Linux-Hardware Digest #513, Volume #10 Thu, 17 Jun 99 13:13:37 EDT
Contents:
Soundcard config: Trust Sound Expert 128 (Andreas Heydendael)
CD Writer reccomendations (Ashley W Campbell)
Kernal 2.2.10 an Audiotrix module (mas22828)
Anyone have Tecmar NS 20 tape drive? (Richard Myers)
cdrom (Kirby Nell)
Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux? Trident 4DWave; digital I/O
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Arrgh! Crazy screenblanker! ("M.C. van den Bovenkamp")
Re: Diamond Viper 550 and Linux ("B.M.J.van Nunen")
Newbie--RH5.2--make--Promise UDMA/66--PPP ("Communications Committee")
Re: $mall, cheap firewall router ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PCI Eth Card w/ IRQ=5? (James Peterson)
Re: Acer, Linux and Yamaha OPL3-SAx PnP ("Alan Bumpus")
Re: Need help: Tekram 390F & Slackware Linux (Michael Meissner)
Re: Linux printer recommendations? (David Graham)
Re: Tyan S1830S / SL Tsunami AT Motherboard? (David Graham)
ATI RAGE LT PRO on a desktop Compaq (Mike C)
BIOS Upgrade Suggestion (Don McKeown)
Re: ATI RAGE LT PRO on a desktop Compaq ("Shamsuddin, Amir (EXCHANGE:MDN05:7E24)")
Re: dvd burner with linux? ("Chris L.")
Re: [HELP] Urgent : problem with two SCSI controlers..... (second try) (Frank
Meisschaert)
Block error question ("Walter L. Williams")
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From: Andreas Heydendael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundcard config: Trust Sound Expert 128
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 15:05:54 +0200
Hi there........
This guy would like to know a bit more about the chipset on his
soundcard. Trust helpdesk returned bogus information. So if anybody
knows the chipset or something like that or someody has found a driver
for this soundcard or has it working under linux in any other
way....please let me know......I'm dying to get it working
now...........I'm outof music now.....*snif*
Thanx in advance
Andreas Heydendael
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From: Ashley W Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CD Writer reccomendations
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:52:14 -0400
I have read the CD-Writing HOWTO, and seen the list of support CD writers,
but there was no assessment of specific devices.
Are there any writers that are known to work better than others with
Linux? Also, is there any significant difference between SCSI and IDE
writers?
Thanks for any advice.
-Ashley Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: mas22828 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernal 2.2.10 an Audiotrix module
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 15:35:16 +0200
I installed the new Kernel 2.2.10 some days ago and can�t go on using my
old OSS .
Therefore I installed the driver modules , that came with the kernel .
The problem is , that my soundcard needs software initialization .
At the moment I have to boot Dos and go on over Loadlin to get my card
running .
The source Code for the module looks as if could do the initialization ,
but i�m absolutely not into coding .There is no Documentation provided
with the kernel for my soundcard , so I don�t know the commandline
parameters for the module .
Does anyone know , how to get the card running , or where I can get the
Documentaion for the driver module ?
Thanks , Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Myers)
Subject: Anyone have Tecmar NS 20 tape drive?
Date: 17 Jun 1999 14:22:22 GMT
I am thinking about purchasing a Tecmar NS 20 tape drive, but haven't
had much of an opportunity to compare it to other, similar tape drives.
This is the 10/20 gig Travan.
My system is (will be, after I install Mandrake) a dual-boot Win 98 and
Linux, Pentium III with 13 gig EIDE hard drive. It would be nice to be
able to back up from either Win or Lin.
comments invited.
best wishes,
richard myers
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From: Kirby Nell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrom
Date: 17 Jun 1999 12:30:50 GMT
I have an entry in fstab file and a comment in my lilo.conf file for my cd
rom and a /dev/cdrom directory but when I use the mount /dev/cdrom command
I get /dev/hdc is invalid block device. My cdrom is the only device
connected to my 2nd ide slot on the mother board. I am using kernel 2.0.29
I used my cdrom to install linux but ever since then I have been unable to
use it. Any help?
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Best sound card for use w/ Linux? Trident 4DWave; digital I/O
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:25:04 GMT
>> Trident 4DWave chips. [....] NX cards [...] are available
>> with digital I/O.
>
>Are you sure? Trident's WWW page mentions _output_ only
"Optional Digital-NX Bracket III (NX DB III) will allow
optical and coax S/PDIF input as well as output for the most
economical solution for digital recording and playback yet"
http://www.audiencedp.com/4dwavenx.htm
Caveat: I do not know to what extent digital I/O is supported
by Linux software at this point.
