Linux-Hardware Digest #63, Volume #13 Sun, 18 Jun 00 09:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Can Linux do this? KIOSKS - Lite Linux desktop? Lock-down configs? (Jonathan
Smith)
Re: How to check the micphone? (Lew Pitcher)
Great ZIP problem (root)
Adaptec's UltraDMA RAID card and Linux? (" jc")
Sohoware Ethernet Card Compatibility w/ RedHat 6.0 ("foobar")
Re: Yamaha sound card? (Nick Chalk)
Re: ALSA: Where's the sound? (Nick Chalk)
linux lilo MBR problem(duplex HDD) help!! ("motti")
Re: Dual or single processor (sjmytton)
Re: help! ethernet ("Al Beaudoin")
Re: Can Linux do this? KIOSKS - Lite Linux desktop? Lock-down configs? (2:1)
Promise Eidemax II ("RONALD R. OLSEN")
Installation problem wth nvidia drivers ("FROZEN_Steam")
Re: R, G, and B (Bob Chiodini)
Athlon problems (James Pearson)
Re: Water cooling system ("B")
ext2 filesystem..... ("B")
Printer Daemon
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From: Jonathan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Can Linux do this? KIOSKS - Lite Linux desktop? Lock-down configs?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:29:03 -0500
Here's a few HOWTO's that might have some of the info you need:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kiosk-HOWTO.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Public-Web-Browser.html
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Thinclient-HOWTO.html
The first two are probably the most relevant. :> The 16meg
RAM is the most limiting part - but it works under 95 so
it should work under linux OK. You might want to use IceWM
or another "lightweight" window manager though.
Flacco wrote:
>
> Can Linux do this?
>
> We would like to put some "obsolete" hardware to use as web browser kiosks.
> We have Win95 and IE installed on them now, but I though I'd give Linux a
> try.
>
> Requirements:
>
> - Run pretty well on 486/66's with 16MB RAM.
>
> - GUI that is fairly easy to use for a non-technical Windows user
>
> - Support 3270 connections to VM mainframe
>
> - Simple web browser with low memory requirements; must be easy to use for
> people familiar with IE and Netscape.
>
> - Must be able to "lock down" the desktop so that users cannot change the
> configurations at all. The only things we want these machines to be able to
> do is browse the web and establish 3270 sessions.
>
> - As an added bonus, it would make my life easier if I can manage these
> machines remotely from my office.
>
> - All software components must be freeware.
>
> Does anyone have any opinions on the feasibility of this, and suggestions
> for products (3270 client, web browser), and techniques (ideal Linux config,
> locking down desktop)?
>
> I'm just getting started with Linux, and I really like what I see so far.
> Thanks in advance for your opinions and suggestions!
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to check the micphone?
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 20:53:45 -0400
Chan Chi Lung wrote:
>
> Dears,
> I want to ask how to check if my microphone is work under Linux.
>
> And what the device name of the microphone in the /dev directory?
/dev/audio will do.
Read the Sound HOWTO, specifically section 4.1: "Verifying sound
recording"
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Great ZIP problem
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:27:45 GMT
I have a new PC with a VIA82C586 IDE controller. But I have trouble with
Zip.
In summary, when I connect the Zip drive to the ide controller, Linux
isn't able to recognize
the Hard Disk (a Samsung 20 GB UDMA 66). I thought there was an IRQ
problem, but the BIOS
recognizes all IDE drives correctly.
Now I have no ideas to solve this problem and help is more appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Paul.
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From: " jc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptec's UltraDMA RAID card and Linux?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:45:46 GMT
Hi All,
Has anyone successfully installed and configured a RAID system
using Adaptecs Ultra DMA/66 RAID Card under any flavor of linux?
I plan on using four 75 GB (IBM 75GXP) with this running Rehat 6.1/6.2.
The software that comes with it is WinX so I don't know how
difficult it will be setting this up under linux.
I've been searching various newsgroups and message archives for
related but haven't found much.
Thanks for any information you make have.
JC
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From: "foobar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sohoware Ethernet Card Compatibility w/ RedHat 6.0
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:52:51 -0700
Hello,
I was wondering whether anyone had any trouble having compatibility problems
with any of their Sohoware brand ethernet cards with their Linux systems.
