Linux-Hardware Digest #126, Volume #11 Sun, 29 Aug 99 06:13:34 EDT
Contents:
Re: Modem and sound card etup problem with Mandrake 6 ("Phillip A. Smith")
Re: Patch for Promise Ultra66 (MBr)
Re: Soundblaster Live (Value) / S/PDIF (MBr)
Re: Video card (LhD Administrator)
Re: Ultra ATA 66 support ? (MBr)
Re: HPT-366 success story (MBr)
Is reveal card supported (naftali)
Re: Sound blaster live problems (MBr)
Re: Unusable space on 13.6GB hard-disk ("Scott Simpson")
Re: Any Voodoo 3000 (OEM) drivers for Linux ? (stephen chan)
Adaptec 1542B IO setup (Landon Humphrey)
Re: scsi adapter. (Hans J�rgensen)
Re: GOT HPT366 WORKING IN LINUX! (MBr)
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From: "Phillip A. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux.dial-up,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Modem and sound card etup problem with Mandrake 6
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:55:08 -0500
Kaige,
Do you have a Win Modem, too, like Adam, C. Lin. and myself ( the
new systems are rampant with them due to their lower cost )? If so
is it a HCF Rockwell chip set (KFlex)? How did you get it to work. The
hardware isn't a complete modem. Some of hardware functions have been
replaced with a MSWindows only software packages. If you have a hack
please let me know. :-)
Thanks,
Phil
Kaige Hannon wrote:
>
> Well, the reason you are not getting to type anything in terminal is
> that your modem is not being properly initialized. Linux cannot tell the
> modem apart from any other port that may be on your computer. Try the
> ATI test button and see what happens. If everything comes back blank
> then you aren't even hitting the modem.
>
> I just got Mandrake 6.0 running on my box and I had some similar
> problems. I have come up with 3 important things:
>
> 1. The settings you get for your hardware (especially sound cards) from
> Windoz 9x are not necessarily valid in Linux. If the card is PnP then
> those are settings Windows is happy with, but Linux may not be. I
> recommend opening up your computer and physically changing the jumpers
> on the modem to ttyS3 (COM 4), IRQ 3. That is a pretty standard modem
> setting. (You may need to consult your modem
> documentation to see how to do that) I also recommend physically setting
> the jumpers on your sound
> card if the PnP mode doesn't seem to be working.
>
> 2. As is true in Windoz, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HAVE CONFLICTS. Linux may
> be using slightly different IRQs, et cetera since it will generally use
> what the hardware is set to, this could cause conflicts
> that did not exist in Windoz.
>
> 3. Since you're using Mandrake make sure you get all the updates
> possible (they have some for ppp and sound).
>
> ~kaige
>
> I have a question on this too. I thought that symbolic links served as
> direct alias' for what they linked to, but my modem WILL NOT function
> correctly when I try to use /dev/modem, but it will when I actually set
> ppp to /dev/ttyS3. I attempted to make the symbolic link by using ln -s
> /dev/ttyS3 /dev/modem.
> Any feedback?
>
> I would especially like feedback from anybody who disagrees with my
> analysis.
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Patch for Promise Ultra66
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 07:59:14 +0200
Stefan Altendorfer wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Stupid as I am, I've bought a Promise Ultra66 and now I'm looking for the
> Kernel-Patch "2.2.10.uniform-ide-6.19.patch.gz". I've tried to fetch it at
> http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/ but I had no luck - seems that
> the files have been moved to another site.
>
> Can anybody tell me if there is a mirror for that site? If somenone already
> has got the patch, would you mind sending me a copy?
>
> Thanx in advance.
>
> Stefan
There is a better patch over here (2.2.11.uniform-ide-6.20.genam.patch):
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/linux/sunsite/kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/2.2.11.uniform-ide-6.20.genam.patch.gz
(or check for the other patches: http://www.kernel.dk/ide/
Pass "idex=ata66" to the kernel ,to enable UDMA/66 on the Promise card,
because it defaults in UDMA/33..
Be sure your drive also supports UDMA/66 and use the proper 80 wire cable!
I'm still not sure how to enable UDMA/66 on the hd, because a lot of
HDs default in UDMA/33 (as reported by the kernel)
and have to be switched to UDMA/66 manually... I think you need to use hdparm
-X ##, but I'm clueless on the ##, I have searched
the net all over and asked in #linux on the Undernet & Efnet, but no one seem
to know...
Manuel - MBr
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live (Value) / S/PDIF
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 07:35:17 +0200
William Zhao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Live Value should work with that beta driver. But it won't work if you
> have
> a kernel compiled with SMP support. :(
>
> I have to keep a AWE32 in the machine just for linux.
>
> Bill
>
> Stefan Lewandowski wrote:
> >
> > Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > Stefan Lewandowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > <snip>
> > > > Is the S/PDIF supported yet?
