Linux-Hardware Digest #681, Volume #13 Fri, 6 Oct 00 10:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Red Hat Linux on Athlon 1000MHz/FIC Motherboard (MH)
Re: NIC recommendation (MH)
Re: NIC recommendation ("The infamous \"Brian\"")
Re: Lexmark Z11 ("christophe.verdeau")
via chipset and lm_sensors ("daben")
Aims Lab RadioTrack device under RH6.1 - Install question ("Wil Beeren")
Re: SB Live! doesn't work under Red Hat 7.0, Please Help ("Charlie")
Epson Stylus Color 777 ?? ("Charlie")
Re: Can't get RedHat 5.2 to install on my Seagate Medalist hdd model #ST33232A
("Scott Nied")
Help-Cirrus internal modem will not negotiate after dialing (using ppp) ("Scott
Nied")
Maxtor 40.9Gb 7200RPM at $235 a piece shipped
Re: Looking for a killer Dual CPU board for a Linux system.. (Sven Wolf)
HELP: Which PCMCIA ethernet driver do I have? (McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant)
New stuff... (Bill Thompson)
network question ("fokuz")
Re: AAAAaaaaarrrgggggghhhhh (Bernhard Mogens Ege)
Second SCSI controller & how to mount devices on it? (Anthony White)
Re: adding a scsi disk to an ide system (Alan Needleman)
Kurta Digitizer (XGT) set-up (pjl)
Re: network question (Harry Lewis)
Re: IBM SCSI does not autostart (David Wilson)
Re: S3 Savage4 X-Windows problem (Rowdy)
Re: S3 Savage4 X-Windows problem (Rowdy)
Re: GNU/Linux & SGI
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From: MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat Linux on Athlon 1000MHz/FIC Motherboard
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 20:32:57 -0700
Craig Schock wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info Sven! Does the pre-compiled RH7 do the same thing? Does
> anyone know if there is an existing parameter to change this?
>
boot: linux x86_serial_nr=1
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From: MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: NIC recommendation
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 20:49:41 -0700
wm wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I recently purchased a NetGear NIC model FX-310 that I discovering is NOT
> the best choice for my Cyrix P150 Linux (RH 5.2) box. Could anyone make a
> recommendation for a more appropriate card??
>
> Thanks,
> Walt
You really have to be careful when asking for this kind of information.
Many of the replies you get are garbage. If you're looking for QUALITY,
go with 3COM. I'd recommend the 3C905B. I use them exclusively on both
Windows and Linux boxes, have used hundreds of them. They work
flawlessly, and are faster than anything else on the market.
Furthermore, they are guaranteed for LIFE--no questions asked. If one
fails, send it back and they'll send you another one. I've only had one
fail out of over 200 cards over a period of 3 years.
Also, for the idiot that said they don't provide drivers for Linux:
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c905b.htm
Not sure why anyone would need them, as the Linux kernel supports most
3COM NICs including the 3C905B.
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From: "The infamous \"Brian\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: NIC recommendation
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 04:12:51 GMT
MH wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Not sure why anyone would need them, as the Linux kernel
>supports most 3COM NICs including the 3C905B.
Now why would anybody spend $70 on a 3C905C-TX-M 3Com adapter when superior
performance can be had for $20 Linksys LNE100TX?
You can buy 3 Linksys and still have enough money for a few beers after work
for the price of a single 3COM of equal capability.
The 3COM DO NOT outperform the Linksys in Linux (or Windows AFAIK)!
I have never had a Linksys fail but then I haven't installed 100s of them.
The Linksys also features a lifetime warranty but quite frankly that is of
limited value as the true expense will be the cost of replacing the NIC and
the downtime associated with any such event.
I stand by my statement that 3COM are overpriced and under supported.
Just one guy's opinion.
Best regards,
The infamous "Brian"
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From: "christophe.verdeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lexmark Z11
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:17:17 +0200
try driver for lexmark5700 or buy an HP!
"Augusto Oliveira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit dans le message news:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi folks,
>
> Who knows how to install a Z11 on Red Hat?
>
> Thanks
> Augusto
>
>
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From: "daben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: via chipset and lm_sensors
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 05:01:45 GMT
Hi All
I have the Tyan Tiger 1834D (2 Processor) MB, it has the via chipset. Has
anyone sucessfully got lm_sensors to work with it?
I have RH 7 -- I have compiled the latest kernel (2.4-test9) and applied the
i2c and lm_sensors patches (2.5.2) and followed the instructions to a T. No
luck. When I run sensors I get something like no /proc file.
