Linux-Hardware Digest #614, Volume #14 Thu, 12 Apr 01 17:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Help Mandrake sound Via driver ("Danny Heijl")
Re: Serial Keyboard on Linux ("Jali")
CDRW on ATA100 (Marc Ulrich)
Re: Support for LCD Monitors? (Lack Mr G M)
Re: BIOS Upgrades ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Support for LCD Monitors? ("Roger Hamlett")
Does Linux suport thermal printer? (Afonso Sam)
Re: make config (Bryan Siemon)
Re: BIOS Upgrades (Harold Stevens US.972.952.3293)
Re: Problem with (fixed frequency?) Ikegami ct-20 on pc.. (ks)
Re: tar of dot.files (Travis Casey)
Samba - Strange Password Prompt (HOT/URGENT!) (Mark_Harju)
Re: BIOS Upgrades ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: ISDN router for Linux (Steven Wayne)
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From: "Danny Heijl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help Mandrake sound Via driver
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:14:27 GMT
The ALSA sound drivers ( http://www.alsa-project.org/ ) should work I use
them with success on RH 7.0 with kernel 2.4.2 and the VIA sound chipset. The
only app that does not work with the OSS emulation provided by Alsa is
Realplayer 8.
Danny
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"Adrian Spilca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> Hi,
>
> I installed Mandrake 7.1 on an AMD Duron machine with Jetway 663ASpro
> motherboard, Via KT133 chipset.
> There is a sound interface on motherboard, AC97.
> On the manufacturer CD there is some linux support for sound, but only
> for RedHat and Caldera. (I actually tried RedHat 6.1 and the driver
> provided and didn't work on the first try, so I get back to Mandrake).
> There is nothing else new on the manufacturer web site, or maybe I
> didn't find the right one.
>
> Do I have any chance to listen sounds with this hardware / software
> configuration?
>
> thanx,
> Adrian
>
>
>
>
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From: "Jali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Serial Keyboard on Linux
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:15:10 +0100
Sorry for the multiple posting of the mesage. It seemed I had a little
loop inside PAN.
regards, Alex
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From: Marc Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CDRW on ATA100
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:59:52 -0400
I was informed in an earlier message that putting a CDRW on my Promise
Ultra ATA 100 card would degrade the performance of my hdd. Is this the
case even if my HDD is on primary Promise controller and the CDRW is on
the secondary Promise controller?
I don't want to change b/c putting the CDRW on the onboard controller
funks out the hdx letters (hda is no longer hda) giving me a real
headache for trying to get the system to boot.
Well, if I have to change, what do I need to inform Lilo of? Currently:
On board primary = nothing.
On board secondary = master = cdrom
slave = Zip 250
Promise primary = master = HDD (which I think is only using 66Mhz
instead of 100. That's another question.)
slave = none.
Promise secondary = master = none
slave = HP 7200 CDRW.
How can I move things around to keep the Promise primary hda? Or, what
should I do to inform linux to look elsewhere for the root fs?
Thanks,
Marc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lack Mr G M)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Support for LCD Monitors?
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:15:40 BST
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
|>
|> > The Radeon VE supports DVI flat panels with the vesa framebuffer support, but
|> > there is no X support at the present time.
I must be missing something. Isn't a flat panel monitor just a
another display? So if you configure XFree86 with the horizontal and
vertical referesh rates isn't that sufficient?
That's all I did with an IBM flat-panel for XFree86 v4.0.1.
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This message *may* reflect my personal opinion. It is *not* intended
to reflect those of my employer, or anyone else.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: BIOS Upgrades
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:31:29 +0200
In comp.os.linux.misc Harold Stevens US.972.952.3293 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In <9b4io8$96n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Hahn:
>>gross. flash an updated bios or turn off "optimum" settings in bios.
> On this topic, I need pointers on BIOS upgrades, especially where to find
They're on your mobos manufacturers pages. Nowhere else!
> Just added a 32 MB stick for a total of 64 MB as required by yast2 ("old"
> yast needs less apparently) for a SuSE 7.1 install I've started.
