Linux-Hardware Digest #428, Volume #9 Sun, 14 Feb 99 18:13:34 EST
Contents:
Linux & overclocked CPU ("A.G.")
Where to get cheap PC box for linux? (Paul Sian)
problems installing on Satellite 220 CDS W/USR EtherModem (Zilog)
SEK'D Prodif cards (James Pritchett/Frances White)
Re: restoring ext2 partition (Ben Russo)
Re: AHA-2940 U/UW Dual Problem w/ 2.2.0 ("Mike Klaene")
CMI8330 Mini-HOWTO Version 0.05 ("Ken McCord")
Re: zip drive trouble (Henry)
Re: Help with TV tuner. (Trent Piepho)
Re: Trouble detecting ModemBlaster Modem under Linux (Flatop)
Re: Thinking about Promise FasTrak and Netgear 10/100's (Ben Russo)
Re: Modem problms ("Colonel Panic©")
Re: Is linux able to handle 2 video cards ? (Marc Britten)
RTL8139 Network card transmission timeout ("Mark Swindell")
Network help!!! ("Aaron Dershem")
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From: "A.G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Linux & overclocked CPU
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:10:16 -0500
Hi all:
Problem:
- ABIT BX6 MB + Celeron300A CPU. Overclocked to 450.
- Linux 2.0.36 won't boot up after overclocking. It goes through all
initialization stuff at startup, and then, just when it's supposed to
display "login" prompt, it would reboot the 'puter. If I take the speed back
to 300Mhz, everything works. NT and w98 work perfectly on overclocked
computer..
I suspect it's the memory. I have 96M, 32 of which is non-100Mhz. Could this
be the thing? Maybe I should adjust smth in BIOS setup?
Any input greately appreciated. If you can, please cc by email.
Arcady
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Sian)
Subject: Where to get cheap PC box for linux?
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:41:05 -0500
Where can I find a cheap intel pentium box 90 or 100 speed range?
Don't want to pay too much for said box because right now I wish to
experiment with linux.
Any good sources for this?
Thanks
--
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: problems installing on Satellite 220 CDS W/USR EtherModem
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zilog)
Date: 14 Feb 1999 21:27:48 GMT
I have a toshiba satellite 220CDS with a megahertz/USR 33.6 Kmodem and 10Mbs
Ethernet in a single card. PC services notices the cards removal and
insertion, but I am not able to locate drivers for theses. Any suggestions?
Daniel Curry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: James Pritchett/Frances White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.sound,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: SEK'D Prodif cards
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:22:58 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with the SEK'D Prodif 32 or
Prodif 96 cards? These are also known as RME Digi32 and Digi32 Pro. I am
looking to set up a linux-based digital audio workstation and need to support
digital audio I/O. Thanks in advance.
James Pritchett
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.music.princeton.edu/~jwp
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system,alt.os.linux,alt.linux
Subject: Re: restoring ext2 partition
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:09:15 -0500
Renato Lukac wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> Is it possible to restore an ext2 partition?
> I accidently did an mke2fs on the *wrong* partition. /dev/hdd (only
> hdd1).
>
> Thanks,!
>
> Regards, Renato
>
> ,'~`.
> \\|//
> ( o o ) Window$ is living proof of Murphy's
> Law -(@ @)-
> +--.oooO--(_)--Oooo.-*-*-*-------------------------.oooO--(_)--Oooo.-+
> |Renato Lukac ** * ** |Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> |Gimnazija M.Sobota G M S |WWW:http://www.s-gms.ms.edus.si/renato/|
> |Slovenija ******* |Tel.: + 386 / (0)69 / 38-260-106 |
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Reminds me of how my father told me that SHARP knifes are safer
than dull ones the first time I cut myself....
-Ben.
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From: "Mike Klaene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AHA-2940 U/UW Dual Problem w/ 2.2.0
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:43:28 -0500
I have a 2940UW with 3 SCSI drives with no problems using the box version
of RH 5.2 . May I assume that each SCSI device is on its own id #.
Do you see each device during the boot as the BIOS on the 2940 scans
the SCSI bus? If that is not correct, then there is no way that Linux is
going
to work.
Mike
Bill Dunn wrote in message <42mx2.917$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I can't even format scsi under 2.2.1 on seagate driuves and adptec2940
>
>In article <79urua$gd8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stacy Sneeden"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I'm having a problem with the boot sequence. Compiled the kernel however
>>after running lilo and rebooting receive the following and the system
halts.
