Linux-Hardware Digest #710, Volume #12 Thu, 20 Apr 00 05:13:35 EDT
Contents:
Re: HP OfficeJet 45 Freezes... (D G)
Re: CONFIGURING SOUND VIA AC97 (D G)
Re: Modem Drivers (D G)
Re: HP and Linux? (D G)
Re: Best printer for linux box? (Rod Smith)
Intel motherboard / Adaptec RAID compatibility ("Xavier GALLEZ")
Re: Cant use Parallel Port - parport gives weird mesg ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: We are sorry to announce this, but Linux is not supported with PCMCIA (J Bland)
Help! Need driver for Trident Cyberblade /i7 ("Frank A. Gerbode")
Re: FAT32 and LINUX? (D G)
Re: Actiontec modems? (jt)
Re: No DRQ after issuing WRITE - meaning ? ("Doug Rohrer")
Re: Help! Need driver for Trident Cyberblade /i7 (Rod Smith)
Re: Samba printing problems (Dave Comer)
Network Card Drivers? (Andrew Daugherity)
Re: Best printer for linux box? ("Larry Ebbitt ")
Re: XF86Config for NeoMagic MagicMedia 256XL+ (Serban-Mihai Popescu)
RH5.2 - i386 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
whats *your* ($hdparm -t) speed? (MGatto)
PB with SB live (Olivier)
Re: About Bios Update (Robie Basak)
Internal DSL/56k modem for linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Recommend PCI ATA66 card for Linux v2.2.14+? ("Steve Snyder")
Re: ISDN "NO DIALTONE" (Tim Wyles)
Re: We are sorry to announce this, but Linux is not supported with ("Robert W.
Cunningham")
Re: Internal DSL/56k modem for linux? (Hal Burgiss)
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP OfficeJet 45 Freezes...
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:35:27 -0700
Kristine Rogers wrote:
>
> The HP OfficeJet 45 Printer/FAX freezes when a LINUX print job is sent
> to it with the message on its display saying "Press ENTER to continue
> print job". Until someone presses the ENTER key on the front panel, the
> thing freezes and NO ONE can print. Anyone know how to fix this? The
> printer is also shared with Samba to some Windows machines; these print
> without problems.
>
> The system is RedHat 6.1 with the HP connected to a parallel port.
> In the CMOS setup I "reserved" IRQ7 as a "Legacy/ISA" to sidestep all
> the PnP <stuff>.
>
> Also, I get a message on the console about a "TRUSTED IRQ". I tried
> doing the "tunelp" thing to "trust the IRQ" but then Windows
> applications only printed to top 2-inches of the page, then eject it.
Does it print OK when you press the form feed button on the printer (is
there one?)
If so, try setting "Send EOF after job to eject page" in the printing
options with printtool.
If not, you probably need to install the correct driver.
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DG
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: CONFIGURING SOUND VIA AC97
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:39:30 -0700
Velanche wrote:
> I've read that the latest stable release of ALSA drivers has AC-97
> support, but can someone tell me specifically what the things are that I
> should watch out for when attempting to get sound to work? I'd
> appreciate any assistance. Thanks very much.
Nothing that I have found. Other than clicking noises before and after
sounds play, it works great on my i810 ac97 motherboard.
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem Drivers
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:42:23 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Has anyone any linux drivers for a V.90 K56Flex HSP PCI Modem.
>
> If so please contact me
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Find out the manufacturer then check http://www.linmodems.org/
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DG
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP and Linux?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:45:49 -0700
Wayne Maeda wrote:
>
> Anyone know if HP Pavilions are capable of running Linux? Do their hardware
> (video card, sound card, etc.) need Windows to function properly? I have a
> HP 4530 and heard somewhere that HPs were having problems running Linux.
They are not supported under linux. They are difficult to get working,
especially the 4000 series. You'll have better luck with a 6000 or 8000
series.
The business computers have much better linux support, but don't come
with all the multimedia gadgets (which can be added on later anyway).
These are the Brio, Vectra, or Kayak PCs.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Best printer for linux box?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:56:56 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <FIYK4.12$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"The Wogster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> John Hong wrote in message <8dgh50$9ap$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> Easy...just get the cheapest postscript printer available.
