Linux-Hardware Digest #208, Volume #11 Wed, 8 Sep 99 13:13:42 EDT
Contents:
Re: Problems configuring Sound Blaster 128 PCI. HELP!!!! (Jeff)
Re: RH5.2 SCSI Tape Density ("Scott Simpson")
CD-Writer 7570i or 7540i (Michael Vogt)
Re: Help with ATAPI CD-R drive (Larry Ozarow)
Re: NE2000 driver (LhD Administrator)
Re: Ati Rage Fury (32meg AGP) (Steven)
Re: ATI 3D RAGE FURY 128 (Steven)
Re: Linux and ATI Rage Fury. (Steven)
Re: netgear TX310 + SUSE6.1 (LhD Administrator)
Re: How to test performance of my HDDs? PIO-Modes? ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Matrox G400 and redhat6.0 (Matteo Corti)
USR Sportster 56K external modem (Vincent)
Re: hate to ask, but ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Soundblaster Live (LhD Administrator)
Matrox G400 and redhat6.0 (Alessia Satta)
Re: USR Sportster 56K external modem (Shawn D'alimonte)
Re: Matrox G400 and RedHat 6.0 (=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=F4me?= Grenier)
Re: NE2000 PCI help (Chang Lin)
Harddisk rescue possible? (Rolf Mantel)
Linux vs. Mac OS8.5/AppleShare6.1 (Tibor Cseszko)
i486-66 16M ram, work with win95, not linux! (Jim White)
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From: Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,fa.linux.sound
Subject: Re: Problems configuring Sound Blaster 128 PCI. HELP!!!!
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 20:33:33 -0500
Hi Miguel! Jeff here. Are you sure about this chip? I have the same
card, and I believe it is actually an es1370 *not* 1371, if mem serves
me correctly. If I'm correct, could be the whole problem right there.
However, here's a new spin. I use both COL 2.2 and Red Hat 6.0. In
Caldera sound is excellent. In Red Hat, under Gnome, all system sounds
are okay, but I can't listen to a musical cd, play wav files or
whatever. LOL Go figger! :p
jlr at soltec dot net (ANTIspam)
Miguel wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> It's the 3rd week that I spend on my computer not being able
> to hear anything coming out of the speakers! I really need help. I
> use Red Hat 6.0. My sound card is Sound Blaster PCI 128 (sound chip
> es1371). I'm also sure that the card is supported since I've seen it
> explicitly mentionned as such on many official sites.
>
> The 1st thing I tried was to use the sndconfig tool to
> configure my card. Everything was just fine except that the sound
> test didn't work. So I manually picked up the right card (still in
> sndconfig), which was the sound chip es1371 and tried the sound test
> again. Here's what it said:
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: init_modules: Device or
> resource busy
>
> So I quit the sndconfig tool and try to reboot. The following
> error message came up:
>
> Loading sound modules
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: init_modules: Device or
> resource busy [FAILED]
>
> From there, I tried to manually load the sound module es1371.o
> using the command:
>
> insmod es1371.o
>
> which gave me the following message:
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_mixer_R7afc9d8a
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_dsp_Rcd083b10
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_midi_R39c69610
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_dsp_Rb9e4e5a6
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_mixer_R373704d4
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_sound_midi_Rfdab6de3
>
> Not knowing if this was good or bad, and seeing that sound was
> still not coming out, I asked a friend to give me a couple of lines of
> his conf.modules file. At that point my conf.modules file looked like
> that with the last two lines copied from my friend's file (replacing
> all "sb" by "es1371"):
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
> pre-install sound insmod sound dmabuff=1
> options es1371 io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
>
> I tried to boot again. The following message appeared when
> booting:
>
> Loading sound modules
> /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o: invalid parameter io
> [FAILED]
>
> I'm really out of options. I'm fairly new to linux (only 1
> month) and has searched the net, read HOWTO's, FAQ, Newsgroup, used
> IRC #linux & #linuxfr. I'm out of options and ideas. I really need
> help. If you have ANY idea please tell me about it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan Jette.
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From: "Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH5.2 SCSI Tape Density
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 04:25:02 -0700
It's not the density, it's the size of the tape. See the dump(8) "s" option.
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Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 13:48:07 +0200
From: Michael Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: hp.os.linux,comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject: CD-Writer 7570i or 7540i
Hi,
I plan to buy one of HP's CD-Writer 7570i or 7540i for use on my linux PC. I
have two questions about it:
1. Are these CD-Writers supported? They are not on the official compatibility
list.... Has anyone used one of the above two write CDs under linux?
2. What is the difference between these two CD-Writers anyway? From the product
description and technical specs they seem to be identical. However, the 7540i is
a little bit cheaper. Is there anything I missed?
Please answer per E-Mail, if possible.
Michael
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Help with ATAPI CD-R drive
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 11:38:53 GMT
Chris
Remove the ide-cdrom module, it's incompatible with the scsi emulation.
Larry
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NE2000 driver
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:31:20 GMT
bube wrote:
> are not always compatible with any NE 2000compatible card. Especially
> the ones with UL2000 chip
What goes wrong? You could always grab the latest source and build a new
module. Not sure if your particular card works with the latest version,
but it would be a place to start.
