Linux-Hardware Digest #242, Volume #14 Wed, 24 Jan 01 19:13:10 EST
Contents:
Any known problems with IWill's Motherboard KK266 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
matrox g400 max dualhead + Abit kt7-raid (the Everrambling and MultiSyllabic Sean
DEE)
Re: Printing to Epson Stylus 980 over USB cable? (Anders Skovsted Buch)
Dell/Linux Tape Backup Settings ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Promise Fasttrack 100 RAID 0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Setting up SuSE 6.1 on a laptop ("John B")
Re: Sound Blaster PRO slow sound (Martin Daur)
Re: upgrading/adding a 2nd drive (Trevor Hemsley)
Re: Orinoco / PCI ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Compatibility ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Promise IDE Controller on Dell PowerEdge 1400 (IRQ problem?) (Eric R. Jorgensen)
Re: changing motherboards (Juergen Sauer)
HELP: Linux stepper motor control ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Orinoco / PCI ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: USR 5610 and 2.4.0 (Paul Pygeon)
Re: Cable question ("Rinaldi J. Montessi")
Re: upgrading/adding a 2nd drive ("Rinaldi J. Montessi")
Re: Home made Small(est) open HW (schematics) to run (Embedded)Linux (Hartmann
Schaffer)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Any known problems with IWill's Motherboard KK266
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:55:13 GMT
Hi Linux fans,
I am planing to build new machine based on Iwill's mothermoard
KK266,"Iwill Socket A ATA /100 266 FSB". Did anybody used this
motherboard and had any problems? It has following specs.
CPU TYPE:
Supports Socket A for AMD Athlon and Duron Processors
Supports Athlon Processors from 700 MHz to 1.2 GHz and Higher
Supports Duron Processors from 600 MHz to 800 MHz and Higher
Supports Adjustable Vcore & VIO
Chipset
VIA Apollo KT133A Chipset (North Bridge Controller)
VIA VT82C686B Chipset (South Bridge Controller)
C-Media CMI8378 Sound Chip
Bus Frequency:
Supports DDR 266/200 MHz FSB
MicroStepping Iwill CPU Frequency Setting
Bye-Bye Jumper Iwill Smart Setting (Software CPU Frequency Setting)
On Board IDE
Dual ATA 100/66/33 IDE Channels
Supports ATAPI IDE CD-ROM, ZIP-100 & LS-120
Thanks for any info.
Naresh.
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From: the Everrambling and MultiSyllabic Sean DEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: matrox g400 max dualhead + Abit kt7-raid
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:08:48 -0800
Has any one experienced any issues regarding this combination in
linux? I have several distros lying around here, so there is no
preference other than supporting sound and 3d applications as well as
using the second monitor out put to T.V.
there is other hardware to be put in the slots as well
(yes currently I am writing this from a win32 partition due to the
cisco 605 dsl card- patiently waiting on a cisco 675)
ram: at least 2(Micron/ST 128M PC100 8ns)
Soundblaster pci128 + interact propad 6
3com etherlink 3c905b ethernet card
possibly a scsi card with symbios 53C875 chip, the kouwell 801v75
usb(?) devices: 1. efilm reader-4 (for smartmedia cards from camera)
2. Wacom Graphire 4x5 tablet (pen&mouse)
serial devices: 1. camera's uplink should the usb reader fail-
a
FUJI MX1200 model digital camera
2. a management port for the cisco 675
parallel devices: hp deskjet 600c printer
the scsi card is listed as a possibility because my server will be
currently using it, but ya never know
this will be my "play around" machine with multiple oses installed
namely
Amiga dev hosted on linux
Amiga dev hosted on Win32
BeOs 5 personal edition
Freedos and bad seal interface
Gnu/linux with gnome interface
QNX RTP
ide devices are probably not important to list but they are:
a teac cdW54e with firmware 1.0x 4x4x32
a 36.5 gb hard drive - Maxtor 93652u8 (udma 66)
in the near future I may add some more hard drives (ata 100) to deal
with video and multimedia output using Broadcast2000 when it matures a
little bit more
--
"We are Microsoft, of Borg. General Protection Fault in module
assimilate.exe : Resistance izkx GPF 0x56548820 Application RESIST.EXE
has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down."
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:36:53 -0500
From: Anders Skovsted Buch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Printing to Epson Stylus 980 over USB cable?
> > I will continue by installing the gimp-print-4.1.2 package.
> >
> > By the way, I'm using redhat 6.1. Do you know about a place to download
> > printtool filters for Epson 980?
>
> I'm using cups (www.cups.org) and the gimp-print cups-drivers (and
> certainly gimp-drivers) (from http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/).
>
> These drivers let you control all the printer settings you need for
> really good results (paper type, resolution etc.).
>
> I would *strongly* recommend switching to cups (quite easy).
