Linux-Hardware Digest #176, Volume #10 Thu, 6 May 99 23:13:38 EDT
Contents:
Re: SBlive under linux not working! (Hunter Thomas)
Re: Boycott Intel on your own webpage (Andrew Comech)
Sears SR2000 dip switch settings ("Jeff Volckaert")
softk56 modems ("koziarmich3's News")
Re: "soft" modems in emachines (Bob Mende Pie)
Re: softk56 modems (Andrew Comech)
Re: softk56 modems (Mircea)
Re: modem help (Mircea)
Re: [SURVEY] Who has an internal modem in his linux box ? ("John Pfaff")
Problem Getting My Sound Card to Work.... ("Andrew Coppersmith")
Re: RH 5.2 bogging on an AMD/350 ("Jay T. Millar")
Sound and Modem not working after upgrading to RH 6.0 ("Jeff Hudson")
COMPAQ DESKPRO XL 590 and SCSI , URGENT !!!!!! (Frank Kuempel)
Re: Fw: isn't your problem monitor configuration? (Joseph Chiu)
Re: Which cards support TV out? (Michael Hirsch)
Best Super7 Motherboard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Hunter Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SBlive under linux not working!
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 01:09:13 +0000
Jordi Verdult wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just downloaded the linux drivers for the SBlive. I followed the
> instructions and everything looks fine when I start the module. However, I
> can't use a mixer and music software doesn't work. The only thing that
> "works" is playing a WAV file. The only problem is that it skips every 0.5
> sec. It sounds horrible!
> I'm using Suse 6.0. I upgraded the kernel to 2.2.5. I hope anyone can help.
>
> Jordi
This is what to expect from this device from all I've heard. Reading responces
to the announcement on Slashdot.org, most people have experienced this
problem. Only a few so far have found it works well, and who knows why. If
only CL would releace the souce code, the linux comminity could take over it's
development, and it would be done in a couple of weeks, possibly better than
the windows driver. Oh well, here is to hoping.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Boycott Intel on your own webpage
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6 May 1999 17:12:49 -0500
On 6 May 1999 17:56:39 GMT, brian moore wrote:
>On 6 May 1999 13:39:22 -0500,
> Andrew Comech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Cookies themselves do not mean that much: this is far from a 100%
>> identification, especially if you fake your email address (and disable finger).
>> At the same time, PSN is close to 100% in more than 50% cases (all intel
>> users who did not know how to disable PSN).
>
>Neither is 100% identification.
But one is much closer to 100% than the other.
>(Think shared machines: quite common at
>many businesses.)
But _not_ at home (except for sharing a PC with kids).
>> Let me also answer other raised issues:
>>
>> This idea "stick to Linux and you are free from PSN identification" is...
>> stupid. Linux is not _that_ popular so far, and we could face the mentioned
>> problem that some internet services are just not accessible from machines
>> with disabled PSN. They would not care much about losing Linux users as a
>> whole, as do not care the manufactures of winmodems.
>
>If they don't want my business, it's nice of them to make it inaccesible
>to me so I know not to waste my time trying to give them money. There
>are plenty of businesses that are glad to have my money.
>
>> Also, there are more and more applications for Linux; just you wait for
>> an IE (or is it there already?) and others... Or are you going to
>> answer me that I (and everybody else) should carve out PSN lines from the
>> source code?.. Again, there are "non-free" applications, when the source code
>> is not available, and there could be more of those...
>> Also, there are all those java things and plug-ins, and I wonder whether one
>> may use them to turn the PSN on. So far, Linux is probably safe; next year it
>> will not be.
>
>Wanna bet?
Not really: It is not going to be that soon. (By that time I will probably
be running Hurd...)
BUT, don't you think that by that time more law-abiding citizens (who can
not e.g. change the size of disk cache in Netscape) will be running Linux?
And that microsoft and other species will be writing applications for Linux
platform? I am not sure you want to bet.
If you have a spare time for this sort of things, you can stay PSN-free
even running IE under windows on pentium III, but common people are not
computer wizards.
