Linux-Hardware Digest #500, Volume #12 Fri, 17 Mar 00 19:13:12 EST
Contents:
SCSI drives hang when scanner is ON (Vivek Gupta)
Re: New MB using Intel i820 Chipset (Gary Bickford)
JavaStation ("MC Hammer")
Re: mouse problem (Vivek Gupta)
Problems Installing a new Laptop disk? ("Robert V. Phillips")
Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB??? (Dan de Haan)
Re: Hardware programming (Kevin Krammer)
Linux on Acer Modem 56 Memory ("Matthias Moeller")
Re: Installing Linux on a Hard drive with 2096 cylinders (J Bland)
Re: Diamond MX400 Sound card? (C. C. McPherson)
Installing qt for KDE ("Brad Bowers")
Re: Installing qt for KDE (Tony Curtis)
Re: Quick and Dirty Linux Setup ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Red Hat with Athlon??? (Shane Volpe)
Re: Linux Serial Port Login ? (Kelly)
Looking for WebCam (Just This Girl)
Re: No Key Board ("R. van der Kraats")
Re: Diamond MX400 Sound card? (Adam Scriven)
Re: .avi (Paul-Erik =?iso-8859-1?Q?T=F6rr=F6nen?=)
Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB??? (David Plettner)
Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB??? (David Plettner)
Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB??? (David Plettner)
Diamond Fireport( ncr53c875J ) (Anthony Chan)
Keyboard suddenly locking up in X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Keyboard suddenly locking up in X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Keyboard suddenly locking up in X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NEC SuperScript 870 printer (Martin)
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From: Vivek Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCSI drives hang when scanner is ON
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:02:31 -0800
Hi,
I am using:
-RedHat 6.0
-Adaptec SCSI 2906
-HP Internal Dat Drive
-Mustek Scanner
When I Switch on the Scanner and load the scsi module (AIC7xxx.o) then
the module is loaded fine. But It doen't identify Mustek Scanner. It
identifies HP Tape Drive. When I try to access the tape drive (mt -f
/dev/st0 status) then the command hangs. I even cannot unload the
module.
When the Scanner is switched OFF then eveything works fine. I thought
that Scanner is not terminated but the same setup works for Windows 98.
I don't know whether to get SCSI Terminator and try it or reduce the
Transfer rate 5MB/S for scanner and try it....
Please help......
Thanks in advance,
Vivek
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From: Gary Bickford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New MB using Intel i820 Chipset
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:13:14 -0800
Gary Greene wrote:
> Well I took a chance on a new motherboard for a PC I want to complete
> by this summer. I bought an ASUS P3C2000. This is a coppermine
> ready board with some nice features at a nice price, but used the
> Intel i820 chipset. Naturally, there is no mention that I can find
> about this chipset at any Linux sites I track, but I know there have
> been chipset problems in the past. Nor is there discussion at the
> asus website. I particularly wanted a board that might still be
> upgradable two years from now, thus the gamble on coppermine.
There was a flame war on comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips (as I recall)
about the 820 vs. something else, but it was way more heat than light.
Totally windows-centric as well.
--
"Cyber is cyber, life is life."
Gary E Bickford mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
FXT Corporation http://www.fxt.com/ tel:541-383-2749
mail:PO BOX 1808, SISTERS OR 97759 ship:66265 JERICHO ROAD, BEND OR 97701
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From: "MC Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JavaStation
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 20:18:33 +0100
Hi,
Hi
does anyone know how to get a SUN JavaStation
with JSE running (and booting) with a Linux server ???
any help would be great
cu MC
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Vivek Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mouse problem
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:11:30 -0800
Hi Dmitry,
Go to http://www.linux-usb.org/..... You will find the Linux USB
support...
Your mouse is partially supported. You can help it to make it fully
supported..
Best Of Lucks,
Vivek
PS: If you make it work then tell me...
If not then also tell me if you need any help..
dmitry wrote:
>
> Hi all
> I've got MS-IntelliEye USB mouse , which works fine
> with Windows but doesn't work at all in Linux.
> I've connected a standard serial mouse at the same time,
> so now I have 2 mice plugged in : 1 works in windows and another 1 works in
> Linux.
> Do i need a special driver for the USB mouse to work in linux or I just need
> to specify a right device name for it -
> not /dev/ttys0 ?
> If anyone can help me with this I would appreciate it.
