Re: [Soekris] comBIOS conlock problem

2009-04-19 Thread Hansen Cahyono
Any suggestion on this? How can I fix this ? TIA, Hansen On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Hansen Cahyono hcahy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I got a 4501 with 1.33 bios. I played around with the bios param and set conlock to disable now I cant seem to get the correct baudrate to communicate

[Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread martin f krafft
Hi folks, I wanted to install a PCI 2.1 sound card (TerraTec Aureon 5.1) into my net5501. Unfortunately, after seating the card, when I plugged in the power, the power and error LED briefly lit up and then off again, and the box would not start. After I had removed the card, the box worked as

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread Darrick Hartman
Sounds like the card is the wrong voltage. The net5501 ONLY accepts 3.3V pci cards. Darrick martin f krafft wrote: Hi folks, I wanted to install a PCI 2.1 sound card (TerraTec Aureon 5.1) into my net5501. Unfortunately, after seating the card, when I plugged in the power, the power and

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com [2009.04.19.1713 +0200]: Not necessarily. What card (exactly) is it? I'd be surprised if it were in fact a 3.3v card. Most are 5v. It's a TerraTec Aureon 5.1 PCI: http://www.terratec.net/de/produkte/Aureon_5.1_PCI_1987.html

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread James R. Van Artsdalen
martin f krafft wrote: It's a TerraTec Aureon 5.1 PCI: http://www.terratec.net/de/produkte/Aureon_5.1_PCI_1987.html Unfortunately, I cannot find *anywhere* which voltage it uses, but the PCI plug has both notches. The card pictured on that web page has one notch and is a 5 volt card.

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread martin f krafft
I am bringing this discussion back to the mailing list... also sprach Michael Sierchio ku...@tenebras.com [2009.04.19.1752 +0200]: Unfortunately, I cannot find *anywhere* which voltage it uses, but the PCI plug has both notches. According to the PCI specs (well, Wikipedia), the card should

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach James R. Van Artsdalen soekris-t...@jrv.org [2009.04.19.1805 +0200]: The card pictured on that web page has one notch and is a 5 volt card. The card in my hands has two notches. It appears to be a newer model. I don't know how I could tell what voltages it takes. -- martin |

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread Matthew Kaufman
martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Matthew Kaufman matt...@matthew.at [2009.04.19.1802 +0200]: The incredibly poor design of the notch locations means that for a dual-voltage card you might have plugged it in backwards, too. … but then the Soekris case would be wrongly designed, since

Re: [Soekris] comBIOS conlock problem

2009-04-19 Thread Bill Maas
Hi Hansen, What OS are you running to talk with the Soekris box? Unless it's MSDOS or a derivative, stepping through the range of supported transfer rates from the terminal should do. Unless the feature itself is broken, of course. Bill On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 13:16 +0700, Hansen Cahyono wrote:

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Matthew Kaufman matt...@matthew.at [2009.04.19.2026 +0200]: There's just no excuse for a connector keying system with the kind of flaw the PCI voltage keying has. Maybe I am still living in the stone ages, but to me, the thought plugging a card in the completely wrong way usually

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread Tuomo Latto
martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Matthew Kaufman matt...@matthew.at [2009.04.19.2026 +0200]: There's just no excuse for a connector keying system with the kind of flaw the PCI voltage keying has. Maybe I am still living in the stone ages, but to me, the thought plugging a card in the

Re: [Soekris] net5501 and a PCI sound card

2009-04-19 Thread Darrick Hartman
How big is your power supply? You may need a larger one with the pci card. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular -Original Message- From: martin f krafft madd...@madduck.net Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:42:02 To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris]

Re: [Soekris] NET5501 UDMA and SSD woes

2009-04-19 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2009-04-18, David Alexander listm...@cox.net wrote: On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:55:14 + (UTC), Stuart Henderson s...@spacehopper.org wrote: On 2009-04-18, David Alexander listm...@cox.net wrote: I'd still like to figure out how to tell OpenBSD to try using a higher UDMA mode. search for

Re: [Soekris] comBIOS conlock problem

2009-04-19 Thread Hansen Cahyono
Hi Bill, I tried using HyperTerm from WinXP also tried minicom and gtkterm from Linux (Ubuntu) Still can't communicate with the soekris box appropriately. Thanks, Hansen On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:37 AM, Bill Maas b...@stsx.org wrote: Hi Hansen, What OS are you running to talk with the

Re: [Soekris] comBIOS conlock problem

2009-04-19 Thread RB
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 19:26, Hansen Cahyono hcahy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bill, I tried using HyperTerm from WinXP also tried minicom and gtkterm from Linux (Ubuntu) Still can't communicate with the soekris box appropriately. FWIW, I've had diminishing fortune on Linux using anything but

Re: [Soekris] comBIOS conlock problem

2009-04-19 Thread TechKid PC
Are you using a null-modem cable? If not try this adapter: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062210 Tom - Original Message - From: Hansen Cahyono hcahy...@gmail.com To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [Soekris]