Linux-Hardware Digest #776, Volume #12 Mon, 1 May 00 03:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Epson Color 640 -- inkjet cleaning? (Johan Uiterwijk Winkel)
Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon (Steffen Kluge)
HP CD-RW dies when it spins down (Steve Martin)
Re: Linux XFree86 on emachine (Ray Bietry)
Re: Netscape froze my machine - now bios doesn't see my hdd (Paul)
Re: Netscape froze my machine - now bios doesn't see my hdd (Paul)
ATI Xpert 99- COL 1.3 ("Daezz")
CDR (HP8100) (Christopher Hahn)
Re: What is an ATHLON? (Steven Fosdick)
Re: ATI Xpert 99- COL 1.3 (Alex)
ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for inode 191809 (Hal Burgiss)
RAQ 3 vs. linux PC hardware (Len)
Best Linux server components questions (Len)
Int 13h Device Not Found, BIOS not installed ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SideWinder (Chris Ream)
VGA Woes in X (Bede McCarthy)
Re: VGA Woes in X ("Luke A. Olbrish")
SB Live help. (Jonathan Bertsch)
Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon (Yanglong Zhu)
Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon (Yanglong Zhu)
Re: Resolving Conflicts ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Int 13h Device Not Found, BIOS not installed (Bart Lagerweij)
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From: Johan Uiterwijk Winkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson Color 640 -- inkjet cleaning?
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:02:23 GMT
"K. Bruner" wrote:
Buy a cheap pc with a network card, install windhoos on it, install
samba on the linux pc and share the printer. With this cheap solution
it's possible to clean the printheads ;-)
Kind regards,
Johan Uiterwijk Winkel.
>
> I am able to print on the Epson Stylus Color 640 using redhat 6.0, but
> I'm wondering if there's a way I can access the print head diagnostic and
> cleaning functions. As it is now, I have to boot up Windows to use the
> Epson tool.
>
> I asked Epson support and they have no linux support. They said, "Go to
> SCO's site." SCO's site was less than helpful.
>
> -Karen
>
> --
> stress: The confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's basic
> desire to choke the living daylights out of some jerk who desperately
> deserves it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steffen Kluge)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon
Date: 1 May 2000 00:16:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Yanglong Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I bought a Compaq Presario 5834 two weeks ago. I bought this computer
>with Linux in mind. But after days of trying and calling support service
>reps, I'm left stranded with a computer not at all of any use to me. At
>this moment, I don't know how widespread this phenomenon is. But I urge
>everybody who loves these free OS and free softeware in general do a bit
>investigation to monitor this computer industry's new move.
I rather suspect a problem on your side, maybe if you give some
more information we can help you trouble-shooting?
Cheers
Steffen.
--
Steffen Kluge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fujitsu Australia Ltd
Keywords: photography, Mozart, UNIX, Islay Malt, dark skies
--
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From: Steve Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HP CD-RW dies when it spins down
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 20:42:45 -0400
Recently replaced my old CD-ROM drive with a new HP 8250i
burner, which I'm using as the only CD-ROM drive in this RH6
system. It works like a charm most of the time, never have
had a problem burning discs with it, and can read discs
in it normally. However, if I happen to put a disc in and
leave it idle (in other words, make no accesses to the disc)
long enough for the drive motor to spin down, the drive
refuses to respond to any more drive requests and
refuses to spin back up. The front panel light just blinks
at me. (For the record, it does the same thing under
Winsludge 95.) I thought initially that perhaps the problem
was due to the drive being cabled as a slave against a
HD, so I moved it to the other IDE port, but no dice; the
problem still appears.
Anybody with one of these drives ever have the same problem,
or do I just have a lemon?
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From: Ray Bietry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Linux XFree86 on emachine
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:47:34 GMT
The etower does not use a video card. The video is built into the motherboard.
The video uses the ATI 3D Rage IIC AGP, and workes with the normal MACH
drivers.
