Arch Linux Laptop Bags

Hey all,
Me again, that guy who sells random stuff on occasion.
I ran into the lady who does the Python merchandise (http://www.wearpython.com/catalog/) for sale here at Pycon and we got to talking about laptop bags. I think I can get a few made with the embroidered Arch Logo for reselling, so I thought I'd better query the community to see how much interest there might be from the community. I know I've had three or four requests for them in the past, so please, let me know:
- If you're interested
- how much you'd pay
- what kind of bag you'd be interested in
I need a new laptop bag myself anyway, so I figured I could get a few extras made and take a discount. And our logo is so damn cool! ;-)
Dusty
Last edited by Dusty (2009-05-01 23:24:32)

Actually, the model of the bag is still undecided, so I appreciate the input. The one I saw at the conference was a very small lightweight one with no shoulder-strap. I personally prefer more of a lightweight briefcase style, something that has an extra pocket I can store my papers in, but not a whole bunch of gaping space. I probably won't be doing a backpack at this time, as they're pricier.
I will be shipping internationally... in fact, I don't live in the US myself, so I definitely have to get them out of that country. ;-)
The costs I'm looking at range from $50 to $80 USD right now, depending on style and quality.
BTW, you can also look at these Arch bags, they aren't laptop bags, but they can hold "stuff":
http://www.zazzle.com/arch_linux_embroi … 9822368964
http://www.zazzle.com/archlinux/bags
There are some other styles on the second link if you click the 'customize' button.
Dusty
Last edited by Dusty (2009-03-30 13:34:49)

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It's no secret that I'm the odd man out on the tacos vs poutine debate. I know you all will come around to my way of thinking eventually, but in the meantime, check out the new schwag where you can proudly pick your piece. I've also added a few other new t-shirt design, mostly as your suggestions. Check out the new products line at zazzle to place your order:
http://www.zazzle.com/archlinux/gifts?c … 1284817680
I think most of you know about the laptop bags, jewellery, and case badges (currently out of stock) selling at: http://schwag.archlinux.ca/
I've added a few handmade items of my own invention to the mix, including wooden and soapstone sculptures, keychains, and coasters, all featuring our favourite distro's logo:
http://schwag.archlinux.ca/product/coaster/
http://schwag.archlinux.ca/product/soapstone_sculpture/
http://schwag.archlinux.ca/product/sculpture/
http://schwag.archlinux.ca/product/keychain/
I'm particularly proud of the soapstone sculptures, they look incredible. I'm not sure I can give them up. The keychains will also make great stocking stuffers this Christmas season, so remind your friends to shop Arch Schwag!
In addition, I would like to announce a preview of the Arch Linux Handbook. This should be retailing in a couple weeks, and will be available from both CreateSpace and Amazon.com. The handbook is basically a quick restyling of the epic beginner's guide in the wiki. You can preview it here:
https://www.createspace.com/3398103
That's all for now!
Dusty

Runiq wrote:Cool stuff. Like the coasters, and the allanbrokeit shirt is stylish.
That's Acecero's contribution, as he implies. :-)
Also, there's a typo in the handbook's headline: "A simple lightweight Linuk handbook."
Yeah, I know... sadly, I didn't notice it until it was too late to change (the book was set up for publication). Now I have to wait for a new edition, or pay $40 to put one out now.
Acecero wrote:Just curious, are you going to release different editions of the Arch Linux Handbook from time to time? I'm assuming the information would need to be updated and the more marketability you will gain anyway.
I'm hoping to sell between 10 and 50 copies of this edition to pay for the upfront costs before making a new edition. The more popular it is, the more likely I will be to keep it up to date.
BTW, if anyone is interested in doing cover art for the second edition, get in touch with me. I've been told that this cover looks like ass (it was gently, with links to tutorials on design :-D)
Dusty

