Linux-Hardware Digest #813, Volume #10 Wed, 21 Jul 99 18:13:35 EDT
Contents:
Re: SCSI 53C416 and RH 4.2 ("Alex Abreu")
Re: X on Compaq Laptop ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ATI 128 Rage PRO 16 bit & Redhat6.0 (Guilbard frederic)
Re: CD-RW & SCSI cards & Iomega Zip Plus (Jay davis)
Re: severe SCSI hard disk problems (Dave Platt)
Re: HP Deskjet 895 Cxi: HowTo print coloured? (Grant Taylor)
Re: System Review (David Ripton)
Re: isapnp problem ("Sreenivasa Sista")
Re: Why Build Box? (Markus Wandel)
Re: linux compatible laser printer (Grant Taylor)
HP 1100 laser printer (tivoli)
file system docs (Brian McCullough)
HP CD-writer and redhat 6.0 (Arun Thomas)
Re: How to change the time? (Allen Ahoffman)
Re: driver for IBM 4019 printer (Grant Taylor)
Re: Memory Detection Problem With Red Hat (Allen Ahoffman)
Any Compact Flash or PCMCIA Ram card readers supported? (Chris Bare)
Re: Sound Card help(Turtle Beach Montegro) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: filesystem corruption >14days uptime ("John King")
Re: US Robotics Modem ? ("Dr. Francisco V. Santacruz S.")
Help needed for GM card (Kevin Walter Rogovin)
scsi ioctl send command? (eric thompson)
anyone using midi via joystick port on Ensoniq Audiopci (1370)? (Daryl Yager)
Re: scsi ioctl send command? (Jerry Peters)
Re: Why Build Box? (Nick Zentena)
Linux on Intel 810 chipset - multimedia support? (Wolfgang Denk)
Re: sblive under linux (Marc Mutz)
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From: "Alex Abreu" <simonet@(spam? no thanx)bhnet.com.br>
Subject: Re: SCSI 53C416 and RH 4.2
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:09:45 -0500
Thanks.
I'm checking that right now.
Alex
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: X on Compaq Laptop
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:18:33 GMT
I tried "vga=792" in lilo.conf and got the penguin in text mode. I
still have problems running XFree86. Any way you can post the
XF86Config so I can get my Compaq Armada 1750 to work?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Andrew Habgood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Its really simple (when you know how ;) )
> Just edit the /etc/lilo.conf and add the line "vga=792" after the
> "label=Linux" line. Run Lilo. When you reboot, you should see the
little
> penguin at the top of the screen. I have then run both the SVGA and
Mach64
> servers successfully.
> Good Luck
>
> smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I am trying to get x to work correctly on a Compaq Armada 1750
laptop. It
> > has an ATI Rage PRO LT chipset. The display seems to work fine,
but it is
> > appears in the left of the screen, and doesnt display the right
end. I
> have
> > tried the SVGA and Mach64 servers with the same result, and have
tried
> > various monitor settings.
> >
> > If anyone knows how its done drop me a line at
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
>
>
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From: Guilbard frederic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ATI 128 Rage PRO 16 bit & Redhat6.0
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:55:18 GMT
Does anyone know how it can works on redhat 6.0?
thanks
fred
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From: Jay davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD-RW & SCSI cards & Iomega Zip Plus
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:38:58 -0400
Chris Liddell wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I've been thinking about getting a CD-RW drive, and I 've seen a lot good
> things written about the Yamaha 4x(w) 4x(rw) x16(r) SCSI drives. I just
> wondered anyone had experience with these drives under Linux and what their
> experience was?
>
> In addition since I don't have a SCSI card at the moment, I am also looking
> for recommendations for SCSI cards. Ultimate performance is not an issue as
> it would not be used for HDD's, but it does need to work easily under Linux,
> and be reasonably priced.
