Linux-Hardware Digest #494, Volume #10 Tue, 15 Jun 99 08:13:41 EDT
Contents:
Can anyone help me?? ("Ctx")
Re: Multiple SCSI controllers ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Terrible Video Problems (The Evert Family)
Re: System Won't Turn Off (Michel Buijsman)
Re: Hardware compatability list - where to get? (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: Flyvideo Lifeview (no sound) (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: How to change the mouse type after booted up (Henrik Carlqvist)
COL 2.2 and i740 setup (John W. Dougherty)
Re: Linux on Palm-PCs (Roger Gammans)
Re: What is a good tape drive for Linux ("Tam McLaughlin")
Genius 56K modem + Redhat 6.0 doesn't work ! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PCMCIA SCSI & Ethernet sharing IRQ????? (Robin Jackson)
Re: Lexmark 1020 (David Bell)
Re: Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant (Jim Henderson)
Re: Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant (Jim Henderson)
Re: Ghost linux disk/partition (bryan)
Re: Terrible Video Problems (Some Guy)
Re: Linux with a Thinkpad and a parallel port Iomega Zip drive (Daniele Bernardini)
Re: Dual celeron (Stuart Hall)
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From: "Ctx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can anyone help me??
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 02:01:56 +0800
I don't know how to install the Banshee driver,
I had got it on 1.44 disk, but the display cannot show up the full screen on
it.
How can I do?
THX
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Multiple SCSI controllers ?
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:35:38 GMT
> What is it that leads you to believe that it's assigning SCSI2 to the
> 2940?
Unfortunatly, due to the nature of the problem the messages aren't
logged to /var/logs/messages, they're only displayed on the console.
However when the kernel loads up it has built in SCSI drivers which
identify the 2940. Once the kernel has loaded I then load the PCMCIA
modules. When these load it clearly identifies scsi1 as the CardBus
UltraSCSI, but then goes on to identify the 2940 as scsi2. It is very
clear about scsi2 being the 2940.
I then get a system hang, with some sort of timeout, something to do
with requests and MSB/SMB (or something like that) not matching. I'll
get the details tonight, and post them tomorrow.
All/Any help appreciated.
J
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From: The Evert Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Terrible Video Problems
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:07:03 -0700
I have finally got redhat 6.0 installed. Im now trying to install my
diamond monster fusion card. I used the files and info from
http:\\www.xfree86.com. Now when I install the files and reboot I get
the error with a black blinking screen:
According to /var/run/gdm.pid, gdm was already running but seems to have
been murdered mysteriously
This error comes up after loading everything but before starting the x
window system.
Has anyone installed a diamond monster fusion with success that can
provide instructions and or files?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michel Buijsman)
Subject: Re: System Won't Turn Off
Date: 15 Jun 1999 08:43:18 GMT
On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:35:24 GMT, Greg Leblanc wrote:
>I would recomend recompiling the Linux kernel for your computer and
>enabling APM support and power-off at shutdown. Don't worry about this
>being too complex, there are a number of good guides that give you a
>little info about compiling a new kernel. Once you've built a new
>kernel, your computer should be able to turn itself off when you type
>shutdown -h now (although why you would ever want to do that is beyond
>me :)
While that will probably solve the problem for the original poster,
it doesn't work for me. I also have a problem with poweroff on shutdown.
Problem as in: The system crashes when I shut it down.
But since this happens after the filesystem is umounted, and I never shut
my box down anyway, it's not really a big deal. Hey, the only time I
power down my machine anyway is during a power failure. (surprise, that)
Which leads me to another question: Is it possible to torture my system
into automatically booting up when the power comes back on instead of
just sitting there switched off? Some boards have a jumper or bios
setting for it, but mine hasn't, as far as I know...
My mainboard is an Epox MVP3G-M ATX, with the VIA chipset.
--
Michel Buijsman "The world is coming to an end. Please log off."
10:42am up 14 days, 10:59, 6 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware compatability list - where to get?
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 21:32:14 +0200
"Richard C. Ferryman" wrote:
> I am about to obtain a recent linux to replace the linux I used to
> use three years ago. Contenders are Slackware 4, Red Hat, SuSE and
> Debian but I need to check in advance that my SCSI card, sound card,
> Matrox card, network card, 8 port serial card etc are supported.
