Linux-Hardware Digest #40, Volume #13 Tue, 13 Jun 00 20:13:07 EDT
Contents:
mgetty (ivan danicic)
Re: R, G, and B ("T Bluck.")
Re: Installing RH 6.1 on Gateway Desktop system (Ross Sieber)
Aureal "Vortex" Soundcard Petition ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SUSE 6.4 can install on ABIT BE6 with HPT366??? ("David Tar�n Truchado")
Re: Poweroff no longer powering off (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: ide-scsi CD-R Problem With Newest Kernels (.14 & .15) - write_g1?!?!?!? (Douglas
E. Mitton)
Re: Network card (Chris Ahlstrom)
Re: eMachines and other Integrated Systems ("Chris Harshman")
Re: Network card (DanH)
Re: Help! --Can I set the display frequence in Linux enviroment (H Dziardziel)
Re: cdrecord bug? (or is it my computer!) (Douglas E. Mitton)
Re: Network card (j a s o n)
Re: scsi-emulation (john calison)
Re: Books (Michael V. Ferranti)
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From: ivan danicic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mgetty
Date: 14 Jun 2000 00:04:05 GMT
Hello All, I badly need some info regarding setting up mgetty for receiving
faxes. Sending was relatively easy; btw I have no degree in communications
science (:-)
Thanks in advance for any comments. Ivan
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From: "T Bluck." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: R, G, and B
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:11:09 +0000
In article <8i571c$k8u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sakari Aaltonen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>I could upgrade, cheaply, to a (used) monitor that has a larger
>screen than my current one. Unfortunately, the video cable is
>really three cables, R, G, and B. Is there any way of connecting
>it to my 'normal' PC video card with the single D connector?
>
Hello Sakari.
If the monitor has only three B.N.C. connectors, it
will more than likely have sync-on-green. make sure that
the card can produce this and also check the monitor spec's
to find it's horizontal and vertical sync frequencies. as
many of these "workstation" monitors were fixed-frequency
too! if the card can produce the required signals, you
should have no problems. If so, please let us all know. as
there are loads of these monitors being sold at the moment
and the card/server info could be useful to others..
Good Luck.
--
Tim Bluck. TB565 http://www.planet-tharg.demon.co.uk
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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:20:54 -0600
From: Ross Sieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing RH 6.1 on Gateway Desktop system
Alex Robinson wrote:
> Anyway, my problem is simple. I have a Gateway system (sorry I don't know
> its exact model as it is at home many miles away) that has a Promise Ultra66
> card with all of the disk devices (DVD, CD-RW and hard disk) hanging off of
> it. When I install from the RH CD it doesn't recognise my HD! Show stopper!!
This is covered in the udma howto, I believe.
2.2.x kernels require a patch and some trickery to work.
Promise's web site has the patch available.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Aureal "Vortex" Soundcard Petition
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:12:50 GMT
Aureal, makers of the hugely popular "Vortex" sound processor chips used
in various cards such as the Diamond Monster MX300, the Turtle Beach
Montego series, and Aureals own soundcards, have kept the specifications
of their cards closed, which means only they can create drivers for the
cards.
This is a problem, especially since there is a possibility of them going
out of business soon, as no one else would be able to make drivers for
newer or alternative operating systems (Win2k, Linux, BSD, etc).
Because of this, a petition has been setup to ask Aureal for
specifications to the sound chips so independant developers can make
drivers.
If you have one of these cards, or you want to promote open hardware
specifications, you should sign this petition.
The petition can be found here:
http://linuxgames.com/petitions/show_full_text.php3?petitionName=Aureal
-- iCEBaLM
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "David Tar�n Truchado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SUSE 6.4 can install on ABIT BE6 with HPT366???
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 01:19:27 +0200
Someone knows if is possible to install SUSE 6.4 on a system with this
motherboard.
Because I want to buy a Linux distribution and almost everybody told me that
this is the best, but I had problems to install RedHat 6.1 and SUSE 6.0 last
time because does not recognize the HPT366 controller for ATA66 hard disk,
and I do not want to spend my time if it does not going to work from the
begining, without do anything complicated, just boot from install CD and go.
--
Un saludo
David Tar�n Truchado
Madrid
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Poweroff no longer powering off
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:21:21 -0700
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I've got same problem in kernel 2.4-test1 orig. I doesn't power off computer.
Andrey
Andrew Onifer wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:43:54 -0700, Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >do you know that kernel has an option in configuration for apm?
> >Probably the kernel which you have do not compiled with this option.
