Linux-Hardware Digest #126, Volume #9 Thu, 7 Jan 99 11:13:29 EST
Contents:
Re: video in XWindows -- Help! (Patrik Israelsson)
Re: This ongoing flame-fest ("Jörn Nettingsmeier")
Data recovery tools? (nU-bEE)
Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
DON'T REPLY: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PLEASE DON'T REPLY: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Internal K56Flex/V.90 internal modems (Gary Kahn)
Re: Trident Drivers (Patrick Mann)
Re: Best Dual Pentium motherboard, and other hardware (Thomas Poole)
Re: What do you think of this hardware Config?
Re: "soft" power button and linux (Kenneth Crudup)
Re: Converting Serial port ttyS0 to ttyS1 (Marie-France Toupin)
Re: Create Bootable disk with LS-120 drive? (Mark Paulus)
Re: Linux fails to boot after dual-booting Windows 95;Reinstall LILO and it works
again!? (Choon-Cheng Chee (remove "removethis" in my e-mail))
sound with sharp laptop (Eric Melville)
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From: Patrik Israelsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: video in XWindows -- Help!
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 23:02:20 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I installed Linux and everything went okay. I'm using LILO to dual boot to
> Win98 and that works fine too. I'm having trouble with XWindows though. I
> can't seem to configure the video card correctly. After playing with
> configyrations using xf86config, i got something. The resolution is huge, a
> small menu takes up the entire screen. Also the mouse doesn't work. I have
> a Microsoft mouse with the roller in the middle. I tried Microsoft
> compatible and generic PS/2, neither worked but one let me use the arrow
> keys to control the cursor. Anyway, the video problem. This is what I get
> when XWindows simply won't load.
> (--) SVGA:PCI: Unknown vendor (0x8086) Unknown chipset (0x7800) rev 33,
> Memory@0-e6000000, 0xe5000000
> (--)SVGA:chipset:generic
> (--)SVGA:videoram:64k
> (--)SVGA-clocks:25.18
>
> (**)SVGA:32bpp not supported for this chipset
> *** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.***
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> Also something about errno111 and errno3.
>
> I'm not sure how to answer the monitor questions it asks me. I there a way
> to find out that stuff in Win98? I just make my best guess.
> My video card is an AGP Starfighter w 8mb of video RAM. This is on a
> PII-300 w/ 64mb ram, 6gig HD cut down the middle for Linux and Win98. Also,
> I can't run Xconfigurator. It's just not there. Tell me if you need more
> information. Thanks for any help!
> -Travis, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's possible that your version of X doesn't support your Starfighter card. You
might want to check if the latest version of XFree86 (3.3.3) supports your card
(http://www.xfree86.org).
At the same time, I would suggest that you don't start trying by using 32bpp (32
bits-per-pixel) as resolution. Try using 8bpp (use "startx -bpp 8") instead.
As for the Xconfigurator problem, insert your RedHat CD (if you got one), cd to
RedHat/RPMS and try using the rpm located there. In RedHat-5.2, that would be:
$ mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
$ cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
$ ls Xconf*
Xconfigurator-3.82-1.i386.rpm
$
After that, install it:
$ rpm -i Xconfigurator-3.82-1.i386.rpm
Xconfigurator should now run without problems.
If you don't have a Redhat CD, the RPM can be found on most "main" FTP servers.
Let me know of your progress.
/ Patrik
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From: "Jörn Nettingsmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: This ongoing flame-fest
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 23:00:16 +0100
Dear Moriarty !
Thanks for your post. I just want to show my respect for your response
to that lunatic kid.
Your article was very helpful. In my case, it took jut enough time to
calm down and *not* flame that feller !
Anyway, I guess he doesn't have any real problems (at least not with
computers!) or he'd behave himself. (Is there a group like
alt.psych.firstaid.* ?)
I will follow someone's suggestion and add that guy to my ignore list !
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us.
Happy New Year !
Jo"rn
Sorry I snipped your letter almost entirely, but it has been quoted so
often everybody should be able to get hold of a copy !
Moriarty wrote:
>
> Hey all...
<snip>
> Thank you for your time and for your attentive patience... Take care, and
> have a good day...
>
> Moriarty
--
___________________
Jo"rn Nettingsmeier
Effmannstr. 6
45239 Essen/Germany
Phone/Fax +49 201 491621
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (nU-bEE)
Subject: Data recovery tools?
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 22:17:08 GMT
argh!!!
it happened!
