Linux-Hardware Digest #897, Volume #14 Wed, 13 Jun 01 07:13:08 EDT
Contents:
newbie sound problem (rohit)
Re: optimal configuration for linux (Robert Davies)
Re: newbie sound problem ("Martijn Schroder")
Re: Request Recommendation on Hardware Needs (A. GUILLEVIC)
RedHat v7.0 installation on Alpha 164LX (P.Ravialahan)
Re: What's this SMP CPU error? ("Andy Scutt")
Re: Wheel Mouse ("T Shilo")
Re: Wheel Mouse ("Kilian A. Foth")
USB Modem Prob ("kaidemuyo!")
Re: What's this SMP CPU error? (Juergen Pfann)
silver book PC NIC setup rh7.0 or 7.1 (Allen Ahoffman)
Hard Drive Mess !! ("cj101")
Re: Kernel Panic ("Darren LS")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (rohit)
Subject: newbie sound problem
Date: 12 Jun 2001 22:08:54 -0700
hi,
i had got the Redhat 7.0 distro and installed linux.i am not able to
figure out whether my kernel supports it or not.iam not able to
understand how to go about it.
when i do : cat /dev/sndstat : no such device
i also tried through sndconfig but when it tries to play the demo
sound there is no sound.where might it have gone wrong.iam having pci
card.
1.output of cat /proc/interrupts
cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 79711 XT-PIC timer
1: 476 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
5: 0 XT-PIC Intel ICH 82801AA
8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
9: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci
11: 2665 XT-PIC eth0
12: 40825 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
14: 189950 XT-PIC ide0
15: 1084 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
2.output of
cat /proc/modules
autofs 9124 1 (autoclean)
lockd 31176 1 (autoclean)
sunrpc 52964 1 (autoclean) [lockd]
rtl8139 12416 1 (autoclean)
agpgart 18600 4
vfat 9404 2 (autoclean)
fat 30688 2 (autoclean) [vfat]
nls_cp437 3876 5 (autoclean)
ide-cd 23628 1 (autoclean)
i810_audio 10600 0
soundcore 2596 2 [i810_audio]
ac97_codec 7012 0 [i810_audio]
usb-uhci 19052 0 (unused)
usbcore 42088 1 [usb-uhci]
3.output of
cat /proc/ioports
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
0376-0376 : ide1
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
c000-c07f : eth0
d000-d013 : usb-uhci
d800-d8ff : Intel ICH 82801AA(sound card)
dc00-dc3f : Intel ICH 82801AA(sound card)
f000-f007 : ide0
f008-f00f : ide1
4. output of
cat /proc/dma
4: cascade
my sound card is intel corporation 82801AA AC'97 audio
i have all the files (i
think)ie,sound.o,soundcore.o,lowlevelsound.o,sb.o.
i did insmod trying to insert the modules but by writing a simple
shell script but it says
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/soundcore.o
insmod: a module named soundcore already exists
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/soundlow.o
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sound.o
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/uart401.o
Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
i have tried so many things but in anvil.will u be please kind enough
to guide me.if u want any other data please let me no(also the way how
to extract the data)so i can mail and for u to get easier to diagnose
the problem.
thanking u
rohit
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From: Robert Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: optimal configuration for linux
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:11:41 +0100
Dave wrote:
>
> "gizzmo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9g5lvr$8d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Hallo Everybody
>>
>> I'm going to buy a new computer, but I'm wondering how it's going to be
>> working under Linux.
>>
>> I want to buy an Athlon 1000 (266) and I wonder if anyone of you have
>> used that kind of procesor under Linux? And how it is working?
>
> No problem with Athlon processors as far as I know. I just bought a 1.2
> GHz (266) T-bird Socket A with an ASUS A7V133
Check the KT133 board reviews, Via chipsets have problems with corruption
at present, search a Linux Kernel Mailing List archive, and some of the
hardware sites. Because of this problem DMA is being turned off in new
kernel versions for all Via chipsets!
>> The second choice I have to do is the main board. I wanted to buy
> something
>> with RAID. But as I've heard there are some problems with it under Linux.
