Linux-Hardware Digest #698, Volume #14 Sat, 28 Apr 01 07:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Modem ("Jerome")
Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Omar Lakkis)
Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Omar Lakkis)
Re: Modem (Nader)
Re: Cannot Install RH7.1 - Partition Table Corrupt ! (J-Pip)
Re: Cannot Install RH7.1 - Partition Table Corrupt ! (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
CD writers ("Dave")
Re: GA-7ZX, ALSA, and Sound ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA ("Peter T. Breuer")
chipset Intel i850 ("Alain Houelle")
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Dan Birchall)
Miro PCTV Pro & Linux 2.4.4, big problem (Piet)
Re: Motherboard/CPU FAN controller (Thomas Rasmussen)
Re: Sound with remote X Window System? (Andi Machovec)
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Trevor Hemsley)
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From: "Jerome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem
Date: 28 Apr 2001 05:13:31 GMT
Can anyone help me on setting up modem on my Redhat 7.0 with 2.2.16 kernel.
I know for external modem connected to serial com ports is configured to
dev/ttyS0 but my modem is an internal modem (PCI) and the modem auto-detection
cannot find it.
I've tried 'ln -s /dev/modem /dev/ttyS0' (and other port number) but had no luck
either. Is there other ways I can configure it?
Jerome
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From: Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:27:12 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi folks, I have a Presario 1700 with Linux RH 7.0 on it and everything
is working just fine besides the network (and modem) connection.
After some reseach I found out that my ethernet nic is a CONEXANT. I
browsed through many sites looking for some suitable kernel module as a
driver. No clue...
I have tried many drivers just randomly without success.
Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
installation, not exactlya a plug and play thing, but something that has
been tested and is guaranteed by experience to work.
Any suggestions?
Please CC me the reply as I rarely have the chance to browse through the
newsgroups.
Greetings, Omar Lakkis
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From: Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:27:12 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi folks, I have a Presario 1700 with Linux RH 7.0 on it and everything
is working just fine besides the network (and modem) connection.
After some reseach I found out that my ethernet nic is a CONEXANT. I
browsed through many sites looking for some suitable kernel module as a
driver. No clue...
I have tried many drivers just randomly without success.
Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
installation, not exactlya a plug and play thing, but something that has
been tested and is guaranteed by experience to work.
Any suggestions?
Please CC me the reply as I rarely have the chance to browse through the
newsgroups.
Greetings, Omar Lakkis
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From: Nader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 22:49:22 -0700
What *exactly* modem brand & model do you have?
Tell us the output of "cat /proc/pci" is and "setserial -ag /dev/ttyS*". Look at
the HOW-TO for modems (http://www.linux.nf) and configure the setserial command
accordingly.
If this doesn't work, you may have more complicated problems like the modem sharing
an IRQ on the PCI bus with another peripheral. If this is the case you may need to
upgrade the linux serial driver or kernel.
Jerome wrote:
> Can anyone help me on setting up modem on my Redhat 7.0 with 2.2.16 kernel.
> I know for external modem connected to serial com ports is configured to
> dev/ttyS0 but my modem is an internal modem (PCI) and the modem auto-detection
> cannot find it.
> I've tried 'ln -s /dev/modem /dev/ttyS0' (and other port number) but had no luck
> either. Is there other ways I can configure it?
>
> Jerome
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:40:19 +0800
From: J-Pip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cannot Install RH7.1 - Partition Table Corrupt !
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>The Findpart output is not very readable since it was edited, and
>parts needed to suggest an Editpart command to fix the problem are
>missing. If you post the entire output, I might be able to help.
>--
>Svend Olaf
Sure! Now that somebody's "listening", no worries about bandwidth.
I tried my best formatting the output and hope it remains readable,
even though it's nothing like what Textpad produces!
Thanks,
J-Philippe.
