Linux-Hardware Digest #83, Volume #14 Sun, 24 Dec 00 23:13:03 EST
Contents:
Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2 (terry)
Mouse stopped working (Cap'n)
Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2 (terry)
Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2 ("Rutger")
Re: Intel Easy PC camera - cannot be supported in Linux! ("Kyle Jacobs")
Re: ATI WONDER VE TV CARD BTTV ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Help: Installing Liux on SNI RM300 Risc Machine ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2 ("John McCubbin")
Re: GeForce 3D Prophet II MX or 3D Prophet SDR = which to buy? (Conor Turton)
Re: Dual processor advantage ("D. Stimits")
Re: SuperMicro 370DLE motherboard ("D. Stimits")
Re: dying courier modem? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modem Not Responding ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How can I change the booting order? ("D. Stimits")
Re: Programming video card (ATI card w/ s-video & tv-out) Need direction to correct
info ("Jason Byrne")
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From: terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 13:45:05 -0600
Michele Neylon wrote:
>
> I just installed Mandrake 7.2 It has detected the modem, but seems unable
> to configure it. The modem is a Diamond SupraExpress 56i V PRO
>
> If anybody has any idea how I can configure it please let me know -
> Thanks
> Michele
Actually the link I sent is mostly for winmodems. Is that an external
modem?
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From: Cap'n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mouse stopped working
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 21:30:06 -0000
Hey there, I've been running red hat 6.2 and windows 98 on the same
machine. Red hat was working great, i was right about to get rid of
windows, but I installed a USB optical mouse on windows, so that worked,
then when i rebooted back to linux, all of a sudden my PS/2 mouse stopped
working. It could detect it but it wouldn't move at all. There is
probably some really simple explanation that i just can't figure out right
now, so any help or insight would be greatly appreciated, e-mail me
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or post a response, thank you!
~Cap'n
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From: terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 15:40:15 -0600
Michele Neylon wrote:
>
> I just installed Mandrake 7.2 It has detected the modem, but seems unable
> to configure it. The modem is a Diamond SupraExpress 56i V PRO
>
> If anybody has any idea how I can configure it please let me know -
> Thanks
> Michele
Run Kppp and click on setup go to the modem tab and click on query modem
and see what that comes up with. That should give you some clue as to
what's going on. Actually, first go to Device tab and see tha the
right selection is made there, it should say /dev/ttyS0 if it's
connected to the first serial port, or com1, or it should say
/dev/ttyS1 if it's connected to the second serial port, or com2. (It
IS an external modem, Right?) The Flow control should be set to
CRTSCTS, line termination should be CR, there should be an x in the box
where it says Use lock file.
Go to Modem Commands and check to see that the commands look ok. Should
probably be just generic commands I'd suppose:
Init string: ATZ
Dal string: ATDT
Hangup string: +++ATH
Oh yea, you should probably try HardDrake. Click on the main menu
button then up to Configuration>Hardware>HardDrake. From there choose
Modem and there your modem should be listed and you can click on Run
Configuration Tool at the bottom. See what happens.
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From: "Rutger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 22:25:51 +0100
Look here:
http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/HOWTO/Winmodems-and-Linux-HOWTO.p
hp3
Good luck, please mail me if you succeeded, becuase i have exactly the same
modem and the same problem....
Rutger
"Michele Neylon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
news:FAo16.10866$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just installed Mandrake 7.2 It has detected the modem, but seems unable
> to configure it. The modem is a Diamond SupraExpress 56i V PRO
>
> If anybody has any idea how I can configure it please let me know -
> Thanks
> Michele
>
>
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From: "Kyle Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.linux.sux
Subject: Re: Intel Easy PC camera - cannot be supported in Linux!
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 21:40:38 GMT
Oops, I was thinking of iomega's Ditto drive.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:9256u6$i0s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Kyle Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writ:
>
> > All this hardware works because they all have the fortune of being based
> > around America's top 10% hardware.
>
> > 9.Jaz 1G: It's a tape drive, it's from iomega. But it's still a tape
drive.
>
> Jazz 1Gb by Syquest is a removeable cartridge *hard drive*. I
> guess Iomega made some sort of equivalent device. What actually
> did you have in mind?
>
> > So you see, your stock collection of top hardware, and hardware based
around
> > other top 10% hardware makes your system the ideal runner for a Linux
> > distro.
> >
> >
>
> Vacuo
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ATI WONDER VE TV CARD BTTV
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 17:18:03 +0000
Well, I did some more research.
On another system which runs a Hauppage bt848 card, doing a lsmod during
Kwintv running and a lsmod after exiting kwintv, does not show any
changes except the # of "used by" in the list produced.
Upon exiting kwintv, the audio quits.
On RH7 using 2.4-test11, exiting kwintv quits video but the audio is
still running in the backgroud. You can even exit out of KDE to the unix
prompt and the audio is still running. Only crontab unloading the bttv
driver kills the audio.
