Linux-Hardware Digest #349, Volume #14 Thu, 15 Feb 01 07:13:03 EST
Contents:
Sony memory stick adapter msac-fd2m (Isaac Venn)
Re: Heeelllp Mr. Wizard!!! (Tyler Larson)
Re: Problems with IDE HDD and DMA (Markus Gaugusch)
Re: What's a good AGP 1x video card? (Rob Komar)
Re: Linux cannot boot on MSI 694D PRO-AIR Board ("Joern Koerner")
Re: Newbie Question ("D. Stimits")
Re: Elsa Gladiac Geforce2 MX 32MB AGP (Kenneth R�rvik)
scsi disk partition tables ("Beard Family")
which tape drive should I use for a small backup server? ("Guillaume")
HP 9150i (OS says 9100b) writing audio problems - technical (Thomas Vander Stichele)
Re: Help: NFS and Input/output error (Josh Stern)
Asus GEFORCE 256 DDR + Linux + Stereo support ("A. Meijster")
Re: HP 9150i (OS says 9100b) writing audio problems - technical (Michael Creel)
Re: [slightly OT] Hauppauge WinTV card (Markus Gaugusch)
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 23:21:57 -0600
From: Isaac Venn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sony memory stick adapter msac-fd2m
Anyone heard of a utility or driver to mount the floppy adapter for the
sony memory stick? Seems like you should be able to just mount it with
the right device details.
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From: Tyler Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.ppp,linux.dev.ppp,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.admin,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Heeelllp Mr. Wizard!!!
Date: 15 Feb 2001 05:57:34 GMT
We had a similar problem on one of our networks. I wasn't the admin then,
so I don't remember all the gritty details, but I remember the what and the
why. We run a RH6.2 deritive on all our machines, about 200 workstations and
3 servers. The main fileserver (NFS) was running a modified RH6.2 with
a journaling filesystem. We experienced the same symptoms you described:
everything worked fine as long as NFS requests were light. When things
got heavy too heavy, the main fileserver stopped responding and the whole
network came to an abrupt halt.
The problem was somewhere in the journaling FS, I believe, because once we
set the fileserver to running just a no-frills ext2 FS, all our problems
went away. Completely.
I realize that this is just a shot in the dark: chances are your
problem is entirely different, but I just figured I'd throw out the
suggestion: every little bit helps.
BTW, were now running NFS servers and workstations on the 2.2.17 kernel
with quite heavy network traffic and are experiencing virtually no
problems with it.
HTH
Tyler
In comp.os.linux.networking Steve Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linux NFS out-of-the-box is complete pants, and will often freeze its
> networking subsystem. (I like Linux BTW, just not its 2.2.x NFS
> implementation.)
> You might find that upgrading to a 2.4 kernel fixes this, but this is
> non-trivial. Otherwise the only real workaround I've found is to reduce the
> rsize and wsize parameters on the NFS mount to 1024 or less (1024 works for me
> on a LAN) This slows nfs down a lot, but over a CM link, you'll probably not
> even notice.
> Let me know if this helps.
> Steve
> "Jeffrey S. Mulliken" wrote:
>>
>> My company is really having a serious problem, and I'm pleading for
>> anyone who can, to help us.
>>
>> Here's the situation:
>>
>> At the Corporate H.Q.:
>>
>> RedHat Linux 2.2.17 Kernel machine as a gateway / VPN (via PPTP)
>>
>> server
>> RedHat Linux 2.2.17 Kernel machine serving NIS and Sendmail
>> services
>> A Sun Ultra 2 as a file server, serving NFS mounts on Solaris
>> 2.6
>> A couple of Sun Enterprise 3000's used as compilers and
>> ClearCase view servers.
>>
>> At the Developers Homes:
>>
>> RedHat Linux 2.2.17 Kernel machines running PPTP VPN tunnels
>> Linksys 4 port Router/hub's
>> Win9X or 2K machines also behind the Linksys boxes
>> Throug a variety of ISP's to the net...i.e. @home/Sprint
>> DSL/PacBell DSL...etc.