> :(
>
> I heard RAID works, but not I don't think it's 100% with all hardware. I
> would say the Promise controllers probably have the most support.
The IDE RAID called Fastrak or the HPT370 are really softare driver based
RAID. Real RAID controllers tend to be SCSI, though there is a good IDE
card, with Linux driver (forgotten name of it though).
You'ld be OK with Linux software RAID however.
Rob
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From: "Martijn Schroder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie sound problem
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 17:23:40 -0400
It seems to me that it would be enough to load the modules i810_audio,
soundcore, and ac97_codec. Try to use /dev/dsp instead of /dev/sndstat
regards,
martijn
"rohit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> hi,
> i had got the Redhat 7.0 distro and installed linux.i am not able to
> figure out whether my kernel supports it or not.iam not able to
> understand how to go about it.
> when i do : cat /dev/sndstat : no such device
>
> i also tried through sndconfig but when it tries to play the demo
> sound there is no sound.where might it have gone wrong.iam having pci
> card.
>
> 1.output of cat /proc/interrupts
> cat /proc/interrupts
> CPU0
> 0: 79711 XT-PIC timer
> 1: 476 XT-PIC keyboard
> 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
> 5: 0 XT-PIC Intel ICH 82801AA
> 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
> 9: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci
> 11: 2665 XT-PIC eth0
> 12: 40825 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
> 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
> 14: 189950 XT-PIC ide0
> 15: 1084 XT-PIC ide1
> NMI: 0
>
> 2.output of
> cat /proc/modules
> autofs 9124 1 (autoclean)
> lockd 31176 1 (autoclean)
> sunrpc 52964 1 (autoclean) [lockd]
> rtl8139 12416 1 (autoclean)
> agpgart 18600 4
> vfat 9404 2 (autoclean)
> fat 30688 2 (autoclean) [vfat]
> nls_cp437 3876 5 (autoclean)
> ide-cd 23628 1 (autoclean)
> i810_audio 10600 0
> soundcore 2596 2 [i810_audio]
> ac97_codec 7012 0 [i810_audio]
> usb-uhci 19052 0 (unused)
> usbcore 42088 1 [usb-uhci]
>
> 3.output of
> cat /proc/ioports
> 0000-001f : dma1
> 0020-003f : pic1
> 0040-005f : timer
> 0060-006f : keyboard
> 0070-007f : rtc
> 0080-008f : dma page reg
> 00a0-00bf : pic2
> 00c0-00df : dma2
> 00f0-00ff : fpu
> 0170-0177 : ide1
> 01f0-01f7 : ide0
> 02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
> 0376-0376 : ide1
> 03c0-03df : vga+
> 03f6-03f6 : ide0
> 03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
> c000-c07f : eth0
> d000-d013 : usb-uhci
> d800-d8ff : Intel ICH 82801AA(sound card)
> dc00-dc3f : Intel ICH 82801AA(sound card)
> f000-f007 : ide0
> f008-f00f : ide1
>
> 4. output of
> cat /proc/dma
> 4: cascade
>
> my sound card is intel corporation 82801AA AC'97 audio
>
> i have all the files (i
> think)ie,sound.o,soundcore.o,lowlevelsound.o,sb.o.
> i did insmod trying to insert the modules but by writing a simple
> shell script but it says
>
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/soundcore.o
> insmod: a module named soundcore already exists
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/soundlow.o
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sound.o
>
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/uart401.o
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o
> /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
>
> i have tried so many things but in anvil.will u be please kind enough
> to guide me.if u want any other data please let me no(also the way how
> to extract the data)so i can mail and for u to get easier to diagnose
> the problem.
> thanking u
> rohit
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A. GUILLEVIC)
Subject: Re: Request Recommendation on Hardware Needs
Date: 13 Jun 2001 00:34:21 -0700
Hello,
We have small "home-made" server for our everyday work, with the following
devices:
- Pentium II 350 (used mainly as a file and print server)
- 256 Mb
- AMI Raid card
- 3 x 18 Gbytes SCSI disks (RAID-5 array) (some IBM drives)
- Accton EN1207D 10/100 Mb Ethernet card
- Red HAt 6.2 + Kernel 2.2.19
- Around 50 users
I planned to add some memory, just to prevent any unexepected growth. One
problem that might arise with a refurbished server, is to find hardware to
maintain it (memory, or motherboard). I have fine response time, and I would
suggest to prefer SCSI technology for two reasons: expdandabilty and performance.
