Linux-Hardware Digest #544, Volume #9 Tue, 2 Mar 99 07:13:26 EST
Contents:
Re: Zoom modem and Linux (Paul Hovnanian)
Re: 230k+ serial support? (Mickey Stein)
Re: Problem with Diamond Viper V550 --Correction (Steve Riley)
Redhat 5.2 and Asus P2bds using AIC 7890 (Lee)
Parallel port HD ? (**Nick Brown)
Webcam and linux.... ("S. METZGER")
Re: Modem Blaster 56K PNP PCI (Rob Clark)
Re: Drivers for TurtleBeach Montego A3D Sound Card and Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro
Video Card (Dan Nguyen)
Re: Install Linux over 2 small HDs to span filesystem thanks? (Michael McCarthy)
Re: Problem Adding Another Hard Drive (Burkard B. Kreidler)
Re: Linux on RS/6000? (Stephen Bradly)
Re: Dumb terminal ("93")
Re: Small pump for liquid cooling... (douglas shawhan)
Re: Help! My printer won't print at all! (Gary Krupa)
Re: cdr (Erwin de Beus)
Modem problem, help needed... (Michael Gleibman)
Teco TE1450 monitor (None)
token-ring (Matthias Kolbusa)
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From: Paul Hovnanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zoom modem and Linux
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 23:01:07 -0800
Jonathan D. Oman wrote:
>
> I have two external Zoom modems. One is the V.34X Plus, and the new one is
> the 56k DualMode. The V.34X has worked well with Slackware 3.6 / Kernal
> 2.0.35. The problem is the 56k DualMode modem. It never gets into 56k mode
> with Linux. It always drops down to V.34 mode. I know that the system I am
> calling supports 56k, because I have another system with a Win95 OS that has
> no problems connecting at 46kb or even 48kb.
>
> I have tried all of the suggestions in the howto's. Including "setserial
> /dev/cua1 spd_vhi", and "stty crtscts < /dev/cua1". I have tried many
> combinations of the AT commands without success. The fastest I have been
> able to connect is 26kb. More often than not, it connects at 12kb!
This might be obvious, but there are no hidden ppp scripts or
configuration files with AT commands that worked with your old
modem and are resetting the other configuration work you are
doing?
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Paul Hovnanian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mickey Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 230k+ serial support?
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 18:50:07 -0800
the baud_base # should be set to the maximum speed that the chip is capable
of which is ? ( maybe 460800? with luck) on a 16550? If you set the
baud_base to the 460800 #, then set the baud_divisor(might not be quite
right terminology) to 2, AND then set the spd_cust in that same setserial
line, then it'll 'theoretically' work at 230400 when you use the baud rate
of 38,400. Don't look at me like that :) I didn't right the stuff. I've got
a 16750, top speed 961,200, and i've got to use baud_base=961,200,
baud_div=4 and spd_cust in setserial and then .. set the baud rate in the
app to 38,400 and then I get 230,400.. This is starting to sound like a math
class. yikes --
i suppose the other thing is that even after you get this thing to work (as
in AT # cmds) , it's still going to probably be unreliable since the fifo is
so small on a 16550. I think that most people who want to have DTE speeds of
230K or more end up getting 16650's (16 byte fifo i think) or 16750 (64 bit
fifo) or else you just run the risk of losing data because too many
characters pile up before the ISR can empty out the fifo buff.
the reason i've got the 16750 is because i couldn't get this stuff to work
on a 16550, or at least, not reliably but I hope that's of some use.
mick
Travis Johnson wrote:
> I am trying to use an external ISDN adapter at 230k with computer that
> has 16550A UART with rh5.2. The I/O chipset is a SMC37C669FR which
> supports up to 460k on the serial ports. After setting the baud_base to
> 230400 with setserial I am still unable to communicate with the terminal
> adapter at this speed. I have applied the shsmod over115k patch
> (http://www.os.rim.or.jp/~gigo/over115K/index_e.html)to Win95 and can
> succesfully send commands and use PPP with the TA at 230k. They have a
> Linux patch on the over115k site, but I can't unarchive the tar file
> (this might be a Locale problem since the author is Japanese, but I have
> never worked with different Locales under Linux so I really don't know).
>
> So the questions are:
>
> 1) Do I need to patch the serial driver on Linux to run at 230k with a
> 16550A or is there a setting/program/compile option? somewhere that I
> don't know about?
