Linux-Hardware Digest #411, Volume #9 Fri, 12 Feb 99 01:13:36 EST
Contents:
Re: Problems with SB64PCI (Heiner Kallweit)
Re: SB PCI Audio 64 (Heiner Kallweit)
LT win modems linux bineries and rummers ("karlo")
Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG (Mark Young)
Re: 56k modems. (Jonathan Adams)
Re: Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2 ("James Moss")
System performance on differrent processors. PPC, SPARC, ALPHA, and INTEL ("David
A. Frantz")
Re: 56k modems. (garv)
Re: HP Scanjet 5100C (Ruairi McFarlane)
Re: creating a bootable CD (Peter Stein)
AcceleratedX on ThinkPad 770 - Help (Juan Angel Menendez)
compaq/lance trouble (Christian Pfeiffer)
RedHat on a NEC SP9816 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: need help : xcdroast 0.96e and generic scsi ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Question about modem ("None")
ethernet: mismatched read page pointers ("Sarx")
Re: USB Ports (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Re: SE440BX-2/PII-450MHz (Evgueni Tzvetanov)
Additional Monitors in Xfree86 Database ("sporadic")
Re: Cd-writer under linux (Shashank Misra)
Re: SE440BX-2/PII-450MHz ("karlo")
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Date: 10 Feb 1999 20:57:00 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heiner Kallweit)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problems with SB64PCI
> Hi,
> recently I bought the SB64PCI from Creative and it works fine under
> NT4.0 but so far I'm not able to get it to work under Linux. The system
> detects the card with the correct I/O-Port (6200) and IRQ (11) (cat
> /proc/pci) and the insmod sound-command does not fail but when I cat
> /dev/sndstat it tells me that there are no audio-devices etc.
My SB 64 PCI works fine with 2.2.1 kernel. You are right, the sndstat
device is not supported by the driver. Try playing a WAV or similar via
/dev/dsp. Should be no problem.
> Has anyone out there experiences with this card?
> Thanks for any hints.
>
> Stefan Abeln
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Heiner
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* Heiner Kallweit, Berlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *
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Date: 10 Feb 1999 21:01:00 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heiner Kallweit)
Subject: Re: SB PCI Audio 64
> 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?
Works fine with the included drivers since the 2.1.13x kernels.
What's your problem ?
> 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.
You only need special software to play MIDI-files. Try kmidi or timidity.
> 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.
Heiner
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* Heiner Kallweit, Berlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *
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From: "karlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LT win modems linux bineries and rummers
Date: 11 Feb 1999 23:47:38 GMT
I heard in this nes group a while ago that Lucent technologies were
developing bineries for Linux for their LT wincrap modems
Anyone know more?
thanks
karlo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Young)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.dcom.xdsl
Subject: Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG
Date: 12 Feb 1999 01:24:59 GMT
In article <79ts5m$qjj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Miguel Cruz)
writes:
|> 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.
no kidding...in fact, I heard it just the opposite...that windows was
crashing itself and so many other systems, and has reduced the overall
productivty of soooo many people, that many of the telcos, and, uh, the
government...yeah, the government, them too...well, they're thinking of
forcing everyone to switch over to macs...
I heard it from a friend's mother who was talking to the fellow whose
wife is supposed to be really really good friends with another woman
who's really really smart.
that's what I heard anyway...
;-)
...myoung
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myoung
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From: Jonathan Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 56k modems.
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:47:19 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I would have to say external
Hmm. Really. What are you using?
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From: "James Moss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.warez.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:05:32 +1000
No the black screen is not a virtual terminal.
Handy hint while I remember: cntrl+alt+backspace to shutdown the Xserver
imediately.
I reckon that it is your monitor settings that are stuffing you up. Sounds
like you need to start from scratch.
Which Xservers do you have installed? use rpm -q XFree86-SVGA to find out. I
would try loading the SVGA server if its not installed.
