Linux-Hardware Digest #640, Volume #13 Thu, 28 Sep 00 01:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: newbie question: can I read my DVD discs with linux default s/w ? (Leejay Wu)
Re: newbie question: can I read my DVD discs with linux default s/w ?
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Re: Which motherboad for a dual-PIII linux system? (Mark Slicks)
Re: HELP!!! i810 chipset ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: s3 virge accelerated specification ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ati rage fury pro 128 ("Darius")
Re: Maxtor 94098U6 problem (gus)
Re: RedHat 6.2 & Panasonic CF-35 laptop pcmcia cards (network & modem) (MC)
SMBus driver on a fresh RedHat system ? (Pavel MX)
Pinnacle PCTV PRO, no sound (Michael Burian)
Re: proble with sound in mandrake 7.1 ("Bill Piety")
Re: Tape Backup drives ("Andrew E. Schulman")
Re: Tape Backup drives (Craig McCluskey)
Re: Asus A7v M/B compatible? (Heiko Hafner)
vexing RedHat 6.2 problem: signal 7 (jbrown)
Re: Joystick on Ensoniq1371 (Dances With Crows)
Adaptec AAA-131U2 Raid Controller Help ("Dan")
Re: GeForce 2 MX on RedHat 6.2 (Marcus Lauer)
Re: Tape Backup drives (Randy Cooper)
Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers? (Don Johnson)
Re: Adaptec 29160N and Slackware v7.1 (Markus Kossmann)
Re: Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers? (Steve Bradley)
Re: Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers? (schuetzen - RKBA!)
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From: Leejay Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie question: can I read my DVD discs with linux default s/w ?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:22:46 -0400
Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux.hardware: 27-Sep-100 newbie
question: can I read.. by "tom"@inmarsat.com
> newbie question: can I read my DVD discs with linux default s/w ?
If you mean can it mount a data DVD disk (e.g. Yggdrasil's
Linux archive), the answer is yes -- use the ISO9660 filesystem
support (which also handles the fs on most data CDs, and which
is almost certainly enabled in your kernel already), plus
whatever device driver is apropos.
http://www.opendvd.org
points to a 'DVD-Playing-HOWTO' at
http://helo.org/dvd/howto/DVD-Playing-HOWTO
but it appears to be down.
A June 2000 revision of that doc (HTML version) is at
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DVD-Playing-HOWTO.html
(ASCII txt version, 5-Jun-2000)
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/DVD-Playing-HOWTO
FWIW, I've not personally tested what's described, but try it
and see. According to the doc, you *can* play DVD movies in
16-bit color mode.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: creative.linux
Subject: Re: newbie question: can I read my DVD discs with linux default s/w ?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:21:49 GMT
There's a DVD Playing HOWTO out there at:
http://helo.org/dvd/howto/html/DVD-Playing-HOWTO.html
and the Linux DVD project (LiViD) website, linuxvideo.org has some cool
info about DVD, etc.
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From: Mark Slicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which motherboad for a dual-PIII linux system?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:23:06 GMT
I would recommend Tyan S2510. On this page
http://www.compute-aid.com/rack1u.html, there is
a link about that board.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to make a dual-PIII based beowulf cluster, but I don't know
which
> moterboard to use.
> I thought to the MSI-6321 (aka 694D pro) but some users report some
> trouble about this under linux. Does some of you try this motherboard?
> Do you know some good dual PIII motherboad?
> Which dual-PIII motherboad do you use in yours clusters or
workstations?
>
> Regards,
>
> Sylvain Ferrand
> --
> Sylvain Ferrand
> CMAP - CNRS/Ecole Polytechnique
> Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
> Phone: 33 169334626 fax: 33 169333011
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HELP!!! i810 chipset
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:26:10 GMT
I've had that problem with my sound card as well, even though I
consider it just a minor issue. Most of the time, the sound in Linux
sounds fine. I'd appreciate some info as well.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
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Subject: Re: s3 virge accelerated specification
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:46:55 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:18:19 +0300, "Ian Dichkovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi !
>(Sorry for bad English)
>I want to write an accelerated video driver for Linux
>(or maybe later for other systems ....).
>
>Where I could download specification(documentation) on
>S3 Virge DX/GX(375/385)?(html, pdf, TeX, dvi, ... )
>Samples of using accelerated
>capabilities ?
>
>Thanks !
>
The S3 virge is a very old graphics card. are you sure that a driver
has not already been made?
-
brian
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From: "Darius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ati rage fury pro 128
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 23:21:43 +0200
Which server do you use for ati rage fury pro 128 for VIVO ????
And is video capture possible by this card ?
Can you send my some url where is possible to find infos ?
