Linux-Hardware Digest #470, Volume #13 Wed, 23 Aug 00 22:13:10 EDT
Contents:
PCI initialization failure? (Roland Vollgraf)
Re: Help with older Philips Brilliance 107 monitor ("pl")
CUECAT for Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: linux kill MBR ("Michael McGarry")
Re: external zip 100 through LPT1?? HOW TOO??? (fung)
Re: CUECAT for Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PCI initialization failure? (sideband)
Re: external zip 100 through LPT1?? HOW TOO??? ("Greg H.")
Re: PCI Config Problem (Duane)
sound card trouble (awe64) ("Shadowhawk")
Re: Asus A7V slow disk speed ("Ralph D. Ungermann")
HPT366 works from diskette but bombs from HD ("Doug Lichtman")
ATA100 Debian (Daniel Thiffault)
Re: CUECAT for Linux (Matthew J Zukowski)
Re: IBM intellistation Z pro loses time at night (Christopher Browne)
Re: CUECAT for Linux (Christopher Browne)
Re: Problems configuring soundcard (Tristan Wallis)
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From: Roland Vollgraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCI initialization failure?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:08:36 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi
I'm running SuSe Linux 6.2 on my Asus M8300 note book. After the a
reboot, the kernel occasionally fails to load the modules of several PCI
devices. In particular this is the accelerator part of the graphic carcd
(Silicon Motion LynxEM), the onboard modem (Lucent) and the sound card
chip ( Intel 8x0). There seems to be no regularity in which devices
work and which don't. If I shut down the note book for say an hour,
however, all PCI devices will start up correctly. This makes me guess,
that it should be some sort of PCI initialization failure. But I'm not
sure if this is a matter of the kernel, the bios or even the hardware.
The PCI system is based on Intels 443MX Chipset and I tried various
kernel configurations up to version 2.3.51
Have You any ideas about that?
Roland
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From: "pl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with older Philips Brilliance 107 monitor
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:15:07 GMT
In article <RYUo5.16160$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Mat Riain"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have a older Philips Brilliance monitor that I am trying to use with various
> Linux distros. I am trying to figure out how I would be able to adjust the
> viewing properties, as there are no external controls (dials, knobs, etc) -
> under Windows it is all controlled via software...
>
> Is anyone familiar with these monitors, and if so, is there any hope for it
> under Linux?
>
> Mat Riain
>
>
>
It should work fine. I don't have one, but monitorworld.com lists the
hsync/vsync (you may be able to find it on philips' site as well.
This should be all the info you really need, the rest should be configured by
whichever tool your distro uses (Xconfigurator, XF86Setup, etc.)
What kind of problems are you having, the virtual display problem where only
part of your desktop is shown? If so, look here:
http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/#virtual
The XFree site's other FAQ's may answer any of your other questions as well, but
if not, post what specific problems you are having.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: CUECAT for Linux
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:07:46 GMT
Digital Convergence is now issuing a beta copy of their CRQ software
for Linux. This software is not on the web site, but can be requested
via E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows and SunOS users are fully
supported, Mac soon to follow.
This nifty kitty can read product codes of all kinds, as well as
special codes in newspapers, magazines, and other print sources. Find
all the info you'll ever need without typing in URLs or hunting for the
right link ever again. Bar codes have been a standard for over 50
years, it's about time we get an online database for them.
Any company willing to attempt to support Linux in their commercial
venture get's my support. The hardware is free at Radio Shack. No
business should be without one, and a person would be a fool to give up
the chance to get their very own free bar code reader.
Ask for your copy today.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Michael McGarry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux kill MBR
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:46:28 +0100
"Pierre Dupuy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> pirlouit wrote:
> >
> > Hi friends,
> > I installed a RH 6.2 and after one month I decided to reinstall form
> > scratch.
> > Here comes the trouble, after a successful installation I reboot the
machine
> > and I get a black screen with
> >
> > LI
> >
> > that's it.
> > Any idea?
> >
> > thanks a lot.
> You probably forgot to update the MBR accoording to your new
> installation : lilo starts but cannot find a valid image at the physical
> address on the disk where it expects to find it.
> Reboot from a floppy and at prompt, simply type 'lilo' and reboot
> afterwards.
> You *must* run lilo each time you change something in the kernel (or in
> lilo.conf, of course).
> For details about the meaning of 'L', 'LI', ... read the HOWTO.
>
> Best regards,
> Pierre
This might happen if the first time you installed lilo to the mbr and the
second time you installed lilo to the boot sector if this is the case you
might solve by running fdisk /mbr which would remove lilo from the mbr
best of luck mick
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From: fung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: external zip 100 through LPT1?? HOW TOO???
