Linux-Hardware Digest #420, Volume #9 Sat, 13 Feb 99 17:13:34 EST
Contents:
Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR (Do-Hoon Kwon)
Re: K6-400 "kernel paging request" errors (Jose Urena)
AIC 7890 onboard SCSI ("Wm. Gill")
Re: Linux requires DOS (Mathew A. Hennessy)
Auction: Kurta 12x18 Digitizer - 1 more day ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MT5634ZPX-PCI modem (Luc Dijon)
Re: PS/2 Mouse not working. HELP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: CD-RW Problem - Help Please!! (Leslie Mikesell)
Is there in existence source code to a linux K56 fLex modem driver?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: IntelliMouse problem with XFree86 (Mike Delaney)
Re: Large drive problem with 2.0.36 ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: AHA-2940 U/UW Dual Problem w/ 2.2.0 (Bill Dunn)
Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: Question about modem (Geoff Blake)
Re: linux asus p2b-ds problem installing linux (Christophe KUMSTA)
Re: Which laptop ("asdf")
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From: Do-Hoon Kwon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:04:03 -0500
Thomas \"Tom\" Yeaple wrote:
>
> Please remove the previous post. I apologize for the error -- I thought I
> was sending an e-mail. Again my apologies.
>
> T. Yeaple
Hello,
Can't you cancel it yourself? I can cancel mine from Communicator
news broser.
Do-Hoon Kwon
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From: Jose Urena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.kernel,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: K6-400 "kernel paging request" errors
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:03:34 -0500
I have done that to keep a few pentiums from stoping, and even my K6-200
It could be the CPU not cooling fast enough or something else on the board that it's
getting
offset by the heat released by the CPU
Christian Aasland wrote:
> Another thought - my roomate had a problem with his machine locking up after a few
> minutes of q2, figured out it was a heat problem. He solved the problem by taking
> the cover off his case, then pointed a floor-fan (yup, one of those two-foot
> diameter ones) right at the motherboard, voila! I'm not saying this is your
> problem, but it would at least heat as the culprit if you still crashed.
>
> Stefan Lucke wrote:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > Suffering from an unstable system.
> > > K6-400 (stepping 12), Motherboard FIC PA-2013 (VIA MP3),
> > > 256 MB Ram (PC-100), (the board allows to downclock the RAM to 66 Mhz, what I
> > > did),
> > > AGP Matrox G200, 2 SCSI-Controller, EATA-DPT (only Disks)
> > > and ncr53c825 (DDS-3, CDROM ).
> > > RedHat 5.2 Kernel 2.0.36 and I tried as well all 2.2.0-preXX. the last
> > > 2.2.0-pre7ac2.
> > > The system keeps chrashing.
> > >
> > > I am trying to fix the system now since christmas. Getting frustrated....
> > >
> > > Any ideas, suggestions??
> >
> > Even though I�ve got a differnet mother-board (DFI .., AGP Matrox G200,
> > AHA2940 - disks, dds1-dc, cdrom) Kernel paging errors occure sometimes
> > upon loading of the bttv driver.
> >
> > Did you try other FSB clock rates?
> > With my K6-2 400 it is impossible to compile the kernel with FSB 100MHz
> > (no go at 400, 350, 300 - errors: sig 11 - sig 6). Kernel compile is
> > ok at any FSB 95Mhz rate. (428, 380, 333). But now I�ve some trouble
> > compiling the QT library (sig 11 :-(( at 95 MHz FSB). Perhaps its a good
> > idea to replace the processor. Mine has production lable (below voltage
> > infos) A 9849 EPFW.
> >
> > Stefan Lucke
>
> --
> Christian Aasland
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ICQ#: 30268555
> AIM:caasland
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From: "Wm. Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AIC 7890 onboard SCSI
Date: 13 Feb 1999 15:16:01 GMT
a while back I posted the following:
> SuperMicro P6SBU with an onboard SCSI (AIC-7890).