Please help me.... I would like to port my whole jobs under Linux
thx
Darius
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From: gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Maxtor 94098U6 problem
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:04:53 GMT
Martin Beier wrote:
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdc1 1 13872 6991456+ 83 Linux
Hi, just made that for a Seagate 15.3Gb. I'd try making three primary
partitions about 4Gb each, and an extended partition till the end. Then
make new partitions from that extended one. It should work.
Anyway check in your BIOS for mode LBA to be ON.
Regards.
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2 & Panasonic CF-35 laptop pcmcia cards (network & modem)
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:33:56 GMT
I found it. It is the laptop's PCMCIA card manager that's creating a
conflic for any card on slot 1. Right now, either the modem or the network
card will work fine when inserted in slot 0 (and no card in slot 1).
MC
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Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
> MC wrote:
> > Pinging the loopback interface (127.0.0.1) works, as well as the eth0
> > interface (ping 192.168.1.7 or ping <my hostname>).
> > However, nothing seems to be going in and/or out of the connection
> > (the laptop can't "see" other devices on the network).
>
> What does "ifconfig" say?
>
> What does "route" say?
>
> regards Henrik
> --
> spammer strikeback:
> root@localhost
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From: Pavel MX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SMBus driver on a fresh RedHat system ?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:54:03 GMT
Hello everybody,
I'm using a Network Engines box which has the same SMBus or Cluster
Management bus (whatever they call it). ReHat 6.2 is installed from
scratch on it. VACM is complaining about missing device file
/dev/va1000_smbus.
Anybody knows where to find a driver for it (preferrably as a loadable
module) ? looks like major/minor device numbers should be 10/162.
Thanks.
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From: Michael Burian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pinnacle PCTV PRO, no sound
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 01:28:16 +0200
Using 2.2.14-SuSE kernel and XFree 3.3.6 picture works fine,
but there is no Sound. (no Problems with Sound under Win98)
Pinnacle PCTV was supported fully, anybody got an idea whats
wrong with the "Pro"?
What are the differences (except Radio) between them?
Is there anything I can do to make it work?
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From: "Bill Piety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: proble with sound in mandrake 7.1
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:19:09 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Pico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I have a problem with sound in Linux Mandrake7.1 Soundcard module is
> loading fine and kmix is set full sound volume. There is no sound?! Why
> in winshit are sounds? My sound card is VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device.
> Sndconfig says, that the system or resources are busy? Do I have to buy
> a new sound card?
>
I've got one as well. I went to alsa-project & installed the alsa drivers.
Works great. There will actually be 3 packages that you'll need. One
includes some utilities for enabling & testing your sound when done.
Carefully read the how-to's and you'll be OK.
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From: "Andrew E. Schulman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tape Backup drives
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 19:28:36 -0400
> Can anyone recommend a tape backup drive in the $250-$350 range that works
> well under Linux? I'm currently running Suse 6.3. Any drives to stay away
> from?
I use a Seagate STT220000N-MC ("Tapestor", "Hornet", "Travan NS-20"). It's
an internal SCSI drive, works well under Windows and Linux. Each tape
holds 10 GB uncompressed, and the drive has hardware compression. I found
it on pricewatch.com for about $350, and tapes cost $35 each, plus the SCSI
controller.
There are a lot of different Seagate models (IDE and SCSI, with and without
HW compression) that start with ST220000N, and many are only identified as
ST220000N. So check what you're getting. Unfortunately a lot of vendors
don't even know-- I finally just gave up and ordered one, and it turned
out well. Also with all those 2's and 0's, the model number is often
misidentified.
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From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tape Backup drives
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:47:36 -0500
John Bald wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a tape backup drive in the $250-$350 range that works
> well under Linux? I'm currently running Suse 6.3. Any drives to stay away
> from?
HP35470A DDS-1 DAT and HP35480A DDS-DC (data compression) DAT drives work
well with the SCSI support usually built into the kernel.
My advisor was given one from someone else in the department. I bought a
new C1536A (a newer DDS-DC variant) off eBay for $126.00. I also got an
Advansys Ultra SCSI-2 interface card from eBay for $26.00. Everyone seems
to think Adaptec is the one to get, but I've found Advansys' claim on their
website, that they support Linux on every card they have made, to be true
and go that route. It's cheaper.
Craig
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heiko Hafner)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Subject: Re: Asus A7v M/B compatible?
Date: 27 Sep 2000 23:34:01 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Robert Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi,
> Newbie here . . . . What's the procedure to apply the patch?
http://sdb.suse.de/suse/en/html/kernelpatch.html
cu Heiko
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From: jbrown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: vexing RedHat 6.2 problem: signal 7
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:45:24 -0700
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> I went to a Redhat Linux version 6.2 class last month. Finally got
> the
> cd(I was suppose to get in class) last week. I'll had nothing but
> problems. Finally I changed the cd rom to a Sony from a NEC and now I
>
> am getting a signal 7 error.
