Linux-Hardware Digest #508, Volume #12 Sun, 19 Mar 00 14:13:06 EST
Contents:
Re: New installation on old machine (Bus Error) (Geoff Short)
need help with Crystal sound chipset on an Intel SE440BX motherboard (Francisco)
Re: Repost: Audio CD won't play under RH 6.1 (now Mandrake 7.0) (Robert Dwiggins II)
Re: help! -- 2 drives disagree on CD contents (Julius Apweiler)
Re: Linux sucks (Julius Apweiler)
Re: HP 8xxx Series Pavillion (Steve Gage)
Re: New laptops with WinModem :-( (Rod Smith)
adding extra cdrom ("Ian Storey")
Supra Faxmodem with Hylafax (Brian Goodyear)
Linux on K7? ("workerbee")
Zoom 2925 Modem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: KPPP or MODEM (Jaylord)
Athlon/K7M problems? (Herbert Fruchtl)
Re: adding extra cdrom (Dances With Crows)
Re: Please help (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: RealPlayer7 (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: [booting] no prompt (Neil Koozer)
Re: ATI Rage 128 solution (was: X-Problems of a below NEWBIE) ("TJ Snider")
Re: DVD movie nof frames ("TJ Snider")
Re: STB PCI tv tuner with bttv (Alain le Sage)
NVIDIA Linux drivers soon... (Alain le Sage)
Re: SB PCI 128 ??model number CT4750?? (Alain le Sage)
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From: Geoff Short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: New installation on old machine (Bus Error)
Date: 19 Mar 2000 13:18:58 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware Jesse F. Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I've decided to install Slackware 7.0 on an old 386 laptop. I don't
: Is this a hardware error? What should I do?
The most likely problem is lack of memory - I think the docs suggest
16M is needed, although you should get away with 8M.
Unless you've a good reason for using SW7.0, I'd go with an older
distribution. Try a libc5/2.0.x setup and it will seem a lot faster.
If you need a 2.2 kernel then consider SW4.0.
Geoff
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From: Francisco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: need help with Crystal sound chipset on an Intel SE440BX motherboard
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:46:53 GMT
Hi!
I'm in trouble trying to manage the sound settings on isapnp.conf for
this Crystal sound chipset embedded in my Intel SE440BX motherboard.
I also have Win98 in the same machine, and even there I had problems,
because it has incompatibility issues with my modem, a common Motorola
VoiceSurf 56k.
I did put them to work on Windows, but the settings I got from the
system properties won't work with Linux.
I also have tried to put the BIOS to "non PnP aware OS", but this messed
a lot with Windows and also did not help anything in Linux.
Now I have my modem working with different settings (IRQ9 on Win and
IRQ5 or 6 or 7 in Linux) but no sound.
Thanks
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From: Robert Dwiggins II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Repost: Audio CD won't play under RH 6.1 (now Mandrake 7.0)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:42:46 GMT
Thomas,
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. My audio cd player isn't working either in
RedHat 6.1. Like yours, it comes up and says "no disk". The player itself
is working fine, as I'm listening to it now in Windows 98. The sound card
is a plain-jane SB16 PCI. It configured in RedHat straightaway, and even
played the Linus Torvalds sound clip at the end of the configuration. The
other pressing issue I had was with a Linksys LNE100TX ethernet card, but I
finally got that puppy working after I downloaded a newer version of the
Tulip driver from Linksys's website.
In my case, the computer is an Athlon 600 mhz with a Gigabyte 71-X
motherboard and 256 megs of RAM.
Any hints anyone would have on getting the audio CD players working would be
appreciated.
Cheers,
Bob Dwiggins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Joe Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Mine didn't work at first either.. but then I think it it started
> working
> > after I setup some sound card stuff in conf.modules. Id explain
> exactly
> > what I did but unless you have a neomagic256 I dont' think it'll help.
> >
> > if you do an 'lsmod' does it list sound card modules as being loaded?
> >
>
> Thanks Joe for the help. Yes, it does show sound card modules as being
> loaded. I just switched from RH 6.1 to Mandrake 7.0, just for kicks.
> But it still has the same problem. Sound Card is a Creative SB PCI 128
> with surround sound. Oddly enough, the CD player in Mandrake (KDE) is
> even able to bring up a list of the tracks. So, it recognizes that
> something is in the drive, just won't give any sound. What types of
> things should I put/change in conf.modules. I can't find any types of
> reference on the web for this type of problem.
