Linux-Hardware Digest #435, Volume #14 Sun, 4 Mar 01 14:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux Modem (Robert Horton)
after kppp connects I can't launch any kind of application ("Rinaldo Bergamini")
Re: Linux Modem (Matt)
? Xircom RealPort combi card on ThinkPad 760 (Thomas Papendieck)
Help! Lucent winmodem not working (Jerry)
Developing a FAT/ New to Linux (Bard_64)
Re: after kppp connects I can't launch any kind of application (Michael Hofmann)
Re: Linux Modem (pip)
Re: Linux Modem ("Peter T. Breuer")
linux clustering ("datagram")
Re: Temperature probing? ("Chris Ripp")
Re: linux clustering (Andreas Schweitzer)
ps2 mouse ("J. van Roessel")
Microlink 56K Problems ("Filipe Baptista")
Re: ps2 mouse ("Brett I. Holcomb")
Re: Linux Modem (Ian Northeast)
Re: ps2 mouse ("J. van Roessel")
Re: Linux Modem (Tim Willets)
Re: linux clustering (Andy Crichton)
Re: ps2 mouse ("Brett I. Holcomb")
cdrecord and SCSI devices ("campbell")
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From: Robert Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 11:46:08 +0000
Hi,
> Is this modem compatible with Linux?
>
> 3COM/USRobotics 56K PCI VFD V90 Retail
I'm pretty sure it's a winmodem (i.e. no it won't)
> Is it any Good? Can anyone recommend a better alternative?
The USRobotics V90 _external_ one is fine, as should pretty
much all external modems.
HTH
Robert
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From: "Rinaldo Bergamini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: after kppp connects I can't launch any kind of application
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 13:40:34 GMT
I'm a real newbie, sorry. I configured correctly my modem, it dials and
connects but after the tool-bar applet starts I can't launch any
application. The only one answer I get is "Sorry,KDE desktop unable to
open -name of app-". I can use previously opended applications and the
connection is good. I tried to open the console before connecting and then I
tried to launch netscape. The error reported was "x11- unable to connect to
0.0"
Plese help me, I'm glad 'cause my "linmodem" works fine but I can't enjoy a
good internet ppp session
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From: Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 14:19:00 +0000
On Sun, 04 Mar 2001 11:46:08 +0000, Robert Horton
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>> Is this modem compatible with Linux?
>>
>> 3COM/USRobotics 56K PCI VFD V90 Retail
>
>I'm pretty sure it's a winmodem (i.e. no it won't)
>> Is it any Good? Can anyone recommend a better alternative?
>
>The USRobotics V90 _external_ one is fine, as should pretty
>much all external modems.
Now i'm really confused.... Can someone please recommend a modem to me
and tell me where I can buy it in the UK (preferably online).
Cheers,
Matt.
http://freespace.virgin.net/matthew.planchant/
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From: Thomas Papendieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ? Xircom RealPort combi card on ThinkPad 760
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 14:55:55 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
does anyone have experiances with Xircom RealPort combi card? (REM56G100)
what's needed to make it working on a Laptop (TP760el)?
--
MfG
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From: Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help! Lucent winmodem not working
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 22:10:16 -0800
Good day,
I think the Lucent winmodem in my Compaq presario 1926 notebook
is just one step away from working.
I'm using RH7 with kernel 2.4 and this is my modem:
00:09.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k
(rev 01)
Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. Presario 56k V.90 DFi Modem
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 10e0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1
Audiodrive (rev 02)
Subsystem: ESS Technology: Unknown device 8898
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 1080 [size=64]
I/O ports at 10d0 [size=16]
I/O ports at 10c0 [size=16]
I/O ports at 10ec [size=4]
I/O ports at 10e8 [size=4]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 1
Below is from the documentation of Lucent winmodem linux driver
5.78e:
**********************************************************************
Diagnostics replies including "Lucent" or "Xircom" may be returned by:
# lspci -v
00:0a.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k WinModem
(rev 01)
Subsystem: Lucent Microelectronics LT WinModem 56k
Data+Fax+Voice+Dsvd
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 12
Memory at da800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
I/O ports at b400 [size=256]
Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2
Note the lead designation like " 00:0a.0 ".
