Linux-Hardware Digest #551, Volume #13 Sat, 9 Sep 00 16:13:10 EDT
Contents:
modem does not like ppp... ("B")
Re: Linksys Etherfast LNE100TX v4.0 ("Robert E. Blair")
Frequent disconnects (Gerardo Rincon)
Re: Toshiba Libretto Screen size smaller than X window desktop (Simon Brooke)
Re: Adding RAM to RedHat Linux ("B. Joshua Rosen")
Motorola SM56 PCI Speakerphone Modem ("Ben")
Re: Ethernet card brands searched (Steve Bradley)
Re: Adding RAM to RedHat Linux ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Motorola SM56 PCI Speakerphone Modem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Synaptics Touchpad and kernel 2.2.16 ("Josh Jones")
Epson Stylus Photo 870 (Emilio Federici)
Re: Maximum memory capacity for Linux (Miroslaw Kwasniak)
Re: P166 dell Optiplex as X terminal (paul van duijn)
Re: HP 7510e External Parallel Port CD Burner ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
# of maximum outstanding disk IO's ("Hog Rider")
Re: # of maximum outstanding disk IO's ("Peter T. Breuer")
Installing RedHat 6.2 on A7V and Athlon problem...solved. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Newbie with ZIP (Martin Racette)
Re: Duron, LILO, RedHat 6.2 probs? (John in SD)
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From: "B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modem does not like ppp...
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 00:13:39 +1000
hi,
i cannot get my modem to dial using ifup...
i can get it to dail with minicom no problems, so i copied the initalisaion
sting minicom uses into the netconf ppp configuration section, no good.
it quits with an error 1.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
-Lucas
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From: "Robert E. Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linksys Etherfast LNE100TX v4.0
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 09:12:01 -0500
Has the card been assigned an IRQ? This might indicate that the
hardware is not getting the resources it needs to function properly.
Check /proc/pci for details of what the card has latched onto at boot.
Mike Pullen wrote:
> I can not get this network card to be recognized. I am using the
> latest tulip drivers per the manual and web page. I am receiving the
> following error:
>
> insmod tulip
>
> tulip.c: init_mod.c: Device or resouce busy
>
> Any ideas?
> --
> Mike Pullen
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Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 10:39:29 -0400
From: Gerardo Rincon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Frequent disconnects
I have a Modem Blaster External and I get frequent disconnects. Are
there AT commands that I can put in to estabilize my communications.
I have another computer with a Modem Blaster Internal and I never get
disconnects...
I have Mandrake 7.1, using KPPP,
--
Gerardo
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Toshiba Libretto Screen size smaller than X window desktop
From: Simon Brooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 15:32:07 GMT
"Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi.Im running Red Hat 6.0 on my Toshiba Libretto 100CT.
> The bottom of the desk top (x window) is below the screen.
> I cant acess the bar there.Can someone tell me how to configure?
> Thanks.
> roger.
Here's the one I use:
================================== cut here =================================
#<ITEM>
#<DATE> 1998/05/09
#<NAME> Takeshi Kaburagi
#<ADDR> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
#<MCN> TOSHIBA Libretto100 LCD
#<CPU> Intel Pentium/MMX-166MHz
#<BIOS> 6.40
#<OS> Linux
#<OSV> 2.0.33
#<XFRV> XFree86 3.2
#<XFRS> XF86_SVGA
#<VCHIP> Neomagic MagicGraph 128ZV+(NM2160)
#<VBUS> Local-BUS
#<VRAM> 2Mbytes
#<VDEPTH> 8bpp, 16bpp
#<RESOL> 800 x 480
#<LCDSIZE> 7.1 inch
#<LCDTYPE> TFT
#<MISCJ>
#$B2<5-$N>pJs$r85$K$7$^$7$?!#(B
#$B!&(Bhttp://www.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp/~sanpei/Laptop-X/Fujitsu_FMV-BIBLO_NC313
#$B!&(Bhttp://www.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp/~sanpei/NOTE-PC/Toshiba_Libretto_100
#$B!&(Bhttp://www.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp/~sanpei/note-list.html
#$B!&(Bhttp://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qh4m-ystk/libretto/index.html
#$B!&(Bhttp://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
#$B!&(Bhttp://www2.big.or.jp/~kabu/
#
#$B$^$:(B 128ZV+ $BBP1~$N(BSVGA$B%5!<%P!<$r:n$C$F!"$=$l$+$i$4$K$g$4$g$H(B
# Monitor $B$NCM$rJQ99$7$^$7$?!#$H$j$"$($:(B 800x480 $B$,$G$-$?$N$G(B
#$B?<$/$ODI5a$7$F$$$^$;$s!#(B
#
#</MISCJ>
#</ITEM>
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc102"
XkbLayout "uk"
EndSection
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
Emulate3Timeout 50
Emulate3Buttons
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Libretto100-LCD"
VendorName "TOSHIBA"
ModelName "Libretto100"
HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
VertRefresh 50-90
# 640x400 @ 70 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 480 486 488
Modeline "800x480" 35.26 800 856 1040 1056 480 480 486 488 +hsync +vsync
Modeline "800x600" 40 800 856 1040 1056 600 600 626 628 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "MagicGraph 128ZV+"
VendorName "NeoMagic"
BoardName "TOSHIBA Libretto100"
Chipset "nm2160"
VideoRam 2048
Clocks 25.2 28.3 35.26 40.0
Option "override_validate_mode"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "MagicGraph 128ZV+"
Monitor "Libretto100-LCD"
Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
Depth 16
Modes "800x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
================================== cut here =================================
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; in faecibus sapiens rheum propagabit
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From: "B. Joshua Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,hk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Adding RAM to RedHat Linux
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 12:36:40 -0400
Have you tried going into the BIOS and turing off plug and play OS? I'm
not sure if that will help for this problem but I've found that turning
off plug and play OS fixes a host of configuration problems. I always
turn off plug and play OS and I've never had to modify LILO. I've got
four systems, with 192, 256, 384 and 512M respectively, Redhat Linux
(I've used 5.2,6.0, 6.1 and now 6.2) finds all of the memory on all of
them.
Joal Heagney wrote:
>
> Raymond Doetjes wrote:
>
> > With the kernel 2.2.x the append is no longer necesarry it asks the BioS
> > how much memory is in the system.
> > So my guess is that when you start the computer and it is testing memory
> > that you also only see 128MB right?
>
> Wrong. In Redhat 6.2 I get the same thing, except with a 64MB and a 32MB
> RAM, and the BIOS definatly see's 96MB. But when my machine boots up to
> linux, if I don't have mem=96MB as an extra kernel option, linux only sees
> the first 64MB.
>
> Joal Heagney/AncientHart
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From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Motorola SM56 PCI Speakerphone Modem
Date: 9 Sep 2000 16:48:34 GMT
My PCI modem didn't work in Red Hat Linux,kernel 2.2.14;
does it winmodem?
if it does,
have any solution to make it work in linux?
thanks in advance,
--
Green Goat
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ethernet card brands searched
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 16:49:58 GMT
Vik Heyndrickx wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which Fast Ethernet Card should I buy right now:
> * fully supported under Linux (kernel 2.2.16+)
> * offering a very good performance
> * well integrating into an existing 10/100 Network (with different Ethernet
> and FastEthernet devices)
> * being reliable (durable)
> * no 3c* stuff, because their products are too expensive for what they
> offer, IMHO
>
> --
> Vik
Well, this is mostly personal opinion, since Linux supports a huge variety of
Ethernet Card, but I bought a NetGear FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Card, because
it had what I *needed* (10/100, easy setup, Linux compatability (uses Tulip
drivers)) and it was low price. I think I paid $22 after shipping for mine.
It's been working great.
--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux User#187404
(Register at: http://counter.li.org)
2.4.0-test7,KDE2.0Beta4,XFree86 4.01
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,hk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Adding RAM to RedHat Linux
Date: 9 Sep 2000 16:58:57 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc B. Joshua Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Have you tried going into the BIOS and turing off plug and play OS? I'm
: not sure if that will help for this problem but I've found that turning
: off plug and play OS fixes a host of configuration problems. I always
Well, it will solve his problems on about half the boards with that
option. On the other half, turning ON plug'n'play OS will solve them.
: turn off plug and play OS and I've never had to modify LILO. I've got
The problem is that this option has different semantics on different
bioses. On some that I've had, turning it off turns off plug 'n play
support altogether. On some, it turns ON p'np negotiation in the bios
(which is not usually harmful, though it is possible for it to be).
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motorola SM56 PCI Speakerphone Modem
Date: 9 Sep 2000 17:03:03 GMT
Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: My PCI modem didn't work in Red Hat Linux,kernel 2.2.14;
: does it winmodem?
: if it does,
: have any solution to make it work in linux?
