Linux-Hardware Digest #676, Volume #12 Thu, 13 Apr 00 08:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux on a DSP (Nicolas Dentant)
Diskless-PC does not boot Linux via 3c905c NIC :-( (Joerg Lippmann)
Re: Partition -Boot problem. ("Ronald Hoek")
Re: Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work? (Craig McFarlane)
Tape storage ("Philippe PIERARD")
udma 66 hard discs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
DAT backup ("Philippe PIERARD")
Re: Where is my 128 MB RAM gone? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Adaptec-1542cf freeze/sluggish at boot (Ian Kennedy)
Re: Linux on a DSP (Andreas Koch)
single-board motherboards? (LTho)
Re: Linux on a DSP ("Robert W. Cunningham")
Re: Memory problem (Buckaroo Bonzai)
SiS900 NIC and video conflict? (Marc D. Williams)
Re: "boot partition too big" message ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: 101 key keyboards ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: Adaptec-1542cf freeze/sluggish at boot ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: hardware drivers for lexmark 3200 !! ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: Idea !!! ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: Linux on Athlon and K7V (choi daniel)
Re: IBM Ultrastar LVD drives with AMI Megaraid 428 card ? (Alan.J.Thackray)
Re: How to install Linux (choi daniel)
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From: Nicolas Dentant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on a DSP
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:47:36 +0200
I am looking for a linux which runs on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
Dances With Crows a �crit :
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:48:42 +0200, Nicolas Dentant
> <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
> >Does Linux run on a DSP ?
>
> The acronym "DSP" usually refers to a "Digital Signal Processor", which
> I'm guessing is not what you meant. Expand acroynm, please?
>
> >What distribution should I use ?
>
> Find a friend nearby who uses Linux and use whatever s/he's using until
> you get some familiarity with it. That way, your friend can help you out
> with whatever problems you have, and after you gain experience, you can
> make a good decision.
>
> >Do you have any good sites I could look at ?
>
> http://www.linuxdoc.org
> http://www.linuxnewbie.org
> http://www.redhat.com
> http://www.suse.com
> http://www.slackware.com
> http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml
> ...for starters.
>
> --
> 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: Joerg Lippmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diskless-PC does not boot Linux via 3c905c NIC :-(
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:46:43 +0200
I tried building up a Diskless Station using the tools from LTSP, but the
client won�t boot.
In detail:
The client (a PC with a 3c905 NIC) received its IP-address using DHCP
and started loading the kernel (vmlinuz.3c905) printing dots but it didn�t
start. In verbose mode, the screen shows some garbled characters after loading
and then stops.
I then tried loading a DOS-bootimage, made with the tools that came
with the 3Com-NIC and booting worked flawlessly. But that's only DOS :-(
The DOS-image had the same position and permissions as the
vmlinuz.3c905-kernel, so I assume that everything associated with DHCP
and tftp is working correctly.
I also tried making a new kernel-Image using the mknbi-tool from
etherboot, same - negative - result.
Any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Joerg
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From: "Ronald Hoek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.beos
Subject: Re: Partition -Boot problem.
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:58:33 +0200
Try installing BeOS for Linux.....
(available at BeOS.com)
Den Zoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in berichtnieuws
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'm trying to triple boot, Win98, Mandrake 7 and BeOS-5-PE.
> My hard drives are as thus,
> 16.8 gig IBM HD 2 partitions:
>
> C:(2gigs primary with windows98 installed)
> D:(14gigs extended w/ fat 32)
>
> 3.2gig IBM HD 4 partitions:
>
> /boot/ (Primary 10meg linux ext2)
> /home/ (extended 2gigs linux ext2)
> /swap/ (extended 170megs linux swap)
> /BeOS (primary 780megs Be )
>
> I can't get Be or Linux to load from Bootman, only Windows!!!
> I cant get LILO to boot at all...(corrupted MBR!!!)
>
> what am I doing wrong, can someone give me an Idea what I'm doing wrong
> and how to rebuild my MBR???
>
> Thanks...
> dennis
>
>
>
>
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From: Craig McFarlane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux & PCI Modems - Do They Work?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:03:44 +1000
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>If it is a winmodem (most likely) then you're fucked as it was made to be
>braindead to save a few bucks.
Looks like I'm fucked. Eh, I'll give it away and get a real modem.
cya
Craig.
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From: "Philippe PIERARD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tape storage
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:07:51 +0200
I try to use a tape to make a backup of my linux system.
