Linux-Hardware Digest #368, Volume #13 Mon, 7 Aug 00 05:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Installing an NIC ("Blayne Wessels")
Re: IDE/ATA66 patches / which? / how to install? ("Jake")
Re: UDMA IDE Drive stops network transfers (Duane)
Re: Soundcard VIA 82C686 Red Hat 6.2 problems (Duane)
Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers (Peter Teuben)
Re: linux and i810 (" Manoj P")
Re: linux and i810 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
OPTi 931 Soundard under Mandrake 7.1 ("Francisco Gonz�lez Barrera")
Cirrus Logic CL-MD5620DT under Linux? ("Francisco Gonz�lez Barrera")
Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
USB under Linux?? ("Karl A. Byriel")
Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: UDMA IDE Drive stops network transfers (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: Linux on a really old machine with no CD-ROM (Stanislaw Flatto)
Re: BogoMips (Kenneth R�rvik)
Help with printer, please! ("Fortis")
How to get Video In/Out (GeForce 256) working ? ("Smelly Cat")
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From: "Blayne Wessels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing an NIC
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 02:12:15 GMT
Okay. Forget about the tulip.c, I found tulip.o in
"/lib/modules/2.0.36/net/". I ran "insmod tulip" and it said "./tulip.o:
init_module: Device or resource busy". I would assume then, that this means
that the tulip module is installed, but not configured properly.
I tried putting "alias eth0 tulip" in "/etc/conf.modules" with no effect.
When I boot, I get:
SIOSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
eth0: unknown interface.
SIOSIFNETMASK: Operation not supported by device
SIOSIFBRDADDR: Operation not supported by device
eth0: unknown interface.
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
"Blayne Wessels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:eGlj5.518$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have Debian Linux installed on one of my machines and want to get it on
my
> network. I put in a Linksys 10/100Mbps network card (LNE100TX) and it
> didn't recognize it. I later found that I would need the "Tulip Driver."
I
> also found, under "\Linux" on the driver disks for the NIC, a file called
> tulip.c. So I guess that what I'm really asking is: do I need to compile
> the kernel with the tulip.c to use the NIC and if so, how?
>
>
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From: "Jake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE/ATA66 patches / which? / how to install?
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 02:53:00 GMT
> I need to patch my RedHat 2.2.14-5.0 kernel for a Promise ATA66
> disk controller support.
>
> I have gone to:
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.2.15/
> to download the patch, but:
>
> - I don't know if the ide-2.2.15 is the right dir for my kernel version
It has been suggested to me here and elsewhere that one
upgrades to (at least) kernel 2.2.16 and grab the ide patch
for 2.216 as well.
Others have had success without upgrading at all, not me.
> - even if ide-2.2.15 were the right dir, which patch should I download
among
> ide.2.2.15-14.200003..> 16-Mar-2000 13:04 149k
> ide.2.2.15-14.200003..> 16-Mar-2000 13:04 1k
> ide.2.2.15-14.200003..> 16-Mar-2000 13:04 194k
> ide.2.2.15-14.200003..> 16-Mar-2000 13:04 1k
> ...
> ...
>
> - do I need the large 149k file together with the corresponding 1k file?
The different sized files (149k and 194k ) are due to different
compression schemes, usually .gz (gzip/gunzip) or .bz2 (bunzip2).
Grab either one.
The 1k files are the corrersponding signed or signature files so
you can check the integrity of the compressed file after you
download it.
> Once I have the right IDE patch, how do I install it?
cd/ /usr/src
patch -p0 < patchfile
You may need to edit the patch file to fit your path to
the new kernel source. I think this IDE one expects
/usr/src/linux-2.2.16-pristine. Or just create
a symbolic link from ./linux ->linux-2.2.16-pristine
Either way.
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From: Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: UDMA IDE Drive stops network transfers
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 19:31:28 -0700
David Steuber wrote:
>
> I noticed the other day when moving a few GB of files from one
> computer to another that when the disk light goes on, the network
> traffic halts. Once the disk light goes off, the network traffic
> resumes again. This seems to defeat the whole purpose of having a
> 100bt ethernet network.
