Linux-Hardware Digest #660, Volume #13 Mon, 2 Oct 00 14:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Modem problem (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Promise Ultra66 Driver ("Ian Ellis")
Making Ports Available ("Squawkbox")
Re: Kernel hangs while accessing IDE disk
Re: ati rage fury pro 128 ("Darius")
compaq proliant 4500 - help required !! ("The Swearmeister")
Voodoo 3 2000 on Mandrake 7.0 (Neil Richard Watson)
Re: Linux-support for old-fashioned TV-card ? Miro 10t/20t (or so)? ("Nisi")
Re: Voodoo 3 2000 on Mandrake 7.0 (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: Getting Hardware that's good for Linux (John)
Re: Intel D815EEA compatible w/ RedHat 7.0 (John)
Re: Sndconfig utiltiy ("Ali")
Re: ftape help, please! (Mikael Pettersson)
Re: SCSI/CD-Writer problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Microsoft Intellimouse with scroll wheel ("Ali")
Re: scsi card problem (Jennifer Hadley)
Adaptec AVA1505 irq problem ! (Oleg Krivosheev)
Re: Lexmark Optra E310 setup
Re: Hard Cors Alzeimiux (Henrik Carlqvist)
Re: What platforms can linux run? (Lew Pitcher)
Re: linksys lne10/100tx HELP! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: Modem problem
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 06:28:00 GMT
Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>"M. Buchenrieder" wrote:
[...]
>> a) Classical IRQ problem. You have configured a /dev/ttyS3 port with
>> the IRQ of /dev/ttyS1, which will most probably not work (unless
>> you disabled the secondary onboard port in the system's BIOS).
>> Set the port's IRQ to something unused, like e.g. IRQ 5, if there's
>> a jumper on the card to do that.
>>
>I can surely attest that this is not the case. For example,
>I have 3 modems: ISA
>PnP, PCI and external.
That's just fine.
>They all work, even though two of them (external on ttyS1
>and ISA on ttyS3) share IRQ3. No, they don't work at the same time,
..and your point was ... what?
There's no sense in having two modems non-sharing an IRQ if you
can't use both of them at the same time. You could as well live
with two modems, then, instead of three. The whole point of
having several modems is to allow for several simultaneous connections -
which - as stated - is not possible.
>of course,
>but if I relink /dev/modem I can dial out with any of them.
[...]
Pointless. I wrote that you can't share an IRQ between two or
more ISA devices properly (which means using both of them at the same
time, of course). And you just have proven my point.
Michael
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From: "Ian Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Promise Ultra66 Driver
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:21:34 +0100
Thanks. I spent a bit of time looking at it afresh, after I'd posted the
message, and came across the patch. Works fine now.
"James Richard Tyrer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ian Ellis wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've got a Promise Ultra66 off-board IDE controller.
> >
> > The Linux drivers that came with it only work with kernel 2.2.5. I'm
> > currently running 2.2.16.
> >
> > I've looked through the kernel documentation, and the 'make menuconfig'
> > options, but I can't get any close as to how to get the board to work
(if
> > it's possible with this version of the kernel/at all).
> >
> > Please drop me an e-mail if you know how to do it, or have any bright
ideas
> > (on the subject).
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Ian
>
> You need to down load the ide patch:
>
>
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.2.16.all/ide.2.2
.16.all.20000825.patch.gz
>
> patch your Kernel tree, configure the new options, make and install.
>
> You also need the global parameter "linear" in your "lilo.conf" file.
>
> JRT
>
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From: "Squawkbox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Making Ports Available
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:00:30 +0100
I'm trying to make a port available on our local Suse Linux server to
receive a transmitted log file from our remote firewall server. Does anyone
know how to make a port available to receive such a file being transmitted ?
Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Best wishes
Paul
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel hangs while accessing IDE disk
Date: 2 Oct 2000 11:21:34 GMT
Hi Pierre
Pierre Habraken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since I have upgraded my linux box with RH 6.2 and kernel update
> 2.2.16-3 (compiled for i686), I get errors from the ide driver which
> make the kernel freeze.
> This happens after having worked one hour or less. I then have to turn
> off and on the power switch. During the next boot sequence, fsck detects
> some errors which it can't fix every times.
> I don't know if there is some relation, but this began after I tried to
> turn on dma using hdparm -d 1.
I'm having similar problems with a MVP3 based chipset, Quantum Fireball Plus
KX ATA66 disk, and a S3 86C325 Video adapter.
