Linux-Hardware Digest #927, Volume #12 Thu, 25 May 00 19:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Adaptec 2906 and Linux (Chris Schwindt)
Re: Fun with Brain Dead Printers. (Matthias Warkus)
Re: mac IIsi FPU (Michael Lorenz)
Console modes in Compaq LTE 5200 ("David Bragason")
Re: gateways - ethernet cards (Andrey Vlasov)
XF86Config settings for a Packard Bell 1020 (Shane)
Re: Lexmark 5700 printer (John Hong)
Re: gateways - ethernet cards ("Rene M�rten")
Re: Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell (Arjan Drieman)
Process Stack Dump (U.V. Ravindra)
Re: adding parallel port and 2nd printer (Tim Moore)
Re: Trouble with Promise Ultra66 Card (Owen)
Re: cd witers don't work with kernel 2.2.14 (Tim Moore)
Batterymanagement under LINUX ("Rene M�rten")
Sony Spressa USB - Anybody using it with linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Console modes in Compaq LTE 5200 (eyez)
Jameco 8-port serial card? (Joe Pfeiffer)
Diamond Pro 56k PCI Modem? ("James Wibberley")
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From: Chris Schwindt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2906 and Linux
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 20:04:08 +0000
Blue System wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to setup an Adaptec 2906 card in a Linux box,
> and I would like to know if there is support for it in the
> kernel and in what module!
>
> Any input will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Val
I have a Adaptec 2906 in my Linux-mandrake 6.0 box - works fine - I did
not have to do anything to get it to work. OS found it on boot-up...
--
regards,
Chris Schwindt
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Fun with Brain Dead Printers.
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 20:35:38 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the 25 May 2000 09:13:44 -0600...
...and Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEDIDIAH) writes:
>
> > On Thu, 25 May 2000 04:34:24 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> > >
> > >Fucking idiot. The guy's printer works under the most popular OS on
> >
> > So? Now are we, members of a free market, to only restrict
> > ourselves to a singlular choice now as if we were captives
> > in some Stalinesque regime?
>
> Stop feeding him already.
>
> I wonder if simon7777 is related to our good friend tek7777.
They are *all* related. Most of the trolls here are just one person.
We've already proven that time and time again AFAIK.
mawa
--
Papierstauentferner!
Partnerbefriediger!
Pauschaltourist!
Pastisverd�nner!
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From: Michael Lorenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: mac IIsi FPU
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 21:57:43 +0200
Greetings !
R.H. Mezger wrote:
>
> Can someone point me to a website that has photo's of the IIsi
> with an FPU installed.
> I'm trying to install Linux on this machine but have no idea if this box
> has an FPU installed already or not. There are no available chip slots
> as far as i can see.
> Any help would be most appreciated.
look fo a chip labeled 68881 or 68882. Maybe with some letters around
the number, these are the FPUs.
bye
Michael
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From: "David Bragason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Console modes in Compaq LTE 5200
Date: 25 May 2000 19:56:29 GMT
Hello,
I'm having a small problem with the console mode (X works fine) on my
Compaq LTE 5200 laptop. It starts up in a 640x480 (80x25 chars) mode, even
though the display is 800x600. This results in huge borders around the text
area. Lilo can probe for other console modes, but they just cram more into
that same area.
Now, I'm using SVGATextMode to get by this problem; that way I got rid of
every border except for the one at the top of the screen. I don't know too
much about video modes, so I used SVGATextCalc to figure out the modelines
for me. Strangely, the modeline that works under X doesn't work under
SVGATextMode, as it results in text beyond the bottom of the screen and
other screwiness. The chip is Cirrus 7543.
I would greatly appreciate any tips on this. Thanks!
David.
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gateways - ethernet cards
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:02:27 -0700
Hi Ted,
you need configure routing table and resolver.
1. For routing table you need edit file (it probaly do not exist yet on your
computer - client) /etc/default router and add there IP address of computer
through which will go traffic (server). After reboot of computer you should
check it by
root# netstat -r
and check in table for default record. Since then you can ping or surf inet but
only by using IP addreses - you can not point to www.yahoo.com as computer
doesn't know it yet.
(You can try
root# route add default {hostname|IP}
where hostname {or IP} is name/IPaddress of computer which connected to inet.
)
2. resolver is a program which will resolve address for URL and another network
addresses
for that you need edit /etc/resolv.conf and put there something like
root# more /etc/resolv.conf
domain bcti.net
nameserver 207.194.28.230
nameserver 207.194.28.130
nameserver 207.102.93.157
but only with parameters for your network which you can get from your ISP if
you don't have it yet (in case of dhcp you get it through program). You still
can use nameservers from above but it will slower.
