Linux-Hardware Digest #992, Volume #9 Sun, 11 Apr 99 10:14:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Is this a Win Modem? (Frank Hahn)
Re: Celeron vs. Celeron A (Ron Lockard)
Digital LCD Monitor (Uwe Rathmann)
Re: mounting hard drives (Rommel Crasta)
Re: SCSI-cd problem (Tonny Sejr Kromann)
Re: Wanna Hear A Success Story - Dual Pen2 (Ron Lockard)
Epson Stylus Color 900 (Mark Griswold)
Maestro 32/96 (Stijn Buys)
Re: Winmodems, the final word (I wish). (Chris Lee)
Computone Intelliport II Serial I/O card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 2.2.x/2.2.5 kernel no like ATAPI CDR(W) or Acer 8x CD ("Tim")
Re: Sound Blaster Live driver not loading ("Tim")
Re: Serial port to keyboard redirection? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How fast is your HD? (HAC)
ATI RAGE FURY 128 ("Franck Moussy")
Re: ISAPNP modem error ("Adam Short")
Re: Ax59pro and Linux..How well does your system work? (Matthias Kilian)
Re: HP710 printer for RH 5.1 ? (Alan Fried)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Hahn)
Subject: Re: Is this a Win Modem?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 10:03:58 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Credence Ross wrote:
>> Ok, guys, help me out here. Apparently I don't have a firm grasp on
>> exactly what the distinguishing features of a 'win modem' are. I've got
>> this new modem, and the cd that came with it says 'PCI 56K LT WIN
>> MODEM'. So right away, I am suspicious. I bought this in an on-line
>> auction (eBay), and here are the specs they listed:
>>
>> -Manufactured by Genica
>> -PCI bus
>> -Supports both K56 Flex and V.90
>> 56K protocols
>> -Supports voice features through a
>> telephone handset
>> -Includes Trio application suite on CD-ROM
>> -Lucent Technologies DSP chipset
>> (one of the best, if not THE best chipset)
>> -Requires Pentium-compatible 133MHz or faster CPU and Windows
>> '95, '98 or NT 4.0.
>>
>> So, when I saw the Lucent DSP chipset, I thought I would be OK, but now
>> I'm not sure. It cam in a white box with no docs, but the model # on
>> the back is CW56LU-PCI. It's features are listed here:
>> http://209.196.163.200/manuals/pci_modem_features.htm but this isn't
>> very informative. Any input on this would be appreciated. Is there a
>> SURE way to distinguish Win Modems for future reference?
>
The only sure way I know of would be to create an MSDOS boot
disk and try and use a standard MSDOS communications program.
Something like COMMO (my favorite for a number of years).
Just take Windows and Linux out of the equation. I could be
wrong about this, but I have not seen were any of these so called
modems will run under plain DOS either. Maybe a DOS box from
within Windows, but not plain DOS.
Looking at the specifications above, a modem requiring a Pentium
133mHz is pretty suspicious, but the way manufacturers mark boxes
these days, who knows.
--
Frank Hahn
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From: Ron Lockard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Celeron vs. Celeron A
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:19:49 -0700
Hi Tonny,
The newer Celerons can still be overclocked. In fact the newer PPGA packaged
Celeron As seems to be even better at overclocking. I am currently running a
dual system with 2 PPGA Celerons each running at 495MHz (my Shuttle motherboard
supports 110MHz FSB). My system will actually boot at 504MHz but I seem to
have some stability problems with drivers, but the processors seem to be just
fine at that speed. I'm also still within the voltage specs from Intel with
these chips since they are only running at barely over 2V. You can find adapter
boards for putting the PPGA in a Slot 1 pretty easy. I know mine are made by
MSI. (the adapter boards can also be bought premodified for dual use)
Ron
On Sun, 04 Apr 1999, Tonny Sejr Kromann wrote:
>I run my Linux on a Celeron 300 without cache. It's running at 100MHz on
>the FSB and 400MHz internally. 450MHz internally was'nt stable.
>
>Would it be much more powerful to use a cached Celeron? I suppose it
>would only be able to run at 300 or 333 since they cannot be overclocked
>anymore?
