Linux-Hardware Digest #235, Volume #11 Sun, 12 Sep 99 12:13:23 EDT
Contents:
Re: kds vs-195 and vs-19sn: opinions? (fulton)
Re: Can't get UMAX 1220S scanner to work with SCSI & Linux (Phillip Deackes)
Re: Creative sound PCI ? ("Jasenko Blazevic")
Re: Sound Blaster PCI 64 not good... (Ulf Ljungdahl)
Re: Can I delete files of TMP directory in RedHat6.0 ? (Martin remove _)
Re: Scsi troubles (Robert Sheskin)
Re: Dual Celeron ("Gene Heskett")
Re: PCI modems that work with LINUX!! (Paul Marchildon)
Re: PCI modems that work with LINUX!! (Rob Clark)
Re: NE2000 only does 80KB/sec (Christian Reiser)
Newbie... games, Linux & lotz of questions... ("Jagermy$ter '99")
Re: Which soundcard is best for Linux? (James Jones)
Modeline for Sony 15sf? ("Thingi")
Re: UDMA/66 bootable (Rick)
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From: fulton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kds vs-195 and vs-19sn: opinions?
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 07:24:19 -0500
Hi Mr. Taylor,
Thanks for replying to my posting. You say that you have both these
monitors (kds vs-195 and vs-19sn) at work. Do you perfer one over
the other and why?
Thanks again.
Ed Fulton
"Robert M. Taylor" wrote:
> We have the KDS monitors at work. Nice. One of the 12 units bought was
> DOA though. We bought local, so there was not a problem in returning it.
> A defective power switch. I'm not sure our "intern" didn't punch the
> thing hard in frustration at trying to get some other peice to work.
>
> Bob
>
> fulton wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone have some opinions about these monitors?
> > Are they good monitors? What in particular do you like
> > or dislike? Is one significantly better than the other?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ed Fulton
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phillip Deackes)
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scanners,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Can't get UMAX 1220S scanner to work with SCSI & Linux
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 11:38:45 GMT
In article <7repoo$t5q$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I have a UMAX Astra 1220S scsi scanner and after trying
>every possible practical configuration I cannot get it to
>work on my Linux 2.2.12 system with an Adaptec AHA-1542CP
>scsi controller.
While I don't have that particular scanner I can give you some pointers.
I have an Adaptec 152x SCSI card, a cheap card which came free with
my Agfa scanner.
To get linux to cope OK with it, I disabled Plug & Play and set it up so
that it worked in Windows 95. If I remember correctly I had to make one
change to an IRQ setting. I also had to re-compile my kernel to add SCSI
generic support and support for the 152x series of SCSI cards.
Then, I needed to add this line to my /etc/lilo.conf:
append="aha152x=0x140,9,7"
This ensures that Linux is able to see the card and whatever is attached to it.
Hope this helps.
--
Phillip Deackes
Debian Linux (Potato)
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From: "Jasenko Blazevic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative sound PCI ?
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:47:48 +1000
i just typed sndconfig and my card was recognised instantly in that
program,nothing else,
have you already tried that?
Igor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7rdshd$9kl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
> I have Crativ sound PCI card, Slackware 4.0
> and i can't install this card under Linux.
> In windows I get this resources:
> IRQ 11
> Memory address e114000
> pnpdump didn't give any data.
> Can someone helps me to setup sound card ?
> Thanks in advanced
> Igor
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Ulf Ljungdahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster PCI 64 not good...
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:53:24 +0200
It depends of how new your card is, but try the ensoniq soundescape 1371 (es1371)
or the 1370 module, it shuld detect the I/O an irq itself, I use a SB PCI 64 with
teh es 1371 and it works just fine. (I run debian slink 2.2.10)
/UlfLjungdahl
Falk Henrich wrote:
> Am Thu, 09 Sep 1999 hat Gregory Stoll geschrieben:
> >Hi! I'm using a Sound Blaster PCI 64 under Linux, and am trying to...make
> >it work!
