Linux-Hardware Digest #861, Volume #12 Mon, 15 May 00 09:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: CD Re-Writer (Jason Dixon)
AOpen PA50V (SIS6326 chipset) ("Simon Fraser")
Re: PnP sound card: no sound ... (Diethard Ohrt)
Phone line networking ("John C.'")
PRODAJA 1 ("Vuja")
PnP soundcard: Neither ALSA nor linnix work (Diethard Ohrt)
linux and Unisys machines ("MG")
Re: Does anyone here run Windows98 + Linux on a single SCSI hard drive?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com (Mat Najib)
Q: boards for Video Capture in Linux ("Andrey P. Cherepenko (A.P.Cherepenko)")
Soundcard uninstalls after every reboot??? (David Orlow)
Re: memorex-cdrw-6424 (Marcel Pol)
Re: How to disable on-board video card to add another one? ("Florian E.J. Fruth")
Promise Fastrak-66 RAID Card beta Drivers available!! ("Mathew")
Re: DOOM locks up X Windows!!! (Eugene Grob)
Re: ethernet card support (Jeff McWilliams)
Re: How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com (Dances With Crows)
Re: sony memorystick download under linux (Richard Watson)
Re: router/firewall recommendations? (Richard Watson)
Re: How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com (William C. Actus)
Compressed device of Exabyte M1/M2 tape drive in Linux ("K. K. Tam")
Re: Phone line networking (David A. Lethe)
Re: PnP soundcard: ALSA/add. remark (Diethard Ohrt)
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From: Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD Re-Writer
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 06:11:59 +0000
Dallas Releford wrote:
>
> Look for cd-recorder on the internet. I think there is a freeware version
>
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> "jwhill2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8ffp1g$hic$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Does anyone know of a good application interface for burning cd's? I
> > have a Plextor 12x4x32 SCSI.
> >
> > Thanks. Please email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
Xcdroast rocks. It's a front-end for mkisofs and cdrecord.
-Jason
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From: "Simon Fraser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AOpen PA50V (SIS6326 chipset)
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:18:21 +0930
I have an AOpen PA50V AGP card coupled to a Samsung 510s monitor, I can't
seem to get X working, is there a problem with Redhat 6.0 and AGP ports, or
is there just no driver for this card??
any answers please email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Diethard Ohrt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PnP sound card: no sound ...
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 08:58:12 +0200
H Bohm wrote:
>
> Another possiblity is the use of ALSA. I had a ALS100 card before and
> it works fine with ALSA
> Look at www.alsa-project.com or *.org I'm not sure!!!
Meanwhile I made it -- WITHOUT ALSA, because:
1) The whole ALSA stuff compiled o.k.
2) BUT: When loading the module als100, which seems to be the
appropriate one, I get error messages about unresolved symbols (in some
"time" module), resulting in the fact that the module cannot be loaded.
So what?
Did I miss some compile flags?
How do I have to consider which kernel I have?
BTW: This is the first time I generated Linux loadable modules ...
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From: "John C.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Phone line networking
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 06:58:47 GMT
Are any drivers available in linux for the phone line network cards? I
don't feel like running ethernet cable through the huse.
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Crossposted-To:
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From: Diethard Ohrt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PnP soundcard: Neither ALSA nor linnix work
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:12:51 +0200
I tried to get my soundcard working, using ALSA and the linnix.com
modules, respectively, but with no success:
The ALSA modules compiled o.k., but cannot be loaded. There are error
messages about unresolved symbols in some "timer" module, preventing the
als100 module from being loaded.
The linnix modules show a very similar behavior (unresolved symbols).
So what did I do worng?
BTW, this is my first attempt to insert some self-compiled (or
downloaded, as for the linnix stuff) modules ...
(SuSE Linux 6.2, kernel 2.2.10)
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From: "MG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux and Unisys machines
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:46:01 +0200
Reply-To: "MG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Has anyone succeed to put linux (Red Hat 6.2) on Unisys U6000/550 machine ?
