Linux-Hardware Digest #578, Volume #12 Thu, 30 Mar 00 13:13:07 EST
Contents:
FTAPE & T1000 HELP!!!!!!!! ("The Traveler")
Re: 3d sound with SBlive! ??? ("David St.Clair")
HELP! SB 128 PCI won't work! (Jean-Sebastien Morisset)
HP LaserJet 1100 (Goran)
Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro (Claude Hecker)
Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro (Claude Hecker)
Optra 40: How to load cartridges? (Vincent Fox)
Re: Need sound card for RH 6.1 (mrghostly)
Re: Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro (Hans Dumbrajs)
Re: ?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux (D G)
Re: help! -- 2 drives disagree on CD contents (Dick Yuknavech)
Intel's onboard 82559 NIC supported by Linux? ("Steve Snyder")
Re: Brio 200 (D G)
HP 612c w. RH6.1 (FoGoF)
Upgrade Redhat 6.2 (Mickey Stein)
Rockwell modem not working (James)
Re: where have YAMAHA 724 XG driver for Linux? ("Steve Taylor")
cdrom drives? (Steve Maughan)
Dual processor ("Tom Haeck")
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Reply-To: "The Traveler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "The Traveler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FTAPE & T1000 HELP!!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:15:30 -0500
Hello people.
I have just installed RH6.2 and I am trying to get my Colorado T1000 tape
drive to work (it is floppy based).
I have read the docs, compiled the kernel, tried the RPMs, and tried to
compile the ftape (4.02) but nothing works!
It is so frustrating. When I try compiling the ftape, I get a:
In function 'fdc_interrupt_wait':
structure has no member named 'timeout'
structure has no member named 'timeout'
Any ideas? Are there other drivers other than ftape?
Please send any replies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] because
I can't always use the newsgroups. (remove "removespam_")
Thanks!
-Cecil
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From: "David St.Clair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3d sound with SBlive! ???
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:24:22 -0500
Not yet. Soundblaster is working on it. They should be releasing it
very soon in binary format only.
David St.Clair
"Marc E. Christensen" wrote:
> I was wondering whether or not there are any drivers that suport 3d
> sound features of the SoubnBlaster Live! cards?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Marc C.
> An Official LDP Mirror:
> http://www.mecworks.com
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From: Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: HELP! SB 128 PCI won't work!
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:27:35 GMT
I've tried searching Deja News, using the ALSA drivers, etc. The best I
can do is get the modules to load. If I play something, no sound comes
out. :-(
Using Linux 2.2.12's es1370 I get "device busy", and using es1371, apps
freeze when playing sounds. I then tried ALSA's driver; Apps (like xmms)
seem to be playing, but nothing comes out (I didn't forget to unmute).
I've tried different settings in /etc/conf.modules, but nothing helps.
My current settings give me an error opening /dev/audio. :-(
Here's my /etc/conf.modules:
alias eth0 3c59x
alias sound snd-card-ens1371
And lsmod's output:
Module Size Used by
3c59x 19112 1 (autoclean)
snd-card-ens1371 1804 0 (unused)
snd-ens1371 9292 0 [snd-card-ens1371]
snd-pcm 30328 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd-timer 8800 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec 23104 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd-mixer 27632 0 [snd-ens1371 snd-ac97-codec]
snd-rawmidi 9624 0 [snd-ens1371]
snd-seq-device 3272 0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd 37036 1 [snd-card-ens1371 snd-ens1371 snd-pcm
snd-timer snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
soundcore 2372 2 [snd]
What am I missing? Should I enter additional options in
/etc/conf.modules?
BTW, the sound card is in the lowest PCI slot. And the BIOS has it set
for IRQ 11.
Any suggestions would be *really* appreciated. :-)
Thanks,
js.
--
Jean-Sebastien Morisset, Sr. UNIX Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reseau d'informations scientifiques du Quebec (RISQ) inc.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Goran)
Subject: HP LaserJet 1100
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:28:37 GMT
Anyone using the HP LaserJet 1100 ?
It's not listed as supported under the HW-HowTo
I think it's compatible with the discontinued LaserJet 6L (and hence
supported) but I'm not sure.
Thanks
Goran
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From: Claude Hecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:30:58 +0200
Hi folks...
is there anyone who has expiriences in how
to install a Kernel 2.2.xx on an HP LXr 8/Pro ?