Anyway, it's better to prefer hardware RAID to software RAID. Once again,
for a performance problem, and also for a better reliability. I have personnally
some troubles with software RAID. When using a RAID card, all array definition
are done thanks to card BIOS. Most of the latest SCSI cards should give good
results.
Our mail server (Domino 5.0.7) runs on another Linux server. I'm quite happy
with it, because when we started this service some months ago, we didn't forsee
the amount of email that would finally arrived there ! :)
Hope it will help.
A. Guillevic.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (P.Ravialahan)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.alpha,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.hardware
Subject: RedHat v7.0 installation on Alpha 164LX
Date: 13 Jun 2001 01:13:52 -0700
recently I got to install RedHat Linux 7.0 on an AlphaPC with the
configurations given at the end of this message
NONE of three installation modes are working out >>>
1)Installer gets crashed while loading the UI on GUI installation mode
SRM console commamd used:
boot dqb0 -file /kernels/vmlinux.gz -flags "root=/dev/hda
initrd=images/ramdisk.img"
gives "Gdk: error"
2) When I was trying to install by "Text mode" with the SRM console
command as follows:
boot dqb0 -file /kernels/vmlinux.24 -flags "root=/dev/hda
initrd=images/ramdisk.img"
during this process, installation went well for first two
steps[Language selection, Locale settings, ]
on third step [installer source location-- Local
CDRom/HardDisk/NFS/FTP-HTTP]
It gives a message as follows "unable read Local CDROM......"
3) while using the command
boot dqb0 -file /kernels/vmlinux.j -flags "root=/dev/hda
initrd=images/ramdisk.img"
Its geting stucked in "uncompressing process" --- no error
message/running process
Hardware configuration & SRM level used as follows:
SRM level: 5.8-1
Graphics card: Fire GL 1000 ---- PCI
Mother board: Alpha PC 164LX
Processor: Digital Alpha 21164, 600 MHz
Display: COMPAQ Presario V410 Model 304u
HDD: Quantum FireBall LM A35 -----IDE
CD-ROM: Asus 50x CD-S500/A 2.0H ------IDE
Sound Card: Creative Labs sound Blaster 1.5, Pro 16 ---- ISA
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From: "Andy Scutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What's this SMP CPU error?
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:21:09 +0000
I'm guessing you are running an Abit as they are notorious for this.
Didn't know about the 'noapic' option, cheers J!
Any ideas as to where there is a list of all the options?
Scutty
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From: "T Shilo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wheel Mouse
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:09:32 +0200
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> T Shilo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > How do I get the wheel in my PS/2 Logitech compatible mouse to work ?
>
> It probably works fine. You maybe want to know how to get X to generate
> events corresponding to its use, and how to get applications to take
> notice of those events.
>
> > RedHat 7.x - Fresh out of the box (original RedHat CDs).
>
> I think 7.1 has it all set up for you (I don't use RH). 7.0 doesn't
> (I think).
>
> > Gnome - I am not sure of the version (again, out of the box)
>
> > Browsing through newsgroups I've seen tons of advices on the subject,
> > including one repeating link (which escapes me at the moment)
> > All of them assumed knowledge I don't have.
>
> And what is it?
http://www-sop.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
>
> > Can someone please provide/point-to one simple explanation ?
>
> no!
>
> "All you have to do" is set the correct mouse type in X (which version?
> it matters) and then edit a few of the defaults in the app-defaults
> files, and add a bit to your XF86Config. Then restart X.
>
> If it helps you, the following are possible additions to the pointer
> section of your XF86Config:
>
> Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2" # for ps/2 wheel mouse
> or
> Protocol "IMPS/2" # for ps/2 wheel mouse
> and
> ZAxisMapping 4 5
Did that.
> Alternatively/and you could try running imwheel.
Did that too.