Thanks!
Marija
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Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 05:52:34 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Does anyone here run Windows98 + Linux on a single SCSI hard drive?
The big question here is, are you installing the Linux boot partition
under 1024 cylinders? It has something to do with the motherboard,
usually. You may have to make a boot partition below 1024 cylinders.
So be prepared to start rearranging your hard drive a bit.
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From: Mat Najib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 17:26:00 +0800
I have no idea how to install the card. Can it be installed under KDE. I
am using Linux Mandrake 7.0
Najib
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From: "Andrey P. Cherepenko (A.P.Cherepenko)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Q: boards for Video Capture in Linux
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:38:58 +0700
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I would like to get image in cicle 2-3 times per second at least,
(the more the better) and with tv quality at least.
I have video camera with Composite Video Out.
What are boards to cope with this task and be supported in Linux ?
I suppose, there are two ways to do this work.
1 Capture board with
Brooktree Bt848/848A/849/878/879 video chip
But it seems these boards are out of date now.
2 Video adapter with video input ?
for example, i heard that
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 SECAM 16MB TV In-Out
has a one of BT video chips (seems bt878).
But this way arouses my suspicion about confilcts
with XFree86.
Or maybe this question could be addressed to XFree86 ?
By the way. What are differencies between
Video capture board, Frame Grabber and TV tuner in
sense video input ? Does anyone have buffer memory ?
I'd really appreciate any advice.
Andrew
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Andrew P. Cherepenko mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
BINP, Novosibirsk, Russia
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<br> I would like to get image in cicle 2-3 times per second at least,
<br>(the more the better) and with tv quality at least.
<br> I have video camera with Composite Video Out.
<p> What are boards to cope with this task and be supported in Linux
?
<p> I suppose, there are two ways to do this work.
<br>1 Capture board with
<br>Brooktree Bt848/848A/849/878/879 video chip
<br>But it seems these boards are out of date now.
<p>2 Video adapter with video input ?
<br>for example, i heard that
<br> ATI All-In-Wonder 128 SECAM 16MB TV In-Out
<br>has a one of BT video chips (seems bt878).
<br>But this way arouses my suspicion about confilcts
<br>with XFree86.
<br> Or maybe this question could be addressed to XFree86 ?
<p>By the way. What are differencies between
<br>Video capture board, Frame Grabber and TV tuner in
<br>sense video input ? Does anyone have buffer memory ?
<p>I'd really appreciate any advice.
<p> Andrew
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Andrew P. Cherepenko <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
BINP, Novosibirsk, Russia</pre>
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From: David Orlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup,creative.linux,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Soundcard uninstalls after every reboot???
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 06:21:04 -0400
Do you know why this happens. Ever since I got my new sound card, after
I reboot my computer (or ever after it just sits around for a couple of
hours while being logged into X) the sound card somehow get
uninstalled. When I go to play an MP3, it says I don't have the proper
hardware for it. So then I have to go into sndconfig and resetup the
soundcard. And another wierd thing, when it plays the test file, it
plays it really LOUD, and it is all distorted. But everything else,
while it is working, sounds great.
Just to let you know, my last sound card is not even an option in fixing
it. I replaced it because it was a SB 16 PCI and unless you were usning
95 or 98, it made my sound sound like the speakers were blown all of the
time. They never came out with updated drivers for a year. This SB
Live Value sounds magnificent (when it is working).
Thanks in advanced,
David
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Marcel Pol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: memorex-cdrw-6424
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:27:00 GMT
root wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> anyone knows if this CDwriter works under linux
> I encounterd some problems...
I do not know, but if it is 3mmc compatible, like most new writers
are, then the hardware should be np problem.
What's the problem exactly?
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Don't visit http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/marcelpol
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But it was released under GNU, wasn't it?