>>
>> Everyone is able to boot their Linux machines up successfully, and
>> the PPTP sessions get established,NIS connects to the remote domain, and
>>
>> NFS mounts happen. All seem ok, until any large amount of data is moved
>>
>> via the NFS mounts. Performance is VERY slow. Even if NFS mounts are
>> not used, at random intervals, the PPTP connection will just drop,
>> causing the NIS domain to lose it's bind. The recovery is to init 1,
>> and then init 5.
>>
>> The Linksys boxes have a limitation that restricts you to only one
>> VPN connection through the router, so the remote Windoze machines can't
>> be VPN'ed in while the Linux boxes are, but with the Linux box down,
>> they can establish VPN with their Windoze machine, but it will also lose
>>
>> it's connection after some period. We have tried eliminating the
>> Linksys boxes from the equation, and it does not seem to buy us much, if
>>
>> any, improvement. We don't have the VPN with IPMasq. patch on the
>> kernels anywhere, because we aren't doing the IPMasq. stuff.
>>
>> Any 'gurus' out there who have any ideas as to what the problem
>> might be here?
>>
>> Help us Obiewan Kenobe, you're our only hope!
>>
>> Jeff Mulliken
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Feel free to email me your response
> --
> Steve Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.one47.demon.co.uk
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--
Tyler Larson | http://www.tlarson.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Many hands make light work.
-- John Heywood
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From: Markus Gaugusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with IDE HDD and DMA
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 06:55:26 GMT
Mordak wrote:
>
> Try chaintechs site http://www.chaintech.de/QUESTION/QUESTION.HTM. (I think
> you would want the German site for the Vienna area.) See if they have a
> flash update program to update the bios for your board. I had to do that for
> my old Mobo and 266 PII cpu. It wouldn't allow me to boot with my LS-120 but
> the bios update fixed that.
I already wrote to them, but they said, that there is no support for
this model anymore (it's too old :(
I tried several things yesterday:
* Setting the 32GB limitation jumper helped, but this makes linux
believe, it's only 32gb * Setting the 32GB limitation jumper, then
removing it didn't work (drive seems to check
it only on "bootup"
* Setting the 32GB limitation jumper, then powering off the drive while
lilo is waiting
for input, then removing the jumper and power the drive on didn't
work, too :(
(DMA errors in linux, drive was not accessible)
so what? Is there really no possibility to tell this PIIX4 Chipset to
enable DMA (even if the BIOS didn't do so??
Markus
--
Markus Gaugusch
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From: Rob Komar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What's a good AGP 1x video card?
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 07:10:39 GMT
In comp.os.linux.x Braden McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm wondering what's a decent AGP *1x* video card that will work well with
> XFree86 4. I need something for a somewhat dated motherboard (Intel
> DK440LX) that sucks less than an ATI Xpert 98 (what I'm using now). I
> have a decent monitor, so I want something that can do 1600x1200 @
> 24/32bpp at a good refresh rate. Oh, and Nvidia boards are right
> out--this mobo hates 'em.
> Suggestions appreciated...
My Matrox G400 works fine with my DK440LX motherboard. My monitor
can't handle 1600x1200 so I don't have first hand evidence of whether
the card is fast enough for you. However, I know that the card's dot
clock goes up to 300 MHz, so you can work out what's possible from that.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: "Joern Koerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux cannot boot on MSI 694D PRO-AIR Board
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:56:18 +0100
"Julie Brandon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:01:40 +0100, Joern Koerner
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I�m trying to install RedHad(or any other) Linux on a MSI 694D PRO-AIR
Board
> >(With Promise 20265 ATA100 Controller on board and RAID BIOS) but every
> >Kernel I tried (2.2.16 and up to 2.4.1) hangs just after detecting the
IDE
> >buses with no comment.
> >
> >The latest 2.4.1 Kernel detects the VIA IDE, the Promise IDE and right
after
> >that it hangs. ;-((
> >
> >I�ve updated everything to the newest bios - with no success and there is
> >really nothing special on this board.
> >No Cards or whatever...