>> That is, this would be jungles of methods and and contra-methods which enable
>> or disable PSN, where only brave [hackers] are able to overcome PSN in their
>> computers. Do we want to face all that in a year or two, or do we just keep the
>> voice up trying to avoid PSNs completely?
>
>I think your time would be better spent on dealing with real privacy
>issues, such as WebTV's reporting of TV viewing habits and what
>Microsoft (owners of WebTV, after all) will do if they manage to get
>WinCE into cable boxes.
I do not agree with you: OK, they will learn that I prefer Beavis and Butthead
and South Park to any other cartoon and that I do not watch baseball; I do not
mind. But having access to a PSN, they might know about _every hit of a key_
one makes. In two years, this will reveal everything about one's life: the
favorite drug store, kids' school, one's travel plans, day's schedule... And
this all would be linked to a particular individual (driver's license #.....).
There is a lot more; this is just from the top of my head.
This is called invasion of privacy or something.
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: "Jeff Volckaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.folklore.computer,alt.folklore.computers,comp.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,ibm.ibmpc.printer
Subject: Sears SR2000 dip switch settings
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 21:39:53 -0400
Hello Everybody,
I have a Sears SR2000 printer which is both parallel and serial as well as
comadore and IBM compatible. It's in brand new shape, but I don't have the
manual to know how to set the dip switches. There are two banks. One is
inside by the centronics connector (4 switches all set to off) and one by
the front control panel (8 switches with 3,6, & 8 on).
Any help would be appreciated. Please email at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have any information.
TIA,
Jeff Volckaert
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From: "koziarmich3's News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: softk56 modems
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 08:20:11 +1200
Hello everyone.
I've installed slackware 3.6 and upgraded to kernel 2.2.5 does llinux have
support available for my rockwell softk56 or will I have to shell out for a
proper modem which does its error connection on board?
koz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Mende Pie)
Subject: Re: "soft" modems in emachines
Date: 7 May 1999 00:35:33 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C. Greig) writes:
>Has anyone had any success configuring the modems that come in the
>emachines?
>Specifically, I have one of the 333cs models.
>It's configured on COM4 IRQ3 under windows, but when I reboot into
>Linux, it's IRQ doesn't show up under /proc/interrupts. I've tried
>talking to it at ttyS3 with no luck.
>I've also tried finding it with pnpdump, but it doesn't show up there
>either.
>I'm wondering if I'd be better off just buying a cheap modem.
It's a winmodem ... dump it.
--
/Bob... mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://reality.sgi.com/mende KF6EID
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: softk56 modems
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6 May 1999 21:37:11 -0500
On Fri, 7 May 1999 08:20:11 +1200, koziarmich3's News wrote:
>Hello everyone.
>
>I've installed slackware 3.6 and upgraded to kernel 2.2.5 does llinux have
>support available for my rockwell softk56 or will I have to shell out for a
>proper modem which does its error connection on board?
Hi koz,
Assuming that `soft' refers to software modem (with no controller),
you'd need a new one.
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: softk56 modems
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 21:40:14 -0400
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
MST
koziarmich3's News wrote:
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> I've installed slackware 3.6 and upgraded to kernel 2.2.5 does llinux have
> support available for my rockwell softk56 or will I have to shell out for a
> proper modem which does its error connection on board?
>
> koz
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: modem help
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 21:47:16 -0400
Is it listed here?
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
Even if it isn't, you're about 95% sure it will work (but don't hold me
responsible for the other 5% :). My external Phoebe V1456VQE also
"required w95", and it works great in Linux.
MST
Juan M Castro wrote:
>
> im trying to find a non-winmodem modem so i can run linux, but i've run into a
>problem. i found an
> external x2 56k v.90 CNET Technology modem, and i remember from previous posts that
>"most or all
> eternal modems will work with linux". but on the specs (from the store *and* the
>manufacturer's
> website) i keep seeing "requires win95/98" and under what's in the box "drivers for
>win95/98".
> then again, i also know that linux is still rising in power and most modem companies
>may not
> actually acknowledge linux as a major OS. can someone enlighten me if this modem
>will work? it's a
> non-USB modem, too. thanks.