>>
>>SCSI: aborting command due to timeout: pid 16, SCSI1, channel 0, id 0, lun
0
>>Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Stacy
>>
>>
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From: "Ken McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: CMI8330 Mini-HOWTO Version 0.05
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:48:20 -0500
Here's an update to the CMI8330 Mini-HOWTO. It includes an updated version
of the fixcmi program, plus some corrections and notes received from other
users. Please let me know how I can improve it (Yes, I'll get this on a
web page someday...).
Ken McCord
CMI8330 Mini-HOWTO
Version 0.05
February 13, 1999
Author: Ken McCord ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
This Mini-HOWTO explains how to configure sound from motherboards containing
the CMI8330 chip set.
Disclaimer:
This Mini-HOWTO is an outline of what I needed to do to add sound to my
system. I assume no responsibility for any damage that may occur from
following the instructions. Use it at your own risk.
Background:
This Mini-HOWTO was tested on a PC Chips M571 with the CMI8330 chipset.
This chipset has the following capabilities (from the M571 manual):
- SoundBlaster 16/PRO compatible with stereo voice up to 48KHz sampling
rates.
- HRTF 3D Positional Audio Technology
- Windows Sound System 2.0 compatible
- HSP-23 Wavetable Synthesizer
- Full Duplex 16-bit CODEC with filters
- High Quality 3D Sound (On/Off Controllable)
- Auto switch the hardware between Windows Sound System and SoundBlaster 16.
- Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD-Audio. Line-In supports
digital mixing
from Voice, FM/Wavetable and digital CD-Audio.
- Supports 44.1K digital audio (SPDIF) in.
The following peripherals were attached to the system at the time of
testing:
Linksys Ether16 NE2000 clone - set to io=0x300 and irq=3
Western Digital Caviar 2540 IDE Hard Drive as Primary IDE Master
Digital Research (Jamicon) ATAPI 32x CD-Rom as Primary IDE Slave
Sanyo 3.5" floppy drive as Primary floppy
32 MB SDRAM
I used RedHat 5.2 (from CheapBytes) to install and configure the system.
NOTE - I haven't tried the 2.2.x kernel series yet and don't expect to for
some time. I'd rather wait and have it cleaned up first. If you've gone
ahead and gotten this to work with 2.2.x, drop me a line and I'll include
your notes.
I. Check BIOS and Verify Sound Card Settings
This section is be optional. I have included it for completeness (and
it's always good to have a driver disk nearly).
Reboot your computer and go into the BIOS setup. Make sure the 'Onboard
Sound' is enabled. Save and exit.
Create a driver disk from the installation CD-Rom that came with your
motherboard.
If you do not have the CD-Rom (or may want to use an updated version), you
can download the driver from
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/e_snd_drv.htm#released-drivers. I used the file
V4100132.EXE. This file includes DOS, Win 3.x and Win 95 drivers. We will
only need to use the DOS drivers. Download the file and extract to a
temporary directory. Create a bootable floppy disk to which the DOS files
will be installed. Run the Install program from the temporary directory.
At the installation screen, for the DOS drivers, use the path 'A:\DOS', and
leave the Windows path blank. Please note that after installation is
completed, the program will add three lines to your C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT. You
will want to remove these lines.
Reboot the system, using the floppy disk just created. At the DOS prompt,
type 'A:\DOS\CMINIT' and press <ENTER>. Jot down the settings shown on the
screen. These are the settings on my card:
WSS BASE I/O ADDRESS 530
WSS IRQ CHANNEL IRQ 11
WSS DMA CHANNEL DMA 0
VOICE I/O ADDRESS 220
VOICE IRQ CHANNEL IRQ 5
VOICE DMA CHANNEL DMA 1
VOICE 16 BIT DMA CHANNEL DMA 5
MPU-401 MIDI DEVICE DISABLE
MPU-401 I/O ADDRESS 330
MPU-401 IRQ CHANNEL IRQ 9
GAME PORT I/O ADDRESS DISABLE
FM(OPL3) I/O ADDRESS DISABLE
Press <ESC> and select 'save settings and exit'.
At the DOS prompt, type 'A:\DOS\CMTEST' and press <ENTER>. Press <ENTER> as
necessary to scan for settings. Select 'output voice' and press <ENTER> to
test for sound output. Repeat for 'output music'. If all is working well,
then we're ready to set up Linux! Press <ESC> to exit.
