Linux-Hardware Digest #44, Volume #9 Mon, 28 Dec 98 15:13:18 EST
Contents:
Re: IRQ conflict between Video and Ethernet ("Adam")
Re: Kernel panic with 1GB RAM (Rik van Riel)
SoundBlaster 16 Waveffects ("Michael R. Doerner")
Re: Hardware requirements (Blaine Lupulack)
Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything (Blaine
Lupulack)
Re: Genius GF100TXR (Realtek RTL8139 Based) ("Harry C. Warren")
Re: how does the new XEON intel processor compare to the pII ? (Blaine Lupulack)
Plse Help: Creative PCI128 ???Will not work??? (Victoria Welch)
Re: Hardware or software trouble?!? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IRQ conflict between Video and Ethernet
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:53:53 -0500
Sounds like you've set up the monitor wrong or the video card isn't compat
with XFree86, definitely not an IRQ conflict. check out XFree86's website
and make sure your card is compatable. If it is, go thru the setup process
again and set it up the way it should be (should find the info on XFree86's
website as well).
X will not run certain progams at certain colors or if you are a regular
user and not root/su, then you will not be able to run certain programs as
well there either. privileges and what vid_mode the program was written for
are key factors...
You can change a good many IRQ things around in the BIOS, but I do not
recommend mucking around there unless you REALLY know what you are doing.
Anyway, you can turn off the IRQ for video in there...
Adam
Also, a little on posting protocols -- try keeping the amount of posts to a
minimum. ie, send to comp.os.linux.hardware and not all the rest also. Your
wasting space on all the different servers for one question and many people
won't answer questions because of that...
Jim Orfanakos wrote in message ...
>I am having an irq conflict between my Linksys EtherCard 10/100 and my STB
>Velocity 128 video card.
>
>When I check /proc/interrupts and /proc/ioaddress...I have no conflicts.
>
>When I check my settings in WIN98...both the Ethernet card and the video
>card are using irq 11. I tried changing the irq's in WIN98...but WIN98
>won't let me.
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From: Rik van Riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Kernel panic with 1GB RAM
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 17:24:40 +0100
Reply-To: Rik van Riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 25 Dec 1998, Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Dani Lischinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > One of our machines has just been upgraded to 1GB RAM. We are running
> > kernel 2.0.36 (RH5.2). The memory is autodetected just fine, but
> > immediately afterwards the kernel enters panic mode and the boot process
>
> This as been discussed a few days ago. Dejanews is your friend.
> As this is the season of goodwill, here's the URL that tells all:
>
> http://www.phys.uu.nl/~riel/mm-patch/more_than_1GB.html
It has moved to a new server:
http://humbolt.geo.uu.nl/Linux-MM/more_than_1GB.html
cheers,
Rik -- If a Microsoft product fails, who do you sue?
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| Linux memory management tour guide. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Scouting Vries cubscout leader. http://humbolt.geo.uu.nl/~riel |
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From: "Michael R. Doerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SoundBlaster 16 Waveffects
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:24:14 -0500
Hey all. I've been wrestling with this for a day, and I'm not gwtting
anywhere. I have the SB 16 Waveffects card, which I'm assuming is SB16
compatible (if it isn't then I guess I'm SOL.) Anyhoo, set up the SB16
in the kernel (2.0.36) re-compiled, I've been using 2 conifigurations
without success...
>From Windows...
Set blaster= a240 i10 d1 h1 p300 t6
and the default
a220 i5 d1 h5 p330
Supposely my sound card does not support DMA 5-7 (only the CT4181 does,
I have the SB4171) both irq's 5 & 10 are open on my system.
Neither one kicks in like it should. Do I have to use the PnP utils or
am I missing something? cat /dev/sndstat give good feedback (minus the
audio device info, of course.)
What next?
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From: Blaine Lupulack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Hardware requirements
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:27:31 -0800
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, I have gotten some outstanding info from you guy on the subject
> already but would like to revisit it for a reason or two... I am looking
>
> ot get a CHEAP linux box (W/o) monitor to use as a file server, database
>
> (small or no instance of Minisql or something), HTTPD, FTP, email etc...
>
> i also want to use it as a router (Ip masuareding) 1-4 clients, and a
> friend of mine and I are working on deveolping a web interface for a
> command line driven MP# player. I would like to use this boxes power to
> play the mp3 over a sound card and wire the linux box into my altec
> lansig speaker set on my NT box... Samba will be running if possible,
> and I would like to possible run X and use a X client on my NT box to
> run X windows if pssible.. OS will be RH5.2. I was thinking under $400
> so maybe a p133 with 32 or 64 megs? I found a P200 32megs for $450 but
>
> am a college student so I am thinking more like $200... Any ideas or
> minimum requirement, places of purchase to check? etc... Let me know!