>
> Thanks
>
> Thomas
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > I have mounted the CDROM and brought up the CD player in both Gnome
> and
> > > KDE. The counter goes up on the player but I get no sound. CD ROM
> is a
> > > Creative 48X. For those tech support people out there, yes the
> volume is
> > > turned up :)
> > >
> > > Works fine under Win98. Any thoughts on what the problem might be.
> I am
> > > somewhat new to Linux so I know enough to be dangerous.
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
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> >
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:23:32 +0100
From: Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help! -- 2 drives disagree on CD contents
root wrote:
>
> I have a P3/450 with SCSI TEAC CD reader and SCSI HP 9200 CD writer,
> which can supposedly write at up to 8X.
> (...)
> I could understand some kind of write error, but how can it be that the
> two drives read the result differently?
>
> Any tips appreciated. Thanks!
I don't know *how* it could happen, but I know the problem. I made a CD
(not a 1:1 copy, just files from the HDD) on my Creative 2224 (IDE)
writer (under Win98 though), and that same drive reported the CD as
empty afterwards. When I started up the CD writing software again, it
said there was an open session on the disk that had to be closed, tried
to close it and failed. A 6x Creative IDE drive, on the other hand, read
the CD just fine. But the 24x drive in my father's Compaq 1230 laptop
didn't. I eventually gave it up. None of the other CDs in that pack
worked at all, except one onto which I could burn some audio.
====================
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:45:11 +0100
From: Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Linux sucks
> Well because nobody's getting paid to write the docs... they tend to be
> sketchy. I'm on my first install and have got up and running without too
> many problems, but then I haven't got my modem or X-Windows working
> first. Figured I'd get commandline stuff going, find out about the
> directory structures, and read all the docs I can find before I go
> further.
>
> I agree though, the documentation isn't great. But if you read a lot of
> it, bit by bit, and don't try to do everything at once, you have a
Also, it depends on the distribution you have. I got into Linux a month
and a half ago, with SuSE 6.3. It came with 6 CDs and a 550 page manual.
Sadly, the graphical setup tool didn't work on my PC, but I got X (with
KDE), my SB16 and my ISDN card working within just one weekend. The
manual describes all the basics and first steps quite nicely, with
step-by-step instructions for the important stuff like graphics (X) and
internet access, and the system comes with the very convenient Open
Sound System for sound support.
> rewarding experience and a stable system in the end. Stable, of course, as
> long as you don't want all your windows multimedia devices to work etc. At
> the end of the day UNIX, MIMIX and then LINUX are all made for a specific
> purpose: stable servers to run dumb clients, or Internet
> applications. I've never seen major problems with sendmail, apache, etc -
> just "My 3D card doesn't work" etc etc... who cares? That's not
> necessarily what linux is about. You choose your OS dependent on what you
> need it for. If you want great sound & video, easy setup, non-critical
> applications platform - got right ahead for Windows.
I don't quite agree. It would be a lot easier for developers and users
if there was one unified OS, for example everyone running Unix-type
systems. Then they wouldn't have to write, for example, one version of
their network card's driver for Win users who want to play multiplayer
games and one for Unix administrators who want to configure a server,
but just the Unix version for everyone. Also, I use my computer for
Internet access, games and general experimenting - no programming yet
:-( - and I'd like to do it all under Linux, and not boot into Win98
every time I want to play a game. And that's just the advantage of Linux
- not that it's a stable, reliable, powerful system for server
applications, but that it's so flexible. It's already like that with a
lot of current distributions - ordinary mortals use an easy, comfortable
graphical setup to get a standard system running smoothly, and if you
want you can use a text-based setup utility that gives you a lot more
options.
====================
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From: Steve Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP 8xxx Series Pavillion
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:48:50 GMT
> I was wondering if anyone has successfully installed RedHat 6.1 on an HP
> Pavillion 8xxx series machine. I've been having just a wonderful time
> trying to get X to start in anything other than 320x200 mode due to
> non-recogniztion of the 810e chipset. Apparently, the realtek 8139
> driver doesn't recognize eth0 even though it seems like the correct
> driver.
What model is your Pavilion... is it a new one? I have a Pavilion 8565C,
and had no problem installing RH 6.0 on it (haven't tried 6.1). But mine
(and I thought all the 8xxx series) has Riva Nvidia TNT video, which was
recognized during setup and works fine with X (I'm running X 4.0 right
now, but 3.3.5 worked just as well).
