Linux-Hardware Digest #489, Volume #14 Fri, 16 Mar 01 17:13:04 EST
Contents:
Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ? ("Edward T. Rewolinski")
Why does my mouse pointer stall? ("Andy Walker")
Logitech PageScan Color Parallel Scanner (Clive Dove)
Re: detecting cache misses on amd ("John Burton")
Re: Why does my mouse pointer stall? (Eric P. McCoy)
Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ? (A Guy Called Tyketto)
Re: Processor ID (bill davidsen)
CNR network cards (Eric P. McCoy)
Netfinity 5100 and 4 Eepro100 Nics (Alessandro Bruciamonti)
Netfinity 5100 and 4 Eepro100 Nics (Alessandro Bruciamonti)
Re: Processor ID ("John Pfaff")
Re: Sola UPS under Linux (Gregory Shearman)
IDE RAID cards? (Rithban)
Re: EZCam II (USB) (Ed Blackman)
insert pcmcia card = locks up, hangs. DWL-650 D-Link wireless (Joe)
Re: Could Linux be used in this factory environment ? (Ed Blackman)
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From: "Edward T. Rewolinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 18:11:14 GMT
The DFE-530TX+ has a different chip. Go to www.dlink.com and pull down the
appropriate linux driver. I think the chip is l839. Good luck! Or, if
you're buying new TX+ nic, there's a floppy with drivers.
Dmitri Shleifman wrote:
> 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: "Andy Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Why does my mouse pointer stall?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 18:20:29 -0000
This isn't meant to start an argument but is a serious enquiry so spare me
any abuse!
When my Athelon 600 is running and using a lot of processor power the mouse
pointer seems to lock up briefly and frequently in the same way as Windows.
What I want to know is wether this is a PC hardware problem or not. I've
never experienced this problem on any other platform running Linux or indeed
any other operating system, even on my old Amiga4000 the mouse is as smooth
as a babys backside regardless of system load.
Anyone got any guesses?
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From: Clive Dove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Logitech PageScan Color Parallel Scanner
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 18:26:40 GMT
I am using a Logitech PageScan Color Parallel Printer.
The manufacturer only provides drivers for Windows 95 or better.
I was able to use it under OS/2 by using a driver for a previous model that
also ran under Windows 3.1.
Is there a driver available for Linux for this scanner?
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From: "John Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.programming
Subject: Re: detecting cache misses on amd
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 18:35:17 -0000
"CBFalconer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> 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.
Most modern cpus do in fact keep a lot of this information internally.
I'd recommend you asked the same question in comp.lang.asm.x86
(I think that's the name) where the kind of people who know how to
do this sort of thing hang out.
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Subject: Re: Why does my mouse pointer stall?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric P. McCoy)
Date: 16 Mar 2001 14:17:37 -0500
"Andy Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When my Athelon 600 is running and using a lot of processor power the mouse
> pointer seems to lock up briefly and frequently in the same way as Windows.
> What I want to know is wether this is a PC hardware problem or not. I've
> never experienced this problem on any other platform running Linux or indeed
> any other operating system, even on my old Amiga4000 the mouse is as smooth
> as a babys backside regardless of system load.
A lot of interrupts while under heavy CPU load will do it. I can't
duplicate this behavior on my workstation now that it only has SCSI
disks, but I remember it happening somewhat frequently when I had IDE
disks.
As long as this is the only symptom, I wouldn't worry. If your box is
running slowly or demonstrating this behavior under normal-use
conditions, there might be other problems. It may also be that
Athlons handle interrupts less efficiently in this situation.
--
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: A Guy Called Tyketto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC OK with Linux ?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:35:53 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware Edward T. Rewolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The DFE-530TX+ has a different chip. Go to www.dlink.com and pull down the
> appropriate linux driver. I think the chip is l839. Good luck! Or, if
> you're buying new TX+ nic, there's a floppy with drivers.
>
Hmm... this driver is already in the kernel source tree, at least
as of kernel 2.2.17. Look for CONFIG_RTL8139 in Documentation/Configure.help
in the kernel source tree, and drivers/net/rtl8139.c.
Just recompile your kernel to add the support, and you're set.
BL.
--
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Unix Systems Administrator, | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Processor ID
Date: 16 Mar 2001 20:07:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| In article <987gkm$e3b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
| Victor Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|
| >: IIRC, the x86 Linux kernel explicitly disables the processor ID
| >: facility.
|
| >If so, why the following in the help file for Configure of kernel 2.2.18?
| >
| >CONFIG_X86_CPUID
| > This device gives processes access to the x86 CPUID instruction to
| > be executed on a specific processor. It is a character device
| > with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to
| > /dev/cpu/31/cpuid.
|
| So you can have a choice of course.
