Bluetooth works in Linux, not Windows 8 (Solved)

I have an e420 laptop with external bluetooth receiver. The BT works in ubuntu but not windows 8. I've gone to lenovo's drivers page but there is no compatiable BT driver for 8, and when I download the generic one from broadcom it just keeps searching for "devices" without finding any.
EDIT: Sorry I found the problem, I had a motioninjoy game controller driver that was conflicting with the generic BT driver... fixed
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System freezes due to hard disk problems only on Linux (not windows)

Intro/context:
Recently i've bought (about 2 months) a new laptop, a Lenovo G50-70, which came with Windows 8.1. As i had no interest on that OS, i formatted the disk and installed only Arch Linux. During that time i experienced system freezes which i had no idea why they were happening. As time went by, i found disk errors on system logs related to hard drive. I searched those errors and almost everything i found was that my hard drive had problems, so i decided to use my warranty. But first, i installed the original OS back again. And after using it a couple of weeks, i didn't experiencie any problem with my hard drive (on Linux it was really frequent). Now i've installed Arch Linux back, along with original Windows 8.1, having dual boot. There is no disk problem when using Windows, but when on Arch, i have the same errors and problems i used to have. So i assume it may be related to kernel or some confniguration issue.
I also haven't noticed any relation between system freezes and system use. I mean, it can happen either under light or heavy use.
tl dr: system freezes randomly for some minutes when using linux due to hard drive problems. The problem doesn't happen on windows.
What i've done so far:
The first period i was on Arch, i run smart (long and short), fsck, and hdparm tests. And nothing (no errors). Searched for bad blocks, and nothing. When back on windows, i also run tests on hdd and found no problems, except some sector reallocation not-that-nice indicators. These problems occured at the end of the first arch installation period. But still i currently experience no problem on windows.
I've also tried setting libata: noncq, 3.0G, noacpi, noapic kernel parameters, and had no result.
Changed BIOS setting from AHCI to Legacy, and no result. Also updated BIOS and no result.
I found no firmware update for this hard drive.
So i don't know what other thing i can try. I want to emphasize that there is no problem, no freezing, when running Windows, so i don't think it's a hard drive issue.
Info:
Hard drive is a Toshiba 2.5" HDD MQ01ABD100 5400 rpm.
Some logs i've recollected all this time:
journalctl -xfa --system
abr 21 13:51:13 echoes kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: CHECK POWER MODE
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd e5/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 7
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 21 13:51:24 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
abr 21 14:01:40 echoes kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: SMART
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/d1:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 23 pio 512 in
res 40/00:ff:80:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: SMART
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/d0:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 22 pio 512 in
res 40/00:ff:ff:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: SMART
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 18
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 21 14:02:01 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
abr 21 14:01:51 echoes udisksd[627]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/TOSHIBA_MQ01ABD100_Y44MT611T: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)
dmesg
[55661.023028] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x8000 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[55661.023034] ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[55661.023040] ata1.00: cmd 60/08:78:18:08:c0/00:00:4b:00:00/40 tag 15 ncq 4096 in
res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[55661.023042] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[55661.023046] ata1: hard resetting link
[55666.358537] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[55671.053813] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[55671.053819] ata1: hard resetting link
[55676.389438] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[55678.897149] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[55681.320305] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[55681.320319] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[55681.320349] ata1: EH complete
[55729.969443] [drm:intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *ERROR* uncleared fifo underrun on pipe A
[55729.969588] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun
dmesg
[102884.889930] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
[102884.890305] systemd[1]: Unit systemd-journald.service entered failed state.
[102884.890333] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service failed.
[102885.560745] systemd-coredump[28916]: Detected coredump of the journal daemon itself, diverted to /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.systemd-journal.0.5bf9a012fed048ce8975998cf3c3c20e.6705.1427990901000000.
[102885.860957] systemd-journald[28919]: File /var/log/journal/b130c96d1371445d9ddeb40c51c77dd6/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[102921.797810] systemd-journald[28919]: File /var/log/journal/b130c96d1371445d9ddeb40c51c77dd6/user-1000.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[104179.117363] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x1 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[104179.117369] ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[104179.117375] ata1.00: cmd 60/08:00:48:88:8b/00:00:4d:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[104179.117377] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[104179.117381] ata1: hard resetting link
[104184.453382] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[104189.149114] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[104189.149121] ata1: hard resetting link
[104189.469276] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[104189.952982] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[104189.952989] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[104189.953004] ata1: EH complete
[104508.223792] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[104508.223798] ata1.00: failed command: SMART
[104508.223803] ata1.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 2
res 40/00:ff:80:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[104508.223806] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[104508.223810] ata1: hard resetting link
[104509.984601] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[104510.698126] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[104510.698157] ata1: EH complete
One of the latest and worse
journalctl -xfa --system
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:00:e0:d6:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:08:08:d8:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:10:30:d9:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 2 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:ff:80:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:18:58:da:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 3 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:20:e8:e5:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 4 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:28:80:db:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 5 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:30:68:dd:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 6 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:38:90:de:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 7 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:ff:80:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:40:b8:df:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 8 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:48:90:e1:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 9 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:50:98:e3:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 10 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:58:c0:e4:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 11 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/c8:78:28:b9:2a/0b:00:4e:00:00/40 tag 15 ncq 1544192 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:80:b0:4b:c0/00:00:4f:00:00/40 tag 16 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:ff:80:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/10:88:90:4b:80/00:00:50:00:00/40 tag 17 ncq 8192 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:90:98:22:81/00:00:50:00:00/40 tag 18 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:98:00:0e:00/00:00:5f:00:00/40 tag 19 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:a0:00:08:80/00:00:5f:00:00/40 tag 20 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:ff:ff:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:a8:80:08:80/00:00:5f:00:00/40 tag 21 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/10:b0:08:0b:81/00:00:5f:00:00/40 tag 22 ncq 8192 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:b8:70:c8:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 23 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:c0:20:c9:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 24 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:c8:88:c9:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 25 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:d0:58:ca:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 26 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:d8:a0:ce:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 27 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:e0:68:d3:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 28 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:e8:90:d4:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 29 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd 61/08:f0:b8:d5:75/00:00:00:00:00/40 tag 30 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] UNKNOWN Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CDB:
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: cdb[0]=0x2a: 2a 00 12 88 d7 c0 00 04 d0 00
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 310958016
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device sda2): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 36311758 (offset 8388608 size 2695168 starting block 38869906)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995128
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995129
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995130
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995131
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995132
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995133
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995134
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995135
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995136
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 19995137
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] UNKNOWN Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CDB:
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: cdb[0]=0x2a: 2a 00 4b dd 39 88 00 01 78 00
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 1272789384
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device sda2): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 34999445 (offset 0 size 192512 starting block 159098720)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] UNKNOWN Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CDB:
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: cdb[0]=0x2a: 2a 00 4e 2a b3 e8 00 05 40 00
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 1311421416
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device sda2): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 35001016 (offset 0 size 2232320 starting block 163927845)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: failed command: CHECK POWER MODE
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: cmd e5/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 25
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: hard resetting link
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
abr 22 12:57:11 echoes kernel: ata1: EH complete
Current smart status:
smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-4.0.1-1-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Toshiba 2.5" HDD MQ01ABD...
Device Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
Serial Number: Y44MT611T
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000039 5e1a80e85
Firmware Version: AX1P5E
User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 5400 rpm
Form Factor: 2.5 inches
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sun May 3 16:42:06 2015 ART
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 120) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 234) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 100 100 050 Pre-fail Offline - 0
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 100 100 001 Pre-fail Always - 1671
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 306
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 152
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0005 100 100 050 Pre-fail Offline - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 699
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0033 106 100 030 Pre-fail Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 300
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 216
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 14
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 14140
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 34 (Min/Max 16/44)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 19
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
220 Disk_Shift 0x0002 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
222 Loaded_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 515
223 Load_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
224 Load_Friction 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
226 Load-in_Time 0x0026 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 190
240 Head_Flying_Hours 0x0001 100 100 001 Pre-fail Offline - 0
SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 611 -
# 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 611 -
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 597 -
# 4 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 583 -
# 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% 583 -
# 6 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 575 -
# 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% 575 -
# 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% 547 -
# 9 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 529 -
#10 Short offline Completed without error 00% 355 -
#11 Short offline Completed without error 00% 355 -
#12 Extended offline Aborted by host 70% 355 -
#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 319 -
#14 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 13 -
#15 Short offline Completed without error 00% 13 -
#16 Short offline Completed without error 00% 12 -
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
Kernels used have been from 3.9 to current: Linux echoes 4.0.1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 29 12:00:26 CEST 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Last edited by jesu (2015-05-03 19:42:53)

