Linux-Hardware Digest #623, Volume #12 Thu, 6 Apr 00 00:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: "Best Data" PCMCIA ethernet problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Installing a Network Printer (Pankajkumar Chauhan)
Anyone aware of problems with K6-3 and Mandrake/ RH 6.0 ? ("Cyberchondri@c")
Re: WINMODEM - Yes OR No ???
UMAX Astra 2200SU/2400S compatibility (Sian Leitch)
Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall (Ahmed Abukmail)
Re: I need help getting linux to recognize my CD-ROM (The Scotts)
Re: Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall (Hal Burgiss)
Re: IDE problems with Linux ("Robert S. Phillips")
Re: Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall ("Scott Simpson")
Re: Recommend a modem? (Vladimir Florinski)
Re: Upgrade Redhat 6.2 (The Scotts)
Re: I need help getting linux to recognize my CD-ROM ("Kim Robinson")
Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility? (Scott Alfter)
Re: SCSI CD-ROM setup? ("Kim Robinson")
SCSI bus resets w/2940U2W and Barracuda 18XL (Joel Hoffman)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "Best Data" PCMCIA ethernet problem
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:02:33 GMT
I wrote:
> I'm having a PCMCIA hardware problem with Debian 2.1. The card is a
> Best Data Cardbus PCMCIA ethernet card. [...]
With some fantastic help from David Hinds, the author of the
pcmcia package, I discovered that this card is not supported
under linux. Debian 2.1 apparently doesn't support any
cardbus cards because it uses a relatively old version of
the pcmcia package. Red Hat 6.2 supports other cardbus
cards, but the suggested tulip_cb driver, when connected to
this card, causes a crash during boot.
I purchased a D-link CE660, which works fine.
- Dave Allen: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Pankajkumar Chauhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Installing a Network Printer
Date: 05 Apr 2000 22:21:29 -0400
RTFH (Read the f.. howto) on printing
--
- Pankaj
"Great ideas are like internet domain names, the ones
I get are already taken up by Knuth, Neumann, Turing
and the likes....."
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From: "Cyberchondri@c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anyone aware of problems with K6-3 and Mandrake/ RH 6.0 ?
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:27:41 GMT
I put a K6-3 in my machine, and a TNT at the same time.
Long story short, I screwed up X, wound up reinstalling Mandrake 6.0 from
scratch. Or at least, tried to. Signal 11 errors everytime. Put my Intel
233MMX back in, no problems.
I properly set the multipliers and core voltages for both.
I even tried plain vanilla RH 6, that crashed.
Seems K6-3 is RH 6.0 linux unfriendly ?
-thanks
-Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: WINMODEM - Yes OR No ???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:43:26 GMT
On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 21:30:39 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
>04/06/2000
> at 01:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] () said:
>
>>But how else can you justify needing an 800mhz machine?
>
>LOL!
>
>>Of course, even w/ a real modem, w2k would be dog slow on such a machine.
>
>Hmm... Gonna find out maybe soon. (That nail it down for ya? ;-)
>
>I've got a 700 that I'm buying now and I was real impressed with Win98 on
>128MB RAM. I've already tested Linux and OS/2 and they fly. But since
>I'm going to experiment with W2K I'm going with an extra 128MB RAM for a
>total of 256MB.
>
I use a 200mhz pentium w/ 64mb at work running winnt 4.0. It is a DOG!
Frequently waiting for a popup menu will take >5 seconds. Clicking on
"permissions" on a file properties dialog can take the better part of a
minute.
Os/2 on a 33mhz 486 w/ 16MB was *way* faster
Win 3.0 on a 16mhz 386sx w/ 2MB of memory is about as slow.
I would expect w2k won't perform adequately until ghz gb machines are
common. "MS suggests 512MB, but you really need 2GB or else it is
sluggish"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sian Leitch)
Subject: UMAX Astra 2200SU/2400S compatibility
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:38:31 +0100
Has anybody managed to get the UMAX Astra 2200SU or the UMAX Astra
2400S working with Linux? I am currently using Linux 2.0.36. Which
Adaptec SCSI controller card would I need? Would the AHA2940UW do?
Regards
--
Sian Leitch (Software Engineer specialising in Algol 68)
Algol 68 for Linux will be available from me.
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From: Ahmed Abukmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:08:06 GMT
Hi Guys,
I have been working on this for a few weeks, I read the NET-3-HOWTO,
the IP-Masquerade HOWTO, and the IPCHAINS-HOWTO, and they did nothing
but confuse me beyond belief. I am trying to network a laptop running RH
5.1 and a PC running 6.0 both to the internet.
