Linux-Hardware Digest #24, Volume #11 Mon, 16 Aug 99 12:13:44 EDT
Contents:
problems with Matrox ("adolfo")
Direct ethernet connection under Linux (LIAN SHEN)
Zip drive (Kees Leune)
drivers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SCSI Tekram DC-390F on linux 2.0.36 (or 2.2.11) (Dorin-Ioan MARINCA)
Lexmark Optra 45 Printer (Richard V. Brown, Sr.)
Linux install with HPT366 results! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux install with HPT366 results! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
HPT366 working under Linux Results!!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Direct ethernet connection under Linux ("Jo.Oswald")
Gigabit Ethernet cards
Re: Fun with Montego (T.J. Boberek)
Re: Help with TVCapture98 audio (Matija Grabnar)
Re: 2.2.10 sound kernel question (Ron Gibson)
Re: Dell Poweredge (Christian Schulz)
Re: Need help with Ethernet on Sharp A250 notebook (Edwin TAM)
Re: Modem support: I lost it (Andy Johnstone)
Re: BT878 sound problems (William Burrow)
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From: "adolfo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: problems with Matrox
Date: 16 Aug 1999 08:54:06 GMT
I have a Matrox Millennium G200-AGP and when i tried to install linux
debian it didn't work. The only way to see something in XWindow system is
to configure it as a vga16. Does anyone know what to do?
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:55:06 +0200
From: LIAN SHEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Direct ethernet connection under Linux
Hello everyone,
I get a problem with ethernet connection under linux:
I want to connect 2 laptops, both equipped with PCMCIA 10/100BaseT
ethernet card. So I took a cross-over cable (not the normal twisted-pair
one)
My setup is the following:
IP=130.60.93.222 resp. 130.60.93.223
Mask=255.255.255.0, Broadcast=130.60.93.255 (for both hosts)
Under Windows98, it's no problem, both cards detect a 100Mbit/s mode.
(The actual transfer rate is lower.)
When I booted ONE host to Linux, ethernet cards can still detect
100Mbit/s mode, but there is no connection available. Then I pulled out
this crossed-over cable from the linux host, connected this linux host
with normal twisted-pair cable to our switch, (without reboot and
changing any network information), it can problemlessly connect to
internet
(ping, ftp, telnet...).
When both hosts booted to Linux, there was still no improvement, ping
showed
no response from the other host.
/var/log/messages tells me
kernel: eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #0 link partner
capability of 41e1.
The ifconfig command tells me
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:B5:73:E2
inet addr:130.60.93.222 Bcast:130.60.93.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:99 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:2
TX packets:44 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:44
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x100
Does anyone have an idea what I configured wrong under Linux?
BTW, Linux version I use is Mandrake6.0 and Redhat6.0.
Thanks a lot!
Lian Shen
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From: Kees Leune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Zip drive
Date: 16 Aug 1999 12:09:15 GMT
I am trying to get my ZIP drive recognized under a linux 2.2 box. I
have been successful with getting it running on an older (2.0) kernel
without any problems. Now, I have a new computer with a new kernel and
I want to get it working on this box.
The drive is an internal (SCSI) drive with the Iomega zip zoom
controller. I tried using the aha152x driver for it, but that leads to
losing its interrupt.
The adapter is recognized (or, so the driver says), but when it tries
to initialise it, it fails with the error message 'Interrupt lost'. I
tried loading the driver as a module ( modprobe aha152x
aha152x=0x140,11 ) and when that didn't work, by putting it in the
kernel itself (with append line in lilo.conf). The resource settings
are correct according to the jumpers on the board and Windows '98
agrees with it.
Any suggestions to fix my problem are appreciated!
-Kees ...-.-
--
Kees Leune, Researcher at the Infolab | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tilburg University, The Netherlands | Phone: +31 13 466 2688
http://infolab.kub.nl/people/kees/ | HAM: PA3HFB
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:14:51 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: drivers
Hi,
Does Linux suport a PCI/FC-AL adapters and what?
vaclav
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From: Dorin-Ioan MARINCA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: SCSI Tekram DC-390F on linux 2.0.36 (or 2.2.11)
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:18:45 +0200
Hi!
What I must check on "make -xconfig" windows to create an linux kernel
(2.0.36 or 2.2.10/11) which supports an SCSI controller Tekram DC-390F?
and
can anyone give me some hints (links to docs/HOWTOs/keywords) on how to
make an soft RAID 0/5 on some disks connected to above card? ...
Thanks in advance.
D.I.M.
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From: Richard V. Brown, Sr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Lexmark Optra 45 Printer
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:30:49 GMT
I just installed a Lexmark Optra 45 printer. It runs perfectly within my
Win 98 boot [both print and color].