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From: "Florian E.J. Fruth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to disable on-board video card to add another one?
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:34:53 +0200
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
> Is it possible to disable this card and a new one?
look into your mainboard manual - if there's a possibility to dissable it
u'll find it there (normally it's a jumper :-)
> If so, how? and what would you recommend for a new card to use with 19"
> monitor? (not for gaming purpose)
i'm a gamer ;-)
> Thanks.
fejf
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From: "Mathew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Promise Fastrak-66 RAID Card beta Drivers available!!
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 21:20:48 +1000
They are not on the promise web site, but if you go there
http://www.promise.com )
and send an email off to tech support, you'll find there is a beta for
RedHat 6.0, and RedHat 6.1
Cheers,
Mathew Frank
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Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 13:24:04 +0200
From: Eugene Grob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: DOOM locks up X Windows!!!
In X_window use lxdoom. lsdoom is for "console" mode. You can easely
adjust the windowsize by the command "lxdoom -width 680 -height 480" (or
600 800, 1020 760, or whatever, according to your screen resolution)
lxdoom will then remember these values in it's configurations file so
that the next time you can start only with "lxdoom". read also the
readme in usr/share/doc/lxdoom.
To get the sound working try to download the musicserver at the lxdoom
website http://lxdoom.linuxgames.com/
hope this helps
Eugene
David Orlow wrote:
>
> Hi, I got Doom working. When I use the lxdoom command, doom runs within
> a window in x windows, everything works fine (other than having to play
> it in a very small window and there being no sound). When I play it
> using the lsdoom command, it plays full screen but this time with
> sound. The catch is when I go to exit the game, it locks up x windows.
> I can't get back. If I am in that enviroment, my screen just goes into
> dose mode. What I have to do to get out of it is go
> CTRL+ALT+ an F key until I find one that lets me sign in again and then
> shutdown the computer with the shutdown command.
> Is there anyway to fix this?
> David
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: ethernet card support
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 11:59:21 GMT
>On Sun, 14 May 2000 21:17:11 GMT, Eric Decker
><<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>My ethernet card is a HP EN1207d-TX PCI 10/100.
>
>It appears to not be on the supported list, if I am reading it
>correctly. Is there any way for me to find out if someone is working on
>a driver for this card? If not, maybe I'll just have to write one
>myself.
You might try the PCNet32 driver found is later kernels. This is for
PCI pased AMD Ethernet chipsets. Many of the HP PCI network cards
used the AMD chipset.
jeff
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com
Date: 15 May 2000 08:01:01 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 15 May 2000 17:26:00 +0800, Mat Najib
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I have no idea how to install the card. Can it be installed under KDE. I
>am using Linux Mandrake 7.0
Did you Read The Fine Manual? I'll bet you didn't. Go do that. NOW.
Also read the Ethernet HOWTO at
http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.html
and probably the Networking HOWTO at
http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO.html
Since this is an ISA card, you'll have to know the IRQ and I/O range of
the card, more than likely. Test it out by doing
# insmod 3c509 irq=X io=Y
You can replace X and Y with 0 to try autoprobing those values, but it's
better if you actually know what they are.
Once you've gotten the module loaded manually, edit /etc/conf.modules and
make sure the following lines are in that file:
alias eth0 3c509
options 3c509 irq=X io=Y
That is all you should need to do. You might be able to do these steps
with whatever system configuration utility Mandrake provides, but these
steps should work with any distribution of Linux.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| You have me mixed up with more
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| creative ways of being stupid?
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Beer is a vegetable. WinNT
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| is the study of cool. --MegaHAL
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From: Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: sony memorystick download under linux
Date: 15 May 2000 13:02:14 +0100
Jon Stahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know of a way to download images from the sony
> handycam serial port adapter (msac-sr1) under linux.
>
> You plug a memory stick into the adapter and run
> "picturegear" software under win95/98 normally.
> This is the last thing in the world that I boot
> win98 for, and I'd like to stop doing it ...
