Linux-Hardware Digest #374, Volume #14 Tue, 20 Feb 01 07:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: hard disk problem ("Eric")
Re: Ghost on Linux boot drive (Yves Bellefeuille)
Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7 ("syco")
Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama (Chris Elvidge)
Re: RH 7.0 with a 3Com 3c509 ISA network adapter. ("Gene Heskett")
Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo (Kristjan Runarsson)
Re: ASUS vs ABit motherboards (Kenneth R�rvik)
Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama (benoit mordelet)
Re: ide-scsi problem after upgrade (David Tiselius)
Cheap PCI sound card supported by Linux and OS/2? ("Shane Baker")
Re: Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo (Bernhard Mogens Ege)
Re: Mouse on com4 port .... (Udo Geschonneck)
Canon S400 and Linux (thomas fischer)
Re: IDE Controller Compatibilty ("A. Dean Caulfield")
Re: Conexant HCF Modem Driver? (Uwe Bonnes)
Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7 (Michael Heiming)
Re: ttyS0 vs cua0??? (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Zip 250 as easy as Zip 100? (john green)
Re: ttyS0 vs cua0??? (Julie Brandon)
Re: PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes (Aki Zeta 5)
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: hard disk problem
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:39:34 +0100
> ......
> Also If I reset the machine,the BIOS does not recognize the HD.
> And I have to switch off and on the machine again in order to start the
> system again..
>
> Apart from this the HD seem to be fine and works 4 days without any
> problem....
>
Check cabling and jumper settings of this disk
And don't crosspost to so many groups!
Some don't even exist anymore!
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yves Bellefeuille)
Subject: Re: Ghost on Linux boot drive
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:52:21 -0500
Reply-To: Yves Bellefeuille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Tuesday February 13 2001 23:13, Dances With Crows wrote to All:
> DC> http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/ and look for the Hard-Drive Upgrade
> DC> HOWTO.
>
> I am familiar with that old HOWTO, which btw is not included in the
> recent distros. Awfully complicated! There must be a better way.
I'm the principal author of "that old HOWTO". If you find it "awfully
complicated", I'd be happy to receive your comments. Please write to me;
my address isn't "munged".
You say that the Hard Disk Upgrade Mini How-To "is not included in the
recent distros". I haven't checked every distribution, but it is
included in Red Hat 7.0, for example.
--
Yves Bellefeuille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ottawa, Canada
Francais / English / Esperanto
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From: "syco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:52:58 +0100
Michael Heiming a �crit dans le message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>syco wrote:
>
>> I can't see my SCSI discs with SUSE 7.
>>
>> I have a pentium 133 with 3 IDE discs + CDROM, and 2 SCSI discs on
Adaptec
>> AHA1540B card.
>> Impossible to see my discs SCSI under Linux.
>> I would like to try to give the params to the demarrage,
>> because with Loadlin not average to arrive there
>> - I tried " Loadlin root =aha1542=0x230 " (IO of my card): nothing is
seen.
>> There is not even a message, while booting, about loading aha1542.
>>
>> Under linux, no success :
>> - I tried insmod aha1542=0x230 :syntax does not pass, " aha1542=0x230 "
>> unknown
>> - I tried insmodaha1542 iobase=0x230: syntax does not pass, param_iobase
>> unknow
>> - I tried insmod aha1542 io=0x230: syntax does not pass, param_iounknown
>>
>> How I can do that cleanly ? ( I am not an expert! )
>>
>
>Don't use insmod try:
>
>modprobe -v aha1542
>
Yes, it works.
using : modprobe aha1542 aha1542=0x230
( that is the syntax I needed, indeed )
Now, I have to find an automatic way to make it when Linux start :-(
>man modprobe for more info
>
>Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt (comes with every kernel
tarball)
>
>gives some info how loadable modules work/setup.
