Linux-Hardware Digest #398, Volume #13 Thu, 10 Aug 00 20:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Erratic mouse pointer since Machine upgrade. (Wolfgang Zweimueller)
Cannot start nfs locking services: lockdsvc connection refused (Raman Boucher)
Cannot start nfs locking services: lockdsvc connection refused (Raman Boucher)
CRC error (Norbert Stoop)
Re: Another AHA152x-Problem (Guy Maskall)
MAndrake 7.1 And geforce2GTS ("kurtkiller")
Re: Dual processor board? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on AMD (GW)
Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform (Dances With Crows)
Re: Horror story...please help me! LM 7.1 expert install zeroed the (Stanislaw
Flatto)
Re: Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Aztech sound/modem card ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Aramada 1700 (fred)
Re: Mainboard founds uart 16450 instead of 16550a (James Richard Tyrer)
Re: K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Subject: Re: Erratic mouse pointer since Machine upgrade.
From: Wolfgang Zweimueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10 Aug 2000 21:00:49 +0200
"Andy Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've recently updated my machine to an Athlon 850 on a Abit KA7-100
> motherboard.
>
> Since I've done this the mouse pointer erratically moves to the top right of
> the screen and will stick there for about 15 seconds then I can use it
> again.
It seems to be (the well known) BIOS problem. Have a look at
http:/go.to/ka7faq and follow the appropriate links.
(You�ll have to upgrade your BIOS to either the RY or TY version)
hth, Wolfgang.
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From: Raman Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cannot start nfs locking services: lockdsvc connection refused
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:23:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All,
I cannot start nfs locking services either via restart, linuxconf, or
the command line. I consistently get a message (from the log file):
Executing some Sysv init scripts
Executing: /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10network reload
Executing: /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S14nfslock restart
* The command takes more than 15 seconds to execute, odd
* killed by operator
Grabbing some late messages from command /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S14nfslock
restart
> lockdsvc: Connection refused
> [FAILED]rpc.statd [FAILED][ OK ]done.
I think this is causing other problems on my system (at least it is
interferring with using Linuxconf!) I searched the usual sites, but
found no useful references to lockdsvc and it's handling of connections.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have just upgraded to Redhat Linux, 6.2 i586 2.2.14.
Regards,
Raman
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From: Raman Boucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.linux,redhat.general
Subject: Cannot start nfs locking services: lockdsvc connection refused
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:22:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All,
I cannot start nfs locking services either via restart, linuxconf, or
the command line. I consistently get a message (from the log file):
Executing some Sysv init scripts
Executing: /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10network reload
Executing: /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S14nfslock restart
* The command takes more than 15 seconds to execute, odd
* killed by operator
Grabbing some late messages from command /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S14nfslock
restart
> lockdsvc: Connection refused
> [FAILED]rpc.statd [FAILED][ OK ]done.
I think this is causing other problems on my system (at least it is
interferring with using Linuxconf!) I searched the usual sites, but
found no useful references to lockdsvc and it's handling of connections.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have just upgraded to Redhat Linux, 6.2 i586 2.2.14.
Regards,
Raman
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:00:22 +0000
From: Norbert Stoop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CRC error
Hi
I've installed RH6.2 on a Mitac MiNote 6120 from CDROM without problems.
But when I reboot the system, my linux box hangs. LILO says
Uncompressing linux...
crc error
--system halted
When I turn off my L1 Cache in the BIOS settings, it works, but very
slow, of course.
My Win98 seems to work, even with cache enabled.
Any hints?
Norbert
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From: Guy Maskall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Another AHA152x-Problem
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:08:54 +0100
Stefan Silberstein wrote:
> Hy,
>
> I tried to get my old SCSI-Controller AHA1505 to work with linux.
> Someone gave me the hint to compile my own kernel.
> And really I found the SCSI-Part and thought everything was fine.
>
> But the Controller dosn�t appear in the startup-messages (dmesg) and
> with the following command the following messages appear:
>
> bash-2.03# modprobe aha152x aha152x=0x140,11
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol print_msg
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol scsi_command_size
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol
> scsi_unregister_module
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol scsicam_bios_param
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol scsi_register
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol
> scsi_register_module
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol print_command
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: unresolved symbol scsi_unregister
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.14/scsi/aha152x.o: insmod aha152x failed
>
> I really don�t know what I have to do next.
>
> Any suggestions,
>
> Thanks
>
> Stefan
Assuming the path for the kernel tree is /usr/src/linux/......
cd to /usr/src/linux/ and rm -rf modules, this will remove the old module
builds (not the used modules as they'll be in /lib/modules/... If you like
you could always do 'mv modules modules.safe' just to get them out the way.
You'll also want to be doing:
make xconfig - select the config you want such as scsi support, the aha
driver and support for whatever scsi devices you want (e.g. sg.o for
generic such as scanner, sd.o for scsi hard disk, st.o for tape etc.). save
and exit. You should see that the modules directory should have been
recreated (empty).
make dep
make clean
make bzImage - this will build the kernel
make modules - this will bung stuff in the modules subdirectory.
