Linux-Hardware Digest #370, Volume #9 Sat, 6 Feb 99 17:13:29 EST
Contents:
Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug? (Hilaire Fernandes)
DVD-RAM drives (Matthew Fleming)
Re: ISDN Modems [which use Virutal Ports under Windows] ("Min-Soo Kim")
Sound Blaster AWE 32 in Kernel v. 2.2.1 ("Caleb Land")
Re: New k6-2 system advice (Shaw Carruthers)
Re: ls-120 parallel (Grant Guenther)
Re: CyberParallel PCI-Card and Linux - possible? (Grant Guenther)
SCSI boot ? (Len Cuff)
Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT (eric malloy)
Re: Creative Labs SB PCI128 and 3DFX Banshee drivers ("Electronic Rider")
Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux (John Strange)
10base-T recommendation? (Keith W Sheffield)
Re: Cheap Yamaha 4416e or 4416s ("news")
Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux (Randy Cooper)
Re: Creative Labs SB PCI128 and 3DFX Banshee drivers ("Electronic Rider")
Samba and Windows 95 (Karsten Kurz)
CDROM problems in Windows after Linux installed (Anthony Warren)
Re: I'm looking for 3DFX Banshee dirver. (User)
Re: Diamond Supra PCI 56i V.90 - winmodem? (arozhkov)
Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP (Vitali Shulgin)
Internal ATAPI zip incompatible? (Jeffrey Anderson)
Re: SCSI Linux vs NT boot & install
Re: Umax Astra 1220S scanner: config?
Does Linux *like* the Phillips PCA635VC (parallel port) ? (Patrick)
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From: Hilaire Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 10:04:01 +0800
Javier Pulido wrote:
>
> ��SOS!!
>
> Problems with the booting of linux in a computer AMD K6-2 (300 MHz) with
> i430TX (no AGP) and 128 MB, two hard drives and 1 CDROM. Can you help me?
>
> After many attempts of booting with several kernels (2.0.29, 2.0.30, 2.1.48,
> 2.0.35, 2.0.36) through a boot-disk, LILO or LOADLIN (Symbol of System,
> option F8 of Windows95), I realize only procedure that was operating:
>
> 1. I Start Windows95/98 (graphic environment)
> 2. I restart in MSDOS-Mode
> 3. C:> loadlin zImage2_2 root=/dev/hdc3 mem=128M no-hlt
>
> If I don�t use option no-hlt, the system starts but is hung in little
> minutes, and it shown me all the processor registers, the stack and the
> message "idle task may not sleep".
>
> In the attempts rest of starting were remained hung when was ending the
> load kernel in report: Loading linux ....... (!!stop!!)
>
> My system crashes while it�s booting. I
>
I've the same problem with K6 200 Mhz, 32Mb and a motherboard with
i430TX
When I install linux, the kernel load, it starts to make its uusal
check-in and after the PCI probe the system just reset.
I've almost 20 Pc where I can't install linux :(
--
Hilaire Fernandes
Dr Geo project http://members.xoom.com/FeYiLai/dr_geo/doctor_geo.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Fleming)
Subject: DVD-RAM drives
Date: 5 Feb 1999 22:23:14 GMT
The title says it all: is there any support for these puppies under
Linux? Ideally I'd like to be able to write as well as read the disks.
Thanks,
Matthew Fleming
==============================================================================
Matthew G. Fleming, MD phone : 414.456.4072
Associate Professor fax : 414.456.6518
Department of Dermatology s-mail: Dept. of Dermatology
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
MFRC Room 4061
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Milwaukee, WI 53226-4810
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From: "Min-Soo Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISDN Modems [which use Virutal Ports under Windows]
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:16:12 +0900
>External ISDN modem is called "ISDN Terminal Adapter".
>Theoretically it works exactly as a regular modem, you shouldn't
>feel any difference. May be just modem INIT string should be
>changed.