The PC has two ethernet cards one is getting an IP address via dhcp
using my cable modem, and the other is going to a HUB. The laptop has a
Linksys ethernet card connected to the HUB as well, I can get the two
PC's to talk to each other. But I have no success getting either
ipchains, ipmasqurade to work.
I even tried to download a proxy server (squid) and that didn't work
either, it keeps saying that access is denied from the web.... Help Help
Help.... I am a bit frustrated right now, so any pointers would greatly
be appreciated.
Thanks
Ahmed
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From: The Scotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I need help getting linux to recognize my CD-ROM
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 04:16:18 +0000
I'm not savvy, but if you're using lilo, at the lilo prompt after you
type your linux startup word, type a space and then hdc=cdrom . If it
works, modify your lilo.conf file to add this in the linux section:
append="hdc=cdrom" . Then from the terminal prompt type lilo . Reboot.
Suggest you read the man for lilo first.
Bob Scott
Erik wrote:
>
> If anyone reading this is linux savvy, Please help. I recently installed
>
> Mandrake 7.0 on my machine (kernel 2.2.4) However I am having some
> difficulty mounting my CD ROM. I have my hard drive on the primary as
> master, and my CD ROM on the secondary as master. The installation
> assigned /dev/cdrom (/dev/hdc) as the device, and /mnt/cdrom as the
> mount point. During bootup I get an error message which tells me that
> hdc is not a valid block device. If I try to mount it manually during a
> session, or access it, I get an error that says device not found, or
> access denied. Logged in as root, I know that access really isn't
> denied. So how can I go about getting Linux to recognize my drive?
>
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Linux newbie,
> Erik
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:18:51 GMT
On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:08:06 GMT, Ahmed Abukmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been working on this for a few weeks, I read the NET-3-HOWTO,
>the IP-Masquerade HOWTO, and the IPCHAINS-HOWTO, and they did nothing
>but confuse me beyond belief. I am trying to network a laptop running RH
>5.1 and a PC running 6.0 both to the internet.
>
>The PC has two ethernet cards one is getting an IP address via dhcp
>using my cable modem, and the other is going to a HUB. The laptop has a
>Linksys ethernet card connected to the HUB as well, I can get the two
>PC's to talk to each other. But I have no success getting either
>ipchains, ipmasqurade to work.
>
>I even tried to download a proxy server (squid) and that didn't work
>either, it keeps saying that access is denied from the web.... Help Help
>Help.... I am a bit frustrated right now, so any pointers would greatly
>be appreciated.
Here is a sample to look at that should work with minor modifications:
http://personal.bellsouth.net/~hburgiss/linux/ipchains.html
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
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From: "Robert S. Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE problems with Linux
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:21:19 GMT
John Hill wrote:
>
> "Robert S. Phillips" wrote:
> >
> > HELP! I have a problem that has me completely stumped. I have built
> > half-dozen linux boxes without a problem like I've run into this time.
> > Two weeks ago I upgraded my home dual-boot machine (also home built).
> > It is dual-boot to allow my wife to use AOL on Win98 for e-mail. I got
> > a new motherboard, memory, video, replaced everthing except the hard
> > disk. It worked OK but it was slow because the old harddisk did not
> > support DMA. So, I decided to finish the upgrade with a new hard
> > drive. I went to Best Buy and got a WD 15.3 Gb 7200 rpm UDMA-66,
> > plugged it in, and I used the WD install disk to copy the Win98
> > partitions. Then I booted linux, created the file system, mounted and
> > copied my linux system into a new tree. After swapping disks, I planned
> > to finish by booting from a rescue disk, mounting my linux file system,
> > and installing LILO. Win98 comes up as it should, but I can't boot
> > Linux from a floppy! I have tried RedHat and SuSE install disks and
> > RAMLinux rescue disks and they all hang when they probe the IDE
> > channels. Even if I unplug the harddisk and CD-Rom, Linux still hangs
> > when the kernel loads. The final message is:
> >
> > VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb000-oxb007, BIOS settings: hda: DMA, hdb: pio
> > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb008-0xb00f, BIOS settings: hdc: DMA, hdd: DMA
> >
> > Is there a problem with the mobo? Why did it work before I changed
> > drives?
> >
> > Motherboard: FIC VA-503A, 1MB cache
> > Memory: 128MB PC-100
> > CPU: AMD-K6-2, 500 MHz
> > Video: 3dfx Velocity 100
> > HD: Western Digital 15.3 Gb, 7200 rpm, UDMA-66
> > CD-Rom: generic IDE 10X
> >
> > I am writing this using Win98 [:-( instead of Linux. There is a big
> > improvement in the performance of Win98, by the way.
