Linux-Hardware Digest #331, Volume #10 Wed, 26 May 99 10:13:34 EDT
Contents:
network adapter PB : SMC8000 (Christophe Laurencin)
Re: Problem booting from hard disk ("Robert Gusek")
Re: some problem with my hd ("Andr� Malafaya Baptista")
Re: PCMCIA Cards and Kernel 2.3.2 ("Andr� Malafaya Baptista")
Re: linux and DVD-RAM compatibility (Yasuyuki Saito)
Re: Help with modem setup (Brian Wallace)
Re: Boot off SCSI not IDE ("Andr� Malafaya Baptista")
Problem booting from hard disk ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
video config - i740 (Eric Veiras Galisson)
Re: SBLive...please help (Jim Chisholm)
Mounting (Jarno Saarto)
Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?) (westprog)
Re: Wireless keyboard works!!! (Peter T. Breuer)
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From: Christophe Laurencin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.network
Subject: network adapter PB : SMC8000
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:57:31 +0200
Hi there,
I try to setup a SMC-Ultra ethernet card (ISA) on my Redhat 5.1 :
During boot sequence, the ETH0 device is setup as follow :
=========================
May 26 00:14:27 big-one kernel: smc-ultra.c: Presently autoprobing (not
recommended) for a single card.
May 26 00:14:27 big-one kernel: loading device 'eth0'...
May 26 00:14:27 big-one kernel: smc-ultra.c:v2.00 6/6/96 Donald Becker
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
May 26 00:14:27 big-one kernel: eth0: SMC Ultra at 0x300, 00 00 C0 4E 8A
BC, IRQ 10 memory 0xc8000-0xcbfff.
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with base address 0x300.
But when I run ifconfig, here is the result :
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:C0:4E:8A:BC
inet addr:192.140.140.1 Bcast:192.140.140.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x310 Memory:c8000-cc000
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The base address appears to be 0x310 rather than 0x300.
When I use this card on Ms-Dos system, the smc8000.com driver shows me
the address 0x300.
On Linux, it is still impossible to communicate with this adapter !
Does anyone could help me ?
Christophe.
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From: "Robert Gusek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Problem booting from hard disk
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 08:35:29 -0500
Stefano Ghirlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >----
> >Not found any [active partition] in HDD
> >DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK ...
> >----
>
> I think some BIOS can mark partitions as active/inactive, and one cannot
> boot from inactive ones. You may look in your BIOS setup menu if there is
> such an option.
>
Actually you can set the partition whether it's bootable or not from the
FDISK or Disk Druid utility. Another thing you may want to check is that
the partition that is active is your first one on the hard drive. Some
older BIOSes will only let you boot from the first partition.
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From: "Andr� Malafaya Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: some problem with my hd
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:09:15 +0100
maybe you didn't plug the HD right...
run autodetect from BIOS setup and see if it is correctly recognised.
�O�G�ۤv�D�R wrote in message <3UZeO4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> I install linux (RedHat 6.0 and kernel 2.2.8) in hdb
> and I divide into two partition(linux native and swap)
> and oneday I remove my hdb from my computer(for learning)
> and re-plug in it.
> However, when I start linux, some problem happens in the progress
> of setup and loading
>
> error message:
> Warn:unable to open an initial console
> kernel panic:No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel
>
> please help with my linux and my hd
> I can't stand reinstalling RedHat for I have important data
> in hdb
> so...
>
>--
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From: "Andr� Malafaya Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCMCIA Cards and Kernel 2.3.2
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:10:38 +0100
We,, you have upgraded to an unstable kernel release so you'd might expect
that sort of things...
Russell Foster wrote in message <7idkcd$8hv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>HI All,
> I've just upgraded to RH6.0 and my PCMICIA card worked perfectly. Ithen
>decided to upgrade to Kernel 2.3.2. I did all the necessarys and installed
>pcmica-cd-3.0.9 from source. I've done this before on previous kernel
>without problems. ~This time however it will not come up. Anyway one have
>any suggestions on this?