I'm having the same problems even without using the -d1 flag (make sure
you did not enable that by default in the kernel configuration options)
I would like you reply me to the following questions
What chipset are you using?
Do you enable specific kernel support for your chipset?
What PCI bus speed are you using? what is the CPU clock configuration? (eg:
4x100, or whatever)
What was the previous kernel you where running?
Thanks
Ulisses
Debian GNU/Linux: a dream come true
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From: "Darius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ati rage fury pro 128
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:32:02 +0200
I'll be here to read your news.
However rage 128 pro doesn't use broktree chipset
byez
Dario
"Adam Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:BUXB5.594$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> You are unlikely to be able to use the VIVO features of this card properly
> without considerable tweaking. I have the Xpert 2000 which is essentially
> the same card. When I boot into Linux with the TV connected, I get the
> picture on the TV screen but X refuses to work. I think it probably needs
a
> lower res, I haven't tried it yet. As for Video In, I don't know what
> chipset the card uses for that. If its a standard Brooktree 848 then you
may
> be able to get it to work with the bttv driver. I'm going to test this
> myself but I haven't got around to it yet.
>
> I have a feeling getting it to work properly may be a nightmare but its
> possible it won't be. I'm going to try it this week sometime. I will post
> the results here.
>
> Adam
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From: "The Swearmeister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: compaq proliant 4500 - help required !!
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:49:06 +0100
As a newbie to Linux, I thought I would try to install RedHat 6.2 or 7 on an
old server - A Compaq Proliant 4500. I cannot find any drivers for the
install, so now have a nice clean server !!
Any help or re-direction greatly appreciated.
Cheers
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From: Neil Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Voodoo 3 2000 on Mandrake 7.0
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:51:19 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I'm trying to use acceleration for Mesa and have installed the "Voodoo3
X Server with Mesa-based OpenGL API Support" stuff from linux.3dfx.com
but now X wont start. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Do I need
to change stuff in XF86Config?
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From: "Nisi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux-support for old-fashioned TV-card ? Miro 10t/20t (or so)?
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 09:16:52 -0400
Check out Video4linux .....
There are some good links here http://www.exploits.org/v4l/
But do a search on Google and Source Forge for more.....
Nisi
www.mindlessmayhem.com
Stony777 wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hey I bought a old TV-card on the market and am wondering if it is
>supported by Linux? (I guess it doesn�t have this Bt878 chip or so)
>
>I have SuSE 7.0.
>
>Any help of info?
>
>Stony
>
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Voodoo 3 2000 on Mandrake 7.0
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:37:18 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Neil Richard Watson) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Hi,
>I'm trying to use acceleration for Mesa and have installed the "Voodoo3
>X Server with Mesa-based OpenGL API Support" stuff from linux.3dfx.com
>but now X wont start. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Do I need
>to change stuff in XF86Config?
Try posting the output of "X -probeonly", and we may be able to see what's
wrong :)
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Nordbergv. 60A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0875 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting Hardware that's good for Linux
Date: 2 Oct 2000 21:23:19 +0800
Fabrice P. Laussy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael Burian wrote:
>> It's also a good idea to check newsgroups, faqs, etc for
>> separating well known troublemakers from valueable stuff
>> that has proven to work.
> Okay, huh, is there something especially troublemaking in the following:
> PIII 800Mhz, bus at 133Mhz
> Voodoo or Matrox graphics card
Matrox has a good reputation; regretably they exceed MY budget.
> SDRam memory at 144Mhz
> DFI mother board
> Oh, by the way, if you happen to know the difference between AGP and PCI,
> that'd be a good bit of info. Nowhere can I grab the difference, if any of
> if even relevant.
AGP is faster. Uses different connector. Works fine with Linux.
If you have an AGP slot, using an AGP card in it leaves a PCI slot
for something else.
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Intel D815EEA compatible w/ RedHat 7.0
Date: 2 Oct 2000 21:30:43 +0800
Dirk Lankens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8r5mgq$f47$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> I posted a help request a few days back regarding the Intel D815EEA
>> motherboard and RedHat 6.2. There was a problem with the integrated
>> video.
>> I just installed RedHat 7.0 on Intel D815EEA motherboard without
>> problems. The integrated video works fine.
>> Those still on RedHat 6.2 should upgrade to RedHat 7.0, which has newer
>> kernel, newer XFree86, newer this, and newer that, etc.
