Linux-Hardware Digest #238, Volume #10 Sat, 15 May 99 03:14:04 EDT
Contents:
Quack3 on Voodoo3? (Frederick)
Re: Help with Sblive-o.1b.tar: (Tom Davies)
Re: ELSA Microlink 56K PCI under Linux? (Rob Clark)
Re: PS/2 and USB (Tim Smith)
Soundblaster AWE 64 (Allen Wong)
Re: memory mapped io, where to start? (Arun Sharma)
Re: CD writer suggestions? (Shad Van Den Hul)
Re: MSI motherboard compatibility with Linux 2.2? (Larry Ozarow)
PCI modems and Linux: still there... (Andrew Comech)
Re: What happened to fdformat (Rob Komar)
/dev/nvram and lilo (SOMEONE RESPOND PLEASE) (Joe Harvell)
has anyone used Promise Ultra66 on Asus P2B-D (NNOOR)
Re: Savage4 (John Youells)
The SCSI SCAM? (Chris)
ISA Plug and Play (Pray) (Chris)
Re: PCI Modem - lost cause? ("Ben")
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 10:31:33 +0800
From: Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Quack3 on Voodoo3?
Can Quake3 run on Voodoo3 card?
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From: Tom Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with Sblive-o.1b.tar:
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 23:37:15 +1000
David Leathers wrote:
>
> Hi
> I have just installed red hat 6.0. I have a sound blaster live value sound
> card. I found and downloaded the file sblive-o.1b.tar which is the Linux
> drivers for the card.
>
> My problem is that I have no idea how to install these drivers. Could
> someone point me in the right direction on this installation.
>
> Thanks:
David,
tar -xvf sblive-0.1b.tar will unpack the file, creating a directory
named 'package'. There are installation instructions in there.
Having said that, has anyone had any success with this driver? I can
get it to (apparently) install OK, but x11amp (for instance) doesn't
manage to produce any sound...
Tom
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Subject: Re: ELSA Microlink 56K PCI under Linux?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Clark)
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 03:28:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Fred Ost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there any way to run the internal ELSA Microlink 56K PCI Modem under
>Linux?
>
>The chipset is named: RLDL56DPF
Nope, the modem will not work at all without the Windows software it came
with.
Soory :(
Rob Clark, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Smith)
Subject: Re: PS/2 and USB
Date: 9 May 1999 01:30:52 -0700
**Nick Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>least a single DIN connector (mini or full-size) for the KB. Linux
>doesn't support USB yet, but neither does Windows NT, so I'd be amazed
>if they're shipping mobos which can't boot NT.
USB hardware on PCs has a mode that allows it to emulate a regular PS/2 keyboard
controller. If the BIOS puts the USB hardware into this mode, a USB keyboard will
mostly work with systems that don't have USB support. E.g., here's what happens when
I use my keyboard in USB mode under various systems (my keyboard is dual PS/2 and USB):
DOS: Works perfectly.
Windows 95: The caps lock and num lock lights do not work.
Windows NT: Same as Windows 95.
Linux: The caps lock and num lock functions do not work.
--Tim Smith
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From: Allen Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundblaster AWE 64
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 04:10:21 +0000
I am having some problems configuring sound with a Soundblaster AWE
64 on a dual Pentium machine running Stampede Linux 0.89, kernel 2.2.1.
Stampede (and FreeBSD 3.0 installed on the second hard drive) detects it
as a Soundblaster 16. Any attempts to load the awe_wave module results
in an "AWE 32 not detected" message. I also get this message if I
compile support for the awe0 device in FreeBSD. But when I execute
"/sbin/pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf", this is part of the output:
# Card 1: (serial identifier 70 1f c3 89 3c c5 00 8c 0e)
# Vendor Id CTL00c5, Serial Number 532908348, checksum 0x70.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
# ANSI string -->Creative SB AWE64 PnP<--
It says that it is an AWE 64. The sound card does work. If I issue the
command "cat audiofile.au > /dev/audio" everything works as it should.
But if I try to play an mp3 file or execute enlightenment's "esd"
command in Stampede, I get garbage. Playing mp3 files work in FreeBSD
if I don't compile the sbvxi0, sbmidi and awe0 devices into the kernel.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Allen
--
Linux: If you're not careful, you might actually learn something.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: memory mapped io, where to start?