>
> bye
> Dmitry
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Robert V. Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Problems Installing a new Laptop disk?
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:53:30 -0500
I just bought a 12gb disk for my laptop, which now has
a 6gb disk. The laptop has only 1 hard disk "bay", so I
cannot install the old and new disks at once, as required
by the HardDisk upgrade mini How-to.
I have another Linux computer on a lan with my laptop, and
it had sufficient disk space to accept a copy of the 6gb
old laptop disk(all on 1 partition). I used NFS on my LAN
to do the copy, using "cp -ax".
The 6gb image has numerous packages that I installed, as
well as custom software, distributed in unaccounted places
in /usr/bin/, /usr/local and who knows where else.
It also has a mysql database with current data in various
databases.
I think that from here my best bet is to physically replace
the 6gb disk with the 12gb new one in my laptop and then
install rh6.1 on my laptop on the new 12gb disk. It was
also installed on the 6gb disk. I'll first make a 8gb partition
for Linux and leave 4gb untouched. I plan to establish my
network connectivity in Linux and once it works, just do an
NFS mount of the archive disk on the other machine and copy
it onto my 8gb partition.
On one hand, it seems like overkill to copy all of redhat 6.1
again, but on the other hand I feel it is safer than booting,
say, with TOMSRTBT on my laptop and then doing the copy,
as I am not sure how best to make it boot properly after
that.
If I install RH6.1 first on the 12gb disk, then during the
installation, the dialogs will let me set up my disk to
boot from LILO or the MBR.
I doubt that if I use TOMSRTBT alone, and then do
the "cp -ax" over the network back onto my new 12gb disk
that this will properly activate the 12gb disk to boot,
although I may be wrong.
Also, I plan to install VMware to run windows 2000 on the
4gb left over on the 12gb disk. I've never used VMware before,
so I am guessing that this 4gb will be formattable/recognizable
by windows2000 after I setup VMware and start installing
windows 2000.
Any suggestions for improvements in these procedures?
For example, should I format the 4gb as an ext2 filesystem
also, or should windows 2000 format it while I install it
within VMware (if that is possible)?
Of course, I am trying to optimize performance
of windows2000 when I run it under VMware in the future.
TIA,
Robert
I just bought a 12gb disk for my laptop, which now has
a 6gb disk. The laptop has only 1 hard disk "bay", so I
cannot install the old and new disks at once, as required
by the HardDisk upgrade mini How-to.
I have another Linux computer on a lan with my laptop, and
it had sufficient disk space to accept a copy of the 6gb
old laptop disk(all on 1 partition). I used NFS on my LAN
to do the copy, using "cp -ax".
The 6gb image has numerous packages that I installed, as
well as custom software, distributed in unaccounted places
in /usr/bin/, /usr/local and who knows where else.
It also has a mysql database with current data in various
databases.
I think that from here my best bet is to physically replace
the 6gb disk with the 12gb new one in my laptop and then
install rh6.1 on my laptop on the new 12gb disk. It was
also installed on the 6gb disk. I'll first make a 8gb partition
for Linux and leave 4gb untouched. I plan to establish my
network connectivity in Linux and once it works, just do an
NFS mount of the archive disk on the other machine and copy
it onto my 8gb partition.
On one hand, it seems like overkill to copy all of redhat 6.1
again, but on the other hand I feel it is safer than booting,
say, with TOMSRTBT on my laptop and then doing the copy,
as I am not sure how best to make it boot properly after
that.
If I install RH6.1 first on the 12gb disk, then during the
installation, the dialogs will let me set up my disk to
boot from LILO or the MBR.
I doubt that if I use TOMSRTBT alone, and then do
the "cp -ax" over the network back onto my new 12gb disk
that this will properly activate the 12gb disk to boot,
although I may be wrong.
Also, I plan to install VMware to run windows 2000 on the
4gb left over on the 12gb disk. I've never used VMware before,
so I am guessing that this 4gb will be formattable/recognizable
by windows2000 after I setup VMware and start installing
windows 2000.
Any suggestions for improvements in these procedures?
For example, should I format the 4gb as an ext2 filesystem
also, or should windows 2000 format it while I install it
within VMware (if that is possible)?
Of course, I am trying to optimize performance
of windows2000 when I run it under VMware in the future.
TIA,
Robert
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From: Dan de Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.sound,linux.redhat.install,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB???