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From: "M.C. van den Bovenkamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Arrgh! Crazy screenblanker!
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 15:03:32 +0200
Markus Wandel wrote:
> I've done everything humanly possible, fiddling the BIOS settings, "setterm"
> before starting X, parameters to the X kernel, and the KDE display settings to
> turn all this crap off, and guess what the same thing still happens:
Assuming you have indeed switched off the screenblankers in your BIOS,
Linux kernel and KDE, only the X blanker is left. That can be disabled
with 'xset' I believe it's 'xset s off', but take a look at the manpage
first.
Regards,
--
Marco van den Bovenkamp.
CIO EMEA Network Design Engineer,
Lucent Technologies Nederland.
Room: HVS BGK 25
Tel.: (+31-35-687)2724
Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "B.M.J.van Nunen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond Viper 550 and Linux
Date: 15 Jun 1999 14:48:29 GMT
"S. E. Stansfield" wrote:
:> Does anyone know where I can find a driver for the v550 and the "clocks"
:> needed to configure Xfree86?
:>
:> Please reply to my email.
:>
:> sam
Besides the mentioned Xfree3.3.3.1 driver (www.xfree86.org), NVidia has
presented its own drivers for the TNT-chipset.....
You can find them at:
http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html
good luck ;-)
--
BvN
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B.M.J. van Nunen, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Student of Information Management and Technology
System Administrator at StuWWW.kub.nl
http://stuwww.kub.nl/people/b.vannunen
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From: "Communications Committee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.act.kernel,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.ppp,linux.sources.ker
Subject: Newbie--RH5.2--make--Promise UDMA/66--PPP
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:06:38 -0500
Reply-To: "Communications Committee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Whoa is me. I have had some success but many failures. I have purchased a
number of brighty colored manuals from large book store chains. I am
learning but slowly.
I have RH5.2 on an Abit BX6 mobo, 64 meg, Celeron 300a stable at 450mhz.
Promise UDMA/66 card WD 41800 18gig HD udma4 on primary master, 3 gig WD
udma2 on primary slave. Matrox Mellinia G200 AGP 8 megs. CDrom and HPRW on
mobo controller.
Used the Mini Howto to enable the drives on the Promise card by passing
(ide2=0xb000,0xb402 ide3=0xb800,0xbc02) to the kernel while booting off a
floppy. Then was able to install and am running Linux now using this method.
Am using 2.0.36-7 kernel but cannot get to any config to enable or patch to
recognize Promise card, hell I don't know enough to determine exactly what I
have to do to get it working so LILO will dual boot with win98. I dnlded
2.0.37 but when I use the make program I get
"`No targets. Stop.'
The former means that you didn't provide any targets to be built on the
command line, and make couldn't find any makefiles to read in. The latter
means that some makefile was found, but it didn't contain any default target
and none was given on the command line. GNU make has nothing to do in these
situations. "
Whats next.
I have got PPP to dial and logon to my provider but I cannot access any of
the web using ping or Netscape etc. Its like no DNS servers are configured
but as far as I can tell they are.
I have had some success, I fooled around for days trying to get the Matrox
card to work with X windows, then I managed to upgrade to the latest version
of X86 and finally that is working.
I used rpm to install and configure KDE it is working fine.
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated . I am going to install Linux
on the laptop I have an extra removable 2 gig hd I am going to use. It is a
Gateway LS2300.
Help Me Rhonda or anyone.
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Subject: Re: $mall, cheap firewall router
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:02:57 GMT
According to John Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm trying to find a cheap machine to use for a firewall router in a DSL
> installation in my cramped apartment.
Just find any old 486 desktop with a slimline case. Dell and Compaq
sold millions of these, and they have flodded the used market. You
can pick up a used one for about $20. You should be able to get to
10bT ethernet cards from the same "scrap" dealer for about $5/ea.
That's a complete system for about $30. Btw, 16 megs is plenty of ram
and you can actually run the whole system from a floppy that way.
With 8 megs of ram, you will need a HD because you'll probably need an
itsy bit of swap space.
> Anybody know where I can find a cheap, small(ish) muffin-machine to do
> the job?
Netwinders and bisquit PCs are very cool, but why spend upwards of
$500 when you can do all that you need with a sub $50 machine?
-p.
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From: James Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: PCI Eth Card w/ IRQ=5?