>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> --
>> SYCO
>> de Sycoweb
>> ( BROCANTES DU NORD-EST http://www.chez.com/sycoweb/puces/index.htm )
>> - Let me Alone but not Forever -
>
>Good luck
>
>Michael Heiming
>
>
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From: Chris Elvidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:51:11 +0400
Chris Nelson wrote:
>
> Hello: This weekend I finally got a working config file for using 2
> monitors on a g400 max.
>
> My problem however is that right now my etc/inittab file has me going to
> only run level 3. if I change this value to 5, the systems takes me to a
> graphical logon..but with only one monitor. My guess is that the system
> is still strying to run startx as opposed to startx -- +xinerama. Where
> do I need to make a change so this can be automoated? Any advice is
> appreciated...
>
> P.S. Any idea how I can have the system default to KDE as opposed to
> gnome? Thought I would throw this in as well
>
> Chris
Have you got a file ~/.xinitrc? Try:
/path/to/xinerama &
/path/to/startkde
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Date: 20 Feb 2001 2:28:14 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 7.0 with a 3Com 3c509 ISA network adapter.
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Manfred Bartz;
[...]
MB> For kernel 2.4.x I noticed that cold-booting (after power had been
MB> off) did not work. Cold-booting into a 2.2.x kernel first and then
MB> warm-booting (power stays on) into 2.4.1 worked. IIRC, cold-booting
MB> DOS, using the 3c509 config utility and then warm-booting worked too.
MB> I have already reported this as a bug, but if you can confirm this
MB> you might want to add you voice to it.
I can't confirm this one. I had a short, 1.5 seconds, power outage day
before yesterday, while the default boot was a 2.4.2pre4 kernel. Other
than a heck of a time fscking the drives as I was doing a backup at the
time, I had no trouble with repeated reboots to that kernel that were
required to repair the damaged /usr partition. I did wind up with about
40 entries in Lost + Found though :(
I've since plugged my ups in to bring it up to float, and since this is
the power failure season here, that 200 lb monster IS coming back into
the house... Its rated at 2000VA, no wimpy stuff allowed here. :)
Cheers, Gene
--
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email gene underscore heskett at iolinc dot net
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<http://www.thirdwave.net/~jimlucia/amigahomeauto>
This messages reply content, but not any previously quoted material,
is � 2001 by Gene Heskett, all rights reserved.
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From: Kristjan Runarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:52:12 +0100
Has anyone had any experience with a Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo drive?
Especially with reliability and LINUX freindlyness in mind?? Can it be
made to function 100% with LINUX? Or do half the features not work
bacause of shitty drivers?
thanx
Kristjan
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Subject: Re: ASUS vs ABit motherboards
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth R�rvik)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:54:16 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Webb) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>Abit seems to have a slight advantage over Abit in terms of performance
> ^^^^ ^^^^
>I think you meant to say "Abit seems to have a slight advantage over
>Asus in terms of performance too."
>(Which it does, but it *is* slight - hence my choice of the Asus A7V.)
D'oh! I've got to stop staying up late on sundays :)
--
Kenneth R�rvik 91841353/22950312
Nordbergv. 60 A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0875 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: benoit mordelet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: replacing startx with startx -- +xinerama
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:53:39 +0100
Chris Elvidge wrote:
>
> Chris Nelson wrote:
> >
> > Hello: This weekend I finally got a working config file for using 2
> > monitors on a g400 max.
> >
> > My problem however is that right now my etc/inittab file has me going to
> > only run level 3. if I change this value to 5, the systems takes me to a
> > graphical logon..but with only one monitor. My guess is that the system
> > is still strying to run startx as opposed to startx -- +xinerama. Where
when running in runlevel 5 (on a RH), it is not startx that is run but
[xgk]dm
> > do I need to make a change so this can be automoated? Any advice is
> > appreciated...