Can anyone help?
daben
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From: "Wil Beeren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,nl.comp.os.linux.installatie
Subject: Aims Lab RadioTrack device under RH6.1 - Install question
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:28:24 +0200
hello folks,
Since 3 days I'm playing around with a Aims Lab RadioTrack device which I'm
trying to install under RedHat 6.1 for my Cajun in my car. I just don't know
how to get it to work and/or to test it in an easy way. The things I found
is that I should use V4L with the following commands:
insmod videodev
insmod radio-aimslab io=0x...
the problem is that I don't know which I/O settings to use and that I don't
know how to check if the settings I used are correct. with some devices you
can do a "cat /dev/device_name" but /dev/radio just gives something like
"device not found".
Can anyone maybe help me out with this ? I ain't very familiar with V4L and
am a just a user not a pro.
Greetings & Thanx in advance,
Wil Beeren
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
PS: maybe you know a website about this radio thingie of Aims Lab ?
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From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SB Live! doesn't work under Red Hat 7.0, Please Help
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 07:37:52 GMT
Well I was running Red Hat 6.2 and now I am running redhat 7. To get sounds
to work with the a SB Live card just open up System Properties under
Xwindows and click Enable Sounds on Startup and then goto the Sound Mixer
under X Windows and adjust the properties there and when You goto Exit
windows just make sure to save settings before exiting X.. I don't have any
problems with SB Live under Linux, and after Red Hat 6.2 the SB Live driver
is in the OS..
"Matt Repasky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am experinecing the same problem with a Sound Blaster 16 pnp soundcard
running
> the KDE over OpenLinux 2.2. I can play audio through /dev/audio as the
kscd cd
> player works, but cannot hear anything from /dev/dsp which I believe xmms,
> mpg123, and kmp3 are trying to send their output to. Perhaps we're having
the
> same problem. If you get your system to work please email me with your
> solution. Thanks.
>
> Matt
>
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From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Epson Stylus Color 777 ??
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 07:42:17 GMT
Has anyone written or found a driver for this printer to run under Red Hat
Linux 7 yet ??? I bought this printer because my old HP LaserJet 5L died
and I did not have the cash to buy the HP Laserjet 2100 printer ($ 699 is
hard to swallow) but when I bought the printer I also bought a new monitor
that works great under Linux..
But does has anyone actually ran this printer yet under Linux or am I just
stuck to using Winblow 2000 to print any documents with this printer ????
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From: "Scott Nied" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't get RedHat 5.2 to install on my Seagate Medalist hdd model
#ST33232A
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:31:06 +0800
I had the same problem, same disk but I used 6.2. Came to find out I had a
bad cluster. Disk Manager that comes with these drives, downloadable at
Seagate, could zero fill the drive, low level format but could not pass the
surface test at 91% completion.
Do you have the same problem?
Scott
"Adam Shrader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Can anybody tell me why I keep getting an abnormal installation error
> either when I try to partition my hard drive w/ disk druid or fdisk or
> when the RPM's are installing. Would a more up to date version of
> RedHat solve this? Any suggestions would be helpful.
>
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From: "Scott Nied" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help-Cirrus internal modem will not negotiate after dialing (using ppp)
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:40:50 +0800
First, I'm a proud Linux newbie!
Using Red Hat 6.2, with an internal cirrus modem
detection is not a problem, I can dial but connection will not negotiate,
then times out.
Any ideas?
Scott
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.forsale.hardware,comp.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Maxtor 40.9Gb 7200RPM at $235 a piece shipped
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 04:54:50 -0400
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piece or as much as you like. Secured credit card transaction through
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you could go to www.Paypal.com ,sign up, and pay directly to email address:
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Thanks,
Henry
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From: Sven Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Looking for a killer Dual CPU board for a Linux system..
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:00:50 +0200
"Richard F. Jr." schrieb:
> Hi all,
> I will soon be building a new box and would like to make it SMP.
> But am having trouble picking a board, any help ? I have used the
> Supermicro P6DBE, 440BX board before, but I get conflicting reports on
> it's max speed, some say it's a max at 450, others 700 or even 800MHz...
> I love this board and use it in a Dual PII 400MHz NT Workstation, any one
> have a board like this for P2 / P3, with IDE ATA66 / 100 ???
>
> Socket 1 or 370 is fine... I just need a reliable Linux board !
> And I hate built in stuff...! (Sound / Video / NIC)
>
> Thanks to all,
> Rich
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I own a Abit BP6 with 2 Intel Celeron 466. And it's a non expensive system -
but fast. The Problem should be to get 2 of the "old" celeron's for the board
(i believe up to celeron 500 it will work). With a Nvidia TNT2 and 128 mb all
works fine.
Sven
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From: McManus Leo Root DSP Consultant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: HELP: Which PCMCIA ethernet driver do I have?