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:16:09 -0500
go to a dos machine and turn plug'n'play off and hard set the cards to the
irq and io that you want... then you will be find
John Hovell wrote:
> I am having problems finding an ethernet card that will work in my
> machine since so many of today's cards are PNP and you can't change the
> IRQ.
>
> Bottom line: The only IRQ I have left availible in my system is IRQ 5.
> Does anyone know a PCI Ethernet card that can use (or be configured to
> use) IRQ 5? I have tried the Linksys and Intel to no avail.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> John Hovell
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Network Administrator
Roman Meal Milling Company, Inc
Phone (701) 282-9656
Fax (701) 282-9743
E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Alan Bumpus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Acer, Linux and Yamaha OPL3-SAx PnP
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:16:58 -0500
I just installed a SB 16 PNP. Some things I learned in the process. If you
use the OSS software. /etc/isapnp.conf needs to be disabled. Plus sound
should not be compiled into the kerrnal. The other thing is you need to
check to see if you sound card is supported by OSS.
al
TJ Snider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:PxC93.9695$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi Andreas,
>
> I don't know how to fix your problem but I am running into a similar
problem
> with my Tyan S1696DLUA that has the OPL3-SAx PnP on the motherboard... so
> I'm wondering if the support for the Yamaha Chipset is a bit weak in the
> detection end. I'm reading through the /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/
> directory to see what I can come up with.
>
> Good luck,
>
> TJ
> ----------
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andreas
> 'LionKing | StarFire' Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> >Hello World,
> >
> >I've recently bought a Acer Extensa 501T and installed SuSE 6.1. on it.
> >Everything works fine, except the soundcard, a Yamaha OPL3-SAx PnP. I've
> >installed and configured isapnp. isapnp finds the cards and sets
> >addresses, irq and dmas (They worked on the pre-installed win98) and
there
> >is no conflict with other settings. I compiled the Sound-Support, the
> >OSS-Support and the Yamaha OPL3-SAx-Support as modules. In
> >/etc/conf.modules, I set the same addresses, irq and dmas I received from
> >pnpdump (and isapnp is configured with).
> >New if I start a sound-program (mikmod, x11amp, xsidplay) the program is
> >started, but play doen't work. The play-function seem to be activated,
but
> >time remains at 00:00 and that is on all the programs mentioned above.
> >lsmod shows me the following modules
> >sound
> >soundcore
> >ad1848
> >
> >BUT cat /proc/dma
> >4: cascade
> >7: MSS Sound Codec
> >But the soundcards needs two dma channels 0 and 7. Both channels are set
> >in isapnp.conf and conf.modules (both in /etc of course)
> >
> >I use SuSe 6.1. but I updated to kernel 2.2.7 (although 2.2.5 did not
work
> >either).
> >
> >Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?
> >Any help is welcome!
> >
> >Regards
> > Andreas
> >--
> > ("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._
> > `o_ o ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`)
> > (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-'
> > _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' .'
> > (il).-'' (li).' ((!.-'
> >
> > Andreas Tscharner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.vis.ethz.ch/~andy ICQ-No. 14356454
> >
> >
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Subject: Re: Need help: Tekram 390F & Slackware Linux
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 17 Jun 1999 12:16:24 -0400
Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Michael wrote:
> > I tried to use the Slackware v2.0.35 tekram.s driver,
>
> > Anyone got a working driver or know what is needed to install this
> > card correctly?
The TekRam DC-390 (without any suffix) uses the Tekram driver.
> I've got a tekram card working with a Slackware machine, and I think it
> is a 390F. I don't remember if I'm using the NCR53c7,8xx driver or the
> NCR53C8XX driver. I think that I tried one of them first and when that
> failed I tried the other one which worked fine.
You should use the NCR53C8XX driver (the NCR53C7XX,8XX driver has fallen into
disrepair, and doesn't support the latest chips in the NCR/Symbios/LSI Logic
family that the NCR53C8XX driver does -- even on scsi chipsets it did support,
ie an NCR53C810, it had stopped working for me, 2-3 years ago).
Evidently the newer line of TekRam boards (the DC-395 family) use a new chipset
that isn't in the Linux kernel yet, but is provided at the TekRam web site.
> I didn't install slackware using this card, I probably used bare.i or
> net.i but I hope you will get a hint on what the name of the boot image
> could be from this message anyway.
>
> I would guess that the tekram.s is the driver form the DC-390(T) card
> which uses an AM53C974A chip.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> regards Henrik
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From: David Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux printer recommendations?
