Linux-Hardware Digest #833, Volume #12 Wed, 10 May 00 02:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Quick Script help! ("shawn")
Re: can only see 31G of 40G hard drive (macabre)
Re: RH6.1 on ExtremeRaid 1100 (macabre)
Re: System Doesn't Recognize USR 56k Modem (macabre)
Re: CD-ROM Changer (macabre)
Re: DVD-RAM? with Linux? (macabre)
Re: I cant install because the linux installation wont recognize my cd-rom (macabre)
Re: Indybox Computers (macabre)
Re: tv output (macabre)
Re: Problem with upper PCMCIA Socket on HP800, but only when running Windows95
(macabre)
Re: ISDN COnnection How to? (macabre)
Re: Do any New Distributions Have the USB Backport? (macabre)
Re: my PS/2 mouse doesn't work (or my IRQ 12 ?) (macabre)
Re: Server Keyboard, Mouse & Monitor Frozen (Adam Haeder)
Re: S3 Trio 3D/2X bombs on Red Hat 6.1 ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Canon BJC-2000 AND WORDPERFECT 8 LINUX (Rod Smith)
Weird CD Rom Problem (nospamvei.net)
Re: Building PC for Audio Editing.. Help! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Bug in kernels >=2.2.14 ("Andre Smit")
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From: "shawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Quick Script help!
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 21:15:27 -0800
try
#! /bin/sh
cd /etc/Rollemup; ./Rollemup
-Shawn
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I just need a little help on writing a quick easy little script.
>
> I am trying to get a ./whatiwantfile file to work from a script. I need
> to do this because I cannot execute the application file directly. I
> want to link to the script from my desktop or KDE Button.
>
> I did this once before but had to reformat my HD and lost the script. I
> tried to edit an already existing script to do what I want. I typed in
> the commands and saved the file and then tried to link to it, but I kept
> getting "cannot open /etc/???/???" It worked before but I don't know
> what I have done different this time.
>
> Here is an example of what I did:
>
> #! /bin/sh
> cd /etc/Rollemup
> ./Rollemup
>
> this is what I typed and it worked the first time. I am trying to get
> Rollemup Pinball to play. I saved the file as "rollem"
>
> Harry Thompson Biloxi MS
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can only see 31G of 40G hard drive
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:24:40 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Vince Waldon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm running a ASUS P5A-B motherboard, RedHat 6.2, and attempting to add
> a Maxtor Diamondmax 40G hard drive. Unfortunately I can only get Linux
> to recognize 31G.
>
> The motherboard has been flashed and properly recognizes all 40G.
> hdparm reports CurCHS of 16383/16/63 and CurSects=66060037 with LBA on
> and LBAsects=80041248. fdisk recognizes the actual drive geometry
> (4982/255/63) which works out to the correct number of LBAsects, but
> after a mke2fs du reports only 31G on the drive.
>
> I've read thru the Large Drive HOWTO and tried all the tricks including
> removing the drive from the BIOS, trying NORMAL and LARGE along with
> LBA,etc. A scan thru deja suggests halving the cylinders and doubling
> the heads, but this is not possible as this drive has 255 heads already.
>
> I see lots of people talking about how they've added 10G to their
> system... anyone got any tricks on how ???
>
>
> Thanks in advance !!
>
> Vince
>
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH6.1 on ExtremeRaid 1100
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:25:00 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek Lee) wrote:
> I am building the following web server and would like some comment
> from anyone with a similar setup.
>
> Supermicro PIIIDME
> Dual P3 667MHz
> 512MB P133 SDRAM
> Mylex ExtremeRAID 1100 16MB
> Seagate 9.1 Cheetah 10000rpm (3 drive RAID 5)
> Seagate Scorpion 24 STD224000N-SB
>
> Plan to run RedHat 6.1
>
> Is it true that RH will not boot from the Raid drives?
>
> Do I need to have a EIDE drive to boot from?
