Linux-Hardware Digest #214, Volume #13 Tue, 11 Jul 00 13:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: linux/NT partition (Steve Martin)
SB Ensoniq probs (Simon Lemieux)
Re: Help! Parallel port ZIP drive errors (Dances With Crows)
Re: SCSI devices - Hot removal? (Dances With Crows)
Bogomips halves after booting ("Joop Stakenborg")
Re: SB Ensoniq probs (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: Bogomips halves after booting (Georg Acher)
recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7 ("Dave McKay")
Re: recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7 (William M. Perry)
Re: PCI Internal Modem ("Clifford A. Brown")
Re: Help! Parallel port ZIP drive errors (Krzys Majewski)
NIC p ("Harris Chan")
Re: recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: keyboard with additional function keys ("LY")
right!! (Rafael Avila de Espindola)
Re: 16 bit computer (David C.)
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From: Steve Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux/NT partition
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:23:04 -0400
jkauffman wrote:
>
> I have installed both NT and Linux on my machine, NT having
> 2 partitions. My problem is that NT can only see one of
> them, how can I configure things so that NT sees both
> partitions?
Just for clarification... do you mean that you have one Linux partition
and one NT partition, or that you have a total of three partitions
(one Linux and two NT)?
In the first instance, forget about it; NT cannot see a Linux
partition. It'll show up (if I remember correctly) under Disk
Manager, but you can't do anything with it, as NT does not read
the ext2fs filesystem.
If you're just trying to get NT to see a second NT partition,
you do this with Disk Manager. Once you've created the
partitions, Disk Manager "tags" them with NT-specific byte
codes for its own management, then you must format the partitions
(either as FAT or as NTFS).
Good luck.
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From: Simon Lemieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SB Ensoniq probs
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:21:44 GMT
Hi,
I got a SoundBlaster Ensoniq with Redhat 6.1 and when I run sndconfig I get the
following error after trying the "test sound"...
x The following error occurred running x
x the modprobe program: x
x x
x /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/es1371.o: x
x init_module: Device or resource busy x
Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
Thanks,
Simon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Help! Parallel port ZIP drive errors
Date: 11 Jul 2000 08:25:17 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11 Jul 2000 08:18:37 GMT, Krzys Majewski
<<8kel8t$hou$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>The following happens sporadically. For example, just now I was
>successfully reading/writing a zip disk. Then I changed disks.
>When I tried to mount the second disk, I got these errors.
>Any help or suggestions where to look appreciated. -chris
>
>Jul 11 01:13:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
>Jul 11 01:13:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sdc3 sdc4
Hmmm. I saw a ZIP disk a few weeks ago that gave a similar (but worse)
error message when I attempted to access it. The fact that 4 partitions
are being reported is not a good sign--ZIP disks are supposed to have one
partition on them.[0]
What does fdisk -l report for the disk? The aforementioned ZIP disk gave
a royally messed-up partition table that reported one partition as being
1.2G. Don't precisely know the cause of it, but I suspect a program that
a cow-orker was using to "allow PCs and Macs to share the same
disk"[1]. I managed to recover the data on that particular disk by dd'ing
the whole disk to the hard drive and running dosfsck on the file that
resulted, then running fdisk and mkdosfs on the ZIP disk and copying the
files in the DOS filesystem image back over.
ZIP drives are usually not this difficult--how are you managing to run
into so many problems?
[0] Yes, I read your earlier messages about not partitioning your
disks. Most systems *expect* ZIPs to be partitioned, so most people
follow the standard as it makes things easier.
[1] Er, they can both read and write VFAT, so why not just use that?
--
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: SCSI devices - Hot removal?
Date: 11 Jul 2000 08:32:42 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 05:30:03 GMT, Elliot
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>This is something I should know but don't. Is it possible to remove a
>device from the SCSI chain without shutting down the system? If so, do you
>have to inform the OS that you have done it?
This is probably not a good idea unless your hardware explicitly supports
it. There are a number of RAID systems that can handle hot-swapping SCSI
drives; check your hardware manual. There are also SCSI removable hard
drives such as the ORB and Jaz, where you don't have to unplug anything.
You might get a better answer if you said exactly what kind of hardware
you're talking about here.
--
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: "Joop Stakenborg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bogomips halves after booting
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:24:14 +0100
Hi,
Strange bogomips behaviour: while booting the kernel (2.2.17pre9) I see:
Calibrating delay loop... 1395.92 BogoMIPS
when booting is ready, after opening a console and typing bogomips, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 692.00 BogoMips
The system is a ABIT KA-7 board with an Athlon 750, lspci gives:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8371 [KX133] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8371 [PCI-PCI Bridge]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super] (rev
21)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev
10)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 10)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 10)
00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
(rev 30)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000 (rev
06)
00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (rev
04)
Should I worry about this?