Something i'd noticed both the first time i was on arch and now i've reinstalled it, was that at first i didn't have this problem. I mean, when Arch was just installed. While i was installing and setting up everything.
Now, i'm not 100% sure about this, but i think problems began when using my current user. Disk is partitioned the following way:
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 931,5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1000M 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 260M 0 part /boot
├─sda3 8:3 0 207,7G 0 part
├─sda4 8:4 0 25G 0 part
├─sda5 8:5 0 14,8G 0 part
├─sda6 8:6 0 80,5G 0 part /
├─sda8 8:8 0 599G 0 part /home
└─sda9 8:9 0 2G 0 part [SWAP]
So, i believe problems, for some reason, are related (and were related), both before and now, to the /home partition, /dev/sda8 in this ocassion.
Because of this, i booted into systemd rescue mode, like root, rw, and unmounted /home partition. Despite root-only limitations, i used the system for a couple of hours, started lxqt, browsed the web mainly, and experienced no problem at all.
Now i booted normally, with my regular user, and these problems are experienced just like before (and almost instantly, like 3 or 5 minutes after starting system use).
dmesg this time showed a some different log, though it's not the first time i see this. I just didn't saved that kind of log before.
[ 653.821719] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x100 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[ 653.821726] ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[ 653.821732] ata1.00: cmd 60/08:40:60:25:43/00:00:1b:00:00/40 tag 8 ncq 4096 in
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 653.821735] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 653.821739] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 659.156760] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[ 663.851604] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[ 663.851610] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 669.186591] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[ 673.881456] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[ 673.881462] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 679.216481] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[ 702.743982] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 703.012578] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 703.012584] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 703.012599] ata1: EH complete
[ 714.097642] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service watchdog timeout (limit 1min)!
[ 742.443488] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#18 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
[ 742.443494] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#18 CDB: opcode=0x2a 2a 00 28 c3 c6 40 00 00 10 00
[ 742.443497] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 683918912
[ 742.443503] EXT4-fs warning (device sda8): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 20322020 (offset 0 size 0 starting block 85489866)
[ 742.443506] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323208
[ 742.443508] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323209
[ 742.443515] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#19 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
[ 742.443518] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#19 CDB: opcode=0x2a 2a 00 28 c3 c6 80 00 00 10 00
[ 742.443520] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 683918976
[ 742.443522] EXT4-fs warning (device sda8): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 20322020 (offset 0 size 0 starting block 85489874)
[ 742.443524] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323216
[ 742.443526] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323217
[ 742.443531] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#20 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
[ 742.443534] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#20 CDB: opcode=0x2a 2a 00 28 c3 c6 d0 00 00 10 00
[ 742.443536] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 683919056
[ 742.443538] EXT4-fs warning (device sda8): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 20322020 (offset 0 size 0 starting block 85489884)
[ 742.443540] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323226
[ 742.443542] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323227
[ 742.443547] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#21 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x00 driverbyte=0x06
[ 742.443549] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#21 CDB: opcode=0x2a 2a 00 28 c3 c7 10 00 00 10 00
[ 742.443551] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 683919120
[ 742.443553] EXT4-fs warning (device sda8): ext4_end_bio:317: I/O error -5 writing to inode 20322020 (offset 0 size 0 starting block 85489892)
[ 742.443555] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323234
[ 742.443557] Buffer I/O error on device sda8, logical block 9323235
[ 756.187685] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service: main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
[ 756.187986] systemd[1]: Unit systemd-journald.service entered failed state.
[ 756.188116] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service failed.
[ 756.188474] systemd[1]: systemd-journald.service has no holdoff time, scheduling restart.
[ 756.189106] systemd[1]: Stopping Flush Journal to Persistent Storage...
[ 756.189143] systemd[1]: Listening on Journal Audit Socket.
[ 756.189801] systemd[1]: Starting Journal Service...
[ 757.525493] systemd-coredump[1038]: Detected coredump of the journal daemon itself, diverted to /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.systemd-journal.0.b8610e85f9074a418534aaee0adbac56.141.1430763073000000.lz4.
[ 758.133944] systemd-journald[1050]: File /var/log/journal/f646626ba4b647f48501020bf12ca33b/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[ 758.503041] systemd[1]: Started Journal Service.
[ 759.180771] systemd-journald[1050]: File /var/log/journal/f646626ba4b647f48501020bf12ca33b/user-1000.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[ 974.867721] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x3f80 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[ 974.867732] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867742] ata1.00: cmd 61/08:38:68:d3:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 7 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867747] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867751] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867759] ata1.00: cmd 61/08:40:88:d3:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 8 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867763] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867767] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867774] ata1.00: cmd 61/08:48:a0:d3:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 9 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867778] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867781] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867789] ata1.00: cmd 61/20:50:c0:d3:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 10 ncq 16384 out
res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867793] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867796] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867803] ata1.00: cmd 61/10:58:f0:d3:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 11 ncq 8192 out
res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867807] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867810] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867817] ata1.00: cmd 61/08:60:10:d4:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 12 ncq 4096 out
res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867821] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867824] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
[ 974.867831] ata1.00: cmd 61/18:68:28:d4:c5/00:00:1a:00:00/40 tag 13 ncq 12288 out
res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
[ 974.867835] ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 974.867841] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 980.202774] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[ 984.900902] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[ 984.900908] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 990.236024] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
[ 994.930829] ata1: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[ 994.930836] ata1: hard resetting link
[ 996.798104] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 997.014012] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 997.014020] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014023] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014025] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014026] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014028] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014030] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014031] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0
[ 997.014065] ata1: EH complete
There are some sda8 (home) related messages. I also found these messages first time Arch was installed (i think also related to home partition).
root and home partitions are both ext4.

