Sensing aluminum foil, counting laps

Good Afternoon,
I am a middle school teacher and some of my students are working with the NXT Mindstorms kit. Our task is to follow a black line around a course for 2 laps and stop on the start/finish line. We spoke with other schools and were told the best strategy would be to have the robot follow the line and count/ detect each time it passes the foil. When it has detected the foil the 2nd time it should stop.
Well, they have successfully gotten it to follow the line (forever) Their first idea was to time the robot for one lap, and run the motors long enough to complete 2 laps. This has proven a little inconsistent. So...
Our question is this: How do we get the light sensor to recognize and count a lap each time it senses the foil? They have played with the sensor and when on white paper it indicates a "reflective #" between 48-54. When the sensor is over the black line the "reflective #" is in the 30's; and when on the foil the sensor reads in the high 50s to low 60s. We can see on the programming screen that there is an input for count, but it is ghosted over and we cannot change anything. (we looked on the lego help pages, and there was something about a "data wire" but we did not know where or how to connect it.)
Any assistance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize in advance if this not the forum for this type of question.
Thanks very much
Dave T

Hi,
I am far from an NXT expert, but here are two ideas.
1. When you open up the Light Sensor VI or Block, you notice at the bottom where you can set the thresholds? Have you thought of setting up a loop (or nested loops) that contains Greater Than and Less Than values that oyu have measured for the White Background, Black Line and Al. foil? It will take some thought on the part of your students, butI believe you can accomplis what you want this way.
2. GoTo the string in this forum entitled " Teaching LabVIEW to engineering students: is the NXT Toolkit recommended? " There is a link to Labs that you can download , Lab 5 goes into the light sensor.

