Linux-Hardware Digest #651, Volume #12 Mon, 10 Apr 00 05:13:11 EDT
Contents:
insmod sound problem (Jaroslaw M Myszewski)
Re: PCChips mobo's (Edward Lee)
Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work? (Craig McFarlane)
Re: BTTV (Valette =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?=)
Recommendations for Preconfigured Servers? (Jon Lybrook)
Re: Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work? (Rob Clark)
WinTV GO and PAL system (Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah)
Re: Abit BP6 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ASUS V3800 Video-in for linux??
what CD Read/Writers are Redhat 6.1-compatible? [FAQ?] (Charles L. Read)
Re: Memory question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: high altitude modern systems performance (Michael Hofmann)
Linux multi channel audio card driver ("BP")
Initio 9200U with Yamaha 8424S ("Christian Teutsch")
CD-RW Software (Robert Smith)
Re: high altitude modern systems performance (Sven Bovin)
Re: help on 3Com Mhz 10/100 Cardbus ("Peter T. Breuer")
Courier problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
I2C interface for Linux ("Eli Cohen")
Re: i810 under XFree86 3.3.6 ("Gareth Chapman")
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From: Jaroslaw M Myszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: insmod sound problem
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:55:54 -0400
Reply-To: Jaroslaw M Myszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Howdy. I did sound card configuration for RedHat 6.2 using sndconfig
My sound card is Turtle Beach Pinnacle (ISA card). Configuration went
fine.
However, though I have no resource conflicts, I still have the issues:
no audio.
So, I decided to do things manually:
I attemtped to remove soundcore with rmmod soundcore and got "device of
resource busy" in reply.
Removal of msnd_pinnacle went fine.
Then, i tried using insmod to insert drivers.
I have had to trouble with msnd_pinnacle driver, however after executing
insmod sound I got following reply:
Using /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol
sound_init_lowlevel_drivers_Rec0251af
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol
sound_unload_lowlevel_drivers_Ra675fda1
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol
sound_preinit_lowlevel_drivers_Rebdfb792
Then I executed insmod for midi processor:
ESC]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /root^G[root@localhost /root]# ^G^G^G^G
insmod mpu401 io=0x330 irq=11
Using /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
synth_devs_R1ddfe121
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_send_sysex_Rfddcbfb3
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
do_midi_msg_Rb51587f6
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_set_instr_Rd85be938
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_ioctl_Rb66d1f67
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_reset_R56504ca2
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_unload_mididev_Ra6bb414c
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_alloc_timerdev_R51e354b2
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_open_Rf6b3a2fb
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_hw_control_Rb14b22cd
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_kill_note_R2aa31695
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_start_note_R9bdaf24d
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_aftertouch_Rf1ea8a20
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_timer_devs_R56c57082
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
num_midis_Ra1eae7cf
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_setup_voice_R4ff47e9d
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
seq_input_event_R17ba231d
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_bender_Rba7dd041
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
seq_copy_to_input_R7679ee76
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_load_patch_Rf7426da3
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sequencer_timer_R90bd9714
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_controller_R892093e0
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_notifier_chain_register_Rc5ee3883
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_locker_R90857606
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_devs_R2534ed79
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
conf_printf_R0f280035
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sequencer_init_Rf78f6363
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_panning_Rdb400afa
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_unload_timerdev_Ra41ead5f
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
sound_alloc_mididev_Rba413f87
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mpu401.o: unresolved symbol
midi_synth_close_Rad45df73
ESC]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /root^G[root@localhost /root]# exit
Any suggestions?? Should I recompile kernel for that purpose??? Or should
I include some "low level "driver??
Thanx.
Jarek
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein
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Jaroslaw Myszewski http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~myszewsk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
State University Of New York at Buffalo
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCChips mobo's
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:17:04 -0700
I have the 599LMR board with CMI8738 sound (and video, lan and modem). You can
download the sound and lan drivers at http://linnix.com. Still trying on the
modem driver.
Graham Wharton wrote:
> oh right.
>
> Yeahh I put alot of thought into my work machines, and usually buy very good
> quality boards and peripherals. The NAT box being just something for me to
> connect the network through, and occasionaly for telnetting into check email
> externally, I wasn't too bothered about spending lots of money.