> >
> > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Rob
>
> I have a 15 GB IBM IDE drive that my BIOS says is DMA-OK, but when my
> 2.0.38 kernel probes it, it turns DMA off. I thought I'd look into
> forcing DMA on, but after seeing your post, maybe I won't after all.
> WAIT A MINUTE! Why are your drives hdb and hdd??? Your primary master
> should be hda! hdb is your primary slave, and hdd is your secondary
> slave. What have you got for an IDE master device?
John:
You're right--when I copied it down I had switched the cdrom and
hardrive cable in desperation to see if it would let it boot from the
floppy. It is reversed normally. It obviously didn't help. I finally
decided the mobo must be defective and am returning it. The guy at tech
support said he had recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on the very same
board without a hitch. He also said that he gets 25Mb/s disk transfer
rates with it-so UDMA should be fine. I get 29 Mb/s on the box in my
office with an IBM 20 Gb UDMA-66 drive and UDMA enabled. I use hdparm
to turn it on.
Rob
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From: "Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Frustrated with IPMasqurade and Firewall
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:25:45 GMT
See if http://home.earthlink.net/~simpson3 helps.
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From: Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Recommend a modem?
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 20:30:35 -0700
"M. Buchenrieder" wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Hourigan) writes:
>
> >I would appreciate someone recommending a very good modem
> >that will work with both windows and linux. My current
> >modem is one of those darn win-modems that won't work w/ linux.
>
> Buy an external serial V.90 modem. This one is guaranteed to
> work in any OS that does have support for serial ports...
>
> There is no reason for using internal ones, anyways, since
> they are a royal pain.
>
Are you seeking the title "External Modem Guy"? Every time there's a modem post,
you reply blasting internals and praising externals.
--
Vladimir
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From: The Scotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Upgrade Redhat 6.2
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 04:41:54 +0000
Unrelated to your kppp problem, but when I upgraded RH6.0 to 6.2 the
/etc/pap-secrets file somehow corrupted to previous data, keeping pppd
from authenticating. Don't know how or why, but it did. Otherwise the
upgrade went smooth.
Bob Scott
IgoR wrote:
>
> Thanks...
>
> I created a small script file which contains:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> xhost $USER
>
> I put it into $HOME/Desktop/Autostart
>
> It works !!
>
> Thanks again for the hint.
>
> Igor
>
> Mickey Stein wrote:
>
> > I'm not looking at this right now so forgive any stupid
> > explanations: Kde has a startup folder where you can run a
> > sort of 'autoexec' file or files. I put one in there called
> > fixkbd with my favorite kbd mapping in there and it runs
> > after kde has started. I also do my xset commands of various
> > types there too. Do the help from kde on startup and you'll
> > see it. Very easy. By the way , if xhost + works (for one
> > x-session only, Ithink) , then it just means that your
> > hostname isn't correct or resolved in /etc/hosts. If you fix
> > up your hostname you shouldn't need to use that command. (or
> > that's my understanding of it).
> > Mick
> >
> > IgoR wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hello :))
> > >
> > > I have successfully upgraded from RH6.1 to RH6.2.
> > > Upgrade was clean and painless. All my settings
> > > remained untouched... but ... unfortunately
> > > after upgrade one minor problem appeared.
> > >
> > > I am using KDE as my desktop. Part of the
> > > KDE desktop is 'kppp' modem dialer. I am not able
> > > to start 'kppp' dialer from the KDE.
> > >
> > > It does not start. .... but... if I type 'xhost +'
> > > in the xterm then the 'kppp' starts. So my question is:
> > >
> > > Where should I insert 'xhost +' to make the whole
> > > boot process automatic. In order to execute 'xhost +'
> > > X11 must already run.
> > >
> > > Or, perhaps, I amsearching for the solutions in the
> > > wrong place.
> > >
> > > OLD RH6.1 did not have this problem.
> > >
> > > Any ideas ?
> > >
> > > Igor
> > >
> > > P.S: output from 'console':
> > >
> > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> > > kppp: cannot connect to X server :0
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From: "Kim Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I need help getting linux to recognize my CD-ROM
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:47:13 -0700
Verify that your CDROM is properly identified as a block device by doing an
ls -l (on /dev/hdc) and checking to make sure that the first letter in the
file "permissions" is b. I have received the "invalid block device" error
if I do not actually have a disk or cd in the drive when I attempted to
mount it.
Additionally, ensure that you have a link pointing from /dev/cdrom to your
/dev/hdc and check that your file permissions are set up properly. (I am
assuming that you installed Linux from this CD ROM, and you are certain that
it works.)
