Linux-Hardware Digest #898, Volume #9 Thu, 1 Apr 99 19:13:27 EST
Contents:
RedHat 5.2 and SB 32 (Keith Rhodes)
Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0 (Shimpei Yamashita)
Modem/internet not working ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Can't install Iomega ZIPparallel drive (Anthony Campbell)
Re: FINALLY, IT HAS ARRIVED! IBM Deskstar 22GXP - Get ready to pHEAR! (Rod Roark)
Help: Mag Innovision LX 1564L G (Mark Shaw)
Re: Modem/internet not working (Matthew Huggett)
Re: Auto-shutdown in Linux? (Brian Leavitt)
Re: Getting Linux to detect > 2G of RAM (John Cavan)
Re: HP DeskJet 510 under Linux (garv)
Re: Problem with printer HP Deskjet 895Cxi & kernel 2.2 (garv)
Re: am I alone in probs with XFree86 (Brian Leavitt)
Re: Slow ethernet LAN driving me crazy!! ("Stavros C. Kassinos")
Half/Full duplex on 3c905 ("Stavros C. Kassinos")
Re: Is Windows for idiots? (Don Baccus)
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From: Keith Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: RedHat 5.2 and SB 32
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:17:38 +0200
Well, I'm still having a spot of bother with my SB32...
As root, running /usr/sbin/sndconfig gives me first of
all a hint along the lines of:
Try adding VERIFYLD N at the start of your script
without telling me which scripts.
Then I get:
An error occurred while opening /dev/audio
So, I've tried adding VERIFYLD N to /etc/isapnp.conf, but
that doesn't seem to work.
Reading /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/Documentation/sound/Soundblaster
gave me a clue: I did this:
# modprobe sound
# insmod uart401
# insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
# cat /usr/share/afterstep/desktop/sounds/cowbell.au > /dev/dsp
# cat /usr/share/afterstep/desktop/sounds/cowbell.au > /dev/audio
AND I HEARD A COWBELLish noise.
So it looks to me as if sound is already there as a module.
Now, where do I need to add those first three lines so that
my SB32 wakes up at boot time?
Thanks in advance,
Keith.
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From: Shimpei Yamashita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Idea: Make a seperate "i686" tree for Redhat Linux 6.0
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:21:18 +0100
Enkidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> there is a pristine source in the source rpm along with
>> redhat's patches which are distinct diff files. you can still
>> apply your own patches. you can remove the redhat patches.
>>
>Indeed you can, unless you are prepared to take the risk of losing
>some feature in the process!
Like what? Creating RPM packages out of your modification? That
can be arranged by editing the .spec file that gets installed when
you unpack a .src.rpm file. Comment out the patches that you don't
want applied, add in patches you do want applied.
Really, I don't see what "feature" you are missing here.
>You could, of course, look at the
>diffs, look at your patch (which you may have got elsewhere), and
>try to figure out what will fit and what you want and what will
>really happen. Great fun, I'm sure.
I fail to see your point. If you derive no joy out of tinkering with
source code, what are you doing with the pristine source code in the
first place? As for reconciling various patches from various different
people, that's something you will *always* have to deal with, whether
you run RedHat or not.
>> yes there are. no one makes you use redhat. if you do not
>> care for redhat, do not use it. redhat does have actual
>> problems. i challenge you to find them and not just make up
>> random lies.
>>
>I'm sorry that I am nor a follower of the One True Red Hat
>religion. I challenge you to point out where I lied. For what it
>is worth, I've not had any problem with my copy of Redhat. It's
>pretty neat so long as you don't mind being led by the nose.
Nobody says you *have* to use RPM. You can do rm -rf /var/lib/rpm
immediately after the installation is over, and never have to deal
with the rpm command ever again. Of course, this means you get to
hand-compile every new and updated software in the future, and you can
forget about updating to future versions of RedHat without a complete
re-install, but since you don't seem to like packaging....
--
Shimpei Yamashita <http://www.submm.caltech.edu/%7Eshimpei/>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Modem/internet not working
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 22:42:47 GMT
I have entered all thr right info in linuxconf's client taks's section, I
have set up my modem using the correct com port, and when running Usernet (or
is it Netuser), nothing happens, well it runs the ppp script but nothing
happens to my phone line and no noises come from my modem.
