Linux-Hardware Digest #335, Volume #12 Thu, 24 Feb 00 18:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: Frustrated trying to install sound! Please help! (Edward Lee)
Re: Accessing SCSI Tape drive in Red Hat Linux 6.1 (Michael J Porter)
Re: USB modem... (Ron)
Re: Red Hat 6.1 and Toshiba Tecra 8100 Series 13CF3 (Roger E Critchlow Jr)
Re: keyboard freeze when installing redhat 6.0 (Richard Brennan)
Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux.. (Lien-Fei Alex Chu)
Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux.. (Lien-Fei Alex Chu)
video card problems with XFree86 3.3.6 and ati rage fury 128.. ("plato")
Hardware problems. (Jake)
Help please - linux install on Compaq 386dx - 20 (David Aikens)
Re: ATAPI Zip drive not working. (David C.)
Re: Re: Linux sucks (Nickolaus Dekay)
Re: Help: Linux Slows To a Crawl. ("m a")
Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux.. (David C.)
Re: not able to install linux on pentium 100 ("m a")
Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux.. (David C.)
Re: 3-button serial mouse (Tom Insam)
Re: Linux vs Windows docs (was: Re: Linux sucks) ("m a")
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Frustrated trying to install sound! Please help!
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 03:06:08 -0800
If so, why are they packaging the non-standard kernels?
JEDIDIAH wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 02:29:00 -0800, Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Even with the PNP stuffs configured. The Redhack kernel does not work properly
> >for certain sound chips. My suggestion is to download and install the standard
> >kernel instead.
>
> There's really not much there to hack with.
>
> >
> >JEDIDIAH wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Any Redhat variant should be able to successfully deal
> >> with an isa pnp sound card by just running sndconfig.
> >> The nasty bits can be automated.
> >
>
> --
> |||
> Resistance is not futile. / | \
>
>
> Need sane PPP docs? Try penguin.lvcm.com.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael J Porter)
Subject: Re: Accessing SCSI Tape drive in Red Hat Linux 6.1
Date: 24 Feb 2000 16:12:26 -0500
cat /proc/scsi/scsi
and make sure your tape drive is listed. Does your kernel support
SCSI tape drives? Is it via a module? Are you configured to have
the kernel autoloading? Is the tape module loading (lsmod to find
out)? The device name for the tape drive is probably /dev/st0.
Mike
///
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
=>Hi,
=>
=>I recently installed Red Hat Linux 6.1. The machine has an Adaptec AHA2940
=>Ultra/ Ultra Wide SCSI card installed. To this SCSI card, I have attached at
=>ID#2: Toshiba CD-ROM and at ID#4: Conner CTT8000-S (4GB Tape drive that
=>stores to Sony Travan TR-4 tapes). Linux recognizes CDs inserted into the
=>CD-ROM drive, but I cannot figure out how to access tapes in the tape drive.
=>These tapes have stored on them backups of a previous linux system and I
=>would like to recover files from the tapes. I have tried various commands
=>that I have found floating around on web sites, but to no avail (e.g. mt
=>rewind). Linux does not seem to recognize the presence of the tape drive.
=>
=>Can anyone help me with some basic commands (e.g. query drive to make sure
=>it's recognized, get a list of files on the tape, copy specific files from
=>the tape to the hard drive)? Also if there are any sites that would help,
=>that would be great too. I don't know if I'm missing a necessary driver and
=>if so where to get it.
=>
=>Thanks in advance for your help.
=>-Matt
=>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
=>
=>
=>--
=>Posted via CNET Help.com
=>http://www.help.com/
--
===
Mike Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
PGP Fingerprint: F4 AE E1 9F 67 F7 DA EA 2F D2 37 F3 99 ED D1 C2
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From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB modem...
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:00:31 -0500
I too seek the same information.
I however use Mandrake 6.5 and have a Zoom USB interface modem ...model 2985
Thanks for any help.
---
Ron
KaiMan Law wrote:
> can any 1 tell mi how to activate my usb modem under linux rethat 6.1...