> Thanks!!!
In the computer lab I use, we had a p150 with 32MB running as a
web/ftp/dns/samba/quake server, and it ran like a dream!
I was going to suggest a fast 486, but then I saw your MP3 line. You'll
need a pentium class machine, but I'd say anything over a p100 with 32 MB
or better ought to do you fine.
( our server was serving 20+ clients, not including quake, which was open
to the internet! We once accidentally ran another quake server, and didn't
notice till the end of the day, when we were shutting down! )
--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Ok, I have gotten some outstanding info from you
guy on the subject
<br>already but would like to revisit it for a reason or two... I am looking
<p>ot get a CHEAP linux box (W/o) monitor to use as a file server, database
<p>(small or no instance of Minisql or something), HTTPD, FTP, email etc...
<p>i also want to use it as a router (Ip masuareding) 1-4 clients,
and a
<br>friend of mine and I are working on deveolping a web interface for
a
<br>command line driven MP# player. I would like to use this boxes power
to
<br>play the mp3 over a sound card and wire the linux box into my altec
<br>lansig speaker set on my NT box... Samba will be running if possible,
<br>and I would like to possible run X and use a X client on my NT box
to
<br>run X windows if pssible.. OS will be RH5.2. I was thinking under
$400
<br>so maybe a p133 with 32 or 64 megs? I found a P200 32megs
for $450 but
<p>am a college student so I am thinking more like $200... Any ideas or
<br>minimum requirement, places of purchase to check? etc... Let me know!
<br>Thanks!!!</blockquote>
In the computer lab I use, we had a p150 with 32MB running as a web/ftp/dns/samba/quake
server, and it ran like a dream!
<br>I was going to suggest a fast 486, but then I saw your MP3 line. You'll
need a pentium class machine, but I'd say anything over a p100 with 32
MB or better ought to do you fine.
<br>( our server was serving 20+ clients, not including quake, which was
open to the internet! We once accidentally ran another quake server, and
didn't notice till the end of the day, when we were shutting down! )
<pre>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!</pre>
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From: Blaine Lupulack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: NE2000 clone install on RedHat5.2 / modprobe doesn't do anything
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:30:50 -0800
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Mijn NE2000 compatible ISA-netkaart kan ik niet configureren onder RedHat5.2.
> Ik zie bij het booten: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
>
> I can't configure my NE2000 compatible ISA netcard under redHat5.2
> All I see while booting: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
>
> I already tried a lot of things:
>
> 1) passing arguments with loadlin: ether=10,0x300 (I'd rather use LILO, but
> can't get it to work; it says "Partition entry not found" on install. Does
> anyone know how to solve this too? (Already tried fdisk /MBR)
>
> 2) modprobe: doesn't give any output! lsmod shows that NO modules are
> installed
>
> 3) insmod /lib/modules/"long-version-number"/net/ne.o io=0x300 irq=10 gives a
> lot of "unresolved symbols" (ei_open, ethdev..., etc.)
>
> 4) I've tried several combinations of irq/io addresses, which all work fine
> under dos
>
> 5) using linuxconf (or directly changing conf.modules, this does basically the
> same, or am I wrong?) I verified/changed io/irq numbers, to match the card's
> EEPROM-config.
>
> Who can help me?
> Gtnx Jeroen
>
> -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
What is the chipset? The howto's give very good info on specific cards.
When you boot, you see this eth0 message? You must have some support compiled
into the kernel.
Try re-compiling your kernel, with the settings for your card in particular.
--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hello,
<p>Mijn NE2000 compatible ISA-netkaart kan ik niet configureren onder RedHat5.2.
<br>Ik zie bij het booten: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
<p>I can't configure my NE2000 compatible ISA netcard under redHat5.2
<br>All I see while booting: "Delaying eth0 initialization"
<p>I already tried a lot of things:
<p>1) passing arguments with loadlin: ether=10,0x300 (I'd rather use LILO,
but
<br>can't get it to work; it says "Partition entry not found" on install.
Does
<br>anyone know how to solve this too? (Already tried fdisk /MBR)
<p>2) modprobe: doesn't give any output! lsmod shows that NO modules are
<br>installed
<p>3) insmod /lib/modules/"long-version-number"/net/ne.o io=0x300 irq=10
gives a
<br>lot of "unresolved symbols" (ei_open, ethdev..., etc.)