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > The Value edition should not have a S/PDIF, should it? A $50 card with
> > > dig IO???
>
Yes is has, just as your AWE 32...., use pin #1 on the addon connector (watch out not
to short #1 & #2, it will ruin your card), it delivers a S/PDIF signal a TLL level,
controlled by the record settings under Windows, under Linux Creative doesn't support
digital out/in yet... (For more details check my webpage:
http://www.euronet.nl/~mailme/index.html#Phreak )
> >
> > Hi Marc, it has, but just as a two pin connector on board ...
> >
> > As I found out inbetween there are adapter cards that connect the 2pin thing to an
> > opt/coax dig in/out (cost another $40(opt.)/$55(opt./coax)+s&h)
>
Check http://www.hoontech.com for the DB SB II, optical +digital in/out + one extra
anologe addon card in for $19 (+pp)
it works on the SB Live! and SB Live! Value...
> >
> > Without recommending it (I don't have the card yet), here you could get those
> > adapters, ask them if you're in doubt ...
> >
> > http://www.opticompo.com/index2.html
> >
> > (products POFP, POCAB and POAB) ...
> >
> > Anyway, my initial question remains open ... is S/PDIF supported with the driver
> > yet (maybe that's a stupid question, so noone answered it) ?
>
No, not yet... :(
Manuel Beunder (MBr)
> >
> > Stefan.
>
> --
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Video card
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 05:31:10 GMT
ACS wrote:
> And how do you go about swapping video cards in Linux? Do you change the
Well, any card will work in text mode, so you can set everything up in
text mode, then go into X. Same for framebuffers, basically.
Or you could switch the settings, then switch the cards, but that leaves
less room for error. There is also telnetting into the box if you do end
up in some incompatible video state and need to tweak the settings.
LhD Administrator
LhD: Linux Hardware Database
http://lhd.datapower.com
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ultra ATA 66 support ?
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:09:20 +0200
"Crash @ Wireco" wrote:
> The Gateway I recently purchased, came with an Ultra 66 from Promise.
> I have no choice but to use it due to other devices installed.
> I purchased a new drive for the same controller, just to install Linux on.
> (per instructions)
>
> My question is: Is there any way to get Linux to see the drives?
>
> I found a work around, but it requires a recompile and I can't even get the
> basics to install.
>
> What would you suggest?
>
Read the reply I gave to Stefan Altendorfer:
>
> There is a better patch over here (2.2.11.uniform-ide-6.20.genam.patch):
>
>ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/linux/sunsite/kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/2.2.11.uniform-ide-6.20.genam.patch.gz
>
> (or check for the other patches: http://www.kernel.dk/ide/
>
> Pass "idex=ata66" to the kernel ,to enable UDMA/66 on the Promise card,
> because it defaults in UDMA/33..
> Be sure your drive also supports UDMA/66 and use the proper 80 wire cable!
> I'm still not sure how to enable UDMA/66 on the hd, because a lot of
> HDs default in UDMA/33 (as reported by the kernel)
> and have to be switched to UDMA/66 manually... I think you need to use hdparm
> -X ##, but I'm clueless on the ##, I have searched
> the net all over and asked in #linux on the Undernet & Efnet, but no one seem
> to know...
> Manuel - MBr
>
>
>
> Thanks for your time.
> Roger
>
> David Ripton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7o50ke$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Sheldon Newhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Anyone know if the Ultra 66 ATA controllers are supported in Linux?
> >
> > Not yet.
> >
> > >Is the performance gain worth it?
> >
> > No. Today's fastest IDE drives sustain 17-18 MB/s. UDMA/33
> > supports up to 33 MB/s. The interface is not the bottleneck,
> > so speeding it up won't make a noticable difference. In a
> > couple of years, when IDE drives are twice as fast as they
> > are now, UDMA/66 will matter.
> >
> > --
> > David Ripton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > spamgard(tm): To email me, put "geek" in your Subject line.
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HPT-366 success story
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:21:02 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have just got my BP6 a couple days ago and had got the onboard
> HPT-366 UDMA/66 controller to work under Linux 2.3.13. There is
> only one HD connected to the HPT-366 controller (DJNA-370910),
> and all I can say is that the driver seem to work okay in my case.
>
> If anyone feels necessary I can provide hardware/software configs
> here in the group. In the next few days I'll try to switch to
> the patched 2.2.10 kernel and see how it works out.
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Chuan-kai Lin
My Maxtor 13gb boots default in UDMA/33, do you have any idea how to
change the HD to UDMA//66?
(not the Promise controller, which is set to UDMA/66 with the idex=ata66
switch).