Ted Gervais wrote:
> I recently installed two ethernet cards , one each in two different
> computers. They work fine and I can ping
> each computer just fine.
>
> One of the two computers is attached to the internet using a static line. I
> have the second computer pointing
> to that computer with the internet connection, and of course I can ping my
> provider from either machine.
>
> Now, here is the problem. From the second computer - the one without the
> internet line connected to it, I can't
> go anywhere. I try and telnet out and no sir. I try to bring up a web page,
> and nothign like that works. I simply
> can't get out to the 'world' from the second computer.
>
> I thought if I had routes installed that pointed to the main computer and I
> could ping that computer (vice/versa) then why can't the second computer use
> that internet line??
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated..
>
> --
> Ted Gervais *Coldbrook. NS Canada*
> 1-902-679-2253
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From: Shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: XF86Config settings for a Packard Bell 1020
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 21:05:00 GMT
Does anyone have a good XF86Config file for a Packard Bell 1020 Monitor
in combination with a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Video card? I've been
deriving my own modelines using the XFree86 documentation, but they need
some real tweaking (picture drawn too far to left, ghosting, wrapping,
very light picture, etc).
If a picture is really bright (washed-out look), what does this point to
in the configuration?
--
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and can even makes some changes for you."
-Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 User's Guide.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Subject: Re: Lexmark 5700 printer
Date: 25 May 2000 21:12:24 GMT
Tom Connor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Is there a driver for the Lexmark 5700 printer, or is this one of their
: Windows only printers.
It's a host-based printer that does have some support under
Linux. Check out Grant Taylor's Linux Printing HOW-TO. The link will be
there in the Lexmark database.
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From: "Rene M�rten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gateways - ethernet cards
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 23:16:14 +0200
Rebooting Computer, haha
this was the last words from Bill Gates !
U must never reboot your linuxmachine !!!!
Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi Ted,
>
> you need configure routing table and resolver.
>
> 1. For routing table you need edit file (it probaly do not exist yet on
your
> computer - client) /etc/default router and add there IP address of
computer
> through which will go traffic (server). After reboot of computer you
should
> check it by
>
> root# netstat -r
>
> and check in table for default record. Since then you can ping or surf
inet but
> only by using IP addreses - you can not point to www.yahoo.com as computer
> doesn't know it yet.
>
> (You can try
> root# route add default {hostname|IP}
> where hostname {or IP} is name/IPaddress of computer which connected to
inet.
> )
>
> 2. resolver is a program which will resolve address for URL and another
network
> addresses
>
> for that you need edit /etc/resolv.conf and put there something like
>
> root# more /etc/resolv.conf
> domain bcti.net
> nameserver 207.194.28.230
> nameserver 207.194.28.130
> nameserver 207.102.93.157
>
> but only with parameters for your network which you can get from your ISP
if
> you don't have it yet (in case of dhcp you get it through program). You
still
> can use nameservers from above but it will slower.
>
>
> Ted Gervais wrote:
>
> > I recently installed two ethernet cards , one each in two different
> > computers. They work fine and I can ping
> > each computer just fine.
> >
> > One of the two computers is attached to the internet using a static
line. I
> > have the second computer pointing
> > to that computer with the internet connection, and of course I can ping
my
> > provider from either machine.
> >
> > Now, here is the problem. From the second computer - the one without the
> > internet line connected to it, I can't
> > go anywhere. I try and telnet out and no sir. I try to bring up a web
page,
> > and nothign like that works. I simply
> > can't get out to the 'world' from the second computer.
> >
> > I thought if I had routes installed that pointed to the main computer
and I
> > could ping that computer (vice/versa) then why can't the second computer
use
> > that internet line??
> >
> > Any thoughts would be appreciated..
> >
> > --
> > Ted Gervais *Coldbrook. NS Canada*
> > 1-902-679-2253
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arjan Drieman)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,alt.os.linux,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell
Date: 25 May 2000 21:40:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 25 May 2000 12:30:16 GMT, Yet another Geek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I say that language is toxic to the container it is in but mathmatics is
>>> universal. Well, this is nothing new under the Sun to the world of
>[...]
>
>this has been a really interesting quote. But what was this guy talking about?
>I didn't understand anything of it ...
Don't bother, neither does he.
Arjan
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From: U.V. Ravindra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Process Stack Dump
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:02:22 GMT
Hi,
I need help writing a [set of] routine[s] that will help
me get a stack dump of my Alpha Linux program in the event
of, say, the process getting a SEGV.
ALL help will be appreciated.
-UVR.
P.S. What's the direction of stack growth on Linux Alpha -
top-down or bottom-up?