>
> And I have various mods in my .Xdefaults, such as
>
> Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: #override\n\
> Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
> Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
> None<Btn4Down>:LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
>
None<Btn5Down>:LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\
n\
> Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
> Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
>
> But I don't use the wheel for anything. I find it too hard to grip.
>
> Peter
Did everything mentioned.
What about the XF86Config-4 file ? It also mentions mouse, protocol, etc.
Do I have to do something there ?
There is something about a 3rd button which I tried to comment out, but did
not matter.
Any more ideas ?
I am probably missing one small thing. What is it ?
TIA
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From: "Kilian A. Foth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wheel Mouse
Date: 13 Jun 2001 10:05:37 GMT
T Shilo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> T Shilo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > How do I get the wheel in my PS/2 Logitech compatible mouse to work ?
[...]
> Did everything mentioned.
> What about the XF86Config-4 file ? It also mentions mouse, protocol, etc.
> Do I have to do something there ?
> There is something about a 3rd button which I tried to comment out, but did
> not matter.
> Any more ideas ?
> I am probably missing one small thing. What is it ?
Are you sure that XFree86 is reading the same file you're writing to?
Watch the console output, or read the .X.err transcript -- X will tell
you what it believes is the config file.
--
I don't speak for Hamburg University, [EMAIL PROTECTED] does that.
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From: "kaidemuyo!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB Modem Prob
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:07:37 +0800
I bucked down for a new external modem, cos the internal winmodems are just
too much of a pain for me. I got a D-Link USB modem with a conexant chipset
(Mandrake 8 has Conexant chipset drivers). So how do I get Linux to
detect/install my usb modem?
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From: Juergen Pfann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What's this SMP CPU error?
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:57:53 +0200
Andy Scutt wrote:
>
> I'm guessing you are running an Abit as they are notorious for this.
No, that does happen with aber brands of SMP boards, too, so
I'm told.
I personally haven't seen *any* such error in 1.5 years or so
with my Abit BP6, and no such thing on the Tyan Tomcat IV -
but there are GPF on the latter, occasionally.
> Didn't know about the 'noapic' option, cheers J!
>
> Any ideas as to where there is a list of all the options?
>
Look at the "Boot-Prompt HOWTO", even though noone guraantees
that the options discussed therein may be totally complete.
You have to consider all other HW-specific HOWTOS as well.
Juergen
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From: Allen Ahoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: silver book PC NIC setup rh7.0 or 7.1
Date: 13 Jun 2001 06:22:07 -0400
does anyone know how to get a sis900 network card on a Silber book PC
working with rh7.0, rh7.1, or Debian 2.2r3 or later.
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From: "cj101" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hard Drive Mess !!
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:49:07 GMT
A friend of mine gave me a an old PC that had W98 & Mandrake Linux on it.
Well, ..... I wanted to fdisk both partitions & fomat the whole drive so
that I could install RH 7.0 from scratch.
Mistake 1: Removed partitions (Non-Dos).
Mistake 2: Formatted HD. Apparentely, it still had Mandrake somewhere on
HD after formatting. RH FIPS boot disk says that I can't partition "less
that 12.??..?" CD started working at first, but then locked up on me.
My cdrom is reading W98 & ME, but not the RH Linux (from a book). I want to
TOTALLY wipe out my hard drive and then run just RH.
I saw the light (no more Winblows). Help!
------------------------------
From: "Darren LS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Kernel Panic
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:55:46 +0100
Paige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> After proprorly shutting down my linux box I can no longer reboot. I
> first tried to boot and it didn't work. And came to a point that said
> something along the lines of:
>
> Kernel panic: unable to boot somthing about booting with the parameter
> initd
>
> I shut down and tried again. Now it just hangs never even boots. The
> curser just blinks. So I attempted with the rescue disk I had made
> prior. It successfully lists eth0 and then:
>
>
> EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
> isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=03:05, iso_blknum=16, block=32
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:05
>
> I suspect the harddrive has failed. Is this a correct assumtion? Is
> there anything I can do to recover? What should be my next test? I
> guess the system diagnostics would be a good try.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
I had a similar problem and it was because dos fdisk ate mu linux partition
>
>
> Mojo Nichols
>
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