"Jim P." wrote:
And as a P.S. to my last message, in order to test the configuration, you will
need to install AGAIN.... But it does make a weird kind of sense--big change
between 7.0 and 7.1 relative to IDE was the out of the box UDMA66 support--a
code development that would demand performance to specifications more closely
than 7.0.
Civileme
Just think how sharp your install skills are, then go forth and give help and
make profit....<g>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Attn: Civileme
>
> > "Jim P." wrote:
> >
> > > Civileme wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Jim P." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > see bottom for latest output
> > > > >
> > > > > Civileme wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > root wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > here are the outputs you requested...and I also discovered my
> floppy
> > > > > > > drive doesn't work either...and it is just a plain old 1.44 3
> 1/2
> > > > > > > drive...nothing elaborate about it...the only drives I can
> access are
> > > > > > > the 2 windoze drives...no cdrw or floppy output at all.....hope
> this
> > > > > > > will finally get this going....I like the distro...hate the
> problems
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jim
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here is the dmesg output:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Linux version 2.2.16-9mdk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> (gcc
> > > > > > > version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)) #1 Thu Jun 22 17:04:01 PDT
> 2000
> > > > > > > Detected 451020 kHz processor.
> > > > > > > ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi
> > > > > > > Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
> > > > > > > Calibrating delay loop... 897.84 BogoMIPS
> > > > > > > Memory: 127608k/131008k available (1228k kernel code, 412k
> reserved,
> > > > > > > 1688k data, 72k init, 0k bigmem)
> > > > > > > Dentry hash table entries: 262144 (order 9, 2048k)
> > > > > > > Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k)
> > > > > > > Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k)
> > > > > > > VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized
> > > > > > > CPU: L1 I Cache: 32K L1 D Cache: 32K
> > > > > > > CPU: L2 Cache: 256K
> > > > > > > CPU: AMD AMD-K6(tm) 3D+ Processor stepping 01
> > > > > > > Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error
> reporting.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
> > > > > > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
> > > > > > > mtrr: v1.35a (19990819) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > > > > > > PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb4f0
> > > > > > > PCI: Using configuration type 1
> > > > > > > PCI: Probing PCI hardware
> > > > > > > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
> > > > > > > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> > > > > > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
> > > > > > > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
> > > > > > > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
> > > > > > > TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536)
> > > > > > > Initializing RT netlink socket
> > > > > > > Starting kswapd v 1.5
> > > > > > > Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
> > > > > > > Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ
> enabled
> > > > > > > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > > > > > > ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> > > > > > > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> > > > > > > apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.13)
> > > > > > > Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
> > > > > > > RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
> > > > > > > Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.30
> > > > > > > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override
> with
> > > > > > > idebus=xx
> > > > > > > ALI15X3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 78
> > > > > > > ALI15X3: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> > > > > > > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA,
> hdb:DMA
> > > > > > > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA,
> hdd:pio
> > > > > > > hda: WDC AC310200R, ATA DISK drive
> > > > > > > hdb: Maxtor 84320D4, ATA DISK drive
> > > > > > > hdc: CREATIVE CD-RW RW4224E, ATAPI CDROM drive
> > > > > > > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> > > > > > > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> > > > > > > hda: WDC AC310200R, 9787MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=1247/255/63,
> UDMA(66)
> > > > > > > hdb: Maxtor 84320D4, 4120MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=525/255/63,
> UDMA(33)
> > > > > > > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> > > > > > > FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
> > > > > > > md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12
> > > > > > > raid5: measuring checksumming speed
> > > > > > > raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines
> > > > > > > pII_mmx : 953.643 MB/sec
> > > > > > > p5_mmx : 921.639 MB/sec
> > > > > > > 8regs : 619.506 MB/sec
> > > > > > > 32regs : 441.579 MB/sec
> > > > > > > using fastest function: pII_mmx (953.643 MB/sec)
> > > > > > > scsi : 0 hosts.
> > > > > > > scsi : detected total.
> > > > > > > md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
> > > > > > > Partition check:
> > > > > > > hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 >
> > > > > > > hdb: hdb1
> > > > > > > autodetecting RAID arrays
> > > > > > > autorun ...
> > > > > > > ... autorun DONE.
> > > > > > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> > > > > > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 72k freed
> > > > > > > Adding Swap: 248968k swap-space (priority -1)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [root@localhost /root]# cat /proc/pci
> > > > > > > PCI devices found:
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
> > > > > > > Host bridge: Acer Labs M1541 Aladdin V (rev 4).
> > > > > > > Slow devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32.
> > > > > > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe0000000].
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
> > > > > > > PCI bridge: Acer Labs M5243 AGP (rev 4).
> > > > > > > Slow devsel. Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=12.
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 2, function 0:
> > > > > > > USB Controller: Acer Labs M5237 USB (rev 3).
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11.
> Master
> > > > > > > Capable. Late
> > > > > > > ncy=32. Max Lat=80.
> > > > > > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9001000 [0xe9001000].
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
> > > > > > > ISA bridge: Acer Labs M1533 Aladdin IV (rev 195).
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 9, function 0:
> > > > > > > Ethernet controller: Realtek 8139 (rev 16).
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 5. Master
> > > > > > > Capable. Laten
> > > > > > > cy=32. Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64.
> > > > > > > I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001].
> > > > > > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe9000000 [0xe9000000].
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
> > > > > > > Multimedia audio controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device
> (rev 5).
> > > > > > > Vendor id=1102. Device id=2.
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 9. Master
> > > > > > > Capable. Laten
> > > > > > > cy=32. Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=20.
> > > > > > > I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401].
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 10, function 1:
> > > > > > > Input device controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev
> 5).
> > > > > > > Vendor id=1102. Device id=7002.
