Linux-Hardware Digest #406, Volume #9 Thu, 11 Feb 99 02:13:43 EST
Contents:
Re: Creating my own bootable, installable cd ("Lewin A.R.W. Edwards")
SIS6326 problem with RH5.1 ("Guan Foo Wah")
Does HP 722C Printer work under linux? ("Hale, Philip")
Re: Creating my own bootable, installable cd (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
IOMEGA Parall drive ("Jeremy Ma")
SANE??????????? (John Thrasher)
Re: Laptop Battery in Linux ("Scot E. Wilcoxon")
Re: PCI modem heart ache (Mircea)
Linux/X Video Card Question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Proposed System - Comments welcome! (Bill Anderson)
Re: need help : xcdroast 0.96e and generic scsi (Roundeye)
linux help channel (lattin96)
Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG (Stephen Carville)
Re: Sound card probs, modem probs. Help im cut off!!!! (Roundeye)
Re: I/O SCUD [chipset inition 940P] SCSI controller and RH Linux (5.2)... support?
Re: Lilith Banshee 16MB AGP XF86 ? (Dan Nguyen)
Re: LINUX on 680x0 parallel computer system (Roundeye)
Re: "multimedia" or "internet" keyboard (Roundeye)
Re: CD-RW Problem - Help Please!! (Roundeye)
lost printer after 2.2.1 upgrade (Roundeye)
Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG (Miguel Cruz)
Re: USB modems are coming; iMac II modem (Erick Bryce Wong)
Re: PCI modem heart ache (Allen)
Re: PCI modem heart ache (Allen)
Re: Linux modem (Allen)
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From: "Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,ucb.os.freebsd,ucb.os.linux
Subject: Re: Creating my own bootable, installable cd
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:09:04 +1100
> How would I go about creating my own "distribution" cd? What i mean is to
> be able to install and boot off this cd. Is there some special
> instructions, or should I just copy all the files to the cd?
Just copying all the files will not work. A bootable CD has a special
format, with a floppy-disk-image built into it. I don't think CD-R
solutions under Linux support this format yet, I use Nero to prepare
bootable CDs.
I have only found one system so far which could successfully boot off a
CD. Although most modern motherboards have the setting in BIOS, there
must be some oddities about CD-ROM drives, because most systems will
just look at the drive, spin the CD a bit then say "CD boot fail" or
something like that.
-- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards <http://www.zws.com/>
Realtime/Embedded Programmer & Embedded HW Eng
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From: "Guan Foo Wah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SIS6326 problem with RH5.1
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:30:51 +0800
I am currently using RH5.1 and a sis6326 (AGP) video card with 4MB ram.....
I have trouble running xwindows with my video card.
Since the xfree86 doesn't support my SIS card, I tried selecting the SVGA
server in the xconfigurator. Then, Xwindows failed to initialize my video
card claiming that it is 64k vram generic card or it is a trident card with
512k.
Anyone who knows how to fix the problem, please help me. I tried downloading
the latest xfree86 (3.3.3.1) but there are too many files in the directory
and I just don't know which one to download. Thankx
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From: "Hale, Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Does HP 722C Printer work under linux?
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 23:36:12 -0600
I have been trying to get my printer working but i cant get it to do
anything.
I was wondering if anyone has gotten it to work under linux. Would
appreiate
any info.
thanks
phil
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,ucb.os.freebsd,ucb.os.linux
Subject: Re: Creating my own bootable, installable cd
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 22:59:51 -0600
If you are a newbie to Linux I do not want to discourage you. There are 2
commands which you can use to burn CD's. One of them is cdwrite, which I have
used to burn the CD, but the other one should be used first. It is for making
the image of the new CD.
To see more info just look at /usr/doc/HOWTO/CD*_HOWTO and you'll find out how
simple is it!
Simon Tang wrote:
> How would I go about creating my own "distribution" cd? What i mean is to
> be able to install and boot off this cd. Is there some special
> instructions, or should I just copy all the files to the cd?
