Linux-Hardware Digest #625, Volume #13 Sun, 24 Sep 00 23:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Espson Stylus 740 and Redhat 6.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linix PIA pc on ebay (but this is not ebay) (Edward Lee)
Re: Enabling higher memory (David_C)
Re: RH6.2: how to mount ATAPI ZIP drive automatically at startup? (David_C)
I can't connect to my Palm thru ttyS0 (Dr Aldo Medina)
Is Adaptec 19160 SCSI compatible? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: IDE controller for ALi 1541 - help! (John Collier)
Re: Lexmark 5700 under linux (root)
Re: Linux Mandrake 7.0 and VDO Card Intel 810e from Compaq Presario (DaveH)
CDROm and Mandrake 7.1 troubles plz help :( ("Enio Belmonte Ianiszewski")
soundcard of inteli810? (Chris Animal)
Re: Problem with tar and HP Colorado 20 GB ATAPI Streamer (John-Paul Stewart)
Help installing on Intel D815EEA board ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Is Adaptec 19160 SCSI compatible? ("Arctic Storm")
The Happy Story of bttv and the STB TV Card ("Karel P Kerezman" >)
Re: Upgrading 2.2.14->2.2.17 loses my /dev/hdd ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: custom print (PCL/PJL) commands (Grant Taylor)
Re: Espson Stylus 740 and Redhat 6.2 (Grant Taylor)
Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux (Eric Lawson)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Espson Stylus 740 and Redhat 6.2
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:08:25 GMT
I cannot print.... Using printtool to configure and it sees my parallel
port correctly. I use the standard filter but nothing works. Nothing
ever makes it into the print que. Printer does not respond to anything.
Cable is definitely connected because it prints fine from windows...
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linix PIA pc on ebay (but this is not ebay)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 14:29:59 -0700
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Tom Davis wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=438655892
>
> Personal Internet Appliance
> includes:
> stereo speakers
I want at least 4 speakers.
>
> 400 MHz Intel Pentium II
800 MHz would be enough.
>
> 64 MB of RAM
> 2 GB hard drive
What? less than 20G?
>
> 40X CD-ROM drive
> 56k internal modem, keyboard and 3 button mouse
> 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card
> Debian GNU Linux installed and configured
> "Linux for Dummies" and "Linux! I Didn't Know You Could Do That"
> books included
> Plus Red Hat 2.1 CD-ROM and a CD-ROM of helpful applications and games
2.1? Is it 5 years old?
>
> shipping to U.S. only, via UPS.
> ships in original box and packaging.
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Tom Davis wrote:
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<p>Personal Internet Appliance
<br>includes:
<br>stereo speakers</blockquote>
I want at least 4 speakers.
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<br>400 MHz Intel Pentium II</blockquote>
800 MHz would be enough.
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<br>64 MB of RAM
<br>2 GB hard drive</blockquote>
What? less than 20G?
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<br>40X CD-ROM drive
<br>56k internal modem, keyboard and 3 button mouse
<br>10/100 PCI Network Interface Card
<br>Debian GNU Linux installed and configured
<br>"Linux for Dummies" and "Linux! I Didn't Know You Could Do That"
<br>books included
<br>Plus Red Hat 2.1 CD-ROM and a CD-ROM of helpful applications and games</blockquote>
2.1? Is it 5 years old?
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<br>shipping to U.S. only, via UPS.
<br>ships in original box and packaging.</blockquote>
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From: David_C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Enabling higher memory
Date: 24 Sep 2000 17:23:00 -0400
Arun writes:
>
> Can somebody tell me how to enable higher memory . I am running red hat
> 6.2 with 128 mb of memory. But the OS recognises only 62 MB of memory
Edit /etc/lilo.conf
In the section for each boot image, add the line:
append="mem=128M"
Then run /sbin/lilo to write the new lilo configuration to your disk's
boot sector.
The next time you reboot, all 128M should be used by Linux.
-- David
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From: David_C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH6.2: how to mount ATAPI ZIP drive automatically at startup?
Date: 24 Sep 2000 17:26:29 -0400
Bartek Kostrzewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Hmm... what does NOAUTO mean?
RTFM.
man fstab
man mount
> startx is a script, so just add the line
>
> mount /mnt/zip to it
Modifying the startx script is dumb. If you do this, you'll have to
make your changes every single time you upgrade your X server.
