Linux-Hardware Digest #950, Volume #10 Sat, 7 Aug 99 03:13:39 EDT
Contents:
Re: APS-UPS for Linux? (fred smith)
Re: ATI All-In-Wonder 128 (Sheldon Newhouse)
Any bt848, Hauppage Card, and xawtv combat veterans ?? (Warren)
Re: Problem with system time and APM (David Plaut)
Re: HELP! ("Daniel Walker")
Re: ls120: not recognized (NOT the BOOT problem) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Matrox Millenium G 200 SD 16 MD
Xwindows through a "telnet" session ("Benjamin G. Chase")
Re: Xwindows through a "telnet" session (Bryan)
Re: G400 or TNT2
Re: BT878 video capture based cards... ("Peter")
Re: IDE CDRW ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: BT878 video capture based cards... ("R.K.Aa")
Re: Any bt848, Hauppage Card, and xawtv combat veterans ?? ("R.K.Aa")
Re: Sound: Sound Blaster Live !Value and Red-Hat 6.0 ("R.K.Aa")
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fred smith)
Subject: Re: APS-UPS for Linux?
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 01:10:36 GMT
Dennis Burke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 01:19:57 GMT, Penguin Head <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: >Hi all
: >Is there a program that interactes with APC-UPS to shut off the computer
: >during power outages? The software the comes with the UPS is for
: >Windoez.
: >
: >TIA
: >PH
The software that comes with Tripplite UPSes works with Linux. AFter you
figure out that:
1. the install script is broken
2. if you have your kernel set up to do IP Masquerading you need to
modify the kernel and recompile since their software wants to use
one of the same ports as IP Masq.
Neither of which is documented, you have to cry to tech support and
they will then tell you how to make it work.
The stuff will work as either a 'server' (i.e., runs on the machine
whose serial port is connected to the UPS) or as a client (i.e., runs
on a machine other than that one, but which is networked with the
server). The client and server can be different OSes.
So, once I got the server working on Linux, I then tried to run the
client on the Windoze box. Needless to say it didn't work. Off to
tech support again who came thru with the procedure to make it work.
Basically (again!) the install is broken so you have to hack at it
a bit.
But once it is all done it seems to work nicely.
The same software supposedly also works with a number of other manufacturers'
UPSes, including APC, though I've not tried it with one. You can download
it from the tripplite web site, though I don't recall for sure but there
may be a charge if you're not a registered owner.
Fred
: APC promises to have some Linux software for shutoff. Have you check their
: site? They advertise this in the bulletins they send out. I checked a
: couple of months ago and it was not ready yet. Maybe soon?
: Dennis
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---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------
"And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He
will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding
it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever."
=============================== Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ==============================
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From: Sheldon Newhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: ATI All-In-Wonder 128
Date: 06 Aug 1999 23:06:53 -0400
Xigraphics (www.xig.com) sells a commercial X-server (US $99) which
supports the Rage Fury chipset. I downloaded the demo from their web
site and it worked on my ATI All-in-wonder 128.
-Cheers,
-sen
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E. Lansing, MI 48824-1027 | FAX: 517-432-1562 |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Warren)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Any bt848, Hauppage Card, and xawtv combat veterans ??
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 23:05:30 -0400
Hello,
I decided to try to buy a WinTV frame grabber and give it a go. The
bttv.o module seemed to built w/o any real problems and the xawtv seems to
have built just fine too.
But when I run it, it defaults to /dev/video.
The problem is that xawtv complains that there is no video device there.
The card works fine, I have BeOS on anotehr partition, and I tried it out
there.
What am I doing wrong here ?
I tried using /dev/fb0..in fact I tried every combination I could think
of. I'm stuck..anyone else been thru this ?
best,
Warren
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Plaut)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Problem with system time and APM
Date: 7 Aug 1999 03:54:26 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Matt Denny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I installed Red Hat 6.0 and re-compiled the kernel to support APM. APM
>seems to be working fine, except that when my box wakes up after an APM
>suspend, the OS seems to think that no time has elapsed during the
>suspend...
I had this problem as well - the solution for me (suggested by
http://www.wpi.edu/~jmhill/LinuxPage/apmdoc1.html) is to modify the APM driver
in the kernel (/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c) to reset the system clock
from the hardware clock on resume from standby in the same way that it does for
resume from suspend. In fact, Alan Cox's ac12 patch for 2.2.10 includes this
change - I've appended the relevant section from his version of apm.c below.
