Linux-Hardware Digest #487, Volume #14 Fri, 16 Mar 01 10:13:05 EST
Contents:
Which Quadcard for Linux (Konstantinos Agouros)
Re: Processor ID (Rolf Magnus)
Re: Need Help w/ CD-ROM and Hard Drive Jumpers ("Jon")
Re: Any PC manufacturers sell pcs w/all hardware Linux compatible???? (Harri Haataja)
Re: will a tv tunner card work with red hat (jeanseb)
Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ? (Dmitri Shleifman)
Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ? (Dmitri Shleifman)
Re: e2fsck -fy /dev/... does not correct an error (Juergen Sauer)
Re: logitech and others... ("ERI")
2.4.X not booting on Promise RAID0 / ASUS AV7 ("Larry Snyder")
Re: Oki 320T & Decwriter printers on RH 6.1 ? ("Brian Richardson")
Re: detecting cache misses on amd (CBFalconer)
Which distribution to get? (Steve Mace)
Re: Processor ID ("John Pfaff")
Re: Any PC manufacturers sell pcs w/all hardware Linux compatible???? ("John Pfaff")
Re: detecting cache misses on amd (James Cownie)
Re: What UPSs does RHL7 support out of the box? (Joshua Baker-LePain)
Re: SoundBlaster 128 PCI drivers ? (Adam Hulcoop)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Konstantinos Agouros)
Subject: Which Quadcard for Linux
Date: 16 Mar 2001 08:01:50 +0100
Hello,
after I had trouble with 3 SMC-EtherpowerII-Cards in our Firewall machine
I got my boss to say yes to a quad-ethernet-card. Which one runs without
troubles under Linux. I know there are quad-cards from intel and from
znyx which shoule be tulip-chipset.
Konstnatin
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Dipl-Inf. Konstantin Agouros aka Elwood Blues. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Otkerstr. 28, 81547 Muenchen, Germany. Tel +49 89 69370185
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"Captain, this ship will not sustain the forming of the cosmos." B'Elana Torres
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From: Rolf Magnus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Processor ID
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:35:42 +0100
Matt Woodyard wrote:
> You can't track the MAC addr anywhere but the local lan segment .
But it is unique, so it it can be used as your ID. The CPU-ID can not even
be tracked over any network, but it's also a unique ID.
> Most hardware vendors don�t supply developers with API's that allow people
> to track transactions by hardware part numbers over the internet. That�s
> about the last thing we need, next you'll have processor specific
> liscenses and "dongling".
And what is Microsoft currently doing with Windows XP?
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From: "Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need Help w/ CD-ROM and Hard Drive Jumpers
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:49:33 -0000
if you only have one device on each IDE controller then you can configure
them both as the master and it should work ok
cheers
Jon
"Cory Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just built my first computer. Unfortunately I can't find my
instructions
> to my Creative CD-ROM drive, so I'm not sure how to jumper it. I have one
> hard drive on port IDE 1 and the drive is configured for Master. How
should
> my CD-ROM be configured? I tried IDE 2 and jumpered for Slave but it did
> work. Any suggestions? I also tried the Creative.com web site, but it
> wasn't very helpful.
>
> --
> Cory Phillips
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please send mail in plain text (no HTML mail)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harri Haataja)
Subject: Re: Any PC manufacturers sell pcs w/all hardware Linux compatible????
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:59:41 GMT
Cory Phillips wrote:
>http://www.valinux.com/
>
>Look up Systems/Workstation
>
>I know you can order Dell's Power Edge servers with Red Hat, but I'm not
>sure about there desktop class machines. You can always call and ask.
It's good that any people even remotely interested should ask since
this brings the "demand" into the attention of the people in stores.
