Linux-Hardware Digest #152, Volume #9 Mon, 11 Jan 99 05:13:29 EST
Contents:
SCSI CDROM on an IBM Thinkpad .. I can't make it work (Brent Rader)
Soundcard : Aztech PCI168 (Beaune Philippe)
Re: 400MHz versus 350MHz... (Harry McGregor)
Suspend & resume on Toshiba 46xCXx laptops... (Jason Taylor)
Re: Linux, SMP and Compaq SystemPro (Tim Nimmo)
Re: hardware for new computer (Harry McGregor)
Re: Stand Alone External ISDN TA's (recommendations plz :) ) (Scott Tyson)
Re: Stand Alone External ISDN TA's (recommendations plz :) ) (Scott Tyson)
P55T2P4 and AMD K6-2-350 (Phil Houstoun)
Re: LinkSys 10/100 Ethernet (Scott Tyson)
Re: Hp 820 cxi & linux (Janet)
Re: [Fwd: >>>matrox millinium g200 & Xconfigurator<<<] ("brent stone")
Re: SB64-PCI question ("Jörn Nettingsmeier")
replacing boot drive (Lars Oeschey)
Choosing a HP color printer (Johan Pelgrim)
Re: XF68_FBDev fails to start (Nick Dreyer)
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From: Brent Rader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.install
Subject: SCSI CDROM on an IBM Thinkpad .. I can't make it work
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 01:20:45 -0600
Here is a quick list of what I have:
- IBM Thinkpad 750Ce with the docking station (dock I)
- SCSI controler = Futrue Domain TMC 885 Base address 0xca000 irq 11
- CD-ROM is IBM, ID=3 LUN=0
- RH5.2
Ok, so the problem is that I can't mount the drive. Here is what
happens when I try:
# mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom
scsi0 channel 0 : resetting for second half of retries.
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 147, scsi0, channel 0, id
3, lun 0
Request Sense 00 00 00 10 00
scsi0 host 0 abort (pid 157) timed out - resetting
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
Disc change detected.
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev 0b:00 iso_blknum 16 block 32
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/scd0,
or too many mounted file systems
SCSI CD error: host 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 18000002
oSense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
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Sometimes it will work. Most of the time it doesn't and I get these
error messages.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
BR
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From: Beaune Philippe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundcard : Aztech PCI168
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 08:35:13 +0100
I can't configue my soundcard (a PCI168 from Aztech).
Can anybody help me ? I don't know IRQs, DMAs, etc.
My Linux is RedHat 5.1.
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Philippe BEAUNE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harry McGregor)
Subject: Re: 400MHz versus 350MHz...
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 06:07:53 GMT
Yes, the K6-2 400MHz uses the newer CXT core (or is it CTX...) that
adds about 10% in speed. for $50 extra, I say go with the 400MHz
part.
Harry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason Taylor)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Suspend & resume on Toshiba 46xCXx laptops...
Date: 10 Jan 1999 17:47:21 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Khalid M. Baheyeldin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>Time to buy a laptop computer. Being a Linux type of guy that is also
>
> I use a Toshiba Satellite Pro 460CDT, since October 1997, so the specs
>...
> I have the front panel suspend feature enabled, and it works with both
> Linux
> and Windows 95. I have to modify the apmd pacakge in Red Hat 4.1 to get
> this
> to work properly. Basically, you have to shut down the PCMCIA cards
> before
> suspending, otherwise the machine will not wake up and give a BIOS error
> of
> "Resume Failure", meaning fsck, ...etc.
>
> >>Stephen Satchell
> >>Opinions expressed here are my PERSONAL opinions
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> Senior IT Consultant
> Remove all the X characters in my e-mail address to reply
>
Dear Khalid,
I have the suspend/resume problem you described! What exactly did you do to
make it work? I have a toshiba 465CDX. I am running RedHat 5.1.
Can you email me the driver or module you used? Or kernel perhaps?
Or lines or code you changed? I would really like to have the suspend/resume
feature work. Can I just type a command that will kill the cards so that it can
resume before I do a suspend? It is very sad that nobody has fixed this
in the RH distributions. (Seems like Debian might have been a better choice
in this respect.)
Jason Taylor
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Greenbelt, MD 20771 (USA) Annapolis, MD 21402-5026
Phone:(301)286-4945/Fax:(301)286-1682 (410)869-8728 (Mondays and Wednesdays)
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From: Tim Nimmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux, SMP and Compaq SystemPro
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:24:19 -0700
Actually I fo-pawed (or misquoted myself) in the 3rd para. I meant to say
"Linux says the systemboard does NOT support SMP..." When in fact it
does...
