Linux-Hardware Digest #978, Volume #13 Sun, 3 Dec 00 14:13:04 EST
Contents:
Re: parallel (Gareth Randall)
Re: Logitech cordless wheel mouse center wheel configuration ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
cdrom audio (vaio sr7k) (Bipin Sehgal)
Re: parallel ("robert smith")
Problems whit Redhat 6.2 installation ("Luke")
Re: REDHAT Drivers for ABIT ("Will Jenkins")
modem conexant : Help! (Dario Marrini)
IEEE WaveLAN (Anshuman Sharma)
Re: Problems whit Redhat 6.2 installation ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: IEEE WaveLAN ("Peter T. Breuer")
DVD playing in Linux (Randall Skelton)
Re: IEEE WaveLAN (Peter Bloomfield)
sblive and recording (Alex Dukat)
Re: IEEE WaveLAN (Anshuman Sharma)
Re: looking for video capture card for linux (Jay Bratcher)
I can't seem to get my mm205 pctv card to work (saj)
Re: IEEE WaveLAN ("Peter T. Breuer")
Aaaggh! Need to set sound on Intel 810 chipset pleaze yelp. (Raviprasad)
Re: Logitech cordless wheel mouse center wheel configuration (Artur Leung)
xDSL modem for Linux ("Jens")
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From: Gareth Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: parallel
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 12:18:21 +0000
robert smith wrote:
>
> why not?
>
> and what would i have then?
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > "robert smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > if i had two pentiums, on a peer to peer, would that give me in
> > > effect a pentium II?
> >
> > No.
Basically, imagine you're a game programmer writing for this setup.
1. You need to split your game into at least two threads of execution - one for each
system.
2. You then need to make the two parts interact, but the network is *very* slow
compared to the speeds of the processors.
3. You have to completely redesign your code to say "tell the other processor to do
this, then get the answer later", rather than saying "do this".
Also, a PII has new instructions etc etc.
When you study a computational problem which can be split in this way, you will know
about it...
======= Gareth Randall =======
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Logitech cordless wheel mouse center wheel configuration
Date: 3 Dec 2000 07:25:18 -0500
David Norris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mousewheel support unfortunately hasn't quite worked itself far enough
> into the Linux world to be standardized. If it's a PS/2 mouse, the
> standard PS/2 mouse driver should support the wheel. However, each
> application itself has to be configured to recognize the wheel (since
> scroll up's and down's are treated as clicks of Buttons 4 and 5). This
> means a lot of configfile editing, but it does work.
And there is imwheel. It, too, can be configured. It converts switches 4/5
(the switches for rolling the wheel forward back) to whatever you want.
Usually to up_arrow, down_arrow (converting mouse scroll to keyboard
scroll) but you can use special configurations for special programmes
(e.g. add a special configuration or even default so that holding shift
down and scrolling use page_up, page_down).
Of course, it only works if your driver supports switches 4 and 5 for the
mouse wheel.
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From: Bipin Sehgal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrom audio (vaio sr7k)
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 06:35:52 -0600
I have installed linux (Mandrake 7.2) on my sony sr7k laptop. I managed
to configure everything including usb and sound but I cannot play audio
CDs through the speakers. If I plug in a headphone into the cdrom
headphone jack, I can hear the music and control it using kscd. Sound
configuration is fine as I am able to play mp3 and wav files.
Any ideas as to why this is happening? Any fixes ?
-Bipin
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From: "robert smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: parallel
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 13:22:52 -0000
but i thought boewolf would do all that for you, and you run a normal
program on the server... and i thought it would work like a pipeline in a
way...
"Gareth Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> robert smith wrote:
> >
> > why not?
> >
> > and what would i have then?
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > "robert smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > if i had two pentiums, on a peer to peer, would that give me in
> > > > effect a pentium II?
> > >
> > > No.
>
> Basically, imagine you're a game programmer writing for this setup.
> 1. You need to split your game into at least two threads of execution -
one for each system.
> 2. You then need to make the two parts interact, but the network is *very*
slow compared to the speeds of the processors.
> 3. You have to completely redesign your code to say "tell the other
processor to do this, then get the answer later", rather than saying "do
this".
>
> Also, a PII has new instructions etc etc.
>
> When you study a computational problem which can be split in this way, you
will know about it...
>
> ======= Gareth Randall =======
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From: "Luke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems whit Redhat 6.2 installation
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 14:51:29 GMT
I have a PC whit ASUS P3BF motherboard and a UltraDMA66 hard-disk connected
to the board whit a UltraDMA PCI card. I'm not able to install Linux
(Redhat 6.2): when I have to decide what kind of installation I want (GNOME,
KDE, server or custom) I get a message that says: "An error has occurred. No
valid devices were found on which to create new filesystems. Please check
your hardware for the cause of this problem". None of the above installation
will do the job. Could it be a problem that Linux can't recognize my
UltraDMA card? Or maybe a mistake whit my previous cration of a Linux
partition whit Partition Magic?
Thanks in advance.