>
> -Gunnar
Thanks again for the help! I downloaded and installed
cups-1.1.5-linux-2.2-intel.rpm and also threw in the stylus driver from
gimp-print-4.1.2. This sure was easier than mocking with ghostscript +
patches + printtool + etc.!
Now, I tried to print a .dvi file, just to see if cups was up to that. With
the result that the server died. When I later ran cupsd with the -f option
and printed the dvi file again, cupsd had a segmentation fault.
Is your cups bevaing the same way?
Thanks!
Anders
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Dell/Linux Tape Backup Settings
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:44:05 GMT
Does anyone have the proper denisty, block, etc. settings for this
tape backup unit (or any text files or working scripts) using the Red
Hat "dump" and "restore" commands. Any help or URL's?? Seagate and
Dell's sites are useless for this unit.
The tape drive is installed in a Dell Poweredge 1300 using a DDS4 150m
tape.
It is known as a Dell PowerVault 100T Drive.
It is also know as a Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 06408-XXX Rev:
8071 Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
I have also heard that it is actually made by Conner. (???)
Anyhelp or leads??
182221243951
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Promise Fasttrack 100 RAID 0
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:38:53 GMT
In article <944qa8$359$04$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Thees R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wer hat den unter LINUX jemals zum Laufen bekommen , und vor Allem: WIE ?
> Es geht um S.u.S.E. 7.0 und Mandrake 7.2
>
>
ist die Hardware vorhanden (bereits gekauft) ?
Ich treg mich ebenfalls mit dem Gedanken.
Lars Herrmann
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From: "John B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting up SuSE 6.1 on a laptop
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:44:21 -0700
Hi all,
Trying to set up my compaq 1200XL laptop (800 x 600)(Trident Cyberblade i7
card) to run SuSE 6.1 for my work area. I got it installed but I'm trying to
setup the X-Server and I'm pulling what little hair I have left out! Someone
at one time sent a XF86Config file and it had all the info I needed but I
have lost the disk :-(
Also the Cyberblade is not and option on the selections for a card so at
this point any help will be greatly apprecited.
TIA
John B
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From: Martin Daur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster PRO slow sound
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:58:10 +0100
Ken wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.hardware Migue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a Sound Blaster PRO card ISA , it's correctly configured but the
> > sound is slow.
>
> If you are playing 16 bit data samples this could be the problem
> as the SB pro is only plays 8 bit data.
How can I set aRts (KDE) to 8bit?
cu Martin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley)
Subject: Re: upgrading/adding a 2nd drive
Date: 24 Jan 2001 22:03:50 GMT
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:22:59, Marcell Stoer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice. I am seriously considering just re-installing on
> the 4.3Gb drive.
>
> The problem is that new software gets installed to /usr (as far as I can
> tell) as well as many updates. If I cannot easily increase the /usr storage
> with this added on drive, then a re-install is better. I could just
> migrate the entire thing to the new drive (as described in the HD upgrade
> HowTo), but I don't see that as any faster. I cannot make a backup (no tape
> or CD burner attached).
>
> I think I'll just save a few of my setting files to floppy ( .conf files
> ....) and a copy of a recent dmesg output so I know what I need to "aim" for
> if I have a problem re-installing.
It's fairly easy to move stuff around. I've done this in the past by
mounting a new drive on something like /newhome then
cd /home && tar -vcf /newhome/home.tar * && cd /newhome && tar -vxf
home.tar
then mv'ing /home to /oldhome and /newhome to /home. If you can
identify what directories use most space using du then you can target
the things that will make most difference. You can also softlink (man
ln) things from one disk to another so, on some of my systems, things
like /usr/local softlink to /home/local
OTOH, a reinstall might be easier ;-)
--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Orinoco / PCI
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:28:24 GMT
I have Win98. When I insert the PCMCI Card, the computer immediately freezes.
When I insert the card before I turn on the computer, Windows starts booting
and somewhere along the way freezes. Any ideas on that?
Buzz
P.S.: I know this is a Linux forum, but maybe somebody had the same Problem
on Linux? :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Compatibility
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:39:41 GMT
I have an external MODEM SMARTONE Model 56SPX-2/56SX-2 and can't get it
to work. That's why I bought the internal MODEM. I haven't opened the
package so I can carry it back if it doesn't work (and I don't open
it). Otherwise I'm stuck with another MODEM. The SMARTONE web site
says it is Linux compatible, but I can't get it to work on any port.
> >Is an Actiontec 56K PCI Pro Internal Data/Fax Modem V.90 & K56flex
> >compatible with Linux 7.0? I haven't been able to find it in the
> >Compatibility List for Linux or the product itself. I've gotta find
an
> >56K MODEM for Linux -- I'm working in a remote location without DSL,
> >ISDN, or cable.