From: Arun Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 05:25:51 GMT
Daniel Lintjens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to program a hardware isa plugin card which uses memory mapped
> io. I had a few questions about this, because the card maps it's memory
> in the last meg of the isa adress bus space (15-16m memory)
> Anybody knows how to use memory mapped io under linux?
Grep for "ioremap" in linux/drivers/net - you'll find a few
examples. Refer to the O'Reily device drivers book too, if you can.
Basically, you need to map the piece of memory in kernel's virtual
address space and then read/write from it.
-Arun
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From: Shad Van Den Hul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD writer suggestions?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 01:19:03 -0400
Nick Zentena wrote:
> Hi,
> Any suggestions on CD writer? I'd like SCSI. Read speed is not an
> issue. Should Write speed be one? The Pansonic is quite a bit cheaper
> then the Yahama. Is it any good? Or should I just spend the extra money.
>
> Thanks
> Nick
> --
> ---------------------
> Nick Zentena
> SuSE 6.0 Linux 2.2.7
> www.hophead.dyndns.org <Don't expect much-)>
> ---------------------
Hi,
I have a Ricoh cd-rw 2x2x6x MP6200s (scsi). It works like a charm under X-CD-Roast
(linux) and Adaptec's Easy CD Creator and Direct CD (Win). It makes flawless cd's
even when using the computer in processor intensive applications (such as playing
games).
The MP6200 comes in both scsi and ide flavors. SCSI refurnished direct from Ricoh
with Adaptec SCSI card runs about $350 (US). If I was to buy a cd-rw again I think I
would go with the Ricoh Media Master (4x4x16x I think) or maybe the new ones from
Sony or HP 4x2x24x.
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From: Larry Ozarow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MSI motherboard compatibility with Linux 2.2?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 05:40:53 GMT
Carl Kumaradas wrote:
> I'm purchasing a system that comes with an MSI MS-5169 motherboard,
> which uses an Aladdin-5 M1531/M1543 chipset. It will have a K6-2/400
> CPU.
>
> One of the changes in Linux 2.3.1 listed at LinuxHQ is "IDE ALI M15x3
> chipset support added" which worries me a bit since it implies that
> this cipset is not supported in previous kernel versions (which I will
> use).
>
> Does anyone know if Linux 2.2 supports this chipset? Am I worried for
> no reason?
>
> Thanks for any help. CC your reply to my email address if possible.
>
> Regards,
> Carl.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> J. Carl Kumaradas Ontario Cancer Institute
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Toronto
Not to worry. I've been running 2.0.x kernels on an MSI-5169 for quite a while
without incident. I doubt they would have broken anything in 2.2.x.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Comech)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: PCI modems and Linux: still there...
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2 May 1999 21:13:08 -0500
Hi,
Below is the email which I received from Richard Nelson from Actiontec
Electronics regarding their particular PCI modem (the email contains
installation details). Richard says that that modem indeed worked
under Linux, and that it may be available as early as in June.
The copy of that email lives at
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html
where I am trying to keep the latest development in this area.
I am doing this not because there is anything exciting about using PCI
modems, but in attempt to give the precise meaning to the rumor that
"there are PCI modems work under Linux".
AFAIK, PCI modems which are available today _do not_ work under Linux.
Best,
Andrew
PS. In my opinion, this modem does not have much of the future: It is to
cost around $100, while the same speed ISA modems are already available
for as low as $40; and, what is even more important, Cables are coming...
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 26 16:24:43 1999
1) I have talked with RedHat on numerous occasions, and have sent
them the FAQ documents Friday. We will also be sending them a test
unit soon as well.
2) The reason it [Linux] isn't mentioned with OS/2
[at http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_33L4618 ]
is because I had just finished testing it under OS/2 and hadn't tested
it under Linux yet.
3) Attached is the FAQ document I wrote up, it has been sent to
RedHat and a few other's as well. Feel free to post it, Thomas Dodd
also helped greatly, along with Michael ( forgot the last name,
sorry ) and a few others. ( Tom, if you're reading this, call me at
work, I forgot your number!:)
4) Believe me, I COMPLETELY understand the need for not giving
newbies in particular the wrong advice, or the wrong idea. The last
thing we want is for everyone to go out and buy a bunch of PCI WIN
MODEMS ( such as the desklink Pro PCI ) and expect them to work under
Linux.