II. Recompile Linux kernel for sound.
Reboot into (or Install) your favorite Linux distribution. For this
Mini-HOWTO, I'm using RedHat 5.2 with kernel 2.0.36. Your settings may be
different with another distribution or kernel version. Make sure your
system has the 'isapnptools' package. Information about this package can be
found at http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools.
Recompile the kernel. For the section dealing with sound, I selected the
following options as 'M'odules (everything else in the section as 'N'o):
Sound Card Support
OSS Sound Modules (new for 2.0.36??)
100% Sound Blaster compatibles
Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support
MPU-401 support
Microsoft Sound System
Reboot the system.
III. Configure /etc/isapnp.conf
At a bash prompt, type 'pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf'.
Modify the '/etc/isapnp.conf' file as necessary. My file is as follows:
#
# CMI8330 /etc/isapnp.conf configuration file
#
(READPORT 0x0203)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
#
# Windows Sound System Configuration
#
(CONFIGURE CMI0001/16777472 (LD 0
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0530))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0388))
(INT 0 (IRQ 11 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
(ACT Y)
))
#
# MPU-401 Midi Configuration
#
(CONFIGURE CMI0001/16777472 (LD 1
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0330))
(INT 0 (IRQ 9 (MODE +E)))
(ACT Y)
))
#
# Soundblaster 16 Configuration
#
(CONFIGURE CMI0001/16777472 (LD 3
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
(ACT Y)
))
(WAITFORKEY)
Compare these settings and those in section I to what you found. Save and
exit.
IV. Modify /etc/conf.modules
Add the following lines to /etc/conf.modules:
alias sound sb
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
options ad1848 io=0x530 irq=11 dma=0,0
Save and exit.
V. Compile the program fixcmi.c
Compile the program fixcmi.c listed below. Please note the author's
comments.
/***************************************************************/
/* */
/* Program name: fixcmi.c */
/* */
/* Simple program to adjust the analog CD-in right and left */
/* channels of the CMI8330 sound chip */
/* */
/* Author: Luiz T. S. Mendes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) */
/* */
/* Version: 1.0 Date: Nov 23, 1998 */
/* */
/* 1.1 Date: Dec 1, 1998 */
/* by Mark W. Vandersteen */
/* ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) */
/* Added extra support for enabling Line-In, */
/* loud, 3d_surround etc */
/* */
/* DISCLAIMER: This software is provided as it is and comes */
/* with absolutely NO WARRANTY . Use it at your */
/* own risk. */
/* */
/* NOTES: (1) This program is meant for the people who already */
/* have their CMI8330-based sound cards working */
/* (except for playing audio CDs, of course). This */
/* means that the following two steps should have */
/* already succeeded on your linux box: */
/* */
/* - installing the proper Linux sound driver; */
/* - configuring the CMI8330 sound chip by means */
/* of the isapnptools (see the Web site at */
/* http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/). */
/* In this configuration the WSS logical device */
/* (logical device 0 in the CMI8330) MUST be */
/* included, even if the sound card is to be used */
/* in the SoundBlaster mode. */
/* */
/* These steps are fairly documented in the Linux */
/* HOWTOs and in the above isapnptools WWW site. */
/* */
/* (2) This program have been tested ONLY in my Linux */
/* box (Slackware 3.5, kernel 2.0.34). Though it */
/* should work in other configurations, there is */
/* no way to guarantee that. */
/* */
/* */
/* INSTRUCTIONS: */
/* */
/* 1. Change the definition WSS_BASE to match the CMI8330 WSS */
/* I/O base address specified in your /etc/isapnp.conf */
/* */
/* 2. Save the file and compile it with */
/* */
/* $ gcc -o fixcmi -O fixcmi.c */
/* */
/* (CAUTION: the -O option is MANDATORY) */
/* */
/* 3. You must be logged in as root to run the program, or */
/* SETUID it as root: */
/* */
/* # chmod +s fixcmi */
/* */
/* 4. Run it _after_ configuring the chip by the isapnp */
/* command. */
/* */