Then again it may be a symptom of this ATI Wonder TV card.
steve
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I got a ATI WONDER VE tvcard running under Linux RH7 with 2.4-test11
> kernel running. I have one minor problem. The bttv driver does not
> unload after exiting xawtv or kwintv. I use a cron job (kmod) to remove
> the module after a minute of inactivity. Here is my modules.conf file:
>
> # bttv
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 bttv
> options bttv card=10 radio=0
> options tuner debug=1 type=2
>
> I'm using 0.7.51 bttv. I have the necessary kernel options compiled as
> modules I think. I did compile the I2C two items as "y" instead of
> modules.
>
> TIA
>
> steve
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <Pedrof>
Subject: Help: Installing Liux on SNI RM300 Risc Machine
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 07:13:24 +0700
I want to install Linux on a Siemens Nixdorf RM300 Risc Machine.
Problems are as follows: I cannot get a cd-rom to boot (nor a floppy)
- I think it has a special bios. Do I need to change the bios and if
so where can I get the firmware?
Help greatly appreciated on this one.
Thanks
BoNe
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From: "John McCubbin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem problems in Mandrake 7.2
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 16:54:24 -0600
Michelle,
Is this an ISA modem internal? Did you leave it plug and play or did you
disable this and manually configure jumpers on the modem. If you can tell
me this I may be able to help. Modems seem to be the first "real" problem
most installs encouter. At least it was for me. Now that I've solved the
problem about 10 times, it's gotten a little easier ;-)
John McCubbin
CCD/Astrophotograpny Website
http://www.usit.com/mccubbin/astronomy.html
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From: Conor Turton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Re: GeForce 3D Prophet II MX or 3D Prophet SDR = which to buy?
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 02:15:53 -0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> The Prophet II MX has a significantly higher theoretical fillrate than
> the Prophet SDR. Memory bandwidth is about the same. Translation: The
> Prophet II MX should perform at least as well as the Prophet SDR on 3D
> apps, and in some cases should do quite a bit better.
>
> For 2D stuff, you're not going to notice a difference... if you don't
> care about 3D, go with whichever card you can get a better deal on.
>
>
The Geforce 2MX is faster at 1024x768 and above and also supports higher
refresh rates at the higher resolutions. It also needs less current than
an SDR sop you may get away with a 250W PSU.
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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:01:55 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Dual processor advantage
Gareth Randall wrote:
>
> > Been running a PPRo/180 SMP system for about 2 years.
> > No major processing speed differences noted, but all user/operator
> > interraction seems to be much snappier (no delays) than the single
> > systems
>
> Wow, so it really does increase responsiveness! I knew that hardware interrupts are
>distributed across both processors, but I hadn't quite thought of that!
>
> I bet there're lots of people reading this who wish they could just open up their
>case one day and suddenly realise that they've got a socket/slot for another
>processor!
>
> ======= Gareth Randall =======
Its the IO-APIC that distributes hardware IRQ's across cpu's. The
ability to perform well even under heavy load is probably one of the
more valid reasons for SMP, and it really does show up. If you had a web
server constantly forking or running a db at the same time, the users
would have a sense of "quality" they wouldn't get with a single cpu at
twice the speed, even if over a long time the average batch ability
wasn't as good. All of that responsiveness will of course die if you
have to disable the IO-APIC, such as on the broken Intel i840 chipset.
Both cpu's could still be used, but not for hardware access of the hard
drive or network card.
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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:11:22 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: SuperMicro 370DLE motherboard
"Mark R. Holbrook" wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Anybody have anything positive or negative about this motherboard for
> Linux (RH 7)?
>
> The specs mention "ServerWorks ServerSet III LE" chipset. Don't know
> much about that one yet. Compatibility issues?
>
> Mark
I can't swear that it is a great thing, but second-hand rumors are that
all of the ServerWorks chipsets are good under linux. Note though that
this board does not have any AGP slots (upcoming WS ServerWorks chipsets
should be popular when they show up, with 4x AGP and the 64 bit pci),
which is ok if you are running a server. Also you have to have
registered ECC memory, probably supplied in matched pairs (not a bad
thing, it has some performance benefits, and is worthwhile).
In the past SuperMicro has made some high quality products, but then
they dumped all support for linux and have no interest in the market for
linux. So if you want an unsupported (but probably otherwise reasonable
quality) server, go for it. Else you may want to look elsewhere (but
sticking to ServerWorks chipsets is probably a good idea...avoid i840).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: dying courier modem?
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 10:57:05 GMT
Matt, from the values you posted, it is obvious that you have a
very poor line quality.
Also there is a known problem with the courier's firmware and the
V90 protocol. (I think V90 is crab anyway. :-)
I suggest you to try the following:
1. Disable V90 and see if it makes a difference.
The bandwidth of your line may be too bad for V90.