>
> My first thought was that the interrupt for the IDE drive was taking
> up all the CPU time so that the NIC couldn't be serviced. But a
> friend of mine told me that Windows does not have this problem so long
> as DMA is enabled.
>
> In `make menuconfig' there is a `Use DMA by default when available'
> option under `block devices'. I've got it turned on. Is there
> something else I have to do, or are IDE drives just fundamentally
> screwed up this way. I hate the idea of disk access bringing other io
> and perhaps even the CPU to a halt. I can't afford to install the
> equivalent amount of SCSI disk.
To see how (or whether) DMA is operating, have you tried hdparm?
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/hdtweak.html
--
My real email is akamail.com@dclark (or something like that).
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From: Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundcard VIA 82C686 Red Hat 6.2 problems
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 19:24:36 -0700
Hisao wrote:
>
> Thanks for details, Duane.
>
> I'll try it.
>
> By the way can you set VIA 82C686 using sndconfig?
> When I used sndconig, it found VIA 82C686 automatically
> ,but my Linux froze when playing test sound.
>
> Is Linux standard sound driver not fit to VIA 82C686?
I could not get the standard Linux (RH 6.1) 82C686 driver to work, and I
know others have had the same problem. Then again, I have seen messages
from people that could not get the ALSA driver to work, either. Perhaps
a difference in the BIOS setup. In any case, your mileage may vary.
--
My real email is akamail.com@dclark (or something like that).
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From: Peter Teuben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 23:22:10 -0400
"Joseph C. Kopec" wrote:
>
> I am in the market for a new laser printer, my 8 year old HP IIIP having
> died. I am interested in a laser printer that is either networkable or
> that has an IR port, as I have a laptop and several destops that I would
> like to be able to print from and I would like to avoid having to either
> (i) boot up the desktop that would be attached to the printer or (ii)
> fiddle with parallel port cables. Additionally, I would mostly be
> running Linux. I would not be a particularly high-volume user and 6 or
> 8 ppm is sufficient for my needs.
>
> The cheapest IR-ready laser printer I have come across is an HP 2100SE,
> which runs about $700. The higher end 2100TN is network-ready, but runs
> $1100. I was hoping to spend no more than $400, which is about what an
> HP 1100SE would run. I believe I may be able to get an Ethernet add-on
> for the 1100SE for somewhere between $70 and $150 (I forget).
> Additionally, I have seen low-end Brother and NEC laser printers for
> about $300. I have heard an Ethernet print server is available from one
> of the network card companies (DLink?) for $70-$100 and I seem to recall
> hearing about add-on IR ports (along the lines of what some IR keyboards
> use).
>
> With all this in mind, I would appreciate any thoughts as to the
> cheapest route to having Ethernet and/or IR connectivity to a laser
> printer. Thanks in advance.
I got a printserver, in my case a Netgeat FX110, which is great!
About $110, and you can connect up to two printers in the standard
parallel ports on the back. Via a windows program you assign the
type of printer, and the rest is history. I can also print from
linux, to both printers. Much better solution then the expensive
special ethernet cards that go in the back of the HPs, they run you
about $300 and only get you 1 printer on the net. With a printserver
you can choose 1 or 2. There are also printservers with a mini-hub
(5 ports) in it, if you don't have a hub yet. HP printservers
tend to run a little higher in price, Netgear hasn't given me
any problems, and they do work in linux too.
The only problem i had with the netgear is that to connect a 2nd
printer i had to re-install the software, linux was not able to talk
to both (i suspect the windows install didn't properly upgrade the
firmware on the printserver).
For the curious ones: the print server appears in the /etc/printcap
file as
:rm=printer.mylocalnet.home:\
:rp=P1:\
and the 2nd one as P2. Here printer.mylocalnet.home is the IP for
the printer that you once have to setup from a Windows program.
