Linux-Hardware Digest #115, Volume #10 Wed, 28 Apr 99 17:13:28 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux und S3 Trio Chip (David M. Clark)
memory recognition (Achim Abeling)
bttv, bttvgrab: kernel panic? (Martin Franke)
Suse 6.1 & Adaptec 789x ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: mgetty respawning too fast :( (Matjaz Terpin)
Re: Setting a 3c509 NIC to 10baseT ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Problems setting up Fritz! Card Pnp (Matthias Wuttke)
HP 8100: drive not ready for command (Eric Buddington)
Is Linux Y2K compliant? ("cn")
Awe64 problem solved. Got another problem instead. (Jesper Ekberg)
Re: CDROM burners (bigger than big) (David Highley)
Re: Linux and BH6 (jason)
Re: Seagate TapeStor 8GB SCSI tape drive question (Rod Roark)
Anyone got a SupraExpress 56k ISA working for linux. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Looking for Memory Tester for Linux ("David A. Wilson")
Re: Need solid cheap video card for X. Any reccomendations? (Fred Scott Thompson)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David M. Clark)
Subject: Re: Linux und S3 Trio Chip
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:48:08 GMT
I have one of these cards. I could only get the card to reliably work
using the VGA16 driver. I await a better solution in the next release
(just like everyone else!). I did not have any luck using an S3
driver with this card .... your experience may vary
David Clark
>> I'm a new SuSE Linux 6.1 user. Is there a chance to support my graphcard
>> (Terminator 128/3D glh) ? I don't only want to use the standard VGA16
>> driver.
>
>Sorry, I don't know the Terminator card. But if it's indeed based on a
>S3 Trio Chip (Subject) i will work most probably at least with the S3
>features and as SVGA Card.
>Only problem with S3 (don't know if all have it): If one wants more than
>8bit colordepth the max dotclock with mine was 80Mhz instead of the
>135Mhz it would do with 8bit colors.
>
>K.-H.
>
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From: Achim Abeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: memory recognition
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:31:32 +0200
I've got a 32MByte and a 64MByte SDRAM in my computer,
but Linux recognizes only 64MByte (I got this information from
,,xosview'', ,,free'' or ,,dmesg'') .
Thanks for any advice, Aki.
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From: Martin Franke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware
Subject: bttv, bttvgrab: kernel panic?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:24:49 +0200
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Hi there!
We try to set up a webcam with linux, bttv and bttvgrab. After some
succesful tests we got a strange problem.
We are using:
linux kernel 2.2.1
bttv 0.5.19
bttvgrab 0.14.5
Terratec TerraTV+ (bt848 Chipset)
On a machine with an Asus MB and an Intel PII, everything worked fine,
but we have not had the time for extensive tests.
The production machines are having a passive backplane with a AMD K6-2
CPU-Card. On these machines we're running a cron job which triggers
bttvgrab to grab an image every minute. For about 10 days everything was
perfect, but suddenly the kernel was hanging (when we realized it, one
was hanging completely, the other still had network and filesystem but
crashed after some commands). The kernel messages gave no hints at all
(only the messages from the cron job and the module loader), they just
stopped some time.
I know that we are not using the current version, but the problem is the
long time to reproduce the crashes. I would like to know what the
problem is, before I update and wait another week or so.
Anybody has an idea? Is it the AMD-CPU or has someone made good
experiences with it?
Thanks everybody!
Martin Franke
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Suse 6.1 & Adaptec 789x
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:42:09 GMT
Is there a way to install Suse 6.1 with a Adaptec 789x SCSI-Controller.
It seems there is no support for this type of controller in Suse.
??
Thanx
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From: Matjaz Terpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: mgetty respawning too fast :(
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:16:23 +0200
Hello!
93 wrote:
> In preparation for this new piece of hardware, I
> tried to prepare my Linux box for it last night.