I suspect it is my modem because I cannot seem to get mincom to work - I can't
type anything in to it when it is ran.
I'm baffled by this one, can anyone help?
-Mark.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Campbell)
Subject: Re: Can't install Iomega ZIPparallel drive
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 22:22:24 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 01 Apr 1999 21:10:10 GMT, Anthony Campbell
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:09:26 GMT, Piniek aka Piotr Ingling
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Dnia Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:30:06 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony
>>Campbell) napisa�(a):
>>
>>>I have installed an Iomega ZIP 100 parallel drive and it works under DOS. I
>>>have read the HOWTO but there seem to be some differences relative to the
>>>latest kernel (2.2.5), which I'm using.
>>>
>>Yeah, you've read but probably not carefully enough, otherwise...
>>[...]
>>>imm: Version 2.03 (for Linux 2.0.0)
>>...you would spot that imm is for ZIP Plus 100 and ZIP 250 drives ONLY. It
>>DOESN'T work with ZIP 100 drives. For ZIP 100 you should use ppa.
>>
>> Piotr Ingling
>>
>> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Yes, you were quite right - thank you! I changed the driver to ppa and the
disk has now come to life.
Anthony
>"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
>Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
>
--
Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.achc.demon.co.uk
"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.cdr,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Subject: Re: FINALLY, IT HAS ARRIVED! IBM Deskstar 22GXP - Get ready to pHEAR!
Date: 1 Apr 1999 19:24:11 GMT
Lee Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>George Amherst wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>|Lee Sharp wrote:
>|> George Amherst wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>|> |$599 is way too much for that drive. Wait a little while and it will
>|> |come down. It will also be cheaper somewhere else.
>|> |Even though they are not in stock yet at TechStore.com, the 18GB version
>|> |is listed at $342 and the 22GB version is there at $434.
>|> Often, CDW will price match, or at least come closer. Also, they ship
>|> for less than most. Keep in mind the total cost when ordering.
>|Somehow I doubt that TechStore would charge $150 for shipping, which,
>|even if they did, would still make it a bargain over CDW. Of course, if
>|you absolutely HAVE to have the drive now, then $599 is fine, right?
> Did you miss the "price match?" I have had them come %25 off to get
>close, and shipping made up the small difference that was left. Overnight
>shipping was cheaper with CDW that UPS ground with the shopper.com cheapest.
Personally I'd rather do business with a company that offers low prices
(and doesn't spam the newsgroups) as a matter of policy, than one that
only reduces their price when I can prove that they have to.
-- Rod
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Sunset Systems Preconfigured Linux Computers
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Shaw)
Subject: Help: Mag Innovision LX 1564L G
Date: 31 Mar 1999 19:12:03 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A friend has one of these monitors and needs the refresh and sync
rates so he can set up XFree.
Anyone know where this data can be obtained? Mag's website is no
help at all, and their support dept doesn't answer email....
Thanks in advance, and if responding via email see demunging instruc-
tions below.
--
Mark Shaw
My opinions only
PGP public key available at ftp.netcom.com:/pub/ms/mshaw
(to email me, remove any mythical beasts from my address)
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From: Matthew Huggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem/internet not working
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 07:21:23 -0800
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When you try to enter a command in minicom, does nothing happen at all,
or does it just take an abnormally long amount of time for any thing to
happen. If there is no response from minicom for a long time, the irq
for your modem/serial port could be set wrong. E.g., mine should have
been cua2 irq 9, but was cua2 irq 3, so login took too long and my
connection timed-out. If this is true for you, try using setserial to
set the irq. If you're dual booting with Win95 you could check for the
appropriate irq there.
--
Matthew Huggett
211-2125 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1H7
Canada
tel- 604.734.7060
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When you try to enter a command in minicom, does nothing happen at all,
or does it just take an abnormally long amount of time for any thing to
happen. If there is no response from minicom for a long time, the
irq for your modem/serial port could be set wrong. E.g., mine should
have been cua2 irq 9, but was cua2 irq 3, so login took too long and my
connection timed-out. If this is true for you, try using setserial
to set the irq. If you're dual booting with Win95 you could check
for the appropriate irq there.
<PRE>--
Matthew Huggett
211-2125 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1H7
Canada
tel- 604.734.7060</PRE>
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From: Brian Leavitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Auto-shutdown in Linux?