Ray
I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:19:22 GMT,
> Ray Bietry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, in
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> + I have been using an etower 333cs as a linux server in console mode for
> + the last 3 months with good results. I now want to set up XFree86 and am
>
> What's the video card?
>
> James
> --
> Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
> The Bill of Rights is paid in Responsibilities - Jean McGuire
> To cure your perl CGI problems, please look at:
> <url:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/doc/FAQs/cgi/idiots-guide.html>
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From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Netscape froze my machine - now bios doesn't see my hdd
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:53:08 GMT
Adam Schuetze wrote:
A crash, and subsequent corruption of hard disk data (or any
> other sort of problem) is more likely to be attributed to software, than to the
> hardware itself.
>
> Adam
Not on Linux
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From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Netscape froze my machine - now bios doesn't see my hdd
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:07:23 GMT
Adam Schuetze wrote:
At least they didn't try to make me feel
> like a dumbass.
Yeah but you said that you sat there for a half an hour waiting for the problem to
clear up!
ROTFLMAO
>
>
> > : Duh. Of course I assumed the software killed my machine.
Again not on Linux
> I sure don't claim to be a guru in software and hardware bugs. However, from my
> (I'll agree, limited) experience, I have never had a single hardware failure.
Well you can't say that now.
> I've
> got hard drives that are 15 years old; they still work.
Lucky you
> However, I've used software
> that crashes over and over.
On Linux?
> Given this history, I didn't have much reason to think
> hardware was the problem. When software causes your problems 100% of the time, one
> doesn't think of the hardware when the machine crashes once more. It's not
> superstition. It's called `going from past performance.'
Odd I never have software problems in Linux.
>
>
> In hindsight, I agree that I did not look at the entire spectrum of possible sources
> of the problem. Shoot, I thougt I had just lost my entire hard disk drive. I was
> not thinking straight.
Does this mean that sometimes you do think straight?
>
>
> > : Hardware has become very stable, while software has become more and more
> >
> > Apparantly you also don't know everything about hardware and software ...
> > hardware bugs are every bit as numerous as software. I would estimate
> > that 30% of new computers I receive arrive with an evident fault in
> > one of their major components (pci bus, memory system, disk, network
> > card, serial bus, cpu, ...). About 30% more have a hidden fault. ALL
> > of them have known or unknown hardware bugs.
>
> I never claimed to know everything about hardware and software. Your comments seem
> to be tailored towards hardware bugs that are readily apparent upon equipment
> delivery,
I would think that new equipment diagnosis is even more difficult than a
machine that you should be somewhat familiar with.
> unless I'm missing your meaning. This doesn't really apply to me; the
> hardware in question has a history of providing fault-free service, for over a
> year. In my mind, surely a hardware bug would have manifested itself in that time,
> many times over?
Pretty much every minute you're running a HDD after about 4 years is "free" time.
Personally I'm amazed that they ever work at all.
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From: "Daezz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI Xpert 99- COL 1.3
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 21:49:45 -0400
i am having trouble with my video card working in caldera open linux 1.3..
its a ati xpert 99.... i boot the system and after logging in, I get that i
must change the config in XF86Setup... i have tried to no avail..never
actually logging in. ati website offers no support or drivers for linux. i
am new to linux.. anyone tell me what to do or how to install and configure
my video card to run in xwindows. thanks in advance
email response to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thanks
daezz
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From: Christopher Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDR (HP8100)
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:01:57 -0700
Hello,
I am following the cd-burning how-to in trying to get my
IDE CDR to be recognized/accessed as a SCSI device.
When I test my Linux install (Redhat 6.0) with the
recommended snippet:
for i in ide-scsi scsi_mod sg sr_mod loop
do
modprobe $i || grep $i /proc/modules || echo "Driver $i maybe
missing."
done
I see that scsi_mod and sr_mod are missing.
This seems odd, as I can access scsi devices (i.e. jazz disk).
I would appreciate any pointers to where the the source for
these can be downloaded. Or perhaps a pointer to how else
I might see whether or not I do have them.
