Linux-Hardware Digest #493, Volume #14 Sat, 17 Mar 01 09:13:07 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux Support for ATAPI CD-R/W Drives (Andrew Ebling)
Afreey DD-3206E DVD access problem (Andrew Ebling)
Re: CD-ROM support (Andrew Ebling)
Re: Cable Modem / Network Card Configuration (Chris Elvidge)
Re: CD-ROM support (Chris Elvidge)
Re: 10 gig disk in a 500 meg BIOS ("Eric en Jolanda")
Re: Goin Shoppin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Matrox G450 ("M.-Iqbal MARAQA")
cdrecord cant see cdrom (root)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Ebling)
Subject: Re: Linux Support for ATAPI CD-R/W Drives
Date: 17 Mar 2001 10:15:49 GMT
p e a r c e ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: How good is it? Should I just stick with SCSI?
IDE CDRW are easy to setup once you know how. Basically you set them up
to emulate scsi using the ide-scsi module.
It is all there in the CDR-HOWTO.
If you already have SCSI in your system, get a scsi drive, otherwise
IDE/ATAPI will do. Make sure you get one that supports packet writing as
this is an up and coming cool feature!
: Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Ebling)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux
Subject: Afreey DD-3206E DVD access problem
Date: 17 Mar 2001 10:01:34 GMT
Hi all,
I am having problems using the above dvd drive in linux (also sold under
the name I/O Magic x6 DVD. I do not seem to be able to access past 2.5GB
or so. If I mount a disc (either as udf or iso9660) and run file on the
contents I get the following output:
/dvd/video_ts/video_ts.bup: data
/dvd/video_ts/video_ts.ifo: data
/dvd/video_ts/video_ts.vob: MPEG system stream data
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_0.bup: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_0.ifo: data
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_0.vob: MPEG system stream data
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_1.vob: MPEG system stream data
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_2.vob: MPEG system stream data
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_3.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_4.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_5.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_01_6.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_02_0.bup: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_02_0.ifo: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_02_0.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_02_1.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_03_0.bup: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_03_0.ifo: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_03_0.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
/dvd/video_ts/vts_03_1.vob: file: read failed (Input/output error).
And in /var/log/messages (last few lines):
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: 16:40: rw=0, want=5953194, limit=1311236
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: 16:40: rw=0, want=5953210, limit=1311236
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: 16:40: rw=0, want=5953212, limit=1311236
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: 16:40: rw=0, want=5953384, limit=1311236
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar 17 09:56:12 debian kernel: 16:40: rw=0, want=5953386, limit=1311236
df reports the capacity of the disc correctly:
/dev/hdd 5954922 5954922 0 100% /dvd
however /proc/ide/hdd/capacity gives it as 2622472.
If I mount the drive via ide-scsi I can read even less of it!
I know of at least one other linux user with the same drive who has the
same problems... please can you mail me if you have the same experience
with this or any other DVD drive.
regards,
Andrew
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Ebling)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM support
Date: 17 Mar 2001 10:26:09 GMT
Michael Hofmann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Ian Blake wrote:
: >
: > [old single speed CD-ROM]
: Quite a while ago I tried to install on an FX-001D. IIRC I had to use RH5.2,
: any newer wouldn't recognize the CD-Rom.
: I just crosschecked, RH5.2 does indeed have a driver for Mitsumi CD-Roms.
: Actually there are two of them, you may need to check both.
If you have network access on the machine, I'd suggest doing a minimal
network install of an up to date distro, recompiling the kernel and
enabling the appropriate options in "Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not
IDE)" section, then finishing the install. Alternatively borrow a more up
to date CD-ROM drive off someone else, to a full up to date install and
then set about recompiling the kernel.