>
> Lastly, does any one know if the Iomega Zip Plus drive works as a normal
> SCSI device, or have Iomega done silly things like they did with behaviour
> as a parallel device?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris Liddell
First, the Yamaha CD-R/RW drives are great. I have been using a
couple for a while under windows with no problems. In the near
furture I was going to try them under Linux but I haven't gotten to
it yet.
As far as SCSI boards go, I have been using Adaptec cards under
Linux, Netware, and windows for a long time with no problems.
For a non-disk drive SCSI chain, the 2920 is perfect.
Yes, the Iomega Zip Plus uses a cludged SCSI interface which won't
work well unless it gets its own dedicated interface. The Zip 250 SCSI
version does work fine however, since I have it on the same SCSI chain
as that Yahama CD-RW, a CD-ROM, and a Scanner. Unfortunately,
that is the same system I want to run linux on but haven't gotten to,
so I don't know how the Zip 250 deals with Linux yet. My hunch is
that it should all work without a problem.
Jay Davis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Platt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: severe SCSI hard disk problems
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:35:56 GMT
>Hi!
>We are using an 18Giga drive as the main drive in our
>lab. (We thought getting a big drive would solve our
>space problems...) The drive worked well for a couple of
>months, and now (last 2 days) it started to misbehave.
>In fact, things are so bad by now, that it is mounted
>read only for the time being.
> ...
>What would you recomend to do? (Well, other than opening
>the computer and trying to push all the cables back into
>their sockets) Does this seem to be a hardware problem?
It sure looks that way to me. I'd recommend swapping the SCSI cable
for another one (one which is known to be "in spec"), checking the
termination at both ends of the cable, checking your power supply to
make certain that the power to the drives is remaining within spec,
and checking the fan cooling to make sure that there's adequate
airflow over the drives and that they're not running excessively hot.
>Could it be related to the recent file-system
>corruptions? (Though I thought 2.2.5 was still early)
I wouldn't be surprised to see SCSI errors of this nature cause
filesystem corruptions - anything which garbles the data going over
the bus can do that.
>Should we backup, reformat and then restore everything,
>or contact the manufacturer?
Back up (across the net if necessary - ideally, make 2 or more
complete backups, on different sorts of media). Perform the checks and tests
and replacements suggested above. Reformat the hard drive,
repartition it, and then run "badblocks -w" on each partition, and let
it run overnight. This will help "burn in" the SCSI subsystem and may
show you if problems still exist.
You _might_ want to consider reducing the tagged-queueing limit in the
BusLogic SCSI driver. I've found that certain hard drives malfunction
messily if the driver sends them more tagged-queue commands than the
drive controller can handle - I ran into this at boot time after I
upgraded from a K6-2-300 to a K6-2-400.
Add "BusLogic=QD:15" (or a smaller number) to your kernel boot
parameters to reduce the queue depth.
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet 895 Cxi: HowTo print coloured?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 16:13:10 -0400
Carsten Cimander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I want to print with my HP Deskjet 895cxi.
> OS: SuSE Linux 6.1, Kernel 2.2.5
> Black/White printing is ok. I just use the (standard) hpdj driver.
> With YaST i did not succeed (told it that I want to print coloured)
> Which is the correct dirver?
> How to setup?
> Which entries to do in /etc/apsfilterrc ?
>From what I understand, the best driver for the 895C{,se,xi} is the
cdj880 driver by Matthew Gelhaus. See his documentation at
http://www.proaxis.com/~mgelhaus/linux/software/hp880c/hp880c.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Ripton)
Subject: Re: System Review
Date: 21 Jul 1999 20:05:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7mls4g$vc8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>CPU/MoBo: Pentium II 400Mhz / Asus P2B-D
> - 400Mhz will make me happy for the time being, but I want
> the option to upgrade to a dualy once I get a little more
> money.
You can get an Abit BP6 and two Celerons for less than a P2B-D
and one P2.
