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Problems with Grip and DVD drives
by Adam Bower 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

Lo all, I just puchased myself a DVD-Rom drive and a CD-RW drive to replace the broken CD-Rom drive in my main machine. Interestingly I now have a problem with ripping CDs. I can now use Grip (a very cool program that will rip your CD and encode it into mp3 or Ogg Vorbis and sort out making playlists and putting the files in the correct places for you) to rip CDs from the CD-RW drive but it just segfaults if I try and use the DVD-Rom?! The program loads and recognises the Cd and does the CDDB lookup and as soon as I tell it to rip+encode it segfaults. The DVD-Rom is sitting on hdc and it is a Sony DDU1621, and the CD-RW is a Freecom 32r 12r 10rw burnproof thing. I think I am going to check that my kernel is sane later today and that all the Bios settings for the ide bits are correct. Does anyone have any ideas as to what is up? Adam -- Adam

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Re: [Alug] Re: =20 and now 3D as well
by MJ Ray 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

John Seago <john.seago(a)nutshell.net> writes: > What should have been obvious to me in the first place, has just struck me, > it may not be that the =20 is appearing in what is sent but only in what is > being received by me, at least Syd doesn't seem to think he is sending them > on his system. As we are both using Mandrake 8, does this seem likely? It's quite possible, but I get your emails as quoted-printable (ie with =20 and friends) too, while I get Andrew's emails (for example) via BTi as plain text. Equally, emails from KMail users come through fine as plain text, including Syd's. Therefore, I suspect it's your mail server settings that are causing this, as I've not been able to verify them from the list. > I'm still battling with BT (full story on request), and beginning to think > that I've backed yet another lost cause, would I be better off just walking, > (in my case wheeling), away or carrying on the fight? (rhetorical question) The above notwithstanding: BT ARE TOTAL CRAP. Sorry to the BT contingent on the list, but it has to be said. They are a load of total shysters, doing all sorts of monopolistic anti-competitive activities and cross-selling, while the spineless regulator is too thick to stop them. I'm not saying it's really BT's fault, as most corporations would probably do the same in their position. The sooner they are broken up or closed down and replaced by either a public utility with private service companies or a truly free market, the better it will be for everyone. -- MJR

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[Mark Lewis <mark@tuxbox.net>] [lugmaster] free suse 7.1 professional
by MJ Ray 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:55:46 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Lewis <mark(a)tuxbox.net> Subject: [lugmaster] free suse 7.1 professional all, xinit systems have donated 10 boxes of suse 7.1 professional for use by uk lugs. yes.... "donated" means free! :-) i have the boxes here and i have put a link to them on my www.linuxshop.co.uk site. i have been to the post office today and it's going to cost me £10.00 to package and post them, including credit card admin fees. thus, if you or any member of your lug wants a copy (one per person) please visit www.lug.org.uk first come first serve! cheers, mark -- Jolt Cola & Penguin Caffeine Mints now available in the Linux Shop -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mark Lewis Email : mark(a)tuxbox.net - Linux Jobs - http://www.linux-jobs.co.uk Tel : 07050 366345 - Linux Shop - http://www.linux-shop.co.uk Fax : 07050 366346 - Linux Portal - http://www.linux-portal.co.uk -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Email : mark(a)lug.org.uk - Linux Users - http://www.lug.org.uk -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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=20
by John Seago 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

I must apologise for this mornings message. I wrote it just after the pain killers were kicking in, and as a consequence it seems a little incoherent, let me clarify. Like Syd I have noticed =20 at the ends of the lines, ( or where the line ends were when I wrote the message). This only seems to occur on the list, (unless those I have emailed individually know otherwise). Messages between myself and Syd don't show the =20, at least at my end. It appears to me therefore, as the problem comes and goes, irrespective of my settings, that the =20 appears somewhere between Syd and I, as senders, and the list itself. I am sending through the 01986 (Bungay?) exchange, which in one of the exchanges between myself and BT over the quality of their service, they told me had yet to be updated. I am of the opinion that it is somewhere along the route that the =20 appears on the final display of the message. My battle with BT Anytime is another matter, and I apologise for letting it get into my last message. -- John Seago "Change is NOT a synonym for Progress"

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Re: [Alug] Linux and USB?
by Edenyard 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

