Linux-Hardware Digest #395, Volume #13 Thu, 10 Aug 00 09:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: 20.4GB HD, bios limitation, EZ-drive or any other? (sideband)
Re: Problem with an embedded PC ("arkam")
Re: IRQ under Linux (=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rgen?= Winqvist)
Re: Linux on AMD (J Bland)
Multiple devices share one IRQ (Sebastian Fischmeister)
Re: SCSI problem - AHA 1542 (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Kernel 2.2.16 not working with ATAPI IDE CDRoms (Robert Hampf)
Does anybody know how to make work XFree86 with the NeoMagic 256 LX+ (Julian Eggert)
modem script for suse 64. ("eran")
Re: Simple question about CD-Writing for Linux (Chris Ahlstrom)
Re: Does anybody know how to make work XFree86 with the NeoMagic 256 LX+ graphic
chip? (For a Sony Vaio PCG-709 notebook) (Dr. Unk)
Re: General soundcard question - mandrake (Dances With Crows)
promise fast trak 66 and suse-linux (Benjamin Grimm)
Re: Multiple devices share one IRQ (Erik Oomen)
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From: sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 20.4GB HD, bios limitation, EZ-drive or any other?
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 04:57:49 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a 4 GB hda for windoze, 4 GB hdb for Debian and just installed a
> > > 20.4 GB maxtor HD and also running partition commender's boot manager. I
> > > would like to use this 20.4 gb hdd for debian only.
> > >
> > > My bios does not support bigger than 8.4 GB. I got the latest bios
> > > upgrade from gateway2000, but that didn't do anything. I tried setting
> > > the hard disk settings in the bios manually (instead of automatic
> > > configuration) with 39683 cylinder (manufacturer specs says this is the
> > > max cylinder), did not help. I included the 'append = "hdd =
> > > 39683,16,63"' in lilo.conf (as suggested by linuxdoc-howto web site),
> > > still can not get more than 8.4 gb. This howto says that linux can
> > > bypass the bios settings, but it didn't or I missed something.
> > >
> > > Is there any other way to get the 20.4 gb from this harddrive?
> > > Should I install EZ-Drive software that comes from maxtor? Will this
> > > screw up the things?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > If you are using the whole disk for Linux, you don't have to use
> > EZ-Drive. The BIOS only has to be able to find the /boot directory, not
> > the whole disk. Make a small (10 Mbyte) partition for /boot at the
> > beginning of the disk and all will be fine.
> >
> > JRT
>
> Yes, I only want to use it for linux. So how to do it? Thanks.
Just do it... Linux goes to the drive, not the bios, to determine its size.
Don't partition the drive in DOS at all.... do it in the Linux install.
HTH.
-SSB
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From: "arkam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with an embedded PC
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:05:58 +0200
hello nicolas, i have never done that and then i cannot help you! but i am
sure one of the linux gurus out of there will oon answer this interesting
question !!
Nicolas FLORIAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message :
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I 'm developping an application on a embedded PC (mother board : Adastra
> Systems VNS 786), onto which I installed Linux.
>
> Sometimes, the computer reboots suddenly. I first though that it was a
problem
> of temperature, which is quite high in the box. That's why I put a fan,
but the
> problem was still there.
>
> Then I noticed that the bug happened every time I do a specific command
(make
> dep, when I recompiled the kernel). The computer rebooted, and when it
checked
> the hard disk, it rebooted again. But the problem can appear with other
> commands.
>
> That's why I think it's an incompatibility between Linux and my hardware.
But I
> don't know exactly where !
>
> help !
>
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rgen?= Winqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: IRQ under Linux
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:50:22 GMT
Dear Antony
Your problems is probably with the IRQ. I don't know how you could force it.
You might try to exclude all IRQs except 3?
I've never had any IRQ problems on my laptop. After i upgraded to 6.2 I
haven't done any changes. The card was recognized and the correct driver was
included. My conf.modules does not contain any pcmcia/network stuff.
Since you use RH6.1, check if there is an entry in /etc/pcmcia/config for
the card;
card "3Com Corporation 3CCFE575CT"
manfid 0x0101, 0x5257
bind "3c575_cb"
Then you should find 3c575_cb when you do an lsmod ;
Module Size Used by
3c575_cb 19224 2
cb_enabler 2472 2 [3c575_cb]
ds 6600 2 [cb_enabler]
i82365 29764 2
pcmcia_core 44192 0 [cb_enabler ds i82365]
ppp 20224 0 (autoclean) (unused)
maestro 26820 0
soundcore 2596 2 [maestro]
If not, try add in conf.modules
alias eth0 3c575_cb
N.B . When you define ip-adresses, etc you'll have to do that in
/etc/sysconfig/network, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 .
/etc/pcmcia/network.opts is bypassed if you use Redhat (the pcmcia rpm from
redhat).
Regards
/J�rgen
Antony Lee wrote:
> Dear J�rgen
>
> Thanks.
>
> How can I config the pcmcia to use irq 3 ?