/***************************************************************/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <unistd.h>
/* Some definitions, most related to the I/O addressing */
/* The base io address of WSS from isapnp.conf */
#define WSS_BASE 0x530
#define CMI8330_WSS_BASE WSS_BASE+4
#define CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_ADDR CMI8330_WSS_BASE
#define CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_REG CMI8330_WSS_BASE+1
#define CMI8330_WSS_STATUS_REG CMI8330_WSS_BASE+2
#define CMI8330_EXT_REG1 0x10
#define CMI8330_EXT_REG2 0x11
/* for register 0x10h (each bit)*/
#define SURROUND 0x20
/* for reg 0x11h (each bit)
* 0 - mute microphone
* 1-2 - mute CD-in right & left
* 3-4 - mute Line-in right & left
* 5 - Reserved
* 6 - sound output louder
* 7 - S/PDIF-IN channel
*/
#define MICROPHONE 0x01
#define CDROM_RIGHT 0x02
#define CDROM_LEFT 0x04
#define CDROM CDROM_LEFT | CDROM_RIGHT
#define LINEIN_RIGHT 0x08
#define LINEIN_LEFT 0x10
#define LINEIN LINEIN_LEFT | LINEIN_RIGHT
#define ENABLE_LOUD 0x40
#define SPDIFIN 0x80
/* Will enable access to Indirect Registers of the chip
* bit 6 of register 0x0C en/disables access */
void cmi8330_enable_write(int onoff)
{
outb(0x0C, CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_ADDR);
if (onoff)
outb(0x40, CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_REG); /* set bit */
else
outb(0x00, CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_REG); /* clear bit */
}
void cmi8330_set_reg(int reg, short int data)
{
short int tmp;
outb(reg, CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_ADDR);
tmp = inb(CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_REG) | data;
outb(tmp, CMI8330_WSS_INDEX_REG);
}
main()
{
int status, i;
/* Set the required I/O privilege level for accessing the I/O ports. */
status=iopl(3);
if (status != 0)
{
perror("FIXCMI: IOPL() Error\n");
exit(1);
}
/* Check the CMI8330 WSS register locations */
if (inb(CMI8330_WSS_STATUS_REG) != 0xCC)
{
printf("FIXCMI: Invalid WSS I/O address\n");
exit(1);
}
/* Now set the required bits for turning on whatever */
cmi8330_enable_write(1);
cmi8330_set_reg( CMI8330_EXT_REG1, SURROUND);
cmi8330_set_reg( CMI8330_EXT_REG2, CDROM | LINEIN | ENABLE_LOUD |
MICROPHONE);
cmi8330_enable_write(0);
}
VI. Test the system.
Reboot the system.
If your system's startup does not automatically run 'isapnp
/etc/isapnp.conf' and 'insmod sound', type in each line and press <ENTER>
(Note that RedHat 5.2 includes these lines in '/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit').
Run the program 'fixcmi'.
Type 'cat /boot/vmlinuz > /dev/audio' and press <ENTER>. You should get
output from your speakers. Press <Control>+<C> to stop.
Place your favorite CD in the CD-Rom.
>From a command line, run 'cdplay' (or from X, run 'xplaycd' and press
start). You should now hear music coming from the speakers.
If everything is working, edit '/etc/rc.d/rc.local' and place a call to
'fixcmi' in it so the file is loaded upon startup. Save the file and exit.
VII. Notes
Marco Antonio Checa Funcke mentions that isapnptools 1.17 and sndconfig 0.29
(RH 5.2 ships with versions 1.15 and 0.27) autodetects the chipset and
creates the following conf.modules file:
alias sound sb
alias midi mpu401
options mpu401 io=0x330 irq=9
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dam=1 dma16=5
He recommends changing this setup manually to the setup listed in section
IV.
Marco also mentions that RH5.2 stores *.o3 and *.sb files in /etc/midi
instead of /etc. This was causing problems with playmidi. Copying them to
/etc solved the problem for him. Can anyone concur?
Adam Rice wrote in to note that pnpdump needs to be run when all devices are
in use, and/or /etc/isapnp.conf needs to be configured properly. I don't
have any other pnp cards in my box, so I can't confirm this. Little help,
anyone?
Adam continues to add that only RedHat seems to have modularized sound in
the kernel 2.0.x series. Other distributions may have to slightly modify
this How-To. Also, fixcmi seems to do it's job before the sound modules are
loaded (if fixcmi is running in your init scripts, for example). His CD
player programs wouldn't produce any sound until he does
echo >/dev/audio
to load the sound drivers.
