TP_smapi incompatible?

Hi,
Before the bios update made available on 19th May, my w520 couldn't boot into debian wheezy after a successful installation. However the latest bios update solved that issue. But still the tp_smapi can not be loaded.
usr@debian-thinkpadw520:~$ sudo modprobe tp_smapi
[sudo] password for usr:
FATAL: Error inserting tp_smapi (/lib/modules/2.6.39-1-amd64/updates/dkms/tp_smapi.ko): No such device
Any ideas about loading the module properly? Thanks in advance!!
AG
R60 9460PR1 Intel T2500 2.0GHz, X1300 Mobility SXGA+
T60p 8741W9G Intel T7600 2.33GHz, ATI FireGL v5250 Mobility WXGA+
W520 4270CTO Intel CORE i7 2720QM 2.20GHz, NVidia Quadro 1000m HD+
X230 2306CTO Intel CORE i5 3320M 2.60GHz, Intel HD 4000 WXGA

I would not expect any help from Lenovo on the given issue, since you're using an unsupported OS...as in one that was not provided by them...
You may want to post this question in Linux section of TPF (http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewforum.php?f=9) since there are several Linux-savvy ThinkPad buffs over there who might be able to give you a hand...
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
In daily use: R60F, R500F, T61, T410
Collecting dust: T60
Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
Non-ThinkPads: Panasonic CF-31 & CF-52, HP 8760W
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[SOLVED] hdapsd/gnome-hdaps-applet/kernel26/tp_smapi: Some issues

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Now shaking the laptop (only a bit;) results in the output of hdapsd
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So, does someone has ideas how to debug this further?
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Last edited by aneiser (2009-03-08 11:15:14)

Hej all,
I posted some comments on the package hdapsd http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=5401. At the moment, loading the modules from tp_smapi and starting hdaps works without problems, when enabling the unload_heads by executing as root
echo -1 > /sys/block/sda/device/unload_heads
Now shaking the laptop (only a bit;) results in the output of hdapsd
Fri Mar 6 17:30:48 2009: Starting hdapsd
Fri Mar 6 17:33:16 2009: parking
Fri Mar 6 17:33:19 2009: Error! Not parked when we thought we were... (paged out and timer expired?)
Fri Mar 6 17:33:19 2009: un-parking
But a simultaneously played movie stops... So something is working, but also the new gnome-hdaps-applet (version 20081204-1) does not change the "play" sign into the "pause" sign while shaking... All this worked while using the bit outdated kernel26tp with old versions of hdapsd and gnome-hdaps-applet.
So, does someone has ideas how to debug this further?
Thanks,
Andreas
Edit: The problem is solved and had nothing to do with the software/kernel. I needed to update the firmware of my drive with the help of lenovos FWHD55.ISO...(in fact it was a bit harder since I own a non-IBM harddrive...see here http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Prob … hard_disks and search for hfui15.exe, don't forget the -pm switch to tell the badly programmed software that your HD is Primary master...)
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[solved] Issue installing tp_smapi

Since recently, I am having problem when I try to install tp_smapi from AUR. Here's the issue:
==> Building and installing package
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Last edited by Lockheed (2012-07-17 08:21:21)

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[SOLVED] tp_smapi fails after system update (to 2.6.39)

I am currently running Arch Linux on my ThinkPad X41.
I am having troubles trying to get tp_smapi work on my system after the full system update that I did yesterday. I jumped from (12.2010) 2.6.36 to kernel 2.6.39. Since yesterday, tp_smapi was working perfectly, but after the update, it seems that the new kernel cannot recognize the tp_smapi module. I tried to remove and insert it again with modprobe tp_smapi, but I am getting: "FATAL: Module tp_smapi not found" every time.
As I have build tp_smapi from AUR, I removed it with pacman -Rd tp_smapi and installed my package again. Even removed hdapsd and reinstalled it again after tp_smapi and I am getting the same - the module could not be found.
I saw that there is a slightly newer tp_smapi in AUR, but currently I am not able to build the package, as I am getting some build() errors like: "gcc: error -pg and -fomit-frame-pointer are incompatible."
This PKGBUILD seems a patch for 2.6.37 kernel and probably could not build directly under the new kernel. Anyway, I am still not able to bring the good old tp_smapi to working condition.
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edit: I have posted this in another thread, but hope this should be useful in a separate topic.
Last edited by dir2cas (2011-07-14 08:35:18)

