[SMAUG] Caldera Workstation 3.1

[Raphaël Dorado]

Calvin Chu wrote:
> 
> Ok, some progress made:
> 
> I went through and started disabling likely suspects and when gpm and apmd
> are out, the system begins to function stable.  No crash for the past 30
> minutes -- sort of.
> 
> cardctl ident -- yields "No pcmcia driver in /procs/devices"
> 
> In the /etc/pcmcia/config there is indeed a
> 
> card "3Com 589 Ethernet"
>  manfid 0x0101, 0x0589
>  bind "3c589_cs"
> 
> When I did an lsmod, it shows a line:
> 
> pcmcia_core 36512 0 [yenta_socket]
> 
> When I checked the process list for cardmgr it is not there.  How is it
> started?
> 

Have a look at /etc/modules.conf, there should be an entry there
that looks like:

# eth0 3c589_cs
alias eth0 3c589_cs 

If it's not there, add it. To make a quick try, type:

modprobe 3c589_cs

which should load the module

The contents of /etc/modules.conf and the output of 'lsmod'
could be of some help.

Another usual suspect is that the "pcmcia" service is often
started before the hardware detection one. This is usually
wrong. You have to rename the links in /etc/init.d/rc?.d
(? = 3 for text mode, ? = 5 for X11 mode) to change the
order.


> Starting X11 still causes an instant crash -- that even
> control-alt-backspace and control-alt-delete or control-alt-f1 can not get
> it out of.
> 
> I have /etc/sysconfig/mouse configured as a ps/2 mouse.  I disabled the
> trackpad from Bios and plugged in a ps/2 mouse and still no go.
> 

/dev/mouse is usually a link, the output of 'ls -l /dev/mouse' should
show a link '/dev/mouse -> psaux' for PS/2 mice.

> I tried running kxconfig, and interestingly, it loads up the graphical X
> configuration interface, and then locks up.  It seems that the keyboard and
> the trackpad and/or mouse just dissapears.  I tried plugging in an external
> keyboard with no luck.  The external keyboard seems to function ok in
> console mode.
> 
> I tried running against the SVGA version, and the 4.x version with similar
> results.
> 
> Some more interesting results:
> 
> I did a cat /dev/mouse
> 
> I was hoping to see some garbage result, as in my old Sun days... but as
> soon as I wiggled the mouse, the system promptly froze and crashed.
> 
> If I do a cat /dev/mouse and do not move the mouse, I am able to control-c
> out of it.  If I move the mouse, kablam, dead system.  (I'm not sure what
> was causing the unprovoked crashing before, but I removed the gpm and apmd
> at the same time, so it may be one, the other, or both).
> 
> Another interesting result:
> 
> I tried popping the pcmcia card out, and back in.  No beeping.
> 
> Another interesting result:
> 
> When the CD-ROM kernel is running.. i get a 800x600 full screen console.
> When I'm booting off the hard drive, I get a 640x480 resolution console..
> What's going on here?
> 

Actually, I'm getting the same problem with my DeLL laptop even tho I
did
not change any system config... It used to work.

> Another interesting result:
> 
> When the system is not crashed, and I do a Fn-Screen off, the screen shuts
> off.  I suspect this is a bios level function?  And if I get X going, it
> locks up, Fn-Screen Off does not respond.  Nothing does except powering off.
> 
> Another interesting result:
> 
> When the kxconfig opens up, it reports that I have
> 
> Video Card
> Type: 2 the Max MAXColor S3 Trio64V+
> 
> (does this correspond to the C&T ???)
> 

Try '/usr/X11R6/bin/SuperProbe' if it is present on your machine.
This might crash your machine.

> Monitor
> Name: Generic - Monitor
> 
> Keyboard
> Model: Generic 104-key PC, Layout: U.S. English
> 
> Pointer Device
> Type: PS/, Model: Generic PS/2
> 
> Screen
> Resolution: 640x480/60Hz, Color Depth 8  (machine frozen, can't change this
> :( )
> 
> Any more help appreciated.  Will probably leave system overnight to see if
> it has an uptime longer than a few hours.
> 
> Calvin
> 

Good luck.

--Raf