Linux-Hardware Digest #394, Volume #10 Wed, 2 Jun 99 18:13:34 EDT
Contents:
Re: RAID 1 setup ("Tony Platt")
Re: SuSe 6.1 installation problems ("Nigel Hawkes")
BootX problem with Performa 5200 HELP !!!!!!! (Lionel Crottaz)
Re: How do you know if you have a WinModem? (Raju N)
Re: What's ECC? (was: Is it possible to build a sub-$500 Linux machine) (Andrew
Comech)
Re: Parallel Printer Cable (Lew Pitcher)
Toshiba T2105 & Floppy Drive Errors (Hugh McCurdy)
boot problems with Yamaha SCSI CD-RW (Mike Cico)
Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT! (Thlayli)
Re: Quickcam VC (Carlos Wexler)
Re: eMachines as linux boxes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Strange behavior (Ross Jones)
ATI Rage Magnum 2x AGP (Odessa131)
Re: 3DFX AGP Video help needed ("Lee Sharp")
Re: Creative/Ensoniq PCI 1371 sound card on SuSe 6.1 (Jeff McWilliams)
RH 5.1 version.h file! (Mike Kerr)
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From: "Tony Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: RAID 1 setup
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:29:37 +1000
If you are running Redhat
Mirroring isn't in the Kernel by default I think
Only striping
So you will possibly have to recompile with the raid striping support
I had to anyways
Tony
Andreas Oppermann wrote in message <7j340d$h3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>Al Nios schrieb in Nachricht <7j0tit$5u5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>I'm trying to implement a RAID 1 (software) using linux 2.2.5 - I've read
>>all the relevant FAQs.
>>I've created two partitions /usr and /usr2 on different disks and would
>like
>>to mirror them. When I follow the instructions (mkraid /dev/md0) in the
new
>>software FAQ, I get a "device is busy" error and I cannot umount the
>>partition. If there a way (and is it a good idea) to create the raid
before
>>the devices are mounted?
>>
>>Any help on this matter would be grealtly appreciated.
>>
>>Al Nios
>>
>I�ve got this error message too. Try this:
>- Edit config file in /etc/raid1.conf
>- Unmount the partitions you want to use in the raid array
>- Make the array: mkraid /etc/raid1.conf
>- mdadd /dev/md0 /dev/hda4 /dev/hdc4
> (note: hda4 and hdc4 are samples!)
>- mdrun -p1 /dev/md0
>- Make the filesystem: mke2fs /dev/md0
>- mount the new raid filesystem: mount /dev/md0 /mnt
>- at this point you should have the new raid filesystem
>- for the first time don�t forget to manually unmount
> and stop the raid.
> umount /mnt
> mdstop /dev/md0
>
>Andreas Oppermann
>The software raid of linux is a very nice thing. Thanks
>to all develpers.
>
>
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From: "Nigel Hawkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SuSe 6.1 installation problems
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:26:24 +0100
Marcus Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I've read a few messages about other people having problems with
> installing [SuSE]6.1. I have the Adaptec 2940 UW, and during boot it
> ends in an infinite loop with something along the lines of
>
> "SCSI host 0 aborted (pid 10)
> timed out -- resetting
> SCSI bus being reset for ...
> SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset timed out -- trying harder"
I had very similar problems, but may have the solution now.
I have on-board aic-7895 SCSI (dual channel UW), and in my case the resets
related to 'pid 42, SCSI 1, ch 0, id 2', which I took to mean device id 2 on
host channel B. This is my flatbed scanner.
Acting on a mixture of guesswork and desperation, I went into the SCSI BIOS
on boot up, and did the following to the settings for that device:
- halved the max data transfer rate;
- disabled Wide negotiation.
This reduced the max rate from 40 to 10 MB/s (for just that device, I hope).
Then I was able to boot from the 6.1 CD!
I still think there's something amiss with the 6.1 kernel and / or aic7xxx
driver, though, as two previous SuSE boot disks have worked fine, and
Windows NT dual-boots on the same hardware with no trouble.
--
Nigel Hawkes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Lionel Crottaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: BootX problem with Performa 5200 HELP !!!!!!!
Date: 2 Jun 1999 11:31:15 GMT
Hi everyone !
I have an old mac that has the following configuration :
Performa 5200CD
HD IDE 1.7 GB
RAM 24MB
CD 4x
Floppy 1.44
MacOS 7.5.1 (french)
I'm trying to install Linux PPC 4.2 for mac.
I have made the right partitions, formated as HFS and not HFS+. The sizes
are OK.
Il installed easy installation of MacOS 7.5.1 in an extra partition.
