Linux-Hardware Digest #330, Volume #14 Sun, 11 Feb 01 19:13:10 EST
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Booting other OS from Promise off-board controller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Re: Getting a faster IDE controller ("D. Stimits")
Re: Finaly got a modem, No how do I use it (adam)
Re: external modem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Linux support for USB mouse? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: external modem ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Linux motherboard support (Eric P. McCoy)
How to make Linux see a Travan tape drive (Bob Smith)
Re: Will Linux support a 3com ISDN Modem? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Soundcard Configuration ("Kyle C. Smith")
hedrick's ide patch for 2.2.14 (Ekkard Gerlach)
Re: APIC errors with kernel 2.4.0. (Ed Champion)
@@@@ I have fogotten my password help!!! @@@@@@@ ("Paul Morris")
Soliciting suggestions for DVD hardware (Sean LeBlanc)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Booting other OS from Promise off-board controller
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:56:42 GMT
Hi,
I'm having problem booting Win98 from Promise off-board UDMA100
controller. Linux boots just fine. Win98, if connected to ide0 prim,
boots fine too. When booted into Linux, vfat partitions are
accessable from Linux. Kernel 2.4.1 detects the drive:
hda: Maxtor 91080D5, ATA DISK drive
hdb: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
hdc: MATSHITA CR-586, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: R/RW 4x4x24, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hde: Maxtor 53073H6, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
ide2 at 0xa000-0xa007,0x9802 on irq 11
hde: 60030432 sectors (30736 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=59554/16/63
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
hde: [PTBL] [3736/255/63] hde1 hde2 < hde5 hde6 >
Here's the scoop:
ide0 prim:
HD (Linux RH 7.0) /dev/hda1 -> /boot
/dev/hda3 -> /root
ide0 slave:
IDE ZIP 100
ide1 prim:
32x Creative CD-ROM
ide1 slave:
HP CD-RW
PCI Promise Ultra ATA/100
HD (Win98) /dev/hde1 -> prim partition
shell> cat /proc/pci
Bus 0, device 12, function 0:
Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20267 (rev
2).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xa000 [0xa007].
I/O at 0x9800 [0x9803].
I/O at 0x9400 [0x9407].
I/O at 0x9000 [0x9003].
I/O at 0x8800 [0x883f].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xde000000 [0xde01ffff].
shell> cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot = /dev/hda
root = /dev/hda3
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout = 50
linear
default = linux2-4
message = /boot/message
append="ide2=0xA000,0x9802"
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1
label = linux2-4
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17
label = linux
other = /dev/hde
label = Disk2
loader=/boot/chain.b
map-drive=0x80
to=0x81
map-drive=0x81
to=0x80
shell> uname -a
Linux 2.4.1 #1 Sun Feb 4 11:58:27 EST 2001 i686 unknown
shell> lilo -V
LILO version 21.4-4
Any ideas will be highly appreciated.
-Vlad
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From: stoelie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:06:21 GMT
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 13:16:26 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Getting a faster IDE controller
"Eric P. McCoy" wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about getting a new IDE controller, probably ATA/100, so
> I don't have to use the sucky onboard controller. But I'm sort of new
> to the world of IDE, so I have some questions.
>
> But before we go any further, this is the setup:
>
> Linux 2.4.0-smp
> Intel PR440FX motherboard
> 2 PPro-200 (256k) CPUs
> 2 32MB 60ns EDO/ECC DIMMs
> 2 Maxtor 7200rpm 30GB ATA/66 disks
>
> First concern is whether I'm going to notice a difference. From
> hdparm:
>
> /dev/hda:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 3.24 seconds = 39.51 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 11.80 seconds = 5.42 MB/sec
You might get a slight improvement in buffer-cache, but probably not
much. Unlikely to find any improvement in buffered reads at all, this is
more a function of the drive itself. The ATA/66 and 100 have faster
burst speeds, but the drive can't put it out, except if the information
is already stored in its tiny onboard cache ram. If the data you want
isn't in that ram, you won't get anything from it.