It runs ONLY print within my Caldera Open Linux 2.2 boot.
How do in configure Open Linux 2.2 to print in color?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Linux install with HPT366 results!
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:45:02 GMT
I have an Abit BE6 mainboard and am trying to
just run more than 4 ide drives...the 5th drive
is a Quantum Fireball Katana 18.2G. I am not
worried about speed, just being able to use it at
all. I even downloaded and used Quantums utility
to switch the drive to DMA33 mode.
I tried 2.2.11 plus the "draco" patch. The patch
took fine, and upon booting it did indeed see the
controller and even the drive, BUT right after
that when it displays all the drives CHS values,
it would hang on the 5th drive, never displaying
its values. Nothing would get past it except a
reboot. I DISCOVERED THAT IF I UNPLUGGED THE
HPT366 DRIVE, THE SYSTEM WOULD BOOT.
So, next I tried the "eridanus" patch...still no
luck. NEXT, I planned on trying the "ide.2.3.12-
1.patch.3", but I could not get kernels 2.3.12 or
2.3.13 to compile :( Im not new to compiling
kernels, usually I can get them to work. I even
tried enlisting the help of a few friends who
have more experience with fixing broken compiles
than I do, and they couldnt get it to compile
either. Note this was *before* applying the
patch!
I did apply the patch afterwards just to see if
it would take, and it worked fine. Still no
compile though.
SO, to make a long story short, I worked on my
system ALL weekend, and still cannot mount the
drives on my HPT366 adapter. :-( If anyone has
any further suggestions, me and alot of others
want to know. If I ever get it to work 100% I
will post what I did.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: Linux install with HPT366 results!
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:45:04 GMT
I have an Abit BE6 mainboard and am trying to
just run more than 4 ide drives...the 5th drive
is a Quantum Fireball Katana 18.2G. I am not
worried about speed, just being able to use it at
all. I even downloaded and used Quantums utility
to switch the drive to DMA33 mode.
I tried 2.2.11 plus the "draco" patch. The patch
took fine, and upon booting it did indeed see the
controller and even the drive, BUT right after
that when it displays all the drives CHS values,
it would hang on the 5th drive, never displaying
its values. Nothing would get past it except a
reboot. I DISCOVERED THAT IF I UNPLUGGED THE
HPT366 DRIVE, THE SYSTEM WOULD BOOT.
So, next I tried the "eridanus" patch...still no
luck. NEXT, I planned on trying the "ide.2.3.12-
1.patch.3", but I could not get kernels 2.3.12 or
2.3.13 to compile :( Im not new to compiling
kernels, usually I can get them to work. I even
tried enlisting the help of a few friends who
have more experience with fixing broken compiles
than I do, and they couldnt get it to compile
either. Note this was *before* applying the
patch!
I did apply the patch afterwards just to see if
it would take, and it worked fine. Still no
compile though.
SO, to make a long story short, I worked on my
system ALL weekend, and still cannot mount the
drives on my HPT366 adapter. :-( If anyone has
any further suggestions, me and alot of others
want to know. If I ever get it to work 100% I
will post what I did.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general
Subject: HPT366 working under Linux Results!!!
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:46:13 GMT
I have an Abit BE6 mainboard and am trying to just run more than 4 ide
drives...the 5th drive is a Quantum Fireball Katana 18.2G. I am not
worried about speed, just being able to use it at all. I even
downloaded and used Quantums utility to switch the drive to DMA33 mode.
I tried 2.2.11 plus the "draco" patch. The patch took fine, and upon
booting it did indeed see the controller and even the drive, BUT right
after that when it displays all the drives CHS values, it would hang on
the 5th drive, never displaying its values. Nothing would get past it
except a reboot. I DISCOVERED THAT IF I UNPLUGGED THE HPT366 DRIVE, THE
SYSTEM WOULD BOOT.
So, next I tried the "eridanus" patch...still no luck. NEXT, I planned
on trying the "ide.2.3.12-1.patch.3", but I could not get kernels
2.3.12 or 2.3.13 to compile :( Im not new to compiling kernels,
usually I can get them to work. I even tried enlisting the help of a
few friends who have more experience with fixing broken compiles than I
do, and they couldnt get it to compile either. Note this was *before*
applying the patch!
I did apply the patch afterwards just to see if it would take, and it
worked fine. Still no compile though.
SO, to make a long story short, I worked on my system ALL weekend, and
still cannot mount the drives on my HPT366 adapter. :-( If anyone has
any further suggestions, me and alot of others want to know. If I ever
get it to work 100% I will post what I did.