> >
> > P.S. Any idea how I can have the system default to KDE as opposed to
> > gnome? Thought I would throw this in as well
> >
> > Chris
>
> Have you got a file ~/.xinitrc? Try:
>
> /path/to/xinerama &
> /path/to/startkde
xinerama isn't a separate application that you can run like this, it is
an option of the X server. I don't know how to tell xdm to use this
option automatically, but adding the following line in your
$HOME/.bashrc file should start X correctly when using startx :
alias startx startx -- +xinerama
ben
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From: David Tiselius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ide-scsi problem after upgrade
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:22:11 +0100
Mark Bratcher wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Tiselius wrote:
>
>> After an upgrade from a RH6.2 system to the fisher beta (kernel 2.4) my
>> IDE cdroms cant be mounted. I have one RO and one CD-R and they both
>> worde fine under 6.2. I think scsi-emulation is compiled with the fisher
>> kernel.
>
> [snip]
>
> Can you confirm this? I'm not sure what the upgrade will assume
> about your devices.
Hi!
I thought that the lsmod showing the sr_mod and scsi_mod loaded and the
dmesg "hdc=ide-scsi hdb=ide-scsi ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi ide_setup:
hdb=ide-scsi "-part was confirmation of this.
But I'm far from a /dev-guru, so I don't know.
How can I confirm this for real?
I could of cource make my own kernel, but if it won't fix this problem I
thought it better to make a fresh install (but that feels a bit
windowzy...).
/David
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.multimedia
From: "Shane Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:48:44 +1000 (EST)
Reply-To: "Shane Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cheap PCI sound card supported by Linux and OS/2?
Gidday
Subject line says it all.
Any suggestions?
TIA
Shane Baker
Canberra - Australia's national capital
_____________________________
sbakerATpcug.org.au - please make the obvious change when replying
Australian Pets newsgroup - aus.pets <<>> Australian Dogs Page -
http://www.pcug.org.au/~sbaker/dogs.htm
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Subject: Re: Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo
From: Bernhard Mogens Ege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:52:51 GMT
>>>>> "Kristjan" == Kristjan Runarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Has anyone had any experience with a Ricoh MP9120A CD/DVD combo drive?
> Especially with reliability and LINUX freindlyness in mind?? Can it be
> made to function 100% with LINUX? Or do half the features not work
> bacause of shitty drivers?
As a CDROM drive it works just nice. As a burner, it is not supported
(special features such as Just Link). cdrecord does support most of
the drive, but cdrecord is somewhat limitet itself and requires the
cdrw drive to be installed as a scsi device (I did that).
I am using wine to run Nero (windows cd burning software) and this
lets me have use the Just Link feature which is very nice on a
multiuser machine...
Burning over nfs gives me up to about 60 buffer underruns with no
noticable problems.
Multisession cd's (or maybe track at once) burning with Nero does not
work, though (lead-out is not written, but using WinOnCD (again with
wine), it is possible to write the lead-out).
My problem is that the linux cdrom driver apparently doesn't
understand multisession cd's and always mounts the first session. This
is quite annoying.
Bernhard
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From: Udo Geschonneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mouse on com4 port ....
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:23:07 +0100
Am Mon, 19 Feb 2001 hat Peter Stockum geschrieben:
>is anybody out there, how could tell me how i can use my serial mouse on
>port com3 or com4 ?
>
>Caused the other two ports normaly com1 and com2 on the mainboard, are
>out of order.
>
>I�ve started the SAX an saw the mouse worked no com4 port, but after
>closing the SAX nothing, my serial mouse is death.
>
>I�ve looked in den SusE Knowledge Base, but without suggest.
>
>Please help me, because it isn�t funny to use the KDE by the keyboard.
>
>best reguards
>Peter (Germany)
Hello Peter!
Attempt edit follows per hand.
When your Input-Device in the XF86Config is a /dev/mouse, you must
create a symlink from /dev/mouse to the port where is connectet your mouse
in the /dev Directory.
Example: ln -s /dev/ttyS3 /dev/mouse (ttyS3 are com4)then you must have a
@mouse in the /dev Directory.
restart the X-Server and i hope its run.
greetings
Udo
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From: thomas fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Canon S400 and Linux
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:16:05 +0100
can i use a canon S400 printer under linux?
maybe this printer is compatible to an other printer which is supported
from linux?
thanxs
tom
======
free source for free users!