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:04:09 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a Redhat 6.0 PCMCIA .o file. If I do a strings lnax100.o,
(advised on a previous post), I get the O/P below, would anyone know
what driver this is and where I can get the source as I am running SuSE
6.3. It is a 10/100Tbase Ethernet card.
I got the driver on a disk and have no idea what chip set is on the card
and the company I got it from will not reply to any calls/emails.
Initially, when I put my PCMCIA card in it beeped low then high and had
loaded a memory_cs module. After removing all references to memory
devices, it beeps low when I insert the card, but loads nothing!! Any
suggestions on this? Hoping to get the source and compile it for SuSE
6.3 and hope this helps?
Thanks
Leo
_________________
10base2
10baseT
Auto
<5>pcnet_cs: invalid if_port requested
<5>pcnet_cs: register_netdev() failed
<5>pcnet_cs: unable to read hardware net address
NE2000
<6>%s: NE2000 Compatible: port %#3lx, irq %d,
mem %#5lx,
%s port,
hw_addr
%02X%s
<3>%s: pcnet_reset_8390() did not complete.
<5>%s: transceiver selection not implemented
<6>%s: switched to %s port
<5>%s: DMAing conflict in
dma_block_input.[DMAstat:%1x][irqlock:%1x][intr:%ld]
<5>%s: DMAing conflict in
dma_block_output.[DMAstat:%1x][irqlock:%1x][intr:%ld]
<5>%s: timeout waiting for Tx RDC.
<7>[bo=%d @ %x]
<5>pcnet_cs: Card Services release does not match!
Media Mode:
Auto-Negotiation
User Assigned,
Line Speed 10M
Line Speed 100M
8390.c:v1.10cvs 9/23/94 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
<0>%s: ei_open passed a non-existent device!
<4>%s: xmit on stopped card
lost interrupt?
cable problem?
excess collisions.
<7>%s: Tx timed out, %s TSR=%#2x, ISR=%#2x, t=%d.
<4>%s: Tx request while isr active.
<7>%s: idle transmitter tx2=%d, lasttx=%d, txing=%d.
<7>%s: idle transmitter, tx1=%d, lasttx=%d, txing=%d.
<7>%s: No Tx buffers free! irq=%ld tx1=%d tx2=%d last=%d
net_interrupt(): irq %d for unknown device.
%s: Interrupted while interrupts are masked! isr=%#2x imr=%#2x.
%s: Reentering the interrupt handler! isr=%#2x imr=%#2x.
<7>%s: interrupt(isr=%#2.2x).
<4>%s: interrupt from stopped card
<4>%s: Too much work at interrupt, status %#2.2x
<4>%s: unknown interrupt %#2x
<3>%s: bogus last_tx_buffer %d, tx1=%d.
%s: bogus last_tx_buffer %d, tx2=%d.
<4>%s: unexpected TX-done interrupt, lasttx=%d.
<3>%s: mismatched read page pointers %2x vs %2x.
<7>%s: bogus packet size: %d, status=%#2x nxpg=%#2x.
<7>%s: Couldn't allocate a sk_buff of size %d.
<7>%s: bogus packet: status=%#2x nxpg=%#2x size=%d
%s: next frame inconsistency, %#2x
<7>%s: Receiver overrun.
<6>%s: invalid multicast address length given.
8390.c: header struct mispacked
<3>Hw. address read/write mismap %d
<4>%s: trigger_send() called with the transmitter busy.
lna100
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From: Bill Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New stuff...
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 16:25:45 +0700
Cooker has a late model of the 2.2.17 kernel. Don't see one for the
framebuffer
yet. Cooker has me chasing yet another update on xmms.<g>
I'm back to printing with the ole setup 100%. A new ink cartridge was
the final
holdup. If and when I try cups again, it'll be with a4 paper.<g>
The latest wmppp clone is called wmPPPMeter. Strange name. Anyway, I
can't
get to start a session. The good news is after a connect with wvdial,
wmPPPMeter
shows the connect speed for one minute before showing the throughput
rate.
One of the reason I wanted to use the wmppp/yawmppp/wmPPPMeter clique.
Bill
--
>From the shores of Khlong YaiPhuan, Bangkok, Thailand...
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From: "fokuz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: network question
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 10:14:52 GMT
newbie to linux. running redhat 6.2 with kde
how to I set up ethernet card / network connections to my router ?
the router is configured by another pc on the network
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Subject: Re: AAAAaaaaarrrgggggghhhhh
From: Bernhard Mogens Ege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 10:58:33 GMT
>>>>> "Typhon" == Typhon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi, Bernhard,
> It might be possible to assign the interrupts manually, but I for one do not
> know how to do so. (Sorry.) My opinion is, start from the start. Go back to
> a system configuration that you know was stable. Maybe reinstall RH7.0
> afresh, from scratch. Make sure the system is stable without the Arla client
> and the 100Mbps NIC. Then, add components one by one, and test thoroughly
> before adding new ones. Maybe you will be able to isolate the component that
> causes system freezes.