Thanks,
Joop
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Subject: Re: SB Ensoniq probs
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:53:38 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon Lemieux) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Hi,
> I got a SoundBlaster Ensoniq with Redhat 6.1 and when I run
> sndconfig I get the
>following error after trying the "test sound"...
>
> x The following error occurred running x
> x the modprobe program: x
> x
> x x
> /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/es1371.o: x
> x init_module: Device or resource busy x
>
>
>Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
Probably there's a resource conflict. Are you sure you are supplying the
right values for irq and io-address? Anyway, compiling the support directly
into the kernel worked just fine for my Creative ES1371/PCI128 card on
mdk7.0, it is then detected at bootup. Suggest you try this. Run "cat
foo.wav > /dev/dsp" to test.
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Acher)
Subject: Re: Bogomips halves after booting
Date: 11 Jul 2000 13:14:53 GMT
In article <396860df$0$27284@reader5>,
"Joop Stakenborg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|> Hi,
|>
|> Strange bogomips behaviour: while booting the kernel (2.2.17pre9) I see:
|>
|> Calibrating delay loop... 1395.92 BogoMIPS
|>
|> when booting is ready, after opening a console and typing bogomips, I get:
|>
|> Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 692.00 BogoMips
Simple Answer: The kernel uses a different bogomips code than your user program.
Since the kernel needs the bogomips value only for timing very short delays,
the actual value is meaningless (bogus...).
--
Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.in.tum.de/~acher/
"Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias
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From: "Dave McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux
Subject: recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:05:04 +0100
I'm using Linux Mandrake 7 and Windows 2000 and
am looking to buy a DVD player and a new mouse,
I was considering buying one of the new optical
mice, microsoft do an incredibly stylish one but
i'm not sure if I will be able to use it in Linux,
it supposedly works on a MAC or PC, but there is
no mention of linux...
So, can anyone recommend a good DVD player (and
decoder card) at a reasonable price that will run
on Linux and Win2000? I have around �150 to spend
on the player maximum.
If anyone has had any experience using MS mice in
Linux, please tell me about it.
Thanks in advance,
Dave McKay
homepage - http://www.btinternet.com/~dmckay/
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William M. Perry)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:41:34 GMT
"Dave McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I was considering buying one of the new optical mice, microsoft do an
> incredibly stylish one but i'm not sure if I will be able to use it in
> Linux, it supposedly works on a MAC or PC, but there is no mention of
> linux...
I'm using the USB optical mouse from microsoft and it works fine. I've
used it as a ps/2 mouse as well, with no problems.
-Bill P.
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:00:13 -0400
From: "Clifford A. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PCI Internal Modem
Unless manufacturers have started putting reset or power button/switches
on their internal modems then it would probably be best to get an
external modem for any UNIX/LINUX system. The only way to reset an
internal modem when it gets into an unresponsive state is to reboot the
system.
Just my .02
Cliff Brown
David W Demmin wrote:
>
> I recently bought a creative labs modem blaster II and it works great
> under linux.
>
> Other hints to determine if a modem will work with linux are:
> Does it support DOS/Win 3.x -- then it will most likely work under linux
> Does it say win-modem on the box -- will NOT work in linux
> is it ISA -- I am pretty sure it will work under linux
> does it cost less than 20$ -- probably will not work with linux and is
> most likely a piece of junk also :)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, B. Joshua Rosen wrote:
>
> > Real PCI modems work fine in Linux, it's winmodems that don't work. I
> > have a US Robotics PCI voice modem and it works fine. If you want to be
> > on the safe side external modems always work.
> >
> >
> > Ned wrote:
> > >
> > > Further to this, what is a good modem to buy to use with linux? Is it safest
> > > just to get an external modem. So many modems (including external modems)
> > > seem to have some sort of reliance on windows.
> > >
> > > Anyone know any particular modems that present few problems under linux?
> > >
> > > ned.
> >
> >
>
> --
> David Demmin
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Krzys Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Help! Parallel port ZIP drive errors
Date: 11 Jul 2000 16:06:32 GMT
> What does fdisk -l report for the disk?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fdisk -l on /dev/sdc1
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 6 lun 0 return code =
27010000
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : status = 0, message = 00, host = 1, driver =
27
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : sense not available.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size
1GB.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: unable to read partition table
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fdisk -l on /dev/sdc2
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 6 lun 0 return code =
27010000
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : status = 0, message = 00, host = 1, driver =
27
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : sense not available.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size
1GB.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: unable to read partition table
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fdisk -l on /dev/sdc3
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 6 lun 0 return code =
27010000
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : status = 0, message = 00, host = 1, driver =
27
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : sense not available.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size
1GB.
