Linux-Hardware Digest #818, Volume #14 Thu, 24 May 01 03:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Economical 10/100-56K combo for laptop? (Michael Meissner)
Re: Shutting down Beep (Michael Meissner)
Re: Mounting an NT drive on the network? (Dean Thompson)
Re: Mounting an NT drive on the network? (Dean Thompson)
2 nics problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Completely screwed by aic7xxx
Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0 ("Doug Holtz")
Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0 (Dean Thompson)
Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0 (Dean Thompson)
Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0 (Dean Thompson)
autoloader ("Patrick Chan")
Re: cdrecord fails only with 2.4.x kernel ("Rob")
mainboard chipset and video problems ("Jimmy")
Re: Why is it so hard to get a parallel port to work? Help! (jwhiteak)
Re: Best 100Mbs PCI Ethernet card? (Allan Shayer)
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Subject: Re: Economical 10/100-56K combo for laptop?
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 23 May 2001 22:44:59 -0400
Kirk Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm looking for an economical Fast Ethernet/Modem combo card for my
> Linux laptop. I'd like to get a card that does NOT use dongles. I saw
> that the New Media LANSurfer is supported under Linux. I went out and
> bought a New Media LANSurfer 56K/100 only to learn that these are not
> the same thing and the later is not supported under Linux.
If the New Media LANSurfer modem uses a Lucent chipset, you might try fooling
around with ltmodem 5.99b:
http://www.heby.de/ltmodem
> I saw that Xircom has a nice combo card that is supported under Linux
> for just $250+!!!!!
>
> I'm looking for something in the ballpark of $100 (or less of course).
>
> Anybody have a good suggestion?
I've been using the LinkSys Etherfast 10/100 56K V.90 PC CARD (PCMLM56) on my
Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop for probably a year or so. It has a piece of plastic
that sticks out (unlike the Xircom) with a RJ-11 connector for the modem and a
RJ-45 connector for the ethernet (ie, the card probably needs to be the top
card if you have more than 1 pcmcia cards, but it isn't a dongle). Like all
combo devices, you do have to make sure that you enable sharing of serial port
interrupts in your kernel configuration. Note, the card is not a Cardbus card,
which means your network is limited to ISA speeds (ie, about 10Mbs max
throughput). NECX had it for $132.95:
http://www.necxdirect.com/hai/prod_page.html?key=0000135370&nonce=guest
Pricescan also listed some cheaper places (pricewatch did not mention it).
--
Michael Meissner, Red Hat, Inc. (GCC group)
PMB 198, 174 Littleton Road #3, Westford, Massachusetts 01886, USA
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: +1 978-486-9304
Non-work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +1 978-692-4482
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Subject: Re: Shutting down Beep
From: Michael Meissner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 23 May 2001 22:51:00 -0400
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Vladimir Laserman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm already getting nervous because of the beep signal. I hate this
> > sound.
> > Any suggestions how to shut it down? (and don't tell me do disconnect
> > the beeper from the board).
>
> Why not? You don't like it, so get rid of it.
>
> What beep precisely are you complaining about? If it's from an editor,
> you can tell the editor not to beep (for example, it's "nobeep" or
> "visualbell" in vi). If it's your shell, look at its manual.
>
> But you should always be able to beep by echoing ctrl-G to an ansi
> terminal. That's what's meant to happen. I think you'd have to attack
> the ansi console driver in the kernel to get rid of it ... or find
> some Xdefaults option for xterm that turns it off ..
For xterm the option is -vb, which enables the visual bell.
--
Michael Meissner, Red Hat, Inc. (GCC group)
PMB 198, 174 Littleton Road #3, Westford, Massachusetts 01886, USA
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: +1 978-486-9304
Non-work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +1 978-692-4482
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Mounting an NT drive on the network?
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:01:40 +1000
Hi!,
> OK, I've read the MAN on mounting, and tried some different ways, but I
> can't connect to a networked machine.
>
> I have my Linux box and I want to be able to pull some files off my Win2000
> box (NTFS). I've tried using it's IP and it's machine name and it's share
> name in all different combinations in conjunction with using -s and/or -t
> ntfs and nothing seems to work.
>
> Any ideas?
> Win2K box IP: 123.45.678.901
> Name: mmwabcde04
> Share: c$
> (IP and machine name obviously changed)
>
> I just want to copy some files from it.
If you just want to get some files try the command:
smbclient //mmwabcde04/C$ -I 123.45.678.901 -U Administrator
This should get you a connection from which you can get the files. This isn't
a mount, this is more of a ftp interface to your NTFS partition.
See ya
Dean Thompson
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+____________________________+____________________________________________+
| Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
| PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
| School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
| MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Mounting an NT drive on the network?
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:01:44 +1000
Hi!,
> OK, I've read the MAN on mounting, and tried some different ways, but I
> can't connect to a networked machine.
>
> I have my Linux box and I want to be able to pull some files off my Win2000
> box (NTFS). I've tried using it's IP and it's machine name and it's share
> name in all different combinations in conjunction with using -s and/or -t
> ntfs and nothing seems to work.