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From: "John Pfaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: [SURVEY] Who has an internal modem in his linux box ?
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 21:50:29 -0400
Have a USR 28.8 internal working great with AT&T Worldnet.
Ed Hurst wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> As a complete newbie, I managed to get online with a Jaton Modulator
>V.90 with Rockwell chipset. You will, unfortunately, have to read the
>initialization details from the CD-ROM on a Windows machine. On the
>other hand, it was cheap. (It didn't hurt that my ISP was quite willing
>to tell me that, if I set the initialization string to run in V.34 mode,
>I would be logged into them on a genuine shell account.).
> Ed
>
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From: "Andrew Coppersmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem Getting My Sound Card to Work....
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:25:23 -0500
I have an ESS 1869 sound card, and everytime I try setting it up it gives me
a message saying the device is busy. How can I correct this problem.
Thanks
Andrew Coppersmith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jay T. Millar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: RH 5.2 bogging on an AMD/350
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 22:29:01 +0000
Hiya,
> I have just installed RH 5.2 on an AMD/350 ALI chipset w/ win98 as a dual
> boot and am having quite a problem with X. The system drags profusely and
> wont let me into most of the programs when I click on them (sometimes it
> will sometimes it wont). I have over a gig for the root partition and 64
> megs for the swap.
Most obvious followup questions would be:
1. How much memory do you have on this machine? How much is
recognized? (cat /proc/meminfo)
2. What kind of video card do you have on this machine, and what X
server do you have installed?
-Jay
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From: "Jeff Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Sound and Modem not working after upgrading to RH 6.0
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 16:22:50 -0500
I have recently upgradded to 6.0 After this upgrade my sound card and
modem stopped working. Also some funking things were showing up at boot
time as fail. I have included my Dmesg and most recent part of boot.log
below. They are giving me some errors but I don't know how to fix them.
They are both still working fine in Win98. Would appreciate any ideas on the
matter
**************This is my Dmesg file from /var/log******************
Linux version 2.2.5-15 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version
egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Mon Apr 19 22:21:09 EDT
1999
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 149.50 BogoMIPS
Memory: 30668k/32768k available (996k kernel code, 412k reserved, 632k data,
60k init)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized
CPU: Cyrix 6x86L 2x Core/Bus Clock stepping 02
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb0e0
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
Initializing RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd v 1.5
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.9)
Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
SIS5513: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 09
SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0x4000-0x4007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0x4008-0x400f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio
hda: ST52520A, ATA DISK drive
hdb: ST52520A, ATA DISK drive
hdc: CREATIVE CD1220E, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: ST52520A, 2446MB w/112kB Cache, CHS=621/128/63
hdb: ST52520A, 2446MB w/112kB Cache, CHS=621/128/63
hdc: ATAPI 12X CD-ROM drive, 240kB Cache
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.54
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12
raid5: measuring checksumming speed
8regs : 243.459 MB/sec
32regs : 185.166 MB/sec
using fastest function: 8regs (243.459 MB/sec)
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 >
hdb: hdb1 hdb2 < hdb5 >
autodetecting RAID arrays
autorun ...
... autorun DONE.
