Linux-Hardware Digest #109, Volume #13 Sat, 24 Jun 00 21:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: APC Powerchute not working ("David ..")
Re: Anyone still familiar with EISA systems? ("LR")
RH6.2 on Athlon - boot problems. (Siva Saravanan Jayaraman)
Re: 486 for Linux and X?
Mandrake 7.1: configuration problems with Yamaha OPL-SAx (Michele Ravani)
Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond (Will)
Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond (Will)
Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond (Will)
Re: Need help with CS4232 on Caldera OpenLinux 2.4 - reports "failed loading
module"... (Dances With Crows)
Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond (Psyche)
Re: geforce 256 ("Alex Meaden")
Re: failed to eject cdrom ("Alex Meaden")
Need help with optimising HD speed. (Clifford Pennock)
Re: RH6.2 on Athlon - boot problems. (LhD Administrator)
Re: Integrated Audio on new Motherboard (Chris Rankin)
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: APC Powerchute not working
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:40:03 -0500
Bill Gee wrote:
>
> I installed APC PowerChute on my server.
> The system is RH6.2 and the UPS is a Back-UPS 650 (simple signalling).
You downloaded the wrong program you need "power chute plus" program. It
will work with or without X.
--
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: "LR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone still familiar with EISA systems?
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 18:05:59 -0400
>
>>> EISA uses a setup program on a floppy disk for the installation
>>> and configuration of add-on cards. If you don't have it, you're
>>> stuck,
Sorry for the belated response, but I just joined the group...
My office standardized on Digital a number of year ago, and still has some
Celebis, Prioris, etc. machines around. AND we have some of the EISA
configuration diskettes.
If you still DO need the configuration diskettes, then let me know what
model machine you have (from bootup screen, or bar-code/serial label at back
of pc).
Luis
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From: Siva Saravanan Jayaraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH6.2 on Athlon - boot problems.
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:56:32 -0700
I installed RedHat 6.2 on my Athlon 800 pc. The install went off
peacefully. But I cant seem to be able to boot Linux afterwards.
Is this a known bug ?? I cant seem to find any doucmentation on it
anywhere.
Any help would be much appreciated.
-Siva
Seek refuge in the knowledge of Brahman. He who works selfishly for
results is miserable.
- Bhagavad Gita
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: 486 for Linux and X?
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:21:42 GMT
On 24 Jun 2000 07:54:17 -0700, Ronald Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Knecht) writes:
>> Could some kind soul please tell me if Linux (TurboLinux
>> Workstation) and X will run well enough for practical use on a
>> 486DX-100? Only one user. Probably no graphics editing, etc. to
>> speak of.
>
>Gnome/Enlightenment is too slow for my tastes on a 486DX4/100 with
>32M. xdm and twm are acceptable, though (I was running tvtwm).
On that spec of hardware, WindowMaker should be an acceptable
compromise.
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From: Michele Ravani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Mandrake 7.1: configuration problems with Yamaha OPL-SAx
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:48:44 +0100
Hi
I have installed Mandrake 7.1 on my Dell dimension XPS D300, which has
an onboard sound chip (Yamaha OPL-Sax). The configuration of the
'soundcard' fails. I have tried using isapnp as I did on RH6.1 but
iincur in various problems. On RH the sound was ok.
Using HardDrake I am able to configure the card (although not
completely, the gameport cofiguration fails) and it works, but the
configuration is lost at reboot (the initscript is missing, but should
be available with the next release).
Some error messages come up at boot time regarding sound modules, and my
limited knowledge doesn't allow me to understand what is going on.
Can any of you tribe elders illuminate me? :o)
dmesg output:
[...]
ad1848/cs4248 codec driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
Found OPL3-SAx (YMF719)
YM3812 and OPL-3 driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen, Rob Hooft
1993-1996
OPL3 not detected ff
[...]
/var/log/messages output:
[...]
