Linux-Hardware Digest #410, Volume #9 Thu, 11 Feb 99 20:13:47 EST
Contents:
SMC Ether EZ 10/100 Network Card ("Hans Smith")
Re: ATI Rage Pro Turbo 8mb (James Clifford)
Re: An Inquiry (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: K6-2 and Linux, Are there any Bug? (concord)
Re: What parport-scanner to buy ? (Grant Guenther)
Re: Can't get TV card working (Jerome KIEFFER)
Linux install problem - IBM PCI SCSI Fast 2 controller (Grosen Friis)
Re: LINUX PPP on a SPARC10 (Bill Unruh)
Re: Initio UltraWide SCSI adapters?
Re: PCI modem heart ache (Hashi)
Re: Fujitsu Dynamo 640SE (Pas Moi)
Re: Is there a PCI 56k modem that works under LINUX, NT, and 95/98? (David Fox)
I need a device driver for my scsi controlder ("Lars Kjeldsen")
sda : unsupported sector size 16712447. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SB PCI Audio 64 (Manfred Becker)
CD-ROM not recognized - RH 5.2/MAD 16 Sound Card ("Mark R. Miller")
U2SCSI (Lance Murphy)
Re: Red Hat 5.1 has PPP config utility? (Jonathan Adams)
Re: Cyrix 6X86 166+ (Jarmo Salonen)
Video Questions Etc. (Daniel Smith)
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From: "Hans Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Subject: SMC Ether EZ 10/100 Network Card
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:51:34 -0500
My OpenLinux installation went very well, the only thing that did not
install properly was my NIC. I have a SMC EZ 10/100 (SMC1211tx), and
basically, COL didn't detect it during the installation, and when booting it
says eth0 is not present. If anyone can point me in the right direction, it
would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Hans
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Clifford)
Subject: Re: ATI Rage Pro Turbo 8mb
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 22:27:20 GMT
The Mach64 server for XFree86 3.3.3.1 recognizes the card with no
problems.
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:15:53 -0700, Robin Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Does anyone have any experience to relate with the ATI Rage Pro Turbo
>8mb Card? I'm considering buying a Dell Optiplex system that has that
>card, and will be loading RedHat 5.2 on to it.
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: An Inquiry
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 19:37:48 +0100
Irwin wrote:
> I'd love to get Linux, but the thing holding me back is that I don't
> know if it can handle the games I want to throw it's way.
Linux is able to run native Linux programs. Some games like Quake II
does exist in native Linux versions. However most games come in one
version for the toy OS only. If you want to use your computer for games
and Linux I would suggest that you make it a dual boot system to be able
to handle those games which Linux can't run.
regards Henrik
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From: concord <[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: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:05:48 +0000
>
Same thing here - only I've got a Tekram motherboard with the exact same
setup.
Frank
> I have Red Hat 5.1 running with an AMD K6-2 350, 64MB PC 100 RAM, and FIC
> 2013 board. I don't know about your board, but I think AMD is ok.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Guenther)
Subject: Re: What parport-scanner to buy ?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 18:17:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 10 Feb 1999 13:45:21 GMT, Walter Harms
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I plan to buy a parport scanner (A4,flat). I have no SCSI so
>parport would be prefered. Are there any hints around what to buy ?
>
>i found a docu at torque.net but the link doesnt work for me.
>in case www2.prestel.co.uk reads this .... please create a mirror
>somewhere e.g. on torque.net.
Well, prestel is certainly a lot closer to you than torque.
(I offered Jon a mirror here, but he doesn't seem to want it.)
BTW, his page works fine for me ;-)
The bottom line is probably that you should wait ... There are
no for-sure answers right now.
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Grant R. Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jerome KIEFFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't get TV card working
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:58:31 +0100
Julian Diego Herrera Braga wrote:
> Hi all...
>
> I have an Aver TV Phone TV/Radio receiver, PCI internal PnP. I've
> installed the bttv driver and configured like is said in the READMEs,
> but when I run xawtv I can't see any image, only a good sound... I tried
> to change the tuner configuration (my card have the Philips tuner) but
> the best image I've got was black and white, in NTSC and NTSC broadcast.
> But here, in Brazil, the system is PAL-M and when I change to it the
> image get twisted... What can I do ?
>
> Thanks...
>
> ---
> Julian Herrera
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I encountered the same problem in France (Secam). The only type that works
is NTSC and not good at all
Is there a solution?
Jerome
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From: Grosen Friis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux install problem - IBM PCI SCSI Fast 2 controller
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:06:08 +0100
Hi
I'm a beginner concerning Linux, and thus I need some help for
installing it.
I have installed Linux previously on a PC with normal IDE technology,
but now I want to install Linux on an IBM 8640 CNT PC-Server, with an
IBM PCI Fast SCSI-2 controller. I cannot make Linux detect the
controller!
Can anybody help me?
Thank you in advance!
MVH Grosen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux,comp.protocols.ppp,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: LINUX PPP on a SPARC10
Date: 29 Jan 1999 08:10:54 GMT
In <78qsci$k8u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Moe) writes:
>I'm trying to connect via PPP to the University of Wisc PPP server. The modem
>connects and then I see garbage chars (in /var/log/messages that is).