Regards
Richard Nelson
***INSTALLATION OF V90 PCI LUCENT VENUS BASED MODEM***
I. After physically installing the modem, log into your "Root" account.
II. To determine resource settings.
Type the following command: cat /proc/pci
An example of the outcome will look like this;
5. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x00000000.
Bus 0, device 17, function 0:
Communication controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 0).
Vendor id=11c1. Device id=480.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master Capable.
No bursts.
Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000.
I/O at 0x6400.
I/O at 0x6800.
I/O at 0x6c00.
III. Take note of the IRQ, and FIRST I/O address, then type in this command;
setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11
NOTE: THE IRQ AND PORT MAY VARY, IT IS DEPENDANT UPON THE RESULTS FROM STEP II
IV. To set Linux to configure the modem upon boot-up.
There are several options. One method is going to the /etc/rc.d/
directory, and using an editing program such as "jed" edit the
rc.local file, and insert
setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11
as the last line.
_________________________________________________________
*TEST CONDITIONS:
OS: RedHat Linux 5.2 Boxed CD with Linux kernel 2.0.36
BIOS: AWARD
MOTHERBOARD: Shuttle Hot 557 w/i437 VX chipset and latest BIOS update.
CPU: Intel Pentium 166MMX cpu
MEMORY: 32 MB EDO RAM
VIDEO: PCI S3 Virge DX with 2mb memory
STORAGE: 820 Quantum EIDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CD-ROM, 3.5" floppy
SOUND: Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32 PNP
* As each user with Linux is more than likely to have a unique setup,
the details listed above should comply with other versions of Linux as
well, ie Slackware, Redhat, etc. But are NOT 100% guaranteed to have
an identical setup method as far as exact commends, etc. are concerned.
Richard Nelson
Actiontec Electronics, INC
--
Looking for a Linux-compatible V.90 modem? See
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Komar)
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: What happened to fdformat
Date: 15 May 1999 05:52:40 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I know this sounds stupid, but I used to think that you can low-level
: format a floppy in Linux using "fdformat". Well, on my Debian system
: this is what I get:
: ----------------------------------
: histria ~ # fdformat
: bash: fdformat: command not found
: histria ~ # man fdformat
: No manual entry for fdformat
: -----------------------------------
: (as root). How can I format a floppy ?
fdformat is part of the util-linux-2.9X package. You could download
the source code and build it yourself if you're feeling adventurous.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
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From: Joe Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: /dev/nvram and lilo (SOMEONE RESPOND PLEASE)
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 05:48:40 +0000
I was trying out the nvram.o module on 2.2.6. I read the documentation and perused
the source code before using it. Based on that, I thought it gave you 50 bytes of
non-volatile storage that was NOT BEING USED by anything else. So as a test, I echoed
a short text string (7 characters plus a linefeed) to /dev/nvram. When I did an 'od
-c /dev/nvram', I saw the string. Then I power-cycled the machine.
When it came back up, the BIOS complained that both the primary master ide and the
floppy had failed. So I re-autodetected my ide disk and booted. The system summary
screen showed my floppy drive type and my video type both to be EGA/VGA. No, I did
not mistype that. So I went into the CMOS settings and redefined my floppy drive.
Then when I booted, I got a LILO failure I had never seen before:
LIL-
Now it gets tricky. Both the kernel I normally boot and my root partiton are the
first partition on my SCSI disk. So the way I boot this is to tell the BIOS to boot
from C:, and tell the SCSI BIOS to boot from SCSI id 6 (my SCSI disk). I think what
happens there is that the SCSI BIOS does something to remap the system BIOS's concept
of where the primary master ide disk is. This way, when the system BIOS boots from
C:, it really boots from the SCSI host adapter. The lilo.conf I have which supports
this is as follows:
disk=/dev/sda
bios=0x80
boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.6
label=2.2.6
# append="video=matrox:vesa:447"
root=/dev/sda1
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5
label=2.2.5
# append="video=matrox:vesa:447"
root=/dev/sda1
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
label=2.0.36-0.7
root=/dev/sda1
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36
label=2.0.36
root=/dev/sda1
read-only
other=/dev/hda2
label=win
table=/dev/hda
Now, I'm pretty sure I have watched the led's on the system when it boots to make sure
it is actually mounting the root filesystem on the scsi disk and not on the ide disk.
(I do have a linux root filesystem on the first physical partition of the ide disk as
well). But I'm not 100% certain.
