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Linux-Hardware Digest #976, Volume #10 Tue, 10 Aug 99 16:13:43 EDT
Contents:
Re: Modules don't work after kernel compile ("Gerry Chu")
Fujitsu Lifebook sound blaster problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dell computers - IRQ problems with kernel 2.2.x ("Derek R. Dreyer")
Re: Dell computers - IRQ problems with kernel 2.2.x ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Have you installed Linux on an IBM 300GL ? (Derrick Boucher)
Older model RS6000 port? ("Kaj-Michael Lang")
parallel port cards (Yan Seiner)
Re: no-hlt and CPU temperature (Bo B)
Re: hard drive ultra dma mode 4 problem?
boot commands ("Shari L.")
Re: Linux, Promise Ultra/33, SCS (QuestionExchange)
no-hlt and CPU temperature (Bo B)
Re: Can not Get Rid of Virtual Display on a Dell Latitude CPi. (Howard Mann)
using setserial to change irq on serial port (Jan Cernohorsky)
HELP... weird problem ("Klement, Christopher (EXCHANGE:CRK:5T31)")
Re: 486 and monochrome - no outp (QuestionExchange)
Re: Memory Price Increase, why? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: parallel port zip and redhat 6.0 (David Demmin)
video proplems ("Elliot L. Friedman")
Re: cheap ethernet card recognit (QuestionExchange)
Re: volume cuts out (QuestionExchange)
Installing linux on a ATA/66 drive (Josh Davis)
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From: "Gerry Chu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modules don't work after kernel compile
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:27:41 +0100
Did you do make mrproper, make (x)(menu)config,make dep,make clean, make
modules, and make modules_install?
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:7okkme$23f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> HELP! I must be doing something wrong here.
>
> I have red hat 6.0 and a dual processor computer. I can not
> get my modules to work after I recompile a new kernel.
>
> When I boot to the new kernel, it will stop at the first instance of a
> module. I can not boot at all if I compile my scsi controller as a
> module.
>
> If I compile all my critical stuff as non-modules, the non-critical
> stuff won't work (like my sound card). Changing these modules
> to non-modules and re-compiling fixes the problem.
>
> I have attached a note I wrote myself on compiling a
> new kernel. What am doing wrong?
>
> Many thanks,
> --Tony
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Please email me as well as respond to the news group (my nntp server
> only gets back about 1 in 10 replies and I have to dig them out out
> dejanews).
>
>
> ------------------ Note on compiling a kernel:------------
> 1) login as root
>
>
> 2) cd /usr/src/linux
>
>
> 3) startx
>
>
> 4) Note: Red Hat 5.2 and lower: If you are compiling an SMP (multiple
> processors) kernel,
> edit "Makefile" and set SMP=1 (note that "1" stands for true not
> the number of processors)
>
>
> 5) make xconfig
> Make desired changes
> Red Hat 6.0 and higher: for SMP support is enabled in "Processor Type
> and Features". You
> also must turn off APM support in "General" AND enable "Enhanced Real
> Time Support"
> in Character Devices
>
>
> 6) make dep; make clean
>
>
> 7) "make zImage" or "make bzImage" if the kernel is large
>
>
> 8) compile your modules:
> a) move the old modules out of the way. Example:
> mv /lib/modules/2.2.5-15 /lib/modules/2.2.5-15-old
>
> b) run "make modules"
>
> c) run "make modules_install"
>
> Now make an empty .rhkvmtag in the new modules directory. Example:
> touch /lib/modules/<version>/.rhkvmtag
> touch /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/.rhkvmtag
>
>
> 9) cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /boot/vmlinuz.smp
> or
> cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz.smp
>
> Note: change vmlinuz.smp's name as needed. NEVER overwrite the
> original kernel.
>
> Also, update /boot/System.map from the System.map found in the linux
> directory after compilation
> mv /boot/System.map /boot/System.map.000
> cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/.