>RAM: 256MB
> - I'd like recommendations for high quality brands. I've made
> the mistake of buying the cheapest "deal" I could find, and
> wound up regretting it. Are there any on-line guides for RAM
> buying, lists of chips that meet the real PC100 spec?
See resellerratings.com. You'll see memory specialists like
Mushkin, Minotaur, Crucial, and Memory Man with very high scores.
>Hard Drive: IBM Deskstar 25GP 25.0GB
> - Can't have enough space. :-) Does anyone know about the
> reliability and speed of these drives? I'm used to SCSI
> at work, but since I'm not going to be dealing with multiple
> drives, I think it makes more sense for me to go IDE ..
I've got one. Fast, quiet, cool. Good luck finding reliabliity
numbers for any drive. (I'm convinced that manufacturer-quoted
MTBF numbers are just made up.)
>Video: nRiva TNT / 16MB
> - With nRiva supporting XFree, and all the rave reviews, I
> figured I should jump on the bandwagon. Does anyone have
> any specific brand of card to recommend?
Brand doesn't matter that much; the drivers are written by
Nvidia. I have an OEM Creative card (it was the cheapest one
at the time) and it's fine.
>Network: 10/100Base-T
> - .. for Quake with the neighbors and ADSL. :-)
I'm happy with my cheap Netgear FA310TX cards.
>Case: I have *no* idea. There are so many crappy cases out there,
> I really need some help finding a quality case that's easy to
> open up, and is durable.
Just bought the oft-recommended In-Win Q500a. I don't like
it; it's too hard to open, and the 3.5" drives are not accessible
from the front. I like Enlight mid-tower cases a lot for the
money, but they're too small for a "serious" machine.
SuperMicro, Asus / Elan Vital, and PC Power and Cooling make
nice, pricey cases. ars-technica has some case reviews.
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From: "Sreenivasa Sista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: isapnp problem
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:55:32 GMT
You have a PCI card.
ISAPNP works for plug and play cards with ISA bus. Using isapnp will not
help in configuring your modem
Sreenivasa
[ASM] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:7n4omm$n27$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I having problem setting up my Diamond Supra 56i PCI modem in linux. How
do
> i do it through IsaPNP?
> What do i have to add in isapnp.conf .
> Device uses com3 under win95, INT 11, IRQ 4.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Wandel)
Subject: Re: Why Build Box?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 20:08:37 GMT
In article <7n4dan$ceq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I can't figure out why so many people seem to be building a computer
>just for linux. If your not using it for a server of some kind; is
>there any reason to have a separate box?
I can't figure out why so many people seem to be building a computer
just for Windows. If you're not using it to run some sort of commercial
application or games, is there any reason to have a separate box?
Seriously, to some of us Linux isn't some weird toy to dual-boot sometimes,
it's the primary OS. In my case, because I like to program and because
I want more from a command-line shell than "DOS legacy compatiblity."
Markus
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux compatible laser printer
Date: 21 Jul 1999 16:34:19 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("akm76") writes:
> I'm looking for advice on choosing the right laser printer for my linux box.
> What features should i look for, and which should i avoid?
> ( already got in trouble getting "softmodem" )
There is a list of printers known to work with Linux at the Printing
HOWTO URL below; there are about 90 black-only lasers to chose from
right now.
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From: tivoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP 1100 laser printer
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:26:22 -0500
I have an HP 1100 laser printer that I can't print to out of Linux.
When I print, it sends the job through but only prints a few lines of
junk at the top of the first page then blank pages after that. How do I
fix that?
Thanks,
Mcc
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From: Brian McCullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: file system docs
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:14:39 -0500
Does anyone know where I might find documentation on
the linux file system internals. The only book
I have been able to find with more that a paragraph
or two on any UNIX type file system is W.R. Stevens
"Advanced Programming in the UNIX environment"
Are there standards on these file systems or is
it just everyone just uses the well known inode
setup?