> Redhat seemed to install without incident, but then I
> started to get CRC errors when I try to reboot, or when
> trying to read the filesystem (it seems to boot ok from
> floppy). I don't see the AIC-7890 on the HCL, but have
> seen several references suggesting that Linux 2.0.36 (which
> is what I have) does.
I got several responses, and enough inquiries to know there are people
interested in this combination.
I am not sure how much help this is, but here's my current status.
I got the box back from the people I purchased it from. They don't
support Linux so they had to load W98 to test. First they replaced the
MB, then the drive, and finally the PII/350 chip. The last seemed to
resolve their problem.
I got the box back and Redhat 5.2 (kernel 2.0.36) seems to load fine.
The splashes indicate the correct SCSI, and the AIC7xxx driver is
loading. I am not getting any CRC errors and everything seems ok now,
but I'm a little nervous that I'm not checking/testing something to
insure everything is ok.
There is a reference in errata to an updated AIC7xxx driver, but I get
refused access when I try to find the update (redhat.com). This leaves
me with a couple remaining questions:
1) Am I safe to assume that if Linux can see the drive (and I'm no
longer getting CRC errors) that everything is ok?
2) How do I determine if I have the "updated" AIC7xxx, or is AIC7xx the
updated driver they are referring to?
3) How and where do I get updated drivers in the future?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mathew A. Hennessy)
Subject: Re: Linux requires DOS
Date: 13 Feb 1999 19:40:11 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Burkard B. Kreidler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Since DOS was here ( all over ) first, LINUX must start some place.
>>the only other way would, if computers still had them, single stepping
>>and entering addresses and data one address at a time.
>>With the advent of our modern computer systems, a bootstap rom starts
>>things going, and it is looking for, after hardware start, the
>>Autoexec.bat file or some such. Linux then starts from here.
>>
>Nay.
>setup lilo and throw away your M$-DOS
In fact, for many distro boot/install disks, you can use another
linux (or other Unix) system to create those disks from downloaded .img
files:
$ dd if=boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
So the spawn of MS need never stain your pristine equipment!
--
Mathew A. Hennessy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'So the next time someone says, "I have a 50K file for you," your next
exclamation needs to be, "Wow, that's cold!"' - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.cad.autocad
Subject: Auction: Kurta 12x18 Digitizer - 1 more day
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:02:38 GMT
I have a Kurta 12 x 18 digitizing tablet for auction on eBay.
Here's the URL:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=64626611
No reserve; currently at $36.00. Closes Sunday 2/14 - one more day !
Thank-you
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From: Luc Dijon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.binaries.warez.linux,alt.comp.linux.isp,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.dial-up,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: MT5634ZPX-PCI modem
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:14:19 +0100
Hi Orm (and All),
I'am experimenting exactly the same problems with a modem Mutli-Mobile
MT5634ZLXI.
But , I think I'am in a worst situation than you...
The pcmcia modem card is identified by Linux as an "anonymous"
device...typical to Win modems....
I modified the /etc/pcmica/config to load the "serial_cs" module instead of
the default one "memory_cs". The "cardmgr" still complains with this module
saying the device is temporarly unavailable....
Any more clue?
To you suspect we need a specific module for this modem?
Multi-Tech does not provide yet Linux drivers for this modem?
Anybody heard something about the availability od such a driver?
Thanks all,
Luc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a Multitech MT5634ZPX-PCI modem its not a "winmodem" and it will
> operate under Unix,OS2,windows and according to Multitech Linux as well
> "in therory". I've see people posting articles claiming that this modem
> should work but I have yet to see anyone back it up with any facts ect.
> I'm begining to think that I'm wasting my time messing with this modem
> but right now I just want to prove it does or doesn't work.
>
> My Windows 98 Modem Settings are:
>
> IRQ 11
> COM 5
> UART 16550AN
>
> Do I set my Linux settings to match my windows settings ? Example:
> setserial /dev/ttys4 IRQ 11 UART 16559
>
> When I use the setserial command It shows the changes have been made but
> I'm unable to get the modem to anything. I can use minicom to dial and it
> says its dailing but it just hangs there.
