Linux-Hardware Digest #835, Volume #14 Mon, 28 May 01 11:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: NIC Driver in C (Dean Thompson)
lm_sensors & pcchips M810LMR ? (Adam Bentley)
Re: Wich Graphics card do I buy? (Kenneth Rørvik)
Re: Okipage 4w (Alex Masidlover)
Re: Linux and Visor (Alex Masidlover)
Re: Montego snd worked in 6.2 but not 7.1?? (mark dynarski)
Mustek 1200 CU does not work (USB) (Martin Schweikert)
"Logitech iFeel Mouse USB" mouse model. (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Herv=E9?= Brun)
How could I make a raw copy of a disk ? (A. GUILLEVIC)
Re: Montego snd worked in 6.2 but not 7.1?? ("LRW")
Sizzeling sound from power supply (Frank-Oliver Malisch)
What to install for a laptop? ("LRW")
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: NIC Driver in C
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:18:14 +1000
[Note: The number of cross-posts has been reduced. Follow-ups have been set
to comp.os.linux.networking]
Hi Tyron,
First, when you post can you reduce the number cross-postings you do. A
small number is fine, but there is no need to blanket every where.
> I'm new to Linux and I need to know how to install a driver for my network
> card. The driver file ends in .c, which I have no idea what to do with it.
> I'm plan on running RedHat 7.1. and the NIC is a SMC 1211TX. I don't see
> any install instructions on SMC's web site. They just link directly to the
> driver file:
If you take a look at the bottom of the file you will find the following:
*
* Local variables:
*compile-command:"gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c
rtl8139.c `[ -f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`"
*SMP-compile-command: "gcc -D__SMP__ -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-pro
totypes -O6 -c rtl8139.c `[ -f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo
-DMODVERSIONS`"
*
Effectively, you need to ensure that you have installed the kernel source onto
your system and then you need to compile the module by issuing the command
line:
gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c rtl8139.c `[ -f
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`
This will generate a rtl8139.o file. To test to make sure that the driver
works, you should be able to load the module by using the command: "insmod
rtl8139". If all goes well, you should then be able to put it into a
directory like /lib/modules/<kernel number>/net.
You would then need to edit your /etc/modules.conf file and add a line like:
alias eth0 rtl8139
However, the file that SMC is pointing you to seems to be old. You might like
to take a look at Donald Beckers web site: http://www.scyld.com/network which
has a later version of the RTL8139 driver on it.
You will need to check out his site to see how you go about installing his
drivers.
See ya
Dean Thompson
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From: Adam Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: lm_sensors & pcchips M810LMR ?
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 09:14:36 +0100
I was wondering if anyone has managed to get lm_sensors to work with a
pcchips M810LMR motherboard ?
I'm using RedHat 7.1 and lm_sensors 2.2.5.
sensors-detect suggests its an sis5595 but when I try to load the
sis5595 module it gives me,
.
Do you want to probe now? (YES/no):
Probing for PCI bus adapters...
Use driver `i2c-sis5595' for device 00:01.0: Silicon Integrated
Systems SIS5595
Probe succesfully concluded.
We will now try to load each adapter module in turn.
Load `i2c-sis5595' (say NO if built into your kernel)? (YES/no):
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/drivers/sensors/sis5595.o: init_module: No
such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/drivers/sensors/sis5595.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/drivers/sensors/sis5595.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/drivers/sensors/sis5595.o: insmod
i2c-sis5595 failed
Loading failed ()... skipping.
Any ideas ?
Cheers,
Adam.
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Subject: Re: Wich Graphics card do I buy?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Rørvik)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 08:44:35 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stijn Symons) wrote in
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Hi all,
>
>in a few weeks i'm going to install Mandrake 8 on my system, but i'm
>also going to buy a new graphics card. Because i'm still a student my
>budget ain't that high so the choice is between a Hercules 3D Prophet
>4000XT (with a KRYO2 chip) or an nVidea GeForce 2 MX based card.
>
>Wich is best to buy, or is there a better card with approximatelly the
>same price?
I'd definitely go for the GF2MX, but you'll have to install the
(proprietary) drivers from nVidia to get it up and running with 3D accel.
See ftp://ftp1.detonator.nvidia.com/pub/drivers/english/XFree86_40/1.0-
1251/
These will give good framerates with openGL under Linux.
