0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5833 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5838
0000:00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4347 (rev 01)
0000:00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4348 (rev 01)
0000:00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4345 (rev 01)
0000:00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SMBus (rev 17)
0000:00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4349
0000:00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 434c
0000:00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4342
0000:00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller
0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5834
0000:02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:02:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)

[*]   Symmetric multi-processing support
[*]   SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support

[*] ACPI Support
[*]   Sleep States (EXPERIMENTAL)
<M>   AC Adapter
<M>   Battery
<M>   Button
<M>   Fan
<M>   Processor
<M>   Thermal Zone

Device Driver > ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
<*>       Generic PCI IDE Chipset Support
[*]       Generic PCI bus-master DMA support
[*]         Use PCI DMA by default when available
<*>        ATI IXP chipset IDE support

Devices Drivers > Graphics support
<*>   ATI Radeon display support

Section "Device"
#Driver      "ati"
Driver       "radeon"
VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName   "Unknown Board"
BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Device Drivers> Sound > Alsa PCI devices
<M> ATI IXP 150/200/250/300

I2C > Hardware Sensors Chip support
<M> ITE IT87xx and compatibles

it87-isa-0228
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore 1:   +1.45 V  (min =  +1.42 V, max =  +1.56 V)
VCore 2:   +1.53 V  (min =  +2.40 V, max =  +2.60 V)   ALARM
+3.3V:     +6.40 V  (min =  +3.12 V, max =  +3.44 V)   ALARM
+5V:       +4.97 V  (min =  +4.72 V, max =  +5.24 V)
+12V:     +11.68 V  (min = +11.36 V, max = +12.60 V)
-12V:     -19.77 V  (min = -12.63 V, max = -11.41 V)   ALARM
-5V:       -2.38 V  (min =  -5.28 V, max =  -4.81 V)   ALARM
Stdby:     +5.02 V  (min =  +4.72 V, max =  +5.24 V)
VBat:      +3.16 V
fan1:     1795 RPM  (min =    0 RPM, div = 16)
fan2:        0 RPM  (min =  332 RPM, div = 16)
fan3:        0 RPM  (min =  664 RPM, div = 8)
M/B Temp:    +60°C  (low  =   +15°C, high =   +40°C)   sensor = diode
CPU Temp:    +44°C  (low  =   +15°C, high =   +45°C)   sensor = diode
Temp3:       +41°C  (low  =   +15°C, high =   +45°C)   sensor = thermistor

31 thoughts on “Shuttle ST62K Zen Install Howto for Linux”

1. Nice advice with the sensors. Running sensors-detect, “Probing Super I/O” found the chip.

   The really big annoying problem with ST62K is TV out. So far, I have only managed to use TV out with the vesa driver. But where’s the fun in that, as you don’t get Xv etc. ST62K can be a great, monitorless, TV-connected HTPC, if only someone finds a way to get proper TV-out (with hardware scaling etc working).

   This is a good page too:
   
       http://www.bluelightning.org/linux/st62k/
   

2. I haven’t find the way to have the TV-out yet. Perhaps you can post the way you have it working here ?

3. On the page I gave a link to, there is a working XF86config-4:

     http://www.bluelightning.org/files/st62k/XF86Config.vesa1

   Still, it would be nice to get a proper X driver working with TV-out (in order to use tvtime for example, and to adjust the size/pos of the picture etc).
   

4. This is the config for X on the TV set, but how do you switch to TV ? On other system, i used atitvout but this doesn’t seems to work right now. And it’s un-maintained too ..

5. Hey, nice config :)

   And thanks for making me notice the new kernel option SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support. Kernel’s been recompiled, and consider I owe you a beer ;)

   – Sébastien.

   PS: lspci still gives you "Unknown devices", did you upgrade to the last version?

6. Hum about the SMT (hyperthreading), i really think this scheduler is a bit buggy right now. I saw some strange slowdown under heavy IO. I guess i should try with another OS like DragonFlyBSD which has a totally different approach.

   For the lspci output, yes i get some ‘Unknow’ this is strange but lspci use official BusID, and this chipsets aren’t register yet on the right database. (i lost the url)

   For the beer, yeah i’m ok too :)

7. > This is the config for X on the TV set, but how do you switch to TV ?

   Make sure TV pal/ntsc is set correct in your BIOS. I don’t have to do anything to get TV-output, it’s simply there when I switch on the TV.

   I haven’t noticed any problems with the HT.
   

8. Hi,

   A new ATI proprietary driver has been released on 8/5/2004. It’s version 3.11.1. No information on the IGP cards in the release notes.