While I was configuring the Linux partitions I deleted unfortunately a
Dos partition with important data on it! The partition itself is now
shown as Free Space in PQMagic.
Does anyone of you know of any tools which will recover my data??
please help me, it's really important!
thanks in advance...
nU-bEE
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!!
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:46:09 GMT
Matt Templeton wrote:
> DG wrote:
>
> > ANOTHER MENTALLY RETARDED PIGFART !!!
> >
> >
>
> Since you have posted to news group that is for Linux users helping Linux users, let
>me
> give you my suggestion to solve your problem:
>
> GET THERAPY!
And here's my farewell suggestion reply to you: EAT S*** MF !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!!
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:50:56 GMT
anarkissed wrote:
> Dude, if you had read anything about linux you'd have noticed that unlike
> windoze for idiots, it requires intelligence to install. The kind of
> intelligence that realizes that you don't abuse ppl who give you tech
> support for FREE on software you got for FREE just because they don't have
> the perfect answer for you. so, like, if you really wanna solve your
> problem, put the computer back in the box it came from, send it back return
> to sender and give the reason as "too stupid to operate a computer" then,
> get out your etch-a-sketch and swear to your heart's content. Or, better
> yet, sign up for that new web tv, you don't have to know ANYTHING to use it!
>
> DG wrote in message <3692dcca.14993607@news>...
> >ANOTHER MENTALLY RETARDED PIGFART !!!
> >
> >On Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:20:28 GMT, Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>You asked for help, and we tried to give you help. If you want to think
> that we are
> >>"stupid idiots" then that's your problem, but just remember who asked who
> for help and
> >>who cannot get it working in the first place.
> >>please try to remember that we are NOT experts (well mabye some of us..I'm
> not) we are
> >>all learning,,if somoene gives you an answer thatis not correct then move
> on to the
> >>next answer or rephrase the question!
> >>Good luck!
> >>
> >>*******************ARROWOFTHEMORNINGSTAR********************
> >>
> >>DG wrote:
> >>
> >>> Fine, I'll take it there then. I ask a question and end up with most
> >>> people giving mentally retarded answers in return but that's o.k. The
> >>> world's full of stupid idiots.
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 03 Jan 1999 03:25:00 +0900, Mike Thoreson
> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Hi. i do apologize if my message sounds a bit too long but at least
> >>> >> you all will be able to figure out the sticky problem I'm stuck with
> >>> >> and may even know how to help me out of it. I currently am running
> >>> >> Windows 98 on one hard disk. However, since it is 7.5 GB and it's
> >>> >> 32-bit, Linux won't recognize it when I first install Linux...
> <snip>
> >>> >
> >>> >> P.S:
> >>> >> PLEASE DO NO TELL ME TO USE ANOTHER VERSION OF UNIX SINCE I KINDA AM
> >>> >> USED TO RH LINUX. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY
> HARD
> >>> >> DRIVE SINCE MY 75. GB HARD DRIVE IS NEARLY FILLED UP... <snip>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Please post a reply to this message. I've had to switch ISPs in the
> >>> >> past due to people spamming and framing my acount(s).
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> >>> >
> >>> >This may not be the complete solution, but it is something to consider.
> The first
> >>> >issue is your vfat32 partition. That is a kernel issue and not RedHat
> specific. I
> >>> >have read that kernel 2.0.36 is able to access a vfat32 partition. I
> can't verify
> >>> >that, but I am using a development kernel 2.1.132 which has no problem
> with my
> >>> >Win98 vfat32 partition. Your problem as I see it, is that the basic
> kernel image
> >>> >you have downloaded isn't set up to handle a vfat32 partition. I know
> with your
> >>> >wining personality you could find someone who can build you a custom
> kernel image
> >>> >with the necessary modules built in so that it can access your vfat32
> partition.
> >>> >Then use windows to download everything you need, to your 7 GB drive.
> Oh and you
> >>> >need loadlin. There's HOWTOs available via HTML on how to use loadlin.
> Reboot to a
> >>> >dos prompt and boot linux from your vfat32 partition using loadlin and
> the
> >>> >customized kernel image. This would get around your ethernet card
> problem, until
> >>> >you have a full Linux system running.
> >>> >
> >>> >Also I would think you need more then just 2 floppy disks. You would
> need the
> >>> >entire base system on floppys. That way you would have all the basic
> drivers
> >>> >available, such as the ethernet drivers, vfat driver and a basic ftp
> application.
