Linux-Hardware Digest #94, Volume #14 Thu, 28 Dec 00 16:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: CPU temp (Harri Haataja)
Re: 3D Support for ATI Rage Mobilon AGP 2x (Harri Haataja)
pc locks up when ps2 mouse is removed [via KVM switch] ("Ralph A Freeman")
SCSI Problem (Audun Simonsen)
Advice on Gateway Performance (1000/1400) (Michael B Pope)
when does my alcatel pc-nic work under linux ? ("Bob")
30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: HELP: Linux instal won't recognize adaptec SCSI card (Neal Seidl)
Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? ("Mr. Happy")
Strange Reporting of Free Space on the HDD ("Louis Z")
Re: Shifted print page on LaserJet 1100 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PCI configuration in Linux 2.2.18 : IRQ assignment? (Chris Rankin)
pci modem trouble (Vaclav Bartacek)
Increase RAID capacity (smilemonkey)
Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? (Glitch)
Re: when does my alcatel pc-nic work under linux ? (Glitch)
Re: Is the driver linked into the kernel? (Glitch)
Re: power.. (Glitch)
trying installing from Backpack CDROM and this error (Jeff Taylor)
Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital? ("Steve Wolfe")
Re: re:4GB Ram in redhat7.0 ("Steve Wolfe")
Re: pci modem trouble (Paul Pygeon)
FlashRam pcmcia cards? (Harmon Seaver)
Re: How to set DMA for CDRW unde IDE-SCSI? (Tim Moore)
Linux ("Simon Mc")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Subject: Re: CPU temp
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:10:52 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Bharath Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> > Is there a way to find out the cpu temp while running linux?
>
>> Go here:
>> http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/
>
>A modern distribution might also include the whole thing in a package.
>If you're using Debian, look for "lm-sensors". I don't know what name
>RedHat derivations use.
lm-sensors there, too. You may also need the kernel modules.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Subject: Re: 3D Support for ATI Rage Mobilon AGP 2x
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:19:04 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>I use RedHat 7.0 with XFree86 4.0.1 on a Dell Inspiron 4000. Through
>Xconfigurator I can see it hsa an ATI Rage Mobilon AGP 2x graphic
>adapter. The 2D support works really well, but I cannot get the 3D
>support to work. When I try to enable DRI by following the README.DRI
>file, I always get the following line:
>
>(II) r128(0): Direct rendering disabled
Unless you explicitly told it to be disabled, there should be a message
somewhere (before that) that gives the reason. That alone is useless.
BTW is that root or a normal user?
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From: "Ralph A Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pc locks up when ps2 mouse is removed [via KVM switch]
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:31:46 -0800
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Just as you might expect, my manual kvm switch locks up whatever pc is not
currently selected.
Anyone know offhand what signal or current is required on what pin to
prevent this?
Otherwise, anyone know of a reference that I might dig this info from?
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Audun Simonsen)
Subject: SCSI Problem
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:32:53 GMT
I'm trying to configure a Tekram DC-390U SCSI Card in Mandrake 7.1
without luck.
According to Tekram this card should work with the ncr53c8xx option.
When I do a '/sbin/modprobe ncr53c8xx', I get this result:
Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/modules.dep
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ncr53c8xx.o: init_module: Unit or
resource busy (I translated this line from norwegian)
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ncr53c8xx.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ncr53c8xx.o failed
/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ncr53c8xx.o: insmod ncr53c8xx failed
What can I do to get this thing working?
Best regards,
Audun
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael B Pope)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Advice on Gateway Performance (1000/1400)
Date: 28 Dec 2000 12:48:12 GMT
I am considering purchasing either a Gateway 2000 Performance 1000 (GPS-1000)
or a Performance 1400 (GPS-1400). Their system specifications are roughly
the same, using GeForce2 MX for video, 60 GB EIDE hard drives, 16x DVD
drives, and so forth. I am replacing the modem/ethernet card with the
offered alternative ethernet card from 3Com and purchasing an external
modem. The two models differ in that the GPS-1000 has a PIII 1GHz CPU,
whereas the GPS-1400 uses a P4 1.4GHz. That being said, has anyone had
any experience with installing Linux on these computers, positive OR
negative? I am particularly concerned with the DVD-ROM (especially its
capability to act as a CD-ROM drive), the Ethernet card (the Gateway site
only says that it is an Ethernet card with a few references to
compatibilty with various NetWare versions, Windows and DOS; it does not
mention the chip or model), and the EIDE adapter (I have heard some Gateway
models come with a Promise adapter that causes most Linux kernels to
choke; although the specifications say that the EIDE adapter is on the
motherboard, I am still concerned). Any advice or help you can provide
would be greatly appreciated.