>
>TIA
>
>Rus
>
>
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From: Yasuyuki Saito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux and DVD-RAM compatibility
Date: 26 May 1999 12:36:31 GMT
Hello.
In article <7hvj5s$s8t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at comp.os.linux.hardware
neurospace wrote:
$B!B(Bhey...
$B!B(B
$B!B(Bim buying a panasonic DVD-RAM drive and would like it to work
$B!B(Bunder Linux. Its a SCSI-2 device, so I should be able to recognize
$B!B(Bit alright, but what file formats will it be able to read? UDF? FAT?
$B!B(Bwill I be able to format DVD-RAM discs as EXT2 ?
I use LF-D100J (Panasonic DVD-RAM drive). I usually it on
EXT2 format. And I can use UDF format (using patch for UDF).
Please refer my Web page for further details.
http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~sight95/linux/dvd-ram/dvd-ram-english.html
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From: Brian Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Help with modem setup
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 08:11:26 -0400
On Thu, 20 May 1999, Stephen Workman wrote:
> Could someone please tell me what to do to set up my modem.
> I've got Redhat 5.1, and an internal 56K modem, but I can't get access to
> it. The modem FAQ was of little use, and I don't know what to configure, or
> what to compile into the kernel to get it going.
>
First your better off running the standard kernels and adding modules as
you need things. This makes updating and upgrading easier. On your 56K
modem, it's likely Plug And Play (PnP). You should have /sbin/isapnp and
/sbin/pnpdump in your linux. Try typing:
/sbin/pnpdump >isapnp.conf
Then edit isapnp.conf to setup your modem and copy it to /etc
Then edit your startup files (/etc/rc.d/rc.S ?) to add:
/sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
(I generally add it after the line with swapon).
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From: "Andr� Malafaya Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot off SCSI not IDE
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:12:47 +0100
What if you upgrade your BIOS to the newest release? It might let you boot
from SCSI...
Greg Bastian wrote in message <7ig00r$864$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I have a machine with an existing SCSI hard drive. I want to continue
>booting off this drive (not off the IDE drive).
>
>I can't find anything in the BIOS to help.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Greg.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Problem booting from hard disk
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 11:56:48 GMT
Hi,
We have been using slackware on pentium PC's - scsi (4GB-19GB)
/ 386/486 - ide (500MB) without any 'problems', for the last few years.
Now I am trying to install Linux on a Pentium 166 (5GB IDE drive,
LBA mode) , which installs OK, but on booting off from the hard disk
the system hangs with the following error.
----
Not found any [active partition] in HDD
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK ...
----
I have reinstalled linux a few times, even tried different
distribution of Linux (slackware 4.0 and Redhat 6.0) - but with the same
result.
Booting is done with LILO and my root (/) partition
is well within the 1024 cylinders mark (/ is on /dev/hda1 which
occupies the first 26 (total cylinders = 623 [LBA mode]) cylinders
of my ide disk). Master Boot Record in /dev/hda and first sector
of my boot partition in /dev/hda1.
Spec of my machine:-
Pentium 166
Hard disk setup: LBA, UDMA2 5130MB # Quantum Fireball IDE drive
CDROM setup: CDROM, Mode 4 # SAMSUNG SCR-3231
CHS values: 623/255/63
I have seen similar problems reported in this newsgroup, but none of the
solution suggested seems to work for me.
I would be grateful to hear from those who have had similar problem
and suggestions as how I might 'fix' this problem.
Thanks in advance
krishan
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From: Eric Veiras Galisson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: video config - i740
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:14:05 +0200
i got a video card based on chipset i740.
i manage to got a 800x600 resolution but i'm still in 8 bpp so in 256
colors and i would like to be in 16 bpp (and millions colors :-) )
did someone get the solution, and can he help me ?
thanx
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From: Jim Chisholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SBLive...please help
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:09:40 +0000
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David Tansley wrote:
> I'm running SuSE6.0 and have a seemingly redundant SBLive Value card. Has
> anyone actually managed to get this working yet? Would someone be kind
> enough to give me a walkthrough, from the very begining, or at least
> critique what I've done so far:
>
> - Downloaded the beta drivers from Creative. Read the README, natch.