> I installed RH7 this morning on an Intel D815EEA (with a Matrox G400, so
> no difficulties there). I have problems getting the integrated Pro/100 VE
> controller
> to work. RH loads the eepro100 module but this quits with the message
> 'Device
> or resource busy'. The e100 module available from Intel used to work on 6.2
> but doesn't compile any more on 7.0 . Any suggestions? (I'm not a C guru)
I don't know whether it's relevant to your problem, but this sounds
like the kind of problem (with sound) I've had when IRQs are not assigned properly.
I think it also occurred when I used a duff version of modultils, but hopefully
RHI has avoided this one.
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From: "Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Sndconfig utiltiy
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 16:01:46 +0100
Adam Short wrote in message ...
>Are the sound modules being loaded on bootup? Try dmesg. It'll print up a
>list of what happened when you booted the computer. If you don't find any
>reference to your sound configuration then it isn't being loaded. If this
is
>the case try typing "modprobe sound" at the shell prompt. This should
>attempt to load the drivers. Write down any error messages you get or
>alternatively enjoy your newfound sound! If "modprobe" works, the easiest
>way to get it to continue to work is to add it to your bootup sequence. The
>files that control bootup are in /etc/rc.d I'm not entirely sure which file
>you should put it in. dmesg should tell you which file comes last in the
>queue (just look for commands that seem to be producing the output that
>comes at the end of the boot sequence) it is probably safest to put it in
>there at the end.
>
>To be honest I am amazed you got that chipset to work at all! I had a
>motherboard with that chipset on board for a while and the damn thing
>wouldn't work at all unless I used the commercial drivers for it. Good luck
>getting it to work properly. I think the above should solve your problem.
If
>not then try checking you have compiled loadable module support into your
>kernel.
>
>Adam
>
>Hi Adam,
I had enough of the onboard sound and disabled it . Now have SB128 and
everything is peachy although I
did a fresh install of mandrake.
Ali
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ftape help, please!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mikael Pettersson)
Date: 2 Oct 2000 17:10:21 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Edh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have built & installed the latest release of ftape - 4.04a but I am
>having some trouble w/ it. It appears to enter an endless
>loop ( output from driver is at the end of this message ).
>It is logging the following error:
>
>
>[112] 0 fdc-isr.c (determine_progress) - Error "overrun"
>at 0/0.
>[113] 0 fdc-isr.c (determine_progress) - Error "overrun"
>at 0/1.
You don't say what hardware you have, so I just assume it's supported.
>Anyway, is ftape the only way for linux to access FDC (floppy disk
>controller) based tape drives? Or is there something else avialable?
ftape is the only way, but there are several versions of the driver.
You should first try the one included in the kernel, ftape-3.04d I think,
unless it doesn't support your hardware (just try it).
You could also try my unofficial port of ftape-4.03pre2 to the 2.2.xx kernels,
available at http://www.csd.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/ftape/. I don't maintain
it any more since I got an IDE streamer, but this driver worked perfectly
for me throughout the Linux 2.1.1xx, 2.2.xx, and 2.3.xx kernel series.
(The reason I maintained it was that official ftape development seemed to
be dead for a _very_ long time, and I needed a working driver.)
>Contents of the ftape-4.04a/modules/insert script:
>
> insmod ./ftape.o ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
> insmod ./zftape.o ft_major_device_number=27 # ${27-FT_MAJOR}
>
> insmod ./ftape-internal.o ft_fdc_fc10=0 ft_fdc_mach2=0
>ft_fdc_base=0x3f0
> ft_fdc_irq=6 ft_fdc_dma=0 ft_fdc_threshold=16 ft_fdc_rate_limit=2000
No DMA channel? Could that be the cause of your overrun errors?
My /etc/modules.conf passes ft_fdc_dma=2 to ftape-internal.
Cheers,
/Mikael
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Mikael Pettersson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Computing Science Department, Uppsala University
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SCSI/CD-Writer problems
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 15:03:00 GMT
On 30 Sep 2000 16:53:24 -0400, David_C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows) writes:
>>
>> ... Check your SCSI termination; the card should have auto-termination
>> enabled ...
>
>Actually, I tell people to never use auto-termination. The firmware has
>been known to guess wrong.
>
>I tell people to manually set their card's termination, as appropriate
>for where the card is attached to the SCSI bus. The settings are simple
>to remember:
I'll go one further. I don't know about prices in your part of the
world, but here an active terminator is about 5% more expensive that a
passive terminator. I would always use an active terminator on both
ends of a SCSI chain.