>
> Graham
>
> P.S. did your board have onboard sound on it. This has CMedia HT8738AM and I
> am failing to get it to work, even after following manufacturers steps.
>
> Isaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 01:08:15 +0100, Graham Wharton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > >Hi all.
> > >
> > >Just a quick question really. I've come accross a PCChips 585LMR-512
> > >Motherboard which I would like to transfer into my NAT box, as it will be
> > >faster than the current board that is in there (by a long way believe
> me).
> > >
> > >The board uses the VIA-gra HT8501/HT82C686A chipset. I know RedHat's site
> > >says that most PCChips motherboards will not run redhat due to their
> > >chipsets.
> > >
> > I can't speak about your particular motherboard, but I'm using a
> > pcchips 577. I'm using debian, and I haven't had any problems
> > under linux. My experience under windows with some video capture hardware
> > that isn't supported under linux suggests that this mobo is extremely
> > flakey even compared to other via boards.
> >
> > While I'd be really surprised if you had problems running the board
> > as a NAT only box, I wouldn't buy a pcchips board for much of anything
> > else.
> >
> > Isaac
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From: Craig McFarlane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work?
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:54:00 +1000
TWIMC,
I took a punt on a locally made PCI modem. It's based on a Rockwell
chipset. What do I need to do to get it working with Linux? I'm using
Red Hat 6.2.
cya
Craig.
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From: Valette =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?=
Subject: Re: BTTV
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 07:37:59 +0200
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Driver Higher than 0.6 work with the new I2C stack available at the same
URL than them.
For sound problem u can do a lsmod after a insmod with card=1. If u see
a modules call
MSP??? or TEA??? or TEAC???? then do a insmod BTTV card=13; insmod
MSP??? (or TEA??? or TEAC???).
Jan Taimr a �crit :
>
> On Fri, 07 Apr 2000 The Beast wrote:
>
> >I have been trying to get this card to work under linux using the latest (I
> >believe) drivers, 0.6.4 (http://www.metzlerbros.de/bttv.html) but have been
>
> This is NOT the latest driver, the latest driver is 0.7.20 - see
> http://www.in-berlin.de/User/kraxel/v4l - try it.
>
> Good luck.
> Jan Taimr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Jon Lybrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Recommendations for Preconfigured Servers?
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:07:18 -0600
Hi All,
I'm looking at options for a webserver preconfigured with RH 6.1 for my work. Dell has
some robust, but pricey options I've found. This webserver will be responsible for
serving up a few dozen pages perhaps, and some hefty 80MB data downloads.
Any recommendations would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
Jon
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Subject: Re: Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 06:14:19 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Craig McFarlane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>TWIMC,
>I took a punt on a locally made PCI modem. It's based on a Rockwell
>chipset. What do I need to do to get it working with Linux? I'm using
>Red Hat 6.2.
I have yet to see a Rockwell PCI modem that was not either HCF or
HSF-based. (i.e. a software modem).
Please see
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
for details.
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: WinTV GO and PAL system
Date: 10 Apr 2000 14:24:37 +0800
Hi:
Does the WinTV GO (model 190) by Hauppauge work with the PAL system beside
NTSC. Thanks.
Napi
MALAYSIA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Abit BP6
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 06:17:51 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Adam Stouffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Such bullshit. Don't spew your FUD without a URL
> to back up these claims.
>
> Adam
>
If you had read the earlier posts to this thread,
you would have gotten it:
http://www.nlug.org/smp/
We also hashed out a lot of the stuff discussed there,
last week. Please read the thread before flaming.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ASUS V3800 Video-in for linux??
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 06:45:13 GMT
Hello,
Has anyone been successfull at getting the ASUS V3800's Video in to work under linux.
I have the video card working beautifully with the exception of the video in. Any
help (or ideas) would be appreciated Please email me.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles L. Read)
Subject: what CD Read/Writers are Redhat 6.1-compatible? [FAQ?]
Date: 10 Apr 2000 00:08:40 -0500
What CD-Reader/Writers are compatible with Redhat 6.1?
