Linux-Hardware Digest #28, Volume #9 Sat, 26 Dec 98 04:13:29 EST
Contents:
Diamond Fireport not found on boot ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PCI Sound Card Help ("Matthew P. Inger")
Re: Linux on Sparc 1+ ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: DVD-Rom (crochat)
camera (crochat)
sound card configuration under a HP omnibook 800ct (crochat)
TV PCI driver for linux ? (Jens Sorensen)
Re: SCSI Recommendations? (James Stafford)
Ethernet question...Do I need a hub? ("Charles Stack")
Re: Double sided printing ? (James Stafford)
HP Deskjet 697C -- Usable under Linux? (Equinox)
Cardex's Intel i740 video card and X (Gurpreet Singh Dhillon)
Re: ES1878 sound card (Compaq 1592DT) & RedHat 5.2 setup madness. (George Dau)
Re: CDRW drives ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Modem config problem- please help! (Jason and Christa Dixon)
Re: ess sound cards (George Dau)
Re: Linux sees just 64Mb out of 128Mb of memory ("Raj R. Singh")
AOpen FM56-H modem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub? (Jim Richardson)
Re: linux hangs during enet traffic ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
S3 Savage Cardex (S K Ting)
Re: winmodems ("Robert J. Sprawls")
Additional PCI/ISA Slots (Daniel Goh)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Diamond Fireport not found on boot
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 03:00:34 GMT
I am running slackware 3.6 with a Quantum scsi harddrive and toshiba
cdrom. The hard drive is ID 0 with the cdrom at ID 2.
The problem is that on bootup, my Diamond Fireport 40 is not found
when I compile a custom kernel. I am using the 2.0.36 sources.
I was able to install slackware using a bootdisk and an confused why
my custom kernel is not working. When I looked at the directory
structure during compile process, I saw that the
/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi directory had a ncr53c7,8xx.o but not an
53c8xx.o. I do not know if that will help. My only thought is that
the kernel is compiling without support for the fireport card, but I
do not now how to make it suport it.
I have compiled kernels successfully before but they were all IDE and
not scsi.
Any suggestions.
Since I do not keep up on usenet posts, please send responses to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(to send mail remove nospam.)
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From: "Matthew P. Inger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCI Sound Card Help
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 18:09:37 -0500
I've got a Soundblaster PCI 128 installed on my PC.
sndconfig seems to pick up the right card, but when it tries to play a
sound, it always
says it's busy. Has anyone else had any luck getting this to work.
Could it be that I
need to compile sound into the kernel? How can I tell if it already has
been?
In any case, any and all help would be appreciated (the stuff I found on
linux.org and
supplementary links did not help).
please send comments by email as well.
Matt Inger
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux on Sparc 1+
Date: 26 Dec 98 04:05:38 GMT
Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The answer to all these questions (and more :) lie in an article in the Oct
> 1997 LJ. Check out your library or other source of old LJ.
Or just follow this link: http://linuxjournal.com/issue42/2107.html
Good luck,
robert
--
robert cope austin, tx [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: crochat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD-Rom
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 17:33:46 +0000
Frank Kuehnel wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> does anybody know how to get a SONY DVD-Rom DDU220E running
> under Linux?
no way,
Check at http://www.sunsite.unc.edu/Linux
at the development project page and you will see that the DVD
development support for linux has just began, so be patient....
I have also a dvd-rom and can't use it under linux :-( that's a shame.
philippe
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From: crochat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: camera
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 17:37:55 +0000
I have tried the color quickcam under linux and have found it too slow.
So i am searching a fast camera (30 fps should suffice) supported by
linux.
I have heard something about panasonic eggcam, is that true ?
What is the name of the kernel 2.1 module that support it ?
How do we program it ?
Can we use it under a stable kernel ?
thanks in advance,
philippe
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From: crochat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sound card configuration under a HP omnibook 800ct
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 17:39:51 +0000
Does anybody have succeeded in configuring this damned sound card that
refuses to produce a sound under my omnibook 800ct computer.
philippe Crochat
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From: Jens Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TV PCI driver for linux ?
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 04:59:24 GMT
Hi,
Is there a driver for the TV PCI card by STM for linux?
Jens
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From: James Stafford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject: Re: SCSI Recommendations?
