Linux-Hardware Digest #266, Volume #10 Tue, 18 May 99 19:13:50 EDT
Contents:
Re: SoundBlaster Live! and RH 6.0 (Jim Chisholm)
Laptop recommendations? ("igor vilensky")
HP 8100i IDE CDRW problems. (Alex Waltrip)
Re: Redhat 6.0 and Roland SCC-1 (David Ripton)
Re: Help with mpact chipset (taniwha)
Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous? (Jim Noeth)
Re: Q: What can I do when SVGALIB did not support my video card(chipset)???
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Exhaustive testing of a suspect hard drive (Christopher Mahmood)
ISDN monitor (Dirk Groot)
Help with mpact chipset (Sean)
Re: Linux on Dell servers (Dontae Beavers)
S3 86c362 AGP Videocard supported by X? ("gijs.huisman")
Help with networking Redhat 5.2 (Chris Madson)
help with my modem pleas ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Init string for Sportster 56K External (AK)
Re: Linux and VIA MVP3 or ALI V (Rod Roark)
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From: Jim Chisholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Live! and RH 6.0
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:29:07 +0000
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Terence wrote:
> Tom Davies wrote:
>
> > Terry wrote:
> > >
> > > Is it possible to get this working? If so, what would I use for a driver?
> > >
> > > Signed -- A Newbie
> >
> > Yes, there is a driver at http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
> >
> > BUT -- it doesn't work for me, or many other people. Presumably the next
> > version will...
> >
> > Tom
>
> Ya, got it, downloaded it, says i got the wrong kernal, mine has the right
> version, just a -15 at the end (RedHat 6.0) oh well... so I take it I can't
> even have it act like a soundblaster 16? or an 8 for that matter, anything but
> that BEEP!!
Hey Guys..
Follow the Manual Install instructions and force it with "insmod -f sblive"
..works for me
Jim
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Jim Chisholm
Dalhousie University, Dept. Physics Halifax N.S. Canada
http://electron.phys.dal.ca
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
Lieutenant #2 Bay Road Station 59
http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/HalifaxNSCA
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Terence wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Tom Davies wrote:
<p>> Terry wrote:
<br>> >
<br>> > Is it possible to get this working? If so, what would I use
for a driver?
<br>> >
<br>> > Signed -- A Newbie
<br>>
<br>> Yes, there is a driver at <a
href="http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/">http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/</a>
<br>>
<br>> BUT -- it doesn't work for me, or many other people. Presumably the
next
<br>> version will...
<br>>
<br>> Tom
<p>Ya, got it, downloaded it, says i got the wrong kernal, mine has the
right
<br>version, just a -15 at the end (RedHat 6.0) oh well... so I take
it I can't
<br>even have it act like a soundblaster 16? or an 8 for that matter,
anything but
<br>that BEEP!!</blockquote>
Hey Guys..
<p>Follow the Manual Install instructions and force it with "insmod -f
sblive"
<br>..works for me
<p>Jim
<pre>--
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Jim
Chisholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dalhousie University, Dept. Physics Halifax N.S.
Canada
<A HREF="http://electron.phys.dal.ca">http://electron.phys.dal.ca</A>
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
Lieutenant #2 Bay Road Station 59
<A
HREF="http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/HalifaxNSCA">http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/HalifaxNSCA</A>
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From: "igor vilensky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Laptop recommendations?
Date: 18 May 1999 13:12:34 PDT
i'm a recreational macuser,that is to say double-click, no command line type
of guy, who wants to grow up and learn linux
i would like to get an inexpensive/moderately priced laptop pc (i have not
been able to install linuxppc on my performa 6400, so it's time to buy new
computer, i guess) and run linux on it, perhaps dual linux/windows,
i read that certain components should be avoided because their manufacturers
keep their interface configuration proprietory(whatever that is),
also, that one should avoid a winmodem(which is what?)
please, advise me how to proceed
thanks,
igor
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From: Alex Waltrip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 8100i IDE CDRW problems.
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 10:27:40 -0600
I am having a heck of a time trying to get CD writing going on my RedHat 5.2 running a
2.0.36-3
kernel. From reading various README's and HOWTO's, I have the following understanding:
* I need to run "SCSI emulation" to run cdrecord and the way to do that is with the
following
line in /etc/lilo.conf 'append="hda=ide-scsi"', (my CDRW is an IDE configured as
primary
master) and reboot.
The above understanding is based on the following assumptions:
* My kernel is new enough that I don't need any patches.
