Linux-Hardware Digest #118, Volume #14 Tue, 2 Jan 01 10:13:03 EST
Contents:
Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modem is "busy" - PCI IRQ Sharing problem (Cannon Fodder)
Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install (gataway)
Re: Linux and Motorola SM56 PCI (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install (gataway)
Re: Modem is "busy" - PCI IRQ Sharing problem (Julie Brandon)
Re: Soundcard configuration problem! ("Roy Batty")
Re: Soundcard configuration problem! ("Roy Batty")
Re: HP Laserjet weirdness (webqueen, queen of the web)
Re: Adaptec 1540 SCSI card no go (Chris Elvidge)
Re: Floppy problems that can't be solved with Viagra (Chris Elvidge)
RedHat 7.0 and External USB tapes drives ("The_tick")
Re: Linux with Abit KT7 & AMD Duron (Kenneth Rørvik)
Re: RH 7 and Linksys LNE100tx tulip compile problem ("Keith Grider")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:00:33 GMT
In article <92p4ht$d97$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok I have a problem trying to install Red hat 7.0 on a linux partition using
> lilo as
> a boot manager. I think it may have something to do with the way the 2 ATA66
> hard disks
> are detect (not through the bios, the bios trents them like SCSI or EXTRA
> devices).
>
> The message that appears after I go through any of the install options
> either workstation, custom or server is:
>
> "An error has occured - no valid devices were found on which to create new
> filesystems.
> Please check your hardware for the cause of this problem."
>
> Then you push "OK" and it restarts the PC.
>
> Please help me I really would like to run linux without rebuilding my
> system, I have already
> created the Linux partition using Partition Magic so I don't think that is
> the problem. I
> don't wnat to format the disk because I don't think that is the problem. Is
> there some
> incompatabilities with ATA 66 controller cards or motherboard's that have
> them onboard like
> mine (it is a ABIT BE6) which has four onboard IDE controllers 2 for the old
> ATA33 and 2 for
> ATA66.
>
> PS. Sorry for the long post.
>
> System Specs:
>
> Pentium III 450
> ABIT BE6 Mainboard
> 256MB RAM
> HardDisk 1:Quantum 18GB ATA66 (not detected in bios, detected using ATA66
> controller bios)
> HardDisk 2:IBM 20GB ATA66 (not detected in bios, detected using ATA66
> controller bios)
>
> Partition Info:
>
> HardDisk1/Quantum
>
> Label Type Size Status Primary/Logical
>
> BOOT Linux ext2 298.1MB None Primary
> C:WIN98 FAT32X 12,260.5MB Active Primary
> LinuxNative Linux ext2 5,059.5MB None Primary
>
> HardDisk2/IBM
>
> D:LOTSOFSTUFF FAT32X 19,571.3MB None Primary
>
>
I had the same problem with 6.2. I have an ABIT KT7RAID board, 2 ATA33
controllers, 2 RAID ATA100's. I moved my hard drive back to the ATA33 and
the installation no longer gave me the error message. I understand the
ATA100 is supposed to be faster, but, hey, it's so fast anyway, I can live
with it.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
From: Cannon Fodder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem is "busy" - PCI IRQ Sharing problem
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:21:43 GMT
It sounds like USB (busmastering) problems. You may have to
check your kernel source documentation for late-breaking
information about configuring your USB interfaces since this is
recent, relatively 'bleeding edge' technology.
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Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 18:35:04 +0800
From: gataway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install
I have this problem same as u too, Please let me know if u got the soultion.
I'm cracking my brain for solution.
Dan White wrote:
> In article <92p4ht$d97$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chris"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Ok I have a problem trying to install Red hat 7.0 on a linux partition
> > using lilo as a boot manager. I think it may have something to do with
> > the way the 2 ATA66 hard disks are detect (not through the bios, the
> > bios trents them like SCSI or EXTRA devices).
> >
> > The message that appears after I go through any of the install options
> > either workstation, custom or server is:
> >
> > "An error has occured - no valid devices were found on which to create
> > new
> > filesystems. Please check your hardware for the cause of this problem."
> > Is there some
> > incompatabilities with ATA 66 controller cards or motherboard's that
> > have them onboard like mine (it is a ABIT BE6) which has four onboard
> > IDE controllers 2 for the old ATA33 and 2 for ATA66.