Bluetooth works Intermittently- need help

I have a frustrating problem, My bluetooth works but often not at startup . Sometimes I have to wait until the bluetooth becomes available before I can use my wireless keyboard so It acts like I dont have bluetooth at all. This is very frustrating. I upgraded My Mini to 2GB of ram It was doing this before that. I made sure to check the connections inside the case and clean the dust out which there wasnt that much.
thanks,
Randy Morgan

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Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard RF-BTKB2 not working under Windows 7 64 bit

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Windows CFM files work correctly; but not on LINUX install

Hello -
I created a CFM web app on a Windows Developer Server Edition. Last night, we moved them to a hosted location company which is using CF8 on LINUX (full license). For the most part, alot of the functions work, but these are completely missing in the installation:
- CFWINDOW ability - does not give an error, but the CFWINDOW or windows.create functions work on Windows - same CFM and they do not work on LINUX.
- FCK Editor does not work
- Various other databind/AJAX components which I feel maybe related to the CFWINDOW issue.
Anyone with any ideas which I can share with the hosting company?
Thanks,
Chris

This may be related to the difference in installation path. Check the path differences in windows and linux by outputing those values.
-Prasanth

Webutil not working in linux

Hi all,
i have insert image using webutil(oracle forms 10g) to database in windows o.s. it was successful.
but when i have tried it in solaries o.s. .
It is not working in linux how to do it in solaries o.s.
when i am clicking on the browse button it is showing pl/sql error how to solve it.
please guide me ..

