Linux-Hardware Digest #463, Volume #10 Fri, 11 Jun 99 03:13:34 EDT
Contents:
Re: Red Hat on a Dell Dimension (buce)
Re: Digital Modems & Linux? (Johan Kullstam)
Re: SB Live! and smp (Thorsten Ohl)
Re: Linux install on >8.4gb hard disk? Possible? (+Pablo+)
Re: Intellimouse problem ("Neville Woo")
Re: I have a Rockwell Fax Modem in my machine.... (Randy Olinger)
Re: Is the 3c509 really that much better than ne2000 clone? (Randy Olinger)
Re: new sblive driver is perfect (Matija Grabnar)
Re: Problem with AHA1510b scsi (Duckie)
Diamond Multimedia SupraExpress 56e (David Bell)
Re: Voodoo3 or TNT2? ("Dr. Joachim Neudert")
Help! Opti 931 Sound Card w/Caldera 2.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Recommended SCSI scananer? (hac)
Rockwell V.90 K56Flex Data, Fax, Speakerphone PCI Modem ("Richard Natal")
help with Tandberg Travan NS20 tape drive (Robert Brodeur)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (buce)
Subject: Re: Red Hat on a Dell Dimension
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 03:21:17 GMT
Depending on what you need the box for, if you want Dell, both the
Optiplex line (sort of generic, everything integrated, but not too bad
overall) and the high end workstations are being sold right now with
redhat 6.0.
Go to http://www.dell.com/linux/config.htm to get a good look. Email
me if you have any questions about specific config's.
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:05:20 -0400,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam Choi) wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Has anyone tried or heard of people installing Red Hat on a
>Dell Dimension (desktop model as opposed to the server model).
>
>The Dell rep tried to persuade me to the much more expensive
>server line, warning that Dell would not support Linux on
>a desktop model. But the server line is over $700 more for
>the same configuration.
>
>I'm planning a 500mhz PIII, 384 Meg RAM, and 22 gig HD.
>
>(It's an institutional purchase, so I want to go with a
>know brand. It's my head of I go with a generic PC and
>something goes wrong).
>
>Cheers,
>Sam
------------------------------
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Digital Modems & Linux?
Date: 10 Jun 1999 13:19:37 -0400
CMK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> what the hell is a "digital" modem, last time I checked modem stood for
> modulator/demodulator, aka analog/digital signal output/input!
of course a modem will send and receive analog over the channel.
input and output from the user may be either analog (e.g., your fm
radio) or digital (e.g., a mil-std-188-165 compatible). a digital
modem tends to hit the digital domain sooner rather than later and
perform the bulk of the signal processing digitally rather than in
analog circuitry.
rf downconversion will probably always be analog. around here at
work, a digital modem is one which does the signal processing
digitally. i.e., phase derotation, timing synchronization and the
matched filter is digitally processed. this is as opposed to analog
matched filtering.
pots limits you to about 3000 baud on the line. to get more than
2400 bps you need a high order signal constellation, i.e., qam. i
think any of the qam based modems have to be digital in order to be
pratical.
> Bob Batson wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me about a 56K external digital modem that works with
> > Linux?
look for the rs-232c interface. *all* externals with rs-232c work
with linux. plus you get blinkenlights!
> > I want to use this modem in a dial-up connection to my ISP and all I've
> > found so far is a internal MultiTech MT5634ZPX. It has an ISA interface
> > & gets 56K on downloads only from a V.90 server.
> >
> > Bob Batson
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
johan kullstam
------------------------------
From: Thorsten Ohl <ohl@*RemoveTheStars*hep.tu-darmstadt.de>
Subject: Re: SB Live! and smp
Date: 10 Jun 1999 15:14:16 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter A. Castro) writes:
> I've been using the driver on a 2.2.9 kernel with SMP without any
> problems. Take care not to play more than one thing at a time,
> though.
That's good news. Does the driver support the SP/DIF input?
Thanks,
-Thorsten
--
Thorsten Ohl, Physics Department, TU Darmstadt -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://heplix.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de/~ohl/ [<=== PGP public key here]
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (+Pablo+)
Subject: Re: Linux install on >8.4gb hard disk? Possible?
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:08:14 GMT
This is very possible:
I started with 10GB IDE win98 single partition drive
using partition magic 4.0:
create empty space at the end of the win98 drive (any amount - I
started at 2gb, I now use 3gb))
do not use the wizard
right click the empty space
create linux swap partition at end of empty space as LOGICAL partition
create linux ext2 partition starting at the beginning of free space as
a LOGICAL partition, use remaining space
partition magic creates these inside a PRIMARY EXTENDED partition
install Linux!
