Linux-Hardware Digest #211, Volume #13 Tue, 11 Jul 00 00:13:07 EDT
Contents:
LS-120 initialization problems ("Sean O'Brien")
ELSA GeForce 2 GTS/XConfigurator/AGP (Olivier)
Re: keyboard with additional function keys (B'ichela)
E&S Lightning 1200 Divers... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HP Printers (Grant Taylor)
Re: printer problem? (Grant Taylor)
Recommend a good 56k + 10/100 card? (Jeff Shipman)
Re: tape on scsi bus (serveraid) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
pppoe with bellatlantic.net adsl ("kevin j. anderson")
Re: CPU temperature ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: CPU temperature (Alex)
Re: pppoe with bellatlantic.net adsl (Hal Burgiss)
Re: LS-120 initialization problems ("Gene Heskett")
D-Link DFE-530TX network card ("Dennis Peacock")
Re: Redhat 6.2 on new Dell Dimension (Andrzej Zawadzki)
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From: "Sean O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: LS-120 initialization problems
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:33:56 -0700
We are running Red Hat 6.1 with the default LS-120 driver. When we plug in
the LS-120, it does not recognize the device as an LS-120 but either as an
Unknown ATAPI (type 31) or (type 17) or (type 16).
Other symptoms: After not recognizing the LS-120, subsequent reboots causes
the BIOS to no longer recognize the drive. 1 in 50 times the drive is
successfully recognized and really pisses me off.
Are there different LS-120 drivers available?
Any advice on how to continue to debug???
BTW drive and cables work properly under Win NT (sorry...)
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From: Olivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ELSA GeForce 2 GTS/XConfigurator/AGP
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:21:37 -0700
I have an NVDIA chipset based called GeForce 2 GTS sitting
in my AGP slot.
1) I have tried making this card work using XFree
4.0.1/Xconfigurator.
2) I have also downloaded and installed the NVIDIA linux
drivers.
To no avail. Has anyone successfully made this work?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B'ichela)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: keyboard with additional function keys
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:10:34 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:47:20 +0200, LY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanx for the information, but I still have the problem. I've mentioned that
>if I press a key that I'll get a sequence of scancodes e.g. scancode for the
>number "4" is 0x85, after pressing the additional function key I get 0x85
>0x85. I can't work with this sequence of scancodes, because it's not unique.
>
>However, thanx for the information!!!
Whoa! whoa! I think you are slightly confused. On the IBM
keyboard the Fkeys are two digits for the scan codes. (grumble I wish
I still had my Dos books here). If the preceding digit is a 0 followd
by a number. press F1 for example. you will see a number like this
0;32 (its an example ok, I don't have my books anymore as I dumped
them when I went to linux full time).
What you Need to do is... If you can give us the manufactuers
name and Model Number, One can look on the web for the specs
reguarding the double byte scan codes sent by your 30 extra keys!
Isn't here a program that will show this table? I checked
dumpkeys and it looks at keytable (when it comes to IBM compat
keyboards I even get lost). Perhaps these keys are user Programmed
either via software or by keyboard settings. AGain without the
instructions one cannot be certain of which it is!
Flip up the keyboard, give us the Manufactuer, and the model
number (AT LEAST!!!!) and perhaps someone who has a similar keyboard
will be able to speak up.
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B'ichela
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: E&S Lightning 1200 Divers...
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:12:56 GMT
I am trying to find any drivers that will work with the E&S Lightning 1200 Video CArd.
I do not want to spend $250 for XI Graphics X-Server, I just can't afford it just for
messin with and learning linux. Does anybody know of a workaround for this, I just
picked up eDesktop 2.4 from Caldera TIA
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP Printers
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:18:46 GMT
"KASI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have one of those printers: the HP 820 Cse for Windows. I have
> found a third party program that is supposed to be able to use these
> types of printers with Ghostscript. Consult http://www.httptech.com
> for download program. The problem I have is in setting up my
> printer on PPA in order to utilize this software.
There is a HOWTO describing how to install pnmtoppa for Red Hat
systems, and they offer RPMs at this project's page on sourceforge.
Go search it out on http://www.sourceforge.net/
Your complaint should be with HP, who does not document their
hardware. That free software authors struggle to make even a
user-unfriendly program drive the thing is not surprising.
> I have, and I think many other newbies to Linux have, a problem with knowing
> exactly where to go and how to set up hardware. And it isn't because of a
> lack of trying. I have purchased three books on the Linux OS and have
> checked out many more from my local library but can find no help in setting
> up hardware not automatically set up by Linux. Any help will be appreciated.
You could consult the Linux Documentation Project; see
http://www.linuxdoc.org/
> The biggest problem facing Linux in it's competition with Windows is
> the ease in which hardware is recognized and installed. The process
> must become more automatic and user friendly.
This is not obvious to me; my hardware changes very infrequently, so
it seems silly to spend much time making hardware setup easier.
> Even downloading and installing updates is too complicated and
> requires too much knowledge of command structure to win many
> advocates.
Hmm. Keeping a Debian or FreeBSD system updated is trivial; perhaps
you use an RPM-based system?