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:20:50 -0800
The sound chip is part of the i810 chipset. Goto www.alsa-project.org,
there are drivers for it there. You will have to do some work to get it
to go though.
Paul J Gans wrote:
>
> In linux.redhat.install Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hello Folks,
>
> >I'm trying to configure sound on 4 new Linux workstations for our
> >school.
>
> >They have Tyan 810i motherboards with on-board sound. When I run
> >sndconfig I find a PCI sound card and with this unknown device.
>
> >Intel Corporation|unknown device 8086:2415
>
> >sndconfig goes on to say it's not supported.
>
> >Any clues for us?
>
> >All help appreciated,
>
> I have an Asus P3W-E motherboard with the Intel
> 810i chipset. I do not have it working yet (waiting
> for memory and a hard drive). But, the sound
> chip on the motherboard is actually a Crystal
> CS4280-CM. I suspect that your motherboard
> also has a sound chip of some sort. And it
> is quite possible that the chip is supported.
>
> ----- Paul J. Gans [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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From: Kevin Krammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hardware programming
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:21:11 +0100
xiangola wrote:
> Can any one suggest any resources (web sites, books, HOWTOs, etc) that I can
> look to in order to learn how to develop Linux hardware drivers?
An excellent book is Linux Device Drivers by Alessandro Rubini.
More infos about this book at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive/
Kevin
--
"...our continuing mission: to seek out knowledge of C,
to explore strange unix commands, and to boldly code
where no one has man page for."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kevin Krammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Student at Graz University of Technology
http://www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/v/voyager
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From: "Matthias Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on Acer Modem 56 Memory
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:46:17 +0100
Does anybody know if Linux and Acer Modem 56 Memory work together? I hope I
could surf on the internet with this Modem and Linux. Is it possible? But I
suppose it is not possible to use the fax store otion in combinatrion with
Linux. Am I right?
Thanks for reply
Matthias
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Installing Linux on a Hard drive with 2096 cylinders
Date: 17 Mar 2000 21:09:36 GMT
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:11:12 +0800, Alan Woodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a problem... I want to install Redhat Linux onto a 17Gb hard drive
>with 2096 cylinders and it won't let me... What do you suggest i do to try
>and over come this problem???
>
If this is a kernel booting problem then use your installer (in expert mode
if necessary) to set up a 10-20MB /boot partition at the beginning of the
disc, then partition the rest as you see fit.
Doing this means that you can put your kernels in /boot and always have them
below the annoying 1024cylindar limit, which while fixable is still
prevalent on many machines.
If your installer doesn't let you do this then ditch it and get a proper
distribution that will (generally, any recent Linux distro should if you
look for the option).
JB
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From: C. C. McPherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond MX400 Sound card?
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 16:19:49 -0500
> Hey again.
>
> I'm also wondering about the Diamond MM MX400 or MX300 sound cards.
> Should I stick with a SoundBlaster Live, and not go for these Diamond
> cards?
> Has anyone tried either of these cards in Linux?
>
> Thanks again!
> Adam
>
My previous post shows where to get the driver, just go to
linux.aureal.com and download the newest driver. This will
allow the MX300 to function under linux. If the MX400 has a
aureal chip set, then check the chipset with those mentioned
on the linux.aureal.com site to see if the MX400 will work
with the provided drivers.
-Clyde
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From: "Brad Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing qt for KDE
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 16:22:39 -0500
I really need how to install qt-1.44.tar.gz for kde. I did it a while back
,but i don't remember how to now, and i get all kind of error messages. An
explanation would be handy, with directions on how to do it...thanks
--
Brad Bowers
Computer Genius
Amateur Astronomer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ# 31645551
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From: Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing qt for KDE
Date: 17 Mar 2000 15:27:44 -0600
"Brad Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I really need how to install qt-1.44.tar.gz for kde. I did it a while back
> ,but i don't remember how to now, and i get all kind of error messages. An
And these error message might be...?
> explanation would be handy, with directions on how to do it...thanks
Have you tried the documentation that come with the
source and http://www.kde.org/ ?
And what does this have to do with linux and *hardware*?
tony
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Quick and Dirty Linux Setup
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:24:23 GMT
I can build it, but I wanted to have something running the next day
(and my PC building skills are pretty rusty).
FYI, If anyone is interested, DON'T buy anything from The Linux Store
if you want it fast. Those people are so damned slow. It's one of those
multi-company brokerages that promises next day, which will not happen.
