Driver/translator issues

Our app used to use PRE 8.1.7 jdbc drivers and sqlj libraries. Things worked but were SLOW.
When the 8.1.7 libraries came out we upgraded but found that:
1) Things were MUCH faster, BUT
2) Calls to jPub generated code broke when trying to access Oracle objects contained WITHIN other Oracle objects returned as OUT parameters by PLSQL code. We would get a SQLException "logical handle no longer valid" with an ErrorCode of 17073.
We tried replacing the classes12.zip with the drivers for 9i for the build, but the SQLJ translator whined "No suitable drivers found"
After much research (i.e. flailing around), wh have found that modifying our build so that we translate using the 8.1.7 drivers and running with the 9i drivers WORKS. We get the improved performance and DON'T get the "logical handle no longer valid" errors that we had been getting.
I have NO idea what the underlying problems were, or why this process avoids them.
If anyone can provide an explanation, I'd appreciate it.

Could you be more specific about JDBC version and SQLJ version? What are the object types look like?
You have two scenarioes, One gives "logical handle no longer valid". In this case, are you using 8.1.7 JDBC and 8.1.7 SQLJ?
In the successful case, are you using 9i JDBC and 9i SQLJ at runtime?
The error "logical handle no longer valid" means that you are trying to use a connection which has been closed. To resolve the value of REF may require JDBC connection. What is the state of the JDBC connecitons in both cases?
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/4e4472b9-8e6f-4fdc-a287-1cc8c0f6de09/windows-2008-r2-backup-fails-with-event-521-error-code-2155348001?forum=windowsbackup
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External disk - USB
Mon - Fri @ 6PM.
Windows SystemState
OS(C:)
Last backup failure...
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End time: 8/12/2014 4:51:29 AM
Duration: 10:49:56.4414784
[Critical error WINIMAGE_UNABLE_VSS] Unable to create VSS snapshot
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- Troubleshooting link:
http://kb.backupassist.com/errormap.php?BA2512
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C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-12-08-2014_04-41-00.log
Log of files for which backup failed:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup_Error-12-08-2014_04-41-00.log
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The errors logs are not there?
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ERROR - The shared restore point operation failed with error (0x81000101)
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1.
The Block Level Backup Engine service has successfully started.
2.
Backup operation that started...
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Date:          8/12/2014 4:51:06 AM
Event ID:      521
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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Log Name:      Application
Source:        BackupAssist
Date:          8/12/2014 4:51:51 AM
Event ID:      5634
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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Backup job OS backup failed with errors.
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Destination: External disk
Start time: 8/11/2014 6:01:32 PM
End time: 8/12/2014 4:51:29 AM
Duration: 10:49:56.4414784
Destination: External disk
Start time: 8/11/2014 6:01:32 PM
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Log Name:      Application
Source:        BackupAssist
Date:          8/12/2014 4:52:20 AM
Event ID:      5634
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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Backup job Data backup failed with errors.
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Destination: Local directory
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End time: 8/12/2014 4:52:12 AM
Duration: 00:00:02.7300000
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SERVICE_NAME: swprv
        TYPE               : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 3 STOP_PENDING
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        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0 (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
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SERVICE_NAME: swprv
        TYPE               : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 1 STOPPED
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0 (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
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SERVICE_NAME: wbengine
        TYPE               : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 1 STOPPED
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        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
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        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
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        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
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Event ID:      8225
Task Category: None
Level:         Information
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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VSS still having issues here...not stopping!
Log Name:      Application
Source:        VSS
Date:          8/12/2014 9:42:33 AM
Event ID:      11
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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Volume Shadow Copy Service information:
The COM Server with CLSID {e579ab5f-1cc4-44b4-bed9-de0991ff0623} and name IVssCoordinatorEx2 cannot be started.
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8.
Not sure why this is started again?
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Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Date:          8/12/2014 9:31:13 AM
Event ID:      753
Task Category: None
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          SYSTEM
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Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
Date:          8/12/2014 9:31:43 AM
Event ID:      10010
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mdnfile.Auxiant.local
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Log Name:      Application
Source:        VSS
Date:          8/12/2014 9:42:33 AM
Event ID:      8193
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
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Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Backup
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Event ID:      754
Task Category: None
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          SYSTEM
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And still repeating 11 & 8193 at this point...as we write up this post.
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This was suggested by the Backup Assist - software vendor....
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...for 0x81080101:
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870655/en-gb
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OS/system Disk...
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ### Status         Size     Free     Dyn Gpt
Disk 0    Online          278 GB      0 B    (System Vol = C: Drive - OS w/ Programs and batch jobs)
Disk 1    Online         2791 GB      0 B        *    (Data drive - DFS, rsync,etc. run on D: Drive)
Disk 2    Online         1863 GB      0 B    (USB 2/3.0 - Enclosure w/ SATA disk = 2GB formatted w/ NTFS.)
DISKPART> detail disk
DELL PERC H710P SCSI Disk Device
Disk ID: CA0DEEA5
Type   : RAID
Status : Online
Path   : 1
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0100)#PCI(0000)#RAID(P01T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No
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Volume 1         RECOVERY     NTFS   Partition   3072 MB Healthy    System
Volume 2     C   OS           NTFS   Partition    275 GB Healthy    Boot
B.)
Backup disk...
ST320006 41AS USB Device
Disk ID: 801AF48C
Type   : USB
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No
Volume ### Ltr Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
Volume 4     F   BACKUPS      NTFS   Partition   1863 GB Healthy
C.)
NOTE:
Also on disk 0(system Disk) - we have a small OEM partition = 39MB and a Recovery Partition = 3GB.
D.)
Issues with WBAdmin now...
C:\>wbadmin get disks
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2004 Microsoft Corp.
ERROR - A Volume Shadow Copy Service operation error has
occurred: (0x80042302)
A Volume Shadow Copy Service component encountered an unexpected error.
Check the Application event log for more information.
14.
Ran "Check-Disk" -no errors...
C:\>chkdsk
The type of the file system is NTFS.
The volume is in use by another process. Chkdsk
might report errors when no corruption is present.
Volume label is OS.
WARNING! F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.
CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
116224 file records processed.
File verification completed.
654 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
0 EA records processed.
76 reparse records processed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
156676 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...
116224 file SDs/SIDs processed.
Security descriptor verification completed.
20227 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
35628352 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
289233919 KB total disk space.
100241492 KB in 85477 files.
     57380 KB in 20228 indexes.
         0 KB in bad sectors.
    226627 KB in use by the system.
     65536 KB occupied by the log file.
188708420 KB available on disk.
      4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
72308479 total allocation units on disk.
47177105 allocation units available on disk.
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C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\
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Wbadmin.2.etl = 4:51AM on 8/12
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee692290(WS.10).aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/09/16/diagnosing-failures-in-windows-server-backup-part-1-vss-spp-errors.aspx
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Any help is greatly appreciated - thx.
-SP
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Probook 470 windows 8.1 upgrade to windows 10, any driver compatible issue?

