Linux-Hardware Digest #856, Volume #10 Mon, 26 Jul 99 22:13:32 EDT
Contents:
Re: cdrecord error (Peter Buelow)
Re: Guru advice need for parallel LS120 re-install (John McKown)
Re: Opinions? New Box. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
IDE Disk Dead Dead Dead after X Config (ekaulaki)
Re: external CD-ROM (Peter Buelow)
/dev/lp0 not found ("Hugh")
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From: Peter Buelow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: cdrecord error
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:58:22 -0500
Matt Garman wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I'm using Debian 2.1 Linux, trying to burn CDs using cdrecord v1.6
> (the Debian packaged one) and a internal Plextor PlexWriter 4/12 SCSI
> cd burner.
>
> Initially, it worked perfectly, always. Recently, though, it's been
> coming up with random errors. These errors may not come up on a dummy
> write, but will happen when I try to do the actual burn. Sometimes
> the errors show up on the dummy burn, too.
>
> Here is a script output of me doing a few dummy burns:
>
> Script started on Sat Jul 24 23:47:51 1999
> sh-2.01# nice -n -20 cdrecod rd -v speed=4 dev=0,4,0 -audio -dummy *.wav
> Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jörg Schilling
> TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA
> scsidev: '0,4,0'
> scsibus: 0 target: 4 lun: 0
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 2
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities : SYNC LINKED
> Vendor_info : 'PLEXTOR '
> Identifikation : 'CD-R PX-R412C '
> Revision : '1.04'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-R.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
> Track 01: audio 53 MB (05:18.02) no preemp
> Track 02: audio 38 MB (03:49.20) no preemp
> Track 03: audio 80 MB (07:56.21) no preemp
> Track 04: audio 47 MB (04:43.72) no preemp
> Track 05: audio 54 MB (05:21.96) no preemp
> Total size: 275 MB (27:17.12) = 122784 sectors
> Lout start: 275 MB (27:19/09) = 122784 sectors
> ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 4
> Is unrestricted
> Is not erasable
> ATIP start of lead in: -11580 (97:27/45)
> ATIP start of lead out: 333226 (74:05/01)
> Disk type: Phthalocyanine or similar
> Manufacturer: Kodak Japan Limited
> Blocks total: 333226 Blocks remaining: 21988
> cdrecord: WARNING: Data may not fit on current disk.
> Starting to write CD at speed 4 in dummy mode for single session.
> Last chance to quit, starting dummy write in 9 seconds.
> Waiting for reader process to fill input-buffer ... input-buffer ready.
> Starting new track at sector: 311238
> Track 01: 0 of 53 MB written.
> Track 01: 1 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 2 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 3 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 4 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 5 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 6 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 7 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 8 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 9 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 10 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 11 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 12 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 13 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 14 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 15 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 16 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 17 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 18 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 19 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 20 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 21 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 22 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 23 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 24 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 25 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 26 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 27 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 28 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 29 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 30 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 31 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 32 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 33 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 34 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 35 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 36 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 37 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 38 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 39 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 40 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 41 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 42 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 43 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 44 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 45 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 46 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 47 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 48 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 49 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> cdrecord: Success. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB: 2A 00 00 05 15 A5 00 00 0D 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 09 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 80 0A 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x9 Vendor Unique, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x80 Qual 0x0A (limited laser life) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.002s timeout 40s
>
> write track data: error after 51704016 bytes
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Writing time: 80.402s
> Fixating...
> WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode.
> cdrecord: Success. close track/session: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB: 5B 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 09 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 80 01 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x9 Vendor Unique, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x80 Qual 0x01 (limited laser life) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 480s
> Fixating time: 0.003s
> cdrecord: fifo had 1819 puts and 1692 gets.
> cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 1094 times full, min fill was 96%.
> sh-2.01# nice -n -20 cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,4,0 -audio -dummy *.wav
> Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jörg Schilling
> TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA
> scsidev: '0,4,0'
> scsibus: 0 target: 4 lun: 0
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 2
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities : SYNC LINKED
> Vendor_info : 'PLEXTOR '
> Identifikation : 'CD-R PX-R412C '
> Revision : '1.04'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-R.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
> Track 01: audio 53 MB (05:18.02) no preemp
> Track 02: audio 38 MB (03:49.20) no preemp
> Track 03: audio 80 MB (07:56.21) no preemp
> Track 04: audio 47 MB (04:43.72) no preemp
> Track 05: audio 54 MB (05:21.96) no preemp
> Total size: 275 MB (27:17.12) = 122784 sectors
> Lout start: 275 MB (27:19/09) = 122784 sectors
> ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 4
> Is unrestricted
> Is not erasable
> ATIP start of lead in: -11580 (97:27/45)
> ATIP start of lead out: 333226 (74:05/01)
> Disk type: Phthalocyanine or similar
> Manufacturer: Kodak Japan Limited
> Blocks total: 333226 Blocks remaining: 21988
> cdrecord: WARNING: Data may not fit on current disk.