Jun 21 22:22:58 localhost kudzu: succeeded
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3sa2.o:
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe: init_module: Device or resource busy
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3sa2.o: ins
mod /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3sa2.o failed
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3sa2.o: ins
mod opl3sa2 failed
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost sound: Loading sound module (opl3sa2) failed
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3.o:
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe: init_module: Device or resource busy
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3.o failed
Jun 21 22:22:59 localhost modprobe:
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3.o: insmod
[...]
Jun 21 22:25:33 localhost PAM_pwdb[540]: (kde) session opened for user
michele by (uid=0)
Jun 21 22:25:39 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-slot-0
Jun 21 22:25:39 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
sound-service-0-3
Jun 21 22:43:34 localhost PAM_pwdb[690]: (su) session opened for user
root by (uid=501)
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From: Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:18:40 +0100
Samuel Bai wrote:
> I have a v.90 k56 fax/modem PC card and I installed pcmcia-cs-3.1.16.
> The laptop has no trouble to recognize the card and does the
> configuration.
>
> However, when kppp was used, I always get the message "modem doesn't
> respond", or "the device is busy" depending which device I used.
>
> What is the problem, and how do I solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> X.Z.
Deja screwed my reply. Let's try again.
I had exactly the same problem when I installed Mandrake 7.0 on my
laptop. I found a solution in the PCMCIA-HOWTO at
<http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org>.
You need to edit /etc/pcmcia/config to make sure the following device
line is there - either edit the existing one or add a new:
device "serial_cs"
class "serial" module "misc/serial", "serial_cs"
Then, you need to edit /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts to set the SERIAL_OPTS
variable.
SERIAL_OPTS="irq 0"
You then need to restart the PCMCIA service. On Mandrake, and probably
RedHat too, you would enter
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
Setting it to zero should get the modem working, but probably slowly. If
you type
cardctl config
at a shell prompt it'll tell you, among other things, the irq of your
modem card (3 in my case). Replacing the 0 with 3 has allowed my modem
to connect at full speed, but for some reason everytime I reboot the
computer I need to change the 3 back to 0, restart pcmcia, set the 0
back to 3 and restart pcmcia to get a proper connection again. I'm
currently looking into that, so if/when I sort it out I'll post the
answer here!
HTH,
Psych
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From: Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:19:08 +0100
Samuel Bai wrote:
> I have a v.90 k56 fax/modem PC card and I installed pcmcia-cs-3.1.16.
> The laptop has no trouble to recognize the card and does the
> configuration.
>
> However, when kppp was used, I always get the message "modem doesn't
> respond", or "the device is busy" depending which device I used.
>
> What is the problem, and how do I solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> X.Z.
Deja screwed my reply. Let's try again.
I had exactly the same problem when I installed Mandrake 7.0 on my
laptop. I found a solution in the PCMCIA-HOWTO at
<http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org>.
You need to edit /etc/pcmcia/config to make sure the following device
line is there - either edit the existing one or add a new:
device "serial_cs"
class "serial" module "misc/serial", "serial_cs"
Then, you need to edit /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts to set the SERIAL_OPTS
variable.
SERIAL_OPTS="irq 0"
You then need to restart the PCMCIA service. On Mandrake, and probably
RedHat too, you would enter
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
Setting it to zero should get the modem working, but probably slowly. If
you type
cardctl config
at a shell prompt it'll tell you, among other things, the irq of your
modem card (3 in my case). Replacing the 0 with 3 has allowed my modem
to connect at full speed, but for some reason everytime I reboot the
computer I need to change the 3 back to 0, restart pcmcia, set the 0
back to 3 and restart pcmcia to get a proper connection again. I'm
currently looking into that, so if/when I sort it out I'll post the
answer here!
HTH,
Psych
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From: Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:21:56 +0100
Samuel Bai wrote:
> I have a v.90 k56 fax/modem PC card and I installed pcmcia-cs-3.1.16.
> The laptop has no trouble to recognize the card and does the
> configuration.
>
> However, when kppp was used, I always get the message "modem doesn't
> respond", or "the device is busy" depending which device I used.