>
> I am trying to get the SB PCI 64 to work under Debian 2.1. During boot up the
> following messages appear:
>
> Sound initialization started.
> Sound initialization complete.
>
> I believe the kernel does not find the card. What kernel settings should I use?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -Falk
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From: Martin remove _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Can I delete files of TMP directory in RedHat6.0 ?
Date: 12 Sep 1999 14:36:56 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jack) writes:
> Hi, there will be a directory called tmp in the Linux RH6. the number
> of files in this directory increased by and by, can I delete files in
> this directory. Thank you very much!
Yes
--
In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates ?
-- Martin
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From: Robert Sheskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Scsi troubles
Date: 12 Sep 1999 08:38:04 -0500
>>>>> "M" == M Buchenrieder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >> I tried to add io and irq to the command (modprobe sym53c416
>> >> io=0x200 irq=4) and get invalid parameter.
M> Try an IRQ that's not occupied already.
>> That is a vacant irq.
M> So you don't have any serial ports active ?
Doing cat /proc/ioports shows it as a vacant address.
M> If you really want to munge your address, at least, learn how
M> to do it right . There's a FAQ posted regularly in
M> news.newusers.questions and news.admin.net-abuse.email .
Been doing it this way for years and it is not changing now.
--
Robert Sheskin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Replace "nospam" with "tidalwave" for email
ICQ 5788323
AIM RobertLS
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Date: 12 Sep 99 09:41:29 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual Celeron
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Elvis Chen;
EC> On 11 Sep 1999, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> If thats the case, then I must be running pretty stably. I'm
>> running both the rc5-64, and seti gismos. slowly reaching for an
>> >80% rank in setiathome.
EC> don't bother. I'm stuck on somewhere between 9,000-10,000th
EC> (99.1%) place for the past 3 weeks. There are many more people
EC> in this world with more CPU cycle to waste than me.
Chuckle...
Mine, like yours, is on 24/7/365. I expect thats about the rank I'd
creep up to if I shut down the rc5 search. With both running at a
nice=20, they split the cpu when I'm otherwise occupied. Keeps it from
getting lazy I guess.
And, who knows, someday I might turn on the monitor and note that it may
have scanned something worth taking a closer look at. I'm not sure it
would tell you in so many words though, some folks might panic, and I'm
reasonably sure the authors considered that.
Cheers, Gene
--
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|Buddha + 4 gig WDC drive, 525 meg tape
|Stylus Pro, EnPrint, Picasso-II, 17" vga
RC5-Moo! 690kkeys/sec isn't much, but it all helps
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From: Paul Marchildon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PCI modems that work with LINUX!!
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 09:47:55 -0400
Just noticed your posting. I am looking for a PCI modem that will work with
Linux. I volunteered to setup a server for a charity organization and one of the
things they want is to use it as a proxy server. Any advice would be
appreciated.
However, if I understand your posting correctly, you are having trouble using
your modem with Linux because of the IRQ settings the modem takes. Have your
tried setting the modems IRQ from the BIOS? In my limited experience with the
ALi chipset, this does fix the IRQ for the slot in which a card is placed.
Wilbur Killebrew wrote:
> Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Ref: PCI modem issues...
> > :
> > :There are many PCI modems out there that are win-modem
> > :based...HOWEVER, there are some new ones just coming
> > :out that will work on LINUX...example:
> > :
> > :The Lucent (Venus) based chips on Multitec, IBM and Actiontec
> > :PCI modems will work with LINUX. I have the Actiontec (Call Waiting)
> > :PCI modem and it works...the Lucent (Formerly an AT&T affiliate)
> > :chipset is a full blown, real modem...with all chips on the card to
> > :control everything..no need for any MS$ code in your system.
> > :
> > :BTW the Actiontec (Call Waiting) modem cost $99 at places
> > :like Circuit City...but, remember, it is a full control chipset
> > :modem!