Hope this helps.
-Dave
static void get_time_diff(void)
{
#ifndef CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT
unsigned long flags;
/*
* Estimate time zone so that set_time can update the clock
*/
save_flags(flags);
clock_cmos_diff = -get_cmos_time();
cli();
clock_cmos_diff += CURRENT_TIME;
got_clock_diff = 1;
restore_flags(flags);
#endif
}
static void suspend(void)
{
unsigned long flags;
int err;
get_time_diff();
err = apm_set_power_state(APM_STATE_SUSPEND);
if (err)
apm_error("suspend", err);
#ifdef INIT_TIMER_AFTER_SUSPEND
save_flags(flags);
cli();
/* set the clock to 100 Hz */
outb_p(0x34,0x43); /* binary, mode 2, LSB/MSB, ch 0 */
udelay(10);
outb_p(LATCH & 0xff , 0x40); /* LSB */
udelay(10);
outb(LATCH >> 8 , 0x40); /* MSB */
udelay(10);
restore_flags(flags);
#endif
set_time();
}
static void standby(void)
{
int err;
get_time_diff();
err = apm_set_power_state(APM_STATE_STANDBY);
if (err)
apm_error("standby", err);
set_time(); /* should not be necessary ... */
}
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Mellon Institute 115--CNBC, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2683
http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/~plaut, MI 115I, 412/268-5145 (fax -5060)
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From: "Daniel Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP!
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:09:37 GMT
I can't help you but I can tell you that to get anyone knowledgeable to
reply to this, you're going to have to repost with an -informative- subject
line. People won't bother opening a HELP! message unless they know they can
help. A subject line like "Ensoniq snd/2.2.6 kernel help" would be wise.
Also, you might want to include which distribution you're running somewhere
in your message.
Good luck!
NightHawk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7ofbta$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am really new to linux and all I want is my Ensoniq Sound Card (PCI) to
> work, but I have to compile the kernal, the problem is that the HOW TO
> KERNAL file is old and I have the 2.2.6 kernel I think, can anyone help?
> I got it going asking me all these questions about hardware and junk, it
> compiled a lot but then I got an error message after along time when I did
> make zImage, what am I doing wrong?
>
> Is this almost enought to make me go bake to WinDoze? NO ****ING WAY!
> Please help.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ls120: not recognized (NOT the BOOT problem)
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:18:56 GMT
It is very strange we can boot with the 1.44 Meg floppy disk on
a LS-120 drive but we just cannot access after booting. It must have a
simply explanation for this. If we know the explanation we probably
can solve the problem. I have not given it up yet. I read deja news
every day, as I can remember somebody did succeed in this area.
By the way, I'm running (used 1.44 Meg floppy on LS-120 to get SUSE
6.1 installed) SUSE-6.1 with Kernel 2.2.5. After I upgraded the
kernel to 2.2.10, but I cannot do anything further, simply because
I cannot cp to the LS-120 drive. My hard disk drive partitioned
to 4 G.Byte, I was trying not to use LILO. Each time when I want to
run Linux, I have to use that 1.44 Meg boot disk (from SUSE) to boot
first (Of course, put the SUSE CD in the CD-ROM), after it comes up
with installation menu, I chose boot to a installed drive. Maybe
because of I cannot fire up my newly compiled Kernel -2.2.10.
Can somebody help?
James
this I cannot get the new
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In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Aaron Ginn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Giulio Orsero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I can't make linux (2.0.33, 2.2.10) recognize the ls-120 floppy
drive
> > in certain conditions; this problem is NOT RELATED to booting off
the
> > LS-120; Linux can't boot regularly from LS-120
> > so I've disabled this in the BIOS.
> >
> > So I'm _NOT_ asking how to boot off the ls120.
> >
> > MY PROBLEM: linux recognizes ls120 only if it's on an IDE controller
> > together with an IDE
> > HD.
> >
>
> IMO, the ls-120 under linux sucks. I have had nothing but trouble
from
> this drive. For four months, I couldn't get Linux to recognize the
> drive at all. I wouldn't recommend this drive to anyone using Linux.
> That said, I have some suggestions for you to try to see if you can
get
> it working.
>
> > Examples:
> >
> > hdc HD
> > hdd ls120
> > --> OK
> >
> > hdc cdrom
> > hdd ls120
> > --> Not recognized
> >
> > hda ls120
> > hdb nothing
> > --> Not recognized
> >
> > I've tried all master/slave combinations.
