Linux-Hardware Digest #7, Volume #11 Fri, 13 Aug 99 21:13:36 EDT
Contents:
Re: Redhat & AWE 32 PnP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ATX features (Brett Hall)
Help! cdrom/sb/floppy setup problems! ("kawing")
Roland Rap-10 (Dominique)
Re: ESS ES1868 Plug and Play AudioDrive install question. (Bora)
SCSI ZIP problems once again ... (CHristian Niss)
Re: PCMCIA MODEM: IBM 56KV90 COMPATIBLE? (Bill Graham)
Microsoft PS/2 Compatible Mouse initialization? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RH 6.0 and SIS 620 ("Joel")
Re: how to configure Virtual screen ("Eric")
Re: using a old logitech color scanman? (Eric Kenneth Bustad)
Re: complete freeze with RH6 ("William B. Cattell")
Re: Lexmark 1000C help needed! (AMAPROTU)
Re: US Robotics Sportster 33.6 ISA modem supported? ("Tom")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: ch.comp.os.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Redhat & AWE 32 PnP
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 22:59:17 GMT
I've got this to work by downloading from Creative the dos version of
the PNP manager. I changed the IRQ to 7; which the manager gives you an
error but it did change it. I then rebooted the system out of dos and
reran the sndconfig (which creates an ISAPNP.conf file). I then rebooted
again and voila! Everything works fine.
Now I originally did IRQ 9 and there wasn't a conflict with the
soundcard but the DMA had problems loading the MIDI object file. When I
changed it to IRQ 7 everything worked fine.
Do check your IRQ's on your system to make sure that IRQ 7 isn't used.
Later Nullhero
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From: Brett Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATX features
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:33:52 +0000
xander wrote:
> Enable APM in the kernel config and rebuild the kernel.
> There's something like "enable power-down on shutdown" or something; put
> this on..
You also have to edit your "halt" script. Under RH5.2 this is
"/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt". You have to add the "-p" option to halt when it is
called during shutdown.
-brett
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From: "kawing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help! cdrom/sb/floppy setup problems!
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:25:30 -0700
Hi,
I am setting up the SUSE6.1 and the following problems really give me
headache:
1. The system never mount cdrom and floppy drive automatically and
successfully at startup. So I need to umount and then mount both of them
manually everytime. So what file should I edit so that the system will do
that at startup?
2. I cannot setup my Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card. I installed
RedHat 5.2 on the same machine before and it just work perfectly. But when
I remove the comment on the /etc/conf.modules on the sb.o part and reboot
the machine and check using lsmodule, I found that the sb.o is never loaded.
Even I type:
#/sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=5 dma16=1 (which are all my correct
settings about that hardware)
I still cannot get the sb.o to be loaded. So what should I do to load sb.o
and make my sound card works?
3. I connect the linux box as a client to a WinGate proxy on a WinNT/98
multi-boot machine. My question is how to get the micq works in this
situation? I tried gtkicq and it cannot find the proxy. (Wingate has SOCK5
proxy)
4. Is there any media player in linux that can play .dat files? I have VCDs
in this format but cannot find the player.
All suggestions are welcomed.
Kawing
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From: Dominique <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Roland Rap-10
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:30:45 GMT
Hi,
I have a problem running audio files on my suse 6.1 system with my Roland
Rap-10 soundcard. Midi files run okay , but I can't figure out the audio
part and can't find device drivers for my card so that I can use midi and
audio.
Can someone please help me.
Dominique
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From: Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ESS ES1868 Plug and Play AudioDrive install question.
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:30:44 GMT
Olivier LE ROY wrote:
> 1�re �tape: Compilation d'un noyau
>
> -cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.1
>
> Editer le fichier /etc/lilo.conf, ajouter les lignes:
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.1
>
> label=linux-2.2.1
>
> root=/dev/hd <-- ici indiquer le disque
>
> read-only de la partition root
>
> p. exemple:
>
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=500
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.1
> label=linux-2.2.1
> root=/dev/hdc1
> read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-3
> label=linux
> root=/dev/hdc1
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.0.36-3.img
> read-only
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
> table=/dev/hda
>
> -lilo
> La compilation du noyau est termin�e, au reboot il y a possiblit�
lorsque
> lilo est charg� et apr�s appui sur la touche TAB de choisir de booter
sous
> Linux-2.2.1, Linux
> (l'ancien noyau pour secours), ou bien DOS.