Next look for the information block beginning with 00:0a.0 ,
when querying again with:
# lspci -nv
00:0a.0 Class 0780: 11c1:0440 (rev 01)
Subsystem: 11c1:0440
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 12
Memory at da800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
I/O ports at b400 [size=256]
Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2
The modems known to be supported by the ltmodem.o driver have
ID number pairs shown in the following Table. Ignore the leading 0x.
The id pair 11c1:0440
is within the range: 11c1:0440-045c
and hence should be supported by ltmodem.o.
**********************************************************************
It seems that the 00:0a.0 (btw, what is it?) as assumed by Lucent
is being used by my esssolo sound card, so my system hangs every time
when I tried to load the lucent driver.
I strongly believe there's must be a way out, can any kind soul shed
me some light and reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanx very much in advance!
Below is some other info. I extracted from dmesg which might help.
Serial driver version 5.02 (2000-08-09) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ
SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
...
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:08.0
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:08.1
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 01:00.0
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:08.1
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:08.0
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 01:00.0
xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55 (dd9jn+kvh)
usb.c: registered new driver hub
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:07.2
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:0a.0
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1060, IRQ 10
uhci.c: detected 2 ports
Yenta IRQ list 08b0, PCI irq9
Socket status: 30000010
Yenta IRQ list 08b0, PCI irq9
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Regards,
Jerry
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From: Bard_64 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Developing a FAT/ New to Linux
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 14:29:44 +0000
Hello
I'm currently doing background reading on a project aiming to create a
Hard disk back up system for a Palm Pilot.In the specificfation data
from the Hard disk is to be sent to the Palm Pilot via the Palm Pilot's
RS-232 link. Therefore to reduce
control overheads I am looking at developing some form of secondary
processor
to handle file input and retrieval from the hardrive, then sending the
data up
the RS 232.
I was thinking of using a X4000E FPGA to interface with the IDE Hard
disk interface.With a microprocessor running a version of embedded Linux
to handle File Allocation and retrieval.
However I have never used Linux before and would appreciate any advice,
or useful websites surrounding the development of such a system.
Especially any cheap development boards that could be used to create
such a system.
Thanks alot
Daniel Bardwell
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From: Michael Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: after kppp connects I can't launch any kind of application
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:48:02 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rinaldo Bergamini wrote:
>
> I'm a real newbie, sorry. I configured correctly my modem, it dials and
> connects but after the tool-bar applet starts I can't launch any
> application.
Disable "Auto-configure hostname from this IP" in the kppp setup.
HTH,
Michael
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From: pip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:11:48 +0000
Matt wrote:
> Now i'm really confused.... Can someone please recommend a modem to me
> and tell me where I can buy it in the UK (preferably online).
Just get any external serial modem and you'll be fine.
Some PCI and USB and ISA work fine, bust an external serial is far
easier if you have no other preference.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:14:44 +0100
In comp.os.linux.hardware Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2001 11:46:08 +0000, Robert Horton
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>> Is this modem compatible with Linux?
>>>
>>> 3COM/USRobotics 56K PCI VFD V90 Retail
>>
>>I'm pretty sure it's a winmodem (i.e. no it won't)
>>> Is it any Good? Can anyone recommend a better alternative?
>>
>>The USRobotics V90 _external_ one is fine, as should pretty
>>much all external modems.
> Now i'm really confused.... Can someone please recommend a modem to me
What are you confused about? He said all external modems work (because
they ARE modems, not _win_modems). He meant "all external modems that
run off the serial port" (not the USB port, not the parallel port ...).
> and tell me where I can buy it in the UK (preferably online).
Nobody can tell you that. I guess something like pcworld.