>
> I added the line:
>
> 6:123:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyS1 DT9600 vt100
>
> to my /etc/inittab and commented out the old 6: line, to allow a terminal
> (in my case, I tried Hyperterm and Kermit), did a full reboot to find
> nothing happened on the terminal side, but a message appeared on the Linux
> side:
>
> "mgetty respawning too fast" five or six times, then it locked the service
> for 5 minutes.
>
> Presuming I did something wrong, I tried the line:
>
> S1:123:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyS1 DT9600 vt100
>
> instead, leaving the old 6: commented out.
AFAIK there is no difference between 6: S1: or 93:
You can leave the 6: in and add S1: or/and S2: or/and S3: ....
Anyway, you wrote "in preparation for this new piece of hardware...".
Does this mean
you don't have the terminal yet? If this is true, than it's quite normal
if mgetty respawns too
fast. It can't run if there is no terminal attached, so it dies. Init
runs another one, but - guess
what - it dies too :)
If I'm wrong, you can still check mgetty log files, which are in my case
somewhere in /var/log. They should
explain what's wrong.
One more thing: you don't have to reboot the machine when you modify
inittab. It is much safer to
run "init q" which tells init to read inittab again. In case you made a
mistake in inittab, "init q"
would complain. Guess what would happen if you tried to boot the machine
with the invalid inittab ;)
Have a nice day!
Matjaz
tell you so
>
> The same error occurred.
>
> I tried various combinations of serial cable, null modem cable, mingetty
> (probably completely the wrong one to use) and agetty with the same
> problem - "*getty respawning too fast".
>
> I have had this setup done before on the same hardware, when I used to
> 'term' into Linux from my Amiga, so I know the hardware will do it ... I
> just couldn't remember the line to put in /etc/inittab so I had to do a
> little tinkering.
>
> I've read all the man pages, checked a couple of books and I seem to be
> doing the right thing ... but it's not working :^(
>
> For further information, my modem is on COM1, hence using COM2 for the
> terminal line. Hyperterm and Kermit were set up correctly - ie
> personalities, baud and com setting matching Linux. What's going on? I would
> really appreciate *any* help at all in this matter. Thanks in advance.
>
> While we're on the subject, how do I set up Linux to allow a (for example)
> Hyperterm to dial my Linux box and login remotely?
>
> 93
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Setting a 3c509 NIC to 10baseT
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:22:15 GMT
There are 2 ways to resolve your problem:
1. Download the setup utility program (DOS) from 3com. Then put the utility
program on a DOS bootable floppy disk. Boot your system with the DOS bootable
disk and run the setup program to set which port you want to use.
2. Go to Donald Becker's site and go into "Ethercard Setup Programs". You
should see 3com family setup program in C source code. Download the source
code and compile on your Linux box (see instruction on the site). Run the
setup program and set the port.
I have tried both ways and they both work fine.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Setting up a 3com Etherlink III ISA card, detects the IRQ and IO
> correctly, but the module loading indicates it is using the BNC port.
>
> Went to Donald Becker's site... entered "xcvr=4" in the eth0 module
> options under the kernel configurator (in linuxconf), no luck, tried
> "xcvr=0" also, which is supposed to indicate the default (usually
> 10baseT). The module doesn't balk when loading, just loads in as BNC.
>
> Chris
>
> --
> Tip: To reply to me by e-mail,
> replace the "XXXX" in my reply-to address with "JJMA".
>
>
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From: Matthias Wuttke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Problems setting up Fritz! Card Pnp
Date: 28 Apr 1999 19:15:58 GMT
Hi,
please excuse me if the following question is a frequently asked one,
but I could not find an answer in the web.
I'd like to use my Fritz! Card PNP from Linux, but it does not work as
it is supposed.
I enter the following commands
#isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
#modprobe hisax
... and HiSax refuses my card.