Also, does anyone know of where this configuration issue is
discussed in more detail than the aforementioned how-to?
Also, changes to the file /etc/modules.conf are suggested.
I do not have this file at all.....hmmmmmm
With all this I have a working Linux box. I have added it to
a subnet and can do all the other things that I want to do...
Any help appreciated!
Christopher
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From: Steven Fosdick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is an ATHLON?
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 03:20:44 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Toolman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just curious, why would anyone want an ISA slot anyway. In the world of
> computing, ISA is equal to "Hard Rubber Tires". I'm not trying to be a
> smart a--, I'm just curious. Besides, from what I've read about Linux, it
> doesn't want to see any ISA boards either. ISA technology is too old.
Someone buying new hardware would probably avoid ISA cards and get PCI
instead but because Linux does seem to support older hardware well and ISA
slots do give people the ability to use old hardware that's lying around.
That said, for a given motherboard/case format there are limited number of slots so
you have to choose how many will be ISA and how many PCI.
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From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI Xpert 99- COL 1.3
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 22:36:16 -0400
Xpert 99 use 128 chip. I am running RedHat 6.0 and have never used caldera open
linux before. Howevre, I don't not think it comes with the driver.
Please take a look at this web site for more info.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~distclai/rage128-howto.html
Hope this helps.
Alex.
Daezz wrote:
> i am having trouble with my video card working in caldera open linux 1.3..
> its a ati xpert 99.... i boot the system and after logging in, I get that i
> must change the config in XF86Setup... i have tried to no avail..never
> actually logging in. ati website offers no support or drivers for linux. i
> am new to linux.. anyone tell me what to do or how to install and configure
> my video card to run in xwindows. thanks in advance
>
> email response to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> thanks
> daezz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for inode 191809
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 03:08:32 GMT
Anybody have a clue what this is and what to do about it?
Apr 30 04:24:43 localhost kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,4)):
ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for inode 191778
Apr 30 04:24:43 localhost kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,4)):
ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared for block 811296
Apr 30 04:24:43 localhost kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,4)):
ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for inode 191782
Apr 30 04:24:43 localhost kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,4)):
ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared for block 811291
Apr 30 04:24:43 localhost kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,4)):
ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for inode 191777
I have a weekly cron job that copies my root partition to a backup
partition (both on IDE0/hda). I get a slew of these with each run.
Easily reproducible. I first got these last weekend. I ran e2fsck, which
found and fixed some errors. But evidently not permaneantly.
I aslo I am having trouble umounting my root partion for maintenance.
Usually:
#init 1
#umount -a
#mount -n -o remount,ro /
works, but today all I get is 'mount: / device busy'. All other
partitions umount cleanly. Tried it a zillion times. Extremely few
processes actually running (10?). I occasionally get this for various
partitions on shutdown too. Seems to come and go, but now I'd like it to
just go. This is updated RH6.2 with 2.2.15pre9 kernel.
I know I can do emergency umount with SySRq keys (Alt-Printscreen-u). I
feel safe doing this for emergency shutdown purposes, but am not
comfortable using it in this situation.
TIA
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Len <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RAQ 3 vs. linux PC hardware
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:56:44 -0400
Hi all.
A company I work for is considering either buy a RAQ 3 and then
upgrading the memory and hard drive OR building a PC with brand name
components and installing linux onto it.
We are trying to decide which to do.
In the RAQ 3, ultradma hard drives are used instead of SCSI. Isn't it a
better idea to use SCSI hard drives in a server?
I'm curious to know what your opinion of the RAQ 3 is by Cobalt compared
to a custom built redhat linux based PC hardware server?
Thanks.
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From: Len <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Best Linux server components questions
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:02:21 -0400
We may be interested in custom building a couple linux servers. I'm in
need of some help from people that are familiar with linux server
hardware.
What components work well for you? As in motherboard, CPU, hard drive
(ultradma or SCSI?), SCSI card, video card, NICs, and tape backup drive?