You should be able to find this in the Hardware HowTo. There is no
difference in hardware support depending on the distribution, this
depends on the kernel.
regards Henrik
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Flyvideo Lifeview (no sound)
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 21:27:21 +0200
Jaap graswinckel wrote:
> I have the Flyvideo Lifeview tvcard, is uses a litte cable in the
> back to pass thru sound to the soundcard.
>
> This doesn't work! I don't get any sound whatsoever,
I would guess that the sound is muted by your mixer or that you haven't
loaded the msp3400 module.
regards Henrik
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to change the mouse type after booted up
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 21:40:40 +0200
Curley wrote:
> Whew. I got Linux installed and working!
> ....but... stupid me, I chose Intellimouse (serial) mouse at the
> install instead of Intellimouse (PS/2).
>
> Now, when I boot into Linux, I can't move the mouse!
> How can I change it to the PS/2 setting without using the mouse?
I don't know which distribution you are using, but as you seem to depend
on the mouse I assume that you are running xdm which makes you log
stright in to X.
You are probably able to switch to a virtual text console and from this
console you should be able to edit the configuration file for X.
Try to change to a virtual console with ctrl-alt-f2.
log in as root
cd /etc
emacs XF86Config
Use the arrow keys to go down to were it says something like this:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "intellimouse"
Device "/dev/mouse"
BaudRate 1200
EndSection
Change the Protocol row to the following:
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Then save your changes with
ctrl-x ctrl-s
And exit emacs with
ctrl-x ctrl-c
This config file will be read the next time X is restarted.
regards Henrik
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John W. Dougherty)
Subject: COL 2.2 and i740 setup
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 02:56:23 -0700
Has annyone succeeded in getting COL 2.2 running with the
XBF-i740-glibc* binary driver from Red Hat and Precision
Insight?
I have a generic i740 (VideoExcel) in my system with 8mb ram
on it. Red Hat 6.0 works with it fairly well (color depth
leaves something to be desired and occasionally it eats its
own children), but for some reason the very same choices
will not work with OL 2.2. I get a much enlarged section of
the graphic display including the KDE main menu icon, but
display all around the edges is missing. Also, the CTRL-
ALT-+ approach for changing resolution on the fly deson't
work either. Stupid thing is that the resolution of the
installation screens would work fine if I could identify it
(VGA 16 bit?).
JWDougherty
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From: Roger Gammans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Linux on Palm-PCs
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:02:22 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Ho) writes:
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Kleitsch wrote:
>>>
>>> As far as I know, a Linux version for the Palm Pilot and even one for
>>> the Atari Portofolio has been already developed. Did anybody start to
>>> develop a 'Pocket Linux' for Palm-size PCs? (I mean this devices
>>> running now WinCE)
>> From my understanding, the compiled the kernel and got it to run on a
>> Pilot. Unfortunately, there really is no file system on a Pilot
There is also the linux7K project, which is building linux on the Psion5
and geofox-one.
It is possible that support for the latest ericsson device and the new
psion5x could be added.
All these devices have a CF or PCMCIA slot so Flash memory devices can
be/are used to build a filesystem.
>The only reference to this project I know about is
>
> http://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/uClinux/
>
You could look at (IIRC) http://www.calcaria.net/linux7k, for the Psion
stuff.
TTFN
--
Roger Gammans
"If I have trouble installing Linux, something is wrong. Very wrong."
-- Linus Torvalds
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From: "Tam McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is a good tape drive for Linux
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:11:50 +0100
Count me in on this. I have a spare HP Colorada 8 Gb tape backup unit which
connects to
the parallel port and would like to know how to set this up.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7k42o8$6j9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am looking for a good backup solution for my new Linux box. I'd
>prefer some sort of tape backup. If someone could suggest a good tape
>drive for Linux I'd apreciate it.
>
>I've checked the Hardware Compatibility howto, various Linux resources
>and still haven't managed to find something. I'd prefer something that
>is not SCSI and reasonably priced, < $500.
>
>If anyone can suggest drives to look at or drives to avoid I'd
>apreciate it.
>
>Shawn
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Genius 56K modem + Redhat 6.0 doesn't work !
