Linux-Hardware Digest #407, Volume #13 Sat, 12 Aug 00 09:13:04 EDT
Contents:
HP LaserJet 1100 print delays (Daniel Armstrong)
Re: setting up a parallel scanner (James Richard Tyrer)
Re: I need help from a Monitor /Video Linux Guru (James Richard Tyrer)
Re: Trouble with PCI SB AWE64 (James Richard Tyrer)
Re: Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID (Juergen Sauer)
Re: setting up a parallel scanner (Juergen Sauer)
Using an old Cirrus Logic card (legacy) ("Uri Yanover")
Driver Soundblaster Live ("Serge Dewit")
Re: i810, AC '97, sound ("Bartek Kostrzewa")
Re: HELP: Sound on VIA ("Bartek Kostrzewa")
Re: Adaptec AHA2944UW on Redhat 6.1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on AMD (J Bland)
Re: URGENT : Rackmount case with riser cards and Network cards ("Ken Farwell")
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From: Daniel Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP LaserJet 1100 print delays
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:16:21 GMT
Hello,
I just hooked up a HP LaserJet 1100 to my Linux box running Mandrake
7.1. Using <printtool>, after a little fiddling I configured the
necessary settings using the "LaserJet 4/5/6" driver (the closest
match). Everything now prints correctly - except that there is a 20
second delay between each page that is printed. The printer is rated at
8ppm, and a friend that has the same printer with the stock memory of
2mb under Windows 98 does not experience such delays. What can I do to
speed up my print jobs under Linux (besides the last resort of upgrading
printer memory)?
Cheers,
Daniel
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From: James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up a parallel scanner
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:27:02 GMT
Greg Davis wrote:
> I have a "Plustek FBIII" ecp scanner that works well in windows.
> However, I am trying to get away from windows and want to set it up in
> linux. How do I do that; are there any programs that interface the
> scanner and the os?
>
> Greg
you might try:
http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html
this will help only if your scaner conforms to some type of SCSI over
parallel port command set!!!
JRT
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From: James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I need help from a Monitor /Video Linux Guru
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:38:18 GMT
Gretchen Schoser wrote:
> Ok, I am a newbie at this, however, I have gotten the program installed but
> I am not happy with the results. Here is the problem. I have an old US
> Logic Monitor, 14 inch, and an ATI Rage 128 Xpert AGP video card. As I was
> going through the installation the program suggested that I use a Generic
> Monitor since mine was not on the list. I went out to the internet to see
> if I could pull up any info on my Monitor and Here is what I found:
>
> US Logic
> Model: MM400
> Max Resolution: 14 SVGA x 1024
> Sync Type: Not Available
> H Freq/V Freq: 768/30.1/37.9/40/48.3
> Tube: Not Available
> Monitor Type: 14
>
> How do I go about changing the H Freq and V Freq on the monitor, I am not
> sure how to enter the numbers. The main problem that I am having is that
> when I get into Gnome, I have to manually change scroll the window up and
> down using the buttons on my monitor, the screen size is 640 x 480 and I
> would really like 800 x 600. In windows, I have it set to 800 x 600 32 bit
> color. However, in Linux when I try and set it to this I am getting the
> black screen of death and then have to reboot the computer.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Gretchen
I would try running XF86Setup (as root).
Click the Monitor tab at the top of the screen. this will bring up a list of
possible generic choices in the middle of the screen. I would try selecting:
"Non Interlaced SVGA 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz ..... " and see if this will work.
Then you need to click the Mode selection tab and select the resolution and
"bpp".
Hope this works.
JRT
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From: James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trouble with PCI SB AWE64
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:47:40 GMT
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Ryan Gunn wrote:
> Upon trying to configue my Soundblaster AWE64 PCI on my RedHat 6.1 box
> with sndconfig 0.44 I get the error:
>
> "The Creative Labs|unknown device 1102:0003 is not supported"
>
> I tried to re-compile the kernel with all the recommended AWE32 support,
> and still nothing. All the isapnp stuff I hear about does not work
> because it's a PCI card.
>
> Any suggestions would be welcomed.
> Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thanks for the help.
Try reading the HOW TO. The rest of it is available on the web.