I understand your message. Modem INIT string might be
"ATZ ->AT" and "ATDT ->ATD", I guess. But my external ISDN TA
(manufactured by one of Korean company) woundn't work under
kernel 2.0.36 and 2.2.1.
Unfortunately, it uses what they call "virtual ports" under windows,
say, COM6 and COM7, and linux doesn't know what's com6(ttyS5)
and com7(ttyS6). How can I resolve this problem?
Is there anyone out there could help me out?
Virtually net-out newbie linuxer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Caleb Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster AWE 32 in Kernel v. 2.2.1
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:53:25 -0500
Hi,
Using the default kernel which comes with RH 5.2 I can play MP3 files,
but after I upgrade to 2.2.1, I cannot play them. The computer locks up
when I attempt to listen to an MP3 file.
In both kernels, however, I can `cat meepmeep.au > /dev/audio`, and `cat
meepmeep.au > /dev/dsp` successfully.
I used sndconfig to set up the sound card in 2.0.36, and the sample file
plays correctly.
Any input would greatly be appreciated,
-Caleb
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shaw Carruthers)
Subject: Re: New k6-2 system advice
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 14:40:31 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Not all PNP modems are winmodems, just about any newer modem (28.8 and up)
>can be set to PNP mode by removing all jumpers. As long as the modem can be
>jumpered (bypassing PNP) then it is not a winmodem. try hard jumpering modem
>to a certian comport and IRQ and dont mess with PNP at all
>
Sorry I didn't realise that there were non-Winmodem PNP cards on sale.
I see a lot of posts from people in various newsgroups who have
bought PNP modems and find they are Windmodems.
Maybe all PCI/PNP modem cards are winmodems?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Guenther)
Subject: Re: ls-120 parallel
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:13:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:20:49 GMT, garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I let it be known that my ide ls-120 works well in RH5.2 and now I'm
>getting queries about the parallel version. Where can I send this guy?
To http://www.torque.net/parport/
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Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Guenther)
Subject: Re: CyberParallel PCI-Card and Linux - possible?
Date: 6 Feb 1999 18:11:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 05 Feb 1999 15:32:25 -0500, Joerg Daehn
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>is it possible to use a PCI Parallel Card with Linux 2.0.35?
Yes, but the one you propose is not worth it.
The SIIG card is an SPP with a proprietary buffer. It will speed
up printing to some printers, but won't do anything for PP peripherals
like ZIP drives or HP CD-RW drives.
The Lava PCI Parallel card however, is a PCI EPP card that really does
give a significant speed improvement for PP peripherals, as compared to
ISA ports.
==========================================================================
Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI boot ?
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 18:55:08 +0000
Reply-To: Len Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I installed Suse 5.2 on an IDE drive without any problems. I fitted a
big SCSI drive to the PC and tried to install on that. Installation
again went fine but when I try to boot from the SCSI using loadlin, it
fails saying it can't find the root directory to mount !
If I go back to the IDE installation, I can happily mount the SCSI
partitions and I've even tried putting the SCSI /usr partition in the
/etc/fstab file and it still boots fine. The adapter is an AHA152X
compatible and Linux finds it no problem so what have I missed ? Do I
need some sort of extra parameter when booting from the SCSI?
I tried using LILO but that managed to blow my boot disk up !!
After much fiddling I got it back but minus the ability to load the
previous OS (MSDOS6.22) - it just says it can't load it and goes
straight to Win95.
Cheers,
Len
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From: eric malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 over NT
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:15:49 GMT
okay thanks everyone... but now. if i convert one of my drives to FAT.. and
then have linux on there.. could i boot from it that way?
eric
Jeremy Nickolet wrote:
> eric malloy wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > right now i am running windows nt4.0 workstation.. i just downloaded
> > redhat 5.2 .. this sounds stupid. but i know nothing about linux.. how
> > do i get this installed? please help. i want to get rid of NT i hate it!