I actually started with the RH70 beta install. Wasn't stable, but not
as unstable as RH70 final. In my beta install, I had the network
interface share interrupt with my USB port. In my final setup, USB was
shared with the nvidia driver. As the nvidia generates many more
interrupts than my network interface, I can see why my system got more
unstable.
Disabling USB reduces the crashes to near zero. It's not easy to say
zero as this would require weeks of uptime to be sure.
But my latest discovery showed that the agpgart module might be the
culprit (according to the kernel crash log), but it is not actually
used, just loaded. I have disabled AGP in the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
file.
I am wondering what is really the problem...
> Make sure you're using the latest BIOS for that MSI 6167 mobo, too. That's
> very important.
Latest bios installed.
> You might also try sprinkling the computer with holy water. =)
Hehe, well, I posted it to bugzilla.redhat.com. I hope they can fix it.
> Good luck.
> Eric
Bernhard
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From: Anthony White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Second SCSI controller & how to mount devices on it?
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:33:50 GMT
Hi there,
I have not been able to find out how to mount devices on a second SCSI
controller.
Does anyone here know what to do?
The card is a Symbios (NCR) 810A based card and is loaded fine (Module).
My main card is an IOI-9100UW (Works fine).
How does one control devices on a second controller in general.
Any HOWTO that may describe this?
Anthony
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From: Alan Needleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: adding a scsi disk to an ide system
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:55:48 GMT
> Once you have a working initrd file, you should regenerate your boot
> floppy as well. This way you can access the SCSI drive from a floppy
> boot. Use mkbootdisk to do this.
Did it! Thanks!
Alan
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From: pjl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kurta Digitizer (XGT) set-up
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 12:20:52 GMT
Any suggestions on how to do this, attached to ttyS1.
Peter
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From: Harry Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: network question
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 14:24:05 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to know the router's IP address and then set that address as
your default gateway (assuming that's what it is). I'm assuming that all
other IP configuration is correct (ie you've set up your IP address or
indicated that it's to come from a DHCP server).
Harry
fokuz wrote:
>
> newbie to linux. running redhat 6.2 with kde
>
> how to I set up ethernet card / network connections to my router ?
> the router is configured by another pc on the network
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Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: IBM SCSI does not autostart
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Wilson)
Date: 6 Oct 2000 16:45:06 +1100
David_C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>As for the divvsens pin - no I don't implicitly trust it. But this is a
>standardized feature. Unless proven otherwise, I presume that a drive
>will comply to the standard.
Well, when we plugged IBM-DDRS-34560D-DC1B drives into Sun SS4 computers
we had to strap them to SE before the drives would be recognised. I don't
know if it was the drive or the computer at fault - I was just happy that
the drive had a SE jumper (admittedly it was a problem finding 10 tiny jumpers
at short notice - normal sized ones we had plenty of).
--
David Wilson School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia
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From: Rowdy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Savage4 X-Windows problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 13:34:19 GMT
In message:
<Uh2D5.947$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
of Thu, 5 Oct 2000 18:50:58 +0200,
"Kristoffer Vinther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I think I have the exact same problem using a Savage 2000. Have you tried
>earlier versions of RedHat with succes?
>
>-KV
Not RedHat, but other Linux distributions.
I think we need to downgrade to XFree 3.x,
but I have no idea how to do that ;)
Anyone ?
Rowdy.
-
ICQ# 10612255
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From: Rowdy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: S3 Savage4 X-Windows problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 13:34:46 GMT
In message:
<8rj0oo$68u$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
of Thu, 5 Oct 2000 23:59:50 +0100,
"Robert A. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Yeah, I ran Red Hat 6.2 with a Savage 2000 fine, using the SVGA server.
>Since upgrading to Red Hat 7.0 though, nothing but problems (You might have
>seen my postings on various X/Linux related newsgroups). At the moment I'm
>trying to get help uninstalling XFree86 4.0.1 and putting on 3.3.6 instead.
>Haven't had any success yet...
>
>Rob Smith
Yes, on the XFree Homepages it says, that the 4.0.1 version does not
yet support the S3 cards other than the S3 Virge.
We either need to install XFree86 3.x, or wait for a new 4.x version,
with support for the other S3 cards.
Can anyone help ?
Rowdy
-
ICQ# 10612255
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GNU/Linux & SGI
Date: 6 Oct 2000 14:07:09 GMT
Juan Francisco Puentes Calvo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a owner of a old IRIS INDIGO (Silicon Graphics) and i want to recycle
> to GNU/Linux.
> There are a distribution for it?
Yes, go to oss.sgi.com, If it is not there go to www.freshmeat.net there is
a directory for distributions
Bye
Ulisses
> Grettings: Fran
--
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