>
> For me, the best combination was to put the ls-120 as the master on
the
> secondary controller. I had my hard drive alone on the primary
controller,
> and a CD-ROM as the slave on the secondary. Even then I had to do
something
> really wierd to get this drive to work. See below.
>
> >
> > When linux recognizes it, it says:
> > hdb: LS-120 VER5 00 UHD Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
> >
> > When it does not, it says:
> > hdb: , ATAPI UNKNOWN (type 31) drive
>
> You are getting the exact output I was getting before I solved my
problem,
> so this might work for you. Try enabling the floppy controller in
your
> BIOS. This _shouldn't_ do anything because the ls-120 is not
connected
> to the floppy controller. However, when I enabled it, Linux
recognized the
> ls-120 for the first time.
>
> I have other problems now, however. I added a CD-RW to my computer,
and now
> I can't get Linux to recognize it any more. I've given up on this
drive.
> I plan to get a "real" floppy drive and replace the ls-120 ASAP. I
don't
> need the high-capacity of the ls-120 since I now have the CD-RW.
>
> Hope some of this helps you.
>
> Good luck,
> Aaron
>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium G 200 SD 16 MD
Date: 7 Aug 1999 04:42:42 GMT
Bert Konstantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: In article <7naadd$6ke$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , "Lars Amsel"
: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> Hi,
:>
:> i have the video adapter G200. It is possible to display 800x600 on SuSE
:> 6.0.
: I read that the G200 is not supported with 6.0, but with 6.1
: Albert
I have just installed that card on my PC and it runs fine in both win98 and Rh6. I
updated the bios and win drivers; and also wwent to XFree86-3.3.4 using SVGA server. I
set up the card with xf86config (text based) and made sure that the vidram=16384K. I
get crashes at pbb 32 but works ok with 16 and 24, and of course 8 at 1024x786 on a
17" Optiquest V775. I did not do anything too fancy in the setup.
Hans--
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From: "Benjamin G. Chase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Xwindows through a "telnet" session
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:15:06 GMT
I am wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if there is a
client/server that will allow x-windows to be run through a telnet session.
My roommate seems to think that there is, and if fact stated that he had a
copy for the mac at one time. I would really appreciate it if someone could
e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let me know the story with this. I
would also like to know if it does exsist, how I could get a copy of it.
Thanks for your time. B. CHASE
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From: Bryan <Bryan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Xwindows through a "telnet" session
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 05:11:53 GMT
Benjamin G. Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I am wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if there is a
: client/server that will allow x-windows to be run through a telnet session.
: My roommate seems to think that there is, and if fact stated that he had a
: copy for the mac at one time. I would really appreciate it if someone could
: e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let me know the story with this. I
: would also like to know if it does exsist, how I could get a copy of it.
: Thanks for your time. B. CHASE
not telnet (that I know of), but certainly ssh. you can 'carry' the
x11 protocol (tunneled) via ssh.
--
Bryan, http://www.Grateful.Net - Linux/Web-based Network Management
->->-> to email me, you must hunt the WUMPUS and kill it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: G400 or TNT2
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 21:17:06 -0700
On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 12:31:13 +0100, Mike Manley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm about to seriously upgrade my machine to a new Pentium III 450 or
>500Mhz,
>heaps of memory, hard disk etc. but I'm still trying to decide which
>graphics card
>to buy - either a G400 or a TNT2 based card. My shortlist at the moment
>comprises
If you are willing to PAY for your Xserver, you might want
to go to XiG.com and check out their G400 support. They also
have a multiheaded Xserver (extra $$ tho).
>
>Matrox G400 DualHead 32MB Max
>Diamond Viper V770 Ultra
>Creative 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 Ultra
>Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra
>
>Has anybody got any experience with these cards. Which is the best of
>the TNT2
>cards?
>I know the Matrox G400 is supported by Xfree 3.3.4 and nvidia have got a
>GLX
>driver for the TNT2 (does this driver work with all TNT2 based cards?)
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>Mike
>
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From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BT878 video capture based cards...
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:43:22 GMT
I've Used both XawTV and kwinTV and the video both worked, but couldn't get
sound to work.
R.K.Aa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Peter wrote:
>
> > Video works fine and picture quality is good. For some reason I can't
get
> > the sound to work. My sound card is installed and works but no sound
for
> > the TV Tuner. My card is the new ATI TV Wonder which uses the bt878
>
> Which TV application do you use?