> Rebooting resulted in a kernel panic which I almost expected on these old
> BIOS versions (Award 4.51PG i430VX) from reading threads I found. Figured
No .. there's no relation. If you tell the kernel ...
> redoing LILO with the append="mem=64M" thingy was the ticket but a kernel
.. then the kernel believes you. Then it's merely a question of whether
it's a FACT or not. Reduce the amount you claim until you find out how
much you actually have!
> panic still resulted. OK, threads mentioned this may be a BIOS limit with
No, no, you have the wrong end of the stick here. That's only if you
DON'T tell the kernel how much memory you have. Then it has to
interrogate the bios to find out. And all bioses can report up to 64MB
so your problem is not there.
> This is a point of dimishing returns for me, so any tips welcomed. Even a
"Stop messing up". You have stuck in a dud memory stick, or stuck it in
backwards, or written the bootparameter command wrong - or your error is
not related with the memory, and to find out I'd need to see the panic report.
Peter
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From: "Roger Hamlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Support for LCD Monitors?
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:46:28 +0100
"Lack Mr G M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:2001Apr12.191540@ukwit01...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Meissner
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> |>
> |> > The Radeon VE supports DVI flat panels with the vesa framebuffer
support, but
> |> > there is no X support at the present time.
>
> I must be missing something. Isn't a flat panel monitor just a
> another display? So if you configure XFree86 with the horizontal and
> vertical referesh rates isn't that sufficient?
>
> That's all I did with an IBM flat-panel for XFree86 v4.0.1.
True, for a display using a VGA interface cable, but many modern cards
also offer a digital interface. This is the 'DVI' in the original post...
Best Wishes
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From: Afonso Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Does Linux suport thermal printer?
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 02:37:00 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on POS system, Thermal printer are widely used to eithor slip/invoice
printing or barcode printing. Does Linux support thermal printer?
Afonso Sam
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From: Bryan Siemon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: make config
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:50:22 GMT
Ummm... what are you trying to do? You have listed the steps in
compiling a kernel, but it looks like you are trying to compile an
external driver or program. Go to www.kernel.org and download one of the
kernel sources and use that. If you are trying to compile
"pcmcia-cs-3.1.15.tar" then untar it to some other place then /usr/src
and read the documentation it came with.
Bryan
ja wrote:
> Hi
> I install redhat7.0 (keren 2.2.16).
> Select workstation to install my O.S.
>
> After install O.S.
> I only have /usr/src/redhat
>
> The following is my procedure:
> 1. cd /usr/src
> 2. mkdir /linux
> 3. cd linux
> 4. copy pcmcia-cs-3.1.15.tar to /usr/src/linux
> 5. tar xvf pcmcia-cs-3.1.15.tar
> 6. cd /usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.1.15
> 7. make config
> 8. Linux source directory [/usr/src/linux]: /usr/src/linux
> Error Message occured:
> Linux source tree /usr/src/linux is incomplete or missing!
> See the HOWTO for a list of FTP sites for current kernel sources.
> Configuration failed.
> make: *** [config] Error 1
>
> What should I do?
> Thanks!
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harold Stevens US.972.952.3293)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: BIOS Upgrades
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:34:17 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter T. Breuer:
[Snip...]
>"Stop messing up". You have stuck in a dud memory stick, or stuck it in
>backwards, or written the bootparameter command wrong - or your error is
>not related with the memory, and to find out I'd need to see the panic report.
>
>Peter
One thing I miss most about "xrn" is that convenient "Author Kill" button.
Forget it PT. I'll do 32 MB and yast before putting up with your attitude.
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From: ks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.sys.mac.hardware.video
Subject: Re: Problem with (fixed frequency?) Ikegami ct-20 on pc..
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 04:30:20 -0700
Basically, if you want it to work, you're going to have to get the proper
video card. I've just gone through your whole sequence of events myself, so
I know first hand...
Check out:
www.si87.com
and check out the Saturn GL. that will fix your problem...
As far as other fixes, they do exist, but at $140, I think this is your best
option.