> > i hate windows! i also need to know where to get drivers for a 3c905b-TX
> > network card..
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Eric malloy
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> There is an HTML Red Hat Linux manual, you probably downloaded it. It
> should get you started If you don't have it, you should be able to find
> from their web site.
> http://www.redhat.com/
> The 3Com 905b driver is included in the kernel, I'm using it. For other
> Linux info try:
> http://members.home.com/nickoljt/
>
> Jeremy
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From: "Electronic Rider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative Labs SB PCI128 and 3DFX Banshee drivers
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:47:19 -0200
http://www.suse.de/cdb/english/
Fill the fields as follows and clic the Search button.
vendor: creative labs
name: 3d blaster banshee
So you will find the answer for your troubles.
I didn't test the drivers, but SuSE saids that they are for 3DFx Voodoo2.
Filipi
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Strange)
Subject: Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux
Date: 6 Feb 1999 15:07:50 GMT
I have one plugged into the second eide controller,
strapped as master (/dev/hdc), with cdrom as slave (/dev/hdd).
no problems so far.
Bill Gates ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Does any of you guys out there got this drive?
: Can you get it running under Linux?
: I would like to make it to work under Linux, is it possible?
--
While Alcatel may claim ownership of all my ideas (on or off the job),
Alcatel does not claim any responsibility for them. Warranty expired when u
opened this article and I will not be responsible for its contents or use.
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From: Keith W Sheffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: 10base-T recommendation?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:56:11 GMT
I'm going to try to network my home machines together. Initially, I'll
just use a crossover cable, but I plan on getting a hub and using IP
Masq at some point in the future. The machines I'm using will be
running linux.
Does anyone have any recommendations on a good but inexpensive 10baseT
PCI ethernet card and any suggested web pages/tips that I should check
out before I begin this project?
thanks.
--
We were unanimous - in fact everyone was unanimous.
Keith Sheffield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "news" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.cd-rom,alt.cd-rom,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.cdr
Subject: Re: Cheap Yamaha 4416e or 4416s
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:44:27 -0500
Check out www.pricewatch.com or www.pricescan.com for lowest rate vendors.
Theyre the best I found....I ordered from the Delaware vendor...but don't
expect any extras from them! Unit cost was $312 plus software plus shippg
for internal scsi.
Good luck.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message ...
>What is the cheapest outlet to buy a
>Yamaha 4416e or 4416s? I want to spend 300$ or
>less, and buy out-of-California (sales tax).
>If I can't get this drive for $300, can
>someone recommend a drive with the same features
>(4x w, 4x rw, 2MB buffer, supported by Linux -
>xcdroast is my cd-burner software), and for
>$300 or less?
>
>John
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From: Randy Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 1GB Syquest SparQ drive under Linux
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:04:12 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have had the IDE version of the Sparq drive since kernel version
2.0.32. It is the slave of the primary IDE controller (i.e. /dev/hdb). It
has worked just fine. I didn't have to do anyting special to get it
running.
Does your query mean that SuQuest is back in business?
Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mail checked week nights and weekends).
On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Bill Gates wrote:
> Does any of you guys out there got this drive?
> Can you get it running under Linux?
> I would like to make it to work under Linux, is it possible?
>
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From: "Electronic Rider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative Labs SB PCI128 and 3DFX Banshee drivers
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:32:25 -0200
I also have an 3DFX Banshee and I only run X-windows on 320x200x256
resolution.
I'm also looking for a 3DFX Banshee driver.
Does anyone how where can I find this driver? Or, does anyone developed it?
Filipi
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Karsten Kurz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Samba and Windows 95
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 21:10:47 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have a problem with Samba and Windows95.
There are two PCs, one running Windows95 (OSR 2), one running SuSE
Linux 6.0.
I wanted to create a network connection between those PCs (both with
3Com Etherlink III ISA (3C509b-Combo)), but there is no chance for me.