>What would I see if they're assuming I'm going to start using PPP right away?
>And how do I login?
You would see exactly that. The user authorisation will then be done via
PAP (probably) or CHAP. Your username and password then go inot the
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets or /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file.
So, have the chat script finish after it sees the CONNECT message, and
let pppd take over. Look in /var/log/messages for a
<auth pap> or <auth chap> in one of the lines. That will tell you
which.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Initio UltraWide SCSI adapters?
Date: 10 Feb 1999 11:15:45 GMT
On 06 Feb 1999 23:58:02 GMT, Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Kyle Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>: Do anyone have any experience with these boards? Are they good or bad?
>: They claim to support Linux. Any feedback would be appreciated.
>: Thanks!
>
>: Kyle Gonzales
>: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Well, I got one thinking it was supported. There are references to patches
>for RH 5.0, and a driver for RH 5.1, but with my RH 5.2, there don't seem
>to be any references anywhere!
>
>The kernel available from Initio is a little too generic to work on my system.
>They say they're "negotiating" to get support in the kernels. What does that
>mean?
This means that I am helping them in getting the drivers fixed for 2.2.x
(they already are), and getting them into 2.0.x also. Looks like they will
make it into 2.0.37. 2.2.1 has support for the Initio INI-91XXU(W), and
the driver for the INI-A100 U2W controller is in 2.2.1-ac as well. I am also
trying to get that driver into 2.0.37, and I think the next pre-patch will
include that as well.
>And there don't seem to be any loadable modules for it, not with RH 5.2.
RH 5.2 doesn't support it out of the box, but it should be possible to
create boot disks for that. I'll try and look into that.
>Does anybody know how to get one of these things working with RH 5.2?
If you can install on a different controller, there will be no problem.
If you can't, I'll see what I can do in creating boot disks for RH 5.2.
Let me know, and I'll see what I can do. :)
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: Hashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCI modem heart ache
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:17:24 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi,
thanks to all those that responded - i'm definitely no longer a happy
bunny, but i shall console myself in endeavouring to do everything i can
to make sure that shop keeper isn't either ;o)
Hashi.
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From: Pas Moi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fujitsu Dynamo 640SE
Date: 10 Feb 1999 00:19:17 -0500
>> "RD" == Robert Dale wrote on Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:21:51 GMT:
RD> Hi, I am about to buy a Fujitsu Dynamo 640SE. I contacted Fujitsu
RD> to make sure it will work in linux. They said yes, BUT I can only
RD> use up to the 540MB cart. The 640MB cart. won't work because of a
RD> hard 2k sectoring and SCSI expects 512b sectoring.
there's a patch for the 2.0.36 kernel, or you can use 2.2.1 to get at
the 640 mb discs. no need to write new code. you might want to
improve some of it, perhaps, but things will work.
RD> Also, do you or know someone who has one of these working in
RD> linux?
sort of. it's working for me, but not very well. i'm getting lots of
errors and lockups, enough so that i can't the trust the thing for
anything really. i'm not sure whether this is a configuration problem
or what at this point. anyway, you can check deja news.
--
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I'm having a MID-WEEK CRISIS!
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Is there a PCI 56k modem that works under LINUX, NT, and 95/98?
Date: 28 Jan 1999 21:40:43 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Is there a PCI 56k modem that works under LINUX, NT, and 95/98?
> Somewhere I read that as a rule of thumb all PCI modems are
> winmodems. If you known of a PCI modem, winmodem or not, that
> has been shown to work under all three operating systems please
> let me know.
The Multitech MT5634ZPX-PCI is not a winmodem, and the manufacturer
claims that it is will work under all these operating systems. There
are not yet any confirmed reports.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: "Lars Kjeldsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I need a device driver for my scsi controlder
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:07:18 +0100
I need a device driver for my scsi controlder, for my IBM PS/2 Model 95 XL
486.
I'm trying to install S:u.S.E:Linux 5.3 and i have only scsi CD-rom/HD
drives.
Hope that any one can help me..
Thanks in advance, yours Lars Kjeldsen.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sda : unsupported sector size 16712447.
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:34:23 GMT
Linux kernel 2.0.34 or 2.0.36, same problem.
with "modprobe aha152x.o aha152x="0x140,10,7,1" I get the following:
aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(s)
aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x140, IRQ=10, SCSI ID=7, reconnect=enabled,
parity=enabled, synchronous=disabled, delay=100, extended translation=disabled
aha152x: trying software interrupt, ok.
scsi2 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.18 $
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: IMG Model: ZP10PU Rev: J6
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
sda : unsupported sector size 16712447.
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 16712447 bytes. Sectors= 0 [0 MB] [0.0 GB]
sda: Write Protect is off
sda:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0, absolute sector 0
unable to read partition table
Any idea what the problem is?
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From: Manfred Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB PCI Audio 64
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:15:23 +0100
David Boyd wrote:
> Anyone been able to get this popular audio chip working on linux.