As a side note, does anyone know where I can get the Debian testing release
codenamed "Woody" on CD-ROM? I would like to have access to XFree86 4.0.2
without downloading 20+ megs if possible so that I can use the GeForce2's
3D functions.
Thank you very much for your time, and any help you can provide.
-Michael Pope
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: when does my alcatel pc-nic work under linux ?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:41:48 +0100
thanks to reply
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:56:51 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
difference to me. Any thoughs?
Thanks, happy hollidays,
Strachie
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:19:10 -0600
From: Neal Seidl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: Linux instal won't recognize adaptec SCSI card
I finally figured this out. It turns out that the IRQ jumper settings
on the card were mislabeled (i.e. the actual PCB silk screen is
wrong)!!! Apparently Adaptec shipped a bunch before catching the
error. Later boards, I am told, have a sticker with the correct
settings. The correct settings can be seen in the following:
ftp://ftp.adaptec.digisle.net/manuals/installation_guides/ava1505_ig.pdf
http://www.actel.com/apps/guru/sep97/rp243.html
Also, I read that the Windows and DOS drivers don't use the IRQ at all
so although it was always set differently than I thought, it didn't
matter in that environment. This certainly compounded the confusion.
In searching Dejanews, I see that the 152x series is notorious for
problems. I wonder how many are due to this IRQ confusion (which I
didn't find referenced in any Dejanews reply on the topic).
Neal
Neal Seidl wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a Linux newbie and would greatly appreciate any help anyone can
> provide on this. I'm trying to install Mandrake 6.1 on a new system
> with a SCSI CD ROM drive (Toshiba 3701). I have an adaptec 1505 ISA
> card which worked fine under windows. I boot from the floppy when I get
> to the SCSI adapter screen I select Adaptec 152x. Autoprobe fails to
> detect the card, as is expected since the 1505 card has no BIOS. When I
> try "specify options" and type "aha152x=0x340,9,7,1" the CD ROM does
> light up briefly but the install program reports "can't find device
> anywhere on your system."
>
> Any suggestions on what else to try?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neal
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From: "Mr. Happy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:33:45 -0500
I don't know about quantum tech support but Maxtor has a much better rma
process than western digital. A lot of computer stores in my area have
stopped carrying western digital hard drives.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
> gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
> reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
> local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
> difference to me. Any thoughs?
>
> Thanks, happy hollidays,
> Strachie
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From: "Louis Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Strange Reporting of Free Space on the HDD
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:03:26 +0000
This is the output of a "df -m"
Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hdc5 296 210 71 75%
/
/dev/hdc7 1969 1698 171 91%
/home
/dev/hdc6 2463 2443 0 100%
/usr
/dev/hdc8 486 55 406 12%
/var
Notice how /usr reports 0 free. Calculate the Total and Used columns - there are 20
megs free!
Can anyone tell me what's happening, or at least, how to fix it? I've tried fsck-ing
it, I've
tried rebooting the system, but nothing seems to have any affect.
System info:
RedHat 6.1 with glibc-2.1
KDE and Gnome, but I use KDE
2- Pentium III 500 SMP
256 MB Ram
27 GB IBM DeskStar GXP Hard Drive
Thanks in advance,
Louis Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Shifted print page on LaserJet 1100
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 16:34:18 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've set up my LaserJet 1100 as a PostScript printer on Redhat 6.1.
> When I print, pages appear "shifted" upwards about an inch towards the
> top of the paper. This cuts off the top part of the text on the
> document. My printcap file is listed below. Anyone have any
> suggestions? Thanks in advance.
