Linux-Hardware Digest #665, Volume #10 Sun, 4 Jul 99 12:13:30 EDT
Contents:
Re: SCSI reset to detect scanner (Gerald Willmann)
Re: SCSI reset to detect scanner (hac)
Re: Creative Labs 3DBlaster Banshee (voodoo2) (Cassandra Graber)
Re: Help with modem! (9wands)
HP Deskjet Printer (6XX)) series ("wally.loera")
Re: how to setup mandrake 6 for a cable modem ("anthonymelillo")
Re: Problem with Promise Ultra33 and Linux ("Deltacomm New Server")
Re: wants to learn linux ("Jamie Putnam")
Re: Hard drive size ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: Many serial ports for Linux ("Walter Harms")
Re: courier v.everything NON WIN MODEM ("Charles Sullivan")
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From: Gerald Willmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI reset to detect scanner
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 08:00:05 -0700
On Sun, 4 Jul 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> my problem is i would like to, somehow, make the scsi host reconize my
> scanner when i turn on my scanner *after* boot.
scanon:
#!/bin/sh
echo "scsi add-single-device 0 0 6 0" > /proc/scsi/scsi
scanoff:
#!/bin/sh
echo "scsi remove-single-device 0 0 6 0" > /proc/scsi/scsi
need to run these as root and change the ID if yours is not 6. Suid
doesn't work for scripts. Let me know if they work for you. I got a scsi
bus reset (didn't notice at the time but found out later from the logs)
the last time I used scanon and am not sure whether this is normal or
something to worry about. But they do what you want and I have a SCSI
only system (mylex bt958, IBM UW hd, HP cdrom, HP scanner).
Gerald
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From: hac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI reset to detect scanner
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 14:55:25 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i have only two quantum scsi disks on my box (no IDE disk), the scsi
> host is an adaptec 2490UW2.
> I am using the aic7xxx module for it.
>
> i also have a microtek scsi scanner (scanmaker 630), which works really
> fine with sane.
>
> but, to use it i have to turn on my scsi scanner before i reboot. (which
> i don't do to often ;-) )
>
> my problem is i would like to, somehow, make the scsi host reconize my
> scanner when i turn on my scanner *after* boot.
>
> The solution i thought was to rmmod the aic7xxx modules, which does not
> work: device is busy, of course... I tried to think of something else
> but could find any thing....
>
>From /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/scsi.c:
/*
* Usage: echo "scsi add-single-device 0 1 2 3" >/proc/scsi/scsi
* with "0 1 2 3" replaced by your "Host Channel Id Lun".
* Consider this feature BETA.
* CAUTION: This is not for hotplugging your peripherals. As
* SCSI was not designed for this you could damage your
* hardware !
* However perhaps it is legal to switch on an
* already connected device. It is perhaps not
* guaranteed this device doesn't corrupt an ongoing data transfer.
*/
I do this for my scanner, tape drive, and cd burner without problems.
Then again, I have these external devices on a separate channel. Just
make a script with the appropriate numbers.
--
Howard Christeller Irvine, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Cassandra Graber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creative Labs 3DBlaster Banshee (voodoo2)
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 11:18:33 -0400
I have the Banshee and I got it to work with Red Hat 5.2 with the 2.2.3 kernel. I
had to get the drivers and recompile my kernel then configure it under the XFree86
program, but after that I was able to run 1024x768 beautifully. If you would like
more complete instructions, let me know.
--Cassandra
Jeremy Fincher wrote:
> Has anyone had success with this card? What linux distros support it? What
> drivers can I use and where?
>
> Thanks a bundle,
> Jeremy Fincher
>
> ----------------------------------
> If i ever forget to capitalize a proper noun, forgive me. i'm a big fan of ee
> cummings
>
> My ICQ # is 28153190. My AIM/AOL name is either jemfinch02 or Cassius80.
> Have a good day, and good luck in your endeavors!
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From: 9wands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Help with modem!
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 09:58:30 -0500
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Andrey wrote:
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> I recently installed Redhat 6.0 on my dell machine. Modem that I have is
> PCI Win modem, so no questions here. However, I've got ISA slot and I have
> ISA USR 56K modem. Problem is I cannot install ISA under windows 98. Dell
> support gives me some reasons i cannot use ISA slot for the modem, which
> sounds like bull. Why have two ISA slots on the board if I cannot use them
> for a modem?