Keith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ton wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to get some help with the following:
>
> Recently I obtained a 1991 Ikegami 20" monitor, which was used for years
> on an Apple Macintosh. Its type, according to the back, is C/T 20V,
> revision number is empty. I would like to connect it to my pc using an
> S3 Virge DX on Windows98 and finally Linux, but whatever I try, it won't
> do a thing and just stays black.
>
> The monitor has 5 BNC connectors, so it should be of the separate sync
> type. It probably supports the other types too, but at this point
> cabling is not the problem. Getting the specs however is. After spending
> a few days on the net, I think I got about all there is to find, but
> it's too little. It seems there are about 13 CT-20 types, of which none
> matches exactly, at least for the name. Since some of them are fixed
> frequency types, and others aren't (so says www.monitorworld.com), even
> knowing that for sure is a problem, but according to its behaviour it
> looks as it is a fixed one and I even think all of them are.
> Furthermore, the specs aren't always complete, at least for timings and
> so. For what I can find, CT-20HA is the most obvious type.
>
> The Mac-oriented people that gave the monitor to me stated it would work
> on Windows, in a 1024x768 resolution, @ 60 and 72 Hz. This seems odd to
> me, but apparently it doesn't work either. Most monitors should at least
> do something, and show a picture that should be out of sync, but at this
> point I hold myself that the picture should be triggered only when it
> gets the right signal, as with some monitors. Ok, it could be broken as
> well, but as long as I am not sure of the right specs there is hope...
>
> The monitor just clicks about 8 seconds after powering on, and that's
> it. Tried using tools as Powerstrip or Hztool to finetune the refresh
> rate and horizontal frequency, like xvidtune in Linux, but nope. The
> only thing that seems to help is using the highest possible refresh
> (60Hz) @ 1280x1024, which causes a 64.072 kHz scan rate (this matches
> most to the CT-20HA type) and a 108Mhz dot clock. Also tried 1024x768 up
> to 75 Hz. The highest dot clock I get is 108 MHz for the 1280x1024
> setting.
>
> It is clear to me that scan rate and vertical refresh are most
> important. But now I wonder, what about the dot clock? After reading
> about all the faqs, personal (other monitor type) setup tips and linux
> video timing documentation, one of the things I would like to know is
> what triggers the input. Windows adjusts the clock, depending on what
> scan rate and resolution is used. The docs I read say setting it up in
> Linux has a different approach, dot clock has a fixed value which is
> sometimes quite narrow..
>
> Facts:
> -I have seen some light a few times after powering it down. (No, not
> "the" light :)
> -The fan is blowing (duh), and the tube is glowing.
> -The tiny hard-to-start-up crackling sound of the sync generator is
> there, after a few minutes however, and changes its sound when using the
> highest (108) dot clock, just as changing the internal/external switch
> or unconnecting the sync cable does. (...)
> -I can and finally want to set it up in Linux (XFree86), but haven't
> tried so far.
> -I tried various combinations of sync signal polarities with all
> settings, not RGB. (Hmm..)
> -I got about all the specs of www.monitorworld.com, Griffin's and SI87.
> Some of them are not exactly the same.
> -I admit, I haven't seen it working on a Mac..
>
> Questions:
> 1. Could it be that this monitor needs, for example, a 100MHz or 130MHz
> dot clock and is this the reason it doesn't get triggered, in spite of
> the possible right horizontal scan rate?
> 2. Is it normal it stays black in the first place?
> 3. What is the exact type and what are its specs?
> 4. What are the specs of the video signals a(n older) Mac offers for
> this type?
> 5. Is there another brand/type which is exactly the same?
> 6. How do the given video bandwith and dot clock relate, both for specs
> as for Linux?
> 7. What about the 84 kHz scan rate mentioned on
> http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitors/Ikega01.html and how to
> explain HSR = (Lines/frame) * (refresh rate) * 1.05 in this case?
> 8. What about the bandwith mentioned on i.e.
> http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitors/Ikega03.html ? And then
> again.. the dot clock?
> 9. Why is there a different resolution setting for Mac and non-Mac
> systems on i.e. http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitors/Ikega14.html ?