Here are some interesting files:
--- /etc/conf.modules ---
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x220
alias sound es1371
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-4 off
options hisax type=5 protocol=2 io=0x200 irq=5
=========================
--- /etc/isapnp.conf ---
# $Id: pnpdump.c,v 1.15a 1998/05/25 17:22:16 fox Exp $
# This is free software, see the sources for details.
# This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
#
# For details of this file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
#
# For latest information on isapnp and pnpdump see:
# http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
#
# Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DNEEDSETSCHEDULER
#
# Trying port address 0203
# Trying port address 020b
# Board 1 has serial identifier c6 ff ff ff ff 00 09 cd 06
# Board 2 has serial identifier 69 0a e7 23 cb 80 19 8c 4a
# (DEBUG)
(READPORT 0x020b)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
# Card 1: (serial identifier c6 ff ff ff ff 00 09 cd 06)
# Vendor Id AVM0900, No Serial Number (-1), checksum 0xC6.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 0.0
# ANSI string -->AVM ISDN-Controller FRITZ!Card<--
#
# Logical device id AVM0900
# Device support I/O range check register
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3d
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be
changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE AVM0900/-1 (LD 0
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0200
# Maximum IO base address 0xffe0
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 32
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0200))
# IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 15.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Card 2: (serial identifier 69 0a e7 23 cb 80 19 8c 4a)
# Vendor Id RTL1980, Serial Number 182920139, checksum 0x69.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
# ANSI string -->HiScreen Plug & Play Ethernet Card <--
#
# Logical device id RTL8019
# Device support I/O range check register
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be
changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE RTL1980/182920139 (LD 0
# Compatible device id PNP80d6
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0380
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 32
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
# IRQ 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 15.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt
(INT 0 (IRQ 3 (MODE +E)))
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
========= END OF FILE ========
This file is the output of pnpdump, I just uncommented some lines and
entered correct io ports/irqs.
My HiSax version (from the first line of hisax.h)
/* $Id: hisax.h,v 2.14 1998/02/11 17:28:04 keil Exp $
My kernel version (from /proc/version)
Linux version 2.2.6 (root@beblebrox) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #4 Sun Apr 18
20:37:55 CEST 1999
It would be very nice if you forward your answer to my email address
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance,
Matthias Wuttke
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Buddington)
Subject: HP 8100: drive not ready for command
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 28 Apr 1999 15:22:11 -0500
I purchased an HP 8100 CD-RW drive about two months ago. I can play
and burn audio CDs on it without problems (haven't tried burning data
CDs yet).
Kernel 2.2.5-ac6 on a K6, FIC-503+ motherboard, HDs on hda and hdc,
CDRW on hdd.
For the last five days, I have been seeing the following in the system logs:
Apr 28 14:39:08 sparrow kernel: hdd: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy }
Apr 28 14:39:08 sparrow kernel: hdd: drive not ready for command
Apr 28 14:39:10 sparrow kernel: hdd: ATAPI reset complete
Apr 28 14:39:17 sparrow kernel: hdd: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy }
Apr 28 14:39:17 sparrow kernel: hdd: drive not ready for command
Apr 28 14:39:17 sparrow kernel: hdd: ATAPI reset complete
When this happens, the system freezes temporarily (which I think is
expected once the IDE bus hangs).
Searching back in the logs, I see that this happened back on the 13th
(29 times), but not before or soon after.
I'm guessing that this is a hardware flake in the burner, but wanted
to check if this was a kernel bug (Dejanews turned up nothing
promising). Anyone know?
Eric
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From: "cn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Is Linux Y2K compliant?
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:14:35 -0400
Is Linux Y2K compliant? If so, what tools/products are available for testing
this scenario? Any suggestions? Any help would be much appreciated ...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jesper Ekberg)
Subject: Awe64 problem solved. Got another problem instead.
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:57:46 GMT
Hi again!
Is there anyone that uses an ISDN card called NCP ISDN Arrow. I know
it is CAPI compatible. Is there any drivers that may work with my
card??
