Linux-Hardware Digest #21, Volume #14 Wed, 13 Dec 00 08:13:09 EST
Contents:
SOUND: Vortex1 on RH7? (root)
LOADLIN memory problem. (root)
Re: No sound after 2.4.0-test10 kernel build ("Joseph C. Kopec")
TV card question (Matt Balmer)
Re: Installing Linux on an old 486 (sik)
Alpha 2100 and X Windows (TMS Computers)
Re: What is the command to . . . ? (Cliff Sarginson)
GeForce2 with any distro - any success? failure? anybody? ("Kevin Krumwiede")
HDD Problems. ("Adam H.")
Re: Asus A7V and IBM Deskstart 75GXP ("Tomas Andersen")
Re: kernel questions (Emmanuel CECCHET)
Re: Asus A7Pro or Abit KT7? (Peter Mutsaers)
Soft-Power Shutdown RH7 ("HiLLStEr")
Re: Kernel sees only part of memory (Peter Linde)
Re: harddrive upgrade ("Lenny Shovsky")
Re: Linux handhelds or palmtops, any experiences? ("devnull")
Re: GeForce2 with any distro - any success? failure? anybody? (Alexandre N.
Safiullin)
Re: modem driver (The Black Horus)
LILO and EIDE secondary master (Jonadab the Unsightly One)
Re: Linux with Abit KT7 & AMD Duron
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SOUND: Vortex1 on RH7?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:15:41 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I run "sndconfig" on RH7, it tells me that my model is Aureal, and
semiconductor is "Vortex 1". Then it tells me that it's not supported...
I was just wondering if there's anoyone out there who has the same card
and got it to work. If so, how?
Thanks.
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LOADLIN memory problem.
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:18:23 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I installed RH7 from the CD, it properly recognized my 128MB RAM.
After installation, I started using LOADLIN to boot into Linux. Since
then, my system only sees 64MB RAM. If I boot from the emergency disk,
it sees the full 128MB...
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix?
Thanks.
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From: "Joseph C. Kopec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No sound after 2.4.0-test10 kernel build
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 04:37:36 GMT
That may help. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall hearing that using
modules may be necessary to get sound to work. I certainly couldn't get
my SoundBlaster compatible card to work with it support (sb) compiled
into the kernel, but was able to get it to work as modules. Good luck.
Eric Wertman wrote:
> Joseph-
>
> Thanks for the input, but I did download and install the latest version of
> modutils i could find before I build the 2.4. kernel (2.3.9 or something
> similar). I may try to re-do it and load emu101k support as a module rather
> than into the kernel. Thanks
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From: Matt Balmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TV card question
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:49:03 +0000
Hello all,
Got a quick (maybe) one for you on a Voodoo3 3500 TV card. All I would
like to know is if there is any way I can use the TV tuner functions with
this card, and how to set them up if there's a way to make it all work -
I'd assume it would need to be done in X. Linux build information
below.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated, please reply in person.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(slay the "beast" first)
Build information:
Debian 2.2r2 (Potato)
Kernel 2.2.17
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From: sik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing Linux on an old 486
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 05:00:00 GMT
Thank you very much, i'll try this....
On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 23:38:45 -0600, "David Beechum"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Lilo is not installed correctly, i have had this problem... you need to boot
>using your boot floppy (hope you made one) and then reinstall lilo, run
>"/sbin/lilo"
>do a "man lilo" for additional configuration info, and you may need to edit
>something in your "/etc/lilo.conf" file
>you can get info about that file by doing a
>"man lilo.conf"
>in rare occations i have heard that flaky hardware can also cause this
>problem.
>hope this helps,
>Dave
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From: TMS Computers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Alpha 2100 and X Windows
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:31:07 -0600
Hello all,
I just recently installed Debian Linux 2.2 onto an Digital Aplha Server
2100 5/300. I am having a serious problem in trying to get X windows
loaded. I origianally had an ISA ATI Mach64 Video Card installed, I
thought that might be a problem, so I removed it. I then installed a
Matrox Millenium 4Mb PCI Video Card in the machine. They both work for
everything, except with *anything* that has to do with X. The Matrox
completely locks up the machine and I have to reset it. The ATI at least
kicked me back to the command line. Help!