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: adding parallel port and 2nd printer
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:23:45 -0700
I've an old Dell 486/DX-100 being used as a printserver. Epson 600 & HP
LaserJet 1100A. Both printers are attached to DTC Parallel Express boards
(ISA) jumpered for EPP, IO port and an interrupt. printcap entries created
with printtool (RedHat specific?). lp is compiled directly in the kernel.
[tim@dell ~]$ cat /etc/printcap
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
lp|hp|laserjet:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL uniprint NAxNA letter {} U_EpsonStylusColor stc600p {}
lp0|ep|epson:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
lp1|hp2|2page:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp1/filter:
[tim@dell ~]$ cat /etc/rc.d/rc.local
...
# 0x278 epson parport probe fixup - probe doesn't seem to find IRQ ???
# note: may have been due to typo in /etc/lilo.conf - need to check
echo 5 > /proc/parport/1/irq
# abort on error, careful error check, trust IRQ.
#see tunelp(8) & /usr/src/linux/drivers/misc/lp.c
/usr/sbin/tunelp /dev/lp0 -a on -o on -T on
/usr/sbin/tunelp /dev/lp1 -a on -o on -T on
...
[tim@dell ~]$ cat /etc/lilo.conf
...
append="console=ttyS0 parport=0x378,7 parport=0x278,5"
...
[tim@dell ~]$ dmesg
Linux version 2.2.16pre3 (root@asus) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #7 Thu May 18 02:44:54 PDT 2000
...
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
parport_probe: succeeded
parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 1100
parport1: PC-style at 0x278 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
parport_probe: succeeded
parport1: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR 600
...
[tim@dell ~]$ egrep -i 'print|parport' /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
# CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PRINTER=y
CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y
Cor van den Berghe wrote:
> ...
> The file server part is working great but I'm having problems with the
> printer server part. I installed a Epson Stylus photo 750 on the internal
> printerport (lp0) and it worked great. But when I added an extra parallel
> port to install a second printer (a matrix printer) the problems started.
> First I couldn't get the 2nd printer to work, after fidling around with some
> setting the Epson printer doesn't work anymore. I guess I need to make some
> changes to a configuration file, but as I am new to Linux I have no idea
> where to start.
> Can anybody tell me where I can find the config file that I need to edit.
> Any other tips regarding setting up Linux as a printerserver would be
> greatly appreciated
--
timothymoore bigfoot com
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From: Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Trouble with Promise Ultra66 Card
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:24:02 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Haden Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to install Red Hat 6.0 on a new Dell Pentium III that has
a
> Promise Ultra66 (UDMA) card installed. I found a driver on the Promise
> site and have followed their directions for installing using their
boot
> image, but on my machine it just hangs.
>
> Here's what I get:
>
> Ultra66 Linux Loadable Module
> PDC 20262: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary PCI Mode Secondary PCI
Mode
> ide2: BM-DMA at 0x1000-0x1007, BIOS Settings:hde:pio,hdf:pio
> ide3: BM-DMA at 0x1008-0x100f, BIOS Settings:hde:pio,hdf:pio
> hde: Quantum Fireballp LM30.0 ATA Disk Drive
> ide2 at 0x1080-0x1087,0x1076 on irq 10
>
> Hoping that someone out there might have gone through this or has a
> suggestion.
> Thanks.
>
>
Redhat 6.2 has native support for this card.
Owen
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cd witers don't work with kernel 2.2.14
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:36:47 -0700
I have xcdroast working with 2.2.14 and Yamaha CRW4416E using SCSI
emulation:
- xcdroast v 0.96e
- cdrecord-1.6.1
- mkisofs-1.12b4
[15:27] asus:~/Kits/Asus > dmesg
Linux version 2.2.14ide (root@asus) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #5 Sun May 21 22:08:21 PDT 2000
...
hdd: YAMAHA CRW4416E, ATAPI CDROM drive
...
scsi1 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
...
Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
Vendor: YAMAHA Model: CRW4416E Rev: 1.0e
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
...