Luckily I was able to boot the system with a RedHat 5.2 rescue boot disk (LILO on the
floppy). It mounted /dev/sda1 as its root partition. After I got the system up, I
dumped my current kernel version (2.2.6) onto a boot floppy and I boot from that now
(not lilo, just a raw bzImage that mounts /dev/sda1).
Oh, my motherboard is a FIC-VA503+ revison 1.2A. The bios version it was running was
1.13JE12. After this happened, I flashed the BIOS up to 1.15JE35 to no avail.
Please help.
--
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| Joe Harvell TEL +1 972.685.4886 |
| Nortel Networks ESN 445.4886 |
| Carrier Packet Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NNOOR)
Subject: has anyone used Promise Ultra66 on Asus P2B-D
Date: 14 May 1999 22:57:34 PDT
Does this motherboard support the Promise Ultra card? What is
the trick to make it work and, also, how to have 4 channels
as promised on the box?
Regards,
NN
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Youells)
Subject: Re: Savage4
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 05:05:24 GMT
tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>any x server support savage4?
>
>tong
>
Yes - at http://s3.nextmill.com... Works for me on RH 6.0 Hercules SDRam
Savage3D.
John Youells
LifeStream Computing
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From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The SCSI SCAM?
Date: 15 May 1999 04:30:55 GMT
I'm thinking of purchasing a Plextor RX-R4x12CI cd writer SCSI drive, but
the Plextor website says the drive requires a controller that supports
SCAM. I read a few posts that said the Adaptec 2940 card supports SCAM,
but I checked the Adaptec website and didn't see SCAM mentioned for this
card.
Does the Adaptec 2940 actually support SCAM, and does it work fully under
Linux? Also, if anyone knows of cheaper-but-still-good-quality
alternatives to an Adaptec SCSI card (or a Plextor cd writer), I'd be quite
grateful to hear about them. Thank you.
P.S. Would a SCSI scanner work with this Adaptec card? I heard SCSI
scanners (either the HP or UMAX brand, I don't remember which) are
supported under Linux.
================== Posted via SearchLinux ==================
http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ISA Plug and Play (Pray)
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 01:41:38 -0700
It seems to be a common problem getting a PnP modem online with linux.
I've narrowed the process down but cannot get completely online. Can
anyone confirm this process:
cd /etc
pnpdump > isapnp.conf
(I edit the isapnp.conf to match my modem, switching DEBUG on)
isapnp isapnp.conf
now, at this stage, if I've configured everything properly in
isapnp.conf, will it show up when I type cat /proc/interrupts and cat
/proc/ioports, indicating the new IO address and interrupt? Nothing new
ever shows up there and my modem remains unrecognized. In the
troubleshooting process I need to confirm that checking the interrupts
is a valid test of whether or not the process was successful. Can anyone
confirm this who has had to use isapnp tools?
Chris
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Reply-To: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: PCI Modem - lost cause?
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 01:57:17 -0400
If you are really set on internal modems, Viking makes trouble free, non
PCI, LINUX friendly modems. I have one and just had to set up the ppp
nothing extra for the modem. Also, USRobotics 56k "Fax" modem whis sells
retail pretty high right now has also proven to be a trouble free
installation for LINUX. (Make sure its the 56k "Fax" not Winmodem or
anything else) Comp USA sells it for those of you who prefer not to buy
over the internet.
Ben
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(drop the Spam N Die)
Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7hhurg$fd9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In <7hgvds$n38$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Roberto Leibman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >So, all this talk about winmodems, sounds like a challenge to an
experienced
> >linux driver programmer out there! Isn't it just a matter of figuring out
> >what the modem is expecting the OS to do? Is anyone working on this? I'd
do
> >it myself if I wasn't a total newbie (< 1 month) at linux!
>
> Well, first you have to figure out what it is that the "modem" wants--
> ie ports, commands, etc to control the modem. (No info from
> manufacturer). Then you have to impliment all of themodem stuff in
> software. Then you have to figure out how to get all that timing
> critical stuff out under a multitasking, multiuser operating system, so
> that the OS does not swap out the modem driver at just the wrong time.
>
> Then you discover that although this works for your modem, for the next
> verion of yours it does not work, and it also does not work for any
> other manufacturer;s modem either.
>
> Note that the voice feature of modems is more standard, but there is no
> good voice software. vgetty seems to have terminally bit the dust.
>
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