I ordered the PIA from them on 03/15 before 12PM and have yet to see
it. I have had to call and speak to just about every person that works
there, only to be told "this pre-fab thing has to be custom built" or
whatever.
I should have run over to Best Buy and gotten an e-Machine, I would be
up and running by now... ARG
-Stephen VanDyke
>
> Build it yourself.
>
> Celeron or AMDK6-2 processor.
> Cheapie motherboard with DIMM, ISA and PCI slots galore.
> Stick of SDRAM - minimum 64MB.
> Cheapie PCI video card.
> Cheapie 10mb/s NE2K network card.
> Cheapie Harddrive - Maxtor?
> AWE32 PCI sound card if you want sound.
> Voodoo2 if you want 3D.
> 14" monitor
> Old secondhand or cheapie case.
> Linux CD.
>
> This machine should do fine for a while.
> Codifex Maximus
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Shane Volpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat with Athlon???
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:10:47 GMT
I have linux mandrake 7.0 running on an Athlon 700 MHz MSI motherboard and
have no problems.
Shane
Codifex Maximus wrote:
> "Justin A. Nave" wrote:
> >
> > Can you run Red Hat Linux on the latest Athlon based motherboards? Has
> > anyone
> > actually done this? Please e-mail me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) if you have
> > any
> > information. Thanks.
> >
> > What I know:
> >
> > The Red Hat page lists all Athlon motherboards on their "not Red Hat
> > compatible"
> > list. But, Gateway claims that I could use Linux with Athlon.
> > Basically, I'm trying
> > to find someone who has done this before I buy. Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Justin Nave
>
> I've got RedHat 6.1 loaded and running fine on an Athlon 500, FIC11
> Motherboard, 128MB RAM, etc... No problems here...
>
> Codifex Maximus
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Subject: Re: Linux Serial Port Login ?
From: NdeOmeSntProA[@a@t@]neMtzHerEo.RneEt (Kelly)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:34:20 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul McGrath) wrote in
<8astj2$2ak8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I'm running SuSe Linux 6.3 on a Compaq server. I need to be able to
>login via the serial port. The idea being to connnect a laptop to the
>back with appropraite coms software to get a login promt via this serial
>connection.
>
>I have tried /sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS1 , and /sbin/agetty -L 9600 ttyS1
>vt100 without any sucess. Am I on the right lines. Any help would be
>appreciated to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Best wishes
>Paul
>
>
>
Check out:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Text-Terminal-HOWTO.html
I had printed out something in Dec 99 that helped me do the same thing to
my linux machine using a Null Modem cable. According to the URL on my
printouts it was the Serial Howto that helped me. This new Text Terminal
Howto ( 4 March 2000 ) should still help you.
I have mine running on RedHat 6.1
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From: Just This Girl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Looking for WebCam
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:49:18 GMT
I am looking for a parallel port webcam for my Slackware 7 linux box.
The hardware how-to, dated September 1999, only refers to a connectix
webcam. Connectix sold their camera business to Logitech. Am I correct
in assuming that any parallel port Logitech webcam should work just as
the connectix?
Has anyone tried this with any success?
Please reply with PARALLEL port suggestions only... I have a slot for
USB, but I don't plan to ubgrade kernel until 2.4
Thank you!
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From: "R. van der Kraats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No Key Board
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 23:49:50 +0100
Larry ,
I had the same problem with an old Prolinea.
Someone recommended me taking a look at a SoftPAQ , nr. SP0667 , which can
be found at the
Compaq site.
It worked for me , so you might give it a try.
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From: Adam Scriven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond MX400 Sound card?
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:13:23 GMT
"C. C. McPherson" wrote:
> > I'm also wondering about the Diamond MM MX400 or MX300 sound cards.
> > Should I stick with a SoundBlaster Live, and not go for these Diamond
> > cards?
> > Has anyone tried either of these cards in Linux?
>
> My previous post shows where to get the driver, just go to
> linux.aureal.com and download the newest driver. This will
> allow the MX300 to function under linux. If the MX400 has a
> aureal chip set, then check the chipset with those mentioned
> on the linux.aureal.com site to see if the MX400 will work
> with the provided drivers.
Thanks very much!
Adam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul-Erik =?iso-8859-1?Q?T=F6rr=F6nen?=)
Subject: Re: .avi
Date: 17 Mar 2000 23:14:58 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 02:56:52 +0100 Bergeron Bernard wrote:
>How to read .avi files?