>
> Perhaps the kernel patches at http://www.linux-ide.org will help. Try
> plugging the drives into the ATA33 controller, install linux, then try
> recompiling the kernel with the patches.
>
> - Dan White
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: Linux and Motorola SM56 PCI
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 08:14:56 GMT
Susan Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>I'm in a similar position myself, trying to get the Aztech MR8800 working
>under Linux. Problem is the SM56 chipset doesn't implement
>modulation/demodulation, but rather delegates it to a software driver.
[...]
Unfortunately, neither Aztech nor Motorola will hand out details
about their chipsets and implementations, which is making it
impossible to write drivers.
>I'm doing some research in this direction, and will let you know if I
>make any headway.
Hopeless, unless the manufacturers provide either precompiled
modules (as PCTel did) or details about their products - which
is simply not going to happen anytime soon. Apart from that,
these software modems do not work reliably enough in a multitasking,
multiuser environment, anyways.
Michael
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Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 19:25:33 +0800
From: gataway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hard disk problems with Red Hat 7.0 install
I have found out there the is a update driver for ATA 100 but,
i don't know how to update the patch file for linux RH 7 ,as i'm new to
it.
ide.2.2.16.20000630.patch.bz2 this is the file that i downloaded to make
my ATA 100 PCI card support my harddisk in LInux RH 7.
The problem is that i is in .bz2 ext how do i get it install?
I couldn't even install Linux RH 7 yet.
Dan White wrote:
> In article <92p4ht$d97$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chris"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Ok I have a problem trying to install Red hat 7.0 on a linux partition
> > using lilo as a boot manager. I think it may have something to do with
> > the way the 2 ATA66 hard disks are detect (not through the bios, the
> > bios trents them like SCSI or EXTRA devices).
> >
> > The message that appears after I go through any of the install options
> > either workstation, custom or server is:
> >
> > "An error has occured - no valid devices were found on which to create
> > new
> > filesystems. Please check your hardware for the cause of this problem."
> > Is there some
> > incompatabilities with ATA 66 controller cards or motherboard's that
> > have them onboard like mine (it is a ABIT BE6) which has four onboard
> > IDE controllers 2 for the old ATA33 and 2 for ATA66.
>
> Perhaps the kernel patches at http://www.linux-ide.org will help. Try
> plugging the drives into the ATA33 controller, install linux, then try
> recompiling the kernel with the patches.
>
> - Dan White
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie Brandon)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Modem is "busy" - PCI IRQ Sharing problem
Date: 2 Jan 2001 11:10:45 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 01 Jan 2001 21:51:42 -0800, Nader ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
>/etc/rc.d/init.d/serial as a System V feature. I thought that my serial
>initialization was running from /etc/rc.d/rc.serial. Also, when I
>logout of linux, the shutdown messages stated that the serial driver was
>not loaded.
>
>Any suggestions?
Not sure, as I did the installation in a different way -- I used the
alternate installation method, installing the actual source into the kernel
source, so that it got compiled the regular way, and dont need any serial
startup setup scripts etc.
Ta-ra,
Julie
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From: "Roy Batty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundcard configuration problem!
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:23:04 +0100
I think it is easier to set up and use multiple soundcards
with the ALSA sound system (instead of the OSS system
provided with the kernel sources).
ALSA is the default in SuSE70. It may be configured with
yast2 or with the alsaconf-utility.
You also want to make sure that you have the updated
ALSA-packages (alsa, alsadev and alsadrv) from
http://www.suse.de/de/support/download/updates/70_i386.html
- Roy
"Michael Steiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92qfu2$7spoo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> hi everybody.
> i got a problem with my sound configuration. namely i use two (2)
soundcards
> at a time - i have my reasons. one of them is the well-known
and -supported
> creative soundblaster live! - the other is the on-board via 82c686 audio
> controller with ac'97 codec chip.
>
> i am using suse linux 7.0 pro, but none of the soundcards is recognized by
> yast2.
>
> nevertheless i have built in support for the sblive into the kernel as
> module, and, see, it works fine.
>
> now the problem: i cannot get working the two sound devices to work
together
> when configuring them BOTH as a module: sblive (module) and via-chip
> (static) works fine, but not BOTH as a MODULE!!!