--
Life -- Story by Kafka, illustration by Dali, algorithm by Conway
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From: jeanseb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: will a tv tunner card work with red hat
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:28:59 +0100
Andrew Diaczyk wrote:
> I will be installing red hat and peanut linux on the same machine. Im
> interested in installing a tv tunner card on my linux system. Which one
> should I buy. I have 3 video cards a trident blade 3d a ati expert 98 pci
> and a voodoo 3 3000 agp with 16 meg of ram which one should I use.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From the kernel source :)
bttv.o
card=0 - *** UNKNOWN ***
card=1 - MIRO PCTV
card=2 - Hauppauge old
card=3 - STB
card=4 - Intel
card=5 - Diamond DTV2000
card=6 - AVerMedia TVPhone
card=7 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta
card=8 - Fly Video II
card=9 - TurboTV
card=10 - Hauppauge new (bt878)
card=11 - MIRO PCTV pro
card=12 - ADS Technologies Channel Surfer TV
card=13 - AVerMedia TVCapture 98
card=14 - Aimslab VHX
card=15 - Zoltrix TV-Max
card=16 - Pixelview PlayTV (bt878)
card=17 - Leadtek WinView 601
card=18 - AVEC Intercapture
card=19 - LifeView FlyKit w/o Tuner
card=20 - CEI Raffles Card
card=21 - Lucky Star Image World ConferenceTV
card=22 - Phoebe Tv Master + FM
card=23 - Modular Technology MM205 PCTV, bt878
card=24 - Askey/Typhoon/Anubis Magic TView CPH051/061 (bt878)
card=25 - Terratec/Vobis TV-Boostar
card=26 - Newer Hauppauge WinCam (bt878)
card=27 - MAXI TV Video PCI2
card=28 - Terratec TerraTV+
card=29 - Imagenation PXC200
card=30 - FlyVideo 98
card=31 - iProTV
card=32 - Intel Create and Share PCI
card=33 - Terratec TerraTValue
card=34 - Leadtek WinFast 2000
card=35 - Chronos Video Shuttle II
card=36 - Typhoon TView TV/FM Tuner
card=37 - PixelView PlayTV pro
card=38 - TView99 CPH063
card=39 - Pinnacle PCTV Rave
card=40 - STB2
card=41 - AVerMedia TVPhone 98
card=42 - ProVideo PV951
card=43 - Little OnAir TV
card=44 - Sigma TVII-FM
card=45 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta 2
card=46 - Zoltrix Genie TV
card=47 - Terratec TV/Radio+
card=48 - Dynalink Magic TView
card=49 - GV-BCTV3
card=50 - Prolink PV-BT878P+4E (PixelView PlayTV PAK)
card=51 - Eagle Wireless Capricorn2 (bt878A)
card=52 - Pinnacle Studio PCTV Pro
card=53 - Typhoon TView RDS
PS : CARDS NOT LISTED MAY WORK
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From: Dmitri Shleifman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:51:44 GMT
Could you please specify the place to download via-rhine from.
I downloaded from
ftp://www.scyld.com/pub/network/via-rhine.c
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/pci-scan.c
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/pci-scan.h
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/kern_compat.h
I am not sure this driver works properly with my DFE-530TX. I am using
Red Hat 6.1 with kernel 2.2.12-20.
Is there any way to test driver-NIC cooperation?
Regards,
Dmitri.
Sean wrote:
>
> I currently have a couple of DLink DFE-530TX NICs working OK with my
> SuSE 6.4 setup using the via-rhine driver.
>
> I was going to get some more of these cards but I notice that D-Link
> only seem to have the DFE-530TX+ available now.
>
> Can anyone tell me if this new card works OK with Linux ? If so, what
> driver does it use ? Is it still the via-rhine driver ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean.
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From: Dmitri Shleifman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:52:00 GMT
Could you please specify the place to download via-rhine from.
I downloaded from
ftp://www.scyld.com/pub/network/via-rhine.c
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/pci-scan.c
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/pci-scan.h
ftp://www.scyld.com/network/kern_compat.h
I am not sure this driver works properly with my DFE-530TX. I am using
Red Hat 6.1 with kernel 2.2.12-20.
Is there any way to test driver-NIC cooperation?
Regards,
Dmitri.
Sean wrote:
>
> I currently have a couple of DLink DFE-530TX NICs working OK with my
> SuSE 6.4 setup using the via-rhine driver.
>
> I was going to get some more of these cards but I notice that D-Link
> only seem to have the DFE-530TX+ available now.
>
> Can anyone tell me if this new card works OK with Linux ? If so, what
> driver does it use ? Is it still the via-rhine driver ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean.
