Linux-Hardware Digest #321, Volume #13 Sun, 30 Jul 00 03:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Seagate 9.1gb ST410800N 5.25" - wrong capacity (WORLOK)
Re: Linux Hardware Handbook available (Rod Smith)
TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A) (EKK)
Re: Question about scsi2 cdrom for audio extraction (WORLOK)
Re: Question about scsi2 cdrom for audio extraction (Bartek Kostrzewa)
Re: TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A) (EKK)
Re: Seagate 9.1gb ST410800N 5.25" - wrong capacity (B'ichela)
SCSI Problem with Mandrake 7.1 (kf)
Re: Linux Hardware Handbook available (John Hagen)
Monitor ("Karen Cheer")
Re: UPS with serial port (Dan Amborn)
Re: CD-RW Support in Linux ("Greg Boehnlein")
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From: WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Seagate 9.1gb ST410800N 5.25" - wrong capacity
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:07:07 GMT
[root@red-dwarf /root]# /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1064 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1064 8546548+ 83 Linux
---T
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 00:11:54 GMT, WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >Greetings,
> >
> >I picked up a refurb Seagate 9.1gb ST410800N 5.25" scsi2 disk.
Redhat
> >6.1 sees it ok and the FDISK and mkfs seemed to go ok. the disk
> >reported 1064 cylinders.
> >
> >It would only successfully do a mkfs when I set it up as a Primary
> >partition 1.
> >
> >When I mount it and do df -m, I get the wrong capacity. Anyone know
> >where I screwed up?
> >
> >--Tom
> >===========================
> >[tom@red-dwarf tom]$ df -m
> >Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> >/dev/hda1 97 42 50 46% /
>
> I see your IDE Drive. is the Scsi one mounted? Scsi devices have
> names like sda, sdb, sdc,sde,sdf etc.... what does fdisk -l /dev/sda
> look like?
>
> --
>
> B'ichela
>
>
--
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Viva Linux!! Viva La Revoluti�n!
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Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Linux Hardware Handbook available
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:21:42 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Rod Smith wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Those in this group may be interested to know that my latest book,
>> _Linux Hardware Handbook_, is now available. For more information, check
>> my web page:
>>
>> http://www.rodsbooks.com/hardware/
>
> You know, this is probably a decent book.
>
> But I'm really put off when I follow the Fatbrain link and look at the
> ratings for the book. The book is rated 5-stars. So, when I go to look at
> the ratings, there's only one: it's from the author and, of course, it's
> 5-stars.
>
> This is questionable behavior, whatever the worth of the book. You should
> really let the customer judge your work.
It certainly wasn't my intention to deceive anybody with that review.
The web site has a link expressly for the author to provide information
on the book. Naturally, I used it. The thing had a rating system, which
I assumed (incorrectly, obviously) wouldn't be visible from the author's
review. I've submitted the same comments to Amazon.com, but they've not
put them up yet. I know from previous experience with my other books
that Amazon.com does *NOT* do this. Having been alerted to this fact,
I'm immediately writing to Fatbrain.com to try to have the matter
corrected. With any luck they'll leave my comments up but remove the
5-star rating. (At least, unless and until somebody else gives it that
rating. ;-) )
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: EKK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 14:03:52 -0700
Hello,
my boss recently bought a dual PIII machine with this motherboard
and hard drive:
TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A)
(VT82C596B)
WINBOND W83977ATF Super I/O CHIP
IBM DTLA 307045 (45GB IDE UDMA66)
Upon Linux (RH6.1) installation, fdisk fails to see /dev/hda.
It also fails to see /dev/hde, with a PCI PROMISE IDE-UDMA66
controller.
Normally, I would start installation, switch to CTRL+ALT+F2,
do a 'cat /proc/pci' to see where to pop the hard drive, reboot,
then 'text ide2=0xd800,0xdc00' and then I would be able to
install normally (at UDAMA33). Then I would upgrade the kernel
and patch it with the PROMISE IDE controller patch, reboot,
and everything would be fine.