Peter
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From: "datagram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: linux clustering
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 15:30:44 GMT
Hi,
Has anyone tried it ? well I guess that lots of people have, I tried doing
it using piranha but I was having lots of problems so I abandoned the
project for now but I know that at some time I'll have to come back on it...
now what I really want are references ... like can you give me any urls and
howtos or docs you have used to make your linux cluster work.
I would greately appreciate any help.
Thank you.
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From: "Chris Ripp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Temperature probing?
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:02:22 -0600
My MSI-something or other has three of these beasts. One thermistor you
stick on the processor, a spare one I have stuck on the heat sink of my
video card and a jumper for the third, which I don't have a thermistor for
right now, and I presume you can put anywhere else. You'll have to compile
some new kernel modules (i2c and sensors) to use them, at least I did, but
it works great. I can see those temps, my fan RPMS (well 2 of them anyway)
and all my voltages.
"Ronald Bruck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <97p14p$rrj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dave Stanton"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> :"B N" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> :news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> :> Hi!
> :>
> :> I've got an MSI A7T motherboard with an Athlon 950 processor. I'm
> :> using SuSE 7.0 (I will probably upgrade to 7.1 soon.) Anyhow I'd like
> :> to find some software that gives me the temperature readings etc, like
> :> the readings which I can access in the Bios pane, under health.
> :> Does anyone know which software I can use to do the same while logged
> :> into Linux?
> :>
> :> Regards
> :>
> :> Bj�rn
> :
> :Theres a package called sensors in SuSe 7.0 for just that, have not tried
> :it
> :though.
>
> While we're on the subject, there's a thermocouple which is supposed to
> fit on MSI boards (jumper JT1, I think it is) which is supposed to
> measure and report the "system" temperature. I've never seen an MSI
> motherboard which actually HAD this, however, nor have I been able to
> find it on the net. Thus my system always runs at a cool 32 degrees F
> (0 C) :-) [Of course, this is the default when nothing is connected]
>
> Does anybody have any idea where one can actually GET this beast?
> lmsensors will report on it, if I could only get one...
>
> --Ron Bruck
>
> --
> Due to University fiscal constraints, .sigs may not be exceed one
> line.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Schweitzer)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: linux clustering
Date: 4 Mar 2001 15:56:26 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <Ecto6.336097$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, datagram wrote:
>now what I really want are references ... like can you give me any urls and
>howtos or docs you have used to make your linux cluster work.
http://www.beowulf.org/
It is full with links and documentation.
Andreas
--
Andreas Schweitzer
http://dilbert.physast.uga.edu/~andy/
This post is brought to you by VIM, slrn and FreeBSD
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From: "J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ps2 mouse
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 16:38:13 GMT
Hi there i am a real newby to linux but i have a problem getting my mouse to
work inside the X windows system it is a microsoft intellimouse. When i let
it point /dev/mouse it will not work. now i want to point it directly to
the ps2 port but don't know which device this is.
help
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From: "Filipe Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Microlink 56K Problems
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 05:10:37 -0000
I have a Micolink 56K internet Scaner, and wen i try to connect i receive
always the same message
NO DIALTONE
Someone can help me.
I presume that there is the AT commands???
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From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ps2 mouse
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:56:20 -0600
On Caldera eDesktop 2.4 I use this for the pointer section in XFree86
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
ZAxisMapping 4 5
--
Brett I. Holcomb
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AKA Grunt<><
"J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:Vbuo6.126972$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi there i am a real newby to linux but i have a problem getting my mouse
to
> work inside the X windows system it is a microsoft intellimouse. When i
let
> it point /dev/mouse it will not work. now i want to point it directly to
> the ps2 port but don't know which device this is.
>
> help
>
>
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 17:55:59 +0000
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.hardware Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Now i'm really confused.... Can someone please recommend a modem to me
>
> What are you confused about? He said all external modems work (because
> they ARE modems, not _win_modems). He meant "all external modems that
> run off the serial port" (not the USB port, not the parallel port ...).
>
> > and tell me where I can buy it in the UK (preferably online).
>
> Nobody can tell you that. I guess something like pcworld.