I've had similiar problem with a Panasonic KX-P4410 using the ljet2p
driver with both RedHat 6.2 and 7.0. This printer is shared with 2
Windows machines as a Samba printer and those machines print on it with
no problem. Only print job generated on the Linux box are shifted.
Does anyone know what causes this?
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From: Chris Rankin <au.com.zipworld@{no.spam}rankinc>
Subject: Re: PCI configuration in Linux 2.2.18 : IRQ assignment?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:29:35 +0000
Julie Brandon wrote:
> I know what you mean about setpci & the INTERRUPT_LINE thing. I think that
> in the case of the interrupt registers, you need to do more than just write
> to that register to get it to have any effect
I agree, that's most probably the explanation. It looks as if the OS and
/ or the BIOS configure the card and then write this information back
into the card's configuration area.
> Did you know that you can share IRQs between PCI devices? Both under Linux
> and Windows (the later depending on your motherboard drivers though)?
Yes. But I have learnt that full PCI IRQ sharing under Windows requires
at least OSR2, and this old P90 is running OSR1. (For reference: you
need to enable "IRQ steering" in the PCI bus properties.) And even then,
the BIOS has to support it.
I really do need to find a way to put the new PCI card on either IRQ 3
or IRQ 4.
Chris
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From: Vaclav Bartacek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pci modem trouble
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:48:50 +0100
Hello,
I have an PCI modem from ESS which name is ES 2898.
Please anyone knows where can i found drivers for it?
System: RH7.0; kernel 2.2.16
I tried some code esscom.o found on ESS site www.pinegroup.com
which makes me trouble while insmod.
Thanks
TomasS
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From: smilemonkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Increase RAID capacity
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:23:08 GMT
Dear All:
Our Linux system has 100 GB RAID which contains 8 drives controlled
by a Mylex controller. We are thinking to increse the total capacity of
this RAID. Can we just take the old drive out from the enclosure and
install the bigger capacity dirve in, then do the configuration? Is
there any information, such as configuration or whatever, in the old
drive we need to keep except our data . Did anyone do this before? We
are looking for suggestion and experience.
Thanks!
LFMI lab
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:46:33 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
> gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
> reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
> local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
> difference to me. Any thoughs?
>
yeah, this isn't a linux question.
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:47:06 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: when does my alcatel pc-nic work under linux ?
when? when you install the driver and the LAN cable is plugged in
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:48:54 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is the driver linked into the kernel?
Steve Sycamore wrote:
>
> Is there an easy way to find out whether a driver has been
> linked into the kernel?
>
> It's obviously not going to work if you attempt to load a driver
> as a module and it's already in the kernel. But if you haven't built
> the kernel yourself, how do you know?
>
> Steve
run 'make xconfig' from your /usr/src/linux directory within an xterm
and check to see what the current configuration is for the kernel
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:50:31 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: power..
eftech_1-=- wrote:
>
> i have a 230 watt power supply, someone said to me that it wasnt that much
> power, but i havent seen any power supplies with much more. i have an abit
> board, cd drive, burner, zip, floppy, atlon heatsink, fan, and an extra
> cooling fan. do you think i need any more power? and does having more/extra
> power help the system run bettter or faster? thanks in advance.
this has nothing ot do with linux. If things are fine why fix what
isn't broken?
Btw, there are 250 and 300 watt PS available, and higher if u look hard
enough.
Add up the power consumption of each device and if its below 230, guess
what? you have nothing to worry about
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From: Jeff Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.linux,comp.os.linux
Subject: trying installing from Backpack CDROM and this error
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:04:54 GMT
I created a boot image from this site
(http://sole.infis.univ.trieste.it/~drzeus/rh_pcd.html) as well as
paride.img from RedHat's CD as a device driver for the MicroSolutions
BackPack Bantam parallel port CDROM drive and get this error during
the Linux 6.2 install
/tmp/pcd.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Have you seen this? Any ideas why the drive isn't initializing?
thank you...
Jeff Taylor
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 30 Gig or 40 Gig hd. Quantum, Maxtor or Western Digital?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:40:55 -0700
> Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a new harddrive 7200 rpm 30 to 40
> gigs. I was wondering if there was a difference in performance or
> reliability between a Western Digital, Maxtor or Quantum Fireball. My
> local shop offers them at more or less the same price, so not much
> difference to me. Any thoughs?