Yes it is a winmodem, almost certainly. But to find out you want
to go to the linux modems page.
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
Peter
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From: "Josh Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Synaptics Touchpad and kernel 2.2.16
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 13:36:03 -0400
I have an Acer Travelmate 737TLV portable, and am having a problem
configuring the touchpad to work correctly. I originally installed Red Hat
6.2, which had the 2.2.14 kernel. I recently upgraded the kernel to 2.2.16,
and now when I move my touchpad, the hard drive spins nonstop for a few
seconds while the mouse becomes unmovable, and then stops. It's possible to
move the mouse but it is very difficult and not really usable. I tried the
"tpconfig" touchpad driver version 2.2 (a popular driver provided by a third
party source) but it doesn't seem to do anything... When I was running
2.2.14 the mouse worked, but had a tendency to "float" along the screen.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Josh Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Emilio Federici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Epson Stylus Photo 870
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 17:44:40 GMT
Hi everybody!, I've recently bought this printer and I'm working on
trying to make it usable under Linux (SuSE 6.2).
I've downloaded and compiled the Gimp-plugin and it works fine; but I
can't understand how to make it work with other software (via lp and
ghostscript).
I've downloaded GNU-Ghostscript-5.50 and compiled with the stp driver
provided with gimp-plugin but I'm not able to set up a good printcap and
aspfilter to make the printer work.
Suggestions, files and links are welcome :-)
Thanks!
--
Emilio Federici
NUOVO INDIRIZZO-> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- NUOVO INDIRIZZO
ICQ:27013758
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From: Miroslaw Kwasniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Maximum memory capacity for Linux
Date: 9 Sep 2000 18:04:47 GMT
Steve Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Does anyone know what the maximum memory capacity for RedHat Linux 6.2
>> and other versions of linux is?
>>
>> I am thinking of buying a ASUS CUR-DLS Series (ATX, 133MHz FSB) board
>> that can support 4G of memory with 2 CPUs.
SW>
SW> The stock 2.2.16 kernel has support for up to 2 gigabytes of memory,
SW>although if I recall correctly, there's a good chance that the 2.4 kernels
SW>have support for up to 4.
2.4 can 64 GB :) (Pentium Xeon)
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From: paul van duijn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: P166 dell Optiplex as X terminal
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 20:17:25 +0200
mopi wrote:
>
> Does anyone have information or links on using older PCs -
> specifically Dell Optiplex P166 thru P233 or Compaq 2000/4000 - as X
> terminals. I've tied the Dell website to get info on graphics, audio
> or nic chipsets used in older optiplex machines without much luck.
> Same story with old mag reviews.
I have a Dell OptiPlex GLX 5133 with 32MB RAM, had it working with
RH6.2, and now with SuSe6.4
Sound works, I don't use the onboard(integrated) network-interface, but
installed mine
own (ISA)network-card. Got a SCSI-card (PCI) with attached a UMAX
scanner (all working)
Mail me if you want certain config-files (conf.modules etc. etc)
PS: i use mine Dell as networked-(guest)pc, not as bare X terminal
(i don't have a Dell-monitor)
But if you can get it working as a PC, you should be able to get it
working as a X terminal! :-)
greetings
--
-----------------
| Met Groet |
| Paul van Duijn |
-----------------
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HP 7510e External Parallel Port CD Burner
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 20:30:24 +0200
Here is my config:
Kernel: No IDE/ATAPI cdrom support,
SCSI emulation support (built in),
Parallel port IDE device support (paride.o),
Parallel port ATAPI cdroms (pcd.o),
Parallel port generic ATAPI (pg.o),
Shuttle EPAT/EPEZ protocol (epat.o),
Parallel port support (parport.o),
PC-style Hardware (parport_pc.o),
SCSI cdrom support (sr_mod.o).
All my CD-drives use SCSI emulation now, so the CDROM-drive has to be mounted
on /dev/scd0, the CD-Writer on /dev/pcd0 (for read-only access).
Typing
insmod parport
insmod parport_pc io=0x387 irq=7
insmod paride
insmod epat
insmod pg
as root will light the drive up.
Nathanael Hoyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...] I am trying to figure out what I need to
> do to set up and use my CD burner under linux. It is an HP 7510e. This
> is an external, parallel port burner. [...]
> Can anyone provide me information on
> configuring it and getting up and running?
> Thanks,
> Nathanael Hoyle
> P.S. If you choose to reply by email, remove the NOSPAM from the email
> address. This is to deter spam spider engines.