> > :
> > :It works because it emulates a UART (16550A), that is what your
> > :external serial modem sees as it talks to your serial port. When
> > :you assign your comm port via the Setserial command...example,
> > :as indicated in the enclosure, the "ttyX" parameter set at "tty3"
> > :would be the equivalent of assigning comm 4 to the internal
> > :port address (the first one) from the PCI info form the
> > :PCI query of your LINUX system.
> > :
> > :Anyway, by insuring you have the LUcent chipset mentioned
> > :and following the info below...it will work. However, there
> > :are some PCI full blown modems out there that do not
> > :emulate the UART and will not work! So check around,
> > :there are some outstanding PCI modems out there that
> > :will work...and a lot that will never work and depend on
> > :a MS OS!
> > :
> > :Leonard...
> > :
> > :Actiontec is at:
> > http://www.actiontec.com
> > :
> > :look for info on the PCI (Call Waiting modem)...it has a note
> > :on the front of the box that it is LINUX compatible as well
> > :as MS, IBM OS2, etc.
> > :
> > :____________________________________________________
> > :
> > :The following from the Red-Hat site regarding PCI modems on LINUX:
> > :Downloaded 8/10/99...10:30 am...Tuesday....Hope this helps!
> > :Leonard...
> > :
> > :
> > :Lucent Venus based PCI modem emulate a complete serial UART and are
> > :able to work under Linux because of this.
> > :
> > :The Actiontec PM-6500-LKI is an implementation of this chipset that
> > :has been tested to work with Red Hat Linux version 5.2
> > :
> > :Here is how you get a Venus based PCI modem to work under Linux:
> > :
> > :I) Physically install the modem. If you cannot do this or are unsure,
> > :please consult a qualified computer technician.
> > :
> > :II) Login to your system as "root".
> > :
> > :III) Determine the resources used by the modem. To do this, look at
> > :your /proc pci file with a comamand something like this:
> > :
> > :"less /proc/pci".
> > :
> > :IV) Look for an entry that has vendor id=11c1 and a device id=480.
> > :Note the IRQ that this device uses as well as the first I/O
> > :address that is listed.
> > :
> > :V) Use the IRQ and I/O address obtained in step IV to set up the
> > :serial port that the modem uses with a command like this:
> > :
> > :"setserial /dev/ttySx uart 16550A port y irq z"
> > :
> > :where x is the serial device you want to use, y is the I/O address and
> > :z is the IRQ.
> > :
> > :VI) You will want this command to execute each time that your machine
> > :boots, so you will want to put the command that you
> > :typed in /etc/rc.d/rc.local or in /etc/rc.d/rc.serial
> > :
> > :You will probably also want to make a symbolic link from your serial
> > :device to /dev/modem with a command like this:
> > :
> > :"ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/modem"
> > :
> > :where x is the serial device that you choose (like in step V) for your
> > :modem.
> > :
> > :That should do it.
> > :
> > :The test conditions for this are as follows:
> > :
> > :OS: RedHat Linux 5.2 Boxed CD with Linux kernel 2.0.36
> > :
> > :______________________________________________________
> > :
> > :Under the later distributions there is a neat little Icon that shows
> > :all PCI devices attached to the system and all the pertinent
> > :info to put in the Setserial command you need. Also, you'll
> > :have to change the write permissions on the file. It is write
> > :protected. I'm referring to the etc/rc.d/rc.local files.
> > :
> > :I found this PCI info in the Mandrake 6.0 distribution of RH.
> > :I'm pretty sure it's in all R.H. 6.0 editions...I don't think it
> > :was there under 5.2...at least, not under a Icon!
> > :
> > :Leonard..