Write your own script to mount your volumes and call startx.
Or even better, put these commands in .xinitrc - which is run by the X
server on startup.
-- David
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From: Dr Aldo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.hardware.arch.intel
Subject: I can't connect to my Palm thru ttyS0
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 15:53:37 -0500
I'm using RH 6.2 in my dualboot PII 350. I can connect without any
problems with my Palm IIIe using Win98/2000 in COM1
I previously used pilot-xfer without problems in the linux side. However
since some time ago, all my connections timeout, and I have to ctrl-c.
What can I do to check my settings. I don't remember modifying anything.
TIA.
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Registered Linux User #98419
http://counter.li.org
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Is Adaptec 19160 SCSI compatible?
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:43:53 GMT
I recently bought Adaptec 19160 SCSI card, but it didn't come with
Linux drivers, and Adaptec web site has no support for Linux. Does
anyone know if it's compatible with RedHat Linux 6.2?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Collier)
Subject: Re: IDE controller for ALi 1541 - help!
Date: 24 Sep 2000 22:04:00 GMT
Jason Stratos Papadopoulos ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Andrew P. Billyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: : PCI_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
: : PCI_IDE: simplex device: DMA disabled
: : ide0: PCI_IDE Bus-Master DMA disabled (BIOS)
: : PCI_IDE: simplex device: DMA disabled
: : ide1: PCI_IDE Bus-Master DMA disabled (BIOS)
:
: : Host bridge: Acer Labs Unknown device (rev 4).
: : Vendor id=10b9. Device id=1541.
:
: I have *exactly* this problem on an alpha: Acer IDE controller, simplex
: device, the works. I'm using kernel 2.2.16
:
: Somebody else here mentioned an ide patch for 2.2.16; will that manage
: DMA?
Go to Ali for the patch http://www.ali.com.tw. The patch is on the
Linux Support Page. Instructions ansd useful information are there.
Support is built into Mandrake 7 and above, and in kernel 2.2.4.
--
John Collier Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Philosophy -- U. of Newcastle Fax: +61 49 216928
Callaghan, NSW, AUSTRALIA 2038 http://bcollier.newcastle.edu.au
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/pl/Staff/JohnCollier/collier.html
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lexmark 5700 under linux
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 13:49:25 -0400
I appreciate your help... I got it working.
It was a combination of drivers not being loaded and some file permissions.
Thanks a lot.. Next question: how do I control the quality of the prints??
Thanks again..
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:20:39 +1000
From: DaveH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Mandrake 7.0 and VDO Card Intel 810e from Compaq Presario
tim wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Anyone can help
> How to make Linux work with Video Card Intel 810e the one came with Compaq
> Presario 7500C
>
> Now I use generic and it only display 16 colors 640x480
>
> or atleast get better resolution.
>
> Thank
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
Tim,
As long as you're running a 2.2.x kernel and Glibc 2.1 and XFree 3.3.6
you probably want to go to
http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxsoftware.htm and
download the linux drivers for the 810 chipset. I'm using the RPM
(binary) versions on an Asus CUSL2 (815e chipset) and they work pretty
well.
--
Cheers DaveH
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From: "Enio Belmonte Ianiszewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDROm and Mandrake 7.1 troubles plz help :(
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:03:20 -0400
hi
i have this trouble, i have a AOPEN 48X Cdrom , when i try to copy mp3s to
my HD , i have this trouble, mp3s sometime isnt not copy right (with some
skips and stuff) and my reader sometimes fault the read when i liste a mp3
from the cdrom drive...
i see the /var/log/messages and i see this trouble, when cdrom not works
fine:
localhost kernel: ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_lostirq func only:
11
Sep 24 18:37:46 localhost kernel: hdd: lost interrupt
Sep 24 18:37:46 localhost kernel: hdd: status error: status=0x58
DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
Sep 24 18:37:46 localhost kernel: hdd: drive not ready for command
if any can tell me any fix, i really dont know what happen :(
my cdrom is placed like slave of the primary ide connector...
thanks
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From: Chris Animal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: soundcard of inteli810?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 01:21:18 +0200
Hi to everyone!