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 23:31:15 +0000
I fianlly got this working when I upgraded to kernel 2.2.5. i just compiled in
APM (start at boot, shutdown on halt and a few other options for the suspend mode)
and it works great! I also set (in the BIOS of an asus P2BS) the power up on
power restore and it turns on when i turn on my Surge suppressor.
Michael Wagner wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> |> Yup ...
> |>
> |> do a search on www.dejanews.com in comp.os.linux.{hardware/misc/setup}
> |> for halt, poweroff, and inittab ... in the last month
>
> A 'shutdown -h now' works great for me...
>
> You have to have the apropriate switch in the kernal enabled though. Look
> under APM options...
>
> --
> The basic rule is this: Never support weakness; always support strength.
> --The Bene Gesserit Coda.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> <http://www.in.tum.de/~wagnemic/>
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From: John Cavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Getting Linux to detect > 2G of RAM
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 23:26:38 GMT
You didn't say which kernel version, but I am assuming 2.0.x. So, I
suspect you will need 2.2.x kernels to see the 4gb if it's possible. Geez,
I wish I had this machine... :o)
Tim Wood wrote:
> Hi
>
> Our company has recently purchased a new machine which has (amongst
> other things ) 4 Gb of Ram on it. The vendors shipped it pre installed
> with Linux ( and NT..), but they did not configure Linux to see more
> than 2Gb of memory.
>
> Is it possible to get linux to see > 2Gb ? I tried using the boot
> parameter
> mem=3900M at the boot prompt but it didn't make a difference
>
> Please email advice to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP DeskJet 510 under Linux
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:03:09 -0800
k wrote:
> I am having trouble setting up my HP deskjet 510 under Redhat Linux.
>
>
Amazing. I'm using an old Deskjet Plus with no problems.
Must be of the same vintage?
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with printer HP Deskjet 895Cxi & kernel 2.2
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:05:17 -0800
Jerome Fayot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have problems with my printer : HP deskjet 895Cxi.
>
> When I first installed RedHat 5.1 on my PC, the printer was working
> fine after configuration with printtool.
Sounds like it wasn't broken, but you fixed it. :)
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From: Brian Leavitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: am I alone in probs with XFree86
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 23:39:33 +0000
my first thought would be to run XF86Setup and find out if it will bring up
the basic server. You also need to know the refresh rates for your monitor to
get X working. I went to Dell's website to find mine as I don't have a manual
for the monitor (I have a Dell monitor)
Golcor wrote:
> I have an amd K6, 64 meg swap and the rest of 1 gig HD. 32 meg ram, AOpen
> 4meg video (agp) and a monitor that prob was on a 386 (IBM is all it says).
>
> Loading and installing the os was the easy part, but I keep getting and
> error when tring to launch XFree86 (Caught signal 11) and it points to the
> video card....any suggestions? I need the XFree86 for netscape and mirc.
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From: "Stavros C. Kassinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Slow ethernet LAN driving me crazy!!
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 15:35:56 -0800
I am having problems with a slow ethernet on a local LAN. I had some
could
suggestions from people in this list, and I would like to thank
everyone.
The problemis still there. One suggestion was to make sure that both of
the
NICs
connected to the hub are in half-duplex. The LAN is a 100base-T
connection. One
of the cards is a 3com vortex (3c905). I run a diagnostic on it and I
know is
running full-duplex.
How can I force it to half-duplex?
In the options listed on
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
I do not see one specifically for half-duplex. Here is the output from
the
diagnostics (if you see anything else strange please let me know):
./vortex-diag -a -e -m
vortex-diag.c:v1.07 11/24/98 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Found a 3Com PCI Ethernet 3c905 rev 0 at 0xff00.
Indication enable is 06c6, interrupt enable is 069e.
No interrupt sources are pending.
Transceiver/media interfaces available: MII.
MAC settings: full-duplex.
Maximum packet size is 0.
Station address set to 00:10:4b:9a:ec:4a.
Configuration options 4000.
Parsing the EEPROM of a 3Com Vortex/Boomerang:
3Com Node Address 00:10:00:10:00:10 (used as a unique ID only).
OEM Station address 00:10:00:10:00:10 (used as the ethernet address).
