Linux-Hardware Digest #298, Volume #14 Mon, 5 Feb 01 00:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: ask for installing printer ("John D Lamb")
Re: cannot dial modem through ttySx ("Peter T. Breuer")
ISDN hardware (Drew Cutter)
Re: YMF724SoundCard & RedHat 7.0 ("Nico")
Re: Re Changing Monitor (Mark W Carey)
Re: Samsung Synchmaster 3 monitor (John Todd)
Re: ATI Radeon + Linux (Ronald Bruck)
Re: DVD decoder: software vs. hardware (Marcelo Rodrigues)
Re: USB to Serial converter question... ("MadCat13")
Linux and Phone line networking!!! (Ken Bard)
LG (goldstar) 8083B audio cd burning (follow up) (Elliot Nathanson)
Thanks Re: Linux solutions for VoIP and text editors ("V.G.Guhan")
Re: Recommendations for ethernet cards and other hardware wanted... (Donald Becker)
Re: Linux and Phone line networking!!! ("roybert")
HPT370 RAID and Linux ("Jason Kircher")
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From: "John D Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ask for installing printer
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:04:56 -0000
Look at the LILO mini-HowTo on http://www.linuxdoc.org/
"wc212145" <> wrote in message news:95jl5r$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I install Suse Linux version 7.0 in my computer, I cannot boot up my
> computer by harddisk itself. I just use the boot up CDrom to boot up Suse
> Linux. When I install this version, I use entire harddisk for
installation.
> No more other operation system inside harddisk.Please tell me how to boot
up
> Suse Linux by harddisk.
>
>
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cannot dial modem through ttySx
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:59:31 +0100
Darren Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>>
>> > suggest a method, and typing commands directly into the main part of
>> > minicom's screen produced no result either. Of course this could very
>> Then your modem does not work. End of story.
> the modem definately works, I can use it on a windoze box.
That does not always imply that the modem works! (in this case, it does)
>> > reset/hangup/initialize, I see the modem lights flicker or light up
>> > suggesting that *something* is getting through.
>> Yep, but apparently not enough. Looks like your wiring is messed, or
>> the port is, or the modem is. Your move.
> ok, thanks. As long as I know I'm operating minicom correctly which I
> wasn't sure about then it must be the port.
Looks like it. What does setserial say the kernel driver can find out
about it? run something like setserial /dev/ttyS0 irq 4 port 0x34f (I'm
too lazy to look up the correct syntax and standard addresses), and
then setserial /dev/ttyS0.
>> At least you confirmed that you started minicom on the right port!
>> (Did you check what the serial port was set to in minicom?)
> yes, it is the correct one.
OK. Is there a PnP device waiting to be configured that could have
grapped the same irq?
Peter
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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 16:30:33 -0500
From: Drew Cutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ISDN hardware
Could someone recommended ISDN hardware for redhat 7.0 ?
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From: "Nico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: YMF724SoundCard & RedHat 7.0
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:11:50 +0100
I had exactly the same problem with a Toshiba satellite. I actually
downloaded and compiled the alsa-driver package, which cames with the
correct driver.
http://www.alsa-project.org
Up to now, I'm wrestling with the compilation, but I'll keep you informed...
Nico.
"Michael Gong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió en el mensaje
news:_nk66.17284$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I installed RedHat7.0 on my computer.
>
> But I can't use my YAMAHA PCI YMF724 Sound card.
> I used "sndconfig" and found that RedHat7.0 already recognized it and
> installed its driver.But whenever I tried to use the sound card, like
record
> some sounds or enable system sound, the machine will be dead.
>
> So is there anybody who already used that sound card under RedHat7.0?
>
> Thanks ahead!
>
> Michael
>
>
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From: Mark W Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Re Changing Monitor
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:11:50 +1200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No I havent Oc'd my video card. The card is a Creative labs 3d Blaster
(Rendition Verite) V1000 chipset under X. I had a nightmare getting X
to run on it but the monitor is ancient however I can get it to pull
640x480 on my Win box with the refresh rate set as low as it humanly
will go.
Thanks,
I'll try you suggestions tonight.
Mark
Dances With Crows wrote:
> Do you boot with framebuffer support enabled (penguin logo) or do you
> use the generic VGA timings? Have a look in /etc/lilo.conf , and there
> should be a line that says "vga=X" where X is "ask", "normal", or a
> number.