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: IDE CDRW
Date: 06 Aug 1999 12:20:01 +0100
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Jeremy Fincher wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to use an IDE CDRW in linux?
> It is possible but diffcult. For starters you must recompile the kernel
> to use SCSI emulation and generic SCSI support. The you must get a
> software package that supports that particular CD R.
It isn't too difficult. I've been using my Mitsumi drive since
Christmas without problems. You don't need a special package, You only
need the writing software eg cdrecord. This deals with SCSI drives and
hence the need for SCSI emulation. Was that what you meant?
A step by step guide
1) Re-build kernel with SCSI generic, SCSI CDROM and SCSI
emulation.
You'll either need to remove IDE cdrom support to make the
kernel use the SCSI emulation, or add append="hdx=ide-scsi"
to the relevant stanza of /etc/lilo.conf for your new kernel
before you re-run lilo. Removing ide cdrom support works fine
for me.
2) Re-boot. Either read the startup messages as they scroll
past or do a dmesg. Check that your CDR (for
append="hdc=ide-scsi") or all cdrom drives are reported as
SCSI drives and that there aren't any scary error messages
3) Get, compile and install cdrecord. I think the cdrecord
URL is
http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html
but its on Freshmeat if I'm wrong;)
4) Do cdrecord -scanbus to check that your CDR is visible to
cdrecord, read the docs to see how to use cdrecord fully and
happy burning:)
5) Optionally grab a nice GUI front end to cdrecord such as
Xcdroast which gives a nice front end to mastering data cds,
copying cds and copying/ mastering audio cds.
6) Post/email if you get stuck.
Hope that helps,
Tim.
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BT878 video capture based cards...
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 08:33:46 +0200
Peter wrote:
>
> I've Used both XawTV and kwinTV and the video both worked, but couldn't get
> sound to work.
First check that your TV card is connected properly to the soundcard.
I use a Hauppauge WinTV/PCI and it connects to "Line In" on the
soundcard.
I assume your soundcard is otherwise OK.
kWinTV:
sound settings are found under options/general options/mixer:
set sound to "line in" if your setup is like mine.
(it's a dropdown menu on a "button" in the mixer tab)
xawtv:
You need to edit in the sound device by hand in the config file .xawtv
in your homedir. If you're stuck for devices to try there you can force
an error with this:
mixer = mixer
Then a list of possible devices will display when you start xawtv
manually.
Test them out one by one till it works - it's bound to be one of them.
In my own case the line "mixer = vol" did the trick but this may be a
soundcard dependant setting.
If you have a stereo capable card, remember to load msp3400
Hope this helps.
K.
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Any bt848, Hauppage Card, and xawtv combat veterans ??
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 08:41:22 +0200
You should have /dev/video as a symbolic link to /dev/video0 most
likely.
And also a few other video devices...1..2 etc.
If you don't have these you must make the devices.
xawtv or kwintv comes with a MAKEDEVICE script that will throw in a heap
video-related devices, I used that originally and the setup here looks
like this:
$ ls -la /dev/video*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 May 31 14:11 /dev/video ->
/dev/video0
crw------- 1 dark root 81, 0 May 31 14:11 /dev/video0
crw------- 1 dark root 81, 1 May 31 14:11 /dev/video1
crw------- 1 dark root 81, 2 May 31 14:11 /dev/video2
crw------- 1 dark root 81, 3 May 31 14:11 /dev/video3
Some older versions of Linux may have a problem with devicenumbers as
high as 81. Using kernel 2.2.5 here without problems however.
K.
Warren wrote:
> I decided to try to buy a WinTV frame grabber and give it a go. The
> bttv.o module seemed to built w/o any real problems and the xawtv seems to
> have built just fine too.
>
> But when I run it, it defaults to /dev/video.
>
> The problem is that xawtv complains that there is no video device there.
> The card works fine, I have BeOS on anotehr partition, and I tried it out
> there.
>
> What am I doing wrong here ?
>
> I tried using /dev/fb0..in fact I tried every combination I could think
> of. I'm stuck..anyone else been thru this ?
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From: "R.K.Aa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound: Sound Blaster Live !Value and Red-Hat 6.0
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 08:45:59 +0200
Alex wrote:
>
> Has anyone managed to get this working..? if so, how ???????????????
Creative have a linux driver for it. Version two of that is relased -
seems people are happy with it (i don't use SBLive myself)
http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
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