^^^^^^^^^^
>>Lately, it appears to be the Lexmark Optra 40.
>>
> Are there Linux drivers for the Optra-40? Lexmark is notorious for it's
> worship of the great god Micro$oft and Bill Gates, the prophet.
As stated in the message to which you replied, the Optra Color 40 is a
PostScript printer. As such, it needs to special treatment in Linux.
(BTW, although there are no Ghostscript drivers for many Lexmark inkjets,
Lexmark has produced OS/2 drivers for most of their inkjets. This hardly
qualifies as "worship of the great god Micros$oft," IMHO.)
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Xavier GALLEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Intel motherboard / Adaptec RAID compatibility
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:03:41 +0200
Has anybody got RedHat Linux 6.1 to work with an Intel LanceWood motherboard
(dual PIII, integrated Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI) together with the Adaptec
ARO-1130U2 RAID controller ?
Best Regards,
Xavier
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http://www.meca.ucl.ac.be/~gallez
Centre for Systems Engineering and Applied Mechanics (CESAME)
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Batiment Euler, Av. Georges Lemaitre, 4-6
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BELGIUM
Tel: + 32 - 10 - 47 2365
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Cant use Parallel Port - parport gives weird mesg
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:39:47 +0200
Adam Schuetze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Before `make modules_install' did you move your old /lib/modules/xx directory out of
>the
> way?
Why do I have to do this?
Won't the 'old' modules be overwritten?
--
Bye...Hardy
It said "Needs Windows 95 or better". So I installed Linux...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: We are sorry to announce this, but Linux is not supported with PCMCIA
Date: 18 Apr 2000 18:16:01 GMT
>Update from the engineer:-
> " ..apologise and say how sorry I am, but I am only human!
>
>The only driver which you can use is the Partial Source.
>At the moment there is not a released version; that is later."
>
>
What on earth are you talking about?
Large numbers of PCMCIA (and CardBus) adapters are supported on Linux. I'm
sending this using one ;).
I'm not sure if this is a troll or a very very strange question...
JB
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From: "Frank A. Gerbode" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,alt.os.linux
Subject: Help! Need driver for Trident Cyberblade /i7
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:32:58 -0700
I am the not-so-proud owner of a new Compaq Presario which has an on-board
video chipset that
is probed as a Trident Cyberblade /i7.
XF86Setup identifies the chipset OK, but Xwindows does not work with it. I
called RedHat support and they
say that they do not have a driver to support this chipset, and suggested I
check on the internet to see if anyone has put together a linux-compatible
driver for the Trident Cyberblade /i7.
I wonder if anyone has run into this difficulty and/or has any ideas where I
can get an driver.
I'm dead in the water until I can resolve this, so would very much
appreciate an answer soon.
Many thanks!!
--Frank
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1450 Nut Tree Lane
Sonoma, CA 95476
Home phone: 707-938-4447 Work phone: 707-938-4499 Fax: 707-938-4476
"The map may not be the territory, but it's all we've got."
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: FAT32 and LINUX?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:57:40 -0700
Laura Conrad wrote:
>
> When I started using LINUX in 1977, I was told that if I wanted to use
> linux and windows partitions on the same drive, I should use FAT16 for
> the windows partitions, rather than FAT32. Is this still true?
Not unless you want to run windows 3.1.
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From: jt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Actiontec modems?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 14:47:40 -0500
Thanks for the advice...
I spent a long time researching my choices the other day and they
both are fully supported under linux. They even come with instructions
on how to set them up in linux. 8^) I have had a lot of good replies
about the PCI including one that said it was the easiest modem they have
ever set up in linux. It is one of the few controller based (real
hardware modem) PCI modems on the market. I also read through all of
the responses on cnet about it and there were several enthusiastic
postings about it's use in linux. So I think I made a good choice.
