Linux-Hardware Digest #89, Volume #10 Thu, 22 Apr 99 22:13:38 EDT
Contents:
Re: modem frustration (Codifex Maximus)
Re: cdrom locking system (Codifex Maximus)
Re: Voodoo3... Some idiot has to post it.. (Codifex Maximus)
Re: cdrecord problems (jik-)
Re: GET REDHAT 6.1!!!! (Muzh)
Re: HW-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX ("Lothos_")
Re: printer problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Newbie's Linux questions - help needed! (Christopher Browne)
Re: S3 Savage - help ("Arkadiy Korobeyko")
Re: USR/3com question (newbie) (Scott Alfter)
Re: HW-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX (jedi)
Re: Fast Ethernet Card support ..... (Rod Smith)
Re: Programmers are gods (Leslie Mikesell)
Re: which type QuickCam for LINUX? to buy where? (David Ripton)
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From: Codifex Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modem frustration
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:09:40 -0500
Eman wrote:
>
> Hi..just installed RedHat 5.2 and I just cant seem to get the modem working.
> Since my AWE64 pnp doesnt work correctly using the resource settings from
> win95 I cant echo an "ATDT\n" to the modem. I have set up my ppp-on script
> and that will work (only when I do "bash ppp-on", otherwise I get "bash: no
> such command"). Ive created a link to /dev/modem for cua2...com3 is my w95
> setting for my internal supra express 56k v.90 isapnp. Is it possible that
> the
> port would be allocated differently in redhat? When I check the status of
> the cua2 port it gives me some info..but there it displays something odd
> "UART : NONE" - So Im wondering if there is another way to check if the
> modem is pointing to the correct port. THanks for any help!! -Eman
Hello!
Do a 'pnpdump | less' and see what you detect from PnP. This program
produces a file of possible settings all commented out. Just uncomment
the proper settings to activate them - don't forget to uncomment the
Activation flag at the end of a section. If it properly detects your
devices, copy the old version of /etc/isapnp.conf /etc/isapnp.conf.old,
do a 'pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf', edit the /etc/isapnp.conf file to
your satisfaction. Run 'isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf', resolve any errors by
following the feedback from isapnp.
Edit your /etc/conf.modules file to reflect the resource settings you
made in /etc/isapnp.conf. You could use linuxconf for much of the
configuration i.e.: the modem setup and networking.
Do an 'lsmod' to see your running modules. Remove any sound modules and
then reload them using 'modprobe modulename'.
For your modem, if you setup your modem to be on COMM1 then use
/dev/cua0 or /dev/ttyS0 linked to /dev/modem (/dev/modem -> /dev/cua0) -
/dev/cua1 or /dev/ttyS1 for COMM2.
Syntax:
rm -f /dev/modem
ln -s /dev/cua0 /dev/modem #Use the proper device for your activated
comm port.
setserial /dev/cua0
#Is the UART information filled in? If not then examine 'setserial
--help' for options.
setserial /dev/cua0 irq 4 ioport 0x2e8 uart 16550a #<--- These numbers
should be the same as from your /etc/isapnp.conf settings.
minicom #You should see the modem initialization string in minicom - if
so then try to enter a number and dial out.
If the above works then go into 'linuxconf' and set the ppp settings.
Use 'ifup ppp0' to test the connection and 'ifdown ppp0' to shutdown the
connection. Use 'ifconfig' to see how well your internetworking systems
are working; system such as 'lo' (don't jack with this one), 'eth0'
(your ethernet network connection), and ppp0 (your modem connection).
ppp0 will be absent when it is offline as will eth0.
Use 'usernet' to graphically connect and disconnect networking system
while in X.
--
Codifex Maximus~
It may hurt my pride to be wrong once in a while, but I'd rather be
flamed with better information than to be left blissfully ignorant.
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From: Codifex Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cdrom locking system
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:40:08 -0500
Laddy Ospanik wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I upgraded my motherboard and chip from a Abit and AMD 233 to a ASUS P5A
> with a AMD -3 400. My system was working okay. After the upgrade, as
> the kernel boots, it finds my SCSI card (a Mylex Flashpoint), my tape
> drive, my cdrom, and the system locks up at that point. My WINNT
> partition still boots fine, and accesses the cdrom okay. I tried
> reinstalling, but (Redhat) recognized I had a SCSI cdrom and Buslogic
> SCSI card, but locked up when it had to access the cdrom for the
> install. Anyone with any ideas, solutions, first hand experience?