> >
> >Has anybody success with installing Linux ??? What I�m doing wrong ???
> >
> >Any idea ? I really need help !
>
> Where is your CD-ROM drive? Is it sharing a controller with something
else,
> or is it on its own? If possible, put the CD drive on it's own controller
> cable, rather than having it as a master to or a slave of another drive;
> quite a few configs have a problem if the CD is sharing cable & controller
> port with an HD at the point you mention, but mostly work okay under
> Windows.
>
> Ta-ra,
>
Well the CD-ROM is connected as the only device on the VIA-IDE bus as
primary master. The HDDs are on the VIA. But it doesnt matter where I
connect them. The result is the same - even if I boot from floppy with only
one HDD on promise or via with no CD-ROM connected.
Are there any kernel options that give more verbose information?
Joern
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:27:03 -0700
From: "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Newbie Question
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:42:35 -0700, "D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> First of all let me say thank you so much. You have been very helpfull
> I have renewed faith that I may be able to get free from the micro$oft
> trap. i was hoping that you could be of further assistance though
If I can help more I will, but much of the process is probably just
trial-and-error perseverance for much of what remains.
>
> I am now much closer as in the setserial line is now working I copied
> your "example" except changing to IRQ7 now I need to get the modem
> itself configured as it still doesn't have a "port" i attempted to use
> setpci for this first I did "cat /proc/pci" the reference to the modem
> was as follows:
>
> Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
> Serial Controler: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 1)
> Vendor id=127a. Device id=1002.
> Medum devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 7
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffad0000
Be careful with this, as there are several serial controllers connected
to the bus, and you need to know that this is the correct one. Keep in
mind that there is hardware on the PCI bus (lots) that is NOT an add-on
card. If the entry disappears when you pull the card and boot without
it, probably you found it.
>
> then i used setpci like this
>
> setpci -d127a:1002 IO_BASE=0x03e8
This might require a space between the "-d" and "127a:1002". Not sure if
it will matter. For no particular reason than my own idea of
convenience, I would probably use in place of "-d" the "-s"
identification (also it is how the newer X servers identify PCI slots).
The listing you show has Bus 0, device 15, function 0 within the device.
This would interpret as:
setpci -s 0:15.0
Unfortunately, I don't know if this particular addres of 0x3e8 will work
or not. You probably could be more successful initially by using
setserial to set the serial port to the modem (try it after a setserial,
regardless of whether it says the irq changed or not); if this works,
then you could try to maneuver the modem via setpci. One way to test is
by setting up minicom, telling it to simply pick up the phone.
>
> (I tried manybut they all looked a lot like this) anyway that one gave
> me an error ?unknown device?? (something to that effect) sometimes it
> just echoed what I'd typed to the screen do I need to pipe it to the
> /dev/ttyS2 ???
The notation 0:15.0 might give you more luck; but even more likely, the
missing space after the "-d" was a problem. Hope this narrows things
somewhat.
>
> >A partial answer that might get you started.
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>
> >> I recently made the switch to linux Slackware 7 and I have Had no end
> >> of troubles......
> >>
> >> I am now trying to get my modem to work it is a Supra 56k pci PnP
> >> (#2260 ) device ID# 0x080D4
> >
>
> Generous amount snipped
>
> >
> >To see lspci -v and not lose the output:
> >lspci -v | less
> >
> >To view /proc/pci easily:
> >less -r -M < /proc/pci
> >
> >See also "man setpci".
> >
> >>
> >> thanx for any help and I promise to endure all flames for posting a
> >> problem that I'm sure y'all have solved a million times before
> >>
> >> e-mail addy is fake I plan on getting one set-up real soon now...
> >
> >The rest is probably perseverence of reading and trying things.
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Subject: Re: Elsa Gladiac Geforce2 MX 32MB AGP
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:37:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matt Weisman) wrote in
<A5yi6.2341$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> And then pay nVidia a visit at
>> http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html - recommended.
>> Even if the drivers are proprietary... :/
>The drivers posted there do NOT support the GEForce2 chipset...