> >>> >I might be wrong, but on kernel versions before 2.0.36 the vfat driver
> allowed you
> >>> >to access a win95 partition with its long file names. Starting with
> kernel 2.0.36
> >>> >it is able to access a vfat32 partition. I'm sure that would require
> more then 2
> >>> >floppy disks. For example, with Debian, it requires a total of 6 floppy
> disks. But
> >>> >what do I know
> >>> >
> >>> >For what it's worth - Good Luck
> >>> >
> >>> >--
> >>> >Mike Thoreson
> >>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>
> >GO F*** YOURSELF, F****** PR*** !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: DON'T REPLY: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!!
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:53:58 GMT
Loose Nut wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:38:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DG) wrote:
>
> >YOU AIN'T NO F****** BODY TO JUDGE LIKE THAT. DON'T EVER LET ME SEE
> >YOU POST LIKE THAT OR I'LL KICK YOUR MF A** !!!
> >
>
> You must be about 12 years old now, huh?
AGE DON'T MATTER DIPS*** SO GET THE F*** OUTTA HERE AND THROW YOURSELF OUT THE WINDOW
MF!!!
DON'T EVEN REPLY !!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: PLEASE DON'T REPLY: Re: PLEASE HELP !!! PLEASE HELP !!!
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:54:43 GMT
anarkissed wrote:
> Dude, if you had read anything about linux you'd have noticed that unlike
> windoze for idiots, it requires intelligence to install. The kind of
> intelligence that realizes that you don't abuse ppl who give you tech
> support for FREE on software you got for FREE just because they don't have
> the perfect answer for you. so, like, if you really wanna solve your
> problem, put the computer back in the box it came from, send it back return
> to sender and give the reason as "too stupid to operate a computer" then,
> get out your etch-a-sketch and swear to your heart's content. Or, better
> yet, sign up for that new web tv, you don't have to know ANYTHING to use it!
>
> DG wrote in message <3692dcca.14993607@news>...
> >ANOTHER MENTALLY RETARDED PIGFART !!!
> >
> >On Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:20:28 GMT, Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>You asked for help, and we tried to give you help. If you want to think
> that we are
> >>"stupid idiots" then that's your problem, but just remember who asked who
> for help and
> >>who cannot get it working in the first place.
> >>please try to remember that we are NOT experts (well mabye some of us..I'm
> not) we are
> >>all learning,,if somoene gives you an answer thatis not correct then move
> on to the
> >>next answer or rephrase the question!
> >>Good luck!
> >>
> >>*******************ARROWOFTHEMORNINGSTAR********************
> >>
> >>DG wrote:
> >>
> >>> Fine, I'll take it there then. I ask a question and end up with most
> >>> people giving mentally retarded answers in return but that's o.k. The
> >>> world's full of stupid idiots.
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 03 Jan 1999 03:25:00 +0900, Mike Thoreson
> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Hi. i do apologize if my message sounds a bit too long but at least
> >>> >> you all will be able to figure out the sticky problem I'm stuck with
> >>> >> and may even know how to help me out of it. I currently am running
> >>> >> Windows 98 on one hard disk. However, since it is 7.5 GB and it's
> >>> >> 32-bit, Linux won't recognize it when I first install Linux...
> <snip>
> >>> >
> >>> >> P.S:
> >>> >> PLEASE DO NO TELL ME TO USE ANOTHER VERSION OF UNIX SINCE I KINDA AM
> >>> >> USED TO RH LINUX. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY
> HARD
> >>> >> DRIVE SINCE MY 75. GB HARD DRIVE IS NEARLY FILLED UP... <snip>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Please post a reply to this message. I've had to switch ISPs in the
> >>> >> past due to people spamming and framing my acount(s).
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> >>> >
> >>> >This may not be the complete solution, but it is something to consider.
> The first
> >>> >issue is your vfat32 partition. That is a kernel issue and not RedHat
> specific. I
> >>> >have read that kernel 2.0.36 is able to access a vfat32 partition. I
> can't verify
> >>> >that, but I am using a development kernel 2.1.132 which has no problem
> with my
> >>> >Win98 vfat32 partition. Your problem as I see it, is that the basic
> kernel image
> >>> >you have downloaded isn't set up to handle a vfat32 partition. I know
> with your
> >>> >wining personality you could find someone who can build you a custom
> kernel image
> >>> >with the necessary modules built in so that it can access your vfat32
> partition.
> >>> >Then use windows to download everything you need, to your 7 GB drive.
> Oh and you
> >>> >need loadlin. There's HOWTOs available via HTML on how to use loadlin.