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: sdc:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 11 09:00:34 cr275960-a kernel: unable to read partition table
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fdisk -l on /dev/sdc4
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 6 lun 0 return code =
27010000
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : status = 0, message = 00, host = 1, driver =
27
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : sense not available.
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size
1GB.
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: sdc:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 11 09:00:35 cr275960-a kernel: unable to read partition table
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fdisk -l on /dev/sdc
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 6 lun 0 return code =
27010000
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : status = 0, message = 00, host = 1, driver =
27
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : sense not available.
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size
1GB.
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: sdc:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 11 09:01:27 cr275960-a kernel: unable to read partition table
> ZIP drives are usually not this difficult--how are you managing to run
> into so many problems?
Maybe some of these disks I have, have previously been formatted in some
perverse way that confuses imm or some other driver. They all work fine
under dos98, though.
> [0] Yes, I read your earlier messages about not partitioning your
> disks. Most systems *expect* ZIPs to be partitioned, so most people
> follow the standard as it makes things easier.
Well, to appease you and my computer, I'm going to try reformatting all
my disks under dos98 and see what happens ;)
Incidentally, you should have seen the problems I had a few months ago
when I tried to use a SCSI zip drive. Worked fine under windows, under
linux the filesystems on my hard disks (!!) started to become corrupted!
(They did share the same SCSI controller mind you, but still..)
thanks, and if you don't hear from me again, that means low-level reformatting
under dos98 did the trick...
chris
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From: "Harris Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NIC p
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:13:43 +0800
hi, i use Buffalo LGY-PCI-TXL, the card can be detected when start up, and
when linux RH bring up the eth0, the green light on the hub will be switched
off, what is the problem? i use the tulip module already, but the situation
not improved, help!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: recommended DVD players and mice for Linux Mandrake 7
Date: 11 Jul 2000 16:28:10 GMT
This probably isn't going to help you much, but you hit on a peeve of mine.
There aren't very many ways to watch DVDs in linux *legally*. An essential
step to watching most DVDs is decrypting it; the MPAA says that this step is
unlawful, and are in court over this against the DeCSS guys. Of course
there are concerns about potential piracy, too (I'm not trying to imply the
MPAA is all bad here). See the DeCSS FAQ on www.mpaa.org and see if you
agree with everything they say (I find the linux sections interesting; I
finished reading this FAQ feeling like I was a movie-pirate.)
Someone has to explain to me sometime how you can watch a DVD in Windows
without decrypting it (ie, what makes linux so threatening to the MPAA as
they see it). Are DVD-decoder companies only being provided with a chip
and/or piece of binary code?
</soapbox>
That said, many (most?) DVD decoders are at the point where you can get
playback in linux. Expect to do lots of kernel tweaking. See
http://linuxvideo.org.
The only manufacturer-supplied drivers I know of are for the Netstream 2000
by Sigma Designs. These are the same guys that brought us the Hollywood+
(which I am told by their tech support will never support linux due to CSS
issues.) The link about the product (which I know very little about) is here:
http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products.htm
The drivers are elsewhere on the same site.
About mice: The intellimouse protocol is well supported under linux. I'm
not sure if this is the protocol that these new optical mice use though.
hth
Chris
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From: "LY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: keyboard with additional function keys
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:42:31 +0200
Hi!
Thanx for answering.
The keyboard is from an unknown european company. Its name is SKIDATA.
And I want to use this keyboard under X.
CU
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From: Rafael Avila de Espindola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: right!!
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:22:15 -0300
you was right, thank you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: 16 bit computer
Date: 11 Jul 2000 13:10:02 -0400
hac writes:
>>>
>>> (4004->8008->8080; 8086/8088 can take 8 bit assembly code recompiled
>>> -> 80286 -> 80386 )
>>
>> Uh huh. Have you done this? Didn't think so.
>
> "8086/8088 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
>
> ...CONV86 converter for conversion of 8080/8085 assembly language
> source code to 8086/8088 assembly language source..."
>
> "The package permits 8080/8085 users to efficiently convert existing
> programs into 8086/8088 object code from either 8080/8085 assembly
> language source code or PL/M source code."
>
> Page B-153, "The 8086 Family User's Manual", October 1979 Edition.
This doesn't mean the chips share a common machine language. It only
means that the people writing the documentation chose to use similar
mnemonics for the new opcodes.
Big deal. With that as a definition of "compatible", I can also claim
that a 6800 is compatible with a 68040.
-- David
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