I think it must be some thing like hdparm -X ##, but I can't seem to
find the ##
Cheers,
Manuel Beunder (MBr)
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From: naftali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Is reveal card supported
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 09:38:35 +0300
Hello to you all
I have been trying to recompile my kernel in order to enable sound card
support, I am using Reveal sound blaster pro which claims to be Creative
compliant, however I did have a helluva lot of problems setting it up in
the windows even, untill i used the driver supplied to me by the diskettes.
When i did make menuconfig I got a whole bunch of drivers, but nowhere in
there i have found a hint they support Reveal. So I used the usual SB
compliance and recompiled the kernel, needless to say it didnt work or
I wouldnt have mailed you this mail. That being said I cracked open my sound
howto, and found out that half of the Reveal drivers support one option
into the kernel compilation and half support another option.
Is there ANYONE who can give me a more specific explanation about how
Reveal fits in into linux ( if at all ), maybe someone with a bad of an
experience as myself, which can tell me which options I should mark in the
kernel reconfiguration.
Or a web page which tells me how reveal cards shold be reconfigured for
LINUX.
I am using RH6 + SuSE 6.1 and i would prefer a general solution to both
rather than a unique customizing package for just one.
thanks in advance
naftali
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound blaster live problems
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:54:50 +0200
John-Paul Stanford wrote:
> Hiya,
>
> I've being trying to setup my sound Blaster live to work under linux but
> can't get it fully working. The problem is that the mixer and cd-rom both
> work, but when I try to play and wave or midi sounds the card starts to make
> loud buzzing noises. Does anyone know what is causing this or have you had
> similar problems.
>
> In order to get the module driver to load I've also had to turn off the plug
> 'n' play support in by bios. Could my problems be because of my mother
> board. It's a Micronics Helios mother board with a Phoniex Bios. If the plug
> 'n' play is off I can load the module and the interrupts look like there all
> configure correct for the SBLive card.
>
> Also I only get output from 2 speakers rather that all four like in windows.
> Does anyone know if it's possible to get out put from all four speakers yet
> ?
>
> I'm using the 'emu10k1-0.3b' drive with the linux kernel 2.2.10. I also
> using SUSE 6.0. My system is a Pentium 2 400hz with 128 Ram. It has a Dual
> Pentium mother board with only one processor.
>
> Thank for any help you can offer
>
> From
> John-Paul Stanford
have a look at my Linux-Sb Live! page: http://www.euronet.nl/~mailme
MBr
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From: "Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unusable space on 13.6GB hard-disk
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:16:08 -0700
Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just got a Quantum Fireball 13.6GB disk, intending to
> IDE master). The BIOS is very recent (99/4).
Did you try having the BIOS try to find the disk geometry? What does it say?
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From: stephen chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Any Voodoo 3000 (OEM) drivers for Linux ?
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:49:37 -0700
Can you run 24bit on a Voodoo 3?
Thanks
===========================================================
"Steven K. Iinuma" wrote:
> Thank you, but I downloaded the XFree86 server.
> Hmm..however, you gave me a clue.
> I'm going to keep Windoze since I will need it if I need to play
> certain games that don't run under Linux.
>
> Adrian Hands wrote:
> >
> > "Steven K. Iinuma" wrote:
> > My son has it working on his RedHat 6.0 system.
> > He downloaded a Voodoo3-enabled replacement for /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA
> > from:
> >
> > http://glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html
> >
> > Also, make sure your color depth (bpp) isn't set too low.
> >
> > There, better now? Now you can remove that 98 partition.
> >
> > >
> > > I'm running a dual boot Win 98/RH 6.0 Linux with Kernel 2.2.5-22.
> > > I was wondering if there are any Linux drivers besides the generic
> > > XFree86 (3.3.3.5) drivers.
> > >
> > > When I run the GNOME desktop manager. The colors don't show right,
> > > especially if I run Netscape 4.51. For example web pages load, but
> > > the colors don't show up correctly.
> > >
> > > Other problems I have noticed the icons inside the desktop manager
> > > look grainy. I don't need any 3D or OpenGL support, but I would like
> > > it if my Voodoo 3000 acted like a normal video card by displaying
> > > the colors as they should be instead of Netscape showing up odd
> > > colors or my taskbar looking grainy. Even my the SiS 6326 card I
> > > had displayed my colors as they should be.
> > >
> > > Question: Is any anybody running RH 6.0 with Kernel 2.2.5-22 with
> > > either KDE or GNOME installed using the Voodoo 3000 AGP
> > > card. If so, what drivers are you using?
> > >
> > > When will 3dfx release Linux drivers!?!
> > > Ugh...I'm glad I still have Windoze, at least my card works there.
> > >
> > > Thank you for suggestions.
> > > --
> > > Please reply to the newsgroup. If you need to contact me via e-mail
> > > then remove "sd".
