Linux-Hardware Digest #233, Volume #13 Fri, 14 Jul 00 16:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ?
Re: Epson Stylus Color 740 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Sound blaster AWE64 without awe32 driver? (Andrey Vlasov)
Re: Newbie needs help in installing LT winmodem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Disk Partitions and rebuilding (mblakewood)
Re: CPU temperature (Serban-Mihai Popescu)
help on the runlevel ("Aurelien Marchand")
Re: CPU temperature (Edward Lee)
Can't install Linux(Suse6.4) - won't boot!! (Mike C)
Re: Zoltrix Cobra 56 ???? Any drivers yet? None @ site. Hammer (Edward Lee)
Re: keyboard with additional function keys (Tim T.)
Re: CPU temperature (Alex)
SoundMax Audio card ("Pankaj Deshpande")
Re: [Q]: How to transfer file from SGI O2 to PC Linux Mandrake 7 ? (Simon Eilting)
Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ? (Simon Eilting)
Re: CPU temperature (Edward Lee)
Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ? (William M. Perry)
Re: [scsi] CD-Writer (Jim Chisholm)
Re: Adaptec 2904 ("Carsten H�fer")
Sound Blaster Live problems ("Shaun Patterson")
Re: CPU temperature (David C.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:18:51 GMT
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:33:13 +0200, Simon Eilting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Why do you need SCSI disk support?
>
ATAPI CDR support is achieved through SCSI emulation.
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The LGPL does infact tend to be used instead of the GPL in instances
where merely reusing a component, while not actually altering that
component, would be unecessarily burdensome to people seeking to build
their own works.
This dramatically alters the nature and usefulness of Free Software
in practice, contrary to the 'all viral all the time' fantasy the
anti-GPL cabal here would prefer one to believe.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Color 740
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:10:24 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
in fact, I wrote:
> I�m having quite a similar problem with printing on my three PC�s,
> operating a little LAN, all with linux kernel 2.2.5, and one HP
Deskjet
> 670C variably attached to any of them.
>
> Until recently it would work on all of them, then within a matter of a
> few months one after the other refused to work. At first I simply used
> the net to keep printing on one of the PC�s still printing, while
making
> sporadic attempts at solving the problem.
>
> the printer queues seem quite alright - lpq registers the jobs, then
> after a lapse of time returns "no entries", as if it had been
printing,
> lpc status doesn�t return any error message either, tunelp refects an
> orderly state of affairs. And still even cat <file> | lpr won�t make
the
> printer move in the least. Booting one of the PC�s with microsoft
> windows 98 there is no problem printing at all :-( , so I
suppose,
> it can�t be a hardware problem.
>
well, I suddenly solved the problem:
just issuing "gs" without an argument returned " error loading shared
libraries", indicating several library files, which are supposed to be
found in /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib, and actually were correctly
installed. They also were on the library path in /etc/ld.so.conf, and
rerunning ldconfig didn�t change the picture, but creating symbolic
links to them from /usr/lib did the trick.
still: why is this so ?????
being quite content as for now,
Rainer
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound blaster AWE64 without awe32 driver?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:22:16 -0700
Hi there,
I use Redhat 6.1-6.2 and all what I had to do was use command sndconfig
and it confugure my sound card. I could not play MIDI for a long time but
ocasionaly found that to play them with "playmidi" I should use option
"-a". Now my AWE64 works for all 100% and I am happy with it.
Andrey
Krzys Majewski wrote:
> I need a soundcard only for dsp and audio (e.g. playing .mp3's and
> playing sound files), I don't need midi right now or
> whatever synthesis features games use. Does this mean if I replace my
> current 8-bit Sound Blaster Pro with a 16-bit Sound Blaster AWE64 it
> will work out of the box, or do I really need to install the awe32
> driver?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie needs help in installing LT winmodem
Date: 14 Jul 2000 16:20:08 GMT
Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>> On 14 Jul 2000 14:55:45 GMT,
:>> "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
:> LR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : Question: Are you sure the
:> Lucent driver works only on RedHat.
:> Nonsense. It works with whichever kernel it's built for
:> (I have a module working with varous degrees of success
:> under 2.2.10 2.2.13 and 2.2.15).