> > :
> > :__________________________________________________
> > :
> > :On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 23:30:50 GMT, Justin Bishop
> > :<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > :
> > ::I own an internal PCI, hardware reliant (not a WinModem), Creative Labs
> > ::Soundblaster Modem...i know this modem is made by Rockwell...i got all
> the
> > ::info correct, the kppp response tells me that it cannot access the
> > ::modem...what is going on? one response earlier said that all rockwell
> pci
> > ::internal modems will not work at all in linux...is this true? am i just
> SOL
> > ::or is there something i can do? thanks for your help!
> > ::p.s I'm running kernel 2.2.9 in linux mandrake6.0
> > ::
> > ::------------------ Posted via CNET Linux Help ------------------
> > :: http://www.searchlinux.com
>
> There seems to be a lot of misinformation out about modems.
>
> I have an Amquest AM56HCF-SP internal (PCI) modem, which uses the Rockwell
> HCF56K chipset. Win98 says the Amquest looks like a 16550A UART, so it
> doesn't seem to be a WinModem. I never got Linux to recognize it. After a
> lot of thrashing around, it looks like my problem has to do with IRQ
> steering on the PCI bus. My MB uses the ALi chipset; Win98 has an ALi
> driver to handle some kinds of problems with respect to the PCI bus. PnP is
> still under development for Linux, plus I doubt that ALi has furnished
> anyone a Linux-able version of their PCI driver. Win98 PnP assigns the
> Amquest to COM2 when it is installed by itself, but won't tell me which IRQ
> it uses. My Award BIOS says it wants to use IRQ3 for modems.
> When I added an external modem (USR sportster), Win98 PnP pushed the Amquest
> to COM3 and installed the external modem on COM2, but it kept Explorer 5 and
> Outlook Express connected to the Amquest. When I removed the Amquest, it
> hooked Explorer and Outlook up to the external modem, now on COM2, with no
> manual intervention.
>
> The USRobotics Sportster external modem also uses the Rockwell HCF56K
> chipset. For some reason, it seems to connect to the local ISP faster than
> does the Amquest. I haven't tried it with Linux yet.
>
> You can download a complete copy of Rockwell's HCF56K manual, which
> completely documents the "Hayes" smartmodem commands, from Amquest's website
> at www.amquestmodem.com
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PCI modems that work with LINUX!!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:54:56 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul Marchildon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Just noticed your posting. I am looking for a PCI modem that will work with
>Linux. I volunteered to setup a server for a charity organization and one of the
>things they want is to use it as a proxy server. Any advice would be
>appreciated.
Here are some that have been shown to work with Linux:
Actiontec PCI56012 (including call-waiting models)
== IBM 33L4618
Multitech MT5634ZPX-PCI
3Com 3CP5610 (and possibly 3CP5609?)
These modems will be more expensive than ISA modems, and you may want to
consider an external modem instead.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html <-- Linux/modem compat. list
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From: Christian Reiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NE2000 only does 80KB/sec
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:40:03 +0200
Chris Osborn wrote:
>
> I've got a couple of NE2000 clones in a 486DX/33, and the best I've
> seen them do so far is 80KB/sec. I've seen posts and web sites with
> people saying they're getting 300KB/sec out of NE2000 cards on even
> slower computers.
>
> Are there any tweaks I can do to get the performance of these things
> any higher?
One thing even more important than the card-type are the used protocols.
To get peak-values transfer a cached file over FTP directly to
/dev/null. I also have got NE2000 and i reach with this method values up
to 1 MB/s (dx2/66 to k5/133 over BNC). But on the other side i can also
achiv values as low as 150 Kb/s with Windows/SMB.
Hope this helps
Ciao
Christian
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From: "Jagermy$ter '99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie... games, Linux & lotz of questions...
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 16:21:31 +0200
Hi,
I'm completely new to Linux.
Having unpacked & Installed my new SuSE Linux 6.2, i'm having a few
questions.
* Is it possible to play my Windows-based games under Linux? (ed. Toca2,
Need 4 speed)
* Why can't I use the Viper 770 driver for my 770 Ultra card, while it is
supported by my version of Linux? (It gives an error message when selecting
the viper 770. I'm running with the Viper 550 drivers, wich works fine, but
obviously not taking the full advantage of my card.