Tim Nimmo wrote:
> Does anyone know if a Compaq SystemPro/XL w/2 x 486DX/50 is support
> under SMP on Linux kernels 2.1.x or 2.2.x.
>
> I read the linux/Documention/smp.txt that mentioned config'n the system
> setup to use Unixware mode. I tried Unixware 7, Unixware 2.0 & 2.1.
>
> Currently I can only get Linux to see 1 CPU and it says the systemboard
> does support SMP. Even though I have run SCO and WNT and both CPUs run
> on those O/Ss.
>
> Thanks alot!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harry McGregor)
Subject: Re: hardware for new computer
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 06:06:29 GMT
You are right, the 50MHz costs about $50USD, but you also get the new
CTX core that adds about 10% comparied to the old core at 400MHz.
For $154 you can't beat the K6-2 400MHz
Harry
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From: Scott Tyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stand Alone External ISDN TA's (recommendations plz :) )
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:14:56 -0800
I have the rt328 and it works great. OS independent. BUT don' t try to
use the pots for any type of modem connection. Netgear supports nothing
higher than 28.8 on it.
Henry T. Nettles wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 01:35:00 -0500, "Winter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I was wondering if anyone here was using a stand alone external ISDN
> >Terminal Adapter.
> >I am looking for one with POTS jacks that will function when the computer is
> >off (if that
> >exists :) ). Any suggestions or information will be greatly appreciated..
> >
> >TIA,
> >Mike
> >
>
> Why don't you just get an ISDN router? The Netgear RT-328 can be had
> for around $250, delivered, and works great with
> W95/W98/NT4/NT5/Linux....
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From: Scott Tyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stand Alone External ISDN TA's (recommendations plz :) )
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:16:22 -0800
The rt328 can do dhcp (using NAT) and it can do full routing of TCP/IP
only. I have done both. I use it for IP's mostly and its fine.
Bill Pitz wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I might be needing to setup an ISDN connection or two in the coming weeks. How well
> does this router work for true "routing" of real IP addresses? For example, I would
> like to have the router connected on one IP address, and route one or two other IP's
> through it for mail services, etc. Does it also support something similar to the
> Linux IP Masquerading?
>
> Also, how easy is remote maintenance? Does it support telnet-in access?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
> Jason McKnight wrote:
>
> > "Henry T. Nettles" wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 01:35:00 -0500, "Winter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >I was wondering if anyone here was using a stand alone external ISDN
> > > >Terminal Adapter.
> > > >I am looking for one with POTS jacks that will function when the computer is
> > > >off (if that
> > > >exists :) ). Any suggestions or information will be greatly appreciated..
> > > >
> > > >TIA,
> > > >Mike
> > > >
> > >
> > > Why don't you just get an ISDN router? The Netgear RT-328 can be had
> > > for around $250, delivered, and works great with
> > > W95/W98/NT4/NT5/Linux....
> >
> > I have the above router and love it. It is super easy to configure and is totally
> > independent of your system. Get the FA310Tx card to go with it and you will have
> > everything going in a matter of minutes.
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From: Phil Houstoun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: P55T2P4 and AMD K6-2-350
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:50:36 -0500
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Just a quick, subjective, summary of my experiences with this combo so
far:
P55T2P4 Rev. 3.1 BIOS 207-1
64Mb 60ns EDO
512Kb Cache (COAST 3.0)
AMD-K6-2/350AFR, 2.2VCORE/3.3V I/O, A9847DPEW, Type=00, Fam=05, Mod=08,
Step=0C
BF2 pin shorted via 'wire in socket' method (thank you Kalle and Fisher)
Voltage set to 2.2V
BIOS settings at 60ns 'auto'
Bus Speed Multiplier Effective Speed Windows98 Linux
(Kernel 2.0.35)
66Mhz 5.5 363Mhz Boots + stable Boots
+ stable*
75Mhz 5.0 375Mhz Boots + stable Boots
+ stable*
75Mhz 5.5 412.5Mhz Boots + unstable Boots
+ unstable
83Mhz 4.5 373.5Mhz Boots + stable Boots
+ stable*
83Mhz 5.0 415Mhz Boots + unstable Boots
+ unstable
*Stable basically means it didn't crash on me while running the 'usual'
applications, e.g. under Win98 - Excel, Internet Explorer, Unreal or
Linux - X-Windows, xv, Netscape while up for a minimum of 4 hours.
