Linux-Hardware Digest #502, Volume #13 Wed, 30 Aug 00 19:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Can't hear sound when Dialing up with ltmodem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Iomega ZIP Drive problems... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: GeForce 2 Setup ("AGP")
Re: Help getting a tape drive/mt/dump working? (Andrey Vlasov)
TurboLinux 6.0 install with a GeForce..Help Please or I will kill
myself!!!!!!!!..really!!! ("AGP")
Re: Zip100 Mount Problems - /dev/sda4 not a valid block device ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Copying DVDs (Dave Blake)
Re: Sound card on duel boot computer ("Robert E. Blair")
why lots of bad hardware suddenly discovered upon linux installations? ("Dan
Jacobson")
gforce 2 mx and x 3.3.6 (Holger Kral)
Diamond Viper II Video Card--- HELP, I NEED A DRIVER ("Andrew O Davis")
redhat 6.2 problem with 3com modem (NEtScrewBAll)
Re: Bad software upgrade caused hardware problem? (Curgoth (Matthew Andrews))
Re: Copying DVDs (Cameron Hutchison)
Re: Linux on Compaq Presario 4836 ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Zip100 Mount Problems - /dev/sda4 not a valid block device ("Peter T. Breuer")
Quali distribuzioni Linux in edicola? OT (forse) ("Mic")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can't hear sound when Dialing up with ltmodem
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:38 GMT
I actually like the Micron ZX very much. Except for the fact that it
has one of these ltmodems in it, it works perfectly with linux. That
even works with the lucent driver, with the exception of this sound
problem.
It works with the maestro sound module and I can play other sounds
through it.
Someone else suggested that I use the 'M1' setting in the init string,
but that didn't work either.
Any other ideas out there?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I don't know what else to do. I've built a
> > Micron ZX laptop to be a dial-up IP-Masq firewall
> >
>
> Try a Toshiba laptop.
>
> >
> > Anyway, I have tried setting the initialization
> > string to include L2 or L3 and I can't hear
> > anything. No dial-tone, no dialing, no chatter.
> >
> > I even added in sound support to see if maybe it
> > would use the sound card to do it, but no luck.
> > Anyone have an idea. I know that the modem makes
> > noise under Windows 98.
>
> I can only confirm that the dialing sound is going through the sound
> chip. You need to have the sound setup right. What sound chip do you
> have? I got a ess1978 sound codec for the ltmodem.
>
> >
> >
> > I do get a message about unresolved symbols in
> > ltmodem.o, but everything else seems to work just
> > fine. I just want to have some sort of
> > indication of the progress when dialing up.
> >
> > My current init string is this:
> > ATQ0 V1 L2 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Iomega ZIP Drive problems...
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:14:42 GMT
This may be a dumb question, but did you remember to compile in ide-
floppy support. Could the kernel be trying to load it as a regulare
IDE drive?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bob Grimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > EKK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > When I upgraded to 2.2.16, I cannot boot machine without
> > > a disk inside my internal Iomega ZIP100 drive.
> > >
> > > It says: 'hdd: lost interrupt' over and over.
> > > Worked fine with same ppm support compiled into kernel
> > > when it was version 2.2.15, that is it booted without a
> > > disk inside drive.
> > >
> > > Is this a bug?
> >
> > I have the same problem. I had the problem at 2.2.14 as well, I
think
> > it was back at 2.2.12 or 2.2.13 that things worked properly. I
always
> > use the pre-compiled RedHat kernels, so this didn't get caused by
> > incorrect kernel compile options. I don't have the Zip drive set to
> > be automatically mounted in /etc/fstab.
> >
> > My ZIP drive is an internal IDE ZIP100 drive. It is NOT an ATAPA
> > drive, just an IDE drive. This is what Gateway2000 used for
internal
> > ZIP drives before the ATAPA drives were available (back when my
> > PPro200 was the fastest machine they had...).
> >
> > I assume that there are not that many ZIP drives like mine, so maybe
> > the Linux kernel people aren't aware of this problem.
