Linux-Hardware Digest #115, Volume #14 Mon, 1 Jan 01 19:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: 4GB Ram in redhat7.0 (Norman Levin)
Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? (Norman Levin)
Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? (Norman Levin)
Re: Is the driver linked into the kernel? (Norman Levin)
Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: /dev/ttys I/O error (Susan Stewart)
Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW (Mark Carroll)
LCS-8634P network adaptor - which driver? ("Stephen Day")
Re: Netgear FA310TX: making manual settings work (Zed)
Configuring SBLive! 1024 Player under SuSE Linux 7.0Pro ("Michael Steiner")
Re: LCS-8634P network adaptor - which driver? ("Stephen Day")
Re: LNE100TX in Radhat 7 ("Cory Dunkle")
SupraMax 56i monopack ? ("Ivo")
hdc: drive not ready ("DjM")
access to hpfs partitions (Dennis Tuchler)
Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Netgear FA310TX: making manual settings work ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
problem reading windows-created CD-RW ("Phil O. Nous, Ph.D.")
Re: Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW ("Dave Hachey")
Re: Support Maxtor G450 (Glitch)
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:45:46 -0600
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 4GB Ram in redhat7.0
Harri Haataja wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >I am installing Redhat7.0 system with 4GB of Ram. After
> >installation,System reports only 64MB. If I go to the kernel, I can see
> >option for only 2GB of Ram. Any idea how I can make redhat7.0 work with
> >4GB Ram? Do I need to upgrade the kernel? Please help
>
> Since it cuts at 64M you probably need the mem=... option in boot. RTFM.
> As for the 4G, I'm not sure where the limit goes but if you hit it, try
> the kernel-enterprise package instead.
Kernel needs to be compiled again. It probably has in the ".config" file
a line like:
# CONFIG_2GB is not set
You need to redo the kernel. BTW, I think 4Gig is current limit.
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:58:13 -0600
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
> gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
> reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
** I had small western digitals that lasted 5 years and I replaced them with
a larger maxtor that went in less than 2 years. This is a SMALL sample.
> local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
> difference to me. Any thoughs?
>
> Thanks, happy hollidays,
> Strachie
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:35:50 -0600
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
Glitch wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
> > gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
> > reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
> > local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
> > difference to me. Any thoughs?
> >
>
> yeah, this isn't a linux question.
** ok, let's rephrase the question
I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or reliability
between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball when run in a linux environment.
( not from the original appender)
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:37:30 -0600
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is the driver linked into the kernel?
Glitch wrote:
>
> Steve Sycamore wrote:
> >
> > Is there an easy way to find out whether a driver has been
> > linked into the kernel?
> >
> > It's obviously not going to work if you attempt to load a driver
> > as a module and it's already in the kernel. But if you haven't built
> > the kernel yourself, how do you know?
> >
> > Steve
>
> run 'make xconfig' from your /usr/src/linux directory within an xterm
> and check to see what the current configuration is for the kernel
** if I haven't done a kernel compile, there is no ".config" file in the
source directory tree.
--
Norman Levin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working.
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 20:28:41 GMT
yes!!!
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bharath Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> does /sbin/lsmod show the NVdriver module loaded?
>
> >
> > (EE) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA kernel module does not appear to be installed
> > correctly!!
> >
> > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please refer to the FAQ for installation
instructions.
> > (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> >
> > (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
> >
> > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> >
> > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> >
> > no screens found
> >
> > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> >
> > the full server output, not just the last messages.
> >
> > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
>
> --
> So what do you need? Besides a miracle.
> Guns. Lots of guns.
>
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: Susan Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /dev/ttys I/O error
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 16:11:40 -0500
Spork Boy wrote:
> maybe it's just distro differences, as I'm not quite sure of all the little
> specifics, but isn't it ttyS1 and not ttys1?
Funny. I never noticed this before, but my /dev directory lists both ttys1 and
ttyS1. When using the latter, I still get an I/O error when trying to cat, but
at least I can run setserial now ;)
Thanx!
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working.
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 20:52:41 GMT
well actually I just discovered that it shows up right after I "make"
the module. I figured that it would still be loaded after I rebooted.
I rebooted and it wasn't there. I did a /sbin/insmod NVdriver and it
was there. It does show up in /etc/modules.conf though. Now after I
load the module and start up X kde starts up and the screen turns to the
gray and black then it turns blue and the lower right hand corner has a
window in it. I can also see the "task" bar at the top which tells what
windows are open. But then it freezes. and ctrl+alt+bkspace does
nothing. I am going to try using gnome or another gui and see if that
changes anything.
In article <92qp9k$f0f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> yes!!!
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Bharath Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > does /sbin/lsmod show the NVdriver module loaded?
> >
> > >
> > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA kernel module does not appear to be
installed
> > > correctly!!