>
> Exploring the possibility of Linux
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From: "Jeremy Ma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IOMEGA Parall drive
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:46:37 -0800
Does any one know how to connect the iomega zip drive to the redhad 5.2.
Thanks
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From: John Thrasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SANE???????????
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 05:42:21 GMT
Hello,
I have downloaded SANE and would like to get my scanner (generic)
working under Linux RH5.0. I thought I unzipped and installed it
correctly but can't seem to figure out how to set up my scanner for it
to work with it. Actually my real question is why didn't xscanimage
install with it? And how do I get it to? I really don't have any use for
a text based scanner program. To be quite honest I am not very
experienced in command level Linux and would just like to get my
hardware up and running so I can leave Windoze . . . for good.
Which brings me to the CD_R. I installed BurnIT and still can't seem to
find the GUI executable.
I am a scanner, CD-R and speakers away from leaving Windoze for good.
Can someone help??
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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:07:00 -0600
From: "Scot E. Wilcoxon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Laptop Battery in Linux
xosview can also display battery level
after APM is installed.
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCI modem heart ache
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:55:19 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HCF...too bad. It's one of these controllerless modems.
MST
Hashi wrote:
(...)
> ati4
> FM-56PCI-RW 1998/10/26 V2.1.2.135 HCF
^^^
(...)
> ---
> > Also, the kind of chipset would be useful to know. If it has an FCC ID or
> > registration number, that would help nail it down.
> ---
>
> the closest modem match i can find is: Rockwell PCI 56K Modem (HCF)
> chipset is: Rockwell RCV56HCF
^^^^^^^^
> as for FCC, only CE mark was clearly defined: 0197X
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux/X Video Card Question
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 05:05:02 GMT
Hi,
Sorry if this is a duplicate, but believe me, Deja News has had lots better
weeks!
I've always had a nonstandard Fixed Frequency 21" monitor and X-Window
configuration has always been a huge problem for me. I must not be much of a
hardware set up person, because I've had a great deal of trouble configuring
X on various other video cards and monitors as well. I can generally set up
video cards and monitors under MS Windows, but Linux X just makes me feel
stupid.
Anyway, my old 21" fixed frequency monitor died and I just obtained a Gateway
21" Vivitron and I need to obtain a standard video card. My question is,
what is a good video card (include amount of RAM, etc) to buy for a system
that dual boots Linux Red Hat 5.0 (without the Metro X server) and Windows NT
4.0 and will run in 1024 x 768 mode? I would like something that uses the
standard NT 4.0 drivers that ship on the CD and that Linux knows all about
with no hassle.
It doesn't have to be the greatest or the fastest or whatever. All I want is
something than the Linux install can actually sniff out and help me to set up
without weeks of figuring out dot pitch, scan rates, etc. I've been through
it before and I am not very good at it at all - I have to think that there
must be easier to install video cards than the odd ones that I've tried.
Also, if anybody can email me specs about the Gateway Vivitron, I'd appreciate
it, as it as used deal with no docs.
Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED], the above address is more for spam control
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From: Bill Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Proposed System - Comments welcome!
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 16:46:58 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Need to build a Linux (Red Hat 5.2) Web server and would appreciate any comments
> or hardware recommendations. I would particularly like any comments on the
> RAStel RA4002 - 4 modem PCI Adapter card and a recommendation on a very stable
> PCI NIC.
>
> Currently considering:
>
> Intel PII 350 - 512k Cache (Retail Box)
> Asus P2B MB 440BX chipset
> ATI Xpert98 8mb AGP - Video
> 128mb PC100 SDRAM
> Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB Ultra-2 SCSI
> Adaptec AHA2940-U2W
> 32x CD Rom
> Floppy/MS/KB
>
> RAStel RA4002 - 4 modem PCI Adapter card - *Any comments on this card?*
> SMC or 3COM 10/100 PCI NIC ? - *Recommendations?*
I would reccomend splitting the 9 Gig among a pair of 4.5 Gig drives,
along with a 2 gig (since 1Gig are a rare sight) drive for root and/or
swap.
