Linux-Hardware Digest #528, Volume #12 Wed, 22 Mar 00 14:13:12 EST
Contents:
--- XFree 4.0 --- with a 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 (Karsten Wutzke)
Redirecting output to a different graphics card (Karsten Wutzke)
Supermount/ls-120 (Junux)
HP DesignJet 430 ("Genesis Project")
Re: Newbie sound problem on Debian with CMI8738 chip ("Catilina")
Help setting up Roland LAPC-1 (MPU401) in Linux (Particle Man)
IBM SERVERAID 3HB ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Macintosh Powerbook 270C (Ruben Montoya)
Installation problems - SCSI related? ("Shane O'Donnell")
automounter (uni2)
Re: current Debian MCA boot disks? (Edward Avis)
Re: Repost: Audio CD won't play under RH 6.1 (now Mandrake 7.0) (rip)
Re: MCA patches for Linux 2.0.38? (Edward Avis)
Re: Anyone know about Sound configuration! (Patrick Dubois)
Re: SCSI? IDE? Opinions please ("Peter T. Breuer")
duOS? (Dale Keiger)
Re: Newbie sound problem on Debian with CMI8738 chip ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
configuring SB 2.0 (Markus Wagner)
?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux ("Mike Garber")
Re: ?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux (Tony Curtis)
Re: Redirecting output to a different graphics card (James Waldby)
Autodetecton of /dev/lp1 (JEFF PFOHL)
Re: How to setup a multi-boot system having a scsi drive? (Michael Kelly)
ISDN "NO DIALTONE" ("Martin")
Promise FastTrak 66 RAID controller ("John Arnott - PDbS, Inc.")
ATI Rage Fury Pro ("CBI Web Builders")
Re: Promise Ultra66 boot? (Michael Kelly)
Re: PCMCIA errors (David Hinds)
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From: Karsten Wutzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware
Subject: --- XFree 4.0 --- with a 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:20:36 +0100
Hi all!
I'm trying to install XFree86 4.0 and I get an error when testing the
configuration. So please read the error snippet to help me!
Description:
I have a 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 with Glint Gamma G1 and Glint R3 processors
onboard. I looked into the graphic cards supported list (
http://www.xfree86.org/4.0/Status3.html ) and it says Gamma is
supported, but what about the Glint R3? As you can see, the Gamma chip
is detected properly (so it seems), however not used... huh? Or does
"used chips: 0" mean that it is using chip #0?
Can anyone answer this^ question?
Even below there's something saying, that there's no framebuffer memory.
Now the question comes up, which of the two chips (Glint Gamma G1 or the
Glint R3) is effectively controlling the framebuffer. The Glint Gamma G1
is a hardware geometry processor (G for geometry), so I'd assume that
one does not control the framebuffer. The other chip, the Glint R3, is
an advanced rendering pipeline processor (R for rendering or
rasterization), so this one must be the chip to control the framebuffer.
It's just an assumption though! Does anyone know???
What might I try to get the GVX1 installed? Nothing at all, because the
rasterizer chip does not appear in the driver list? But what about
predecessors of the 3DLabs professional chipsets?
I have no idea! Otherwise I'll have to plugin my TNT2 and try to
redirect all output to it. But how? NEXT THREAD!
Any help appreciated!!!
Karsten
Here's the output:
==============snipp===================
.
.
.
(II) LoadModule: "glint"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/glint_drv.o
(II) Module glint: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.1
(II) GLINT: driver for 3Dlabs chipsets: ti_pm2, ti_pm, pm2v, pm2, pm,
500tx, mx, gamma
(--) Chipset gamma found
used chips: 0
.
.
.
(II) GLINT(0): Initializing int10
(EE) GLINT(0): Cannot read V_BIOS
(==) GLINT(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8
(==) GLINT(0): Default visual is PseudoColor
(==) GLINT(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) GLINT(0): Using HW cursor
(--) GLINT(0): Not using Linux framebuffer device
(--) GLINT(0): Chipset: "gamma"
(--) GLINT(0): Linear framebuffer at 0x0
(--) GLINT(0): No FrameBuffer memory - aborting
(II) UnloadModule: "glint"
(II) UnloadModule: "int10"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) UnloadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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From: Karsten Wutzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware
Subject: Redirecting output to a different graphics card
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:20:39 +0100
Hi all!