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 05:31:06 +0800
Mircea wrote:
> "Kevin C." wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know how too and/or if I can install my external zip from IOMEGA
> > to my newly installed mandrake 6.0...
> >
> > I have now idea how this is done.. and I am new to Linux as well.. so if you
> > can help.. please remember.. I am a LINUX IDIOT...
> >
>
> Check out the Zip-Drive-mini-HOWTO - it should fix your problem. When I
> got mine, I had it up and rumming in ten minutes.
>
> MST
Frist , make sure you have a kernal ver 2.2.14 or later.
and then goto the www.Iomega.com download the Driver for Linux
morever SCSI , Parll. or ATAPI
see the readme
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CUECAT for Linux
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:21:11 GMT
Their SunOS support is rather lacking. Their staff is rather PeeCee
oriented, and don't even know how to use their e-mail software. I
think I've sent more time training their staff in how to do things then
getting answer to simple questions.
If anyone knows of their FTP, I'd like to see if they have a new
version of CueCAT for Solaris. Version 1.01 is rather flacky under 8.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Digital Convergence is now issuing a beta copy of their CRQ software
> for Linux. This software is not on the web site, but can be requested
> via E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows and SunOS users are fully
> supported, Mac soon to follow.
>
> This nifty kitty can read product codes of all kinds, as well as
> special codes in newspapers, magazines, and other print sources. Find
> all the info you'll ever need without typing in URLs or hunting for
the
> right link ever again. Bar codes have been a standard for over 50
> years, it's about time we get an online database for them.
>
> Any company willing to attempt to support Linux in their commercial
> venture get's my support. The hardware is free at Radio Shack. No
> business should be without one, and a person would be a fool to give
up
> the chance to get their very own free bar code reader.
>
> Ask for your copy today.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (sideband)
Subject: Re: PCI initialization failure?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:47:50 GMT
FIrst, have you tried any 2.2.x kernels? 2.3.x is the experimental
chain... If a 2.2 kernel works, there may be an issue in the 2.3.x
chain...
Second, if everything works after being powered down for an hour, you
may be looking at a heat failure of something either controlling or on
the PCI bus.
On or about Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:08:36 +0200, Roland Vollgraf
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, using the forum comp.os.linux.hardware did
say:
:Hi
:
:I'm running SuSe Linux 6.2 on my Asus M8300 note book. After the a
:reboot, the kernel occasionally fails to load the modules of several PCI
:devices. In particular this is the accelerator part of the graphic carcd
:(Silicon Motion LynxEM), the onboard modem (Lucent) and the sound card
:chip ( Intel 8x0). There seems to be no regularity in which devices
:work and which don't. If I shut down the note book for say an hour,
:however, all PCI devices will start up correctly. This makes me guess,
:that it should be some sort of PCI initialization failure. But I'm not
:sure if this is a matter of the kernel, the bios or even the hardware.
:The PCI system is based on Intels 443MX Chipset and I tried various
:kernel configurations up to version 2.3.51
:
:Have You any ideas about that?
:
:Roland
:
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From: "Greg H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: external zip 100 through LPT1?? HOW TOO???
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:45:16 GMT
fung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Frist , make sure you have a kernal ver 2.2.14 or later.
> and then goto the www.Iomega.com download the Driver for Linux
> morever SCSI , Parll. or ATAPI
> see the readme
Does the Iomega driver have any advantages over the standard
Linux kernel driver?
Greg
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From: Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCI Config Problem
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:54:47 -0700
Edward Lee wrote:
>
> Fung wrote:
>
> > Edward Lee wrote:
> >
> > > Fung wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is the part of config file of my linux in PCI :
> > > >
> > > > Bus 0,device 11,function 0:
> > > > Communication controller : Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 8).
> > > > Vendor id=14f1. Device id=1035.
> > > >
> > >
> > > That is a CONEXANT PCI Modem (faked) Enumerator. Sorry, no driver
> > > available.
> >
> > How can you know that ?
>
> I have a more up to date pci device list.
To be slightly more verbose, if you meant how did he know what modem you
had, then go to
http://www.yourvote.com/pci/pciread.asp?sort=venid
Click on vendor ID 14f1 (Conexant), and it shows that device ID 1035 is
the "PCI Modem Enumerator".
A little prowling around on the web reveals that the Conexant "modem
enumerator" is a HCF or "faked" modem. And
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
and especially
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/20000823a.html
reveals that this is a winmodem (as are all HCF modems, as far as I
know) and not compatible with Linux. Likely, you will find a chip on
your modem that says something like Conexant RH56D/SP-PCI, unless it was
remarked by your modem manufacturer. I know that because I just happen
to have one setting in my desk drawer, and not in my computer :-)
--
My real email is akamail.com@dclark (or something like that).