LhD Administrator
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From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ati Rage Fury (32meg AGP)
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:31:19 GMT
rastamn wrote:
>
> Hello: Does any one have a rage fury video card, and got it to work using
> Red Hat 6.0?
> Can.t seem to find a 'patch' anywhere on the net.
>
>
Look at http://www.suse.de/XSuSE/XSuSE_E.htm
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From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI 3D RAGE FURY 128
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:31:20 GMT
Eric Wyles wrote:
>
> Has anyone used a 3D Rage Fury 128 with X windows? If so,
> was it automatically supported? What server did you have to
> use?
>
> Whether or not I purchase this card depends on its
> compatibility with X.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
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Have a look at : http://www.suse.de/XSuSE/XSuSE_E.htm
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From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and ATI Rage Fury.
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:31:19 GMT
Chris Johnson wrote:
>
> Does Linux support this card? Is anyone running with a Rage Fury? I have
> checked the hardware compatibility lists and cannot find this card
> mentioned, unless it is backward compatible with a already supported ATI
> card.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
Look at http://www.suse.de/XSuSE/XSuSE_E.htm
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netgear TX310 + SUSE6.1
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:31:20 GMT
Xiaozhou Qiu wrote:
> Any idea? Thanks in advance!
That's odd. You are not warm-booting from Windows by any chance, are you?
Getting the latest version of the tulip driver can't hurt (see
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/tulip.html).
LhD Administrator
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Date: 08 Sep 99 08:37:12 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to test performance of my HDDs? PIO-Modes?
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Jan Kissik;
JK> Goodendag!
JK> I'm new to linux, so please don't be too angry about a question
JK> _THAT_SIMPLE!_.
JK> I am running Linux 2.2.7 on a 166Mhz Pentium with two harddisks
JK> and have the impression, that the disk access is incomparably
JK> slower than it was in NT4.0. Although HDPARM and DMESG report,
JK> that both hardddisks support DMA, or at least PIO 3+4, the most I
JK> (seem) to get is PIO 2 for the HDD that should be running mode 4
JK> and PIO 1 for the other one, that should be running mode 3.
JK> Even the access is limited to 16-bit, although 32-bit is
JK> possible, but after a reboot, everything is back to the described
JK> slowness.
JK> Do I have to recompile the Kernel, although I'm not using
JK> U-DMA/ATA66 or what am I doing wrong.
Probably. The first item in the make (menu/x)config is to prompt for
experimental/development stuffs. This needs to be turned on so that it
will later allow you to select the special stuff for *your* boards IDE
chipset, and to check the 'use dma if available' options.
Note that for large drives, you might have to go into the cmos on the
board, and set the drives for 'LBA' mode.
The rest of it is fairly well described in the kernel-HOWTO's.
Note too that 2.2.7 is an older kernel. I'm running 2.2.12, with those
options turned on, and getting about 12.75 megs/sec here.
Cheers, Gene
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matteo Corti)
Subject: Re: Matrox G400 and redhat6.0
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 8 Sep 1999 16:11:43 +0100
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:54:16 +0200, Alessia Satta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hy,
>Has someone tested if the matrox G400 AGP 16 MB SGRAM Ramdac 300MHz
>works properly under linux redhat 6.0? Which version of Xfree do you use?
>
>Thank you very much
>
>Alessia
>
Hi,
I use XFree 3.3.5 with Mandrake 6.0 and the G400 works perfectly :-)
Matteo
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From: Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USR Sportster 56K external modem
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 14:31:10 GMT
Hello,
I am having problems with my modem. It can connect at 56K when i am using
windows, but with linux, i got only 14.4k!
Is there any way i can connect at 56K?
Thanks,
Vincent
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: hate to ask, but
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 13:06:09 GMT
A switch would be nice, but I think it would make the system too
expensive. A 3 or 4 unit switches are fairly reasonable, but I've got 6
systems, and the switch it self would cost more than what I paid for one
of the systems, plus more $ for all the extra cables. But thanks for the
tip, I'll check out the keyboards (I don't think I'll need the mouse). I
know that most non-intel based unix boxes need to have the keyboard
present during boot, if you want to use it afterwards.
In article <7r357b$5g1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Wagner) wrote:
> In article <7r0j55$nmr$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > I won't buy one for them, I'll just use a keyboard/monitor from a
nearby
> > system.
> [snip]
> > I can see a situation where something goes
> > wrong, it can't respond to the network, but a local console could
save
> > it, let me close anything still active or at least make it easier to
> > determine what went wrong and fix it.
> >
>
> Be careful about "hot" plugging in a keyboard. It may not work. So
> you will need to test this out before things get hosed. Some of the
> modern keyboard/video/mouse switch boxes work fine. I have good luck
> with a "protec bytelan" switchbox, others should also work. This
> solution may be too expensive for you.
>
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 13:31:35 GMT
Mars wrote:
>
> I finally got my SB Live to play CD Audio and wav files. When I play the
> included games I get no audio. I am using SuSE 6.2. Any help would be
> welcomed.