Also, the ethernet card was recognized, and works fine using the realtek
driver. The funky Riptide winmodem/sound combo is not supported, of
course, and probably never will be. I put my old USR 56K modem in the
one ISA slot, and picked up an el-cheapo Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI for
$25, which is adequate for my needs. BTW, the 8565C is based on the VIA
chipset. I recompiled my kernel 2.2.14 to support it.
I bought my Pavilion because I needed a computer immediately, and it was
the only one at Staples with 128M RAM and a big HD (20G). I had my
doubts, but it's really turned out to be a decent linux box.
- Steve
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: New laptops with WinModem :-(
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:18:09 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Goofy root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks again for your reply. I was just too frustrated with WinModems I
> couldn't even run in my NT's. I though heard some Linux folks able to use
> WinModem with from Linux boxes but not easy to configure than regular modem.
In my case, the software modem in my Compaq 1200-XL106 was easy to
configure under Mandrake 7.0. I just ran the setup script from the zip
file I got. That script installed the driver (which griped about a
mis-matched kernel version but still worked) and set up the device files
-- /dev/ttyS14, I believe (I'm not typing this from the same computer, so
I can't check it quickly). I don't recall if the script set up a link from
/dev/ttyS14 to /dev/modem. The initialization strings I used by default in
X-ISP seemed to give the modem some fits, but KPPP worked better (I did
have to remove the volume-setting commands, though).
My main concern with this modem is that the driver doesn't work with the
2.3.x development kernels. As the driver is *NOT* open source, that means
it might be impossible to get working with the 2.4.x kernels when they're
released, if Lucent loses interest in supporting the thing under Linux.
With any luck, though, the open source project for developing Lucent
drivers will have gotten something a little more usable than they've now
got. (From the descriptions, the open source driver works, but runs as a
user level program requiring root access, so it's really not a driver at
this point.)
For more details, check the Linux software modem web site,
http://www.linmodems.org. I've written up my experiences with the Compaq,
including its modem, at http://www.rodsbooks.com/presario/.
--
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Author of books on Linux networking & WordPerfect for Linux
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From: "Ian Storey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: adding extra cdrom
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:37:22 -0000
I am new to linux and need help,
my system has 2 floppy drives which I got working but it also has two
cdroms. The master one is working but not the slave.
The master setting is
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto 0 0
what should it be for the slave?
Thanks
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 11:21:13 -0500
From: Brian Goodyear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Supra Faxmodem with Hylafax
This modem works well sending faxes but with the receives it truncates
the pages. Anyone have a good config.modem?
Brian
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Subject: Linux on K7?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:46:23 -0800
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Zoom 2925 Modem
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 16:42:28 GMT
I know this is a LONG shot, but does anyone
know if the Zoom 56k Dual Standard PCI
Faxmodem Model 2925 will work under
Redhat 6.1?? If so what will I need to
do to get it to work. If not...can someone
suggest a cheap modem for me to purchase
to use for both win98 and linux redhat
6.1? Please email me at the following
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From: Jaylord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KPPP or MODEM
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:33:49 GMT
Brad Bowers wrote:
>
> When i use kPPP to connect to my ISP, it quits with an error. I can't get it
> configured right...Is this because od the modem that it is giving me these
> errors(it dials the number and when it waits for the signal for the OK
> CONNECT itr terminates) or is it the kPPP...???
>
> --
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You might have to add (uncomment) the following line in
/etc/ppp/options:
lock
Or is it the other way around?
Jay
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From: Herbert Fruchtl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Athlon/K7M problems?
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:38:49 +0000
Hi all,
I have a 550 MHz Athlon on a K7M mobo, running RH6.1. The system seems a
bit flaky. Compilations tend to die from random 'Signal 11', and long,
floating-point intensive calculations sometimes hang the machine to the
extent that I have to switch it off. Does anybody have similar
experiences? What does 'Signal 11' mean?
There seems to be some traffic in the linux newsgroups about this mobo,
but it all sounds rather vague. I downloaded a (Windows) memory test
program from somewhere on the web, and it reports no errors.
I tried to recompile the kernel, with MTRR disabled and the processor
set to P5. Not sure if it was successful. Does the following do the job:
make xconfig
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make install
RedHat has several files lying around that look like kernels
(vmlinux-2.2.12-20, vmlinuz-2.2.12-20, vmlinux-2.2.12-20BOOT, ...). How
can I find out which one it is actually using? I don't see any
difference in behaviour after the recompile.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Herbert
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: adding extra cdrom
Date: 19 Mar 2000 13:21:42 EST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:37:22 -0000, Ian Storey
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
shouted forth into the ether:
>I am new to linux and need help,
>my system has 2 floppy drives which I got working but it also has two
>cdroms. The master one is working but not the slave.