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From: "A. Dean Caulfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IDE Controller Compatibilty
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 05:29:30 -0500
hac wrote:
> "A. Dean Caulfield" wrote:
>
>> I am looking for recomendations for an IDE Controller that is compatable
>> with Redhat 6.2 (original Kernal)
>>
>> I am running a P III
>>
>> on an Itel 440BX board I am looking into a knew hard drive But I
>> already have two on the machine. Unfortunately the boot drive (hda) is
>> only two gigs on a dual boot (NT4.0/Linux) system. I have had a rather
>> experienced friend help me try to get Linux to see the SIIG ATA 33 card
>> that I curently have in place to no avail. Further more SIIG's sight is
>> little help since they do not support Linux & their Tech Support people
>> (e-mail) were surly at best.
>>
> The BX has two IDE channels, allowing four drives. Doesn't your
> motherboard have two connectors?
Of Course it does but I need to keep the CdDROM and CD Burner on
seperate Channels for reason I don't want to go into
here. The HDs are not the only issue.
>
>
> I would question the point of keeping a 2GB drive. Copy the
> filesystems onto your new drive, and take the old one out.
That is already my plan. but it still leaves me a slot short AND I canot
successfully execute it until I have an IDE controller I trust. Hence I
will ask again for a recomendation for Linux compatable IDE Controllers
> It might
> be useful for a firewall or other non-demanding task, but old drives
> like that don't belong in your desktop system. Don't add on, replace.
>
>> One last thing , I strongly recomend avoiding SIIG Cards If you are
>> running Linux or NT
>
>
> Why qualify it? A nice, simple "Avoid SIIG" works for me.
Well maybe because for people running 98 or 95 SIIG works great. All I
know is what my system likes & doesn't like.
D
>
>
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From: Uwe Bonnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Conexant HCF Modem Driver?
Date: 20 Feb 2001 10:37:21 GMT
Kuehn Tino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: does anyone know how to install an conexant hcf 56k pci modem under
: 2.2.17 and if there is one, where to find driver for? it works fine with
: windows but there is no response under linux...
: any ideas appreciated...
For winmodems your starting point should be www.linmodems.org and the
mailing list archives there
For your HCF Modem try www.olitec.com/linux.html.
Be sure that your BIOS assigns interrupt/io-memory by checking the dmesg
after ./ins_all. If IRQ 0 is found, change the PnP Bios setting. Is
inserting was successfull, check that the script created the right device.
The majors of /dev/cnxt0 and the cnxt device from /proc/devices must match.
Bye
--
Uwe Bonnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institut fuer Kernphysik Schlossgartenstrasse 9 64289 Darmstadt
========= Tel. 06151 162516 ======== Fax. 06151 164321 ==========
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From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: SCSI discs with SUSE 7
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:59:57 +0100
syco wrote:
> Michael Heiming a =E9crit dans le message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>..=
=2E
> >syco wrote:
> >
> >> I can't see my SCSI discs with SUSE 7.
> >>
> >> I have a pentium 133 with 3 IDE discs + CDROM, and 2 SCSI discs on
> Adaptec
> >> AHA1540B card.
> >> Impossible to see my discs SCSI under Linux.
> >> I would like to try to give the params to the demarrage,
> >> because with Loadlin not average to arrive there
> >> - I tried " Loadlin root =3Daha1542=3D0x230 " (IO of my card): noth=
ing is
> seen.
> >> There is not even a message, while booting, about loading aha15=
42.
> >>
> >> Under linux, no success :
> >> - I tried insmod aha1542=3D0x230 :syntax does not pass, " aha1542=3D=
0x230 "
> >> unknown
> >> - I tried insmodaha1542 iobase=3D0x230: syntax does not pass, param=
_iobase
> >> unknow
> >> - I tried insmod aha1542 io=3D0x230: syntax does not pass, param_io=
unknown
> >>
> >> How I can do that cleanly ? ( I am not an expert! )
> >>
> >
> >Don't use insmod try:
> >
> >modprobe -v aha1542
> >
>
> Yes, it works.