>
>--
>Thanks in advance
>Tonny
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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 13:23:54 +0200
From: Uwe Rathmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Digital LCD Monitor
Hi,
I like to buy a digital LCD: MAG 15 TFT LT530F. It is delivered
with an ATI Xpert 3D Rage Pro 8 MB graphic board.
Is the board supported by linux ? Are there any differences with
graphic boards for digital LCD's compared to the other ?
Uwe
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From: Rommel Crasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: mounting hard drives
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:36:13 +0400
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To mount the other hard drive type:
mount -t msdos /dev/hda /mnt
Note that you can change msdos in the above command to vfat to show
complete
long filenames!!!
pschless wrote:
> I have two hard drives inside my computer. linux is installed on my d
> drive, or hdb.
> anyone know how I can mount my c drive or my d drive into linux?
> please email me.
> thanks for your time
> Patrick
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To mount the other hard drive type:
<p><b>mount -t msdos /dev/hda /mnt</b>
<p>Note that you can change <b>msdos </b>in the above command to <b>vfat</b>
to show complete
<br>long filenames!!!
<p>pschless wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have two hard drives inside my computer.
linux is installed on my d
<br>drive, or hdb.
<br>anyone know how I can mount my c drive or my d drive into linux?
<br>please email me.
<br>thanks for your time
<br>Patrick</blockquote>
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From: Tonny Sejr Kromann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI-cd problem
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 12:11:56 +0000
There's more info now. dmesg reports the following:
VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1(22,0)
sr0: disc change detected.
VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0)
scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 4, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00 05 49 00
00 08 00
Current error sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
Additional sense indicates L-ec uncorrectable error
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 5424
scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 4, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00 05 4d 00
00 04 00
Current error sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 5428
scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 4, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00 05 4c 00
00 01 00
Current error sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
Additional sense indicates L-ec uncorrectable error
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 5424
scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 4, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00 05 4e 00
00 03 00
Current error sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 5432
sr0: disc change detected.
VFS: Disk change detected on device sr(11,0)
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1
ISOFS: changing to secondary root
scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 4, lun 0, CDB: Read (10) 00 00 00 05 39 00
00 08 00
Current error sr0b:00: sense key Medium Error
Additional sense indicates L-ec uncorrectable error
CD-ROM I/O error: dev 0b:00, sector 5348
xcdroast says:
Start Copying 333924 Blocks (652 MB)
Read-error on /dev/sr0
--
Any help appreciated
Tonny
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From: Ron Lockard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wanna Hear A Success Story - Dual Pen2
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:57:02 -0700
I'm posting from a machine running dual Celeron 300a's at 495MHz (PPGA
packaging on sloket adapter boards modified for SMP). Motherboard is a
Shuttle-649a (built-in SCSI AIC-7890 LVD) and I'm currently running 2.2.5.
Everything is working great and is totally stable.
On Thu, 01 Apr 1999, masanobu ono wrote:
>Greetings, all.
>
>I'm considering a dual Pen2 board for replacing my 440TX one.
>People talk a lot about Asus P2B-D and sometimes Tyan boards,
>so I guess they are considered highly reliable.
>
>Has anybody had major success w/ 2.2.* + other manufacturer's
>board? As far as I know, EPoX, SuperMicro, Tekram, and Giga-Byte
>are out there. Any inputs about then would be much appreciated.
>
>--
>________________________________________________________________________
>
> Masanobu Ono ( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
>
>________________________________________________________________________
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From: Mark Griswold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Epson Stylus Color 900
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 14:26:44 -0400
Hi all-
Does anyone have or know of a driver for the Epson Stylus Color 900?
It's such a nice printer! Just don't have the time right now to
modify/create
a driver for it.
Please respond by email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Mark Griswold
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From: Stijn Buys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Maestro 32/96
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 15:10:57 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I recently obtained this wonderful soundcard,
a Terratec SoundSystem Maestro 32/96.
Its an awsome card: full duplex, 2x line-in, and other nifty stuff.