>
> Can I connect the DAT drive to one of the ExtremeRAID's scsi channels
> or do I need to get the PIIIDM3 or PIIIDM6 instead?
>
> Are there actually any advantages for me to use the DM3 or DM6 instead
> of the DME in this particular system?
>
> Is the PIIIDME a good choice or is it still going thru teething problems?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input.
>
> Derek
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: System Doesn't Recognize USR 56k Modem
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:25:28 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, jon wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm new to Linux. I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on my dell P2 233
> computer and the modem is not recognized by the system. I have a USR
> 56k v.90 internal voice/fax modem and jumpers are set to COM 2,
> Interrupt 3. My modem is NOT a Winmodem. According to the installation
>
> guide, at the $ sign I'm supposed to type in "ln -s /dev/ttyS1
> /dev/modem". I did several times and now i get the message "In:
> /dev/modem: file exists". Lothar does not recognize the modem at all.
> How do I manually install this modem. Any help would be truly
> appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Also, should I be making these changes from "username@localhost /root"
> or "root@localhost /root"?
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-ROM Changer
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:25:38 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, W R Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I have added a Panasonic SQ-TC520N 5-disc CD changer to my system.
> Although I can umount /cdrom and manually press the front panel
> buttons, is there software to allow me to mount all 5 cd's in the
> drive as I can in DOS and Windows?
>
> Thanks!
> Ray
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD-RAM? with Linux?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:25:50 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there any planned support for DVD-RW (RAM)? I back-up to CD-RW right
> now, but I'm running out of room. I don't care about watching movies
> with the thing, I just want one piece of media for all my back-ups.
> Also, does/will cdrecord support DVD-RW?
>
> -Scott Ecker
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I cant install because the linux installation wont recognize my cd-rom
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:26:02 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i have a H45 technology CD-ROM model QuickCD24, it is a external parellel
> port cd-rom, i need to know if there is somekind of generic driver THAT
> WILL work for my cd-rom that is a msdos based driver or something......i
> need to get installed!! thanx you
>
> tim
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Indybox Computers
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:26:15 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Becky & Gus Palandri
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone have any reviews of Indybox computer? Please email me
> anything you know about Indybox computers to my email address.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gus Palandri
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: tv output
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:26:28 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, uni2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hello,
> i have a ati rage mobility with tv out. what can i do for activate the
> tv out?
> could somebody tell me steps for viewing dvd on linux?
> Thank in advance
>
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with upper PCMCIA Socket on HP800, but only when running
Windows95
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:26:40 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am having trouble with the upper socket of the PCMCIA sockets. In
> Windows 95, the uppoer socket gives a single low beep when a card is
> inserted, and the card is identified simply as "Socket 1" as opposed to
> modem, ATA card, or CDROM. These items all work fine in the lower socket
> under Windows 95. The upper socket also works fine under Linux (I have
> linux on a separate partition on the hard drive). I have completely
> reinstalled Windows 95, and this behavior continues. Any Ideas? (Other
> than just don't do windows ;)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brian McIlvaine
>
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISDN COnnection How to?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:26:54 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <Qy%H4.28127$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ramon Albertí"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tengo un modem Wisecom RDSI interno , lo configuro como ttySI o algo asi.
> Me lo detecta OK, osea:
>
> ATZ --- OK
> AT&E 932345000 (mi nodo teleline) ----OK
> CONNECTTED
>
> y de ahi no paso
> ni verificando nombre de usuario y contrasenya ni na
>
>
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Do any New Distributions Have the USB Backport?
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:27:07 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <emwH4.2988$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Joseph Kopec"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Several distributions have recently come out with the 2.2.14 kernel --
> Mandrake7.0, SuSE 6.4 and Red Hat 6.2. Do any of them have the USB backport
> compiled into the kernel? I realize its still more-or-less experimental,
> but I seem to recall seeing some Mandrake material (from their web site,
> perhaps) suggesting that they had USB support in 7.0. Thanks in advance.
