Linux-Hardware Digest #511, Volume #14 Wed, 21 Mar 01 22:13:06 EST
Contents:
Logitech Wingman Gamepad (USB) ("Valen1260")
cdrom vs 2.4.x (CTwolf)
Re: Dlink DFE 530+ RH7.0 2.4.2 (John Joseph)
Re: Help!!! (Trevor Hemsley)
Re: Symbios (LSI) 1010 Ultra160 SCSI ok with Linux? (Cokey de Percin)
Re: Conexant HCF Modem Driver? ("NyQuist")
TRYING TO MAKE A BOOTABLE CDROM (Kirk I Reiten)
Re: Conexant Chipset Modem ("NyQuist")
Sound is Scratchy ("NyQuist")
Disk Block Size ("Rebecca")
Re: Need help getting modem to work (Walter Dnes)
Re: Difficult Linux version/distro question ? ("Duane Healing")
Memory - Can't see entire memory? ("AS")
Linux on a HP 712/60 (Cory Houston)
Re: PCMCIA on Thinkpad 770Z? (Ekkard Gerlach)
Re: Linux on a HP 712/60 (Marcelo Rodrigues)
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From: "Valen1260" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Logitech Wingman Gamepad (USB)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:17:03 -0500
Does anyone have a driver for this gamepad?
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From: CTwolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrom vs 2.4.x
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:45:58 +0100
Hello:
I have some problems with the news kernels 2.4.x, I can do my cdrom
"hdc=ide-scsi" or "hdc=scsi" and link /dev/sr0 or /dev/scd0 and mount hi
no problem, but reading some files I have random errors input/output. If
turn "hdc=cdrom" or "hdc=ide-cd" and link /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdc no more
problem reading the sames files. But de toaster ide configured
"hdd=scsi" run fine.
The kernels versions 2.2.1x I have not problems with the cdrom as
"ide-scsi".
My system: AMD k6-2 3Dnow 500Mz
256 Mb de Ram
Chipset Via UDMA33
Ide Cdrom Toshiba 32x.
How can slow the cdrom and make it ide-scsi?
Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:48:06 -0600
From: John Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Dlink DFE 530+ RH7.0 2.4.2
Torsten Clay wrote:
> >Having problems getting this nic to work. I hear that the correct
> >driver is 8139too w/2.4.2 but it requires modifications. What
> >modifications are needed and any suggestions to get me beyond this
> >point. I think Ive tried everything. This is a 2nd nic on this box.
> >The 1st is 3c905 (loaded easily) I have updated gcc.rpm. Searchimg
> >through the newsgroups I see people have experienced successful installs
> >of this nic so I am not giving up. (Yet) TIA
>
> If it is the D-Link DFE 530-TX+, 8139too is the correct driver
> with 2.4.2. However, you need to modify 8139too.c to include the
> PCI ID information so the driver will recognize the card. Below
> are the parts I changed in 8139too.c.
>
> Note that if you are using a 2.2.x kernel, just use the rtl8139.c
> driver file that is on the floppy disk that came with the card
> (or on D-Link's web site).
>
> Torsten Clay
>
> ----------------------------------------
> changes in 8139too.c:
>
> typedef enum {
> RTL8139 = 0,
> RTL8139_CB,
> SMC1211TX,
> /*MPX5030,*/
> DELTA8139,
> ADDTRON8139,
> DFE530TXP,
> } board_t;
>
> /* indexed by board_t, above */
> static struct {
> const char *name;
> } board_info[] __devinitdata = {
> { "RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet" },
> { "RealTek RTL8139B PCI/CardBus" },
> { "SMC1211TX EZCard 10/100 (RealTek RTL8139)" },
> /* { MPX5030, "Accton MPX5030 (RealTek RTL8139)" },*/
> { "Delta Electronics 8139 10/100BaseTX" },
> { "Addtron Technolgy 8139 10/100BaseTX" },
> { "D-Link DFE 530-TX+" },
> };
>
> static struct pci_device_id rtl8139_pci_tbl[] __devinitdata = {
> {0x10ec, 0x8139, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, RTL8139 },
> {0x10ec, 0x8138, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, RTL8139_CB },
> {0x1113, 0x1211, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, SMC1211TX },
> /* {0x1113, 0x1211, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, MPX5030 },*/
> {0x1500, 0x1360, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, DELTA8139 },
> {0x4033, 0x1360, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, ADDTRON8139 },
> {0x1186, 0x1300, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, DFE530TXP },
> {0,}
> };
>
> -------------------------------
> or from diff:
>
> 249d248
> < DFE530TXP,
> 263d261
> < { "D-Link DFE 530-TX+" },
> 274d271
> < {0x1186, 0x1300, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, DFE530TXP },
Made changes to 8139too.c but I can't get it to compile correctly is there
something I am missing. This is 2.4. I think I have the correct compiler
but I have tried gcc and kgcc. I have compiled other files. Came to you
because you seem to have encountered this Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley)
Subject: Re: Help!!!