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From: "Shadowhawk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sound card trouble (awe64)
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:03:55 GMT
I've had repeated trouble trying to get my pnp Creative Awe64 working in
Slack 7. I've played with isapnp and recompiled the kernel. (2.2.13)
any suggestions??
-Shadowhawk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ralph D. Ungermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Asus A7V slow disk speed
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:06:42 +0200
bernieo wrote:
>
> I just upgraded from an AMD K6-2 400 w/FIC VA-503+ Motherboard to
> a AMD Athlon 800 (Thunderbird) w/Asus A7V Socket A motherboard.
[snip]
> On the K6-2, I was getting between 10-12 MB/sec transfer rate with
> hdparm -t with parameters hdparm -c3 -d1 -X34 /dev/hda and /dev/hdb.
Try
hdparm -m16 -c1 -d1 /dev/hd[ab]
These settings work nice with my Asus K7M (VIA 82C686).
The -X option prints an error message, but it seems to be unneccessary
either.
BTW, you did enable 'Generic PCI bus-master DMA support' in your kernel,
didn't you?
Ralph
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From: "Doug Lichtman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HPT366 works from diskette but bombs from HD
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:43:42 GMT
Here's the problem:
With every kernel since 2.2.14 (which had no HPT366 support), I can boot
from diskette with no problem. But when install the EXACT SAME kernel and
try to boot from the hard drives, the kernel fails to see the HPT366
properly gives me messages like "probing with STATUS(something) instead of
ALTSTATUS(something)". After that it gets stuck because the /usr partition
is on the Maxtor drive hanging off the HPT366 controller and of course it
can't be found. In both the HD and diskette cases, I saw messages go by
about the HPT366 being "not 100% native mode: will probe irq's later", but
again, in the HD boot case, it fails during the "later" probe.
My /, /var and /tmp partitions is on the SCSI drive (listed below),
Any ideas?
Here's the system:
Mandrake 7.1, just patched tons of stuff from cooker last night, including
bumping the kernel up to Mandrake's 2.2.17 (I know it's not REALLY 2.2.17...)
Abit BE6-1 mobo w/ HPT366 bios
flashed to 1.25 PIII-850
128MB RAM
ELSA Erazor X2 video
3Com 3C905 "boomerang" PCI NIC
SB!Live X-Gamer sound (emu10k1) Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller Maxtor 20G HD
(model 90426?) Quamtum(?) 6GB SCSI HD
IDE 52x AOpen CD-ROM (don't remember which controller it's on :-( ) SCSI
HP CD-Writer 9200i
Yes, it's overclocked, but it's rock-stable and yes, I tried dropping the
bus speed back to defaults. It didn't help. I understand there can be
issues with IRQ sharing, so I have tried moving the other boards around
(leaving slots 2 and/or 5, I think, open) to no avail. BTW, 2.4.0-test
kernels didn't work either!
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From: Daniel Thiffault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ATA100 Debian
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:19:55 -0400
I'm trying to install Debian 2.0 on a Thunderbird 800, A7V system with 2
WD Caviar 20Gb 7200 RPM Drives. When I boot off the install CD it says
that I may need to add a boot option. Any ideas???
Dan Thiffault
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(508) 634-8801
Public Key available at www.wpi.edu/~danielt/PGP
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From: Matthew J Zukowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CUECAT for Linux
Date: 24 Aug 2000 01:22:45 GMT
Should this be accepted that Linux is popular enough to support this
blaintently commercial spam as a complement, or an insult?
"Need demographics on that other operating system, any takers?"
The deja poster could have actually tried to look like a user rather then
an advertiser. Step right up and tell them what cola you buy. I drink
Jolt my self :).
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: Digital Convergence is now issuing a beta copy of their CRQ software
: for Linux. This software is not on the web site, but can be requested
: via E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows and SunOS users are fully
: supported, Mac soon to follow.
: This nifty kitty can read product codes of all kinds, as well as
: special codes in newspapers, magazines, and other print sources. Find
: all the info you'll ever need without typing in URLs or hunting for the
: right link ever again. Bar codes have been a standard for over 50
: years, it's about time we get an online database for them.
: Any company willing to attempt to support Linux in their commercial
: venture get's my support. The hardware is free at Radio Shack. No
: business should be without one, and a person would be a fool to give up
: the chance to get their very own free bar code reader.
: Ask for your copy today.
: Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
: Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Subject: Re: IBM intellistation Z pro loses time at night
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:43:44 GMT
Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw a time when Ralph Blach would say:
>Heiko Meyer wrote:
>>Ralph Blach wrote:
>>>I have an IBM intellistation Z pro running redhat 6.2 and it looses
>>>time at night!
>>>
>>>What Bios parameter do I change to alter this behavior?