> Thank You,
> Laddy
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I'd say take the CDRom out of the system and see if the machine
still boots. Also, you may need to add the word 'linear' to your
/etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo. You didn't give us much to go on like:
are you using lilo or a boot disk? What were the exact words just
before the hang.
Usually, Linux will not hang unless it can't find a root filesystem - at
which time the kernel panics and tells you what is wrong.
--
Codifex Maximus~
It may hurt my pride to be wrong once in a while, but I'd rather be
flamed with better information than to be left blissfully ignorant.
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From: Codifex Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Voodoo3... Some idiot has to post it..
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:35:06 -0500
Dan wrote:
>
> Anybody try voodoo3 3000 AGP under linux? Did it support it, cause
> problems?
>
> -Dan
Go to 3dfx.glide.linux newsgroup for information. Use the Source Luke!
--
Codifex Maximus~
It may hurt my pride to be wrong once in a while, but I'd rather be
flamed with better information than to be left blissfully ignorant.
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:32:24 -0700
From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: cdrecord problems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I've experienced a few problems with cdrecord. First of all I'm not able
> to use it as a normal user because I always get this error:
>
> Operation not permitted. Cannot do mlockall(2).
right neither can I, don't know if there is a fix besides setting up
sudo to allow you to run commands with root access...here is my sudoers
file which lets me do this.
# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
# (oops :P I didn't do it that way :P)
#
# See the man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
User_Alias FULLTIME=jik-
# Cmnd alias specification
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
FULLTIME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
then you simply run like
bash$ sudo cdrecord -eject dev=/dev/sga speed=2 -data track1 -audio
traks
and all will work.
>
> Furthermore I can't manage to make "on the fly" copies because when I
> force cdrecord to get its input from a pipe it writes all data to a
> single (enormous) track.
>
from the CD-Writing-HOWTO:
4.7. Is it possible to make a 1:1 copy of a data CD?"
Yes. But you should be aware of the fact that any errors while reading
the original (due to dust or scratches) will result in a defective
copy.
First case: you have a CD-writer and a seperate CD-ROM drive. By
issuing the command
cdwrite -v -D /dev/sgc --pad -b $(isosize /dev/scd0) /dev/scd0
or
cdrecord -v dev=3,0 speed=2 -isosize /dev/scd0
you read the data stream from the CD-ROM drive attached as /dev/scd0
and write it directly through /dev/sgc to the CD-R.
Second case: you don't have a seperate CD-ROM drive. You have to use
the writer to read out the CD-ROM in this case:
dd if=/dev/scd0 of=cdimage bs=1c count=`isosize /dev/scd0`
This command is equivalent to the result of mkisofs, so you should
procede as described in chapter 3. Please note that this method will
fail on audio CDs!
So, _I_ gather that your trying to do something which will not work.
Maybe there is another way of doing it, I don't know. I suppose it
might also fail on Multi-Session CDs.
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From: Muzh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: GET REDHAT 6.1!!!!
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:44:21 +1200
Yes -- you must upgrade to 2.2.69
**Nick Brown wrote:
>
> Do I need an upgrade to my kernel to see the teen pictures ?
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Nick Brown, Strasbourg, France (Nick(dot)Brown(at)coe(dot)fr)
>
> Protect yourself against Word 95/97 viruses, free - check out
> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Vineyard/1446/atlas-t.html
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Lothos_" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.graphics.api.opengl,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: HW-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 15:25:46 -0700
Not unless the MESA programmers can get their hands on the chipset specs
(not likely)
ohh, and cross posts are evil ;)
Lev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> use Mesa, it has HW for voodoo (and other are planed i think)
>
> Ekkehard Beier wrote:
>
> > Hello anybody,
> >
> > I'm looking for a hardware-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX
> > SuSE 6.0/6.1.
> >
> > The supported graphics card should be an Elsa Gloria Synergy
> > or another board with Per media 2 chip set. However, I could
> > use another chip set (VOODOO) if necessary.
> >
> > - Where can I get a corresponding OpenGL implementation?
> > (commercial or free, does MESA support HW?)
> >
> > - Do I need special X servers (commercial or free)?
> >
> > [In case of commercial tools, German distributors are preferred.]
> >
> > Please respond by email to:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > I will post a summary if necessary.
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance.
> >
> > Yours,
> > Ekki.