Dual boot Windows 7 (64) and Arch Linux (64) problems

Hello:
I am new to Arch Linux and just finished installing the 64bit on my laptop. It had a prebuilt Windows 7 (64) installed which I kept but split the hdd from 160Gb to 80Gb and 80Gb. I installed Arch there and set 4 partitions, all of them as Logical - a 64 MB ext2 /boot partition; a 512 MB swap partition; a 15 GB root partition; and the rest as my /home partition. My partitions look like this:
Disk Drive: /dev/sda
Size: 160041885696 bytes, 160.0 GB
Heads: 255 Sectors per Track: 63 Cylinders: 19457
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
sda1 Primary Unknown (27) 12889.02
sda2 Boot Primary NTFS 106.93
sda3 Primary NTFS [] 73915.11*
sda5 Logical Linux ext2 65.81*
sda6 Logical Linux 509.97*
sda7 Logical Linux ext2 15002.92*
sda8 Logical Linux ext2 57549.55*
The install was succesful(this was running from the core install cd) and I installed GRUB to my /boot but when I restarted it loaded Windows 7. I have used Knoppix USB disc to boot and see my Arch Linux install files and edited the /boot/gur/menu.lst file.
In Windows I installed EasyBCD 1.7.2 and tried to get NeoGrub bootloader working as a dual boot. I tried getting rid of the boot flag for Windows with cfdisk and setting it to my (Logical) sda5. That did not work. So far the only way I have booted into my Arch Linux install has been by going to the Live CD, choosing "Boot from Existing Linux Install" and editing the command files there.
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
My goal is to get a dual boot working for Windows 7 and Arch Linux 64 and continue installing the Xorg and KDE to Arch. I just don't know what the problem is here. I don't mind reinstalling Arch if something went wrong, but I would like to keep my Windows running in order and add Arch on.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I ran the LiveCD and chose "Install to MBR hd0". I ended up with this:
setup hd(0,1)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists.....yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/iso9660_stage1_5" exists.....yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/iso9660_stage1_5 (hd0,1)".....failed(this is not fatal)
Running "embed /boot/grub/iso9660_stage1_5 (hd16)".....failed(this is not fatal)
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0,1) /boot/grub/stage2 p (hd0,1) boot/grub/menu.lst".....failed
Error 31: File is not sector aligned
My entry for Windows into the menu.lst looks like this:
# (0) Arch Linux x64
title Arch Linux x64
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/3841273c-d91e-41d6-9dbf-716a15d03a01 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
# (1) Arch Linux x64
title Arch Linux x64 Fallback
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/3841273c-d91e-41d6-9dbf-716a15d03a01 ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img
# (2) Windows 7
title Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

[SOLVED] Ndiswrapper, NetworkManager 0.7 and 64-bit Arch Linux

Hi there!
I am having problems configuring my wireless card. I know I have to use Ndiswrapper, and this is what I have tried to do; however, it didn't go quite well.
This is rather odd because it worked perfectly in the 32-bit version of Arch Linux, but now it doesn't work.
So, here comes the code.
valandil ~ $ lspci | grep Network
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
I really use ndiswrapper and have already installed what I think is the proper driver (it seems that the list the official ndiswrapper site had has somehow disappeared.
sudo ndiswrapper -l
Password:
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4311) present (alternate driver: ssb)
Here's iwconfig:
valandil ~ $ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
I use NetworkManager 0.7 and have configured properly:
rc.conf:
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="America/Vancouver"
KEYMAP="cf"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse ndiswrapper fglrx !b44 !mii bcm43xx !snd_pcsp snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore !pcspkr)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="cipher"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !wlan0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(@stbd httpd !network syslog-ng netfs crond alsa hal dhcdbd networkmanager fam gdm)
hosts file :
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost cipher
# End of file
/etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf:
GNU nano 2.0.9 File: /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
[main]
plugins=keyfile
[keyfile]
hostname=cipher
I hope you can solve this problem; wireless is really crucial.
Thanks for any help,
Last edited by valandil (2012-05-02 18:27:09)

Alleluia!!!
I think I will write a new rule for myself to follow :
Thou shalt never use ndiswrapper again.
Thanks a lot, wonder, and thanks to you too, Xyne.
FYI, I tried to use something else than ndiswrapper before, but it didn't yield satisfying results. Anyway, thanks.

