Linux-Hardware Digest #601, Volume #13 Tue, 19 Sep 00 11:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory ("Ruediger.Wachholz")
Re: Setting up printer (BJ200) ("Dave Stanton")
Solidyear wireless keyboard (Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah)
Re: atapi brenner unter Linux ("bagheera")
Re: atapi brenner unter Linux (sideband)
Re: Logitech Desktop Pro freezes in SuSE (Marc Neuhaus)
Re: Logitech Desktop Pro freezes in SuSE (Marc Neuhaus)
Re: Targus USB-PS/2 Scroller Mini Mouse ("Joseph C. Kopec")
Re: atapi brenner unter Linux (Kenneth R�rvik)
Turtle Beach, Montego (Chuck)
Re: atapi brenner unter Linux (Robert Hampf)
Re: ATI Rage Fury Maxx (Todd D Diers)
Miro PCM20 sound card (Stefan Stonjek)
Re: Memory upgrade - worth? (David Hostetler)
found the problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 486 DLC 40 Server (Rod Smith)
Re: Memory upgrade - worth? (Tony Hague)
External IDE case for parallel port? (Thomas Steffen)
Re: Turtle Beach, Montego (Joshua Baker-LePain)
HP SURESTORE T20 SCSI TAPE HELP (Richard Clemens)
Re: HELP: Can't detect my ethernet card! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Ruediger.Wachholz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: my linux can only see 15M of memory
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:14:09 +0200
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From: "Dave Stanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Setting up printer (BJ200)
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 05:32:23 +0100
"Rob Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> Am trying to setup my printer (still) under Suse 6.4
>
> The installation seems to work fine but nothing prints
> All queues, etc appear to be running as they should
>
> I found these messages at the end of /var/log/messages
>
>
> Sep 14 20:55:44 linux kernel: i810_configure<6>parport0: PC-style at 0x378
> [SPP,PS2]
> Sep 14 20:55:44 linux kernel: parport_probe: failed
> Sep 14 20:55:44 linux kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
> Sep 14 20:55:44 linux kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
> Sep 14 20:55:51 linux kernel: lp0 off-line
>
>
> Any clues, anyone ?
>
> Rob Sykes
I believe theres something about this on the suse database, www.suse.com
Cheers
Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah)
Subject: Solidyear wireless keyboard
Date: 19 Sep 2000 18:40:38 +0800
Hi:
I have a Solidyear wireless keyboard model number ACK-571. It also has a
built-in pointing device for 8-direction cursor control. The keyboard works
fine but the built-in pointing device does not. The infra-red port uses the
USB port instead of PS/2.
Not sure if the problem lies with the Infra-red device or the USB device?
Their website is:
http://www.solidyear.com/wireless.htm
Thanks for any tips.
Napi
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From: "bagheera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: atapi brenner unter Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:16:54 -0700
yeah whatever use english in this newsgroup so someone will understand you!
german is NOT a worldlanguage!
"Marcus Hardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi!
>
> Hat wer Erfahrung mit 'nem Atapi brenner mit cdrecord?
>
> --
> Ciao,
> Marcus.
>
> --------------------================================--------------------
>
> I Know where I go Tomorrow !!
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From: sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: atapi brenner unter Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:37:13 -0400
I'm sure there's alot more people in the world that speak German than
there are that speak Sweedish....
Just my two cents.
-SSB
On or about Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:16:54 -0700, "bagheera"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, using the forum comp.os.linux.hardware did say:
:yeah whatever use english in this newsgroup so someone will understand you!
:german is NOT a worldlanguage!
:
:"Marcus Hardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
:news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
:> Hi!
:>
:> Hat wer Erfahrung mit 'nem Atapi brenner mit cdrecord?
:>
:> --
:> Ciao,
:> Marcus.
:>
:> --------------------================================--------------------
:>
:> I Know where I go Tomorrow !!
:
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:38:45 +0200
From: Marc Neuhaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Logitech Desktop Pro freezes in SuSE
Dragan Colak wrote:
>
> Hi group,
>
> my keyboard/mouse combination is a Logitech Desktop Pro (this is wireless).
> I don't have any problems with it when running Win98SE or W2K Pro or
> accessing my BIOS.
> But as soon as I run SuSE Linux it freezes occosionally. It's on the console
> aswell as when running X. It is at system installation aswell as in normal
> operation.
> Windows tells me the battery status is okay for keyboard and mouse.
> When running X I can get it back to work by moving the mouse, but on the
> console I don't have a chance. The only thing I can do there is rebooting.
> This problem occurs in SuSE Linux 6.3 (Kernel 2.2.13) and in
> SuSE Linux 7.0 (Kernel 2.2.16). I didn't try another distribution.
> Can anybody tell me what the problem is?
> What can I do to run it properly?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Dragan
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:39:17 +0200
From: Marc Neuhaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Logitech Desktop Pro freezes in SuSE
I have the same problem. I don't have a solution. But you don't have to
reboot.