Now, since install fails with both onboard AND pci ide-control-
lers, I suspect it is the MOTHERBOARD.
I see within the newer kernels that there is a VT82***** chip-
set option within 'Block Devices' within kernel config.
Are there updated boot disks that will still permit me to do
an installation, or am I doomed and should I throw this
mboard at my boss?
Wondering...
AG
--
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From: WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Question about scsi2 cdrom for audio extraction
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:34:56 GMT
Here is some output from cdda2wav:
[root@red-dwarf /root]# cdda2wav -D /dev/cdrom
cdrom device (/dev/cdrom) is not of type generic SCSI. Setting interface
to cooked_ioctl.
352816 bytes buffer memory requested, 2 buffers, 75 sectors
#Cdda2wav version 1.0c-i586-pc-linux-gnu real time sched. soundcard
support
AUDIOtrack pre-emphasis copy-permitted tracktype channels
1-10 no no audio 2
Table of Contents: total tracks:10, (total time 32:41.53)
1.( 3:55.83), 2.( 4:05.53), 3.( 2:24.97), 4.( 2:29.56), 5.(
3:10.91)
6.( 2:56.63), 7.( 2:35.60), 8.( 3:46.97), 9.( 3:30.96), 10.(
3:42.57)
Table of Contents: starting sectors
1.( 0), 2.( 17687), 3.( 36102), 4.( 46975), 5.(
58192)
6.( 72510), 7.( 85757), 8.( 97427), 9.( 114450), 10.(
130272)
lead-out( 146965)
CDDB discid: 0x8c07a70a
samplefile size will be 41599868 bytes.
recording 235.82667 seconds stereo with 16 bits @ 44100.0 Hz
->'audio.wav'...
overlap:min/max/cur, jitter, percent_done:
??/??/??/??????? 0%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 0 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
75/ 0/ 1/ -2352 0%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 74 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 0%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 148 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 1%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 222 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 1%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 296 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 2%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 370 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 2%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 444 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 2%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 518 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 3%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 592 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 3%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 666 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 4%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 740 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 4%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 814 + 75, buffer 40137120, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 5%cooked: Read cdda : Operation not supported
sector 888 + 75, buffer 4010C00C, 4010C000 +
56230
1/ 1/ 1/ 0 5%
===========================
Are my worst fears confirmed?
----T
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bartek Kostrzewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> WORLOK wrote:
> >
> > I have a Sony CDU-625 scsi2 24x cdrom. I figured this thing should
be
> > able to do audio extraction for CD Ripping with ripperX and
> > cdparanoia...right? CDPARANOIA complains with the message:
> >
> > [root@red-dwarf /root]# cdparanoia -Q
> > cdparanoia III release 9.6 (August 17, 1999)
> > (C) 1999 Monty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and Xiphophorus
> >
> > Report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/
> >
> > /dev/cdrom exists but isn't accessible. By default,
> > cdparanoia stops searching for an accessible drive here.
> > Consider using -s to force a more complete autosense
> > of the machine.
> >
> > More information about /dev/cdrom:
> > Checking /dev/cdrom for cdrom...
> > Testing /dev/cdrom for cooked ioctl() interface
> > /dev/scd0 is not a cooked ioctl CDROM.
> > Testing /dev/cdrom for SCSI interface
> > No generic SCSI device found to match CDROM device
> > /dev/scd0
> >
> > ===================
> >
> > Please tell me that doesn't mean what I think it means.
> >
> > --tom
> >
> > --
> > ================================
> > Viva Linux!! Viva La Revoluti�n!
> > ================================
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
> give cdda2wav a try maybe
>
--
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================================
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Before you buy.
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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 05:57:52 +0200
From: Bartek Kostrzewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Question about scsi2 cdrom for audio extraction
WORLOK wrote:
>
> Here is some output from cdda2wav:
>
Some time ago I heard something about SONY locking byte to byte
extraction on their CDROM's, I can't remember where I read it though...