>
> What is the problem, and how do I solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> X.Z.
Deja screwed my reply. Let's try again.
I had exactly the same problem when I installed Mandrake 7.0 on my
laptop. I found a solution in the PCMCIA-HOWTO at
<http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org>.
You need to edit /etc/pcmcia/config to make sure the following device
line is there - either edit the existing one or add a new:
device "serial_cs"
class "serial" module "misc/serial", "serial_cs"
Then, you need to edit /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts to set the SERIAL_OPTS
variable.
SERIAL_OPTS="irq 0"
You then need to restart the PCMCIA service. On Mandrake, and probably
RedHat too, you would enter
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
Setting it to zero should get the modem working, but probably slowly. If
you type
cardctl config
at a shell prompt it'll tell you, among other things, the irq of your
modem card (3 in my case). Replacing the 0 with 3 has allowed my modem
to connect at full speed, but for some reason everytime I reboot the
computer I need to change the 3 back to 0, restart pcmcia, set the 0
back to 3 and restart pcmcia to get a proper connection again. I'm
currently looking into that, so if/when I sort it out I'll post the
answer here!
HTH,
Will
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Need help with CS4232 on Caldera OpenLinux 2.4 - reports "failed loading
module"...
Date: 24 Jun 2000 20:11:25 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:26:26 -0400, LR
<<XJ855.19467$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>Hi folks, hope you can help:
>
>I have an IBM Aptiva P200, which I want to convert to Linux PC. According
>to all the IBM specs he audio controller is a Crystal 4237B. All the
>drivers were 4232.
>
>When I installed Linux, the install wouldn't autodetect the soundcard,
>although it is apparently support. Attempting to add it using the package
>manager, resulted in a message telling me that the AD1848 driver had to be
>installed (which it did ok). After that attempting to add the Crystal 4232
>gets me only a cryptic "failed loading module" message.
>
>Caldera support suggested I should check out ISAPNP but after reading the
>HowTo for it and PnPDump, I'm no further ahead.
The settings I've used for Crystal 423x cards in the past go like so:
modprobe sound dmabuf=1
modprobe cs4232 io=0x534 irq=5 dma=1 dma2=0 mpuio=0x330 mpuirq=9
modprobe opl3 io=0x388
The io= value may be different; I've seen some that use 0x530 so try that
if 0x534 doesn't work.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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From: Psyche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Laptop, modem, ... doesn't respond
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:29:51 +0100
Samuel Bai wrote:
> I have a v.90 k56 fax/modem PC card and I installed pcmcia-cs-3.1.16.
> The laptop has no trouble to recognize the card and does the
> configuration.
>
> However, when kppp was used, I always get the message "modem doesn't
> respond", or "the device is busy" depending which device I used.
>
> What is the problem, and how do I solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> X.Z.
Deja screwed my reply. Let's try again.
I had exactly the same problem when I installed Mandrake 7.0 on my
laptop. I found a solution in the PCMCIA-HOWTO at
<http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org>.
You need to edit /etc/pcmcia/config to make sure the following device
line is there - either edit the existing one or add a new:
device "serial_cs"
class "serial" module "misc/serial", "serial_cs"
Then, you need to edit /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts to set the SERIAL_OPTS
variable.
SERIAL_OPTS="irq 0"
You then need to restart the PCMCIA service. On Mandrake, and probably
RedHat too, you would enter
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
Setting it to zero should get the modem working, but probably slowly. If
you type
cardctl config
at a shell prompt it'll tell you, among other things, the irq of your
modem card (3 in my case). Replacing the 0 with 3 has allowed my modem
to connect at full speed, but for some reason everytime I reboot the
computer I need to change the 3 back to 0, restart pcmcia, set the 0
back to 3 and restart pcmcia to get a proper connection again. I'm
currently looking into that, so if/when I sort it out I'll post the
answer here!