You have only to wait every time. On my System 2-5 min.
If you have a Solution... post me.
Dragan Colak wrote:
>
> Hi group,
>
> my keyboard/mouse combination is a Logitech Desktop Pro (this is wireless).
> I don't have any problems with it when running Win98SE or W2K Pro or
> accessing my BIOS.
> But as soon as I run SuSE Linux it freezes occosionally. It's on the console
> aswell as when running X. It is at system installation aswell as in normal
> operation.
> Windows tells me the battery status is okay for keyboard and mouse.
> When running X I can get it back to work by moving the mouse, but on the
> console I don't have a chance. The only thing I can do there is rebooting.
> This problem occurs in SuSE Linux 6.3 (Kernel 2.2.13) and in
> SuSE Linux 7.0 (Kernel 2.2.16). I didn't try another distribution.
> Can anybody tell me what the problem is?
> What can I do to run it properly?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Dragan
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From: "Joseph C. Kopec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Targus USB-PS/2 Scroller Mini Mouse
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:01:27 GMT
In my earlier message regarding whether anyone managed to get the scroll
working on this mouse I also asked:
"Is there any way I can configure [my XF86Config] options in the Pointer
Section so that /dev/mouse is the device if I want to use my ThinkPad's
pointer and /dev/input/mouse0 is the device if I want to use USB? Even
better, is there any way to configure it so that it automatically
detects whether the USB mouse is plugged in and switches accordingly?"
One thought I had was, would it be possible to (i) grep my
/var/log/messages output for a message that is indicative of the USB
mouse having been inserted, for instance:
"kernel: input0: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [KYE Genius USB Wheel Mouse] on usb1:2.0"
and (ii) make my XF86Config file a symbolic link, that could be pointed
to an XF86Config file with either /dev/mouse or /dev/input/mouse0 as the
pointer device and (iii) prior to launching X, redefine the symbolic
link to point to the appropriate file depending upon whether the USB
mouse message is detected? I guess there could be timing problems
(there may be a lag writting messages out).
Additionally, are any messages generated upon inserting or removing a
USB device while running (I should check myself but I haven't yet)? If
so, would it be possible to (i) have an "at" or "cron" job periodically
search for the messages and (ii) switch the symbolic link and relaunch X
following a change in USB device status (thus providing a primitive form
of plug-n=play or JINI-type functionality)?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
>
> In xconfig, the "Help" for Input Core Support/Mouse Support says:
>
> "Say Y here if you want your USB HID mouse to be accessible as char
> devices 13:32+ - /dev/input/mouseX and 13:63 - /dev/input/mice as an
> emulated PS/2 mouse."
>
> Accordingly, I have mknod'd as follows: mknod c /dev/input/mouse0 13 32
>
> Additionally, I have tweaked my XF86Config Pointer Section to read as
> follows:
>
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/input/mouse0"
> EndSection
>
> Additional question regarding XF86Config: Is there any way I can
> configure options in the Pointer Section so that /dev/mouse is the
> device if I want to use my ThinkPad's pointer and /dev/input/mouse0 is
> the device if I want to use USB? Even better, is there any way to
> configure it so that it automatically detects whether the USB mouse is
> plugged in and switches accordingly? (Now I'm really dreaming.)
>
> Thanks in advance.
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Subject: Re: atapi brenner unter Linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:07:57 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (sideband) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I'm sure there's alot more people in the world that speak German than
>there are that speak Sweedish....
Which I am sure our previous poster from *The Netherlands* is very
disappointed to hear... ;)
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22950312
Nordbergv. 60A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0875 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Turtle Beach, Montego
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:16:27 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyone know of a driver that'll work with my Turtle Beach Montego A3D
sound card? The card is actually Dell propreitary and not Turtle Beach
standard, if that matters.
-Chuck
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Hampf)
Subject: Re: atapi brenner unter Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:38:40 +0300
bagheera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> h�lt �essu fram:
:
: yeah whatever use english in this newsgroup so someone will understand you!
: german is NOT a worldlanguage!
Maybe you can tune your newsreader to kill non-english posts if
they disturb you.
rh
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From: Todd D Diers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI Rage Fury Maxx
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:23:13 +0900
Edd Snow wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck setting this card up? I must be missing something!
> I can't even get a simple svga server to work. Any suggestions or
> directions would be, of course, welcomed.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
It set up fine for me under Mandrake 7.1. I even had it install XFree 4.0 and
didn't have any problems. The only problems I had was lack of enough IRQs.
MAXX takes 2, SB 128s and above take 2, 2 HD & 2 CD/CDRW, NIC Card takes 1,
USB takes 1, PS2 Mouse takes 1. So had 4 devices overlapping on 2 IRQs.
Swapped the MAXX card for a older ATI XPert 128 I had to free up 1 of them.
Mandrake recognized the new video card on reboot and set it up flawlessly.