> > >
> > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please refer to the FAQ for installation
> instructions.
> > > (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> > >
> > > (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
> > >
> > > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> > >
> > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > >
> > > no screens found
> > >
> > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> > >
> > > the full server output, not just the last messages.
> > >
> > > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
> >
> > --
> > So what do you need? Besides a miracle.
> > Guns. Lots of guns.
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
>
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Carroll)
Subject: Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW
Date: 1 Jan 2001 21:03:41 GMT
Does anyone know if the Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW 24x 4x 4x
can be made to work with Linux? I can get them locally for $70...
-- Mark
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From: "Stephen Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LCS-8634P network adaptor - which driver?
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:02:45 -0000
Just found a spare ISA Longshine LCS-8634P network card kicking around in a
drawer but I'm having a little trouble getting it to work under Red Hat 6.2.
Can someone confirm which driver I should be using? I kind of assumed it
would just be an NE2000 compatible, i.e.. 'ne' - correct?
Cheers,
Steve
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From: Zed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX: making manual settings work
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 13:03:47 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Netgear FA310TX (rev. D2) NIC. I want to run it in
> 10BaseT full-duplex mode, but I can't seem to make it do so.
> Passing the options at the command-line when loaded as a module
> don't work, nor do passing them at boottime when compiled into
> the kernel.
>
> I have it plugged into a 10/100 switch (Netgear FS105), which I
> figure it's using to determine it's settings (it only runs in
> 100BaseTx full-duplex mode). I am also using the [new] DEC tulip
> driver in the 2.2.18 kernel tree.
>
> Can I do this without having to alter the driver code? I don't
> know what I am doing when it comes to hardware drivers.
>
> TIA,
>
> Greg
If you have a dual boot setup, you can force the card to 10 mbit.
That's what I did before I ditched windows. Mine is connected to a
com21 cablemodem and runs just fine.
--
Zed
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From: "Michael Steiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Configuring SBLive! 1024 Player under SuSE Linux 7.0Pro
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:51:06 +0100
Hi everybody!
i got the following problem: when installing the soundblaster live! kernel
driver as a module (under kernl 2.2.18) and running kmix under kde2, the
following messages are printed on system console:
(date)(time)(host) modprobe: can't locate module sound-slot-1
(date)(time)(host) modprobe: can't locate module sound-service-1-0
... and all that four times!
of course, the soundcard works as suggested, but it's putting a shadow on my
shiny new linux system :))
when checking the /etc/modules.conf for fun i found out that in the default
section for the sb live! the upper-mentioned modules aren't registered at
all.
now my question : what will i have to do in order to get this stuff working?
i'm desperate ...
bye, michael
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From: "Stephen Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LCS-8634P network adaptor - which driver?
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:40:11 -0000
Never mind, just found the info I need. It is uses a Realtek 8019 chipset so
it is 'ne', I guess I must be doing something else wrong. Either that or
it's just broken. :-)
Cheers
"Stephen Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92qrek$96d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Just found a spare ISA Longshine LCS-8634P network card kicking around in
a
> drawer but I'm having a little trouble getting it to work under Red Hat
6.2.
> Can someone confirm which driver I should be using? I kind of assumed it
> would just be an NE2000 compatible, i.e.. 'ne' - correct?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
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From: "Cory Dunkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: LNE100TX in Radhat 7
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 21:48:04 GMT
I jsut went through it again to see what the error messages said. I extract
the files from the .tgz like it says, then I am suposed to tye "make" to
compile the modules. I do that and my error messages are as follows:
pci-skeleton.c: In function 'netdev_open'
pci-skeleton.c: structure has no member named: 'tbusy'
pci-skeleton.c: structure has no member named: 'interrupt'
pci-skeleton.c: structure has no member named: 'start'
It jsut goes on like that saying things like that for a bunxh of different
"In function" things. I tried to "make" just the two files that appear to be
required (pci-scan.c, tulip.c) but it does the same thing for them. Please
help me out on this one, as I'm really lost.
"Cory Dunkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:zn546.15458$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a system that I am trying to run with a Linksys LNE100TX (tulip)
and
> a SMC EZ card (realtek) for NAT, ftp and http servers and possibly a
> Counter-Strike server to learn some Linux. The Linksys card won't work,
I've
> been trying everything I could think of and everything in the readme files
> for the past couple days. I just can't get the thing to work. Even the
> crappy realtek card worked without a hitch. If anyone can help me out with
> this I'd really appreciate it. I will need you to tell me everything that
I
> would type though. This is the first time I'm using a Linux command line
so
> I know next to nothing. Thanks in advance.
>
> Cory
>
>
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From: "Ivo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SupraMax 56i monopack ?
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 23:37:47 +0100
Reply-To: "Ivo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
Does anyone know how to configure SupraMAX 56i PCI modem under Linux?
I will be thankful for any tip.
