Thinkpad video and digital camera issues
I have a Thinkpad 760 XD, and there's a "video in" port. I have the cable which connects to it and has an S-video and composite input. Can this be used under Linux? If so, how? Also, I bought an Olympus Camedia D-360L digital camera. I want to upload images into the Thinkpad. There are two ways: RS-232 or SmartMedia. I tried with several different packages to get the RS-232 interface to work, and couldn't get any results. But it works like a charm with the Windows software they include, of course. The ADI SmartMedia/PCMCIA card I bought doesn't seem to be recognized at all (the computer doesn't even realize it's been plugged in). Should I just take it back for a refund? What other brands are there that you would recommend instead? Or is there something else I can try to make this one work? -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ - "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."-Groucho Marx
Re: Thinkpad video and digital camera issues
Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 03:30:35AM -0700, William R. Ward wrote: > > Also, I bought an Olympus Camedia D-360L digital camera. I want to > > upload images into the Thinkpad. There are two ways: RS-232 or > > SmartMedia. I tried with several different packages to get the RS-232 > > interface to work, and couldn't get any results. But it works like a > > charm with the Windows software they include, of course. > > > > The ADI SmartMedia/PCMCIA card I bought doesn't seem to be recognized > > at all (the computer doesn't even realize it's been plugged in). > > Should I just take it back for a refund? What other brands are there > > that you would recommend instead? Or is there something else I can > > try to make this one work? > > I am not sure if I have the same smartmedia pcmcia adaptor as you. But > the one I have works beautifully, I insert the pcmcia card, then the > smartmedia card. Hear the two beeps (you get no beep until the smarmedia > card is inserted) then mount the card to some mountpoint. It appears as > an IDE interface to a dos formatted partition. > One wierdness though, twice I have somehow destroyed the smartmedia > such that it no longer is formatted or registers as a proper block > device. I have no idea why, and it makes me somewhat nervouse. But other > than that minor (?) issue, all is well. > Anyone else have this problem with smartmedia in general? or is it just > me? Insert the PCMCIA card without a SmartMedia card in it? I hadn't thought of that. I have been inserting the card with SmartMedia already in it. Another thing that may be an issue is that my SmartMedia card came pre-formatted from Olympus. Do I need to reformat it, to make it work? How can I reformat it if the computer doesn't even notice that it's there? I saw instructions on the web somewhere that involved running a format command using /dev/mem0a0 or something like that, but there is no such device in my /dev and MAKEDEV doesn't know how to do it. Maybe it's called something else under Debian? I'm kind of new to the whole PCMCIA thing. I know the PCMCIA port works, because I have a 3COM ethernet/modem card which works perfectly. If it matters, I'm running kernel version 2.2.18pre1, custom compilation (and corresponding custom pcmcia-cs package), with Debian "stable". --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ - "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."-Groucho Marx
Re: CRT/LCD Switching under X
Pedro "I." Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running debian/testing on my Dell Latitude (C family) with X 4.0.3. > The video adapter is supported through the "ATI" driver and it is > recognized as a MACH64 device. > > While on an X session, and if connected to an external monitor, I can > switch the video output to either the flat panel (LCD) OR to the > external monitor by pressing Fn-F7 (this is the CRT/LCD switch function) > but not to both devices simultaneously.This quite annoying to me when > doing presentations. [...] > So to summarize, I only get the combo LCD/CRT if I run windows NT either > natively or through VMware. Outside these two environments it is just > one or the other. Very weird. All three modes work fine on my IBM Thinkpad, and I didn't do anything special to set it up. I'm running Xfree86 3.3.6 though (potato). --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously.
Re: PCMCIA Modem Driver
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thank you all for your replys but after looking at a number of sites, > (Thanks Peter Cordes that site was a real help :-) > I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to get the modem to work > in linux. (Though I wouldn't mind if someone proves otherwise) > It unfortunatly means I have to ask my friend to: > a) get a new modem (one that is supported) > or > b) go back to micro$oft windoze :-( > > I hope he picks option a but option b is more likely knowing him. > (which is a pain after setting up the rest of linux OK) If it means that much to you, buy him a 'real' modem on eBay. They're not that expensive (20 to 50 dollars). Just be sure it isn't a "winmodem". --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously.
Re: What's your favorite inexpensive Linux laptop?
Chris Ivanovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was hoping I could get some personal opinions here. I currently > have Debian running on a server in my house, and a Macintosh > notebook. I'm now looking to fire up a PC notebook with it, as well. I've been very happy with my Thinkpad 560?? (I'm not sure the exact model) except for one problem: I don't have the administrator password. Make sure when you buy a used notebook that it either doesn't require any administrator password, or that the seller can give it to you. I can not add extra hard disks or update the BIOS without it. But with that one caveat, it's been running quite happily and has become my primary home machine. --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously.