Date: 21 Mar 2001 22:45:25 GMT
On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:24:37, "cedric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Downloaded 'gpart.' Simple to use by the way.
> gpart tells me there is one partition on /dev/hdd occupying the entire
> 5.7g HD.
> When I partitioned it originaly, /dev/hdd1 started at the default 1 and
> ended at the default end, whatever that was.
>
> So, I might, underline might, be able to repartition /dev/hdd with
> 'fdisk' using the defaults again and save the data?
It seems that you understood how dubious I was of this working ;-)
Do you have enough freespace on another mounted filesystem to contain
a disk image of /dev/hdd? If you said how big it was and how much
freespace you have then I missed it. You could take an image of the
existing disk to a file using the dd command, eg
dd if=/dev/hdd of=/tmp/hdd.img bs=512
This will create a file in /tmp (change directories to one on a
filesystem with enough space for the entire *disk* hdd) called hdd.img
containing a bit for bit image of your existing hdd. Now you can
experiment to your hearts content and if it goes pear shaped then you
can run
dd if=/tmp/hdd.img of=/dev/hdd bs=512
to restore it back to how it was before.
And, yes, you should be able to try recreating the partitions using
fdisk in Linux. You can play with it as much as you like but until you
use the "w" command then nothing is written to the partition table so
you are reasonably safe. If you make a mistake then you can just "q"
out of it and start again.
Good luck ;-)
--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
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From: Cokey de Percin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Symbios (LSI) 1010 Ultra160 SCSI ok with Linux?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:31:19 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Ladies and gentlemen, can someone tell me if the Ultra160 SCSI
> chipset by Symbios/NCR (3C1010, used embedded in some high-end mother-
> boards like the Tyan Thunder 2500) is compatible with current Linux, I
> mean the current Linux kernels and if so which driver.
Yes, and it works fine on my Thunder 2500 (with Symbios 1010). I'm
currently running 2.4.2 which seems _much_ faster than the 2.2.x kernels.
Best
Cokey
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CSC (formerly Mynd) Work - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "NyQuist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Conexant HCF Modem Driver?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:46:58 -0000
I have this kinda modem too but mine's a HCF modem; according to the site i
found this is what you have to do:-
(snipped from Site)
Device manager( Windows 98) for this one:
1.-HSFMODEM
- Rockwell modem enumerator
2.-Modem
- Rockwell SoftK56 Data,Fax, Speakerphone PCI modem
I use Red Hat Linux 6.0( 2.2.14).I was running kernel 2.2.16 at the time
I first tried to get it work with Olitec drivers (10 days ago).
All I would get was segmentation fault and freeze-ups (read the note below).
Then I downloaded 2.2.14 sources and the history began.......
Note: Resetting your PC can damage the filesystem. SO DON'T BLAME ME
IF THINGS GETS WRONG.I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. I just want to share
my experience with people having trouble getting it work.
Let's rock.....
1. Right click on the 'My Computer' icon (in Windows),
properties->device manager. Write down the IRQ number and the lower address
of
the memory range for the modem enumerator. Reboot to Linux.
2.Make sure you have PPP support built into kernel( CONFIG_PPP=y).
The kernel module loader should be enabled too ( CONFIG_KMOD=y)
(you need this one is for the compression modules, as they can't be
compiled into the kernel)
3. tar -xzvf HSF_V1_01_02_K2_2_14-5_0.tar
This creates a new directory-PCI_56K_V2.
4. Open the 'ins_all" file . There are 10 'insmod' lines at the bottom.
We will force the insertion of modules by adding the 'f' option:
It should look like this:
insmod -mf fsks_mod.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf tones_mod.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf v34module.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf v90_mod.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf fbks_mod.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf mod_octopus.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf mod_basic2.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf mod_dev_mgr.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf mod_session_ctrl.o >> modem.map
insmod -mf myserial.o >> modem.map
There are 2 more 'insmod' lines above. Add the 'f' option there too.
5. cat /proc/pci | less
Now look for the numbers you wrote down in step 1. There are two more
figures right above them: for Device id and Vendor id. Write them down.
This is what I looked for:
Bus 0, device 15, function 0:
Non-VGA device: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 1).
Vendor id=127a. Device id=2005.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable.
Latency=64
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000000].
I/O at 0x6800 [0x6801].
6. Open the 'lin_hsf.inf' file and insert this line right below'[Generic]':
%HSFModem% = ModemX, PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY&SUBSYS_YYYYXXXX
Replace XXXX with your Vendor id and YYYY with Device id.
7. Now type ./ins_all
Check if the modules are loaded with the 'lsmod' command.