- peter
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From: " Manoj P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux and i810
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 04:30:18 GMT
My i810 chipset(integrated video and audio) system is able to run X at very
low resolutions
and 8 bit color.Xconfigurator says it has detected i810 but on typing
startx,the above problem
persists.As I am a newbie to linux,could anybody point me to any solutions
or patches?
Thanking you in advance,
-manoj
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Subject: Re: linux and i810
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 04:40:57 GMT
" Manoj P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> My i810 chipset(integrated video and audio) system is able to run X at very
> low resolutions
> and 8 bit color.Xconfigurator says it has detected i810 but on typing
> startx,the above problem
> persists.As I am a newbie to linux,could anybody point me to any solutions
> or patches?
Yes. In your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, look for lines that look
something like this:
"640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" "1600x1200"
X will, by default, go to the first listed mode. You can change this
inside X by hitting Ctrl+Alt+NumPadPlus, which will cycle through the
defined modes. So anyway, to make one particular resolution the
default, move it to the front of the list. Rather than explain how to
tell which list is the one to change, just change them all.
Next, when starting X, start it like this:
startx -- -bpp 32
(Or however many bits per pixel you want.) If you're using xdm or
gdm, kill it for the time being to make sure this is really your
problem. If you get shiny 32-bit (or 24-bit, you adapter may not grok
32-bit) color, then you need to look through your XF86Config file for
the default pixel width. It should be really near the lines you found
earlier, but unfortunately, I don't remember what it's called.
HTH.
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"There once was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost
deserved it." - C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia
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From: "Francisco Gonz�lez Barrera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OPTi 931 Soundard under Mandrake 7.1
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 00:23:49 -0600
Does anybody know how to get to work my OPTi 931 soundcard under Mandrake
7.1?
Should you know something about this, please reply me to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards
Francisco Gonz�lez B.
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From: "Francisco Gonz�lez Barrera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cirrus Logic CL-MD5620DT under Linux?
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 00:25:12 -0600
Hey, another thing. Does anybody know how to get to work my Cirrus Logic
CL-MD5620DT (PCI) modem under Linux.
Once again, should you know the answer, I'd be very grateful if you answer
me to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards
Francisco Gonz�lez B.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Inexpensive IR or Ethernet Laser Printers
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 05:40:52 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Peter Teuben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Joseph C. Kopec" wrote:
> >
>
> I got a printserver, in my case a Netgeat FX110, which is great!
> About $110, and you can connect up to two printers in the standard
> parallel ports on the back. Via a windows program you assign the
> type of printer, and the rest is history. I can also print from
> linux, to both printers. Much better solution then the expensive
> special ethernet cards that go in the back of the HPs, they run you
> about $300 and only get you 1 printer on the net. With a printserver
> you can choose 1 or 2. There are also printservers with a mini-hub
> (5 ports) in it, if you don't have a hub yet. HP printservers
> tend to run a little higher in price, Netgear hasn't given me
> any problems, and they do work in linux too.
>
> The only problem i had with the netgear is that to connect a 2nd
> printer i had to re-install the software, linux was not able to talk
> to both (i suspect the windows install didn't properly upgrade the
> firmware on the printserver).
>
> For the curious ones: the print server appears in the /etc/printcap
> file as
>
> :rm=printer.mylocalnet.home:\
> :rp=P1:\
>
> and the 2nd one as P2. Here printer.mylocalnet.home is the IP for
> the printer that you once have to setup from a Windows program.
>
> - peter
>
just to add my 2 cts worth,
i use a svec print server,
( you can choose either with 1 port or 3 ports)
no problem
(except i had to install the software on a winxx machine
to set the ip adress and port configuration first).
this is ethernet, though,
haven't seen a ir one (at all, and i guess the price would be much
higher)
--
'...' said the joker to the thief
'there's too much confusion, i cant get no relief...
so let us not talk falsely now, the hour's getting late'
(robert zimmermann)
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Before you buy.