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From: EKK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 14:44:08 -0700
EKK wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> my boss recently bought a dual PIII machine with this motherboard
> and hard drive:
>
> TYAN TIGER 133 (VIA APOLLO PRO 133A)
> (VT82C596B)
> WINBOND W83977ATF Super I/O CHIP
>
> IBM DTLA 307045 (45GB IDE UDMA66)
>
> Upon Linux (RH6.1) installation, fdisk fails to see /dev/hda.
> It also fails to see /dev/hde, with a PCI PROMISE IDE-UDMA66
> controller.
>
> Normally, I would start installation, switch to CTRL+ALT+F2,
> do a 'cat /proc/pci' to see where to pop the hard drive, reboot,
> then 'text ide2=0xd800,0xdc00' and then I would be able to
> install normally (at UDAMA33). Then I would upgrade the kernel
> and patch it with the PROMISE IDE controller patch, reboot,
> and everything would be fine.
>
> Now, since install fails with both onboard AND pci ide-control-
> lers, I suspect it is the MOTHERBOARD.
>
> I see within the newer kernels that there is a VT82***** chip-
> set option within 'Block Devices' within kernel config.
>
> Are there updated boot disks that will still permit me to do
> an installation, or am I doomed and should I throw this
> mboard at my boss?
>
> Wondering...
>
> AG
> --
Apparently new boot image from RedHat works:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/images/i386/boot-20000407.img
AG
--
Alessandro Giachino, Software Engineer
EKK Inc.
2065 West Maple C309 tel. 248-624-9957
Walled Lake MI 48390 fax. 248-624-7158
_____________________________________________
http://www.ekkinc.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B'ichela)
Subject: Re: Seagate 9.1gb ST410800N 5.25" - wrong capacity
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 00:31:03 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:07:07 GMT, WORLOK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[root@red-dwarf /root]# /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
>
>Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1064 cylinders
>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>/dev/sda1 1 1064 8546548+ 83 Linux
Nothing wrong with your info. Linux uses some of the space for
its housekeepking such as superblock copies. I would not quibble over
it. In fact I would expect as much from a big drive like this. Just
enjoy the storage room.
--
B'ichela
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From: kf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: SCSI Problem with Mandrake 7.1
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 00:50:46 -0400
I've been trying to install a SCSI card (Adaptec AHA2940U2W) and not having
very good luck. (Since there's no relevant documentation from either Adaptec
or Mandrake, luck is all I have to go on.) Here's what's happening:
When I boot the system goes through its normal scan of the hardware, finds the
IDE hard drive and IDE CD drive, then says "SCSI bus not found". Shortly
after this comes up:
================================================================
Adaptec AH-2940U2W SCSI BIOS v2.20.0
[pause]
Press Ctrl A for SCSI Select Utility
[if I just let it go, in a couple seconds it says:]
Time Out Failure During SCSI Inquiry Command!
Rescanning For SCSI Devices
[pause, then]
SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0
SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
================================================================
It will repeat those last two lines as long as you let it. So I reboot.
(Ctrl-Alt-Del works fine most of the time.) This time I pres "Ctrl-A" when it
says I can and go into the "SCSI Select(TM) Utility v2.20.0" and find lots of
selections I can make. One that I can't select that I know I'd like to is HELP.
It's not there. Nor is there any documentation. I've gone looking at the
websites for Adaptec, Mandrake, and Macmillan (Macmillan has partnered with
Mandrake to sell and support v.7.1, but they're much more tuned into selling).
None of these sites has any documentation or drivers to get this SCSI card
working on Mandrake.
Plowing away in the "SCSI Select(TM) Utility v2.20.0", I went into "SCSI
Device Configuration" and set SCSI Device ID #1's "Sync Transfer Rate" to 40.0
MB/Sec. Rebooting again, there was no difference.