* My kernel has the "ide-scsi" driver.
* By specifying the line 'append="hda=ide-scsi"' in lilo.conf I am telling the
kernel to load the
driver module ide-scsi at boot time and use it for the hda device.
Miscellany:
* I've also heard that I need to compile the driver into the kernel but haven't
overcome my fear
of make config yet so I haven't done that yet. Is this really necessary?
* My cdrom needs to be configured primary master. Is this true?
My questions:
* Why does a "/opt/schily/bin/cdrecord -scanbus" not list my HP CDRW? It lists my
scsi stuff (2
hard drives and a scsi cdrom) and a bunch of asterisks but no IDE stuff.
* Why does a "/opt/schily/bin/cdrecord -scanbus" not list my HP CDRW but when I run
'xcdroast &'
and go to the "SCSI-IDE" section it lists my HP CDRW (albeit only gives the
option of setting
it as a data READER in Setup)?
* Do I really need to get my hands dirty with "make config" and compile the driver
'ide-scsi'
(assuming I have it) into the kernel?
* If my assumption that "ide-scsi" is a driver is correct, why does 'ide-scsi' not
appear in my
lsmod output after I reboot?
* If my assumption that "ide-scsi" is a driver is correct, why does 'ide-scsi' not
appear in the
output from the 'modprobe -l | grep 'scsi' | more' command?
* What is the line 'append="hda=ide-scsi"' actually telling lilo to do.
* How do I confirm that I have the "ide-scsi" driver.
Need help bad, if I don't solve soon I may be stuck with a laptop that doesn't run
linux.
Thanks.
--
Alex P. Waltrip
Denver, CO.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Ripton)
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.0 and Roland SCC-1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 19:45:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Joe Fung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm using RH6.0 and have a old Roland SCC-1 card installed. Is there
>anyone experienced how to setup this card?
>I can load the mpu401/uart401 module sucessully and I can play midi with
>piano solo too.
>However, I just can't play sound other than piano. It seems that the
>instruments in the midi can't map to the tone bank or the drum set. Any
>suggestion?
I have one. It works if I compile mpu401 support statically into
the kernel along with the right IO address and IRQ. I haven't made
it work right as a module, which isn't to say that it can't be done.
kmid works great for me. Other midi players I've tried (playmidi,
kmidi) have problems with my SB16 + SCC-1 setup. (kmidi doesn't
work at all, while playmidi uses the SB16 regardless of what I do
with the -D option.) Test with kmid to see whether you have a true
kernel sound driver problem or just a broken midi player.
--
David Ripton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
spamgard(tm): To email me, put "geek" in your Subject line.
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From: taniwha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with mpact chipset
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:57:03 +0000
Sean wrote:
>
> I have a Gateway PII with the mpact agp video chipset. Has anyone got
> this working?
I used to work for Chromnatic that designed the mPacts - sadly Chromatic
died
last year and there won't be any more support - they were designed for
DOS based systems - their VGA emulation runs partially as code in a
DOS/Win environment which means that sadly they wont run under Linux
without major work that just isn't going to happen now that Chromatic
is dead
sorry
Paul
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From: Jim Noeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
Subject: Re: removing cooling fans--how dangerous?
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 19:41:48 GMT
I didn't get all the way through the responses to your question, but
here's my response. Actually, in most cases, the fan itself doesn't make
that much noise. The noise is produced by the air movement. So slowing
down the fan will reduce the noise (usually). Also, most CPU fans I have
encountered produce very little noise.
So, what I would do is reduce the voltage to the fan in the power supply
(you can probably do this by powering it from the 5 volt supply rather
than the 12 volt supply). I would disconnect/remove the CPU fan
(assuming you have a fairly large heat sink). Then remove the case and
replace it with a screen. If the computer is out in the open where air
can freely flow around it, it will probably stay cool enough.
One last comment, I would spin down the disk drives when not in use (you
mentioned that you know how to do this). Also, I would check the
temperature of the processor periodically at first. If the processor
gets hot, reinstall the CPU fan.
If you go to a faster processor, or some of the new high RPM disks, all
bets are off.
In article <7gb5fh$nj1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I would like to get rid of the cooling fans in my computer (cpu and
power
> supply) since the noise bothers me (I want the computer to be totally
silent;
> I already know how to spin down hard discs). Here's what I need to
know:
>
> - Where can I get silent coolers to replace those fans? E.g. Peltier
elements
> or radiators. They should preferably be as cheap as possible
(definitely less
> than $100 for replacing all fans).