>
> 10. Has anyone ever succeeded in connecting an Ikegami monitor to a pc?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Ton
> icq 3923462
>
> (ps mail address is fake, please reply to group and sorry for using
> english in a dutch newsgroup)
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From: Travis Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: tar of dot.files
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.security
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:14:08 GMT
Jason C. Hill wrote:
> "SW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote...
>> I need to do a backup of user files with tar, including
>> the configuration files beggining with dot, but I'm not
>> finding thr right option of the tar command.
> If the user directories are in home. As root do this:
>
> cd /home
> tar cf user_name.tar user_name
>
> There ya go. It creates the backup of the persons entire directory and
> everything in it, including dot files.
If you ever want to get *just* the dot-files, you can do:
tar cf mydots.tar .[a-z]* .[A-Z]* .[0-9]*
That'll get all files that start with a . and has a letter or numeral in
the second position. Unless someone's creating files like ".$", that
should get them all.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
From: Mark_Harju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba - Strange Password Prompt (HOT/URGENT!)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:12:52 GMT
Hello everyone. Sorry to bug you, but I've got a Linux hair-puller here!
I'm at my wits' end trying to connect to my Samba Linux box via a win98
machine, but every time I do, I'm getting a password prompt. No password
I've got will work! I hope this isn't a dummy thing...!
Here are the particulars via RTFM (Mandrake 6.0)
1. smb.conf file modified for sharing and correct workgroup name (same
as the Win98 workgroup name, incl case); therefore -
2. visibility of Linux system in the Win box's "Network Neighborhood" is
present
3. user account created in Linux
4. samba installed and active
5. can access server via "nobody" logon (though access is severely
limited, the connection does get made, and displays folders on the Linux
box)
6. Logging into the Win box via MS Client, using the userID and password
established on the Linux box
7. Can ping either box from the other
8. Can access the Linux box from the Win98 box via Telnet.
9. I don't have it in front of me, but I'm pretty sure the Win98 box is
setup for a workgroup, not a domain (this is the default)
I've checked and checked my Linux settings, and everything looks
correct. Can anybody please advise me as to what I may be overlooking? I
need an answer by tomorrow (Friday)
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my Boeing address.
Please remove the "NO-SPAM-".
Thanks much in advance. If you're in the Seattle area and you can help
me, I'll pay you with a sixpack of Obsidian Stout!
mh
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: BIOS Upgrades
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:40:25 +0200
In comp.os.linux.misc Harold Stevens US.972.952.3293 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter T. Breuer:
> [Snip...]
>>"Stop messing up". You have stuck in a dud memory stick, or stuck it in
>>backwards, or written the bootparameter command wrong - or your error is
>>not related with the memory, and to find out I'd need to see the panic report.
> One thing I miss most about "xrn" is that convenient "Author Kill" button.
There should be a kill buttin.
> Forget it PT. I'll do 32 MB and yast before putting up with your attitude.
I don't have an attitude. I'm telling you what's wrong. If you want to
interpret what's wrong as in some way an insult to yourself, that's
your problem. The facts don't care! If it helps .. I'm not insulted by
being told that "I've messed up". That's just the fact! Now you need to
take it into account. You now know that you can stop looking for other
things to blame, with high probability. The bios is not to blame, in
particular. You can be sure of that. That leaves two things to blame:
the memory, or you.
Which is it? The procedure I suggested will enable you to find out.
Cut the memory size parameter you give at boot until you discover.
And please say thanks later!
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steven Wayne)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.dial-up,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: ISDN router for Linux
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:01:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:42:58 +0200, John Stolz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I need advice on choosing an ISDN router for a mixed (linux/Win98) SOHO
>network.
>
>I currently share the ISDN connection via Windows 98se connection sharing -
>which is pants. I'd like to install an ISDN router. But the one I have in
>mind comes with windoze setup software, but I hear that routers exist with a
>web interface setup and config system which is more ecumenical
>
>If I go for a router with the windoze setup (Cisco 775 or Bay Netgear
>RT348) - I presume I can connect from any computer on the network?
>
I can recommend the Vigor2000 by Draytek, I got mine from
http://www.seg.co.uk/
Steven.
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