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From: Arun Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP CD-writer and redhat 6.0
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:27:21 -0400
I have an HP Cd-writer 8100i. I just installed redhat 6.0; it did not
detect it. i have two CD drives both sharing my secondary EIDE channel.
The cd-writer is the slave. I'm a newbie and I don't know how to get my
CD burner set up and running. Thanks for your help.
-Arun
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From: Allen Ahoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: How to change the time?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 20:34:34 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Trung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
use adjtime to change the time
> Hello folks,
> I have RH6.0 (Linux ver 2.2.5-15) w/ KDE. Currently, I have 2 problems:
> modem & time.
> 1/ Is there anyone who makes Compaq Presario 336-VSC modem work? In
> Win98, my modem is connected to COM2, IRQ=3. Using the command "dmesg |
> less" I get the following info:
> .Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ
> enabled
> .ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4 ) is a 16550A
> .pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> 2/ How to change the time? I have the time correct in Win98 & NT but not
> in Linux
> Thanks so much in advance for any help.
> Trung Do
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: driver for IBM 4019 printer
Date: 21 Jul 1999 16:41:41 -0400
Richard Hierlmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> has anyone an idea how to use an IBM 4019 printer under linux?
Yes; someone has reported that it works fine with the laserjet driver
in Ghostscript. Apaprently you'll need a 4MB expansion board, if you
don't have one already; the default 500K is just not enough memory for
a full page image from Ghostscript.
For more info see
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi?make=IBM&format=full
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From: Allen Ahoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Memory Detection Problem With Red Hat
Date: 21 Jul 1999 20:42:37 GMT
Daniel Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't think the programs re-recognize the ram on subsequent boots.
Here is a nearly fool proof way to fix this.
on boot, add
mem=##M
try doing
linux mem=96M
if the system boots up fine, then do
free
at the prompt and see if indeed it did the ram right.
if it fails to boot, try using lower numbers until it does boot.
Some systems have onboard "shared" memory video, these take away *some*
ram from your use, an example of this is the sis62x chipset boards like
the m741lmr.
> I have just installed the most recent version of Red Hat on
> my computer, and it doesn't recognize the correct amount of
> memory. Here's what I know:
> When I installed Linux, I had 64 meg of memory; and according to
> /var/log/messages, the first time Linux booted, it recognized
> all 64 meg.
> At that point I put in a memory upgrade of another 64 meg.
> Later I realized that 32 of the new 64 megs was broken.
> That meant that, I had 96 meg working -- however Linux only
> saw 13. Windows98 is still on the first partition of my
> harddrive, and it had no problem -- neither with the original
> 64 nor with the additional 32 (which totaled 96).
> Since I figured out that 32 megs of the additional 64 I
> have added are broken, I took them out. Now my computer
> had the original 64 meg with which it began.
> Nevertheless, Linux only sees 13 meg of it. (Windows98 sees
> 64, and of course, the memory check at boot-up has always
> been functioning properly.)
> I've checked how much memory linux sees using the command "free"
> at the command line, as well as through one of the utility
> programs in X-Windows.
> But they both report that linux has only 13.5 meg of available
> memory.
> Does anyone have any suggestions? If so, please e-mail me at:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thanks for your help,
> Donny Rose
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Bare)
Subject: Any Compact Flash or PCMCIA Ram card readers supported?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 20:30:55 GMT
I have a camera that uses a type II PCMCIA ram card to store images in
jpg format. The card acts like a dos file system. I am using a Compact
Flash card in a Type II adapter, so I am looking for a device which
can use either under Linux.
I've seen several Compact Flash readers that hook to the parallel
port, and I've seen one PCMCIA reader that was SCSI. Can anyone
confirm if any device like this works under linux?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Sound Card help(Turtle Beach Montegro)
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:48:09 GMT
Montego is not yet supported as far as I know. OSS was developing
one driver... however I couldn't find even a beta one..
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From: "John King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: filesystem corruption >14days uptime
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:33:04 -0700
A quick thought ...