OS: DOS 8.00 WINDOWS 4.90
Disk: 1 Cylinders: 4865 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 38162
-PCyl N ID ------Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0B 63 10249407 5004 0 1 1 637 254 63 B OK
638 1 0B 63 6152832 3004 638 1 1 1020 254 63 OK OK
638 2 05 6152895 32130 15 1021 0 1 1022 254 63 638 OK
1021 1 83 63 32067 15 1021 1 1 1022 254 63 OK OK
1021 2 05 6185025 273105 133 1023 0 1 1039*254 63 638 OK
Fdisk F6 sector 1021 1 1
1023 1 82 63 273042 133 1023 1 1 1039*254 63 OK
1023 2 05 6458130 7887915 3851 1040*0 1 1530*254 63 638 OK
1024 1 83 63 144522 70 1024#1 1 1032*254 63 OK OK
1024 2 05 40981815 1028160 502 1033# 0 1 1096*254 63 -1518OK
1024 - 83 63 144522 70 1024 1 1 1032 254 63 B0 OK
1025 1 83 63 7855722 3835 1025* 1 1 1513*254 63 OK OK
1025 2 05 14072940 273105 133 1514* 0 1 1530*254 63 638 OK
Fdisk F6 sector 1025 1 1
1033 1 83 63 1236942 603 1033# 1 1 1109*254 63 NB OK
1033 2 05 7582680 626535 305 1110* 0 1 1148*254 63 638 OK
1033 - 83 63 1236936 603 1033 1 1 1109 254 57 B0 OK
1040 1 83 63 7887852 3851 1040* 1 1 1530*254 63 OK OK
1040 2 05 14346045 14346045 7004 1531* 0 1 2423*254 63 638 OK
Fdisk F6 sector 1040 1 1
1062 1 83 63 321237 156 1062* 1 1 1081*254 63 OK OK
1062 2 05 7132860 417690 203 1082* 0 1 1107*254 63 638 OK
Fdisk F6 sector 1062 1 1
1072 1 83 63 626472 305 1072# 1 1 1110*254 63 OK OK
1072 2 05 7598745 321300 156 1111# 0 1 1130*254 63 638 OK
1072 - 83 63 626472 305 1072 1 1 1110 254 63 B0 OK
1108 1 83 63 6795432 3318 1108* 1 1 1530*254 63 OK OK
1108 2 05 14346045 14346045 7004 1531* 0 1 2423*254 63 638 OK
Fdisk F6 sector 1108 1 1
1110 1 83 63 626472 305 1110# 1 1 1148* 254 63 OK OK
1110 2 05 8209215 626535 305 1149* 0 1 1187* 254 63 638 OK
1110 - 83 63 626472 305 1110 1 1 1148 254 63 B0 OK
1111 1 83 63 321237 156 1111# 1 1 1130* 254 63 OK OK
1111 2 05 7920045 6426000 3137 1131# 0 1 1530* 254 63 638 OK
1111 - 83 63 321237 156 1111 1 1 1130 254 63 B0 OK
1131 1 83 63 6425937 3137 1131# 1 1 1530* 254 63 OK OK
1131 - 83 63 6425937 3137 1131 1 1 1530 254 63 B0 OK
1149 1 83 63 626472 305 1149# 1 1 1187* 254 63 OK OK
1149 2 05 8835750 1028160 502 1188* 0 1 1251* 254 63 638 OK
1149 - 83 63 626472 305 1149 1 1 1187 254 63 B0 OK
1188 1 83 63 1028097 502 1188# 1 1 1251* 254 63 OK OK
1188 2 05 9863910 4482135 2188 1252* 0 1 1530* 254 63 638 OK
1188 - 83 63 1028097 502 1188 1 1 1251 254 63 B0 OK
1252 1 83 63 4482072 2188 1252# 1 1 1530* 254 63 NB OK
1252 2 05 40981815 1028160 502 1531* 0 1 1594* 254 63 -1020OK
1514 1 82 63 273042 133 1514* 1 1 1530* 254 63 OK
1514 2 05 14346045 14346045 7004 1531* 0 1 2423*254 63 638 OK
1531 1 0B 63 14345982 7004 1531* 1 1 2423*254 63 R0 OK
1531 2 05 28692090 39214665 19147 2424* 0 1 4864*254 63 638 OK
0 - 0B 24595578 14345982 7004 1531 1 1 2423 254 63 B OK
2424 1 0B 63 39214602 19147 2424* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
2424 2 05 67906755 --------- ------ 4865* 0 1 1023 254 63 638 NB
3189 1 82 63 1028097 502 3189#1 1 3252*254 63 OK
3189 2 05 6474195 1108485 541 3253* 0 1 3321*254 63 2850 OK
3189 - 83 63 1028097 502 3189 1 1 3252 254 63 B0 OK
3253 1 83 63 25896717 12644 3253# 1 1 4864*254 63 NB OK
3253 2 05 40981815 1028160 502 4865# 0 1 4928*254 63 2314 OK
4719 1 83 63 401562 196 4719* 1 1 4743*254 63 OK OK
4719 2 05 65962890 1172745 572 4744* 0 1 4816*254 63 638 OK
4744 1 82 63 1172682 572 4744* 1 1 4816*254 63 OK
4744 2 05 67135635 465885 227 4817* 0 1 4845*254 63 638 OK
4817 1 83 63 465822 227 4817* 1 1 4845*254 63 OK OK
4817 2 05 67601520 305235 149 4846* 0 1 4864*254 63 638 OK
4846 1 83 63 305172 149 4846* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
4862 1 3C 63 48132 23 4862* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK
4862 - 83 63 48132 23 4862 1 1 4864 254 63 B0 OK
=====FAT CHS =Size Cl ==Root =Good =Rep. Maybe ==Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 10000 4 2 10000 0 0 0 010303
1587
457 1 33 Second FAT not found.