Here is the url for an informative sight I found about modems that are
supported in linux (check out the huge table). They also off lots of
info and even detail what modems are available at certain stores.
http://www.grapevine.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
thanks again,
jt
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From: "Doug Rohrer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: No DRQ after issuing WRITE - meaning ?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:55:03 -0400
I must have been tired when I wrote that... just to clarify:
For each IDE drive you have in your system, where N is the letter of the
drive, do:
'hdparm -i /dev/hdN' - check for MultSect=X
'hdparm -mX /dev/hdN' - sets multcount to X
I suppose it's possible that a smaller than X value in the -m line might be
more efficient, but I haven't played around with it enough to know. All I
know is that in several days I haven't seen a single "No DRQ after..."
error, or ANY other /dev/ideX related error, when I was getting up to 100 a
day before.
Doug Rohrer
"Doug Rohrer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Had the same problem - found an interesting answer (maybe)
> try 'hdparm -i /dev/hda' to find the value of "MultSect" - then do
> 'hdparm -mX' where X is the value of MultSect - once I set this, I haven't
> had a single error like this. I haven't been able to get DMA activated
> though - crashes hard.
>
> Doug
>
> "X. Rebolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I�m getting the same message, I own a PII-333Mhz. an Legend V QDI
> > mainboard,
> > and a UDMA Seagate ST313021A disk (13Gb).
> > I have redHat 6.0.
> >
> > If I activate dma (hdparm -d1 /dev/hda) I have DMA timeouts,
> > �BIOS problem, kernel problem (2.2.5-15 of RH 6.0),...?
> >
> > Tanks in advance,
> > X . Rebolo
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > Andy McKibbin escribi�:
> >
> > > I'm getting the following message on an HP Brio BA400 running RedHat
> > > 6.1, kernel 2.2.12. Can anyone shed any light on it ? It happens every
> > > ten minutes or so, up to now it doesn't seem to have any symptoms (but
> > > it doesn't sound very reassuring, does it ?)
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> > > hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> > > ide0: reset: success
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > > Before you buy.
> >
>
>
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Help! Need driver for Trident Cyberblade /i7
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,alt.os.linux
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:00:02 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Frank A. Gerbode" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am the not-so-proud owner of a new Compaq Presario which has an on-board
> video chipset that
> is probed as a Trident Cyberblade /i7.
You need a very recent version of XFree86. I use this chipset successfully
with XFree86 3.3.6 (as included with Mandrake 7.0). I think support was
added with XFree86 3.3.4, but I'm far from positive of that; it may have
been 3.3.5 or even 3.3.6. For details of my configuration, check my web
page:
http://www.rodsbooks.com/presario/
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: Dave Comer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Samba printing problems
Date: 18 Apr 2000 19:58:43 GMT
Like a previous post mentioned, changing the permissions does seem to
work. IMHO, this is becuase the printing daemon doesn't have the proper
rights to access the spool directory. I have the same problem (In fact,
I was going to address this issue this evening) and it occured to me to
check the uid of the print daemon and match the spool directory to the
uid (and group) of the print daemon.
Dave Comer
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From: Andrew Daugherity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Network Card Drivers?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:12:31 -0500
Does anyone know where I can get drivers for some old Thomas-Conrad
TC5045 ethernet cards (16-bit ISA, copyright '93) I bought (really
cheap, of course--$5 for 6 of 'em). I have a manual and a 5-1/4 floppy
with them, and I d/l'ed some drivers from compaq (I don't know why they
have TC stuff, but they do), but the compaq drivers are the same as
what's on the floppy -- dos netware, odi, stuff like that, no win95.
And it's not in the list under win95, and win95 doesn't detect it. I
also see no mention of it under any Linux page--are there any drivers
out there?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.periphs.printers
From: "Larry Ebbitt " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 16:54:33 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: "Larry Ebbitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best printer for linux box?
On Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:47:04 -0400, The Wogster wrote:
>Are there Linux drivers for the Optra-40? Lexmark is notorious for it's
>worship of the great god Micro$oft and Bill Gates, the prophet.
Fiddle-dee-dee. Lexmark has a number of OS/2 drivers.
Linux doesn't need drivers for PS printers.