However, under Linux, there was no way I could complete a kernel compile
without the infamous sig11 fault.
If anyone has got a clean kernel compile with this configuration at any
setting or has any ideas on what to play with next, I'd dearly love to
hear from them. I played with DRAM settings in BIOS but to no avail.
Tks.
--
Phil Houstoun Voice: (613) 991-7173
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Just a quick, subjective, summary of my experiences with this combo so
far:
<P>P55T2P4 Rev. 3.1 BIOS 207-1
<BR>64Mb 60ns EDO
<BR>512Kb Cache (COAST 3.0)
<BR>AMD-K6-2/350AFR, 2.2VCORE/3.3V I/O, A9847DPEW, Type=00, Fam=05,
Mod=08, Step=0C
<BR>BF2 pin shorted via 'wire in socket' method (thank you Kalle and Fisher)
<BR>Voltage set to 2.2V
<BR>BIOS settings at 60ns 'auto'
<BR>
<P>Bus Speed Multiplier Effective
Speed
Windows98 Linux (Kernel 2.0.35)
<P>66Mhz
5.5
363Mhz
Boots + stable Boots + stable*
<BR>75Mhz
5.0
375Mhz
Boots + stable Boots + stable*
<BR>75Mhz
5.5
412.5Mhz Boots
+ unstable
Boots + unstable
<BR>83Mhz
4.5
373.5Mhz Boots
+ stable
Boots + stable*
<BR>83Mhz
5.0
415Mhz
Boots + unstable Boots + unstable
<P>*Stable basically means it didn't crash on me while running the 'usual'
applications, e.g. under Win98 - Excel, Internet Explorer, Unreal or Linux
- X-Windows, xv, Netscape while up for a minimum of 4 hours. However, under
Linux, there was no way I could complete a kernel compile without
the infamous sig11 fault.
<BR>If anyone has got a clean kernel compile with this configuration at
any setting or has any ideas on what to play with next, I'd dearly love
to hear from them. I played with DRAM settings in BIOS but to no avail.
Tks.
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(613) 991-7173
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From: Scott Tyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LinkSys 10/100 Ethernet
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:23:35 -0800
Andy Ford wrote:
>
> Wes Carlson wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone been successful in getting a LinkSys 10/100 card to work?
> > Currently, I have kernel 2.0.35 installed. I was hoping the tulip
> > driver included in the kernel would work. Upon boot, the kernel picks
> > up the physical card, but services can not be established (ie. dhcp
> > fails and interface is disabled.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wes
> I have three boxes with Linksys cards. Before kernel 2.0.36,
> I used to have to
> separately download and compile the module to get it to
> work. kernel '36 works
> "out of the box." There is one problem with my setup: one
> box will not start networking properly at boot-up. I have to
> unload the tulip module and then reload
> it to get things working. Hopefully soon I will have time to
> investigate!
> --
> yours,
> Andy
I had the same problem. I ahve a linksys 10/1000 (PNIC CHIP) and it
worked fine with tulip .83 and linux 2.031. After that the
identification of the card changed in 2.032 or higher and the network
dirver failed to load. I have since gotten an Inel pro/100. No worries
there. Go to http://www.atipa.com/ They sell systems pre laoded with
NT, Linux or freeBSD. Check the nics they sell and get one. They all
are supported by all three OSs out of the box.
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From: Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hp 820 cxi & linux
Date: 11 Jan 1999 00:26:36 -0800
You might try the driver at
http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/index.html
It only does black and white, but it should work.
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From: "brent stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: [Fwd: >>>matrox millinium g200 & Xconfigurator<<<]
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 01:32:41 -0700
I got it working just by downloading the SVGA server
mgag200 is the chipset, I believe
Alan McLean wrote in message ...
>David Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> jisong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > thanks for your input... i just went to
>> > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/XFree86/3.3.3/binaries/ and it seems like alot
to download
>> > for modem connection so i got the patch 3.3.2==>3.3.3, would that work
(i'm
>> > running redhat 5.2)? if it does, how do i install it? do i just
replace a
>> > current dir with the new one? thanks again for your help =8]
>>
>> No, for a redhat-5.2 system you should go to updates.redhat.com and
>> get the XFree86 packages from there.
>
>For a trouble free installation do what David said.
>
>You don't need to download all of the X rpms. The
>following are all you should need
>
> XFree86-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-libs-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-devel-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-VGA16-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-SVGA-3.3.3-1
>
>If you are fortunate to have a largish monitor you may also
>want the 100dpi fonts.