If the modules are inserted but you got core dumped- it won't work.
8. Start minicom and check if you modem responds to commands.
Dial a number.If it's ok, you're almost done. Well...it depends.....I had
spent a whole day messing with login scripts and then found out
that my ISP uses CHAP:)
9. You may want to insert this in /etc/conf.modules file (for later use):
alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
(snip -back to me)
The olitec driver is only for "HSF" conexant's; mine's a HCF; i tried
editing the "ins_all" file by adding
PCI\VEN_14F1&DEV_1056&SUBSYS_4035122D
to a line above all the other PCI\VEN's; as ins_all works then but the modem
still doesn't work.
I'm having real problems with this modem; so far i've found loads off stuff
on it (most of it saying it won't work)
So far:
It's an Aztech "Europa" model - definitely a WinModem (until someone writes
a driver it's not going to work under linux)
To see if your might work
www.linmodems.org
http://walbran.org/sean/linux/stodolsk/
http://links.hellug.gr/linuxl9.html
http://808hi.com/56k/ltwin.htm
Most of these refer to lucent linmodems- but they're in the same boat
(kinda)
NyKe
"Rinaldo Bergamini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:83Ol6.43831$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I'm trying to configure a winmodem under Mandrake 7.2 . The card is a PCI
> Conexant (ex Rockwell) soft56k HSF modem. Some people report that with
> the "driver" (Kernel module) provided by Olitech
> (http://www.olitec.com/pub/PCI_56K_V2_K2.2.17.tar.gz) and kernel
> 2.2.17 the modem works fine, so I downloaded this tarball, expanded
> it under the root dir, get into the cerated dir and launched
> ./ins_all. An error occurred: unable to open "lin_hsf.inf" but this
> file is in the directory, what should I do?
> In the dir there is an executable called "inf2bin". I launched it
> with the requested parameters (inf2bin lin_hsf.inf lin_hsf.bin)
> but another error occurred saying that my country and the one of
> the file anren't equal.
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
>
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From: Kirk I Reiten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TRYING TO MAKE A BOOTABLE CDROM
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:07:44 GMT
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Hi,
I'm trying to make a bootable CDROM. I seem to be able to put the FS
and boot image on the CDROM. It loads Linux when I boot from the CDROM
however, the kernel can't find the root fs... I have
bash-2.04# mount -o loop -t vfat /tmp/boot.img /mnt/loop/
bash-2.04# cat /mnt/loop/syslinux.cfg
default linux
label linux
kernel vmlinux
append root=/dev/hdc1
My kernel has the drivers for all my devices, most FSs, etc,
I also tried /dev/ssr0
Any Ideas?
Kirk
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<pre>Hi,</pre>
I'm trying to make a bootable CDROM. I seem to be able to put the
FS and boot image on the CDROM. It loads Linux when I boot from the
CDROM however, the kernel can't find the root fs... I have
<p>bash-2.04# mount -o loop -t vfat /tmp/boot.img /mnt/loop/
<br>bash-2.04# cat /mnt/loop/syslinux.cfg
<br>default linux
<br>label linux
<br> kernel vmlinux
<br> append root=/dev/hdc1
<p>My kernel has the drivers for all my devices, most FSs, etc,
<p>I also tried /dev/ssr0
<p>Any Ideas?
<p>Kirk</html>
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From: "NyQuist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Conexant Chipset Modem
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:02:39 -0000
I have the same modem (methinks exactly) and I am at the same point of
frustration; it segfaults on me too; grr. I'd love to hear anything about
this too.
"David Findlay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:6WAs6.35087$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a Conexant Chipset modem that I am trying to get going under Linux.
I
> have followed the instructions from one guy who has managed to get his
going
> with olitec binary drivers. He says that if it segfaults it won't work,
but
> does not elaborate on what to do if you do get a seg fault. Has anyone
tried
> this before and got it to work? Could someone please point me to a HOWTO
on
> this. I tried the olitec drivers with both the 2.2.17 and 2.2.18 kernels.
> Both segfault. Does anyone have a reverse engineered open source driver
for
> this modem? or a better binary driver?
>
> Please don't tell me to go and buy a real modem, if I could afford that I
> would :-) Thanks
>
> David Findlay
>
>
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From: "NyQuist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound is Scratchy
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:05:48 -0000
I know you've prolly heard this post before; but I've managed to get my
Yamaha-DS-Xg sound working under LM7.2 - 2.2.17; but the sound's scratchy;
like it's getting feedback from somewhere. I've tried appending no-hlt to
lilo.conf; and muting some parts from the mixer settings; any ideas how to
get the sound clean?