>
> Pour obtenir une aide sur la compilation d'un noyau:
> http://www.chez.com/rsvj/linux/kernels.html
>
>
> 2�me �tape: allocation des p�riph�riques pnp isa
>
> -pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
>
> Editer le fichier /etc/isapnp.conf, supprimer des lignes au besoin, dans
la
> partie Maxi Sound 64 series, pour obtenir
>
> (READPORT 0x0203)
> (ISOLATE CLEAR)
> (IDENTIFY *)
>
>
> (CONFIGURE ESS1868/-1 (LD 0
> (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
> (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 3))
> (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
> (IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
> (IO 1 (BASE 0x0300))
> (IO 2 (BASE 0x0388))
> (IO 3 (BASE 0x0800))
> (ACT Y)
> ))
>
> (CONFIGURE ESS1868/-1 (LD 1
> (IO 0 (BASE 0x0201))
> (ACT Y)
> ))
>
> (CONFIGURE ESS1868/-1 (LD 2
> (IO 0 (BASE 0x0330))
> (INT 0 (IRQ 10 (MODE +E)))
> (ACT Y)
> ))
>
>
> (WAITFORKEY)
>
>
> Sauvegarder ( p.ex Kedit, il s'agit du menu fichier)
>
> Sous DOS (ou WIN98) inserer le CD-ROM "Maxi Sound 64 Dynamic 3D", la
> proc�dure d'installation commence. Cliquer sur le bouton "installation
DOS
> r�el". Choisissez
> le r�pertoire, par d�faut C:\DOSMAXI.
> Lorsque l'installation est termin�e, si tout se passe correctement,
afficher
> le contenu du fichier C:\DOSMAXI\MAXI64.INI.
> Pour configurer les adresses d' E/S de la carte sonore, IRQ et DMA,
> reprendre les informations contenues dans Maxi64.ini pour les adapter
dans
> /etc/isapnp.conf. (dans
> l'�ventualit� o� d'autres cartes PCI seraient en conflit)
>
> 3�me �tape: Modification du fichier rc.local pour prendre en compte les
> nouveaux p�riph�riques au d�marrage.
>
> Apr�s avoir configur� la carte sonore via isapnp il est n�cessaire de
> charger les modules son avec les informations d' E/S ad�quates.
> Editer le fichier /etc/rc.d/rc.local, ajouter les lignes
>
> #allocation des p�riph�riques pnp ISA
> isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
>
> #installation des modules pour Guillemot Maxi Sound 64 Dynamic 3D
> modprobe sound
> insmod uart401
> insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=3
> insmod mpu401 io=0x330
> insmod opl3 io=0x0388
> insmod v_midi
>
> Peu importe l'endroit, pour une Mandrake 5.3, par exemple, � la suite de
> echo >> /etc/issue
> Sauvegarder le fichier.
>
>
> 4�me �tape: utilisation de LOADLIN
>
> Mounter le CD-ROM de la distribution Mandrake 5.3, copier le fichier
> loadlin.exe (celui ci se trouve dans le r�pertoire /mnt/cdrom/dosutils)
sur
> le disque de votre W98.
>
> taper (ligne de commande DOS): copy con linux.bat
>
> smartdrv /C
> loadlin c:bzImage root=/dev/hdc1 ro
> vga=3
>
> CTRL Z
>
> Copiez le noyau /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage sur le disque W98.
>
>
> Proc�dure de d�marrage de Linux:
>
> Lorsque l'ordinateur red�marre, au prompt LILO saisir DOS
> Taper F8 imm�diatement, ensuite s�lectionner ligne de commande.
> Taper Linux + ENTER
>
> En utilisant l'installation propos�e ci-dessus, la commande cat
/dev/sndstat
> me donne:
>
> OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130
> Load type: Driver loaded as a module
> Kernel: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.2.5 #5 jeu mai 13 23:55:17 CEST
1999
> i586
> Config options: 0
>
> Installed drivers:
>
> Card config:
>
> Audio devices:
> 0: ESS ES1688 AudioDrive (rev 11) (3.1)
>
> Synth devices:
> 0: Yamaha OPL3
>
> Midi devices:
>
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
>
> Mixers:
> 0: Sound Blaster
>
> Si cela ne devait pas fonctionner correctement, tu me dis � quel endroit
et
> tu m' envoies le message d'erreur.