Run Xconfigurator and choose your mouse as ps/2 compatible. The your actual
card or standard a SVGA card. Then don't probe hardware. Then choose no
clock chip, 4meg (or 8meg? depending on your card) then no or none to the
other question here (I never remember the name of it).
Now when confronted with your monitor selections choose monitor that can do
1024x768@75hz as this is a pretty standard resolution. Then choose only one
resolution from the next box ie 800x600x32 or 1024x768x16 or what ever you
want to run at. This will disable virtual screens.
If it works then great if not then ????????? Good luck
Cheers James.
Quinn wrote in message <79pn2i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Trouble Starting X with correct resolution POST2
>
>I am very new to Linux so please bear with my ignorance and newbie
>questions. The Redhat 5.1 installation from Que seemed clean and
>straightforward. I gave up on the installation automatically selecting my
>actual components (as I get a locked black screen):
>Actual Components:
>PS2 (MS IntelliMouse)
>DEC Compatible NIC
>Optiquest V95 monitor
>STB Velocity 128
>
>Question: Is the black screen considered a virtual terminal?
>
>Several from the newsgroups suggested that I use xf86config to set up X so
I
>did.
>? If I go through and pick all generic devices, X will start but at a
>unbearable 320 x 320 resolution.
>? If I go through and pick 800x600 and the STB Velocity etc� I still get
>the unbearable resolution
>? Sometimes if I pick some various combinations of resolution and Video , x
>will lock. When I say pick various combinations, they are combinations of
>generic drivers and settings that the monitor can actually handle.
>
>Question: Is there a quick and easy Windoze way of changing resolution in
>X?
>
>
>
>I have listened to your suggestions on (CTRL)+(alt)+(+/- on the keypad) but
>I get no response, both when the screen remains black as well as when I am
>in the unbearable 320x320 resolution.
>
>When I exit x I see a bunch of notes on the screen regarding the setup and
>(**) with the selections that were made. Showing that 8 bit color depth,
>320x320 has been selected etc�.
> 1.) Where can I edit manually?
> 2.) How Can I see previous page upon exiting X? (page up command?)
>3.) Could it be a keyboard problem? I am picking a standard 101 keyboard
>in the xf86config setup. The Keyboard is a ps2 NMB????
>4.) Could cards in the PC not recognized screw around with the setup.
>Example sound Card, Cable Modem card, and the modem?
>
>Thank you for your time
>Quinn
>
>Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "David A. Frantz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: System performance on differrent processors. PPC, SPARC, ALPHA, and INTEL
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:19:03 -0500
Hi All;
After installing the new kernel 2.2.1 on an old 586 laptop (133Mhz), and
seeing an amazing performance increase, I have to wonder how the kernel
performs on other architectures. Is the speed up I'm seeing Intel
specific or have the other platforms seen similar increases in performance?
To be honest I'm not even sure that the new kernel is avialable yet on PPC
or Alpha.
Is it safe to assume that most of the performance tweaking of Linux 2.2.1 is
targeted at I386? With the same generation kernel which chip set gets the
best performance out of the kernel Alpha PPC Sparc or Intel?
This question comes to mind because of the availibility of low cost PPC
based machines from Apple and IBM. In fact IBMs "giving a boost" to Linux
is what started me thinking about what would be the best hardware platform
to replace my P2 system.
The big question is given three 400Mhz systems one Intel, one PPC based and
one Alpha based which is going to perform best all around? I know this is
a hard question to ask, and the K7 may be the big contender, but only
recently has pricing of these other systems made thinking about it
worthwhile. Since I don't have access to this equipment comments from
someone in the kow would be helpful.
Dave
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 56k modems.
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 02:26:52 GMT
Jonathan Adams wrote:
> Can some one recomend a "hassle free" LINUX compatable 56K modem.
> Thanks!
Roam around misc and setup; follow thread on winmodems, and you'll find
URL
where compatible modems are listed.
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From: Ruairi McFarlane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP Scanjet 5100C
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 18:33:12 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul Goulart wrote:
>
> Hi - I have an HP Scanjet 5100C parallel scanner. Does anyone have any
> ideas if there is a way to make it work with RH 5.2? I'm new to Linux
> but REFUSE to go back to Microshit!
