Linux-Hardware Digest #466, Volume #10 Fri, 11 Jun 99 14:13:42 EDT
Contents:
Re: video capture cards for Linux?
Help for MODEM ("Emanuele Fabrizi")
Re: Linux on desktop Dells (Michael Perry)
Courier v.34 Modem ("John Connell")
WebCam (Torsten Blank)
Cirrus Logic AGP locking up ("Phillip A. Ryals")
Re: URGENT!!! Modem problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Digiboard 8 port issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: WebCam (Torsten Blank)
Re: Help for MODEM (Leejay Wu)
Cirrus Logic AGP Locking up. Help? ("Phillip A. Ryals")
URGENT!!! Modem problem (MOM)
AMD53CF94 (CMD 6520) SCSI adapter driver for Linux?? (filippo sartori)
Cables ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HELP!! Promise Ultra/66 with RedHat 6.0 setup ("Mark Swope")
Re: SiS6326 video card problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Dual celeron (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
cabel modem (opperman goes)
Re: Celeron or PII? (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Re: Celeron or PII? (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Trident 3DImage 9750 Linear APG problem ("Ynze van Aken")
help: read ok, write fails, on scsi-atapi cd-rw (Daniel M. Drucker)
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Subject: Re: video capture cards for Linux?
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:49:23 -0700
On 10 Jun 1999 16:40:16 GMT, Peter Bismuti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a sony camcorder and I'd like to get a video capture card,
>when that also has a television tuner if possible. Are there any
>that will work with Linux??!! I guess the more proper question is,
http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
>are there drivers written for any video catpure cards?
>How hard are they to configure? Would I be better off just hooking it
>up to a Windows machine instead??
>
>Another stupid question, you do need a cable input into the back of
>the card in order to receive television channels, correct?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
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From: "Emanuele Fabrizi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help for MODEM
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:24:02 +0200
I have an internal modem PCI called : SupraExpress 56i V PRO
make by DIAMOND.
Under Windows98 it works : Port = COM3
Interrupt = 10
and the 'DOS Support' menu (under 'Propriety') says :
for DOS application : COM Port = COM3
Base Address(Hex) = 03e8
IRQ = 4.
Under Linux (SuSE 5.3) the modem don't work.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux on desktop Dells
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:19:41 -0700
On 30 May 1999 03:10:02 GMT, Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 29 May 1999 12:40:05 GMT, Walter Harms wrote:
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi) writes:
>>
>>i run linux on optiplex dells since 2.0.34 (suse 5.2) no problems with that.
>
>hardly surprising, since I believe they have been tested with OSs such
>as Solaris and SCO that are at least as fussy about hardware as linux.
>
>--
>Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Buying computer parts ? How do you know which vendors to trust ?
>http://www.resellerratings.com
>Impartial and accurate. Straight from the buyers mouth.
>( disclaimer: i'm not affiliated with resellerratings.com )
Linux will also install on several Dell Precision Workstations and Servers.
Check out the offerings on the Dell commerce pages for details.
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From: "John Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Courier v.34 Modem
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:02:19 -0400
I am *very* new to Linux. I have a USR Courier v.34 external modem. I am
trying to set it up with mucho problems. Please note that this is the first
real OS I have used. I have been a sole user of
MSWin up until now. I am using RH6.0 and KDE is my GUI of choice. I have
copied my ppp files from /usr/doc to /usr/bin and edited appropriately, also
edited hosts and resolv.conf files. KPPP
ID's my modem, will query it, dials my ISP tries to log on, quits and
redials again and again and again..... I just really need a step by step
procedure, have read the "How-tos and the man pages, but am doing nothing
but getting more confused . If I use minicom I can get to my ISP's server
type in my ID and PW then get a NETWORK/LOGIN as KEYWORDS, If I login again
I get a No CARRIER response. Beats me......
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From: Torsten Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WebCam
Date: 11 Jun 1999 16:44:37 +0200
Is it possible, to use a parallel port webcam with Linux?
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From: "Phillip A. Ryals" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cirrus Logic AGP locking up
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:37:36 -0500
I just installed RH6.0 on my system and It's locking up so hard that I have
to physically switch it off. I know it has something to do with the video
card, but I'm not sure what to do.
I have a Cirrus Logic AGP card on an AMD K-2 400. Basically, it's
recognized during installation and setup installs XFree86-SVGA, everything
works for a couple minutes, and then it locks up. It's running at
1024x768x24. Incidentally, setup set the default color depth to 32 bit.