> >
> > If anyone comes up with a solution (other than "keep a zip disk in
the
> > drive at all times") I'd be very interested in it.
> I have the same older ZIP100, internal. It is shown under OS/2 but
not
> under my Caldera OpenLinux 2.4.
>
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From: "AGP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GeForce 2 Setup
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:01:17 -0500
i have exactly the same scenario only with an Erazor X2 (GeForce).
Ive tried the TurboLinux install and tried using the SVGS X server
and the video mode test fails on every resolution and it will not let me
go past it or cancel it or use my own drivers off disk. my question is the
same..how can i install the drivers if i cant install Linux in the first
place.
i will attach what i found on the web though and posted to another nesgroup.
if anybody can help it would be appreciated.
>>>>
i tried installing TurboLinux with the exact card you have, the ELSA Erazor
X2
but no luck. i tried the SVGA option in the X server. the weblink at
http://linux.integrity.hu/en/html/glx_64.html says that should work for any
GeForce card.
well from our installs it doesnt work with either the Suse or Turbo versions
of the Linux
install. I did find some Nvidia specific drivers but I have no idea how to
incorporate them into
my setup. the link is at
http://www.nvidia.com/products.nsf/htmlmedia/detonator3.html
if you have any idea on how to do this then please let me know ASAP.
tia
AGP
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Jeff wrote in message ...
>I just purchased a new computer with a 64MB DDR nVidia GeForce2 GTS video
>card and would like to install linux on it. I tried to install corel linux
>but was unable to because it didn't detect my video card properly. I
>understand that there are drivers for the video card but how do I install
>the drivers if I can't even install linux in the first place? Would another
>distribution of linux besides corel work better? Any information that you
>could provide me with to help me get linux installed and my video card
>configured corectly would be much appreciated.
>
>Thank you,
>Jeff
>
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From: Andrey Vlasov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help getting a tape drive/mt/dump working?
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:21:42 -0700
Hi David,
it looks strange to me that you use /dev/nrst0c. I guess that it should be
/dev/nrst0. Just check dmesg output for "st" device to check which number it
got for rst?. If you mean compression for the tape there should be option for
mt (check man st). You can control compression by dip switches on the tape
drive - check manufacture web site for the settings. Check that you do not
created file /dev/nrst0c by "file dev/nrst0c". There are two types of access
to tape 1) nrst? no rewind and 2) rst? rewind to begin of the tape. I bet
that you created file /dev/nrst1c instead to put file on tape and try to
rewind forward tape to end of the file which is not on the tape. This is why
"it returns immediately".
Don't worry it will work. Just check that you do all correct.
Andrey
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From: "AGP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.x,linux.support
Subject: TurboLinux 6.0 install with a GeForce..Help Please or I will kill
myself!!!!!!!!..really!!!
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:12:36 -0500
I am trying to install TurboLinux 6.0 on my machine
but I have a GeForce card and the video probe does
not detect my card. i pick SVGA of the X server and then
i choose evry resolution but the video test fails on all and
then i cant cancel out of it so im just stuck there with no where
to go. How can I install the OS if i cant install the video drivers
to actually see what im doing. If someone could give me a step
by step so that i can get this thing running that would be helpful.
I know some stuff about Linux but for the most part im not sure how
the install functions. I do have two RPM's from the Nvidia site.
one is a GLX and the other is a kernel. not sure what to do with those
or how i can incorporate them into the install.
PLEASE HELP. Im very computer literate and this stuff just boggles
me. im starting to understand why so few people switch or test Linux.
anyways,
tia
AGP
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Zip100 Mount Problems - /dev/sda4 not a valid block device
Date: 30 Aug 2000 16:42:15 -0400
Dances With Crows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What about SCSI support and SCSI disk support? Those need to be loaded
> as well if they're not compiled directly into the kernel. Generally,
> the SCSI stuff is loaded automagically when it's required--have you
> turned off the kernel module loader or something?