If you haven't recompiled a kernel before, don't worry it isn't as
difficult as it sounds. Check out the HOWTO on the subject at
Linuxdoc.org
regards,
Andrew
: HTH,
: Michael
: --
: Error: REALITY.SYS corrupted! Reboot Universe <Y/N>
: Promoting Penguin Power. Web home: http://www.qsl.net/dc1rn
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From: Chris Elvidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem / Network Card Configuration
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:21:13 +0400
"Kevin M. Nawroth" wrote:
>
> Chris Elvidge wrote:
>
> > Tim Bess wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm going from memory ...The DE-220 should be supported under Redhat
> > > and Mandrake. Try setting it up as a N2000 ISA clone. That is an old
> > > 8bit (it doesn't have the other half --) card, correct?
> > >
> > > "Kevin M. Nawroth" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am not familiar with configuring the D-Link network card. I have a D-Link
> > > > DE220 card. Is this an easy card to configure or should I get a different
> > > > brand? This one was provided by the cable modem service. Any advice would be
> > > > greatly appreciated. Such as kernel module, linuxconf settings, activating the
> > > > card, IRQ settings, etc. My card is an ISA card. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > No One Here wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Personnally, I've have lots of success with both 3Com & DLink cards
> > > > > (currently running 2 dlink cards in my firewall/server, and a 3Com card in
> > > > > each workstation).
> > > > >
> > > > > For just a single computer connection, just run linuxconf, setup your NIC
> > > > > for DHCP, and away you go. If you want to do some NAT/Firewalling/etc... it
> > > > > gets a little bit more in depth, but not bad.
> > > > >
> > > > > A.C.Static
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin M. Nawroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > > > I have been using Linux for about 2.5 yrs now. I have recently
> > > > > > upgraded to a cable modem, but am not familiar with configuring the
> > > > > > network card to communicate with the cable modem. I think I have all
> > > > > > the information I need, for example, the IP address, subdomain address,
> > > > > > DNS servers, etc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The cable modem service provider attempted to set the M$ Windows side of
> > > > > > my computer up, but succeeded only in corrupting several windows
> > > > > > configuration files. I am going to buy a network card supported by my
> > > > > > Linux distribution (Red Hat 6.2) and set it up from there.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would appreciate any help solving this problem. If a specific
> > > > > > network card works better than others, let me know.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kevin
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> >
> > That's what I use(d) - modprobe ne io=0x300
> > (or-whatever-the-hex-io-address-is).
> >
> > What do you mean "supported under RedHat and Mandrake". This is
> > kernel/module stuff, not distro-dependent.
>
> How do I find the hex io address?
>
> I did a pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf and this is what it says about the device:
>
> -----
>
> # $Id: pnpdump.c,v 1.21 1999/12/09 22:28:33 fox Exp $
> # Release isapnptools-1.21b (library isapnptools-1.21b)
> #
> # This is free software, see the sources for details.
> # This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
> #
> # For details of the output file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
> #
> # For latest information and FAQ on isapnp and pnpdump see:
> # http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
> #
> # Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DNEEDSETSCHEDULER -DABORT_ONRESERR
> # (for library: -DREALTIME -DNEEDSETSCHEDULER -DABORT_ONRESERR)
> #
> # Trying port address 0273
> # Board 1 has serial identifier e4 d6 14 1f ba 01 22 8b 11
> # Board 2 has serial identifier 8b 67 00 91 43 01 10 72 56
>
> # (DEBUG)
> (READPORT 0x0273)
> (ISOLATE PRESERVE)
> (IDENTIFY *)
> (VERBOSITY 2)
> (CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
>
> # Card 1: (serial identifier e4 d6 14 1f ba 01 22 8b 11)
> # Vendor Id DLK2201, Serial Number 3591643066, checksum 0xE4.
> # Version 1.0, Vendor version 0.0
> # ANSI string -->D-Link DE-220P PnP ISA Card<--
> #
> # Logical device id DLK2201
> # Device supports I/O range check register
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x38
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3b
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3f
> #
> # Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
> # Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if
> required
> # Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
>
> (CONFIGURE DLK2201/3591643066 (LD 0
> # Compatible device id PNP80d6
> # Logical device decodes 10 bit IO address lines
> # Minimum IO base address 0x0240
> # Maximum IO base address 0x0380
> # IO base alignment 32 bytes
> # Number of IO addresses required: 32
> (IO 0 (SIZE 32) (BASE 0x0240) (CHECK))
> # IRQ 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 15.