I ran a scan on all the SCIS IDs and it found only the card itself (on SCSI ID
#7), not the CDRW which I set to 1 on it (with a jumper). This scan found
only #7, not #1.
Went in to the same screen on the next boot and set "Initiate Wide
Negotiation" to "No" on all SCSI IDs except #1 (the CDRW) and #7 (the Adaptec
itself). Rebooted and the same thing happened. I made some other changes and
the same happened each time.
What's missing?
--
My recommendation: Don't do business with Explorer Micro
of Worthington, Ohio.
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Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 21:49:40 -0700
From: John Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Hardware Handbook available
Rod Smith wrote:
>
> It certainly wasn't my intention to deceive anybody with that review.
> The web site has a link expressly for the author to provide information
> on the book. Naturally, I used it. The thing had a rating system, which
> I assumed (incorrectly, obviously) wouldn't be visible from the author's
> review.
OK, now I understand why I've seen this situation before - Fatbrain's not
telling the authors that their ratings are visible on their web site.
> I've submitted the same comments to Amazon.com, but they've not
> put them up yet. I know from previous experience with my other books
> that Amazon.com does *NOT* do this. Having been alerted to this fact,
> I'm immediately writing to Fatbrain.com to try to have the matter
> corrected. With any luck they'll leave my comments up but remove the
> 5-star rating. (At least, unless and until somebody else gives it that
> rating. ;-) )
OK, I didn't mean to sound harsh. And thanks for trying to correct the
situation at Fatbrain.
Cheers,
--
john hagen ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
=================================
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From: "Karen Cheer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Monitor
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:58:17 +1200
I have A compaq MV 500 Monitor And need some details so i can install
turbolinux 6.0 can somebody please help me?
Cheer's
Tristram
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From: Dan Amborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: UPS with serial port
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 01:11:28 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:06:55 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian Hall) =
wrote:
>How did you get them to send you a cable? You can pay for one via the
>website, that's all I've found. I have a BackUPS 500 I bought a couple =
of
>years ago, and it didn't come with the cable or software. Am I entitled =
to a
>free Linux cable, and if so how do I get it?
>
I have an APC BackUPS 650 and it came with a card to get a free cable and
Windows software CD. I called the toll free support line to figure out =
why I
couldn't get it working in Linux. After all the ads say its certified to=
work
in Redhat so I figured they would support it. It turned out that they =
sent me
the wrong cable. I told them I wasn't aware of the differences with the =
cable
and that if it was possible to swap the wrong cable with the Linux one. =
They
told me that it wasn't worth it to send the cable back and that they =
would just
send me the correct one. I think this is kind of odd since they rob you =
blind
on the web site for these cables ($39). =20
I don't know if you are entitled to the cable with your 500. It might be
something they just started doing. I just purchased mine within the last=
month
or two. If you want the support number its probably on their web site or=
email
me and I will dig it out.
--
Dan Amborn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yoda of Borg are we: Futile is resistance. Assimilate you, we will.
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From: "Greg Boehnlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW Support in Linux
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:09:53 -0400
Bartek Kostrzewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Greg Boehnlein wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I've just purchased an HP 9210i CD-RW drive. It kicks ass, but I'm
> > wondering if there is a way that I can access my CD-RWs from Linux? I'm
> > creating them with Adaptec Direct CD under Windows, but I would prefer
to be
> > able to use them under Linux as well, since I spend 99% of my time in
it! ;)
>
> If it's an IDE drive you'll have to recompile your kernel with generic
> SCSI support and ATAPI(IDE) > SCSI emulation, then use cdrecord (or one
> of the many GUI's for it)
It is SCSI, hooked up to a BusLogic BT-946C. I don't have a problem writing
CD-R media. I want to be able to use the CD-RW media just like another hard
drive, as I do using Adaptec DirectCD under Windows. I seem to recall
somewhere that someone had written a UDF filesystem driver for 2.2.x
kernels, and that someone extended it to allow you to use CD-RW disks just
like DirectCD does.
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