I'm not a network guru and hope anybody can answer
me.
Windows Network is configured with TCP/IP, no DNS support and with
IP 192.168.0.98. My Linux server has IP 192.168.0.99.
I tried many times to find a configuration with "smb.conf" to get
the connection running, but nothing happens. On my Windows PC I can see
the Samba server, but connections are not possible.
The call of "smbclient -L host" on my Linux-PC shows correct values.
"Testparm" also tells everything ok.
Each of the PCs can "ping" himself.
What can I do to get the system running ???
Help me, please.
Thanks Karsten
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From: Anthony Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDROM problems in Windows after Linux installed
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 12:50:27 -0700
I recently installed Redhat 5.2 on my machine which works very well.
However, I still need the world of Windows 95 but now I have found that
my CD ROM no longer works under windows.
I have two hard drives under one IDE controller. Windows is on the
Master controller with Linux on the Slave drive. My CD ROM is the on
the Master of my other controller . Windows tells me that there are
conflicts (but not very specifcally) with the controllers and my CD ROM
has been erased from existence.
Any ideas as to what is wrong would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (User)
Subject: Re: I'm looking for 3DFX Banshee dirver.
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:08:40 GMT
I don't think there is one out there.. my cousin had the same
situation with his computer.
but you should be able to at least run the SVGA X server and get a
higher resolution.
Hope that helps.
On Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:34:53 -0200, "Electronic Rider"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have an 3DFX Banshee and I only run X-windows on 320x200x256 resolution.
>I'm looking for a 3DFX Banshee driver.
>
>Does anyone how where can I find this driver? Or, does anyone developed it?
>
>Filipi
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: arozhkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Supra PCI 56i V.90 - winmodem?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 12:42:17 -0800
Colin Radford wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 1999 15:33:59 +0000, James Lothian
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I've just bought one of these, unfortunately, and although I haven't
> >tried it with Linux yet, I'm almost sure it's a winmodem (no discernible
> >rom on the board, loads lots of VXDs and godknowswhatelse on Windows).
> >Bugger bugger bugger.
>
> I have two of them working with Linux (2.0.36 and 2.2.0) so they are
> not Winmodems. I had to use the PNP tools to get them working
> properly.
>
> Colin
I don't understand - the modem is PCI, so isapnp are not going to work with
it. If there is
similar software for PCI or you can do the trick with isapnp ?
Alex Rozhkov.
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From: Vitali Shulgin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: ATI Xpert@Play AGP vs. ATI Xpert@Play 98 AGP
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 00:01:35 +0300
Jeff Kay wrote:
> Brad Nixon wrote:
>
> > I've got RedHat 5.1, X 3.3.3.1 and an Xpert@Play98 AGP and I can't get it to work
> > properly. The closest I've got so far is 800x600, 256 colors. Even then, though,
> > the screen is divided into 3 columns and flickers seriously.
> >
> > If anyone else has got it working with this card, please let me know. I wonder if
> > RedHat 5.2 would make a difference...
>
> Hi Brad I have it running on RH 5.1 under whatever X comes with Rh5.1....
>
> Same card ATI Xpert 98 AGP 8 meg
>
> Xconfiguator had a bit of trouble with the card ( couldn't detect the ram ) but
> aside from that it works.... now I get the same problem as you the coloum divided
> screen or I did until my monitor blew and was replaced ( dont worry it was quite an
> old monitor and it wasn't the first to go and the first never ran linux so )
>
> Anyways.... do this when you run startx
>
> press: crtl-alt-+ (if you press this again and again it will just cycle
> through all possible resolutons and has the added benefit that it clears up the
> divided column problem or it did for me... you can then use Xvidtune to adjust your
> settings to permenantly correct this problem --I never did ).
>
> Also to enable more than 256 colours you need to tell X to start using more like so
>
> startx -- -bpp 16 ( or 8, 24, 32 --whichever you like )
>
> Cheers
I'm using the same card under RedHat 5.2 and XFree
A few weeks ago it was RedHat 5.1.