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From: "Will Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Re: REDHAT Drivers for ABIT
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 15:08:08 -0000
Does Red hat 7.0 support the BT Speedway ISDN PCI Card? Is there a close
match I could use?
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From: Dario Marrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem conexant : Help!
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 15:14:09 GMT
Hi, I'm a newbie of linux, I have a winodem Conexant, HSF, a Soft56KPCI,
I can't find any drivers for linux. I found a driver in Olitec's site,
about a their model having the same chip of mine, I tried it but the
modem don't recognize the command ATX3, so I can't compose the phone
number (I'm living in Italy). Some days ago, a friend told me about a
driver for my modem found in www.corellinux.com, I looked for that but I
did'nt find anything. Please somebody help me!
Thanks
Dario M.,
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From: Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IEEE WaveLAN
Date: 3 Dec 2000 15:35:15 GMT
I am having problems with the WaveLAN IEEE cards. I have succesfully
installed them. I have two computers each with one, but when I ping from
one to the other it can't reach the destination. I need help.
--
Anshuman Sharma
Georgia Institute of Technology
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems whit Redhat 6.2 installation
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 17:03:48 +0100
Luke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (Redhat 6.2): when I have to decide what kind of installation I want (GNOME,
> KDE, server or custom) I get a message that says: "An error has occurred. No
> valid devices were found on which to create new filesystems. Please check
> your hardware for the cause of this problem". None of the above installation
> will do the job. Could it be a problem that Linux can't recognize my
> UltraDMA card? Or maybe a mistake whit my previous cration of a Linux
What do you mean by "recognize"? It seesm to me that it recognizes it
very well in any sense that I understand, and knows that it doesn't
have a driver for it, and tells you so in no uncertain terms!
Tell me, Luke, have you read the hardware support list for your distro?
Redhat 6.2 is nearly a couple of years old, isn't it?
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IEEE WaveLAN
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 17:04:45 +0100
Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am having problems with the WaveLAN IEEE cards. I have succesfully
> installed them. I have two computers each with one, but when I ping from
> one to the other it can't reach the destination. I need help.
No, you need a basestation. That's what wavelan ieee talks to!
Peter
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From: Randall Skelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DVD playing in Linux
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:52:47 -0500
I have read what I can on www.opendvd.org, www.linuxtv.org and
www.linuxvideo.org but I still have questions about the support of DVD
players under linux.
Firstly, is it possible? I have a newer compuer (700MHz, 256 MB RAM) with
a 32MB ATI video card for what its worth. I am currently living in the UK
but if I buy a DVD player I will get it in the U.S. (Christmas
present). What is the deal with regional codes, will I be able to rent or
buy a DVD in the UK and play it under windoze or linux? I can essentially
ask for any type of player I want, but I don't know what is supported.
Thanks in advance, Randall
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From: Peter Bloomfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IEEE WaveLAN
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 11:36:04 -0500
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am having problems with the WaveLAN IEEE cards. I have succesfully
> > installed them. I have two computers each with one, but when I ping from
> > one to the other it can't reach the destination. I need help.
>
> No, you need a basestation. That's what wavelan ieee talks to!
>
> Peter
No, two WaveLAN's should be able to talk to each other, in Ad-Hoc mode.
What driver do you use, what's the log output, what do ifconfig and
iwconfig report on each system?
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From: Alex Dukat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sblive and recording
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 16:55:11 GMT
I am looking for information on a recording problem. I have a Soundblaster
Live on my Linux only box and plan to use it for recording. When recording
through the Line-In I am only able to record the right channel, yet it
plays both fine. Has anyone else run into this? Could it be a damaged
card or drivers? I have used both 2.4.0-test11 drivers and alsa for the
card and they both have the same problem.
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From: Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IEEE WaveLAN
Date: 3 Dec 2000 17:02:49 GMT
Peter Bloomfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: "Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
:>
:> Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> > I am having problems with the WaveLAN IEEE cards. I have succesfully
:> > installed them. I have two computers each with one, but when I ping from
:> > one to the other it can't reach the destination. I need help.
:>
:> No, you need a basestation. That's what wavelan ieee talks to!
:>
:> Peter
: No, two WaveLAN's should be able to talk to each other, in Ad-Hoc mode.
: What driver do you use, what's the log output, what do ifconfig and
: iwconfig report on each system?
I am using wvlan_cs.o as the driver on both the machines. You are right
they SHOULD be able to communicate without a base station in Ad-hoc mode
and that's what both of them are set to. ifconfig on both the systems sees
it on interface wvlan0. However on one of them iwconfig returns useful
information but on the other one it acknowledges wvlan0 but says that "no
wireless extensions"
--
Anshuman Sharma
Georgia Institute of Technology
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From: Jay Bratcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: looking for video capture card for linux
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 18:29:37 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi
>
> i'm looking for a good video card with an onboard tv tuner and that can
> do decent video capture. (video capture must be preferably done at
> 352x288 or higher resolution captured at at least 24fps). A big plus
> would be if the card could do real time mpeg compression (i dont even
> know if there are cards that can do this).
