Linux-Hardware Digest #228, Volume #13 Thu, 13 Jul 00 15:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: CPU temperature (David C.)
3Com HomeConnect PCI Modem HOWTO? ("folgui")
kernel: Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? (Paul Fox)
Problem with modem ("Yo")
new to linux-would like to setup Diamond Monster Sound MX300-any (Kevin George)
Re: keyboard with additional function keys ("LY")
Installing .bin files [StarOffice] ("David Stackis")
printer problems HP692C ("Hilkiah Lavinier")
Re: Best 3D card and Mobo for Linux? (Nikola Krgovic)
Re: keyboard with additional function keys (Paul Fox)
Re: Installing .bin files [StarOffice] (Mike Douglas)
Root FS on NFS using 2.2.16+ (root)
Re: Installing .bin files [StarOffice] -warning (Mike Douglas)
Nonstandard transtition speed with RS232 (Jaroslaw Staniek)
Re: Athlon Motherboards (Tellplace)
Re: Sound card config problem ("Pierre")
Re: Hot Webcams FREE - GRATIS ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Question about Digi ClassicBoard PCI ("Igor Dolzhenko")
[scsi] CD-Writer ("Andrea Bonito")
Anybody knows how to let my modem work ? Thanks !!! ("Pierre")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:04:40 -0400
You didn't even read my message, did you?
Go to KryoTech's site. They sell systems with large air conditioner
units built-in to the case. They actively chill the CPU chip to -40
degrees.
I am _NOT_ talking about the operational temperature range.
As for your 100 degree figure, please tell me which PC CPU is rated to
function at that temperature. A URL to the manufacturer's documentation
would be nice.
Auto Cat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> There is actually a bottom temperature for CPU. The temperature is -273
> DEG C. The super-conductor computer is running near this temperature.
>
> The -40 DEG C is only the atmospheric temperature. The temperature of the
> chip may be as high as 100 DEG c.
>
> David C. wrote:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > [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.
> >
> > You may be thinking of the cooling system that KryoTech's systems use.
> > (See http://www.kryotech.com). They cool an Athlon chip to -40 degrees,
> > which enables them to do some serious overclocking without destabilizing
> > the system.
> >
> > >> 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?
> >
> > I don't think you have to worry too much about that.
> >
> > Most spec sheets I read say that they'll work down to zero degrees C.
> > The KryoTech systems cool a chip to -40. I suspect that there is no
> > bottom temperature, as long as you don't get any moisture condensing on
> > the circuits.
> >
> > -- David
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Reply-To: "folgui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "folgui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3Com HomeConnect PCI Modem HOWTO?
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:07:09 GMT
Hi!
Is there any document or how can i install that modem under Linux
Thank you very much.
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From: Paul Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel: Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:19:00 GMT
before i upgraded a couple of my systems to PCI-capable machines,
i never got the following error:
kernel: Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
and what's odd is that i don't _always_ get it now. sometimes i boot
the system, it all works perfectly. sometimes i boot, i get the above
errors repeatedly, and sound doesn't work.
my sound card is a an ersatz SB-compatible card, made by aztech (i think).
it's an isa card.
as far as i can tell, i have no irq conflicts. i've done the right
bios stuff to set aside the irq for the soundcard. i'm a little unclear
on how to manage the dma channels though -- is there a clean way to do that?
i've searched the web for references to this error, and found a few
discussions in the linux kernel archives from last year, but nothing
conclusive.
i'm running 2.2.13 on the systems in question.
any help or pointers would be much appreciated
paul
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paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Yo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with modem
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:21:10 -0400
I have a external modem CNet 56 k V.90, with chipset CL-MD5650, this
connect to internet, but to 10 seconds the conect died.
somebody what�s the problem and teh solutions?
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From: Kevin George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: new to linux-would like to setup Diamond Monster Sound MX300-any
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:23:19 GMT
I am trying to setup MonsterSound Mx300 in I believe version 7.1 of
Linux Mandrake, the only menus I have found say hardware not present or
feature not supported, I am using KDE. Thank-you.
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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: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:12:42 +0200
I've used xev. The program gives me two (4 for Press/Release) identical
scancodes.
I want to use this sequence of scancodes as an unique scancode.
However, thanx for your answer.
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From: "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Installing .bin files [StarOffice]
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:50:25 -0700
I recently downloaded StarOffice, and burned it to a CD. The file has a .bin
extension. Being a newbie to Linux I am not quite sure on how to proceed in
installing this application.
I am use to installing .rpm files, but have not installed a file w/a .bin
extension. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
TIA!
David Stackis
http://www.stackis.com
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From: "Hilkiah Lavinier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printer problems HP692C
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:00:43 +0000
Hi I have an HP692C deskjet printer which I've configured for linux (RH62
with kernel 2.2.16-3). My /etc/printcab looks like
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL cdj670 300x300 letter {} DeskJet670 Default {}
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
I can print from every program (Netscape, PAN, XV, etc) except from the
shell prompt. When I try
cat filename|lpr
I get a blank page or sometimes the first line in the page.