Todd Diers
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From: Stefan Stonjek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Miro PCM20 sound card
Date: 19 Sep 2000 13:45:04 GMT
Hello,
I have a Miro PCM20 sound card (with radio). This one works fine
if I load Windows before I start Linux. It seems that Windows
change some setings on the card which survive even a hard reset
(but not a power off). Can someone tell me whether I can do this
without Windows? Is it possible to do this with the DOS program
which is included with the card. Or is it possible to do this
directly in Linux?
Tschuess
Stefan
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From: David Hostetler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Memory upgrade - worth?
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:24:24 -0500
I have an Intel Pentium 233MMX and the difference between 64MB 128MB was
like going from my old 486 DX-2 66 to the Pentium 233. I cannot vouch for
160MB though but I know 128 is well worth the effort. Especially if you
are using one of the newer pretty window managers... As a general rule RAM
beats CPU. You spend much less time disk caching.... and even with ATA 100
disks that is a slow process versus pulling from RAM...
Dave.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> I have 200MMX with 64M ram (2 x 32). If i buy a 128m ram to replace one
> of the 32m to have total of 160m ram, would that worth upgrading to get
> more speed? Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: found the problem
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:07:19 GMT
I copied my Maxtor drive (root) on to the IBM and everything seems to
be working fine (both running at UDMA5 with no errors - the Maxtor's a
little slower though). So the whole problem comes down to the Maxtor
not booting into UDMA5 which i'm going to try and resolve with their
tech support hopefully. Thanx for your help.
-Firas (You just gotta love Norton Ghost)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Swap the drives. If the problem "flip-flops," try pulling one drive
> and testing both on both channels one at a time.
>
> You might wish to use a boot disk to do this, as Linux can become
> confused if you, for example, suddenly move the root drive to a
> different location or remove it altogether.
>
> --
> Eric McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: 486 DLC 40 Server
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:35:04 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <8q5mpg$12js$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Andrew Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am a newbie to linux red hat... I was wondering whether it be possible to
> install linux on a 486 DLC 40 with 4 mb ram. I only want dos based server,
> the pc only has a 40 meg hdd.
"A DOS-based server" means a server running on DOS. Do you mean you want
a file server for DOS clients? It's unclear what you intend to do with
the thing, and that's especially important in advising you about whether
such a low-end system will be adequate.
Both the 40MB hard disk and the 4MB RAM are pretty tiny by today's
standards. Most modern full distributions just won't install on anything
that small. That gives you two choices:
1) Go with a stripped-down distribution. You MIGHT be able to get
Slackware or Debian to install on that system, or there are various
distributions designed for limited-capacity systems (mostly floppy
boot systems). Somebody else posted references to a couple.
2) Use an older distribution. If you pick a distribution from, say,
1996, chances are it'll install on your system. Of course, you'll
then lack all the modern amenities. You might still be able to
install a few updated packages (like Samba), though.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Hague)
Subject: Re: Memory upgrade - worth?
Date: 19 Sep 2000 14:24:32 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Kenneth R�rvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>>I have 200MMX with 64M ram (2 x 32). If i buy a 128m ram to replace one
>>of the 32m to have total of 160m ram, would that worth upgrading to get
>>more speed? Thanks.
>
>You'll gain a fair amount of speed, especially in X environments like KDE
>and Gnome.
Are these 72 pin SIMS ? if so, watch out, they usually need to be installed
in matched pairs. Check the motherboard manual.
Tony.
--
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From: Thomas Steffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: External IDE case for parallel port?
Date: 19 Sep 2000 16:50:25 +0200
Hi,
I'm looking for an external case for two IDE devices (if possible,
CDRW+hd). It should connect to the parallel port, and be supported
under Win 95, 98, NT and Linux.
Any idea where to find such a beast? If possible in Europe? If this is
not possible, I might take a case for an CDRW only.
Thanks a lot!
Thomas
--
Internet-Election comming: http://www.democratic-internet.de/
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Turtle Beach, Montego
Date: 19 Sep 2000 15:02:11 GMT
Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone know of a driver that'll work with my Turtle Beach Montego A3D
> sound card? The card is actually Dell propreitary and not Turtle Beach
> standard, if that matters.
FAQ: linux.aureal.com (if the site is still solvent -- the company isn't so)
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: Richard Clemens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP SURESTORE T20 SCSI TAPE HELP
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:52:19 -0400
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Tape drive but with no success. The tape runs but stops after a few
minutes with error messages. I have been through both the server and
client setup files and everything appears ok. HELP!!!
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HELP: Can't detect my ethernet card!
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:07:23 GMT
:> and downloaded the file "netdriver-2.0.src.rpm".
That isn't the latest version -> I believe there is a
netdriver-2.0.3.src.rpm or something along those lines. Go in and
download that (from the same place) and it should work. That's what
worked for me.
--
Jeff Gentry [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"You're one of those condescending UNIX users! ...."
"Here's a nickel kid ... get yourself a real computer."
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