Linux-Hardware Digest #549, Volume #12 Sat, 25 Mar 00 11:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux of a TI-83 ("Gregory M. Hebel")
Re: Digi Board components compatible? (Yan Seiner)
!!!Cool Site!!! ("Peter")
Re: Matrox Millenium G400 ("Jeff Melvaine")
Linux won't detect serial mouse (Marimba12)
Making bin/cue files in Linux ("Catilina")
Re: Linux won't detect serial mouse (Bit Twister)
Re: Pls help (Big problems) ("Shan J. Gill")
isapnp contradiction (Garry Wright)
Re: Making bin/cue files in Linux (Dances With Crows)
Re: BIOS detects virus, avail. RAM problems! (Robie Basak)
Re: Problem install 2nd IDE drive in a SCSI system (Tom Glenchur)
Re: Compaq dual port NIC: How? ("Stephen J Howard")
Re: Soundcard advice: Soundblaster Live, or... ? (frogman)
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From: "Gregory M. Hebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux of a TI-83
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:23:05 GMT
Pat Finnegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> is possible, and someone may have ported something UNIX-ish to it. (though I
> would worry about their mental stability - it's a calculator for god's sake.)
I feel the same way about the Palm -- it's just a fancy Rolodex to me.
However, the mere fact that it could be done is reason enough to try. I
seem to remember hearing someone got Linux or BSD to run on a digital
camera and another on the Sega Dreamcast. They're a camera and a video
game console for God's sake! ;-)
Greg
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From: Yan Seiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Digi Board components compatible?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 07:05:30 -0500
Most digi boards have native kernel support these days. I'm not
familiar with the board you describe (it sounds like some sort of
daughter board???).
Digi even has a linux mailing list; you need to visit their web site.
--Yan
Kerry Cox wrote:
>
> I have an 8-port digiboard that is supposedly only supported by SCO
> UNIX. I would like to know if it is now supported under Linux. It is
> a Digi board that sits in an ISA card slot and then connects to the
> Digiboard with the 8 ports. If this is supported under Linux, we
> could move to a different platform. Thanks.
> KJ
>
> --
> .-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.
> | Kerry J. Cox KSL |
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From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,biz.comp.hardware,comp.hardware,comp.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,comp.sys.acorn.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.hardwar
Subject: !!!Cool Site!!!
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:56:25 +0200
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From: "Jeff Melvaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Matrox Millenium G400
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:18:54 +1100
Rob Brodeur wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Jeff Melvaine wrote:
>>
>> Greetings
>>
>> Anyone know if this card is or soon will be supported in Xfree?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>
>Jeff,
>
>Yes, it is supported. For more info see:
>
>http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/MGA1.html#1
>and
>http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net/
>
>-Rob
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marimba12)
Subject: Linux won't detect serial mouse
Date: 25 Mar 2000 14:05:47 GMT
Well, the subject says it all. I have install Corel Linnux on two different
machines and I can't get Linux to recognize the serial mouse on either of them.
Help would be appriciated.
-CHARITY-
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From: "Catilina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Making bin/cue files in Linux
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:41:16 +0100
Is there a Linux program that makes a cd image in the CDRWin format, namely
a .bin file with a .cue file?
If not, how can I make a cd image in Linux that can be written with Windows
software?
TIA,
Catilina
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: Linux won't detect serial mouse
Reply-To: The news group
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:51:13 GMT
Try a different distribution. Install cds ~$2 plus shipping
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart
Look at mondo/power packs
Using Redhat 6.1 Install x86, playing with Mandrake, started with Slackware.
On 25 Mar 2000 14:05:47 GMT, Marimba12 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Well, the subject says it all. I have install Corel Linnux on two different
>machines and I can't get Linux to recognize the serial mouse on either of them.
> Help would be appriciated.
>-CHARITY-
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From: "Shan J. Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Pls help (Big problems)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 07:48:04 -0800
You may need to use Microsoft's 'bigfdisk' (handles 32-bit FAT), instead of
the older version of fdisk (16-bit FAT). 'bigfdisk' is a utility that you
should be able to find on the web; it might be available from Microsoft's
ftp site.
OTHERWISE: if you have a Linux boot disk, have you tried to boot into Linux
and run cfdisk?
(Not sure if you can do this easily, but cfdisk is superior to either fdisk
or bigfdisk.)
Elizabeth Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8bg54l$6ll$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
> Can someone pls help me? I've fdisked all my windows partitions including
> the c drive and Ms Dos partitions as well. Now when I
> boot the computer it says" No operating system found. When I boot up from
a
> win boot disk It tells me Windows 98 has detected that c drive does not
> contain a valid FAT or FAT 32 partiton there are several possible causes.