>
> i've checked the /etc/modules.conf thoroughly: there are some default
> entries for the sblive which i activated when using it, but there's
nothing
> for the via-chip. nevertheless i tried some values but it wouldn't work.
>
> my question: can anybody tell me how (generally) (1) to make two
soundcards
> work together when both of them having been compiled as a module, and (2)
> what the module parameters for the via82c686 chip are ? (modinfo -p
> via82cxxx_audio doesn't report anything ... :((( )
>
> thanks a lot.
> bye, michael
>
>
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From: "Roy Batty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Soundcard configuration problem!
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:53:04 +0100
... and - if you compiled a new kernel - you will
need the updated ALSA source package to recompile
the ALSA modules, of course.
"Roy Batty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:92sh7g$19c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I think it is easier to set up and use multiple soundcards
> with the ALSA sound system (instead of the OSS system
> provided with the kernel sources).
> ALSA is the default in SuSE70. It may be configured with
> yast2 or with the alsaconf-utility.
> You also want to make sure that you have the updated
> ALSA-packages (alsa, alsadev and alsadrv) from
> http://www.suse.de/de/support/download/updates/70_i386.html
> - Roy
>
> "Michael Steiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:92qfu2$7spoo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > hi everybody.
> > i got a problem with my sound configuration. namely i use two (2)
> soundcards
> > at a time - i have my reasons. one of them is the well-known
> and -supported
> > creative soundblaster live! - the other is the on-board via 82c686 audio
> > controller with ac'97 codec chip.
> >
> > i am using suse linux 7.0 pro, but none of the soundcards is recognized
by
> > yast2.
> >
> > nevertheless i have built in support for the sblive into the kernel as
> > module, and, see, it works fine.
> >
> > now the problem: i cannot get working the two sound devices to work
> together
> > when configuring them BOTH as a module: sblive (module) and via-chip
> > (static) works fine, but not BOTH as a MODULE!!!
> >
> > i've checked the /etc/modules.conf thoroughly: there are some default
> > entries for the sblive which i activated when using it, but there's
> nothing
> > for the via-chip. nevertheless i tried some values but it wouldn't work.
> >
> > my question: can anybody tell me how (generally) (1) to make two
> soundcards
> > work together when both of them having been compiled as a module, and
(2)
> > what the module parameters for the via82c686 chip are ? (modinfo -p
> > via82cxxx_audio doesn't report anything ... :((( )
> >
> > thanks a lot.
> > bye, michael
> >
> >
>
>
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From: webqueen, queen of the web <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: HP Laserjet weirdness
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 12:57:42 GMT
Thank-You BOTH for these replies- I appreciate it. This one is
expecially helpful and I'll try this edit tonight..
Yes, RH7, that's me ;).. Fortunately, my issues have been pretty minor
compared to a lot that I've read about here. Once you get xinetd figured
out the rest seems pretty easy.
HUG,
WQ
In article <4wO36.841$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Wingate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> webqueen, queen of the web <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I configured my HP laserjet4 with printtool, using the HP Laserjet
> > 4/5/6 drivers. When I print an ASCII file now I get:
>
> > "No way to print this type of input file: fsav (linux) virus
(8293-117)"
>
> Using Red Hat 7.0, by any chance?
>
> This arises from an erroneous entry in /usr/share/magic which causes
> /usr/bin/file to classify any file of length at least 12 with a
> linefeed (0x0a) at offset 8 and a nonzero byte at either offset 11 or
> 12 as an "fsav (linux) virus" file. (The numbers will vary).
>
> > Then if I vi the file and add an empty line at the top & bottom, it
> > prints fine.
>
> The empty line at the top shifts the linefeed at offset 8 to offset 9,
> and the file gets classified as text.
>
> The quickest fix would be to comment out (or correct--I think the
third and
> following lines should begin with ">>") the bad entry in
> /usr/share/magic.
>
> --
> John Wingate Language serves three functions. One is to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] communicate ideas, one is to conceal ideas,
and
> the third is to conceal the absence of ideas.
> --Otto
Jespersen
>
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From: Chris Elvidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1540 SCSI card no go
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 17:33:39 +0400
Julian Bordas wrote:
>
> Ken wrote:
> >
> > Julian Bordas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello
> > > I have a PC with an Adaptec 1540-1542 SCSI card and an Acer
> > > SCSI Card
> > > for the scanner. I am unable to install the adaptec card, I get an
> > > error message that the module load failed, yet both work under windows.