I am on my third re-install now, I just left the entire X Windows
packages off this go around. Does anyone have any ideas? Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron Schroeder
TMS Computers
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: What is the command to . . . ?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:32:09 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] posited:
> I am looking for the command that will help me compare two directory
> structures.
>
> I just did a file copy to an NFS drive and I want to make sure that I
> got everything.
>
> I used
> cp -axv /dev /mnt/vol00
> cp -axv /bin /mnt/vol00
> cp -axv/usr /mnt/vol00
> etc . . .
>
> Doing some sampling, it appears that everything copied okay.
>
> What I am looking for is the equivalent to this
> dos command: dir *.* /s
>
> i.e. I am looking for file counts and directory counts as well as
> total sizes.
>
Hey this is Linux. If you saw no complaints then the commands
worked ! Trust me.
Cliff
--
no NAUGHTYSPAM if you email me :)
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From: "Kevin Krumwiede" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GeForce2 with any distro - any success? failure? anybody?
Date: 13 Dec 2000 06:55:34 GMT
I'm not finding very much info on installing a GeForce2 card. All I see
are scattered reports of trouble with nvidia's drivers, which leads me to
two possible conclusions: either it's working fine for most people, or not
very many people are trying to use it yet!
I'm building a system and considering a GeForce2 MX. I have not picked a
distro yet. Possibly Drake 7.2 or Deb 2.2. I know enough to feel
confident about tweaking and rebuilding things if necessary -- something I
want to learn more about anyway so I can optimize for my processor.
So, does anybody have a GeForce2 card working in 2D and 3D? How well are
the OpenGL drivers working? What about the DRI thing?
Thanks for anything...
Krum
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From: "Adam H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HDD Problems.
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:58:05 +1100
Hi,
I'm getting these errors appearing on the screen, and also in my
/var/log/messages file:
linux kernel: hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete
DataRequest Error }
linux kernel: hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError },
LBAsect=28083788, sector=28083725
linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 28083725
I thought that it may have been a crook HDD problem, so I've replaced the
HDD, and re-installed the OS from scratch, just to find that these errors
continue to occurr.
Can anyone shed some light on what they actually mean, what I should do, and
if they're dangerous...
TIA
Adam
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From: "Tomas Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboards.asus,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Re: Asus A7V and IBM Deskstart 75GXP
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:27:11 +0100
I'm also using an Asus A7V with a 45Gb IBM 75GXP (Duron 700MHz processor).
I have been running this for a month and a half now.. I haven't had any problems
whatsoever..
Talking about the A7V.. it's a very nice card.. it's quite easy to overclock the
processor with it..
The dipswitches needed for changing voltage and all other parameters are included (not
every
card has this). The only thing you have to do extra is shortcircuit some vires on the
processor...
(this may be done by a normal pencil.. the lead will shortcircuit it... )
Guide may be found at www.tomshardware.com
Tomas A.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Neal...
>
> I'm using an Asus A7v rev 1.02 with the 1005.03e BETA BIOS, TBird850
> @1000, and have a 46 Gig IBM 75GXP as my primary drive and a 10 Gig
> IBM 14GXP as my slave on the ATA100 channel, and I'm using WinME.
>
> I haven't heard any noises or noticed any weird problems with the
> drives. I'm new to Asus (ex-ABIT), and I haven't quite figured out
> how the power management features really work. It seems to take about
> 5 seconds to awaken the HDD when I've left the machine for an hour or
> so and then move the mouse. This bios is not perfect, but Asus has a
> very solid reputation and I think like any other new board, it's never
> 100% right out of the box.