Thanks for your response, Adam. > OK it seems as though there is a problem with some of the modules > somewhere. what is the output of the command dmesg when you plug the > camera into the machine? as that would be the first thing to check that > USB is working and the camera is recognised, the next step would be to > check that the SCSI emulation is working. > Here's the relevant part of dmesg: ================== Linux version 2.4.2-2 (root(a)porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-79)) #1 Sun Apr 8 19:37:14 EDT 2001 [snip] usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs usb.c: registered new driver hub usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.251 $ time 19:51:15 Apr 8 2001 usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x5400, IRQ 11 usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 hub.c: USB hub found hub.c: 2 ports detected [snip] SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage USB Mass Storage support registered. hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2 scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices scsi: unknown type 2 Vendor: Model: Rev: Type: Printer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 2 resize_dma_pool: unknown device type 2 WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured USB Mass Storage device found at 2 ================== ...and here's the output of lsmod: ================== Module Size Used by vfat 9168 0 (autoclean) usb-storage 31632 0 sd_mod 11856 0 (unused) sg 26592 0 (unused) scsi_mod 94336 3 [usb-storage sd_mod sg] parport_pc 17808 1 (autoclean) lp 5264 0 (autoclean) parport 25856 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] autofs 11136 1 (autoclean) ipchains 38944 0 (unused) nls_iso8859-1 2880 1 (autoclean) nls_cp437 4384 1 (autoclean) msdos 5392 1 (autoclean) fat 32832 0 (autoclean) [vfat msdos] usb-uhci 20848 0 (unused) usbcore 49632 1 [usb-storage usb-uhci] ================== ...and when I type 'mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/camera', this is the message I get: mount: /dev/sda: unknown device I've tried substituting /dev/sda1 for /dev/sda but it makes no difference. Any ideas, please???? Is the order of loading modules important? And is there any utility or command that will list what SCSI devices are actually available for 'mount'? Gerald.

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Re: [Alug] Linux and USB?
by Edenyard 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:19:20 +0100, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > When you say "SCSI support is already loaded", what exactly do you mean? > SCSI support including SCSI disc support, or just SCSI support? > (sd_mod IIRC if it's a module) > It looks like it isn't even being presented as sda. > According to lsmod, I have these SCSI modules loaded: sd_mod 11856 0 (unused) sg 26592 0 (unused) scsi_mod 94336 3 [usb-storage sd_mod sg] Is that correct, or should I have something else SCSI-wise? Gerald.

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Re: =20 and now 3D as well
by John Seago 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

The latest main list displays, (on my Kmail) both myself and Syd's messages with the =20 on the turn overs, and now, on mine, 3D preceding it as well, (on some lines). What should have been obvious to me in the first place, has just struck me, it may not be that the =20 is appearing in what is sent but only in what is being received by me, at least Syd doesn't seem to think he is sending them on his system. As we are both using Mandrake 8, does this seem likely? I am about to attempt to install both Slackware 8 and Debian, use of these may solve my problem. I'm still battling with BT (full story on request), and beginning to think that I've backed yet another lost cause, would I be better off just walking, (in my case wheeling), away or carrying on the fight? (rhetorical question) -- John Seago "Change is NOT a synonym for Progress"

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EDI and X.400
by Earl Brannigan 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

Hi all, I am about to embark on an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) project and have no real knowledge of X.400 (also specifically X.435), what it is etc, though I am getting to grips with the EDI message implementation I shall be dealing with. Does anyone know diddly about this stuff and if so please could you point me at some useful resources. I've been to ITU and registered to receive a couple of docs about MHS and EDI (well dissapointing to see them charging for their 'recommendations' documents - Dmitri Skylarov we love you!!). So far I know that I can set up X400 mailboxes in Exchange Server (cringe) but anyone who knows me would know that I would rather set up an enigma machine to decrypt 168bit 3des encoded messages delivered via morse signals over string and paper cups, transcribe them to phonographic cylinder with a sharp pencil and then forward them via carrier pigeon to the desk of the intended recipient!! But if I can do this in Exchange surely I do it with sendmail of something....... Also, I'd love to find some free software which can do the log-on, retrieval and extraction of EDI Messages from the mailbox. So far I have found a couple of proprietary thingies but again this doesn't appeal. Suffice to say I want to do it all under Linux... Sorry if this is a complete noddy email but as you can see I'm completely new to all of this. (I WRITE CODE DAMMIT!!) ;) If necessary I'd write a goodie to do the latter but I'd rather not (though I'll gladly contribute to any projects ongoing at the moment - as ever) Cheers Earl [earl.brannigan(a)lindenhouse.co.uk] www.lindenhouse.co.uk Tel : [+44] (0)1638 750780 Intellectual : Someone who can spend a whole day locked in a room with a tea cosy without once thinking of trying it on. Highbrow : Someone who can listen to the entire William Tell Overture without once thinking of the Lone Ranger.

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Re: [Alug] From out of the shadows...
by MJ Ray 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

"Mat B" <mat.bland(a)btinternet.com> writes: > My name is Mathew and I am a Perl programmer by trade (although I often get "Perl programmer" is a trade now? I thought it was a form of prostitution... ;-) /me runs for the hills and hides from his brothers. Seriously, I think I speak for all the cabal when I say "it's good to have you here". -- MJR Do you need advice about the Internet or particular net services? Why not talk to my employers? See http://www.luminas.co.uk/ for details.

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RE: [ALUG] linux and USB
by u9947868 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

I managed to get my Fujifilm Finepix 40i to work with my Toshiba Laptop under Debian 2.2r3 by updating the kernel to 2.4.9, which also meant updating the following utils/modules, check that they are all recent versions: The SCSI modules (they all changed completely for the 2.4.X series kernels) The mount utility USBDEVFS module/util (tells you what devices/drivers you have hooked up, under /proc/bus/usb) I think that should do. There were a few other utils that needed to be upgraded to run my current kernel but they had nothing to to with the SCSI system or USB mass storage devices, or USB itself. If I can get off of my bum and turn up to an ALUG meeting I might bring my laptop and camera if anyone has any trouble setting up their own stuff Pete

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