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:06:58 -0400
I see good, reconditioned HP LaserJet II/IIIs at computer shows
regularly, for less than $280. They're built like tanks and, for light
(home) use, will likely run forever.
David Graham
--
>
> I need a fast, functional, and cheap laser that will work under linux. I
> was looking into a $280 Xerox P8, but i cant tell if it is only a windows
> compatible. Please help. Any other printer recommendations would be
> helpful. (Please reply to my email, since I can never get to the good
> responses in time) Thanks,
>
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From: David Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tyan S1830S / SL Tsunami AT Motherboard?
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:01:18 -0400
I have been using a Trinity for 5 days now, with a K6-2/300 and 128 MB
PC-100. Zero problems. Very nice board, for both Linux and NT.
David Graham
--
Greg Aeschliman wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any comments on this board. Is anyone using it with
> Linux? I'm thinking about this or a Tyan Trinity AT 100... Thanks for
> any guidance.
>
> Greg Aeschliman
> Osaka, Japan
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From: Mike C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI RAGE LT PRO on a desktop Compaq
Date: 17 Jun 1999 15:30:49 GMT
is there any way to get the ATI 3d RAGE PRO working without buying that
200 dollar server. i can only use the svga server on 640x480... i can use
32 bpp though.
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From: Don McKeown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: BIOS Upgrade Suggestion
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:51:47 -0400
I have a 486-25 into which I'd like to install a 2.5 gig drive; the
BIOS, however, will only allow up to like .5 gig drives.
Can anyone suggest a Linux compatible BIOS upgrade solution?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Best,
Don McKeown
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From: "Shamsuddin, Amir (EXCHANGE:MDN05:7E24)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI RAGE LT PRO on a desktop Compaq
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:59:25 +0100
3d rage pro, or Rage LT Pro
Im asking because the LT pro is for laptops and LCD screens generally, and i
know to get it runnig on that, I use linux ver2.2's framebuffer to start up
in the desired mode (1024x768) at the desired resolution (16bpp) and then
starting the XF86_Mach64 server works a charm.
Amir Shamsuddin
Amir (at) shams dot demon dot co dot uk
Mike C wrote:
> is there any way to get the ATI 3d RAGE PRO working without buying that
>
> 200 dollar server. i can only use the svga server on 640x480... i can use
>
> 32 bpp though.
>
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From: "Chris L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dvd burner with linux?
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:56:13 -0500
Last time I saw DVD writing hardware it was in the $5000 (US) and up range.
Not quite what I'd call cost effective. Plus the disks were ~$30.
Chris L.
Stefano Ghirlanda wrote in message ...
>Hi,
>we have to buy some backup equipment for our lab. I would like to know if
>DVD is a better alternative to CD... e.g. in terms of storage space,
>reliability, price.
>
>Any info or pointers appreciated,
>Stefano
>
>--
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> Office: D554, Arrheniusv. 14, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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> Support Free Science, look at: http://rerumnatura.zool.su.se
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Meisschaert)
Crossposted-To:
be.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions,linux
Subject: Re: [HELP] Urgent : problem with two SCSI controlers..... (second try)
Date: 17 Jun 1999 12:06:07 GMT
Michel Applaincourt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: How can I have the 2 controlers, 14 readers working well? have i to
: upgrade kernel to 2.2 as some people said to me ?
: Have I to give some directive at boot time (for example MAX_LUN?)?
First solution: Step over to FreeBSD. There can be as many busses/devices as
you like. Using the CAM system, devices are created on the fly or can be
wired down. (So your cd devices would be known as cd0 - cd13)
Second solution: Step over to kernel version 2.2.X.
(Although I'm not sure if every card module can support more than one card)
Frank
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From: "Walter L. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux
Subject: Block error question
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:03:12 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gteetings all
I am running SuSE Linux, kernel ver. 2.0.36 . My system got shut off
accidentaly. I am now having a problem with block errors during boot up
on hda1, which is my root partition.
It will state during boot up that I have a bad block and that I should
run "fsck" manually. Which I do. It says that block 40893 has an error
but wants to know if it should ignore it. If I tell it no it will quit
and do nothing further. If I tell it yes, it will skip that problem and
go to other
items if they exist. This happens about every other boot up.
Can any one point me to where I can find a HOWTO or other instructions
that will tell me how to fix this? (Mabey someone can tell me how to fix
this.)
The only thing that I can think of to do is to try and reload my root
partition only. I run a 500 MB root"/"(hda1), a large /usr partition
(hda2), a large /home partition (sda1).
I would be greatful for any replies
Walt
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