However, do read the HOWTO:
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/OpenLinuxDwn.nsf/09769readmefaq
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Kenneth Rørvik 91841353/22950312
Nordbergv. 60A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
0875 OSLO home.no.net/stasis
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From: Alex Masidlover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Okipage 4w
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 09:53:27 +0100
Sten Ahlberg wrote:
> Can anyone help with getting an Okipage 4w to work?
I haven't tried it myself, but I did notice when installing Mandrake 8
that it comes with a service called oki4drv, which according to the man
page will work with the Okipage 4w.
I couldn't find any details of where to get it, but I would thing
www.rpmfind.net , freshmeat.net or google.com would be good places to
search.
Hope this helps,
Alex
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* Alex Masidlover Tel: 07801 066 163 *
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
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From: Alex Masidlover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and Visor
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 10:53:30 +0100
I'm successfully using a Visor with MD8, it sounds like the first thing
you need to do is either set the port that jpilot or gpilotd uses to be
/dev/ttyUSB1 (or create a link : ln -s /dev/ttyUSB1 /dev/visor (or
/dev/pilot)). I've had success with both jpilot and gpilotd (the
pilot-applet under Gnome) but failed to get kpilot working. Jpilot is an
all in one solution so may be your best bet.
Hope that helps,
Alex
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using MD8.0 and have been trying to get a visor to work with it. It
> has a usb cradle.
> I have done a search via google, and found the howto on getting the palm
> and visor to supposedly work. I followed what it told me to do, but
> maybe I missed something. I still cannot get it to work. Is there
> someone who can give me idea's on what to do?. I'm afraid I am not very
> knowledged in linux, however I have gotten my creative webcam to work.
>
> I seem to be getting a error that tells me it cannot access /dev/visor,
> it does not show up in the menu, when looking at harddrake, I do know
> that the bus is OHCI.
>
> System: AMD k6/2-400, 196megs,6gig hardrive
> OS: Mandrake 8.0
>
> If there is any information you need to further help in a answer, please
> let me know
>
> Thanks and may GOD bless you richly
> Exquisite1
>
> --
> Prayer is not an attempt to convince GOD of Our Righteousness,
> but an opportunity for GOD to show HIS righteousness.
>
> GOD Bless You
> Jonathan S.
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From: mark dynarski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Montego snd worked in 6.2 but not 7.1??
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 13:36:53 GMT
I ran into the same issue when I upgraded from 6.2 to RH 7.0. The
Sourceforge site that maintains the Aureal drivers had a thread about the
issue. The solution was to install the 7.0 kernel source from the install
CD-ROM. RH does not load the source by default and the module needs some
of the source to compile correctly.
Hope this helps,
Mark D
Liam Watts wrote:
> As the subject states, I have a Turtle Beach Montego 3D (Aureal Vortex I
> AU8820) sound card. In the 3 years I've been playing off and on with
> Linux I've never been able to get it to work.
> That is until I found the driver pack au88xx.1.0.5.tar.gz from
> linux.org. It installed perfectly in my RH 6.2!!
>
> Well, I wiped and installed RH7.1. I'd have thought better support, but
> when I "make install20" I get the string of info I'll paste at the end
> here, and it doesn't work.
>
> Can anyone give me any pointers here with this?
>
> Thanks!