Try looking into "gphoto".
--
Richard Watson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pentagon Web Design Ltd ICQ: 65274884
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From: Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: router/firewall recommendations?
Date: 15 May 2000 13:05:52 +0100
"Alex Lam." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just bought a Linksys Eatherfast router (with 4 10/100
> switched ports built-in) for $160.00US. It replaced my old
> pentium /Linux router box. (running out of room and too much
> noise for my SOHO.) Very small size. It beats the hell out of
> having another box occupying space. (I have 5 boxes running,
> not counting the router box. I piggy bagged another hub behind
> it, and have seperate security set up on each box; running
> Solaris, FreeBSD and Linux.)
> It seems to work quite nicely.
What's the MASQing/firewalling like on such a thing?
How do you configure it?
--
Richard Watson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pentagon Web Design Ltd ICQ: 65274884
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William C. Actus)
Subject: Re: How Install 3x509b NIC card by 3Com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:11:00 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Mon, 15 May 2000 17:26:00 +0800, Mat Najib
><<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>>I have no idea how to install the card. Can it be installed under KDE. I
>>am using Linux Mandrake 7.0
>
>Did you Read The Fine Manual? I'll bet you didn't. Go do that. NOW.
...
>Since this is an ISA card, you'll have to know the IRQ and I/O range of
>the card, more than likely. Test it out by doing
># insmod 3c509 irq=X io=Y
. The 3c509 has a questionable reputation when it comes to PnP .. :-)
We have lots of them & even under Win9x :-) they cause problems so it might be
needed to disable the PnP feature of the card through the 3com cfg routine ...
The default, factory set IRQ=10, IO=0x300
FWIW
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From: "K. K. Tam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Compressed device of Exabyte M1/M2 tape drive in Linux
Date: 15 May 2000 02:10:22 GMT
I wonder how to specify the compressed tape device of Exabyte (EXB)
Mammoth 1 (M1) and Mammoth 2 (M2) tape drive in Redhat Linux and the
tape device is /dev/st0 . I have looked up some info from Exabyte web
page and it seems to be managed with the following command.
mt -f /dev/st0 setdensity <density_code>
Does anybody know the density code for EXB M1 and M2 tape drive?
Besides, to maximize the throughput on the tape device, do we need to
worry about the option setblk in "mt" command?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
======================================================================
K. K. Tam | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
Information Technology Services Center | |
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology| Tel: (852) 2358 6246 |
Clear Water Bay | |
Kowloon, Hong Kong | Fax: (852) 2358 0967 |
======================================================================
P.S. The Exabyte web page I have is below and it has no info on M1/M2
drive.
http://www.exabyte.com/suppserv/techsupp/8mm/misc/in0181.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David A. Lethe)
Subject: Re: Phone line networking
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:44:13 GMT
On Mon, 15 May 2000 06:58:47 GMT, "John C.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Are any drivers available in linux for the phone line network cards? I
>don't feel like running ethernet cable through the huse.
>
>
Did you know that ANY 10BaseT card will use standard phone lines? You
just need 2 twisted pairs. That was the whole point of 10BaseT when
it came out ... to use standard phone wire for networking.
So, pick any 10BaseT card you can find with LINUX drivers, in this day
and age, you should be able to pick up a card for around 10 bucks, and
a small hub for not much more.
Also, if you only have 2 machines, no need to buy a hub. Just create
a cross-over cable and wire the two cards directly.
Good luck
David
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From: Diethard Ohrt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PnP soundcard: ALSA/add. remark
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 14:59:57 +0200
Diethard Ohrt wrote:
> [...]
> The ALSA modules compiled o.k., but cannot be loaded. There are error
> messages about unresolved symbols in some "timer" module, preventing the
> als100 module from being loaded.
Sorry -- I found out I forgot to compile and install the "lib" part, so
maybe this will solve the problem ...
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