Any ideas??
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From: Nikola Krgovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best 3D card and Mobo for Linux?
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:48:50 +0200
Iain West wrote:
> Can some off you share your views on which is the best 3D card to use with
> Linux?
>
> I have currently a Geforce II AGP card with 64MB of RAM running on a VIA
> KX133 chipset and I am having difficulty get XWindows to run successfully.
> With this machine I dual boot between Windows and Linux I am thinking that I
> should build another PC using my old Voodoo 3 2000 PCI card which I had
> running fine. I am thinking of buying a K6-2-500 Processor but am not sure
> on the motherboard - I know there is a Hardware compatibility list out there
> but I would like to what people in the 'real world' have had luck with.
> Also would 64MB of ram suffice?
>
> TIA
Unforcunatley I haven't had a GeForce 2, but I might still be able to help
you:
Have you visiting the nVidia site|? There, in the driver section you can find
"drivers" for the GeForce as any other card (my Diamond Viper V550 works
great). The good thing is those aren't drivers but the whole X server pathced
by nVidia to work only with their own cards! And it does work great! you can
even get a binary so all you would have to do is get the X down and replace the
old binary with the new one. The other thing which might be bothering you is
the MB. Try and play with it a little, for a while: basicly just set it the
most conservative way, put the nVidia X and try: then it should work fine. (Ad
test the cooling of course, no overclocking goes without saying). Then you can
speedit up one step after anoher, untill ou reach the top where everything
works. Thna just lower it again for one step and stick to that.
If, on the other hand, you want to go on as planed I can recomend MSI MS-5163
board for K6-2. Don't know if it will run on 500MHz, but is should. It's an
older board, but with ALI V chipset, which is the best Super 7 set ever built
and I used it with no problems. 64MB is fine, if you don't want to use too much
software at once: I used similar configuration with X, Netscape, Emacs and
MySQL and Sybase databases runing, plus apache, sendmail.... It worked OK, but
I had a feeling that 128 would be blazing fast. Depends on what are you in to.
hope this helps,
nk.
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From: Paul Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: keyboard with additional function keys
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.system
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:37:28 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware LY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I have a keyboard with about 30 additional function keys. If I press one key
have you looked at the man pages for loadkeys, dumpkeys, showkey, and
keytables?
have you looked in /var/log/messages (i think) for reports of unknown
scancodes after using your keyboard?
i was able to load up values for a similar keyboard that i have. (though
mine wasn't producing doubles like yours is -- mine were simply not
understood.)
paul
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paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mike Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Installing .bin files [StarOffice]
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 10:50:24 -0700
Just run ./filename.bin.
-Mike
David Stackis wrote:
> I recently downloaded StarOffice, and burned it to a CD. The file has a .bin
> extension. Being a newbie to Linux I am not quite sure on how to proceed in
> installing this application.
>
> I am use to installing .rpm files, but have not installed a file w/a .bin
> extension. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Root FS on NFS using 2.2.16+
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:47:44 GMT
I have been unable to find the kernel config option to enable a root FS on NFS in a
current kernel. How do you add this capability to the kernel?
~Chris McCracken
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From: Mike Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Installing .bin files [StarOffice] -warning
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:06:51 -0700
By the way, I want to warn you that you should be careful when you install
StarOffice if you use KDE. The install wipes out all of your KDE settings and
tells you that a new version of KDE has been installed. This wasn't a huge
problem for me until I went to my KDE address book and found all of the entries
wiped out. I was not pleased. Just a heads up.
David Stackis wrote:
> I recently downloaded StarOffice, and burned it to a CD. The file has a .bin
> extension. Being a newbie to Linux I am not quite sure on how to proceed in
> installing this application.
>
> I am use to installing .rpm files, but have not installed a file w/a .bin
> extension. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: Jaroslaw Staniek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Nonstandard transtition speed with RS232
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:06:46 +0200
I have to write some software that works with some
electronic/telecomincation stuff..
I encountered 1 problem with datatransmition over serial port ie. ttyS0:
that hardware to which I conncted my PC require transmition with EXACTLY
10473 bps.
I know how to send data to it under DOS, however the code that do it is
low-level of course...
How I can set up described trans. speed under linux (kernel 2.2.*,
UART16550A) ?
thanx!
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From: Tellplace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Athlon Motherboards
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:19:41 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Francesco Spadini wrote:
> I am building a new Athlon-based system. RedHat's compatibility
> documentation says that there are no promises when it comes to Athlon
> motherboards though. Could anyone recommend some boards that are known to
> work well with RH 6.1 or 6.2? Thanks in advance.