> Liam
>
> [root@X a au88xx-1.0.5]# make install20
> make install AUCHIP=AU8820
> make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/au88xx-1.0.5'
> cc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DAU8820 -O -Wall -pipe -m486
> -I/usr/src/linux/include
> -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o vortex.o vortex.c
> In file included from vortex.c:50:
> /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use
> kernel-hea
> ders system headers,
> /usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an
> appropriate ker
> nel-source
> In file included from vortex.c:67:
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:26: conflicting types for `spinlock_t'
> /usr/include/linux/spinlock.h:55: previous declaration of `spinlock_t'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:68: parse error before `{'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:78: parse error before `void'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:93: parse error before `do'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:121: conflicting types for `rwlock_t'
> /usr/include/linux/spinlock.h:118: previous declaration of `rwlock_t'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:146: parse error before `void'
> /usr/include/asm/spinlock.h:155: parse error before `void'
> vortex.c:277: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:278: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:279: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:281: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:282: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:283: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:284: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:287: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:289: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:294: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:296: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:299: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:301: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:302: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:303: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:305: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:306: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:308: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:311: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:314: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:320: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c:323: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `scan_id':
> vortex.c:485: structure has no member named `base_address'
> vortex.c:486: structure has no member named `base_address'
> vortex.c: In function `add_device':
> vortex.c:513: warning: implicit declaration of function `init_waitqueue'
>
> vortex.c: In function `alloc_core':
> vortex.c:696: structure has no member named `base_address'
> vortex.c:698: structure has no member named `base_address'
> vortex.c: In function `au_audio_read':
> vortex.c:794: warning: passing arg 1 of `interruptible_sleep_on' from
> incompatib
> le pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `au_audio_write':
> vortex.c:857: warning: passing arg 1 of `interruptible_sleep_on' from
> incompatib
> le pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `au_audio_ioctl':
> vortex.c:943: warning: implicit declaration of function `get_user_ret'
> vortex.c:897: warning: `val' might be used uninitialized in this
> function
> vortex.c: In function `au_audio_mmap':
> vortex.c:1114: structure has no member named `vm_offset'
> vortex.c: In function `drain_playback':
> vortex.c:1224: warning: passing arg 1 of `interruptible_sleep_on' from
> incompati
> ble pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `get_frags':
> vortex.c:1333: warning: implicit declaration of function `MAP_NR'
> vortex.c: In function `au_handle_timer':
> vortex.c:1581: warning: passing arg 1 of `__wake_up' from incompatible
> pointer t
> ype
> vortex.c:1611: warning: passing arg 1 of `__wake_up' from incompatible
> pointer t
> ype
> vortex.c: In function `au_mixer_ioctl':
> vortex.c:1628: warning: `val' might be used uninitialized in this
> function
> vortex.c: In function `au_midi_read':
> vortex.c:2001: warning: passing arg 1 of `interruptible_sleep_on' from
> incompati
> ble pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `au_midi_write':
> vortex.c:2050: warning: passing arg 1 of `interruptible_sleep_
> ble pointer type
> vortex.c: In function `au_midi_poll':
> vortex.c:2079: warning: passing arg 2 of `poll_wait' from inco
> ype
> vortex.c:2081: warning: passing arg 2 of `poll_wait' from inco
> ype
> vortex.c: In function `au_handle_midi':
> vortex.c:2121: warning: passing arg 1 of `__wake_up' from inco
> ype
> vortex.c:2132: warning: passing arg 1 of `__wake_up' from inco
> ype
> vortex.c: In function `sound_proc_get_info':
> vortex.c:2267: structure has no member named `base_address'
> make[1]: *** [vortex.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/au88xx-1.0.5'
> make: *** [install20] Error 2
> [root@x au88xx-1.0.5]#
>
>
>
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From: Martin Schweikert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mustek 1200 CU does not work (USB)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 16:02:46 +0200
Hi!
After I had verified in the net that it should work, I purchased a
Mustek 1200CU Plus and installed it according to the hints in the net
(SANE backend from Mustek).
But if I enter
scanimage -L
I get
entering sane_get_devices.
as output and the following entry in /var/log/messages:
May 22 21:02:39 ruben kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(0): Unable to
access minor data
Regarding to this message, I got the hint to set "MPS Version Control
for OS" to "1.1" in the BIOS.
Unfortunately, my AMI BIOS does not have such an option.
Any ideas what to do?!
Background:
SuSE 7.1, kernel 2.14
lsmod reports:
Module Size Used by
scanner 5952 0 (unused)
snd-pcm-oss 19696 0 (autoclean)
snd-pcm-plugin 15632 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-mixer-oss 5248 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
ipv6 117744 -1 (autoclean)
mousedev 3968 0 (unused)
hid 11744 0 (unused)
input 3104 0 [mousedev hid]
usb-uhci 21712 0 (unused)
hisax 484512 7
isdn 115920 8 [hisax]
dummy0 1136 1 (autoclean)
snd-card-es1938 2112 0
snd-es1938 15600 0 [snd-card-es1938]
snd-pcm 36864 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin
snd-es1938]
snd-timer 10784 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-mixer 28176 0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-es1938]
snd 42672 1 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin
snd-mixer-oss snd-card-es1938 snd-es1938 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mixer]
soundcore 3664 2 [snd]
usbcore 46480 1 (autoclean) [scanner hid usb-uhci]
ntfs 36080 1 (autoclean)
ncr53c8xx 57056 0 (unused)
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices reports:
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub
S: SerialNumber=c400
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=055f ProdID=0008 Rev= 1.00
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=496mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 2 Ivl= 0ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl= 1ms
/var/log/messages:
May 22 21:00:10 ruben kernel: scanner.c: USB Scanner support registered.