>
> 2) If I do need a patch can you please tell me where I can find it? I
> have exhaustively searched the net and haven't been able to find
> anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Travis
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Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 08:03:02 +0000
From: Steve Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with Diamond Viper V550 --Correction
In my last message I should have said to use Xconfigurator with the following
parameters:
--card "Diamond Viper 550" --server SVGA
Steve
"Philippe Mar�chal" wrote:
> I can't get KDE working with a higher resolution than 320 * 200 with my
> Viper V550 (16Mb).
> I think it doesn't detect the memory (i have to put virtual resolution to
> 320*200). Does it exists a driver for my viper or can do something to get it
> working ?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee)
Subject: Redhat 5.2 and Asus P2bds using AIC 7890
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 07:07:13 GMT
I'm tring to install Redhat 5.2.
I've been doing TONS of reading but I cannot seem to finish the
installation.
I get stuck at the part for Configuring the clock. I can't seem to
figure out what it could be. I can't create an bootup disk or install
lilo or that matter.
Does anyone here have this configuration and sucessfully installed
Redhat 5.2?
Asus P2bds with AIC 7890
Ultrastar 09U and 09Y (both SCSI of course)
Jaz 1G external and Zip100M external (both SCSI)
I have already Downloaded the newest boot.img and supp.img from Redhat
which is suppose to make Redhat install my SCSI AIC 7890.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated. I've spent the better part of the
day reading but to no resolution.
To reply, remove "ee" from email address
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From: **Nick Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Parallel port HD ?
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 09:03:45 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does Linux (or an add-in) support Plugger-type parallel-port hard disks
?
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|\ | o _ |/ Life's like a jigsaw
| \| | |_ |\ You get the straight bits
But there's something missing in the middle
Nick Brown, Strasbourg, France (Nick(dot)Brown(at)coe(dot)fr)
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From: "S. METZGER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Webcam and linux....
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:17:17 +0100
Hello all,
I am looking for camera (webcam) on parallel port
(USB is not yet supported for webcam under LINUX) working with Linux.
This camera should have resolution off 640*480 pixels in still images mode
and should
be easy to find in France.
The things I have read on this topic says that only the connectix Quickcam
is supported. is this right ?
Are there other webcam which are supported by linux and software
developpment kit V4L (video for linux) ?
Please answer by mailing at :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you all by advance for your answers.
Best regards.
Serge.
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Subject: Re: Modem Blaster 56K PNP PCI
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 04:25:03 GMT
In article <7bfb0m$gi2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a Modem Blaster 56k PCI PNP modem that i just got. Im kinda a newbie
>with linux and i just recently installed it. I cant get the Modem Blaster to
Probably a winmodem. Please check your model number against the list at:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
in the Digicom section.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Dan Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Drivers for TurtleBeach Montego A3D Sound Card and Diamond Fire GL 1000
Pro Video Card
Date: 2 Mar 1999 04:26:54 GMT
Keith Olivares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'd like to get linux installed on my machine (Dell Dimensions XPS D333)
: which used a Diamond Fire GL Pro 1000 video card and a TurtleBeach
: Montego A3D sound card. Unfortunately, none of the manufacturers have
: drivers that work with Linux. Can someone help me with this? Thanks.
Try doing a search on DejaNews (http://www.dejanews.com) for this
subject. It has been answered many times.
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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] (Michael McCarthy)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Install Linux over 2 small HDs to span filesystem thanks?
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 10:33:26 GMT
On Mon, 01 Mar 1999 10:14:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael McCarthy)
wrote:
Thanks for all the help,
specifying /usr as mountpoint on the second hard drive
worked fine.
Interestingly although my ethernet card is configured
corectly according to redhat netconfig (under x)
I can't even ping the card or localhost could the split install
over 2 drives mean I need to create some new symbolic links? :-)
regards to all,
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Burkard B. Kreidler)
Subject: Re: Problem Adding Another Hard Drive
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 10:00:07 GMT
>Hi, I have Red Hat Linux 5.1 installed on an old hard drive that
>boots from Lilo installed on its MBR. I want to install a large
>hard drive with Windows95 on the system. I want the large drive
Don't do it :-)
>to be the primary master and the linux drive to be the primary
>slave.
> How do I get Lilo to install the linux boot software on the
>new hard drive's MBR so that I can dual boot from the new hard
>drive on the primary master ide to be , optionally able to boot
>into the existing linux drive as the primary slave.