When I set it to 24, it seemed like it took longer to actually lock.
Any ideas?
Phillip
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: URGENT!!! Modem problem
Date: 11 Jun 1999 15:50:43 GMT
>I have a USR 56K internal modem and i can�t get him to work fine.
If it's a USR Winmodem then forget it. Winmodems don't work with
Linux. You will need to get a new modem that is Hardware driven
rarther thansoftware driven.
Ken
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Digiboard 8 port issues
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:31:42 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm currently setting up a Digiboard PC/4 and PC/8 card (in two
seperate RedHat based Linux boxes, running 2.0.35). Upgrading the
kernel isn't an option right now because of the database software we're
running at this stage.
These are not intelligent or extended cards -- they do not have memory
or need special support. The 4 port (as an example) is configured with
ports 1-4 as 0x100, 0x108, 0x110 and 0x118. It has a status port on
0x140. All ports are on IRQ 4.
setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x100 baud_base 38400 set_multiport ... etc.
I've got the masks and matches set for multiport support but I'm
getting a lot of messages on the screen... "kernel: rs port monitor
(single) irq 4: 0xff, 0xff" ... (also in /var/log/messages). The issue
is ... the ports don't work if I keep more than the first port enabled
on the board ... ie, the IRQ sharing isn't working properly. The full
PDF documentation on the board is at DIGI at
ftp://ftp.dgii.com/support/manuals/hardware/pcx/90029700A.pdf ...
... any help would be highly appreciated.
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From: Torsten Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WebCam
Date: 11 Jun 1999 17:13:59 +0200
... Its a Creative WebCam.
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From: Leejay Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help for MODEM
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 11:46:41 -0400
Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux.hardware: 11-Jun-99 Help for MODEM
by "Emanuele Fabrizi"@tin.i
> I have an internal modem PCI called : SupraExpress 56i V PRO
> make by DIAMOND.
[snip]
-- searches Dejanews.com for 'SupraExpress 56i V Pro', comp.os.linux.*
-- quickly turns up a post appended to his msg.
Couple o' notes.
a) Dejanews.com is good for common Q's like this.
b) http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html has been pretty heavily
plugged. The 'SupraExpress 56i Pro" (no V?) is listed as a WinModem.
c) Searching the manufacturer's site, www.diamond.com...
hmmm, that site doesn't discuss the 56i Pro.
Switching to the German site, (swap the extension), specifically
mentions
"Kosteng|nstiges controllerless PCI-Design"
Hmmm. Substituting 'eng' for 'ger' in the URL... (interesting.
'ger', not, say, 'deu'? but I digress), and it says:
"Cost effective controllerless PCI design"
Read: paperweight.
If the 'V' simply means, say, 'voice', and not a major, major design
change, then...
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rom: "Randall E. Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is my Diamond Supra Express 56i V Pro PCI modem Linux compatible?
Date: 25 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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I believe yours in Windows-only. Check your model number against the list
at http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
Paul Gee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone please tell me if my Diamond SupraExpress 56i V Pro PCI modem
> is Linux compatible?
>
> If so, how do I get it to be recognised correctly? Whenever kppp tries ot
> startit always says the modem is busy.
>
> Any help would be appreeciated - preferably via email
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From: "Phillip A. Ryals" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cirrus Logic AGP Locking up. Help?
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:42:44 -0500
I just installed RH6.0 on my system and It's locking up so hard that I have
to physically switch it off. I know it has something to do with the video
card, but I'm not sure what to do.
I have a Cirrus Logic AGP card on an AMD K-2 400. Basically, it's
recognized during installation and setup installs XFree86-SVGA, everything
works for a couple minutes, and then it locks up. It's running at
1024x768x24. Incidentally, setup set the default color depth to 32 bit.
When I set it to 24, it seemed like it took longer to actually lock.
Any ideas?
Phillip
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MOM)
Subject: URGENT!!! Modem problem
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:28:06 GMT
I have a USR 56K internal modem and i can�t get him to work fine.
I have a P2B Asus mb and i set it like this:
Com 1: Irq 4 3f8h
Com 2: Irq 3 2f8h
PNP OS : no
IRQ 4 used by ISA : YES
My modem is at COM 3 and uses irq 4. But when i run "setserial -g
/dev/ttyS2" the uart in unknown and my modem does�t work.
Any help!!!
Thanks in advanced....
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From: filippo sartori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AMD53CF94 (CMD 6520) SCSI adapter driver for Linux??
