Re: Turning off backlight of TFT display
Hello Stefan, I have a Sony Vaio pcg505tr. To get it to turn off I used xset on my session startup to change the parameters to let X know that I'm using a DMPS capable display. Since I use window maker I added this to my ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart script. xset +dpms xset dpms 0 0 300 This promply turns the screen off after 5 minutes of inactivity. The man page will show the rest of the nifty options available. Keith Geffert Stefan Bellon wrote: > Hi all! > > I've a question concerning the backlight of the notebook's TFT display: > How can you turn it off after a certain period in order to act like a > screen (and energy!) saver? > > With "apm -s" the notebook suspends properly, so this does work. > > With the other operating system the screen saver turns off the > backlight as well. > > But how do you do this under GNU/Linux? > > Thanks in advance. > > Greetings, > > Stefan. > > -- > Stefan Bellon * <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * <http://www.sbellon.de/> > > Recursive, adj.: see Recursive > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Sony VAIO support?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > wehe> hint, I would like to have such a machine and work on it ;-) > > if i had an extra, i'd send one to you ;-) > > wehe> Or more serious, what about a Linux VAIO Project? > > sounds interesting to me. > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, consider this my first reply to this list. I'm currently using a PCG-505TR which is one of the earlier models of the superslim design. I couldn't be happier. Everything works, and works well. I had no problems with sound / pcmcia / modem or X. It seems sony made a perfectly compatible laptop and decided they couldn't keep it that way. If there were a VAIO project I'd definately would want to contribute to it. I did seem to have problems with the base 2.1 boot floppy that sporadically rebooted the system. And since I didn't spring for the CD I installed via NFS. After installing the 2.2 series kernels I had 0 problems except for forgetting to recompile the pcmcia modules when I compiled my kernel with kpkg http://www.mlinux.org
Snd and X, pcg-505tr
Hello all, I have a Sony pcg-505tr which I'm very pleased with. I have however run into two probelms that I haven't quite figured out yet. First is with X. Using an external monitor proves to be quite difficult with this model. I'm using the neomagic xserver which is in the svga server. I'm running debian 2.2 frozen. On this laptop pressing the fn-f7 key combo should toggle between monitor, monitor-lcd, and lcd only. Generally if I try this while X is running I get a blank screen on both of the display devices. Toggling again will usually produce the monitor output. It seems very flakey and I can't seem to get any type of pattern to my actions that will produce the correct results. The worst part is when I do get both to work ... then my screen is shifted about 1/2" to right on the lcd and the monitor promptly cutting off part of my display. I would like to use this system for doing presentations. Any advice would be appreciated. The second problem I'm having is our LUG icecast's its meetings to our members that can't attend physically. This is a replacement laptop for the one I had previously and I use my system as a backup incase the main icecast / encoder isn't available. I have gotten it all to work quite smoothly however : (there's always a but right?) I can't get the audio IN jack to work on this puppy. We use an external mike to increase sound quality and even though the internal mike on this thing works very well its not that great in a meeting environment. Using the mixer and turning everything up except the mic input (which I decrease all the way) doesn't work. I was wondering if anyone has tried this on a similar model. Keith Geffert
Re: PCMCIA modules recompilation: Undefined symbols
I've been running potato for a while and have upgraded kernels when they released new ones into the distribution points. So, I use kpkg to make my custom kernels and I've done it three or four times now and I've got my routine now. But since this last kernel image/pcmcia modules update I've gotten the same thing as you have. > I needed to recompile a kernel to support some hardware on my laptop. > Thus also the PCMCIA modules needed to be build. I issued: > make-kpkg modules_clean > make-kpkg modules_image > and installed. All went fine. Except with depmod (in the postinstall > script or otherwise) which gives me `Unresolved symbols' for the > PCMCIA modules (even for PCMCIA_core). > > I compiled from the Debian packaged kernel & PCMCIA sources, namely: > kernel-source-2.2.15 1:2.2.15-2 > pcmcia-source3.1.8-13 > Any help would be very much appreciated --- especially as I have to > reboot with the old kernel to get connected.. >
Re: Turning off backlight of TFT display
Hello Stefan, I have a Sony Vaio pcg505tr. To get it to turn off I used xset on my session startup to change the parameters to let X know that I'm using a DMPS capable display. Since I use window maker I added this to my ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart script. xset +dpms xset dpms 0 0 300 This promply turns the screen off after 5 minutes of inactivity. The man page will show the rest of the nifty options available. Keith Geffert Stefan Bellon wrote: > Hi all! > > I've a question concerning the backlight of the notebook's TFT display: > How can you turn it off after a certain period in order to act like a > screen (and energy!) saver? > > With "apm -s" the notebook suspends properly, so this does work. > > With the other operating system the screen saver turns off the > backlight as well. > > But how do you do this under GNU/Linux? > > Thanks in advance. > > Greetings, > > Stefan. > > -- > Stefan Bellon * <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * <http://www.sbellon.de/> > > Recursive, adj.: see Recursive > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: useful laptop specific apps?