I would also go with a PCI 10/100, 3Com.
JMO
Bill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: Re: need help : xcdroast 0.96e and generic scsi
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 05:59:56 GMT
John McBride ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hello,
: I am trying to use xcdcoast with an ATAPI cdrom rw. When I start it, it
: says "No generic scsi support found". I have recompiled the kernel with
: "Generic SCSI Support", placed it in /boot, updated /etc/lilo.conf and
: run /sbin/lilo. Additionally, I have run the recommended
: "MAKEDEVICES.sh" script from the xcdroast distro.
: John
I have been able to get xcdroast to work with my HP8100 (IDE ATAPI)
drive by using SCSI-IDE and Generic SCSI Support, but I had to turn
off the ATAPI CDROM kernel support (if both are installed then ATAPI
CDROM will be used by the kernel!). Now the problem is that I can't
mount /dev/{cdrom, sr0, hdb, etc.} because the SCSI driver gives me
flaky errors and refuses to mount. I can read, copy, write CDs but
I can't mount them! Still working on that part.
Drop me a line if you figure *my* problem out -- hope this helps with
yours.
Rick
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From: lattin96 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux help channel
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:02:45 +0000
I have made a new linux help channel on dal net the channel is
#linuxhelpers it is for people wanting to help or people in need of
help.with redhat,suse,slackware or other dist.and hardware answers
Thomas W
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From: Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG
Date: 10 Feb 1999 06:00:11 GMT
Joel Shellman wrote:
>
> Michael Powe wrote:
> > >>>>> "Bob" == Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Bob> having windows. I have heard in newsgroups that GTE has
> > Bob> terminated ADSL service when they found out somebody was
> > Bob> running linux.
> >
> > Probably true and justified since they tell you up front that Windows
> > is required (at least, the signup information I have seen stipulates
> > as much). If you want to play games & not use Windows (after signing
> > such a contract), that's fine but don't cry if you get caught.
> >
> > mp
>
> Just had a thought and so I had to pipe up. Local phone
> companies are government regulated entities. I know that our
> local phone company does not support anything but windows
> for DSL service, also. I wonder if this could have any
> bearing on a Microsoft Antitrust case. If all government
> regulated local phone companies were shown to restrict users
> to only one operating system...
That would be collusion and restraint of trade but...
Personally I think they are in muddy regulatory waters but it seems that a
telco owned ISP can restrict it's services to a narrow range of hardware
and software. Sometimes it seems the PUC's have forgotten about the
Carterphone decision. Nevertheless, the phone company cannot restrict it's
service to any one OS or hardware platform. As long as the CPE equipment
meets the electrical requirements of the telco hardware, they must allow
you to connect.
However, the telco is not required to provide an Internet connection --
that must come from an ISP and the telco's own ISP can be just a
narrow-minded as they like. The telco is required to make the service
available to other ISP's under the same conditions and prices as they make
it available to their own ISP.
You might want to raise the issue with your State PUC. One letter probably
wont do any good but if enough people complain, the PUC (being a political
entity) will take notice.
--
Stephen Carville
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
====================================================
Management: The art of hiring intelligent, skilled individuals and then
ignoring their advice.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: Re: Sound card probs, modem probs. Help im cut off!!!!
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:04:37 GMT
Lassie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Well I need help with me sound card and modem. I have an AudioPCI for a
: sound card and it will not work. I do not know if this is due to
: changes, if any, that gateway had the company do to it. The kernel is
: compiled for AudioPCI support so I have no idea why it will not work.
I have the same card. I couldn't for my life get it configured under
RedHat5.1 running the 2.0.34 kernel, and I ended up (for other reasons,
I use very little sound after all) upgrading to the 2.2.1 kernel.
In this new kernel support for the ES1371 chipset is provided in the
kernel -- this will do the trick. Note that your chipset may be ES1370
as well (which also has kernel support).