>
> http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodems.html
>
> If your modem says "OK" or "LT" by it, you can probably get it to
work.
> If not, you might as well go sell it and buy an external modem that
> connects to the 9-pin serial port on the back of the machine. Those
> Just Work, and they're a sight easier to set up than internal models.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric R. Jorgensen)
Subject: Promise IDE Controller on Dell PowerEdge 1400 (IRQ problem?)
Date: 24 Jan 2001 22:58:16 GMT
Hello,
Okay, so I decided to ditch the Siig card and bought a Promise Ultra 100
controller (there already are onboard SCSI and IDE controllers). I
connected a NS20 IDE tape drive to it.
I'm running RH 6.2 and booted normally. I did a "cat /proc/pci"
and it looked like:
Bus 0, device 4, function 0:
Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology Unknown device
(rev 2).
Vendor id=105a. Device id=4d30.
Medium devsel. IRQ 25. Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xecb8 [0xecb9].
I/O at 0xecb0 [0xecb1].
I/O at 0xeca0 [0xeca1].
I/O at 0xec98 [0xec99].
I/O at 0xec40 [0xec41].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfe100000 [0xfe100000].
So when I rebooted, I passed the following to lilo:
linux ide2=0xecb8,0xecb2 ide3=0xeca0,0xec9a
>From dmesg:
hdf: TRAVAN NS20, ATAPI TAPE drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide2: Disabled unable to get IRQ -10.
So this led me to believe it was an IRQ problem. From a suggestion to
my original post from a user also using a PowerEdge1400, I disabled
the built-in USB hub to free up an IRQ. This didn't help.
I should also mention that during the boot process, it prints out the
message "Ultra100 BIOS is not installed". This (to me, at least, a
UNIX person, not a PC hardware person) further indicates an IRQ
problem.
Also, when I go into the BIOS setup, it does show a card in slot 1
(unknown manufacturer disk controller). I also tried it in slot 2.
So can I use this with the 2.2.16 (or 2.2.18) kernel at all (i.e. not
at ATA 100 speeds), or do I really need to go to 2.4.0? I'd really
rather not, at this point, for reasons relating to third party
software.
Any suggestions on the IRQ issue?
Could these problems be a result of the onboard IDE controller only
having ide0 instead of also having an ide1?
Thanks in advance,
Eric
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Eric R. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Colorado, Boulder http://spot.colorado.edu/~jorgy
"A lot of people may not know this, but I'm pretty famous." -- Sam on Cheers
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From: Juergen Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: changing motherboards
Date: 24 Jan 2001 21:01:10 GMT
s. eckloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
am Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:49:42 +0100 in comp.os.linux.hardware:
>> [...]
>> upgrade the motherboard with as little trouble as possible. What do I
>> have to worry about?? If I stick with Intel (PIII 800 MHz) will the old
>> software still boot. I can re-install, I just really do not want to right
>> now.
> recently i replaced an old motherboard (gigabyte ga586 atv, intel vx
> chipset, intel pentium 233mmx; matrox mystique) with a new one (gigabyte
> ga7zx1, kt133 chipset, amd duron 700; matrox g400). linux (suse 6.4)
> booted as it used to, but faster... so i don't think you'll get troubles
> (remark: I've got no ide devices).
If you did not use a highly cpu specialized kernel, just replacing the mobo
won't make troubles.
If you switch the cpu (Intel -> Atlon or vice versa) it's a good idea to
make a matching kernel and install the new one paralell in lilo
so ypu can switch without a problem...
mfG
Jojo
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: HELP: Linux stepper motor control
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:57:03 GMT
I have just purchased a [used] 3 axis stage with stepper motors.
Z-axis (vertical axis) uses a ball-screw, X and Y axes use finer pitched
standard screws. I only have the stage and the three stepper motors. I
do not have any kind of controller, amp, ...
I'm a complete newbie to doing hardware and control systems, but I'm a
seasoned coder and I'm eager to learn.
I'd like to be able to drive this thing off of my Linux box.
Eventually, I'd like to be able to attach a dremmel or other small
cutting tool for a mini-CNC and I'd also like to be able to use the
stage as a high precision optical table for testing telescope mirrors
and optics.
I'm looking for help in getting the necessary hardware and software to
get this thing going.
Thanks.
-Ralph
rpseguin AT yahoo DOT com
Here's the specs of the motors that I've been able to get off of the
motors:
Z-axis (vertical) (ball screw)
============
Superior Electric
Bristol, CT
Slo syn synchronous stepper motor
Type M061-FD-30
200 steps/revolution
11.8V DC
Spec BM101025
X and Y axes: (standard, fine pitch screws)
==========
Dana Rapidsyn (Dana/Rapidsyn Industrial?)