Having ultra-DMA running helps greatly on cpu usage. Your primary
restriction will be your hard drives themselves. Drives with higher
capacity generally have higher density, which means pulling more data
off at any given rpm. Then there is rpm itself. If you really want more
speed, get a drive with higher rpm and/or capacity. If you must access
both drives at once, keep them on their own separate IDE cables, and
don't add anything to the cable that breaks their ATA/66 ability (which
is of course good only if the controller and cable are ATA/66).
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From: adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Finaly got a modem, No how do I use it
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:30:03 -0000
So how about setting up my ISP account? Well, How do I dial at all with
the thing?
Adam T.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Martin wrote:
>
> adam wrote:
> >
> > I finaly got a Hardware based modem. It's an ISA 14.4. Windows
doesn't
> > recognize it so I guess it's not PnP. How do I set up this modem in
> > Linux. It's on COM2,IRQ3. I have MANDRAKE 6.0.
> > Thanks
> > Adam T.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > --
>
> Nothing really to setup. In your BIOS disable COM2, if that is
> what your modem is using. make a link for the modem
>
> ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem
>
> Run minicom to check the modem, should get an OK prompt if it is
> found.
>
> If you are asking setting up an ISP connection, that is a
> different issue than the modem working.
> --
>
> Bob Martin
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: external modem
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:46:07 GMT
Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> They collect money from it - as do the people who bundle tape
>> recorders with radios. Everybody is very happy, until the customer
>> finds out he's bought an addled goose egg.
> Tape recorders bundled with radios acutally work. I find it very hard to
> beleive they make a product that is totally unusable, just because it adds
> bells and whistles. How about you just dont respond to my posts anymore, I
> am sure we will both be much happier that way!
I'm happy anyway. How you feel is of course up to you.
The point here is that bundling a radio and a tape recorder allows the
seller to increase the product cost and also their profit margin. The
customer finds out it's not a good idea when they discover that having two
units in one results in half the unit reliability at best. And if they try
and get it fixed, they will find out that the parts were nonstandard
too. So they end up junking two items instead of one, and rebuying
twice as much as they needed next time.
Quite a stretch to parallel port modems, huh? But it needs a special
parallel port, and a special driver.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux support for USB mouse?
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:22:23 +0100
Marcus Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I am running RedHat Linux 7. Recently, I got a new USB mouse from
>> Logitech (the iFeel mouse at
>> http://www.logitech.com/cf/products/productoverview.cfm/79)
I have a logitech USB mouse too. It's a mouseman plus, as I recall.
It's a question of plugging it in, loading the usbmouse.o driver
n top of the usb-uhci.o stack (I have intel USB), and making the
device nodes as mentioned in the instructions at linux-usb.org.
I added an extra xinput section to my XF86Config as per the web page:
SubSection "Mouse"
Port "/dev/input/mice"
DeviceName "USB Mouse"
Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2" # for ps/2 wheel mouse
Buttons 3
ZAxisMapping 4 5
AlwaysCore
EndSubSection
and that's all. Here's the module structure:
oboe:/usr/oboe/ptb% /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
hid 10396 0 (unused)
mousedev 3268 0 (unused)
usbmouse 1348 0 (unused)
input 2380 0 [hid mousedev usbmouse]
usb-uhci 17660 0 (unused)
usbcore 21576 0 [hid usbmouse usb-uhci]
...
(this is kernel 2.2.15). You may also need i2c stuff for some usb
applications.
>> After plugging the mouse in and starting up Linux, mouseconfig was run
Well, don't do that then. Keep control of your computer. DO it
yourself. As you can see, the protocol is PS/2.
>> automatically (while passing the "Checking for new hardware" phase), and I
>> chose the Generic 3-button (USB) mouse from the selection menu. I know that
> There are a few possibilities here. First, is your USB port working?