: My modem for some strang reason will not work on linux right now :( I
: think it is due to the jumpers not being configured right on it but I am
: not sure. It is a 3com U.S Robotics 56k Data/Fax/Voice v.90/x2 for an
: ISA slot. It is not a winmodem :P
Check this newsgroup for other messages on this topic -- it is a matter
of considerable discussion.
Hope this helps,
Rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: I/O SCUD [chipset inition 940P] SCSI controller and RH Linux (5.2)...
support?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 22:02:23 GMT
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:34:39 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>My local computer store has a really good deal on a PCI SCSI controller. The
>controller is a I/O SCUD (model ioi-4203A) with an inition 940P chipset.
>
>I asked the shop staff if the card was Linux compatible and they said they
>didn't think so yet, to our amazement, the card box said "supported by the
>following OS: W95, W98, WNT, SCO Unix, Linux".
This card does support Linux, although you will need patches for 2.0.36.
The driver will be in 2.0.37, and is already included in 2.2.1.
>No more information was forthcomming so my question is: is the card supported
>by RedHat Linux 5.2? and if so, what listed supported card does it 'emulate'?
It is not officially supported by RedHat 5.2 yet. You can download a
boot-disk, and patches for 2.0.36. The driver is included in 2.0.37-pre5.
For the boot-disk and the patches, see http://www.initio.com
Bas Vermeulen
--
When I shop for hardware I always look for the "Designed for Windows 95" logo.
I really thank Microsoft(TM) for encouraging manufacturers to label their
products this way, so I know what to AVOID.
I stick to quality software:
Linux 2.2.1 | IBM OS/2 Warp (TM) v4.0
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From: Dan Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilith Banshee 16MB AGP XF86 ?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 05:46:03 GMT
Shashank Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: While many other people are guilty of this too, I am about to take my
: frustrations out on you.
: Doesn't anyone ever *&#@$(*&#@ search dejanews for previous postings
: on a question before posting to this newsgroup? There are like 10
: 'well, does banshee work' questions every freaking day. Having
: responded to this question (for like the sixth time) yesterday, I
: suggest you look at the other banshee threads to see if you can't find
: enlightenment there.
These are the people who shouldn't be using Usenet.
--
Dan Nguyen | There is only one happiness in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | life, to love and be loved.
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~nguyend7 | -George Sand
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: Re: LINUX on 680x0 parallel computer system
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:06:01 GMT
Norm Dresner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I'm contemplating buying a (used) parallel computer which consists of a '30
: main CPU and several '40 slaves. This isn't quite a symmetric
: multi-processor, but I certainly could use the '30 as, say, a disk and
: general I/O server slaved to the others. Does anyone have any thoughts on
: the feasubility of this project/madness?
: Norm
Go BABY! Go!!!
Would make a good Linux advocacy tale :-)
Good luck
Rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: Re: "multimedia" or "internet" keyboard
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 05:19:55 GMT
Brendan Murray ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Anyone know how to trap the buttons on one of these keyboards? I tried
: od on /dev/console to see if I could see what the thing was sending, but
: I got nothing at all. Is there another way to identify what the
: keyboard's sending?
: B=
My guess would be to run up an X server and look at the X events generated
(I know most of them generate something... don't ask me how (the explanation
is longer than you'd want to hear and not all that interesting)). I have
this on my todo list too way down at about number 37.
Rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: Re: CD-RW Problem - Help Please!!
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:08:06 GMT
ali ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Hi!!
: I'm using a HP-8100 CD-RW and cdrecord 1.6. and I'm having trouble
: writing multiple sessions to the CD. (writing just one session works
: fine)
: The command. "cdrecord dev=0,0 -multi cdimage1" works fine and writes
: the first session to disk
: but if I execute "cdrecord dev-0,0 -multi cdimage2", although the track
: writes to disk, when I mount the CD the files from the second image
: don't show up.
: eg. If image1 contained the file "abcde", writing to disk works just
: fine. But if I then write image2 to the disk and image2 contained the
: file "fghij" , when I mount the CD, the file "fghij" doesn't show up. It
: takes up the disk space and all but I just can't get to it.
: What am I doing wrong?