>
> Yes, like I said, I had it compiled in with no problems through the 2.2.14
> kernel. Starting with 2.2.15, they did something to the power off feature
> and added an option "Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off." I've tried
> recompiling with that option on and with it off, with no effect.
>
> jay
>
> --
> "The movie really heightens the lack of interest in the film"
> --Crow T. Robot
> Andrew J. Onifer III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~aonifer/ PGP key on WWW page
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I've got same problem in kernel 2.4-test1 orig. I doesn't power off
computer.
<p>Andrey
<p>Andrew Onifer wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:43:54 -0700, Andrey Vlasov
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<br>>do you know that kernel has an option in configuration for apm?
<br>>Probably the kernel which you have do not compiled with this option.
<p>Yes, like I said, I had it compiled in with no problems through the
2.2.14
<br>kernel. Starting with 2.2.15, they did something to the power
off feature
<br>and added an option "Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off."
I've tried
<br>recompiling with that option on and with it off, with no effect.
<p>
jay
<p>--
<br>"The movie really heightens the lack of interest in the film"
<br>
--Crow T. Robot
<br>Andrew J. Onifer
III
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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href="http://www.bigfoot.com/~aonifer/">http://www.bigfoot.com/~aonifer/</a>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas E. Mitton)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: ide-scsi CD-R Problem With Newest Kernels (.14 & .15) - write_g1?!?!?!?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:30:02 GMT
I have been compiling the kernel the "old" way until this last weekend
when I grabbed an updated copy of the How-To and tried it the "new"
way ... still no go!
The president of out LUG just posted that he installed a CD-R this
weekend and is using it with kernel V2.2.14 with no problems ... SIGH.
Also, I just saw a new problem reported in comp.os.linux.hardware with
the same problem ... this person reports that it just started failing
after many successful burns with no system changes at all.
This is very confusing! Well, the search continues. Thanks for your
post!
"Andrew Glikman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Not that I have a solution for you, but things aren't broken at the kernel level. I've
>patched my way up from 2.2.12 through 2.2.16 and have written CDs all the way.
>I've been using both cdrecord-1.8a29-2 and cdrdao-1.1.3-1 without the funky
>write errors you've reported. And yes, I'm using an IDE CDRW with SCSI
>emulation. Having not looked at the how-tos recently, I don't know what changes
>you're refering to, but they may be related to your problems. Try a kernel recompile
>doing things the "old" way and see if that works.
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas
>E. Mitton) wrote:
>> Well, I just wanted to pass on the news that I've tried the new kernel v2.2.16
>> nad I have the same problem. Also, to ask if anyone has come up with any kind
>> of a solution.
>
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From: Chris Ahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Network card
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:37:25 GMT
Steve wrote:
>
> I'm getting a pc tomorrow and I'm going to need to install somekind of
> ethernet card in it... nothing special just for @home connection. I'm
> going to run slack (probably v7 or the newest stable version), specs are
> pII 333mhz, 128mbRAM, pci slots open... I had trouble with the crap card
> @home gave me for windows when they came in linux in this computer (in
> fact I ended up giving up) so i'm looking for something that's linux
> compatible with drivers and support and also being able to be easily
> installed in win98 second edition... i know there are a ton of 3com's
> that can do this, but anything cheaper would be really nice... any
> success stories? thanks a lot
>
> -steve-
I'm using a couple of RealTek chipset NICs, and an FA310TX by NetGear.
All very cheap. Go to Slackware to see their compatibility list.
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From: "Chris Harshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: eMachines and other Integrated Systems
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:38:42 -0700
I can speak with first hand experience; eMachines are not what I would call
reliable computers, not for the type of operation you're wanting to use them
for. Most notably, I have seen a *lot* (considerably higher than what I
would consider the norm) of these units go belly up after a few weeks /
months with dead power supplies. (Speaking as a former computer technician
for a chain that sold eMachines, and being the guy who dealt with all the
problems / repairs / returns on said units.)
YMMV, of course, but I would steer clear.
"Mike Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am looking to put together a system to co-locate somewhere as a
> webserver. I see that these eMachines are cheaper to buy than I could
> build a system. I found a good deal on a 400i
> http://www.e4me.com/infocentral/product_tower400i.html ) and was wondering
> if I'm going to have any problems with the integrated motherboard. I know
> the onboard sound won't work -- that's not a concern. I assume the video
> will work in just plain mode, nothing accelerated? I'm not going to use
> the modem, so that's no problem. But my biggest concern is reliability.