>
> anyone has any ideas??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ken Bell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.answer,alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse not working. HELP
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:02:41 GMT
Yes I am sure that it is compiled with the PS/2 mouse support (that is I
selected to support mice and then chose the PS/2 mouse option) I also made
modules of the other mice, but they do not work either. Any suggestions?
Mike Matz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you sure you compiled the kernel with PS/2 mouse support? It's an
> option that you need to add, I believe. I had the same problem when I
> upgraded to 2.2.1, but now it works fine.
>
> Mike
>
> Aaron Mitchell wrote:
> >
> > I am running slackware 3.6 on a Laptop computer. When I was using the
> > old 2.0.35 kernel my mouse worked perfectly with the psaux module. I
> > recently upgraded the the 2.2.1 kernel and now my mouse does not work.
> > The new kernel uses built in ps/2 support. I have checked to make sure
> > that it is enabled. I have compiled the kernel and installed it. All
> > of the other features, ie. cdrom, networking, modem, sound all work
> > perfectly. I just can not run X (because of no mouse) and I can not use
> > the mouse in the shell. Whenever GPM is run I get the mesg that the
> > device /dev/mouse is not found. or I try the /dev/psaux and still get
> > that it is not found. I do not know what else to do. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Aaron
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: CD-RW Problem - Help Please!!
Date: 13 Feb 1999 14:22:28 -0600
In article <atuw2.2640$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Roundeye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>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.
Are you using the right device name? I think when you enable the
scsi emulation so the /dev/sg* (generic) device works for writing
the mountable device changes from /dev/hd* (ide) to /dev/scd* like
a SCSI unit. Try using /dev/scd0.
Les Mikesell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.2600
Subject: Is there in existence source code to a linux K56 fLex modem driver?
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:14:54 GMT
In my travels I can't seem to find one, is there anyone out there in linux
land who has had better luck? Please let me know. Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Delaney)
Subject: Re: IntelliMouse problem with XFree86
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Date: 13 Feb 99 20:27:31 GMT
In comp.os.linux.x Derek Lakin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Look in /etc/rc.d/rc.local (or weherever you have the same file). It
: probably has the command 'gpm -R -m /dev/mouse -t mman' (the mman at the end
: is for MouseMan mice, yours should be something different, e.g. ms3).
: This loads gpm when you login to give you mouse access outside of X Windows.
: If you delete the -R it should work. It worked for me.
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <1999Jan28.102224.56595@ludens>...
: >Hi!
: >I have a problem with configuring my serial MS IntelliMouse with X under
: Linux.
: >I have Slackware 3.3 (2.0.30 kernel, XFree86 3.3). When configuring X
: (XF86Setup, xf86config or directly editing XF86Config), I
: >tried each possible setup, but the mouse cursor didn't want to move anyway.
: >With XF86Setup (VGA16 server) I was able to use to mouse as IntelliMouse,
: but just until I started the final X server.
I had a similar problem, however on my system the mouse worked intermittantly.
(sp?) Sometimes the mouse would work when the server satarted up, sometimes
not. I got into the habit of making sure it worked before logging in from
XDM. If it didn't, I just hit Ctrl-Alt-Backspace until it did.
(No, gpm was not running.)
Followups set to comp.os.linux.x only.
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Mike Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Large drive problem with 2.0.36
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:42:30 -0500
kernel v2.0.36 _doesn't_ know the correct size, and won't believe you if
you tell it the correct size, if the number of heads is > 16 as would
usually be the case with LBA enabled. (Ref: Large-Disk mini HOWTO
and my own experience.) kernel v2.2.0 and higher are OK in this regard.
fdisk gets part of its info from the kernel and part directly from the
drive.
fdisk v2.8 (shipped with RH5.2) gets confused with LBA large drives.
fdisk v2.9i fixes the problem.