: Please help
: ali
I would just like to know how you got the 8100 to both write and be
mountable... :-)
I'm using the new 2.2.1 kernel and can either mount the 8100 (but can't
write to it), or can reconfigure the kernel to be able to write CD-R's
but then I can't mount them. It is an interesting dilemma.
Rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye)
Subject: lost printer after 2.2.1 upgrade
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 05:15:08 GMT
I just upgraded from 2.0.34 to 2.2.1 and have been working out the
hardware-related kinks (hey, my soundcard works like a charm, modem
is faster, video is blindingly fast now, can write CD-R's now (of
course I now can't mount regular CD-ROMs now, but that's another
post...)).
I have an HP Laserjet 6L on my parallel port which was working just
fine as a Generic postscript printer before the upgrade. Now from
boot time I see the following messages in /var/log/messages about the
parallel port:
Feb 10 20:15:14 negwo kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2]
Feb 10 20:15:14 negwo kernel: parport0: no ID data returned by device.
and when I try to print:
Feb 10 22:43:30 negwo kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
But the job never goes through and a quick look in the queue shows:
waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st root 32 (standard input) 16764 bytes
I never had to do any additional initialization before... So what did
I screw up this time (I'm delirious from playing with kernels & modules
and .conf's and .cf's for about 36 hours straight now)?
Any help greatly appreciated,
Rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Miguel Cruz)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.dcom.xdsl
Subject: Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG
Date: 11 Feb 1999 06:08:54 GMT
James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My isp, mtt.ca, will also terminate adsl service if the account is using
> anything other than windows. Apparently, MacOs has crashed some systems,
That's flat-out ridiculous. How can MacOS crash anything? What "some
systems"? It's amazing how these people always think that working in a
computer-related firm grants them carte blanche to talk out of their ass
about things they don't even approach understanding.
miguel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erick Bryce Wong)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: Re: USB modems are coming; iMac II modem
Date: 11 Feb 1999 05:42:28 GMT
Trevor Zion Bauknight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark) wrote:
>> P.S. There are a couple of notebook modems approved for use
>> in an iMac II, P1, and P101. Is this the iMac notebook I've
>> been hearing about?
>
>Probably not...the iMac uses a motherboard very similar to, if not
>identical to, the G3 PowerBooks. What kinds of modems approved for the
>iMac did you see?
To clarify, "P1" is widely regarded to be a codename for the consumer
portable (which some might refer to as an "iMac notebook"). Meanwhile,
most reports of the next-generation professional portable have given it
codename of 101 or Lombard (which I assume corresponds to "P101"). I'd
guess that the iMac II is just the next-generation iMac that uses a
notebook modem for compactness' sake.
-- Erick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: PCI modem heart ache
Date: 10 Feb 1999 06:23:43 GMT
you just nailed it... the rockwell FM-56PCI-RW 1998/10/26
V2.1.2.135 HCF is a "Host based controller". Take it back.
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of
nospam.)
fight spam everywhere!!!
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
stable operating system and
Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
world.
Linux; The Official OS of the New Millennium
http://www.linuxlink.com
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:10:34 +0000, Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>hi,
>
>re:
>---
>> The guy was probably wrong...
>---
> yeah, i'm inclined to agree with you here :o(
>
>re:
>---
>> I'm having a difficult time finding any useful information on this modem,
>>
>> Try ATi4, ATi5, and ATi6 while you're at it.
>---
>modem returns the following:
>
> ati3
> V2.1.2.135
> OK
> ati4
> FM-56PCI-RW 1998/10/26 V2.1.2.135 HCF
> OK
> ati5
> 180
> OK
> ati6
> DP Rev BA
> V90 SPX RAM Ver 29
> V90 CTL RAM Ver 29
> K56FLEX SPX RAM Ver 47
> K56FLEX CTL RAM Ver 47
> OK
>
>
>re:
>---
>> Also, the kind of chipset would be useful to know. If it has an FCC ID or
>> registration number, that would help nail it down.