Ivo.
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From: "DjM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: hdc: drive not ready
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 22:53:18 GMT
...after getting back from holiday, I'm picking up the pieces of mu Linux
intallation woes. I have inadvertantly hit the 'catchup' option on MS
Outlook express and cannot get to my questions from a few weeks ago.
I'm getting the Linux 7 install to see my hard drive when I pulg it directly
into IDE1 (and not the Highpoint HPT366 controller slot -
IDE3/IDE4)...progress! However, I cannot get the installation to see my
Sony CD ROM (CDU4811; 48X ATAPI CDROM). I have been proving the following
line at installation (which is probably incorrect):
linux hdc=cdrom
I have the CD ROM plugged into IDE2 (right next to the hard drive) on my
ABit BE6-II. Here's the response that I'm getting:
hdc: drive not ready for command
...and then it keeps polling to find the drive (ATAPI time-out, etc...)
Does anybody out there have Sony CD ROM with Linux going? Any suggestions
on this?
Thanks,
DjM
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From: Dennis Tuchler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: access to hpfs partitions
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 22:59:53 GMT
has anyone installed Linux on a hd with OS/2 on it? Have you had
trouble mounting the hpfs partitions to read and copy files from those
partitions? I had to change the file type parameter in the properties
menues of the icons with which I wanted to have access to these
partitions. No go. Error message was totally unhelpful, listing various
reasons for not mounting the partition.
How do i fix this?
thanks
dj tuchler
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Help!! Geforce2 MX is almost working.
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 23:16:19 GMT
YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I got it working. I loaded the module after
rebooting and the gui would come up but then it locked up. I rebooted
and hooked up a ps2 mouse instead of usb. I loaded the module and
started x it worked. It is awesome. How do I get my usb mouse working.
It is a kensington 5 button optical mouse. I don't really care if the
5 buttons just 2 or 3 of them but I would really like to get the scroll
wheel working. How do I do this? Other than that it is all good here.
Thanks.
In article <92qia2$9pi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I did a fresh install of slack 7.1. I didn't install X at all. I got
> X4.0.1 from the slackware-current. Installed it. Then I installed
the
> Nvidia kernel and the GLX drivers accoring to www.tomshardware.com's
> guide. I used the 0.95 drivers. I check and the NVdriver is loaded
in
> /sbin/lsmod. I configured XF86Config in /etc/X11. Rebooted and
startx.
> I got errors. I remade the drivers from their folders then startx.
> The screen blinked a few times. I got some green and blue lines
across
> the screen. The gui showed up. I got the gray and black screen that
> you get when kde starts up. i could see a window in the bottom righ
> corner. But the computer was locked. I shut it off
(ctrl+alt+backspace
> wouldn't even work). Rebooted into linux and startx. Nothing but an
> error. I coped the /var/log file for x. I will post it next. I know
I
> followed the instructions on tomshardware.com exactly right. I
renamed
> the files that needed to be renamed. I can't think of anything else
to
> do. Can you guys help. THanks.
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
>
Sent via Deja.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX: making manual settings work
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 23:30:23 GMT
Zed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you have a dual boot setup, you can force the card to 10 mbit.
> That's what I did before I ditched windows. Mine is connected to a
Well, I have been able to manually set the NIC to run in 10BaseT
full-duplex mode in Windows, but as soon as I boot back into Linux,
it changes right back to the way it was before (100BaseTx full-duplex).
Suggestions?
Greg
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From: "Phil O. Nous, Ph.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problem reading windows-created CD-RW
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 23:40:52 GMT
Help!
I made a CD-RW full of my favorite mp3s using a friend's internet
connection (and windows machine). Adaptec Easy CD creator 4.5, I
think. Problem is, I can't read it on my linux laptop. I'm running
SuSE 7.0 on a Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop, got both GNOME and KDE2, and
I've tried every mount / umount trick in the how-tos but I still can't
get any files off the CD.
Computers running windows can read the CD fine, though. I figure it's
got to be a vfat filesystem, but I'm out of ideas. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
Hylas
(got a shot of my desktop on bb.themes.org)
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From: "Dave Hachey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 23:44:55 GMT
Mine works just fine with Mandrake Linux 7.2. Almost ATAPI RW drive should
work out of the box.
...Dave H.
"Mark Carroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92qrbd$4m2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Does anyone know if the Pacific Digital 4424ei CD-RW 24x 4x 4x
> can be made to work with Linux? I can get them locally for $70...
>
> -- Mark
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Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 19:14:10 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Support Maxtor G450
Harald Adams wrote:
>
> Hi,
> does anybody out there know, how I can setup which X server to support the
> new maxtor G450 graphic board under Suse 7.0.
> Thanx
> Harry
I assume you mean the MATROX G450?
I could be wrong but you may need Xfree 4.0 but don't quote me on that.
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