Pointers to relevant FAQs are welcome.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,aus.computers.linux,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc
Subject: Re: Memory question
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 20:48:14 GMT
>From all the thread read, are you all joking ... sorry no offense.
I mean with a PC100(To save this part), I almost got everything
overclocked!
If my system works from what you all say, I will be the most over-
clocked "guru" around.
Frankly speaking ...
the worst situation I can think off is PC100 running PC133 specs thats
all. Whats the heck does it got to do with PCI, IDE etc.
Confuse ...
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From: Michael Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:30:50 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems Michael Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> > Kenneth Mankoff wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello everyone,
> >> I live at 10,000 feet and have had all systems newer than a 486DX33Mhz
> >> computer fail me. Since november, this is:
> >>
> > Ken,
> > I find it hard to believe your problems are really altitude related. 10k
> > feet doesn't sound extremely high to me either. But then I could be
> > wrong.
>
> Yes, you're wrong. Here's some cut 'n' paste from seagate.com:
>
> Environmental Specifications
>
> [...]
>
> Operating Altitude (max)
> 3,048 m
> Operating Altitude (min)
> -305 m
Ok, let's see... 1 ft equates to .3048 m, so 3,048 m are exactly
10,000ft. Other than being at the very limit of the Specs, I can't
really see where my assumption was wrong. Care to explain?
Michael
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From: "BP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux multi channel audio card driver
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:57:17 +0200
Hi,
I'm looking for a 4 channels PCI audio card like "WAVE 424" from Gadget Labs
or "Waveterminal 2496" from EgoSys.
Does anybody know if a Linux driver is available with these cards or if
another 4 channels audio card is provided with a Linux driver ?
Thanks in advance
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From: "Christian Teutsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Initio 9200U with Yamaha 8424S
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:18:20 GMT
Hello,
I recently bought a Initio 9200U to work with my Yamaha 8424S under SuSE
Linux 6.3. When I try to load the module, the Controller performs 2 resets,
recognizes the burner and then the machine hangs
Cable- or termination-problems can be excluded, I already tried all possible
BIOS- and jumper-switches
(Block-Size,Sync-Transfer...) with no result.
Does anybody have an idea who to get these two things working?
Thanks a lot in advance for help.
Chris
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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:32:12 +1000
From: Robert Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: CD-RW Software
hi,
this may seem like a strange question but I have looked all over the net
virtually looking for a programme to run my IDE Hewlett-Packard CD
rewriter.(it's a bore having to use Windows 95 to cut things)
If anyone can help me my rewriter is: Hewlett-Packard CD-writer plus
series 9100
it is connected as secondary slave and works beautifully on my '95
petition.
Please help
Robert
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From: Sven Bovin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: high altitude modern systems performance
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:41:43 +0100
"Robert W. Cunningham" wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems Michael Hofmann
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Kenneth Mankoff wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hello everyone,
> > >> I live at 10,000 feet and have had all systems newer than a 486DX33Mhz
> > >> computer fail me. Since november, this is:
> > >>
> > >> * 3 Dell Inspiron 7500 latptop motherboards (450Mhz). 2 months to failure
> > >> * 3 Dell Inspiron 7500 hard drives (12 to 18 gig). 2 months to failure.
> > >> * one gateway latop internal modem. 3 days to failure
> > >> * one 200 Mhz (overclocked) Gateway tower (2 days, then writing to zip and
> > >> floppy drive in linux failed)
> > >>
> > >> Running for days (and years):
> > >> 486 DX 33Mhz desktop
> > >> 286 5Mhz desktop
> > >>
> > >> I know airplane computers have radiation sheilds. I also know i have a 3%
> > >> higher chance of cancer than the average altitude of the global population
> > >> (or maybe it was sea level)
> >
> > > Ken,
> > > I find it hard to believe your problems are really altitude related. 10k
> > > feet doesn't sound extremely high to me either. But then I could be
> > > wrong.
> >
> > Yes, you're wrong. Here's some cut 'n' paste from seagate.com:
> >
> > Environmental Specifications
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Operating Altitude (max)
> > 3,048 m
> > Operating Altitude (min)
> > -305 m
> > Nonoperating Altitude (max)
> > 12,210 m
> > Nonoperating Altitude (min)
> > -305 m
> > Acoustics
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------
> >
> > Hard drives' heads fly on a cushion of air.