>
>To install do
>
> rpm -Uvh XFree*
>
>then run
>
> XF86Setup
>
>when you select the video card (Millennium G200 8M/16M), also click
>on the advanced button, and make sure "VideoRam 8192" is listed
>in the box (or VideoRam 16384 if you have 16M), if it is not
>click on 8M or 16M (i.e. specifically tell it you have 8M/16M).
>
>There is a problem with autodetecting the video ram for the
>G100/G200, so this is the crucial step. You can read all
>about this at http://www.xfree86.org/ or in
>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.MGA after the installation.
>
>After you have saved and tested the configuration you can delete
>
> XFree86-VGA16-3.3.3-1
> XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.3-1
>
>if you like, as they are only necessary to create your
>XF86Config.
>
>Also, XFree86-devel-3.3.3-1 is only really necessary if you
>will be developing/compiling any X apps, but you should
>keep it, as you will no doubt want to compile some.
>
>-amcl
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From: "Jörn Nettingsmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB64-PCI question
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:35:13 +0100
Monte Milanuk wrote:
>
> Check the Sound-HOWTO. It's normally installed as part of Extra
> Documentation on RH, dunno on SuSE
>
> Monte
>
> On Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:46:52 +0100, Ingo Assenmacher
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Hi folks!
> >
> >I have recently bought a Soundblaster64AWE-PCI card and now I wonder how
> >to integrate that into my Linux-system.
> >I am currently using a 2.0.36 Kernel, Slackware distribution (SuSE6.0),
> >and there seems to be no support for PCI-soundcards.
> >Here are my questions:
> >
> >* is there any HOWTO or FAQ to read about this subject?
> >* and/or do I have to upgrade to a new kernel?
> >
> >thanks very much in advance,
> >
> >regards, Ingo.
> >
http://www.opensound.com
http://www.ultra.jcu.cz
ls usr/doc/howto/HTML *SOUND*
regards, joern
(in case of problems, mail me directly. i use a similar card)
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___________________
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Effmannstr. 6
45239 Essen/Germany
Phone/Fax +49 201 491621
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From: Lars Oeschey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: replacing boot drive
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:32:11 +0100
Hi,
for quite a while i get the following error message on a linux box:
kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:22, sector 2616, absolute sector
211461
kernel: scsi1: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 2, lun 0, CDB: Read (6) 03
3a 05 02 00
I assume that disk is bad, unfortunately this is the boot disk. Is there
a way to replicate the disk to a new one, replace it with the new one
without installing Linux new?
Lars
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Informationsverarbeitung mbH
Projektleitung Management Systeme / Internet Services
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"I am William H. Gates of Borg, /sbin/LILO is futile, youre MBR will
be assimilated!"
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From: Johan Pelgrim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Choosing a HP color printer
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:47:48 +0100
I'm about to buy a color printer.
Since I have good experience with my HP Deskjet 500, I think it's going
to be a Hewlett Packard again.
I've heard some bad stories about windows-only printers and don't want
to make that mistake.
So has anyone good experiences with one of the following printers:
HP 420C
HP 670C
HP 710C
HP 720C
Which one is the best?
Jaap Voets
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nick Dreyer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: XF68_FBDev fails to start
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:52:19 GMT
On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 05:32:17 -0400, "Grant Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wroth:
>Make sure that XF68_FBDev is set as executable
>chmod +x /usr/lib/X11/XF68_FBdev
>
Oh -- That certainly helps :)
Thanks for pointing out such a simple, but easy to overlook problem!
Now at least the XF68_FBdev server starts . . . but fails soon after with
following message:
Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/fb0 (Operation not supported by device)
http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/bansheeFAQS.html#number10
makes some suggestions for overcoming this very error, however I have
everything set up as it says I should.
Could it be that my Paradise Pipeline 64 card with Westrn Digital 9710 Chip is
not adequately VESA compliant, or is there something else on the software side
I can try before goving up on this card and going for a more reputable piece
of hardware?
>Nick Dreyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>>Video Chip is WD9710 (on Paradise Pipeline 64 card with 1MB RAM).
>>
>>Installed Linux 2.1.132 (on top of a Debian 2.0.34 system), created Frame
>>Buffer device /dev/fb0 as described in
>http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/,
>>but xinit comes back with message:
>>
>>exec of /usr/lib/X11/XF68_FBdev failed.
>>
>>The executable is there, extracted from
>>http://www.uno.edu/~adamico/banshee/XF68_FBDev.libc6.tar.gz.
>>
>>I have no idea what to look for now. Any and all suggestions will be
>greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>|\|.
>
>
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