>
> Configuration:
> Dell
> Pentium 200 MMX
> 128 Meg memory
> Sony cd rom drive modelcdu701
> I went to Redhat and got the the latest anconda updates, same problem
>
> Any answers or insights to how you fix a signal 7 error?
>
Is this signal 7 related to hardware?
>
> Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Joystick on Ensoniq1371
Date: 28 Sep 2000 01:29:56 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:01:23 GMT, Michael W. Davis wrote:
>I have never been able to get the joystick up and going on my Linux
>(Mandrake 7.0) box. The sound card works fine, but how do I enable the js
>port. Tried insmod joystick...insmod joystick-gravis(gives error)...jstest,
>jscal...no luck yet. I would really appreciate some feedback on this
>issue...the Documentation on this is a little poor!
The sequence is:
modprobe es1371 joystick=0x200
(if your joystick I/O is elsewhere, say so. 0x200 is the usual value)
modprobe joy-gravis
(once your Gravis device is plugged in, of course)
I ran afoul of this too, but I went to
/usr/src/linux/drivers/sound/es1371.c and searched for "joystick", which
told me everything I needed to know....
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http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec AAA-131U2 Raid Controller Help
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:25:25 -0400
Could anyone point me in the right direction concerning a newly purchased
Adaptec AAA-131U2 Raid controller.
I'm installing RedHat 6.2 overt FTP, and the fdisk sees three disks, not one
as I suspect it should be.
Has anyone set this up yet with any success or point me in the right
direction to find some docs.
Controller : aaa-131U2
Disks: 3 x Quantum Atlas V 18.3 GB
Raid 5 configuration
Thx!
Dan
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From: Marcus Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GeForce 2 MX on RedHat 6.2
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 02:24:04 GMT
I think my original post got trashed, so here's another go at it...
The drivers for the Geforce 2 MX video card came out after Red Hat 6.2
(as did the card itself, I think!) So you need to download drivers from
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html .
HOWEVER... those drivers only work on newer versions of XFree, the
4.0.x versions. According to nVidia's FAQ, probably only 4.0.1 (the newest)
works. So you'll need to upgrade that as well. You may be able to download
the necessary components from the newly released RedHat 7.0. Alternately, buy
a cheap version of RedHat 7.0 (without manuals, etc.) and just upgrade. In the
worst scenario you can compile the XFree source yourself (hint: DONT!), but
it's better to either download the XFree 4.0.1 RPMs from RedHat 7.0, or buy the
Cheapbytes version of RedHat 7.0 (www.cheapbytes.com) for like $5 or something,
and just upgrade.
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From: Randy Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tape Backup drives
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:30:18 -0500
John,
You should consider the total cost based on the cost of the drive plus the
cost of the tapes. The drives that use 4mm DSS tapes may be more expensive,
but the tapes are certainly much less expensive than the Travan tapes. You may
have to facter in the cost of a SCSI card if you don't already have one.
John Bald wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a tape backup drive in the $250-$350 range that works
> well under Linux? I'm currently running Suse 6.3. Any drives to stay away
> from?
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From: Don Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:29:11 -0400
Do they exist for linux?
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Don R. Johnson
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 29160N and Slackware v7.1
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 04:11:02 +0200
Dennis van der Meer wrote:
[...]
> scsi0: Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.28/3.2.4
> <Adaptec AIC-7892 Ultra 160/m SCSI host adapter>
> scsi : 1 host
> scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi0, channel 0, id
> 0, lun 0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
> SCSI host 0 abort (pid 0) timed out - resetting
> SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0
> SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 0) timed out - trying harder
>
Did you try the latest version (5.1.31) of the AIC driver ? You will
find it at http://people.redhat.com/dledford/aic7xxx.html :
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Markus Kossmann
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 04:06:26 GMT
Don Johnson wrote:
> Do they exist for linux?
>
If its the Monster Sound MX300 - No. There are drivers put out by a group
on Soucreforge that are really good (www.sourceforge.net, search for
aureal), but they have issues with some motherboard chipsets and/or
videocards. Mine kept locking up the computer when used with a VIA chipset
and NVIDIA video card.
--
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Registered Linux User#187404
(register at www.linuxcounter.org)
ICQ#92564221
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From: schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Diamond MonsterSound/original drivers?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 23:51:11 -0500
Steve Bradley wrote:
>Don Johnson wrote:
>
>> Do they exist for linux?
>>
>
>If its the Monster Sound MX300 - No. There are drivers put out by a group
>on Soucreforge that are really good (www.sourceforge.net, search for
>aureal), but they have issues with some motherboard chipsets and/or
>videocards. Mine kept locking up the computer when used with a VIA chipset
>and NVIDIA video card.
<groan> and I just picked up 4 of these for nearly nothing!
well crap! so, what is the best supported Sound Card for Linux - Suse or RH?
thanks
chas
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