We are looking to build a linux server that is easy to maintain and
therefore, we would like a windows type of operating system. Which
software do you recommend we install?
I posted another question regarding RAQ 3's vs. PC hardware, but if we
don't get the RAQs, we will have to determine what hardware to purchase
for our linux servers.
Also, should what is the difference between AMD and Intel. Should we
get AMD processors or do we get Intel procesosrs? My supervisor wants a
very fast processor even though I'm told it really isn't necessary. I
heard K6-450 or 500's are good, but I'm also wondering about Athlon or
should we just get a PIII.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Int 13h Device Not Found, BIOS not installed
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 04:02:44 GMT
I just installed a Adaptec SCSI adapter into my computer which is
an HP Vectra VL8, Pentium II 450, 128MB SDRAM. Anyway, I keep getting
this message when I boot up the computer, but it seems the scsi adapter
is able to detect a tape drive and cdrom writer that I have on the
internal scsi chain, this is the 50pins connector.
Here is what I see
AHA-2940 BIOS v1.2
(c) 1995 Adaptec
Int 13h Device Not Found
BIOS not installed
Please can someone tell me how to get rid of this message and make it
normal. It is plain annoying. Thanx
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Chris Ream <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SideWinder
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 05:47:09 GMT
Hello!
I am clueless on how to get a Microshaft Sidewinder working on my Linux box, I
am running Redhat 6.2, and can't seem to find any support or help for this
anywhere!
Thankx!
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From: Bede McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: VGA Woes in X
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 18:13:57 +1200
X windows claims to support my video card and monitor, but won't let me
go over 800x600 at 256 colours!
Is this common?
I've dried inserting my own modelines but when i reboot the x86config
file just restores itself to its default ones.
cheers
Bede
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From: "Luke A. Olbrish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: VGA Woes in X
Date: 01 May 2000 02:21:28 -0400
Bede McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> X windows claims to support my video card and monitor, but won't let me
> go over 800x600 at 256 colours!
>
> Is this common?
> I've dried inserting my own modelines but when i reboot the x86config
> file just restores itself to its default ones.
It common enough. IT would be good to give some informationa about your
system and video card if you want help though.
--
Luke A. Olbrish |
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |
GaTechCS / cs1312 Student |
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From: Jonathan Bertsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SB Live help.
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 06:37:17 GMT
I'm having trouble getting my SB Live card to run on Mandrake-Linux
version 7, I have the driver, but all the support documents are not very
good. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
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From: Yanglong Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:30:21 -0700
Todd Knarr wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yanglong Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I wake up to a horrific reality that some computer manufacturers may be
> > trying to suppress and uproot Linux and all other free Operating
> > Systems. How? They make computers that do not read nor write those free
> > OS bootdisks in drive A. It is a very bad trick upon us free OS users.
>
> Well, that would require a BIOS that cannot boot from floppies. Or
> CD-ROMs either, for that matter. _That_ makes the usual "reformat and
> reinstall $OS" process impossible as a side-effect. It also makes
> booting from an emergency floppy ( like the ones MS OSes make )
> impossible. Any company that does this will acquire a _very_ bad
> rep among the non-Linux community very quickly. My guess is that
> this won't ever happen. Note that "cannot boot from floppy" is
> completely different from "boots from the hard drive first, floppy
> only if no bootable hard drive is present". The first is a problem,
> the second is the normal way my computer is configured ( to prevent
> virus problems from bootable floppies and CD-ROMs ).
>
> And it's trivial to work around, if you know computer hardware. Just
> find the model of motherboard in the machine, and go to a BIOS upgrade
> vendor and get a new BIOS for it that _does_ include floppy-boot or
> CD-ROM-boot support. Flash it in, end of problem. While the computer
> makers might remove floppy-boot support, the BIOS makers themselves
> won't for very obvious reasons ( think Flash ROM upgrades or initial
> installs on blank machines ).
>
> --
> Collin was right. Never give a virus a missile launcher.