> Also what somethings else should I done in order that
> the lan will be up, such as setting in the conf.modules,
> pcmcia config, pcmcia network script and / or normal
> network startup scripts ?
>
> I remembered that after the installation, the pcmcia was using
> irq 3. However, when I unmark the exclude irq 3 in the pcmcia
> config file, the device changed to irq 11 even I added exclude irq 11.
> Afterward, I remark again the exclude irq 3, the card seem to be
> not using irq 3.
>
> Can you send some of the related config files and startup script
> (network, pcmcia, conf.modules) for my referrence ?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Antony
>
> J�rgen Winqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Mine gets IRQ 3 and it works fine. I had problems in 6.1 with pcmcia-cs
> > 3.0.14. It worked after I upgraded to 3.1.10.
> >
> >
> >
> > #cardctl ident
> > Socket 0:
> > product info: "3Com Corporation", "3CCFE575CT", "LAN Cardbus Card",
> > "004"
> > manfid: 0x0101, 0x5257
> > function: 6 (network
> >
> > # cardctl config
> > Socket 0:
> > Vcc 3.3V Vpp1 3.3V Vpp2 3.3V
> > interface type is "cardbus"
> > irq 3 [exclusive] [level]
> > function 0:
> > io 0x0200-0x027f [32bit]
> >
> > /J�rgen
> >
> > Antony Lee wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > > My 3COM 3CCFE575CT cardbus can be recognized
> > > by RH 6.1, however, the network is not running.
> > >
> > > lspci shows that the IRQ the card using is 11, and so does
> > > the pcmcia controller. lspci also reported that the IRQ 11is
> > > also using by the SMI811 display card and ESS Maestro 2E
> > > sound card. I guessed it is the reason why my network is not
> > > running.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how can I change the IRQ of the card ?
> > >
> > > p.s. under Windows, the card is woking perfectly and does not
> > > receive the same IRQ with other devices without altering the driver
> > > settings.
> > >
> > > Antony
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Date: 10 Aug 2000 09:59:18 GMT
>> 1. You'll sit tilted to the right. That's from the thickness of all that
>> extra money in the wallet in your left hip pocket.
>> 2. You won't be sending an Intel unique CPU identifier to anyone who has
>> the hack and asks for it.
>> 3. You'll just have to put up with the extra speed. Poor you.
>>
>SuSE 6.4 have default K6-3DNow optimisation as well.
Do they? Never seen it myself. I wonder how you get 3dnow optimisations in
an i386 rpm...
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Subject: Multiple devices share one IRQ
From: Sebastian Fischmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10 Aug 2000 11:57:47 +0200
Hi.
Hopefully there is someone out there, who can help me with this
problem. I got a brand new Toshiba Tecra 8100, but it seems as if
several devices share the IRQ 11 (cardbus, USB, soundcard, graphics
card, ... see the lspci print below). I got the network running and
also X. However, I cannot get the soundcard working. It is always tell
me that the resouce is already busy (of course, because it uses IRQ 11
-> cardbus).
Unfortunately I cannot change the IRQs in the setup.
Does anyone know how I can get all this stuff running? (current kernel
2.4.0-test5)
Thanks in advance,
-Sebastian
lspci -v:
##########
00:05.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00
[UHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at ff80 [size=32]
00:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 PCI to Cardbus Bridge
with ZV Support (rev 20)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 10000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=14, subordinate=14, sec-latency=0
Memory window 0: 10400000-107ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 10800000-10bff000
I/O window 0: 00001000-000013ff
I/O window 1: 00000000-00000003
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:0b.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 PCI to Cardbus Bridge
with ZV Support (rev 20)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 10001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=15, subordinate=15, sec-latency=0
Memory window 0: 10c00000-10fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 11000000-113ff000
I/O window 0: 00001400-000017ff
I/O window 1: 00000000-00000003
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-744B [DS-1S Audio
Controller] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at efff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
I/O ports at ff00 [size=64]
I/O ports at fefc [size=4]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/MX-/IX (rev 11) (prog-if
00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128M]
Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Capabilities: [80] AGP version 1.0
15:00.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3CCFE575CT Cyclone CardBus (rev 10)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 5c57
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1400 [size=128]
Memory at 11000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Memory at 11000080 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Expansion ROM at 10c00000 [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: SCSI problem - AHA 1542
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 06:21:15 GMT
janpla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>Sent bus reset to scsi host 0
>Unable to abort command for target 0
>- after which it tells that it has detected a disk sda (This
>disk has an actual size, as opposed to what is found later).
>Then it goes on to targets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, finding disks
>sdb, etc.up to sdg, all of size 0 MB. The interesting thing is
>that I only have 1 disk
[...]
Either the disk is not terminated (assuming it's the only device
you do have on the SCSI bus), you gave it the same ID as the AHA
card uses (7), or a combination of these causes. Make sure that
the disk and the AHA card are properly terminated (AUTO/SW will not
work!) and that all SCSI IDs are unique.