Noah, Well I use some utilities of my own brew. You can download "sn" from http://www.penguingurus.com/projects/ This acts like su, or sg except for networks. You can "sn home" or, "sn work" and change networks on the fly without having to eject cards or anything like that. It will support as many profiles as you care to handle and should handle dhcp and stuff fine. I migrate between 3 to 4 networks per day with my laptop. Keith Noah Meyerhans wrote: > life easier. I've installed things like wmbattery to monitor battery > status and stuff. Is there more than that? Since the machine is > mobile it will be moving between networks often (sometimes with dhcp, > sometimes with static addresses). What do you folks find helpful in > this situation?
Re: useful laptop specific apps?
I'll check it out: Another reason why I opted for something like "sn" is because my apm stuff works so well, I never actually shutdown my system. I just use suspend to disk or suspend to dram... 9:08am up 6 days, 15:24, 2 users, load average: 0.18, 0.30, 0.45 Since this is also used for my job and I take care of other networks I usually don't have to change my email setttings and what not. I'm just looking to change my physical network settings. > Interesting. I have hacked a system using netenv which works pretty > well too: > > http://larve.net/people/hugo/2000/07/linux-vaio#eth0 >
Re: Hibernating Vaio..how
Debian List wrote: > I set up a partition at the end of my drive which should be used for > hibernating. I have a sony pcg c1xs and am i supposed to just do apm > -s. Cause that doesnt suspend to disk. What im really asking is how do > you call the bios to take over and suspend everything to disk > Hello, I bought my sony vaio refurbished. It didn't come with the necessary partition to do the hibernation functions. You need to create the partition. But what you really need is the phdisk.exe utitlity on your disk images that you got from sony. Not only does the partition need to be the right size, it must be of the right type, and then the utility tells the bios about the hibernation partition. Without all of this setup up propery it doesn't matter what keys you hit or apm -s.. it won't work. But it should still suspend to dram nicely. KG
xfree86 4
Hello all, I finally convinced myself that I wanted to upgrade past potato. I had a desktop I did last week and I figured out all my little issues with Xfree 4 (course that was a mach64). Well I let dist-upgrade chew for a while and once I finally got it finished I added all the stuff for X v4. I issue a startx and and it goes into a graphics mode. But the dotted background or cursor doesn't appear. The xserver starts taking up 97% of the cpu and the keyboard and all stops responding. I have to ssh into to it to shutdown X. At that point the HW is pretty much munged and have to reboot to get control back. I have a sony PCG 505TR, with a neomagic Magicgraph 128 (2048MB). It has a 10.4" xbrite TFT display. I had xfree version 3 pretty well tweaked out. Thanks, Keith
Re: useful laptop specific apps?
Noah, Well I use some utilities of my own brew. You can download "sn" from http://www.penguingurus.com/projects/ This acts like su, or sg except for networks. You can "sn home" or, "sn work" and change networks on the fly without having to eject cards or anything like that. It will support as many profiles as you care to handle and should handle dhcp and stuff fine. I migrate between 3 to 4 networks per day with my laptop. Keith Noah Meyerhans wrote: > life easier. I've installed things like wmbattery to monitor battery > status and stuff. Is there more than that? Since the machine is > mobile it will be moving between networks often (sometimes with dhcp, > sometimes with static addresses). What do you folks find helpful in > this situation? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: useful laptop specific apps?