> Reboot to a
> >>> >dos prompt and boot linux from your vfat32 partition using loadlin and
> the
> >>> >customized kernel image. This would get around your ethernet card
> problem, until
> >>> >you have a full Linux system running.
> >>> >
> >>> >Also I would think you need more then just 2 floppy disks. You would
> need the
> >>> >entire base system on floppys. That way you would have all the basic
> drivers
> >>> >available, such as the ethernet drivers, vfat driver and a basic ftp
> application.
> >>> >I might be wrong, but on kernel versions before 2.0.36 the vfat driver
> allowed you
> >>> >to access a win95 partition with its long file names. Starting with
> kernel 2.0.36
> >>> >it is able to access a vfat32 partition. I'm sure that would require
> more then 2
> >>> >floppy disks. For example, with Debian, it requires a total of 6 floppy
> disks. But
> >>> >what do I know
> >>> >
> >>> >For what it's worth - Good Luck
> >>> >
> >>> >--
> >>> >Mike Thoreson
> >>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>
> >
PLEASE DON'T REPLY !!!
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From: Gary Kahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internal K56Flex/V.90 internal modems
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:25:41 -0500
Clifton wrote:
>
> I am intending to install Linux into my current machine and need to find and
> internal 56K modem that will function under NT and Linux during the dualboot
I've got a Zoom Model 2919 "Dualmode" internal modem. I don't
know an Australian model number. It's PnP, but can be jumpered
to disable PnP, allowing jumpers to be used to set the IRQ, COM
port, and I/O address. Setup instructions and software are
provided for NT, so it should work for you. I'm having no
problem with it in a linux machine. I also used the modem on the
same machine under Win95 (briefly) with no problems.
Before buying the modem, I contacted various manufacturers and
asked about linux.
I asked Boca about their Tidalwave modems, but the answer was not
very useful. I didn't buy the Boca modem due to doubts about
linux compatibility.
Zoom told me that I should have no problem with either their
external or their internal ISA modems, but that I needed to avoid
the PCI modem for linux work. The PCI modem doesn't allow
disabling PnP, and it's a winmodem.
Hayes told me that I wouldn't have any problem with their
internal modem with linux, but I later decided not to buy it
after reading a mediocre review.
Gary Kahn
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From: Patrick Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trident Drivers
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 16:53:40 -0800
Steve F wrote:
> Anyone know if there is a driver for Trident 9750 chipset in X windows?
>
> Steve F
Steve,
I'm currently trying to get my Trident 3dimage 9750 card to run linux.
Here's a web page that describes how one gal got it working. Sorry to say,
I can't get linux to run in text mode, let only X. So, hope it's helpful.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/8328/
Good Luck,
Patrick
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From: Thomas Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best Dual Pentium motherboard, and other hardware
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 22:57:24 +0000
I have been looking at the Asus P2B-D and saving my pennies for some time. It
certainly looks like a good board.
Since I am bent on running dual-celeries, the recent price reduction by Intel
on 300A's has me ready to risk butchering a CPU or two to get this working.
Obviously, I want these puppies running outside the Intel recommended clock
rate and bump them up to 450MHz.
The only thing I could not see in the Asus manual is how do you select the
core voltage. The manual makes mention of voltage selection and that it is
not necessary and that overclocking your CPU can result in a slower system
(I'd like to see that!). From the Celery overclocking survey, people appear
to be running Asus P2B (not dual) at between 2.0 and 2.2 volts. I'm assuming
that the Asus P2B-D can select these voltages as well.
Can you select the core voltage on the P2B-D?
How do you select the voltage? Jumpers?
What range of voltages are there? What granularity?
Thanks,
Thomas...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: What do you think of this hardware Config?
Date: 6 Jan 1999 23:04:39 GMT
I like FIC better but I heard Iwill is nice as well.
amd k6-2, nice fast cheap non-intel cpu :)
SCSII: !!!Adaptec 1542!!! big mistake, if you want a high performance
scscii controller with great drivers get Mylex (aka Buslogic); 948/958.
Matrox's are nice, I have Millenium II 8mb and it's one of the Fastest
cards supported by XFree, also the image quality is exceptional.
I also have SMC EtherEZ 8416, nice card for an isa but not a Killer.
Get something with DEC Tulip chipset, like SMC EtherPower I.
If you trully want a KILLER "tis ain't it" :) but still it's one
of a nicest setups for that kinda money.