[15:35] asus:~/.xcdroast > cat xcdroast.conf
# X-CD-Roast V0.96e Configuration-File
# Automatically created by the X-CD-Roast-Setup
# Don't edit! (Unless you really know what you are doing)
XCDR_AUDIOREAD_MODE = "SCSI-3/mmc"
XCDR_AUDIOREAD_SPEED = "6"
XCDR_AUDIO_SOURCE_CDROM = "YAMAHA CRW4416E "
XCDR_AUDIO_UNITS = "sec"
XCDR_AUTORAISE = "1"
XCDR_BEEP = "on"
XCDR_BEEP_VIA = "speaker"
XCDR_DATA_SOURCE_CDROM = "YAMAHA CRW4416E "
XCDR_DEFAULT_PART = "3"
XCDR_DEST_WRITER_DEV = "YAMAHA CRW4416E "
XCDR_DEST_WRITER_MODE = "mmc_cdr"
XCDR_DEST_WRITER_SPEED = "4"
XCDR_DISCLAIMERDONTSHOWAGAIN = "1"
XCDR_DSP_DEV = "/dev/dsp"
XCDR_DUMMY = "0"
XCDR_ECHOLISTEN = "0"
XCDR_EJECT = "0"
XCDR_GLOBAL_OFFSETS = "1"
XCDR_IMAGE_FIXED = "/raid/xcdroast"
XCDR_IMAGE_MNTPNT = ""
XCDR_IMAGE_MNTPNT2 = ""
XCDR_IMAGE_PART = ""
XCDR_IMAGE_PART2 = ""
XCDR_LOCKPART = ""
XCDR_LOGFILE = "on"
XCDR_LOGNAME = "/raid/xcdroast/xcdroast.log"
XCDR_PADDATA = "0"
XCDR_SAVEWINPOS = "1"
XCDR_SKIP2SEC = "0"
XCDR_SUB_VIEW = "1"
XCDR_SWABAUDIO = "0"
XCDR_VERSION = "0.96e"
XCDR_idedevices = "|0,0|/dev/hda|0,1|4|0,2| FUJITSU
MPD3084AT|0,3|DD-03-47|0,4| ... "
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have Mandrake 7 with 2.2.14, and after much hassle, I did finally get it
> to work, though I'm still trying to work out what I did right. I don't
> know what velocd is, but I suggest you first try writing a cd
> from the command line as per the HOW TO, rather than using a front end,
> which I assume velocd is. The problem may be that the program you're
> using isn't set up right.
>
> Although I can record using the command line, I still haven't got either
> Gnome Toaster or xcdroast to do it for me. I suspect my initial problems
> stemmed from the fact I was trying to use improperly configured front ends.
--
timothymoore bigfoot com
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From: "Rene M�rten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Batterymanagement under LINUX
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 00:38:36 +0200
the first message i get from linux if i start my laptop is that battery is
running out...
but i running my laptop the most times with the power supply....
anybody can help me ?
Sorry, the message not comes from linux, it comes from KDE....
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Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 18:43:01 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sony Spressa USB - Anybody using it with linux?
Hi,
I have a Sony Spressa USB CD-RW (4X/2X/6X) and wish to use it with linux
(kernel 2.2.14, debian).
If you are using this in linux, would you please help me?
Thank you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (eyez)
Subject: Re: Console modes in Compaq LTE 5200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:34:10 GMT
Have you tried a framebuffer kernel? generally, The framebuffer also runs
at bigger resolutions, with much ease. se /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/
for more info.
quoting <David Bragason>:
>Hello,
>
>I'm having a small problem with the console mode (X works fine) on my
>Compaq LTE 5200 laptop. It starts up in a 640x480 (80x25 chars) mode, even
>though the display is 800x600. This results in huge borders around the text
>area. Lilo can probe for other console modes, but they just cram more into
>that same area.
>
>Now, I'm using SVGATextMode to get by this problem; that way I got rid of
>every border except for the one at the top of the screen. I don't know too
>much about video modes, so I used SVGATextCalc to figure out the modelines
>for me. Strangely, the modeline that works under X doesn't work under
>SVGATextMode, as it results in text beyond the bottom of the screen and
>other screwiness. The chip is Cirrus 7543.
>
>I would greatly appreciate any tips on this. Thanks!
>
>David.
>
--
Rando Christensen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<perception is reality>
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From: Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Jameco 8-port serial card?
Date: 25 May 2000 16:38:56 -0600
Has anyone gotten the 8-port PCI serial interface card sold by Jameco
to work under Linux? I'm particularly wondering if it needs any of
the set_multiport options... the README file shipped with the board
doesn't mention that in discussing configuring with setserial, but
then they also don't give any serious attention to having more a
two-port card. My current status is I'm not getting any signs of life
out of it using it to talk to another machine with minicom, but
haven't hooked up a breakout box to it yet.
Thanks in advance,
--
Joseph J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D. Phone -- (505) 646-1605
Department of Computer Science FAX -- (505) 646-1002
New Mexico State University http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~pfeiffer
VL 2000 Homepage: http://www.cs.orst.edu/~burnett/vl2000/
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From: "James Wibberley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond Pro 56k PCI Modem?
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 23:51:38 -0000
Diamond Pro 56K - v.90 Internal Modem PCI - Hardware Version
Does Linux support this modem/has anyone here got one working?
(please cc replies by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if possible)
thanx
James Wibberley
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