If you're running another distribution, please send me your changes. I'm
starting to switch over to Debian from RedHat, so I'll try to incorporate
Debian changes in the next version.
Trevor Boicey mentions that the WSS part of the card doesn't require an IRQ,
just a base address. If you're tight for IRQ's, you may want to give this a
try.
Finally, Matthew Joseph needs some help with the following problem. For
some reason, he's only getting 8 bit mono sound. Any suggestions??
VIII. Acknowledgments
I'd like to thank:
Luiz Mendes for the program 'fixcmi', for which this mini how-to would not
be possible.
Mark Vandersteen for his improvements to the original program.
Hans Wolters for the Dutch version of this document. The translation is
located at http://home.gelrevision.nl/~h.wolter/linux.htm (Yes, I've got to
get this on a site!)
Marco Antonio Checa Funcke, Adam Rice and Trevor Boicey for their
contributions to the Notes section.
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From: Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,de.comp.os.unix.linux.newusers
Subject: Re: zip drive trouble
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:27:04 -0500
It seems that Zip disks which are pre-formatted have a partition table
and the data in partition, 4 therefore the command should be
mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip
I have run into Zip disks which have been reformatted (bought as Mac
format) and then there was no partition table and the data was in the
"raw" disk /dev/sda.
I guess then the question is do you know how your disk is formatted?
Henry
Chris Peters wrote:
>
> whenever i type "mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/zip" it says either "fat16 is
> not a recognized file system" or"no such directory as /mnt/zip"
> whats wrong?
>
> linux is like a wigwam--no windows, no gates, apache inside!
> btw, im running Redhat 5.2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trent Piepho)
Subject: Re: Help with TV tuner.
Date: 13 Feb 1999 22:38:10 GMT
In article <79tll8$2rv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Will Hutchins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]**> wrote:
>Do you still have that information so I could get stereo working on my card?
The code I wrote was for the TDA9850 chip, and I think it's been integrated
into the bttv sources.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Flatop)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Trouble detecting ModemBlaster Modem under Linux
Date: 14 Feb 1999 22:34:04 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:18:19 -0800, Stephen Proctor
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am having a terrible time trying to get my Linux OS to recognize my internal
> > modem blaster 56K PCI modem. I don't believe it is a Winmodem as it has a 16550A
> > UART chip and does not specify that Win95 is required, etc.
> >
> > I am running RedHat Linux 5.1 (kernel 2.0.34)
> >
> > Some of the things I have tried:
> >
> > o I have tried using the pnpdump utility to "find" the modem, but to no avail.
> >
> > o Also, setserial does not detect it either. Not suprisingly, the minicom program
> > also is not able to communicate with it.
> >
> > o I doubt that there is any interrupt conflict. I have disabled all other serial
> > ports (in the BIOS) except COM1 which is used for the mouse.
> > I don't see an interrupt 3 under the /proc/interrupts output, which is what I
> > would have expected for the modem.
> >
> > Has anyone out there gotten the ModemBlaster modem to work under Linux?
> >
> > If so, please show me the light!
> >
> > Thanks for any help that comes my way.
> >
> > Regards, Steve
> >
> > PS: I have attached output from /proc/pci, /proc/interrupts, and dmesg. Maybe
> > someone can spot the problem from this information.
> >
> > Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled
> > tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> This is com1:
>
> Depending on what port you have the modem on use the 'mknod'
> command.
>
> com2
> mknod -m 660 /dev/ttyS1 c 4 65
> com3
> mknod -m 660 /dev/ttyS2 c 4 66
> com4
> mknod -m 660 /dev/ttyS3 c 4 67
>
> Afterwards use the command:
> chown root.tty /dev/ttyS#
I have the same modem. I got mine to work by disabling PNP (via jumpers),
setting to Com4, IRQ3 (also via jumpers).
Hope this helps.
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Thinking about Promise FasTrak and Netgear 10/100's
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:41:10 -0500
Michael wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I am trying to determine whether there are drivers and experience with the
> following
> cards:
>
> Promise FasTrak with multiple drives either as RAID or large partition.
> Bay Networks Netgear 10/100BaseTX NIC FA310TX
>
> I want to get some feedback before I commit money ;-)
>
> Thanks in advance. Please reply direct, ISP news server seems to loose
> messages.
> Would appreciate a suggestions on a Linux and/or general news server.