Wait for K6-3 500, use Mylex bt-958, and a busmastering Eth0 and you'll
be MUCH closer to "Killer-ness" :)
BTW: I run a setup very similar to the one you mentioned and its
great, fast, cheap, and most importantly very reliable. If you do
not overclock and your memory is from a good source you will NOT
have any problems.
On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 11:29:29 -0500, C.G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am in the process of buying some hardware for my killer Linux box. What do
>you think of these choices:
>
>Motherboard: IWill XA100 Plus
>Processor: AMD K6-2 350
>RAM: PC100 64 MB DIMM
>SCSI Card: Adaptec 1542CP ISA
>HardDrive: Two Seagate Barracuda 2 GB (SCSI)
>CDROM: Toshiba 12X SCSI
>Video: Matrox Millennium PCI (older PCI video, will get something better
>later on)
>Keyboard/Mouse: Standard PS/2
>Ethernet: SMC EtherEZ 8416 ISA
>Modem: External USR Sportster
>Monitor: Yet to be determined.
>
>I have only installed and used Linux with Intel processors. I have read a
>ton of discussion on the AMD and Intel and which one is better ..yada yada
>yada. I am going to give the AMD a shot.
>
>Is this a good config?
>
>Michael
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Crudup)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: "soft" power button and linux
Date: 7 Jan 1999 09:48:41 -0500
In article <770a93$95b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kirk Johnson) says:
>i'm trying to determine if there's any way i can "catch" somebody
>pressing the "soft power button" on the front of my linux box and
>handle it in software -- specifically, what i'm looking for is a way
>to have linux execute a graceful shutdown when somebody presses the
>power button.
If the "soft power button" doesn't create an event Linux can get a hold of,
there's nothing Linux can do. Can you set it in your BIOS to make the power
switch become a "suspend" switch? If so, then you can use that with the
"apmd" utility to get a sucessful shutdown.
-Kenny
--
Kenneth R. Crudup, Unix Software Consultant, Scott County Consulting
Home: | Purgatory:
8811 Colesville Rd., #509 | P.O. Box 230009 301-562-1922(H)
Silver Spring, MD 20910 | Boston, MA 02123-0009 617-422-2443(W)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marie-France Toupin)
Subject: Re: Converting Serial port ttyS0 to ttyS1
Date: 6 Jan 1999 23:03:56 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marie-France Toupin)
I got an 9-to25 pin adapter that I assumed standard!
Thus I merely used the adapter in order to use ttyS1
instead of ttyS0 (I didn't think there was anything else to do).
But it doesn't work! Maybe those adapters are not standard
and the pin configuration is all wrong !!? Is it possible?
Thanks
"Mr. Fastenow" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> ttyS0 is the physical COM1(Serial port 1)
> ttyS1 is the physical COM2. If the camera does not work on COM2 (ttyS1),
> you may need to consider purchasing a camera that will work. Unfortunately,
> most internal modems are configured to use COM2. When you say that you used
> an adaptor to convert ttyS0 to ttyS1, do you just mean the pin
> configuration? (25 pin?) If so, then it is still the original physical
> serial port, with a different pin arrangement. So, if you wanted, you could
> have 1 9-pin on COM1 for your mouse, and 1 25-to-9 pin adaptor on COM2 for
> the camera. If you have any questions, please email me as well as post to
> this group.
>
> Good luck!
> -Aaron Fastenow
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Marie-France Toupin wrote in message
> <76ru9t$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I bought a digital camera that works very well with Linux
>>and photopc when the device used is ttyS0 but unfortunately
>>the serial port ttyS0 is already used by the mouse.
>>
>>I want to use ttyS1 instead, thus I tried to use an adapter
>>(9 to 25 pin adapter) to convert ttyS0 to ttyS1
>>but it doesn't seems to be that easy since the camera is not 'seen' that
>>way!
>>
>>What's wrong! Why is the camera not seen that way?
>>
>>Is it a problem with the DB9 to DB25 adapter or is it a problem with the
>>serial port ttyS1 itself?
>>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Paulus)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Create Bootable disk with LS-120 drive?
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 15:41:01 GMT
Yes, I can do this. And I can get RH "installed" onto my system.
However, and here's where the problem is. I cannot get a
bootable system floppy created. So, I have a 1 GB partition
on my second SCSI drive (sdb3), but I have no way to
connect to it.
Here's what I've tried, and what went wrong:
I have an older LILO disk with 2.0.30 kernel on it, but this kernel
does not support LS120, so once I get booted, I cannot mount any
floppies, in order to upgrade the kernel.