Specs:
Name: Sohoware Fast Auto 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet Card
External DSL modem: Fugitsu Speedport
ISP protocol: TCP/IP only (GTE, PCMagic)
Linux default driver: tulip <--does this generic driver do the job?
Win9.8 works fine with it, but Linux6.0 seems to have problems, notably:
1. "ping <static IP>" is good; "ping <gateway>" is bad
2. card LCD lit under Win98; card LCD not lit under Linux6.0
3. "control-panel" indicates "active" for eth0
4. no other obvious errors regarding software setup, thereby my concluding
it
must be a driver problem
HeeELLLPPPP!!!!!!!!! (with note of hysteric desperation)
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From: Nick Chalk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Yamaha sound card?
Date: 17 Jun 2000 22:25:54 +0100
Somebody wrote:
>> Is there somewhere I can get a driver for a
>> Yamaha sound card? I neeed sound!!!!
Jasper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The only way to get sound out of a Yamaha
> soundcard in Linux is to buy OSS. Because OSS
> is expensive a new soundcard may be a better
> option....
If the Yamaha sound card is based on one of the
YMF7** devices, then ALSA now offers support. I've
recently built the v0.5.8a drivers, which work
with my WF192XG. There's something of a module
loading problem at the moment - the first attempt
either seg faults or reports missing symbols - but
once loaded it appears to work fine.
It is limited to PCM at the moment - no MIDI - but
this is a good start.
Nick.
--
Nick Chalk ........................ Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
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From: Nick Chalk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ALSA: Where's the sound?
Date: 17 Jun 2000 22:38:31 +0100
In comp.os.linux.hardware, David Steuber
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> More information: ...
I'm trying to set-up a similar arrangement -
kernel 2.2.16, ALSA 0.5.8a, but in my case for a
Yamaha card.
Now, I don't see this...
> root@solo% modprobe snd-card-es18xx
> /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/snd-card-es18xx.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/snd-card-es18xx.o: insmod
>/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/snd-card-es18xx.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/snd-card-es18xx.o: insmod snd-card-es18xx failed
..but I do see this...
> root@solo% modprobe snd-card-es18xx
> Segmentation fault
I've found that it's the snd-pcm module that's
giving me problems. The first time I do a
'modprobe snd-card-ymfpci', it either seg faults
or throws up undefined symbols. If I repeat the
modprobe, it works!
So, no solution, but a similar problem. You could
try the ALSA mailing list - yes, I know, _I_
should be trying the mailing list... :-)
Nick.
--
Nick Chalk ........................ Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
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From: "motti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux lilo MBR problem(duplex HDD) help!!
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:39:12 +0200
since i've installed lilo on a 0.5 gb HDD on my computer that works with
another 6.4 GB,the two cannot be seperated from each ather.the computer
does not identify any of them in the P.O.S.T if it's each one on it's own.
i've tried fdisk /MBR,and maybe i used it wrong.Even after partitioning and
formating both HDD's they still act like siamic twins.
please help!
motti
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:08:14 +0100
From: sjmytton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dual or single processor
I've just set up a dual Celeron 500Mhz on a ABIT BP6 motherboard and
it's very quick. Most CPU intensive applications will only use a single
processor but this does free the other one for other tasks. So what you
should be asking yourself is how and what you are using the machine for.
Though that said I suspect you could set up a dual Celeron system
cheaper then a single PIII at the same CPU speed.
Good luck in your decision.
Simon
"John F. Connolly" wrote:
> I am about to upgrade my conmputer -
>
> Should I go for a dual celeron 566, or a single P3 650?
>
> I'm running Suse linux 6.3 with 128Mb Ram,
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John
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From: "Al Beaudoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help! ethernet
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:36:12 GMT
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8igkoh$pum$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> my physical ethernet seems to be working. the driver is installed in
> the kernel, and half way through the bootup, the ethernet light starts
> blinking. then, after a few minutes, the light goes out and no ethernet
> :(
>
>
> any advice? also, is there a way to "capture" or somehow get all the
> stuff that scrolls by during the boot?
>
> (still trying to get floppy working, of course!)
>
==========
Nils_h
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You forgot to mention what distribution/card you you are using.