I couldn't set up an XFree 4.0 X server for my GVX1, but I still have a
TNT2 PCI, which I can plug in in parallel.
1. Is it possible for an already installed Linux base system to redirect
all output to a different graphics card from the beginning of the LINUX
bootup process, that is only when Linux itself kicks in, e.g. after LILO
or Loadlin...
2. Do I have to install Linux again, to use a different graphics card?
Any problems I might encounter? I mean the primary device will always be
the GVX1, because it's the one found first (AGP). No problem at all?
Please share your knowledge/experience with me, or at least make some
assumptions.
Any help appreciated!
Karsten
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From: Junux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Supermount/ls-120
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:30:05 GMT
I can't seem to be able to setup my ls-120 on Mandrake 7.0 while
supermount is enabled. It works just fine when it is not enabled. I have
it setup as hda, could this be a problem-don't see why it should be.
Thanks
Junux
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From: "Genesis Project" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP DesignJet 430
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:37:48 -0700
I need to hang an HP DesignJet 430 (size D inkjet plotter)off of an RH6.1
server. HP doesn't seem to support it - does anyone have any ideas on
getting a driver to run this puppy?
Thanks!
yusuf
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Catilina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Newbie sound problem on Debian with CMI8738 chip
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:46:17 +0100
> > I have a CMI8738 soundchip onboard, and I'm using Debian 2.2 (potato).
I'm
> > trying to get the soundcard to work, but not with very much success :-(
> Make sure that you are a member of group audio (or root, although I
> recommend doing as little as possible with root privileges).
I'm testing everything as root and as a normal user
> Also, you may want to list the "contents" of /dev/sndstat and of
> /proc/modules, to make sure that the modules are loaded.
The module cmpci is loaded
> It is conceivable, though unlikely, that the driver for that sound
> card supports /dev/audio but not /dev/dsp. Be sure to read the
> documentation.
Unfortunately I have no documentation for using this sound card in Linux,
other than the readme on the manufacturer's website. It is rather strange
that I can play music on the command line, but not in X or with ncurses,
although all those other programs are just frontends for mpg123.
An extra observation that might be usefull: the sound i do hear using mpg123
is very silent, unlike when I boot up in Windows.
Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me solve this, 'cause I'd really
like to have some audio in Debian!
--
Greetz,
Catilina
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From: Particle Man <egoodman*nospam*@sct.edu>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Help setting up Roland LAPC-1 (MPU401) in Linux
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:47:23 -0500
Hey guys, forgive me on this basic question, but I am having
trouble setting up my Roland LAPC-1 card in Linux. It is basically a
MT-32 on a ISA card. I read the "Sound How-To" and they mentioned
a MPU-401 driver, which I can't seem to get working either. Also
noticed that Red Hat 6.1 has some MPU-401 drivers already bundled
with it. So I tried "insmod mpu401 -io=0x330 irq=9", but i don't
think that worked either.
I'm fairly new at Linux, but very willing to learn and take things
further. Any step by step stuff or comments/suggestions would
*really* be appreciated. Thanks so much!!
Eric
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: IBM SERVERAID 3HB
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:55:07 GMT
Hi ,
Do anybody know where to get the new release of ips.o , the IBM
SERVERAID 3x driver , supporting SERVERAID 3HB card ?
Thanks for replying .
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Before you buy.
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From: Ruben Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Macintosh Powerbook 270C
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:11:58 GMT
Has anyone used the Debian distribution m68k on the Macintosh Powerbook
270C? If so, I'd like to know if you had any problems with installation.
Thanks...Ruben
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From: "Shane O'Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installation problems - SCSI related?
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:45:58 GMT
I'm trying to install RedHat 6.1 on a HP OmniBook 5000CTS with a SCSI
hard-drive, as well as a Compaq Prolinea 590 with two SCSI hard-drives.