> I'm not going to be able to physically get at the machine at all, so it
> better not be having hardware trouble! Please let me know if you've had
> any good or bad experiences running Linux (Red Hat 6.1) on these
> integrated machines.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Robbins
> Chief Programmer, gamerack.com
>
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
>
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From: DanH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Network card
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:46:51 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm getting a pc tomorrow and I'm going to need to install somekind of
> ethernet card in it...
<...>
>i know there are a ton of 3com's
> that can do this, but anything cheaper would be really nice... any
> success stories? thanks a lot
>
> -steve-
Spend the money, get a 3Com. It'll work, it'll be there when you want it,
and it's easy to set up.
DanH
--
UNIX - Not just for vestal virgins anymore
Linux - Choice of a GNU generation
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H Dziardziel)
Subject: Re: Help! --Can I set the display frequence in Linux enviroment
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:51:44 GMT
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:09:59 -0700, "David Wang"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thank you for your kindly help, However, I have choose the right model and
>vendor of my monitor --> Sony Multiscan 15sfII and also try it in manully
>setting way, but it doesn't use the 75KHz for my monitor. It just use 60KHz
>for 800X600 16Bit. I am wondering if I can choose higher frequence by
>modifying the XF86Config file directly or something else? If it is possible,
>which section should I use?
>
>
>
Assuming the monitor vertical and horizontal frequencies are correct
and for the Sony sf2 my records show 50-120Hz and 31-65Khz
respectively, this seems to be a card/chipset setting limitation.
If the refresh is more than 75Hz at 8bpp at the chipset-clock is the
factor.
Try looking at the X server output whem it starts ie at the command
line type X >& /tmp/xout.txt. The server will oblige you with reasons
for not using certain configurations.
Good luck.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas E. Mitton)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,de.comp.periph.cdrom
Subject: Re: cdrecord bug? (or is it my computer!)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:49:48 GMT
Hi Don;
I've been searching for a solution to this problem ... or at least one
which is VERY similar, for quite some time now. My symptoms are that
cdrecord generates the "write_g1" and "0x2" codes at some point during
every burn BUT only since I upgraded to kernel v2.2.14, 2.2.15 and
2.2.16. When I go back to V2.2.13 it works just fine for data and
audio tracks.
I don't get the error when I'm blanking the CD-RW's BUT I do notice it
seems to lock up the entire computer until the "erase" is complete. I
can't do anything which accesses the hard drive that shares the CD IDE
channel.
Can you think of any change you have made to your system that
coincided with the error ... kernel upgrade, moveing the CD-R to a new
position in the IDE chain?
Please post any information you find. Thanks in advance.
Don Myroon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am having a problem with cdrecord. I have created an audio CD
>that worked properly (on the same system before I started having this
>problem. I don't know what changed), but now I'm getting the following
>error every time I try to write anything (either writing data, audio or
>just blanking a CDRW):
>
>drizzt:~/multimedia/mp3/cd$ cdrecord -scanbus
>Cdrecord 1.8 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J�rg Schilling
>Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
>scsibus0:
> 0,0,0 0) 'MATSHITA' 'UJDA310 ' '1.32' Removable
>CD-ROM
> 0,1,0 1) *
> 0,2,0 2) *
> 0,3,0 3) *
> 0,4,0 4) *
> 0,5,0 5) *
> 0,6,0 6) *
> 0,7,0 7) *
>
>Starting new track at sector: 0
>Track 01: 0 of 36 MB written.cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1:
>scsi sendcmd: retryable error
>CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0D 00
>status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
>Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 64 C0 00 00
>
>I was hoping that maybe someone could tell me what that error means?
>I'm
>using a DELL Inspiron 7500 laptop computer with Redhat Linux v6.2.
>Like I mentioned earlier, it did work for me a couple times before.
>Same system - I don't know what changed. Perhaps it's a
>hardware problem?
>
>I've used about 4 CDRs and two different CDRWs and get the same results.