My problem is that my Soundcard (Alsaconf calls itIntel Corporation 82801AA
82810 AC'97 (rev 02); the driver is snd-card-intel8x0) does not work really
fine. Sometimes it workes good, but sometimes it makes cracking noise
(esecially at high volume parts of the sound) while playing sounds. This
Problem also apeares in the same way when I run it under Win2000.
I heared something about an intern volume button? on the motherboard, but I
did't dare to change anythin inside of my computer.
My computeri s an IBM APTIVA 433Mhz (maybe htis information helps).
I'll be thankful for any kind of help.
Thanx,
Chris
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From: John-Paul Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with tar and HP Colorado 20 GB ATAPI Streamer
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 23:33:16 GMT
I get similar problems with a Seagate 20GB ATAPI tape streamer if the
tapes are write-protected. When the tab is in the "Locked" position on
the Travan tapes, the drive gives I/O errors no matter what I ask it to
do--i.e., I can't *read* a write-protected tape, nor even query the
drive mt's status option.
Kilian Hausmanns wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> i have an problem with tar and the HP Colorado 20 GB ATAPI Streamer
> (C4446A). After months of stressless working, I get the error-message "tar:
> Cannot write to /dev/ht0: Input/output error" now. I am using Kernel Ver.
> 2.2.13 . Is this Streamer not completly supported by this Kernel? Is it
> supported by a later Kernel?
>
> Thanks for your support, Kilian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Help installing on Intel D815EEA board
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:05:40 GMT
Help installing on Intel D815EEA board
I have Intel D815EEA motherboard, and trying to install RedHat Linux
6.2. I also have Adaptec 19160 SCSI card, which didn't give me
problems during installation.
I finished intalling Linux, but can't seem to get the display
configured. Currently, everything is *so* big that nothing fits in the
screen. All the icons/windows are 3 or 4 times larger than the screen.
I launched Xconfigurator from runlevel 3 to make some changes, but no
luck.
I'm asked to choose a card, but which one should I choose? I installed
XFCom_i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm from Intel website. I'm still having
problems.
By the way, what is XFCom_i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm, and what do I do with it
after installing it.
I read that someone was successful, but he disabled the built-in video
because he had a Matrox card. However, I'm trying to use the built-in
video.
Has anyone successfully installed RedHat Linux 6.2 on Intel D815EEA (w/
integrated video, audio, & LAN) motherboard?
p.s.
I have Sony Multiscan 15sf monitor, but I can't seem to find it in the
monitors list.
p.p.s.
Will RedHat 7.0 be easier?
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From: "Arctic Storm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is Adaptec 19160 SCSI compatible?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 01:34:48 GMT
It works. No problem encountered.
However, I'm a little suspicious,...
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8qlsil$i5n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I recently bought Adaptec 19160 SCSI card, but it didn't come with
> Linux drivers, and Adaptec web site has no support for Linux. Does
> anyone know if it's compatible with RedHat Linux 6.2?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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From: "Karel P Kerezman" <Karel P Kerezman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
Subject: The Happy Story of bttv and the STB TV Card
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 18:07:42 -0700
I just thought I'd chime in with something that those who use the STB
TV-PCI card under recent Linux kernels might want to see. I've always
found searching through the newsgroups to be a gigantic help, so putting
something back is something I've always wanted to do...
Anyway, enough of that. Here's where I was at:
I recently compiled the 2.2.17 kernel on my RedHat-based box here at work.
Of course, that had the direct effect of breaking my TV card support. You
see, the 2.2.x kernels are pretty much useless when it comes to running
the STB TV-PCI, so I've always had to go and compile my own bttv drivers.
That's not a problem, and I rather like having the freshest drivers
anyway.
So, off I go to the xawtv homepage
( http://www.strusel007.de/linux/xawtv/index.html ), which is where I
always start this particular process. From there I snagged the xawtv
source, and then followed the bttv link to acquire THOSE sources... then
followed the link from THAT page to get the latest i2c sources. Compile,
install, etc. You know the drill. I did the i2c code first, then bttv,
then did the 'rpm -ta xawtv.xx.tar.gz' to make fresh RPMs of xawtv. All
well and good, right? Well, mostly, but there were some bumps when all
this was done and I tried to actually watch (and, in this case, hear) my
TV.