>
> In your case, I would go with "vga=ask" and try a couple of the modes
> there. Every VGA monitor ever made should be able to support at least
> the VESA mode that corresponds to 80x25, and you can try other modes
> that way. Unfortunately, you'll most likely have to reboot the machine
> to try other modes(!) Switching VESA modes seems to require real-mode
> tricks, which are not easy within Linux once the kernel has switched to
> protected mode.
>
> If the monitor still doesn't work in 80x25, the monitor is most likely
> on its last legs, or your video card is trying to drive the monitor far
> beyond its abilities despite the instructions Linux is giving it. Have
> you overclocked your video card? :-)
>
> --
> Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
> Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
> http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
> -----------------------------/ I hit a seg fault....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Todd)
Subject: Re: Samsung Synchmaster 3 monitor
Date: 4 Feb 2001 23:59:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From Samsung's website:
CVM4963/4967
Resolution:
Mode 1 720dot x 350line 70Hz
2 720 x 300 70
3 640 x 480 60
4 1024 x 768 87
5 800 x 600 56
Scanning freq:
Hor 31.5/35.5 KHz
Vert 56/60/70/87
On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 16:44:25 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I need the scan rates for this Samsung Synchmaster 3 monitor so that I
>can get more than 640 x 480 on the screen when using X
>My video card can handle this 'cause I've seen it at 1024 x 768 on
>another monitor.
>Samsung's web site is no use!
>
>Yours gratefully,
>
>John Watts
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com
>http://www.deja.com/
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_____________________
The lap of Linuxury
|<de in RH6
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From: Ronald Bruck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI Radeon + Linux
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 17:22:08 -0800
In article <cbroeker-4A33D5.23344503022001@news>, Chuck Broeker
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Tobin
:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:
:> Has anyone successfully gotten the Radeon working with X in at least 2D?
:> I have an AMD Athlon 650 on the irongate chipset. I just swapped out my
:> G400 for the Radeon and installed X 4.02 and the server goes to change
:> into SVGA mode and then I get the good ole BSOD. If anyone knows of a
:> fix please let me know.
:>
:> John
:
:I have an ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon on one of my machines, so I'm
:interested in this also. So far it looks like there's a company
:developing a commercial driver. They have a beta version of a driver
:that supports 2D. They also have a alpha version of a driver with 3D
:support. Their web-site says they intend to charge $89 per seat for the
:final release. I can't remember their name, but you can do a search on
:linux and radeon to find them.
:I think there's work being done elsewhere on a open source bases. Look
:at the SourceForge web-site.
:Some people have said that the latest Rage 128 driver will work with the
:Radeon chipset, although it doesn't give you the performance.
:
:I'm thinking of buying an older Voodoo for when I boot linux and
:switching to the Radeon when I'm running Windows for games like UT and
:Q3.
You can find the driver at www.xig.com. It's the MetroX accelerated
server.
It certainly accelerates the 2D. I haven't tried the 3D yet (all the
applications I have which use OpenGL are staticly linked to the Mesa
libs, and will have to be recompiled--where I have source). The 2D is
VERY nice, but I have four complaints:
a. I can't get resolution switching to work.
b. There are no text consoles. I really miss these.
c. If you kill the server, you're dead--there's no text
console fallback.
d. There's no support for USB mice.
Is it worth $89? Well, just so I don't have to use the frame buffer
device, yes. I've heard there's supposed to be a Radeon driver for
XFree, but I couldn't find it.
The OpenGL implementation is supposed to be spectacular. I really have
to find something to test this!
--Ron Bruck
--
Due to University fiscal constraints, .sigs may not be exceed one
line.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Marcelo Rodrigues)
Subject: Re: DVD decoder: software vs. hardware
Date: 5 Feb 2001 01:39:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Marcelo Rodrigues)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eric P. McCoy wrote:
>>
> I honestly can't see any advantages of software decoding over a modern
> hardware decoder. Unless you just can't stand to have your CPU sit in
> an idle loop.
>
>
So what's a good decoder to get that' will work w/ Linux ? Do these work
with any DVD player ? Thanks ....
--
"NeXTMail" OK at this address only.
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From: "MadCat13" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB to Serial converter question...