>The master setting is
>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto 0 0
>what should it be for the slave?
Depends on which IDE interface the drive is attached to. Probably the
2nd, as you usually want the hard drives on the first one... So, try:
# mkdir /mnt/cdrom2
and then edit /etc/fstab to include the line:
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 iso9660 noauto,user,ro 0 0
After that, you should be able to mount CDs by just typing "mount
/mnt/cdrom2". Why 2 CD-ROMs, anyway? I can see a CD-ROM and a CD-RW, but
having 2 CD-ROMs seems like a waste for most applications. Ah well. HTH,
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: Please help
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:16:51 +0100
Buchacher wrote:
> >If it is compiled into the kernel, is the mouse detected at boot?
> I don't know. Please tell me how to find out.
Read the messages at boot or search them later with the command "dmesg".
Search for line which says something about psaux and/or
irq 12.
> When I asked SuSE about my problems they said they couldn't help me
> very well by telediagnosis, so they sent me different solutions. One
> of these said that since version 2.2.5 (mine is 2.2.13) the serial
> device support is automatically loaded as a module. If it is compiled
> into the kernel it is additionally loaded as a module after loading
> the kernel. In this case I should try to delete
> /lib/modules/2.2.5/misc/serial.o and set " alias char-major-4 serial
> " in /etc/conf.modules to " alias char-major-4 off ".
Did you try that? Did it help? However, if you are a newbie it might be
hard to compile and install a custom kernel.
What kind of messages do you get when the modules are loaded at boot?
Does it say anything about ttyS* and uart or psaux?
regards Henrik
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RealPlayer7
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:41:21 +0100
"Gary R. Skuse, Ph.D." wrote:
> it won't run with the complaint that it needs "15/16/24/32 bit
> TrueColor or PseudoColor Visual display". I am not sure what that
> means. I currently have 32 bit color on a Creative Voodoo Banshee
> card with 16M or RAM.
Are you sure that you are using a 32 bit color depth? Check with
xdpyinfo! If xdpyinfo only lists screens with depths of 8 bits you will
have to force X to use more colors. This can be done with startx like
this:
startx -- -bpp 16
Or by modifying XF86Config, add
DefaultColorDepth 16
To the "Screen" section of your XF86Config.
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From: Neil Koozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [booting] no prompt
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 10:16:37 -0800
Junghwa wrote:
>
> Hi!
> HDD: master: 13G , win98 one partition
> slave: 4.3G, redhat 6.1 two partition
> After installing redhat 6.1 and LILo, I can't boot. And when I turn on
> the power, these mesage appeares.
> found CD-ROM
> verify DMI poll data
>
>l010101001010010101010101.......................................................................................
When you get "L 01 01 01..." the "01" is an error code from the bios
which means 'invalid command'. In this case it's because the bios can
not access above cylinder 1024 (~8gb). You can boot with a floppy until
you get the problem fixed.
Solutions:
(1) re-organize the partitions to get at least one partition completely
below cyl 1024 for linux (or just the /boot directory of linux).
(2) If you can't repartition, you could use the nuni boot loader. nuni
does not use the bios, so it can boot linux from any location up to
137gb on any IDE drive (hda-hdk). Find nuni by searching on
freshmeat.net.
> And can't boot on win98... I must insert the boot disk.
> I tried deleted lilo in dos prompt, but it didn't work.
> fdisk /mbr
> invalid....
The 'fdisk /mbr' command is used with the dos/windows fdisk. Of course
you need an msdos floppy that has fdisk on it. The installation boot
floppy for win98 should work.
> so I deleted lilo in linux( I can't remember what command I used -_-
> lilo -e? ...) . But, my computer doesn't show me "starting win98.."
> Could you please tell me what to do? Why this problem happen?
> It's bios problem , or lilo?
bios. PC's have a very archaic bios due to the fact that it remains
adequate for the singular task of booting windows from hda1. One could
also say that lilo is at fault for depending on the bios.
Neil.
> It's urgency, please give me a mail.
> bye and take care.
> ** In this message," I" is my friend. because She can't boot on win98.
> I don't know what exatly her situation is, but could you tell me what
> may be a cause of booting problem?
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From: "TJ Snider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128 solution (was: X-Problems of a below NEWBIE)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:38:19 GMT
I also have 4.0 working with my Rage Fury, my big challenge was getting the
screen resolution right! 4.0 is definitely snappier!