It is a scsi DAT tape (model 'python').
The tape recorder is reconize in SCSI hosts as sequentiel block device, but
i can't mount a tape in /dev/rst*
Does anyone know how to do that ?
Thank you
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:07:54 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: udma 66 hard discs
does redhat linux support them?
thanks.
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From: "Philippe PIERARD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DAT backup
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:16:23 +0200
I try to use a tape to make a backup of my linux system.
It is a scsi DAT tape (model 'python').
The tape recorder is reconize in SCSI hosts as sequentiel block device, but
i can't mount a tape in /dev/rst*
Does anyone know how to do that ?
Thank you
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Where is my 128 MB RAM gone?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:23:52 +0100
Reply-To: no_replyto@oursite
This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Ewart)
On 12 Apr 2000 17:43:10 -0400, David C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Bobby Hitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> I'm running Slackware 7.0 with 128 MB of RAM, and didn't have to add the
>> "mem=128M" line to lilo. A while back I installed RedHat 6.0 on a system
>> with 128 MB, and it only showed 64MB. This appears to be associated with the
>> distribution, not with the kernel.
>
>Support for auto-detecting more than 64M is in the 2.2.x kernel.
>
>The problem is that it also requires BIOS support. The original BIOS
>calls for detecting memory size won't return more than 64M. The 2.2.x
>kernel will use the newer call, if it exists, but it doesn't always
>exist.
>
>Adding append="mem=128M" to lilo tells the kernel to use the
>value you specify and don't bother checking the BIOS.
>
>(Oh, one more thing - don't forget the "M". If you accidentally say
>"mem=128", then the kernel tries to run with only 128 _bytes_ of RAM,
>and panics as soon as it tries to boot. Recovering can be a royal pain
>in the neck.
Sounds like someone is speaking from experience?!? :-)
Dave.
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Dave Ewart
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computing Manager
ICRF Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford UK
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From: Ian Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec-1542cf freeze/sluggish at boot
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:46:07 GMT
Hi,
I have installed an AHA-1542cf on a P6I440BX BrillianX-2 dual 400
cereron M/B.
On this Card I have one SCSI device - an HP DAT drive, terminated and
set to SCSI device 1. On boot up, I get past the system BIOS, but have
to wait 30 secs for the Adaptec CTRL-A prompt.
I have tried the obvious:
Disable Pnp BIOS, set legacy IRQ's to match SCSI, set DMA's to match,
changed Base I/O and BIOS addresses.
The SCSI BIOS is 2.01, firmware revision C.0. I did D/L a BIOS revision
from Adaptec, but I then realised I need a EPROM burner to load it!
Does anyone have any other ideas I can try?
TIA
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From: Andreas Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on a DSP
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:36:04 +0200
Nicolas Dentant schrieb:
>
> I am looking for a linux which runs on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
>
aaaaaahmmmm.....
You know that DSPs usually are single chips with a few bytes of memory?
Without any hardware?
With no screen?
No graphics card?
No keyboard?
No drives?
I guess your chance for finding a linux for that is not much higher
than fining a linux that runs on your digital wristwatch.
Or what kind of DSP do you exactly think of ?
Andreas
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From: LTho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: single-board motherboards?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 01:13:15 -0800
Looking to put together some cheap
stick-it-in-a-corner-turn-it-on-and-forget-it computers.
Have seen some decent looking under-$100 mobos lately. So what have
folks here been using that have proven reliable and linux-friendly?
What I need is your basic mobo with on-board:
Hard drive controller. ATA-66 is good, 33 is ok.
video. Doesn't need to be fancy, tho something that would handle
1024x768 X-windows would be nice.
10/100 RJ-45 network.
V.90 modem
keyboard
mouse
USB would be nice. It's gotta happen for linux sooner or later <g>.
Guess they all come with ATX form-factors now.
Thanx,
LTho
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From: "Robert W. Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on a DSP
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:59:56 GMT
Andreas Koch wrote:
> Nicolas Dentant schrieb:
> >
> > I am looking for a linux which runs on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
> >
> aaaaaahmmmm.....
>
> You know that DSPs usually are single chips with a few bytes of memory?
> Without any hardware?
> With no screen?
> No graphics card?
> No keyboard?
> No drives?
I love this type of answer. Remember, the same thing applies to every
Pentium as well! It is the system that the chip is part of that matters
most.