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:41:31 -0800
recently Bhatti wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am looking for a SCSI enclosure for the Ultra2 LVD drive because I want to
> have
> my hard disk external, so I don't have to mess around with it when I buy a new
> PC.
Here is what I did to solve this problem. I recently brought a used Mac PPC to
do my homework for college. This old computer only had a 500 MB hard drive, but
the the drive had a lot of useful programs on it. I bought a 3 gig. hard drive
and a mini tower pc case. I then got a internal SCSI cable that has a centronic
port on one end that I could put through one of the ports in the back of mini
tower case. I just put the new hard drive in the mini tower case and plugged in
a power source, put the internal SCSI cable on, and then ran a cable from the
port on the back of the Mac to the back of the mini tower case. This set up has
worked flawlessly for months now! One thing I like about it is that next
semester when I will probably have to by a Zip drive to take my homework to
school I can buy an internal one and put it in my home made SCSI tower and save
some money too!
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From: "Charles Stack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub?
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 00:05:42 -0500
I wish to add a third PC to my home ethernet network. Presently, my two
machines are connected via cable--no hub installed. Can I simply add the
third machine by adding a new cable (provided I terminate the line with the
proper terminating resistor) or must I use a hub?
Thanks,
Charles
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From: James Stafford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Double sided printing ?
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:56:21 -0800
Gary Momarison wrote:
> Pradeep Sagam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > How do I print on both sides of the paper. I use SuSE 5.3 and a HP
> > Laserjet 5si.
> > It used to be an lpr option on some UNIX flavors. But I don't find one
> > on mine.
This is the way I print on both sides. I tranalate all the files I want to
print into Post Script, use ghostview (or better yet get gv it automaticly
marks the pages) mark all the odd pages, print them, turn the pages over
and reinsert into printer, mark all the even pages, and print them.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Equinox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: HP Deskjet 697C -- Usable under Linux?
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 05:30:02 GMT
Hi,
I received a Hewlett-Packard 697C printer as a Christmas gift. I am
wondering if this printer can be used with Linux. (HP's website is
absolutely useless, and the manuals that come with the printer are
even worse -- bloody kindergarten readers, and they're all M$-this and
M$-that... they don't even mention HP's own HP-UX operating system!)
Any and all information about using this printer with Linux would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
--Equinox
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Email (spam-disabled):
lord *underscore* equinox *at* mindspring *dot* com
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From: Gurpreet Singh Dhillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cardex's Intel i740 video card and X
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 00:59:38 GMT
I haven't been able to find any suitable chipset for this card. I tried
using a SVGA server but it uses only 300 X 280 mode. It works withs VGA16
server but only in 640 X 480. How do I
i) find the chipset.
ii) find the clockset.
iii) specify the server.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George Dau)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.laptop,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ES1878 sound card (Compaq 1592DT) & RedHat 5.2 setup madness.
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 05:36:43 GMT
"Guy St.C. Slater.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
] soundcard: ESS ES1878 AudioDrive
]Sigh. Sound card problems.
]
]Can't seem to configure this, despite hours of trying.
I have some old notes on my homepage, try
http://www.pobox.com/~gedau/resources.html#ESS
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CDRW drives
Date: 26 Dec 1998 05:47:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also looking into buying a CDRW drive for backups and audio CDs.
What software do you use?
Thanks!
Dan
>Yes, it's possible to copy audio cd, buy a yamaha 4260, it has an SCSI
>interface, so its easier to install and faster to use
>
>Edward J.M. Colbert wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am thinking of purchasing a CDRW drive for use as a backup device. I
>> currently use a Colorado Jumbo 250 drive and ftape, but it is slow and
>> not often reliable, not to mention that the tapes aren't transportable
>> to work.
>>
>> A second use of a CDRW drive I thought of was to use it to create audio
>> CDs that I could play in my CD player on my stereo. Is this possible?
>> Would I need to purchase commercial software for Linux to do this? Is
>> it possible to copy audio CDs with a CDRW drive?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Ed Colbert
>> please cc me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan Critchlow
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From: Jason and Christa Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux.dial-up
Subject: Modem config problem- please help!