Yes they do. My GeForce 2MX runs beautifully, although with only 2/3 of the
framrate in UT I am getting in Windos.
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22950312
Nordbergv. 60 A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0875 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: "Beard Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: scsi disk partition tables
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:00:08 +1100
Trying to set up disk partitions to load slakware onto a pair of SCSI disks.
Everytime I try to create new partitions and write the info to the partition
tables, nothing gets written to the disks. When i do an fdisk -l, the
return reports that the disks do not contain valid partition tables.
Getting frustrated fast and cant find anything in the archives. Help.
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From: "Guillaume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: which tape drive should I use for a small backup server?
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:55:23 +0100
Hi everybody,
I need to setup a backup server for a small network, and I would appreciate
some advices about tape drives and adapter needed to use them.
I need a low cost solution for saving nightly less than 20Go of data, the
speed is not critical, and tapes can be changed every day (no need for an
autoloader).
Which tape drives are easy to install (driver supported in standard in
recent distributions) and low cost?
Thank you for sharing any experience with Linux and Backup.
Guillaume.
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From: Thomas Vander Stichele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 9150i (OS says 9100b) writing audio problems - technical
Date: 15 Feb 2001 10:57:36 GMT
Hi,
I'm looking for people who bought a HP 9150i CD-writer and are using it under Linux.
I also have a HP 9100i which works perfectly under Linux. The HP 9150i writes data
CD's perfectly,
but it cannot write audio cd's, failing immediately in the burning process.
Here's what I found out up till now :
* The HP 9150i CD-writer shows up under Windows 98 (in Devices) and under Linux as a
HP9100b
* For some reason, this is a totally different drive than the 9100i
* You can tell the difference between the two using the firmware :
- 9100i drives have firmware revisions 1.0a/1.0b/1.0c
- 9150i drives have firmware revisions 1.06/1.07/...
* There are at least three different hardware manufacturers used for the HP9150i (LG,
Sony, and another one, if I recall correctly)
* The HP9150i will not work under Easy CD Creator, only with the included (and crap)
MyCD software
(which doesn't even seem to allow for a simulation burn !)
* Both drives (the real HP9100i and the new HP9150i which is labeled in the OS as
HP9100b) say "CD Writer Plus 9100 series" on the front)
* Customer Support at HP tells me that the reason the HP9150i isn't working under Easy
CD Creator is because of some new extensions to the
cd-writing protocol.
So here's what I'd like to know :
* Is there anyone using a HP9150i under Linux ?
* Can you write data cd's with cdrecord ?
* Can you write audio cd's with cdrecord ?
* What would be the "protocol extensions" HP claims makes the drives different ?
* Why would HP make such a drastic change to the hardware (i.e. not making it fully
scsi/mmr compatible) ?
I have a pretty good knowledge of Linux so you can make it as technical as you like.
Please reply to me privately as well as on the newsgroup.
Thomas Vander Stichele
<-*- -*->
Lover fair
We'll be looking sharp I swear
I want them all to stop and stare
When we take'em down
<-*- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*->
URGent, the best radio on the Internet - 24/7 ! - http://urgent.rug.ac.be/
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Help: NFS and Input/output error
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Josh Stern)
Date: 15 Feb 2001 11:03:31 GMT
Xiaoqin Qiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I just installed a RedHat Linux 7 with kernel 2.2.16-22 on a HP omnibook
>6000 laptop. This machine is a NIS client in our network and I installed
>amd on it. Now I got several problems for it.
>
>1) I keep getting the following error messages for NFS mount directories
>in the /var/log/messages file:
>nfs_statfs: statfs error = 5
>nfs_stat_to_errno: bad nfs status return value: 116
>
>2) amd is not working.
I had some recent experience with being tortured by amd automounter.
What I did to fix my problems was a) compile recent amd source
from http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~ezk/am-utils/
b) compile kernel without builtin nfs-server and without
nfs version 3 and without automounter
c) install user-space nfs. I can't tell you unfortunately
which of those things was necessary or which will help you
with your RH7.
>3) All the NIS users cann't login with no error message. (I think maybe
>it is because the home directory is on NFS server and amd doesn't work.)