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.1 and Toshiba Tecra 8100 Series 13CF3
From: Roger E Critchlow Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:46:50 GMT
Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm thinking of buying the Tecra 8100 Series 13CF3. Any problems
> installing Red Hat 6.1 on it? In the P3 600Mhz+, are there any
> laptops which are more compatible than others? I'm looking to
> replace my desktop (work and home) with a laptop, and I'd like my
> investment to last for a while... :-)
I have RedHat 6.1 running on my Tecra 8100 P3 500. The issues are:
+ the supplied pcmcia-cs didn't work, I'm running the 22-Feb-00 beta
of pcmcia-cs-2.1.12 with a 3Com 572/574 Fast Ethernet. But either
save the original RedHat /etc/pcmcia/network script or be prepared
to customize the one that pcmcia-cs installs.
(http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org).
+ XFree86 doesn't yet support the S3 Savage/MX, I was using the
frame buffer server until I found the L5003.008 update to the XiG
laptop server. It is a very nice Xserver, but switching to other
VT's doesn't recover text mode. (http://www.xig.com).
+ The internal modem is the Lucent winmodem, the ltmodem.o module
loads and identifies itself, but I haven't had a chance to take it
further. (http://linmodems.org).
+ The sound system is a Yamaha DS-XG PCI which is supported by the
commercial opensound driver. (http://www.opensound.com).
SuSE 6.3 also installs. It didn't require any pcmcia-cs replacement.
I haven't tried the XiG server under SuSE, but the frame buffer server
works. The ltmodem module can be forced to load despite the kernel
version mismatch. And the opensound driver works fine.
I don't know what the issues are with the SpeedStep CPU's, but it
seems I saw some commercial linux laptop vendor offering them.
-- rec --
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From: Richard Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: keyboard freeze when installing redhat 6.0
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:32:00 +0000
Michel Tugay� wrote:
>
>Michel Tugay� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message :
>88v1hs$ar9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> I install redhat 6.0 on my PC. But suddenly the keyboard freeze near the
>> "Disk Druid" step... "CTRL ALT SUPPR" doesn't more work.
>>
>> I try many time with different keyboard choice. The install program works.
>> I change the virtual console one time, two time, ...then that's finish.
>> Nothing more works (but the DVD is running 30 seconds but with no light).
>
>My configuration is :
> Processor : Pentium III 500
> Motherboard : Ziliox 5 by QDI (Chipset Intel 440ZX AGP)
> With Creative Sound Blaster 16 PnP
> Mouse : AZONA CityMouse PS2/MS 520
> Keyboard : AZONA PS/2
> Hard Disk : EIDE 7.9G
> DVD ROM : HITACHI GD-5000
> Video : ATI Rage 128 FURY SD TV AGP�(Francais)
> RAM : 64 Mega
> Modem : HSP MicroModem 56 on COM4
>
>Thank for any idea or investigation strategy.
>
Sorry, I can't help. I can only say it happens to me also, but earlier
at the install start. So I cannot even use the keyboard to select a
language. Also the mouse is inactive.
Caldera has this problem listed in its knowledge base but, apart from
saying disabling USB helps in *some* cases, is still investigating the
problem after several months.
I think nobody knows the answer... yet.
--
Richard Brennan
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From: Lien-Fei Alex Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux..
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:04:25 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One external CD-RW (Yamaha 4260), SCSI Iomaga Zip 100, one internal CD-Rom.... I
might add a scaner and internal SCSI hd... That should be it for now...
Thanks
Alex
JEDIDIAH wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:34:14 -0500, Lien-Fei Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I am considering getting a faster transfer rate SCSI card with at least
> >20mb per sec transfer rate. I realize that Linux might have some trouble
> >with Adaptec scsi cards(from reading the NG)....
> >Thanks for any suggestion.
>
> What are you planning on using the card for?
>
> --
> |||
> Resistance is not futile. / | \
>
>
> Need sane PPP docs? Try penguin.lvcm.com.