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From: "Hog Rider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: # of maximum outstanding disk IO's
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:46:11 -0700
We are doing some performance testing of disk storage on different
platforms, and I was wondering if Linux has a maximum number of IO's that
can be outstanding at any given time. Translated, if the storage device is
busy and the h/w queue is full, how many IO's will Linux queue up waiting
for the storage device to be available again.
Thanks in advance!
Rider
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: # of maximum outstanding disk IO's
Date: 9 Sep 2000 19:18:56 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Hog Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: We are doing some performance testing of disk storage on different
: platforms, and I was wondering if Linux has a maximum number of IO's that
: can be outstanding at any given time. Translated, if the storage device is
: busy and the h/w queue is full, how many IO's will Linux queue up waiting
And what do you mean by "an io".
: for the storage device to be available again.
Your question is vague. Why not use the correct terms instead of baby
talk!
The kernel has a hard limit NR_REQUEST of how many block requests it
will queue on a block device at a time. There is a 2-1 split preserved
in favour of reads against writes on that queue too. But each driver
code independently can take requests off that kernel queue as fast as it
likes, and pass it to the driven device as fast as it likes. And the
kernel limit is changeable by simply changing the constant value and
recompiling (as I recall, the default kernel limit is 64, but go check).
And the size of each block request is variable too. The kernel can and
does aggregate adjacent - or even nonadjacent - requests into one
according to rules defined by the individual drivers. This happens as
requests are passed to the driver queue.
So I don't grok what you mean. Look at ll_rw_blk.c. All will become
plain. Or at least part will ...
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Installing RedHat 6.2 on A7V and Athlon problem...solved.
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 19:38:52 GMT
Greetings,
THE PROBLEM:
I had a heck of a time installing RedHat 6.2 on to a new ASUS A7V
motherboard and Athlon Thunderbird CPU.
The installation would proceed normally, then, when the system was
rebooted, so it would run on the newly installed OS, I'd get:
...Disabling CPUID Serial Number...General Protection Fault:0000
CPU:0
EIP... and the status of all the registers.
No matter what options I tried to use, the same thing would happen.
THE SOLUTION: (not optimal, but worked for me)
I still had my RedHat 6.0 CDROM, so I did a default install of RedHat
6.0 on to the system.
Then I put the RedHat 6.2 CDROM in the system, and copied the Kernel
2.2.14 souce onto my system.
I then compiled the Kernel with the defaults, with the following
exception:
Disable CPUID ...[Y/n/?] I said NO!
Then the traditional kernel installation, updating lilo, and rebooting.
Now the system works fine.
I sure wish RedHat will see that this is a problem, and change the
pre-built kernel sources to not have the kernel try to disable the CPUID
if the CPU is not a PentiumII/III.
I sure hope this message might help others like myself, that had
problems tryings a default RedHat 6.2 installation on this hardware,
Sincerely,
Robert Flash
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Martin Racette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie with ZIP
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 19:53:34 GMT
Hi guys,
I'm having a little problem with my SCSI Zip drive, when I have ZIP=20
floppies that are FAT I'm OK to r/w on them, but I need to also be able =
to at least read those that are HPFS, an if in the future I format some =
with EXT2, I wold also like to access them withou the need to edit the=20
FSTAB and MTAB files
How can I do that so when I mount it it will detect which format to read=
=20
?
Thank you in advance
Merci a l'avance
Martin
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From: John in SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Duron, LILO, RedHat 6.2 probs?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 20:05:27 GMT
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000 15:01:16 -0400, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Steve,
> I was wondering if you can boot from a floppy. If you can I would
>
>try to get the new Lilo. I think it is version 21.5. It is available from
>ftp://ftp.metalab.org . All you have to do is untar it, I believe, in the
LILO is distributed from:
ftp: metalab.unc.edu
dir: /pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo
>/usr/src
>directory and go in to the new directory it just created and do QuickInstall
>It will compile and install it. It asks you questions along the way. I had to
>add
>lba32 to the lilo.conf file to accept my new 20 gb WD hard drive. I also
>changed the delay factor from 5 to 50 to be able to have more time
>to press the shift key on boot up to see the lilo menu. In my old computer
>whos bios wouldn't accept a large hard drive I added a Promise DriveMAX
>card that extends the bios to recognize up to 132 gb of hard drive.
>
> Mike
LILO version 21.5 (18-Jul-2000) source at
ftp: brun.dyndns.org dir: /pub/linux/lilo
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