Somewhere on your debugging journey consider testing memory.
Recently I replaced my entire computer system trying to shake down a
hardware problem. It turned out I had somehow fried my memory trying to do
an inexpensive CPU upgrade. The memory became marginal - it worked well
enough to confuse me. There aren't many good memory checkers either (least
in MS world). Everybody just ASSUMES their memory is working right all the
time. Most systems don't have any memory checks either.
Mike DuFresne wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Well, it finally happened, my filesystem got corrupted to the point
>where fsck can't fix it properly...
>
>Hardware:
> FIC VA-503+ BIOS v1.2a
> AMD K6-2 350
> 128MB/1MB cache
> BusLogic BT-948 BIOS 5.06J/4.06F
> IBM DCAS-34330 4.3GB
> Quantum Fireball SE 4.3GB
> Iomega JAZ 1GB
> Toshiba 32X SCSI CD-ROM
> Matrox G200 8MB
> SMC EtherPower II
> SB AWE32 non-PNP
>
>Software:
> RH 6.0 w/Mandrake 2.2.9 kernel
> (compiled with egcs-1.1.3, no custom optimization)
> Applix
> AX 5.0
> rc5
> Window Maker-0.60.0
>
>All in all, a fairly vanilla install with just a few minor
>modifications. There is very little warning as to when the corruption
>will take place. Usually it manifests itself when some things start
>acting odd. The previous time was when man pages had corrupted output,
>this last time, Netscape newsgroups would crash NS.
>
>I had thought that I had a failing HD when this happened in the past, so
>I replaced an older HP C3010a drive with the quantum. All seemed to be
>working well until this last occurance.
>
>I should also point out that the problem has been around in one fashion
>or another even with the 2.0.36 kernels.
>
>I am wondering if anyone else has seen this problem with either the same
>or similar disk subsytems, or with RH? Without access to the box, I
>currently cannot give you versioning info on any of the packages
>installed, but I have kept up with RH errata.
>
>I have also looked at the BusLogic website and dandelion digital's
>website. Apparently, I have current firmware and bios for the BusLogic
>adapter. Although there is new firmware/bios for the adapter, there is a
>mention of possible corruption with that newer version.
>
>Any help/info/pointers to how I might fix this problem would be
>appreciated,
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Mike DuFresne
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From: "Dr. Francisco V. Santacruz S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: US Robotics Modem ?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:15:16 -0300
Is it internal or external? In which port (com1, 2 ,3, etc) is it installed?
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From: Kevin Walter Rogovin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help needed for GM card
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:53:33 -0400
Hi All,
I put RedHat 6.0 on my system recently... my hardware setup is:
TNT2 Ultra video Card
SBLive!
Yamaha SW60XG
400Mhz Pentium2
AMI BIOS
128MB RAM
I manged to get the SbLive! and TNT2drivers to work as advertised
on my system (ie SbLive! has digital audio, line in CD in, mixer works,
but no MIDI synth, High res and color for TNT2 in X-windows) but I am at
a loss to get the Yamaha sound card to work... it is just a Midi card (in
DOS, all I'd do for games is set for General MIDI at port 0x300) so I am
thinking that it sohuld be real easy to get the card to work, I just do
not know how. anyone out there know how?
-Kevin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: eric thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: scsi ioctl send command?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:21:03 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi-
how can one do something like the following: (from aix)
struct my_sc_iocmd scmd;
//struct sctl_io scmd;
int return_code;
memset((void *) &scmd, 0, sizeof(scmd));
scmd.flags = RdWr;
scmd.command_length = cdblen;
memcpy(scmd.scsi_cdb, cdb, cdblen);
scmd.buffer = buf;
scmd.data_length = buflen;
scmd.timeout_value = 1000;
return_code = ioctl(tap_fd, STIOCMD, &scmd);
I am wondering what the equivalent is to STIOCMD. this is for a scsi
tape device. there is none equivalent in mtio.h nor scsi.h. I do not
want the MTOP command for mag tap operation. I am looking for something
to send generic scsi commands like mode sense, log sense, log select,
etc.