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From: "Karl A. Byriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB under Linux??
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 16:03:52 +1000
Hi,
I am a linux newbie so forgive the dumb question, does linux support USB and
if so would it support a USB CD-RW drive?
Thanks,
Karl
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Subject: Re: No sound at all from x11amp - SbVibra16Pnp
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 06:31:16 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Viljoen) wrote in
<8mji34$fvh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>'cause it is the only login that once worked with X11Amp. I recently
>reinstalled Linux (i. e. reformatted my ext2 partition and then
>installed it "as new") - before that, on my "old" Linux setup, X11Amp at
>least worked - but then only as root user. Many posts I got here told me
>to, mainly, "chmod" /dev/dsp and /dev/audio etc. - none worked. Now, on
>my "new" Linux install, even as root, I cannot get it to produce a peep.
I'd consider getting the sources for xmms (which it is called now) and
compiling it yourself :)
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: UDMA IDE Drive stops network transfers
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 06:34:40 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Steuber) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I noticed the other day when moving a few GB of files from one
>computer to another that when the disk light goes on, the network
>traffic halts. Once the disk light goes off, the network traffic
>resumes again. This seems to defeat the whole purpose of having a
>100bt ethernet network.
>
>My first thought was that the interrupt for the IDE drive was taking
>up all the CPU time so that the NIC couldn't be serviced. But a
You're probably right :) Try "hdparm -u1 /dev/hd<device letter>". This will
turn on IRQ unmasking for the drive, reducing CPU overhead when there is
large amounts of disk I/O. For some setups, this option is considered
dangerous (CMD640B and RZ1000), but most people should be OK.
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on a really old machine with no CD-ROM
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 16:35:45 +0000
Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>
> Hi!
Read your sad story;-((
Not many weeks ago faced similar situation.
After asking, looking and reading, took No 2 Phillips screwdriver,
yanked the CD from mine "normal" box, connected it as slave on the ISA
16 bit controller card and saved time.
Installation on 256M hard drive with 8M Ram went without hitch.
OK I gave the poor OS 16M swap.
As I was installing Slackware 7.1 I could limit the amount of programs
to the basic a series and few "nice" utilities from ap
series and of course n (networking).
It works.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Stefan Viljoen
> --
> Starwars Forever!!!
Have fun...
--
Stanislaw on Slak 7.1
Registered on Linux counter No.162760.
Even put Ulladulla on their database.
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Subject: Re: BogoMips
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 06:36:29 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregg C Levine) wrote in
<gSfj5.23575$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>Whats this number measure? I get 53.1 on a Pentium 133 with 48MB, and
>861
>>on a Celeron 433/128 (i810), and 947 on a K6-2 475/128 ..... I'd figure
>>on the K6 getting less than the Celeron, even with 42 more mhz....
According to the "BogoMips HOWTO", the number for both Celeron and K6-2 are
about twice the clock speed, so those figures sound just about right :)
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22718452
Steenstrupsgate 5 B [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0554 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: "Fortis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Help with printer, please!
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:54:11 +0200
Hi folks,
Our office just bought the new printer (I never forget that day) Epson
EPL5700L. I was running RH6.2 box and now MDK7.1 and the printer was Kyocera
FS-600. Everything was ok until the new printer came into our office. :(
Please help me to make THAT Epson EPL5700L running. It is almost the only
thing that keeps me rebooting to M$W but I want it to stop some day...
Best regards
Fortis
P.S. Please post a copy of a reply to my email as well. Thanks a lot.
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From: "Smelly Cat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to get Video In/Out (GeForce 256) working ?
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:10:12 +1200
So ....
Anybody know how to get video in / out working in linux ? I have an ASUS
v6600 (GeForce 256) Deluxe and would like to get the video in working ...
but how and where to start. I have checked around and found NOTHING !
-So if Anybody could help or if you with to add something ... post it !
(specs : Athlon 750 / Asus GeForce / etc ....)
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