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Hampf)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.16 not working with ATAPI IDE CDRoms
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:52:31 +0300
Jose Manuel Benitez Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> h�lt �essu fram:
:
: Hi all,
: After getting Linux 2.2.16 compiled and running, I've detected that
: the driver for ATAPI CDROM drives isn't working properly. Actually,
: it's doing really bad.
[...]
: How anybody experience this problem? Do you know of a solution? Any
: patch for the driver?
: Thanks in advance!
I have had this problem with two drives. Have you tried another one?
\vague{I read something about these drives having implemented the
standard in a different way or something like that. This was said to
be a known issue and that there was a fix on the way.} Anyway you are
not alone.
rh
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:01:23 +0200
From: Julian Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Does anybody know how to make work XFree86 with the NeoMagic 256 LX+
Does anybody know how to make work XFree86 with the NeoMagic 256 LX+
graphic chip? (For a Sony Vaio PCG-709 notebook)
Thanks a lot
Julian
Julian Eggert Future Technology Research
HONDA R&D Europe (Deutschland) GmbH
Phone: +49(69)89011737 Carl-Legien-Strasse 30
Fax: +49(69)89011749 63073 Offenbach/Main - Germany
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http:// ... (not yet)
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From: "eran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem script for suse 64.
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:33:49 +0200
hi all,
i m tring to write a script for modem. my OS is linux/SuSE 6.4 .
does any one has a straight forward script so i can just do copy and paste?
10x
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From: Chris Ahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.apps.cdwrite,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Simple question about CD-Writing for Linux
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:44:03 GMT
"Quiney, Philip [HAL02:HH00:EXCH]" wrote:
>
> Sounds like an IDE CD Writer... You will need to build a kernel with the
> SCSI emulation switched on. Check out the file
> /usr/doc/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO for details.
>
You shouldn't have to rejumper hardware to fit another O/S.
Anyway, at least in Red Hat 6.2 you don't have to recompile the
kernel. You have to tell lilo about the drive (put the line
append="hdd=ide-scsi" in lilo.conf, where hdd is the hd interface
on which your CD is attached, then run lilo from the command-line
prompt.) Also add /sbin/insmode ide-scsi to your rc.local file.
There may be more, I can't remember offhand, and don't have time
to check my logbook.
If it's set up correctly, then you can su to root and do the
command "cdrecord -scanbus", and should see the drive.
Chris
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From: Dr. Unk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Does anybody know how to make work XFree86 with the NeoMagic 256 LX+
graphic chip? (For a Sony Vaio PCG-709 notebook)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:47:53 GMT
If XF86Setup doesn't work, try xf86config, configure X to the best of
your knowledge using your system's documentation. You might have to
edit the finished XF86Config file and add the apropriate driver setting.
This page might help.
http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.1/Status20.html#20
Good luck.
--
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: General soundcard question - mandrake
Date: 10 Aug 2000 12:05:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 09 Aug 2000 21:42:45 -0700, painSlave wrote:
>I'm considering (strongly) getting a real soundcard and dropping
>my onboard garbage for use under Mandrake 7.1. I searched the
>supported list at the mandrake site, but still have questions.
>The supported list includes:
>
>-SoundBlaster (SB 16/32/64, DS, ESS, Jazz16, Live, or SB clone)
>Does "clone" here mean that I can get *any* card that says it's
>100% SB compatible?
Not necessarily. "Clone" here means "Any card that has the exact same
chipset as the original SB16". Those cards are not made these days.
The SB16 emulation that most cards run when they claim to be SB16
compatible generally requires DOS/Win drivers.
>I'm looking at a PCI (with a real audio
>processor) that seems like quite a cool card. I know it will
>work under my win98, but Linux is where I'll be spending my time
>after I get sound and communications going.
http://linhardware.com/ contains a lot of reviews of cards of all types.
Actually, if you had said the exact make and model of the card you plan
to buy, someone on this NG could probably tell you whether it'd work or
not right off the bat.
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Tyranny is always better organized
http://www.brainbench.com / than freedom.
=============================/ ==Charles Peguy
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From: Benjamin Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: promise fast trak 66 and suse-linux
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:53:17 +0200
hello,
I've got the alpha driver for redhat 6.1 from this newsgroup (thanks to
yves bruggemann) but want to use the fast trak 66 with suse linux 6.4.
anybody here who has done this before ??
thank you in advance
bg
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From: Erik Oomen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Multiple devices share one IRQ
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:02:29 GMT
On 10 Aug 2000, Sebastian Fischmeister wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Hopefully there is someone out there, who can help me with this
> problem. I got a brand new Toshiba Tecra 8100, but it seems as if
> several devices share the IRQ 11 (cardbus, USB, soundcard, graphics
> card, ... see the lspci print below). I got the network running and
> also X. However, I cannot get the soundcard working. It is always tell
> me that the resouce is already busy (of course, because it uses IRQ 11
> -> cardbus).
>
On my dell notebook several pci devices also share irq 11. No
problem. Resource busy indicates mostly that the device is at another
IO-space
Grt,
--
Erik Oomen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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