> > > Any suggestions any one?
> >
> > Few of us are psychic so a little more information like what error
> > message etc.. would help.
>
> That's the rub. The error message, whilst installing Mandrake 7.2 was
> that the SCSI module could not be loaded. I guerss I'll have to try
> some other approach.
>
> Julian
Is the card detected at boot time/at all? Are you using a kernel that
has 1540/2 support built in? Dmesg output? What does the error message
say?
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From: Chris Elvidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Floppy problems that can't be solved with Viagra
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 17:40:15 +0400
"Peter B. Steiger" wrote:
>
> Help! I'm trying to copy stuff off my RH7 server onto /mnt/floppy,
> and something has gone terribly wrong. It started with my NT box's
> floppy drive, which (I suspect) is chewing holes in my disks - after I
> write stuff onto a disk with the NT, nothing else can read from the
> disk. Fine, I said to myself, I'll use the more reliable OS with a
> floppy drive I know works.
>
> Stupidly I mounted /mnt/floppy using one of the disks that
> the NT crapped on, and not surprisingly I got errors trying to
> mount that disk. So I took a "virgin" disk, popped it in,
> ran mount /mnt/floppy, and got...
>
> floppy0: probe failed... {repeated about 15 times}
> end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
> /dev/fd0:Input/output error
> {repeat entire process ad infinitum}
>
> If I whack ctrl-break long enough, it stops with a
> culinary error message:
> FAT bread failed
>
> The same disk works fine on other computers; it's just that
> Linux doesn't seem to want to recover from a bad floppy.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Peter B. Steiger
> Cheyenne, WY
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What happens if you do #mkfs /dev/fd0, before you try to mount the
floppy? Is "virgin" unformatted or "formatted for IBM" (or even "for
Mac")?
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From: "The_tick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RedHat 7.0 and External USB tapes drives
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 10:00:36 -0500
Hi,
Is anyone using an external USB tape drive (i.e. Seagate external 20Gb
Travan tape drive) on a RedHat 7.0 using the out-of-the box kernel
(2.2.16-22)? If so, how is it working? If it isnt't working, why not? Can
you plug it in and out without rebooting?
Thanks in advance,
Nathan
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Subject: Re: Linux with Abit KT7 & AMD Duron
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Rørvik)
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:02:00 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charlie) wrote in
<nRg46.2769$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>just get the patch from http://www.highpoint-tech.com but goto the other
>site they mention and download the patch for 2.2.18 kernel and download
>2.2.18 kernel and patch the kernel and recompile.. You will also come
Actually, I am now running mandrake 7.2, which comes with builtin support
for the HPT366 (2.2.17), it installed like a charm with my HPT366 card :)
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From: "Keith Grider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH 7 and Linksys LNE100tx tulip compile problem
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:58:43 GMT
The problem with linksys is that they change the card to a new revision and
do not actually change the card name. For example, the 4.1 card is
completely different from the 2.x version of the card. It would be better if
they actually changed the model of the card instead of the revision. For
example, a 3c590 is different from a 3c509. The driver and the card
architecture are different. The LNE100TX rev 2.0 is different from a rev
4.1, requires a different driver as well. Just know that the card revision
number is important and sometimes the revision does not even tell you that
the architecture has changed requiring a different driver.
Keith Grider
"Dave Bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:BaS36.105741$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Also, I realize that this won't help me get this resolved any faster,
> > but... LINKSYS SUCKS! "Tested with LINUX"!!! What the hell does THAT
> > mean? No distro info, no versions... HOW IRRESPONSIBLE!
>
> I've got to agree. I bought a Linksys "Fast Ethernet Network In A Box"
deal
> on the basis that it worked with Linux. BULLSHIT!
>
> I don't like jumping through hoops trying to get a stupid network card
> working. I gave up after a while and just got a couple 3Com 3C905 cards. I
> know some will go off on me because they don't like 3Com but hey - they
> worked the first time, no hassle. (Oh, and it wasn't just RH7 I was trying
> to get it working with. I had the same problem with other distros.)
>
> Even the junky Realtek cards I have work fine the first time - why does
> Linksys have to be such a pain??
>
> - Dave
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