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Burn, mount DVD and then eject fails?
by Srdjan Todorovic 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Hi all, Got this weird problem for a few weeks now where I cannot eject optical disks after buring. (strangely, my old Tiberian Sun game disks can now be read, whereas previously could not on the desktop...). I burn an optical disk using K3b -> burn succeeds and can mount it and read all the files using md5sum to compare against known checksum file. I want to eject the disk, and then KDE pops up a message: "The device was successfully unmounted, but the tray could not be opened". I also cannot eject using /usr/bin/eject Stracing it: open("/dev/hda", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = 3 ioctl(3, CDROMEJECT, 0x1) = -1 EIO (Input/output error) ioctl(3, SG_GET_VERSION_NUM, 0x7fffdc13f47c) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fffdc13f3d0) = -1 EFAULT (Bad address) ioctl(3, FDEJECT, 0x1) = -1 ENOSYS (Function not implemented) ioctl(3, MGSL_IOCGPARAMS or MTIOCTOP or SNDCTL_MIDI_MPUMODE, 0x7fffdc1440e0) = -1 ENOSYS (Function not implemented) Oddly there's not close(3) but maybe it's not needed. Another run: open("/dev/hda", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = 3 ioctl(3, CDROMEJECT, 0x1) = -1 EIO (Input/output error) ioctl(3, SG_GET_VERSION_NUM, 0x7fff97ef8fac) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff97ef8f00) = -1 EFAULT (Bad address) ioctl(3, FDEJECT, 0x1) = -1 ENOSYS (Function not implemented) ioctl(3, MGSL_IOCGPARAMS or MTIOCTOP or SNDCTL_MIDI_MPUMODE, 0x7fff97efdc10) = -1 ENOSYS (Function not implemented) The device is the correct device, and perms are: brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 3, 0 2009-11-16 08:57 /dev/hda And I'm in the 'cdrom' group. From this moment onwards (until a reboot I guess), I have the same behaviour with optical disks: I can mount them, read them, unmount them, but cannot physically eject the drive, even if pressing (and/or holding) the drive eject button. Running eject as root works perfectly, which seems to suggest a permissions problem. As root: open("/dev/hda", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = 3 ioctl(3, CDROMEJECT, 0x1) = -1 EIO (Input/output error) ioctl(3, SG_GET_VERSION_NUM, 0x7fff6f0d36ec) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff6f0d3640) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff6f0d3640) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff6f0d3640) = 0 ioctl(3, BLKRRPART, 0x7fff6f0d3640) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) close(3) = 0 and again as root: open("/dev/hda", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = 3 ioctl(3, CDROMEJECT, 0x1) = -1 EIO (Input/output error) ioctl(3, SG_GET_VERSION_NUM, 0x7fff93f2ffac) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff93f2ff00) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff93f2ff00) = 0 ioctl(3, SG_IO, 0x7fff93f2ff00) = 0 ioctl(3, BLKRRPART, 0x7fff93f2ff00) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) close(3) = 0 Initial searching suggests and issue with HAL. I've found that it seems k3b is still running and can be seen to have /dev/hda still open using lsof. Killing the process causes it to not appear in the lsof output, but still cannot eject. So it may even be a bug with K3b. Any ideas, please? Thanks Srdjan

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NAS box mount problems
by Chris Walker 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

I have setup my Edimax NAS box with various users and I can see it from this machine when in Windows mode and from my wife's laptop, also in Windows. Although I can see it from this machine in Linux mode using FTP and can send files to it, I can't seem to mount the thing. I've been googling this morning and found the smbclient command. Using that, I can finally connect to it and can see that there are no files present - not entirely unexpected! I get this from smbclient :- [root@Epox chris]# smbclient -L storage_server Enter chris's password: Domain=[STORAGE_SERVER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.20] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- FTP_RAID_C Disk Linux Share Epox_Share Disk Windows XP Share Laptop_Share Disk Asus Laptop Share IPC$ IPC IPC Service (NAS SYSTEM) ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (NAS SYSTEM) Domain=[STORAGE_SERVER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.20] Server Comment --------- ------- Workgroup Master --------- ------- MY.HOME MY.HOME WORKGROUP STORAGE_SERVER I think I should now be able to mount the thing using the correct user, Mandriva and can do so like this :- [root@Epox chris]# smbclient //storage_server/ftp_raid_c -U Mandriva Enter Mandriva's password: Domain=[STORAGE_SERVER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.20] smb: \> ls . D 0 Sun Nov 15 11:16:28 2 .. D 0 Sun Nov 15 11:16:28 2 58643 blocks of size 16777216. 47828 blocks available But how do I transfer files from linux to the NAS box? I thought I would need to mount it but if I try smbmount, I'm told that the command doesn't exist. I'm using Mandriva btw. I've also been trying to mount the thing using smbfs but have had no more luck using that. I get this message when I do :- [root@Epox chris]# mount -t smbfs -o password=Mandriva //storage_server/ftp_raid_c /mnt/Edimax/ mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on //storage_server/ftp_raid_c, missing codepage or helper program, or other error (for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program) In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so Message from syslogd@Epox at Sun Nov 15 11:42:47 2009 ... Epox klogd: smbfs is deprecated and will be removed from the 2.6.27 kernel. Please migrate to cifs So I'm a bit stuck now. Can anybody help please?