May 22 21:00:33 ruben kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1,
assigned device number 3
May 22 21:00:33 ruben kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x55f/0x8)
is not claimed by any active driver.
May 22 21:00:33 ruben usbmgr[337]: vendor:0x55f product:0x8
May 22 21:00:33 ruben usbmgr[337]: USB device isn't matched the
configuration
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Herv=E9?= Brun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: "Logitech iFeel Mouse USB" mouse model.
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 16:37:53 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi everybody,
I've bought a Logitech iFeel Mouse USB (not a MouseMan).
I've only found FAQs for the MouseMan model and couldn't manage to make my
"Mouse" model work (some sort of "silly mouse" effect in X ;-)
Does anyone has already managed to configure this mouse ?
Cfg: Mandrake 8, XFree 4.0.3 !
Thanks !
--
Un clavier azerty en vaut deux ;-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A. GUILLEVIC)
Subject: How could I make a raw copy of a disk ?
Date: 28 May 2001 07:43:44 -0700
Hello,
We'll implement around 30 Linux boxes in our company and I'd like if a small
software to make raw diskcopy exists ? I tried with dd, which works fine, but
too slowly (around 3 hours and a half to copy a 9 Gb IDE drive). All PCs are
shipped with ULTRA-ATA 66 disk drives. Did I do something wrong with dd or
is it really that slow ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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From: "LRW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Montego snd worked in 6.2 but not 7.1??
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 14:50:17 GMT
Hmm, OK. What if I got it from an FTP install?
Either way, uhm, er, how exactly does one install the source? I have had
very bad luck trying to install packages post installation....
Thanks for any advice. =)
Liam
"mark dynarski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:VvsQ6.156048$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I ran into the same issue when I upgraded from 6.2 to RH 7.0. The
> Sourceforge site that maintains the Aureal drivers had a thread about the
> issue. The solution was to install the 7.0 kernel source from the install
> CD-ROM. RH does not load the source by default and the module needs some
> of the source to compile correctly.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Mark D
>
>
> Liam Watts wrote:
>
> > As the subject states, I have a Turtle Beach Montego 3D (Aureal Vortex I
> > AU8820) sound card. In the 3 years I've been playing off and on with
> > Linux I've never been able to get it to work.
> > That is until I found the driver pack au88xx.1.0.5.tar.gz from
> > linux.org. It installed perfectly in my RH 6.2!!
> >
> > Well, I wiped and installed RH7.1. I'd have thought better support, but
> > when I "make install20" I get the string of info I'll paste at the end
> > here, and it doesn't work.
> >
> > Can anyone give me any pointers here with this?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Liam
> >
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From: Frank-Oliver Malisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sizzeling sound from power supply
Date: 28 May 2001 15:01:32 GMT
Hi,
i'm using a Compaq Presario 5536 (700 Mhz P3)
and I have experienced a strange problem:
When running the machine under Suse 7.1 I
get a strange sizzeling sound from the
power supply almost if there is something about
to be fried inside. There is however no
smell and the machine still runs stable for
hours. Running the same piece of hardware
under Windows there is no such sound - even
when changing screen resolutions and trying out
different software packages.
So my question: Does Suse 7.1 put the power
supply under higher stress than windows ???
Is this behaviour caused by the power
management features of Linux ? Is this
a known problem ?
Thanks in advance
Frank-Oliver
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From: "LRW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: What to install for a laptop?
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 15:06:59 GMT
Need some advice from experienced people.
I have an icky 486DX-66 with 16MB RAM and 2GB HD 640x480 laptop.
I have RedHat 5.0, RH 6.2, and RH 7.1 and Mandrake 6.0.
What would be a better package for this thing? Latest and greatest, like
with Windows, is not always a good idea. So I'm leaning toward RH 6.2. But
if I can't get Xwindows to run anyway, the is there any problem with using
RH 7.1?
Speaking of Xwindows, think any desktop will work? I know Gnome and KDE are
right out (darn it), but what about one of the lesser memory intensive
desktops?
Thanks for any advice!!
=)
Liam
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