Probook 470 windows 8.1 upgrade to windows 10, any driver compatible issue?

Hi,
First I assume there is a bluetooth module inside your computer.
If so please test to reinstall its driver. To get a driver for the device, you need to know the brand and model of your computer or your motherboard.
Generally computer manufacturers will provide all drivers for their computers on their website. Search with your computer model on manufacturer's website could help you get a proper driver. If failed, search your motherboard from its manufacturer instead
will also help.
After that, uninstall your bluetooth module from Device Manager and install the driver you just downloaded, reboot to see the result.
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Primary hard drive upgrade issues

All this great software has finally taken its toll on the 80Gb of hard drive space that this computer came with (Just for the record, I use the primary drive for the OS and applications only -- I store all of my data on other drives).
So, I need to upgrade the primary hard drive so I can install even more software and do even more amazing things . I'm going to upgrade my primary drive to a 120gb.
I've got Carbon Copy Cloner, but it hasn't solved a couple of issues:
First off, when I make the dupe, it doesn't maintain the original disk's Tech Tool Pro eDrive partition -- I need this on my new drive just in case. Now, you'll say "Why don't you just uninstall Tech Tool Pro and then re-install it when you set up your new drive?" Well, that's because Micromat tracks how many installs you make with any particular activation code, and I'd have to purchase another license to do another install -- and I really don't want to have to lay out $$ when there's really no clear reason.
Secondly, the CCC'd dupe doesn't play well with Classic. (Yeah, I'm a hold-out who still has a couple of OS9 oldies-but-goodies that I won't give up). The CCC'd dupe drive doesn't contain the OS9 drivers that I need to be able to successfully run Classic.
So, my overall question is this -- how do I properly set up my new 120gb drive and then properly transfer a complete image of my old 80gb drive onto it so I maintain all my functionality and all my software applications, but wind up with more space to play?
Thanks!

I solved my own problem! Here's how we did it:
First, we booted up using the Tech Tool Pro disk and removed the eDrive partition from the original boot drive.
Next, we took the new target drive (we went with a 250gb rather than a 120 -- more is always better, no?) and formatted it using Disk Utility from the OSX Panther install disk. This allowed us to put in the OS9 drivers on the disk (didn't find the option for this with Tiger's DU).
Then we used CCC to clone the old drive over. Then I did a little bit of physical re-arranging so that the new drive was in the master spot on the primary IDE chain in the box.
Finally, we booted up again using the TTP disk and had TTP create a new eDrive on the 250gb disk.
After all that, everything works just fine! No problems running apps in Classic, and no need to re-install TTP and spend more money on another license!

Hard drive startup issues after extended sleep/shutdown

Hello,
When I put my iMac to sleep or shut it off for an extended period of time (overnight) and then try to wake it up or turn it on, the iMac makes a strange clicking noise and freezes.
After manually shutting down and restarting it one or more times it will startup fine.
Putting to sleep/shutting down the computer for short periods of time doesn't cause any problems.
So when this first started happening I though "Uh oh, hard drives going to that great recycling depot in the sky."
But, Disk Utility, Apple's hardware test, and TechTool Pro 4 all find nothing wrong with my system.
Is there any chance this could not be an hard drive issue? Or should I just get the drive replaced and stop trying to diagnose the problem?

You've covered the biggies already - I'd recommend a trip to the Apple store or at least a call to AppleCare. Back in the late 80's and early 90's 'stiction' was a serious problem with hard drives. A hard drive motor has very low torque; it can spin fast but it doesn't have much oomph and the lubricant used back then could harden overnight so that when the computer was booted up the drive's motor couldn't spin up the platters. Improvements in lubricants have made stiction less common today but it hasn't been eradicated and it is one of the things that might be affecting your drive. At any rate, since I can't put your computer on my bench, the best call I can make is for you to make a call. Sorry.

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