> > If there isn't enough of it they crash.
>
> Actually, the hard drives mechanisms should not be the problem, if the computer is
> stationary. It may be a problem for notebooks, but I doubt it. I suspect the disk
>drive
> circuitry is the more likely point of failure. But, just in case I'm wrong, place
>your
> drives in shock-proof mounts, and/or place the entire PC on a foam pad.
>
> The greater problem is due strictly to radiation. There are two fundamental ways
>CMOS
> circuits fail due to cosmic rays:
>
> 1. SEU: Single Event Upset.
>
> The charge on an individual transistor or gate is changed, and the current state is
>lost or
> changed. There is no permanent damage to the circuit, but the affected information
>is lost.
> Which means the CPU may hiccup, or you may get a memory error, but each is fully
>recoverable.
>
> If you use ECC memory, an SEU can occur and be repaired without affecting your
>system one
> little bit. There are no x86 CPUs that have this capability, though there are some
>custom
> space-qualified CPUs that provide ECC for each register and data path. When an
>error occurs,
> at worst an instruction will have to be repeated, if anything at all needs to be
>done.
>
> 2. SEL: Single Event Latch-up.
>
> In this case, the charge barrier between the circuit and the IC substrate breaks
>down - the
> cosmic ray creates a new conduction channel between power and ground. Excessive
>currents
> will immediately begin to flow, and will not stop until the circuit is turned off.
>If power
> is removed quickly enough, no permanent damage will be done, and leaving the system
>off for
> 10 minutes will allow the charge channel to dissipate.
>
> When the conduction channel opens, it will create local heating, since it is acting
>as a
> rather poor resistor. If the current flow is low (i.e., the conduction channel is
>narrow),
> the circuit may be able to continue to operate relatively normally, with the only
>hint being
> a slight temperature rise and a slightly increased power consumption. However, it
>is also
> very likely that enough heat will be generated locally that the circuit will start
>to "cook",
> destroying nearby circuitry, which can in turn lead to a massive failure cascade,
>burning out
> the chip.
>
> Satellite systems have "glitch" detectors on the power supply that monitor for the
>current
> spikes due to SELs, and immediately de-energize the affected circuit to prevent
>damage.
> Which explains why most space systems have redundant systems running all the time,
>but few
> "spares". You never know which one you may have to shut down next.
>
> Of course, the smaller the circuit feature, the thinner the IC layers are, and the
>easier
> they are for a cosmic ray to damage. If the PIII is viewed as being made with
>pencil-width
> lines, the 486 was made with lines as wide as sidewalks. The larger the design
>feature, the
> "harder" the circuit will be.
>
> Together, these effects are known as SEEs (Single Event Effects), because they occur
>when
> just a single cosmic ray hits the chip. Similar things can occur when radioactive
> contaminants in the IC or the package release an alpha particle, but these effects
>have
> largely been eliminated as technology has improved.
>
> The other form of radiation effects, known as "Bulk Effects", has to do with the
>accelerated
> aging of silicon in a radiation field, and is of very little concern unless you
>happen to
> live in the Van Allen Radiation Belts.
>
> So, what can you do to extend the lifetime of your PC?
>
> 1. Keep it in the basement. The earth absorbs lots of cosmic rays. There is not
>much you
> can do on your own to add effective shielding to the PC itself.
>
> 2. Keep it turned off as much as possible.
>
> 3. Get a CPU and motherboard with a temperature monitor, set the alarm very low, and
>turn the
> PC off at the first hint of trouble.
>
> 4. Use ECC DRAM. Costs about 10% more, but in your situation it will be a bargain.
>Enable
> any ECC alarm your system may have. (Remember, ECC can only fix one error, but it
>can detect
> and inform you if more are seen.)
>
> 5. If possible, add circuitry to monitor the power consumption of each part of your
>system.
> If you are handy with electronics, it should cost less than $50 in parts. This will
>probably
> be fairly useless as an alarm, but it should help you detect trends over time,
>indicative of
> cumulative damage.