Gord
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From: "Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Microsoft Intellimouse with scroll wheel
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 16:31:48 +0100
Can anyone point me at an appropriate website with full instructions for
getting this too work. I have read articles on newsgroups but they seem to
get confusing with regard to changing the config file pointer section e.g
should it be 5 buttons and also commenting out emulate 3 button mouse all
somewhat confusing.
TIA
Ali
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From: Jennifer Hadley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scsi card problem
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 09:41:26 -0600
Nope not write protected
Jenn
John-Paul Stewart wrote:
> Jennifer Hadley wrote:
> >
> > Everything boots fine, it recognizes the 2 scsi hosts and the onstream
> > tape as a scsi
> > mt -f /dev/nst0 erase gives an input/output error
> >
> > Jenn
> >
>
> The tape isn't write protected, is it? My Seagate tape
> drive chokes when the little red tab on the Travan tapes is
> set to "Locked". Obviously I can't write to locked tapes,
> but I can't even *read* them. Any mt command gives an
> input/output error. (Took me a half hour to figure that out
> when I first tried to restore from a locked tape. Checked
> drivers, software, everything but that stupid little tab!)
>
> J-P Stewart
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From: Oleg Krivosheev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec AVA1505 irq problem !
Date: 02 Oct 2000 10:39:50 -0500
Hi, All
i bought SCSI CD burnur which came with
AVA1505 card. It could wotk with io=0x140
or 0x340 (jumper switchable) and
irq 9,10,11 or 12 (could change it
using isapnp tools)
The problem is i do not have any of those interrupts
free.
9 is allocated for ethernet
10 is allocated for video
11 is allocated for sound
12 is ps/2 mouse
all above are PCI cards except ps/2 being on mb.
Anyway, if i try to set any of above irq by isapnp,
it complains that resource already in use. If i set
for example irq5 then isapnp works fine but i'm unable
to load module
Any ideas/help are greatly appreciated
thank you
OK
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Lexmark Optra E310 setup
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 16:48:04 GMT
On 1 Oct 2000 18:03:37 GMT, Eric Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can someone give me the steps or tell me where to find the info on
>setting up a Lexmark E310 on my Linux (Slackware 7.0) machine ?
>I have read the printing FAQ, but it doesn't really tell me how to
>do it step by step.
>
Get a copy of 'printtool'. It makes setup a snap.
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From: Henrik Carlqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard Cors Alzeimiux
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 19:20:09 +0200
Bravo wrote:
> BEGIN (setup)
> eth0 io=0x300 irq=9 ;(3c509B-ISA)
> eth1 io=0xd800 irq=11 ;(Realtek-PCI)
> END
>
> Boot fail (meant modprobe fails).
> Do insmod after boot.
>
> Result from running NETCFG after insmod :
>
> BEGIN
> eth0 io=0xd800 irq=11 ;(Realtek-PCI)
> eth1 io=0x300 irq=9 ;(3c509B-ISA)
> END
>
> Now both cards work OK, is this meant spoofing ?
> Why supposed eth* setup (io & irq) reverted themself in between ?
Maybe your problem is that your 3c509b is set to plug and play mode.
Use your 3com configuration floppy to set the address to 0x300 and
IRQ to 10. Then tell your CMOS setup that IRQ 10 is used by an ISA card
and should not be given to any PCI card.
regards Henrik
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lew Pitcher)
Subject: Re: What platforms can linux run?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 17:46:51 GMT
On 28 Sep 2000 02:17:57 +0800, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> and s390 is IBM's S/390 mainframe architecture (yes Linux can run a
>> real mainframe <g>)
>
>
>Actually, last I read, only a virtual one. Runs under VM/390 or whatever the latest
>incantation is called.
IBM says that their Linux for S/390 can run on
* ESA/390TM Single Image
* S/390� LPAR
* VM/ESA� guest
(http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/technical.html)
so my previous statement stands: it can run on the bare metal.
Lew Pitcher
Information Technology Consultant
Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's.)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linksys lne10/100tx HELP!
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 17:48:39 GMT
Krishnan Nagarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I strongly recommend returning the card and going for one of the following
: which (I know)
I strongly recommend simply going to www.scyld.com and downloading the
latest version of the tulip driver.
Do a deja search on lne100tx and you'll see a gazillion billion answers on
how to solve this.
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"You're one of those condescending UNIX users! ...."
"Here's a nickel kid ... get yourself a real computer."
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