>I usally use XAnim but it doesn't succeed
This may be because the avi is packed with a codec that XAnim doesn't
recognise. Some of these codec's are Windows only.
Poltsi
--
Paul-Erik T�rr�nen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +358 424 1624 204
Ms. Wormwood: 'I see, and what will you do if the rest of your life
doesn't entertain you every minute?'
Calvin: 'What, ...you think I'll live someplace that doesn't get cable?!'
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From: David Plettner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.sound,linux.redhat.install,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB???
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:28:31 -0800
Dan de Haan wrote:
> The sound chip is part of the i810 chipset. Goto www.alsa-project.org,
> there are drivers for it there. You will have to do some work to get it
> to go though.
>
I'm not sure this is true in the Tyan Tomcat i810. If you download Tyan's
Win9X audio driver for this board, and look at the file "smw95.inf", the sound
chip appears to be an Analog Devices AD1881, which is not in the matrix
supplied by Dan. However, it can't hurt to try the Intel driver and all
Analog Devices drivers.
In my opinion, the integrated sound chip on the Tomcat i810 is a piece of
junk. I had nothing but problems with it under Win98. It was choppy, and if
you set the bus speed any higher than 70MHz it would not be recognized by the
BIOS. My advice is to spend $20 and get a Creative Labs Soundblaster Ensoniq
PCI, and disable the motherboard's integrated sound. You'll save your self a
lot of trouble, you will be able to overclock, and you will have a sound card
supported in Linux.
Other than the sound, I think the Tomcat i810 is a great value. I picked one
up for $100, and the motherboard includes integrated video that does a decent
job with DVDs and games, and it has UDMA 66. However, with only 4 PCI ports
and no AGP port, it is not a great board for computer hobbyists.
-Dave
(To send email, remove the X's)
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From: David Plettner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.sound,linux.redhat.install,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB???
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:28:46 -0800
Dan de Haan wrote:
> The sound chip is part of the i810 chipset. Goto www.alsa-project.org,
> there are drivers for it there. You will have to do some work to get it
> to go though.
I'm not sure this is true in the Tyan Tomcat i810. If you download Tyan's
Win9X audio driver for this board, and look at the file "smw95.inf", the sound
chip appears to be an Analog Devices AD1881, which is not in the matrix
supplied by Dan. However, it can't hurt to try the Intel driver and all
Analog Devices drivers.
In my opinion, the integrated sound chip on the Tomcat i810 is a piece of
junk. I had nothing but problems with it under Win98. It was choppy, and if
you set the bus speed any higher than 70MHz it would not be recognized by the
BIOS. My advice is to spend $20 and get a Creative Labs Soundblaster Ensoniq
PCI, and disable the motherboard's integrated sound. You'll save your self a
lot of trouble, you will be able to overclock, and you will have a sound card
supported in Linux.
Other than the sound, I think the Tomcat i810 is a great value. I picked one
up for $100, and the motherboard includes integrated video that does a decent
job with DVDs and games, and it has UDMA 66. However, with only 4 PCI ports
and no AGP port, it is not a great board for computer hobbyists.
-Dave
(To send email, remove the X's)
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From: David Plettner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,linux.dev.sound,linux.redhat.install,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
Subject: Re: Intel sound chip on Tyan 810 Tomcat MB???
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:29:11 -0800
Dan de Haan wrote:
> The sound chip is part of the i810 chipset. Goto www.alsa-project.org,
> there are drivers for it there. You will have to do some work to get it
> to go though.
I'm not sure this is true in the Tyan Tomcat i810. If you download Tyan's
Win9X audio driver for this board, and look at the file "smw95.inf", the sound
chip appears to be an Analog Devices AD1881, which is not in the matrix
supplied by Dan. However, it can't hurt to try the Intel driver and all
Analog Devices drivers.
In my opinion, the integrated sound chip on the Tomcat i810 is a piece of
junk. I had nothing but problems with it under Win98. It was choppy, and if
you set the bus speed any higher than 70MHz it would not be recognized by the
BIOS. My advice is to spend $20 and get a Creative Labs Soundblaster Ensoniq
PCI, and disable the motherboard's integrated sound. You'll save your self a
lot of trouble, you will be able to overclock, and you will have a sound card
supported in Linux.