: I've tested it on various kernels. 2.2.12 through 2.2.14
: worked fine. The last time I looked to see if it still
: works on 2.2.16, it spat out nasty messages. It didn't
2.2.15 is slightly iffy, but so are the rest as far as I can see. Looks
like a bad interaction with apm in the source. If I escape a connection
attempt, it goes into a busy wait in the kernel that freezes the
machine. I can bring it out by unplugging the portable from the mains
and sending it to hibernate and then bringing it back again. That
breaks the busy loop.
I'll be thankful when they publish the source. It badly needs fixing.
: work on a 2.3 kernel (but then, I didn't really expect it
: to) and I doubt it will work on 2.4 and up, but that's
: pure guesswork.
it hasn't a showflakes chance ...
Peter
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From: mblakewood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Disk Partitions and rebuilding
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:35:41 -0700
Looks like my partition table of my second IDE drive is
blow away. I'm going to try and rebuild it using one of the
shareware tools.
My question is- If I write a new partition to the disk
and its wrong, does it damage any data?
Can I try again if the first one doesn't succeed without
damaging data?
Thanks,
Mike
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From: Serban-Mihai Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:09:14 GMT
Kenneth R�rvik wrote:
> He was probably referring to _most_ CPUs - which can have temperatures well
> into this range in their core when operative. One exception is the
> Transmeta Crusoe, which runs considerably cooler than the usual
> Pentiums/K6/K7 and similar. All Electronics that require cooling will have
> a difference between their core and the actual cooler/sink. So even if the
> sink temperature is -40degC, the core might still be operating at 100degC.
Then the temperature sensor should show 100*C. Since the sensing is
based on a silicon diode integrated on the IC, the CPU temperature
reading you're getting from e.g. the BIOS is the core temperature
(plus/minus a couple of *C) and not the package one.
Serban
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From: "Aurelien Marchand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: help on the runlevel
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:23:23 GMT
I can only help on the runlevel thing:
the default runlevel is located on /etc/inittab
Among the first uncommented line you will see something like:
X:5:X:X:X:X:X
change it to
X:3:X:X:X:X:X:
See ya
Aurelien
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:46:31 -0700
>
> Then the temperature sensor should show 100*C. Since the sensing is
> based on a silicon diode integrated on the IC, the CPU temperature
> reading you're getting from e.g. the BIOS is the core temperature
> (plus/minus a couple of *C) and not the package one.
Anybody knows how the BIOS is reading it, is there a special instruction or io
port for it? I can read the temperature in the BIOS, but I want to read it in
Linux. Int 15/APM is not supported in my BIOS. My normal operating temperature
is around 60 deg C in Linux. If I go to the BIOS, I can watch the temperature
goes up to 80 deg C and more.
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From: Mike C <moneyrific@opera*mail.com>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Can't install Linux(Suse6.4) - won't boot!!
Date: 14 Jul 2000 12:46:05 -0500
I am trying to install SUSE 6.4, but cannot get the install to start.
My cd-rom is a PLexstor Ultraplex40max connected to an adaptec 2930cu
scsi card, and the Suse cd boots fine untill "Starting Hardware
detection" ; several messages flash on the same line - different
devices being detected I believe, and then the cursor moves to the
next line, and the system freezes. Tried the boot floppy, with the
same results. If I type "manual" at the boot prompt, all goes well
until I try to load scsi module - aic7xxx - then after "starting
harware detection it freezes on "searching for infofile".
I checked the Suse support site and found a new boot disk for aic7xxx
chipsets - with this bootdisk, the system freezes at
"Startup...
Non-volatile memory driver v1.0"
My specs:
Tyan s1854 motherboard (Via apollo pro133a)
PII 450mhz (100mhz fsb)
128 PC133 SDRAM (hstclk+33)
2 ide harddrives
2930cu scsi controller - cd-rom and yamaha cd-rw
tnt2 ultra agp video
1520 scsi (isa) - scanner and zip drive
Diamond Sonic Impact sound card (PCI)
Intel nic
First HD has Win98 partition, NTFS partion, and 1.4GB free space (for
Linux)
Second HD has two NTFS partions for Win2K
I'd really like to install Linux!
Tia,
Mike C
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zoltrix Cobra 56 ???? Any drivers yet? None @ site. Hammer
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:59:17 -0700
Slarty Bartfast wrote:
> I'm loosing my mind over these damn WinModems.