HTH,
Will
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From: "Alex Meaden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: geforce 256
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:37:08 +0100
Yes - with the newest XFree86
"Corsaro Nero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:H0655.273263$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Anyone knows if Linux Rh 6.2 or Mandrake 7.0 support some geforce 256
video
> card, as Cerative annihilator 256 or Asus geforce ?
>
> Thanks
> Luca
>
>
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From: "Alex Meaden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: failed to eject cdrom
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:53:57 +0100
Most CD-ROM drives have a small hole in the front that allows a manual eject
using a piece of wire/straightened paperclip pushed in.
"Bernhard Mogens Ege" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a wierd and irritating problem. My cdrom drive will eject!
> Usually there is no problem, but this time I pressed the eject button
> before I unmounted the cd and now I cannot eject (either by pressing
> the eject button or using the eject command). Is there a way to
> force ejection or do I have to reboot my machine?
>
> eject -v cdrom
>
> eject: device name is `cdrom'
> eject: expanded name is `/dev/cdrom'
> eject: `/dev/cdrom' is a link to `/dev/hdd'
> eject: `/dev/hdd' is not mounted
> eject: `/dev/hdd' is not a mount point
> eject: `/dev/hdd' is a multipartition device
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/hdd' using CD-ROM eject command
> eject: CD-ROM eject command failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/hdd' using SCSI commands
> eject: SCSI eject failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/hdd' using floppy eject command
> eject: floppy eject command failed
> eject: trying to eject `/dev/hdd' using tape offline command
> eject: tape offline command failed
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Invalid argument
>
> Even tried to eject as root.
>
> regards,
>
> Bernhard Ege
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From: Clifford Pennock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Need help with optimising HD speed.
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 02:44:46 +0200
I have two computers:
- overclocked Celeron @550Mhz (100Mhz busspeed) with a Quantum 13Gb
harddisk, RedHat 6.2, and
- one Celeron @500Mhz (66Mhz busspeed) with A Samsung 15.3Gb harddisk,
Debian/Slink.
When I do "hdparm -t /dev/hda", I get tremendous differences in speed
between both harddisk:
Quantum: 20Mb/sec (-t), 120Mb/sec (-T)
Samsung: 8Mb/sec (-t), 17Mb/sec (-T)
Both systems boot with the same hdparm parameters (like -c1 -m16 etc.).
Both BIOSes are set to autodetect the HD (and after checking, both use
optimum settings - LBA, optimum PIO, etc.).
I simply cannot believe the Samsung is so much slower than the Quantum
(even with the 30% difference in busspeed). There's nothing else
connected to the IDE interface the Samsung uses. Anyone know what else
there is to check?
Thanks,
Cliff
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From: LhD Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH6.2 on Athlon - boot problems.
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 00:37:47 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Siva Saravanan Jayaraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I installed RedHat 6.2 on my Athlon 800 pc. The install went off
> peacefully. But I cant seem to be able to boot Linux afterwards.
> Is this a known bug ?? I cant seem to find any doucmentation on it
> anywhere.
You may want to see our two Athlon articles, we talk about some of the
workarounds for MTRR and other booting problems. They're linked from
LhD's front page, http://www.linhardware.com. Also see user ratings and
workarounds for your specific motherboard (all Athlon motherboards are
listed by the Linux Hardware Database).
--
LhD Administrator
Linux Hardware Database
http://www.linhardware.com
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Chris Rankin <au.zipworld.com@{no.spam}rankinc>
Subject: Re: Integrated Audio on new Motherboard
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 11:05:43 +1000
Wolfgang Fritz wrote:
> AC97 is no sound chip but a specification (Audio Codec 97). There are
> different chips supporting this standard; some of them using the es1371
> driver.
... which explains why I didn't find anything about AC97 - I was looking
in the wrong place :-) !
> What does the command lspci (under root) show?
I which I could tell you ... but I won't receive this motherboard for
another 2 weeks (at least). I'm not buying this board for the sound
chip, but since I have it I should use it, if you see what I mean.
The board is a Supermicro PIIIDME.
Cheers,
Chris
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