>
> Michael
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use the NetGear card in my computer. No problems with 2.0.37 kernel
or later it is recognized. No special setup needed.
I don't know about the FasTrak card, but I have a DPT card that has a
Linux penguin right on the box! I haven't tried it yet, but plan too.
-Ben.
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From: "Colonel Panic©" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem problms
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:46:40 -0500
sorry, dewd..56WP is a f*ckin winshitter, it uses comm.drv or the Logicode
equivalent in Win95, and there is NO driver to use that muck in NT
either....my advice?? *Toss it* or sell to the win95 handicapped....
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello, sorry to bother everyone with another modem problem. BUT...I am
>really interested in getting away from Windows...Here is my deal. I
>just installed Red Hat Linux 5.2 boxed set. Evertyhing seems to be
>going fine but I can't get my internal modem to work. It is NOT a
>winmodem, however, it is a PNP modem. I have read every FAQ I can get
>my hands on and i still can't figure it out. I have fooled around
>with the ISAPNP program for hours trying to get it to work, but to no
>avail. Someone, please help me get my modem to work.
>
>My System:
>AMD K6-266
>64 MB SDRAM
>32 MB EDO RAM
>5.7 gb Maxtor HD ( partitioned with Win95b and RHL 5.2 )
>Diamond Viper V330
>Logicode 56K WINModem
>Supra 288i PNP NON-WINModem
>Sony 32x CD-ROM
>
>Again, if anyone can help me configure the ISAPNP utility or whatever
>it is that I need to initialize this modem ( the Supra) I would be
>forever indebted and well on my way to leaving WIN95 behind for my
>girlfriend to use :-)
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc Britten)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Is linux able to handle 2 video cards ?
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:03:46 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> It depends upon your X-server. The commercial x-servers, can sometimes use 4
> cards at the same time. But often you have to buy speciial cards wich no how
> to share interrupts. Like a Matrox millenium. 2 different cards is with some
> servers also possible aslong as they don't conflict with each other.
>
> Raymond
so I take it from this post that standard XFree86 cannot handle this
situation?
I've just ran into that problem my self. I'm dual booting NT4 and
Linux(redhat 5.2, 2.2.1 kernel, 3.1.2(shipped w/ redhat))
I added a second matrox millennium card, under NT4 this works dandy,
didn't think that X would screw up the way it did...
I'm currently looking into a commercial server however I would like to
find some sort of work around for this(get both cards to work, or at
least get X to work), both cards are PCI...
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From: "Mark Swindell" <mark.swindell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RTL8139 Network card transmission timeout
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 22:43:23 -0000
Reply-To: "Mark Swindell" <mark.swindell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm stuck trying to get my laptop (reliably) talking to my network. I've
just about run out of things to try so any help is appreciated.
The rtl8139 module (apparently loads OK) using "modprobe rtl8139". The hub
light goes out indicating something has happened. "dmesg" shows :-
rtl8139.c:v0.99B 4/7/98 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/rtl8139.html
eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0x3080, IRQ 3, 00:10:44:84:30:77
Next "ifconfig eth0 192.1.13" and the hub light returns.
After "route add -net 192.1.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0" Im ready to try
a ping.
The result is a transmit timeout. dmesg shows :-
eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0d 0000.
eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 0008003c. (queue head)
eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 0008003c.
eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 0008003c.
eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 0008003c.
eth0: MII status register is 780d.
Using the cards dos setup program I know the card is configured for IRQ3,
I/O 3080H, Device/slot number 6, bus number 0, network speed 10Mbps.
Now the odd thing is that everything works fine when booting using windows
95. And once in a while (around every ten reboots) it works fine in Linux.
Im using RedHat 5.1 with the RTL8139 installed on the motherboard on my PICO
badged laptop. And the PC's bios options are limited to say the least.
Any advice on a way forwards ?
TIA,
Mark
mark.swindell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Aaron Dershem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Network help!!!
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:56:08 -0600
OK, after reading stuff all day and looking all over the web, I'll say it:
I have no freakin' idea what I'm doing!
Could someone out there outline the steps I need to do in order to get my
network card to work? I downloaded the via-rhine.c file from the Internet
(using my Win98 box :-( ), but no clue as to what happens next. Do I have
to compile a new kernel, compile the driver (.c file), or what?
Thanks, I'll be waiting for an answer.
Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aaron Dershem
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