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:20:33 -0500
"John Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> > MadCat13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Here's my problem. My system has one of those crappy winmodems built
onto
> > > the motherboard and no serial port.
> >
> > > I've already got a serial port modem (Best Data 56K)from another comp.
> >
> > > I'm going to use the 2.4.1 kernel. Will I have any problems using one
of
> > > the Keyspan USB to serial converters to use this modem, or do I need
to just
> > > get a USB modem. Or am I just screwed.
>
> > Uh .. I am not sure what you mean. If you have a serial port modem,
> > then just use it! Oh, I seee ... No serial port. That's amazing! OK,
> > yes you will have to try a usb to serial converter. Belkin ones seem to
> > be supported by the kernel, but check on www.linux-usb.org.
>
> Or you could get a cheap I/O card with a couple serial ports on
> it and plug it into an open slot.
>
> --
>
>
> -John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Oh, I forgot to say, both my PCI slots are full(yes, there are only two, and
no isa), I have my video card in one and my sound card in the other. I
know that bites, but it's the only computer I can get my hands on right now.
:P
I appreciate the help though.
The full system specs are:
Gateway LE500
128Mb ram, 10Gb hard drive
Voodoo 3 2000 16Mb PCI
Yamaha YMF724 sound card
internal ide zip drive and cdrom
usb 1.44Mb floppy
Parallel port
2 USB ports
ps2 port for keyboard and mouse
(The comp has integrated sound and video, but both are shared memory and run
like crap. There's also a softmodem that Windows says is Lucent, but when I
probe it under Linux, it claims to be something else)
(Dreaming of building a killer Linux System one day)
MadCat13
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From: Ken Bard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux and Phone line networking!!!
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 02:30:04 -0000
I am a newbie to Linux, and am wanting to setup a linux server for home
network. I have been looking at the 3com, intel and others that use the
phone line for the wiring.
Is the posible with Linux???
Any suggestions as to which networking kit to use??
I do not need the 100 mbs, and these new kits are suppose to get up to
10mbs, which is great spead for me.
I am looking at getting cable modem and use the Linux as the fire wall /
server since it would be much more reliable and secure.
Where is a good site to go, to learn how to setup a network using Linux???
Thanks for your help
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: Elliot Nathanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LG (goldstar) 8083B audio cd burning (follow up)
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 03:01:57 GMT
Here are some notes that helped me burn audio CDs
from my LG (goldstar) 8083B burner. I was also able
to use a GUI "xcdrgtk" as well.
Elliot
=================================
# /etc/modules.conf
pre-install sg modprobe ide-scsi
pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi
# /etc/modules/default
scd1
sg
ide-cd
ide-scsi
# burn audio cd
$ cdrecord -v dev=1,0,0 speed=4 -dao -audio *.wav
# duplicate source CD exactly
$ cdda2wav -v255 -D1,0,0 -B -Owav
$ cdrecord -v dev=1,0,0 speed=4 -dao -useinfo *.wav
# turn mp3 -> wav
$ mpg123 -s xxx.mp3 | sox -t raw -w -s -c 2 -r 44100 - xxx.wav
$ cdrecord -pad -dao -v speed=4 dev=1,0,0 -audio ~/music/*.wav
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From: "V.G.Guhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Thanks Re: Linux solutions for VoIP and text editors
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 22:39:15 -0800
Thanks for the Help.
There isnt any clients readily available. I am writing one using the stuff
made available.
Also shall not cross post anymore.
Anybody have any Java or PHP code for VoIP clients for Linux and wont mind
sharing it, shall appreciate it.
John Vorstermans wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.networking V.G.Guhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > So far I have not yet found any packages for VoIP clients for Linux.
>
> Have a start at
> http://www.openh323.org/
> or at
> http://www.linuxtelephony.org/
>
> it's really not hard to find these:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+voip
>
> There is also an howto you may want to read:
>
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/VoIP-HOWTO.html
>
> Another page you might find in no time is
>
> http://www.voxilla.org/
>
> Hope that's enough for you ;-)
>
> ahm and please stop cross posting.
>
> --
> Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
> 56 69 73 69 74 http://www.zabbadoz.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald Becker)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Recommendations for ethernet cards and other hardware wanted...