> using : modprobe aha1542 aha1542=3D0x230
> ( that is the syntax I needed, indeed )
>
> Now, I have to find an automatic way to make it when Linux start :-(
As I wrote:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt
describes howto do this...
Michael Heiming
>
>
> >man modprobe for more info
> >
> >Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt (comes with every kernel=
> tarball)
> >
> >gives some info how loadable modules work/setup.
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> --
> >> SYCO
> >> de Sycoweb
> >> ( BROCANTES DU NORD-EST http://www.chez.com/sycoweb/puces/index.htm =
)
> >> - Let me Alone but not Forever -
> >
> >Good luck
> >
> >Michael Heiming
> >
> >
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: ttyS0 vs cua0???
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 07:43:21 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (bgeer) writes:
>When I use /dev/ttyS0 for my external modem, I usually manage to get
>it "constipated" while tinkering with creating new ppp connections.
Not constipated, but locked.
>Like, the open call fails, just hangs, no error return, no nada?
Remove the lockfile.
>When I use cua0, it works every time.
Sure, as the cua* devices are non-blocking ports. But the whole
concept of blocking vs. non-blocking devices was broken from the
very beginnings. Nowadays, there's no need for cua* devices anymore,
and new releases shouldn't even create them anymore.
>So why am I not supposed to use cua0?
[...]
Becaue your problems are not the result of using ttyS* devices
but the result of improper or sloppy handling of the relevant
options and/or programs that access the port(s). Using cua*
devices just for the simple reason that you're either too lazy or
not interested to find out what's going wrong isn't a very good
argument at all.
Michael
--
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Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't munge your address.
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From: john green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip 250 as easy as Zip 100?
Date: 20 Feb 2001 11:06:14 +0000
"Jorge Alvarez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I know how to use my current Iomega Zip drive (100 MB) on my Linux system. I
> have plans to upgrade to a newer Zip 250 in the near future. Can the later
> be used in such an easy way as the Zip 100?
The external USB Zip 250 works fine with 2.16, just load
the appropriate modules. (email if you want a list)
-j
--
J.J.Green, Dept. Applied Math. University of Sheffield, UK
http://www.arbs.demon.co.uk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie Brandon)
Subject: Re: ttyS0 vs cua0???
Date: 20 Feb 2001 11:42:51 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 07:43:21 GMT, M. Buchenrieder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
>Becaue your problems are not the result of using ttyS* devices
>but the result of improper or sloppy handling of the relevant
>options and/or programs that access the port(s). Using cua*
>devices just for the simple reason that you're either too lazy or
>not interested to find out what's going wrong isn't a very good
>argument at all.
Unfortunately though, cua* is still needed for a variety of legacy reasons.
For an example, try using something like chat within a shell script reliably
without using cua*![1]
Ta-ra,
Julie
[1] However, on our machine this is the only time we need to use it.
--
Julie Brandon, Derby, UK
<URL:http://www.computergeeks.co.uk/>
Homepage now includes a cheap 'n' cheerful pointless LIVE WebCam
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aki Zeta 5)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Subject: Re: PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes
Date: 20 Feb 2001 12:00:39 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I just went through this exact experience. Go to Diamond
>http://www.diamondmm.com and find the bios flash files for the Stealth
>III S540 card. Determine your card's version and then flash its bios
>per the instructions. I did this and got an immediate fix to my this
>PCTV (Bt848) issue. It will probably take care of the other conflicts
>you mention also.
I just did it, but I noticed no change. Both PCTV Vision and xawtv
still crash at the first mouse click (and sometimes before I do
anything). >:'(
Did you reinstall PCTV Vision after your BIOS update? (With Windows,
one never knows.) BTW, my PCTV chipset is a bt878...
--
Aki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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