Fedora Hardware Compatibility
 

Hi Guys
Im trying to connect an analytical balance to my fedora linux machine and its seems its not compabitble. It looks as if i do not have the correct balance card drivers. How do i install the drivers for the balance card on fedora? Thanks

First of all, your post isn't a member introduction, so it is in the wrong place. I've reported it for moving to a more suitable location.

Secondly, do you actually have Linux drivers for the device? By "analytical balance", you mean some kind of device for measuring mass, right (e.g. this)? These seem like quite specialised pieces of equipment and as such, the Linux kernel isn't going to have support for these devices. If you have the Linux driver from, say, the manufacturer, we can try and help you install it.

Thanks, Im newbie dont know axactly were to post this. But well, ur a correct, Its a device for measuring mass and I need to somehow configure it to communicate with the fedora machine. I have got no CD but thank you for giving me that clue, I will look for that and get back to you. But the way. The measuring device is connected to the fedora machine via a cable, and it seems that I dont have that specific driver for the device card.

Well, the hardware or newbie forums would have been good choices (but again, don't worry, as a moderator will move it for you). Also, please make sure you spell out your words.

Ah, I see. There's an interface card that you need a driver for. I guess the same comments apply. Post the output of running "lspci" in a terminal, so we can see what your system says about the card. We can go from there.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-Hardware and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Thanks
Now I have visted to manufacturers website and hopefully i have downloaded the right drivers, but unfortunately i have another problem that would not allow me to continue with the installation. When I boot the fedora machine, it gets into the interactive setup and continuosly gives messages such as SCSI device sda:write cache:enabled, red cache:enabled, doesnt support DPO or FUA. I dont understand how I should get into root and be able to create a folder and do the installation, how do i do that or how can i get into the interface mode. Thanks again for helping.
I cannot even issue the output of running "lspci". Help

If this new problem is unrelated to your original question, then make a new thread for it. You'll need to post complete error messages (which may be a pain to write down, granted), so as to help people to know what the problem is.

did the manufactures web site EXPLICITLY state that fedora 14 IS supported
or is is a "generic" Linux blob . If so how old is it ? 2011/10 or 2005 or 2003
from the documentation on that web site WHAT Linux OS's are supported and what versions
a link would help greatly

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in fedora you DO NOT login to the gui as root . That is disabled .
you can login in text mode as root but not the gui .

by running it in the terminal
or as root

Thanks John

http://www.sunix.com.tw/product/ser4037d.html

There you go, that's the link to the PCI board I am trying to install. It is compatible with Linux.

I do not have the password to root and I do not want to format. How else can I get into root. And how do I get into the GUI on Fedora?

Did you download the driver file for Linux from there? There's a README file inside the archive that tells you what to do. If you don't know how to extract files from a .tar.gz file, you can use

tar xvf filename,

where x is for extract, v for verbose output and f is used to specify the filename from which to extract. For more information, read the man page for tar.

Nylex, I did not download the drivers from the internet, I have the CD, but i do not have
the root password, how do i get into GUI without the root password.
I cant start the installation without getting into root or GUI.

You don't want to log in to the GUI as root, as John says. If you don't have the root password, that's going to be problematic, as you won't be able to load the modules (unless of course you can use sudo, but I don't know how Fedora is set up). Edit: As for logging in to the GUI, what happens if you type "startx" at the command line?

If I start startx, it get me into the GUI,and than asks for the login password again.

If this is a separate problem to installing the driver for the hardware, I'd make a separate thread for it.

ndaka123488 if YOU do not have the password YOU set up when YOU installed fedora then
ether reset it ( google it )
or
install fedora 15 after reformatting

you boot the computer
fedora auto boots into the gui
and you login as a normal user

that is if YOU installed a normal install
seeing as you do not know YOUR OWN PASSWORD YOU set up when you installed it


reinstall
and install fedora 15
how did you install fedora ????
startx is not the NORMAL way
i do not think fedora used that since fedora 1 ( one)
GDM is supposed to AUTO start on boot , or KDM if you are using kde.


Reinstall and use fedora 15