I thought I posted sample output on this, the info does not appear to
have the serial number in the available information. If I have a system
up...
The output of the devices:
/dev/cpu/0/cpuid
0000000 0002 0000 6547 756e 746e 6c65 6e69 4965
002 \0 \0 \0 G e n u n t e l i n e I
0000020 0665 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 fbff 0183
e 006 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 377 373 203 001
0000040 0101 0302 0000 0000 0000 0000 0841 0c04
001 001 002 003 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 A \b 004 \f
*
0002000
/dev/cpu/1/cpuid
0000000 0002 0000 6547 756e 746e 6c65 6e69 4965
002 \0 \0 \0 G e n u n t e l i n e I
0000020 0665 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 fbff 0183
e 006 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 377 373 203 001
0000040 0101 0302 0000 0000 0000 0000 0841 0c04
001 001 002 003 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 A \b 004 \f
*
0002000
And the md5sum, showing they are the same:
/dev/cpu/0/cpuid
1d6470ad8a3c7201ad150abbd1f31da8 -
/dev/cpu/1/cpuid
1d6470ad8a3c7201ad150abbd1f31da8 -
So as far as I can see you don't have a choice, the CPUID does not
include the S/N. I don't think I have CPUs which are specially modifiled
not to have S/N, so I assume it's not there, and this is the same stuff
as /proc/cpuinfo.
System is dual P-II/500, 256MB, "2.4.2-ac17 #14 SMP" setup.
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
At LinuxExpo Sun was showing Linux applications running on Solaris.
They don't get it, the arrow points the other way. There's a reason why
there's no SolarisExpo, Solaris is a tool; Linux is a philosophy, a
religion, a way of life, and only incidentally an operating system.
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Subject: CNR network cards
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric P. McCoy)
Date: 16 Mar 2001 15:05:45 -0500
I'm looking into getting a new computer, probably with an ASUS CUSL2-C
(i815) motherboard. Because my current box has an onboard eth adapter
and the CUSL2 doesn't, I need a net card. Seems like most new
motherboards have a "Communications and Networking Riser" slot
intended for use with a net card or modem or whatever.
So I'm looking for two things: first, whether using CNR as opposed to
PCI is a good idea, particularly with respect to performance; and
second, whether the CNR stuff will work with Linux. I can't find much
documentation on CNR at all, presumably because it's still a
relatively new technology. The CNR adapter I'm looking at right now
is an Intel PRO/100 VE, compared to a PCI adapter in the PRO/100
series (not sure which).
--
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: Alessandro Bruciamonti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Netfinity 5100 and 4 Eepro100 Nics
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:17:39 +0100
Hi all, I installed some Netfinity 5100 with IPS 4.x Serveraid and two
Nics (Pcnet32 + eepro100 PCI clone) and everithing worked well.
I did not succeed installing a 4 NICs Netfinity 5100 (embedded PCnet 32
+ 3 Intel Eepro100 PCI clone) after some tests and some BIOS and
firmware upgrades, I got only 2 NICs working (eth0 PCnet32 and eth2
eepro100).
The two nics that are not working are on PCI slot 1 and 3 and they do
not reply to ping (even from "local" machine). On the contrary, working
cards run well even under heavy network load.
Network interfaces are recognised by BIOS and Linux (Red Hat 6.2 and
7.0) reports the right ether address for each interface, dmesg reports
right data for each interface, so I suppose they are ok.
I tried every test (swapping cards, changing PCI slot, changing cards
with similar ones and so on). Hardware tests on CPU are OK too...
Hardware is a Netfinity 5100, dual PIII 733 MHz, 34 GB IPS serveraid 4x,
3 Intel EEPRO100 clone, operating system is Linux RedHat 6.2 or 7.0,
with all firmaware / software updates ("bare" RH 6.2 does not install on
IPS 4.x since a driver disk is required).
Hardware and software are really stable and work well, with two network
cards.
Any suggestions or configuration tips are greatly apreciated!
Thank you and greeting from Italy!
Alessandro
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From: Alessandro Bruciamonti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Netfinity 5100 and 4 Eepro100 Nics
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:24:01 +0100
Hi all, I installed some Netfinity 5100 with IPS 4.x Serveraid and two
Nics (Pcnet32 + eepro100 PCI clone) and everithing worked well.
I did not succeed installing a 4 NICs Netfinity 5100 (embedded PCnet 32
+ 3 Intel Eepro100 PCI clone) after some tests and some BIOS and
firmware upgrades, I got only 2 NICs working (eth0 PCnet32 and eth2
eepro100).