I installed BootX 1.2. BootX extension in the extention folder and the
BootX app in the Control panel folder with the other files included in
BootX.
I have put the files called ramdisk.image.gz and vmlinux in the system
folder.
I reboot...................
The system crashes at startup when trying to launch the BootX extension.
If I restart with extensions off, it boots normally. I have tried to lauch
BootX app and it says it can't launch because i doesn't have the
appropriate extension / translator.
I would like to install Linux from the Linux PPC CD but I absolutely don't
know ow it works !
PLEASE HELP !!!! THANKS ALOT !!!!
Lionel Crottaz
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From: Raju N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How do you know if you have a WinModem?
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 16:10:54 -0400
Unfortunately your modem is A Winmodem.Winmodems are not Modems.
Checkout http://www.linmodems.org
It has a link to a comprehensive list of modems supported in Linux
and list of Winmodems etc. I found the info there. I too have a winmodem
and I ditched it and got an external one.
good luck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hmmm. I'm having the same difficulty as reported by "Steven". My
> situation is that I have a Diamond SupraMax 56i PCI modem. From windows
> I can determine that its UART is 16550AN as well. Under linux, I can't
> get it to respond. Is it possible that modems whose UART is 16550AN are
> winmodems?
>
> Even though my modem is a Diamond, and Steven has a Cirrus, the behavior
> is identical. My setting match his as well.
>
> -Steve
>
> In article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Eric Fierke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I may be wrong here, but I think there's only ONE pci modem on the
> market
> > that is NOT a winmodem, and I don't think its the CL. In general,
> with
> > ISA (non PnP) modems available for as little as $30 on sale, your best
> bet
> > would be to replace it.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > > I can't seem to get my modem working in Linux 2.0 (RedHat 5.2) and
> > > 2.2.5. I simply get no response from an 'at' command. I
> configured
> > > /dev/ttyS2 with the parameters from Windows 98 using 'setserial'.
> > >
> > > I'm suspecting it's because it's WinModem-based. The card uses the
> PCI
> > > slot. The file, /proc/pci, sees a Cirrus Logic modem but says it's
> an
> > > unknown device.
> > >
> > > How do you know if the internal modem in your PC is a WinModem? The
> > > manual that came with my PC doesn't say anything about this. This
> is
> > > the diagnostics I get back from Windows 98 in Modem Properties.
> > >
> > > Port: COM3
> > > Installed: Cirrus CLM Data Fax Voice
> > >
> > > When I select COM3 and click on the "More Info..." button, I get:
> > >
> > > Port: COM3
> > > Interrupt: 5
> > > Address: E800
> > > UART: NS 16550AN
> > > Highest Speed: 115K Baud
> > >
> > > Cirrus CLM Data Fax Voice
> > > Identifier: PCI\VEN_1013&DEV_4000&SUBSYS_0000000 ... (seems to be
> > > truncated)
> > >
> > > Command Response
> > > ATI1 000
> > > ATI2 OK
> > > ATI3 CL-MD5620DT-QC-BC
> > > ATI4 OK
> > > ATI5 32K DSP RAM Present, Upgradable to 56K
> > > ATI5 002
> > > ATI5 Host I/F: PCI
> > > ATI5 DSP Code Location: Internal ROM
> > > ATI6 US
> > > ATI7 Cirrus Logic, Inc.
> > > AT+FCLASS=? 0,1,8
> > >
> > >
> > > -Steven
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Subject: Re: What's ECC? (was: Is it possible to build a sub-$500 Linux machine)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2 Jun 1999 16:21:32 -0500
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:51:37 GMT, Chris Mauritz wrote:
>Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Andrew Comech wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> You better not try to save another $20 buying non-parity memory; thats's
>>> a stupid thing to do.
>>>
>
>> I don't think many people would agree with you. ECC memory is a little slower
>> and usually a lot more expensive.
According to today's prices, it is $53 for 64MB PC100 ECC vs. $37 for 64MB
PC100 non-ECC. Depends on what you call "a lot more expensive". You can
save much more if being careful when choosing other components.
>> I've never had a single problem with non-ECC
>> memory in a variety of systems, including dual P-IIIs with 512 MB RAM.
There are some people who never crashed when DWI and even when using Windows,
still not everybody follows their example..
Of course there is no reason to care if this is for games and alike.
>Parity and ECC are different things.
My understanding was that at least now these are synonims: either
there _is_ a 9th bit, or there is not. If it is there, then the
memory is called parity/"true parity"/ECC... (although there is nothing
behind this "...and correction" part). Is this wrong?
>However, you're inadvertantly
>probably right about it not making much difference. Most OS's simply
>crash when a parity error is detected.
...Instead of e.g. overwriting data on the hard drive for several days.