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From: Lien-Fei Alex Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux..
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:07:51 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for all the suggestions.
This help me clear out the question I have about Adaptec...
Alex.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:34:14 -0500, Lien-Fei Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I am considering getting a faster transfer rate SCSI card with at least
> >20mb per sec transfer rate. I realize that Linux might have some trouble
> >with Adaptec scsi cards(from reading the NG)....
>
> Who said that? I've heard only good things about adaptec card and never
> had the slightest problem wether I was running windoze, os/2, solaris or
> linux.
>
> They've become a defacto standard and have about the best support and
> reliabity out there.
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From: "plato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: video card problems with XFree86 3.3.6 and ati rage fury 128..
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:07:18 +0200
please help! i have an ati rage fury 128 video card and so i had to download
XFree86 3.3.6 which has support for it. after installing the XFree86,
everything worked fine but the fonts were unreadable..like bar codes! i was
told that there's a patch for this but i don't know where to get it or how
to install it..please help.
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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:13:23 -0500
From: Jake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Hardware problems.
First, I would like to thank everyone who helped me with the ADA66
controller problem. I got it working, thank you.
Now, I got RedHat Linux 6.1 installed. How do I get my US Robotics
56K modem working? How do I get my SoundBlaster working? Also, I can't
get the entire viewable area of the screen to fit inside the boundaries
of the monitor, in other words, the screen is bigger than the monitor.
When I want to see certain parts of the screen, I have to move the mouse
to the top, bottom, left, or right, and then the screen shifts in that
direction. How do I get it all to fit on the screen? Any suggestions
would be helpful. Thank you ...
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From: David Aikens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help please - linux install on Compaq 386dx - 20
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 22:23:22 GMT
First let me say that I'm a novice at this stuff, so please go easy on
me with the terminology please.
I have a Compaq 386dx - 20 with 6 Mb ram and a 180 Mb hard drive, 3 1/2
floppy drive and a plasma display. I have disabled the internal 1200
modem and have connected a trantor cdint339 scsi adaptor for the� cdrom
. I have a serial mouse connected.
I would like to instal linux so that I can play around with it and
possibly become proficient enough to make an intelligent choice as to a
larger system. I have not used UNIX before, but plan on trying to learn
it.
I attempted to instal linux slackware 1.3.18 (posix) by partitioning the
hd with dos fdisk as 155 mb linux native, 10 mb dos partition,� 10 mb
linux swap. then used linux fdisk to change the system as appropiate.� I
xcopied the "A" disks for minimum instillation onto the root directory
of the 10 mb dos partition. I then ran setup from two slakware disks (
boot & ramdisk). When setup asked me for the directory on the hard drive
for the installation "A" disks, I typed in " \ " and it came back with
the message that the install disks could not be located and ended setup.
On the next attempt, there was an error that the filesystem was" read
only" and the setup ends. I used xt2fs for the filesystem.
My questions:
����������������������� 1) what should I enter when setup asks for the
directory for the slakware disks?
����������������������� 2) Why am I getting a "read only" message from
setup after the 2 nd setup������ attempt? Do I need permission or
something? How do i change permission?
����������������������� 3) I have the trantor cdint339 scsi driver that
works in DOS, is there a way I can integrate it into linux? or is there
an updated version with new drivers availible. I got hold of red hat ver
5.1 but it doesn't include the driver as far as I can tell from the
website that lists the hardware compatable.
Thanks in advance, please post replys to the newsgroup.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: ATAPI Zip drive not working.
Date: 24 Feb 2000 17:26:14 -0500
Steve Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "David C." wrote:
>>>
>>> Actually, if you're using SCSI emulation, this is not correct. I'm
>>> doing exactly that here, with my ZIP drive running as a SCSI-
>>> emulated drive, and it works like a charm.
>>
>> Is there any particular advantage to doing this? Doesn't this SCSI
>> emulation still require your ATAPI driver? It seems to me that
>> you're just hurting performance by adding an extra layer of driver
>> code between the hardware and applications.