JRT
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<H1>Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO</H1>
<H2>by Marcus Brinkmann <CODE><
<A
HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>></CODE></H2>v1.2,
11 January 1998
<P><HR>
<EM>This document describes how to install and configure a Sound Blaster 32 (SB AWE
32, SB AWE 64) card from Creative Labs in a Linux System using the AWE
Sound Driver Extension written by Takashi Iwai. It also covers some special
tools and players for the SB AWE series. Reference system is a Debian
GNU/Linux System, but every other Linux Distribution should also work.</EM>
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<H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html">Introduction</A></H2>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 Acknowledgments</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 Revision History</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html#ss1.3">1.3 New versions of this document</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html#ss1.4">1.4 Feedback</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-1.html#ss1.5">1.5 Distribution Policy</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html">Before you start</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Introduction</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 Some general notes about the SB AWE
cards</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html#ss2.3">2.3 Some general notes about the Plug and
Play cards</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html#ss2.4">2.4 Some general notes about loadable
kernel modules</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-2.html#ss2.5">2.5 Some general notes about the kernel
sound driver</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-3.html">How to install SB AWE
sound support</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 Things you will need</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 Getting started</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Compiling the kernel</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Reboot</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html">Testing the Sound
Driver</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 <CODE>/proc/devices,
/dev/sndstat</CODE></A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Output - The Raw Audio Device</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 Output - The OPL-2/OPL-3 Synthesis</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.4">4.4 Output - The Wave Table Synthesis</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.5">4.5 Mixing</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.6">4.6 Input - Sampling with the Raw Audio
Device</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-4.html#ss4.7">4.7 The MIDI Port</A>
</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-5.html">AWE Driver
Software</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 <CODE>sfxload</CODE></A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 <CODE>drvmidi</CODE></A>
</UL>
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<UL>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 Additional Information</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html#ss6.2">6.2 Sources</A>
<LI><A HREF="Soundblaster-AWE-6.html#ss6.3">6.3 Sample <CODE>isapnp.conf</CODE></A>
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From: Juergen Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux software RAID vs. hardware RAID
Date: 12 Aug 2000 06:06:12 GMT
James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
am Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:19:42 -0600 in comp.os.linux.hardware:
JK> HW RAID will show up as a single drive under Linux. You use the
JK> manufacturer's SW to set up the drives.
JK> I've used SW RAID under Linux for a long time. You have to set things up
JK> manually, which is straightforward but a little involved. I just
JK> completed testing and benchmarking SW RAID with the Promise Ultra100
JK> card w/a couple of IBM 7200 RPM ATA-100 drives. I think that the IDE
JK> technology's advanced to the point where our next server's going to use
JK> that instead of SCSI, which we've relied on for well over a decade.
Server with IDE ?
Without Disconnect/Reconnect ?
Without Commandqueueing ?
With only 4 Drives possible (Tape and CD included) ?
That's a toy, not a server.
mfG
Jojo
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From: Juergen Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up a parallel scanner
Date: 12 Aug 2000 06:10:59 GMT
Greg Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
am Fri, 11 Aug 2000 12:53:18 -0700 in comp.os.linux.hardware:
GD> I have a "Plustek FBIII" ecp scanner that works well in windows.
GD> However, I am trying to get away from windows and want to set it up in
GD> linux. How do I do that; are there any programs that interface the
GD> scanner and the os?
Ask the manufacturer for Drivers.
Ask them hardly. Ask them often. If every one with unspported Hardware
does that the manufacturer will have to react and offer drivers.
mfG
Jojo
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From: "Uri Yanover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using an old Cirrus Logic card (legacy)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 11:43:38 +0200
Hi everybody!
I have an old 486 (it's running RedHat 5) with an old Cirrus Logic-based
video board (sitting on VESA bus), on which I occasionally run X. It runs
fine at 8bpp (through the old DOS video RAM shadow). The problem is that at
16bpp or higher, the video RAM at the board has to be mapped to some
position to the system's RAM above 1MB (linear frame buffer). The board can
be mapped only within the first 16MBs of memory because of hardware
specifics - and that is exactly the amount of RAM I have. So
1. I heard there's a way to give up some of the RAM through a BIOS switch.
How is it called?
2. Is there some Linux-specific workaround that'll let me BOTH use my memory
and my video board?
Any answer will be appreciated
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From: "Serge Dewit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Driver Soundblaster Live
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 12:39:07 +0200
Hello,
Is there someone who can tell me where I can find linux drivers for my
soundblaster live player 1024 card ???
Thx guys and girls
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From: "Bartek Kostrzewa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: i810, AC '97, sound
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 13:08:16 +0200
Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
8murc3$3g$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Potentially dumb question here, sorry. I have a (stupid) Dell system
> here with the i810 and the AC '97. If I were to go into the BIOS and
> off the onboard sound support, and toss an SB PCI128 (or similar) in
> the box, would that eliminate the need for ALSA support of the AC'97??
Yep. Just watch that you disable the PnP OS option in your BIOS too. After
that you can use the kernel sound driver (module) for your respective sound
card.
>
> I know I could do the alsa thing, but I don't really have the time.