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 01:05:32 -0500
I've been trying to config my CPI Viva 56K (K56 flex) modem under
Linux. I've disabled PNP, and now have the modem at COM 2, with I/O
02F8-02FF and IRQ 3 (under Windows device manager). In Linux, I have
everything config'd for /dev/cua1. I checked /proc/ioports and
/proc/interrupts and found the settings for I/O to be serial(auto)
02f8-02ff and serial(auto) 03f8-03ff. There weren't any settings in
interrupts for either serial or modems. Now, when I try to enter
minicom, it still let's me in, but no command prompt to use (frozen).
And when I try to exit minicom, after 'resetting modem', it hangs up
with a blank xterm screen(which I have to either kill or close).
Earlier, I was getting the message "device locked".
What am I missing? Is there something I need to edit here (such as
IRQ's), or in the kernel?
Thanks in advance!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George Dau)
Subject: Re: ess sound cards
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:14:57 GMT
Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
]I have what windoze calls an "ess audio device"
]I found sound.o for the card, but insmod says
]the sound.o file was compiled for 2.0.33 and
]I have 2.0.35 :(
]Where can I get this sound.o thing to get this
]damn sound card working? Or is there another
]way to get it working? Any help would be
]greatly appreciated. As would an email reply:)
]Thanks,
]Morgan
Have a look at my notes on
http://www.pobox.com/~gedau/resources.html#ESS
You get a new sound.o by re-compiling modules.
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From: "Raj R. Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Linux sees just 64Mb out of 128Mb of memory
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 06:15:47 +0000
I have the same problem, and the magic "append" command doesn't
work for me. The "free" command still reports only 64M of RAM recognized.
btw, I'm also running Redhat 5.1 (kernel 2.0.34) on a Gateway Solo 9100.
-Raj ([EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I have RH 5.1 running, I added the following line to my /etc/lilo.conf to
> recognize the 128 MB.
> append="mem=128M"
>
> ------Here is my lilo.conf file, Linux is on hda6
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.35-1
> label=linux
> root=/dev/hda6
> append="mem=128M"
> read-only
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
> table=/dev/hda
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: AOpen FM56-H modem
Date: 26 Dec 1998 06:26:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To anyone who has the AOpen FM56-H modem, guess what
its a Winmodem! The box has nothing to lead to believe it is
ia Winmodem, and I had even checked their web page for
info shortly after buying it. Well, they recently upgraded their
web page and it now states that this modem is "controller-less,
also known as a Winmodem". Damn! I guess its time to go shoppping. :-(
Dan Critchlow
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Richardson)
Subject: Re: Ethernet question...Do I need a hub?
Date: 26 Dec 1998 07:21:22 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 00:05:42 -0500,
Charles Stack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sayeth...:
>I wish to add a third PC to my home ethernet network. Presently, my two
>machines are connected via cable--no hub installed. Can I simply add the
>third machine by adding a new cable (provided I terminate the line with the
>proper terminating resistor) or must I use a hub?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Charles
>
>
I am a little unclear on you situation, if the cable in
question is coax, kinda like cable-tv cable, then the answer
is a qualified yes. If it is Rj45 (looks more like a phone cable)
then the answer is no. Hope this helps.
WRT 10base2 (coax) the line needs to be terminated at both ends of the
network, whether that is 2 machines, or 200.
--
Jim Richardson
Anarchist, pagan and proud of it
WWW.eskimo.com/~warlock
Linux, because life's too short for a buggy OS.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: linux hangs during enet traffic
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 07:53:25 GMT
while looking for a fix to a problem similar to yours (see my posting titled
'Rx frame corrupted'), i came across an old copy of the ethernet-HOWTO (dated
middle of 1998, i think). it had the following fix for the Rx frame problem
for the EtherExpress card. i took this straight from that document:
One reported hack/fix is to change all of the outw() calls to outw_p(). Also,
the driver is missing promiscuous and multicast modes
the adjustment mentioned above is to be applied to the eexpress.c file. at
this moment, i am experiencing a machine lockup due to the Rx frame error, so
i can't telnet in and apply the fix. however, i am hoping to do so sometime
this weekend. i will send you an email if i get any sort of result.
the thing is, on the latest version of the HOWTO i believe this fix was not
mentioned. the only thing that i got was that the EtherExpress card was
supported. oh well...
merry christmas,
faiz
In article <742jpg$4fp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Thomas Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a linux newbie, and I've just installed Redhat 5.2 with the
> 2.0.36 kernel.
>
> I have a 486dx2/66 with an Intel Ethernet Express card connected to
> a windows95 PC. This card is Tier 2 supported.