Hi there,
I have the same scanner but do not have enough HD space on that desktop
which it is connected to yet. So I can't try it out. My laptop works
GREAT with RHL5.2 thoug! Try this URL!
http://www.torque.net/parport/
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Sincerely,
Ruairi McFarlane (the Mac Guy!)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Stein)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: creating a bootable CD
Date: 10 Feb 1999 16:59:32 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>man mkisofs
>
>Phil.
>
>On 9 Feb 1999 22:40:31 GMT, Peter Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I've scoured the ftp archives for a HOWTO and searched the WWW, but can't
>>find any reference to a procedure for creating a bootable Linux CD. I
>>have found procedures for other OSes, but not Linux. If you have info
>>please send email. Thanks.
>>
>>Peter Stein
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>--
>Philip Charles. My home page:- http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~philipc
>
If you can deduce how to make an El Torito Linux CD just from the
mkisofs man page without having any doubts then I salute you. Had
I not discovered the Phoenix white paper on El Torito I wouldn't
even know what the man page was talking about with "boot_catalog".
Well sure, anyone can infer boot_catalog and boot_image have
something to do with booting, but how does that translate into
making a disk?
I still don't know with any level of comfort what all the steps
are. What needs to be done before mkisofs? After? I don't want to
know all the gory details. Give me an integrated tool (like
xcdroast which supposedly will have El Torito capability added in
the near future) or at least a procedure that describes what
components need to be executed when. It's hard to believe that
this is so cutting edge that a HOWTO doesn't exist. Maybe I should
write one (groan). :-)
Peter Stein
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Juan Angel Menendez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AcceleratedX on ThinkPad 770 - Help
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:42:53 +0000
I'm trying to make to work AcceleratedX on a IBM ThinkPad 770. I'd
really need to know which board and monitor may I specify in Xsetup.
I've got a Cyber 9397 and when I select a Trident 9680 or any other
Trident model it detects it ok, but seems I'm not specifying the right
monitor brand since when I run startx it says I couldn't probe any
screen.
Thanks in advance
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 02:55:38 +0100
From: Christian Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: compaq/lance trouble
Hi all,
i am trying to setup networking services on an Compaq Deskpro XL 566 but
onboard-ethernet (combined AM53/79C974 SCSI-ENet, SuSE Linux 6.0) does
not work. SCSI works fine as long as I compile the driver as a module.
The Lance driver (NI6510) detects a generic NE2100 when I assign correct
port (0x7000) and irq (11) according to Compaq Setup utilitiy and a free
dma channel (2,3 or 5). Then it cancels with an "Device temporarely
unavailable" error. Not assigning a dma channel, the driver cancels with
a dma-related error.
I also tried serveral different drivers (PCnet, tlan), all quit with
"ressource busy" or "No ...-card found" errors.
I am out of ideas, any help is appreciated.
TIA
Chris
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Christian Pfeiffer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
pgp-key on request
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RedHat on a NEC SP9816
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:34:18 GMT
Hi, I'm about to buy a NEC sp9816 just for running Linux (maybe a bit of
Windoze) on it. Does anyone own one of these?. I know the Winmodem problem,
I'm just contacting NEC to have it changed for the real thing....
I just want to know if there's a piece of incompatible hardware or something.
Greetings from Mexico
Hugo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: need help : xcdroast 0.96e and generic scsi
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 04:43:45 GMT
In article <wluw2.2637$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roundeye) wrote:
> 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
>
>
Thanks. I found a lot of info on the german site where the software
originates. The "CD-Writer HOWTO" is woefully out of date at metalab. I now
have both my ATAPI cdroms running as /dev/sr0 and /dev/sr1.
I haven't tried burning yet, but will later tonight.
---
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From: "None" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,hk.comp.pc,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Question about modem
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:08:00 +0800
Try Control Panel->Modem->Properties->Speaker Volume.
