Linux-Hardware Digest #146, Volume #13 Wed, 28 Jun 00 21:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Hard disk problems !! ("John Smith")
Re: ATI Rage 128 XPERT 2000 - distortion problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ES1371 -- any good ? (Ancipital)
Re: any suggestions for a webserver (Ancipital)
Re: Thoughts on this configuration? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Q: Tekram DC-315 and Scanner (Andrey Vlasov)
Problems with Epson 740 (Heiko Abel)
Re: Hard disk problems !! (Helgi Petursson)
Re: Old NCR/AT&T Box. ("Mark VanBogart")
Re: Dataswitch? (XavierWest)
Re: ATI Rage 128 XPERT 2000 - distortion problem (Alex)
Re: help in learning device drivers (Ancipital)
Re: Using CDRW as tar-like device (Carlos)
Re: Creative AudioPCI 128 - no MIDI ("Peter T. Breuer")
Linux Printer (Emilio Federici)
Re: Using CDRW as tar-like device (Dances With Crows)
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From: "John Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard disk problems !!
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:11:21 -0700
Stop kicking your machine too hard and the failures should abate
Six disks, what's up with that?
> This is the 6th disk in my machine, all previous disks have failed and
> all exhibit the same symtoms, on most seeks there is a head crashing
> sound. All test that I have run on it indicate the disk is fine, but I
> "know" this disk will fail like the others.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128 XPERT 2000 - distortion problem
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 22:25:15 GMT
I'm having this same problem w/ XPERT 2000 running RHL 6.1 w/ XFree86
3.3.6. I tried using both XFCom_Rage128 and XF86_SVGA as X servers and
I still have the same problem. Whenever i move a window in Gnome,
distortion appears.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm running SuSE 6.4 with XFree86 to 3.3.6 and a ATI Rage 128 XPERT
> 2000
> graphic card. Everytime I move a window around in KDE, a distortion
> appear on
> the screen.
>
> I've tried different color modes (32, 24, 16 bit), resolutions and
> video
> frequencies. But with no effect. Also a "no_accel" doesn't help very
> much.
>
> Is there any help to fix this?. Thanks,
>
> Stefan
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ancipital)
Subject: Re: ES1371 -- any good ?
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:04:36 GMT
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:04:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Gatto)
wrote:
>Could someone recommend a good app for adjusting bass/treble, etc. for
>this card (creative ensoniq 1371). I just this card and it works good
>(NO CPU time when listening to Tchaikovsky CD, and less than 1000
>interrupts used for entire CD). But i need to be able to adjust bass
>when listening to CDs. I use KDE.
Don't. Fix your output device (speakers, headphones etc) instead.
"Adjusting" bass and treble when the src recording is ok degrades the
fidelity of the sound. Min d you, the 1371 is pretty darned noisy to
start with (used to have one, replaced it with an sblive, which is a
lot quieter and has crisper bass and high end etc).
Ancipital- Inedible Buddhas reality control #1
http://www.buddhas.org is currently tqt- back soon.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ancipital)
Subject: Re: any suggestions for a webserver
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:07:23 GMT
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:50:43 -0700, "Chris Harshman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>6.2 is the current, but make sure that before you plug it in to the LAN,
>you've secured it
This is the single best bit of advice- if more "root vegatables" were
made to adhere to this, there would be less easy prey for brain donor
skript kiddies.
There IS intelligent life out there :)
Ancipital- Inedible Buddhas reality control #1
http://www.buddhas.org is currently tqt- back soon.
To unmung email addr, get rid of "nospam-" and maybe even "-thanks"
"I'm not crying victim, but I am stating that a lot of spammers
are genuine scumbags." -Sanford Wallace
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on this configuration?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 22:39:19 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.) writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.) writes:
> >> Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>> the problem with tape is that
> >>> 1) they are *way* too small compared to todays 20GB hard
> >>> disks. (this is shared by CD-R)
> >> Not really.
> > For the cost, yeah.
> Please reread Johan's post. Point #2 (which you snipped out) addressed
> cost. Point #1 addressed capacity. I was simply pointing out that
> tapes are definitely not too small compared to the size of hard drives.
Okay.
The range of common, non-server tape backups is too low for todays
large hard disks. (There are 40GB+ now for under $300.)
> If you'd rather leave your 40G of data without a backup, go right
> ahead. I'm not going to stop you. I'm not even going to give a
> damn.
I don't believe I was asking for your concern, or even your
attention.
> >> There are also larger capacity drives based on 8mm and DLT
> >> mechanisms. There are also changers which can auto-load multiple
> >> tapes, if your bacup size gets to be really huge.
> > Yeah, I'm in the mood to spend over $10,000. On a device which, in
> > all probability, I will never need.
> Did I tell you to buy one?