The bad news is that I could get video, but not audio. The worse news is
that I was still doing heavy insmod and modprobe action to get even that
far. You see, I didn't read ALL of the bttv instructions, and once I had
done that I began to suss out the solution.
In the bttv source directory, there are a couple of key files. One is the
sample Modules.conf, which I merged and pruned with my existing
/etc/conf.modules in order to create a working conf.modules for the new
bttv system. Here's the key part for you STB TV-PCI users... there's an
extra 'options' line to add to conf.modules! Here's what the 'options'
lines should look like for our particular card:
options bttv card=3
options tuner type=6
options tvaudio tda9850=0
It's the tvaudio line that is crucial for getting sound out of your STB
TV-PCI, because otherwise the i2c stack detects the audio chip as a 9850
instead of a 9855, which is what we have. Feel free to add 'debug=1' to
any of those three lines for the sake of getting stuff logged.
Once /etc/conf.modules is where you want it, and a quick 'depmod -a' is
run, you should be able to fire up xawtv and get everything you want... at
least, you should get audio and video in a little box on your screen,
which is the point of the exercise.
Versions used in this exercise were:
bttv 0.7.42
i2c 2.5.2
xawtv 3.21
This particular process is contingent upon having the kernel module loader
functioning, but that's not terribly unusual. It's also really only for
2.2.x kernels, as the 2.4.0 test kernels are in a different state of bttv
and i2c readiness (probably more advanced, come to think on it). The main
reason I'm not running a 2.4.0 test kernel is that they tend to break my
remote web-admin for the UT server...
---
Karel P Kerezman
IS Administrator, Entercom Portland LLC
Person Of Modest Linux Accomplishment So Far
(reasonably obvious anti-spam measures taken in email address)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Upgrading 2.2.14->2.2.17 loses my /dev/hdd
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:21:51 GMT
Andrew P. Billyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: In my previous message, I was having trouble getting the kernel to recognize
: my last drive, and I think I've narrowed it down to the Ali15x3 driver. This
: morning I recompiled the kernel with the "Ali15x3 chipset support" turned
: off. Voila....the partition check of /dev/hdd1 came through:
: Partition check:
: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4
: hdb: hdb1
: hdd: hdd1
: However, I could not tweak with hdparm -d1. I then reintroduced the ali15x3
: chipset support, recompiled the kernel and got on bootup:
: Partition check:
: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4
: hdb: hdb1
: hdd:hdd: lost interrupt
: unknown partition table
: So, does anybody have a clue as to what I should do?
At the LILO prompt try "ide0=ali15xx".
Or, if that doesn't work, "ide<adapterno>=<baseadress>[,<controlregister>[,<irq>]]".
Good Luck.
Friedhelm
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Microsoft is NOT the answer. Microsoft is the Question.
The answer is: "NO!"
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Friedhelm Mehnert, Berliner Allee 42, 22850 Norderstedt, Germany
phone + fax: +49-40-5236562 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: custom print (PCL/PJL) commands
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 02:10:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> I need to add a couple of raw PCL commands to my print documents, in
>> order to change the output tray on a big printer that I have. It seems
> You should be able to cat the correct PJL commands to the beginning
> of the print stream via an LP filter, that will allow you to pick an
> output tray.
I have explicit PJL support in Foomatic, which would make this work
fine under most any spooler. If you can tell me the printer model and
the PJL commands you'd like listed as options, I can put them in my
database and you'll be all set. I keep meaning to do this with the
most popular option (duplex) but keep forgetting. Perhaps if someone
reminded me ;)
See http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html for information on
foomatic.
--
Grant Taylor - gtaylor@picante<dot>com - http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/
Linux Printing Website and HOWTO: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting services; innovative Linux use a specialty
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Espson Stylus 740 and Redhat 6.2
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 02:12:53 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I cannot print.... Using printtool to configure and it sees my parallel
> port correctly. I use the standard filter but nothing works. Nothing
> ever makes it into the print que. Printer does not respond to anything.
> Cable is definitely connected because it prints fine from windows...
You'll get vastly better results with the gimp-print project's stp
driver. See http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
--
Grant Taylor - gtaylor@picante<dot>com - http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/
Linux Printing Website and HOWTO: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting services; innovative Linux use a specialty
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From: Eric Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 03:04:26 GMT
Try nut at www.exploits.com It has a driver for some belkin UPSs.
Eric
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