Using ppa (for Zip drives) (or imm for ZipPlus drives - a later
version) which provide a SCSI driver for the drive connected to the
parallel port (of course you need the parallel port driver too) ... one
quick way to check the scsi bus is to use cdrecord as in:
cdrecord -scanbus
If everything is working that should show your Zip drive.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Blake)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Copying DVDs
Date: 30 Aug 2000 13:42:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frederick Artiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone know if it's possible to copy DVDs? If so what equipment
> and software is needed?
DVDs consist of movie material and encryption key.
The key resides in a special sector on the disk that is
pre-written to all zeros on blanks.
So, no, blank DVD disks are not available that can be used
for DVD copying.
Besides, DVD blanks are more expensive than DVDs for movies are,
currently.
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From: "Robert E. Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound card on duel boot computer
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:16:21 -0500
Most likely your USB change ate the IRQ for the sound card or moved it.
Everytime you add something like the USB support you need to review what IRQ
got assigned to whom and review the conf.modules and the isapnp.conf details
(both files are in /etc) to make sure they all agree after the change with the
actual hardware assignments. A simple step by step approach is:
1. Before you make the change print a copy of /proc/pci and /proc/ioports
and /proc/interrupts
2. After you make the change do the same
1. Observe what has changed and review the configuration files for any
required updates, make them and reboot
There is always a chance that you will find that you have maxed out on IRQ's
that devices can use and then you need to make some tough choices. Probably
you aren't there if everything works under windows.
Another approach is to observe the windows assignments of this stuff and if
yuo have PNP hardware just mimick it in the configuratin files.
Good luck!
zcarnutt wrote:
> I have a computer with Linux Mandrake 7.0 and Win98 on it. Everything was
> just fine until I installed a USB device in Windows. I had to enable USB in
> my bios. This has caused my sound card to "disappear" in LINUX. It quit
> working and a probe can't even find the card anymore. The card is a SB
> AWE64. I have tried to set it up manually and when I test it it says that
> the port is busy. Anyone know of a way around this????? I really don't want
> to have to change my bios every time I boot into LINUX.
>
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From: "Dan Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: why lots of bad hardware suddenly discovered upon linux installations?
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 05:43:55 +0800
Often I see postings like
> > Well I am exhausted. I am forced to accept the reality, Mandrake 7.1
is
> > beyond my abilities. To those who have installed Mandrake 7.1 you have
> > my complete admiration. With more than 25 years of computer
experience,
> > much of it in Unix, I am totally defeated.
> What errors do you get? Signal 11 or 7 can mean you have a bad memory
chip
> in RAM or cache. Refusal of X to test/start can be an unfriendly video
> card. Do you get disk geometry errors? Are you using anything SCSI? Have
> you tried an install with the system stripped to the bare essentials?
True, good possibilities, but I still see a lot of postings where lots of
bad hardware is suddenly discovered upon Linux installations... One would
wonder why didn't these problems didn't appear before they changed from
other leading brand OS...
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From: Holger Kral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: gforce 2 mx and x 3.3.6
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:50:16 +0100
hello,
i ahve installed suse6.4 with xfree3.3.6. i'm using an els erazor 3 pro
and it works fine. now i want to buy this ne hercules 3d prophet 2 mx.
does anybody know, whether it works with 3.3.6?
thank you,
holger
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From: "Andrew O Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diamond Viper II Video Card--- HELP, I NEED A DRIVER
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:47:45 -0700
I have a diamond viper II 32 mb AGP video card. My motherboard, Abit BE6-II
came with a version of Redhat Linux 6.2 that supports the AGP and onboard
Ultra 66 controllers. Unfortunately when I install the OS I can only use 16
colors because it couldn't find a compatible driver for my card.
Can anyone tell me where I could find a driver that would work? Any and all
suggestions are welcome.
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NEtScrewBAll)
Subject: redhat 6.2 problem with 3com modem
Date: 30 Aug 2000 21:44:25 GMT
hi, i have a 3com modem pc card model cxm756 and cant get it installed i dont
know y...any help be greatful
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Curgoth (Matthew Andrews))
Subject: Re: Bad software upgrade caused hardware problem?