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:25:10 GMT
Hi,
I have just got a Genius 56K PnP modem to replace my old ISA one. I
have set the BIOS to disable Com2 and told it I have a non PnP OS.
I have win98 on the same machine and according to it and the diags
that came with the modem it is working fine, however I cannot dial
out using "Dial up Networking".
I got the irq and the io ranges for the modem and booted into linux,
which is RedHat 6.0. I tried to use setserial to set the irq and i/o
ranges for /dev/ttyS1 that win98 had given me. The irq was fine, but
how do I set a pair of i/o ranges ? Win98 gave me two ranges for the
modem, but it seems that setserial will only allow me to set one
value for the ioport.
I set the ioport to be the low values of the first range win98
specified, but when I then ran setserial it did not identify the
UART correctly, it just said it was "unknown". When I ran it on
/dev/ttyS0 it was fine. Unsurprisingly when I ran minicom and
just typed "at" I got no reponse from the modem. Chat just said
that it couldn't get the terminal i/o.
Any ideas or suggestions as to what I may be missing. To the best
of my knowledge this is not a winmodem.
Thanks a lot.
Simon.
P.S If possible please copy me on your reply.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robin Jackson)
Subject: PCMCIA SCSI & Ethernet sharing IRQ?????
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:35:40 +0100
Hi
I have just run DMESG trying to find out why when copying files to my linux
box from a PC I get unexpected interrupts.
>From DMESG it looks like both my Adaptec PC SCSI card and my ethernet PC
card are sharing IRQ3.
Is there any reason why they would do this and how do I STOP them.
Also how can I find out what is using which interrupts?
Many thanks for your help.
Robin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Bell)
Subject: Re: Lexmark 1020
Date: 14 Jun 1999 05:32:34 GMT
I have 1 more question. The printer is hooked up to one of my Win95 machines.
If I print through the network how do I setup the drivers? The machine that
the printer is connected to has the Lexmark driver on it. Can I tell the linux
computer that it is printing to a HP 500 when it is really printing to a
Lexmark 1020 hooked up to a Win95 computer using the 1020's driver?
>>>Depends on the model. There were two Lexmark 1020's, Model
>>>4078-001 and 4078-002. 001 had PCL3 emulation on board meaning you could
>>>use it as a HP 500/500C printer. The 002 however was a WinPrinter and
>>>had no emulation on board.
=========================
David Bell
Please don't email me just reply on the board.
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From: Jim Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:07:03 -0600
The newer Netflex controllers (dualport, IIRC) are Intel; the others are
not.
The integrated SCSI controller, if PCI, uses the NCR driver. I haven't
been able to get the EISA version of this controller to work at all in a
Prosignia VS, which is a pity, because my VS would make a good Linux box
otherwise.
As others mention, the array controller support is available but is
beta.
Jim
Rob Walsh wrote:
>
> The shop I work in has been using SCO Unix and Compaq server class
> hardware for several years. I would like to try and convince my boss
> to switch to Linux where we can. (I have been using Debian Linux on
> my workstation for the last 2.5 years, and have gotten rather
> spoiled. :-)
>
> In all my digging through FAQs, HOWTOs, source code, and web sites, I
> have not been able to find any reference to using Compaq server
> hardware with Linux. Specifically whether any of the Compaq SCSI
> controllers or Ethernet cards (NetFlex) are supported. I am
> completely puzzled that there is no mention of them, one way or the
> other.
>
> Has anyone had any success running Linux on Compaq ProLiant (2000,
> 2500, and 4500, I think) or ProSignia (300) hardware? If so, where
> can I find info on what drivers to use?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob.
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Homepage at http://www.bigfoot.com/~jhenderson (email instructions
located here)
Please note that as an NSC SysOp, I do not provide support for Novell
products on a personal basis - if you need help with a Novell product,
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From: Jim Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:08:14 -0600
The integrated card is typically an AMD PC-NET card.
Jim
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Sounds interesting...How about the integrated NetFlex Card?