>
>
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From: macabre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: my PS/2 mouse doesn't work (or my IRQ 12 ?)
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:27:20 GMT
http://www.utter-macabre.com
In article <8ck1o3$6tb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Isaac Santaolalla Solórzano
<is05562@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello...
>
> I'm a spanish linux user, and I recently upgraded my PC into a PIII 450, with
> an ASUS P3B-F mainboard. The mouse is a logitech PS/2 attached to a PS/2
> connector. Under DOS the mouse works flawlessly, under W98 mouse works
> perfectly... Under my Slakware 7.0.0 (2.2.13) PS/2 port is detected, but my
> irq 12 "doesn't appear" in /proc/interrupts. Then if I load gpm, my whole
> linux box gets severlly hanged. If I run X, again when trying to deal with the
> mouse, the linux box again gets hanged... (a COLD reset is needed! :(
>
> I boot the kernel with loadlin under DOS.
> in the mainboard I've set that my BOOT-OS hasn't PNP. (I boot DOS)
> Trying to temper with setserial/isapnp/many-things, I ONCE was able to enable
> IRQ 12 in /proc/interrupts (I almost died of joy! :), then I ran XF86Setup,
> everything was seeming OK, I changed to tty1 (ctrl+alt+F1), I changed back to
> X (alt-F7), and my mouse again locked...
>
> I'm real sad, as I'm not specially newbie (or maybe yes! :), and I'm real
> tired of having a linux box without X for 5 months...
> Any hint??
>
> THANKS in advance...
>
>
> Isaac Santaolalla
> _________________________________________________________________________
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> One of the most grateful things you can find
> is causing intelligent laugh on an intelligent girl
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
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From: Adam Haeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Server Keyboard, Mouse & Monitor Frozen
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:37:51 GMT
Steve Crossan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a Linux server running RedHat 6.0 (HP E60 Server) & the keyboard,
> mouse and monitor have frozen ( num lock light doesn't work). I can
> telnet to the machine, and all it's daemons are working fine, just seems
> to be these three devices have stopped working. Anyone know a good trick
> to re-start them - possibly by sending some signal to the devices?
If you unplug the keyboard and plug it back in, do you get anything? Do the
Num Lock/Caps Lock/Scroll Lock lights blink when you plug it back in?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Trio 3D/2X bombs on Red Hat 6.1
Date: 10 May 2000 04:30:56 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: K6-2 450 MHz processor, 128 Megs of RAM, and a generic AGP video board
: with the S3 TRIO 3D/2X chipset and 8 Megs of video ram on board.
: XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
: (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
: Release Date: August 23 1999
: If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
: than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
: problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Please do.
: Operating System: Linux 2.2.5-22smp i686 [ELF]
SMP ?????? What?
: s3_savage, s3_virge, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090,
Looks OK, but check with xfree86.org.
: (**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "My Video Card"
: (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Samsung SyncMaster 3"
: (--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 35.16 kHz. Deleted.
: (--) SVGA: Mode "640x400" needs hsync freq of 37.86 kHz. Deleted.
What did you set? It's rejecting everything based on your hsync values!
: (--) SVGA: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 36.46 kHz. Deleted.
: (--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 37.88 kHz. Deleted.
: (--) SVGA: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 43.27 kHz. Deleted.
: (--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 43.92 kHz. Deleted.
: (**) FontPath set to "unix/:-1"
Bad idea.
: (--) SVGA: PCI: S3 Trio3D/2X rev 2, Memory @ 0xd8000000
: (--) SVGA: S3V: Trio3D/2X rev 2, Linear FB @ 0xd8000000
: (--) SVGA: Detected S3 Trio3D/2X
: (--) SVGA: using driver for chipset "s3_virge"
: (--) SVGA: videoram: 0k
: (--) SVGA: Ramdac speed: 170 MHz
: (--) SVGA: Detected current MCLK value of 100.227 MHz
: (--) SVGA: chipset: s3_virge
: (--) SVGA: videoram: 0k
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Uh. Seems obvious that you have to tell it how much ram you have!