>>
>> Just out of the blue:
>> Do you shutdown your station in the evening and power it up the next
>> morning?
>>
>> If so it may that the battery which serves the CMOS RAM where the BIOS
>> settings are stored needs to be replaced.
>>
>No, the machine stays on all night.
Question: How much time does it lose each night?
If it's a few hours, that seems likely to represent a hardware
problem.
If it's a few minutes, that probably indicates some clock instability.
I've got an Intellistation Z Pro that has run various distributions
without my having to worry at all about BIOS settings, at least not
for anything clock-related.
One thought would be to run NTP on the system; you can find it in RPM
form that should be compatible with Red Hat 6.2 at:
<http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/contrib/libc6/i386/ntp-4.0.99i-1.i386.html>
You'd add to the config file /etc/ntp.conf some NTP servers hopefully
nearby you; see <http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.htm> for
a list of stratum 1 and stratum 2 servers. Better ISPs may have
something like time.hex.net that you'd be able to query _very_
locally.
Whenever you're connected to the Internet, your clock will tend to
synchronize with "true time" based on the outside servers; when you're
not, you'll "run free" so you should also add in the lines:
server 127.127.1.1
fudge 127.127.1.1 stratum 10
which will make the CMOS clock be one of the clocks that gets synced
to so that if things get "out of whack" on the system clock (that runs
only when the system is running), it gets "pushed" towards the time on
CMOS.
--
(concatenate 'string "cbbrowne" "@" "acm.org")
<http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/ipmiscprotocols.html#NTP>
"Consistency is the single most important aspect of *ideology.*
Reality is not nearly so consistent." - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Browne)
Subject: Re: CUECAT for Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:45:34 GMT
Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw a time when
[EMAIL PROTECTED] would say:
>Digital Convergence is now issuing a beta copy of their CRQ software
>for Linux. This software is not on the web site, but can be requested
>via E-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows and SunOS users are fully
>supported, Mac soon to follow.
There's also a project at SourceForge.net to provide software to read
barcodes using the device; it pretends to be a keyboard, and has a
fairly loosely-veiled encryption scheme whereby barcodes generate key
combinations.
>This nifty kitty can read product codes of all kinds, as well as
>special codes in newspapers, magazines, and other print sources. Find
>all the info you'll ever need without typing in URLs or hunting for the
>right link ever again. Bar codes have been a standard for over 50
>years, it's about time we get an online database for them.
>
>Any company willing to attempt to support Linux in their commercial
>venture get's my support. The hardware is free at Radio Shack. No
>business should be without one, and a person would be a fool to give up
>the chance to get their very own free bar code reader.
>
>Ask for your copy today.
It is actually a reasonably cool idea, albeit when used with software
that doesn't merely pass on control to some third party that is
looking to be a "gatekeeper" to the data.
The unfortunate thing is that the device must be attached to your
computer.
It would be much slicker to have it connect to something like a
PalmPilot so that, for instance, the gentle user could go around and
swipe a bunch of barcodes and perhaps collect a little information at
that point about whatever was swiped, and then "sync" the set of
swipes to the main machine.
One way _I'd_ use that would be to run around my apartment and swipe
all the barcodes on my books. A little pattern-recognition later,
this might be good for putting together a reasonably complete library
listing.
Slick thing that can _then_ be done:
- I decide to send a box of books into "archives."
- I swipe all 40 books as they go into the box.
- Sync that to my server.
- Voila! I have a list of the 40 books that are in that box.
Other Slick Thing:
- Print _my own_ barcode stickers, and attach them to all my
equipment. Perhaps even to computer cables.
- I build a database of data to associate with those barcodes.
- Voila! Ability to quickly run around and inventory what hardware is
in _this_ room, and what is in the _next_ room.
In contrast, all that the "free reader" arrangement seems directed to
is to give Radio Shack and the other parties involved the ability to
control your access to data.
It may make it a bit more convenient to look up the data that Radio
Shack wants you to look up, as well as to allow them to collect
psychometric data about you; that's not necessarily of great public
value...
--
(concatenate 'string "aa454" "@" "freenet.carleton.ca")
<http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/>
Of course, unless one has a theory, one cannot expect much help from a
computer unless _it_ has a theory)... -- Marvin Minsky
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tristan Wallis)
Subject: Re: Problems configuring soundcard
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 02:49:04 GMT
I have the same card, same distribution and had the same
troubles. Happily you've solved yours, but if you are really
planning on giving the card a thrashing (eg HD recording etc)
then I recommend registering the full OSS drivers rather than the
cut down free version which ships with M7.1. This will give you
full duplex operation and better all round performance.
www.opensound.com
No I am not an OSS employee!
---
Tristan Wallis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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