On 11/26/09, Mark Jarvis wrote: > > 1) My daughter left her SanDisk iPod-type mp3 player plugged into a USB port > on my machine. When I tried to boot, the machine would not even do a normal > memory check and stopped short. Multiple times. When I finally noticed the > dern mp3 player and unplugged it, everything was fine. On occasion I have > also seen that a plugged in flash drive has messed up the boot. Just > curious--why would this happen? The boot bios on the machine is configured to attempt to boot from USB. > > 2) A friend has a Canon Pixma IP 1500 printer that he's trying to get > working on his Ubuntu 9.04 installation. Although the IP 2000 is supported, > the 1500 is not. He's managed to find, download, and install drivers for it > (quite impressive for someone that is very new to Linux) but is now stumped > by a "missing filter" message. I've never had to jump through the hoops that > he's already done and don't really know what sort of a filter could be > missing. Any suggestions? Google the exact error message; if there is a solution, you will find people who have found or engineered it. > > From the specs, the (unsupported) IP 1500 seem to be the same basic engine > as the (supported) IP 2000, just degraded slightly in speed & memory. I've > faked out systems before by telling the add printer wizard that I really had > a similar--but supported--printer, but that was with an LPT connection. How > does one do something similar with a USB connection? (I'm hampered here in > that I'm trying to help via phone and haven't actually seen his box or the > choices on his screen.) This should be the easiest way to get him up & > running. If both drivers use the USB i/o, that's not going to matter. Use "dmesg" to see what is happening. > We'll both greatly appreciate any help. > > Mark Jarvis > -- Skype: (623)239-3392 AT&T: (503)754-4452 www.it-clowns.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss