Linux-Hardware Digest #322, Volume #13 Sun, 30 Jul 00 08:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: UPS with serial port (Dan Amborn)
Re: UPS with serial port (Dan Amborn)
Re: CD-RW Support in Linux (Bartek Kostrzewa)
Re: Problem backing up to SCSI Sony Tape drive (Juergen Pfann)
Dual NICs of same type? (David Steuber)
Re: Dual NICs of same type? (Manfred Bartz)
Re: Dual NICs of same type? ("Lewis Foti")
Re: Building a Linux Server from scratch: Experiences? (David Steuber)
Re: Monitor ("checkpoint-rz-bir-NEWS")
How to install Imation external SuperDrive? (Sea Biscuit)
Re: alsa driver compiled still no sound (Tellplace)
my modem hangup!!! ("Franck DUBUIS")
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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 01:31:57 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:52:07 -0400, Alex Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =
wrote:
>I bought a BackUPS 500 about a week ago. It did not come with cable and
>software either. I believe you have to register (or something like that)
>for the product and send back some stuff or via their web site. I sent
>out the registration form few days ago and haven't received anything
>yet. It might take a few weeks. You might still be able to get it...=20
>
>It really should come with the cable and software...
>
Thats what I thought too. You buy this thing and expect it to work =
perfectly
out of the box. Then you find that they have you mail this little card =
in to
get the cable and software. I kind of understand their thinking now =
though
after finding that there are more than one cable for it. I don't really
understand why their is a separate cable for Linux and Windows. You =
would think
they could make the software just use one type of cable regardless of the
operating system.
The card you send in is separate from the registration card. I never =
sent in my
card. I just ordered it off the web site. My cousin bought the exact =
same UPS
I did (APC BackUPS 650) and he sent in the card. He got his UPS a month =
before
I did and he didn't get his cable and software. By ordering off the web =
site I
got the Windows cable and software within a week via USPS. I got the =
correct
Linux cable after calling support in two days via FedEx. =20
Here is the web site and key code to order the cable online. I don't =
think the
key code is specific to my UPS since it is printed on the card in the =
same print
as the rest of the card. I would think if it was specific to my actual =
Serial#
they would have stamped it on there or something like that. It will ask =
for the
code when you get to the site.
http://promo.apcc.com
key code: C684Z
Here is the support number too which if you want the correct cable the =
first
time would be wise to call instead of ordering it online.
1-800-800-4272
--
Dan Amborn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yoda of Borg are we: Futile is resistance. Assimilate you, we will.
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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 01:43:32 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 00:00:04 GMT, David Steuber =
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Dan Amborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>' Make sure you get the cable that works with Linux. They have two =
cables and
>' have a tendency to send the Windows cable out by default without =
asking.
>
>I don't understand this. I thought there were two types of RS-232
>cable: a straight cable and a null-modem cable. What is APC doing
>different?
I am not really sure. I am kind of new at this but here are the two =
cable
listings as I found them off of the web site. My Linux cable part number=
isn't
even close to theirs though it works great in Redhat so I am assuming =
they sent
me the correct one. The other cable kept giving me errors on setup.
=3D=3D=3DCable #1=3D=3D=3D
Simple Signaling Unix Cable =20
APC part # AP9823 (My part # 940-0023A)
(Application/Description)=20
SCO Unix, IBM AIX, Solaris(SPARC), UnixWare, Solaris X86(Intel), SunOS, =
NCR
Unix, Olivetti Unix, SVR4, SINIX/RM, Unisys Unix, HP-UX, Linux $39 =20
=20
=3D=3D=3DCable #2=3D=3D=3D
NT/LAN Server Cable (Simple Signaling) =20
APC part # 940-0020 (My part# 940-0020B)
(Application/Description)=20
MS LAN Manager 2.0, 2.1, Artisoft LANtastic 4.0, DEC Pathworks for OS/2, =
IBM LAN
Server 3.0, Windows NT 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, Acer/Altos OS, System 700 & 7000, =
Windows
Apps, NetWare $39 =20
--
Dan Amborn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yoda of Borg are we: Futile is resistance. Assimilate you, we will.
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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:31:08 +0200
From: Bartek Kostrzewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW Support in Linux
Greg Boehnlein wrote:
>
> 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.
As much as I recall XCdroast has a good host of features for using it
"almost" like a hard-drive (that is, you need to start it and then
select and burn) Don't know of any special kernel patches though.
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From: Juergen Pfann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem backing up to SCSI Sony Tape drive
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:36:33 +0200
Gerry Ginty wrote:
>
> I have a Sony SDT-S9000 attached to a scsi adapter.
>
> When ever I try to create a tar file using tar cvf /dev/st0 I receive
> the
> following error message:
>
> ST0: error with sense data: info fld=0x3c, current ST09:00
> sence key medium error
> Additional sense indicates write error
>
> tar: cannot write to /dev/st0: input/output error
> tar: error is not recoverable exiting now
>
FYI : My SDT-9000 is working FINE in Linux, W95/NT, SCO, FBSD...
Does this happen with different media ? Hopefully, they are
not write-protected ? What does 'mt status' say ? - Look especially
for 'tape block size' .
Are the media from a different drive, perhaps ?
Tried cleaning the heads (my drive came with a cleaning cartridge
included ) ? You might not know that a slowly flashing 'STATUS'
LED (the 3rd from left) signals that the drive "wants" to be cleaned
(normally every 24h of operating).
How new / old is your drive ? If new : has it ever worked correctly ?
What about SCSI cabling & termination ?
Most of these hints/questions would also apply to other brands/models
of tape drives - now something more specific to the SONY 9000 :
You're sure to have correct jumper settings (rear of the drive) ?
There's also 4 small DIP switches on the bottom; these are needed
for compatibility to some (non-Intel) Unices, according to the resp.
manual. Maybe these are accidentally set wrong ?
- Get the normal manual and the "UNIX manual" dealing espec. with
the DIP switches from somewhere below sony-cp.com (or was it
cp.sony.com ? Not sure) - in PDF format; if you don't find them,
don't hesitate to ask me via pers. mail for sending them to you...
Hopefully, that isn't a general failure of the HW...
Regards
Juergen
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Dual NICs of same type?
From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 08:59:59 GMT
Will two 3Com 3C905B-TX type PCI NICs play nicely together in a single
Linux box, or should I get another type of NIC for eth1?
I have a PPro that I use as a router with a 10bt card for my DSL modem
and a 100bt card to my hub (I wish it was a switch). These work
well. My new computer is PCI only, just about. I would like another
100bt PCI NIC so that I have IPForwarding/Masquerading capability
before I take the machine to my ISP. The reason for this is that I
don't want to consume more than one IP address should I add additional
machines. The machines hanging off of the second NIC can use private
IP addresses like I use in my home network.
--
David Steuber | Hi! My name is David Steuber, and I am
NRA Member | a hoploholic.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hoplite&submit=Look+it+up
The problem with AI is that it has a mind of its own
--- Devon Miller
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Dual NICs of same type?
From: Manfred Bartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:40:08 GMT
David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Will two 3Com 3C905B-TX type PCI NICs play nicely together in a single
> Linux box, or should I get another type of NIC for eth1?
I have two 3C905B in my firewall and never encountered a problem.
The only minor problem I can see is that you may have to figure out
which one is which by either trial and error or by looking at the MAC
(hardware) addresses. And, if you unplug eth0, eth1 becomes eth0....
But those issues are there even if you have different NICs.
> I have a PPro that I use as a router with a 10bt card for my DSL modem
> and a 100bt card to my hub (I wish it was a switch). These work
> well. My new computer is PCI only, just about. I would like another
> 100bt PCI NIC so that I have IPForwarding/Masquerading capability
> before I take the machine to my ISP. The reason for this is that I
> don't want to consume more than one IP address should I add additional
> machines. The machines hanging off of the second NIC can use private
> IP addresses like I use in my home network.
Can't see any reason why that should not work. :)
--
Manfred
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From: "Lewis Foti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Dual NICs of same type?
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:50:04 +0100
They play together very nicely on my router box, with no configuration
problems. The box is an P75 running RedHat 6.1. The router is providing a
masquerading gateway for my network as you describe below.
This is the output from ifconfig.
eth0: 3Com 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xff00, 00:60:08:14:d9:ca, IRQ
11
8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/10baseT interface.
Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
eth1: 3Com 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xfe80, 00:60:08:14:d9:b3, IRQ
10
8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/10baseT interface.
Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
"David Steuber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Will two 3Com 3C905B-TX type PCI NICs play nicely together in a single
> Linux box, or should I get another type of NIC for eth1?
>
> I have a PPro that I use as a router with a 10bt card for my DSL modem
> and a 100bt card to my hub (I wish it was a switch). These work
> well. My new computer is PCI only, just about. I would like another
> 100bt PCI NIC so that I have IPForwarding/Masquerading capability
> before I take the machine to my ISP. The reason for this is that I
> don't want to consume more than one IP address should I add additional
> machines. The machines hanging off of the second NIC can use private
> IP addresses like I use in my home network.
>
> --
> David Steuber | Hi! My name is David Steuber, and I am
> NRA Member | a hoploholic.
>
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hoplite&submit=Look
+it+up
>
> The problem with AI is that it has a mind of its own
> --- Devon Miller
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Building a Linux Server from scratch: Experiences?
From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:00:08 GMT
John Broadhead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
' David Steuber wrote:
' > Another problem I had was with the UDMA/66 (AKA Utral ATA/66 IDE)
' > ribbon cable that comes with the board. One of the wires was cut. I
' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'
' Actually don't get mad about this if it's a UDMA-66 cable. For some
' strange reason that's how they're supposed to be.