> >
> > --
> > Ekkehard 'Ekki' Beier
> > Technical University of Ilmenau, Dep. of Computer Science
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: printer problems
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:07:23 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: hi. we have just bought a canon bjc 4310sp printer. we are running rh5.2,
: with 2.2.1 kernel. soeone recommended installing LPRng by rpm, instead of
: the standard lpr program.
: our computer's name is hal, on localdomain. we have two on our network, but
: the printer is connected to hal. printer is called min.
: we used printtool, to detect lp0, and use the canon bj600 drivers, as
: recommended in the printing howto database.
: having done all of this, we can use printtool to test by sending ascii
: directly to the port..
: but
: test ascii gets the message:
: jobcf A639hal.localdomain transfer to min@localhost failed
: test postscript:
: al: lpd:min:your host does not have lineprinter access
: jobcf A639hal.localdomain transfer to min@localhost failed
:
Pretty hard to read with all the ^Ms, but maybe you should look
at hal's /etc/hosts.lpd to ensure that your computers have access
to hal's printer.
Best regards,
Stephen Jenuth
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Newbie's Linux questions - help needed!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:12:19 GMT
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:18:28 +0200, twinkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
><7fikco$9ln$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Hi everyone! I was thinking about uninstalling Windows from my hard disk,
>>and playing around with Linux. Basically, I have several questions, and any
>>help/answers will be greatly appreciated: (And I am an expert Windows
>user,
>>but my UNIX experience is limited to using Solaris and IRIX, and although I
>>know my way around, I don't know the heavy duty stuff, which I want to
>learn)
>>
>>1. I noticed that RedHat has the 5.2 Apollo distribution available on its
>>FTP site. Can I really download for free the RedHat (and Caldera,
>Slackware,
>>etc) for free? Cause at CompUSA, they were charging $40 for RedHat 5.2, but
>>if I can just download it, that would be great!
>You are free to use RedHat;s software. The $40 buy you support which you
>don't have if you download.
>I used a redhat release that came with a magazine. Much more convenient
>since you have all necessary parts on a CD.
For the most part, $40 buys you the ability to purchase a Linux
distribution through the CompUSA channel.
It is probable that Red Hat Software receives on the order of $20 out of
that $40, and Red Hat then has some costs, blah, blah, blah, ...
The *effective* difference between the $2 CD from a place like LSL,
CheapBytes, LinuxMall, or Linux Central and the Red Hat "Boxed Set"
represents:
a) Probably $5 worth of "installation support,"
b) An installation manual,
c) The cool box.
I would tend to think that it would be a better deal, for many, to
split up $40 of spending thusly:
a) A $5 CD set (with two or three CDs),
b) A roughly-$25 book similar to "Running Linux,"
c) A $10 donation to one of the organizations doing Linux development.
--
"A touchstone to determine the actual worth of an ``intellectual''
-- find out how he feels about astrology." - Lazarus Long
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
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From: "Arkadiy Korobeyko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Savage - help
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:05:58 +0300
Marcin Lepiarz III r inf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7fnbun$pdk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Does anybody know how to force S3 Savage 3D AGP to run under
> X-Windows? My config: P200MMX 64MB. I use Red Hat 5.1 Manhattan. I tried
> different servers ( e.g. SVGA ), but they can't even recognize properly
the
> amount of video memory onboard ( there's 8 MB SGRAM - Linux recognize
> 64KB!!!!!! ). If anyone can help, I'd appretiate it. Thanx!
Go to http://s3.nextmill.com and download X-server for Savage/
Arkadiy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: USR/3com question (newbie)
Date: 22 Apr 1999 12:24:21 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DMarshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Many of the items, like my 3com (USRobotics) Sportster56k modem does not
>have any drivers listed for Linux.
There's no such thing as a Linux driver for a modem. Real modems don't need
drivers; you just tell your apps what port (/dev/ttyS*) and speed to use and
you're done.
If you're unfortunate enough to be stuck with a Winmodem (you didn't specify
which particular modem you have), it won't work. You're best off pitching
that in the trash and getting a real modem. 3Com's other ISA and external
modems work pretty well with Linux; I have an external Sportster Voice 56K
that runs like a champ.