[SOLVED]Arch Linux / UEFI / BTRFS using Grub2 & Windows 8 in a 2nd HDD

PROBLEM:
====================================================================================
Dear fellas
I just purchased an new HP TouchSmart 17.3" laptop that comes with Windows 8.1 pro (1 tb HDD + small SSD for cache only ) and still have space for one more HDD or SSD.
I Google a lot and read a lot but many questions emerged since seems that no one has the same scenario (maybe I pick the wrong choices) like me.
The problem is.. I didn't wish to re-install Windows 8.1 since it came with from factory.. so I purchased a 750 gb hdd and put it into the free slot to install Arch Linux in a different HDD.
As I am not familiar with UEFI what I did was to reorder the hdds. I just put the Windows HDD as second disk and the new disk (For Arch Linux) as primary and changed into Bios from UEFI to compatibility mode and installed Arch Linux into the primary one.
I reaaaally need help to add to grub the correct "path" to Windows 8.1 disk that came with UEFI..
Anyone could please help me?
Thanks in advance!
====================================================================================
SOLUTION:
A huge thanks to @TheSaint and other users for their help and assistance!
More sources:
http://www.kossboss.com/linux---arch-in … -grub-boot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=METZCp_JCec#t=146
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 1#p1390741
Step by Step Summary:
Use gdisk to create partitions on /dev/sda:
- 512MB - EF02 type partition (for EFI boot)
- 690GB - Linux partition for the BTRFS.
- Create an EF00 (ESP) with 512mb
- Create a Linux System partition with the rest of space
Make the FAT 32 system for EFI boot:
# mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1
Make the BTRFS partition. If it complains about existing filesystems just add a "-f":
# mkfs.btrfs -L arch -f /dev/sda2
We will make out a root subvolume for sda1, this will be a folder called root located at the root of sda2. The way we will design this is that When the system boots we will not see /root, we will be inside root. Inside root you will have all of your etc,sys,proc,whatever folders etc.
# mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
# cd /mnt
# btrfs subvolume create /mnt/root
This should show you your root
# btrfs subvolume list -a /mnt
Something like this: ID 256 gen 5 top level 5 path root
# cd /
# umount /dev/sda2
Now we will mount sda2 root subvolume as /mnt and we will dump the arch system into there with pacman. We will also enable compress to utilize btrfs compress feature.
# mount -o defaults,compress=lzo,subvol=root /dev/sda2 /mnt
NOTE: the command "mount" will not show which subvolume is mounted, to see how subvolumes are mounted you need to look inside proc (cat /proc/self/mountinfo):
# cat /proc/self/mountinfo | egrep sda2
The line for the mount of sda2 looks like this:
43 21 0:34 /root /mnt rw,relatime shared:30 - btrfs /dev/sda2 rw,compress=zlib,ssd,space_cache
We can see that the subvolume /root is mounted to /mnt from the device /dev/sda3
Notice how with regular mount command its missing:
# mount | egrep sda2
/dev/sda3 on /mnt type btrfs (rw,relatime,compress=zlib,ssd,space_cache)
Pacman will dump stuff into a boot folder, so we better mount our sda1 EFI boot partition to it. Or else all of the boot stuff will go to sda3 instead of sda1:
# cd /
# pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel
Let us create the directory and mount the EFI partition
# cd /mnt
# mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
Let us generate the FSTAB:
# genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Let us chroot into the arch installation:
# arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash
Change password:
# passwd
Then pick the right one like this and associate it with a link to /etc/localtime
# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific /etc/localtime
Let us generate the initial RAM disk
# mkinitcpio -p linux
Let us setup the bootloader (GRUB)
# pacman -Syu grub efibootmgr
Let us generate the grub configuration
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Let us install grub into the HDD
# grub-install /dev/sda
# umount -R /mnt
# umount /mnt
# reboot
From this step you can go straight and forward with the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_guide
Last edited by erickwill (2014-11-21 20:41:06)

TheSaint wrote:As UEFI BIOS is a boot loader itself. You should make on each HDD an ESP.
When you want to start win8 you go to BIOS and chose its entry, so will do for Arch the same.
For this way I suggest you write to boot the kernel directly from the BIOS. It just take some reading on this topic
Other option you set on you second ESP the boot loader of your liking and it will try to find win8 partition.
Thanks for your reply.
For the second option, may I use the compatibility mode and install the booloader into the first partition along with Arch?
Or in case the first option is still the better option, could you pleaaaase give me some directions from the scratch? Do you have Google Hangout?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by erickwill (2014-11-18 19:54:26)