IMPORTANT: install lilo on the Linux partition
Install Bootmagic
Hope this helps out
+Pablo+
------------------------------
From: "Neville Woo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Intellimouse problem
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 20:40:43 +0200
Which mouse did you choose during setup ? Try the generic ps/2 mouse if all
else fails.
Kiran Maheriya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> My Intellimouse is not working properly. It has 'jumping' movements, that
> is, while I keep on moving the mouse, the cursor is not updated (I think
> everything else stops for that while). The cursor is updated only when I
> stop moving the mouse -- no matter how small or big the movement is.
>
> I recently started using KDE, and it's WM has windows with scrolling
> titles (when window is small). It is then that I noticed is that while I
> move the mouse, the scrolling stopped, and resumed only when I rested the
> mouse! In fact, later I realized that in fact every other things stops too
> while mouse is on move!
> Only way to use the mouse is by moving it in small jerks.
>
> I am using 5.2 RedHat Installation, PII 233, Riva 128 Card.
>
> I also tried to upgrade the X server(GLX) which NVIDIA recently released
> in vain hope that it may solve my problem. It didn't.
>
> I tried almost all HOW-TO's and docs, but there was no definitive
> solution (I tried all that I came to know of).
>
> Does it mean that I have to buy a simple (or any other) mouse?
>
> Any help will be appreciated. I read some posts mentioning Intellimouse
> working for some people. Those lucky guys, could you please tell me what
> is wrong (I will provide necessary info -- ATM I just don't know what info
> to put here to help others help me!)
>
> The wheel is recognized as third button. I don't know how to test wheel
> movement yet in Linux apps.
> I am sure about the XF86Config file settings (checked and double checked).
> Protocol: IMPS2.
>
> BTW, the mouse works very well in Window$.
>
> Regards,
> kiran
>
------------------------------
From: Randy Olinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I have a Rockwell Fax Modem in my machine....
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:00:11 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Use isapnp to configure the io port and IRQ, then use setserial to tell the
op-sys about it. Make sure it does not conflict with one of your serial ports.
(i.e. disable COM2 in the BIOS if you set the modem to COM2)
Randy
Jason Kovilaritch wrote:
> ....and I would like to know if any one knows how to configure it in RedHat
> Linux 6.0.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason
------------------------------
From: Randy Olinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is the 3c509 really that much better than ne2000 clone?
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:16:59 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do not replace the ne2000 with a 3C509 ISA card. You will never get
good network performance in a PCI machine with ISA cards. I bought
2 PCI cards (10/100 RealTek 8139 based generics) for $17 each and
they send about 900 Kbytes/second, which is 90% of the theoretical max
on 10baseT. (I only have a 10 MegBit hub for now)
Anyway, rather than spend $50 on a 3C509, spend $40 on 2 PCI cards.
You will be surprised.
I heard that there is a NetGear card at www.buy.com for somewhere around
$11. (PCI, 10/100 mbit)
Randy
Alex Yung wrote:
> I have 2 machines crossed connected with 3c509 and no name ne2000
> clone. I used to have them connected by 2 3c509. ftp between each
> other can achieve the throughput about 520kbyte/s. I only get
> 320kbyte/s between them now. There are very few options on the ne2000
> clone in terms of setup. I can only choose irq, io addr and duplex
> mode. Currently, it is running at full duplex. Would changing irq or
> io addr improve performance?
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matija Grabnar)
Subject: Re: new sblive driver is perfect
Date: 11 Jun 1999 04:57:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7jmpm8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Peter A. Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The unresolved symbols problem usually means two things: you are using a
>2.0.X kernel and you don't have the modular sound patch applied.
Thank you for the detailed answer. I was using 2.2.5 and I did have
modular sound enabled. What I didn't have, it seems is the right header
files. It seems Debian does not always link /usr/include/linux,
/usr/include/asm (and one other, I forget which one) into the kernel tree,
but provides it'sown headers. I found this trick on the bttv list.
Your other suggestions came in realy handy one I've done that.
What I needed to do was go into /usr/include and make the links into the
correct kernel tree, then recompile the modules and install them.
That made it work. I tested the driver by running x11amp and playing
a CD, and the sound is great! Thank you, thank you!
--
"My name is Not Important. Not to friends.