>
> 6. Stay with old technology, or invest in "Rad-hard" components. You may want to
>visit the
> website of SEI (Space Electronics, Inc.), a specialist in making commercial parts
>usable for
> space (and high radiation) applications. NASA has several web sited dedicated to
>this topic
> as well.
>
> 7. We are near the peak of the eleven year solar radiation cycle. Avoid using your
>PC
> during the day. If you live at extreme northern or southern latitudes, you may be
>completely
> out of luck in this respect, since the earth's magnetic field funnels the sun's
>particle
> radiation there 24 hours a day..
>
> But even if you did all of the above steps, you will not be immune to damage. At
>best, you
> will only reduce the odds somewhat.
>
> Oh, I forgot one more:
>
> 8. Move to sea level. ;^)
>
> -BobC
I have one tiny problem with your explanation: why would
the new Dells fail, while the old 486 does not ?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help on 3Com Mhz 10/100 Cardbus
Date: 10 Apr 2000 08:37:04 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: Yes. They work perfectly (I'm using one right now). I suggest you
: get a copy of pcmcia-3.0.14 and install it. Then make sure your
3.1.14, not 3.0.14 !
: kernel has support for networking and modules compiled in, and does
: *not* have support for Ethernet compiled in (it isn't necessary).
Correct.
: Oh yeah, one last thing: Leave the "eth0" line in /etc/conf.modules
: set to "off". Turning it on causes the module to load twice (once
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Courier problems
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:36:27 GMT
I want to replace internal 33.6 modem with external USR Courier V.90
modem.
I have installed dozens of modems but the following is a mystery to me.
Internal ISA noname modem runs fine.
External USRobotics Courier (last 2 years running flawlesly as a leased
line
modem) handshakes perfectly, but after exchanging a few packets back and
forth it seems to fail to authenticate.
(of course USR is switched to dialup operation).
Both modems are using /dev/ttyS0 and IRQ4, so I swap them (and COM1
support
turned on and off in BIOS) as needed. NOTHING else is changed.
This is my /etc/ppp/options:
connect /etc/ppp/worl
/dev/ttyS0
115200
crtscts
modem
asyncmap 0
defaultroute
debug
kdebug 4
name [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is /etc/ppp/worl:
/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/worl-chat
This is /etc/ppp/worl-chat:
ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT "NO DIALTONE" "" ATZ OK
"ATX3L2DT0971100811" CONNECT ""
This is /var/log/messages after chat has successfully finished:
Apr 6 16:16:45 prudek pppd[583]: Serial connection established.
Apr 6 16:16:45 prudek pppd[583]: Using interface ppp0
Apr 6 16:16:45 prudek pppd[583]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Apr 6 16:17:10 prudek pppd[583]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Apr 6 16:17:10 prudek pppd[583]: Modem hangup
Apr 6 16:17:10 prudek pppd[583]: Connection terminated.
Apr 6 16:17:10 prudek pppd[583]: Connect time 0.5 minutes.
Apr 6 16:17:11 prudek pppd[583]: Exit.
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From: "Eli Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I2C interface for Linux
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:27:07 +0200
Hi,
Does anyone know of an external interface box or a card that can be plugged
into a PC and provides I2C interface, and for which there are drivers
thanks
Eli
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From: "Gareth Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: i810 under XFree86 3.3.6
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:06:47 +0100
Thanks, but the agpgart module isn't the problem. I patched my kernel and
installed that - but you have to build i810 support into the kernel, and I
didn't have the bandwidth to download the source to do this. Fortunately,
Intel have a binary server on their site, so I got it up and running now.
David Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> The agpgart module is a kernel module and needs to be compiled for the
kernel
> (2.3.x, I don't remember how high). I tried myself but was limited on the
time
> I had to play around.
>
> Gareth Chapman wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know where I can get an XF86 3.3.6 server with i810 support
> > built in - this doesn't come as standard and has to be built in at
compile
> > time(this seems pointless to me, they say it's because it requires the
> > agpgart module. So what?). I don't have enough bandwidth for the
source
> > though :(
> >
> > So if anyone knows where I can find one, or has one they are willing to
> > email me. Let me know...
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Gareth
>
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