>
> - If completely silent coolers are not available for cheap, where can
I get
> the cheapest (working) very-low-noise, heat sensor-controlled fans?
>
> - If I simply toss out the fans without replacing them by anything,
what will
> the consequences be? If the cpu gets too hot, will it be destroyed
immediately
> or stop working in time for me to detect that something is wrong?
>
> The computer is never on for more than a few hours, the environment
> temperature is moderate (<80 F in summer, typically about 60 F), and I
could
> live with the computer crashing every now and then; I could not live
with the
> computer going up in flames (no pun intended). All operating systems
that I
> run support "idle"-cooling of the processor. And the installed
hardware is
> pretty minimal, so the power supply would not get hot too quickly.
>
> All responses appreciated: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Q: What can I do when SVGALIB did not support my video card(chipset)???
Date: 6 May 1999 10:23:50 +0100
ei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi~~~
> could anyone please tell me what i can do when SVGALIB not support my
> Millennium II & G200 ?
> Is there any solution to use graphics for console mode on liunx or
> unix?
You can try to use the VESA driver in the latest svgalib version. It works
quite well (even if rather slowly) with my Millenium II.
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Alain Borel
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From: Christopher Mahmood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Exhaustive testing of a suspect hard drive
Date: 17 May 1999 06:07:27 -0700
badblocks, be sure to read the man page first.
-ckm
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From: Dirk Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ISDN monitor
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:28:32 +0200
Hello, there...
Does anybody know where I can find a better ISDN monitor than the one
provided by isdn4k-utils?
Thanx
Dirk
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From: Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with mpact chipset
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 20:24:40 -0400
I have a Gateway PII with the mpact agp video chipset. Has anyone got
this working?
Thanks,
-sean
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From: Dontae Beavers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Dell servers
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 14:54:34 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have Linux (RedHat 5.2) running on two 2300's.
What do you need to know?
Lewis Foti wrote:
> Has anybody experience of running Linux on a Dell Power Edge 1300 server,
> and if so would you do it again? I'd appreciate details of the hardware
> configuration, especially what disk subsystems have been used.
>
> thanks
>
> Lewis
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Shonne Beavers -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Being myself a remarkably stupid fellow, I have had to unteach myself
the difficulties, and now beg to present to my fellow fools the parts
that are not hard" --Silvanus P. Thompson, from "Calculus Made Easy."
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From: "gijs.huisman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: S3 86c362 AGP Videocard supported by X?
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 19:34:26 +0200
Does anyone know how to get the S3 86c362 AGP Video Card run with
Xwindow.Sax doesn't recognize this Card under SuSe? I can't even get it to
run in the simplest VGA mode.
Thanks,
Gijs
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From: Chris Madson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Help with networking Redhat 5.2
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:40:40 -0500
For some reason, my networking setup isn't working anymore. I'm running
Redhat 5.2, with a NE2000 PCI card plugged into my DSL (Basically a
CISCO router) and it used to accept the DHCP packages fine, but now
whenever it boots, it states it is "delaying eth0 initilization" and
when I go into Network Config, I find the device inactive... Whenever I
try to start it by activating it, it doesn't actually activate. Any
ideas??? I really need some help! Thanks in advance,
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: help with my modem pleas
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 20:42:20 GMT
hi
I've an internal rockwell modem it's attached to the ttyS1 ( com2 ) port
of my computer
the problem is I ca'nt reach it except when I'm root I want to reach it
when I 'm a usual user mincom refuese and says it can't access the lock
file ...
can you pleas help me
how can I make any user access my modem .. or prevent him from doing so
..?
thanks in advance
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AK)
Subject: Init string for Sportster 56K External
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 17:55:43 GMT
I am using my USR Sportster 56K Data/Fax external modem with Red Hat
6.0. It works, and although it claims to be connecting at 38000 (best
speed on my crappy phone lines), the download rates rarely exceed 500
bytes/sec.
I have been trying to build a new init string to solve this problem,
without success. Has anyone ever configured this modem for Linux? Any
advice?
Also, if I wanted to get an internal PCI modem, what would be a good
choice?
AK
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and VIA MVP3 or ALI V
Date: 18 May 1999 21:53:36 GMT
PD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i just want whether Linux 2.0.X or 2.2.X have any problems with either VIA
>MVP3 or ALI V chipsets.
>
>if you have a choice between a FIC 2013 (VIA) and a MicroStar 6159 which
>would you choose. why?
Get the FIC. VIA support in Linux is more mature.
-- Rod
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