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:59:48 +0100
Help!
Any pointer to how to support this SCSI adapter under linux?
Regards
Filippo Sartori
Pls mail me also.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Cables
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 11:51:51 -0400
I have a G6-450 and I have a winblows 98 and a USR WinModem(soon to be
replaced). Recently I opened up my computer and saw a grey cable( a
little thicker than a mouse cable) running from my crappy WinModem into
the motherboard. There is also a similar one originating from the DVD
drive. I was just wondering what this cable is and what it does( I know
how to remove it).
Any help would be appreciated
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From: "Mark Swope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HELP!! Promise Ultra/66 with RedHat 6.0 setup
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:46:21 -0500
Mark,
I've heard rumours from a coworker that the Promise Ultra/66
is not (yet) supported. There are alleged to be some beta-ish
drivers out there - he wasn't too keen on trying them yet.
I think he found this info on the RedHat site.
mas
Mark Parry wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>Hi,
>
>I've got a machine with a WD Expert 18GB drive attached to one channel on a
>Promise Ultra/66 IDE controller. The other channel has a Fujitsu 6GB drive
(as
>master) and an Aopen DVD-ROM drive (as slave), which should be supportable
as a
>standard ATAPI CDROM for the moment.
>
>When I try to boot the install disk (identifying the Promise controller
with
>ide2=0xdc00,0xe002,11 and ide3=0xe400,0xe802,12 in the kernel boot params
of
>LOADLIN), all devices are identified succesfully as the above, yet when the
>second sweep of identification begins, only the WD and Fujitsu drives are
listed
>- the Aopen DVD isn't shown at all - and the boot hangs there.
>
>Does anybody have any idea what may be going on here, or have a workaround?
>
>Thanks for you help,
>
>Mark.
>
>
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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:49:44 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SiS6326 video card problems
mrstrong wrote:
> gday
> I have a SiS6326 video card, and have recently installed RH6.0. I have
> everything working so far, except that (i think) there is a problem with
> my video card.
Hi,
I have a Diamond SpeedStar A50 that has SiS6326 chipset. It took me a while
to configure, but it works perfectly now. I can get 1024x768 resolution in
16-bit color. The three options that I had to set manually had something to
do with acceleration, cursor and "blt". If you want, I can send you my
XF86Config file, so you can play with it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Subject: Re: Dual celeron
Date: 12 Jun 1999 00:19:56 +0800
>>>>> "mumford" == mumford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
mumford> *scoff* (Prices from http://www.pricewatch.com) 2 Intel
mumford> P-II 450's: $500 or 2 PPGA 300A Celeron's (overclocking
mumford> to 450) = $100 2 MSI6905 slotkets (with heatsink &
mumford> ball-bearing fan): $30 total $130
For a "fairer" comparison, you should compare the price of P-II 300
with Celeron 300A, and compare the price of P-II 450 with Celeron 450
(extrapolated from the prices of 333, 366, 400, 433).
I think the overclockability should be considered as a bonus if you
want to make the comparison "fairer". It shouldn't be counted in the
price comparisons, because some people insist on not overclocking the
CPU's.
Well... this is just my personal opinion on how we should compare the
prices.. Even with such a "fairer" comparison, you'd still find
Celerons the price winner. The price of building a *dual*-Celeron
system (not overclocked) is comparable to the price of a *uni*-P2
system.
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From: opperman goes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cabel modem
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:43:03 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gezogt een scrip voor mijn cabel modem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Subject: Re: Celeron or PII?
Date: 12 Jun 1999 00:12:45 +0800
>>>>> "Vaisbrot" == Vaisbrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Vaisbrot> I saw somewhere than because of Linux's better
Vaisbrot> (i.e. complete) usage of the CPU, it was tricky to
Vaisbrot> overclock it, whichever the CPU model may be.
It's the opposite. Linux's process scheduler wisely make use of the
HLT instruction to tell the CPU "you can take a short break" when
there is nothing useful to do. (Contrarily, win95/98 always keep the
CPU busy by requesting "Hey, you want rest? No way. Find something
to do: check if there is mouse activity and if the keyboard has been
pressed, or run a CPU-intensive screensaver [ some of which actually
deserving the name "screen-killer" instead]." even when there is no
useful things to do.)
As a result, it is reported by many people consistently that the CPU's
feel cooler when they're using Linux, than when they're running Win9x
and Win NT.