> Bon courage.
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> Olivier LE ROY
> Portable 06 12 02 51 68
> E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: CHristian Niss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI ZIP problems once again ...
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:55:29 +0200
Hi again ...
now my SCSI-ZIP-drive is detected correctly and I can mount the
drive easily ... I can even browse the directory on the ZIP-disks,
BUT when I try to copy data to/from the disk the copy-program
locks up completely. I cannot terminate the process with kill -9,
I cannot unmount the ZIP from that point on (device is busy).
And fdisk -l also locks up (and so does YAST)...
What could be wrong ???
I am using Kernel 2.2.10, pcimcia-modules (pcmcia-cs-3.0.13) and
an adaptec 1460-SCSI-PCMCIA-adapter. and SUSE 6.2-Linux.
Thanks in advance (I don't want to load WINDOWS just to access a
silly ZIP-Disk...)
CHristian
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From: Bill Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: PCMCIA MODEM: IBM 56KV90 COMPATIBLE?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:45:53 -0600
If it is a win modem it will not work. The only way to find out is to
try to get it to work.
Ana Cristina Souza Lima Gouvea wrote:
> I would like to know if anybody already used
> the modem from IBM, 56KV90, and if any problem
> were encountered.
>
> The PCMCIA HOWTO does not report any incompatibility
> with this card, howevere any comment is greatly appreciated.
>
> Bye
> Ana
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: microsoft.public.mshardware.product
Subject: Microsoft PS/2 Compatible Mouse initialization?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:10:40 -0700
I have a 1993 vintage Dell 50 MHz 486 I wanted to get some more mileage
out of with some other
brand X operating system. The system has a PS/2 port and its
Microsoft brand PS/2 Compatible Mouse (supplied with the computer) works
very smoothly with DOS games, Win31, Win95 and NT351. With the other
OS, I find the cursor-mouse connection to be rather jumpy - it is hard
to position the cursor with any certainty. But if I swap mice with a
PS/2 mouse from an HP computer, my system works fine. I placed some
trace code in the low level mouse drivers of my system and have found
the cursor's jumpy behavior is truely reflective of erratic data from
the Microsoft mouse and not from the HP mouse. Since the Microsoft
brand mouse works fine with Microsoft software, I'm wondering if there
is some initialization sequence the Microsoft mouse needs to put out
good data. My system IS able to initialize and use the other PS/2 mouse
just fine but has trouble with the Microsoft-brand unit. Where does one
find such information? A search of the Microsoft Knowledge Base turned
up nothing.
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From: "Joel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: RH 6.0 and SIS 620
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:20:25 -0400
Greetings-
I had the same problem with the SiS530 card. So I took your advise,
downloaded the latest SuSe SiS X server and changed XF86Config. When I ran
X I got a display that is too small, but at least it is something. When I
ran startx I got an error message saying none of the devices were defined
and the server was killed.
Would you send me a copy of your XF86Config file? Thanks a lot.
-Joel
L. Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
> Gotta love profs who have no clue about what's going on, yet want the
> (nearly) impossible accomplished. Anyway...
> I don't have RH, i have COL2.2, but it shouldn't really make much of a
> difference in the long run. I've got the dreaded sis620 card, and it is
> definitely possible to get it working, although its not all that easy.
> You need to download the SuSE SiS X server from their website. Go with
> the rpm, it will save you alot of grief in the long run. Once you have
> that installed, the rest should be easier. I can send you a copy of my
> XF86COnfig file, as well as excellent instructions on how to setup the
> rest of the process. Let me know if you want them.
>
> -Lonni
>
> Christopher Derr wrote:
> > I am new to the whole Linux thing but a prof wants his $400 machine to
> > run Linux. It uses the SiS 620 VGA adapter. Whatever they posted on
> > their site (called XF86_SVGA) doesn't even gunzip under RH Linux. If I
> > try it under something else then move it to the proper directory, X
> > gives an error after running XF86Config. Never even gets close to a
> > graphical interface. Just err no 13 right away.
> >
> > Also, RH 6.0 detects the card as having 0 MB of RAM. I can only imagine
> > what this does to the configuration possibilities.