Good question.
> Is it enabled in the BIOS, and does it have an IRQ assigned to it. Second,
> does your kernel have USB support? If it's stock RH 7.0, it probably does,
> but it's always hard to be sure. Third, is X configured to see the mouse?
> mouseconfig works to configure gpm (the mouse-in-the-console daemon) and I
> think it configures XFree 3.3.x as well, but I'm not so sure it configures
> XFree 4.0.x. What version of X are you using?
All good questions.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: external modem
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:28:40 +0100
Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Know what I mean? By the way what does YMMV stand for?
>>
>> Oh, fer goodness' sake ... check the jargon file.
>>
> You are an ass! I come to a newsgroup to try to learn something, not to be
> berated and made to feel ignorant by a little man who makes himself feel big
How you feel is up to you. But not knowing what YMMV means is not a
sign of ignorance, rather of a not-misspent youth. It's about the same
level as not knowing what "gag me with a spoon" means.
> pointing out his superior knowledge. In the above example I was conversing
> with someone whom had asked me whether it was PCI or ISA as they were
> acutally trying to help, they have the same modem and it did work.
And which is it? You can have pci or isa versions of either that will
or won't work - but as I told ya alreaders, this only helps in the
absence of any further knowledge, and you have all the information you
need: the modem, so it's irrelevant. Just look at /proc/pci or use
pnpdump to get the modem details .. if you'd prefer not to read the
numbers on the board, or they're accessible only to gremlins.
Peter
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Subject: Re: Linux motherboard support
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric P. McCoy)
Date: 11 Feb 2001 16:04:58 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am looking at building myself a nice new computer with an AMD
> Thunderbird and a Tyan motherboard. Does linux support this? Is that
> even a factor (will linux care?)?
Short answer: Yes, Linux will support it.
Long answer: Find out what chipset is on the motherboard, then see if
Linux supports _that_. Also verify that any onboard hardware is
supported (video, sound, etc). Since OEMs are highly reluctant to
release information like that, this research often is a huge amount of
work.
Seems like most T-bird chipsets come from VIA, a company
world-reknowned for having the engineering ability of a used condom,
so you might ensure that Linux has workarounds for the appropriate VIA
chipset. You should, at the very least, be able to make do with
reduced functionality (i.e., slightly slower) until a fix comes out.
--
Eric McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Knowing that a lot of people across the world with Geocities sites
absolutely despise me is about the only thing that can add a positive
spin to this situation." - Something Awful, 1/11/2001
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From: Bob Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to make Linux see a Travan tape drive
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:30:03 -0000
I have a Travan TR4 tape drive, and I've read that Linux can see this.
When I boot, The drive is put on /dev/hdd, and is given another name of
/dev/ht0. But whenever I try to use either name as the output of a backup
program, the peogram just keeps saying insert tape, and the tape drive has
no noise/no lights. Please tell me what I am doing wrong..
Thanks
Bob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Will Linux support a 3com ISDN Modem?
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:54:49 GMT
I haven't used ISDN in almost a year now, I switched to DSL. I also
upgraded my system to RH7. Not sure how much is left of my old files,
but I should still be able to help you.
First, set up the modem. You should already have the isdn line
installed and your telco should have given you the info for the line
parameters. You should know the switch type the telco uses and your
PID numbers.
Once you have all that and have configured your modem you need to work
with your ISP. You will need to know what they offer for ISDN service.
DOV (data-over-voice) is one question...another is if they support
bonding the two isdn channels together. Will you be connecting at 112k
or 128k (2 x 56k or 2 x 64k)?
Then after you have everything configured and hooked up I recommend you
try making a single channel connection manually. Use nothing but
minicom to figure out how to make calls and login to your isp. I think
doing it manually helps you figure out how your equipment works with
your ISP's equipment.