However, check the file: /var/log/messages for the complete log of the boot
sequence (most distros)
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From: 2:1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Can Linux do this? KIOSKS - Lite Linux desktop? Lock-down configs?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:42:18 +0100
I've had some experience with this.
Apps
----
Netscape doesn't run well on 486 SXs apparently it runs much better on
DXs. If there SXs, then set up a font server on a fast computer.
Netscape 4.7 will run on a 486SX33 with 16MB ram if you have all day to
wait. Try netscape 2.02, but IIRC you have to install a.out
compatibility libs.
x3270 is a 3270 emulator for X. Comes with most distros (i think).
FVWM2 (WM) is very easy to configure, robust, low resource and can look
just like '95. It can have a start menu (with pretty icons) and a button
bar, but no Icons on the desktop. The only way to change this is to edit
the config file (see later). This gui is really very easy to use, and
very easy to configure. The man page for fvwm2 is very good and the
config files provide a really nice example.
SECURITY
=======
To prevent users having to log in, you can put an entry in inittab to
automatically log in as no previlage user and start up X, although some
people might regard this as a bad idea. I don't know any other way of
doing it though. (i'll call this user 'user')
Prevent anyone displaying on X remotely (man xauth)
Run netscape as a chrooted binary, otherwise people can use it to
execute xterms etc.
Disabling remote access daemons is usually a good idea, but not if you
want to remote administer them. Instead (using hosts.allow and
hosts.deny (I think there are other(betetr) ways)) block access from all
computers except the one that you want to use to administer them. You
won't be able to log in as root unless you set up a trusted terminal.
You can, swoever log in and then su to root.
I cna't remember how, you can set up Lilo to require a password if
something like linux 1 is entered at the prompt. This will help prevent
people gaining root access from the terminal.
Remove all virtual consoles from inittab.
Set up all configuration files for the default user to be owned by
someone else, so user cna't edit them.
I suppose that you could even run log in 'user' in a chrooted system.
Every time the computer is rebooted, it could copy a sample set of files
to user's root. This way, even if someone manages to trash all the
configs under user, it won't matter for too long.
I did all of the above except this one. So it is perfectly possible.
Good luck
-Ed
Flacco wrote:
>
> Can Linux do this?
>
> We would like to put some "obsolete" hardware to use as web browser kiosks.
> We have Win95 and IE installed on them now, but I though I'd give Linux a
> try.
>
> Requirements:
>
> - Run pretty well on 486/66's with 16MB RAM.
>
> - GUI that is fairly easy to use for a non-technical Windows user
>
> - Support 3270 connections to VM mainframe
>
> - Simple web browser with low memory requirements; must be easy to use for
> people familiar with IE and Netscape.
>
> - Must be able to "lock down" the desktop so that users cannot change the
> configurations at all. The only things we want these machines to be able to
> do is browse the web and establish 3270 sessions.
>
> - As an added bonus, it would make my life easier if I can manage these
> machines remotely from my office.
>
> - All software components must be freeware.
>
> Does anyone have any opinions on the feasibility of this, and suggestions
> for products (3270 client, web browser), and techniques (ideal Linux config,
> locking down desktop)?
>
> I'm just getting started with Linux, and I really like what I see so far.
> Thanks in advance for your opinions and suggestions!
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it.
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From: "RONALD R. OLSEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Promise Eidemax II
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:06:55 GMT
Hi guys!
Does anyone have any experience with Promise Eidemax II running under Red
Hat 6.1? I'd like to buy one, install it on my old 486, in order to make it
accept two hd's running together (850 Mb conner/6,5 Gb Fujitsu). At the
present time it will only accept one hd at the time!
Ronald
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From: "FROZEN_Steam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,nl.comp.os.linux.overig,nl.comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Installation problem wth nvidia drivers
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 13:46:02 +0200
Hello,
I'm trying to install the nvidia drivers for my tnt2 ultra. (I downloaded
them from www.nvidia.com)
But when I do a 'rpm -Uvh NVIDIA-kernel-i386.rpm' I get a message saying
that the package needs kernel 2.2.0 or above, but I us 2.2.5!
What could be the problem? should I update any other libs?