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[ALUG Announce] 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : McGintys, Northgate Street
by samwise 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- The monthly "Third Monday" ALUG Ipswich Social Meeting is back this Monday 16th November, at 20:00: P J McGinty & Sons 15 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BY Tel: 01473 251 515 Map/Directions URI: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=IP1+3BY WWW: http://pjmcginty.moonfruit.com/ McGintys pub is in the centre of Ipswich, not far from our old haunt - The Milestone. It's directly opposite the town's central library and has a reputation for good Irish beer. All are welcome, novices and experienced users. Feel free to ask for further information on the Main ALUG mailing list. This month will hopefully comprise of the tutorial on Android Application Development which was postponed from last month, due to appalling attendance. It'll cover what the Android platform is, what technologies are behind it, how to get a development environment up and running and the creation of some simple applications. Remember to call or email me, if you're arriving later and want to ensure I don't wander off, which I have a tendency to do if the turn-out hits rock-bottom ... Hope to see you there, Peter. ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Sony Ericsson Symbian Phones with Linux
by Mark Rogers 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

I'm looking at a phone upgrade, and current favourite is the new Sony Ericsson Satio. Given that it's new I can't find a lot of info about connecting it to Linux, but as it's Symbian based I figure a lot will depend on how well other SE Symbian phones work with Linux. I had a look at the Gammu phone database and they fairly well supported (much better than the Nokia's I'm more familiar with). But does anyone have any real experience of using their SE phone with Linux in any way? Ideally I'm looking to archive stuff like text messages onto the PC for storage, syncing contacts and calendar, and transfering photos and video. I'm as much interested in SE's attitude as what works and what doesn't though. (Nokia are very proprietary and almost nothing works without using Nokia's own software on Windows.) -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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Video conversion problem -mpeg2, mpeg1, etc.
by Chris G 15 Nov '09

15 Nov '09

My wife wants to play some videos on a projector while she does a talk. Inevitably there will only be Windows machines available to do this (or possibly her laptop which, unlike everything else, is also Windows). She has chosen the files she'd like to run, they're all MPEG2. It turns out that Linux is actually better at doing this than Windows but this doesn't help the current issue. I want to concatenate five or six MPEG videos and play them, by default on Windows this means they have to be MPEG1. I'm trying to convert them using ffmpeg but at present I'm failing miserably. Can anyone tell me, in simple terms, how I can convert some MPEG2 files to MPEG1? I'm currently trying:- ffmpeg -i 'Head In The Clouds.mpg' -target vcd -y /home/chris/tmp/maxine/hitc.mpg but this produces a zero length output file, do I need something more to get it to work? -- Chris Green

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Monitors
by steveydoteu 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Having seen the recent suggestions for a new 24" I thought I would go ahead and get some input on my issue. I currently have a 15" CRT but it is too large to put on a new desk, so I therefore need to get an LCD around 15-19" but am unsure as to what to look for regarding models and so forth.

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[ALUG Announce] Alug Norwich 2nd Thursday Pub Meet 12th November @ The Coach & Horses
by Adam Bower 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Dear ALUG, This months second Thursday social meeting of ALUG will take place on 12th November 2009 at The Coach and Horses (82 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1BA http://www.thecoachthorperoad.co.uk/ ). This is our second meeting in the Coach and Horses and it offers food, a good selection of real beer (including takeouts!) and reasonably good connections for travel and parking. There should be people there from 8pm, hopefully someone will bring Tux to aid people in recognising us. I look forward to seeing you Adam -- new signature required, old one is too boring. ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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UltraEdit for Linux
by Mark Rogers 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Just a heads-up for anyone who might be interested: a native Linux version of UltraEdit has been released: http://www.ultraedit.com/Newsletters/nov09-uex/index.html It's chargeable ($40 introductory, $70 full price) and I've not tried it yet (I'm half-way through an Ubuntu 9.04->9.10 upgrade, so now probably isn't the time to install it!) but I know there's been interest in a UE-like editor on Linux expressed here before (as much by me as anyone). I know the majority won't be interested on price/freedom grounds. Personally I've not found anything as good on Linux as FOSS (primarily stuff like column editing). (Since the software is commercial I should point out that I am not affiliated with UE in any way.) -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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Recommendations wanted for new 24" monitor
by Chris G 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

It's not specifically Linux but it is computers. My Dell 2001FP is beginning to show its age so I'm after a new monitor, the 'sweet point' for me seems to be a 24" wide screen running 1920x1600 as the current Dell runs at 1600x1200 so the new one would be similar but a little wider. I need two inputs (VGA and DVI-D/HDMI), I don't really need speakers. So has anyone here got something like this and/or bought one recently? Any ideas or recommendations would be most welcome. I'd like to keep the price below £200. My current front runner is the LG W2452TX which is £169 from CCL. -- Chris Green

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Re: [ALUG] Recommendations wanted for new 24" monitor
by barrie jones 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

On Wed Nov 11 17:48:13 GMT 2009 Chris G wrote: >My Dell 2001FP is beginning to show its age so I'm after a new >monitor, the 'sweet point' for me seems to be a 24" wide screen >running 1920x1600 as the current Dell runs at 1600x1200 so the new one >would be similar but a little wider. I bought a Samsung SM2343BW 23" widescreen about 3 months ago. I got it from eBuyer for £170 delivered. It runs at 2048 x 1152 resolution and, bearing in mind that anything like this is very subjective, I really haven't been able to fault it - it's absolutely brilliant. I had been using a Sony 19" crt at 1600 x 1200 up to that point and had been very pleased with the quality (I'd had it for about 6 years), but the Samsung has really been a revelation. It's equally good for video, photos/images and for text - I had wondered a bit about the latter as it has a very high resolution, but even the smallest text size is absolutely clear and sharp. I use the DVI input, but the VGA input seems to be of very similar quality. I looked at a range of 22-24" monitors up to £220 before settling on this one, and haven't been disappointed. eBuyer have customer reviews on their website (I didn't do one!) and 13 of 14 ratings were 5 stars out of 5 with the other one 4 stars. Hope this helps Barrie _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/

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