>
> Any ideas?
> Win2K box IP: 123.45.678.901
> Name: mmwabcde04
> Share: c$
> (IP and machine name obviously changed)
>
> I just want to copy some files from it.
If you just want to get some files try the command:
smbclient //mmwabcde04/C$ -I 123.45.678.901 -U Administrator
This should get you a connection from which you can get the files. This isn't
a mount, this is more of a ftp interface to your NTFS partition.
See ya
Dean Thompson
--
+____________________________+____________________________________________+
| Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
| PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
| School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
| MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 2 nics problem
Reply-To: vadim
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 03:14:27 GMT
i have netgear fa311 and it works for me with natsemi driver as
module.
but if i connect linksys usb100tx with pegasus driver both card
installed but none work
eth0 netgear fa 311 uses dhcp.
eth1 linksys usb100tx local network.
on boot get errors:
eth0 determining ipinformation for eth0..
failed
delaying eth1 initialization.
starting dhcpd
eth1 not found
exitting.
anyone knows what sould i do.
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: Completely screwed by aic7xxx
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 03:19:03 GMT
On Wed, 23 May 2001 21:01:43 -0500, Triboelectric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> They're very good, actually. They come direct from adaptec. You can
>> pick up yesterdays versions from their site.
>>
>> (yes, I am running 7890 scsi under 2.4 kernels).
>
>> ditserv2:/usr/oboe/ptb% cat /proc/scsi/aic7xxx/0
>> Adaptec AIC7xxx driver version: 5.2.1/5.2.0
>
>Isn't 5.2.1/5.2.0 the OLD driver? Mandrake defaults to the
>new 6.1.xx series.
>
>
>
>
RH 7.1 also has the 6.1.xx (6.1.5 on my system) drivers.
However, like everything else w/ linux, you're not stuck with what a particular
distribution uses.
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From: "Doug Holtz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 03:19:04 GMT
Q T;
When the machine boots up, go into the SCSI setup (control A keys) and set
the cd rom's SCSI ID to be the bootable device (4 or 5, depending on your
setup). Once you do this, the Red Hat 7 CD will boot as if it's the A:
drive. Red Hat 7 will load the correct SCSI Controller driver and continue.
Doug
Quansong Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am a newbie. I am trying to install Redhat 7.0 on my
> Compaq Deskpro XL 5100. But the CD-ROM can not be detected
> by the booting process.
>
> I have not HD space for HD installation.
>
> Can anybody tell me how to get Compaq CD-ROM drive for Linux?
> or tell me how to detour this? It uses SCSI.
>
> Thanks!
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:23:07 +1000
Hi!,
> I am a newbie. I am trying to install Redhat 7.0 on my
> Compaq Deskpro XL 5100. But the CD-ROM can not be detected
> by the booting process.
>
> I have not HD space for HD installation.
>
> Can anybody tell me how to get Compaq CD-ROM drive for Linux?
> or tell me how to detour this? It uses SCSI.
The first challenge will be working out whether or not your SCSI adapter is
supported by Linux. If it is, then you might have to boot the installation
from a floppy disk and enter the text method of installing redhat. You will
then need to enter the advanced method of installing Linux (it is one of the
options from the install script from memory). From there you should be able
to specify which adapter you want to load. I know that I had to get my SCSI
controller identified through this approach, it didn't just happen
automatically.
You might like to check out the HARDWARE-HOWTO at http://www.linuxdoc.org and
see whether the hardware is supported.
See ya
Dean Thompson
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+____________________________+____________________________________________+
| Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
| PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
| School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
| MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:23:12 +1000
Hi!,
> I am a newbie. I am trying to install Redhat 7.0 on my
> Compaq Deskpro XL 5100. But the CD-ROM can not be detected
> by the booting process.
>
> I have not HD space for HD installation.
>
> Can anybody tell me how to get Compaq CD-ROM drive for Linux?
> or tell me how to detour this? It uses SCSI.
The first challenge will be working out whether or not your SCSI adapter is
supported by Linux. If it is, then you might have to boot the installation
from a floppy disk and enter the text method of installing redhat. You will
then need to enter the advanced method of installing Linux (it is one of the
options from the install script from memory). From there you should be able
to specify which adapter you want to load. I know that I had to get my SCSI
controller identified through this approach, it didn't just happen
automatically.
You might like to check out the HARDWARE-HOWTO at http://www.linuxdoc.org and
see whether the hardware is supported.
See ya
Dean Thompson
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+____________________________+____________________________________________+
| Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
| PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
| School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
| MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Compaq CD-ROM drive for Redhat 7.0
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:23:44 +1000
Hi!,
> I am a newbie. I am trying to install Redhat 7.0 on my
> Compaq Deskpro XL 5100. But the CD-ROM can not be detected
> by the booting process.
>
> I have not HD space for HD installation.
>
> Can anybody tell me how to get Compaq CD-ROM drive for Linux?