I can get gnome running through the following trick;
xinit
typing exec gnome-session into the command window
If anyone knows a better way... I'd be happy to hear it.
TJ
PS. I also have the color corruption bug
PPS. I'm running SMP RH6.1 on a Tyan Thunder DLUA1696.
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In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bob
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>r miller writes:
>
>:I have RedHat Linux 6.1 installed but i have yet to see Gnome. My ATI
>:Rage128 RageFury 32mb RAM and my Viewsonic A70 are not recognized by X.
>:I ran xf86config as the Professor said and i still cannot startx. Can
>:someone with past similar problems post detailed instructions showing
>:me how to do it step by step.
>
>For the ATI Rage 128:
>
>cd /usr/X11R6/bin
>ls XF86_* # If the Mach64 server
> If you see XF86_Mach64, then # exists, delete it. Not
> rm XF86_Mach64 # sure this is needed.
>cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11
>cp XF86Config.eg XF86Config # Copies a configuration that
> # forces very generic usage
>startx
>
>If it now works, go to
>
>http://www4.ncsu.edu/~distclai/suserage128.html
>
>and follow the instruction there. This worked for me, except I still have a
>color corruption problem when switching to to a text console, then switching
>back (ctl-alt-F1, ctl-alt-F7). Cycling through available screens fixes this
>(ctl-alt-+, ctl-alt--, ie, the grey + and - keys).
>
>Good Luck!
>
>-Bob
>
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From: "TJ Snider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD movie nof frames
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:47:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mircea
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> When I try to display a DVD movie using Red Hat 6.1, kernel 2.2.14,
>> using the latest software from cvs.linuxvideo.org:/cvs/livid
>> (nist ac3dec oms mpeg2dec mgadvd), I only get 3 frames per second as
>> a maximum. I know the code is not optimized (I was glad to see it worked),
>> but what is the minimum hardware that is needed for displaying a DVD movie?
>>
>> I have 128MB, AMD K6 II/350,(..)
>
>I understand that the current state of the code is such as, for full
>framerate, you would need a PII-550 at a minimum :(. Patience, although
>I suspect your system is underpowered anyway...most software DVD players
>under Windows, albeit heavily optimized, recommend a PII 350-400 anyway.
Another alternative is to get a video card with hardware assist, while it
hasn't made it into any software that I'm aware of for Linux, the Rage 128
does have the support and the API is available...
TJ
>
>MST
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From: Alain le Sage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: STB PCI tv tuner with bttv
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:43:24 -0100
chien-yu chen wrote:
> hi!
>
> I just got a STB PCI that has a TDA9850 stereo decoder.
> the bttv driver found the card perfectly, and detected the TDA9850
> except there is no sound coming out. seems like the card is in a
> mute state. any suggestion on this? I am using 2.2.14
> thanks
>
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Hi.
I think this doesn't help you much, but I have a bt848 with MSP3400
decoder. This one doesn't work neither. The chip isn't even detected...
Alain le Sage
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From: Alain le Sage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NVIDIA Linux drivers soon...
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:46:40 -0100
Hi!
I just read on Linuxgames.com that nVidia is releasing their OpenGL
drivers soon.
That's about time :-)
Mazzels
Alain le Sage
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From: Alain le Sage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB PCI 128 ??model number CT4750??
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:49:30 -0100
Greg Fortune wrote:
> Thnxs those who have posted help so far. I'm still playing with the IRQ's
> and no luck but now I'm seriously questioning the chipset. I took a
> physical look at the card today and noticed it's not an ES1371 like I
> expected it to be. Don't get me wrong, it is an SB PCI 128, but it looks as
> if they may have changed their chip set from the ensoniq batch. The model
> listed on the card is CT4750. Two things strike me as strange... 1. CT
> looks a lot like CreaTive implying that they may have changed the chip set.
> 2. I looked on their web site and found some info on the CT4700 which is
> listed as a card distinct from the ES1370 and ES1371. It also makes me
> wonder that mine is maybe only weeks out of the factory and, as of yet, has
> not been encountered by enough users. Is there anyone with a model CT4750
> card in their Linux box that is working?
>
> Greg
>
> <snip> <snip> .... Discussion so far has been about unexplained hangs while
> trying to get sndconfig to play the test sound file on a Sound Blaster PCI
> 128.
Hi.
Creative is now using a new chip on their SB PCI128 boards (something like a
ES1373 or so). That isn't supported yet. I suggest that you swap the board for
a 1370 one.
Alain le Sage
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