I've been using the Asus K7V for 3-4 month now and besides some initial
problems
with the onboard card, I have found only minor problems (warm boot jumps into
BIOS
every time, but I thing there is an kernal option to fix this).
Using the ALSA sound drivers.
Linux dist. used: Linux Redhat 6.0, Linux Mandrake 7.0
I havent used the IDE controller because I use SCSI, but havent read about
any
problems.
System info:
Asus K7V (with onboard sound card)
Athlon 700 MHz
265 MB Ram
Adaptec 29160 SCSI cont.
Matrox G400 MAX
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From: "Pierre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound card config problem
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:23:36 -0700
Well, I think you can let your sound card work by using ALSA.
Advanced Linux Sound Architect..
www.alsa-project.org
Good luck !
Pierre
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8kig47$1f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm having a problem getting my sound card (Creative Labs Sound Blaster
> 16C PnP) to work on my system (Debian Linux. Kernel 2.2.14. Dell
> Dimension XPS T550). this machine is a dual boot NT/Linux. Sound works
> perfectly in NT. The soundcard properties that the Audio device in NT
> was set up with indicate that the following ports should be OK for use
> with soundcard: IO=0x330, 0x388; DMA=anything but 03; IRQ=anything but
> 10. Using this information i have been trying to get sound up in Linux.
> After doing a pnpdump into /etc/isapnp.conf, I uncommented what seemed
> to be the appropriate lines for this sound card.
> My /etc/isapnp.conf basically now reads:
>
> ################################
> # (DEBUG)
> (READPORT 0x0273)
> (ISOLATE PRESERVE)
> (IDENTIFY *)
> (VERBOSITY 2)
> (CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
>
> # Card 1: (serial identifier e5 ff ff ff ff 70 00 8c 0e)
> # Vendor Id CTL0070, No Serial Number (-1), checksum 0xE5.
> # Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
> # ANSI string -->Creative ViBRA16C PnP<--
>
> (CONFIGURE CTL0070/-1 (LD 0
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority preferred
> # IRQ 5.
> # High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
> (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
> # First DMA channel 1.
> (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
> # Next DMA channel 5.
> (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
> # Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
> (IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
>
> # End dependent functions
> (NAME "CTL0070/-1[0]{Audio }")
> (ACT Y)
> ))
> ################################
>
> I issue 'isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf' and I get the following out:
>
>
> Board 1 has Identity e5 ff ff ff ff 70 00 8c 0e: CTL0070 Serial No -1
> [checksum e5]
> CTL0070/-1[0]{Audio }: Port 0x388; IRQ5 DMA1 DMA5
> ---Enabled OK
>
>
> No errors, this is good. But then I issue 'modprobe sb io=0x0388 irq=5
> dma=1 dma16=5' (sb being the driver that I think is most appropriate for
> my card) and I get:
>
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/sb.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/sb.o
> failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc/sb.o: insmod sb failed
>
>
> I've tried many many different values for IRQ and DMA following the
> "Hint" advice - but i still get the same damn error mesgs! When I do an
> lsmod I get:
>
> Module Size Used by
> soundcore 2372 0 (autoclean)
> lockd 30632 1 (autoclean)
> sunrpc 51588 1 (autoclean) [lockd]
> ntfs 33640 0 (unused)
> msdos 5276 0 (unused)
> fat 28800 0 [msdos]
> 3c59x 18336 1
>
> No other sound drivers are running as far as i can tell (soundcore
> should not cause a conflict, right?)
>
> What could be the problem?! Any ideas?!?!
>
> Going Insane,
> GG
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.m68k,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Hot Webcams FREE - GRATIS
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:06:42 GMT
so... wheres the url for these webcams? jk
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From: "Igor Dolzhenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Question about Digi ClassicBoard PCI
Date: 13 Jul 2000 18:14:47 GMT
Hello, All
I have Linux kernel 2.2.14 and Digi ClassicBoard PCI. And my kernel
don't see that multiport card.
Please answer to me, where I can find driver to ClassicBoard PCI.
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From: "Andrea Bonito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [scsi] CD-Writer
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:46:49 +0200
I'm trying to setup my CD-W but I have some trouble with the scsi
controller: at the boot I have the message "no scsi detected". I think I
didn't compile the standard kernel with the right option but when I launch
in /usr/src/linux # make xconfig , make menuconfig or make config I receive
the message:
"No rule..."
Of course I'm trying to do that with root
Like you certainly see I'm a novice. If you think I don't have to recompile
my kernel but the problem is something else don't hesitate to propose what
should I do.
(the CD-W is working perfectly under windows)
Thanks in advance,
Andrea
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From: "Pierre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Anybody knows how to let my modem work ? Thanks !!!
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:10:34 -0700
I have an Audio Modem Riser (AMR),using Smart Link chipset (www.smlink.com).
I don't know how to let it work. Any suggestions ?
Thanks.
Pierre
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