You're kidding me! Aren't you? The replacement cables that I bought
did not have such a cut. Or is the cut done differently?
--
David Steuber | Hi! My name is David Steuber, and I am
NRA Member | a hoploholic.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hoplite&submit=Look+it+up
The problem with AI is that it has a mind of its own
--- Devon Miller
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From: "checkpoint-rz-bir-NEWS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Monitor
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:45:50 +0100
"Karen Cheer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:8m0i4s$sc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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: Sea Biscuit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to install Imation external SuperDrive?
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 03:29:08 -0700
Hello. I'm a LInux newbie (Mandrake 6.1), and still haven't figured out
how to install my Imation external ls-120 SuperDrive. The parport docs
leave out a lot of vital stuff that I'm too new to interpret on my
own...and all I've found in newsgroups so far, is how to install the
internal SuperDrive (which I know how to do). Can anyone direct me to
more user-friendly documentation to answer my question, or tell me the
steps I need to take to get my external SuperDrive working? TIA.
---
In our geekness, let us schmooze.
http://www.weak.org/buug
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From: Tellplace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: alsa driver compiled still no sound
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:11:56 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi J. Roe
I'm using the ALSA drivers (0.5.8) with no problems so I haven't
looked deep into the settings but it seems you miss some settings
regarding the OSS driver.
Here is what I have in /proc/modules regarding sound modules:
snd-pcm-oss 16624 0 (autoclean)
snd-pcm-plugin 12776 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-mixer-oss 4084 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-card-via686a 6928 0 (autoclean)
snd-pcm 29560 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss
snd-pcm-plugin
snd-card-via686a]
snd-timer 8032 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec 23776 0 (autoclean) [snd-card-via686a]
snd-mixer 23280 0 (autoclean) [snd-mixer-oss
snd-ac97-codec]
snd-mpu401-uart 2044 0 (autoclean) [snd-card-via686a]
snd-rawmidi 9496 0 (autoclean) [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3240 0 (autoclean) [snd-rawmidi]
snd 36140 1 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss
snd-pcm-plugin
snd-mixer-oss
snd-card-via686a
snd-pcm
snd-timer
snd-ac97-codec
snd-mixer
snd-mpu401-uart
snd-rawmidi
snd-seq-device]
sound 64184 0 (autoclean) (unused)
soundcore 3524 7 (autoclean) [snd sound]
soundlow 300 0 (autoclean) [sound]
In /etc/conf.modules the sound modules is set like this:
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-card-via686a
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
As to an KDE utility to set sound volume I use the "Sound
Mixer Panel".
Hope it helps.
Regards
Tellplace
System info:
Linux Mandrake 7.0
Motherboard: Asus K7V with onboard AC'97 soundcard
Athlon 700 MHz
"J. Roe" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I seem to have the alsa driver configure, installed and working for my
> via686a chipset. However I can't get any sound. I unset the mute in
> alasmixer and raised the volume to 100% on all channels, but still no
> luck. I've been trying to test sound by using a cd and KDE cd player
> also trying to test wav files via kde's utilities, but still no luck.
>
> I'm not good with the command line but am wondering if I will get sound
> to work outside of alsa's utilities. I've tried this:
>
> [janine@boco audio]$ aplay -s 50000 -w laugh7-5-99.wav
> Aplay: version 0.5.8 by Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Using soundcard 'VIA 82C686A at 0xa800, irq 5'
> Playing WAVE 'laugh7-5-99.wav' : Unsigned 8-bit, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono
>
> but I don't hear anything!
>
> Is there a way to get sound to work first via alsa's utilities and then
> for outside utilities (like KDE stuff?)
>
> any help would be greatly apprectiated.
> BTW, this is what my /proc/modules is showing (so I'm assuming no
> problems)
>
> [janine@boco audio]$ cat /proc/modules
> snd-card-via686a 7008 0
> snd-pcm 30360 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-timer 8672 0 [snd-pcm]
> snd-ac97-codec 23008 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-mixer 27344 0 [snd-ac97-codec]
> snd-mpu401-uart 2216 0 [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-rawmidi 9720 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
> snd-seq-device 3344 0 [snd-rawmidi]
> snd 37292 1 [snd-card-via686a snd-pcm snd-timer
> snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
> soundcore 2724 2 [snd]
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Janine Roe
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ...the more i learn, the less i know about before
> the less i know, the more i want to look around...
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "Franck DUBUIS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: my modem hangup!!!
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:52:16 +0200
Hi, when I connect my FAI, my modem hangup immediatly, see message:
pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
using interface ppp0
connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS14
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2c52a0f> <pcomp> <accomp>
Hangup (SIGHUP)
Modem hangup
Connection terminated
Exit
can you help me?
regards, Franck
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