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:19:03 GMT
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:34:41 +0200, Henrik Carlqvist
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Curgoth (Matthew Andrews)" wrote:
>> I get an error installing the package, regardless of which set of cds
>> I use.
>
>What does the error say?
Check this thread on deja:
http://x55.deja.com/=dnc/viewthread.xp?AN=662861807&search=thread&svcclass=dnyr&ST=PS&CONTEXT=967673830.1901985805&HIT_CONTEXT=967673830.1901985805&HIT_NUM=4&[EMAIL PROTECTED]%3e%231/1&group=alt.os.linux.mandrake&frpage=viewthread.xp&back=clarinet
Basically, it looks a lot like the signal 11 error described at
http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Hutchison)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Copying DVDs
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:31:49 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 30 Aug 2000 13:42:36 GMT, Dave Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Frederick Artiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Anyone know if it's possible to copy DVDs? If so what equipment
>> and software is needed?
>
>DVDs consist of movie material and encryption key.
>The key resides in a special sector on the disk that is
>pre-written to all zeros on blanks.
But, if you could decrypt the movie you are copying (DeCSS), couldn't
you the write an unencrypted copy of the movie without needing to
write to the key sectors?
Or is it not possible to burn movies to a DVD-R(AM), even unencrypted?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Compaq Presario 4836
Date: 30 Aug 2000 22:30:23 GMT
Stephen Crocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I have recently installed Linux on a Compaq Presario 4836 but there are still
: some things that need to be sorted out.
: First, the modem is not detected. This is a 33.6K upgradable VSCi ISA card.
Why do you think it should be detected? Are things "detected" in your
distro of linux, whartever it is? I'd expect to configure it, myself!
That involves checking it's not a winmodem, then running isapnp to
configure it, then running setseriual to configure your kernel to match
(after having carefully configured the bios to not allocate the
resources you want to someone else).
If it is a winmodem, you are probably SOOL.
Read the modem howto, or your distros instructions, whichever appeals
most.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip100 Mount Problems - /dev/sda4 not a valid block device
Date: 30 Aug 2000 22:40:13 GMT
Justo M. Casablanca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Everything below except for comments in "//" is copied-and-pasted from the
: command-line. I am really at wits end trying to figure out how to get this
: thing to mount. Oh, and, I do not load the lp module; my printer is not
: Linux-compatible, so I stopped lp from being loaded at boot-time
It looks like fairly normal boot messages .. for a zip drive without a
cartridge in! You sure it is not an imm type?
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778)
: [SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2]
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to
: enable interrupt-driven operation.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: ppa: Version 2.03 (for Linux 2.2.x)
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: ppa: Found device at ID 6, Attempting to
: use EPP 32 bit
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: ppa: Communication established with ID 6
: using EPP 32 bit
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: scsi0 : Iomega VPI0 (ppa) interface
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: scsi : 1 host.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP
: 100 Rev: K.05
Perfect so far.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: Type:
: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi0,
: channel 0, id 6, lun 0
hmmmm .. the device says it has a disk in.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: sda : status = 0, message = 00, host = 0,
: driver = 28
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: sda : extended sense code = 2
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes,
: disk size 1GB.
Well, but it doesn't respond well.
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: sda:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector
: 0
: Aug 26 22:56:16 somehost kernel: unable to read partition table
yes, that was noticable. Looks like a bad cartridge.
: Aug 26 22:57:28 somehost kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
: Aug 26 22:57:28 somehost kernel: sda:SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id
: 6 lun 0 return code = 27010000
: Aug 26 22:57:28 somehost kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
: Aug 26 22:57:28 somehost kernel: unable to read partition table
Peter
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From: "Mic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Quali distribuzioni Linux in edicola? OT (forse)
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:51:24 GMT
Come da oggetto: qualcuno mi sa indicare quali distribuzioni di Linux sono
presenti questo mese in edicola e su quali riviste?
Grazie a tutti. Ciao.
Mic.
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