Thats how I did it. I wrote my own scripts to handle dial-out and
connection. I never did use any of the built-in programs that handle
that stuff.
Feel free to write me direct if you need help at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I might still have some of my old config files intact but no promises.
I got rid of ISDN because of the expense with pacbell and my isp. Also,
there are alot of folks that can help you here as well...
Good luck...
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Kevin McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Craig Newstrom wrote:
> >
> > Oh, good! Thanks!
> >
> > I figured I'd have no problem, but just hadn't found any docs on
ISDN with
> > Linux. Since I posted, I've found some how-tos. I'm going to
_try_ to
> > config
> > a Linux firewall, with the ISDN.
> >
> > -Craig
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:915oec$oe7
$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > I used a 3Com Impact External ISDN with RH Linux 6.0 with no
problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > In article <5lGY5.4545$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > "Craig Newstrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I searched for docs on this at www.linux.org, and found no
reference
> > > to
> > > > ISDN.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me if linux will support a 3COM IPACT IQ
EXTERNAL
> > > ISDN MODEM
> > > > 3C882?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
>
> I have just obtained a 3Com ImpactIQ ISDN external ISDN modem,
> apparently just like yours. I have the same question you had -- How
> does one set this thing up to run under Linux? Have you had any luck,
> and if so, how did you do it?
>
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From: "Kyle C. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Soundcard Configuration
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:44:08 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi everyone,
I need a little help configuring my soundcard. I have Mandrake 7.2 and
an Aureal Vortex 2 soundcard. During the installation I was told to get
the drivers at linux.aureal.com, a site that I have found no longer
exists. The redhat sound configuration tool that comes with Mandrake
did not work. Before Mandrake, I tried out Corel 1, and it configured
my soundcard if I ran OSS.
1. Is there a site other than an aureal.com site where I could download
sound drivers?
2. If not, is there a way I could install OSS from my Corel installation
CD in order to configure my card?
3. If neither of the above will work, do any of you have any other
ideas as to how I could get my sound up and running?
Thank you all very much for you help.
Sincerely,
Kyle Smith
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From: Ekkard Gerlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: hedrick's ide patch for 2.2.14
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 02:41:08 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
somebody knows where I can get the ide-patch
(for AliV-Chipset support) for Kernel 2.2.14 ? In
.../kernel/hedrick/ there an no patches
below kernel 2.2.16.
thank you
Ekkard
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From: Ed Champion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: APIC errors with kernel 2.4.0.
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:49:46 GMT
Andy Strain wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> leander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi, last week I compiled the 2.4.0. kernel with SMP support and ever
> > since, I've been getting these errors:
>
> Exact same thing happened to me.
>
> > Does anyone know what this means and /or what I can/should do about
> it?
>
> Unfortunately, I do not. I have found someone else who had the same
> problem.
>
> We both have ABit BP6 motherboards with dual celerons. We also both have
> 128 MB of memeory - however I really don't think that has any effect on
> this problem. My question is is your motherboard/CPU's the same or are
> they different? If different, what are they? Also, are you overclocking
> your CPU's? Mine are. Haven't tried it in non-overclocked mode yet.
>
> Also, this only seems to happen when running 2.4.0. 2.2.x runs just fine
> with no APIC errors.
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
My understanding is 2.2.x didn't log the error, but if want to find several
others with the same problem and no solutions a google search of bp6
AND linux will do that.
Are you experiencing lockups?
/edc
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From: "Paul Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: @@@@ I have fogotten my password help!!! @@@@@@@
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 18:30:50 -0500
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Subject: Soliciting suggestions for DVD hardware
From: Sean LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 23:41:30 GMT
I have console-style DVD players, but I've never bought
a DVD-ROM drive for a 'puter. So I'm soliciting suggestions
from you good folks...I wanna get a drive (and possibly
a hardware decoder) that works with Linux w/o too much
fuss and muss.
Thanks,
Sean
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