Situation: I am testing out Suse on the various hardware configurations in our school lab. Will be switching from Samba server (acting as a PDC, RedHat) with windows clients. We have about four different hardware configurations in our 35 workstations. Some only need memory upgrades and they will be fine with Suse. Some have unique problems with Suse Problem #1 Dell Optiplex GX1 with among other things, a built in sound card suse Identifies as Crystal C4236b. It works in windows fine, Suse sees it and installs driver for it, I don't see any error during startup, but no sound comes from card no matter what I do. Other hardware configs with on board sound work, but not this one. Has anyone here run across this one? And the solution to it? Problem #2 5 wire drops in our lab cannot pass 100Mb Full Duplex traffic. In windows, I had to tell the driver for the nic to either drop down to 10MB Full, or in one case 10MB Half. This was no problem, I knew where to go to do this and everything worked. I know the real solution is to fix the drops, but that would involve fishing more wire through drywall. Suse must allow for dropping 10/100 NICs down manually, doesn't it? I just don't know how. NICs are either 3COM or DLINK in variety, if that makes a difference. Help would be appreciated on either or both of these problems. -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.230 / Virus Database: 262.9.4 - Release Date: 4/21/2004
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:43:56 -0500, Liam Marshall
Situation:
I am testing out Suse on the various hardware configurations in our school lab. Will be switching from Samba server (acting as a PDC, RedHat) with windows clients. We have about four different hardware configurations in our 35 workstations. Some only need memory upgrades and they will be fine with Suse. Some have unique problems with Suse
Problem #1
Dell Optiplex GX1 with among other things, a built in sound card suse Identifies as Crystal C4236b. It works in windows fine, Suse sees it and installs driver for it, I don't see any error during startup, but no sound comes from card no matter what I do. Other hardware configs with on board sound work, but not this one. Has anyone here run across this one? And the solution to it?
Problem #2
5 wire drops in our lab cannot pass 100Mb Full Duplex traffic. In windows, I had to tell the driver for the nic to either drop down to 10MB Full, or in one case 10MB Half. This was no problem, I knew where to go to do this and everything worked.
I know the real solution is to fix the drops, but that would involve fishing more wire through drywall. Suse must allow for dropping 10/100 NICs down manually, doesn't it? I just don't know how. NICs are either 3COM or DLINK in variety, if that makes a difference.
Help would be appreciated on either or both of these problems.
I am unclear on why no one has responded to this original message in several days. Is it because I have violated some netiquette issue? Or is it a bizarre question that no one has run accross? If I am asking in the wrong manner or in the wrong forum just let me know -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.230 / Virus Database: 262.9.6 - Release Date: 4/24/2004
On 04/29/2004 05:32 PM, Liam Marshall wrote:
Problem #1
Dell Optiplex GX1 with among other things, a built in sound card suse Identifies as Crystal C4236b. It works in windows fine, Suse sees it and installs driver for it, I don't see any error during startup, but no sound comes from card no matter what I do. Other hardware configs with on board sound work, but not this one. Has anyone here run across this one?
No
And the solution to it?
Alsa by default mutes the volume controls. Have you checked them? Sometimes the controls are messed up, i.e. label doesn't match what it actually controls, so you should try more than just the master volume.
Problem #2
5 wire drops in our lab cannot pass 100Mb Full Duplex traffic. In windows, I had to tell the driver for the nic to either drop down to 10MB Full, or in one case 10MB Half. This was no problem, I knew where to go to do this and everything worked.
I know the real solution is to fix the drops, but that would involve fishing more wire through drywall. Suse must allow for dropping 10/100 NICs down manually, doesn't it?
That is a function of the kernel module. Try modinfo (module name) to get a list of the possible arguments to the module, and add the correct argument to /etc/modules.conf (or modprobe.conf if 2.6 kernel)
I just don't know how. NICs are either 3COM or DLINK in variety, if that makes a difference.
I am unclear on why no one has responded to this original message in several days. Is it because I have violated some netiquette issue?
I don't think so.
Or is it a bizarre question that no one has run across?
Actually, not that it's bizarre but specific about a particular model computer. You asked if anyone had experience with that model, which obviously no one does (including me).
If I am asking in the wrong manner or in the wrong forum just let me know
Alas, I guess all the answers aren't available in this forum, though a lot are. We all help each other as time and knowledge permits. Sometimes, there is not time, sometimes not knowledge. Even though I can't really answer your questions, HTH. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.
On Tuesday 27 April 2004 12:15, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
Problem #2
5 wire drops in our lab cannot pass 100Mb Full Duplex traffic. In windows, I had to tell the driver for the nic to either drop down to 10MB Full, or in one case 10MB Half. This was no problem, I knew where to go to do this and everything worked.
I know the real solution is to fix the drops, but that would involve fishing more wire through drywall. Suse must allow for dropping 10/100 NICs down manually, doesn't it?
That is a function of the kernel module. Try modinfo (module name) to get a list of the possible arguments to the module, and add the correct argument to /etc/modules.conf (or modprobe.conf if 2.6 kernel)
I just don't know how. NICs are either 3COM or DLINK in variety, if that makes a difference.
For a permanent solution, you definitely need to change any bad cables. Since you already have cables, pulling new ones just means tying a new cable to the old one and use the old one to pull the new cable through the wall with it as you remove it. Check out mii-tool from the net-tools package:
whatis mii-tool mii-tool (8) - view, manipulate media-independent interface status
mii-tool -f should set speed and duplex, apparently independent of card and driver?
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