronous at 40.0 Mbyte/sec,
>offset 8.
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 8x/8x writer xa/form2
cdda tray
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes.
Sectors= 8471232 [4136 MB] [4.1 GB]
Oct 24 10:10:04 kaos kernel: sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 < sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8
>
Termination is fine, because Win95 and NT4 see everything (yes, I know,
it's my own fault, all that M$ junk on my toy, but unfortunately Linux
can't yet do everything for me :-(( ) So, here things end for Linux.
Anybody any hints?
Patrick
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From: Charlie Zender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: RH7 and Crystal CS4237B
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 14:50:58 -0700
Hi,
I'm trying to get RealPlayer audio/video streaming on my
RedHat Linux 7.0 intel system, a dual processor Dell PIII
Precision 610 with an integrated Crystal CS4237B soundchip
(soundblaster compatible).
The error message from the Real Audio 7.01 Unix player is:
"Cannot open audio device, another application may be using it"
How can I determine what other application, if any, is indeed using
the audio device? Is there a test program which will tell me
whether the problem is a hardware or software problem?
I have RealPlayer working fine on RedHat 7 on my laptop, so I know
this is possible as long as the hardware is supported.
Thanks,
Charlie
--
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Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine CA 92697-3100
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From: Alessio De Paoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dual cpus and linux
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 23:32:20 +0200
Only if you are using a kernel compiled with smp enabled.
Alex
William Fong wrote:
>
> Yes, Linux automatically detects and uses both CPUs.
>
> -will
>
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>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8t2319$fo5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hello,
> >
> > This is my first time emailing this list. Please excuse me if my
> > questions are too dumb.
> >
> > I was wondering about a dual cpu (Compaq) system working with linux.
> > If I install say Red hat 7 on a dual cpu Compaq system, during the
> > installation process, would the o.s. detect the dual cpus by itself,
> > and work with both cpus in delegating tasks/processes among them. In
> > other words, is it simple to get linux to work with a dual cpu Compaq
> > system and recognize automatically that there are two cpus and work
> > with both? Or do I have to do something (or a bunch of things) during
> > the installation process to make linux recognize and work with both
> > cpus.
> >
> > Thanks for any input!
> >
> > -john
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
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From: Ton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:20:52 +0200
Hi,
After a few weeks of playing around with RH7 and its default kernel, and
trying to patch it in a simple way just to get dma working on a PIIX
bridge (Intel 440LX), it seemed to work. But...
1. The first two lines at boot (hda=.. hdb=..) still show "pio" at all
modes, while (U)DMA and DMA is shown now for both drives after the drive
listing, which is correct, since there is a UDMA-2 (Win) and a PIO 4
(Linux) in the system. BIOS setup ok, udma and lba enabled etc.
2. Read performance of the Linux disk after enabling dma and other
hdparm options, is _exactly_ the same as before applying the patch,
which is about 4.8MB/sec. (about 14 for the first hd).
So the only thing new is the proper recognition of the disk, exept for
the fact that the chs values are still needed as kernel params,
otherwise physical chars are shown (which makes no difference in
performance either).
Is this some form of misconfiguration? What if not?
Ton
--
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'So if you want my address, it's number one at the end of the bar..'
(Fish)
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From: Ton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:26:18 +0200
Ton wrote:
[cut]
"..still show "pio" at all modes.."
I ment "for all drives.." (which are hda and hdc)
Ton
--
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'So if you want my address, it's number one at the end of the bar..' (Fish)
"Windows as a rule does not crash for no reason. There is always a
reason, but finding it may take a little time."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Still not happy with dma usage after ide patch
Reply-To: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:37:36 GMT
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:20:52 +0200, Ton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Is this some form of misconfiguration? What if not?
Have you tried 'hdparm -d1 /dev/hda'. Depending on how you compiled your
kernel, you may have to take this extra step. man hdparm for other
tricks.
Also, I would suggest bonnie for hd benchmarking. At least, here it
is more reliable.
--
Hal B
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:34:31 +0100
From: Morten Barth-Nilsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with SB Live and SuSE 7.0
HI,
I have a SB Live on a SuSE installation and this is really doing my head
in.