_/_
/ v \
(IIGS( Scott Alfter (salfter at (yo no quiero spam) delphi dot com)
\_^_/ http://people.delphi.com/salfter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jedi)
Crossposted-To:
comp.graphics.api.opengl,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.linux.hardware,de.comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: HW-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:23:00 -0700
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 15:25:46 -0700, Lothos_ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Not unless the MESA programmers can get their hands on the chipset specs
>(not likely)
They do, by way of Daryll.
The information for the 2D just plain publicly accessable.
I have a copy sitting at home (paper) and at work (pdf).
>
>ohh, and cross posts are evil ;)
>
>
>Lev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> use Mesa, it has HW for voodoo (and other are planed i think)
>>
>> Ekkehard Beier wrote:
>>
>> > Hello anybody,
>> >
>> > I'm looking for a hardware-accelerated OpenGL for LINUX
>> > SuSE 6.0/6.1.
>> >
>> > The supported graphics card should be an Elsa Gloria Synergy
>> > or another board with Per media 2 chip set. However, I could
>> > use another chip set (VOODOO) if necessary.
>> >
>> > - Where can I get a corresponding OpenGL implementation?
>> > (commercial or free, does MESA support HW?)
>> >
>> > - Do I need special X servers (commercial or free)?
>> >
>> > [In case of commercial tools, German distributors are preferred.]
>> >
>> > Please respond by email to:
>> >
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> > I will post a summary if necessary.
>> >
>> > Thank you very much in advance.
>> >
>> > Yours,
>> > Ekki.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ekkehard 'Ekki' Beier
>> > Technical University of Ilmenau, Dep. of Computer Science
>>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,cern.linux,utah.linux
Subject: Re: Fast Ethernet Card support .....
Date: 23 Apr 1999 01:18:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Pavel Grinfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Do you know what the line "The transmitter stopped! ..." means. My system
> outputs the same message!
>
> Rod Smith wrote:
>>
>> eth0: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC at 0x7c00, xx xx xx xx xx xx, IRQ 11.
>> eth0: MII transceiver #1 config 3100 status 7829 advertising 01e1.
>> eth0: The transmitter stopped! CSR5 is 2068012, CSR6 812e0002.
>> eth0: Changing PNIC configuration to half-duplex, CSR6 812e0000.
I assume it has something to do with a test to see whether the network
configuration supports full duplex or not. My two machines are connected
via a hub, which I understand makes full duplex impossible, so this makes
sense for my setup. I haven't checked the source code, though, and I
don't know all that much about the nitty-gritty details of ethernet, so I
could be wrong about this....
--
Rod Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith
NOTE: Remove the "uce" word from my address to mail me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: Programmers are gods
Date: 22 Apr 1999 15:29:28 -0500
In article <7fna5u$id1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Donal K. Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Now you are getting into the real problem. Unless you are re-inventing
>> an old wheel, the reference/specification document is almost certain
>> to have serious flaws that aren't known until you get into testing.
>> Sometimes it is considered poor taste to change them at that point
>> even if they never had much relationship to reality.
>
>Faintheart! If you just hack everything out of thin air, you have no
>real way of knowing when you've got it right. My docs are
>before-the-fact; they state what *will* be. They form the "contract"
>that the program has with the rest of the universe, and it is the
>implementors job to see that that contract is fulfilled.
But if you implement something new, you will almost certainly learn
something in the process that wasn't known in the design phase.
>It is a different way of programming that happens to be much easier to
>demonstrate the correctness of. It also clearly separates out what
>are features (and feature changes) and what are bugs (and bugfixes.)
If you contract by the job, I suppose you can justify not applying
what you've learned until the next job, but if you are planning to
stay and support the product isn't it better to get it right the
first time?
Les Mikesell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Ripton)
Subject: Re: which type QuickCam for LINUX? to buy where?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:19:42 GMT
In article <7fib0v$uqu$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
kunst und technik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We need to purchase 16 QuickCam (b/w or Color) to run on LINUX OS:
>Appearently for some older QuickCam modell LINUX driver exist.
>Problem is: So far we�ve not even found out the specific modell number or
>name.
>Names in use are: Color QuickCam, QuickCam, QuickCam �Classic�, QuickCam
>CV,...
>
>Which one are are we looking for and (possibly) where to buy?
>
>Urgent!, Please forward, if necessary!
Go to www.google.com. Type "linux quickcam" and hit enter.
You'll find a Linux Color Quickcam mini-HOWTO and two different
Linux Quickcam home pages on the first page or two of results.
--
David Ripton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
spamgard(tm): To email me, put "geek" in your Subject line.
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