Thinkpad video and digital camera issues
I have a Thinkpad 760 XD, and there's a "video in" port. I have the cable which connects to it and has an S-video and composite input. Can this be used under Linux? If so, how? Also, I bought an Olympus Camedia D-360L digital camera. I want to upload images into the Thinkpad. There are two ways: RS-232 or SmartMedia. I tried with several different packages to get the RS-232 interface to work, and couldn't get any results. But it works like a charm with the Windows software they include, of course. The ADI SmartMedia/PCMCIA card I bought doesn't seem to be recognized at all (the computer doesn't even realize it's been plugged in). Should I just take it back for a refund? What other brands are there that you would recommend instead? Or is there something else I can try to make this one work? -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ - "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."-Groucho Marx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Thinkpad video and digital camera issues
Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 03:30:35AM -0700, William R. Ward wrote: > > Also, I bought an Olympus Camedia D-360L digital camera. I want to > > upload images into the Thinkpad. There are two ways: RS-232 or > > SmartMedia. I tried with several different packages to get the RS-232 > > interface to work, and couldn't get any results. But it works like a > > charm with the Windows software they include, of course. > > > > The ADI SmartMedia/PCMCIA card I bought doesn't seem to be recognized > > at all (the computer doesn't even realize it's been plugged in). > > Should I just take it back for a refund? What other brands are there > > that you would recommend instead? Or is there something else I can > > try to make this one work? > > I am not sure if I have the same smartmedia pcmcia adaptor as you. But > the one I have works beautifully, I insert the pcmcia card, then the > smartmedia card. Hear the two beeps (you get no beep until the smarmedia > card is inserted) then mount the card to some mountpoint. It appears as > an IDE interface to a dos formatted partition. > One wierdness though, twice I have somehow destroyed the smartmedia > such that it no longer is formatted or registers as a proper block > device. I have no idea why, and it makes me somewhat nervouse. But other > than that minor (?) issue, all is well. > Anyone else have this problem with smartmedia in general? or is it just > me? Insert the PCMCIA card without a SmartMedia card in it? I hadn't thought of that. I have been inserting the card with SmartMedia already in it. Another thing that may be an issue is that my SmartMedia card came pre-formatted from Olympus. Do I need to reformat it, to make it work? How can I reformat it if the computer doesn't even notice that it's there? I saw instructions on the web somewhere that involved running a format command using /dev/mem0a0 or something like that, but there is no such device in my /dev and MAKEDEV doesn't know how to do it. Maybe it's called something else under Debian? I'm kind of new to the whole PCMCIA thing. I know the PCMCIA port works, because I have a 3COM ethernet/modem card which works perfectly. If it matters, I'm running kernel version 2.2.18pre1, custom compilation (and corresponding custom pcmcia-cs package), with Debian "stable". --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ - "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."-Groucho Marx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CRT/LCD Switching under X
Pedro "I." Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running debian/testing on my Dell Latitude (C family) with X 4.0.3. > The video adapter is supported through the "ATI" driver and it is > recognized as a MACH64 device. > > While on an X session, and if connected to an external monitor, I can > switch the video output to either the flat panel (LCD) OR to the > external monitor by pressing Fn-F7 (this is the CRT/LCD switch function) > but not to both devices simultaneously.This quite annoying to me when > doing presentations. [...] > So to summarize, I only get the combo LCD/CRT if I run windows NT either > natively or through VMware. Outside these two environments it is just > one or the other. Very weird. All three modes work fine on my IBM Thinkpad, and I didn't do anything special to set it up. I'm running Xfree86 3.3.6 though (potato). --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PCMCIA Modem Driver
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thank you all for your replys but after looking at a number of sites, > (Thanks Peter Cordes that site was a real help :-) > I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to get the modem to work > in linux. (Though I wouldn't mind if someone proves otherwise) > It unfortunatly means I have to ask my friend to: > a) get a new modem (one that is supported) > or > b) go back to micro$oft windoze :-( > > I hope he picks option a but option b is more likely knowing him. > (which is a pain after setting up the rest of linux OK) If it means that much to you, buy him a 'real' modem on eBay. They're not that expensive (20 to 50 dollars). Just be sure it isn't a "winmodem". --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's your favorite inexpensive Linux laptop?
Chris Ivanovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was hoping I could get some personal opinions here. I currently > have Debian running on a server in my house, and a Macintosh > notebook. I'm now looking to fire up a PC notebook with it, as well. I've been very happy with my Thinkpad 560?? (I'm not sure the exact model) except for one problem: I don't have the administrator password. Make sure when you buy a used notebook that it either doesn't require any administrator password, or that the seller can give it to you. I can not add extra hard disks or update the BIOS without it. But with that one caveat, it's been running quite happily and has become my primary home machine. --Bill. -- William R Ward[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Life is too important to take seriously. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