[SOLVED] Installing Windows XP after Arch Linux

I'm not sure at all where to post this, so I've decided to do it here since I have the problem on a laptop... Please move if it should be somewhere else.
I installed Arch Linux on my new laptop a month ago or so, and am very pleased to have found the very kind of distro I've been looking for. However, I'm having trouble with my graphics (either wine doesn't support it, or the drivers don't have 2D/3D acceleration), and now I want to install Windows XP next to Arch Linux.
Using a GParted LiveCD, I've repartitioned the harddrive as such: Unpartitioned Space (27GB), Linux (197GB), SWAP (5GB).
I've also removed the bootable flag from the Linux partition, just to be sure. However, when I try to install Windows XP, it gets stuck after unpacking a bunch of drivers, giving me a bluescreen that tells me to make sure the hardware isn't broken, check my harddrive with CHKDSK /F, or look for viruses. Ofcourse I know none of these are true, since I'm running Arch Linux just fine.
A friend suggested that maybe my hardware isn't supported by Windows XP, which sounds like the most reasonable explanation so far, but I can't find a list of supported hardware. The M$ homepage basicly says
"Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)"
for CPU, which doesn't help me at all.
My hardware is:
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 Ghz
Memory: 2GB DDR2
Graphics: Intel 4500MHD
And the laptop is called an "eMachines E525", though that doesn't say much since there are very, very many called this.
Can anyone give me any hints as to what I might be doing wrong?
Last edited by Noxic (2010-05-29 18:44:32)

Sounds like something I'll want to do. Where did you download the drivers? Do I have to follow some guide? Thanks for the tip
EDIT:
Indeed I will want to install AHCI drivers, otherwise Arch Linux fails to boot quite badly. There is also a problem preventing me from booting when I'm using AHCI though;
At boot, Arch Linux checks /dev/sda1 (NTFS) for errors, and expects to check an ext2 filesystem. Obviously, however, /dev/sda1 is an NTFS filesystem.
Since it tries to read the NTFS partition as an ext2 filesystem, it panics. Arch Linux then prompts me for the root password (or Ctrl+D to reboot), but I've disabled root login and can therefore do nothing at this point.
I have a GParted livecd and the Arch Linux livecd, so editing files on any of the filesystem isn't a problem at all, but I don't know what to do at this point. Help?
Last edited by Noxic (2010-05-29 12:40:33)

Canon PIXMA MP640 WiFi on Arch Linux x86_64

I have a Canon PIXMA MP640 series multifunctional device connected wirelessly to my home router. On Windows Vista the device works flawlessly, I can print or scan without any problems. Now I decided to configure at least the printer part on my Arch Linux x86_64, which I dual-boot with Vista on the same laptop.
I went through the Wiki entry for CUPS and SAMBA. I did install all the necessary packages, that is:
1) cups (ver. 1.4.6), ghostscript (ver. 9.01), gsfonts (ver. 1.0.7pre44) - for CUPS
2) cnijfilter-mp640 (ver. 3.20) and its dependencies: cnijfilter-common (ver. 3.00), lib32-libcups, lib32-popt - drivers for this particular model
3) samba (ver. 3.5.6) and gamin (ver. 0.1.10) – for SAMBA
Then I added cups and samba to DAEMONS section of the /etc/rc.conf file
DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng !network @netfs @crond hal alsa wicd bluetooth laptop-mode !openntpd @cups @samba)
copied Samba configuration file
cp /etc/samba/smb.conf.default /etc/samba/smb.conf
in which I changed only one entry – name of my workgroup, and then I restarted my system.
In System Settings as root I went to Sharing→Samba and checked if everything seems fine – see print screen below.
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/300/samba1.png
Then in Printer Configuration I chosed New network printer and I tried to fill all the boxes with information I have about my printer – see below. I also pointed to the specific .ppd file - /usr/share/cups/model/canonmp640.ppd.
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6650/samba2.png
The printer name and it's localization I got from my router – see below.
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3982/samba3.png
As you all see on print screen No 2 I'm getting “Bad URI – need printer name” error from CUPS. I “googled” about it, but still haven't been able to solve this issue. What am I doing wrong?
Last edited by Zibi1981 (2011-03-07 18:13:31)

No hints??? I believe it's related to Samba. I don't know how to configure it properly, so it can find my WiFi printer.