> >
> > I know that someone out there has set this card up and was wondering if
> > someone can answer a few questions:
> >
> > 1) Where do I get a compatible X-Server for it? (SVGA or whatever)
> > 2) How do I install it properly, what RAM setting should I put, etc.
> > 3) Why is everyone so behind just another flavor of Unix..... :)
> > 4) Why did we ever leave the whole pencil and paper thing behind...I
> > remember when...
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > Chris
> > Sys Admin
> > UC Davis
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to configure Virtual screen
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:17:40 -0400
In etc/X11/ you have a .conf file (I can't remember the damned name -
Sometimers Disease) that maintains your X settings. edit this file and near
the end place a # symbol in front of the lines that say VIRTUAL. That will
keep you from having more desktop than fits on your screen. At least in RH6
it will.
hope that helps
Prophet
nd wrote in message ...
>How do I configure so that I DON'T get that virtual screen which you can
>have multiple screens?
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Kenneth Bustad)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.periphs.scanners
Subject: Re: using a old logitech color scanman?
Date: 13 Aug 1999 19:55:18 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Richards
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have the same scanner. Logitech's website had windows drivers (Win 3.x
>and 9x I believe); I can make the card work in Win98 but for some reason it
>seems to forget it's DMA and IRQ settings all the time. I can't find linux
>drivers for it; the only thing I've seen is an old driver for the 1.0
>kernel. I don't really think it's a good idea to load that driver into my
>2.2.x kernel :>
>
>BUT you are probably lost without the interface card; it's a proprietary
>little ISA thingy that you will have a hard time finding on its own. Yard
>sales seem to be a popular place to find them; that's where I got mine.
As near as I can recall, mine came without any interface card.
I just plugged it into a parallel port.
= Eric Bustad
AT Design Automation
Lucent Technologies
Holmdel, NJ, USA
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From: "William B. Cattell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: complete freeze with RH6
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:24:33 GMT
Chris Milne wrote:
>
> we're running a PII450 (128 MB RAM) as an email & webpage server, as well
> as allowing people to use it as an X-terminal (xmgr, mathematica, wp
> etc.)
> ever since we upgraded to RH6 we've been having very nasty freeze-ups
> where the whole machine locks up about once a week. X locks, keyboard &
> mouse are ignored, you can't telnet in & other machines that are
> nfs-mounting it can no longer access its drives. the only thing that seems
> to be common to all the lockups is someone is logged into X when it
> happens, what's being run under X always appears different (different
> apps, different windowmanagers, same freeze).
>
> the machine has a complete RH6 install (kernel-2.2.5-22) with all the
> updates & is running a number of services. its X-server is the Mach64 ATi
> server (3.3.3.1-52) running on a Rage Pro (8MB). there appears to be no
> common time for the freezes & nothing shows up in /var/log/messages. i'm
> at a complete loss as to why the machine keeps crashing & i'm hoping
> someone else has seen this behaviour with a similar system & solved it :)
> - or at least figured out what the cause is. the only other symptom is
> that on reboot the sequence stops at checking the harddrive & makes you
> exit & run fsck manually.
>
> any help or suggestions are appreciated, linux crashing is bad and ugly.
>
> chris
>
> University of Toronto, Canada
> Office : MP096
> Phone : (416) 978-0353
I see the same symptoms when I'm working on the console, in
X and I switch from a window with Netscape email on it to a
window with the Netscape browser. If I try to click and
drag across the url in the location box that when I see the
same kind of hard freeze. The only thing to do is a
power-down/up.
Bill
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From: AMAPROTU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lexmark 1000C help needed!
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:30:46 GMT
Where would one find those drivers?
John Hong wrote:
>
> Th. Voss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : Greetings to the world!
>
> : Has anyone magaed to get a Lexmark 1000C up and running under SuSE
> : Linux? I use release 6.0 and I'm at the end of my nerves...
>
> It's a WinPrinter so support will be slim (if not none).
> Currently someone has managed to put up a driver for the 7000/7200 which
> sort of works from what I've been reading for the 5000/5700. So far it
> is a no go on the 1000 series or 3200.
>
>
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From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: US Robotics Sportster 33.6 ISA modem supported?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:14:42 -0700
is it a winmodem?
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