>
> 1) The drive may need to be partitioned. To creat a partiton run Fdisk.
>
> When I do go into Fdisk. It says "do you want to support large disk
> support?" When I choose "yes" then press return I get a blank screen. Can
> someone pls help me? Toshiba have told me I need to get a new hard disk.
But
> before I deleted the partitions, the computer worked fine.
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Eliz
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Garry Wright)
Subject: isapnp contradiction
Date: 25 Mar 2000 14:48:38 GMT
I have a Adaptec 1505 scsi card which I am attempting to set up.
I get resource conflicts for both possible settings, one of which
makes sense, the other ???
The conf file
(VERIFYLD N)
#(IGNORERC)
#(ISOLATE)
(READPORT 0x020b)
(CSN 2)
(IDENTIFY *)
(VERBOSITY 2)
(CONFIGURE ADP1505/1501549133 (LD 0
# ANSI string -->SCSI Controller<--
# Compatible device id ADP1530
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0140
# Maximum IO base address 0x0140
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 32
# (IO 0 (SIZE 32) (BASE 0x0140) (CHECK))
# IRQ 9, 10, 11 or 12.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt
# (INT 0 (IRQ 9 (MODE +E)))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0340
# Maximum IO base address 0x0340
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 32
(IO 0 (SIZE 32) (BASE 0x0340) (CHECK))
# IRQ 9, 10, 11 or 12.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt
(INT 0 (IRQ 9 (MODE +E)))
# End dependent functions
(NAME "ADP1505/1501549133[0]{SCSI Controller }")
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
The /proc/ioports file
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0220-022f : soundblaster
02e8-02ef : serial(auto)
0300-031f : WD8013
0330-0333 : MPU-401 UART
0376-0376 : ide1
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
fcf0-fcf7 : ide0
fcf8-fcff : ide1
The result of running isapnp isapnp.conf
Board 1 has Identity e5 ff ff ff ff 70 00 8c 0e: CTL0070 Serial No -1 [checksum e5]
Board 2 has Identity 90 59 7f d2 4d 05 15 90 04: ADP1505 Serial No 1501549133
[checksum 90]
isapnp.conf:32 -- Warning - resource conflict allocating 32 bytes of IO at 340 (see
isapnp.conf)
isapnp.conf:32 -- Fatal - IO range check attempted while device activated
isapnp.conf:32 -- Fatal - Error occurred executing request '<IORESCHECK> ' --- further
action aborted
With a gap of 35 bytes from 0x340 to 0x0376 I do not understand the reported
conflict. The one that results from 0x140 appears to make sense. Can
someone straighten me out???
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Making bin/cue files in Linux
Date: 25 Mar 2000 10:18:06 EST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:41:16 +0100, Catilina <<953995267.743133@marvin>>
shouted forth into the ether:
>Is there a Linux program that makes a cd image in the CDRWin format, namely
>a .bin file with a .cue file?
>If not, how can I make a cd image in Linux that can be written with Windows
>software?
WTF is the "CDRWin" format? Have those idiots made yet another silly name
for an ISO9660 image? Without knowing the ins and outs of whatever
boneheaded program you're using to burn CDs in WinXX, I can tell you that
"mkisofs" could be what you want. That creates an ISO image file from a
directory tree or trees, and you can burn that ISO file directly to a CD
using "cdrecord".
mkisofs has options for adding Rock Ridge and Joliet extensions to the
ISO9660 standard, so both WinXX and Unix users can see long filenames and
such. Check the documentation of the WinXX burning program to see if
there's a way to burn an ISO image directly--there should be, but the
option is often hidden because it's "too complicated for Joe Luser" or
something...
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are playwrights
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy actors
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious drama critics
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down theatres.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: BIOS detects virus, avail. RAM problems!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 25 Mar 2000 23:34:42 GMT
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:22:57 -0400, Dan Chiasson said:
>I have RH 6.1 on a Pentium III 500Mhz (with an Asus motherboard),
>with 1x 128MB DIMM.
>
>When I upgraded to RH 6.1 (using an iso image from redhat.com), my
>machine's ROM BIOS (with "ChipAway Virus Protection") started
>displaying "Virus Detected!". I then followed the directions,
>installed "Trend Filescan for Linux", ran it several times, and no
>viruses were found.
The only way that the BIOS can detect a virus (as it can't keep a
complete list) is by detecting when a program is trying to do
something which it might not - in this case, writing to the master
boot record (boot sector viruses do that). However, if this happened
during the install, then it is fine, as the operating system also has
to write to the master boot record when it is being installed (in
order to start when the computer does) - in this case LILO.
>The only problems I have with the the machine is memory related.
>When I boot-up, the BIOS memory test indicates that I have 128MB
>installed. But Linux only detects 64MB (when I use either "free" or
>"top" command). This didn't occur on my machine under RH 5.2.