I have tried to follow quite a few setup procedures, but no luck.
Trying to use the Yast2 for setup and it tells me the following:
"The kernel module snd-card-emu10k1 for sound support could not be
loaded."
And that's what it tells me.
Can someone help me out on this one
Cheers
Barth
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From: pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: kyocera fs-1000 laser printer
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:43:28 +1100
Hi all,
I bought and installed a Kyocera FS-1000 printer, and it prints fine under
linux. Running printtool, there were no Kyocera printers listed, so I
pretended to have a Brother HL1240, and that's what is spec'd in my
/etc/printcap file. It seems to work fine - I printed some complicated
graphincs and the output was acceptable. Sometimes I think the text is a
little light. My question is: does anyone suggest an alternative printer
type to be specified in /etc/printcap that will produce a higher print
quality? It's not that I'm unhappy with it - I just wonder of it could be
better.
Thanks,
peter
--
The FS-1000 can do 600x600, but my /etc/printcap file says
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet2p 300x300 a4 {} BrotherHL1240 Default {}
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
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From: lynx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: recompiling the kernel: how to find drivers
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:57:00 -0500
"Nathaniel Hekman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, in
<gDiJ5.1761$953.9590@read1>:
> I guess there are three drivers I need to figure out.
> 1) the video card--I can probably find that one pretty easily
that's XFree's problem, really.
> 2) the SCSI controller--couldn't find something that looked like a
> match, but obviously it's working so there must be one.
look through your system logfiles to find whatever (if any) messages the
driver puts out on initializing (you meant it works under linux, right?)
and these will probably tell you.
> 3) an ethernet driver--again it is working, so it must have found a
> driver, but I don't know how to tell which it's using.
see above. `less /var/log/messages'.
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From: "John Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE Device Driver - EXT2
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 23:59:45 GMT
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8t4gl4$evf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> determined to change the rules of Internet infrastructure and create the
At least adhere to the rules of common courtesy, dick, and take your ads
elsewhere.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Please recommend a webcam and good SW for it.
Date: 25 Oct 2000 00:00:52 GMT
Hello folks! I would like to hear from those of you who use
your webcam under Linux - which brand/model is most hassle-free
to set up, and what software do I need to join chat forums on
the net? I use an old Celeron 450A on an old Abit BH6 mobo, so I hope a
USB webcam will work on the BH6 USB port. I am thinking of buying
the Philips Vesta Pro webcam, any opinions?
Thank you
/Erik A.
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From: "John Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:03:40 GMT
...and the FBI keeps lists of people who buy this software with their credit
cards...
http://moron.shutdown.com
> Merlin wrote:
>
> > Evidence Eliminator
> >
> > When you access the Internet, your computer keeps permanent hidden
records
> > of your activity for months or years, including web sites visited,
> > documents, pictures, videos and sounds. This is a serious threat to the
> > legitimate surfer's privacy. Evidence Eliminator is a solution to this
> > problem. It analyzes and protects your whole hard drive and defeats all
> > known Forensic Analysis Software.To download, Go Here
> > http://www.evidence-eliminator.com/main.shtml?A1564
>
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From: "Jorge Alvarez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI recommendation, please
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:12:36 -0500
Hi there,
For the first time, I need to install Linux using a SCSI hard drive and
controller on a Pentium III based server. I have installed Linux on many IDE
drives in the past, but never on SCSI hardware.
I find the process intimidating. Could someone please recommend me a proven
controller/hard drive SCSI combo solution that works great with Linux? I
need a HD of 20GB approx. I would like the controller/HD to be recognized by
the Linux installation process, as I do not want to install drivers by hand.
Hope I am not asking too much! :-)
Many, many thanks in advance and Best Regards,
Jorge Alvarez.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Protect yourself and your computer get Evidence Eliminator
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:07:43 GMT
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:03:40 GMT, John Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>...and the FBI keeps lists of people who buy this software with their credit
>cards...
wrong newsgroup. Try alt.paranoid.conspiracy-theories
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