638 1 33 6001 4 2001 6001 0 0 0 010302 1063
1465 0 34 Second FAT not found.
1531 1 33 13997 4 2 13997 0 0 0 010302
3151
2424 1 33 9580 16 52400 9580 0 0 0 010302 4226
Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0B 63 10249407 5004 0 1 1 637 254 63 OK OK
0 2 0F 10249470 67906755 33157 638 0 1 4864*254 63 OK
638 1 0B 63 6152832 3004 638 1 1 1020 254 63 OK OK
638 2 05 6152895 32130 15 1021 0 1 1022 254 63 OK
1021 1 83 63 32067 15 1021 1 1 1022 254 63 OK OK
1021 2 05 6185025 273105 133 1023 0 1 1039*254 63 OK
1023 1 82 63 273042 133 1023 1 1 1039*254 63 OK
1023 2 05 6458130 7887915 3851 1040* 0 1 1530*254 63 OK
1040 1 83 63 7887852 3851 1040* 1 1 1530*254 63 OK OK
1040 2 05 14346045 14346045 7004 1531*0 1 2423*254 63 OK
1531 1 0B 63 14345982 7004 1531* 1 1 2423*254 63 R0 OK
1531 2 05 28692090 39214665 19147 2424* 0 1 4864*254 63 OK
2424 1 0B 63 39214602 19147 2424* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
2424 2 05 67906755 --- --- 4865* 0 1 1023 254 63 NB
Error reading sector 78156225.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Svend Olaf Mikkelsen)
Subject: Re: Cannot Install RH7.1 - Partition Table Corrupt !
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:17:37 GMT
J-Pip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Sure! Now that somebody's "listening", no worries about bandwidth.
>I tried my best formatting the output and hope it remains readable,
>even though it's nothing like what Textpad produces!
>OS: DOS 8.00 WINDOWS 4.90
>
>Disk: 1 Cylinders: 4865 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 38162
> Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:
>
> -PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
> 0 1*0B 63 10249407 5004 0 1 1 637 254 63 OK OK
> 0 2 0F 10249470 67906755 33157 638 0 1 4864*254 63 OK
> 2424 1 0B 63 39214602 19147 2424* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
> 2424 2 05 67906755 --- --- 4865* 0 1 1023 254 63 NB
> Error reading sector 78156225.
Still not very readable (the output file should just be inserted as it
is, then it will be readable in fixed font), but I guess I have the
information needed. It seems as only the second entry in the extended
partition table cylinder 2424 is invalid. To delete this entry you can
do (pip1.bat):
editpart 1 2424 2 - 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4865 255 63 26
To avoid errors, I recommend that you download the batch file from:
http://inet.uni2.dk/~svolaf/pip1.zip
--
Svend Olaf
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From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CD writers
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 00:33:26 -0700
I was wondering about compatibility with CD-RW drives. Do they are just use
a generic standard, kinda like IDE, so they're all compatible with Linux? I
am wondering specifically about the AOpen 12x10x32x and the LG 12x8x32x
drives, and whether or not they are compatible with Linux.
thanks,
David Grant
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GA-7ZX, ALSA, and Sound
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:29:17 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup olgnuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alsa seems to not understand the new 2.4.x kernels module directory
> structure and puts, if I remember correctly, the new drivers in a
> /lib/modules/2.4.3/misc directory instead of in the
> /lib/modules/2.4.3/kernel/drivers/sound directory. (or was that on
You can put them where you like. The makefile is yours to edit (I put
them in the alsa subdir, of course :-).