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From: Juergen Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: e2fsck -fy /dev/... does not correct an error
Date: 11 Mar 2001 12:01:38 GMT
Massimo Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
am Thu, 8 Mar 2001 12:40:42 +0000 in comp.os.linux.hardware:
> I have lost access to a file on a ext2fs partition. I thought it would
> have been a good idea to umount the partition and run e2fsck as follows:
> [root@pc2990 pinto]# /sbin/e2fsck -fy /dev/hdb6
> e2fsck 1.18, 11-Nov-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
> Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
> Error reading block 114724 (Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in sh
> ort read) while doing inode scan. Ignore error? yes
This is like Harddisk (mostly IDE) disk errors look like.
e2fsck moves the files (or the rest of it) into the "lost+found" dir,
using the inode Nr. as names.
You should try to run:
e2fsck -cfy /dev/hdb6
to find and mark "grown" bad blocks.
Be sure your IDE-System is in Safe = Slow Operational state
(better much to slow, as too fast tuned,
'hdparm -k -d 1 -c 1 -X69' or simular would be !!!!!!!!!!!
*deadly dangerous* !!!!!!!!!)
Better: 'hdparm -d 0 -c 0' and wait ...
Good Luck.
Better use SCSI next time ...
A SCSI Bus is much easier to get reliable working than a high tuned
IDE System. SCSI disks have a Spare-List for replacing dieing Blocks
automagically.
mfG
Jojo
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From: "ERI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: logitech and others...
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:52:02 +0100
My Logitech mouses work fine under Linux... Is yours not supported ? What is
it ?
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From: "Larry Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.linux
Subject: 2.4.X not booting on Promise RAID0 / ASUS AV7
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 04:44:03 -0500
I'm having one heck of a time getting my RAID 0 configured system to boot
2.4.2.
I'm able to boot stock RedHat 7 just fine - but I would love to run the
latest release
(wolverine) or at least the 2.4.0 kernel but can't get my machine to boot.
I have a ASUS A7V133 with Athlon 1200/266, 512 of RAM and 2 of the IBM
Deskstar drives - both on the promise controller. I have windows 2k on the
first 10
gigs and have linux on the rest. I have no problems booting RH 7 off the
RAID drives.
I've tried just about everything I can think of - if someone could sent me
their .config
file it would be appreciated..
Larry Snyder
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Brian Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Oki 320T & Decwriter printers on RH 6.1 ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:34:30 -0500
Thanks Kris....I figured an Epson emulation might be the way to
go - but considering how old the Decwriter is, I'll have to scrounge
for some info. on checking/setting the emulation mode....if you
happen to have a source for that info., it would be most appreciated.
I haven't messed with a Decwriter for more years than I would care
to admit.
Thnx again.
Brian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:voes6.3222$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Brian Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Does anyone know which printer drivers/filters installed on a typical RH
6.1
> > (2.2.12-20 kernel) load
> > will support Okidata ML 320T and Decwriter III printers ? Using
printtool
> > from Gnome
>
> I don't know about the DecWriter, but I assume it also has a Proprinter
and
> Epson emulation modes, just as the Oki does.. (I recall experiences with
> some Decwriters, from quite some time ago, which included both Epson and
> Proprinter emulation...)
>
> So, if it is not direxctly supported, one or the other of those should
work,
> check the configuration of each printer to see what emulation they are
> currently running....
>
> Kris
>
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From: CBFalconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird,comp.programming,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: detecting cache misses on amd
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:46:57 GMT
Denis wrote:
>
> i apologize if i crossposted to a ng. where this would be off-topic...
>
> can anyone tell me if it is possible, and if it is then, how would one
> detect the number of cache misses between two points in execution of a
> program on an amd-k6 processor.... maybe some assembly language
> hack? any register i could monitor?
>
> numbers do not have to be very precise, but fairly close.
>
> i looked in amd processor manual, but could not find anything.
> i mean, is it even feasible to do such a thing? you'd have to keep a
> register just for this.....
I rather doubt it, unless the CPU keeps track internally. A cache
miss is supposed to be totally transparent, with the only
difference access time. No interrupt is generated, unlike virtual
memory misses. Even if there is a register, you would have to do
all sorts of gyrations to read and record it during process/thread
switching.
Even keeping track of execution time vs instruction timings would
probably fail, because of out-of-order execution, which would mask
many misses. If you want the practical effects, you could run the
program from start to completion under a debugger, recording the
actual instructions executed (or rather their total nominal
timing), and then rerun measuring actual timing. The difference
would show effective misses, including virtual, for *that
particular run*. Making sure program input is totally unchanged
between runs is not trivial.