: (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
: (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 170.000 MHz
: (--) SVGA: Mode "640x400" requires -640 of videoram, only -1024 is
: available
Etc.
: It seems to be telling me that there is no RAM on the video card. I
: told the Xconfigurator that there was 8 Megs there. What am I doing
: wrong, or better yet, what can I do to remedy this problem? Any help
Edit your XF86Config, please! Who cares what you told XConfigurator
or other gui.
Peter
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Canon BJC-2000 AND WORDPERFECT 8 LINUX
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 04:47:04 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I know the BJC-600 works under Linux for a BJC-2000. Under WordPerfect
> however I am having difficulties. Anyone been sucessful or have clues for a
> similiar driver?
Most people who ask questions like this (for any printer) have tried to
select a printer driver in WP for Linux for that particular model. A
simpler approach is often to use a PostScript driver and print through the
usual printer queue, letting Ghostscript do the conversion. The QMS
magicolor driver works well for most color inkjets. For more information,
check my WP fonts & printers web page:
http://www.rodsbooks.com/wpfonts/
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: daddison@(nospam)vei.net
Subject: Weird CD Rom Problem
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 01:39:32 -0500
I'm running Mandrake 7.0. The system will recognize my 50x ATAPI CD Rom if I am using
a data disk. But if I attempt to play a music CD kdfm tells me "Could not list
directory contents file:/mnt/cdrom/". If I use the Gnome or KDE CD player, they both
show that the CD Rom is empty. Why will it run data CDs but not music?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject: Re: Building PC for Audio Editing.. Help!
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 05:50:52 GMT
On 8 May 2000 14:51:00 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Robert Hampf) wrote:
>How do the STUDI/O and Linux like each other? What drivers would you
>recommend? Are there any limitations to what features of the card you
>can use under Linux?
>
>rh
>
Works really well with the OSS driver, although it is still a beta
driver. It does not yet support record/playback with two ADATs
simultaneously, but the "one ADAT + stereo S/PDIF" mode (which is what
I am using) works fine. There is no graphical interface to the control
panel, so be prepared for manually editing configuration files.
4-Front who writes the OSS drivers is a commersial company so you will
have to pay for the driver, $80 or so for the STUDI/O option.
Can't remember the OSS web adress at the moment, but check
http://www.sonorus.com for a link to the Linux driver.
frank
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From: "Andre Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Re: Bug in kernels >=2.2.14
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 07:55:34 +0200
I had the same problem with a tulip PCI card, worked fine then I upgraded to
2.1.19 and now its "dead"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8f3d9i$tbd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I believe there is a bug (or undocumented change of behavior) in kernels
> >=2.2.14. My NICs work in 2.2.13 and 2.2.14pre4, but not in 2.2.14 or
> 2.2.15.
>
> The problem is that I have a PCI NE2000 card, and a 3com 3c905b card.
> Both are stated to be recognized by the kernel on boot (no problems or
> differences in the dmesg for 2.2.13 and 2.2.14), but ifup on my eth1
> (the NE2000 NIC) works on 2.2.13 works and doesn't on 2.2.14. It is
> very frustrating. I'm sure that I have the kernel configured correctly
> since I've been updating my kernel with every release without a problem
> until now, and the settings are all the same as before...
>
> Could it be that there is a new dhcp client to be used with the latest
> kernels and the old ones don't work?
> Could it be that there is a bug that was overlooked in the latest kernel
> releases?
>
> I've done extensive research on this topic in the newsgroups and
> although there are others that have had this problem, there doesn't
> seem to be any answers...
>
> Could someone post an answer (if known) and cc:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ?
>
>
> Charlton
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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