When did I say you did?
This is something of a switch. You're being the pedant, here,
addressing the individual points rather than (what I see as) the real
concern. Namely, that big tape backups are too expensive for most
individuals.
No, you didn't tell me to buy a $10K tape backup. No, you were not,
technically, contesting the fact that tape drives can be very
expensive. You do, however, seem to be missing the point. It's not
that there are *no such things* as huge tape backups (in fact, if you
need to do huge backups, that's your *only* solution), it's that they
are *economically infeasible* for most people.
Now, that was not stated explicitly. (Not, as you so elegantly
pointed out, in the same sentence, at any rate.) But I do feel it was
rather clear, and it was the point I was trying to make.
> Johan claimed tape drives didn't have enough capacity for a 20G drive.
> I was pointing out that no matter how much storage you have, there
> exists devices to allow unattended backups of the whole thing.
Yes, of course. If you can imagine it, there pretty much is a way to
do it. There *is* a way to get 50,000fps in Quake III - go buy a
supercomputer and invest five million dollars in a video card. The
point that something is merely *possible* is the purest useless
pedantry.
> > You can have "Told you so!" rights the next time I frag my system -
> > the clock is ticking, I'd say it'll be about two weeks - but until
> > then, I'll spend my money on things I'll use.
> You have to completely reinstall your system every two weeks and you
> don't see any need for a backup?
Do I really need to insert "NOTE: THIS IS SARCASM" in my posts, now?
> Whatever. Enjoy your insanity.
Someone, I think, is taking this a little too seriously.
I haven't reinstalled my system (because of a disaster) since... jeez,
since I don't know when. Bits and pieces I lose, but not the whole
deal.
--
Eric P. McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Dude... my hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves...
oh, wait."
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q: Tekram DC-315 and Scanner
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:54:41 -0700
Hi everybody,
I own UMAX2400S and Epson Stylus 860 printer - both model realy good and
supported in Linux. But SCSI Card which come with scanner is very basic
and not well suppoted in Linux. I managed to scan with kernel 2.3.99 but
only once after that I had to restart computer to scan next picture -
reloading modules and power cycling of scanner not help - scanner works
but instead picture I get just white space. In kernel 2.4 when I load
module for the SCSI card it lock system completely and I have to make
hard power cycle. I wrote to UMAX-SANE support guy and he said that it
happen because SCSI card doesn't have good support in Linux (really you
can not use it with anything else except scanner).
So just yesterday I bought another SCSI card Tekram DC-315 and cable
because cards have diffrent connectors. I managed it to work together
with scanner but observe some instability as sometimes I again get white
space instead picture. I downloaded xsane and it improved situation in
some degree but I still have to scan in 8bit color depth. But main
problem is that when I try to print from any application
(Netscape/ImageMagic/GIMP) I get colors which not match original or
screen picture - it more dark and colors is not so bright. It seems to
me that printer use too much inks when you try to print in 740x1440
resolution. Really I can not compare results with what I get in Windows
with drivers from manufactures in Windows it much better.
My question "Did anybody get a results comparable with windows for
scanner and printer or it impossible at the moment, so that I do not
beat my head on the wall?".
If somebody got good results "could you share this information with
other" as you can read a millions references on webpages but it will not
reflect results as we can not compare it visually.
NOTE: I run kernel 2.4-test2 (RedHat6.2), latest unstable UMAX-sane.
I will really appreciate everyone who has same hardware and able to
share information.
Hardware:
Scanner
http://www.umax.com/scanners/standard/products/astra2400s.cfm
SCSI Card
http://support.umax.co.uk/technotes/f096B.htm
http://support.umax.co.uk/technotes/f121B.htm
New SCSI Card
http://www.tekram.com/hot_products.asp?Product=DC-3X5_Series
Printer
http://www.epsonsupplies.com/cgi/astock_guide.cgi?type=pa
Digital Camera
http://www.toshiba.com/taisisd/dsc/products/cameras/pdrm5/index.htm
Drivers & Software:
Scanner
http://www.Wolfsburg.DE/~rauch/sane/sane-umax.html
http://www.wolfsburg.de/~rauch/sane/sane.html
http://panda.mostang.com/sane/
SCSI Card
http://www.domexusa.com/support/su_index.htm
http://www.domexusa.com/support/su_index.htm
http://www.domexusa.com/support/d_3191d.htm
New SCSI Card
http://www.tekram.com/updates.asp?Product=DC-3X5_Series
Printer
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=80896
Digital Camera
http://www.gphoto.org/
Andrey
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:59:56 +0200
From: Heiko Abel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with Epson 740
I`m slowly loosing it on my SC 740, using a 2.2.14SuSE Kernel.