>
> --
> Please reply to the newsgroup. If you need to contact me via e-mail
> then remove "sd".
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From: Landon Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: Adaptec 1542B IO setup
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:30:59 GMT
I have an adpatec 1542B controller being used for a Python Dat tape drive.
It works fine under windows at 0x230.
RedHat 6.0 does not see the card. I tried parsing parameters of
aha1542=0x230,11,4,5.
thus no effect.
I changed to Io to 0x334 and it works but I need it to be 0x230 so it will
and can exist under windows as well.
How do I fix this or how step bystep to rebuild modules etc.
I have edited the aha15542.c file to reflect 0x230, 0x234 but I do not
know what to do from this point.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Landon H.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hans J�rgensen)
Subject: Re: scsi adapter.
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:17:56 +0300
j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i need the most inexspensive scsi adapter to attach an old scsi2 drive
>to so i can download files off of it. i don't need a bootable card. can
>i use those cards that are made for scanners?
Tekram DC-310U works great in linux.
only missing feature is that you can't boot on it.
--
Hans J�rgensen - Boris - #Linux.dk & #Danmark on the Undernet
Homepage -> http://boris.n3.net
.Microsoft Windows: Just say NO!
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From: MBr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,redhat.general,alt.comp.periphs.main
Subject: Re: GOT HPT366 WORKING IN LINUX!
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:40:34 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Okay I FINALLY got this to work! The problem I was having before was
> no matter what kernel and patches I tried, they all did the same
> thing. The HPT366 would be detected, it would see the drives attached
> to it, but after that where it displays the CHS values for all the
> drives, it would hang and never show hde-g. I finally disocovered it
> was a problem with being able to read the CHS values of the drives!
> specifying the CHS values of the drives in lilo.conf was all that was
> needed!! I also had to specify "bios=0x80" for lilo to work correctly
> in a mixed ide/scsi environment where I am booting from scsi.
>
> So now I can finally mount all my drives. Now if I can just find a
> kernel that the patches work with that also has working raid. 2.2.11
> mkraid wouldnt work at all. 2.2.12 raid works but once you reboot it
> unconfigures itself :( I guess I will try 2.3.14 next.
>
> ---- lilo.conf snippet ------
> boot=/dev/sda
> disk=/dev/sda
> bios=0x80
> disk=/dev/sdb
> bios=0x81
>
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> append="hde=32760,16,63 hdf=2193,255,63 hdg=52744,16,63"
> label=linux
> root=/dev/sda3
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> read-only
> --------------------------
>
> ----- dmesg snippet ------
> Detected 300685561 Hz processor.
> ide_setup: hde=32760,16,63
> ide_setup: hdf=2193,255,63
> ide_setup: hdg=52744,16,63
> PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
> PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
> HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 98
> HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> HPT366: reg5ah=0x01 ATA-66 Cable Port0
> ide2: BM-DMA at 0xb400-0xb407, BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:pio
> HPT366: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 99
> HPT366: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> HPT366: reg5ah=0x01 ATA-66 Cable Port1
> ide3: BM-DMA at 0xc000-0xc007, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio
> hda: Maxtor 91728D8, ATA DISK drive
> hdb: Maxtor 91728D8, ATA DISK drive
> hdc: QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA18.2, ATA DISK drive
> hdd: IBM-DTTA-351680, ATA DISK drive
> hde: IBM-DTTA-351680, ATA DISK drive
> hdf: IBM-DJNA-371800, ATA DISK drive
> hdg: Maxtor 92720U8, ATA DISK drive
> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> ide2 at 0xac00-0xac07,0xb002 on irq 11
> ide3 at 0xb800-0xb807,0xbc02 on irq 11
> hda: Maxtor 91728D8, 16479MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=2100/255/63, UDMA(33)
> hdb: Maxtor 91728D8, 16479MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=2100/255/63, UDMA(33)
> hdc: QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA18.2, 17624MB w/371kB Cache, CHS=35808/16/63,
> UDMA(33)
> hdd: IBM-DTTA-351680, 16124MB w/462kB Cache, CHS=32760/16/63, UDMA(33)
> hde: IBM-DTTA-351680, 16124MB w/462kB Cache, CHS=32760/16/63, UDMA(33)
> hdf: IBM-DJNA-371800, 17206MB w/1966kB Cache, CHS=2193/255/63, UDMA(33)
> hdg: Maxtor 92720U8, 25965MB w/2048kB Cache, CHS=52744/16/63, (U)DMA
>
Shouldn't you Maxtor be UDMA(33) ??
I get this reply for my UDMA/66 drive:
hde: Maxtor 91360U4, 12982MB w/2048kB Cache, CHS=26377/16/63, UDMA(33)
Haven't figured it out yet,how to set it to UDMA/66
What a display of HD space, into video editing or something?
Cheers,
MBr
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