>
> Mike
>
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 02:13:43 GMT, "Neal Lippman"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I've seen a few posts going by that indicate that the IBM Deskstar 75GXP
> >drives do not work (well, or according to some posts, at all) with the ASUS
> >A7V mainboard. The posts haven't indicated if that problem is only on the
> >Promise Ultra-ATA 100 controller on the mainboard, or also with the standard
> >ATA-66 controller as well. Although the last post was in a Linux-related
> >newsgroup, the implication was that this was a hardware problem and not OS
> >related.
> >
> >Since I was planning to use an A7V with a 30GB Deskstar for the system I am
> >now ordering components for, this is obviously troubling. Anyone have any
> >info on this? Is it a Linux specific issue or a hardware issue, or just a
> >few folks with random problems? For what it's worth, I'll be running Linux
> >Mandrake 7.2 on this system.
> >
> >Neal
> >
> >
>
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From: Emmanuel CECCHET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.kernel
Subject: Re: kernel questions
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:26:01 +0100
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> I have a couple of questions.
>
> What is a backport?
When new features are added in 2.4 kernels for example,
some of them are desirable to be backported to 2.2 kernels. A
backport is a port from a newer kernel version to a prior one.
> What patch goes with what kernel? i.e. Does patch-2.2.18 update kernel
> 2.2.17 or 2.2.18?
2.2.17
Emmanuel
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Asus A7Pro or Abit KT7?
From: Peter Mutsaers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 13 Dec 2000 11:47:34 +0100
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Natalie
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
N> Since both of you have successfully installed it, It would be
N> nice if you could state what other hardware you have in there.
It's in the FreeBSD-stable kernel since a few months now.
It's not yet in the normal Linux kernels, AFAIK, but several
"distributions" deliver non-standard (patched) kernels; some of those
might have the ATA-100 driver included.
--
Peter Mutsaers | D�bendorf | UNIX - Live free or die
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Switzerland |
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From: "HiLLStEr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soft-Power Shutdown RH7
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:06:12 +1100
Hi All
i have a prob where i think the kernel in 7.0 has no soft power off
option i was woundering where is the option and is it turned off i think
it was a bit dumb by RHE to change it from 6.2 i mean is nearly everybody
running ATX now
thanx
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From: Peter Linde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Kernel sees only part of memory
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:16:36 +0100
Thanks a lot, this worked just fine for me.
Peter Linde
E J wrote:
> Exchange your memory and get linux compatible memory. Just kidding :)
>
> put append="mem=256M" in your /etc/lilo.conf and execute lilo.
>
> $ su -
> password: <secret>
> # cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.bak # just in case you screw up.
> # vi /etc/lilo.conf # use your editor to modify lilo.conf
>
> # this is an example of lilo.conf
> boot=/dev/hda3
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> linear
> default=dos
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
> label=linux
> read-only
> # here is the append line to add
> append="mem=256M"
> root=/dev/hda4
>
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
>
> # /sbin/lilo
> # reboot # cross your fingers and 256M will be used.
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From: "Lenny Shovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: harddrive upgrade
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:32:22 -0500
how do I install the rigth SCSI module for my card and the drives and how do
I load it on start up?
btw, scsi adapters mostly have id7.
"Graymalkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:%8sZ5.15408$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Besides the things other posts said, make sure your SCSI IDs aren't
> conflicting. Remember that your controller needs a SCSI ID as well as the
> drives. If sda and the controller are both addressed as 0 you're going to
> run into a load of trouble.
>
> "Lenny Shovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I ipgraded my ide system with ut2 scsi controller ( tekram-symbios) and
2
> > ibm u2w scsi hds. It detected the controller properly, but I still can
> not
> > connect to any of scsi hds. scsi ids are 0 and 1. The devices I tried
to
> > access were /dev/sda and /dev/sdb
> > ( fdisk /dev/sda). The error message I get is "Unable to open /dev/sda"
.
> > When I run diskdrake it also shows only the ide drive I have in the
> system.
> > What do I need to do ?