Kim
Erik wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>If anyone reading this is linux savvy, Please help. I recently installed
>
>Mandrake 7.0 on my machine (kernel 2.2.4) However I am having some
>difficulty mounting my CD ROM. I have my hard drive on the primary as
>master, and my CD ROM on the secondary as master. The installation
>assigned /dev/cdrom (/dev/hdc) as the device, and /mnt/cdrom as the
>mount point. During bootup I get an error message which tells me that
>hdc is not a valid block device. If I try to mount it manually during a
>session, or access it, I get an error that says device not found, or
>access denied. Logged in as root, I know that access really isn't
>denied. So how can I go about getting Linux to recognize my drive?
>
>Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
>Linux newbie,
>Erik
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: Amptron Motherboard compatibility?
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 03:54:42 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm going to build a Linux box and I was wondering if anyone has had
>any luck with an "all inclusive" Socket 7 motherboard.
All-in-one boards of any type usually suck...they make upgrading a pain. If
you're thinking of building a system around such a motherboard, you might as
well save yourself the bother and get a Compaq or a Dell...they tend to use
all-in-one boards.
>The one I'm looking at has AGP Video (8 meg shared)
This has always disturbed me; unless they're putting an AGP graphics
controller chip on the board (like an ATI Rage IIc, which was used in some
Emachines systems), it's not really AGP. It's UMA, which is vastly
inferior. It blows chunks for workstation use because it's slow, and it
isn't any better for server use because it slows your whole system down.
>and an ESS sound chip.
These are cheap, but they get the job done if you don't expect much more
than FM-radio sound quality.
>The brand is Amptron and the model is 0598.
>http://www.amptron.com
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
Amptron is a vendor of PCChips motherboards, notorious for shoddy quality.
I've had the misfortune recently of dealing with some of these systems at
work (using M741s with 400-MHz Slot-1 Celery CPUs). The floppy controller
on one of 'em died after a few months, and the replacement, which was
supposedly with the same motherboard, ended up taking a device-driver
configuration that was just different enough to blow the Win98 install on
the hard drive all to hell. (By comparison, I have a Ghost image of a Win98
install done on an i440BX-based board that has tested OK with all Intel
chipsets back to the 430FX and with VIA VP2 and MVP3 chipsets, with Intel
and AMD processors, and with a wide range of add-in peripherals (modems,
sound cards, NICs, etc.) Of particular notice to Linux users is that, while
the integrated modem on these boards might work, it's not going to work well
(PCtel "winmodem").
Save your money now for a better motherboard and separate add-ins (true AGP
video cards and NICs are cheap), and you'll save your sanity further down
the line.
_/_
/ v \
(IIGS( Scott Alfter (salfter at (yo no quiero spam) delphi dot com)
\_^_/ http://salfter.dyndns.org
>
>According to the manufacturer, it is compatible.
>I bought a copy of SuSE 6.3 to use.
>
>Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>Paul
>
>
>Here is some information from their web site:
>============================
>
>Linux SiS620/530 VGA Drivers
>
>Installation, Usage, and Release Document
>All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or
>registered trademarks of their respective holders.
>
>Introduction
>
>This document includes SiS620/530 VGA Driver Installation and
>Configuration for Linux system. So far, this Linux driver supports
>Redhat 6.0, Openlinux 2.0, and Slackware 3.6. That means this Linux
>driver has been or will be tested based on these three Linux systems.
>
>Table of Contents
>
>This document contains the following sections:
>
>1. SiS620/530 VGA Drivers Contents
>2. System Requirements
>3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
>Configuration
>
> 1. SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Contents
>
>SiS620/530 VGA Linux Drivers Package includes one file of SiS620/530
>Linux driver binary, one example file of XF86configure and this
>readme.txt. (For Rev. 1.00 and newer, date: 07/19/99)
>
> 2. System Requirements
>
>This section describes system requirements for the SiS620/530 VGA
>Driver installation and usage.
>
>1. The hardware system must contain a SiS620/530 chipset.
>2. You must have XFree86 3.3.3.1 dated after January 7, 1999.
>
>3. Example of SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup and System
>Configuration
>
>1. SiS620/530 Linux VGA Driver Setup/Installation
>
> a. Copy XF86_SVGA.gz to Linux HDD
> b. Gunzip XF86_SVGA.gz
> c. Copy XF86_SVGA to /usr/X11R6/bin
> d. Run xf86config (See System Configuration Section)
> e. Vi XF86Config (under the directory /etc/X11)
> f. Add following lines in "Device" section in XF86Config
> Option "hw_cursor"
> Option "noaccel"
> Option "no_bitblt"
> Option "linear"
>g. Run startx
>
>2. System Configuration--The recommended setting parameter as you run
>xf86config (Only for reference, these settings are system specific or
>Linux dependent)
>
> a. First specify a mouse protocol type. Choose one from the
>following list:
> �K
> 4) PS/2 Mouse
> Enter a protocol number: 4
>
> b. If your mouse has only two buttons, it is recommended that you
>enable Emulate3Buttons.