>
> I hope this isn't too ignorant of a question. I never did understand
> this sound bridge business in the chipsets.
>
> -=hammer
>
> --
> MC
> "I've been trying to get as far away from myself as I can" - Bob Dylan
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: "Bartek Kostrzewa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Sound on VIA
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 13:09:38 +0200
Unfortunately you will have to install ALSA to get support for this sound
chipset. Better disable it, disable PnP OS in your BIOS and then get a cheap
SB 128 PCI
McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb in
im Newsbeitrag: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have a new Socket A Athalon motherboard with a VIA chipset with
> intergrated SoundBlaster Pro compatable 'sound card'. I run it on
> WinDowZZ 98 with no problems, (So I can play Tomb Raider!!). I have just
> installed SuSe 6.4 and have loaded the module drivers OK as I see them
> when I do my cat /dev/sndstat, but I cannot get any 'noise' out of them.
>
> I have selected the SoundBlaster Pro support in the modules.conf, but
> this is for a specific SoundBlaster sound chip, xx3070 or similar.
>
> Any pointers?
>
> Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thanks
>
> Leo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA2944UW on Redhat 6.1
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 11:36:12 GMT
Hi Rob,
I got my configuration to work by adding a "modprobe aic7xxx"
statement to one of the startup scripts. The Linux Answer Guy explains
where it should go in this
article:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/LG/issue32/tag_startup.html
You can test to see if this fixes your problem by running the modprobe
command while the system is up. If your disks magically appear after
the modprobe command is run, you're fixed.
If you have LUNs numbered higher than 0 on your Shark, you may also need
to set the boot option "max_scsi_luns=<number of LUNs>", depending on
your kernel version and options.
Good Luck,
Bruce
In article <8mrvno$sc7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rob Clarkson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has any got a Adaptec AHA2944UW differential SCSI adapter working with
> redhat 6.1?
>
> I am trying to connect an IBM 2105 (Shark) disk subsystem but with
> little luck.
> The PC BIOS can see the adap
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Before you buy.
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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: 12 Aug 2000 12:32:01 GMT
>> The kernel is optimised for it, everything else isn't.
>>
>> Frinky
>Oh Yeah!
>
>Are you using SuSE?
Yes. from p100s to Athlon700s to G3s. They mostly run the default packages.
Which are compiled for 386s and ppc.
>I am. I've been using SuSE since 5.x
>
>I'm posting from a SuSE 6.4 2.2.14 kernel, i586 with 3DNow activated.
>;-)
Well done. That extra math performance makes your mostly integer using
kernel so much faster. This is from a i586 2.2.16 kernel, with only things
in it I need. It makes little difference to anything.
2.2.14 has a serious security bug in it. This is why SuSE has released and
update to the k_default.rpm package with a 2.2.16 kernel. Keep up with the
security advisories.
>You CAN choose the kernel option from YaST2 during installation.
I know.
>Only sucky-crappy distros like RH, Debian, etc. , and so on you need to
>recompile for anything other than the generic stuff.
>
>Even soundcard, SMP, pentium, ata/dma a bunch of scsi, GForce video, etc
>runs right out of the box without any messing around.
RH, Debian etc do sound, SMP, pentium and other optimised kernels. The
entirety of Mandrake is pentium optimised. Stuff that's in the SuSE kernel is
available as patches elsewhere, and they are being used by other
distributers.
Yes. This is all the kernel. SuSE 6.4 'out the box' has optimised kernels.
Which makes a difference. But not much. *Everything else on the CDs* is not
optimised. They are i386 rpms. They will not have pentium, or mmx, or 3dnow
optimisations in them.
If you recompile from source then they will, but that's not SuSE 6.4, is it.
AT least it sort of is but then you're having to faff about in ways you're
detracting other distributions for. If you want that extra speed get
Mandrake, it's *all* optimised.
Frinky
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From: "Ken Farwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: URGENT : Rackmount case with riser cards and Network cards
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 12:33:59 GMT
Robert M. Stockmann wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Hiya. We are trying to build a rackmount system in a 2U case. The
>> case is a Procase IPC 2U one with 3 PCI risers. Now, we need to have 2
>> PCI network cards and a PCI vga card. When we do this, both Network
>> cards are assigned IRQ 10 by the bios, and subsequently, under redhat
>> 6.2, only one will work (the other clains the IRQ may be blocked). We
>> have tried this with Netvin RTL8139B cards and 3COM cards and the
>> problem persists.
>>
>> Can someone please assist of give me some pointers ?
>
>
>Enter the BIOS and assign different IRQ's to different PCI
>slots.
That should take care of that problem, but in a 2U case we alway use
multiport ethernet cards, easier on the powersupply = less heat
Ken
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