Now if your kernel version label is 2.2.14 then you might want to do 'mv
/lib/modules/2.2.14 /lib/modules/2.2.14.safe' and then:
make modules_install - this will copy the stuff needed from
/usr/src/linux/modules to /lib/modules/2.2.14
You can then copy your new kernel from
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/linux-2.2.14, say.
Make sure your lilo.conf is set up accordingly, make sure you've run
/sbin/lilo if you've made any changes.
Now doing this should ensure that your kernel is 'in sync' with the
modules, that is it knows the required module dependencies.
***NB all this should be read in conjunction with the redhat/linux howto
docs regarding compiling new kernels.*****
Have a good check through 'make xconfig' to make sure you've selected all
you need when you're doing that stage.
If you do all that then you should have the required modules built and
dependencies set up. It's usually a good idea to keep your old kernel
knocking around for a while and set up as an option in lilo in case there's
a prob booting the new one.
I *think* I've not forgotten anything but do check with the other docs.
As you've got scsi support modularized then you *wont* get messages on boot
up. Oh, you'll also want the line 'alias scsi_hostadapter aha152x' in your
conf.modules file. Once you've done that you should be able to do, for
e.g., /sbin/insmod sg and it should then load scsi_mod, aha152x, and sg,
you can check this with /sbin/lsmod -a and they should appear listed.
If you have problems still let us know exactly what you've done for
building a new kernel, e.g. you did compile the modules also?
Hope this helps, Guy
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From: "kurtkiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MAndrake 7.1 And geforce2GTS
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:12:09 +0200
I 've bought a geforce 2 GTS and i've install mandrake 7.1 but i've some
diplay error. In fact, my screen became black with some colored line when i
launch KDE. I don't what i must do for it work.
Kurt
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Subject: Re: Dual processor board?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:30:34 GMT
"D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If I abandon my current board, and can find a replacement that has slot
> 1 PIII's, with DIMM's, along with the 64x66 PCI you mention, I'd be
> ecstatic (this causes no harm to electrical devices :).
You might look into some Tyan boards. I've been very pleased with
them so far, and even moreso with their support.
> I don't know the
> brand SM by this abbreviation though, do you have a URL that mentions
> these boards?
SM is probably SuperMicro.
> I have no qualms about abandoning SuperMicro now, but cost always
> matters, and recycling current components is a huge plus (rdram, for
> example is an extreme cost and disappointment).
I was ready to jump on that particular bandwagon, but was held back by
a lack of funds. Good thing, as it turns out.
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"And what happens? The guy goes and proves himself beyond all doubt
to be just another cookie stamped out of the Dough of Idiocy with the
Cookie-Cutter of Self-Righteousness." - Mike Kozlowski
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GW)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux on AMD
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:56:52 GMT
On Wed, 09 Aug 2000 01:29:59 GMT, shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am thinking of setting up Linux on an AMD machine. Did you have any
>problem with the install or after the install?
>
>Shook
>
When I first tried to setup Mandrake 7.0 on my K6 233, it froze at the
checking 'hlt' instruction . . . . . . .
point. Solved it by typing "linux no-hlt".
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID
Date: 10 Aug 2000 17:13:56 -0400
I am thinking about buying an ABIT KT7 mobo for an Athlon "Thunderbird".
Apparently the KT7 comes with an onboard RAID controller chip. What
does this mean for setting up linux? Do I want to enable RAID in the kernel
or do I leave it out and assume that the hardware will control kernel hd
accesses? What about on install when the installer sees two hard drives when
i really only want it to see one?
Thanks.
Anthony.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:25:52 GMT
Hi,
I'm going to build a linux box for serving pop3,
www, webmail and other typical services for 50-60
people. I'm not sure which platform to choose. As
I'm quite short of money and figured out that
epox mvp3-g2 w/ k6-2 550 would be a cheap and
decent conf. However, I'm not quite sure whether
Duron 600 (or so) would make a faster machine at
the same $ cost. Has anyone had a similiar
dilemma? Which one to choose? How does duron
perform as a server? Any motherboard/processor
tips?
Thanks in advance.
Gecco
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform
Date: 10 Aug 2000 22:52:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:25:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I'm going to build a linux box for serving pop3, www, webmail and other
>typical services for 50-60 people. I'm not sure which platform to
>choose. As I'm quite short of money and figured out that epox mvp3-g2
>w/ k6-2 550 would be a cheap and decent conf. However, I'm not quite
>sure whether Duron 600 (or so) would make a faster machine at the same
>$ cost. Has anyone had a similiar dilemma? Which one to choose? How
>does duron perform as a server? Any motherboard/processor tips?
Typically, the CPU is not the bottleneck; the I/O is. If you're short
on cash, you may even want to go *slower* on the CPU and buy more RAM
with the money you save. You need at least 128M for 50-60 users, and
256 wouldn't hurt.