> Do you want to enable Emulate3Buttons? Y
>
> Now give the full device name that the mouse is connected to,
>for example /dev/tty00.
> Just pressing enter will use the default, /dev/mouse.
> Mouse device: /dev/mouse
>
> c. Beginning with Xfree86 3.1.2D, you can use the new X11R6.1
>XKEYBOARD extension to manage
> the keyboard layout. �K
>
> Please answer the following question with either 'y' or 'n'.
> Do you want to use XKB? Y
> �K
> Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
>
> d. List of preconfigured keymaps:
> 1. Standard 101-key, US encoding
> �K
> Enter a number to choose the keymap. 1
> �K
> Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-c to abort. Enter
>
> e. �K hsync in kHz; monitor type with characteristic modes
> �K
> 10 31.5-82.0; Monitor that can do 1280x1024 @ 76Hz
> Enter your choice (1-11): 10
>
> f. You must indicate the vertical sync range of your monitor.
> �K
> 4. 40-150
> Enter your choice: 4
> �K
> Enter an identifier for your monitor definition: enter
> Enter the vender name of your monitor: enter
> Enter the model name of your monitor: enter
> �K
> Do you want to look at the card database? N
>
> g. The following servers are available:
> �K
> 3. The XF86_SVGA server.
> Which one of these screen types do you intend to run?
> By default (1-4)? 3
> Please answer the following question with either 'y'
>or 'n'.
> Do you want me to set the symbolic link? Y
> Do you want to set it in /var/X11R6/bin? Y
> �K
> h. How much video memory do you have on your video card?
> �K
> 6 Other
> Enter your choice: 6
> Amount of video memory in Kbytes: 8192
>
> The strings are free form, spaces are allowed.
> Enter an identifier for your video card definition:
>enter
> Enter the vendor name of your video card: enter
> Enter the model (board) name of your video card: enter
> �K
> i. Enter a number to choose the corresponding RAMDAC. Press enters
>for
> the next page, q for quit without selection of a RAMDAC.
> Q
>
> j. �K Just press enter if you don't want a Clockchip setting.
> What Clockchip setting do you want (1-12)? Enter
> �K
> You must be root to be able to run X-probeonly now.
> Do you want me to run 'X-probeonly" now? N
>
> k. �K 5 the modes are OK, continue.
> Enter your Choice: 5
>
> L. Shall I write it to /etc/X11/XF86config? Y
>
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From: "Kim Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI CD-ROM setup?
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:55:46 -0700
>I have a Power PC computer running Linuxppc. It acts as a server for CD
>drives. There are 15 CD drives on 3 scsi cards, I can read 7 at most.
Are you certain that each CD drive on each bus has its own unique SCSI ID?
Does your SCSI card have a ROM configuration program that you can verify
your drives are actually being seen by the controllers?
You may have a termination or bus spacing problem.
Kim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joel Hoffman)
Subject: SCSI bus resets w/2940U2W and Barracuda 18XL
Date: 6 Apr 2000 03:58:54 GMT
I've got a Seagate Ultra160 Barracuda XL that causes SCSI bus resets when
Linux initializes the SCSI subsystem. The problem is duplicated on both a
2940UW and a 2940U2W and kernel versions 2.2.13 (the U2W) and 2.3.33 (the UW).
It detects correctly in the BIOS, and goes through the verification process,
so I assume it must be the kernel. I have disabled TCQ, although Seagate says
it is compatible. I have used an unterminated wide-SCSI cable and an LVD cable
with active termination. (The drive has no internal termination.) I have also
enabled the Force-Single Ended jumper on the drive. No help.
I don't have the exact error message, but it's something like:
SCSI bus reset on bus 0, channel 0 caused by device 2 (pid 3)
SCSI bus timeout on bus 0, channel 0 -- trying harder
This repeats endlessly.
Any suggestions? I've tried various obvious things like disabling "SCSI
bus reset on IC initialization" in the SCSI BIOS.
BTW, when I called Seagate, they told me I needed to upgrade to Linux 6.1
because it's a driver problem. Any opinions on that? I would have been amused
if I wasn't so pissed off :-)
--
Joel Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OIT Webmaster (541) 885 1165
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