If this doesn't work, try add "ATM0" in Extra Setting at Connection
Tab->Advance.
Chan, Siu-Kei ���g��峹 <7a04kj$g0t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Would anyone can tell me how to shut the squeeze noise of my modem during
>the dial-up process. My modem is the Diamond SupraExpress 33.6.
>Please inform me by e-mail. Thanks!!
>
>
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From: "Sarx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ethernet: mismatched read page pointers
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:12:01 +0100
I get the error message:
eth0: mismatched read page pointers
on a PC with ASUS TX97X and IDT winchip C6 200 MHz
Ethernet card is the old WD 8etc, but that cannot be the problem as the same
works fine in a HP Vectra RS25C here (i386 25 MHz :)
It happens both in the standard RedHat 5.0 install and the Slackware 96.
Any ideas? I'm new to Linux, so pls not too technical replies :) Many
thanks.
Pls also reply by email, so I will get the message (usenet not very good at
my ISP): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB Ports
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:14:58 -0600
Go to www.usb.org
Hans Smith wrote:
> Is there support for USB in the current Linux Distributions, if so, how are
> they configured? Point me to the Docs...
> Thanks
> Hans
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From: Evgueni Tzvetanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SE440BX-2/PII-450MHz
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:17:12 -0600
That's too much buddy!
You can get a CPU and a mother board for much less. Consider it about 850 a
new computer configuration with PII 450, including 32x CDROM and
soundcard!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi,
>
> i'm considering an upgrade; does anybody have experience with the
> intel board SE440BX-2. the costs, as I can tell, are about $170 for
> the board and $700 for the CPU (PII 450), for use with SCSI.
>
> is this a good choice, or not really?
>
> any comments are appreciated!
>
> roman
>
> btw: if somebody knew a place i could get it cheaper... ;)
>
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From: "sporadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Additional Monitors in Xfree86 Database
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:33:13 -0800 (PST)
Reply-To: "sporadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I work for a top 5 PC OEM, and we are currently evaluating RedHat Linux 5.2
with our desktops and workstations. While I was compiling a hardware
compatibility matrix, I noticed that X doesn't support many current monitors
that we OEM.
I know the user can specify the monitor, but is there a way to send the specs
for the monitors to either Xfree86 or Red Hat, so they could include them
from the monitor database/picklist? I've gone through the FAQ for Xfree86
and RedHat, but I couldn't find anything on this subject.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, and further the credibility of Linux.
Also: will DDC2b (monitor PnP) be supported any time soon under Linux?
Please email your replies, since I'm only able to check news via dejanews at
work, and dejanews is a couple of days behind on posts.
Regards,
Jimmy
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From: Shashank Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cd-writer under linux
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:42:35 -0800
Hello,
The page listing CD-R's and CD-RW's supported is at
http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/faq05.html#[5-1]
I do not have a CD-R or RW drive, thus cannot recommend one. The Adaptec
card is a good one and should work no problem.
s
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From: "karlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SE440BX-2/PII-450MHz
Date: 12 Feb 1999 05:42:02 GMT
Whow there!
get a BX6 rev 2 mobo for $160
celeron 300A for $90
and overclock it to 450Mhz, 464Mhz no problems
and if you are lucky 504Mhz.
and you have $600 left over to buy more good stuff like Voodoo-2 card,
bt848 tv capture card, bigger harddisks.
karlo
Do not throw your money away buying a PII 450 for $700 when you can have
the same performance from a 300A running @450 for $90.
ps There isn't that much performance difference @300 and @450.
I have a 300A@450 running Linux and wincrap without a hitch
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in article
<7a05kg$4hk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> hi,
>
> i'm considering an upgrade; does anybody have experience with the
> intel board SE440BX-2. the costs, as I can tell, are about $170 for
> the board and $700 for the CPU (PII 450), for use with SCSI.
>
> is this a good choice, or not really?
>
> any comments are appreciated!
>
> roman
>
> btw: if somebody knew a place i could get it cheaper... ;)
>
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