Now I want to install it, but I don't know what module(s) I should
use...
The manual says it is Sound Blaster and WIndows Sound System compatible.
The problem is, sb doesn't work and I don't know how the MSS module is
called.
I have to use modules because it also is a PnP card, and I'll have
to use isapnptools.
Anybody any suggestions on how to make this thing work?
Some Info:
My system is a RH 5.1 box,
with kernel 2.2.2
The card is an ISA pnp card, this is wath the manual and the print
on the chips say
Synthesizer: 16 bit mixing & sampling:
======================+====================================
DREAM SAM9233 Crystal CS4232-KQ EP
BFAYAK9536
--
Stijn Buys | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| ICQ 20136081
"Make him an offer he can't refuse" - Don Corneole
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lee)
Subject: Re: Winmodems, the final word (I wish).
Date: 11 Apr 1999 13:17:33 GMT
In article <7eoqfg$hpq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>Not only is the installed base formidable, but so is the economic leverage
>exerted by Misrosoft via the winmodem. You can be sure that MS and friends
>would really like to slow/prevent the spread of any competing systems-
>including linux. They have done/ are doing this through the use of
>proprietary technology, and through the use of intense financial pressure
>against computer manufacturers and retailers to keep them from offering
>non-MS boxes. It seems quite difficult- more difficult than just two or
>three years ago- to find a new, lower-priced computer that does NOT have a
>winmodem installed.
>
>Having nearly all new computers equipped with a vital device that _only_
>works with MS may be the single best strategy that MS has for keeping its
>user base over the next 5-7 years.
>
>I've felt for a long time that it is necessary to tackle the winmodem head
>on if linux is to make any serious penetration into the general public
>market. Granted that it is junk, that a real modem is much better. But it
is
>likely that the winmodem will "go away' once it has been cracked, except on
>the cheapest boxes, since its real purpose is to extend monopoly rather
than
>communication. Once linux + mac + other alternative systems reach a certain
>level of penetration, say around 15%, it will be impractical for any
>business or manufacturer or etc. to insist on toadying to the MS monopoly
>any longer- it will be too costly. At this point the major linux battle
will
>have been won.
>
>Johannes
So write the fucking winmodem driver *YOURSELF* since you seem to have one
and stop bothering people who don't have any intention to purchase or use a
winmodem about it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Computone Intelliport II Serial I/O card
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 12:17:26 GMT
Our company has installed about 14 customers with a Computone
Intelliport II i/o card under Linux 2.0.30. The drivers comes
from Computone Corp. version 1.0.9.
All systems are hanging about 3 to 5 times a week. This issue
gives us a serious problem of corrupted files.
Computone Corp has not gave us a great support. In fact, they
don't support us at all.
Is there anybody had or has the same problem ?
Computone Intelliport II driver has a serious bug and we are
looking forward to have a fix.
Thank you
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From: "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.kernel,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: 2.2.x/2.2.5 kernel no like ATAPI CDR(W) or Acer 8x CD
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 13:49:53 +0100
WORLOK wrote in message <7eo16s$ru6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>My base system is RedHat 5.2/k2.0.36. No matter which 2.2.x kernel I have
>compiled and run, including the latest 2.2.5 (running right now), they
cannot
>deal with my ATAPI CD or CDRW drive. My CDROM is an 8x Acer (685A) and my
>CDRW is an HP Surestore 7110i. I compile the kernel with SCSI emulation and
>no ATAPI CDROM drivers to force SCSI on the CDRW so I can use it as such.
[snip]
Sounds right.
[snip]
>When I use SCSI emilation for the CD drives, it stil ignores the 685A and
it
>detects the HP Surestore 7 times! I cannot mount CD's in the surestore.
It
>complains:
Detecting a drive seven times sounds like you've got the "Probe all
LUNS on each SCSI device enabled" in the kernel configuration. Disable it
and recompile and that should sort out the multiple detection problem.
You could also try using hdx=ide-scsi at boot time (where x obviously
maps to the letter of the drive) to force detection of the drive which isn't
being seen.
Tim.