HI Anderas,
i am using using a demo form of webutil which is available on internet i.e WEBUTIL_DOCS.fmb
which is working fine on windows sp2(when i am clicking on the browse button)
but it is not working on linux when i am clicking on the browse button it is showing pl/sql error.
code in browse butrton
Declare
     LC$Fichier Varchar2(128 ) ;
Begin
LC$Fichier := PKG_FICHIERS.Selection ;
If LC$Fichier is not null Then
:TRANSFERTS.FIC_SOURCE := LC$Fichier ;
End if ;
End ;
and the package is
package specification
==================
PACKAGE PKG_FICHIERS IS
-- Sélection d'un fichier --
FUNCTION Selection ( PC$Filtre IN Varchar2 DEFAULT '|All files|*.*|' ) RETURN VARCHAR2 ;
END;
package body
=============
PACKAGE BODY PKG_FICHIERS IS
-- Sélection d'un fichier --
FUNCTION Selection ( PC$Filtre IN Varchar2 DEFAULT '|All files|*.*|' )RETURN VARCHAR2
IS
LC$Path Varchar2(128) ;
LC$Fichier Varchar2(256) ;
LC$Filtre          Varchar2(100) := PC$Filtre ;
Begin
     -- Répertoire temporaire --
     LC$Path := CLIENT_WIN_API_ENVIRONMENT.Get_Temp_Directory ;
LC$Fichier := WEBUTIL_FILE.FILE_OPEN_DIALOG
     LC$Path,
     LC$Filtre,
     'Select a file to upload'
Return LC$Fichier ;
END Selection ;
END;
please reply..

10.5.7 - Bluetooth keyboard and mouse not working anymore

Updated to 10.5.7 and since then after some minutes my Appley wireless keyboard and the mighty mouse do no work anymore.
Note that the connection is not lost. When I then turn bluetooth off, the system tells me that the connection got lost and when I turn it on again it works as before. But after some minutes it won't works.
This happens on a new MBP.
How can I solve this problem?

I had similar problem w/logitech bt keyboard and almost threw the **** thing (mac) out the window. but reason prevailed and i did get it working. what i did was to power off the mac and remove the batteries from the keyboard (then had dinner...) then i powered on the mac and from another mac (i dont have a usb keyboard around) i screenshared into the keyboardless mac and deleted the keyboard from the list of bt devices. then i turned on the keyboard and re-paired it (using the screensharing mac). after that it has worked fine and the losing connection issue is better but sadly not gone!
good luck
JP

Runtime.exec() does not work under Linux

Hi,
I have a generic application runner class that runs an external
program and redirects stdout/stderr to a buffer/file.
While everythings works just fine under Windows, I get the
following exception under Linux trying to run the Java interpreter
'java':
java.io.IOException: "/usr/lib/SunJava2-1.3.1/jre/bin/java": not found
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.forkAndExec(Native Method)
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.<init>(UNIXProcess.java:139)
at java.lang.Runtime.execInternal(Native Method)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:546)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:413)
I have checked that the file /usr/lib/SunJava2-1.3.1/jre/bin/java
exists.
Any help appreciated!
Marc

can I ask how you solved it? I am having a problem
with quotes just now to and it might help me!I simply tested what the current platform is and
only used quotes under Windows.
Marc

JCombox does not work under linux (fedora) could you help me???