I'll check it out: Another reason why I opted for something like "sn" is because my apm stuff works so well, I never actually shutdown my system. I just use suspend to disk or suspend to dram... 9:08am up 6 days, 15:24, 2 users, load average: 0.18, 0.30, 0.45 Since this is also used for my job and I take care of other networks I usually don't have to change my email setttings and what not. I'm just looking to change my physical network settings. > Interesting. I have hacked a system using netenv which works pretty > well too: > > http://larve.net/people/hugo/2000/07/linux-vaio#eth0 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hibernating Vaio..how
Debian List wrote: > I set up a partition at the end of my drive which should be used for > hibernating. I have a sony pcg c1xs and am i supposed to just do apm > -s. Cause that doesnt suspend to disk. What im really asking is how do > you call the bios to take over and suspend everything to disk > Hello, I bought my sony vaio refurbished. It didn't come with the necessary partition to do the hibernation functions. You need to create the partition. But what you really need is the phdisk.exe utitlity on your disk images that you got from sony. Not only does the partition need to be the right size, it must be of the right type, and then the utility tells the bios about the hibernation partition. Without all of this setup up propery it doesn't matter what keys you hit or apm -s.. it won't work. But it should still suspend to dram nicely. KG -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
xfree86 4
Hello all, I finally convinced myself that I wanted to upgrade past potato. I had a desktop I did last week and I figured out all my little issues with Xfree 4 (course that was a mach64). Well I let dist-upgrade chew for a while and once I finally got it finished I added all the stuff for X v4. I issue a startx and and it goes into a graphics mode. But the dotted background or cursor doesn't appear. The xserver starts taking up 97% of the cpu and the keyboard and all stops responding. I have to ssh into to it to shutdown X. At that point the HW is pretty much munged and have to reboot to get control back. I have a sony PCG 505TR, with a neomagic Magicgraph 128 (2048MB). It has a 10.4" xbrite TFT display. I had xfree version 3 pretty well tweaked out. Thanks, Keith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Memory errors?
Check out memtest86. If you do find some bad ram, a kernel patch exists so that Linux will ignore those areas, still allowing you to use it. I have not tried either but I remember coming across them. The kernel patch package is kernel-patch-badram On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 16:44, Norman Walsh wrote: > Anyway, I suspect that it has some bad RAM. Programs just sporadically > crash on it (with a segfault, most often). Shell scripts, emacs, > vncviewer, a browser, you name it, they all run sometimes and crash > sometimes. Sometimes they crash right away, sometimes they run for a > while. > - - Are there other possibilities? > - - Are there any Linux tools that I can use to test the integrity of > physical RAM? > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > -- > Keith Geffert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: IRDA
On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 08:21, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > Starting IrDA manager: sh: /proc/sys/net/irda/devname: No such file > or directory.Looking at it there is nothing in /sys/net. No > config files or anything. > Ummm.. there should be directories in /proc/sys/net/ Otherwise your kernel doesn't support networking. The irda directory will not show up if it is not compiled into the kernel. If its compiled as a module make sure you have the module loaded. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /proc/sys/net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net$ ls 802 core ethernet ipv4 unix [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net$ sudo insmod irda Password: Using /lib/modules/2.4.17/kernel/net/irda/irda.o [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net$ ls 802 core ethernet ipv4 irda unix [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net$ cd irda [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net/irda$ ls devname discovery_timeout max_noreply_time warn_noreply_time discoverylap_keepalive_time min_tx_turn_time discovery_slots max_baud_rate slot_timeout [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net/irda$ Hope that helps.
Re: IRDA
On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 11:00, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > Keith > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/proc/sys/net$ ls > > 802 core ethernet ipv4 irda unix > > These are definitely present but not Irda. So, don't know what to > say about it really. I suppose that I could do 'mkdir irda' but ... > what to put in it once it's there ? > Your kernel creates all the directories in /proc. If the irda.o module is not loaded then the directory won't be there. If irda is statically compiled into the kernel then the irda directory will always be there. I suggest running lsmod, and making sure the irda module is mentioned. If not insmod it. If your 100% sure you have irda all setup in the kernel and the module is loaded, try upgrading to a newer 2.4 series kernel. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Sun, 2002-05-19 at 15:24, Jack wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using kernel 2.4.18, latest orinoco_cs driver (same as > 2.4.19-pre8's, btw the driver comes with 2.4.18 does not work well at > all), pcmcia-cs 3.1.33: I have a pair of 650's and a dlink ap1000 access point. I use the linux-wlan-ng drivers (currently I'm using 0.1.14pre2). I'm happy with the performance and only have issues when my signal strength is very very low. (won't come back after getting closer to the ap, I have to re-insert the card). -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 09:41, Jack wrote: > How good is the performance when you put heavy load on it in ideal env? For testing purposes I've copied 100meg files from several locations in my home to see if I could cause some type of failure. I use wmnet to watch as I download I get anywhere from 200 to 500kpbs (according to wmnet) and always seem to copy the file fine. (used http, ftp, smb, and nfs). I did see some issues in the office The bit stream would be nice and consistent and then drop for half a second or so (drop to nothing) and then pick back up... I could not replicate this at home, I have a sneaking suspicion its one of the cables/cards on the wired side of things. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 13:33, Jack wrote: > Thanks a lot for the reply. > > Could you give the firmware version of your DWL650? (what does wlan-ng > say: ident: sta f/w: id ... ?) My card is 1.3.4. > May 21 18:55:16 vaio cardmgr[256]: executing: './wlan-ng start wlan0' May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: nic h/w: id=0x800c 1.0.0 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: nic h/w: id=0x800c 1.0.0 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: pri f/w: id=0x15 1.0.7 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: pri f/w: id=0x15 1.0.7 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: sta f/w: id=0x1f 1.3.5 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: sta f/w: id=0x1f 1.3.5 And via the web based admin tool for the AP my ap firmware is 3.2.31 I'm running 2.4.18 with the preemptible kernel patch. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: IRDA
On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 08:21, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > Starting IrDA manager: sh: /proc/sys/net/irda/devname: No such file > or directory.Looking at it there is nothing in /sys/net. No > config files or anything. > Ummm.. there should be directories in /proc/sys/net/ Otherwise your kernel doesn't support networking. The irda directory will not show up if it is not compiled into the kernel. If its compiled as a module make sure you have the module loaded. kgeffert@vaio:~$ cd /proc/sys/net/ kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net$ ls 802 core ethernet ipv4 unix kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net$ sudo insmod irda Password: Using /lib/modules/2.4.17/kernel/net/irda/irda.o kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net$ ls 802 core ethernet ipv4 irda unix kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net$ cd irda kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net/irda$ ls devname discovery_timeout max_noreply_time warn_noreply_time discoverylap_keepalive_time min_tx_turn_time discovery_slots max_baud_rate slot_timeout kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net/irda$ Hope that helps. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: IRDA
On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 11:00, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > Keith > > > kgeffert@vaio:/proc/sys/net$ ls > > 802 core ethernet ipv4 irda unix > > These are definitely present but not Irda. So, don't know what to > say about it really. I suppose that I could do 'mkdir irda' but ... > what to put in it once it's there ? > Your kernel creates all the directories in /proc. If the irda.o module is not loaded then the directory won't be there. If irda is statically compiled into the kernel then the irda directory will always be there. I suggest running lsmod, and making sure the irda module is mentioned. If not insmod it. If your 100% sure you have irda all setup in the kernel and the module is loaded, try upgrading to a newer 2.4 series kernel. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Sun, 2002-05-19 at 15:24, Jack wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using kernel 2.4.18, latest orinoco_cs driver (same as > 2.4.19-pre8's, btw the driver comes with 2.4.18 does not work well at > all), pcmcia-cs 3.1.33: I have a pair of 650's and a dlink ap1000 access point. I use the linux-wlan-ng drivers (currently I'm using 0.1.14pre2). I'm happy with the performance and only have issues when my signal strength is very very low. (won't come back after getting closer to the ap, I have to re-insert the card). -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 09:41, Jack wrote: > How good is the performance when you put heavy load on it in ideal env? For testing purposes I've copied 100meg files from several locations in my home to see if I could cause some type of failure. I use wmnet to watch as I download I get anywhere from 200 to 500kpbs (according to wmnet) and always seem to copy the file fine. (used http, ftp, smb, and nfs). I did see some issues in the office The bit stream would be nice and consistent and then drop for half a second or so (drop to nothing) and then pick back up... I could not replicate this at home, I have a sneaking suspicion its one of the cables/cards on the wired side of things. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dlink DWL650 half working, link-Down when heavy loaded
On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 13:33, Jack wrote: > Thanks a lot for the reply. > > Could you give the firmware version of your DWL650? (what does wlan-ng > say: ident: sta f/w: id ... ?) My card is 1.3.4. > May 21 18:55:16 vaio cardmgr[256]: executing: './wlan-ng start wlan0' May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: nic h/w: id=0x800c 1.0.0 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: nic h/w: id=0x800c 1.0.0 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: pri f/w: id=0x15 1.0.7 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: pri f/w: id=0x15 1.0.7 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: sta f/w: id=0x1f 1.3.5 May 21 18:55:16 vaio kernel: ident: sta f/w: id=0x1f 1.3.5 And via the web based admin tool for the AP my ap firmware is 3.2.31 I'm running 2.4.18 with the preemptible kernel patch. -- Keith Geffert http://www.penguingurus.com/ GnuPG Public Key: http://www.penguingurus.com/public_key.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Memory errors?
Check out memtest86. If you do find some bad ram, a kernel patch exists so that Linux will ignore those areas, still allowing you to use it. I have not tried either but I remember coming across them. The kernel patch package is kernel-patch-badram On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 16:44, Norman Walsh wrote: > Anyway, I suspect that it has some bad RAM. Programs just sporadically > crash on it (with a segfault, most often). Shell scripts, emacs, > vncviewer, a browser, you name it, they all run sometimes and crash > sometimes. Sometimes they crash right away, sometimes they run for a > while. > - - Are there other possibilities? > - - Are there any Linux tools that I can use to test the integrity of > physical RAM? > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > -- > Keith Geffert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