>---
>
>the closest modem match i can find is: Rockwell PCI 56K Modem (HCF)
>chipset is: Rockwell RCV56HCF
>as for FCC, only CE mark was clearly defined: 0197X
>
>re:
>---
>> It sounds like a cookie-cutter Rockwell controllerless winmodem, though.
>---
> i cycled 23 miles in temperatures of less than 3C (bitch of a wind
>chill too) to exchange the last one this morning, i hope not for that
>guy's sake.
>
>thanks,
> Hashi.
>
>--- --- ---
> .~. the way of the Sacred Penguin is the path of
> /V\ the truly righteous...
> // \\
>/( )\ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ^`~'^ http://thor.prohosting.com/~hashaday
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: PCI modem heart ache
Date: 10 Feb 1999 06:20:45 GMT
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but under Win'9x, software modems
will simulate a 16550A, and you need a real one to work with Linux, so
what windows control panel says isn't always credible... does your
control panel also have an entry for something like a "HCFMODEM"?
I also have a WinTel box running '95, with a software PCI
modem, and it claims to be a 16550A also, but when I look under
"Ports" in the control panel, it isn't showing, only the com ports
that I enabled in the cmos/bios setup show, 'cause they are the only
ones that have real UARTS, and the only ones that win95 needs to run
it's comm.drv driver for. The other one is a PCI serial port emulator
that is running in software, and Windows software at that, so it won't
work under Linux 'till the manufacturers think they can make money off
of us... If you can boot from a DOS 3.2 (ok, so you could even use a
DOS ver 7 floppy from Win9x) floppy and send a command to that modem
from the command line, with no hard drive even plugged in, then you
can use that modem with Linux. If you can't, you surely have a
software modem, and as for the shop you got it from, I just returned a
supposed "proper" modem to a vendor today that they recommended I
purchase for Linux, so I'd bet that they don't really now, unless they
say that THEY ARE USING IT THAT WAY ON THEIR OWN MACHINE.
Ooops, I must have bumped the caps lock, but I did point out
to the vendor that nowhere on the outside of the box did it say
anything about a windows requirement, or for that matter a software or
host-based controller, so they should cheerfully refund all of my
money without a re-stocking fee.
Good luck. While there may be a PCI modem out there that is
real, and hardware based, I'm not willing to find it, I've done enough
pounding my head on the wall looking for a good, cheap PCI modem that
I can use on all of my machines...
Allen
(email addy; user ID portion has a numeral one in place of word
onespoiler, and of course, delete the bogus secondary domain of
nospam.)
fight spam everywhere!!!
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to making a
stable operating system and
Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
world.
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On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 20:34:58 +0000, Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>hi,
> i'm having problems getting my PCI modem (it calls itself "Origo Fax
>Modem" if that helps) recognized under Linux (RH5.2 kernel 2.0.36). i
>don't believe it is a WinModem or a similar such thing (i took the last
>one back to the shop and part exchanged it for this one which the guy
>assured me was a "proper" modem).
>
>anyhoo, under Win95 i have it running and deduced the settings to be:
>
> com3, uart 166550AN, ioport 0x03E8-0x03EF, irq 11
>
>using:
> setserial /dev/cua2 port 0x03E8 irq 11 uart 16550A
>
> i tried opening it up under minicom (yes my symbolic link "modem" is
>correct) to no avail :o( after that i tried getting setserial to auto
>probe etc.
>
> setserial /dev/cua2 port 0x03E8 auto_irq autoconfig
>
>returned "unknown" for the uart...
>i'm at a loss and would appreciate help.
>
>thanks,
> Hashi.
>
>ps.
>* i'd hate to go back to my 14400 ISA internal one since this one under
>Win95 is blinding fast.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allen)
Subject: Re: Linux modem
Date: 10 Feb 1999 06:26:10 GMT
What is the model number? Many of us would love to know????????
On 9 Feb 1999 19:03:02 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith H.)
wrote:
>mine is a pnp v.90 isa modem works great.. instructions even said will
>work with linux.. Atlas is the manufacturer..Best Buy is only place to
>buy them..
Allen
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