> # High true, edge sensitive interrupt
> (INT 0 (IRQ 3 (MODE +E)))
> (NAME "DLK2201/3591643066[0]{D-Link DE-220P PnP ISA Card}")
> (ACT Y)
> ))
> # End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
>
> # Card 2: (serial identifier 8b 67 00 91 43 01 10 72 56)
> # Vendor Id USR1001, Serial Number 1728090435, checksum 0x8B.
> # Version 1.0, Vendor version 0.0
> # ANSI string -->TelePath for Windows with x2<--
> #
> # Logical device id USR1001
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x38
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3b
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
> # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3f
> #
> # Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
> # Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if
> required
> # Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
>
> (CONFIGURE USR1001/1728090435 (LD 0
> # IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9.
> # High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
> # (INT 0 (IRQ 3 (MODE +E)))
>
> # Multiple choice time, choose one only !
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority preferred
> # Fixed IO base address 0x0110
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0110))
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
> # Fixed IO base address 0x0170
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0170))
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
> # Fixed IO base address 0x0210
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0210))
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
> # Fixed IO base address 0x0270
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0270))
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority preferred
> # Fixed IO base address 0x02f0
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x02f0))
>
> # Start dependent functions: priority preferred
> # Fixed IO base address 0x0370
> # Number of IO addresses required: 8
> # (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0370))
>
> # End dependent functions
> (NAME "USR1001/1728090435[0]{TelePath for Windows with x2}")
> # (ACT Y)
> ))
> # End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
>
> # Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
> (WAITFORKEY)
The DE-220 comes with a DOS setup program on floppy that you use to set
the IO and IRQ before you use it.
If you've not got the floppy let me know, I'll try to dig it out, or try
dlink's web site.
Maybe try 0x240? It won't break it.
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From: Chris Elvidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-ROM support
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:32:43 +0400
Ian Blake wrote:
>
> How can I get my CD-ROM to work. I have an old single speed CD-ROM (I
> believe FX-001) that has a proprietary connection to a sound card
> instead of the motherboard. When I try to install Linux using Redhat it
> says it can't find a CD-ROM drive. Is there any way I can this to work?
>
> Thanks.
I had this problem - nothing could see it. However Slackware comes with
loads of different bootdisks - I tried them one by one.
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From: "Eric en Jolanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: 10 gig disk in a 500 meg BIOS
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:59:40 +0100
> /boot and this would be where your kernel image is. The kernel has
> to be under 1023 cylinders entirely (newer Lilos don't need this anymore),
They probably wont work with a MoBo this old.
The new LILO's use the so called extended int13 calls, which are
a way to overcome the problems of the disk access calls, that
could only address up to 1024 cylinders. Old BIOS's have no
support for these calls
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Goin Shoppin
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:36:44 EST
A few good sites for you to check out:
www.anandtech.com
www.tomshardware.com
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, olliecat
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>I'm going to finally break down and build a new box. I've never done this
>before but I think it will be a good learning experience. What I'm not so sure
>of is what components will be best suited to run Linux so I wanted to open it
> up
>to the Linux community for recommendations. I'm thinking this might be a
> common
>question so pointers to descriptive docs would be much appreciated as well as
>your own personal advice.
>
>I would like to get a motherboard/processor that will allow me some growing
>room. I don't want something that will become technically obsolete in two
>years. I heard that AMD might be a good choice here, processor wise anyway.
>Not so sure about the motherboard. I have IDE drives now and haven't had a
>problem but have been informed that for drives and other peripherals SCSI is
> the
>way to go, which seems reasonable.
>
>I want a nice video card (that plays nice with XFree86) and a nice sound card.