By the way, this machine is running very nice by
using a Kernel like 2.0.36 but would halt on booting
a newer Kernel at the point of PCI Bus Scan.
Description of the hardware: (fully functional under 2.0.36)
4* Pentium Pro / 1MB Cache
512 MB RAM
NCR53875 SCSI Controller
2* SCSI 9,1 GB HDD
1* CD-ROM SCSI
FDD
NetRAID based on i960 Chip
S3 based Graphics Card
Intel EtherExpress pro / 100 TX
best regards
Claude Hecker
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From: Claude Hecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:31:29 +0200
Hi folks...
is there anyone who has expiriences in how
to install a Kernel 2.2.xx on an HP LXr 8/Pro ?
By the way, this machine is running very nice by
using a Kernel like 2.0.36 but would halt on booting
a newer Kernel at the point of PCI Bus Scan.
Description of the hardware: (fully functional under 2.0.36)
4* Pentium Pro / 1MB Cache
512 MB RAM
NCR53c875 SCSI Controller
2* SCSI 9,1 GB HDD
1* CD-ROM SCSI
FDD
NetRAID based on i960 Chip
S3 based Graphics Card
Intel EtherExpress pro / 100 TX
best regards
Claude Hecker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vincent Fox)
Subject: Optra 40: How to load cartridges?
Date: 30 Mar 2000 16:34:13 GMT
Silly question, but like many I have bought an Optra 40
from the buy.com clearance sale.
The manual directs you to use the "load printer cartridge"
utility from the driver to make the cartridge holders move
to where you can load them.
I'm on a Linux box, any way to make them move over manually?
--
"Who needs horror movies when we have Microsoft"?
-- Christine Comaford, PC Week, 27/9/95
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mrghostly)
Subject: Re: Need sound card for RH 6.1
Date: 30 Mar 2000 15:53:26 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>On 29 Mar 2000 17:06:54 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mrghostly)
>blabbed:
>
>>I've had good luck with the Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI. It works
>>with every distro I use (Debian/Slack/RedHat), along with OpenBSD
>>and NetBSD. It's not the best card on the market, but it's cheap
>>and very well-supported.
>
>I tried installing this sound card with the es1371 module. I managed
>to get the CD player to play music but most other sound programs would
>fail. My "wave" sounds in afterstep would no long play; the joystick
>port would not work. I'm wondering if I'm missing any other modules
>that would enable all the sounds that I had before.
>
You might have other problems with your hardware, then. I'm using the
AudioPCI in a fairly generic K6-III box, and it works fine with both
Debian and RedHat (after compiling the kernel with AudioPCI support, mind
you; this is not using the OSS sound modules). I can run XMMS, xmcd,
mpg123, etc. with no problems at all -- no stutter, flutter, or noise.
You might also consider that you have not enabled user-access to the
/dev/dsp and /dev/audio entries. A good way to test this is to try
running your sound programs as root, then try again as a user. If you
can't get playback as a normal user, you need to do a chmod on the dsp
and audio entries.
HTH.
====================================================
Perfect paranoia is perfect awareness.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Hans Dumbrajs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Installing Kernel 2.2.xx on HP LXr 8/Pro
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:56:13 +0300
Claude Hecker wrote:
> Hi folks...
>
> is there anyone who has expiriences in how
> to install a Kernel 2.2.xx on an HP LXr 8/Pro ?
>
> By the way, this machine is running very nice by
> using a Kernel like 2.0.36 but would halt on booting
> a newer Kernel at the point of PCI Bus Scan.
>
> Description of the hardware: (fully functional under 2.0.36)
> 4* Pentium Pro / 1MB Cache
> 512 MB RAM
> NCR53c875 SCSI Controller
> 2* SCSI 9,1 GB HDD
> 1* CD-ROM SCSI
> FDD
> NetRAID based on i960 Chip
> S3 based Graphics Card
> Intel EtherExpress pro / 100 TX
>
> best regards
> Claude Hecker
Hmm.. I don't have any experience with the mchine you mentioned, but did
you compile the kernel yourself?
There are some options you can set at compile time for how the PCI scan
is done.. there are
some bugfix and reverse compability options in there.. take a look..
Maybe you get it woring when you compile
the kernel with different PCI settings..