>Obviously, the 'available memory' problem may or may not be related
>to the 'possible virus found' problem.
Try 'mem=128M' as a parameter to LILO (see another thread currently
active on this newsgroup).
>Has anyone had this kind of problem?
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>-- Dan Chiasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Systems & Network Administrator
>Coastal Internet International Inc.
I wouldn't worry about Linux viruses too much; as long as you use root
only when running programs from trusted sources, viruses can't do much
damage, and are therefore almost unheard of in Linux.
Robie.
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From: Tom Glenchur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem install 2nd IDE drive in a SCSI system
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:30:05 GMT
Pranab Nag wrote:
>
> I have RH 5.2 system in a AMD 300Mhz system. The system is installed on
> a SCSI drive and has 6Gb IDE drive on primary master. The system was
> working fine till I added a 2nd IDE (IBM 14Gb) drive as secondary
> master. Now get LI at the lilo prompt. Looks like no matter what I do I
> get LI prompt. Without the second IDE drive the system works.
>
> Is there a solution to this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pranab
If you haven't already, please inspect not only lilo.conf ( then running
/sbin/lilo after making any edit changes), but /etc/fstab and verify that
the devices in the file system table are consistent with what is being
requested be done in lilo.conf.
Best regards,
Tom G.
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: "Stephen J Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Compaq dual port NIC: How?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:48:50 -0000
I've got one of those cards, just insmod tlan, hey presto (if using RH
control panel) you have eth0 and eth1. Eth0 is the port nearest the top of
the card, from memory.
Steve
Mark Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:lnXC4.1042$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I bought a Compaq dual port network card that has 2 tlan chips on it. I
would
> like to install it in my Linux box that I'm using as a firewall for my
home
> lan. I suppose that to do this I will need to compile the tlan module for
my
> kernel and then create aliases for eth0 and eth1 that both point to the
tlan
> madule. Is there anything else I need to do? Does the module require any
> parameters to tell it which half of the card it should bind to? Thanks.
>
> Mark Davis
> San Angelo, TX
>
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From: frogman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundcard advice: Soundblaster Live, or... ?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:53:32 -0700
GarbMan wrote:
> Matt O'Toole wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to get a new sound card, because I can never get the one I have
> > working properly with Linux (it's some crappy Crystal ISA thing that sounds
> > OK with Windows, but...). Maybe I can get better sound anyway, as well as a
> > few new features. I was thinking about the Soundblaster Live Value, because
> > it's so well-regarded by all the Windows magazines. However, I don't know
> > what really separates it from the lesser models. I don't need surround
> > sound or anything, just really good stereo. I would like to have a normal
> > audio line out, so I can pipe internet radio through my home stereo (it's in
> > another room), and have it sound really good.
> >
> > Any ideas? What's the big deal about the Live, anyway? Are the *128 and
> > AWE64 just as good? Are there other brands I should look at? Of course,
> > I'm concerned about how good/easy a Linux driver is available, without too
> > much fiddling. I'm running Mandrake 7.0-2, so anything with a good driver
> > in there would be best.
> >
> > Matt O.
>
> I can't help you with technical specifics on Live! hardware, but the
> biggest difference that most users (those not deep into sound
> processing, creating music, etc) would notice is the ability for alot of
> sound proccessing (various effects, 3d, etc.) to take place on the sound
> card itself. It sounds pretty good too.
>
> Another difference (I'm not sure if many other cards in this price range
> are able to do this) is that you can send more than one audio stream to
> a single device (/dev/dsp), and the driver/hardware will manage it,
> removing the need for such progs as esound to mix the streams for you
> (although esound is still required in GNOME if you want to use the sound
> effects in GNOME).
>
> I have an SBLive! Value, and although I have read of others (on the
> driver delelopment mailing list) having problems with the open-source
> driver (which are quickly resolved, btw) I have never had problems
> compiling/using the open-source drivers. http://opensource.creative.com/
>
> There will be a new closed-source driver available in the near (?)
> future that will be able to perform some of the tasks (sound processing)
> that are not available in the open-source driver. At least they're not
> in it yet.
>
> I don't think you could go wrong with the Value for the uses you stated,
> and the low price that I see them going for now ( I paid ~2X the current
> going price for mine a while back). The open-source drivers are
> available now, and in my experience, work very well for most tasks like
> those you mentioned.
>
> If all you want is "really good stereo", you could probably get by on a
> lesser card, but the Live! will give you room to grow as well.
>
> HTH...
I was also amazed that there was an rpm driver, through Dell's web-site,
available for this card. I was skeptical at first, but sure enough, 3 commands
later, sound was booming out from my system. Get it here:
http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=2740
Bob
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