>
> So, my question is -- can i use ISA modem under Linux and PCI modem under
> windows and
I see no reason why not.
> how would I configure my ISA modem under Linux?
You don't say whether the ISA modem is PnP or not, so I have attached my
modem-micro-HOWTO, which covers all the bases. This will be posted on
the web if Yahoo/geocities ever get enough of their issues resolved so I
can update my website. :-S
Also,
man isapnptools
man isapnp.conf
Good Luck, and
Regards,
--
Beware the fury of a patient man.
- John Dryden
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Subject: Re: newbie need help with pppd
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:49:35 -0500
From: 9wands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: The Dis-Organization
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.help
Aquila wrote:
>
> I just installed Red Hat 5.2 and tried to setup one internet
> connection,
> first i tried like my ISP faq
> (http://www.telepac.pt/assist/faq/show_faq.php3?id=28) said, and the
> only answer i get is: pppd does not recognize /dev/modem ,not a valid
> option, then i tried like the manual says and i get: ppp module not
> loaded or kernel not set up for ppp.
> My question is:
I numbered your questions for the sake of clarity in my answers. When
finished, you will discover that 1(b) is not a valid problem. X doesn't
deal with modems except through the system.
> 1. (a) How do i configure a modem from the command line ?
(b) (i dont have xwindows, does not recognize my card)
> 2. What the hell does pppd want?
> 3. How do i setup kernel for ppp or load the module?
> Thank for your time
> Regards
>
1. Basically you don't. The first thing you need to know is whether you
have a WinModemTM or some other flavor of brain-deleted
processor-assisted
Windows-only card.
If it is a WinModemTM, your solution is to rip it out of the box,
smash it to pieces, burn the pieces and FedEx them (collect, of
course) back to
whoever built your computer. Then, go spend about $130.00 and get a
modem
with a dsp and uart on the board. A lot of the folks here recommend
external
modems, but my internal modem (Diamond Supra Express 56i) works just
fine.
Now that we know you do not have a WinModem, we get to configuration.
a) If you have bought an external modem, no problem ... plug it into
a serial port.
b) If you bought an internal modem that is NOT PnP-compatible, set
the jumpers
to configure it.
c) If it is a PnP modem, login as root, or type su - root at a
console
command prompt. Fire up an editor (RH 5.2 only comes with about
2
dozen editors, ranging from the editor in Midnight Commander, at
the simple
end of the spectrum, to emacs, which you will either come to love
or hate ...
it's a matter of taste).
Open the file /etc/isapnp.conf and READ it before making ANY changes.
This file contains the information isapnp uses to configure all of
your old bus (ISA) Plug-and-Play cards at boot time. No file named
/etc/isapnp.conf? No problem. At a console command prompt type:
pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
the pnpdump utility will identify all your PnP boards and create
/etc/isapnp.conf
for you with ALL the possible configurations included. Go through
/etc/isapnp.conf
and uncomment the lines dealing with each card. A good starting
configuration to
try for each card is to record the settings assigned in Windoze, if
your machine
is dual-boot, and use the same settings under Linux. Do NOT forget
to uncomment
the line that reads "ACT Y)" at the end of each section.
Once you have saved your edited /etc/isapnp.conf, open
/etc/rc.d/rc.local and add a line similar to this one:
setserial /dev/ttySW irq XX port 0x0YYY uart ZZZZZZ
where:
W is 0-3 (corresponding to COM1: through COM4: under
DOS/Windows),
XX is the irq assigned to the modem in your /etc/isapnp.conf (I
have mine on irq 10 because my sound card is extremely
possessive of irq 5,
which is the other most commonly used value here), YYY is the
io port address,
in hex assigned in your /etc/isapnp.conf (mine is
0x03e8, because my modem is installed on /dev/ttyS2 (COM:3),
and
ZZZZZZ is the identification number of the uart on your modem
(probably 16550A,
but check for yourself, just to be sure.
Now, whatever flavor of modem you have, you get to configure your
software. Since you say that your software wants to talk to /dev/modem
(which doesn't exist) you can fix that by creating a symbolic link in
the /dev directory like so:
ln -s /dev/ttySW /dev/modem
where W is the same value as above in the setserial line.
Now, start up linuxconf and set up an interface named ppp0 (much
simpler than
using route and ifcfg, IMHO).