The two nics that are not working are on PCI slot 1 and 3 and they do
not reply to ping (even from "local" machine). On the contrary, working
cards run well even under heavy network load.
Network interfaces are recognised by BIOS and Linux (Red Hat 6.2 and
7.0) reports the right ether address for each interface, dmesg reports
right data for each interface, so I suppose they are ok.
I tried every test (swapping cards, changing PCI slot, changing cards
with similar ones and so on). Hardware tests on CPU are OK too...
Hardware is a Netfinity 5100, dual PIII 733 MHz, 34 GB IPS serveraid 4x,
3 Intel EEPRO100 clone, operating system is Linux RedHat 6.2 or 7.0,
with all firmaware / software updates ("bare" RH 6.2 does not install on
IPS 4.x
since a driver disk is required).
Hardware and software are really stable and work well, with two network
cards.
Any suggestions or configuration tips are greatly apreciated!
Thank you and greeting from Italy!
Alessandro
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From: "John Pfaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Processor ID
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:48:26 -0500
It's possible that in this context, cpuid means nothing other than
make/model, to differentiate between different flavours of Intel, AMD,
Cyrix, et. al.
"bill davidsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:98trqp$8m8e$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> | In article <987gkm$e3b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> | Victor Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> |
> | >: IIRC, the x86 Linux kernel explicitly disables the processor ID
> | >: facility.
> |
> | >If so, why the following in the help file for Configure of kernel
2.2.18?
> | >
> | >CONFIG_X86_CPUID
> | > This device gives processes access to the x86 CPUID instruction to
> | > be executed on a specific processor. It is a character device
> | > with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to
> | > /dev/cpu/31/cpuid.
> |
> | So you can have a choice of course.
>
> I thought I posted sample output on this, the info does not appear to
> have the serial number in the available information. If I have a system
> up...
>
> The output of the devices:
> /dev/cpu/0/cpuid
> 0000000 0002 0000 6547 756e 746e 6c65 6e69 4965
> 002 \0 \0 \0 G e n u n t e l i n e I
> 0000020 0665 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 fbff 0183
> e 006 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 377 373 203 001
> 0000040 0101 0302 0000 0000 0000 0000 0841 0c04
> 001 001 002 003 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 A \b 004 \f
> *
> 0002000
> /dev/cpu/1/cpuid
> 0000000 0002 0000 6547 756e 746e 6c65 6e69 4965
> 002 \0 \0 \0 G e n u n t e l i n e I
> 0000020 0665 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 fbff 0183
> e 006 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 377 373 203 001
> 0000040 0101 0302 0000 0000 0000 0000 0841 0c04
> 001 001 002 003 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 A \b 004 \f
> *
> 0002000
>
> And the md5sum, showing they are the same:
>
> /dev/cpu/0/cpuid
> 1d6470ad8a3c7201ad150abbd1f31da8 -
> /dev/cpu/1/cpuid
> 1d6470ad8a3c7201ad150abbd1f31da8 -
>
> So as far as I can see you don't have a choice, the CPUID does not
> include the S/N. I don't think I have CPUs which are specially modifiled
> not to have S/N, so I assume it's not there, and this is the same stuff
> as /proc/cpuinfo.
>
> System is dual P-II/500, 256MB, "2.4.2-ac17 #14 SMP" setup.
>
> --
> bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
> At LinuxExpo Sun was showing Linux applications running on Solaris.
> They don't get it, the arrow points the other way. There's a reason why
> there's no SolarisExpo, Solaris is a tool; Linux is a philosophy, a
> religion, a way of life, and only incidentally an operating system.
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From: Gregory Shearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sola UPS under Linux
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:57:22 GMT
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 3/14/01, 12:30:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Segger)=20
wrote regarding Sola UPS under Linux:
> I'm considering purchasing a Sola 305 425VA UPS, and was wondering if
> anyone has had success (or failure) getting powerd or any other UPS
> monitoring software to work with this UPS under Linux?
Works fine. Make sure you buy the software and serial cables when you=20
buy the unit. It has software that runs on linux and makes everything=20
easy.=20
Now all I need to do is get my PS/2 mouse working so I can use the=20
serial port the current mouse is working from.
Regards,
Gregory.
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From: Rithban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IDE RAID cards?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:23:27 -0700
I've been exploring using a IDE RAID card for four drives. Any
suggestions?