Hi All,
I am implementing a GUI for a linux application. This GUI works fine under windows system. But the JCombobox does not work under Linux system. Would you help me to solve it? Thank you very much!..
The problem is that I cannot select any other item except the first item in the dropdown box of JCombobox. There is no event generated when I click the combobox, while events are generated for other Buttons.
This problem exists for the following code when I maximize the window. When the window is minimize to some extend in my problem, it is OK.
Here is the simplify code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.swing.ComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataEvent;
import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuEvent;
import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuListener;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
//carmen
import javax.swing.filechooser.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.border.*;
//import AlwaysSelectableComboBoxDemo.AlwaysSelectableComboBox;
//import AlwaysSelectableComboBoxDemo.AlwaysSelectableComboBox;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.String.*;
public class Test extends JFrame
     private JComboBox jComboBox1;
     private JComboBox jComboBox2;
     private JPanel contentPane;
     private JTabbedPane jTabbedPane1;
     //Main Tab
     private JPanel Main;
     private JPanel OutputSimSet;
     private JPanel Test;
     private JPanel ScriptGenTab;
     private JPanel ResultTab;
//Result Tab
private JPanel SimResult;
     public Test()
          super();
          //initializeComponent();
          contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
          jTabbedPane1 = new JTabbedPane();
          Main = new JPanel();
          OutputSimSet = new JPanel();
          Test = new JPanel();
          ScriptGenTab = new JPanel();
          ResultTab = new JPanel();
          SimResult = new JPanel();
     jComboBox1 = new JComboBox(
                    new String[]{"Item 1","Item 2", "Item 3"});
                    jComboBox1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                    System.out.println("Yeah");
     jComboBox2 = new JComboBox(
                              new String[]{"Item 1","Item 2", "Item 3"});
                              jComboBox2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                              System.out.println("Yeah");
          // jTabbedPane1
          jTabbedPane1.addTab("Main", Main);
          jTabbedPane1.addTab("ScriptGenerator", ScriptGenTab);
          jTabbedPane1.addTab("Simulation Result", ResultTab);
          jTabbedPane1.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
               public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
                    jTabbedPane1_stateChanged(e);
          // contentPane
          contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
          contentPane.add(jTabbedPane1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          // Main
          //Main.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
          Main.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
          Main.add(OutputSimSet,BorderLayout.NORTH);
          OutputSimSet.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
          OutputSimSet.add(Test, 0);
          Test.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
          Test.add(jComboBox1,0);
          //ResultTab
          ResultTab.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
          ResultTab.setBorder(new TitledBorder(""));
          ResultTab.add(SimResult, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          SimResult.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
          SimResult.add(jComboBox2,0);
          // Test
          this.setTitle("Test");
          this.setLocation(new Point(0, 0));
          this.setSize(new Dimension(600, 500));
          this.setVisible(true);
     public void initializeComponent()
     /** Add Component Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) */
     private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
          c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
          container.add(c);
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) called.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     // TODO: Add any method code to meet your needs in the following area
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jComboBox1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njComboBox1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          Object o = jComboBox1.getSelectedItem();
          System.out.println(">>" + ((o==null)? "null" : o.toString()) + " is selected.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here for the particular object being selected
* Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety,
* this method should be invoked from the
* event-dispatching thread.
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
//Create and set up the window.
Test frame = new Test();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
//creating and showing this application's GUI.
javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}

package oct03_JCBox;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
public class Test extends JFrame
private JComboBox jComboBox1;
private JComboBox jComboBox2;
private JPanel contentPane;
private JTabbedPane jTabbedPane1;
//Main Tab
private JPanel Main;
//private JPanel OutputSimSet;
//private JPanel Test;
private JPanel ScriptGenTab;
private JPanel ResultTab;
//Result Tab
//private JPanel SimResult;
public Test()
     super();
     //initializeComponent();
     contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
     jTabbedPane1 = new JTabbedPane();
     Main = new JPanel();
     ScriptGenTab = new JPanel();
     ResultTab = new JPanel();
//     OutputSimSet = new JPanel();
//     Test = new JPanel();
//     SimResult = new JPanel();
     jComboBox1 = new JComboBox(
     new String[]{"Item 1","Item 2", "Item 3"});
     jComboBox1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
          System.out.println("Yeah");
     jComboBox2 = new JComboBox(
     new String[]{"Item 1","Item 2", "Item 3"});
     jComboBox2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
               System.out.println("Yeah");
     // Main
     //Main.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
     Main.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
     Main.add(jComboBox1);
     //ResultTab -----
     ResultTab.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
     ResultTab.add(jComboBox2);
    //      jTabbedPane1
     jTabbedPane1.addTab("Main", Main);
     jTabbedPane1.addTab("ScriptGenerator", ScriptGenTab);
     jTabbedPane1.addTab("Simulation Result", ResultTab);
     jTabbedPane1.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
          public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
               jTabbedPane1_stateChanged(e);
     // contentPane
     contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
     contentPane.add(jTabbedPane1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     // Test
     this.setTitle("Test");
     this.setLocation(new Point(0, 0));
     this.setSize(new Dimension(600, 500));
     this.setVisible(true);
     public void initializeComponent()
//     /** Add Component Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) */
//     private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
//     c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
//     container.add(c);
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
     System.out.println("\njTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) called.");
     // TODO: Add any handling code here
     // TODO: Add any method code to meet your needs in the following area
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
//     private void jComboBox1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
//     System.out.println("\njComboBox1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
//     Object o = jComboBox1.getSelectedItem();
//     System.out.println(">>" + ((o==null)? "null" : o.toString()) + " is selected.");
//     // TODO: Add any handling code here for the particular object being selected
     * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety,
     * this method should be invoked from the
     * event-dispatching thread.
     private static void createAndShowGUI() {
     //Create and set up the window.
     Test frame = new Test();
     frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     frame.pack();
     frame.setVisible(true);
public static void main(String[] args) {
     //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
     //creating and showing this application's GUI.
     javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
     public void run() {
     createAndShowGUI();
} Try this - you use too many unnecessary JPanels.
Which way you prefer with actionPerformed should work either way.
I think your problem was too many unnecessary Panels and set all attributes before it is added, perhaps,
not add the panel first and then try to set attributes like layout, color, etc...