   Stephane

9. I tried it last night.. and doesn’t work. In fact i get a ‘-1 No such device’ while inserting the kernel module. As this driver is binary only, we are unable to patch it :(

   I sent a ticket to the ATI tech support .. hope to get a answer soon ..

10. Did you ever get an answer back from ATI?

11. I found there is a petition to obtain from ATI better drivers for Linux.

    You can sign at http://www.petitiononline.com/atipet/petition.html

12. –off the ATI driver subject–

    Has anyone been able to get spdif out working? I am running gentoo 2.6.7 and can only manage static with alsa 1.0.4. In fact, any alsa version after 1.0.4 gives me no output on the optical link at all.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated (my MythTV setup is hurting without it!)

13. Someone over at rage3d.com got the tv-out working with the 3.11.1 drivers.
    Im not a linux guru but this is how he did it:

    "Test it with ChipId 0×5961 and accel and dri disabled and you can get TVOut working
    but of course without acceleration but better than with vesa driver."

14. Anyone tested that yet (ChipId 0×5961)? If so, how does it behave, compared to vesa? I can’t test it right now, as I’m waiting for a new fan from Shuttle (the old one just died last week).

15. New ATI proprietary drivers: 3.12.0

    Maybe this time is the one. In the release notes ATI write :

    —
    The latest version of the ATI proprietary Linux driver introduces support for the following products:

    • RADEON™ 9550
    • RADEON™ 9100 IGP
    • RADEON™ 9200 IGP

    Note: This software driver provides 2D support only for the ATI RADEON™ 9100 IGP and ATI RADEON 9100 PRO IGP.
    —

    Stephane

16. Keep an eye on your temp-sensors! It seems I’m not the only owner of an ST62k who has suffered from a system fan break down. This is what happens:

      0. Everything is working fine.
    
      1. You notice that your Zen suddenly becomes completely quiet.
    
      2. The machine gets really hot and starts to smell funny.
    
      3. You realise that the system fan has died, and you swith off the system really quickly.
    
      4. You wait for a new fan from Shuttle, which they offered after contacting them using the tech support questionaire.

    The first thing I’ll do when I can start it again, is to write an init.d script that will shutdown at perhaps 75°C. The bios PC-health stuff didn’t trigger (or perhaps there is nothing that can trig there, I can’t remember).

17. It was really disappointing to discover that the new fan from Shuttle didn’t solve the problem, it’s still dead. Perhaps something’s broken on the mobo.

18. If you have trouble with Maxtor HDs read this

19. About the fan problem : maybe you should try to plug your fan into the other motherboard connector (FAN03 I think). My FAN01 connector stopped working two weeks ago, the box shut down itself at 100°C ! I tried with another fan, but it wasn’t the problem. I finally plugged the old fan on the other connector, and everything is back to normal. Can’t explain what happened.

20. http://www.bluelightning.org/linux/st62k/

    Solution for the tv out problem (fire up your hex editor)

21. Has anyone been able to get spdif out working on Linux?

22. Same question -
    Has anyone been able to get spdif out working on Linux?

23. Same question -
    Has anyone been able to get spdif out working on Linux?

24. Hi,

    did someone tried the new ATI drivers with Xorg ?

    Stephane

25. My fan went out also. I think the fan is what originally goes out, then it takes the mobo down with it. Once "header 1" on the mobo was dead, Shuttle replaced the whole mobo, but it almost took them three weeks. This happened just weeks before my warranty ran out. I’m scared of what will happen next year when the new mobo has the same problem.

26. New ATI drivers has problem with TV out too…

    Here is the solution for 8.12.10:
    http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33781391&page=2&pp=30

    —
    The sync problem still exists for driver version 8.12.10
    The patch confirmed to work on xfree86 4.3 and x.org 6.8 is:
    Change the 0x2C with 0×19 at offset 0×15788 in file fglrx_drv.o
    —

27. Lot of Zen user should read this: http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/200.html .. if you get trouble with the fan

28. garipipok: thanks for the tip about FAN03 connector. After running my Zen for a year the fan broke down and the system crashed at 100°C. By swapping the fan to the other connector the machine is now back to normal.

29. Hi,

    I will buy a st62k,
    but I would now if there are any news concerning the tv-out problem?
    I would like to use the st62k as tv pc. to run mythtv on it, so,
    can I get the the output of mythtv on tv-out? I do I need the 3d accerleration to look tv, ans watch some movies?

    Thanks

30. I have a ST62K too and have had a mobo replaced to a fan problem. Now all three fan connectors (probably the fan controller) are dead on the new mobo. It is out of warranty. Anyone had similar problems and know how to fix it? The fan itself works fine if I just hook it to the 12V.

    Thanks, ..Roger

31. I have the same fan issue, but not the connector one. Check out the website to find the way I fixed the fan issue