Vaisbrot> I've got a 433 Mhz Celeron with a fan on a 66 Mhz bus
Vaisbrot> (6.5 * 66 = 433). My motherboard can go up to 8*66
Vaisbrot> (can't change the bus frequency).
Wrong. With Celerons, you can't change the multiplier. You can only
change the bus frequency. Some motherboards support non-standard FSB
frequencies of 75MHz and 83.5MHz, in addition to standard 66 and 100
MHz. So, you can try them out.
Vaisbrot> Do you mean that if I o/c my CPU to 500 MHz (7.5*66), it
Vaisbrot> will work without overheating with Linux too ?
No. You may try 6.5*75 = 492MHz. It may not work. This depends on
luck (and also the combination of slocket + motherboard).
To go higher, you would have to use 6.5*83.5 = 543MHz. This is very
unlikely to work. Some people estimate that 66MHz FSB-class Celerons
cannot work stably over aroud 470MHz. So, if you can go to 500MH
(e.g. C333-->505MHz), you are very lucky (success rate is only 10%).
450MHz is very stable, though. That's why people sue C300A. Bumping
the FSB to 100MHz brings a 300A to 4.5x100 = 450MHz, which works with
a very high success rate.
Vaisbrot> I can't believe it ! :)
And you shouldn't because your information is wrong.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Subject: Re: Celeron or PII?
Date: 11 Jun 1999 23:59:03 +0800
>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Edick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dave> I agree that you can't beat the deal you get from
Dave> overclocking a Cel 300a to 450MHz. But overclocking doesn't
Dave> always work and not everyone WANTS to overclock.
If you want to play safe (e.g. for a mission-critical system), then
don't overclock. But even then, Celerons are still much cheaper. For
the price of ONE P2, I can get TWO Celerons of the same clock rate.
So, how can P2 beat Celerons in terms of price? I guess TWO Celerons
won't be slower than ONE P2 of the same clock rate, provided that your
system always have more than 2 processes ready for the CPU to serve.
So, I would rather build a dual-Celeron 400MHz system instead of a
uni-PII 400MHz system. I would rather spend more money for extra (and
better RAM) than a second PII. (BTW, a hybrid dual system with
PII+Celeron is possible.)
Dave> Any
Dave> overclocked system is less stable than a non-overclocked
Dave> one.
I did hold this belief, until I've successfully overclocked my 300A's
to 450MHz. It has been running 'mprime' (c.f.
http://www.mersenne.org/), a CPU-intensive program for 5 days without
any problems. (In fact, mine is a dual-Celeron system, and I'm
running two 'mprime' processes concurrently.)
Dave> And many people will buy pre-built systems that won't
Dave> necessarily be overclock compatible.
Well? Why?
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From: "Ynze van Aken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Trident 3DImage 9750 Linear APG problem
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 18:46:27 +0200
Hi, all
I am trying to get Redhat 5.2 on my system to get rid of windows95.
Before I use to be busy with AIX (IBM's UNIX) and HP-UX.
Redhet, I found out, is different.
My problem:
After installing Rehhat 5.2 straight form the CD, I would like to configure
X.
Anything I try does not work. Problems with my Videocard:
Trident 3DImage 9750 Linear accelerated for APG (v6.20.6944h).
Has anyone a sollution for this other then buyning a new card?
Thanks sincerely,
Ynze van Aken
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From: Daniel M. Drucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: help: read ok, write fails, on scsi-atapi cd-rw
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 18:24:03 GMT
I just got a Smart & Friendly Speedwriter Plus. It is an ATAPI drive. I
set up the SCSI-ATAPI emulation in the kernel. I am able to use the
drive as a normal CD-ROM on /dev/scd0 without problems, so presumably
the SCSI-ATAPI stuff is working. (?)
cdrecord reports the following:
Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 J�rg Schilling
scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'SAF '
Identifikation : 'CD-RW4224A '
Revision : '1.20'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
When I go to actually write a CD-R using cdrecord, however, it hangs for
40 seconds and then spews an infinite series of these messages:
scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 252, scsi0, channel 0, id
0, lun 0 Write (10) 00 00 00 03 41 00 00 10 00
hdc: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
ide1: reset timed-out, status=0x90
hdc: status timeout: status=0x90 { Busy }
hdc: drive not ready for command
SCSI host 0 abort (pid 252) timed out - resetting
The drive's light remains on, and the drive cannot be read from until
after a _physical_ power-cycle.
Can anyone tell me what is going wrong, or how I can provide more
information to make it clearer what is going wrong?
Daniel Drucker
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