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 04:24:08 GMT
In article <95flt9$rj0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dr. Ram Samudrala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanks for the input. This is coming along well and I hope it's being
>of use to someone besides me. The overall goal of this project is to
>have a 512 processor (1 GHz +) cluster over a span of a year or
>two. Right now, I'm looking at buying 64 processors.
You'll want to look at the Scyld Beowulf system.
No other commodity cluster software system comes close to its
combination of integration and high performance.
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>
>>Agreed. But the rtl8139 cards seem to be even faster and more
>>reliable (when they are, I daresay).
The 8139 is a "connectivity solution". It's fine for home use, but it's
not a descriptor-based bus master. Most transmitted packets must be
copied to be correctly aligned, and all received packets must be copied
out of the receive ring.
The highest performance Fast Ethernet cards are the 3Com 905B/C (*not*
905CX) cards and the Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN. Both support arbitrary
data buffer alignment and IP checksum. The Intel EEPro100 would be an
equivalent choice, however Intel does not document how to use the IP
checksum feature in the later chips.
>These cards are made by who? Also please do expound on the "when they
>are" comment... is it dependent on the driver release or is it more
>stochastic? (:
The latest cards are usually the best performers, but they are also the
most likely to require an updated driver. A good example is the 3Com
905CX, which has silently replaced the 905C. The 'CX' has the same PCI
ID as the 'C', but has several "issues" (bugs) that must be worked
around.
>chipsets. Does anyone have information about this? This is a problem
>because right now I'm looking at the SuperMicro DL3 motherboards which
>don't have AGP slots (this is okay for the cluster but not for the
>desktops).
...
>How do the onboard ethernet controllers on these motherboards work?
The ServerWorks chipset on the DL3 has the highest PCI bandwidth of any
common chipset. The DL3 is a pretty common system board in the cluster
world, and we have it in our pre-release testing system.
>What about RAM? Does any ECC RAM work or do certain manufacturers have
>better reptutations?
The DL3 require special ECC RAM. Prepare to spend more...
>I'm also getting Intel Pentium III chips. Does it make sense to get
>other chips instead? I guess I'm bound to Intel because of the SMP
>issue right?
For the next month or two, yes.
--
Donald Becker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Beowulf Clusters / Linux Installations
Annapolis MD 21403
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From: "roybert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and Phone line networking!!!
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 04:45:31 GMT
I don't know about the phone line network cards, but www.linuxdocs.org has
how-to's on setting up networking, cable modems, and firewalling.
"Ken Bard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am a newbie to Linux, and am wanting to setup a linux server for home
> network. I have been looking at the 3com, intel and others that use the
> phone line for the wiring.
>
> Is the posible with Linux???
>
> Any suggestions as to which networking kit to use??
>
> I do not need the 100 mbs, and these new kits are suppose to get up to
> 10mbs, which is great spead for me.
>
> I am looking at getting cable modem and use the Linux as the fire wall /
> server since it would be much more reliable and secure.
>
> Where is a good site to go, to learn how to setup a network using Linux???
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: "Jason Kircher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: HPT370 RAID and Linux
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 05:09:11 GMT
The short is, can I use my existing RAID-0 setup that was configured by the
HPT370 BIOS under Linux? I've been doing some reading here and there, and I
read about Software RAID under Linux, but I don't know if this will work
since it's already been setup and works fine under Win98. (I've played with
Linux before, and I like Slackware. Don't ask why, but it works fine for
me, and I've been using Slack for some time, and I'm comfortable with it.
Those who go to war over different distributions should consider the final
point there...)
Here's the internal setup: (All have 1 partition at this time)
IDE1: WD75 7.5G HD (Master) hda C: WIN98C
NECR 7500 CDRW (Slave) hdb F: CD-ROM (Historical reasons)
IDE2: Empty
IDE3: WD26400 6.4G HD (Master) hde RAID-0 D: RAID D
WD36400 6.4G HD (Slave) hdf RAID-0 D:
IDE4: Empty
(I know, I know, I should put the drives in the RAID on their own IDE
channel, but what's done is done, I may change it to get a speed boost.
It's still logically a 12G drive!)
My plan is to resize hda1 and make some Linux partitions in the resulting
space. My question is, is it possible for me to access the RAID already
present in Linux? Do I need any special drivers for it, or would the
Software RAID in Linux do the job? I'm just a touch leery about playing
around w/o knowing the facts.
Any/all information/advice would be appreciated.
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