Hey, SUCCESS out here...
@whompus, thanks so much for the precious advices and clues.
First, I looked into this thread (very useful as well): https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80138
Following it, I found out a new gcc CFLAG argument, primary used in newer gcc versions (after gcc v4.2)
-march=native
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tp_smapi package build
[dir2cas@X41 abs]> tar xzvf tp_smapi.tar.gz
tp_smapi/
tp_smapi/fix_hdaps_orientation.patch
tp_smapi/PKGBUILD
tp_smapi/tp_smapi.install
tp_smapi/fix_for_2.6.37.patch
tp_smapi/tp_smapi.patch
[dir2cas@X41 abs]>
[dir2cas@X41 abs]>
[dir2cas@X41 abs]>
[dir2cas@X41 abs]> cd tp_smapi/
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]> ll
total 32K
drwxr-xr-x 2 dir2cas users 40 Apr 10 14:34 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3 dir2cas users 4.0K Jul 14 00:52 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 2.0K Apr 10 14:16 PKGBUILD
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 1.1K Jan 7 2011 fix_for_2.6.37.patch
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 535 Apr 10 14:16 fix_hdaps_orientation.patch
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 124 Apr 10 14:17 tp_smapi.install
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 678 Jan 1 1970 tp_smapi.patch
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]>
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]>
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]>
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]> makepkg -s
==> Making package: tp_smapi 0.40-5 (Thu Jul 14 00:52:29 EEST 2011)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
-> Downloading tp_smapi-0.40.tgz...
--2011-07-14 00:52:30-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/tpctl/tp_smapi-0.40.tgz
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net|216.34.181.59|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tpctl/tp_smapi/0.40/tp_smapi-0.40.tgz [following]
--2011-07-14 00:52:31-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tpctl/tp_smapi/0.40/tp_smapi-0.40.tgz
Reusing existing connection to downloads.sourceforge.net:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http://sunet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tpctl/tp_smapi/0.40/tp_smapi-0.40.tgz [following]
--2011-07-14 00:52:31-- http://sunet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tpctl/tp_smapi/0.40/tp_smapi-0.40.tgz
Resolving sunet.dl.sourceforge.net... 194.71.11.73
Connecting to sunet.dl.sourceforge.net|194.71.11.73|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 39002 (38K) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: `tp_smapi-0.40.tgz.part'
100%[===================================================================>] 39,002 201K/s in 0.2s
2011-07-14 00:52:32 (201 KB/s) - `tp_smapi-0.40.tgz.part' saved [39002/39002]
-> Found fix_for_2.6.37.patch
-> Found fix_hdaps_orientation.patch
-> Found tp_smapi.patch
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
tp_smapi-0.40.tgz ... Passed
fix_for_2.6.37.patch ... Passed
fix_hdaps_orientation.patch ... Passed
tp_smapi.patch ... Passed
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
tp_smapi-0.40.tgz ... Passed
fix_for_2.6.37.patch ... Passed
fix_hdaps_orientation.patch ... Passed
tp_smapi.patch ... Passed
==> Extracting Sources...
-> Extracting tp_smapi-0.40.tgz with bsdtar
==> Starting build()...
patching file Makefile
patching file thinkpad_ec.c
patching file tp_smapi.c
patching file hdaps.c
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-ARCH/build M=/home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40 O=/lib/modules/2.6.39-ARCH/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-ARCH'
CC [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.o
/home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.c: In function 'check_dmi_for_ec':
/home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.c:468:1: warning: the frame size of 1328 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Wframe-larger-than=]
CC [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/tp_smapi.o
CC [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/hdaps.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 3 modules
CC /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/hdaps.mod.o
LD [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/hdaps.ko
CC /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.mod.o
LD [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.ko
CC /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/tp_smapi.mod.o
LD [M] /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/tp_smapi.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-ARCH'
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-ARCH'
INSTALL /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/hdaps.ko
INSTALL /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/thinkpad_ec.ko
INSTALL /home/dir2cas/devel/abs/tp_smapi/src/tp_smapi-0.40/tp_smapi.ko
DEPMOD 2.6.39-ARCH
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-ARCH'
==> Tidying install...
-> Purging other files...
-> Compressing man and info pages...
-> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
==> Creating package...
-> Generating .PKGINFO file...
-> Adding install file...
-> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: tp_smapi 0.40-5 (Thu Jul 14 00:52:37 EEST 2011)
[dir2cas@X41 tp_smapi]> ll
total 100K
drwxr-xr-x 4 dir2cas users 88 Jul 14 00:52 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3 dir2cas users 4.0K Jul 14 00:52 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 2.0K Apr 10 14:16 PKGBUILD
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 1.1K Jan 7 2011 fix_for_2.6.37.patch
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 535 Apr 10 14:16 fix_hdaps_orientation.patch
drwxr-xr-x 3 dir2cas users 24 Jul 14 00:52 pkg/
drwxr-xr-x 3 dir2cas users 40 Jul 14 00:52 src/
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 22K Jul 14 00:52 tp_smapi-0.40-5-i686.pkg.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 39K Dec 16 2008 tp_smapi-0.40.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 124 Jul 14 00:52 tp_smapi.install
-rw-r--r-- 1 dir2cas users 678 Jan 1 1970 tp_smapi.patch
Thanks alot!
Last edited by dir2cas (2011-07-13 22:06:58)