I am running 2.2.10 and the tape drive works great, in general...
-thanks
eric
please reply via email if possible.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daryl Yager)
Subject: anyone using midi via joystick port on Ensoniq Audiopci (1370)?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 20:11:00 GMT
subject sez it all. email me.
Daryl
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From: Jerry Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: scsi ioctl send command?
Date: 21 Jul 1999 21:18:06 GMT
Take a look at scsiinfo originally by Eric Youngdale, sorry don't know where to
get it from.
Jerry
In comp.os.linux.development.system eric thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi-
> how can one do something like the following: (from aix)
> struct my_sc_iocmd scmd;
> //struct sctl_io scmd;
> int return_code;
> memset((void *) &scmd, 0, sizeof(scmd));
> scmd.flags = RdWr;
> scmd.command_length = cdblen;
> memcpy(scmd.scsi_cdb, cdb, cdblen);
> scmd.buffer = buf;
> scmd.data_length = buflen;
> scmd.timeout_value = 1000;
> return_code = ioctl(tap_fd, STIOCMD, &scmd);
> I am wondering what the equivalent is to STIOCMD. this is for a scsi
> tape device. there is none equivalent in mtio.h nor scsi.h. I do not
> want the MTOP command for mag tap operation. I am looking for something
> to send generic scsi commands like mode sense, log sense, log select,
> etc.
> I am running 2.2.10 and the tape drive works great, in general...
> -thanks
> eric
> please reply via email if possible.
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From: Nick Zentena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why Build Box?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:30:10 GMT
John Doe wrote:
>
> 1) Manufactures enjoy the economy of scale because they buy
> tons of componets at a time. If you build your own you
> buy one piece of each and you are paying retail price for
> each piece.
>
Retail? Who pays retail? Nobody forces you to buy each part or even to
assemble the machine yourself. Here in Toronto you can walk into most
retailers with a parts list and get a custom built machine. Since it's
actually cheaper to do that then to assemble it yourself that's my first
choice. But assembly isn't very hard. Big box makers also buy magazine
ads. TV ads. Not to mention alot of other things that I don't need to
pay for.
> 2) Every hour you spent doing research and reading manuals
> means money unless you are unemployed.
Do you work 7X24? Every hour sleeping means money. No hobbies? Never
play a video game? Yikes. We all do things other then work. When you
posted your message it cost you money!
>
> 3) Factory workers are clearly better at building computers
> than than you who build one computer ocassionally
Maybe. Will they be around to install that upgrade six months from now?
>
> 4) Building computer is not intellectually challenging; it
> involves turning screws and reading manauls.
Manual what's a manual?-) The same screws you turn today you might need
to turn next week to install some memory. Change your video card or add
a harddrive.
>
> In short if you want to enjoy maximum quality over price ratio
> DO NOT BUILD YOUR OWN.
Maximun quality build your own using parts you like. Best price get
somebody else to put it together for you. [At least around here] Worst
price/quality buy a pre-built machine.
--
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Nick Zentena
SuSE 6.1 Linux 2.2.10
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
From: Wolfgang Denk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux on Intel 810 chipset - multimedia support?
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:40:27 GMT
Hi,
the Intel 810 chipset seems very interesting for multimedia
applications. How well is this chipset supported by Linux?
I guess the audio part should be no problem (being SB compatible) -
right?
What about the video decoder? Is this working under Linux?
Is somebody working on it?
Thanks in advance,
Wolfgang Denk
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:26:29 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sblive under linux
David wrote:
>
> Should sblive! value works under linux? (With Mandrake 6.0 and Kernel
> 2.2.9)
>
With the beta (binary only - pah :-( driver from
developer.soundblaster.com.
Marc
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University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics
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