>
> And, make a backup copy of /boot/module-info (not the link, but the
> file pointed to by the link)
>
>
> 10) fix initrd image:
> turn on module loopback device
> insmod loop
>
> create new module dependancy file
> depmod -av
>
> create a new initrd in the boot directory with mkinitrd. Make
> sure that
> the lilo.conf entry points to it. Examples:
> /sbin/mkinitrd /boot/<newinitrd-image> <version>
> /sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd.smp.img 2.2.5-15
>
> Note: 2.2.5-15 is the current version of the modules you are
> using (see "ls -alg /lib/modules"); subsitute your version
>
>
> 11) edit /etc/lilo.conf as needed. Example:
>
> boot=/dev/sda5
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> append="mem=131072K"
> default=linux.smp
> #default=linux
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/vmlinuz.smp
> label=linux.smp
> root=/dev/sda5
> initrd=/boot/initrd.smp.img
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15smp
> label=linux
> root=/dev/sda5
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.5-15smp.img
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15
> label=linux-up
> root=/dev/sda5
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.5-15.img
> read-only
> other=/dev/sda1
> label=dos
> table=/dev/sda
>
>
> 12) run "lilo". Fix any error that pop up with 10 & 11
>
>
> 13) shutdown -r now
>
>
> 14) after reboot, update .rhkvmtag:
> cat /proc/version > /lib/modules/<version>/.rhkvmtag
> cat /proc/version > /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/.rhkvmtag
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Fujitsu Lifebook sound blaster problems
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:43:38 GMT
Hello,
I have a Fujitsu Lifebook C353 running SuSE 6.1 with kernel 2.2.10
I cannot get the sound working properly.
When I set the sound option in the kernel on boot up we get the message
that the card is 8 bit only and may not be fully compatible.
I have tried using the MAD16 settings instead of the Sound blaster ones
I have also tried comiling the kernel with both soundblaste and MAD16
and it is not working. (with MAD 16 alone I get nothing at all)
The Bios says the following;
Base 220-22F
FM 388-38B
WSS 530-53F
IRQ 5
DMA 1
DMA 0
Would appreciate any help
Kiggundu
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From: "Derek R. Dreyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,com.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Dell computers - IRQ problems with kernel 2.2.x
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:53:03 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I've been having rather serious problems with several Dell computers
> and what appear to be IRQ problems. All 3 computers hang after some
> variable amount of time (usually within 1-3 days) with the same error:
>
> kernel: eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e481.
> Temporarily disabling functions (7b7e)
Check out
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html#dell
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/irq-conflict.html
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/pr440fx.html
I can't tell you anything more than what it says on these pages, but I just
bought a Dell and am concerned, too.
Derek
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,com.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Dell computers - IRQ problems with kernel 2.2.x
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 17:00:15 GMT
Hi,
We are having the same error "eth1: too much work
in interrupt status e481 temporarily disabling
(7b7e)". We are running RH6, kernel 2.2.5-22 with
2 3c905b's using IRQs 10 and 11. The system is our
router (a modified Gateway P90 with a Cyrix 200
chip and 24megs) and was running fine for the
first few days. I guess it hung after the 2nd or
3rd day, and required a hardware reboot.
Any solutions are greatly appreciated! ;) TIA
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mark Lumsden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been having rather serious problems with
several Dell computers
> and what appear to be IRQ problems. All 3
computers hang after some
> variable amount of time (usually within 1-3
days) with the same error:
>
> kernel: eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status
e481.
> Temporarily disabling functions (7b7e)
>
> After this, the computers freeze and need to be
manually restarted.
>
> All 3 computers functioned fine under kernel 2.0
and the problems only
> appeared after upgrading.
>
> In one computer, 2.2 seemed to work fine and the
problem only appeared
> after a scsi card was added to the system.
>
> Details of the systems:
>
> System 1: Dual PII 300; Scsi hard disks (no
ide); 3c905 ethernet card
> Currently running 2.2.10
> System 2: Dual PII 300; IDE hard disks (no
scsi); 3c905 ethernet card
> Currently running 2.2.10
> System 3: Single PII 450; IDE hard disk; 1 Scsi
adapter with cd-writer
> attached; 3c905b ethernet card.
> Currently running 2.2.10-ac12
(needed to detect scsi
> card)
>
> Any help would be appreciated
> Mark
>
>
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From: Derrick Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Have you installed Linux on an IBM 300GL ?
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:12:33 GMT
Hi all,
If you have successfully installed a recent version of Linux on a
recent IBM 300GL (Pentium II or Pentium III) machine please email me and
let me know. I'm trying to justify the purchase of a new machine as a
dual-purpose W95/Linux box.
Please respond only if you KNOW it will/will not work. (I know it *should*
work.....)
Additional considerations you may want to know:
I'll be ordering an internal ZIP drive for it.
Configured with 256Mb RAM.
Ethernet.
SuSE 6.1 is my preferred variety of Linux.
Please email your response.
Thank you!!!!!
Derrick
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From: "Kaj-Michael Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Older model RS6000 port?
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 17:22:07 GMT
Is there someone porting Linux to the older model RS6000 computers ?
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From: Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: parallel port cards
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:37:07 -0400
Does anyone know of a parallel port card that can serve multiple ports?
Something like the many intelligent serial cards that are out there. It
would seem to make sense to put four ports on one card (and IRQ), run it
with a processor, and off-load the CPU....
Yan
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From: Bo B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: no-hlt and CPU temperature
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:06:03 -0400
Normally the kernel shuts down the CPU when there is nothing to
process. no-hlt disables this.
I tested this by making the CPU run something and move the mouse. No noise.
But as soon as the CPU finished, the noise came back. With no-hlt option, I
don't get any noise.
I read some comments on the newsgroups, and all dealt with the cause and
solution
of the noise. None with the "side-effects"( like risks to the CPU, MB because
of overheating)
Bo
benjamin j snyder wrote:
> I'm not familiar with 'no-hlt' What exactly does it do? Is it a kernel
> feature, or is it something with slackware?
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bo B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I have an AMD K6-2 450MHZ on a Soyo super7 MB,
> >and a PS2 mouse, which makes a lot of noise when I move it.
> >I run Slackware 4.0 with a 2.2.x kernel.
> >I tried the "no-hlt" option in lilo, and now it stopped making noise.
> >
> >I just wonder if this is a safe (sane?!) option for the CPU.
> >Doesn't it run too hot? Is it dangerous for the MB, unstable for the
> >system?
> >
> >Bo
> >
> >
>
> --
> Ben Snyder
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: hard drive ultra dma mode 4 problem?
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:30:42 GMT
Bob wrote:
>
> --------------D1DECD5FCF5EB1FC7ED7D901
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
> Marios Moutzouris wrote:
>
> > Occasionally i get the following error or warning..
> >
> > hdc: status timeout : status = 0xd0 {Busy}
> > hdc : no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> > ide1 :reset : success
> >
> > can anybody explain what the cause of this message is and how do i fix
> > it..
> >
> > The version of the kernel is the one found in RH6.0
> >
> > thanks
> > m.moutzouris
>
> I haven't seen it with kernel 2.2.*, but did with hdparm
> and 2.1.* sometimes, PIO mode 2 or 3 WD stinky drives.
> No data was lost.
>
> -Bob
[...]
I've had this problem with two harddrives on the same ide interface (hda &
hdb) on the p3-450 I've here (running rh6.0 and its genuine kernel
2.2.5-15 I think). There seems to be synchro problems, the harddrive
not being able to acknowledge some signal - but I can't say more (and
it may even be completely false so don't flame me :)
The solution I found to avoid these warnings was to enable (u)dma support
for ide interface.
You could do it by enabling dma with hdparm (hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc)
or by telling the kernel to enable it at boottime with the
append section in lilo (append= " ide1=dma ").
Anyway, I never lost data even when kernel wrote these warnings but it
may look a bit annoying :)
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From: "Shari L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: boot commands
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:50:08 GMT
Hi. I am attempting to set up Caldera OpenLinux on my system. I am having
troubles with my CD Rom and I have been told previously that I need to
issue a boot command because when I look in the F8 screen, it is
recognizing the CD Rom (Creative 2423E). The instructions I was given did
not tell me where to find a listing of boot parameters. Can someone please
tell me where to look. Thank you.
Shari
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Subject: Re: Linux, Promise Ultra/33, SCS
Date: 10 Aug 1999 19:2:50 GMT
> I am trying to get a Linux box using Redhat 5.2 or 6.0 to
> work with: Promise Ultra/33 UDMA IDE controller it works ifne
> on 8 drives and then I put in the SCSI contreoller tried
> Symbios SCSI conteroller, shows up as 27xx ncr53c875 when scsi
> is on the system works fine when IDE in system works fine If I
> set the boot to SCSI and then put both in the system hangs, no
> msg no nothing on boot. Can someone recommend a combination
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SCSI + Linux == Evil. Remember that equation. However there
are ways. To boot from a SCSI drive, you need initrd and a
couple of other services. Documentation is available at
redhat.com, search for SCSI BOOT and HOWTO. That should return
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From: Bo B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: no-hlt and CPU temperature
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:54:49 -0400
I have an AMD K6-2 450MHZ on a Soyo super7 MB,
and a PS2 mouse, which makes a lot of noise when I move it.
I run Slackware 4.0 with a 2.2.x kernel.
I tried the "no-hlt" option in lilo, and now it stopped making noise.
I just wonder if this is a safe (sane?!) option for the CPU.
Doesn't it run too hot? Is it dangerous for the MB, unstable for the
system?
Bo
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From: Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can not Get Rid of Virtual Display on a Dell Latitude CPi.
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:30:43 GMT
Noah Mays wrote:
>
> I installed RD 6.0 on my Dell Latitude CPi 266xt. I have tried to run
> "xf86config" and selecting that I do not want the Virtual Display, with
no
> luck.
>
> Any ideas?
This may be because you have stipulated multiple modes in the
"screen" section of the XF86Config file.
See : http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/index.html , section D, Q.D.2
> If so please e-mail me.
You may review replies in this public forum at:
http://www.searchlinux.com
Cheers,
Howard Mann.
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From: Jan Cernohorsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: using setserial to change irq on serial port
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:30:43 GMT
I have a SuSE 6.2 Linux installation on a dual processor PII 300 box. The
modem is ISA and on COM3. In the standard setting the irq on the port in
question would like to be irq 4. It needs to be 5. I have tried to use
setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 5
(as root), but it comes back with
"Operation not permitted"
Permissioning as such should not be a problem since I attempt this as
root. Even worse, if I try to call setserial at boot time through the
relevant script in /etc/rc.d/serial
I get the same negative result. Anybody any idea what may be causing this
goofy behaviour of setserial, or any other way to reset my IRQ on that
port ?
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From: "Klement, Christopher (EXCHANGE:CRK:5T31)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: HELP... weird problem
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:09:00 -0400
Hi, I just installed RH6 and it was working fine
for about 10 minutes until i restarted my x session.
then it wouldn't let me open any xterms. in the log
it says that
'there are no available ptys'
arent there 256 ptys? what is gobbling them all up?
i tried being root.. different windows managers...
rebooting the machine... nothing worked. Can anyone
help me here?? Please??
i am using windowMaker - gnome inabled
i dont want to reinstall unless i have to...
thanx...
chris
ps: why doesn't xv come with RH anymore??? what
a pain in the arse
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From: QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 486 and monochrome - no outp
Date: 10 Aug 1999 19:4:45 GMT
> hi, i just installed RH6.0 on an old 486DX66 w/8MB ram and
> 500+ disk everything works fine except for the fact that when
> i boot my custom kernel or a kernel that i built on my PII-
> 233/192MB i see (i use lilo) loading kernel..... uncompressing
> .................. ok now booting and then nothing the
> "disply" adapter is an old monochrome that has also a parallel
> port built on it. the strange thing is that i have output from
> the kernel-2.2.5-22 that came with the cd ( i upgraded from
> kernel-2.2.5-15) TIA, Ohad ps - please cc my email
Because monochrome uses a different memory base (I think its
b000 instead of b800 but i might be backwards) You need to
configure that on the kernel level, so in the console drivers,
make sure you select monochrome adapter. Also, the reason it
works on the old kernel, is they ship with the widest base
possible so they get more computers on a single shipment
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Memory Price Increase, why?
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:24:31 GMT
I was told it was because Micron stopped making chips.
Eric
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Pontius) wrote:
> In article <7ofh2u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin B Willoughby) writes:
> >
> > Does anyone know what has caused the price of memory to up the last
few
> > weeks? I know this is not uncommon for such a product but I have
not really
> > heard what caused this. Short supply? Another plant blowup? Just
wondering.
> >
> > I was looking at picking up a 128M DIMM PC100 for one of my Linux
boxes
> > which went from about $78 a few weeks ago to about $109 the last
few days.
> >
> In case you haven't noticed, the DRAM business has been downright
> BRUTAL for years now. Suppliers have been continually failing to
> make any reasonable amount of money, and been having to invest a
> billion bucks a fab for the chance to fail to make any money.
>
> So there's been a bit of a shakeout. Some number of DRAM suppliers
> have dropped out.
>
> Supply drops, demand stays roughly constant, prices rise.
>
> Dale Pontius
> DEPontius AT usa DOT net
>
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From: David Demmin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Re: parallel port zip and redhat 6.0
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:24:59 -0700
At what step in trying to get the zip drive working does the process
fail.
for example to get my zip drive working I have to..
insmod parport
insmod ppa
mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip
Is there a specific error message that you get?
As I am kinda new to linux also I am not positive about what autoprobe
thing you are talking about but when I set up rh 6.0 and it asked me if
i had any scsi devices (including a parallel port zip drive) i said yes
but it went on to say that it could not detect any such devices. I
shrugged and hit no the next time i came to the scsi prompt and once rh
was installed i was able to get my drive working with the above
procedure.
> > Ian Fiske wrote:
>
> > > hi,
>
> > > i had redhat 5.2 and a parallel port zip drive, and the autodetect
>
> during
>
> > > the install process detected it just fine. but i just installed redhat
>
> > > 6.0 over my 5.2 (not upgrade but overwriting it completetly) and the
>
> > > autoprobe thing doesn't find it! does anyone have any idea why the
>
> newer
>
> > > redhat is not detecting my hardware that the old one could? any help
>
> is
>
> > > greatly appreciated.
>
> > > ian
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From: "Elliot L. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: video proplems
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:02:17 -0400
I am installing Linux 6.0 on a Pentium 350 machine. I have a Speedstar A50
Video card and a Vivitron 17 " monitor. I am having trouble using xf86-SVGA.
It is the server suggested to use by the card. When I run StartX, I get a
dark screen with Icons only. If I put my mouse on an icon, I get no text.
Also if I do open a screen and closeit , the lines of the screen don't
redraw. If I use the Vga server, I get a 320x240 creen which I can't
navigate. I want to use Netscape but need to be able to navigate the screen
to use it. Any help would be appriciated.
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From: QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cheap ethernet card recognit
Date: 10 Aug 1999 19:15:7 GMT
> I am running Linux RedHat 5.2 on a K6 AMD 233 and I am looking
> for a module for a cheap ethernet card I bought. The card I
> would like my system to recognize is labelled "Soho Series" /
> Soho-PCI. Does anyone know if there is a module for this. ? If
> so, could you give some hints or URL's ? I guess I will have to
> recompile the kernel. Thanks for help David
Hi, I bet your NIC is ne2000 compliant. Just use ne2k-
pci.o. Try it with "modprobe ne2k-pci". See if it gets
regocnized with dmesg.. you can configure the interface with
ifconfig. HTH!
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From: QuestionExchange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: volume cuts out
Date: 10 Aug 1999 20:8:44 GMT
> Greets, I have an old Soundblaster 16 card. I have been
> experiencing this problem: When I boot my machine cold, sound
> files play at normal volume - for a while. After Linux (2.2.10)
> has been up for a while, trying to play sound files only gives
> a very low-volume output, and I cannot figure out why. What's
> happening to make the volume cut out? Note that this does not
> pertain to music CDs, which play fine. I'm suspecting that it
> has something to do with the fact that my sound is
> modularized....I have this in /etc/conf.modules: alias sound
> sb options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 But
> this is a recent addition to the file and it did this prior to
> adding the lines. Any ideas? Thanks. ------------------
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Try adding this to your conf.modules: options sound dmabuf=1
Perhaps your sound card can't allocate a DMA buffer? Then,
rmmod all of the sound modules and reload them.
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From: Josh Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Installing linux on a ATA/66 drive
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:30:49 GMT
I have an Abit BP6 motherboard with a WD caviar ATA/66 drive. I would
like to install linux on it but I need support for the HPT366 controller
to see IDE channels 3 and 4. I have found a patch that is supposed to
work at www.kernel.dk/ide/ but I need to figure out how to patch the
kernel on the boot floppy so I can do the original install with ATA/66.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Josh Davis
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