> or tell me how to detour this? It uses SCSI.
The first challenge will be working out whether or not your SCSI adapter is
supported by Linux. If it is, then you might have to boot the installation
from a floppy disk and enter the text method of installing redhat. You will
then need to enter the advanced method of installing Linux (it is one of the
options from the install script from memory). From there you should be able
to specify which adapter you want to load. I know that I had to get my SCSI
controller identified through this approach, it didn't just happen
automatically.
You might like to check out the HARDWARE-HOWTO at http://www.linuxdoc.org and
see whether the hardware is supported.
See ya
Dean Thompson
--
+____________________________+____________________________________________+
| Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
| PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
| School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
| MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
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From: "Patrick Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: autoloader
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:22:48 +0800
I have Compaq ML530 and a Compaq SCSI 20/40 GB autoloader.
How can I use the autoloader?
Do I need to use the driver for the autoloader?
The CD accompanied with the autoloader does not contain driver for Linux.
I also can't find the driver over the Internet.
Or I can use it without a driver?
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From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cdrecord fails only with 2.4.x kernel
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 06:23:15 +0200
In article <9ehghp$nt9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chris Sherman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have the following hardware:
>
> Dell OptiPlex GX1
> Pentium III running at 550 MHz
> Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI card
> Yamaha 8,4,24 CDR/CDRW writer
> External SCSI
> 128M RAM
>
> cdrecord versions:
> 1.9 (comes with RH 7.1)
> 1.11a01
>
> kernel versions:
> stock RH 7.1 kernel
> Linux version 2.4.4 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.96
> 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-81)) #1 Wed May 9 11:09:12 EDT
> 2001
> (compiled myself--all drivers compiled into kernel)
>
>
This might be related to the new aic7xxx diver that is part of the 2.4.x
kernels. Suggest you recompile a kernel with support for the aic7xxx_old
driver. Solved the problems with my scsi cdr and cdrom
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From: "Jimmy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mainboard chipset and video problems
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 05:27:43 GMT
I've been having problems getting X to run in linux with the Asus A7M266
mainboard and
the radeon 32mb ddr card. After extensive investigation, it looks as though
there is a support issue for this mainboard and especially the amd-761
chipset with its Irongate technology. Does anyone know about this problem?
Any thoughts as to whether I can expect support for this A7M266/Linux
(RedHat)/Radeon/XFree86 machine in the near future?
Thanks for any info.
j
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jwhiteak)
Subject: Re: Why is it so hard to get a parallel port to work? Help!
Date: 23 May 2001 22:28:05 -0700
Hi Volker!
Thanks for responding with your excellent advice. It's funny, but
I had already performed just about all of your suggested steps! I did
find a third option that I forgot (arrrgghhh!) to check (character
device/parallel port) in the kernel config. After checking this and
recompiling, I can now see the I/O and IRQ info in HardDrake. The
kernel seems to see everything now, including the printers advertised
name.
The real kicker is that the Lexmark Z11 is a WINPRINTER!!! I
didn't know such a thing existed. I believe there are methods availabe
to get printing support under Linux, but I think I'll not bother and
invest in a more intelligent device. Plus, I don't want to run the
risk of corrupting the EEPROM software, as per the warnings I have
seen posted.
Again, thanks so much for at least giving me some great advice
and sanity check. Take care, and have a great rest of the week and
weekend!
-Jason
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allan Shayer)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.os.os2.networking.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Best 100Mbs PCI Ethernet card?
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 06:37:48 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You might want to look at the specs from 3com on their combo card. It
automatically detects required speeds and changes as needed.
But as you said, if bnc is the cable that is attached the speed for
that card will be automatically set to 10.
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3C905B-COMBO
Perhaps I am one of the ones who is simply lucky but in several years
of several 3com nics never any problems on any os. But others may have
other experiences...
Need to do research ahead of time since 3com has some nics for which
they have drivers for some but not all os. Check first, before buying.
3com has lots of specs and drivers on their web site.
On 23 May 2001 14:04:17 -0400, Matthew Weigel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Allan Shayer) writes:
>
>> 3com model number: 3c905c-tx-m
>>
>>
>> has rj45. there are also combo models with bnc connections
>
>If it has BNC it's not 100Mbit.
>
>> get best prices through cnet comparisons. Retail boxes go for about
>> $100. Avlogic had just the nics, get your own manuals and drivers from
>> 3com ftp or web sites at 38.75 +shipping about 3 weeks ago.
>
>> Hard to beat 3com. And you said price was not a concern...I own 7 3com
>> nics, some bout used years ago. All work, always, and drivers for
>> everything witht he nics I bought. SOME 3com nics do not have os2
>> drivers, like the home office series.
>
>Sure it is. Intel. The DEC 2114x chipset (now also an intel
>chipset). Never heard a bad thing said about them, whereas 3com *can*
>be a real PITA (depending on which model number, which revision...).
>--
> Matthew Weigel
> Research Systems Programmer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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