[Not really solved] Video with Pidgin is not working

Hi,
I would like to use video chat with Pidgin, but it doesn't work on my computer.
I have a webcam (:D), and it seems that it is correctly recognized because ` vlc v4l2:// ' shows me my face. I'm using XMPP (with a GMail account, but this shouldn't matter) and want to chat with someone using Ubuntu and Pidgin 2.6.6 (she has a webcam which seems to work correctly)
In the "Voice/Video settings" plugin, there are three options in the field Video → Input → Plugins : "default", "Test Input" and "Video4Linux" (and only "default" in the field Device, for the three plugins)
"default" and "Video4Linux" give
(21:03:34) Error with your webcam
(21:03:34) Conference error
(21:03:34) The call has been terminated.
as soon as I try to start a video call, and "Test Input" only shows me a test pattern (but I guess this is the meaning of "Test Input" )
BTW, I wonder why there is only "Video4Linux" and not "Video4Linux2"
The Pidgin's FAQ says this
How do I configure my microphone/webcam?
Currently, the command-line gstreamer-properties program is used. This is only available on GNOME-based systems. On other systems, Pidgin makes its best guess as to which device to use. A plugin is planned to support this functionality on other systems.
But I don't use GNOME, my desktop environment is LXDE.
What could I do to make my webcam work with Pidgin?
Thank you!
Edit:
- my system is up to date
- I have farsight2 and gstreamer0.10-{good,bad,ugly} installed
Fractal
Last edited by Fractal (2010-06-13 15:50:01)

Well, the problem is not really solved actually.
Pidgin recognizes my webcam but I still cannot open a video chat.
When I try to start a video chat, the following errors are displayed in the debug window :
(17:38:41) mediamanager: gst pipeline error: Could not encode stream.
(17:38:41) mediamanager: Debug details: gstx264enc.c(737): gst_x264_enc_header_buf (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstBin:conf_0x306c000/FsRtpConference:fsrtpconference1/GstBin:discover_1_97/GstX264Enc:x264enc0:
Unexpected x264 header.
When the other person tries to call me, I have something like that :
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: received codec: 32: video MPV clock:90000 channels:0
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: received codec: 26: video JPEG clock:90000 channels:0
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: received codec: 97: video H263-1998 clock:90000 channels:0
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: received codec: 34: video H263 clock:90000 channels:0
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: received codec: 98: video DV clock:90000 channels:0
(17:43:23) jabber: setting param stun-ip for stream using auto-discovered IP: 209.85.229.126
(17:43:23) jabber: setting param stun-port for stream using auto-discovered port: 19302
(17:43:23) mediamanager: Couldn't read fs-element.conf: No such file or directory
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: Couldn't read fs-codec.conf: No such file or directory
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: Creating hash table for sessions
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: connecting pad: success
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: Creating hash table for participants
(17:43:23) media: Creating hash table for sessions
(17:43:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: video-session name: (null)
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: state-changed: state 0 id: video-session name: (null)
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: got new local candidate: 1
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: got new local candidate: 1
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 1 state: GATHERING
(17:43:23) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 2 state: GATHERING
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: jingle_rtp_codecs_changed_cb: session_id: video-session jingle_session: 0x212b6a0
(17:43:23) jingle-rtp: jingle_rtp_candidates_prepared_cb
(17:43:23) jingle: jingle_iceudp_finalize
(17:43:23) jingle: jingle_transport_finalize
(17:43:26) backend-fs2: farsight-send-codec-changed: codec: 96: video THEORA clock:90000 channels:0 delivery-method=inline
(17:43:27) jingle-rtp: stream-info: type 1 id: video-session name: (null)
(17:43:27) jingle-rtp: stream-info: type 1 id: (null) name: (null)
(17:43:27) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 1 state: CONNECTING
(17:43:27) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 2 state: CONNECTING
(17:43:36) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 1 state: FAILED
(17:43:36) backend-fs2: farsight-error: 108: Could not establish connection
(17:43:36) backend-fs2: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 2 state: FAILED
It seems that my Pidgin want to encode the flux in H264 and the other wants Theora
Fractal