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ?'s Abt Using A Lucent Modem With Caldera Linux
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:02:18 -0800
Mike Garber wrote:
>
> DG, thank you so very much for such a thorough response. After trying both
> of the zip files, I discovered that they both require kernel v. 2.2.12.
> Since I have v. 2.2.10, I have gotten sidetracked and very bogged down into
> trying to learn how to upgrade/recompile my kernel. It seems like everything
> I read gives a different approach. Oh well, for the time when I do get
> through all of this, I do have a followup question in response to your
> response. See below....
>
> DG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> > After banging my head against the wall for a few hours, I finally got my
> > Lucent PCI Win Modem to work! Let me tell you what the key was to get
> > it to work for me:
> >
> > 1) Disable the BIOS plug and pray (PNP OS=NO).
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> > Note that in my case, step #1 was the key! No IRQ would be assigned
> > unless that was done, and my computer would slow to a crawl. With PNP
> > turned off, the IRQ is assigned and everything works! (Anybody know how
> > to get linux to assign the IRQ while PNP is turned on? This is PCI, not
> > ISA.) Unfortunately, this causes Windows98 to share IRQ with the PCI
> > video card. I don't know if that's bad as the modem and video still
> > worked fine under w98.
> >
>
> Do you disable the plug and play from the setup screens you can access when
> the computer boots up, or do you disable them from within Linux? If you do
> from the setup screens, which is what it sounds like, do you have to change
> them back each time you use Windows? If this is the issue you are raising
> above, please forgive my ignorance.
I disable plug n play in the BIOS setup before LILO boots (of course,
you only have to do it once). Supposedly you can use setpci from within
Linux to set the interrupt, but it doesn't work for me.
So far, I haven't noticed any problems in win98 with plug n pray turned
off. Everything seems to work just as well as before even with the
shared IRQs.
As far as kernel upgrade, I've never done it. Maybe you should try
ltmodem565a first, since it apparently (I haven't tried it) works for
2.2.5 and above.
--
DG
e-mail is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(remove the Z's--they're what I do when I read SPAM!)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dick Yuknavech)
Subject: Re: help! -- 2 drives disagree on CD contents
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 12:05:25 -0500
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:25:27 -0600, root wrote in
comp.os.linux.hardware:
>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 made a bunch of 1:1 copies from the reader to the writer using
>cdrecord -v dev=0,6,0 speed=4 -isosize /dev/scd0
>
>When I do this with a rewritable Memorex CD, no problems.
>
>When I try it with a write-once Memorex CD, and read it back from the HP
>drive, no problems.
>
>When I remove the same write-once CD from the HP drive and read it from
>the TEAC drive, the directory structure changes and some files
>disappear! What's up with that?!
>
>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!
Current wisdom says that CD's burned on PC's may or may not be read
properly on some older drives. You may want to lurk alt.comp.periphs.cdr
for a bit. Or maybe check out:
[copied from a post on a.c.p.c:]
http://resource.simplenet.com/
CDR resource from Mike Richter's site.
http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/
Large and somewhat technical FAQ "The Bible" to some here ; - )
Oddly, rewritables are supposed to be harder for older readers to
handle, but your experience is exactly the opposite.
The usual advice on a.c.p.c is to try a different brand of CD, slower
writing speeds, etc. FWIW, I personally have copied some of my vinyl
(remember LP's?) onto audio CD's that play on my ancient stereo system
and even on my sub-$100 portable player, using cheapo CompUSA CD-R's.
Neither playback machine can even detect tracks on CD-RW's, though.
I always thought there was a little magic involved in CD's anyway.
--
Actually, EVERY day is the start of a new millennium.
Dick Yuknavech [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Intel's onboard 82559 NIC supported by Linux?
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:06:06 GMT
Does Linux v2.2.14+ support Intel's onboard 82559 NIC? This is the
NIC on Intel's CA810EL motherboard.
Thank you.
***** Steve Snyder *****
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Brio 200
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:18:16 -0800
I can't find the original thread on this...
Someone asked about Linux on a Brio BA200.
Video required the i810 XFCom driver from http://support.intel.com/ (2d
only). It shares memory with the PC, so your usable memory will be
PC_mem-video_mem. (28M in my case since I have 32M and the video mode I
use needs 4M. I think I'll get another 32M or 64M soon.)
The model I bought didn't come with a modem, so I bought a modem after
reading about them at http://www.linmodems.org/
I was able to get sound on the Brio BA200 to work by using the i8x0
driver using the ALSA drivers (http://www.alsa-project.org/).