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Linux Printing HOWTO and Website: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting in most things Unix/Linux/*BSD/Perl/C/C++
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: printer problem?
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:20:07 GMT
"cnchun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a epson stylus color 300 printer. I want to use it on
> linux,but i dont know whether it is supported by linux now.
It is. See http://www.linuxprinting.org/
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Linux Printing HOWTO and Website: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting in most things Unix/Linux/*BSD/Perl/C/C++
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From: Jeff Shipman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Recommend a good 56k + 10/100 card?
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:42:18 -0600
I'm currently searching for PCMCIA combo cards that
work in linux, and the only one I've managed to find
so far is the Linksys 56k modem + 10/100 PCMCIA card.
Is this a good card? Does any part of it suffer? I
want to make sure the card I get is top of the line.
I called 3Com, but they didn't have any cards that
were guaranteed to work in Linux.
If anybody knows of a good card, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks.
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Subject: Re: tape on scsi bus (serveraid)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:40:41 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.) writes:
> > scsi0 : IBM PCI ServeRAID 1.00.00 <ServeRAID 3L>
> > (scsi1) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 3/1
> Is there anything attached to your two Adaptec SCSI cards (or are they
> two channels of a single card?)
Unless I'm mistaken, the AIC-7895 is an integrated controller with two
channels. On my motherboard, there's two 68-pin connectors, each
going to a different channel, and one 50-pin connector going to
channel A.
> If no SCSI-related output follows this,
> then it would appear that you do not have anything attached to them.
Note also that the AIC-7895 is a RAIDport II controller. The
ServeRAID controller might be nothing more than an ARO-1130 with IBM's
name tacked on.
In any case, the tape drive shouldn't be on the same channel as the
array. That's just asking for problems. I don't know how RAIDport
cards work; do they actually provide one or more new channels, or do
they use the ones on the motherboard? If they use the ones on the
motherboard, it's possible you plugged your tape drive into the 50-pin
connector, expecting it to be a third or different channel.
--
Eric P. McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Dude... my hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves...
oh, wait."
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From: "kevin j. anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pppoe with bellatlantic.net adsl
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:41:46 GMT
i know this may or may not be considered the right newsgroup for this
question, but figured it wouldnt hurt to give it a try.
im running suse 6.4 and im trying to get it running with my bellatlantic
dsl. im using a westel adsl external modem and an 3com 3c90 tx NIC.
everything seems to be setup correctly. ive even tried various pppoe
software, with no luck.
now, the only thing i can think of as the problem is that my current windows
winpoet pppoe software will use two ip adresses. one, which seems to be
transparent, uses itself as the default gateway as the ppp adapter. the
other is assigned directly to my NIC.
any ideas would be great. or even if you could point me towards another
newsgroup, person, etc where i might be able find an answer would also be
apreciated.
kevin anderson
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Subject: Re: CPU temperature
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:42:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.) writes:
[CPU air conditioners]
> > The ones I've read about also cost big bucks.
> Depends on how you define "big". I see them at shows for around $50.
> According to http://www.pcmech.com/cooling.htm, the going price is
> $30-70.
Hmm. The ones I was thinking of were, IIRC, well over a couple
hundred bucks, so I'm probably thinking of something else.
> More than a plain fan ($10-20, usually), but not something that should
> break your budget either. Heck, I spend more than that on my surge
> suppressors!
Perhaps this is something I should look into. Actually, is there an
optimal operating temperature for CPU's? I.e., is it possible to cool
a CPU too much?
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Eric P. McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Dude... my hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves...
oh, wait."
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From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:45:26 -0400
"David C." wrote:
> Alex Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > I am wondering what is the normal temperature for AMD K6-3 450 CPU...
>
> Check out section 17 of AMD's K6-III data sheet:
> http://www.amd.com/K6/k6docs/pdf/21918.pdf
>
> According to this, the maximum temperature of the CPU (at the center of
> the chip's upper surface) should not exceed 65 degreed C.
>
First of all, thanks for the detail explanation.
I have just checked again. The The CPU is running at about 55-61 C... It is
hot...
A side note, the outer case cover has been removed a few days ago. Removing
the outer case doesn't seems to help much.
>
> it seems a bit high to me. Given that the limit is 65 degrees, I'd want
> to try and keep the temperature down below 50 degrees. Preferably below
> 45, if possible. Here are some things to check out:
>
> 1: Do you have thermal compound between the top of the CPU and its heat
> sink? If not, get some and apply it. This actually helps a lot.
>
Yes.
>
> If, for any reason you need to separate the CPU from the heat sink in
> the future, be sure to remove the old and apply new compound before
> reinstalling the heat sink.
>
>
> 2: Does the CPU heat sink have a fan on it? If not, consider a heat
> sink with a fan. Unless you are certain that your case-fans are
> moving enough air across the CPU, you should always use a heat-sink
> with a fan.
Yes. I do have a heat sink and fan on top of the CPU.
>
>
> 3: Do you have any case-fans other than the one in your power supply?
> If not, consider adding one or two.
>
Yes. I have two.