I have SUSE 6.0 with only the kernel updated (2.2.5)
Thanx,
Floris
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From: Bob Chiodini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: R, G, and B
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:53:34 GMT
You could also use a Matrox Millenium II Video card and some S3
968/TI302x boards, it supports Sync-on-green (xfree86). It can also
be made to work with windows (95 & NT) , if absolutely necessary.
Bob...
Sakari Aaltonen wrote:
> I could upgrade, cheaply, to a (used) monitor that has a larger
> screen than my current one. Unfortunately, the video cable is
> really three cables, R, G, and B. Is there any way of connecting
> it to my 'normal' PC video card with the single D connector?
>
> Thank you,
> Sakari Aaltonen
> sakariaATcc.hut.fi
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Bob Chiodini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: James Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Athlon problems
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:56:54 GMT
I'm having problems running Redhat 6.2 on an Athlon box - it freezes
when I try to run mkfs on a disk partition.
My set up:
Athlon 700Mhz, Gigabyte 7IX mainboard, 256Mb RAM, 2 IBM
Ultra66 disks (IBM-DTLA-307030).
Redhat 6.2 with kernel 2.2.14-12.
The root disk has a 2Gb root partition, 512Mb swap and the rest spare.
I can install RH6.2, but when I try run mkfs on the large spare
partition, the machine freezes. It also freezes if I try to dd to the
raw spare partition.
I've also tried:
- installing kernel 2.2.15 + ide.2.2.15.20000509 + raid-2.2.15-A0
- using a Promise Ultra66 PCI controller, instead of the on board IDE
controller
.. but with no improvement.
However, if I replace the mainboard/CPU with a Intel based mainboard and
a PII (with or without the Promise controller), it works fine (although
slower).
Can anyone suggest anything else? Could the Athlon/mainboard be faulty?
Is there any other kernel tweak I could make?
For various reasons, I don't want to use a 2.3 based kernel ...
Thanks
James Pearson
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Before you buy.
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From: "B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Water cooling system
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:14:52 GMT
or even better still, buy a bar fridge and put ya computer in there....
it'll even keep your after work drinks cool at the same time
[[[=o)
Simon Lemieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > If you're still interested, the simple solution is to put the water
> > reservoir outside the room. And this is only useful if the
> > temperature is significantly lower there. But because it can get hot
> > even outside in the summer, it looks like you need a heat pump
(refrigerator).
>
> Or add a bunch of ice cubes when I enter the room for work?!
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From: "B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ext2 filesystem.....
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:30:47 GMT
here goes ppl...
i have a i486 (DX-2 66 o/c -> 80) running RedHat 6.0, 16Mb Ram and am having
a few problems as follows that i cannot figure out, so i ask thee for a
hand:
number 1)
i recently put a 210 Mb hdd in it (in addition to my 540 Mb hdd) and it
already had the MS fat filesystem on it, and it runs REALLY slow (like the
dox say) and i want to know how to make it user the ext2 filesystem.
number 2)
i have a yamaha Opl-SAx sound card and was wondering how to use the on board
ide controller for it (i couldnt find it in all the options when i compiled
the kernel, and i cant find any docs on it)
number 3)
i cant get apache (v 1.3) to look for user dirctories. i have made a
'public_html' directory on the user i wanted to test it with, but i get
"Forbidden" error, no matter ,who owns the files/directory, or what chmod
values i set on them
number 4)
when i boot to my compiled kernel, the computer does not finish finding
module dependencies, it will chug away at it for a while, and one night i
left it for the night and went to bed and the next morning it was still
sittig at the "finding module dependencies" section, and the hdd had
stopped, when i press CTRL + C the machine comtinues to boot, and works OK
except for the above problems i have with it.
i thank you all in advance for any type o help you can provide!
-Lucas
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printer Daemon
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:30:02 GMT
I have an Canon bjc 2000 after I installed the printer I used the canon
bjc-600 driver from Linux Mandrake 7.0. It did several print jobs just fine
then I tryed to print from Netscape it came back with lpr:connect:
connection refused jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. That is when all
the problems started it would not print at all. I checked with lpc status
it came back with queuing is enabled printing is enabled 7 jobs in spool
area no daemon present. What could have killed the daemon and why wont it
start even after a complete shut down.
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