Troubles with HP OfficeJet 6500 E710n-z on Arch Linux

Recently, I have tried to use my printer after five months break. It used to run smoothly on Arch Linux with hplip. However, now, I have not managed to make it print properly with hplip again. This is my configuration, as seen from the CUPS web interface:
Driver: HP Officejet 6500 e710n-z hpijs, 3.12.11 (color, 2-sided printing)
Connection: hp:/net/Officejet_6500_E710n-z?ip=192.168.1.4
After trying to print some test page, the jobs listing in the CUPS web interface showed me a error message "Filter failed". I deleted my .cups and .hplip directories in my home folder and reinstalled cups and hplip. The same symptoms appeared again after restarting and a fresh installation.
HP_Officejet_6500_E710n-z-400 Unknown Withheld 98k Unknown pending since Sat 05 Jan 2013 04:22:46 PM CET "Filter failed"
My Arch system is up-to-date. I heard that it might have become necessary to install the hplip-plugin somewhen in the last month for some HP printer models. If I understand the table at the bottom of http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/mo … 10n-z.html correctly, then the hplip-plugin is neither required nor available for my printer model. I tested also installing it from AUR, just because it was worth a try (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/hplip-plugin/), but this made matters worse, having my printer to madly produce almost-empty paper with some crap characters at each page top. As expected, the hplip-plugin was a dead-end, and I uninstalled it to continue some experimentation with printing test pages (all on the same page, mind the trees!). Resuming the printer, CUPS prints
***** Unable to open the initial device, quitting.
Looking at the number of hits on Google, this seems to be one of the favourite error messages. I looked at the output in /var/cups/error_log
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Spooler: cups
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Printer: HP_Officejet_6500_E710n-z
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Shell: /bin/bash
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] PPD file: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_6500_E710n-z.ppd
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] ATTR file:
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Printer model: HP Officejet 6500 e710n-z hpijs, 3.12.11
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Job title: Leafpad job 5
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] File(s) to be printed:
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] <STDIN>
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Ghostscript extra search path ('GS_LIB'): /usr/share/cups/fonts
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Printing system options:
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'number-up=1'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Unknown option number-up=1.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'job-uuid=urn:uuid:ac6ebe82-17e5-3f8f-49ec-01820c35ea2e'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Unknown option job-uuid=urn:uuid:ac6ebe82-17e5-3f8f-49ec-01820c35ea2e.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'job-originating-host-name=localhost'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Unknown option job-originating-host-name=localhost.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'time-at-creation=1357400341'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Unknown option time-at-creation=1357400341.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'time-at-processing=1357400341'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Unknown option time-at-processing=1357400341.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Options from the PPD file:
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'InputSlot=Default'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'Quality=FromPrintoutMode'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'MediaType=Plain'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'PageSize=Letter'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'PrintoutMode=Normal'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'DryTime=Zero'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Pondering option 'Duplex=DuplexNoTumble'
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] ================================================
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] File: <STDIN>
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] ================================================
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Filetype: PDF
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] PID 28827 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftopdf) exited with no errors.
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Storing temporary files in /var/spool/cups/tmp
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] File contains 1 pages
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Starting renderer with command: gs -dFirstPage=1 -q -dBATCH -dPARANOIDSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=hpijs -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=612 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=792 -sDeviceManufacturer="HEWLETT-PACKARD" -sDeviceModel="HP Color LaserJet 2600n" -dDuplex=true -dTumble=false -r300 -sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=2,PS:MediaPosition=7 -dIjsUseOutputFD -sOutputFile=- /var/spool/cups/tmp/foomatic-3lyFKy
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Starting process "kid3" (generation 1)
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Starting process "kid4" (generation 2)
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Starting process "renderer" (generation 2)
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] JCL: %-12345X@PJL
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] <job data>
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 269: unable to set device=HP Color LaserJet 2600n, err=48
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 290: unable to set device=HP Color LaserJet 2600n, err=48
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] renderer exited with status 1
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 697: unable to read client data err=-2
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] Possible error on renderer command line or PostScript error. Check options.Kid3 exit status: 3
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] PID 28828 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip) stopped with status 9.
Indeed, some errors show up. I find it strange that ghostscript is called with a parameter -sDeviceModel="HP Color LaserJet 2600n" -dDuplex=true even though I clearly have an inkjet printer and no laser printer – and also specified the correct printer model. Also later, I can see the two lines
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 269: unable to set device=HP Color LaserJet 2600n, err=48
D [05/Jan/2013:16:39:10 +0100] [Job 407] prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 290: unable to set device=HP Color LaserJet 2600n, err=48
which to the best of my knowledge indicates some internal mess. Raising the debug level in cups.conf did not tell me anything new.
Notably, using the hpcups driver at least makes the printer print pages properly, but the wonderful (mind the trees) duplex-mode seems to only be available when using hpijs when selecting the PPD file in the add printer wizard. That is why I want to stay with the driver mentioned above.
The trouble for me is that the printing pipeline is so complex and so many components are involved that I have no real good starting point to where exactly post bug reports. I would appreciate if some fellows with the same printer and the same errors could confirm my description. Or even point out how to get that organism to paint ink properly on the paper. Any ideas where to start? Or references to better resources regarding the combo of HP OfficeJet 6500 E710n-z and Arch? Is it just an regression bug and will be fixed? Is my system corrupted in some way? There is lots of open questions I don't quite feel able to answer all by myself. Any hints for troubleshooting appreciated!
Edit:
After some more reading and troubleshooting, I have filed the following two bug reports at hplip:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1096418
https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1096421
Last edited by jeadorf (2013-01-05 19:30:19)