Santa Fe Springs, CA
5.1V 1.0A
Model 23D-6102A
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Orinoco / PCI
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:59:28 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have Win98. When I insert the PCMCI Card, the computer immediately freezes.
> When I insert the card before I turn on the computer, Windows starts booting
> and somewhere along the way freezes. Any ideas on that?
> P.S.: I know this is a Linux forum, but maybe somebody had the same Problem
> on Linux? :-)
Yeah, I did. I recompiled the driver, paying particular attention to
the reserved io addresses.
;-)
Peter
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From: Paul Pygeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USR 5610 and 2.4.0
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:40:33 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My problem: I have a USR 5610 pci internal fax
> modem.. it works FINE with the kernel 2.2.x
> series, using setserial to bind it's irq/port to
> /dev/ttyS*... NOW, when I use a 2.4.0 kernel, the
> kernel detects my modem at boot and assigns it to
> ttyS00(yes, two 0s).. however, there is no
> listing for ttyS00 in Documentation/devices.txt
> and setserial reports the port in use when trying
> to assign it somewhere else.. anyone know to
> remedie this?
>
Hi,
I've same modem with 2.4 kernel and everything.
My USR 5610 use ttyS3 with this hack in rc.local file:
setserial /dev/ttyS3 irq <yours> port <yours> autoconfig
I've created a symlink like this: ln -s /dev/ttyS3 /dev/modem
and use /dev/modem in Kppp.
Hope this help.
Bye
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XFree 4.0.2, KDE2.1
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From: "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cable question
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:42:40 -0500
Ray wrote:
>
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:29:44 -0500, Rinaldi J. Montessi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >Just how sensitive are the ide and power cables? Meaning is it normal
> >that if a 40/80 pin ide cable is moved slightly on a running system that
> >the status may be interrupted? This is more a wiggle than a tug, and
> >can occur on both on/off board devices.
>
> The ribbon cables shouldn't be that sensitive but power cables can be
> especially if you're using splitters.
>
> --
> Ray
Thanks. Short of hard wiring is there any way around this? I often
tinker in an open case while the system is running. I'm a tinkerer, I
can't avoid it :-)
--
Rinaldi]$
"Defeat may serve as well as victory, to shake the soul and let the
glory out." --Poet Edwin Markham (c. 1898)
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From: "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: upgrading/adding a 2nd drive
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:00:42 -0500
Trevor Hemsley wrote:
>
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:22:59, Marcell Stoer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the advice. I am seriously considering just re-installing on
> > the 4.3Gb drive.
> >
> > The problem is that new software gets installed to /usr (as far as I can
> > tell) as well as many updates. If I cannot easily increase the /usr storage
> > with this added on drive, then a re-install is better. I could just
> > migrate the entire thing to the new drive (as described in the HD upgrade
> > HowTo), but I don't see that as any faster. I cannot make a backup (no tape
> > or CD burner attached).
> >
> > I think I'll just save a few of my setting files to floppy ( .conf files
> > ....) and a copy of a recent dmesg output so I know what I need to "aim" for
> > if I have a problem re-installing.
>
> It's fairly easy to move stuff around. I've done this in the past by
> mounting a new drive on something like /newhome then
>
> cd /home && tar -vcf /newhome/home.tar * && cd /newhome && tar -vxf
> home.tar
>
> then mv'ing /home to /oldhome and /newhome to /home. If you can
> identify what directories use most space using du then you can target
> the things that will make most difference. You can also softlink (man
> ln) things from one disk to another so, on some of my systems, things
> like /usr/local softlink to /home/local
>
> OTOH, a reinstall might be easier ;-)
>
> --
> Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If I may; and I'm sure there is good reason for some; what is the
rationale behind splitting (e.g.) /var or /usr etc. onto seperate
partitions? With todays drives and controllers fsck just doesn't take
that long, and if a drive crashes - it doesn't fall by partition.
When we get one of our frequent power outages here in Florida, it takes
longer to fsck my udma 33 at 5 gig than it does to fsck my 13 and 30 gig
udma 66 and 100 drives combined.
I have done exactly as the original questioner wishes using the HD
upgrade mini How-To, and because all was on one partition it was much
simpler.
Perhaps I am being naive?
--
Rinaldi]$
"Defeat may serve as well as victory, to shake the soul and let the
glory out." --Poet Edwin Markham (c. 1898)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmann Schaffer)
Subject: Re: Home made Small(est) open HW (schematics) to run (Embedded)Linux
Date: 24 Jan 2001 19:08:58 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Albert Goodwill wrote:
>Is there any puclic/open HW information (inc. schematics) for small embedded
>computer boards to run Linux to build home-made Linux machine?
try LART (don't have the url at hand, but you'll find a link at the home
page for ARM linux; the board uses the strongarm cpu)
hs
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