But you can call me mr. Important" - Not J. Important
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------------------------
From: Duckie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,nl.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Problem with AHA1510b scsi
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:29:48 +0200
Grrr... i sent this from a pc on my subnet and my email address wasn't
right... *SMACK SELF* anyways this address should work... sorry if I
caused any inconvenience. Please take a look at this problem :) *points
down* :)
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I have serious problems getting my Adaptec AHA1510b isa PnP SCSI
controller to work under linux. I've tried several things, and have the
feeling I barked myself up a tree now... so any help sure is appreciated
:)
Under w1nd0z3, the card works fine and is reported to have IRQ 11, IO
0x340.
cat /proc/interrupts shows interrupt 11 as free.
cat /proc/ioports shows io 0x340 as free.
I'm running Debian GNU/Linux version 2.1 (potato) with kernel 2.2.9
The scsi card is the only reason for me to run M$ crap btw... so please
help me getting rid of it ;)
Thanks a lot in advance,
Arjan Drieman.
Here are my various attempts:
Attempted: Driver statically compiled into the kernel.
append="aha152x=0x340,11,7,1" in lilo.conf.
hardware switches on card active/inactive gives same result.
Result:
aha152x: processing commandline:
aha152x: <NULL>
aha152x: invalid line (controller=1)
ok
aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(s)
aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x340, IRQ=11, SCSI ID=7,
reconnect=enabled, parity=enabled, synchronous=disabled, delay=100,
extended translation=disabled
aha152x: trying software interrupt, lost.
aha152x: IRQ 11 possibly wrong. Please verify.
scsi : 0 hosts.
scsi : detected total.
However, when I initialize it with isapnptools:
ADP1510/1467392874[0]{SCSI Controller }: Port 0x340; IRQ11 --- Enabled
OK
I have no clue what the stuff about invalid commandline is about and where
to correct that.
Attempted: Driver as module.
Initialization with isapnptools.
append="aha152x=0x340,11,7,1" in lilo.conf
aha152x in /etc/modules
hardware switches on card inactive/inactive gives same result
Result:
ADP1510/1467392874[0]{SCSI Controller }: Port 0x340; IRQ11 --- Enabled
OK
Calculating module dependencies... done.
Loading modules: aha152x scsi : 0 hosts.
/lib/modules/2.2.9/scsi/aha152x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
After this, I get
isapnp: Device 'Creative SB AWE64 PnP'
isapnp: Device 'Adaptec AHA-1510B'
isapnp: 2 Plug & Play devices detected total
If I try to load it manually:
# insmod scsi_mod
# insmod sd_mod
# insmod sg
# insmod aha152x
scsi : 0 hosts.
/lib/modules/2.2.9/scsi/aha152x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
# modprobe aha152x
scsi : 0 hosts.
/lib/modules/2.2.9/scsi/aha152x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Bell)
Subject: Diamond Multimedia SupraExpress 56e
Date: 11 Jun 1999 04:49:44 GMT
Does the SupraExpress work with linux? If so, how well? If not, are there any
inexpensive and fast alternatives?
=========================
David Bell
Please don't email me just reply on the board.
------------------------------
From: "Dr. Joachim Neudert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Voodoo3 or TNT2?
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:19:07 +0200
Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In the windows world, there's no contest. The ultra TNT2 seems to be
> the faster chipset for 3D gaming (if only by a small margin).
Right, the TNT2 is clearly a more advanced design and has more raw computing
power than a Voodoo3.
On the other hand, in real-world-applications available today (games i.e.),
like Quake2, Unreal etc, the glide-standard still beats Direct3D 2:1, that
is why in 16-bit-color a Voodoo3 usually outperfoms a TNT2.
And when finally 32-bit-color-games arrive in numbers, I would not want to
stick with my then "old" TNT2-design, but would want to use the newest
generation of graphics-card chips, with the soon to be released
geometry-engine hardcoded on the chip. NVidia announced them for late 99.
So for today, I enjoy my Voodoo3-speed in Windows games, found the new
Linux-x-server to work rather flawless with my Voodoo card in 1600*1200*32
bit and am happily waiting for the things to come.....
Kind regards
--
Dr. Joachim Neudert
Internist, Kardiologe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Help! Opti 931 Sound Card w/Caldera 2.2
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:51:03 -0500
Hi,
Anybody got the Opti 931 sound card to work? Please help.
Thank you.
Viraj
------------------------------
From: hac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommended SCSI scananer?
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 04:41:16 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Frisch) wrote:
> > Can somebody recommend a low-end SCSI scanner that works well with the
> > available software in Linux? I currently have a Mustek parallel port
> > scanner that is tied to Windows (bleh) and I am looking to replace it.