RAM is not detected, but I haven't any problems.
You can simply run X86Setup :
# XF86Setup
and say "NO" when you will be asked "use or no existing configuration file?".
Also, you may be asked "is this reconfiguration?" - say "NO".
Always say "No" :-)
After then, the session of configurator will be started and I'm sure that you'll have
640x480 screen without any problem
Choose in menu "card" (press the relevant button)
Don't probe anything
Choose Chip "Mach64", RAMDAC "Internal", don't choose any ClockChip
Press "8M" button for memory and don't forget to configure mouse, display and etc.
Now follow the on-screen instructions and save new config file.........
Fell free to contact me..
Vita
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Subject: Internal ATAPI zip incompatible?
From: Jeffrey Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:55:39 GMT
I've just bought a new computer with an internal OEM NEC ATAPI zip
drive. Under Win98 it works fine, but under linux I find that it
can't read zip disks from other machines. These are disks that I've
used for some time and are known to work in several different drives,
both parallel port and internel IDE. If I repartition and reformat a
zip disk on the new machine, it can use the disk, but then my other
machines can't read it.
The new machine chokes on both ext2 and fat, on /dev/hdb1 and
/dev/hdb4 (using ide-floppy), on /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda4 (using
ide-scsi). The details don't seem to matter. It just can't read the
partition table, or when it does, it can't understand the filesystem.
I've tried under kernel 2.0.36 and 2.2.1, with both ide-floppy and
ide-scsi. Always the same result.
As I said, under Win98 the new drive can read vfat disks from other
machines, so the drive functions.
Any ideas?
Jeff Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI Linux vs NT boot & install
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:46:24 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dark-Star SysOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi:-) First of all I love Linux and I use the Caldera v1.3 distribution.
>
> I tried to istall Linux on HD SCSI ID 14 but the operation was not
> succefull, so I chenged the jumpers, setting the SCSI HD to SCSI ID 1,
> the first HD of SCSI Bus. and then LINUX was sucesfull installed!!!!
> So I restore the old SCSI ID setting, I setted back the SCSI ID to 14, I
> set the "Boot SCSI ID" option in the controller BIOS to boot from
> ID14....But....The Linux did not boot!!!And gave me back this
> message...."Kernel Panic".....:-((
>
At some SCSI cards I know there are problems installing on the last SCSI ids. However
your workaround is nearly complete. However before rebooring from SCSI id 14 you have
to change lilo.conf so it
points to /dev/sde instead of /dev/sdb. And the same with references in /etc/mtab and
/etc/fstab
success!
--
Jaap de Wolff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.de-wolff.demon.nl
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Umax Astra 1220S scanner: config?
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:11:29 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Carsten Cimander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I bought an Umax Astra 1220S scanner (1200x600 dpi phys. opt.
> resolution) which was
> My problem: ISA-SCSI card (UDS-IS11) is not detected by my linux 2.0.35
> (S.u.S.E 5.3) box.
> Any Ideas are welcome.
/
Already tried to connect your scanner with the BusLogic SCSI controller?
As far as I remember the UDS-IS11 is using a NCR chipset. May be you can look
what chip is on it, or what driver (and settings) are used in WIN95?
>
> I have installed also a Buslogic LT SCSI controller which deals with the
> disks, CD-ROM, CD-RW
> and sometimes with the DAT.
--
Jaap de Wolff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.de-wolff.demon.nl
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From: Patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Does Linux *like* the Phillips PCA635VC (parallel port) ?
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 22:45:17 +0100
Hi!
Anyone knows if the Phillips PCA635VC WebCam is supported by linux?
It's a webcam using the paralell port - so is there maybe a chance in
picking an existing driver for a dicfferent Paralell Port WebCam?
Thanks!
Patrick
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