AdvaThanksnce
NyKe
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From: "Rebecca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Disk Block Size
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:59:20 +1100
I am trying to write a program that will provide hard disk configuration
info. What I want to know is how to determine the block size of the disk. In
the /proc filesystem everything seems to be reported in blocks - ie disk
size partition size - how can I convert this to MB. I have seen in some
places that block size is always assumed to be 512bytes - is this correct?
If not how can I find out what the actual block size is. There is an ioctl
call -BLKGETSIZE that returns the size of a block device in number of
sectors - is this always 512 bytes? I found in the lvm library that the
return value from this call is always divided by 2 to get Kb - Is this a
valid assumption. Block size for physical disks is usually assumed to be the
sector size (at least that is what I thought) Is this true?
Thanks alot,
Rebecca
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Walter Dnes)
Subject: Re: Need help getting modem to work
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 01:45:06 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:19:55 -0600, jpm27, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a problem if there is another device with the same irq?
> cause I have that going on. If is it how could I change the irq.
No problem at all. Old-fashioned ISA devices can't share IRQ's.
Every standard since then (MCA, EISA, VESA, PCI, etc) can share IRQ's.
> By the way what do you mean by, man setserial.
"man" is a command that displays a manual-page ("manpage") about most
unix commands. That's where the expression RTFM comes from. Executing
"man setserial" (without the quotes), gives a short explanation about
using the setserial command. Executing "man man" explains how to use
the "man" command. The command "info" is slowly coming into use as a
replacement.
--
Walter Dnes
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Difficult Linux version/distro question ?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:51:41 -0800
Why... Debian on both, of course :^)
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "peter"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok guys, I posted a msg. about memory, etc and Linux. Now, I've gotten
> another machine with 32 megs in it, BUT instead of having two pentium
> system with 32 megs, I'm going to put 48 megs in one and 16 in the
> other. So, the big question is, what distro/version should I run in each
> system ? I have Red Hat 6.1 and Mandrake 7.1 laying around. I'll pick
> up a new version, if you think the latest version are better.
> My systems break down like this:
> Socket 7, Cyrix p166, 48 megs (6 eight meg simms, strange MB), S3 trio
> video card, 3 gig HD, 4X cd-rom, network card, floppy Socket 5, Intel
> P100, 16 megs (4 four meg simms), trident 4 meg card, no HD yet (may use
> two 200 meg drives), no cd-rom (will hook one up for the install, then
> disconnect it), network card, floppy. I would like to run X-windows on
> the 48 megs system, and turn 16 meg, P 100 into a proxy,firewall (no
> X-windows here). So, maybe I should run mandrake 7.1 on the 48 megs
> system (KDE ?) and RH 6.1 on the 16 meg system ?
> What do you think ?
> As far as what I'll be doing on the 48 megs system, just learning about
> linux, programming, and the 16 meg machine will be a firewall/proxy/web
> server
> Over time, I would like to use Linux more and more, maybe it will
> become my main system.
> Peter
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From: "AS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Memory - Can't see entire memory?
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 02:16:52 GMT
Hi,
I have a debian (unstable) with kernel 2.2.18. I just upgraded the memory.
Initially, I had 2 x 32 MB DIMMS. Now I have one 128MB (in bank
0) and 32MB (in bank 1). I also tried swapping the banks. Both dimms are
CL2. My computer isupgradable upto 256MB. I booted the system and BIOS can
see the entire memory fine (163456kb), but my linux still sees it
64942080. I added 'append="mem=160M"' to lilo.conf and booted again,
nothing changed. I swapped the banks, didn't help. I booted it with win98
(first time after a year later) to check it, it also sees as 64MB. So
can't see more than 64MB.
Is there anyway I can solve this issue? Thanks, AS.
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From: Cory Houston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on a HP 712/60
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 21:38:39 -0800
Is there a version of Linux that runs on a HP 712/60 workstation?
--
Regards,
Cory
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From: Ekkard Gerlach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCMCIA on Thinkpad 770Z?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 20:01:20 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Christopher Tucker wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am tring to get a IBM PCMCIA Turbo Token-Ring 16/4 card to work on a
> Thinkpad 770Z using Redhat 7.0.
Do you know about spcial Thinkpad-lists ?
NG: ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad
Linux ML: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Marcelo Rodrigues)
Subject: Re: Linux on a HP 712/60
Date: 22 Mar 2001 03:08:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Marcelo Rodrigues)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cory Houston wrote:
> Is there a version of Linux that runs on a HP 712/60 workstation?
>
>
I think it does but I don't know it for a fact. Check out the PA-RISC Linux
project site
http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/index.html
Another OS that you might consider running on this machine is NeXTSTEP
( later known as OpenStep. ) This one I know runs on your machine.
You probably know that this particularly model is close to the bottom
of the 700 series PA machines, so performance is definitely not stellar.
--
"NeXTMail" OK at this address only.
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