Manufacture date (MM/DD/YY) 0/16/0, division , product .
Options: none.
Vortex format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 10).
Cyclone format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 10).
MII PHY found at address 24, status 786f.
MII PHY 0 at #24 transceiver registers:
3100 786f 2000 5c01 0141 40a1 0001 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 8060
8020 0c38 0000 1800 a3b9 0076 1405 001b.
Thanks for any help.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Stavros C. Kassinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a home LAN comprising of 2 linux boxes (Box-1 and Box-2). They
> > are both running RedHat Linux 5.2 . The two machines are connected with
> > 100base-T ethernet via a hub. Box-1 is the server connected to the ISP
> > via DSL.
> >
> > I am using masquerating and ip-forwarding on Box-1 the server.
> > Everything seems to work ok, both machines see each other and the world.
> > From the client machine I can ping, telnet and ftp to machines outside
> > the LAN.
> >
> > PROBLEM: The connection, even the local one just between Box-1 and
> > Box-2, is slow. FTP transfer rates are only 1-5Kb/sec!!
> >
> > Does anybody have any suggestions where the problem lies?
> >
> > Thank you for any response.
> >
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Stavros C. Kassinos | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> > | Office: (650)-723-0546 |
> > Center for Turbulence Research | Fax: (650)-723-4548 |
> > Stanford University | www.stanford.edu/~kassinos |
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
> Also, make sure your 10BaseT cable isn't running next to any extension or
> power cords. This may cause a lot of errors and a lot of retransmits.
>
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Stavros C. Kassinos | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Office: (650)-723-0546 |
Center for Turbulence Research | Fax: (650)-723-4548 |
Stanford University | www.stanford.edu/~kassinos |
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From: "Stavros C. Kassinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.netowrk,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Half/Full duplex on 3c905
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 15:39:10 -0800
I am having problems with a slow ethernet on a local LAN. I had some
could
suggestions from people in this list, and I would like to thank
everyone.
The problemis still there. One suggestion was to make sure that both of
the
NICs connected to the hub are in half-duplex. The LAN is a 100base-T
connection. One
of the cards is a 3com vortex (3c905). I run a diagnostic on it and I
know is
running full-duplex.
How can I force it to half-duplex?
In the options listed on
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
I do not see one specifically for half-duplex. Here is the output from
the
diagnostics (if you see anything else strange please let me know):
./vortex-diag -a -e -m
vortex-diag.c:v1.07 11/24/98 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Found a 3Com PCI Ethernet 3c905 rev 0 at 0xff00.
Indication enable is 06c6, interrupt enable is 069e.
No interrupt sources are pending.
Transceiver/media interfaces available: MII.
MAC settings: full-duplex.
Maximum packet size is 0.
Station address set to 00:10:4b:9a:ec:4a.
Configuration options 4000.
Parsing the EEPROM of a 3Com Vortex/Boomerang:
3Com Node Address 00:10:00:10:00:10 (used as a unique ID only).
OEM Station address 00:10:00:10:00:10 (used as the ethernet address).
Manufacture date (MM/DD/YY) 0/16/0, division , product .
Options: none.
Vortex format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 10).
Cyclone format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 10).
MII PHY found at address 24, status 786f.
MII PHY 0 at #24 transceiver registers:
3100 786f 2000 5c01 0141 40a1 0001 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 8060
8020 0c38 0000 1800 a3b9 0076 1405 001b.
Thanks for any help.
--
==============================================================
Stavros C. Kassinos | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Office: (650)-723-0546 |
Center for Turbulence Research | Fax: (650)-723-4548 |
Stanford University | www.stanford.edu/~kassinos |
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Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Is Windows for idiots?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don Baccus)
Date: 1 Apr 1999 11:58:53 PST
In article <7dunop$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Simon Cooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Don Baccus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> For, I started on a PDP-8s, with 4K, and believe me, you didn't
>> share that little box with no-one :)
>Heck, I started on a ZX81 with 1K of memory and a 3MHz Z80 (or was it
>slower...?)
3MHz? A veritable speed demon! The PDP-8s was measured in milli, not
mega, hertz...ugh. :)
hmmm...I did help write the firmware for a calculator, once. Now,
that was tiny!
--
- Don Baccus, Portland OR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Nature photos, on-line guides, at http://donb.photo.net
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