> In any form even just emulating a 16 bit card or SB Pro?
>
> I'm not holding my breath on this one because even dos needs a utiltiy to
> get it to recognise the card as a standard SB.
>
> Since I'm running linux with lilo I can't load this utilility in dos then
> switch to Linux.
>
> btw I'm using suse 5.3.
If you have a SB 64 PCI, take a look at the ALSA drivers.
Gtnx
- Manfred -
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
From: "Mark R. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CD-ROM not recognized - RH 5.2/MAD 16 Sound Card
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:11:38 GMT
Hello, all.
I'm basically a Linux newbie, but I've been a Unix app developer for
about ten years.
I'm having problems getting Linux (RH 5.2) to recognize my ATAPI CD-ROM.
The configuration:
Epson 486/DX2-66
Primary IDE controller with 2 hard disks (hda, hdb)
MAD-16 (Mozart) Sound Card with secondary IDE controller (IRQ 15)
ATAPI CD-Rom attached to Sound Card IDE port as master
Kernel: 2.0.36 as distributed in RH 5.2
If I add parameters to LILO, such as cdrom=/dev/hdc, the kernel will
detect my second IDE port, but will be unable to initialize the drive
(returns 0xFF for status).
During the install, I was only able to get my CD-ROM to work by starting
under DOS and loading from the CD-ROM. The boot disk would not find my
CD-ROM at all.
I tried recompiling the kernel to include MAD-16 support in the kernel,
but I kept getting an error message from sb_common.c that I needed to
configure the sound card. Isn't sb_common for sound blaster cards? It
didn't look like the MAD-16 support was getting compiled in!
Next, I looked at mad16.c and noticed a comment to the effect that I
needed to change some values in a header file to enable the IDE support
for the card. I haven't tried the changes yet, but that's next.
My questions:
Has anyone out there gotten a Mozart sound card IDE port to work with
their CD-ROM?
Is the sb_common.c file needed for MAD16 support, or am I doing
something wrong in "make xconfig"? (I am enabling sound support, but NOT
the Sound Blaster)
Am I on the right track by modifying the source as described in the
mad16.c comments?
Does the 2.2.1 kernel provide any more solid support for my IDE/CD-ROM
configuration?
Thanks to all in advance. I'm looking forward to getting past these
basics and on to the "fun stuff".
Mark Miller
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From: Lance Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: U2SCSI
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:52:03 GMT
I would like to get 80 megs out of my scsi hd. I'm running RedHat 5.2 I
have the adaptech aic 7890/1
here is what I get from dmesg. Yes I have a seagrate lvd drive
(scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7890/1 Ultra2 SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 14/0
(scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 32/255 SCBs
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 407 instructions downloaded
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.2/3.2.4
<Adaptec AIC-7890/1 Ultra2 SCSI host adapter>
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39173W Rev: 6244
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 40.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
When I tried using the same machine with FreeBsd3.0 I got 20.0 Mbyte/sec
so I'm sure there must be a setting I'm missing.
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From: Jonathan Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat 5.1 has PPP config utility?
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:39:51 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yep, as root run 'netcfg' to get the "Network Configurator" and click
the interface button. Then select PPP and configure away.
That's how I did it!
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From: Jarmo Salonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cyrix 6X86 166+
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:23:03 +0100
Okey I have a machine with almost the same speccs, a Cyrix P166+, Mystique 4M,
I have no problem at all with my machine. You can try to turn of the L2 cache
and set less agressive memory timings.
You should also verify that the machine works fine with some other OS like Win95
...
Good luck,
-- Jarmo
David Guillot wrote:
> Novice dans le monde libre de Linux, je me trouve confront� � des probl�mes
> sans fin de plantage hard (clavier out). J'ai fais et refais des
> installations rien n'y fait quelque soit le WM sachant que cela se produit
> sous XWindow. Ma config mat�rielle est la suivante : Cyrix 6X86 166+, 64mo
> Ram, Carte vid�o Matrox mystique 4mo, Ecran Smile 1706, disque dur Seagate 2
> Go d�di� exclusivement � Linux...
> Je penche pour un conflit avec le processeur et recherche �me charitable
> pouvant guider ces premiers pas. Un grand merci.
>
> Novice in the free Linux's World I 've a lot of problems in the X mode. My
> Pc is crashing and my keyboard is out. My config is the following :
> Cyrix 6X86 166+, 64mo Ram, Carte vid�o Matrox mystique 4mo, Ecran Smile
> 1706, DD Seagate 2 Go just for Linux...
> If you can help this poor guy, thanks a lot...('xcuse my bad english)
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From: Daniel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Video Questions Etc.
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:18:36 GMT
Hey I'm new to linux and X, but I'm learning fast. Anyway, I have a Riva
128zx chipset with 8 megs of ram yet probe only lets me go to 800X600 in 16
bit color. Is there any way for me to configure X to take advantage of my
video card besides going to 2.2 and using the vesa 2 server? Any help is
appreciated. And does anyone know when Red Hat plans on releasing 2.2.1 RPMs?
Dan
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