The Duron is still sort of new, but I haven't seen any problem reports
on it yet. If you can get a Duron 600 for the same price as a K6-2
550... ? pricewatch lists a Duron 600+mobo at $210 or so, while a K6-2
550+an EpoxMVP3G2 comes out to $171. Socket A mobos, since they're
newer, will be pricier than Super 7, but the Super 7 is almost dead
according to the gearheads...
--
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: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.madrake,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Horror story...please help me! LM 7.1 expert install zeroed the
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:03:06 +0000
Paolo Servadei wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Here's the horror story
>
> Paolo
>
> Paolo Bologna Italy
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Paolo!
So you had an interesting meeting with a sorcerer (Mandrake) and
mischevious Mr. Murphy.
We computer users know them for ages.
The best thing that comes to mind in this situation is, few drops of
Valium in half glass of water, a VERY good book on Unix system
administration, and check twice before putting your finger on ANY key.
On more serious note, with such system you should be using the
"horrible" distros which are so lazy that you have to beat them into
submission, IMHO.
And quoting SuSE "Have a lot of fun..."
--
Stanislaw on Slak 7.1
Registered on Linux counter No.162760.
Even put Ulladulla on their database.
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Subject: Re: Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:08:15 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am thinking about buying an ABIT KT7 mobo for an Athlon "Thunderbird".
> Apparently the KT7 comes with an onboard RAID controller chip.
RAID controllers typically cost over $600, and even add-on RAID
options are usually over $250. Be very sure you know what you're
getting.
> What does this mean for setting up linux? Do I want to enable RAID
> in the kernel or do I leave it out and assume that the hardware will
> control kernel hd accesses?
It will not.
RAID cards function similarly to SCSI cards, as far as the operating
system is concerned. If you do not have RAID drivers for your card,
you will not be able to access any devices the RAID controller knows
about - even if they are not part of an array.
> What about on install when the installer sees two hard drives when i
> really only want it to see one?
If you start with a clean setup, you probably will need to boot using
a special boot disk provided by the RAID card's manufacturer to
create the array. Once that's done, you'd install Linux on the
array. It will always appear as a single drive (except when you're
doing things like managing spares or whatever).
--
Eric McCoy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The politics of failure have failed! We need to make them work again!"
- Kodos, The Simpsons
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Aztech sound/modem card
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:11:57 GMT
Can anyone help me get my Aztech sound/modem card work in corel linux.
It is Aztech 3011. It is an isapnp card. I have used the isapnptools
to get them enabled. I enable the sound and get the right ports and irq
and io numbers. I don't know what sound driver to use. I have also
used sndconfig to try. It detects it as a sound galaxy card. It runs
everything then installs sound.o. This doesn't work. There is a module
called sgalaxy in modconf. I tried to use it but it says "Device or
resource busy". I also can get my modem enabled at the same time as my
sound card. I try setserial port #### irq # but it says "Device or
resource busy" also. What's up with this? Why can't I get it to work?
If anyone can help me please reply.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fred)
Subject: Aramada 1700
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:26:37 GMT
Hi, I have a Armada 1700 with a 14.1 screen and aChipset &
Technologies 65555. How do I configure it to have a full screen
xwindow. Can't get it to work in 1024.
Thanks
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From: James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mainboard founds uart 16450 instead of 16550a
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:27:36 GMT
"michal l." wrote:
> I have got old 486 mainboard, which founds only uart 16450, but this should
> be uart 16550a on Zoom isa pnp modem. On newer motherboard there are no
> problems. Do you think that bios upgrade can help ?
>
> Maybe, you have some other solutions
>
> I'm waiting forward to solve it
>
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you are sure, you can try changinf it with the "setserial" command.
read "man setserial".
If this is OK you can add the command to "rc.local" or "rc.serial in the
"rc.d" directory.
JRT
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Subject: Re: K6-2 vs Duron - a server platform
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:57:19 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I'm going to build a linux box for serving pop3, www, webmail and
> other typical services for 50-60 people. I'm not sure which platform
> to choose. As I'm quite short of money and figured out that epox
> mvp3-g2 w/ k6-2 550 would be a cheap and decent conf. However, I'm
> not quite sure whether Duron 600 (or so) would make a faster machine
> at the same $ cost. Has anyone had a similiar dilemma? Which one to
> choose? How does duron perform as a server? Any
> motherboard/processor tips?
For the majority of the services you are likely to run, you will not
need a particularly speedy processor. For WWW, FTP, and email, you
will need a fast disk. "Fast disk" means SCSI. You can very probably
get by with a 9.1GB drive, or, if money is truly tight, several 4GB
drives. (Depends on how much space your users will be needing,
obviously.)
The more RAM you can get, the better.
If people will be using your box for things like development as well,
you might look into an SMP option. You can buy a dual-CPU Pentium Pro
motherboard with integrated SCSI and audio for under $150 now, and two
PPro CPUs together will probably cost about that (but be prepared to
pay $200+ apiece if you want ones with the 1MB cache). If you really
decide to go crazy, you can pick up a 6-CPU setup (sans memory and
CPUs) for under $500 - that includes the giant case you need and all
the riser cards.
--
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"The politics of failure have failed! We need to make them work again!"
- Kodos, The Simpsons
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