> Thoroughly scanned deja news, diligently noting problems everyone else has had.
>
> - Recompiled the kernel. I set "sound support" to "M", and "/dev/dsp and
> /dev/audio support" to "y". I included no other drivers support. Is this
> right? Do I need to include Soundblaster support?
>
> - After recompiling, compiling and installing the modules, I run the SBLive
> install and it works fine and asks me to reboot.
>
> - Reboot
>
> - Do an "insmod soundcore". This reports "no module soundcore can be found"
> or something. Doing "modporbe sblive" reports the same thing. Doing "insmod
> sblive" give a list of .o files that are not found (I forget the details).
> Where does the soundcore device come from?
>
> - No sound!
>
> I would really appreciate any help I can get on this. As far as I can tell,
> I'vwe done everything right so far...I'm desperate to get my sound
> working...so could a guru please take pity on me?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Dave
Hi Dave..
Assuming (?) you're using a 2.2.5.xx kernel, just follow the README for *manual*
installation, rename sblive.o-2.2.5 to sblive.o
and copy it to your appropriate modules/misc directory.
It will most likely be necessary to do an "insmod -f sblive"
Good Luck
JIm
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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
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David Tansley wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I'm running SuSE6.0 and have a seemingly redundant
SBLive Value card. Has
<br>anyone actually managed to get this working yet? Would someone be kind
<br>enough to give me a walkthrough, from the very begining, or at least
<br>critique what I've done so far:
<p>- Downloaded the beta drivers from Creative. Read the README, natch.
<br>Thoroughly scanned deja news, diligently noting problems everyone else
has had.
<p>- Recompiled the kernel. I set "sound support" to "M", and "/dev/dsp
and
<br>/dev/audio support" to "y". I included no other drivers support. Is
this
<br>right? Do I need to include Soundblaster support?
<p>- After recompiling, compiling and installing the modules, I run the
SBLive
<br>install and it works fine and asks me to reboot.
<p>- Reboot
<p>- Do an "insmod soundcore". This reports "no module soundcore can be
found"
<br>or something. Doing "modporbe sblive" reports the same thing. Doing
"insmod
<br>sblive" give a list of .o files that are not found (I forget the details).
<br>Where does the soundcore device come from?
<p>- No sound!
<p>I would really appreciate any help I can get on this. As far as I can
tell,
<br>I'vwe done everything right so far...I'm desperate to get my sound
<br>working...so could a guru please take pity on me?
<p>Thanks in advance
<p>--
<br>Dave</blockquote>
Hi Dave..
<p>Assuming (?) you're using a 2.2.5.xx kernel, just follow the README
for *manual* installation, rename sblive.o-2.2.5 to sblive.o
<br>and copy it to your appropriate modules/misc directory.
<br>It will most likely be necessary to do an "insmod -f sblive"
<p>Good Luck
<p>JIm
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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
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From: Jarno Saarto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mounting
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 16:37:43 +0300
How can I give permission for users to write to my already mounted
harddisk? I'm using RH6 and kernel 2.2.7. How can I give permissions for
using modem?
//JS
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From: westprog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: All the current OSes are idiotic (was Re: Is Windows for idiots?)
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 12:26:38 GMT
In article <7ielc5$iu9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> westprog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7ieg2l$d1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > "Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > <science-fiction>I think in the future we can have some kind of
formal
> > > specification of everything that our programs do, and operating
> > > systems/runtimes/VMs/whatever will be able to verify than some
> > > binary
> > There seem to be two approaches to get there - new systems like Java
> > that sit on top of existing systems, and develop new ideas, and
> > completely new systems built from the ground up. I think that both
> > are required, as people won't accept completely new systems
> > initially.
> Well, ideally it's a two-step process - if Java succeeds taking over
> the world, the next logical thing is having Java chips and OS as
> mainstream
> platforms. The guys using LISP-machines also had that hope, but so
> far Java is being more successful. :)
I think that similar things were around for UCSD Pascal as well. They
all have the same limitation - what if you want to use some other
language?