<p>4) I've tried several combinations of irq/io addresses, which all work
fine
<br>under dos
<p>5) using linuxconf (or directly changing conf.modules, this does basically
the
<br>same, or am I wrong?) I verified/changed io/irq numbers, to match the
card's
<br>EEPROM-config.
<p>Who can help me?
<br>Gtnx Jeroen
<p>-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
<br><a
href="http://www.dejanews.com/">http://www.dejanews.com/</a>
Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own</blockquote>
What is the chipset? The howto's give very good info on specific cards.
<p>When you boot, you see this eth0 message? You must have some support
compiled into the kernel.
<p>Try re-compiling your kernel, with the settings for your card in particular.
<pre>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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And remember kids, Cheese is Murder!</pre>
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From: "Harry C. Warren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Genius GF100TXR (Realtek RTL8139 Based)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 14:34:15 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try:
http://www/realtek.com.tw/cn/driver/8139-driver.htm
or
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/rtl8139.html
I could not get ne2000 to recognize mine, and mound up
using one of the above (the nasa one I believe).
Good luck.
Harry
Saso wrote:
>
> I think that ne2000.pci will work (allmost all realtek pci based cards)
>
> I have tested this on redhat 5.2
> Saso Kuzmanov
> Macedonia
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> prider wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >I picked up some 10/100 network cards. Windows NT recognizes them as
> >Realtek RTL8139 based PCI fast Ethernet Adapter. Has anyone a success
> >story involving Linux and these cards? If so, please point me in the
> >right direction I'd really like to get these cards working.
> >
> > regards,
> > Paul J. Rider.
> >
> >
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From: Blaine Lupulack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how does the new XEON intel processor compare to the pII ?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:33:11 -0800
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David wrote:
> I believe the Xeon is a cartridge-like processor designed for servers that need
> multiple processors. As far as speed goes, I think they're about the same, the
> difference is that mr. system manager doesn't have to go through **** when
> adding/changing/removing cpu's from a large server. The ACTUAL name of the
> processor is the Pentium II Xeon, it is entirely based on PII architecture but
> with bigger caches, more features and of course, bigger prices. Of course, if
> you've GOT to have nifty toys....
>
> Dave
>
> On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, dan wrote:
> >i have only seen 400Mhz XEON processors
> >and 450Mhz Pentium II,
> >which is faster ?
> >
> >thanks,
> >dan
To add:
The xeon has an L2 cache that runs at core speed, rather than 1/2 core like the
PII
They can also be run as Multiple processors of 4 or more. ( the PII restricts you
to two processors )
So yes,they are definitely for servers ( but I still want a quad Xeon-450 !!!)
--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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David wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I believe the Xeon is a cartridge-like processor
designed for servers that need
<br>multiple processors. As far as speed goes, I think they're about
the same, the
<br>difference is that mr. system manager doesn't have to go through ****
when
<br>adding/changing/removing cpu's from a large server. The ACTUAL
name of the
<br>processor is the Pentium II Xeon, it is entirely based on PII architecture
but
<br>with bigger caches, more features and of course, bigger prices.
Of course, if
<br>you've GOT to have nifty toys....
<p>Dave
<p>On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, dan wrote:
<br>>i have only seen 400Mhz XEON processors
<br>>and 450Mhz Pentium II,
<br>>which is faster ?
<br>>
<br>>thanks,
<br>>dan</blockquote>
To add:
<p>The xeon has an L2 cache that runs at core speed, rather than 1/2 core
like the PII
<br>They can also be run as Multiple processors of 4 or more. ( the PII
restricts you to two processors )
<p>So yes,they are definitely for servers ( but I still want a quad Xeon-450
!!!)
<pre>--
Blaine Lupulack
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:30:24 -0800
From: Victoria Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Plse Help: Creative PCI128 ???Will not work???
Hi All and thanks in advance.
Sigh. Still fighting getting this card working with less luck as times
goes on. I recently upgraded to the 2.1.131 kernel compiled that and
the sound as modules. The original system installation was RedHat 5.2.
Not sure what to include that would help, but here goes :-)
Running sndconfig gives errors after detecting the card:
It detects the card as an AUDIOPCI. Wants to play a sample sound -
fails with no error message given. Takes me to manual configuration and
asks me to select the card type with the "Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370
(SoundBlaster 64/128 PCI) - I think this card should be identified as
the following entry: Creative/Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371 (see later down the
page). Press return, it wants to play a sound to test (again) and fails
(again) with no error message(again). I select the 1371 and it goes
through wanting to play a sound again but this time fails with the
following message: /lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: init module:
device or resource busy. I can keep this loop up, but the only
alternative is to cancel.