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Don Myroon
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'City of the Thousand Islands'
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From: j a s o n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Network card
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:58:02 -0400
i personally like the 3c905 series... i've had nothing but success with
those cards.
i do realize that they are a few bucks and not within a the reach of
some... but, i have also found that being poor and surfing around them
auction type site(s) can bear some fruit (a.k.a. hardware cheap).
i do also recommend, that you not install you-know-what-doze on that
nice new machine...
good luck : }
j
Steve wrote:
>
> I'm getting a pc tomorrow and I'm going to need to install somekind of
> ethernet card in it... nothing special just for @home connection. I'm
> going to run slack (probably v7 or the newest stable version), specs are
> pII 333mhz, 128mbRAM, pci slots open... I had trouble with the crap card
> @home gave me for windows when they came in linux in this computer (in
> fact I ended up giving up) so i'm looking for something that's linux
> compatible with drivers and support and also being able to be easily
> installed in win98 second edition... i know there are a ton of 3com's
> that can do this, but anything cheaper would be really nice... any
> success stories? thanks a lot
>
> -steve-
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From: john calison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scsi-emulation
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:00:40 -0400
john calison wrote:
> Benjamin Black wrote:
>
> > john calison wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get my HP9300i CD-RW internal recognized on
> > > "scsi-emulation". On the secondary I have the CD as master and the ZIP
> > > as secondary. I configured according to the "cd-writingHOWTO", except I
> > > disabled ATAPI ide cdrom support. "cdrecord -scanbus" only shows the
> > > ZIP on "scsi 0, 0,0,0", it does not see the CD.
> > > Is there something to one device being seen as seven devices?
> > > Should there be a "scsi1" for the cd. Any help would be appreciated.
> > > I have posted request for help on this before and to all those who
> > > have responded I have tried your suggestions, but nothing has worked. I
> > > haven't replied because I was still trying to figure this out. In any
> > > case, thanks to all and any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> >
> > it shouldn't be anywhere near as all that. all i had to do was add the
> > lines
> >
> > alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi
> > options ide-cd ignore=hdd
> >
> > to my conf.modules file, add the line
> >
> > append="hdd=ide-scsi"
> >
> > to my linux image section of lilo.conf, add the line
> >
> > modprobe ide-scsi
> >
> > to my rc.local, change the symbolic link to /dev/cdrom1, rerun lilo, and
> > reboot.
> >
> > i have a HP CD-Writer+ 9300i as well, and i'm running Red Hat 6.2.
> >
> > --
>
> I gave the above a try, except with my CD-RW which is "hdc" and still no
> go. I didn't link "/dev/cdrom" to anything, because I was waiting to see
> what "sdx" it would come up as. As
> I'm running the CD as master and the Zip as slave on the secondary, I assume,
> the CD should have come up as "sda" and the Zip as "sdb". But, again, only
> the Zip came up and as "sda".
> Thanks for your reply, and I'm still at it.
>
> john
EUREKA! EUREKA! EUREKA! And I don't mean the vacuum cleaner, although I
feel I was sucked in by my own ignorance.
I finally got scsi emulation to see both the CD-RW and the Zip. I had done
everything correctly, except I didn't "dd" a new copy
of "bootsect.lnx" over to where W2K can see it so I was always booting off the
old lilo. Lilo is in the first sector of root partition
not the MBR. I'm triple booting Win98, W2K and RH6.1 and W2K's boot loader is
handling everything.
To all those who helped, much thanks. I hope I can return the favor.
john
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From: Michael V. Ferranti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Books
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 01:04:24 +0100
Here I was, minding my own business, and wouldn't you know it?
"Stu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> just had to go and say:
> I have installed a Linux distribution at home and started to get used to
>using it. I need a reference book which will fill in the knowledge gaps and
>get me up to speed quickly.
First off, look through your /usr/doc directory, and especially the
titles in the /usr/doc/HOWTO directory. Second, check online at the Linux
Documentation Project (LDP) and at Freshmeat. They have some good stuff in
HTML, Adobe Acrobat, and PostScript formats for both browsing and download.
Third, I suggest Redhat Linux Unleashed, or anything else released by Sams
Publishing. In a pinch, plenty of good information is to be had from UNIX
user's and operator's books and manuals. Linux is a fairly close UNIX
clone, at least at the shell prompt.
Lastly, don't expect to get up to speed quickly. Linux is a pretty
complex OS, where you basically control everything at or darned-near the
programmer's level, meaning you're about to get your hands filthy in the
OS. It saves alot of frustration if you expect to wriggle around awhile
before crawling, walking, and then running. At least that's how it's been
for me, and I've been fiddling around with Microsoft PCs for over a decade
now. I thought I knew some stuff, but it turns out I've learned next to
nothing all these years.
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/
http://freshmeat.net/
http://www.linuxdoc.org/
http://www.linuxpower.org/
PS: I'd dump the alt groups and stick with the comp.os.linux and
comp.protocols hierarchies.
- Michael V. Ferranti [blades&inreach*com]
GNUke The Planet!
The GNUclear Network�
ID# 177869 Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
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