> Starting to write CD at speed 4 in dummy mode for single session.
> Last chance to quit, starting dummy write in 9 seconds.
> Waiting for reader process to fill input-buffer ... input-buffer ready.
> Starting new track at sector: 311238
> Track 01: 0 of 53 MB written.
> Track 01: 1 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 2 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 3 of
> ...
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 49 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> cdrecord: Success. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB: 2A 00 00 05 15 A5 00 00 0D 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 09 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 80 0A 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x9 Vendor Unique, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x80 Qual 0x0A (limited laser life) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.002s timeout 40s
>
> write track data: error after 51704016 bytes
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Writing time: 80.362s
> Fixating...
> WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode.
> cdrecord: Success. close track/session: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB: 5B 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 09 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 80 01 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x9 Vendor Unique, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x80 Qual 0x01 (limited laser life) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 480s
> Fixating time: 0.002s
> cdrecord: fifo had 1819 puts and 1692 gets.
> cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 931 times full, min fill was 97%.
> sh-2.01# nice -n -20 cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,4,0 -audio -dummy *.wav
> Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jörg Schilling
> TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA
> scsidev: '0,4,0'
> scsibus: 0 target: 4 lun: 0
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 2
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities : SYNC LINKED
> Vendor_info : 'PLEXTOR '
> Identifikation : 'CD-R PX-R412C '
> Revision : '1.04'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-R.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
> Track 01: audio 53 MB (05:18.02) no preemp
> Track 02: audio 38 MB (03:49.20) no preemp
> Track 03: audio 80 MB (07:56.21) no preemp
> Track 04: audio 47 MB (04:43.72) no preemp
> Track 05: audio 54 MB (05:21.96) no preemp
> Total size: 275 MB (27:17.12) = 122784 sectors
> Lout start: 275 MB (27:19/09) = 122784 sectors
> ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 4
> Is unrestricted
> Is not erasable
> ATIP start of lead in: -11580 (97:27/45)
> ATIP start of lead out: 333226 (74:05/01)
> Disk type: Phthalocyanine or similar
> Manufacturer: Kodak Japan Limited
> Blocks total: 333226 Blocks remaining: 333226
> Starting to write CD at speed 4 in dummy mode for single session.
> Last chance to quit, starting dummy write in 9 seconds.
> Waiting for reader process to fill input-buffer ... input-buffer ready.
> Starting new track at sector: 0
> Track 01: 0 of 53 MB written.
> Track 01: 1 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 01: 2 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: 3 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 4 of 53 MB written (fifo
> ...
> 99%).
> Track 01: 50 of 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 51 of
> 53 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 01: 52 of 53 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 01: 53 of 53 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 56099904/56099904 (23852 sectors).
> Starting new track at sector: 24004
> Track 02: 0 of 38 MB written.
> Track 02: 1 of 38 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 02: 2 of 38 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 02: 3 of
> 38 MB written (fifo 98%).
> Track 02: 4 of 38 MB written (fifo
> ...
> 38 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 02: 34 of 38 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 02: 35 of 38 MB written (fifo 98%).
> Track 02: 36 of
> 38 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 02: 37 of 38 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 02: 38 of 38 MB
> written (fifo 100%).
> Track 02: Total bytes read/written: 40430880/40430880 (17190 sectors).
> Starting new track at sector: 41346
> Track 03: 0 of 80 MB written.
> Track 03: 1 of 80 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 03: 2 of 80 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 03: 3 of
> 80 MB written (fifo 98%).
> Track 03: 4 of 80 MB written (fifo
> ...
> 99%).
> Track 03: 77 of 80 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 03: 78 of
> 80 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 03: 79 of 80 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 03: 80 of 80 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 03: Total bytes read/written: 84004032/84004032 (35716 sectors).
> Starting new track at sector: 77214
> Track 04: 0 of 47 MB written.
> Track 04: 1 of 47 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 04: 2 of 47 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 04: 3 of
> 47 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 04: 4 of 47 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 04: 5 of 47 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 04: 6 of
> ...
> 47 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 04: 43 of 47 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 04: 44 of 47 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 04: 45 of
> 47 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 04: 46 of 47 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 04: 47 of 47 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 04: Total bytes read/written: 50048208/50048208 (21279 sectors).
> Starting new track at sector: 98645
> Track 05: 0 of 54 MB written.
> Track 05: 1 of 54 MB written (fifo
> 99%).
> Track 05: 2 of 54 MB written (fifo 99%).
> Track 05: 3 of
> ...
> 54 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 05: 52 of 54 MB written (fifo
> 100%).
> Track 05: 53 of 54 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 05: 54 of 54 MB written (fifo 100%).
> Track 05: Total bytes read/written: 56793744/56793744 (24147 sectors).
> Writing time: 435.019s
> Fixating...
> WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode.