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2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__info: infolen=0xd8, info=0xffffffff7fffecc8
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__dev_state...
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=1 (0x1), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:01:42 94 50 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ec=0, sk=not ready, asc=3A, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 error is: device offline (OB scsi device driver)
2012/12/27.22:01:42 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: rval=-1, status.code/resid/checks=0x20008116/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__dev_state: state=0x10000000 (offline, not at bot)
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable...
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__encryption_check...
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: op=17 (raw_op), buf=0x1002418c0, count=44 (0x2c), parm=0xffffffff7fffe488
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x2c, buf=0x1002418c0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 cdb: A2 20 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 2C 00 00 security protocol in
2012/12/27.22:01:42 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0000: 00 10 00 28 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...(............
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0010: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 14 3A 14 00 20 00 0C 00 20 ........:.. ...
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0020: 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 14 ............
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__encryption_check - have hardware encryption.
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable - no
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100242794, count=12 (0xc), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0xc, buf=0x100242794
2012/12/27.22:01:42 cdb: 1A 00 00 00 0C 00 mode_sen, cnt=12, pc=0, pcode=0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0000: 0B 00 10 08 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....F.......
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100242794, count=28 (0x1c), parm=0xf
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x1c, buf=0x100242794
2012/12/27.22:01:42 cdb: 1A 00 0F 00 1C 00 mode_sen, cnt=28, pc=0, pcode=f
2012/12/27.22:01:42 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0000: 1B 00 10 08 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0F 0E C0 80 ....F...........
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0010: 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 ............
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: op=18 (log_sense), buf=0x100242794, count=76 (0x4c), parm=0x71
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x4c, buf=0x100242794
2012/12/27.22:01:42 cdb: 4D 00 71 00 00 00 00 00 4C 00 log_sense, cnt=76, pc=1, page_code=0x31
2012/12/27.22:01:42 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0000: 31 00 00 20 00 01 40 04 00 00 00 00 00 02 60 04 1.. ..@.......`.
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0010: 00 00 00 00 00 03 60 04 00 00 00 00 00 04 60 04 ......`.......`.
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:01:42 0040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__info: code=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 ***0 wst__close: wh=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:42 (amh) qdv__automount_in_mh entered
2012/12/27.22:01:42 (amh) qdv__automount_in_mh HPLTO4_2 at 2012/12/27.22:01:42, flags 0x100
2012/12/27.22:01:42 (amh) mount volume options list contains:
2012/12/27.22:01:42 (amh) vtype 3 (app), vid (null), vs_create 0, family cores2-default, retain (null), size 0, mediainfo 2, scratch 0
2012/12/27.22:01:43 (amh) don't preserve previous mh automount state
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (gep) getting reservation for element 0x3 (dte)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__set_mode: bus 7, target 500104, lun 0: HP,Ultrium 4-SCSI,H64S
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__get_sn: code=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=0 (0x0), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:01:44 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:01:44 94 50 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ec=0, sk=not ready, asc=3A, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 error is: device offline (OB scsi device driver)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__exec: rval=-1, status.code/resid/checks=0x20008116/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 ***0 wst__close: wh=0x0
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (amh) loaded volume has no barcode
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (una) unload_anywhere entered
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (amh) beginning pass 1, mediainfo pass 1
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (gep) getting reservation for element 0x1 (se)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (mmr) family cores2-default != OSB-CATALOG-MF
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (mmr) oid 5406 (vid OSB-CATALOG-MF-000057, tag 100003, create_time 1326110623, mediainfo 4) fails mount criteria
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (amh) 1 oid 5406 doesn't meet mount requirements - volume doesn't meet mount criteria (OB device mgr)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (gep) getting reservation for element 0x2 (se)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (amh) 2 vacant
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (gep) getting reservation for element 0x3 (se)
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (mmr) oid 7150 (vid VOL001267, tag 100000, create_time 1356321775, mediainfo 4) passes criteria
2012/12/27.22:01:44 (amh) 3 loading
2012/12/27.22:02:30 (atv) qdv__automount_this_vol entered
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__set_mode: bus 7, target 500104, lun 0: HP,Ultrium 4-SCSI,H64S
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__get_sn: code=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=0 (0x0), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=1 (0x1), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: no sense, status 0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=2 (sense), buf=0x1002606d4, count=24 (0x18), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x18, buf=0x1002606d4
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 03 00 00 00 18 00 sense, cnt=24
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ec=0, sk=no sense, asc=0, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=7 (readpos), buf=0xffffffff7fffdd60, count=20 (0x14), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x14, buf=0x1002607d8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 read_pos
2012/12/27.22:02:30 raw position:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 ....
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x10/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: state=0xd0000000 (online, at bot)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__info: infolen=0xd8, info=0xffffffff7fffe108
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=1 (0x1), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: no sense, status 0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=2 (sense), buf=0x1002606d4, count=24 (0x18), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x18, buf=0x1002606d4
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 03 00 00 00 18 00 sense, cnt=24
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ec=0, sk=no sense, asc=0, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=7 (readpos), buf=0xffffffff7fffdbb0, count=20 (0x14), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x14, buf=0x1002607d8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 read_pos
2012/12/27.22:02:30 raw position:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 ....
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x10/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: state=0xd0000000 (online, at bot)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_check...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=17 (raw_op), buf=0x10025fca0, count=44 (0x2c), parm=0xffffffff7fffd5f8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x2c, buf=0x10025fca0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: A2 20 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 2C 00 00 security protocol in
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 00 10 00 28 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...(............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 14 BA 14 00 20 00 0C 00 20 ........... ...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0020: 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 14 ............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_check - have hardware encryption.
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable - yes
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100260754, count=12 (0xc), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0xc, buf=0x100260754
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 1A 00 00 00 0C 00 mode_sen, cnt=12, pc=0, pcode=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 0B 00 10 08 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....F.......
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100260754, count=28 (0x1c), parm=0xf
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x1c, buf=0x100260754
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 1A 00 0F 00 1C 00 mode_sen, cnt=28, pc=0, pcode=f
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 1B 00 10 08 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0F 0E C0 80 ....F...........
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 ............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=18 (log_sense), buf=0x100260754, count=76 (0x4c), parm=0x71
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x4c, buf=0x100260754
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 4D 00 71 00 00 00 00 00 4C 00 log_sense, cnt=76, pc=1, page_code=0x31
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 31 00 00 20 00 01 40 04 00 00 12 F6 00 02 60 04 1.. ..@.......`.
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 00 03 60 04 00 0C 35 E2 00 04 60 04 ......`...5...`.
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__info: code=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 (atv) calling qdv__mount
2012/12/27.22:02:30 (mt) qdv__read_mount_db() succeeded, found vol_oid 0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=0 (0x0), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=1 (0x1), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: no sense, status 0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=2 (sense), buf=0x1002606d4, count=24 (0x18), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x18, buf=0x1002606d4
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 03 00 00 00 18 00 sense, cnt=24
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ec=0, sk=no sense, asc=0, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=7 (readpos), buf=0xffffffff7fffc650, count=20 (0x14), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x14, buf=0x1002607d8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 read_pos
2012/12/27.22:02:30 raw position:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 ....
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x10/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: state=0xd0000000 (online, at bot)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__info: infolen=0xd8, info=0xffffffff7fffd930
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=0 (nop), buf=0x0, count=1 (0x1), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7703, to=30, datalen=0x0, buf=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 tur
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: no sense, status 0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=2 (sense), buf=0x1002606d4, count=24 (0x18), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x18, buf=0x1002606d4
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 03 00 00 00 18 00 sense, cnt=24
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__get_sense(int) cmd = 0, sense data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ec=0, sk=no sense, asc=0, ascq=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 flags: (none)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=7 (readpos), buf=0xffffffff7fffc4a0, count=20 (0x14), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=180, datalen=0x14, buf=0x1002607d8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 read_pos
2012/12/27.22:02:30 raw position:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 ....
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x10/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__dev_state: state=0xd0000000 (online, at bot)
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_check...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=17 (raw_op), buf=0x100254260, count=44 (0x2c), parm=0xffffffff7fffbee8
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x2c, buf=0x100254260
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: A2 20 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 2C 00 00 security protocol in
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 00 10 00 28 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...(............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0010: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 14 BA 14 00 20 00 0C 00 20 ........... ...
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0020: 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 14 ............
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_check - have hardware encryption.
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__encryption_is_tape_encryptable - yes
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100260754, count=12 (0xc), parm=0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0xc, buf=0x100260754
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 1A 00 00 00 0C 00 mode_sen, cnt=12, pc=0, pcode=0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:
2012/12/27.22:02:30 0000: 0B 00 10 08 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....F.......
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: rval=0, status.code/resid/checks=0x0/0x0/0x0
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ***0 wst__exec: op=6 (modesen), buf=0x100260754, count=28 (0x1c), parm=0xf
2012/12/27.22:02:30 ioctl_op=0x7705, to=30, datalen=0x1c, buf=0x100260754
2012/12/27.22:02:30 cdb: 1A 00 0F 00 1C 00 mode_sen, cnt=28, pc=0, pcode=f
2012/12/27.22:02:30 i/p data:

"device reported incorrect serial number" is the key here.
Your device is misconfigured and the entry for its serial number doesn't match the serial number being reported by the scsi enquiry. Has a drive been replaced? If the drives have swtiched order due to a reboot then I suggest you use /dev/tape/by-id as your attach points rather than direct /dev/sg entries.
Thanks
Rich

Been losing connection for magic mouse and wireless keyboard

When I have my MBP running Mavericks in clamshell mode, I lose connections to both magic mouse and apple wireless keyboard in clamshell mode. I've tried all the PRAM SCM, aluminum foil and paper tricks. What I then did was test what happens when I leave the MBP open rather than in clamshell mode and it appears to avoid losing connection, at least that is what I've concluded with Mavericks for now..... anyone else able to replicate this? Having to leave the MBP open is not ideal.

Barry, thanks, still not working. I've tried every thing I can think of or have read, what I'm concluding is that there is either a problem with Mavericks or something has changed on how bluetooth works in Mavericks. Did not have this problem for the last 4 years. I can reproduce the problem when I close the laptop. I had the Bluetooth and wireless card checked out and replaced about 3 weeks ago. Problem has continued.

Wire Hanger out of the Headphone jack?

Think this will give my iPhone at least 1 or 2 bars? Maybe I should wrap it in aluminum foil...that won't take away from the looks at all, will it?
I will say, I have one heck of a iPod sitting here

I was with Verizon and it was flawless. I was under the impression that after 5+ years with Verizon's full bar service no matter where I was that cell phone coverage had greatly improved with technology...man was I wrong.
I thought Apple was strong enough to pick a partner they KNEW would work across the board. What kind of deal did Apple and AT&T make? Can you imagine the money? Think any of it went into improving the Network for one of the biggest Technology launches in history?
They could have had it all. Imagine if all the people on this forum jumped on iTunes, activated, got 4 bars and were happy? Of course there would be 1% of the people trying to plug the usb cable into their toasters but thats going to happen. Not a mass disappoint from the Apple faithful like this.
I sell Apple to everyone who will listen to me, now I have to tuck my tail between my legs and look the other way because my iPhone has been AT&T'ed into the ground

MacBook Pro: BC/XP works fine until I remove my optical drive

I have a mid-2009 MacBook Pro, and have replaced the internal drive with an OCZ Vertex 3. The good news is, after I made an impromptu RF shield around the cable and the drive itself out of aluminum foil, it works flawlessly at the full 3 gbps. And, after I spent literally 20 hours trying to figure out how to get it restored, I have finally restored my boot camp (XP SP3) partition to the Vertex 3 and it works flawlessly also. **** fast, too.
Everything's great, then, right? Well... not quite. I still would like to take my optical drive out of the computer and put my original hard drive in. However, as soon as I take my optical drive out (leaving the hard drive out of the equation entirely for now), XP stops booting, and just shows a black screen. I assume this is because device order is somehow screwed up; however, the boot.ini file says that I should be booting off of device 0, and I can't imagine the internal hard drive being anything other than device 0.
Please help. I feel like I'm so **** close to making this work.
(Oh, by the way: I suspect, from certain experiments that I did during those long 20 hours, that this same thing would happen if I installed this on the internal hard drive, too. So I don't think this is Vertex- or SSD-specific... just something that happens if you remove the optical drive from a XP Boot Camp installation on a MacBook Pro.)

You need to provide more info please. What's the exact error? What email client? Who's the email account through? When the last time your email worked without issue? Do you remember something changing right before it stopped working?

Adress on Purchase order

Hi all,
We have come across a problem when the ADRC ADDRNUMBER counter in ERP got full (the standard max limit is 49 999 999). Analysis shows that most of those are empty address rows and created by one-time vendor.
In our case the mass of addresses is probably coming with the Purchase order data. Purchase order holds a umber of partners and there are addresses on PO itself.
Has anyone come across similar problem or does anyone have advice for us how to make the process better in a sense that the counter wouldnt reach max again (its atm 99 999 999)
can the process/software be customized in a way that the adress (country) would not be needed on PO?
Thanks for replies!
Seidi

hi,
we discovered the cause of our poblem being a mistake in compiling custom IDOC message. nothing general i think.
in standard module IDOC_INPUT_PORDCR:
            IF E1BPEKKOA-VPER_START
               IS INITIAL.
              CLEAR PO_HEADER_ADD_DATA-VPER_START.
            ENDIF.
            IF E1BPEKKOA-VPER_END
               IS INITIAL.
              CLEAR PO_HEADER_ADD_DATA-VPER_END.
            ENDIF.
in our custom module Z_IDOC_INPUT_PORDCR:
Validity field should be filled in po_header_add_data
            e1bpaddress = idoc_data-sdata.
            MOVE-CORRESPONDING e1bpaddress
                            TO po_address.
            move: e1bpaddress-date_from to
                    po_header_add_data-vper_start,
                  e1bpaddress-date_to to
                    po_header_add_data-vper_end.
VPER_START ja VPER_END are taken from a wrong segment and thus someway create a address line while creating Purchase Order.
Seidi

How to set a new SCSI number for a second drive?

How to set a new SCSI number for a second drive?
Walter

Walter,
This web site gives a good diagram:
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/dpes/dpesjum.htm
On a Quantum hard disk drive - they were the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) hard drive provider for Apple, you will see three or four pairs of pins on the green circuit board. They are labled:
AO . .
A1 . .
A2 . .
If no pins are connected, you have SCSI ID Zero This was the standard setting from the factory.
If you short out the pins beside AO .__. , you have designated SCSI ID One.
If you short out the pins beside A1 .__. , you have designated SCSI ID Two.
If you short out the pins beside A2 .__. , you have designated SCSI ID Four.
These values can be added together to get other SCSI IDs. If you have a jumper beside AO AND A1, that will add up to SCSI ID Three.
Some of the quantum drives used tiny black plastic jumpers with tiny metal contacts. I have yet to find a store that sells the tiny ones. I get my larger jumpers from old PC motherboards that are being thrown away. A small piece of aluminum foil will work as a jumper in a pinch. Just make sure it soed not fall off and short something else out!
Jim
PS
CD-ROM drives are set at the factory as ID 3. Internal drives are set at ID 0. I set my external SCSI drive at SCSI 1 so it does not conflict with the internal drive. Internal Zip drives are set at ID 5 and external Zip drives let you choose between 5 and 6. I set my burners at ID 4. Come up with a master plan for your devices like scanners and burners. Apple System Profiler will give you info on the device ID. If the computer fails to boot, turn off all but one SCSI device and make sure of its ID. Then check each subsequent device by powering up only one device at a time while booting from a CD at ID #3.

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