Larry - Atlanta - OS/2
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From: Serban-Mihai Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: XF86Config for NeoMagic MagicMedia 256XL+
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:56:02 GMT
Sinan Karasu wrote:
>
> Here is a XF86Config file that works on a Sony PCG-XG18
>
Sinan,
Could you be so kind to specify which Xserver (including version #) are
you using?
Thank you,
Serban
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RH5.2 - i386
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:47:36 GMT
I'm looking for a ISO image of RH5.2/i386. Thanks
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: MGatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: whats *your* ($hdparm -t) speed?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:21:43 GMT
What is everyone here getting for $hdparm -t
speeds? I'm especially interested in those w/ ultra DMA or SCSI
controllers cards. I have a promise U66 w/ maxtor's latest and
greatest, and am still only getting on avg. 15 MB/sec. (half of what
winbench reports for windoze!)
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Before you buy.
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From: Olivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: PB with SB live
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:51:58 GMT
Hello
I looked at the llive_FAQ but... no, the closest to my PB was :
"Q.A2- I get a "device or resource busy" error when loading the driver
This is a know bug with ABIT B6 + HPT366 controller motherboards. You
must not use the `pci=reverse' kernel option.
Usually this option is set in /etc/lilo.conf. "
but no corresponding line in my lilo.conf
here is my PB :
I have a Sound Blaster Live! Value, Athlon 700 and Motherboard CM
Asustek K7V withllinux Mandrake 7.02. when trying to configure my sound
card :
error during modprobe,
/lib/module/2.2.14-15mdk/misc/emu10k1.o is busy.
Anybody thinks of a solution?Thanks
Could you also post answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: About Bios Update
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 18 Apr 2000 21:59:53 GMT
On Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:45:56 +0200, Micha�l Parienti said:
>
>It is perhaps a newbie question, but I don't know where
>to get an answer:
>
>Is it possible to do a bios update from Linux?
>Or do I need to instal dos, or windows to be able
>to update the bios of my motherboard?
No need to do anything to your hard disk.
You will need to use a DOS boot disk; that's safer than
installing Windows and it possibly conflicting.
Robie.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Internal DSL/56k modem for linux?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 22:00:30 GMT
I'm looking for an internal DSL/56k modem like the Lucent Wildwire
chipset that will work or can be made to work with Linux.
Thanks in advance,
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Steve Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Recommend PCI ATA66 card for Linux v2.2.14+?
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 22:25:15 GMT
Any advice on what PCI ATA/66 card to use under Linux v2.2.14+?
Thank you.
***** Steve Snyder *****
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From: Tim Wyles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ISDN "NO DIALTONE"
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 23:30:41 +0000
Charles Blackburn wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 18:43:02 -0000, Martin wrote:
> >I have configured my ISDN BT Speedway (Hi Sax Fritz!) card and all my
> >network settings, but on dialling get the message "NO DIALTONE".
> >Does anybody know how to sort this out?
>
> Silly question, is it plugged in?? :) seriously though, can you get
> dialtone from any other ISDN equipment?
>
Perhaps not so silly - I had same NO DIALTONE message earlier today.
Had to switch off and switch on the (different hardware) T/A and all was well.
What could cause this? It has happened under NT too.
>
> --
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Kind Regards
Tim Wyles
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From: "Robert W. Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: We are sorry to announce this, but Linux is not supported with
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 22:49:25 GMT
J Bland wrote:
> >Update from the engineer:-
> > " ..apologise and say how sorry I am, but I am only human!
> >
> >The only driver which you can use is the Partial Source.
> >At the moment there is not a released version; that is later."
>
> What on earth are you talking about?
> ...
> I'm not sure if this is a troll or a very very strange question...
Looks like it was passed through Babelfish (or similar) to me...
-BobC
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Internal DSL/56k modem for linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 22:58:55 GMT
On Tue, 18 Apr 2000 22:00:30 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm looking for an internal DSL/56k modem like the Lucent Wildwire
>chipset that will work or can be made to work with Linux.
Good luck. I believe the Diamond DSL PCI card has drivers. Careful
though, there are different flavors of DSL.
Is there really a card that is both a 56k, and a DSL modem? Sounds
screwy.
--
Hal B
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