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:39:17 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
> PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
> drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
> would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
combo's are notoriously unreliable and I can't recommend any (though I
daresay there are some good ones). I always go buy a plain ne2000
compatible (usually labelled "SOHO") for $30 when I'm in the states.
The reason is that the connectors are the first things to go on these,
and all the ne2000-compatibles have the same plugs. Anything else is
the devil to replace when it goes. Ne2000's are slow, let the kernel do
all the work, but are solid as a rock. No muss, no fuss.
For modems, I don't seee the need nowadays. Just plug into the nearest
network!
That said, any serial modem card (not a winmodem) will work. Get a slow
and true. The problems are with combos, when only the modem part will
work, or only the ethernet part, etc.
> installation, not exactlya a plug and play thing, but something that has
> been tested and is guaranteed by experience to work.
Peter
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From: "Alain Houelle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: chipset Intel i850
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:40:53 +0200
Hello,
I have problems with suse 7.1 and my new computer, a DELL Dimension 8100 (P4, chipet
i850).
When i launch two process, only one works (the last launched) and stops (freeze) the
other one. So, the time sharing is no more....
Do you have any solutions or clues?
Thanks!
Alain Houelle
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dan Birchall)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: 28 Apr 2001 09:28:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In comp.os.linux.setup Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
> PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
> drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
> would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
The little reddish thing I have in the laptop from work (think it's
a Xircom, 56K and 10/100 NIC) gets along splendidly with Red Hat 7,
and also got along just fine with an earlier version of Red Hat
that I used previously. The only down side to me is that it takes
up both slots (my next laptop WILL have an integrated 10/100 port,
dangit!) and thus has to be swapped out when I want to shove in the
CompactFlash adapter to load pictures from the digital camera. Oh well.
-Dan
--
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Before expiring, these addresses accept spam, for US$50 per message
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From: Piet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Miro PCTV Pro & Linux 2.4.4, big problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 09:53:18 GMT
Hi
I'm back, sooner than I thought.
I'm having a major problem with my TV-card. All was fine under Linux 2.4.1
but this morning I upgraded to 2.4.4, and well, I downgraded back just 10
minutes after.
I just can't watch xawtv full screen anymore, in 2.4.4. I fire up xawtv,
everything is fine, card still detected and all (no error messages at
boot), I press 'f' for full screen, and all goes wrong. About 1/4 of the
screen shows tv, the rest is black. Not good.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Piet
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From: Thomas Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motherboard/CPU FAN controller
Date: 28 Apr 2001 12:15:37 +0200
>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Steve> 5V on a 12V fan isn't the best way to go. As dust
Steve> accumulates and the bearings degrade, 5V can be too low to get
Steve> the fan started, meaning a cooked processor. : ) You can go
Steve> with a 7-volt solution with some creative wiring...
Yeah I know that 5V isn't ideal, but at the time I build my computer I
didn't had the time nor components to make a creative wiring
circuit... and the fan I had started without problems at 5V (and still
does), it actually starts spinning around 3.5V
Steve> Why not purchase one of the fans that already has the speed
Steve> adjustment built in?
Well where's the fun in that :-) I'm now considering building a
circuit that allows me to control the fan speed through a
parallel/serial/game port.
/Thomas
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From: Andi Machovec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound with remote X Window System?
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:35:32 +0200
Craig McCluskey wrote:
> I think I know how remote X Window operates, the X server on one's
> computer serving up the screen and keyboard to client processes running on
> a remote machine, but what happens when I'm using Netscape and load a page
> that wants to play a sound? Do I need a sound server, too?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
Yes, you�re right. There is a project called Network Audio System, which
aims at doing the same thing for sound as X does for graphics. I don�t have
any experience with it, so I can�t give you any advice. Just search for it
with google and give it a try.
Regards,
Andi
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: 28 Apr 2001 10:35:51 GMT
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:39:17, "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I always go buy a plain ne2000
> compatible (usually labelled "SOHO") for $30 when I'm in the states.
> The reason is that the connectors are the first things to go on these,
> and all the ne2000-compatibles have the same plugs.
3Com 3C589's had a lifetime free replacement service on the dangly bit
at one point. You had to fill in a form and send the old one back and
a couple of weeks later you got a new one back in the post. I don't
know if you can still find the form on their web site though...
--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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