I think you'd have to install Windoze first and then lilo because
windoze overwrites your MBR. But be sure you've got a linux bootdisk
or install loadlin first on your windoze drive before you install any
noperating system.
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From: Stephen Bradly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on RS/6000?
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 09:58:47 +0000
Jan Just Keijser wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Baars
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hi there. I am fairly new to Linux and I have now two servers running
> >on two intel PII's. As we have two RS/6000 machines and we do not
> >really know what to do with it, I was wondering if Linux will run on
> >these machines. I know, they come with AIX and that will be about the
> >same as Linux, but why make things complex by running Linux and AIX?
>
> It all depends on the RS/6000 box:
>
> Linux PowerPC will run on PCI-based PowerPC boxes such as the RS/6000
> models 42/43P but it will _NOT_ run on Micro Channel-based
> POWER/POWER2 systems such as the models 2xx, 3xx, 5xx etc where
> xx=20,30,50,60,70,80,90,91,91,95,97 etc.
>
> Also, I have yet to see Xfree86 driver support for the RS/6000 line of
> graphics adapters so if they're workstations then you're in trouble as
> well...
Any idea whether Linux PowerPC will run on MCA based PowerPC boxes, such
as my model C10?
Stephen
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From: "93" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dumb terminal
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:44:44 -0800
Jay Hall wrote in message <7beqta$ch4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>We are currently looking at various options for our company to deploy
>applications. LINUX has been brought up as a valid option. Our question
>is, can LINUX be loaded from a floppy disk on a workstation with minimal
(no
>hard drive) hardware?
>
>If this is the case, we could load LINUX from floppy and then run X Windows
>from the server and the users would be in an environment they are familiar
>with.
>
>Are we on the right track?
Go through the link members.home.com/nickoljt/ and find the links page.
You'll see a number of links to small linuxes that can be loaded from floppy
disk.
Pocket Linux is the best, IMHO, and has the facility to set up network
connections at boot time. Most hardware is probed and found at boot time as
well.
Hope this helps.
93
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From: douglas shawhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Small pump for liquid cooling...
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 05:18:20 GMT
Phil Stevens <gwizz@gwazz.*> wrote:
> How about a thermosiphon?
That would be too simple and elegant. Brute force! (probably what we will
end up doing, as the water jacket is going to be aluminum- a pretty good
heat sink on it's own...)
> ps
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
From: Gary Krupa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! My printer won't print at all!
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:31:12 -0800
Youngser,
Thank you for your response (albeit somewhat
delayed) to my posting.
Since posting my distress-call article, I've
compiled a new kernel with parallel-port printing
enabled. Since then I've had no problem printing.
Lp1 has been completely cooperative.
I still have no explanation for the phantom
printer driver. All I know is that when the
problem happened, lp1 didn't appear at bootup, and
now it does. Cat /proc/devices displays lp1 now,
where it didn't before. I wish I could say that it
was due to my imagination that I was able to print
prior to first running ghostscript. But I'm afraid
that I can't -- I remember being able to print at
least once before then.
Gary Krupa
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Youngser Park wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a similar setup (RH 5.2, 2.0.36) with a HP 6MP printer,
> and have the same problem. I do remember this printer works
> with an older kernel.
>
> After the printer jobs failed, I checked "dmesg" again, and
> it said:
>
> lp: Driver configured but no interfaces found.
>
> My printcap entry is as follows;
>
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4
> Default {}
> lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
>
> and "lpc status" shows;
>
> lp:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
>
> Changing lp0 to lp1 or lp2 didn't help, either.
> Does anyone have a solution for us??
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Youngser
>
> On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Gary Krupa wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm at my wit's end.
> >
> > My kernel version is 2.0.34. I'm using an HP
> > Paintjet printer.
> >
> > Last night, I tried sending a print job to my
> > printer from ghostview. I was using a postscript
> > filter for the first time. Unfortunately, when I
> > added the filter to my /etc/printcap file, I named
> > it lp -- the same name as another printer listed
> > earlier in the file. Not only didn't the
> > postscript file print. From that moment on,
> > nothing printed.
> >
> > The print jobs would be spooled, and I can remove
> > them with lprm. The lock file would be created in
> > /var/spool/lpd, as before. But nothing would
> > happen when I'd issue the lpr command. And now, I
> > can see that everytime a job is spooled, lpd would
> > spawn as a new process. Previously, it'd always
> > run in the background and didn't need to respawn.
> > Plus, when the system boots, I can't see a
> > statement from the kernel regarding lp1, as I
> > could before.