Can't build tp_smapi package under custom kernel, built ok with stock

Hi,
I followed this guide and built a custom kernel http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cus … n_with_ABS (with the PKGBUILD file found in this page).
Basically I changed the LOCALVERSION while config kernel module, and changed processor type to Pentium M, exclude some drivers.
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However it builds fine if run the stock Arch kernel.
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I believe the error is due to it requires the kernel26-headers as the other AUR packages don't.
tp_smapi's PKGBUILD is here
http://dpaste.com/162443/
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Last edited by skygunner (2010-02-21 08:16:04)

Hi,
I wanted to build a kernel26-ice with tp_smapi included as I would love to have more than one kernel on my system. However, I do not find any information on patching the kernel with such patch. Can anyone guide me to the right direction?
EDIT:
Excuse me for any inconvenience, I found, that kernel26-zen may be what I am looking for as it uses tp_smapi as a patch.
Last edited by Liuuutas (2010-03-28 14:58:54)

Can't load tp_smapi?

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bash-3.2# make load
Makefile:25: *** This driver requires kernel 2.6.19 or newer, and matching kernel sources. You may need to override KVER=2.6.25-ARCH or KSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/source or KBUILD=/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/build or MOD_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/kernel. Stop.
How can I get the kernel sources? It seems that pacman doesn't provide src packages.
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Arch kernel is shipped with its own hdaps module (/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.ko), which is not patched for thinkpads. modprobe tries to load this one; that's why one needs to 'insmod ...' the patched one. [If you want to be able to use the patched hdaps module with modprobe, see the link I posted on AUR page.]
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[somewhat solved] Charging thresholds with tp_smapi issue

I installed the latest Arch linux on my Thinkpad Edge e420 without any issues (so Ubuntu did teach me something the last ~5 years) and was following the tp_smapi wiki how-to on changing the battery charging thresholds when I found that when I set either one (either start or stop), it would change the other to being one less or one more:
[root@arch josh]# echo 80 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
[root@arch josh]# cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
80
[root@arch josh]# cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
81
[root@arch josh]# echo 40 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh
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40
[root@arch josh]# cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh
39
And this happens for whatever number I chose for `start_charge_thresh` or `stop_charge_thresh`. Running `lsmod`, I see that `tp_smapi` and `thinkpad_ec` are both installed and running,
josh@arch~ # lsmod
tp_smapi 20660 0
thinkpad_ec 4253 1 tp_smapi
Any suggestions? Or needed extra information?
Last edited by makhoma (2012-11-23 18:58:06)

Despite having the start/stop_charging_threshold set as 40/39 as in the above example, my battery charges to 80% and then stops (I've done this three separate times, leaving it plugged in with enough time to charge it 100%, and each time it stopped at 80). Another one of those Linux quirks, I guess.