Keyboard wireless key not working after upgrading to windows 8.1

Hello,
I am having hp pavilion dv6-6165tx notebook, where keyboard having a wireless button that turns ON and OFF all wireless devices, After upgrading to windows 8.1, HP Connection Manager is not getting installed, as well as Key is not working, key color turns red and white but no action is performed.
Kindly suggest me some solution.
Note: HP Doesn't provide drivers for windows 8/8.1 ONLY WINDOWS 7 for hp pavilion dv6-6165tx.
Thanks.

Hi @Jayesh_Bhadja ,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have looked into your issue about your HP Pavilion dv6-6165tx Notebook and the Wireless keyboard not working correctly. Here is a link to troubleshoot the keyboard.
The HP Connection Manager is something that is for Windows 7 not Windows 8.1. I would uninstall this from your Notebook. Here is a link to the HP Support Assistant if you need it. Just download and run the application and it will help with the software and drivers on your system that need updating. It has a troubleshooting tool in this.
Make sure all your updates have been completed. I would try restarting my Notebook a few times.
If that does not help I would uninstall the keyboard from the Device manager.
Thanks.
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos, Thumbs Up" on the bottom to say “Thanks” for helping!

Uploading files to website not working with Safari in Windows 7

Safari version: 5.1.7
OS: Windows 7
Hi,
I am a website owner, and I have a feature on my site where users can upload large (up to 50MB) music files to my server. The feature works in Firefox on OSX & Windows platforms and it also works in Safari on OSX. The uploading feature is not working with Safari for Windows. Do you have any idea why and how to fix this? It can't be an issue with my server as it works in other browsers fine and works fine in Safari for OS X.
If you have any information on how to solve this or things for me to try to rectify this for use with Windows operating system it would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

GREAT NEWS!!!!
I have solved this issue myself with some help from my a user on Microsoft Forums. The issue stems from the mime type of each Browser Chrome, IE, & Safari for Windows defaults as audio/wav. When the mime type is changed to audio/x-wav everything works. Firefox defaults to audio/x-wav and when changed to audio/wav it DOES NOT work.
Once I input some code in my .php upload page to change the mimetype if audio/wav is detected everything works GREAT!!!
So Here is what you need to do: Find your upload page and input this code:
echo "<p>MIME Type: ".$_FILES["file"]["type"]."</p>";
right before your "If/then" statement of file type. For me it was near line 30 in my upload.php page, but I'm sure this is different for everyone.
This will detect and DISPLAY the default mime type of your browser on the error page when your upload doesn't work. Once you know what mime type works for your file type then you can change your "if/then" statement for mime type upload to change your mime type to the correct one.
I don't want to give the code here, because I'm sure it's specific to your file types and your site construction, but this should lead you on the right track.
***This is the solution if you ARE NOT ABLE to upload any certain file in a certain Browser. It has to do with mime type construction***
I hope this helps others like it helped me!!!!!

[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:
-----------Edit------------------
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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