Raphael Clifford wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Thank you to everyone for some very helpful suggestions. I will try them
out
>as soon as I get back next week. (Just out of interest how would I
ascertain
>that the kernel knows the correct size?) The one thing that bothers me is
that
>the quote below sounds like a bug. If the kernel is clever enough to use
>lba_capacity when it is needed then shouldn't fdisk be? If I find out the
>correct details for my drive who can I send this to so the next guy has an
>easier time?
>Cheers,
> Raphael
>
>Andrew Heckerling wrote:
>
>> Raphael,
>>
>> I have a similar Maxtor hard drive, and I had the same problem you did
>> partitioning it. At least in my case, it turned out that the kernel
>> really did know the correct capacity. As I understand things, the ide
>> driver in 2.0.36 will use the LBA capacity of the drive if the drive is
>> too large to be addressed with the geometry which it gets from the BIOS.
>> So your problem probably isn't the capacity that the kernel is using to
>> talk to the drive, but rather the capacity given to fdisk. In many
cases,
>> the kernel will get the fdisk geometry from the BIOS, and that will not
>> be more than 8 GB.
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Dunn)
Subject: Re: AHA-2940 U/UW Dual Problem w/ 2.2.0
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:23:17 GMT
I can't even format scsi under 2.2.1 on seagate driuves and adptec2940
In article <79urua$gd8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stacy Sneeden"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm having a problem with the boot sequence. Compiled the kernel however
>after running lilo and rebooting receive the following and the system halts.
>
>SCSI: aborting command due to timeout: pid 16, SCSI1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
>Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Stacy
>
>
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: To: comp.os.linux.hardware ADMINISTRATOR
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:51:08 -0500
Do-Hoon Kwon wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Thomas \"Tom\" Yeaple wrote:
>>
>> Please remove the previous post. I apologize for the error -- I thought
I
>> was sending an e-mail. Again my apologies.
>>
>> T. Yeaple
>
>Hello,
> Can't you cancel it yourself? I can cancel mine from Communicator
>news broser.
He's probably either employed by GTE or is working on a "sign up all your
friends and get free service" deal, and the "apology" is to keep from being
too badly singed by flames.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Geoff Blake)
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 19:18:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
None ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: 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!!
Forgive me for being slightly critical, but no LINUX system, or indeed, any
UNIX system that I have seen has a:
Control Panel->Modem->Properties->Speaker Volume
function. However "ATM0" might work, it does for me...
Geoff
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Chelmsford [EMAIL PROTECTED] i586
Intel create faster processors - Microsoft create slower processes
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From: Christophe KUMSTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux asus p2b-ds problem installing linux
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:17:33 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I can't get Linux to install on this platform:
>
> Asus P2B-DS mainboard with onboard Adaptec 7890AB SCSI
> Two PII-350 Chips
> 512 Meg SDRAM
> 9.1 G Seagate SCSI drive
>
> I keep getting "Aiee, killing interrupt handler", after which the SCSI device
> times out. I have tried two different Linux CDs, and I have tried an Adaptec
> 2940 card with a different drive. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks
> in advance for your help.
>
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hi,
I work on a P2B-D (without SCSI support) mainboard
Two PII-266
128 Mo SDRAM
IDE HDD
IDE CDROM
And works correctly ... So I think that it's a SCSI compatibility pb.
sorry .. no more information ...
-- KUMSTA Christophe
-- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-- real-time system developper
-- RT-Linux (Use the source luke)
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Reply-To: "asdf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "asdf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which laptop
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 05:35:45 -0800
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
I wouldn't get the Compaq if it was pretty new with a builtin modem, it will
end up being a useless winmodem. Don't know about the others. I use a CTX
EzBook 700E.
Olivier Treger wrote in message <79ruhe$3ie$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi there,
>
>I'm just about to buy a usd laptop (not too old however) and I wonder which
of
>Compaq or HP (or even IBM) could be the best.
>
>Did anyone experiment something nice?
>
>Thxs for help
>Olivier_in_Paris
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