I read the problems Eric Shamow had, but mine are quite different:
Using Yast I configured the printer, printcap looks nice.
All modules are loaded.
Now, when trying to print (like /etc/hosts) it prints
weird stuff in normal mode; raw does nothing, ascii does nothing.
Trying to use `print to file' with gimp and make a `cat xy | /dev/lp0'
it says you have no right to use the device.
When printing with Gimp it does work, but only at 360DPI and with
really poor quality.
(I did not yet install the new plugin from sourceforge.net,
for I used a RPM to install gimp and need some additional packages)
surely I`m no genius using linux,
can anyone tell me what I did wrong here?
Thank you,
Heiko
--
A cynic is a person searching for an honest man, with a stolen
lantern.
-- Edgar A. Shoaff
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From: Helgi Petursson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard disk problems !!
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 11:22:44 +1200
John Smith wrote:
>
> Stop kicking your machine too hard and the failures should abate
>
> Six disks, what's up with that?
>
> > This is the 6th disk in my machine, all previous disks have failed and
> > all exhibit the same symtoms, on most seeks there is a head crashing
> > sound. All test that I have run on it indicate the disk is fine, but I
> > "know" this disk will fail like the others.
IFF only that was the case, this is an immobile laptop, permanently on
my desk and I dont' kick it, yet.
I am sure that the dogs don't bark at it too loudly either !!
helgi..
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From: "Mark VanBogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Old NCR/AT&T Box.
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:23:45 -0500
I have posted a Linux 2.2.14-5.0 kernel for NCR Microchannel based PCs that
should handle installations for NCR 53c710, NCR 53c94 and Buslogic 646 SCSI
adapters at ftp.dgmicro.com.
The file can be downloaded and unzipped from:
ftp://ftp.dgmicro.com/incoming/RH-62-MCA-53c94-MCA-53c710/NCRMCA2214.zip
I have included some documentation and instructions that should be somewhat
helpful for a RedHat 6.2 installation. I don't have access to the NCR 3430
model but I haved successfully installed Linux on NCR microchannel systems
using all three of the above mentions SCSI adapters. I have used the NCR
3433, NCR 3410 and NCR 3350 models. My current crusade is to figure out
what a customized kernel won't boot problem on the NCR 3450 server platform.
The original IBMMCA.S (from Slackware 7.0) kernel boots fine! RedHat 6.x
MCA installations won't even load the kernel for installation.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3959f7c4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I haven't been able to find a working version to support the 3430, but
there
> is a suse version available (<=6.2) that has mca support. We have it up
and
> running on a 3410. Problem seems to be the scsi-driver.
> regards, henry
>
> Gary wrote in message ...
> >Clifford A. Brown wrote:
> >> I don't believe
> >> that Linux is supporting MicroChannel either.
> >> I hope that someone will correct me if I am wrong.
> >Ok. There's actually a great deal of MCA support under Linux. I've only
> >just come across this, but there are a few mailing lists devoted to the
> >topic. They appear to have a fair number of posts re NCR boxen, too. I'm
> >sure someone there can shed some light on the subject...
> >See the Micro Channel Linux discussion site at http://www.dgmicro.com
> >-Gary
>
>
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Subject: Re: Dataswitch?
From: XavierWest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 16:51:35 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Not quite a LINUX hardware issues, but I have 2 LINUX boxes I
would
>like to control with 1 keyboard, 1 mouse, and 1 monitor. Can
someone
>recommends a good, reliable and cheap data switch box? I
bought a
>box, but the keyboard and the mouse would hang after a few
switches,
>and the monitor shows "waves"
>
>Thanks for all help.
>
>Helena
I say go with Raritan Switches, they are bit more expensive but
the quality is the best I've ever seen. Each channel has its
own processor which will solve the lockup problem. I'd spec out
a model at Raritan's page then buy through a reseller, I got
mine at iscci.com and got a better deal then had I bought direct
cheers,
Xavier
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From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128 XPERT 2000 - distortion problem
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 20:05:17 -0400
>
> I'm having this same problem w/ XPERT 2000 running RHL 6.1 w/
> XFree86
> 3.3.6. I tried using both XFCom_Rage128 and XF86_SVGA as X
> servers and
> I still have the same problem. Whenever i move a window in
> Gnome,
> distortion appears.
I never have the problem you metioned using XFree 3.3.5 with
XFCom_Rage128.
I am just curious. Does XFree 3.3.6 has many adventage over 3.3.5?
Alex.
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http://www.seti.org/
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http://counter.li.org/index.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ancipital)
Subject: Re: help in learning device drivers
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 11:31:14 GMT
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 17:46:48 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>hi everybody
> i recently started learning to write device drivers
>where can i find resources on the net?