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master
> Capable.
> > > > > > > Latency=32.
> > > > > > > I/O at 0xe800 [0xe801].
> > > > > > > Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
> > > > > > > IDE interface: Acer Labs M5229 TXpro (rev 194).
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master
> Capable.
> > > > > > > Latency=32.
> > > > > > > Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=4.
> > > > > > > I/O at 0xf000 [0xf001].
> > > > > > > Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
> > > > > > > VGA compatible controller: NVidia Unknown device (rev 17).
> > > > > > > Vendor id=10de. Device id=28.
> > > > > > > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10.
> Master
> > > > > > > Capable. Late
> > > > > > > ncy=32. Min Gnt=5.Max Lat=1.
> > > > > > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000000].
> > > > > > > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe6000000 [0xe6000008].
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [root@localhost bin]# cat /usr/bin/lspcidrake
> > > > > > > #!/usr/bin/perl
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > use lib qw(/usr/lib/libDrakX);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > use commands;
> > > > > > > commands::lspci;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [root@localhost bin]# cat /etc/fstab
> > > > > > > /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> > > > > > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> > > > > > > /dev/hda7 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
> > > > > > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
> ro,nosuid,noauto,exec,user,nodev
> > > > > > > 0 0
> > > > > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat
> > > > > > > sync,nosuid,noauto,user,nodev,unhide 0 0
> > > > > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
> > > > > > > /dev/hdb1 /mnt/win_c2 vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
> > > > > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > > > > > /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yipes
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Take a while to analyze--your CDRW is being accessed as a DMA
> device, it
> > > > > > appears.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now this is the 7.1 with an updated kernel, I would guess....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Your floppy should have filetype auto, not vfat, for /dev/fd0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > try bringing up a Konsole
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # su
> > > > > > password: (root password)
> > > > > > # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and record the error message, if any--escape it with a ctrl-c if
> it hangs
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, we need to see if the module is loaded
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # cat /proc/modules
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If this doesn't show
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ide-scsi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > then
> > > > > >
> > > > > > we need to run
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # modprobe ide-scsi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and try the console mount again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Civileme
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now, on the floppy.... Lessee what happens on the CD with these
> > > > > > tests.--there may be a voodoo resolution of the floppy. Of
> course, Remove
> > > > > > and reseating the floppy cable could resolve it as well as an auto
> for fs
> > > > > > type.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Civileme
> > > > >
> > > > > here ya go............LOL
> > > > >
> > > > > [root@localhost /root]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> > > > > mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/cdrom as a block device
> > > > > (maybe `insmod driver'?)
> > > > >
> > > > > [root@localhost /root]# cat /proc/modules
> > > > > keybdev 1832 0 (unused)
> > > > > usbkbd 2788 0 (unused)
> > > > > input 3104 0 [keybdev usbkbd]
> > > > > usb-storage 12324 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> > > > > usb-ohci 14952 0 (unused)
> > > > > usbcore 48648 0 [usbkbd usb-storage usb-ohci]
> > > > > autofs 9540 1 (autoclean)
> > > > > irda 84353 1
> > > > > rtl8139 11812 1 (autoclean)
> > > > > emu10k1 50948 0
> > > > > soundcore 3748 4 [emu10k1]
> > > > > nls_cp437 3912 4 (autoclean)
> > > > > vfat 11164 2 (autoclean)
> > > > > fat 32864 2 (autoclean) [vfat]
> > > > >
> > > > > [root@localhost /root]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> > > > > /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> > > > > mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting
> read-only
> > > > > mount: No medium found
> > > > >
> > > > > that was after the modprobe ide-scsi
> > > > >
> > > > > and the drive is again locked and running....at this point I have to
> > > > > completely power down and do a cold boot or the cdrw will not be
> recognized
> > > > > by the bios on a warm boot...and yes there is a cdrom in the drive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > Holy smoke!
> > > >
> > > > OK we do have a problem--and I have duplicated it here. With
> supermount
> > > > disabled, so is the CDRW 'cause the ide-scsi module is NOT being
> loaded.
> > > >
> > > > Now your drive works under 7.0 but not under 7.1 and mine (same drive)
> works
> > > > under both--plus your floppy is dinged under 7.1 but not 7.0 or
> windows.....
> > > > Where did you obtain the 7.1 stuff and when? Did you run md5sum on
> it? I am
> > > > suspecting a media error at this point--something corrupt in
> transmission
> > > > and/or burning, or if not corrupt eccentric enough to make a bad read.
> > > >
> > > > And when you load the appropriate module to handle the CDROM, you get
> the
> > > > lockup---Again I would suspect the media or the source or transmission
> of the
> > > > data.
> > > >
> > > > Civileme
> > >
> > > sorry I didn't completely think out my answer....how do you run md5sum
> on the
> > > copy? this particular copy is about a week old.
> > >
> > > I am running a cable modem so it is only about an hour download for
> me....and 70
> > > minutes to burn one cd and 35 on the other....I can do again...any
> suggested site
> > > to download from? if location is important I am in Florida real near
> Tampa
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/ISO/Mandrake/
> >
> > mandrake71-inst.iso and mandrake71-ext.iso are the files
> >
> > and the md5 directory gives you the checks
> >
> > 856517be74c2bfa50ea9e67d60e23052 mandrake71-ext.iso
> > 644c64f905e4db4f80ce4c419548f1d4 mandrake71-inst.iso
> >
> > # md5sum -b mandrake71-ext.iso should show the same result as the first
> > # md5sum -b mandrake71-inst.iso should show the same result as the second.
> >
> > Civileme
> >
> Another download...another burn...another failure...same thing happening
> with the new download and cd....no changes
>
> Jim