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located here)
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products on a personal basis - if you need help with a Novell product,
please post a reply in the public newsgroup or visit the Novell support
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From: bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ghost linux disk/partition
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:16:03 GMT
nathaniel eccs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Is it possible to use Symantec's Ghost program to dupe a linux hdd? I
: wanna upgrade to scsi.
don't use 'doze programs when linux has the tools right now.
to dupe a partition, you first have to create the target partition to
the right size. I recommend fdisk and similar.
then exit fdisk and make the filesystem as 'linux data':
# mke2fs /dev/hda1 (for example)
then, mount the source as /src and the target as /dest (for example)
and do this:
# mkdir /dest
# mount /dev/hda1 /dest
# cd /src
# find . -print | cpio -p /dest
that's the general idea. it will work, folks will understand it, and
its all pure linux ;-)
... and leave ghost for M$ stuff.
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From: Some Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Terrible Video Problems
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:15:54 -0700
I had the same problem with my old Diamond Viper card...don't know whether
this is a Diamond thing or what, but I did get it fixed. I went through a
re-installation (it was a new install anyways :-) so there *may* have been
another factor in this, but try running Xconfigurator again and setting your
vertical refresh up a level. I had mine set at 50-70, and changed it to
50-90 instead. That was really the only change I made when I reran the
install.
good luck...
Bruce
The Evert Family wrote:
> I have finally got redhat 6.0 installed. Im now trying to install my
> diamond monster fusion card. I used the files and info from
> http:\\www.xfree86.com. Now when I install the files and reboot I get
> the error with a black blinking screen:
> According to /var/run/gdm.pid, gdm was already running but seems to have
> been murdered mysteriously
> This error comes up after loading everything but before starting the x
> window system.
> Has anyone installed a diamond monster fusion with success that can
> provide instructions and or files?
> Thanks.
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From: Daniele Bernardini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux with a Thinkpad and a parallel port Iomega Zip drive
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:49:15 +0200
Joe Phillips wrote:
>
> I'm a newbie to linux, currently working with Caldera
> Open-Linux 1.3 (came with a book I got to learn the
> Linux OS; hope to upgrade to either Mandrake or Red Hat 6.0
> soon). I've been backing up all my important windows files:
> e-mail, documents, favorites, etc. before I undertake
> installing linux on my IBM Thinkpad 360cse. Pretty much
> what I'd like to know is (1) how compatible is Linux with
> this laptop? From what I've read on the net "Linux is happy
> on a 360 thinkpad," but that little quote I got off
> linux.org doesn't begin to tell me what I should expect.
> The second hardware question I have is will linux work with
> a parallel-port Iomega Zip 100 drive? I ask this question
> because two programs: StarOffice and WP 8.0 are very large
> downloads and I wanted to back them up to zip disks for
> archiving.
>
> Thank you for any help you can give me in this endeavor. If
> all works out well, Bill Gates will have lost yet another
> Windows user to Linux.
>
> Feel free to e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I don't
> get many chances to peruse newsgroups that often.
>
> **** Posted from RemarQ - http://www.remarq.com - Discussions Start Here (tm) ****
Hi Joe,
I don't know about the thinkpad, but you might have a look here
http://physics.open.ac.uk/~rpblake/linux_laptop/
Regarding the iomega zip
I have a parallel and a scsi internal version. both working like
a charm.
I also use often the parallel one with my compaq laptop with no problem
at all.
Enjoy Linux,
Daniele
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Sektion Theoretische Physik, LMU Muenchen
Theresienstr. 37, 80805 Muenchen DEUTSCHLAND
Tel: +49 (89) 23944378
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart Hall)
Subject: Re: Dual celeron
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:18:37 GMT
On 12 Jun 1999 00:19:56 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Sau Dan
~{@nJX6X~}) so kindly spent valuable time writing:
>
>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.
I read on the Web somewhere today that dual Celeron's need all kinds
of jumpers, drilling the motherboard etc. I don't think most people
are willing to do that versus going out and buying a uni-P2 system.
BTW, what software can you run that takes advantage of the
multi-threading capabilities of Linux? I am currently on M$ systems,
but contemplating buying a dual-non-overclock system from The computer
Underground (less than $1,000 plus monitor)
http://www.tcu-inc.com/hardware/SpecialsSsi/0_dc.html
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Stuart
Cheshire, CT, USA (soon to be a member of the Connecticut Unix
advocacy group)
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Connecticut, USA
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