2. Disconnect everything you have connected to the phoneline in
addition to the modem. Perhaps something is pulling down the
line.
3. As stupid as it sounds; make very sure you have no bad connections
and/or loose wires/screws at your phone connection! I speak from
experience here.
4. As a test, try to force a connection at a much lower speed and see
if you can get a stable connection that way.
5. At the "international models" you can change the line level of
the modem by changing the (undocumented) register S39 between 0
and 255. I don't know if that works with the us-version.
However it can not hurt to try it.
The problem seems to be line quality. It may be your phone company,
but also your "in house wiring". The basic line is to see if you can
improve things a litte.
BTW. I prefer the couriers over the sportsters. The sportsters have a
tendency to hang up and requiring a hard reset.
It's hard to push the reset button, if the modem is at a remote site
more than 100 miles away. :-(
Good Luck and Happy Xmas,
Friedhelm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Modem Not Responding
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 11:04:22 GMT
Patrick Bartek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: My guess is that I've got a bad external 25-pin port. Anyone got any
: suggestions to verify this conclusion?
Check the cable that runs from the MOBO itself to the connector
at the box. There do exist different pinouts. Chances are, you've got
the wrong one.
Also you could try to temporary diable your mouse, and see if the
modem works on that port.
Happy Xmas,
Friedhelm
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The answer is: "NO!"
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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:15:27 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How can I change the booting order?
I would guess that the m/b bios has a "boot offboard devices first"
option, which is most likely the reverse-pci-order option as well. Once
you get to the offboard device, I would guess that any order/priority
settings are within the SCSI controller bios. Have you checked the
29160's bios for a means to set what you are looking for?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> -------------------------------------
> Dell PowerEdge 2450, BIOS version A05
> Linux 7.0
> Raidtec external RAID array
> Adaptec 29160 SCSI card
> -------------------------------------
>
> In short: how can I reverse /dev/sda and /dev/sdb?
>
> I am setting up a database server. Linux is in the internal
> disks (under Dell's PERC hardware RAID) and the database will
> be in the external RAID array attached to an Adaptec 29160 HBA.
>
> As you all know SCSI has a hierarchical nature:
> - HBA
> - Channel
> - SCSI device (0-7 or 0-15)
> - LUN
>
> So if you have a complicated system, you need to specify the
> boot device like this:
>
> Boot from HBA x, Channel y, SCSI ID n, LUN z
>
> Dealing with the computer's BIOS and the HBAs BIOS, I have
> found ways to specify booting priority for the last 3 above
> (channel, SCSI ID and LUN) but not for the HBA.
>
> My big problem is that I need a way to say: "This HBA has
> booting priority over that HBA".
>
> Dell used to have a BIOS setting that allowed me to specify
> PCI bus scanning from left to right or viceversa.
> Additionally I could give priority to built-in HBAs over
> actual SCSI cards (or viceversa).
>
> Unfortunately, my current Dell BIOS doesn't to allow me
> to specify priority for the different PCI devices.
>
> At installation time, I get the 2 disks (sda and sdb) in the wrong
> order; I need the system disk to be sda and the data disk sdb.
> That way, even if the external disk is absent, sda will always
> be the first disk. If I have the OS in sdb and the other disk is
> missing, the system disk will become sda and all sorts of
> confusion will follow.
>
> Please e-mail your comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (and feel free
> to post it too)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Ramon F. Herrera
>
> This is the output from lspci:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20HE (rev 06)
> 00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20HE (rev 06)
> 00:08.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7892A (rev 02)
> 00:0e.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC (rev 7a)
> 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks OSB4 (rev 50)
> 00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0211
> 01:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0962 (rev 02)
> 01:02.1 RAID bus controller: Dell Computer Corporation PowerEdge Expandable RAID
> Controller 3/Si (rev 02)
> 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
> 02:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec RAID subsystem HBA (rev 01)
> 02:04.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7899P (rev 01)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Sent via Deja.com
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From: "Jason Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Programming video card (ATI card w/ s-video & tv-out) Need direction to
correct info
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 18:02:06 -0800
Kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
> I hope some people read this and can help me out.
>
> I have a ATI Rage Pro pci video card that has s-video and tv-out. I want
> to be able to use the s-video and tv-out on the card. Now, is this down
> by the app(like what I find on Video4Linux) or is it in Xfree86?
>
> I want to know if there has been a driver developed which accesses the
> s-video and tv-out on the ATI card. If so, a pointer to the source would
> be great.
Check out http://linuxvideo.org - the gatos project.
>
> If not, then I would like to know how would I go about to use the
> s-video and tv-out. I just need some clarification on if the actual app
> would take care of loading up the s-video interface and tv-out interface
> or if it is the actual video card driver(Xfree86?).
>
> Thanks for any help in advanced and if it isn't too much trouble, can
> you also cc: you rhelp to my e-mail?
>
> Gracias!
>
> K.
>
>
>
>
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