Same deal on both boxes--kernel panic when trying to boot from the PCMCIA
boot disk (OmniBook) or the net boot disk (Compaq).
I'm sure this is just an issue of drivers for the SCSI controllers, but
where do I find them and once found, what do I do with them?
Note: the laptop is floppy only, so I'll need to install it across the
network. Keep this in mind when you answer.
TIA,
Shane O.
========
Shane O'Donnell
OpenNMS
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
========
It's Revolution, not Evolution
at http://www.opennms.org
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From: uni2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: automounter
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:48:18 GMT
hello,
I am trying to configure automounter under digital unix 4.0d, Could
anybody say me archives for configure this daemon? An examples?
Thanks in advance
Cesar Bravo
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From: Edward Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: current Debian MCA boot disks?
Date: 22 Mar 2000 16:54:04 +0000
Gereon Wenzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Debian 2.1 (slink) supports MCA out of the box.
--
Ed Avis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: rip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Repost: Audio CD won't play under RH 6.1 (now Mandrake 7.0)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:50:56 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rip wrote:
>
> "Dennis L. Garman" wrote:
> >
> > Don't know if this'll help you guys, but mine won't play either UNLESS I check
> > the box marked rec in my mixer...Before you say something, yes I know that that
> > shouldn't make a difference, but it does on my RH6.1 machine.
> > HTH
> > Dennis
> >
> Bingo!! That did it!! Thanks for the tip, Dennis. Thomas, what I did
> was go to the GMIX mixer under Gnome and X apps Multimedia and I pushed
> all of the record buttons. I probably didn't have to push them all. I
> got sound from my CD right away. I also have the ES1370, so maybe this
> will work for you. I will experiment and find out which button did the
> trick and report back. Once again, thanks Dennis.
> rip
OK! Just push the Line 1 button. I don't know what they all do yet,
but the Line 1 button definitely toggles the CD sound. By default it is
in the off position. I hope this works for everyone.
rip
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From: Edward Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: MCA patches for Linux 2.0.38?
Date: 22 Mar 2000 17:00:39 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Schwarz) writes:
>Are there any patches for Linux 2.0.38 to enable MCA ESDI and MCA ethernet
>support?
Yes. See <http://www.dgmicro.com/mca/default.htm>. You may also need
to apply the patch at
<http://www.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=541721948&fmt=text> if
you have a 3c523.
I just used the kernel from Debian 2.1 (slink) which has the MCA
patches already applied. And then I just moved to Linux 2.2.
--
Ed Avis
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From: Patrick Dubois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone know about Sound configuration!
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:01:44 -0500
It's usually best to let Linux configure the soundcard itself if possible.
I'd suggest setting all sound options to Module (including sound support) and
run sndconfig. It should detect your soundcard and set it up properly.
...If your card is supported by linux that is! :]
Good luck!
Gonzales wrote:
> I have a ESS 1869 pnp sound card that I want to use under Linux. But I do
> not know which option to enable when I am configuring the kernel. I looked
> around in the documentation and if I missed it well forget I got better
> things to do than read. But I did read all about the Sound blaster driver
> autoconfig* some of the ESS IRQ's and other things. So if I am write on this
> I would like to know for I can then fine tune the card.
--
Patrick Dubois
``Windows: 32 bit extensions and a
graphical shell for a 16 bit patch
to an 8 bit operating system
originally coded for a 4 bit
microprocessor, written by a 2 bit
company, that can't stand 1 bit of
competition.''
-- Unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Got something to say that you don't want said in public? Ask
me for my PGP key!
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI? IDE? Opinions please
Date: 22 Mar 2000 17:04:41 GMT
David C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Castle) writes:
:> The better design of SCSI, even compared to modern IDE's, would make
:> them great for swap. You'd actually let the processor go off and do
:> other things while the pages are being fetched/written.
: Not when there's a 6:1 difference in speed between the drives.
Oh, even so.