>I like to play games. I really like the space savings of the newer flat screen
>monitors but understand they might not have as good resolution as the standard
>CRT. I want a nice cd burner, external would be preferable, an internal DVD/CD
>player, as well as a floppy drive. Oodles of (cheap but good) memory is
>important, and nice fast hard drive(s) with as much room as possible. I would
>also like an external tape drive to perform backups on. I want to try and do
>all of this for under $2000. The machine, when complete, will be used as a
>developer workstation.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
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><tt>I'm going to finally break down and build a new box. I've never
>done this before but I think it will be a good learning experience.
>What I'm not so sure of is what components will be best suited to run Linux
>so I wanted to open it up to the Linux community for recommendations.
>I'm thinking this might be a common question so pointers to descriptive
>docs would be much appreciated as well as your own personal
> advice.</tt><tt></tt>
><p><tt>I would like to get a motherboard/processor that will allow me some
>growing room. I don't want something that will become technically
>obsolete in two years. I heard that AMD might be a good choice here,
>processor wise anyway. Not so sure about the motherboard. I
>have IDE drives now and haven't had a problem but have been informed that
>for drives and other peripherals SCSI is the way to go, which seems
> reasonable.</tt><tt></tt>
><p><tt>I want a nice video card (that plays nice with XFree86) and a nice
>sound card. I like to play games. I really like the space savings
>of the newer flat screen monitors but understand they might not have as
>good resolution as the standard CRT. I want a nice cd burner, external
>would be preferable, an internal DVD/CD player, as well as a floppy
> drive.
>Oodles of (cheap but good) memory is important, and nice fast hard drive(s)
>with as much room as possible. I would also like an external tape
>drive to perform backups on. I want to try and do all of this for
>under $2000. The machine, when complete, will be used as a developer
>workstation.</tt><tt></tt>
><p><tt>Thanks for any advice.</tt></html>
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From: "M.-Iqbal MARAQA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Matrox G450
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:45:59 +0100
Hi , can someone tell how can i configuer this dual head graphic card
in order to have the desktop on 2 physical monitors. I'm using suse
linux 7.1 and XFree 4.2 .
Thanx
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrecord cant see cdrom
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:55:22 +0200
hi
maybee u can see the problem
xcdroast will only see the cd writer (hdd)
dmesg
Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux2.4 ro root=1601
BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-0
.43.12 hdd=ide-scsi
blaaa blaaa
SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
blaa blaaa
hda: FUJITSU MPF3102AT, ATA DISK drive
hdb: ATAPI CDROM 48X, ATAPI CDROM drive
hdc: FUJITSU MPE3084AE, ATA DISK drive
hdd: 8X4X32, ATAPI CDROM drive
blaa blaa
hdb: ATAPI 50X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.11
ide-cd: ignoring drive hdd
scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
Vendor: ATAPI Model: CD-R/RW 8X4X32 Rev: 5.DW
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
thats all the shit from dmesg
[root@derek /root]# ls -l /dev/hdb
brw------- 1 root disk 3, 64 Aug 24 2000 /dev/hdb
[root@derek /root]# ls -l /dev/cdrom1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Mar 17 13:54 /dev/cdrom1 ->
/dev/hdb
cdrom1 is the device that xcdroast cant see
I can mount the device
[root@derek /root]# ls /mnt/cdrom1
pfiles
[root@derek /root]# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord 1.9 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J�rg Schilling
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.17
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'ATAPI ' 'CD-R/RW 8X4X32 ' '5.DW' Removable
CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) *
0,2,0 2) *
0,3,0 3) *
0,4,0 4) *
0,5,0 5) *
0,6,0 6) *
0,7,0 7) *
lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
default=linux2.4
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-0.43.12
label=linux2.4
root=/dev/hdc1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.43.12.img
read-only
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
label=linux2.2
read-only
root=/dev/hdc1
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
in xcdroast under CD setting /CD Reader Config it only sees the the
cdwriter
can u help
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