I also got printing in ECP mode to work by setting specific values for
port, irq and dma in the BIOS setup. EPP mode and bi-directional work
fine in "auto" mode.
So yes, the Brio BA200 makes a pretty good Linux machine--especially
when a 3d version of the i810 video driver comes out.
Now if I can just get my scanner working (http://hpoj.bstc.net).
--
DG
e-mail is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(remove the Z's--they're what I do when I read SPAM!)
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From: FoGoF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 612c w. RH6.1
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:30:16 GMT
Hmmmmm I read somewhere that the kernel was supposed to detect the hp 610c
series printers and that I should have no problem installing it. Well I am
typing this therefore what I wrote was not absolutly right. Or maybe I am a
moron. Hmmmmm I hope that my first choice is true.
well that said, this is the reason of my problem:
I got kernel 2.2.12 and Redhat 6.1
an hp 612c Deskjet printer...
apsfilter (didn't work..
1st my printer wasn't there so I chose the closest
match but it said that it could find anything on that port so I changed
port and still nothing....)
I was able to print from a previous installation of RH6.1 from WP8, and
from an instalation of S.U.S.e 6.0
So I don't see why it isn't working right now. If oyu can please help me, I
would be happy cause I could finaly print from linux and wouldn't have to
boot up any friging Ms Os's that eat up my resource....
PS: It might be a port problem..... I am not shure...
--
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http://www.help.com/
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From: Mickey Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Upgrade Redhat 6.2
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:33:07 -0800
Just curious if anyone has tried to upgrade Redhat
6.1 -> Redhat 6.2 yet and if there's any tips or
tricks or obvious problems with the upgrade. I
just dl'd it and will try it after I do a backup -
Also: I heard someone mention 6.2 beta.. Is that
what 6.2 is as distributed from say --
metalab.unc.edu or is it just that every version
of everything is a *beta*<g> ?
tia
Mick
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From: James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Rockwell modem not working
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:32:41 GMT
I have an internal PCI 56k Rockwell modem on COM3.
It worked fine in corel linux, but now that I have switched to
Mandrake 7.0 when I try to dial-up my isp I get the message;
"Sorry cannot open modem" or "Modem is busy"
I have tried selecting each device in kppp but all have similar problems.
No matter which one I select the modem never initialises.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Any help would be much appreciated.
JL.
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http://www.help.com/
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From: "Steve Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: where have YAMAHA 724 XG driver for Linux?
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:46:16 GMT
> where have YAMAHA 724 XG driver for Linux?
The best that's currently available is OSS (Open Sound System). It functions
very poorly, but it's something. And if you want to make it work for more
than 3 hours, you have to buy the commercial version.
I suggest either:
1. Wait for someone to develop a good driver
2. Write a driver yourself
3. Use a different soundcard.
Option 3 is a last resort as you probably want to access the XG
functionality of the sound card. I have a Yamaha WF192XG card and I am
looking at option 2.
Don't forget to go to www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html and sign the
petition to demand hardware manufacturers to either release information that
would enable developers to write drivers or to write the drivers themselves.
- Steve.
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From: Steve Maughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrom drives?
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:54:59 GMT
My old 6X CD drive is finally giving up on me so I'm looking at getting
a new cd-rom drive (i'm a student and I can't afford a DVD drive at such
short notice).
I assume that all of the following drives are ATAPI compliant and work
under linux: what I want to know is how well do they work under linux
and more importantly, which one can anyone recommend/unrecommend...
The drives are:
Aopen IDE 48X (CD940E)
Asustek IDE 40X (CD-S400 40)
Creative Labs IDE 52X
Teac IDE 40X (CD-540E)
Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
--
Steve Maughan
Don't run away from your problems
Riding is much faster.
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From: "Tom Haeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dual processor
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:06:55 +0200
Hello everybody,
I have a CPU-board with 2 x PIII-500. I installed SUSE 6.2 on it. It was
installed, and the CPU monitor in KDE only showed me one CPU. So I concluded
that the basic installation of SUSE doesn't use the 2nd processor (Is this
so?).
So, I recompiled my Kernel, but still I can see only 1 CPU in the
CPU-monitor. How can I be sure that Linux uses the 2 processors? And what
must I do in order to make them work?
Thanks in advance,
TH
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