Look at some of the resources linked from
http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispproduct.cgi?DISP?315
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From: Alessia Satta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Matrox G400 and redhat6.0
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:54:16 +0200
Hy,
Has someone tested if the matrox G400 AGP 16 MB SGRAM Ramdac 300MHz
works properly under linux redhat 6.0? Which version of Xfree do you use?
Thank you very much
Alessia
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From: Shawn D'alimonte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USR Sportster 56K external modem
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 15:29:40 GMT
Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am having problems with my modem. It can connect at 56K when i am using
> windows, but with linux, i got only 14.4k!
> Is there any way i can connect at 56K?
What init string are you using? I have one o those and it need AT&F1 as
the init string.
Otherwise I have had no problems with this modem (Linux/i386, Win98,
Linux/m68k, AmigaOS and MacOS!)
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=F4me?= Grenier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Matrox G400 and RedHat 6.0
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 11:36:03 -0400
Don't worry, you're not alone...
I have the same problem using X.3.3.4
Maybe the answer is in the Matrox Millenium Users note of X.3.3.4 (or
3.3.5):
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.5/MGA3.html
Jerome
Paul McLachlan a �crit :
> Martin Havel wrote:
>
> > Hello there,
> > I trying to setup my G400, but I can use resolution only 320x... under
> > X.3.3.3.1
> > This problem is still same under X.3.3.4.
> > Is there anybody, who knows, where is problem ??
> >
> > Thanks a lot
> >
> > Martin
>
> I have the same problem....I am using XF86_3.3.5_2
>
> Paul
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From: Chang Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NE2000 PCI help
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:16:41 -0500
In RH, log on as root, and put a line 'alias eth0 ne2k-pci' in the file
/etc/conf.modules, then issue the command 'modprobe eth0' to load the
module. Of course you have to setup IP routing table with 'route' command.
If you are not comfortable with doing all these manually, run 'netconf',
click 'client tasks', in the pop up window, click 'Adaptor 1', in the
'kernel module' choose 'ne2k-pci', that's all you need to use this module.
You have to go through all the menus to specify other necessary
parameters for your need.
Good luck.
Chang Lin
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <Pine.GSO.4.10.9909072351140.29673-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Chang Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Shouldn't you choose 'ne2k-pci' module, in stead of ne?
> >
> > I also have an ne2k-pci card, which works fine in both RH & SuSE. I
> have
> > found that there is no need to enter I/O address and IRQ, those will
> be
> > detected automatically,i.e. in /etc/conf.modules, I have only one line
> > related to this card: 'alias eth0 ne2k-pci'.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
>
> Thanks to all who replied to my query. I am a newbie to Linux. How do I
> select the "ne2k-pci" module ?
> Regards,
> Jennifer
> >
> > Chang Lin
> >
> > On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > I have just installed RedHat 6.0 release 2.2.5-22
> > > on my Pentium 75. I have an ORNET PCI network
> > > card which I think is a NE2000 PCI compatible
> > > card. I had no problems with RedHat 5.2. I have
> > > entered the I/O and IRQ values as suggested on
> > > RedHat FAQ but get the message :
> > > ne.c:No NE*000 card found at i/o = 0x600
> > > ./ne.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> > >
> > > The I/O and IRQ settings are correct in Windows
> > > NT.
> > >
> > > I'd really appreciate some help.
> > > Regards,
> > > Jennifer Barker
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
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From: Rolf Mantel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Harddisk rescue possible?
Date: 8 Sep 1999 15:32:26 GMT
On my notebook, the hard drive has died; it is not able to read the
system partition table any more. However, when I start the machine
with the specific rescue disk, it is able to mount hda2 as root in
read-only mode.
Is there any way of rescueing some data (that was on hda6)? Is there
any way of rescueing the disk with loss of data (e.g. hardware
formatting)?
Rolf Mantel
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From: Tibor Cseszko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Linux vs. Mac OS8.5/AppleShare6.1
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 16:31:11 GMT
My company is about to invest in a modest network. The network would
include 6 Macs & 6-8 PCs. The company has already priced a G3 server from
Apple. This of course is based solely on one man's input. I heard a lot of
good things about Linux. I have never heard any of any pitfalls or
shortcommings of the OS. (maybe I have not looked at all the right places?)
Anyways, I would like to find out what would be some good reasons for me to
consider Linux over Mac OS? Right now the only arsenal I have against Mac
is Linux's stability as a file server software. I need all the input that
ya'll are willing to share. Also, if there are some websites that I should
be looking at, please note those as well.
Sincerely,
Tibor Cseszko
Detcon, Inc.
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From: Jim White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: i486-66 16M ram, work with win95, not linux!
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 12:13:29 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I install Debian 1.3.3r8 to this machin,
after booting to dos, EZSTART.BAT, I get:
Beginning QuickStart Boot Process
LOADLIN v1.6 (C) 1994..1996 ....
CPU is in V86-mode (may be WINDOWS, EMM386, QEMM, 386MAX,...)
You need pure 386/486 real mode or a VCPI server to boot Linux
....
What's wrong?
--Jim
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