>What does Linux do when a
>parity error is detected? One would assume the proper thing would
>be to kill the offending process and log the error. If it's in
>kernel space, dumping core and rebooting...
Yeap, this is what I'd expect.. I wish someone knowledgeable would
add a few words on how this actually works.
a.
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modems
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: Parallel Printer Cable
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 13:01:34 GMT
Or, more to the point, try the PLIP support in Linux
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999 12:59:25 +0100, "Andr� Malafaya Baptista"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Use serial cable with PPP connection.
>
>Charles Thomas wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Hi there
>>
>>I'm trying to connet my Slackware box to a Win98 pc using a parallel
>>printer cable. The problem is I don't have an application that can use
>>the cable on Linux. I am using Direct Cable Connection on the Windows
>>pc obviously. Do any of you know what I can do?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Michael
>>
>>
>
>
Lew Pitcher
System Consultant, Integration Solutions Architecture
Toronto Dominion Bank
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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From: Hugh McCurdy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Toshiba T2105 & Floppy Drive Errors
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 16:27:47 -0400
Just got off the phone with someone who has a dual boot
Linux (2.0.30, Slackware) and Novell DOS 7 system.
This computer is about 4 years old and is a notebook.
Toshiba Satellite T2105.
When in DOS 7, he can read and write to the floppy.
Also, the computer can boot a Linux kernel image from the floppy.
But when in Linux, he cannot use the floppy drive.
The floppy is recognized during boot. The following
is from a fax he sent me (so I'm typing in only a few lines)
...
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Started kswapd v 1.4.2.2
...
The error messages are of the form:
Again, I have only a portion of them captured by
using dmesg
...
end_request: I/O error, dev 2:00, sector 406
floppy0: disk absent or changed during operation
end_request: I/O error, dev 2:00, sector 408
floppy0: disk absent or changed during operation
end_request: I/O error, dev 2:00, sector 410
floppy0: disk absent or changed during operation
...
I was wondering if anyone had a clue or is using Linux on
a T2105. Or have any idea of what I should tell this guy.
I could say the computer is broken, but I can't resolve
the fact that it works fine in NW-DOS 7.
--
Hugh McCurdy
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From: Mike Cico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: boot problems with Yamaha SCSI CD-RW
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 16:31:13 -0400
As the subject implies, I have a Yamaha CD-RW SCSI drive on a Dell
Optiplex GX1.
I upgraded from RH 5.2 to RH 6.0 (actually using the "upgrade" button),
and during the first attempt it froze up. I re-booted, and this time it
went fine...or so I thought.
Whenever I boot now, I get a "kernel panic" during SCSI detection and my
CD-RW locks up -- I can't even open the tray, and I have to power off to
get it to work again.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? I have a SCSI HD at id 0,
and my CD-RW factory default is id 3 (don't know if that helps, but
there it is anyway).
Thanks,
Mike Cico
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thlayli)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Windows easy to install? BULLSHIT!
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 21:00:06 GMT
Daniele Bernardini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
>After that I installed SuSE Linux and it worked right away out
>of the box I needed just to recompile the kernel with specific
>settings for my machine and setup Xwindows (40 mins in all) et voila'.
I like this part. If you had to recompile the kernel, then it didn't work
"right out of the box".
You've told your story, now here's mine:
This computer came with Windows 3.1 preloaded. I have installed Windows 95,
Windows NT 4.0, OS/2 3.0, and four variants of Linux (Slackware
2.something-or-other and 3.5, Red Hat 4.2 and 5.0). The only OS that worked
properly right out of the box was Windows 95.
YMMV.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carlos Wexler)
Subject: Re: Quickcam VC
Date: 2 Jun 1999 13:21:52 GMT
I've heard that there IS a QuickCam VC (parallel port version) module
already, but that it needs some IEEE1284 features that are not currentlly
supported in the parallel port module. It would be interesting if these
features were supported to some extent so that we "unhappy" QuickCam VC
owners (I bought mine for $30...) could use them. I understand that the
Eggcam is better, but fur my purposes (videoconferencing) the VC is
enough... If this is fixed then I don't need M$ stuff anymore!!!!
Carlos
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Walt Shekrota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>David Fox wrote:
>>
>> Walt Shekrota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > Mark Everhard wrote:
>> >
>> > > Has anyone been able to get the Quickcam VC to work?
>> >
>> > No...
>> >
>> > There is a package supposedly in the alpha stage not yet avail by the
>> > same author of package for OS2.
>> > As you must know Logitech has been less than open with the specification
>> > for these. Hope their sales reflect their inability to play with others.
>> > We can probably expect something soon. I too have one from recent market
>> > dumping ..... was $30.