Imagine that you have a 1 deep request queue on a 10ms IDE drive.
10 requests takes 90ms, right? So you wait 90ms while you page
10 pages out to swap.
Now imagine a 32 deep 65ms SCSI drive. It handles those 10 requests
immediately (they are ALL queued). Wait = about 0ms.
Peter
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From: Dale Keiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: duOS?
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:27:45 -0500
Does anyone have experience with the duOS workstation, available from the
LinuxStore.com?
Thank you.
--
Dale Keiger
Senior Writer, Johns Hopkins Magazine
Visiting Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jhu.edu:80/~jhumag/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Newbie sound problem on Debian with CMI8738 chip
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:30:50 GMT
I have the same problem before. It works after I
put
chmod 666 /dev/dsp
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Martin Platter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi !
>
> A Friend of mine hase the same soundchip and we
have seen that in Kernel 2.2.x
> it is not supported. In 2.3.x it worked fine.
>
> Greetings
> Martin
>
> Catilina wrote:
>
> > I have a CMI8738 soundchip onboard, and I'm
using Debian 2.2 (potato). I'm
> > trying to get the soundcard to work, but not
with very much success :-(
> > During install, I specified somewhere to
include cmpci, which is the driver
> > for this card according to
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/edl8738.htm Now i have
> > /dev/audio and /dev/sndstat, but when I use
gqmpeg, i receive an error
> > 'can't open /dev/dsp'
> > ls -l /dev/dsp gives: crw-rw---- 1 root audio
14,3 Mar 9 01:39 /dev/dsp
> > What can I do to make my soundcard work?
> > Thanks for any advice!
> >
> > Frederik
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: Markus Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: configuring SB 2.0
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:48:15 +0100
Hi,
I would like to use my Soundblaster 2.0 under Linux. First I installed
the OSS (opso-3.8) drivers and got sound. But there were disturbing
noises while playing samples. Then I tested the ALSA drivers. After
alsaconf all required kernel modules were loaded, except the SB mixer.
Then I only got noise, but no samples. After that I tried to install oss
again, but this time oss-install fails with "sb.o not found" and "kernel
not suitable for oss".
How can I completely restore the system from the ALSA trials (restoring
/etc/modules.conf doesn't seem to work)?
Why are the OSS drivers recommended in the HOWTOs? ALSA seems to be a
universal sound system, while OSS is a third party product.
How can I get sound without disturbing noises???
Thanks, Markus
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From: "Mike Garber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:02:35 -0500
I would be very appreciative if any of you could answer any of the following
questions about using a Lucent winmodem (v. 5.39_0208) with Caldera Open
Linux 2.3 (kernel v. 2.2.10). Even though I have worked with DOS and Windows
for a long time, I've only been using Linux for a couple of weeks now, so
please bear with my ignorance.
1) Have any of you had any success in using a Lucent modem with Linux?
2) I found some "drivers" for doing so on a web site belonging to Rob Clark
(http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html). One of the drivers was an rpm
package, and several were zipped files. Does anyone know which of these are
better or easier to use?
3) Will there be any problems using them with my version / distribution of
Linux?
4) Will using one of the above "drivers" keep my modem from continuing to
work with
Windows when I boot into my Windows partition?
5) What do I need to do, after installing the rpm package or after running
the scripts in the zipped files, to get my modem working?
Thank you very much for any help you can give.
Sincerely,
--
Mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(To reply, please remove "stopspam" from my address.)
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From: Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux
Date: 22 Mar 2000 12:06:55 -0600
"Mike Garber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I would be very appreciative if any of you could answer any of the following
> questions about using a Lucent winmodem (v. 5.39_0208) with Caldera Open
> Linux 2.3 (kernel v. 2.2.10). Even though I have worked with DOS and Windows
> for a long time, I've only been using Linux for a couple of weeks now, so
> please bear with my ignorance.
>
> 1) Have any of you had any success in using a Lucent modem with Linux?
Yes.
> 2) I found some "drivers" for doing so on a web site belonging to Rob Clark
> (http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html). One of the drivers was an rpm
> package, and several were zipped files. Does anyone know which of these are
> better or easier to use?