>
Which chip set do you have, since they keep switching back and forth?
>
> If anyone has the specs, I'll try and build the installation source myself.
I hope you have lots of time for programming. Typical modem modules (PCtel
and Lucent) are 0.5 M binary. Linux kernel is roughly 1M binary.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim T.)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: keyboard with additional function keys
Date: 14 Jul 2000 17:57:09 GMT
In article <s7nb5.24330$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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
Found the following on linux-kernel, some moons ago:
Hi!
Many `modern' keyboards have additional keys, intended to start certain
functions on the system, such as altering the sound card volume, skipping
tracks on CD playing software, or shutting down the system. Such keys are not
intended to send out any text to the program that currently receives focus. The
FunKey package therefore extends Linux with a kernel patch and a daemon that
processes keycodes to start commands, rather than generate strings.
The FunKey kernel patch that adds a `keycode interpretation type' that says
`send a code out over /dev/funkey'. The `funky' daemon reads this character
device and starts plain Un*x commands in response. The code is independent of
the kbd_mode, so it works under textual mode as well as under XFree86.
The patch applies to Linux 2.2.14 and comes with a simple example daemon.
You can pick both up at
http://home.zonnet.nl/vanrein/linux/funkey
Enjoy,
-Rick.
To respond, please Cc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also saw that Andries Brouwer has a set of keymaps on his
website. Unfortunately, I don't have an URL handy
TimT
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From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:12:47 -0400
Edward Lee wrote:
> Anybody knows how the BIOS is reading it, is there a special instruction or io
> port for it? I can read the temperature in the BIOS, but I want to read it in
> Linux. Int 15/APM is not supported in my BIOS. My normal operating temperature
> is around 60 deg C in Linux. If I go to the BIOS, I can watch the temperature
> goes up to 80 deg C and more.
Wow... What CPU are you using? 80 deg C... Wow...
You can take at look at this web site. It might help.
http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/
You have to see if it support yuor chip set.
Alex.
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From: "Pankaj Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SoundMax Audio card
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:16:04 -0700
Hi,
I have a Soundmax audio Card and it uses Analog Devices chipset.
(I could not find out which one). I tried compiling the Kernel with
sound support and various options for Sound Cards, but it's unable to
identify my sound card. Any Suggestions ? I would appreciarte if
anyone has some information about this
Thanks
Pankaj.
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From: Simon Eilting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: [Q]: How to transfer file from SGI O2 to PC Linux Mandrake 7 ?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:15:34 +0200
> > You can, I'm almost sure, compile Samba for Irix, but I would prefer
> > using ftp or NFS. If none of these works, you can try sending the files
> > per e-mail
>
> [I've not seen the original - to what were you replying?]
>
That was a reply to that O2 question - you can use Samba for that, can't you?
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From: Simon Eilting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:44:58 +0200
> ATAPI CDR support is achieved through SCSI emulation.
I mean, if you've go SCSI CDROM support, why should you need SCSI disk support
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:46:39 -0700
Alex wrote:
> Edward Lee wrote:
>
> > Anybody knows how the BIOS is reading it, is there a special instruction or io
> > port for it? I can read the temperature in the BIOS, but I want to read it in
> > Linux. Int 15/APM is not supported in my BIOS. My normal operating temperature
> > is around 60 deg C in Linux. If I go to the BIOS, I can watch the temperature
> > goes up to 80 deg C and more.
>
> Wow... What CPU are you using? 80 deg C... Wow...
It's a K6-2 500 in an Amptron 599LMR. I don't go to the BIOS very often. But if it
does (ie. lost CMOS data), it will be toasted (literally). I don't think this will
work in Windoz either. I am thinking about emergency shutdown circuit based on
either temperature or time delay, before I can put this in a remote location. The
CPU is too expensive as a thermal fuse.
>
> You can take at look at this web site. It might help.
> http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/
> You have to see if it support yuor chip set.
These are for external chip set. Don't they have one for build in sensor inside the
CPU?
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Subject: Re: Which Atapi CD-RW for Linux ?
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William M. Perry)
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 19:18:08 GMT
Simon Eilting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > ATAPI CDR support is achieved through SCSI emulation.
>
> I mean, if you've go SCSI CDROM support, why should you need SCSI disk support
You don't need to disc or cdrom support, you need the `generic' scsi
driver.