> > Does anybody have experience with the UMAX 610S or 1220S?
>
> I haven't had the best expierences with Umax scanners. The SCSI cards
> that they come with aren't SCSI cards at all, and only work with that
> scanner. I've also tried to hook a number of Umax "SCSI" scanners up to
> real SCSI cards, but they never seem to work. We have some real HP
> scanners, that are a bunch more expensive, but they are SCSI, and seem
> to work pretty well.
> Greg
>
The included SCSI really is a SCSI card, but not worth using. There
have been several posts describing how to enable interrupts, instead of
the default polling. This will allow you to use the card. But using a
DB25 connector for SCSI is pretty perverse.
I have an Astra 1200S, and am not using the included card, cable, or
terminator. The scanner also uses DB25 connectors, an abomination that
I believe Apple introduced.
With a decent SCSI card, good cables, and active termination, I have had
NO troubles with the scanner itself. My SCSI chain looks like this:
Terminated controller HD50 -> C50 CD-R C50 -> DB25 scanner DB25 -> C50
tape C50 -> active terminator
--
Howard Christeller Irvine, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------------------------
From: "Richard Natal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Rockwell V.90 K56Flex Data, Fax, Speakerphone PCI Modem
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 02:31:20 -0300
Just tow questions.....
-How can I do my Rockwell V.90 K56Flex Data, Fax, Speakerphone PCI Modem run
under Linux ???
-Where can I find drivers about my modem ???(for linux of course)
Thanks !
------------------------------
From: Robert Brodeur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.tape
Subject: help with Tandberg Travan NS20 tape drive
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:04:22 -0700
Calling all tape drive experts. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
I recently aquired a Tandberg Travan NS20 for backing up several
computers. For some reason I can't get the darn thing to work. Here is
the computer configuration:
RedHat 6.0
Kernel 2.2.9 -- st.o loaded as a module
Initio INI-9100 scsi card
Tandberg Travan NS20 (SCSI id: 2) (Yes, properly terminated)
Here is some of the output I'm getting...
#mt status
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x47 (unknown to this mt).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (41010000):
BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
...all seems well here...
...the mt status command gives this output in the system logs (when
debuggin turned on in st.c...
Jun 10 08:45:58 slat kernel: st0: Mode sense. Length 11, medium b7, WBS
10, BLL 8
Jun 10 08:45:58 slat kernel: st0: Density 47, tape length: 0, drv
buffer: 1
Jun 10 08:45:58 slat kernel: st0: Block size: 512, buffer size: 32768
(64 blocks).
Jun 10 08:48:37 slat kernel: st0: Block limits 9 - 65536 bytes.
# mt erase
/dev/tape: Input/output error
...which also gives this message when debugging is turned on in st.c
Jun 10 08:48:37 slat kernel: st0: Erasing tape.
Jun 10 08:50:14 slat kernel: st0: Error: 28000002, cmd: 19 1 0 0 0 0
Len: 0
Jun 10 08:50:14 slat kernel: EOM Current error st09:00: sense key Volume
Overflow
Jun 10 08:50:14 slat kernel: Additional sense indicates
End-of-partition/medium detected
#tar cvf /dev/nst0 <some files>
tar: Cannot write to /dev/nst0: Input/output error
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
...tape will wind to the end and then stop, ultimately hangs the tape
drive. Must reboot.
...kernel logs after the tar command...
st0: Error: 28000002, cmd: a 1 0 0 3c 0 Len: 30720
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: EOM Current error st09:00: sense key Volume
Overflow
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: Additional sense indicates
End-of-partition/medium detected
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: Async write error (write) 28000002.
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: File length 430080 bytes.
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: Async write waits 13, finished 1.
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: Error: 28000002, cmd: 10 0 0 0 1 0
Len: 0
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: extra data not valid Current error st09:00:
sense key Hardware Error
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: Error on write filemark.
Jun 10 09:00:56 slat kernel: st0: Buffer flushed, 1 EOF(s) written
Yes, the kernel is compiled correctly. Yes, the drive is terminated
properly. It's the only scsi device in the system. I'm about ready to
pull out all my hair, or switch to (god forbid) Windows NT. I hope
neither of these happen.
Thanks
-Rob
--
_____________________________________________________________________
|Robert Brodeur | ...after storms, and after falling rain, |
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] | crashing thunder, pale blue remains.|
|________________________|________________--Toad The Wet Sprocket_____|
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.hardware) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Hardware Digest
******************************