> -- Erk, Reality Check #8
Make a Win98 bootable disk and boot from the Win98 bootable disk is not an issue.
That's how I repartitioned the hard drive. The key issue is the intensional (I assume)
selectivity for which systems to support and which not. I guess computer manufacturers
behaviour is legal, but immoral, filthy, and greedy. They want make computing as
complicated as possible so that more people will ask for support, therefore buy their
support. They lure people into their trap by selling their computers a little bit
cheaper. What a reputation. We need to expose these companies. Relentlessly.
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From: Yanglong Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux woes (Compaq for one) on the horizon
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:37:58 -0700
Steffen Kluge wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Yanglong Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I bought a Compaq Presario 5834 two weeks ago. I bought this computer
> >with Linux in mind. But after days of trying and calling support service
> >reps, I'm left stranded with a computer not at all of any use to me. At
> >this moment, I don't know how widespread this phenomenon is. But I urge
> >everybody who loves these free OS and free softeware in general do a bit
> >investigation to monitor this computer industry's new move.
>
> I rather suspect a problem on your side, maybe if you give some
> more information we can help you trouble-shooting?
>
> Cheers
> Steffen.
>
> --
> Steffen Kluge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Fujitsu Australia Ltd
> Keywords: photography, Mozart, UNIX, Islay Malt, dark skies
> --
What do you want to know?
I can provide this at this point.
Make a Win98 bootable disk and boot from the Win98 bootable disk is not an
issue.
That's how I repartitioned the hard drive. The key issue is the intensional
(I assume)
selectivity for which systems to support and which not.
I guess computer manufacturers behaviour is legal, but immoral, filthy, and
greedy. They want make computing as complicated as possible so that more
people will ask for support, therefore buy their support. They lure people
into their trap by selling their computers a little bit cheaper. What a
reputation. We need to expose these companies. Relentlessly.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Resolving Conflicts
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 06:52:00 GMT
the default adaptec 1542 driver only looks at 0x330, and 0x334
io addresses, anything else and you need to pass the port io.
Myself I refuse to type more than needed, so while you need to build a
kernel anyways, edit the source file and add the other port
addresses.
for the pnp error look at the pnp.conf file in the /etc directory and
see what cards are in there and the config numbers.
check numbers against the /proc ioport, interupt, devices files.
sound, well if it is the error problem there is the reason, if you
don't have it loaded is another.
Add sound support when you rebuild the kernel for scsi support.
On Sun, 30 Apr 2000 05:26:08 GMT, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>System: Mandrake 7.0
> K6 400, 192 meg ram
>
>I'm trying to install an Adaptec 1542 SCSI host adapter. I get the
>following message during boot up
>
>Apr 29 20:46:50 shania kernel: scsi : 0 hosts.
> .
> .
> .
>Apr 29 20:46:39 shania isapnp: /etc/isapnp.conf:139 -- Fatal - resource
>conflict allocating IRQ9 (see pci)
>Apr 29 20:46:39 shania isapnp: /etc/isapnp.conf:139 -- Fatal - Error
>occurred executing request 'IRQ 9' --- further action aborted
>Apr 29 20:46:39 shania rc.sysinit: Setting up ISA PNP devices failed
>
>
>When I try to install the module
>modprobe aha1542
>/lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdk/scsi/aha1542.o: init_module: Device or
>resource busy
>
>Sound is not working.
>
>Questions:
>1) How can I resolve these conflicts
>2) How do I determine what device my tape is. I'm assuming it will be
>/dev/sga
>
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From: bart@[NoSpam]cts-bv.nl (Bart Lagerweij)
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Int 13h Device Not Found, BIOS not installed
Date: 1 May 2000 07:00:16 GMT
>Please can someone tell me how to get rid of this message and make it
>normal. It is plain annoying. Thanx
Disable the bios.
--
Bart Lagerweij - Computer Technology Systems - http://www.cts-bv.nl
(Please don't email me, reply to the newsgroup)
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