> I guess your chance for finding a linux for that is not much higher
> than fining a linux that runs on your digital wristwatch.
If you have not yet selected a specific DSP, you may want to consider one
that combines a DSP with a RISC processor. While there are several of these
on the market, the one I suspect may already have significant Linux support
is Hitachi's SH-DSP (SH RISC processor + fast integer DSP)
Plus, the SIMD extensions and FPU improvements in the latest x86 processors
(especially the Athlon) give massive math performance, so there may be no
need for either a floating point or integer DSP.
The problem with Linux and traditional DSPs (such as those from TI, Lucent,
Analog Devices and others) is that Linux runs best when it has virtual
memory, which means the processor should have an MMU (Memory Management
Unit). While there are versions of Linux tailored for embedded targets, I
doubt they'd be much use on a "pure" DSP. For that purpose, there are
several operating systems optimized for DSPs (SPOX, uITRON, and maybe even
eCOS).
-BobC
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:57:11 -0400
From: Buckaroo Bonzai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Memory problem
For your memory problem,
You probably want to use:
append "mem="192M"
You need the missing "M" at the end.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I just upgraded my memory in my computer. But after upgrading memory,
> then I decided to put Linux in. I am pretty knowledgeable in Linux. (I
> can at least get around and I know most commands to work at a prompt
> efficiently.) But I just upgraded my memory from 64 megs to 192 megs.
> I now find out that Linux defaults to 64 megs of ram no matter if you
> have more or not. I am told to get it to work you have to edit the
> /etc/lilo.conf file and add at the top of the file
> append="mem=192". Then go to /sbin and run lilo. I have done this and
> it doesn't work. Lilo runs from /sbin without any error messages, but
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc D. Williams)
Subject: SiS900 NIC and video conflict?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:44:03 GMT
[Originally a post about /proc in another group and turned into a
hardware question]
I'm using Slackware 3.9, kernel 2.0.38. At bootup I see a message
that says something like
"/proc/bus/pci/devices not found. Can't check for conflicts."
or some such. I do have a /proc/pci, however.
It's not a problem and doesn't affect anything but was wondering where
the message comes from. I went grepping through the kernel source
and a few other places such as the rc.d files but can't find anything.
I didn't think much about the message/error `til I finally got around
to using a driver for my SiS900 network card. Just experimenting with
the module, no network hooked up yet.
When the module is loaded (or compiled into a kernel) it affects the
video in some way. I ran lsdoom and the whole screen went black and keys
were dead. Power off/on time (boy do I miss reset buttons).
Later I ran Heretic and noticed the demo would constantly pause/jerk.
I then noticed an oh-so-slight slowdown when navigating around in
Midnight Commander at the console. When I unloaded the module everything
was fine.
A future post for the networking or setup newsgroups I suppose.
Anyhind, I don't know if /proc/pci is ever checked and if not what
can be changed to make it so.
Any pointers are much appreciated.
Since I already mentioned the network card here's some info from
/proc/pci in case anyone has any ideas. It's the only PCI card in
the system, the video is built-in.
Machine is IBM Aptiva 2144-S15, 75MHz (ooh, the sheer speed of it), 32MB.
AudioDrive ES1868 ISA soundcard (isapnptools-configured), MPU-401 ISA MIDI.
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems Unknown device (rev 2).
Vendor id=1039. Device id=900.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable.
Latency=66. Min Gnt=52.Max Lat=11.
I/O at 0xfc00.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfffbf000.
Bus 0, device 8, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. Trio32/Trio64 (rev 0).
Medium devsel. IRQ 11.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xff000000.
Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
ISA bridge: Intel 82371 Triton PIIX (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. No bursts.
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Intel 82437 (rev 1).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=64.
Marc
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From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 06:49:42 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "boot partition too big" message
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 03:30:16 GMT, wayne rattz wrote:
>HELLO:The message youre getting is likely because you have windows at the
>front of the drive and its reading it as the boot partition.In order for
>linux to boot it needs at least a small part of it within about the first
>500mb (1024 cylinder)of the drive.You can either put linux on the first
>partition of the drive and windows on the second or make a small /boot
>partition of around 10mb or so within the first 500mb.For other info and
>links try my site at http://www.geocities.com/wrattz/linux1.html good luck
>wayne!
You are right on the button except that 500mb is arbitrary. 1024
cylinders
is ~ 8G on my disks. It depends on the drive geometry, etc.
Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
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From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 06:51:33 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 101 key keyboards
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:26:29 -0400, Clueless Bozo wrote:
>Anybody know a source for 101 key keyboards? I
>really like lightweight cheapies.
You can get the high-quality IBM Pro 101-key keyboards
from www.indelible-blue.com. Lightweight cheapies,
I don't know.
Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
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From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 06:55:34 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec-1542cf freeze/sluggish at boot
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:46:07 GMT, Ian Kennedy wrote:
>Does anyone have any other ideas I can try?
You might set the device ID higher, maybe 4 or 5.
0 and 1 are usually hard drives and that may be confusing
the controller.
Just a guess.
Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
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From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:13:29 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: hardware drivers for lexmark 3200 !!
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 10:27:02 -0400, The Wogster wrote:
>Lexmark printers under Linux are only good under two conditions:
> 1) your willing to run the OS from the evil empire for printing....
> 2) you can Samba to a machine running the OS from the evil empire for
>printing....
Not true. I use a Lexmark printer with no problems.
What you say is true for the brain-dead Win printers, but the
Optra 40, Optra 45, and E310 need no special driver. There
are probably others, but I have had no need to research them.
I could leave this as incomplete information, too, but I will
continue with the fact that these Lexmarks are Postscript
printers, which Linux loves. The Optra 40 may still be
available from buy.com for $99 including shipping. Check
the discounted menu.
Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:20:54 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Idea !!!
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:44:32 -0500, Akbar Avliyaev wrote:
>I'm thinking about making a way to use windows drivers in Linux.
>Have anyone thought about it?
>Is it reasonable/possible?
The programming interfaces are quite different. They would have
to be rewritten. If the hardware manufacturer will give you specs,
that's quite reasonable, if not, you would have to reverse-
engineer them and that is probably not legal.
You might want to get in contact with folks who work on Linux
drivers and offer to lend a hand.
Larry - Atlanta - IBM Global Services
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From: choi daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Athlon and K7V
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:58:44 +0000
Tellplace wrote:
> I bought (a week ago) an Athlon 700 MHz on an Asus K7V motherboard with
> VIA KX133 and have up to now no problems running Linux (ReadHat 6.0 and
> Mandrake 7.0).
> Have tried compiling kernel (was very fast) to 486 and running on it,
> again with no problems.
>
Thanks and congratulation ! I am buying my new computer ! :))
but one question : why recompiling to 486 ?
is that to say there is no optimization for K7 ?
Daniel CHOI
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan.J.Thackray)
Crossposted-To:
comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: Re: IBM Ultrastar LVD drives with AMI Megaraid 428 card ?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:58:32 GMT
Remember to provide a good quality Single-Ended terminator at the
end of the SCSI chain. This will force the LVD disks into single ended
mode. LVD disks have no termination built in !!
I can't comment on the AMI cards, since I have never used them
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:56:43 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Rohan Oberoi) wrote:
>I'm considering getting one of the AMI Megaraid 428 cards that are
>going cheap, and putting my two IBM Ultrastar 4.5gig LVD (U2W) drives
>on it.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with a similar setup? Concerns are:
>
>1. According to the AMI page, the Megaraid card is Ultra SCSI, not
> U2W. "LVD disks will only work if they are backward compatible
> and can be set to single-ended mode, and the disk firmware allows
> for running in that mode or slower modes." I'm not sure how to be
> absolutely sure the IBM disks conform to that description!
>
>2. Has anyone used "Generic" or "House Brand" true parity SIMMS (for
> cache) with this RAID card, instead of the approved brands ("PNY,
> SEC, Tanisys, Micron Technologies, Advantage, Unigen, and
> Centon")?
>
>Any reports welcome.
>
>Regards,
>Rohan.
>
>(Please remove TAKETHISOUT from email address if replying by email.)
>
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From: choi daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to install Linux
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 12:04:53 +0000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> First you have to read the instructions in the manual
>
> then....
>
> Dans l'article <8d3foe$m8c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Diana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a
>�crit :
> > I am a newbie.
> >
> > I have experience in installing windows, but none for Linux.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Please explain in more details. Thank you for your help.
> >
> > My email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
If you want to keep windows, exec defrag first then repartion the hard disk with fips.
then Boot from the cd and follow the instructions.
If fips doesn't work,
Boot from the cd and follow the instructions. It may work as well ... (partition with
fdisk, it
worked for me)
bon courage !
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