Other than the sound, I think the Tomcat i810 is a great value. I picked one
up for $100, and the motherboard includes integrated video that does a decent
job with DVDs and games, and it has UDMA 66. However, with only 4 PCI ports
and no AGP port, it is not a great board for computer hobbyists.
-Dave
(To send email, remove the X's)
------------------------------
From: Anthony Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Diamond Fireport( ncr53c875J )
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:14:55 -0600
I have just recently installed RedHat 6.1 and Mandrake 7.0 on
my intel box with a Diamond Fireport 40 SCSI controller which has a
sym53c875J chip. I connected a UW SCSI disk (w/ SCSI ID=0 )and a
Fast-20 disk ( w/ SCSI ID=1 ) to the card using two different internal
SCSI ribbon cables. When I boot the machine up, the SCSI bios detects
both hard drives. Win2000 sees both disks, that seems to suggest that
there is nothing wrong in the hardware setup. But Linux detects only
the SCSI-0, the UW disk, and NOT the SCSI-1, the Fast-20 disk. I wonder
if anyone has any idea what is going on ? Is that I need to reconfigure
the controller to make it to see both disks ? i.e. to set certain
parameter to the ncr53c8xx driver. Any helps will be appreciated.
Thanks,
A.Chan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Keyboard suddenly locking up in X
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:29:15 GMT
Hi all,
I have a strange problem all of a sudden -- my keyboard, which is a
standard "windows 95" keyboard (i.e. standard plus those "start"
and "right-click" keys), has stopped working in X. I'm using Red Hat
6.0 and just upgraded from kernel 2.2.5-15 to 2.2.14. (The problem
existed before the upgrade, so that's not the cause).
The keyboard doesn't respond at all -- not even numlock/caps lock
lights, but the mouse is fine. They keyboard works fine in the console.
I haven't changed my XF86Config, so it's not that. This is what has
changed in my computer between working and not working:
1. Swapped power supply (broken 250W -> 300W)
2. Changed modem (28.8 ISA -> 56k ISA)
3. changed a couple of BIOS settings related to video bios shadowing
I don't see how any of these would affect my keyboard in X, but go
figure...If anyone has any ideas for me, it would be GREATLY
appreciated.
cheers,
t.
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Keyboard suddenly locking up in X
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:30:42 GMT
Hi all,
I have a strange problem all of a sudden -- my keyboard, which is a
standard "windows 95" keyboard (i.e. standard plus those "start"
and "right-click" keys), has stopped working in X. I'm using Red Hat
6.0 and just upgraded from kernel 2.2.5-15 to 2.2.14. (The problem
existed before the upgrade, so that's not the cause).
The keyboard doesn't respond at all -- not even numlock/caps lock
lights, but the mouse is fine. They keyboard works fine in the console.
I haven't changed my XF86Config, so it's not that. This is what has
changed in my computer between working and not working:
1. Swapped power supply (broken 250W -> 300W)
2. Changed modem (28.8 ISA -> 56k ISA)
3. changed a couple of BIOS settings related to video bios shadowing
I don't see how any of these would affect my keyboard in X, but go
figure...If anyone has any ideas for me, it would be GREATLY
appreciated.
cheers,
t.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Keyboard suddenly locking up in X
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:34:33 GMT
Hi all,
I have a strange problem all of a sudden -- my keyboard, which is a
standard "windows 95" keyboard (i.e. standard plus those "start"
and "right-click" keys), has stopped working in X. I'm using Red Hat
6.0 and just upgraded from kernel 2.2.5-15 to 2.2.14. (The problem
existed before the upgrade, so that's not the cause).
The keyboard doesn't respond at all -- not even numlock/caps lock
lights, but the mouse is fine. They keyboard works fine in the console.
I haven't changed my XF86Config, so it's not that. This is what has
changed in my computer between working and not working:
1. Swapped power supply (broken 250W -> 300W)
2. Changed modem (28.8 ISA -> 56k ISA)
3. changed a couple of BIOS settings related to video bios shadowing
I don't see how any of these would affect my keyboard in X, but go
figure...If anyone has any ideas for me, it would be GREATLY
appreciated.
cheers,
t.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin)
Subject: NEC SuperScript 870 printer
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:41:24 GMT
Hi,
I have a NEC super script 870 printer, but don't print in RedHat 6.0.
Any one can help me? Neither Text/PostScript print work! Thanks!
Martin
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