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 60k freed
Adding Swap: 52380k swap-space (priority -1)
YM3812 and OPL-3 driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen, Rob Hooft
1993-1996
**************This is my Boot.log file******************
May 6 16:00:34 Atlantis atd: atd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:26 Atlantis rc.sysinit: Setting clock : Thu May 6 16:00:26 CDT
1999 succeeded
May 6 16:00:26 Atlantis rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space succeeded
May 6 16:00:27 Atlantis apmd: apmd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:30 Atlantis network: Bringing up interface lo succeeded
May 6 16:00:31 Atlantis network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
May 6 16:00:31 Atlantis network: Bringing up interface ppp0 succeeded
May 6 16:00:31 Atlantis portmap: portmap startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis mount: mount: backgrounding "pinkfloyd:/"
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis mount: mount: RPC: Program not registered
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis netfs: Mounting NFS filesystems succeeded
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis mount: mount: backgrounding "pinkfloyd:/"
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis mount: mount: RPC: Program not registered
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis netfs: Mounting other filesystems succeeded
May 6 16:00:32 Atlantis random: Initializing random number generator
succeeded
May 6 16:00:35 Atlantis crond: crond startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:35 Atlantis rc: Starting pcmcia succeeded
May 6 16:00:35 Atlantis inet: inetd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:36 Atlantis named: named startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:37 Atlantis lpd: lpd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:38 Atlantis nfs: Starting NFS services: succeeded
May 6 16:00:39 Atlantis nfs: rpc.statd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:40 Atlantis nfs: rpc.rquotad startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:40 Atlantis nfs: rpc.mountd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:41 Atlantis nfs: rpc.nfsd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:41 Atlantis keytable: Loading keymap:
May 6 16:00:41 Atlantis keytable: Loading
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz
May 6 16:00:41 Atlantis keytable: Loading system font:
May 6 16:00:41 Atlantis rc: Starting keytable succeeded
May 6 16:00:42 Atlantis sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:43 Atlantis gpm: gpm startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:44 Atlantis httpd: httpd startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:44 Atlantis sound: Starting sound configuration: sound
May 6 16:00:44 Atlantis rc: Starting sound succeeded
May 6 16:00:46 Atlantis xfs: xfs startup succeeded
May 6 16:00:46 Atlantis linuxconf: Linuxconf final setup
May 6 16:00:47 Atlantis rc: Starting linuxconf succeeded
May 6 16:00:47 Atlantis rc: Starting local succeeded
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From: Frank Kuempel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: COMPAQ DESKPRO XL 590 and SCSI , URGENT !!!!!!
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 23:30:29 +0200
Hi there,
got a difficult problem with a COMPAQ DESKPRO XL590 (PENTIUM 90 / 32
MB-RAM) concerning SCSI-Ctrl.
Sometimes it happens that the partition-table of my Harddisk is lost.
Maybe someoneelse has had this too. It may be very usefull to have some
comments or help about this issue.
Ok, COMPAQ's Deskrpro XL's are using an onboard SCSI-Ctrl. ( AM57C947 ).
During installation there's a TECRAM SCSI-Device-driver detected (tsmsci
). So what happen is, if you have a look at syslog you'll see :
Kernelpanic .... . System is working fine at that moment. But, if
shuting down for reboot, system doesn't come up again cause of missing
systemtable on HD.
If there's anyone out there who had this seen before or heard about
that, be so nice contact via email at : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In advance and thank' a lot
Best
Frank
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From: Joseph Chiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Fw: isn't your problem monitor configuration?
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 10:18:32 +0800
I'm afraid not. The problem seems to be nothing to do with monitor
configuration. We can't even start X, let alone running xvidtune :-(
I think we need a new XCom_SiS for RedHat 6.0. We run well on different
machines using same configuratuon, and the only differences is XCom_SiS.
Using the current version of XCom_SiS we keep getting xfs error like
"UNIX:/7100" socket error. Maybe XCom_Sis can't handle new xfs
correctly. Any idea?
Regards,
Joseph Chiu/Linpus Tech
Stephen Lim wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Diogo Andrade Franca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 4:38 PM
> Subject: isn't your problem monitor configuration?
>
> >Isn't your problem monitor configuration? if yes, had you try to use
> >xvidtune to configurate it?
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Diogo Andrade Fran�a
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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From: Michael Hirsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which cards support TV out?
Date: 06 May 1999 21:43:39 -0400
Joshua Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I ran an stb velocity 128 with tv out and it worked fine.
Thanks, I'll look into that.
--
Michael D. Hirsch Work: (404) 727-7940
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 FAX: (404) 727-5611
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~hirsch/
Public key for encrypted mail available upon request (or finger
[EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Best Super7 Motherboard
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 01:40:32 GMT
OK boys and girls, been looking at these groups
for a couple of months now trying to find out
what would be the best board for a AMD 400.
Seems you all are working against me though.
Guess I gave up drinking to soon. Is it really to
much to ask? All I want is to build a good upgradable
system that will run LINUX and WINDOWS.
I know it's that WINDOWS thing isn't it.
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