Reboot, log in as root (at this point) and type:
minicom
Type ctrl-A Z to get the help screen and then configure your serial
parameters and modem commands just like under the old freeware version
of ProComm (everybody else says minicom reminds them of Telix, ProComm
was the first thing that came to MY mind ... ). Type ctrl-A D to get
the dialing directory and enter
the info for your ISP. Put the cursor on "Dial" on the menu and hit
<Enter>. You should
get a text-mode login, a la Telnet, from your ISP.
Break the connection and type:
chmod /usr/sbin/pppd 7S45 (I think that's right)
to set the permissions on the ppp daemon correctly. pppd must be
installed with the suid bit set for non-root users to be able to use it.
I hope this excessively long restatement of the FAQ and HOWTOs has
helped. If there's something I've missed, I hope somebody else fills
the gaps for me.
Regards,
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From: "wally.loera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Deskjet Printer (6XX)) series
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 14:51:28 GMT
Hello,
I configured the printer using the print tool in Red Hat 5.2, but when I
print using the Lpr command it prints blank pages. I also tied printing a
test pages in the Print Tool, and it also prints blank pages.
I looks like the data is being sent, because I see the light blinking.
Has anybody had a similar problem configuring their printer?
Thanks,
Wally
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From: "anthonymelillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: how to setup mandrake 6 for a cable modem
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 14:28:29 GMT
Excellent. I will check them out. Thanks
--
Anthony Melillo
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<fmiller1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:E8Bf3.5154$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In <_upf3.60641$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "anthonymelillo"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >I am trying to install Mandrake 6, and if I can get it to go past the
> >network card detection, I was wondering if anyone tell me how to setup
Linux
> >to work with my cable modem ?
> >
> >I have an extra IP for this machine and all the specs, such as IP,
gateway,
> >ect but I do not know how to setup Linux so I can access the FTP, and web
> >servers from other machines ?
> >
> >Also, can I setup linux so I can access the hard disk from my Win98
machine
> >through my home network and copy files, ect ?
> >
> >--
> >Anthony Melillo
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> You could look around here:
>
> http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~mcumings/cablemodem/
> http://edge.fireplug.net
> http://larkin.nuclearwinter.com/rros2/LoginSoftware.html
> http://members.home.com/nickoljt/networking.html
> http://members.home.net/adaviel/Upgrade.html
> http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
> http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/
> http://smaug.fammed.ohio-state.edu/shane/rr/
> http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
> http://usmcug.usm.maine.edu/~kpesce/rr/
> http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/modems.html
> http://www.cablemodeminfo.com
> http://www.linuxhq.com/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
> http://www.monmouth.com/~jay/Linux/
> http://www.vortech.net/rrlinux/
>
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From: "Deltacomm New Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with Promise Ultra33 and Linux
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:03:16 -0400
Ultra33 IS NOT SCSI, it is IDE
Sodium Tse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> I face to a problem with ultra33 while installing redhat linux 6.0
>
> My machine have following specifiaction:
>
> 2 harddisk, named HD1(master) and HD2 (slave), both are connected with
> ultra33 channel 1
>
> Andalso , 1 cdrom, connected to original motherboard, as secondary
> master.
>
> The machine is a pentium 200 mmx based
>
> While I installing the linux, I first make a bootdisk, and then change
> the boot sequence as "A, C,
>
> SCSI", since dthe ultra33 sound as a SCSI
>
> Then the LILO boot, follow the instruction to install.
>
> I wish to install linux to HD2 with all space and leave HD1 as
> windows98. So I use fdisk to delete
>
> all partation in HD2.
>
> I choose "workstation" and follow the instruction again, it is OK to
> detect HD2 and use the linux
>
> fdisk.
>
> It is OK to set video, printer and mice. After that, the system reboot.
>
> When the system reboot, the computer show a message:
>
> "LI" then the system halt.
>
> When I try to load linux with the bootdisk, created during installation,
> It can load the LILO, but after
>
> detecting the Ultra33 and harddisk, it show a error message and then
> system halt.
>
> During installation, Linux consider HD1 as "hde" and HD2 as "hdf", and
> the CDROM as "hdc"
>
> Promise claim ultra33 work with kernal of redhat 6.0
>
> I also try to install Linux using motherboard IDE primary channel
> harddisk connecting and using
>
> above procedure without trouble, so I consider the problem is in
> Ultra33. But I don't want to use
>
> motherboard channel since I have other tapedrive and CD-R. What wrong
> with that and any
>
> possible solution?