Z560 and tp_smapi

In looking for ways to extend my battery life on my Z560 I found a reference to the tp_smapi module. As this appears to give additional information and control on thinkpads I decided to give it a try. I was able to downloadand install it and HDAPS using the package manager. But when I attempted to activate it:
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Nov 29 08:44:48 DHD-Z560 kernel: [217875.819980] hdaps: supported laptop not found!
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Dave

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/905076
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I followed the guide at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HDAPS, but didn't get further than the tp_smapi section:
# modprobe tp_smapi
FATAL: Error inserting tp_smapi (/lib/modules/2.6.28-ARCH/extra/tp_smapi.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
# dmesg | tail -n5
thinkpad_ec: cannot claim IO ports 0x1600-0x161f... consider using force_io=1.
tp_smapi: Unknown symbol thinkpad_ec_unlock
tp_smapi: Unknown symbol thinkpad_ec_invalidate
tp_smapi: Unknown symbol thinkpad_ec_read_row
tp_smapi: Unknown symbol thinkpad_ec_lock
# ll /sys/devices/platform/smapi
ls: cannot access /sys/devices/platform/smapi: No such file or directory
# ll /dev/js
ls: cannot access /dev/js: No such file or directory
What's wrong?

The module thinkpad_ec has to be loaded before you can use tp_smapi,
but it refuses to load on your system becaue it can't claim certain IO ports.
You can force thinkpad_ec to claim the ports with modprobe thinkpad_ec force_io=1,
and to make it permanent you can add options thinkpad_ec force_io=1 to /etc/modprobe.d/options.
Edit: I have to tell thinkpad_ec to force claiming the ports on my system as well (Lenovo ThinkPad X200)
and so far I haven't had any problems with it, but there's no guarantee it'll work on your system. Just try.
Last edited by csstaub (2009-03-21 13:46:47)

[SOLVED]Lenovo t400 tp_smapi & hdaps problems

I noticed there are many people here who run thinkpads.
I am the proud owner of a thinkpad for 2 months now and i run arch linux on it togeter with kde4.
But the thing that's bugging me for a 2 days now is that i can't get tp_smapi to work.
I followed the wiki exacty but i get an error if i try to load it
FATAL: Error inserting tp_smapi (/lib/modules/2.6.31-ARCH/extra/tp_smapi.ko): No such device or address
Now i found this solution: Thinkwiki
But i dont know how to apply this solution on arch linux..
And i also get this error when i try to load the hadps module for thinkpads:
FATAL: Error inserting hdaps (/lib/modules/2.6.31-ARCH/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.ko): No such device
But i think that the second error is because tp_smapi doesn't work
Does anyone has any idea how to fix this?
Last edited by Miitch (2009-10-19 19:21:53)

I never have to recompile tp_smapi, however with every new kernel you've got to do the following:
[kuba@t61p ~]\$ cat linux/bin/fix_hdaps.sh
#!/bin/sh
path="/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/"
rm $path/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.ko
cp $path/extra/hdaps.ko $path/kernel/drivers/hwmon/
/etc/rc.d/hdapsd restart
hdaps module gets bad path by default.
Hope that helps.

[solved-ish?]tp_smapi charge thresholds not charging

I've searched the forums, followed the wiki, but can't find an answer to my problems.
I recently bought a used T60p, did the start charge at 40% and the stop charge at 80%.
Right now, my battery is at 43%, so it should be charing normally, but acpi says the following:
[heleos@thinkpad ~]\$ acpi
Battery 0: Unknown, 43%
The battery does not charge as I think it should. When I modprobe -r tp_smapi, the battery begins to charge.
I'm kind of at a loss as to what I'm doing wrong, so if anyone does know, chime in please! Thanks
Last edited by heleos (2011-09-12 02:08:01)

Found this thread (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=113105), didn't come up in my search.... I'll mark this closed for now?

