Linux-Hardware Digest #568, Volume #12 Tue, 28 Mar 00 23:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: Linksys Ethernet card problem (edlee)
Re: realigning partitions to cylinder boundaries : sfdisk? (Shashi Rao)
I/O Magic Ultra ATA/66 Controller ("J. Horner")
Re: Looking for the "right" SMP Linux motherboard ... (aggressive (root)
Re: Athlon kernel compile (Ian Board)
Re: My serial port ttyS3 doesn't work (John McDowell)
Re: Soundblaster Live problem (Janet)
iMax DVD/internet Box, Sony Vision Touch, Color PalmCase ("ePlaNet")
Re: Abit UDMA66 - Installation impossible? (John McDowell)
Intel 2100 DSL modem? ("The Supreme Overlord")
Re: Intel 2100 DSL modem? (Rod Smith)
Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs? (Dan Harkless)
Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs? (Dan Harkless)
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From: edlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linksys Ethernet card problem
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:23:26 -0800
Your compiler and/or run-time library may be out-dated. Get at least 2.8.1 or
just download the pre-compiled tulip driver at http://linnix.com.
Mark Atwood wrote:
> Here are some of the lines (out of hundreds) spit out by the compiler:
>
> In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.2.12/include/linux/sched.h:14,
> from tulip.c:88:
> /usr/include/linux/timex.h:159: field `time' has incomplete type
> In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.2.12/include/linux/sched.h:74,
> from tulip.c:88:
> /usr/include/asm/processor.h:285: warning: `struct task_struct' declared
> inside parameter list
> /usr/include/asm/processor.h:285: warning: its scope is only this definition
> or declaration,
> /usr/include/asm/processor.h:285: warning: which is probably not what you
> want.
> /usr/include/asm/processor.h:289: warning: `struct task_struct' declared
> inside parameter list
> /usr/include/asm/softirq.h: In function `start_bh_atomic':
> In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.2.12/include/linux/interrupt.h:52,
> from tulip.c:94:
> /usr/include/asm/softirq.h:60: warning: implicit declaration of function
> `barrier'
> tulip.c: At top level:
> tulip.c:274: parse error before `u16'
> tulip.c:274: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
> tulip.c:278: parse error before `}'
> tulip.c:280: elements of array `pci_tbl' have incomplete type
> tulip.c:281: warning: excess elements in struct initializer after
> `pci_tbl[0]'
> .....
> tulip.c:302: invalid use of undefined type `struct pci_id_info'
> tulip.c:354: parse error before `t21041_csr13'
> tulip.c:354: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `t21041_csr13'
> tulip.c:354: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> ......
> tulip.c:453: parse error before `to_advertise'
> tulip.c:453: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `to_advertise'
> tulip.c:453: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> tulip.c:454: parse error before `advertising'
> tulip.c:454: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `advertising'
> tulip.c:454: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> tulip.c:461: parse error before `}'
> tulip.c: In function `tulip_probe':
> tulip.c:494: warning: implicit declaration of function
> `pcibios_present_R520a75b9'
> tulip.c:498: `u16' undeclared (first use in this function)
> tulip.c:498: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> tulip.c:498: for each function it appears in.)
> tulip.c:498: parse error before `vendor'
> tulip.c:504: warning: implicit declaration of function
> `pcibios_find_class_Ref333f7b'
> tulip.c:506: `PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL' undeclared (first use in this function)
> .......
> tulip.c:956: request for member `newtable' in something not a structure or
> union
> tulip.c:957: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:963: request for member `name' in something not a structure or union
> tulip.c:964: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:977: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> tulip.c:982: parse error before `)'
> tulip.c:986: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:991: parse error before `csrvals'
> tulip.c:994: `csrvals' undeclared (first use in this function)
> tulip.c:994: parse error before `)'
> tulip.c:998: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:1003: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:1004: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> tulip.c:1004: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
> tulip.c:1004: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
> tulip.c:1004: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
> tulip.c:1004: parse error before `)'
> tulip.c:1011: parse error before `media'
> tulip.c:1014: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> tulip.c:1018: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
> tulip.c:1018: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
> tulip.c:1019: `GFP_KERNEL' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ......
> tulip.c:1026: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> tulip.c:1028: parse error before string constant
> ......
> ......
> tulip.c:1053: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> tulip.c:1054: parse error before string constant
> tulip.c:1053: warning: unused variable `bp'
> tulip.c:1059: parse error before string constant
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11
>
> The .... were added by me to signify hundreds of error messages that I
> removed to make this thing more readable.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Mark
> +-}
>
> "LhD Administrator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8bqhdb$148$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > In article <1rUD4.96$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > "Mark Atwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I have a Linksys LNE100TX card installed in an Amptron PM8600C MB
> > using a
> > > Cyrix P166+. The driver disk that came with the card has a file
> > ("tulip.c")
> > > to be compiled in order to replace the current tulip driver on my
> > system.
> > Yes, that's annoying, the fact that the latest version of this card
> > *requires* a hacked tulip.c. Check out
> > http://www.linhardware.com/db/dispproduct.cgi?DISP?45
> > > Pretty good instructions except, when I followed them, I received
> > multiple
> > > "file not found" error messages. I'm certain this is a path problem,
> > since
> > > I found all of the files noted in the tulip.c file.
> > You could just compile it into the latest kernel by replacing its copy
> > of the file. Could you post the error messages you actually get.
> > --
> > LhD Administrator
> > Linux Hardware Database
> > http://www.linhardware.com
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
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From: Shashi Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: realigning partitions to cylinder boundaries : sfdisk?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:09:49 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: /dev/hda2 is the box containing your logical partitions
: hda5-hda11. Increase the starting value 8401995
: and decrease the size 27005265 by the same amount.
: (If you have a boot loader there you will have to reinstall
: that of course.)
: For example, use
: /dev/hda2 : start= 16000740, size=19406520, Id= 5
:
: (And if things do not start on a cylinder boundary,
: that doesnt matter at all.)
:
:
i tried, but it refused to let me change things. sfdisk -s /dev/hda2
reports a size of 1. and so, a size of 19406520 (for instance) does not
seem to work. any ideas?
shashi
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From: "J. Horner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: I/O Magic Ultra ATA/66 Controller
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:29:25 -0500
Does anyone have any experience getting the I/O Magic Ultra
ATA/66 controller working in Linux? They say it has the Promise
chipset, but I don't know.
Please remove the 'no spam' from my email address.
--
J. J. Horner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knoxlug.org
System has been up: 1 day.
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Looking for the "right" SMP Linux motherboard ... (aggressive
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:46:03 GMT
The board he's referring to is the Abit BP6. It's a dual socket 370
motherboard
with a very good rep. You should be able to find the Abit BP6 at a huge
number of vendors.
Yes, he's referring to overclocking the CPU from 550 to 733. To do so,
you'll want to use
two Pentium III 550E processors. The "E" on the end means it's a
Coppermine chip, which has
256k of full speed cache, and runs on a 100mhz bus. If you want to
overclock, the 500E, 550E and 600E chips are golden. Avoid the non-"E"
chips if overclocking is your goal. They have 512k of
cache that runs at 1/2 bus speed. They'll overclock, but usually not to
the degree the
"E" chips will. And avoid the "B" series chips if you want to overclock.
They're designed to run on a
133mhz bus, so they leave very little room to overclock by increasing the
bus speed.
The 550E is probably the "safest" overclocking bet (IMHO). You're almost
garunteed 733mhz. Many people have hit 825mhz or more. The 600E is a
little less of a "safe" bet, but if you're shooting for
over 800mhz, it's probably the best way to go because you won't have to
increase the bus speed as much to get there as you would on a 550. But a
600 to 800mhz is a slightly higher risk of failure than a 550 to 733mhz.
The odds of hitting it are still in your favor, though.
Powerleap is a brand name. They make an adaptor that will run on PPGA
boards (PPGA is the socket 370 format, like the socket Celerons run on).
The adaptor converts the PPGA socket to be compatible with the FC-PGA chips
(Like the 550E Pentium III). the 550E FC-PGA chip will fit in an Abit BP6
without the adaptor, but it won't work. You'll need the adaptors to run
two Pentium IIIs in the BP6.
Alternately, you could look for a dual slot 1 board and run dual slot 1
550E chips. But the BP6 has built such a rep as a good dual board that I'd
personally pick it, and get the adaptors.
If you DO pick up the BP6, do some reasearch on the heatsinks you pick up.
The BP6 can be picky about which ones fit, if I remember right.
Best of luck,
Jase
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris Rankin wrote:
> Karlo Szabo wrote:
> > BP6, no questions about it.
> >
> > Can run 550E @ 733 no problems with PC133 ram and powerleap PPGA to
> > FCPGA converters.
>
> Thanks, but can you elaborate please? For instance, who makes this
> "BP6"? I am presuming that this is a model number. I assume that you are
> also saying that the board can be safely overclocked from 550 MHz to 733
> MHz provided I use 500E Pentium II/III(? I lose track - there have been
> so many incarnations of the Pentium) chips. However the rest of the
> sentence seems to come straight from an episode of Star Trek :-) !
>
> Cheers,
> Chris.
>
> (PS: As you might guess, this is my first SMP experiment. I am trying to
> get it "right" because I know I'm going to be stuck with it for a looong
> time ...)
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From: Ian Board <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Athlon kernel compile
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:48:53 GMT
Janet wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to compile kernel 2.2.14 for my athlon box and was wondering
> whether to enable MTRR (there have been a lot of posts about needing to
> disable it in earlier kernel versions; what about this one?). Also, which
> processor type should I choose?
>
> Thanks,
> Janet
I have MTTR set on mine - as I recall, it is an optimization that has to
do with not caching writes through the AGP port (in that case, it is
fine, since I am using AGP card).
For processor type, I use 486- I did the same thing when I had a
pentium-pro box. Again - it works fine.
Hope this helps -
Ian
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From: John McDowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: My serial port ttyS3 doesn't work
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:56:29 GMT
If you can set your modem to Com 1, IRQ 4/ 03f8-03FF, ttyS00 will
work.......at least it did in my 2 Linux machines. If the modem has
jumpers, this is a piece of cake. Set to 16550A
ttyS01 is Com 2, IRQ 3/orf8 and ttS02 is Com 3, IRQ 4/03e8
Good Luck,
Fuzz
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:23:07 GMT, Gustin Kiffney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>[posted and mailed]
>
>Could you post the output of /proc/interrupts and /proc/ioports
>anyway? There might be a clue in there which could help. Also,
>you say it was working under Windows 98. If you boot to Windows
>98 and check under settings|control panel|system|device manager|ports
>and check the Resources Tab (just as a sanity check to see that Windows
>has the same idea that you do about the jumper settings ... there
>are some things windows does better than linux, and
>detecting/configuring certain kinds of hardware is one of them ..)
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have been trying for some time without success to
>> get my "ttyS3" port to work. I'm stumped. Can
>> anyone help me? Here are some details...
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live problem
Date: 28 Mar 2000 19:13:06 -0800
Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to use the emu10k1 module at
> http://opensource.creative.com
> Unfortunately, whenever I try to load the module (which compiles fine), I
> get
> emu10k1.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> I disabled PnP OS in the BIOS, but my kernel is compiled with PnP
> support. Do I need to get rid of that, or is there some other problem?
Ok, I recompiled my kernel without PnP support. I still get the same
error. There are no modules loaded when I try to modprobe emu10k1.
soundocre is loaded fine, but emu10k1 is still unhappy =(.
Janet
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From: "ePlaNet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.dcom.videoconf,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.video,comp.os.os2.setup.video,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,comp.sys.acorn.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.hp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hard
Subject: iMax DVD/internet Box, Sony Vision Touch, Color PalmCase
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:50:50 +0800
iMax DVD / internet Box - Designed to play Universal Code DVD ROMs, the iMax
DVD set top box features IGS Graphics with seamless DVD playback (FULL
screen playback without borders) on your big TV (LCD) Screen while allowing
simultaneously surfing on the internet on your VGA Monitor.
Sony Vision Touch - You can control audio and video program sources through
on-screen computer operations.
Color Palm Case
Mini Book Size Computer
URL - http://www.eplanet.com.hk
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From: John McDowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Abit UDMA66 - Installation impossible?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:32:41 GMT
I have UDMA 66 on my Abit mobo and installing Mandrake 7.02 was
simple. The install program prompted that I allow it to make a
modification to my install disk. I accepted and the change was made
automatically and the install ran to completion. You can download the
MDK 7.02 iso by going to the Mandrake url.
Good Luck,
Fuzz
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:27:11 +0100, "Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm using my HDD's with "Abit Hod Rod UDMA66" - Controller. Now, I wanted to
>install Suse Linux 6.1, but YAST can't find my HDD's. Only the CD-ROM's
>(Adaptec 2940...) are found. Is there a driver available, or is it
>impossible to install Linux with this Controller?
>
>Frank
>
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From: "The Supreme Overlord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Intel 2100 DSL modem?
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:58:04 -0000
Can anyone tell me if the Intel 2100 internal DSL modem works under Linux?
I don't have the modem yet, and it costs $150 or so, and I was wondering if
I could get it or if I'd have to get an external DSL modem, which for some
reason costs nearly $300.
Thanks,
SupremeOverlord
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Intel 2100 DSL modem?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:46:51 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <8brrl5$6jo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"The Supreme Overlord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Can anyone tell me if the Intel 2100 internal DSL modem works under Linux?
AFAIK, no. AFAIK, the only internal DSL modem to work in Linux is the
Diamond 1MM.
> I don't have the modem yet, and it costs $150 or so, and I was wondering if
> I could get it or if I'd have to get an external DSL modem, which for some
> reason costs nearly $300.
You may be able to get something for less on eBay, but be careful -- DSL
modems aren't nearly as standardized as are conventional modems. You'd do
best to acquire a list of compatible equipment from your DSL provider, or
at least check with them on specific devices before placing a bid.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & WordPerfect for Linux
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From: Dan Harkless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs?
Date: 29 Mar 2000 03:53:34 GMT
Harry Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >I know some people are saying, "Use whatever you want," but has anyone
> >actually used 4K SIMMs in an Optra?
>
> I am doubt those who are doing so successfully are going to trouble
> themselves to learn the specs of what works.
Well, that's a shame, as they could help out everyone in the future for whom
this question comes up -- not just me.
> You are certainly right about one thing: I speculated only about the
> refresh rating. But to extend the argument: if the objective is use, why
> not try to cheaply acquire an 8, 16 or 32 meg stick of whatever is
> cheapest and guaranteed to work in your brother-in-law's 486. nowhere
> else. all other speces be hanged?
If you mean why not buy RAM that'll work for something else if it doesn't
work for the Optra, I don't have any other uses for such RAM. If you mean
why not use an old 486 as a guide to what should work, I'm back to the same
situation of the vendors telling me I can't buy the cheap 4K stuff.
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From: Dan Harkless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs?
Date: 29 Mar 2000 03:57:33 GMT
William L. Hartzell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes;
> Stores here allow us to return for in-store credit memory (15 day time
> limit) towards another purchase.
The cheapest places I've found online charge a restocking fee.
> Buy what you think will work, try it.
> However it works, you just became the expert, instead of relying on
> third hand info. It seems that there is no one who has tried your
> scenario and is will to report.
Well, I was hoping someone could either refute or corroborate the "4K SIMMs
won't work in old PCs" thing, whether or not they were in the same situation
as me with the Optra. I guess I should have crossposted to
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc. ;^>
> So whatever you do, please report.
That I will.
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