>i know about rubini's book, khg etc
>i want to see some very simple drivers, iam finding the going
>very tough please help
>
O'Reilly (www.ora.com) have a very nice (if slightly outdated) book
called something imaginative like "Writing linux device drivers". Have
a look for info ontheir website, it might be helpful.
There are, of course, tonnes of free docs online, but sometimes it's
nice to have dead tree format that you can read with a cup of coffee
:)
Ancipital- Inedible Buddhas reality control #1
http://www.buddhas.org is currently tqt- back soon.
To unmung email addr, get rid of "nospam-" and maybe even "-thanks"
"I'm not crying victim, but I am stating that a lot of spammers
are genuine scumbags." -Sanford Wallace
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carlos)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Using CDRW as tar-like device
Date: 28 Jun 2000 19:05:07 -0500
A rlated question: I once tried recording a couple of sessions on a CDR.
I tried several options on cdrecord and in all cases after recording the
second session (both sessions were iso files) the disk became unusable...
How can this be done and how does one access the different sessions
afterwards?
Carlos
carlos1w @ excite . com (disregard e-mail in header)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jim McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>Christopher Wong wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if it is possible to use a CD RW driver without the
>> make-a-whole-file-system step. I would like to append stuff onto a
>> recordable CD, but cdrecord does not seem to make this easy. Why can't
>> I just use "tar" or something similar and dump it onto a CD? There
>> does not seem to be an easy way to get "low-level" type of access. As
>> I understand it, one can only add some 40 or so sessions on a
>> multisession CD due to the overhead involved. There is also no
>> documentation that I can find on using cdrecord's packet writing mode.
>>
>> Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>cdrecord has a packet writing mode?
>See http://sourceforge.net/project/?group_id=7091, but I'm pretty sure
>packet writing is only supported in late 2.3 and 2.4-test kernels.
>
>--
>Jim McDonald
>htttp://www.stanford.edu/~mcduck
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative AudioPCI 128 - no MIDI
Date: 27 Jun 2000 10:18:46 GMT
Daniil Kolpakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: If my question sounds quite lame, that's besause I'm novice to Linux :)
It is fairly lame in some senses, yes.
: I have Creative Labs Sound Blaster 128 PCI. Mandrake 7.0 (Air) 's
: utilitys sndconfig and Lothar Sound Config say that I have Ensoniq xx70
: (don't remember those xx) -based card. In sndconfig's list also said
: that Ensoniq xx71 (not 70 as it detects) is Creative SB PCI 64/128. When
: I try to select 71 card it says modprobe error. With 70 module sound
OK, so it's a 1370 (or whatever else CL are now badging as 128PCI).
: works Ok. But no MIDI. I've tried to modprobe other modules as well,
: hack into config files by hand, no luck. MIDI players say I have no
: /dev/sequencer. & I really don't. However, it seems I have /dev/midi (?)
You don't and you really don't. The card doesn't have midi support.
No hardware on board to do it. You'll need to emulate midi in
software, using timidity or something like that. Isn't there a software
midi kernel driver nowadays too? "v_midi.o"? Try that and then a midi
player like kmedia or kmidi or whatever it is called. (disclaimer,
IANA Sound Expert).
Peter
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From: Emilio Federici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Printer
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 02:40:13 +0200
Hi everybody I'm considering the upgrade of my current printer (Canon
BJC-250) to a new one that should be faster, capable of better
photo-quality printing and with longer lasting ink-cartdriges than my
BJC-250.
My first concern is compatibility with Linux that for me is a
fundamental issue:
I was thinking about buying an Epson Stylus Color 870 Photo but a friend
of mine who owned one told me he hadn't been able to make it work with
Linux.
Does anybody actually uses this printer under Linux?
Is the Canon BJC 6200 Photo a valid alternative?
Bye!
Emilio Federici
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Using CDRW as tar-like device
Date: 28 Jun 2000 20:41:45 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 28 Jun 2000 19:05:07 -0500, Carlos
<<8je3rj$ti8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>
>A rlated question: I once tried recording a couple of sessions on a CDR.
>I tried several options on cdrecord and in all cases after recording the
>second session (both sessions were iso files) the disk became unusable...
>
>How can this be done and how does one access the different sessions
>afterwards?
It's in the HOWTO. Read it--
http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html
Basically, you'd do:
mkisofs -r -J /path/to/data | cdrecord -v -multi -
for the first session, then
TRACK=`cdrecord -msinfo`
mkisofs -r -J -C $TRACK -M /dev/scd0 /path/to/more/data | cdrecord -v
-multi -
Repeat as needed for more sessions, leaving the -multi off the final
session on the disc. Accessing a multisession CD should be end-user
transparent as all the sessions should be available when you mount the CD
normally. You can pass options to mount, though, to mount only one
specific session if that's what you're looking for. man mount.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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