-bp
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From: Jim Chisholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [scsi] CD-Writer
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 19:32:35 GMT
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Andrea Bonito wrote:
> 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
Are you sure that the message isn't "no scsi *BIOS* detected" ??
That's to be expected with a scsi cdrom device and is perfectly harmless. The
kernel has nothing to do with your initial BIOS boot messages. You may have
to add a line such as "alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx" to your
/etc/conf.modules depending on what kind of scsi card/controller you've got.
(Mine's an adaptec2930 which uses the aic7xxx module). Most standard
distribution kernels (e.g.RedHat 6.2
come with all necessary modules built in and your device should be recognized
and configured automatically at boot time. (Linux boot, not BIOS boot)
Jim
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Dalhousie University, Dept. Physics Halifax N.S. Canada
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
Captain/President Bay Road Station 59
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Andrea Bonito wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I'm trying to setup my CD-W but I have some trouble
with the scsi
<br>controller: at the boot I have the message "no scsi detected". I think
I
<br>didn't compile the standard kernel with the right option but when I
launch
<br>in /usr/src/linux # make xconfig , make menuconfig or make config I
receive
<br>the message:
<br>"No rule..."
<br>Of course I'm trying to do that with root
<br>Like you certainly see I'm a novice. If you think I don't have to recompile
<br>my kernel but the problem is something else don't hesitate to propose
what
<br>should I do.
<p>(the CD-W is working perfectly under windows)
<p>Thanks in advance,
<br>Andrea</blockquote>
Are you sure that the message isn't "no scsi *BIOS* detected" ??
<br>That's to be expected with a scsi cdrom device and is perfectly harmless.
The kernel has nothing to do with your initial BIOS boot messages.
You may have to add a line such as "alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx" to
your /etc/conf.modules depending on what kind of scsi card/controller you've
got. (Mine's an adaptec2930 which uses the aic7xxx module). Most standard
distribution kernels (e.g.RedHat 6.2
<br>come with all necessary modules built in and your device should be
recognized and configured automatically at boot time. (Linux boot, not
BIOS boot)
<p>Jim
<br>
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Chisholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dalhousie University, Dept. Physics Halifax N.S. Canada
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
Captain/President Bay Road Station 59
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From: "Carsten H�fer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2904
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 22:21:12 +0200
I've got the same controller running with the kernel module for the
Adaptec AIC7xxx. Than my controller finds all devices.
Best wishes,
Carsten
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
>
> Can anyone tell me if the aha-2904 scsi controller is supported by
> Linux? The documentation is not very clear on this! Some where i found
> that aha-29xx is suported but the conctroller is not listed as
> supported!
>
> Please help!
>
> ae
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From: "Shaun Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster Live problems
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:10:00 -0400
Hi, I'm using the Linux-Mandrake 7.1, Kernel 2.2.15 and the KDE enviro. I'm
trying to get my stupid Creative Labs SB Live! Value to play sounds. Here's
the deal, I load up sounddrake, it detects my SB Live.... and i hit that
test button to test the configuration and it plays the sound fine. However,
when I go to "Ok" it says the following error:
"sox: Unable to open dsp. No such device"
something like that I believe (I'm not at the location of that computer or
I'd check it)
Anyway, is there a way to fix this? It seems funny that the test button
works.. but not Ok
And oh, BTW, I'm going on vacation soon so if you could also email me your
response, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Shaun Patterson - Newbie linux user and lovin it =)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David C.)
Subject: Re: CPU temperature
Date: 14 Jul 2000 16:08:38 -0400
Serban-Mihai Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Then the temperature sensor should show 100*C. Since the sensing is
> based on a silicon diode integrated on the IC, the CPU temperature
> reading you're getting from e.g. the BIOS is the core temperature
> (plus/minus a couple of *C) and not the package one.
What CPU are you using?
Every system I've seen that supports temperature monitoring does it with
a sensor on the motherboard on, or next to the processor socket/slot.
(BTW, if you have a slot-1 board, you must insert the sensor between the
CPU and the heat sink on order to get an accurate reading. With socket-
based boards, the sensor's position under the CPU chip is usually
sufficient to get a good reading.)
I've never heard of a PC-compatible CPU where a software-readable
temperature sensor exists as a part of the chip itself.
-- David
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