I tried to put loadlin.exe and vmlinuz on a MSDOS bootable floppy,
and booting this. However, this does not have any SCSI mods,
so it doesn't find my Buslogic BT946C, and therefore panics since
it can't find my root partition (loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb3).
Did a rawrite of initrd.img to a floppy, but I'm not sure how to get
a kernel on this floppy, since I can't see it in dos anymore, rawrite
will overwrite it, and I can't mount the floppy with my 2.0.30 kernel.
If anyone has anymore hints and/or helps, I would appreciate them.
I apparently have a fully functioning LINUX RH5.2 distribution on
my PC, but I can't access it. I need to use a boot floppy option, since
my wife uses my system also, and I can't really take the chance of
breaking something so she can't use it.
Some more info, in case anyone is interested, or this helps in a
solution:
Buslogic BT-946C
Seagate ST32430N (2.0GB SCSI - 0)
900MB - Win95 FAT16 Primary Part
1.05GB - Win98 FAT32 Primary Part
200MB - Extended part hiding some bad sectors
(yeah, I know. I'm in the market to get a new HD to
replace this one soonly).
5MB - Partition Magic Boot Manager
Seagate ST15320WC (4.3GB SCSI - 1)
1.0GB - FAT16 General data directory
2.0GB - Unused for now
100MB - Linux Native Swap
1.0GB - Linux Native FS
Connor CPF1060S (1.0GB SCSI - 2)
1.0GB FAT16 Primary Part - General Storage,
shared binary directory for Win95/Win98
HiVal 12X CDROM (SCSI - 4)
Connor CTM3200S (SCSI - 6) - Tape mini-cart backup unit
I have tried loading LILO to my Linux Part (/dev/sdb3), but I guess
it's beyond the 1024 limit, and it barfs. Can I put a LILO and/or
/boot partition somewhere on one of my disks so that Partition
Magic's Boot manager can see it?
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:34:51, David Hwang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Paulus) writes:
>
> > I have a chicken/egg problem with this exact setup. My LS-120 is
> > my secondary Master (hdc). Otherwise, my system is totally SCSI
> > sda, sdb, sdc, with Linux being on sdb4, and swap on sdb3.
> > However, I have Win95 and Win98 installed on Disk 0, using Partition
> > Magic's boot manager to manage the dual boot. So, I really would
> > just prefer booting into Linux via floppy.
> >
> > So, here's my chicken egg. I can't get Linux installed without creating
> > a boot floppy. And it seems I can't create a boot floppy without
> > installing Linux. So, is there anyway to create the boot floppy
> > from Dos, or Winblows 9x, or some other OS, using my LS120???
>
> Your LS120 also functions as a 1.44MB floppy, right? You can use rawrite
> to dump the bootdisk image onto a floppy. Both a premade boot.img and
> rawrite.exe are available on the RedHat CD, and you can either run rawrite
> from a DOS window, or double click on it.
>
> This will work, assuming the following are true:
> 1. LS120 drive can write to a 1.44MB floppy disk
> 2. You've got a linux distribution that provides rawrite.exe and a boot
> image
> 3. You've got a CDROM drive or NFS mount that you will install from
> 4. The boot image has a driver for the LS120 drive, SCSI controller and
> CDROM or network card, which ever you need for installation.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Choon-Cheng Chee (remove "removethis" in my e-mail))
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux fails to boot after dual-booting Windows 95;Reinstall LILO and it
works again!?
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 14:53:09 GMT
On Thu, 07 Jan 1999 01:31:24 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric
Hardwick) wrote:
>
>This is so strange since this system worked perfectly before I
>installed the 56k modem, which works great under both OS's! Why would
>re-installing LILO fix the Loading vfat module problem? What does a
>modem have to do with LILO?
>
Try disconnecting the modem and see if the problem goes away. If it
does, then we can be sure the modem is the culprit, and my guess is
the modem is using system resources that may conflict with whatever
Linux is trying to use. Of course I have no clue how an external
device can cause such a conflict. Try moving the modem to a different
COM port.
Also, with PnP modem, the usual advice is to turn off PnP support.
Good luck!
Choon-Cheng Chee
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chee at mail-me dot com
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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From: Eric Melville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: sound with sharp laptop
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 15:44:51 GMT
i'd like to get sound on my sharp laptop which apparently has built in
sound... unfortunatly i have no idea how to figure out what it is... the
machine came with a 5x86 processor(that's cyrix isn't it?), 8 mb of ram
and about a 600 mb hard drive... anyone have any idea what sort of sound
chips it's got?
-E
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