I do an lsmod to see what has been loaded. Get no response. I'm not
sure, but I suspect that the lsmod utility does not work with the
2.1.131 kernet (worked under 2.0.36 OK). I attempt to: insmod es1371
and get the following:
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
unregister_sound_midi_Rsmp_fdab6de3
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
unregister_sound_mixer_Rsmp_7afc9d8a
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
register_sound_midi_Rsmp_008d6029
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
register_sound_mixer_Rsmp_358b50ad
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
register_sound_dsp_Rsmp_2b4ac5a8
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/es1371.o: unresolved symbol
unregister_sound_dsp_Rsmp_cd083b10
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Tried catting /dev/sndstat and got the same message I have been getting
all along when I try that:
cat: /dev/sndstat: Operation not supported by device
Conf.modules looks like this:
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alias eth0 ne2k-pci
alias snd-minor-oss-0 snd-audiopci
alias snd-minor-oss-3 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-4 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-5 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-minor-oss-12 snd-pcm1-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-audiopci
options snd snd_major=14 snd_cards_limit=1
options snd-audiopci snd_index=1 snd_id=CARD_1 snd_dac1_frame_size=128
snd_dac2_frame_size=128 snd_adc_frame_size=128
alias sound es1371
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Under 2.0.36 I was able to play CDs, but now I am told: (using KDEs
mixer):
kmix: There is no mixer support for your system.
No sound from the CD, but according to the CD player (kscd) it is
merrily playing along :-/.
If anyone has any ideas on this, I'd sure appreciate hearing them along
with suggestions, pointers or whatever. I've been working on this
through several iterations (OSS (won't work) ALSA(?) - Not enough docs
to get it going and finally upgrading to the 2.1.131 kernel, which, in
theory, other people have gotten to work :-).
I'm out of airspeed, altitude and ideas and more than a little
frusterated with this nightmare. I am beginning to see why so many
people I know with a LOT less experience than I have with Linux/Unix
have trashed linux and gone back to the products of the evil empire
(seemed silly to me to have a soundcard have that kind of effect, but I
am beginning to understand it :-/.) I know there is something I am
missing here... I've been running Linux since the 0.91 era and have
never had any luck getting sound to work under linux (arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
:-).
Again, Thanks!
Take care, Vikki.
--
Victoria Welch, WV9K, DoD#-13, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sys/NetAdmin seastar.org, nightcrystal.net, vikki.oz.net.
"Walking on water and developing software to specification are
easy as long as both are frozen" - Edward V. Berard.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
Subject: Re: Hardware or software trouble?!?
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:25:21 +0000
Right newsgroups except for comp.os.linux.hardware.
Tom
G�nther Wieser wrote:
>
> Wrong newsgroup?
>
> Mike Doland wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > For the moment I have real trouble with my NT 4.0 WS (eng).
> >
> > My computer:
> > AMD K6-233 MHz
> > ASUS motherboard
> > 24 MB Memory (should probably be more)
> > Quantum Fireball 3.8 GB
> > Samsung 540 MB
> >
> > Partitions:
> > C: NT-bootloader on DOS partition HD 1
> > D: DOS partition on HD 2
> > E: "NT-root" (NTFS) on HD 1
> > F: NTFS on HD 1
> >
> > It all started with alot of bluescreens. It seemed that some programs allways
> > caused it. I think I got the error PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (on the
> > bluescreen).
> > Later or maybe at the same time my PC speaker has started to go off for 50
> > seconds, and then it stops, over and over again every 5-15 minute (pretty
> > annoying).
> > Finally some days ago, I didn't make make the boot up. Some file in the system32
> > catalog was corrupted (maybe due to too much swapping on the HD (just 24 MB in
> > memory).
> > I thought that I should do a recovery, so I put in the 3 boot diskettes and the
> > CD. However, after the 3rd diskett, during (or directly after) the loading of
> > the NTFS driver, it blue screens and says: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
> > It even did that when I tried to reinstall everything over again (except C: and
> > D:).
> > To boot into DOS works fine (and also win 3.11 runs ok).
> > Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong. Is it hardware, BIOS or software.
> > What should I do. Any hints or ideas are welcome.
> >
> > Please, mail me at:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Mike
>
> --
> G�nther Wieser
> creative-it/G�nther Wieser Software KEG
> http://www.creative-it.com
> Student of Telematik at Graz University of Technology
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> In A World Without Walls And Fences, Who Needs Windows And Gates?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Written on Linux 2.0.34
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