>
>
> Thank.
>
> Sodium
>
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: "Jamie Putnam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wants to learn linux
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:56:12 -0400
http://www.slackware.com/zipslack/ no partitioning needed!
Mr. Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> aloha from big island-hawaii,
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> please email me directly @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> i have a question, currently i have an old macintosh LCIII 25mhz, i
> would categorize myself as an intermediate user, i have a desire to
> become more computer literate via books and distance education, one
> thing i may be interested in is learning linux, unix.
>
> my question is how much frustration will i be in for, assuming i buy a
> new PC and then attempt to partition my hard drive and have a choice of
> running windows98 and linux, or is that even possible.
>
> i'm sure some of the frustration will lead to learning, but i don't want
> to regret my decision,
>
> further what components of the PC are a must to run linux? do most new
> PCs come with generally what i will need. EG if i get 4 gigs of HD,
> 128mb RAM, an 8mb vid card, aren't there some cards that won't work with
> linux.
>
> lastly, i suppose linux crashs less than windows, but do people use
> linux for everyday tasks like webrowsing, email, word processing and not
> use it at the same time for server functions, or things that linux
> uniquely does and therefore one needs linux.
>
> any suggestions besides books on getting started.
>
> there are machines at 300mhz at the linux store specifically "ion"
> brand, but i do want to run both windows and linux and not sure if these
> products at linux store would support me enough technically and whether
> the machines are new and/or any good.
>
> hey thanks for any help here.
>
> or as they say here "mahalo".
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> _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
> Time and space, he argued, are not inherent
> qualities of the physical world; they are a
> reflection of the way the mind operates.
> The current superparadigm assumes that space,
> time and matter constitute the basic framework
> of reality, and consciousness somehow arises
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard drive size
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:49:08 -0400
A little bit of tweaking was required with older versions of kernel and
fdisk
to partition large hard drives, but not a big deal once you understood what
was happening. It's fairly simple with newer versions, i.e., kernel v2.2.x
and
fdisk v2.9+, as supplied e.g. with Redhat 6.0.
In almost all PC systems it's required that the kernel reside entirely below
cylinder 1024 on the HD if you expect to boot with LILO on the HD.
John Hansknecht wrote in message ...
>I have been told that Linux does not support hard drives larger then 8.4GB.
>I checked the Redhat manuals and do not see anything on disk size. As I
will
>be buying a new hard drive (second) for installing Linux I would like to
>confirm this before I make my purchase. Will someone please confirm what
>size drive Linux supports?
>
>--
>John Hansknecht
>Hansknecht Technology Services
>
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From: "Walter Harms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Many serial ports for Linux
Date: 4 Jul 1999 14:32:21 GMT
Mike Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Martin Brown wrote:
>> see www.cyclades.com or www.stallion.com
>And http://www.moxa.com
>Moxa has some quad-port serial cards for around $100 USD.
>--
>Mike Hall
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In my linux system i have an VERY old 8xserial that comes with std. chips.
It runs finder under linux.
walter
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: courier v.everything NON WIN MODEM
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:55:55 -0400
I agree. Sounds like an IRQ conflict. Best to configure as IRQ 3,4,5 or 7
if one of these can be freed up.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7lnmf8$s07$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Mine works very well under RedHat 5.2, so it's the arrangement of your
>internals that's giving you problems. I second what others have already
>posted: rework your internals to try and get your modem as close to the
>front of the pack of IRQ addresses as you can.
>
>In article <7lh43n$l17$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have a Courier V.everything that is upgraded to V.90 and am using
>RH6.0.
>> The main reason I do not use Linux is because it will not work with my
>> modem.. The modem is set to use COM 3 and IRQ 9 in Win98 and there is
>no
>> problems, (hyperteminal works fine). Why does every time I start
>Minicom
>> that the INIT string is displayed very, very slowly? It takes about
>30
>> seconds to display ATZ! It does dial but as I said it is extremely
>slow.
>> Kppp says the modem is not responding or is busy on every port I try.
>I
>> went to 3com's sight and read about some 1 page instruction on how to
>get it
>> to work in "unix" but all it said was which DIP switches to put down
>(which
>> I did) I bet no one on these news groups can give a decent answer
>because
>> no one has for a year.... good luck..
>>
>>
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>Paul Munn, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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