/jesper
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From: David Highley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDROM burners (bigger than big)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:27:07 -0700
Checkout the publication Emedia, they have and online site at:
http:www.emediapro.net
"Armin S. A. Roehrl" wrote:
> Dear Linux gurus,
>
> I must burn somewhere between 4 up to 100 (?1000?) CDs
> (all with different contents) per hour.
> Can you give me any pointers on who sells that kind
> of powerful mutiple CD burners (if possible ones
> that work with Linux)
> Does anybody have experience with that kind of big systems?
> Ciao & thanks.
> Armin
>
> -
--
Regards,
David Highley
Highley Recommended, Inc.
2927 SW 339th Street
Federal Way, WA 98023-7732
Phone: (206) 669-0081
FAX: (253) 838-8509
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WEB: http://www.highley-recommended.com
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From: jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux and BH6
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:42:42 -0400
There are several potential reasons why you're having problems on one, but
not others. Some BH6's are picky about how you insert your RAM. I have a
BH6, and thank goodness it's worked solidly so far. For *lots* of info,
read alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit. You're not alone!
Good luck,
-jason
(to reply via email, make the appropriate substitution in my email address)
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Seagate TapeStor 8GB SCSI tape drive question
Date: 28 Apr 1999 16:44:26 GMT
Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Shuang Ji wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm running RedHat 5.2 (kernel 2.0.36) and just installed a Seagate
>> TapeStor internal SCSI tape drive onto it. The drive uses Travan TR-4
>> tapes with 4GB native and 8GB hardware-compressed capacity. Linux has
>> found it and reading/writing the drive seems fine. However, I have a few
>> questions. Since the tape drive uses hardware compression to achieve 8GB
>> capacity, do I have perform any setup to turn this compression on? Is
>> this compression on by default by the hardware? How can I find out
>> whether compression is being used?
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Shuang
>I'll try
>dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/<yourTapeHere> bs=<blocksize here (try 1024)>
>(see man dd). This copies random numbers onto the tape drive (so use an
>empty medium) until it get a 'drive full' or the like. It then print the
>number of Block read and written, and if they amount to more or less
>exactly 4GB, hw compression is disabled (obviously) This is also great
>to check the speed of your drive.
Wouldn't random bytes be uncompressable?
-- Rod
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Anyone got a SupraExpress 56k ISA working for linux.
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:34:07 GMT
Hey,
I have check out the RedHat page and found out that the Supra Express 56k
PCI isn't supported but I was wondering if anyone got the ISA version working
at all.
thanks,
cpp
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From: "David A. Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Looking for Memory Tester for Linux
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:27:25 GMT
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:53:17 -0500
From: Fred Scott Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Need solid cheap video card for X. Any reccomendations?
i got an ati expert 98 pci with 8mb. it works very well under 3.3.3.1. check to
see if any problems have been reported with the agp version before you go that
route.
cost will be about $50 after rebate.
Byron A Jeff wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I gave my reliable 2MB S3 Trio to my father and thinking there's little
> difference bought a 4MB S3 Virge/DX. It's been nothing the trouble with
> corrupted displays under X. I've tried the latest copies of X3.3.3.1 both
> SVGA and S3V with little success.
>
> I'm at the point where I ready to scrap it but I'm not sure what to replace it
> with. I need to following features:
>
> - 2MB RAM minimum. 4MB perferable.
> - 135 Mhz dot clock minimum to drive my ViewSonic 17 monitor.
> - Solid Xfree86 Support.
> - AGP perferable (have a slot for it) PCI acceptable. No ISA slots available.
> - Cost under $30
>
> I've seen Matrox G200 which fit the first 4 criteria, but the cost puts me off.
>
> I'm not real finicky and I don't push video cards real hard, mostly just
> netscape, text windows, and the occasional X app.
>
> Any suggestions? E-mail my a copy of your response if you can...
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> BAJ
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