>
> 4: Are your case fans blowing in the right direction? You want to make
> sure that each additional fan increases the amount of airflow. If
> one is installed backwards, it will decrease the amount of airflow.
>
Yes. Front: in; Back: out
>
> 5: You might want to consider an active-cooling heat sink for the CPU.
> These (aka "Peltier" heat sinks) are small air conditioners. They
> actively suck heat away from the CPU and blow it into the case. (You
> will still need adequate airflow through the case in order to
> dissipate this heat.) They can greatly reduce CPU temperature, but
> they are usually not required, unless you're overclocking your CPU.
>
I think I am going to need it. Is it hard to install? Where would be a good
place to get something like that? I have browsed a little on the web but I
don't really know what I am looking for... I am not over clocking the CPU. It
is K6-3 450. Unless... it's fake... Hope not.
>
> > I don't have any problem running in Linux... But, Windoz can't even boot
> > up most of the time (new fresh installed system. Still a piece of crap.)
>
> I don't think this is a hardware issue.
Me neither... But who knows... I have heard some people saying their
computers crash less when the temperature is lower.
>
>
> -- David
Alex.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: pppoe with bellatlantic.net adsl
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:52:16 GMT
On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:41:46 GMT, kevin j. anderson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>any ideas would be great. or even if you could point me towards
>another newsgroup, person, etc where i might be able find an answer
>would also be apreciated.
comp.dcom.xdsl. Many BA customers there. Maybe comp.os.linux.networking
too.
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Date: 10 Jul 2000 23:18:4 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LS-120 initialization problems
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Sean O'Brien;
SO> We are running Red Hat 6.1 with the default LS-120 driver. When we plug
SO> in the LS-120, it does not recognize the device as an LS-120 but either
SO> as an Unknown ATAPI (type 31) or (type 17) or (type 16).
SO> Other symptoms: After not recognizing the LS-120, subsequent reboots
SO> causes the BIOS to no longer recognize the drive. 1 in 50 times the
SO> drive is successfully recognized and really pisses me off.
SO> Are there different LS-120 drivers available?
SO> Any advice on how to continue to debug???
SO> BTW drive and cables work properly under Win NT (sorry...)
SO> Email response to delete (123456NOSPAM123456) from email address
SO> sean_obrien(123456NOSPAM123456)@ziatech.com
No. Ask here, get answers here so that all might learn.
It rather sounds as if you don't have something quite right in your
kernel, or possibly in fstab. I'd check the kernel first. I have
support for other atapi/ide devices turned on, and no matching entries
in fstab. If I am watching during the boot, the drive somewhat confuses
the bus scanners if there is no disk in it because it reports its size
twice, once as a 120 meg floppy, and once as a 1.44 meg floppy. Because
that leaves both possibilities open, I'd *never* have a disk in it at
boot time or it will make the choice for you. I have some disks I made
an ext2 filesystem on, and some original messydos, any of them mounts
properly to 'mount -t filesystem /dev/hdd /mnt/ls120', and this includes
720k and 1.44 meg floppies.
Check your kernel config, and rebuild if required. Better yet, get the
replacement kernel from RH for 6.1, there has been a security update,
probably to 2.2.16-3. An 'rpm -uvH will install it, but will NOT edit
/etc/lilo.conf, nor run lilo to complete the install. Do that and
reboot, it might work ok then without a major rebuild. There are other
security updates for 6.1, most notable being a newer 'bind', do not fail
to install that. The old (included with 6.1) one is a script kiddie
magnet they can find from halfway around the planet.
Cheers, Gene
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From: "Dennis Peacock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: D-Link DFE-530TX network card
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:56:25 -0500
Just wondering if anyone out there has had any luck with the D-Link
DFE-530TX+ network card on SuSE Linux or Linux in general. I have tried a
Linksys card and now a new D-Link card without success. YAST2 never sees
the card and when I do a lspci it reports that it sees the ethernet card. I
downloaded the netdriver.spec via RPM and ran the gammot with that until I
got no errors. I still am unable to get a link light on the card. Any
suggestions or steps that I am missing. This is SuSE Linux with kernel
2.2.14 running on a Pentium 200 with 64MB RAM and a 10GB WD hard drive
(IDE).
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Dennis
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From: Andrzej Zawadzki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2 on new Dell Dimension
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:08:57 -0700
Steve Versteeg wrote:
> Hi,
> Work has just given me a new Dell Dimension XPS T700r. It's a
> PIII-700 with 128 meg of RAM. It came with Windows 98 installed, and
> that works fine. I'm trying to install Redhat Linux 6.2 onto it.
>
> The Redhat installation program is not finding my hard drive. At the
> point in the installation when you are supposed to partition your hard
> drive
> I get the message something like "no devices to install on"
> I have tried giving the disk geometry to the kernel at bootup with the
> option hda=2482,255,63. But this does not seem to help.
>
> I have tried playing with my BIOS settings. The unusual thing is that
> there are not even any options for the hard drive.
>
> Here are my system specs:
> Dell Dimension XPS T700r
> Hard disk: Maxtor 5 2049 U4 18gig (according to Windows 98)
> BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 release 6.0 A09
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
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