>> > Sorry but I don't have any good news .... perhaps someone else.
>>
>> Is there any alternative hardware?
>> --
>> David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
>> UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
>
>
>
>Although I do not have one I've heard the panasonic eggcam is the
>favorite. Saw one in operation at the Linux Expo here in Raleigh on a
>Redhat System. Supposed to be about $100. Haven't seen them in the local
>stores though.
>
>Sooner or later the drivers will show for the Quickcam VC though. I'd
>like to know where the lists are that the author spoke of in the email.
>(quickcam-drivers and video4linux)
>Does anyone know?
>Thanks.
>-Walt
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: eMachines as linux boxes
Date: 2 Jun 1999 13:27:11 GMT
Eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone think the eMachine 333cs (Cyrix MII-333 , 32 MB Ram , Soundcard Crystal
> CS 4235, ATI Rage IIc agp, 2 GIG HDD (yeah.. the only real limitation but I
> can live with a 2 gig linux anyway) ) is a decent linux box that would be my
> secondary machine? (I want to run it alongside my windows desktop which is the
> powerhorse machine for me)
> My question is more on the side of:
> -is the cyrix MII 333 known to be CRAPPY or is it a decent CPU?
> -Is the video card 'decent' enough for 1024 or 800*600 resolutions? (although
> I dont plan on running a monitor on it - remote administration! =]
> -could I get 'better' for cheaper somewhere else?
Well, I recently bought such a beast for an NT box and _quickly_ returned
it right back to BestBuy. Simply leaving the machine on overnight would
lead to BSOD via kernel mode exception. Yes, NT is flaky, but the feeling I
got was a) the Cyrix is just too far off of standard and b) you get what
you pay for -- the thing was cheap and not only in price.
My $.02.
--
====================================
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 08:25:42 -0500
From: Ross Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Strange behavior
I recently picked up a 3c509b nic. This nic has a BNC, AUI and twisted
pair connectors. I was setting it up in a Linux box and it caused one
drive not to mount, and would not allow my X windows to initialize. I
have removed it and am trying to rebuild the machine, and non of my auto
probes work. Has anyone seen this sort of thing before?
Thanks
ross
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Odessa131)
Subject: ATI Rage Magnum 2x AGP
Date: 2 Jun 1999 13:36:38 GMT
Hello, I recently made a computer with CAD in mind and ended up getting an ATI
RAGE Magnum 2x AGP w/ 32mb of ram. Unfortunately Redhat 6.0 doesn't like this
card and X mocks me with its 320x200 resolution. Is there any support for the
ATI RAGE 128 GL graphics engine yet? And why can I get a screen, but only at
320x200 resoltuon?
Thank you,
Tom H.
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3DFX AGP Video help needed
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 17:11:46 GMT
Roger Belanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I'm trying to use Linux 5.2 and X windows with a generic 3DFX AGP video
> card. The install program for XFree86 will not auto detect anything, so
> I tried using the minimum configuration (VGA, low res). I was able to
> startx, but the display did not seem to repaint correctly and it was
> starting to smell (probably my monitor) so I stopped it.
Good god, man. Could you be more vague? Which card do you have?
Banshee, V3?
> Are there any drivers for 3DFX chipsets yet (do you think there will
> be?)?
Yes. http://glide.xxedgexx.com/refer.html has a beta for the Banshee,
and the V3.
> Should VGA mode work with any video card (was there something else I
> overlooked?)?
Newer cards are often not supported by the base distribution. You need
a new server, and time. The new servers often take a bit more work to
install.
> Please help.
If the future, you need to "help" as well. Thisng like what card you
are useing. What version of the software. What version of Linux. The
answer is most often in the details ommited from the first post.
Lee
--
SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an
individual, not as a representative of any company, organization or other
entity. I am solely responsible for my words.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff McWilliams)
Subject: Re: Creative/Ensoniq PCI 1371 sound card on SuSe 6.1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 21:10:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Rowland wrote:
>Anyone had luck getting the Ensoniq PCI 1371 sound card to work under
>SuSe 6.1?
If you're using a 2.2.x kernel then yes, it is supported by the kernel.
You may have to rebuild the kernel to provide support for it, however.
--
Jeff McWilliams - Advanced Development Engineer, ACE Technologies
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From: Mike Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH 5.1 version.h file!
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 09:48:16 -0400
I don't have a version.h file on my Red Hat 5.1, kernel version
2.0.34-0.6 computer. I also don't have the /linux directory under the
/usr/include directory.
Red Hat doesn't recognize the "make" command, so I can't do a make
config in order to generate the version.h file.
Any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks!
Mike
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