--
Little known fact about Middle Earth: The Hobbits had a very
sophisticated computer network! It was a Tolkien Ring...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Blackman)
Subject: Re: EZCam II (USB)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:28:41 -0000
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:46:06 GMT, Young4ert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I just got the EZCam II (USB) from the local CompUSA (free after the
>rebates) and tested on the Linux kernel-2.4.1 to novail. Has anyone had
>ever try this camera? I checked the http://webcam.sourceforge.com and it
>has a CPiA driver that claimed to support this type of camera. I believe
>this CPiA driver is already incorporated as part of the latest Linux 2.4.1
>kernel distro. Am I missing something?
I couldn't get it to work with 2.2.18, and ultimately returned it.
There is a report of similar experiences on the Linux-USB device
overview page at http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/
Ed
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: insert pcmcia card = locks up, hangs. DWL-650 D-Link wireless
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:38:27 GMT
If I boot with the card in, the machine hangs after starting pcmcia
(beeps once). If I leave the card out, it boots ok, but hangs when I
insert the card (beeps once).
Other posts have suggested port or IRQ conflicts, so I've made some
modifications to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts, but to no avail.
Info:
Redhat 6.2, kernel upgraded 2.2.16
pcmcia-cs-3.1.18
etc/pcmcia/config:
device "wvlan_cs"
class "network" module "wvlan_cs"
card "D-Link DWL-650"
manfid 0x0156, 0x0002
bind "wvlan_cs
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts
include port x100-0x4ff, port 0x1000-0x17ff
include memory 0xc0000-0xfffff
include memory 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff, memory 0x60000000-0x60ffffff
#Extra port range for IBM Token Ring
include port 0xa00-0xaff
#First built-in serial port
exclude irq4
#Second built-in serial port - i tried commenting this out
exclude irq3
#First built-in parallel port - i tried uncommenting this
#exclude irq7
#PS/2
exclude irq12
#add for my dwl-650 card
module "wvlan_cs" opts "port_type=3 network_name WLAN"
#add these to resolve possible conflicts???
exclude port0x0100-0x013f
exclude port0x1000-0x17ff
/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts
ESSID="WLAN"
MODE="auto"
CHANNEL=1
RATE="auto"
IWCONFIG="nickname awlaptop"
/var/log/messages after boot with card installed:
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon pcmcia: Starting PCMCIA services:
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon pcmcia: modules
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.18
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: kernel build: 2.2.16-3smp #1 SMP Mon
Jun 19 19:00:35 EDT 2000
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: PCI routing table version 1.0 at
0xfbde0
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: 00:03.0 -> irq 11
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: 00:03.1 -> irq 11
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: Intel PCIC probe:
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: TI 1420 rev 00 PCI-to-CardBus at slot
00:03, mem 0x68000000
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: host opts [0]: [ring] [serial pci &
irq] [pci irq 11] [lat 32/32] [bus 32/34]
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: host opts [1]: [ring] [serial pci &
irq] [pci irq 11] [lat 32/32] [bus 35/37]
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon kernel: ISA irqs (scanned) = 3,4,7,9,10 PCI
status changes
Mar 16 16:16:52 falcon pcmcia: cardmgr.
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon rc: Starting pcmcia succeeded
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: starting, version is 3.1.18
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon inet: inetd startup succeeded
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: watching 2 sockets
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff:
excluding 0x300-0x307 0x378-0x37f 0x4d0-0x4d7
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: initializing socket 1
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff:
clean.
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: socket 1: D-Link DWL-650
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon keytable: Loading keymap:
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: executing: 'modprobe wvlan_cs
port_type=3 network_name WLAN'
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: WaveLAN/IEEE PCMCIA driver
v1.0.4
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: (c) Andreas Neuhaus
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 3.3, irq 4,
io 0x0180-0x01bf
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: Registered netdevice wvlan0
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: Valid channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon kernel: wvlan_cs: MAC address on wvlan0 is 00
40 05 ac 07 1f
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon cardmgr[437]: executing: './network start
wvlan0'
Mar 16 16:16:53 falcon keytable: Loading
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz
Mar 16 16:16:54 falcon cardmgr[437]: + SIOCSIWMODE: Invalid argument
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Blackman)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Could Linux be used in this factory environment ?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:54:04 -0000
On 25 Feb 2001 22:31:08 +0800, Paul Repacholi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Adam Warner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> > Of course the workers would have to access the system to enter data,
>> > etc, so the user interfaces can't be too complicated (GUI?).
>>
>> Your workers would know how to use a web browser, so why not make the
>> inventory system accessible through any web browser? The MySQL database
>> and PHP scripting language would be a good combination for this task.
>
>Never worked in afactory have you? How long will the mouse keep working
>after it has been grabbed by a paint/glue/oil... covered hand?
So be conservative with your HTML and make sure the page renders nicely
in lynx or another text mode browser.
Ed
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