>
> There is a reason I'm doing this here, though, and it is because I'm
> planning to put in a CD burner, and the docs I've found on how to do
> this under Linux say that the software for this expects to work with a
> SCSI drive, and that I'd have to make my CD look like a SCSI
> device.
Ah. That would do it. If your app makes direct ioctl calls into the
driver and doesn't have support for the ATAPI driver, that would make it
a necessity.
I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the info.
> In addition, I've tried running my Zip both as /dev/hdd4 and as
> /dev/sda4, and the SCSI emulation setup seems to be more robust. I
> can't remember exactly, but it seemed I did have some data-reading
> problems when the disk was set up as hdd4.
Strange. Sounds like a bug in the ATAPI driver that will hopefully be
fixed in the future. Still, a workaround is a workaround.
> (A minor advantage to the SCSI emulation is that the "eject" command
> works properly for the Zip versus the hdd4 configuration. <grin>)
That surprises me. I would have thought that the ATAPI driver would
support ejecting Zip media. It works for ATAPI CD-ROM drives.
(I've never used an ATAPI Zip drive on a computer with Linux. My Zip
drives at home are all SCSI, and my only Zip drive at work is parallel
and attached to a WinNT box.)
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nickolaus Dekay)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Re: Linux sucks
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 22:20:55 GMT
On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 04:08:33 GMT, Gert Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Tom Brinkman wrote:
>>
>> I sort'a kind'a agree with your assessment of Linux docs.
>> They're not supposed to be tutorials. That makes them seem to
>> be written for those that already understand them.
>
>Well, if you already understand them then why would you need to read
>them??
>
>Gert
to obtain technical information that you are capable of understanding, without
needing a tutorial, but do not already possess.
ndekay
================================================================================
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.
-- H. H. Williams
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From: "m a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help: Linux Slows To a Crawl.
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:58:16 -0800
what indications do you have that this is a hardware problem?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux..
Date: 24 Feb 2000 17:46:34 -0500
Lien-Fei Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I am considering getting a faster transfer rate SCSI card with at
> least 20mb per sec transfer rate. I realize that Linux might have some
> trouble with Adaptec scsi cards(from reading the NG).... Thanks for
> any suggestion.
There were some driver bugs with Adaptec cards in earlier kernels, but
they have since been fixed. My AHA2940UW works fine with 2.0.36 and
2.2.13.
As for suggestions:
1: Adaptec is more expensive than other brands. But they do make
quality hardware. If you use 2.2.x kernels, compatibility shouldn't
be a problem.
2: There are good cards from other vendors. I haven't personally used
other brands, though, so what I know about them are from what others
here have posted. Scan through the newsgroup (perhaps using
deja.com) to get some more information, if you like.
2: For slow devices (like CD-ROM, Zip, and tape), you don't need a fast
card. A generic 10M card will work fine. Most of these kinds of
devices don't use wide- or ultra-SCSI protocols, so a faster card
won't really improve performance.
3: For a fast device (like a hard drive), you want a fast card. I
recommend something that uses Ultra2 or Ultra3 SCSI. Make sure both
the drive and the card support it. The LVD signalling of Ultra2/
Ultra3 allows for higher speeds and much longer cables:
Fast SCSI supports up to 10M/s and cables up to 6m in length.
Fast-Wide SCSI supports up to 20M/s and cables up to 6m in length.
Ultra SCSI supports up to 20M/s and cables up to 3m in length.
Ultra-Wide SCSI supports up to 40M/s and cables up to 1.5m in length.
Ultra2 SCSI supports up to 80M/s and cables up to 12m in length.
Ultra3 SCSI supports up to 160M/s and cables up to 12m in length.
4: If you scan hard drive specs, you will find that most drives can't
handle sustained speeds above about 25M/s. A faster bus is still a
good idea, however, because:
- You can have multiple drives accessing the bus at once without
running out of bandwidth.