>
> i currently have an ATI card, but there's almost no support for the tv
> tuner in linux.
>
> any recommendations would be appreciated. please feel free to specify as
> much detail about the card as u'd like or just leave a URL i can visit
> to get more info :)
>
> thanks
> ali
>
Have a look at these pages for more info...
http://heroine.linuxave.net/bcast2000.html - video editing software (seems
to be a good package, but requires some kernel patches, and needs LOTS of
CPU).
http://linuxmedialabs.com - look at the lml33 card, which does realtime
mpeg compression. I haven't used this, but it looks promising.
Jay
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From: saj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I can't seem to get my mm205 pctv card to work
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:10:43 +0000
please could someone tell me how to get my mm205pctv card working. I have
tried the option of choosing the from the card list in bttv driver and it
still does not work. I get a blue + hazy screen but it can't find the
channels in kwintv. I've tried using all the PAL tuners and still no luck..
This is the only hardware I can't seem to get working in linux!!! The card
is detected fine on startup.
thanks saj.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IEEE WaveLAN
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:11:45 +0100
Peter Bloomfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>> Anshuman Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I am having problems with the WaveLAN IEEE cards. I have succesfully
>> > installed them. I have two computers each with one, but when I ping from
>> > one to the other it can't reach the destination. I need help.
>> No, you need a basestation. That's what wavelan ieee talks to!
> No, two WaveLAN's should be able to talk to each other, in Ad-Hoc mode.
"Ad-hoc mode" is not one I've ever met! Assuming it exists, how is one
supposed to get the card/driver into it (please not let it be ad_hoc=1
on insmod :-)?
> What driver do you use, what's the log output, what do ifconfig and
> iwconfig report on each system?
iwconfig? Not ifconfig?
I know that there is a more recent driver that is supposed to cure the
older driver problems with some mobos (I have desktops with pcmcia
slots into which the wavelans fit, as well as a laptop ...). IRQ
conflicts were common with that setup. When talking of "the driver",
you should be meaning the drivers fronm the wavelan pages. The standard
pcmcia drivers are not/were not for recent cards.
eth1: WaveLAN/IEEE, io_addr 0x100, irq 15, mac_address 00:60:1D:1F:2E:FF
I believe this is the wavelan2 driver I am using, grafted onto
pcmcia-cs-3.1.8.
===========================================================
Lucent Technologies Mar 2, 2000
WaveLAN/IEEE Software for Linux, Version: 6.00
===========================================================
I've just grepped the docs for the word "hoc" and found nothing.
Designed for the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards, you
can also use this software to install and operate
previous versions of WaveLAN/IEEE PC Cards, like the:
* Standard White & Bronze label PC Cards
* Turbo Bronze label PC Cards
* Silver Label PC Cards
On the WaveLAN Web Site you can find the most recent
device drivers, bridge firmware, software updates and
user documentation.
World Wide Web: HTTP://WWW.WAVELAN.COM or
FTP://FTP.WAVELAN.COM/PUB
Peter
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From: Raviprasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Aaaggh! Need to set sound on Intel 810 chipset pleaze yelp.
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 18:30:08 -0000
help! my linux (Red Hat 6.52, kernel- 2.2.16-3) machine is not singing! i
have an intel 810 chipset and i just can't get sound to work on it. i
tried ALSA but the documentation & how-to is just overwhelming. Note i am
a newbee to this big wide Linus world. could you Gurus out there give me a
simple dummies approach to configuring my sound card using ALSA,OSS
whatever? coz its no fun working without music! i will be greatly
*indebted* to you for the help. thankx.
ravi
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From: Artur Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Logitech cordless wheel mouse center wheel configuration
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 12:33:21 -0600
James,
Thanks. It did not work with Netscape 4.75 but did work with Netscape
6. Unfortunately Netscape 6 was quite unstable and it crashed several times.
8-(
Artur
12.3.2000
James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Artur Leung wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > I just purchased a Logitech Cordless Wheel Mouse for my Linux box
> > (running RH6.2 w/ kernel 2.2.16). The mouse has a center wheel for
> > scrolling up and down in a window (like the wheel on the Microsoft
> > Intellimouse Explorer). Unfortunately Logitech does not provide a Linux
> > driver to activate this neat feature. Is there any way that I could
> > have this feature activated? Any 3rd party driver to do that? Thanks.
> >
> There are two issues, installing the mouse in XFree86, and having it
> work with applications.
>
> With XFree86 4.0.1 you need the following in your XF86Config file:
>
> Identifier "Mouse1"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> Option "Buttons" "5"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>
> The syntax is slightly different for version 3.x. And, I presume that
> the cordless is compatible with the Mouse Man +.
>
> However, only new applications will work. All of the KDE2 apps seem to
> work and Netscape 6 does. Also, GnoRPM.
>
> JRT
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From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: xDSL modem for Linux
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 20:01:50 +0100
I am searching a DSL modem (internal or external) with FULL support for Linux
(RH 7).
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