I wouldn't buy from PC World or any High Street dealer. The mail order
companies are cheaper as they have lower overheads. You're not going to
need tech support for a modem (I hope:). Try http://www.scan.co.uk/ ,
they are listing a Diamond SupraExpress external for 50UKP, these are
good.
Regards, Ian
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From: "J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ps2 mouse
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 18:13:47 GMT
thanks for the quick respons now using ps/2 instead of intelli protocol and
point directly to /dev/psaux and it works fine
thanks again..
"Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Caldera eDesktop 2.4 I use this for the pointer section in XFree86
>
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "IMPS/2"
> Device "/dev/psaux"
> ZAxisMapping 4 5
>
>
>
> --
> Brett I. Holcomb
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> AKA Grunt<><
>
>
> "J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:Vbuo6.126972$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi there i am a real newby to linux but i have a problem getting my
mouse
> to
> > work inside the X windows system it is a microsoft intellimouse. When i
> let
> > it point /dev/mouse it will not work. now i want to point it directly
to
> > the ps2 port but don't know which device this is.
> >
> > help
> >
> >
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Willets)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Modem
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 18:26:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 04 Mar 2001 14:19:00 +0000, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Now i'm really confused.... Can someone please recommend a modem to me
>and tell me where I can buy it in the UK (preferably online).
Just about any external modem that plugs into a serial port will work
fine with Linux (I can't think of any that won't but there may be one
or two).
Most (if not all) internal PCI modems (generally referred to as
"winmodems") won't work as they require software drivers that do
some of the work done by hardware in external modems. Such software
is generally called a "driver" and is generally written/supplied
only for MS or Mac systems. A few winmodems can be got to work,
but most won't and can't be made to.
Personally I've found a Diamond Supraexpress 56e Pro works fine
(this is the external version of the modem - there is an internal
one calles the 56i - avoid that one). USR extenal modems should
work, as should any external modem that supports the Hayes
command set (just about all do).
Tim
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From: Andy Crichton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: linux clustering
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 18:05:13 +0000
In addition to the beowulf there is also mosix
http://www.mosix.cs.huji.ac.il/
If you are wanting to cluster for loadbalancing servers or HA then
http://linux-ha.org/
OR
http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/
might be more appropriate
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From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ps2 mouse
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 12:32:25 -0600
You're welcome. Glad it's working. Some installs say the see an
Intellimouse put they mess up the settings for it.
--
Brett I. Holcomb
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AKA Grunt<><
"J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:vBvo6.127109$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> thanks for the quick respons now using ps/2 instead of intelli protocol
and
> point directly to /dev/psaux and it works fine
>
> thanks again..
>
> "Brett I. Holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > On Caldera eDesktop 2.4 I use this for the pointer section in XFree86
> >
> > Section "Pointer"
> > Protocol "IMPS/2"
> > Device "/dev/psaux"
> > ZAxisMapping 4 5
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brett I. Holcomb
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > AKA Grunt<><
> >
> >
> > "J. van Roessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:Vbuo6.126972$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Hi there i am a real newby to linux but i have a problem getting my
> mouse
> > to
> > > work inside the X windows system it is a microsoft intellimouse. When
i
> > let
> > > it point /dev/mouse it will not work. now i want to point it directly
> to
> > > the ps2 port but don't know which device this is.
> > >
> > > help
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrecord and SCSI devices
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 04:10:13 -0600
Hello:
I am troulble-shooting CD burning on my Linux workstation. The cdrecord
-scanbus option results in the following error message:
cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong size for CD capabilities page.
cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong page 20 for CD capabilities page (2A).
My CD devices are a Teac SCSI cd-rom and a Yamaha SCSI cdr. Both devices
are recognized by the system and seem to be working fine. Can anybody
tell me how to begin to trblsht these error messages from 'cdrecord
-scanbus'. I have read the cdrecord man pages and the help to my front
end, gtoaster, to no avail.
TIA, very frustrated
campbell
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