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From: "Jo.Oswald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Direct ethernet connection under Linux
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:16:48 GMT
Just a hunch where your problem might be..:-)
Are both NIC under win installed as PNP?
(Unless of course you are using kernel version 2.2.10, it has pnp support,
but you have to compile it into a new kernel....:-)
If your cards are PNP this _could_ cause some problems under Linux....
if they are already installed as non-pnp devices..... sorry I can't help,
since I'm new to linux myself....
but if they are installed as PNP ( most of them are) you should disable PNP
on the cards, (look into your floppy for a help or readme-file. After you
disabled pnpray, then you have to install a non-pnp driver under WinXX,
(take the driver from the floppy,)
One last chance to make it work is the Bios, there change the IRQ for the
card from pnp to a non-pnp......
Josef Oswald
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LIAN SHEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hello everyone,
>
> I get a problem with ethernet connection under linux:
>
> I want to connect 2 laptops, both equipped with PCMCIA 10/100BaseT
> ethernet card. So I took a cross-over cable (not the normal twisted-pair
> one)
>
> My setup is the following:
>
> IP=130.60.93.222 resp. 130.60.93.223
> Mask=255.255.255.0, Broadcast=130.60.93.255 (for both hosts)
>
> Under Windows98, it's no problem, both cards detect a 100Mbit/s mode.
> (The actual transfer rate is lower.)
>
> When I booted ONE host to Linux, ethernet cards can still detect
> 100Mbit/s mode, but there is no connection available. Then I pulled out
> this crossed-over cable from the linux host, connected this linux host
> with normal twisted-pair cable to our switch, (without reboot and
> changing any network information), it can problemlessly connect to
> internet
> (ping, ftp, telnet...).
>
> When both hosts booted to Linux, there was still no improvement, ping
> showed
> no response from the other host.
>
>
> /var/log/messages tells me
> kernel: eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #0 link partner
> capability of 41e1.
>
>
> The ifconfig command tells me
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:B5:73:E2
> inet addr:130.60.93.222 Bcast:130.60.93.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:99 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:2
> TX packets:44 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:44
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:10 Base address:0x100
>
>
> Does anyone have an idea what I configured wrong under Linux?
>
> BTW, Linux version I use is Mandrake6.0 and Redhat6.0.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Lian Shen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Gigabit Ethernet cards
Date: 16 Aug 1999 14:10:46 GMT
Has anybody had any experience running Gigabit Ethernet adaptors under
Linux? As far as I can see the 2.2 kernel supports Packet Engine's
Yellowfin and Alteon's ACEnic. How do the two cards compare? Do both
support VLANs?
-Ronan
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From: T.J. Boberek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fun with Montego
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:47:41 GMT
I knew that there was kernel support for Turtle Beach cards, but the Montego
is not listed, and I was told that it was not yet supported. I tried the two
TB cards listed (with a variety of options), but it did not work...if I'm
doing anything wrong, please let me know.
Thanks
T.J.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matija Grabnar)
Subject: Re: Help with TVCapture98 audio
Date: 16 Aug 1999 14:17:57 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jaume Grané Mora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >I can't hear the audio with my AVerMedia TVCapture98. I'm using a 2.2.10
>> >kernel, the latest bbtv drivers I found (0.6.4e) and XawTV 2.46. It's
>> >not the line-in of my SoundBlaster, I'm sure.
>> >
>> >Any idea? Does anybody succeeded in that question? Help!
I also have a TVCapture98 card. I got it working by giving bttv parameters
card=6 pll=1
That is the entry for the "old" avermedia card, but it works with my setup,
while card=18 (avermedia '98) does not.
--
"My name is Not Important. Not to friends.
But you can call me mr. Important" - Not J. Important
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ron Gibson)
Subject: Re: 2.2.10 sound kernel question
Date: 16 Aug 1999 14:22:20 GMT
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 02:13:44, (Joe Smith) wrote:
> How come the 2.2.10 kernel has not /dev/dsp or /dev/audio support
> option under the sound configuration? Also, I cannot set my IRQ and
> other settings for the sound card.
>
> 2.0.36 works well, but I was surprised 2.2.10 didn't have these
> features.
>
> Can anyone offer an explanation?
> Needless to say, I could not get sound working under 2.2.10 but I can
> under 2.0.36
I've got the same damn problem and the HOWTO's tell you to do it like we
always did in the past, except there are no kernel options to do it with
except for a few odd ball cards. Geez, not even the old SoundBlaster
is an option.