You should get an error message if your home directory is not
available, no?
>How to set up system so that user can login even if the home directory
>cann't be mounted correctly? I know telnet can allow it. But how about
>Gnome and KDE login?
What do they do, thrash?
>3) reboot of the Linux cann't come up all the way. Actually it looks
>like it got halted.
You probably want to disable xdm/kdm/gdm until things get sorted out.
-= Josh
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From: "A. Meijster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.graphics.api.opengl
Subject: Asus GEFORCE 256 DDR + Linux + Stereo support
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:59:40 +0100
Hi all,
I have an ASUS 256 DDR Deluxe card, based on an Nvidia geforce.
I run Linux, and downloaded and installed the driver supplied
by nvidia. This works fine, except that there is no stereo
support, while my videocard came with shutter glasses.
The windows drivers supplied by Asus allow stereo using
openGL, and now I would like to use the same using linux+X11.
I have written several openGL visualizations
of medical data, and stereo is quite important here.
Anyone got this working?
Cheers,
Arnold ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Michael Creel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP 9150i (OS says 9100b) writing audio problems - technical
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:49:14 +0100
Hi, I can write both data and audio CD's using my HP9150i burner. I use
xcdroast, which is basically a front-end for cdrecord. So, though I haven't
yet tried using cdrecord directly, I'm pretty sure it would work. FWIW,
have you obtained the latest versions of the relevant programs? You can get
the latest xcdroast at www.xcdroast.org
Thomas Vander Stichele wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for people who bought a HP 9150i CD-writer and are using it
> under Linux.
>
> I also have a HP 9100i which works perfectly under Linux. The HP 9150i
> writes data CD's perfectly, but it cannot write audio cd's, failing
> immediately in the burning process.
>
> Here's what I found out up till now :
>
> * The HP 9150i CD-writer shows up under Windows 98 (in Devices) and under
> Linux as a HP9100b * For some reason, this is a totally different drive
> than the 9100i * You can tell the difference between the two using the
> firmware : - 9100i drives have firmware revisions 1.0a/1.0b/1.0c
> - 9150i drives have firmware revisions 1.06/1.07/...
> * There are at least three different hardware manufacturers used for the
> HP9150i (LG, Sony, and another one, if I recall correctly) * The HP9150i
> will not work under Easy CD Creator, only with the included (and crap)
> MyCD software (which doesn't even seem to allow for a simulation burn !) *
> Both drives (the real HP9100i and the new HP9150i which is labeled in the
> OS as HP9100b) say "CD Writer Plus 9100 series" on the front) * Customer
> Support at HP tells me that the reason the HP9150i isn't working under
> Easy CD Creator is because of some new extensions to the
> cd-writing protocol.
>
>
> So here's what I'd like to know :
>
>
> * Is there anyone using a HP9150i under Linux ?
> * Can you write data cd's with cdrecord ?
> * Can you write audio cd's with cdrecord ?
>
> * What would be the "protocol extensions" HP claims makes the drives
> different ? * Why would HP make such a drastic change to the hardware
> (i.e. not making it fully scsi/mmr compatible) ?
>
> I have a pretty good knowledge of Linux so you can make it as technical as
> you like. Please reply to me privately as well as on the newsgroup.
>
> Thomas Vander Stichele
>
> <-*- -*->
> Lover fair
> We'll be looking sharp I swear
> I want them all to stop and stare
> When we take'em down
> <-*- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*->
> URGent, the best radio on the Internet - 24/7 ! - http://urgent.rug.ac.be/
>
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From: Markus Gaugusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [slightly OT] Hauppauge WinTV card
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:53:31 GMT
Mike Edwards wrote:
> I just installed a Hauppauge WinTV-radio (401) card and the associated
> software kwintv and xawtv. They seem to be working OK (altho kwintv
> conks out frequently), but I was wondering what other software is
> available for this card? I'm especially interested in a program that
> would let me listen to the radio that is included on the thing.
get to http://freshmeat.net and find what you are searching for ;-)
hth
Markus
--
Markus Gaugusch
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