SCAN ISSUE SOLVED!!!!
I have an HP Photosmart 6500a Plus printer that is connected via USB to a less than 1 year old Dell XPS 8300 tower running Win 7 64bit Home Premium Edition. The print function worked fine but scans would halt mid-way through the scan and eventually the software would indicate that it had lost connection with the scanner.
After EXTENSIVE testing, I determined that the problem was with the Dell tower and NOT THE PRINTER. I hooked the printer up to a Dell Inspiron mni-tower running Vista and had NO PROBLEM scanning. I hooked the printer up to a Gateway laptop running Win 7 Pro and had NO PROBLEM scanning.
On a hunch, I inserted a POWERED USB hub in between the Dell XPS 8300 tower and the HP Photosmart 6500a Plus and was rewarded with a, first time ever on the XPS 8300, complete and flawless scan.
I surmise that the HP Photosmart 6500a Plus was not getting the required voltage from the USB on the Dell XPS 8300 tower and that was causing the scan to fail.
WOOHOO!
Been chasing this one for several months...

Share files between Arch Linux and XP Home

Hi, I have an Arch Linux desktop and a XP Home Laptop both connected to a Billion 7401 ADSL Router to get to the internet. If I am using any computer sometimes I have a need to use files from the other one, and from an external HDD connected to the XP laptop. I have been googling for the last 3 weeks but could not find a concrete solution to this issue, maybe because I don't understand much about networking or p2p, and samba. Looks like I have to spend more money on either another computer to be setup as a server or on a router or hub or switch? But I thought my Billion Router is already a router? I wonder if you can please help me to solve this problem or point me to a good link? Thanks a lot.

SSHFS is another more Linux native option for sharing files (and it can be compatible with XP too using special programs).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSHFS
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sshfs
As I understand it XP Home uses simple file sharing which can be really insecure depending on your needs. Once when I ran a computer with Linux and was needing to set up a samba share I discovered massive issues since (at the time) I was connecting regularly over a shared wireless network among untrusted persons. I ended up looking into using SSH tunneling to overcome the issues associated with XP Home's Simple File sharing and that is when I came across SSHFS.
Whatever you do make sure to read this about XP Home's "Simple Filesharing"
http://www.centerlineit.com/index.php?v … q&Itemid=9
It's important you understand it.
Last edited by davidm (2010-04-12 04:01:34)

[SOLVED]Arch Linux, and Windows 8.1 Dual Boot issue

Hi guys. I recently bought a new laptop, and decided to run Arch Linux and Windows 8.1. I installed Windows 8.1 first as recommended by the beginners guide, and then installed Arch Linux. I made sure UEFI was enabled in my BIOS, and made sure everything was on a GPT partition. The install itself went fine. My laptop loads grub, and Arch Linux shows up and boots, but there is no option to boot into Windows 8.1. The only way I can boot into Windows 8.1 is by accessing my motherboard, and choosing to launch the windows boot manager instead of the grub launcher. How can I get Windows 8.1 to show up in grub? Thanks in advance guys.
Last edited by Painguy (2014-08-20 20:19:37)

Painguy wrote:
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Yeah just ran this after installing os prober
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
and it works now. Sorry for the crazy posts guys. Thanks for the suggestions and help.
Yeah I'm sure I'm doing something wrong lol. I did not install OS-Prober. I think that's where the issue is. I'm missing the menu entry in grub.cfg right? Do I just run os prober or do I have to manually edit grub.cfg.
If that's not the case then here is what I did up until now. What I did was start with a blank SSD drive. I used cgdisk to make the disk use a GPT partitioning scheme. I installed windows 8.1 and checked in windows to make sure it boots into UEFI-GPT mode and it does. I then installed arch linux using the beginners guide. I made sure to use cgdisk to create any extra partitions, and installed GRUB to the efi partition that windows had created ( I did not format this partition ). I then finished the installation and rebooted, and Grub only shows arch linux. I don't think I'm dealing with anything MBR related. I made sure I used the GPT partitioning scheme....i think lol.
All you need to do is run os-prober then run grub-mkconfig. It should pick up Windows at that point.

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