Probably depends on how rpm-friendly your distribution is.
> 3) Will there be any problems using them with my version / distribution of
> Linux?
Suck it and see :-)
I documented my experiences here:
http://www.tony-curtis.cwc.net/toshiba/
hth
tony
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From: James Waldby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Redirecting output to a different graphics card
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:22:54 GMT
Karsten Wutzke wrote:
[in comp.os.linux.x, comp.os.linux.hardware,
comp.os.linux, de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware,
of which comp.os.linux.x probably would be enough]
> Hi all!
>
> I couldn't set up an XFree 4.0 X server for my GVX1, but I still have a
> TNT2 PCI, which I can plug in in parallel.
>
> 1. Is it possible for an already installed Linux base system to redirect
> all output to a different graphics card from the beginning of the LINUX
> bootup process, that is only when Linux itself kicks in, e.g. after LILO
> or Loadlin...
In the machine's bios, can you deselect AGP and select PCI as
primary device? The AGP machines I have allow that.
> 2. Do I have to install Linux again, to use a different graphics card?
> Any problems I might encounter? I mean the primary device will always be
> the GVX1, because it's the one found first (AGP). No problem at all?
Not "No problem at all", but you don't need to reinstall linux.
You probably will need to install another X driver or X package.
AFAIK, XFree86 doesn't support multihead or multicard operation.
Commercial product Accelerated-X supports multihead for some cards;
see http://www.acceleratedx.com/Pages/MXcardReference.html
About the GVX1, you might look at the SUSE site which has
GLint X drivers for linux. Also see if the lower-end or generic
drivers such as XFree86-SVGA-3.3.2.3-25.i386.rpm and
XFree86-VGA16-3.3.2.3-25.i386.rpm work with the GVX1.
You would rpm -i the package, rm the /etc/X11/X link,
ln -s XFree86-SVGA X, and then run XF86Setup or
xf86config to enter settings.
If you have KDM selected, and your system comes up
with an unusable X display, use ctrl-alt-F4 to get to a
text console (F4 selects the fourth one), log in as root,
and edit the /etc/inittab line id:5:initdefault: to
id:3:initdefault: to select a text-based runlevel default
instead of X-based. Or enter telinit 3 at a text console
when you want to shut down KDM, and telinit 5 to
restart it. This will allow you to change XF86Config
and try again.
> Please share your knowledge/experience with me, or at least make some
> assumptions.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Karsten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JEFF PFOHL)
Subject: Autodetecton of /dev/lp1
Date: 22 Mar 2000 18:25:51 GMT
[ Article crossposted from fsu.linux ]
[ Author was JEFF PFOHL ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ]
[ Posted on 22 Mar 2000 18:24:11 GMT ]
Running RH 6.1. Using printtool to add a printer. Ran into a problem
I've never seen or know how to approach:
"Auto-detection found the following:
/dev/lp0 : Not detected
/dev/lp1 : Not detected
/dev/lp2 : Not detected
.......
If no devices were detected this could indicate a hardware problem
that justifies further investigation."
What's going on here? How do I approach a fix? I managed, a month ago,
to run printtool on this very machine and set up a printer and
print. No changes have occurred although we did have a big poweroutage
on Saturday (was in the news, blacked out all of NM) but I have been
able to put my NT4.0 disk (not in the poweroutage, it lives in my desk
drawer most of the time :)) into this machine and print to my
printer. This tells me that the printer devices/drivers are all ok and
the printer works. Something weird about my Linux setup? I tried
another Linux RH 6.1 disk which was also in my desk drawer and I get
the message above about not detecting /dev/lp#
Thanks!
--
JEFF PFOHL
E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PHONE : (505) 844-7033 work
(505) 299-9516 home
(505) 844-6729 fax
http://nucalf.physics.fsu.edu/pfohl
"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people:
Those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to
try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."
- Indira Ghandi, the late Prime Minister of India
--
JEFF PFOHL
E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PHONE : (505) 844-7033 work
(505) 299-9516 home
(505) 844-6729 fax
http://nucalf.physics.fsu.edu/pfohl
"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people:
Those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to
try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."
- Indira Ghandi, the late Prime Minister of India
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to setup a multi-boot system having a scsi drive?
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:30:16 -0500
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:58:41 -0500, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Where is there documentation on this? Can lilo multiboot
>with a scsi drive into different operating systems or is some
>other software needed. Does scsi drivers have to be installed
>on the DOS partition?
As a starting point for docs try
www.linuxdoc.org
See the HOWTO areas for help on setting
up multiple OS on one
or more physical drives. Basically, you
need to start with a boot kernel that has
scsi drivers that will work with your HD
and CDROM(s). On the dist. install
CD there's usually an images directory
with rawrite.exe and a bunch of kernel
boot disk images to get you started.
You need to read the docs on the CD
to see which drivers are in which boot
disk. If it recognizes your devices on
boot, then most of the battle is over.
Also on the web sites for the various
distributions you can go to the download
area and see exactly what images are
on their CD. If it don't have what you
need, get a different dist.
If you're going to install multiple OS
then I recommend Partition Magic
5.0 or higher. It makes things much easier
since it can resize fat, fat32 and ext2
partitions, so you're not stuck after
you install things. You can shift
stuff around a bit. Anyway,
read the relevant HOWTOs and you'll
save yourself a lot of frustration.
Good luck.
Mike
--
"I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."
-- Groucho Marx
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From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: ISDN "NO DIALTONE"
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:43:02 -0000
I have configured my ISDN BT Speedway (Hi Sax Fritz!) card and all my
network settings, but on dialling get the message "NO DIALTONE".
Does anybody know how to sort this out?
Thanks
Martin
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From: "John Arnott - PDbS, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Promise FastTrak 66 RAID controller
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:33:15 GMT
Does anybody have this controller working properly? There was nothing
mentioned at linhardware.com. I am running RH 6.1 and plan to use 4 27GB
drives at RAID level 0.
Thanks,
John Arnott
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "CBI Web Builders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATI Rage Fury Pro
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:55:08 -0800
Hi:
Is there any X server for ATI rage Fury Pro card?
Thanks.
Xinyang
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From: Michael Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Promise Ultra66 boot?
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:41:55 -0500
On 22 Mar 2000 11:21:40 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (P.J.Vossler)
wrote:
>The card works for me under RedHat 6.1 kernel 2.1.12-20 (as a module)
>but I do not use it to boot. I use it to provide two extra ide
>channels in addition to the pair on my motherboard.
>
>According to the information Promise supply with the driver the
>Ultra66 can boot a disk.
With kernels 2.2.10 and above(I've used 2.2.12-8 on TurboLinux
Workstation 4.0 personally) the info at this page should get you
going:
http://www.geocities.com/wrattz/linux6.html
The Promise boot disk image from the Promise site will boot
and recognize the drive if you use the params as shown at
that url but if you have scsi CDROM you're screwed since they
don't have any scsi drivers on that kernel! Just get a dist.
with a new kernel and type in the 'append' params as shown
in the link and you should be golden. (Also during the install
put the same params for passing to lilo to boot from hd.)
Mike
--
"I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."
-- Groucho Marx
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From: David Hinds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: PCMCIA errors
Date: 22 Mar 2000 18:59:22 GMT
In comp.os.linux.portable Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: After a fresh Mandrake 7.0 install, pcmcia was not functioning
: properly. In /var/log/messages I was getting
: pcmcia: /lib/modules/2.2.14-1mdklinus/pcmcia not found. sure enouge
: when i looked there the pcmcia directory was not there. I ran a make
: config, make all and a make install with 3.1.8 pcmcia module. During
: the make config I got these messages:
: The kernel source tree is version 2.2.14-15mdk.
: WARNING: the current kernel is acutally version 2.2.14-1mdklinus.
Try getting the current (3.1.13) PCMCIA package. It should do a
better job of handling these goofy kernel version strings.
-- Dave
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