Highly negative, I realize. If I have my head up and am wrong I
would like to hear about it. The only method I could think of
would be to have a *complete* CPU simulator running in a
*complete* environment simulator.
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Mace)
Subject: Which distribution to get?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:28:24 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am working on a new PC based product for which linux seems ideal. I
last tackled linux some two years ago using Redhat; I got it working
but lack of driver support for various bits of hardware tended to push
it onto a back burner.
However, for the new project I'm going to give it another try.
Therefore I would like advice please on which is the best
distribution. My requirements are:
Very easy to install and configure.
I need to use a TV capture card so which distribution is best for this
use (and which make of card - Hauparge has been suggested).
I need to use an 802.11 wireless PCI card so please. Yet again, which
is the best distribution (and which card make is best supported -
D-Link has been suggested).
Thanks in advance for all useful help.
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E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.solwise.co.uk
Tel: 0845 4584558 (local rate) Fax: 0845 458 4559
For ISDN and Asuscom; http://www.asuscom.co.uk
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From: "John Pfaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Processor ID
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:14:23 -0500
Chances are you got pirated NICs. I can't believe Intel would be that
stupid. Had those NICs not gone into the same network segment, nobody would
have ever known the difference.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <%SCp6.145757$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Chronos Tachyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Actually, it's even easier than that. With the vast majority of Ethernet
> >drivers, it's as simple as "ifconfig eth0 hw ether 01:23:45:67:89:AB".
> >Obviously, this never touches the firmware so the "real" MAC is not
> >permanently altered.
>
> It's a Good Thing too. One place I was working got a shipment of
> about 100 Intel NICS that came with the same MAC address. Of course
> we didn't find out until they were in the field ;(
>
> --
> http://www.spinics.net/linux
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From: "John Pfaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any PC manufacturers sell pcs w/all hardware Linux compatible????
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:19:52 -0500
There's eLinux (http://www.elinux.com). I'm sure there are more.
- John
"Harri Haataja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Cory Phillips wrote:
> >http://www.valinux.com/
> >
> >Look up Systems/Workstation
> >
> >I know you can order Dell's Power Edge servers with Red Hat, but I'm not
> >sure about there desktop class machines. You can always call and ask.
>
> It's good that any people even remotely interested should ask since
> this brings the "demand" into the attention of the people in stores.
>
>
> --
> Life -- Story by Kafka, illustration by Dali, algorithm by Conway
>
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From: James Cownie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird,comp.programming,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: detecting cache misses on amd
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:18:18 GMT
> Denis wrote:
> >
> > i apologize if i crossposted to a ng. where this would be off-topic...
> >
> > can anyone tell me if it is possible, and if it is then, how would one
> > detect the number of cache misses between two points in execution of a
> > program on an amd-k6 processor.... maybe some assembly language
> > hack? any register i could monitor?
> >
> > numbers do not have to be very precise, but fairly close.
> >
> > i looked in amd processor manual, but could not find anything.
> > i mean, is it even feasible to do such a thing? you'd have to keep a
> > register just for this.....
>
Check out the PAPI home page at http://icl.cs.utk.edu/projects/papi/
they claim to support AMD Athlons, and provide interfaces to many hardware
performance counters, including cache misses.
-- Jim
James Cownie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Etnus, LLC. +44 117 9071438
http://www.etnus.com
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From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What UPSs does RHL7 support out of the box?
Date: 16 Mar 2001 14:50:17 GMT
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ronald Cole"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I've looked at the UPS howto, but it's well over three years old. Surely
>> the state of the art has advanced since then!
>>
>> So, what UPSs does RHL7 support out of the box? /etc/inittab has a
>> blurb about powerd, but I am unable to find an executable called
>> "powerd" on either disc 1 or disc 2.
>>
>> What's the story?
>>
I'll second the APC suggestion. I just hooked a Smart-UPS up to
a RH7 box, installed PowerChute Plus, and it all "just works".
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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From: Adam Hulcoop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 128 PCI drivers ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:57:39 GMT
"Makarov A.N." wrote:
>
> Hello world,
>
> Can anyone tell me where i can get Subj for RedHat 7.0 ?
> Chip on the soundcard is CT4810.
>
> Thanks.
I have that exact same card, running on redhat 7. It loads as the
ESS1370/1371 module.
--
Adam Hulcoop
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