> >
> > I tried starting the system with my old
> > distribution, kernel version 1.2.8. Then the
> > printing worked fine.
> >
> > I also tried the following:
> >
> > 1. replaced /dev/lp1
> > 2. started the 1.2.8 distribution with the version
> > 1.2.8 /dev/lp1.
> > 3. used my old version of /etc/printcap.
> > 4. changed active printers with export PRINTER.
> > 5. reinstalled the original kernel from the
> > cd-rom.
> > 6. started lpd with the -l option. However, no
> > debugging information has yet been found.
> > 7. changed the group status for all files in the
> > directory /var/spool/lpd/paintjet to lp.
> >
> > I ran lpc as root, and reenabled printing. Nothing
> > appears to be out of the ordinary there.
> >
> > Whenever I issue the lpr command, the following
> > message appears:
> >
> > waiting for paintjet to become ready (offline?)
> >
> >
> > I'm completely baffled by this. The printer is
> > plugged in, and I can print from both DOS and my
> > other linux configuration. I took the printer
> > offline and reset it, with no change in results.
> >
> > My only theory as to why this happened is that
> > lpd became confused by my duplicate lp entry, and
> > I've also read the Linux-Printing-HOWTO and the
> > Linux-Usage-HOWTO, so if you refer me to one of
> > those guides, please refer me to a specific
> > section that's relevant.
> >
> > If you need more information, just ask. I'll be
> > only too happy to provide it.
> >
> > I'm afraid I'm in over my head on this one. Please
> > help, ANYBODY!
> >
> >
> > Gary Krupa
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> - Youngser
>
> ==========================================================================
> Youngser Park | The George Washington University
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Dept. of EE & CS
> (202) 994-5373 (O) -0227 (FAX) | 801 22nd St. NW,
> http://www.seas.gwu.edu/graphics | Washington, DC 20052
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>
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From: Erwin de Beus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cdr
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 12:24:07 +0100
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"John E. Hagensieker" wrote:
> I have RH 5.2 with a Mitsume 2401 IDE 2x writer. I downloaded xcdroast but
> as soon as I start it....it screams at me for Generic SCSI support. Since
> I'm not running SCSI in my linux box I hit okay and move on. When I get to
> the setup it shows my reader (sony 32x) but not the writer.
>
> I have read the FAQ's and scanned the groups and still can't find the
> answer.
>
> Anybody know how to set up xcdroast in RedHat 5.2?
>
> John
You need SCSI for xcdroast to work. Recompile your kernel with SCSI emulation
for IDE enabled and don't forget to enable generic SCSI support as well.
This will probably solve your problem.
Erwin de Beus
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From: Michael Gleibman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Modem problem, help needed...
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 13:22:25 +0200
Hi!
i'm trying to set-up the modem on linux box and failed up to now...
Computer configuration: P166/32MB, OS: RedHat 5.2, kernel 2.0.36
peripherals: mouse on com2, nothing on com1, sb16. no printer.
Modem: dynamode 33.6 internal isa. The modem has a PnP jumper.
If i leave it "on", modem catches com3, i can see it both in the bios
config and in linux when doing setserial -g /dev/ttyS2, it shows uart,
seems to be ok. Modem catches and irq 4, so conflicting with com1, but i
have nothing there. I've also tried to change the irq to 5 (using
setsertial), it changed, but doesn't helped. /proc/ioports and
/proc/interrupts shaw no conflict. When i enter minicom it hangs for a
_minute-two_, then tried to display the init string, failed and i forced
to reset and quit.
i've also tried to remove the jumper and to manually configure modem on
com3, no result. Any help will be _greatly_ appreciated!
(please, CC: to e-mail).
Thanks a lot!
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From: None <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Teco TE1450 monitor
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:10:27 -0500
TECO TE1450
Been searching for the hysnc/vsync settings for this monitor and have
had no luck. So I would appreciate it if someone with this monitor (or
someone who knows the settings) could post the settings or email them to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance
respond to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Matthias Kolbusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: token-ring
Date: 2 Mar 1999 11:34:35 GMT
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Need some help about token ring:
we've been running a token-ring-LAN and for security-purposes we'd like
to sniff what's going on on the netowork. The Card we're using at the
moment
from Madge is working fine but does not go into promiscious-mode; the
driver
doesn't support it yet.
My question: does anybody know of a token-ring-card which is working in
promiscious mode under linux?
thanks
Matthias
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