> > thanx
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Reply-To: "devnull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "devnull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Linux handhelds or palmtops, any experiences?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:29:06 -0000
Raymond Blum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> HI
> I read about the Compaq iPaq running linux a while ago and I have seen
> references to other palmtops due out "real soon now" with Linux. Does
> anyone have any good recommendations for either a handheld (i.e. little
> keyboard) or palmtop (i.e. no KB, screen interface) to run Linux on?
HP Jornada, LinuxSH
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexandre N. Safiullin)
Subject: Re: GeForce2 with any distro - any success? failure? anybody?
Date: 13 Dec 2000 16:10:53 +0300
>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Krumwiede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kevin> I'm not finding very much info on installing a GeForce2 card. All I see
Kevin> are scattered reports of trouble with nvidia's drivers, which leads me to
Kevin> two possible conclusions: either it's working fine for most people, or not
Kevin> very many people are trying to use it yet!
Kevin> I'm building a system and considering a GeForce2 MX. I have not picked a
Kevin> distro yet. Possibly Drake 7.2 or Deb 2.2. I know enough to feel
Kevin> confident about tweaking and rebuilding things if necessary -- something I
Kevin> want to learn more about anyway so I can optimize for my processor.
Kevin> So, does anybody have a GeForce2 card working in 2D and 3D? How well are
Kevin> the OpenGL drivers working? What about the DRI thing?
DRI, DRI... dunno, but Q3A & MPEG4 works ok on my GeForce2 MX AGP,
within Debian 2.3 (woody)
--
Regards, Alex_
http://hp9000.unis-ru.com/~sasha/
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From: The Black Horus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modem driver
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:51:21 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Dec 2000 22:24:39 GMT, The Black Horus staggered into
> the Black Sun and said:
> >I'm looking for my PCI Motorola modem driver, can anyone tell
> >me if it exists, and where ?
>
> http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodems.html
>
> If your modem is on that list, and marked as a "WinModem", then you're
> out of luck. Rip it out of the case, sell it to someone who doesn't
> know anything about hardware, and go buy a Real Modem (defined as one
> that's external and plugs into the 9-pin serial port.)
>
thanks a lot for the RRResponses.
i'm asking a question, and i found a wrestle on my forum.
what a shame.
the pb wasn't why did t bought this PCI modem, but where can I find
a driver.
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonadab the Unsightly One)
Subject: LILO and EIDE secondary master
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:02:29 GMT
I'm having trouble getting any of the OSes on my second drive
to boot. The Linux distribution on /dev/hdc3 is a workable
installation, except for LILO. I can boot it from the floppy
created during installation, but when I try to install LILO,
I get this:
[root@localhost /etc]# lilo
Warning: /dev/hdc3 is not on the first disk
Warning: device 0x1603 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit
geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (36863 > 1023)
[root@localhost /etc]#
I know /dev/hdc3 is not on the first disk; what I don't
understand is why that is a problem. (I have a third-
party boot manager on the MBR on /dev/hda that at least
claims to be able to boot OSes on the second drive,
if they're bootable...)
I'm also rather out of my depth with the cylinder limit
thing. I thought Linux didn't have a problem with
large disks? It's only 30MB. Can I set up my (Award)
BIOS with a different drive geometry for it, or is
that likely to lead to lossage? (If it means I have
to repartition now, that's okay; the drive is new,
and I can still afford to reinstall its contents.)
Oh, one more thing: how does one mount a BeOS fs?
--
"Popularity and quality are orthogonal." -- jonadab
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux with Abit KT7 & AMD Duron
Date: 12 Dec 2000 17:59:20 +0900
>>>>> "DjM" == DjM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DjM> I have just found out that I have to build my own kernel with
DjM> an IDE patch as any version (vendor, or version #) will not
DjM> see the Highpoint controller (usually HPT366, HPT370).
DjM> I've already purchased Redhat 7 and cannot use their
DjM> installation CD- wonderful.
sure you can. you just have to have your hard disk hooked up to the
normal ide controller. after rebuilding (there are few things more
simple) and reconfiguring, all you need to do is move the cable. but
do it your way...
ciao,
gm
--
Now I am depressed ...
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