[SOLVED] /home not mounted on boot after installing tp_smapi

Hi. After installing tp_smapi, my /home partition isn't mounted on boot any more.
I can log in as a normal user, but I am then left with a command line and thus need to mount /home manually and launch X/dwm with startx. The startup shell shows no error messages.
After I uninstall tp_smapi, X starts up automatically again and everything seems to work.
Here's my fstab:
/dev/sda2 / ext4 rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 1
# /dev/sda4 UUID=9d976c9a-4fe2-4cc9-a8b9-c22c713149d7
/dev/sda4 /home ext4 rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 2
# /dev/sda3 UUID=a6153a96-b9ef-412f-a670-af6775275f15
/dev/sda3 none swap defaults 0 0
I am dual-booting Arch with Windows XP on a Thinkpad X60s. A /mnt/home folder also exists. And, the error aside, tp_smapi seems to work nicely,
Thanks for any help!
Last edited by marttt (2013-06-01 20:59:55)

Okay, it works now (after creating /mnt/home anew and rebooting). However, I wonder why did tp_smapi touch my mount points in the first place?
Last edited by marttt (2013-05-31 20:46:09)

Performance Center Server 12.01 showing incompatibility error with ALM 12.01

I have installed HP ALM 12.01 and Server and when trying to add Performance Center server 12.01 to it I am getting error message.
"Performance Center Server is not compatible with this version of ALM. You can Still add it with "Unavailable" Status".
After adding and Changing it's Status. All System heath test are failing
Please provide solution to this issue.
Screen Prints attached

This is the installation issue with Performance Center. Please check the version of ALM in the PERF Server. You have to Uninstall the old one completely and reintall the ALM 12.01 version.

HP LaserJet M2727nf incompatibility with Windows 8.1

My hard drive crashed and I ended up buying a new computer with a more recently released operating system. I now have Windows 8.1. My HP LaserJet M2727nf was working fine, but since I obtained the new operating system, the printer does not work. The error message states that the problem is the operating system. I have one of these printers in my home office and one in my church office. Is there a work around for this problem? I cannot afford new printers. My budget is stretched to the limit with the new computer. I am not tech savy so I will greatly appreciate any assistance. Please speak in laymen's terms.

You should download the driver for your printer, here what i get :
Fo windows 8.1 32bit :
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=3377076&swItemId=ds_99353_9&swEnvOid=4157
for Windows 8.1 64bit :
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=3377076&swItemId=ds_99374_9&swEnvOid=4132

Photosmart 8750 and Photoshop Elements 8 incompatibility

I cannot get my printer (HP 8750 Pro) to print a greeting card correctly. I am using PSE 8 and Win7 Premium Home. When I send the card to the printer I enter the paper size (8.5 x 11). I change the settings to print on HP Brochure matte with 300 dpi. I go into Page Setup and see there are no margins, then more options and enter the print size which is Height 7.0 inches by 5.5 inches wide. I then hit apply and OK. Check the rest of the settings, insert the cardstock into the printer. What usually prints is a little picture of my card in the upper left hand corner of the paper. Just enough to ruin the entire piece of cardstock. The picture is 2 inches high and 1 and 1/4 inch wide. I have downloaded and installed the Windows 7 driver published by HP.
Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Sometimes, but not too often, I get a perfect page printed exactly right. This is ruining cardstock and wasting ink. My workaround has been to use another computer with XP sp2 and attach the printer to that one via USB. It's quite inconvienient.
I paid beaucoup bucks for this printer and there has been virtually no support from HP. Can't even email support. My next printer is definitely not going to be an HP.
lizzzi

I have spoken to the Tech support people at Adobe and they told me that PSE 2 is not compatible with 8 megapixels cameras and that I would have to upgrad to PSE 3.
What utter nonsense. Seriously. Until a few months ago I used PSE2 exclusively with my 20D, and it was just fine. I've since upgraded to CS2, but PSE2 works fine with 8MP images. Whomever you spoke to didn't know what they were talking about (or had recently been visited by the marketing division.) :)
Also, in PSE, I am using the Unsharp Mask in the filter menu. When using the Unsharp Mask with the various settings: Amount: 150%; Radius: 2.5 Pixels; and Threshold: 0
Here's something to try: drag your base layer (either the background layer or your cloned/cleaned up layer) to the new layer icon in the layers palette to copy the layer. Double click on the name of this new layer and type "sharpen" without the quotes. Change the blend mode of this layer to luminosity. With this layer selected, go to filters->unsharp mask. Start with these settings: radius .8 pixels, amount 300%, threshold 5. This should sharpen your image right up without distorting it. It may, however, add some noise, depending on the image. Click ok. If you want to back off on the sharpening a bit, you can reduce the opacity of the sharpen layer a bit. Remember that for best printing results you want the image to look a little crunchy. If you're going to use for a web image you can back off on the sharpening a bit (by lowering the opacity).

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