* I have installed the drivers for my Teles Bri16.3 ISDN adapter, with no
problems. But how can I use my card to connect on the Internet? The Dial-up
software that I could find in X supported only analog modems??
* Is it possible to acces my FAT32 partition of my harddisk on wich I have
installed Windows 98?
* Does anyone know a good cd-recording program for Linux, like Nero? Maybe
there is a Nero version for Linux??
* My Linux package contains 6 cd's, but only using the 1st 3 cd's. What's
with the other 3 cd's??
As you see I have quite a lot questions, but then again, I'm completely new
to Linux, so please explain the sollutions very detailed :-)
My system:
Asus P2B-F mainboard, bios rev. 1010.07
Intel Pentium III 500
128 MB 100Mhz memory
Diamond Viper V770 Ultra 32MB AGP videocard
Creative SB. Live! Value soundcard
IBM DTA 7200rpm 10,1 GB HD on IDE 0 with 2 partitions, on the 1st I have
installed MS Windows 98 (Fat 32) and on the 2nd partition installed Linux
6.2
Quantum Fireball 13,4 GB HD on IDE 0, currently empty.
A-Open ATAPI 36x cd-rom on IDE 1
Toshiba XM-6201B SCSI 36x cd-rom
Teac CD-R56S-600 SCSI cd-recorder
NCR symlogic SCSI controller
Canon BJC-6000 printer (anyone any experinces with this one with Linux???)
Iomega Zip 100 paralel (on 2nd LPT port)
Please reply to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: James Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which soundcard is best for Linux?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:51:31 GMT
On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 22:28:11 -0700, Nick Urban wrote:
>Mine was even easier to set up than that. I don't know what distrubutions
>include this, but redhat installed something called "sndconfig" which made
>the whole thing a breeze. I popped in my SB16, an ran sndconfig. It
>autodetected the card, and updated /etc/conf.modules. After that sound
>just worked.
Would that I had that experience. I have an SB 16, and ran sndconfig.
It autodetected the card, updated the files, tried to play a sound to
test its work, and failed, reporting "device busy"...and then offered
to let me configure the board myself. The board is Plug and Pray, so
I can't force it to a particular setting. The sndconfig is whatever
version is distributed with Red Hat 6.0.
James Jones
Opinions herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of
any organization.
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From: "Thingi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modeline for Sony 15sf?
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:35:08 +0100
Hello, does anyone out there know what the modeline should be for a
Sony Multiscan15sf monitor for a resolution of 720x576 at 24bit colour?
The card it's running from is a generic i740 with 8Mb and a ramdac of
183Mhz.
I need this mode for correct full screen display of my MiroPCTV card
which is now working perfectly.......thanks for all the help!
ttfn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UDMA/66 bootable
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:31:18 GMT
First a question, what patch did you use to support the HPT366, where did
you get it, applied to which Kernel version?
Second a suggestion, your problem may be caused by an older version of
lilo. Had a similar problem, error message, trying to boot off the third
Ide interface ide3 (on a Promise Ultra33) had to download the latest lilo
version from :
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo/
my solution was lilo version 1.21 on RH5.2. I do hope this helps, and I am
interested in where you got/downloaded the patch as I am in the process of
buying a BP6 myself.
Rick
Jani Siljander wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> How can I make my HDD boot on ide3? I have a Abit BP6 motherboard and
> Seagate 17,2GB HDD. I have patched my kernel to support HPT366 and on
> boot kernel detects my ide3 and the HDD connected to it. But, then I
> get an error message:
>
> VFS: cannot mount root device 03:03
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03
>
> What am I doing wrong? I changed every /dev/hda's to /dev/hde's in the
> fstab... I'm planning to use all the "regular" ide's for cd-rom's and
> zip drives and put the HDD to ide3. Can this be done?
>
>
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