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From: "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Live driver not loading
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:06:51 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
<7eo89l$1f7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello I have recently installed Sound Blaster Live ( PCI )sound card on my
>Pentium II 266, running win 98, 64 MB. of RAM. There is one driver file
^^^^^^^
Do you want to try a windows newsgroup then? They might be able to help
you ;)
Tim.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Serial port to keyboard redirection?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 12:32:24 GMT
In article <7ecpj0$9i7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Karsten Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to connect a serial barcode scanner to a Linux box.
>
> I would like to see the data as if it was entered directly from the keyboard
> (as it is usual with most other barcodescanners, which fit between the
> keyboard and the Keyboard input on the mainboard)
>
> Scanner-->COM-Port-->
> --> all input together
> Keyboard-->
>
> With which programm or command can I redirect the serial port input to
> appear like keyboard input to the application?
>
> I do not want to send data to the barcode scanner on the serial port.
>
> Many thanks for your help.
>
> Karsten Wehner
>
>
Hi!
My name is Frank
Our company has developped an utility that does it!
Send me a e-mail and I will send you the utility and documentation
my e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bye
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From: HAC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How fast is your HD?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 13:32:38 GMT
Thomas Zajic wrote:
>
>
> Okay, so here�s mine. BTW does anybody know why my drives report
> "BuffSize=81kB"? According to Quantum�s homepage, the buffer size
> should be 128K. Both drives also report only 81K under DOS and
> Windoze as well ... just curious. TIA!
>
Your drives have 128K, but use part of it to run the drive's controller
code. 81K is left over for use as a buffer. This is pretty common, and
not unique to Quantum.
--
Howard Christeller Irvine, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Franck Moussy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI RAGE FURY 128
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 11:59:30 +0200
I have an ATI RAGE FURY graphic card and Linux RedHad 5.2 that not reconized
this card. How i install this. (Excuse me for my english. i live in france)
Thank you
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Adam Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: ISAPNP modem error
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:48:49 +0100
When I run pnpdump,
>> the modem is found with no problem. However, when I try to run isapnp,
>> I receive the following error:
>>
>> LD setting verify failed, this may not be a problem
>> Try adding (VERIFYLD N) to the top of your script
>> Error occurred executing request 'LD3' on or around line 365 --- further
>> action aborted
Daren, don't despair! I had the same problem. It is not a problem with your
modem, it is a problem with isapnp. Not sure which version you have but try
downgrading to an older version. I think the problem is a bug in isapnp,
looks like someone trying to do something clever and failing miserably!
HTH
Adam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Kilian)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.aopen
Subject: Re: Ax59pro and Linux..How well does your system work?
Date: 11 Apr 1999 11:53:03 GMT
Bruce Stephens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Oh. Looks the same as what I get from /proc/pci. Are you using the
> same version (2.2.2) of lm_sensors? Do you get anything in the log
> (/var/log/messages)?
Output from dmesg when loading i2c-via:
i2c module initialized.
i2c: algorithm Bit-shift algorithm registered.
vt82c586b not found
Error while reading PCI configuration
i2c: algorithm unregistered: Bit-shift algorithm
For whatever reason, my chipset isn't identified correctly. I looked at the
chip, and it is indeed a vt82C586b.
lm_sensors is 2.2.2, kernel is 2.2.5, and the correct headers are installed.
I will try it with the newest ac-patch later.
Kili
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan Fried)
Subject: Re: HP710 printer for RH 5.1 ?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:01:49 GMT
theo berkhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>I am looking for a printer to use in linux & windows. I am thinking
>about a hewlett Packard 710 printer. But does it work in linux? Someone
>told me these printers are virtually different from, for example, the
>600 series. The 710 is a "windows only" printer with almost no memory he
>sad. Is
>there a driver for linux available or does it work with a different HP
>driver lie the one for the 600 series?
>
>Your help is appreciated
>
These printers are Win printers but there is a fix at this web
site:
http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/software.html
This will only make your printer work in black and white
which is better than nothing.
The developer says he is working on a fix to make it work in
color. See the web site for details.
Hope this helps
Alan
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