I used to use strictly WD, but will not use them any more because of
reliability issues. In fact, my distributor stopped carrying them when the
return rate was over 50% during the one-year warranty, and I've been buying
Fujitsu drives since. They're as fast as the WD's, a lot cheaper, and out
of 20+ drives, I haven't had a single one go bad.
(Incidentally, Samsung drives were pretty bad for me as far as
reliability. Out of three of them, two had to go back to be replaced during
the factory warranty period.)
I haven't used Maxtors in years, but back in the day when I did, they
were the slowest drives you could buy, the bottom of the heap. The WD's
that I used could *write* as fast as the Maxtors would *read*. Perhaps
others can say if they've changed their ways lately.
steve
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: re:4GB Ram in redhat7.0
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:42:52 -0700
> I am installing Redhat7.0 system with 4GB of Ram. After
> installation,System reports only 64MB. If I go to the kernel, I can see
> option for only 2GB of Ram. Any idea how I can make redhat7.0 work with
> 4GB Ram? Do I need to upgrade the kernel? Please help
I would definitely try upgading. The 2.4 kernels have support for up to
64 gigs.
steve
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From: Paul Pygeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pci modem trouble
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:26:10 -0500
Vaclav Bartacek wrote:
> Hello,
> I have an PCI modem from ESS which name is ES 2898.
> Please anyone knows where can i found drivers for it?
> System: RH7.0; kernel 2.2.16
>
> I tried some code esscom.o found on ESS site www.pinegroup.com
> which makes me trouble while insmod.
>
> Thanks
> TomasS
>
>
Hi,
Try at linmodems.org. Maybe you'll find a working driver.
Bye
--
XFree4.02
KDE2.1
Linux user: 197435
ICQ #101087994
Mandrake 7.2
Kernel 2.2.18
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From: Harmon Seaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FlashRam pcmcia cards?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:49:07 GMT
How do you access -- write/read -- a flashram pcmcia card with linux?
I put them in the pccard reader, it recognizes them, but I can't figure
out how to mount it as drive space, or otherwise write to it.
--
Harmon Seaver, MLIS Systems Librarian
Arrowhead Library System Virginia, MN
(218) 741-3840 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://harmon.arrowhead.lib.mn.us
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to set DMA for CDRW unde IDE-SCSI?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:51:28 GMT
> to 32bit (c=1), maskIRQ (u=1), dma (d=1, -X34).
Note. Read the hdparm man page -X description first! Incorrect values
can lock the system hard.
(hdparm v3.9)
...
-X Set the IDE transfer mode for newer (E)IDE/ATA2
drives. This is typically used in combination with
-d1 when enabling DMA to/from a drive on a sup�
ported interface chipset (such as the Intel 430FX
Triton), where -X34 is used to select multiword DMA
mode2 transfers. With systems which support Ultra�
DMA burst timings, -X66 is used to select UltraDMA
mode2 transfers (you'll need to prepare the chipset
for UltraDMA beforehand). Apart from that, use of
this flag is seldom necessary since most/all modern
IDE drives default to their fastest PIO transfer
mode at power-on. Fiddling with this can be both
needless and risky. On drives which support alter�
nate transfer modes, -X can be used to switch the
mode of the drive only. Prior to changing the
transfer mode, the IDE interface should be jumpered
or programmed (see -p flag) for the new mode set�
ting to prevent loss and/or corruption of data.
Use this with extreme caution! For the PIO (Pro�
grammed Input/Output) transfer modes used by Linux,
this value is simply the desired PIO mode number
plus 8. Thus, a value of 09 sets PIO mode1, 10
enables PIO mode2, and 11 selects PIO mode3. Set�
ting 00 restores the drive's "default" PIO mode,
and 01 disables IORDY. For multiword DMA, the
value used is the desired DMA mode number plus 32.
for UltraDMA, the value is the desired UltraDMA
mode number plus 64.
...
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: "Simon Mc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:56:11 -0000
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