- The drives can hit much higher speeds in burst-mode (when
reading data out of cache.)
- Ultra2 and Ultra3 busses use LVD signalling, which greatly
increases the allowable cable lengths. It's really easy to
accidentally exceed the 1.5m cable length limit of Ultra-Wide
SCSI.
If you exceed the cable length limits for your bus, you will notice
errors, poor performance, and possibly even device failures. A lot
of SCSI-voodoo involves keeping the cables shorter than the length
limits.
5: I recommend you install two SCSI busses if you plan on using hard
drives and other devices in the same system. A cheap 10M bus for
your slower devices, and an Ultra2 or Ultra3 bus for your fast
devices. The reason is that a non-LVD device attached to an LVD bus
will force the entire bus to run in non-LVD mode - eliminating all of
the advantages that Ultra2 and Ultra3 have over Ultra-Wide and
Fast SCSI.
6: If you don't want two SCSI cards, you can get single cards with two
busses on them. The Adaptec 3940 series is one example. Note that
one of these cards may cost more than two separate cards.
-- David
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From: "m a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,linux.redhat.install,nl.comp.os.linux.installatie,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.misc
Subject: Re: not able to install linux on pentium 100
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:00:37 -0800
try to give some more details, often during an install you can go to
another virtual console, with the Fkeys, and find more information
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: Finding a SCSI card for Linux..
Date: 24 Feb 2000 17:52:06 -0500
Lien-Fei Alex Chu writes:
> JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> Lien-Fei Chu wrote:
>>>
>>> I am considering getting a faster transfer rate SCSI card with at
>>> least 20mb per sec transfer rate. I realize that Linux might have
>>> some trouble with Adaptec scsi cards(from reading the NG)....
>>> Thanks for any suggestion.
>>
>> What are you planning on using the card for?
>
> One external CD-RW (Yamaha 4260), SCSI Iomaga Zip 100, one internal
> CD-Rom....
These are all relatively slow devices. Get the cheapest (compatible, of
course) card you can for these. I use an ancient Adaptec 1542B card for
this. Many different brands of cheap SCSI cards can be gotten for under
$50.
> I might add a scaner and internal SCSI hd... That should be it for
> now...
I think scanners are also slow devices. I'd put it on the same bus with
the CD and Zip drives.
The hard drive, on the other hand, should go on a fast bus. Get a card
and drive that supports LVD. (Ultra2 and Ultra3 both support LVD).
This will maximize performance and allow cables long enough to add
many drives, if you later find you need them.
You didn't mention tape drives, I noticed. You should consider one.
There's no better way to back up a large hard drive. Some of the newer
tape drives support LVD - you can put them on the LVD bus with your hard
drive(s). Most tape drives, however, are not LVD - you should put them
on the slow bus that your CD, Zip and scanner use.
Whatever you do, don't mix LVD and non-LVD on the same bus. If you do,
the entire bus will run in non-LVD mode and you'll lose all the
advantages of LVD.
-- David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Insam)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: 3-button serial mouse
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 22:07:29 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 23 Feb 2000 17:06:21 GMT, Tony Houghton wrote:
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>David C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> If you buy cheap junk, you get cheap junk. If you actually bother to
>> look at what you're buying and get a reputable brand (like Microsoft or
>> Logitech), then you get something that works.
>
>Microsoft mice are now also cheap junk.
>
Aah, the original Microsoft Mouse. Came with Windows 2, IIRC. Mine still
works... And it's not curvy, either, which is nice, me being left handed and
all...
--
Tom
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Damn and blast British Telecom," shouted Dirk,
the words coming easily from force of habit.
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From: "m a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows docs (was: Re: Linux sucks)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:08:39 -0800
gawd, what is it about "my computer"...I've stopped leaving cd's in the
reader just to avoid that lag. and 98 SE, which loves to hang because
the cheap cd reader can't quite figure out how to read, decides to
arbitrarily eat files. Same cheap reader in linux has reading problems,
big deal, reinsert cd and it usually works fine.
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