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian Schulz)
Subject: Re: Dell Poweredge
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:29:43 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:36:16 +0100, Nick Birkett
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Does anybody have experience of using the Dell Poweredge -
>Xeon 500Mhz + hardware Perc2 hardware RAID controller ?
Perc/2 SC works with AMI MegaRAID Controller (It is a MegaRAID Express
466) but Perc 2 not.
>Since Linux does not support this controller - has anybody tried
>using the scsi hard disks / and or replacing the Perc2 controller ?
>
>It looks a nice machine and would be even nicer if we could get
>Linux on it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Nick
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From: Edwin TAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Need help with Ethernet on Sharp A250 notebook
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 22:17:36 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No, I am not using the driver from the kernel, that one did not work, I
use the "newest" driver as referred by Readtek's web site, compiled and
replaced the module that come with RH6.0, still no luck.
Strange is, the module loaded fine and [OK] is told when booting,
however, the interface is not working as reported.
Tracing the errors involving "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily
unavailable" looks like it's is some kind of PCI related driver errors, though.
Thanks anyway,
Edwin
Andy Johnstone wrote:
>
> It sounds like you're using the driver which came with the kernel. Which should
> be right. To activate the net card, add this line (or make sure its there) to
> your /etc/conf.modules.
>
> alias eth0 rtl8139.o
>
> And make sure this line is in /lib/modules/2.2.5/modules.dep
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.5/net/rtl8139.o:
>
> Reboot, and that should bring up eth0. I've never used ifconfig before, but
> what i told you should get you working. If not, then a reltek 8139a is not the
> same as a realtek8139. You'll have to look for the driver. Check out the
> ethernet howto at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP for possible locations of your
> driver, the disk taht came with your netcard (you do have the disks right), or
> call realtek adn see if they can point you in the right direction.
>
> hope that helps
> andy
>
> Edwin TAM wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Sharp Actius A250 notebook and have installed RedHat 6.0 on it.
> > So far, none of the built-in peripherials works except the video, which
> > I managed to get 800x600 true color.
> >
> > However, I can't get neither the modem, sound nor Network to work. It
> > has a Realtek RTL8139A PCI Fast Ethernet NIC built-in and I have tried
> > the version 1.80a driver (written by Donald Becker) rtl8139.c without luck.
> >
> > Whenever I try to 'ifconfig eth0 up', it gives me the following message:
> >
> > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
> >
> > I can ping localhost and ping the self IP address and has no problem,
> > but the eth0 interface is never up and running.
> >
> > I can live without its sound nor modem, but the LAN is a must.
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> >
> > Edwin
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Andy Johnstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem support: I lost it
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:34:39 -0400
Hey Wayne
/dev/modem is actually not your modem, its a link to the actual device. Kinda
like shortcuts in win95, but better. Anyway to get back /dev/modem, do this
command
ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/modem
That should do it! Note that you need to replace x with the dos comm port
number, minus 1. ie com1 = ttyS0, com2= ttyS1, etc. Note the same thing goes
for /dev/mouse. My /dev/mouse actually points to /dev/ttyS0 (com1). do ls -l
/dev/mouse to see what i'm talking about. Any questions feel free to ask.
andy
Wayne C wrote:
> Hi All!
> I'm a complet Linux newbie and so far I'm having mixed results. I
> installed RH 6.0, went into Gnome/linxconfig and set up my ppp port. when I
> did there was a pull down option for my /dev/modem which I seletcted and all
> was well with my world. I decided to make some changes and re-installed
> Linux. Since then there has been no option for /dev/modem. What changed and
> why? I've tried typing it in on that line and it persists but modem does not
> work. I found references to "modemtool" but I cant find this utility. Where
> is it? I haven't changed anything on this system between installs except the
> installation of my lan card. I did not install it in the first build (when
> modem was recognized), did install it in second and did not install it there
> after. Thanks all!
>
> Wayne
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: BT878 sound problems
Date: 16 Aug 1999 15:28:52 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:22:57 +0200,
Ralf Siemieniec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>the tuner type too (insmod tuner type=xx) which are described in the sources
>drivers section, i guess the filename was MODULES. It finally worked in my case
>(Hauppauge Win TV Theatre) after spending 3 weeks. But there is still one
>problem,
>that the msp3400-module has to be included with insmod or modprobe each time I
>reboot the system... :-(
If you are using kmod, you can edit /etc/conf.modules and setup some
aliases that supposedly preload the drivers you need. Of course, I
never got this to work (you have to reboot to get your edited version of
conf.modules reread, it seems -- mind boggling). Also, you can place
the modprobe in your boot sequence. Modern init scripts seem to lack
rc.local for some reason, but you can stick one in if necessary.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
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