>
> Problem:
> -------
> During FTP's between the 2 computers, I can get the linux box to
> completely hang, requiring a hard reset.
>
> During FTP transfers TO the linux box, the following type of message
> scrolls continuously on the console during lockup:
>
> eth0: Rx frame at 4522 corrupted, status c284, cmd 9896, next a142, pbuf 746a,
len b406
>
> During FTP transfers FROM the linux box, the following type of message
> occurs on the console a couple of times before lockup:
>
> eth0: CU wedged, status 0240 0000, resetting...
>
> The lan seems to work fine for low volume traffic. Anyone know what's
> going on here???
>
> By the way, here is my ifconfig for the eth0:
>
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:AA:00:D3:9D:1E
> inet addr:10.0.0.11 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:84 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:25
> collisions:0
> Interrupt:11 Base address:0x360
>
> Thanks for your help,
> tom
>
>
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From: S K Ting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: S3 Savage Cardex
Date: 26 Dec 1998 08:08:14 GMT
Hi.
I just installed RedHat 5.2 and have some problems with
Xconfig for a grphics card.
My graphics card is called S3 savage cardex. However, I can;t find
a card in the settings that correspond to this.
I also try to use generic settings but it do not seems to work
as well.
Thus, i was not able to use x-windows applications.
Can anyone provide me with advise, instructions or tips on how
to solve the problem?
Thanks
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From: "Robert J. Sprawls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.unix,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,at.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: winmodems
Date: 26 Dec 1998 08:20:11 GMT
On 18 Dec 1998, William H. Ball wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 19:40:27 -0600, Yogesh Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I would like to say that many companies are not all telling that "They are
> >selling a Winmodem in the bundle, thats not a full modem"
>
> i quite agree... the usual response is:
>
> from the manufacturer - "we only support Win9x, etc. on this computer"
>
> from the merciless on the 'net - "you dips**t, you should know better"
The information has been out there for some time. There is no reason to
feel duped. People need to research their purchases.
> but some companies (like COMPAQ) do not tell the consumer in any brochure,
> advertising, manual, or web page that some of their products contain
> winmodems that are useless unless used with drivers only available for
> Microsoft's operating system(s).
>
> IMHO this is fraud...
It's not fraud to *not* tell the consumer what is in there machine. It is
fraud if they lie about it. If you ask them if the HW is Win9x only, and
they say "I don't know", buy elsewhere. If they say "Yes", make them
replace it with non-Win9x HW, at no extra cost, or buy elsewhere. Always
be prepared to walk away. That is why I have no attachment to Dell,
Compaq, Gateway, or any of those other alleged "Computer super retail
outlets". Ya can't trust em.
> but what is even worse is that the specs/drivers are not Open Source! and
> companies that make the chips and provide the drivers will not release the
> specs!
>
> so until then, consumers will continue to be sold operating
> system-specific (read Microsoft-only) modems by companies such as (note
> that some, like 3Com, do advise you on the package):
>
> Dell
> IBM
> Compaq
> 3Com
> and many more...
Don't buy from these companies.
> it's not so bad when you have a desktop with a winmodem card (at least you
> can take it out and give it away), but when the modem is included on a
> motherboard or in a laptop, you're screwed..
Again, do the research, and avoid companies that include winmodems( or any
other Win9x only HW ) in their machines.
> i just hope that all those companies and businesses that have purchased
> these products spend LOTS of money when they upgrade operating systems and
> have to buy new drivers!
>
> the best we can hope for is to educate consumers to make smarter choices,
> and ask more questions...
The consumer must take it upon themselves to find the information. Or at
least *listen* to the facts. I worked with a guy that talked about getting
a winmodem for his machine. I advised against it until he found out what
exactly is a winmodem. He went ahead and bought it anyway. Oh well, live
and learn.
Robert J. Sprawls [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tactical Dynamics http://home.att.net/~sprawlsr
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From: Daniel Goh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Additional PCI/ISA Slots
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 16:26:58 +0800
Hi,
Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a PCI/ISA slot add-on? (An
extra box connected to the main system with some PCI or ISA slots) I saw
it in a University lab before but I'm not sure if it is commecially
avaliable. Does anyone know anything about it?
Thanks
P.S. Please reply to email.
Regards,
Daniel
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