> cdrecord: Success. close track/session: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB: 5B 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 09 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 80 01 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x9 Vendor Unique, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x80 Qual 0x01 (limited laser life) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 480s
> Fixating time: 0.003s
> cdrecord: fifo had 9401 puts and 9401 gets.
> cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 5666 times full, min fill was 91%.
> sh-2.01# exit
>
> Script done on Sun Jul 25 00:27:08 1999
>
> --
> Matt Garman, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "And through the window in the wall
> Come streaming in on sunlight wings
> A million bright ambassadors of morning."
> --Pink Floyd, "Echoes"
I can think of two things that would cause a CDR to start to wig out. One is bad
disks. Are all these errors coming from the same batch of disks? There getting
cheaper and I am finding that it is no easy to buy a large batch of disks and hope
that they all work. A bad disk can cause all sorts of errors. Two would be dust in
the unit. Get a can of compressed air and blow the thing out. I don't know if I
can recommend a cleaning tool, I've never used one, but I won't trust anything
that might accidentally scratch the lens. Either way, intermittent errors that
become more frequent are usually hardware. Check the cable and clean it is my best
advice if the disks are definately not the source of the problem.
If all else fails, try using cdrtoaster and see what happens. Otherwise, good
luck.
Peter Buelow
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKown)
Subject: Re: Guru advice need for parallel LS120 re-install
Date: 27 Jul 1999 00:56:49 GMT
I'm not a guru by any means. However, I have the same problem sometimes.
I have a shell script that I now use:
if ! grep "^pf " </proc/modules 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
if ! grep "^epat " </proc/modules 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
if ! grep "^paride " </proc/modules 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
if ! grep "^parport " </proc/modules 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
insmod parport
fi
insmod paride
fi
insmod epat
fi
insmod pf drive0=0x278
fi
I have notice that sometimes I need to run this script twice. I don't know
why. But it works.
1) put in a LS120 cartrigde
2) wait about 10 seconds
3) run the above script
if you get the error message
4) wait another 10 seconds
5) try again
at this point, it always works for me. I don't know what is going on, but
I don't really care, so long as I get it eventually.
I hope this helps you,
John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Opinions? New Box.
Date: 26 Jul 1999 17:50:57 -0800
James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Shearer wrote:
>> I hardly ever read of suggestions regarding good displays.
> I've had good luck with AOC monitors lately (17" Spectrum 7Glr/A). I
> remember when AOC first came out and they were monitors to run away from
> in my experience. It took a fast-talking salesman that I trust to get me
> to try AOC again. Though older, I still love my 19" Princeton EO90.
> I don't know whether cheap monitors are still different from their
> pricier cousins. There used to be a big difference.
There still is... I recently bought a cheaper 17" Daytek. It's far from
the top end of Sony, NEC and friends, but it wasn't the cheapest I could
find. It's got .26 dot pitch and it'll do 1024x768 at 85Hz refresh, but
it is a little bit out of focus in the corners at the edges. Sure, I'd
like a better monitor, but it fit my budget, and it's great for games,
and it's very usable for other day-to-day stuff.
I don't know if Daytek is even sold (under this name) outside the
Vancouver area, but you should be able to find an "equivalent" brand
pretty much anywhere if you don't want to spring the cash for a *really*
nice monitor.
--Carl
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From: ekaulaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: IDE Disk Dead Dead Dead after X Config
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:02:47 -0700
Redhat 6.2
XF86 3.3.3.1
3DImage 975
Set resolution to 1024x768 for 8,16,24
Halted
The power on ROM code no longer sees my 3.1Gb IDE drive.
Is this a coincidence, or did I somehow kill it?
Ed
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From: Peter Buelow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: external CD-ROM
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 20:15:55 -0500
Serge Marelli wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I'm looking for an external (portable) CD-ROM reader (and possibly
> writer) mainly for a system (old 486) which will be running Linux (and
> has no internal CD reader - don't ask, won't fit). Oh, and the system
> doesn't have a SCSI adapter (yet - don't know if it will accept one).
>
> So I thought about different possibilities:
> HP external CD-writer, parallel port
> Freecom external portable handy CD-reader
> Freecom external portable handy CD-writer
>
> The Freecom drives seem really nice and handy, but they don't seem to
> have a driver for Linux...
>
> I don't know about the HP one.
>
> Does anyone have information or suggestions?
>
> thanks
>
> Serge
>
> (if replying by mail, remove the NOSPAM from my email adress)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The opinions expressed are mine and none other's
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Serge Marelli
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Intrasoft Intl. (Luxembourg)
Yes, the HP drives are supported. Check this URL out and play around.
http://www.guug.de/~winni/linux/cdr/html/
Good luck.
Peter Buelow
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From: "Hugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /dev/lp0 not found
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:01:26 -0500
/dev/lp0 is not being found under RH6. Any suggestions as to the cause? and
solution?
--
Hugh A. Duguid, Professor
Hopkinsville Community College
P.O. Box 2100
Hopkinsville, KY 42241-2100
(502) 886-3921 x 149
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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nullius in verba
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