> > I believe that the security found in Java bytecode can be replicated
> > in native code, but only with
> ...black magic? :-))
What about Java compilers? Wouldn't they produce machine code as secure
as bytecode?
> > One of the things I would love to see in the new wonder operating
> > system
> > are system APIs which propagate exceptions rather than returning
> > status
> > codes. I would also like to see the APIs in an object format rather
> > than a
> ...disform mass of spaghetti? :-))
MFC shows that you can have an object format and still have a big mass
of spagghetti.
> I once checked some BeOS app sources, and if they didn't fool me, it
> seems
> the OS's native API is OO. NeXT would be another example. WRT
> exceptions,
> Windows NT does that since day zero -- supporting structured
> exceptions from
> the very kernel up to user apps; C++ compilers usually map C++
> exceptions to
> NT kernel exceptions, and COM's HRESULT-encoded error codes can be
> easily
> converted to these exceptions, I guess MS can have all error handling
> more efficient and simple.
CORBA supports exceptions across processes and networks, which is nice.
I know that you can wrap the HRESULT's, but it's an annoyance.
> > > Well it seems the microkernel religion is dying, since the major
> > > OS to claim
> > > to do it (WinNT) has some megabytes of code running in kernel
> > > mode,
> > > and Linus decided that the whole idea sucks and it's not even
> > > worth paying lip service. ;-)
> > I think that the designer of a new OS could do worse than find all
> > the points of commonality between NT and Linux (and there are many)
> > and eliminate them from the new system.
> BTW it's interesting to see that Linux is slowly evolving to become
> more and
> more similar to things the Linux hackers criticized in the past (for
> efficiency, etc.) I have just moved to Red Hat 6.0. My boot screen
> is a
> clone of HPUX, my drivers are in modules, my GUI uses an ORB and chews
> more
> memory than the rest of the OS, I have standard mechanisms to
> (un)install
> software packages, I needed to get a new build of the JDK as the
> 117-v2
> wouldn't run with the new glibc libraries (kinda equivalent of msvcrt)
> and
> so on. :) It's easy throwing stones while your own roof is not yet
> finished.
It seems that the packaging of Linux is underway.
> >> And we can probably get big advantage on integrating the garbage
> >> collector tightly with the OS's virtual memory manager. This is an
> >> old dream, there
> >> is a lot of research on paging-friendly, OS-friendly,
> >> cache-friendly GC; but
> >> not a lot of implementation as never before Java a GC system was
> >> popular
> >> enough to justify such surgery on any major (commercial) OS. I
> >> would expect
> >> Sun to try that first, or maybe IBM... if the idea is good anyway;
> >> I only know enough to say that the idea is cool. ;-)
> > There are a lot of system services that could be provided in this
> > way.
> > Back in the bad old days of Dos, Wordperfect and 1-2-3 and all the
> > other
> > programs had to implement their own printer drivers. Then Windows
> > 3.0
> > came along, and you just needed one driver per printer. There are
> > dozens
> > of wheels out there being reinvented every day. Garbage collection
> > is just one example.
> The important factor is that such technologies must become very
> popular to
> justify their inclusion in the "core". The good things is that modern
> OSen
> are flexible enough to accept such things as extensions.
They don't have to go in the core, really - they just need to be
services with well specified interfaces. Spell checking is an obvious
example of a service which is useful for many applications. It shouldn't
be part of the inner OS, but nor should there be a seperate spell
checker for every program.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter T. Breuer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Wireless keyboard works!!!
Date: 26 May 1999 12:42:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Claude Chaudet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: >-->programmable "hot keys" that work in Windows due to the software drivers
: >-->(as yet unavailable in Linux, as far as I know).
: I think (thought) that from the OS's point of view, the fact that a
: keyboard has a wire or not has no importance since it should send
: the same signals.
: Am I wrong ?
No - ypu're right. The original post was either a commercial troll
or from an idyit.
: Claude.
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