Linux and firewire
Hello:
I have been trying to resolve my firewire and knoppix issue, and am running into a one way street. In fact, in the knoppix forum, there was someone with the exact same problem, and he was told that the reason why he was not receiving suggestions was the fact that very few folks use firewire. Somehow I refuse to believe this answer.......... Other forums refer to guides that are difficult to understand. In addition, the sites for linux are either awfully slow, or they can not be opened. Just have to keep on trying..... Totonho03 P.S>- Has anyone heard that some folks or institutions are selling a knoppix dvd? They are charging 20 bucks for it, but am not sure if they are good or not..... |
Well, I was searching for a book on linux, checked three computer stores and found nothing that will help me resolve my issues. Best Buy did not have any books regarding linux. Compuserve had a couple of them, but they were Red Hat bibles, and I did not see anything on firewire, the other one is not worth mentioing, very few books.. Too bad.
..........I guess that the web is the best bet for this Totonho03 |
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However, there's a new book called "Moving To Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye by Marcel Gagné", that you might want to look into :cool: http://www.linux.org/books/reviews/gagne_bsod.html Edit: About your firewire problem, try this on a command prompt, logged in as "root": modprobe ohci1394 -kwag |
Hi Kwag:
Thank you for the suggestions regarding thebook and modprobe ohci1394. Actually earlier last night, I had performed this command, followed by lsmode, and it gave me a list of the modules that were installed. amongst them, I had the following: Quote:
In addition to this, I have also tried cdrecord -scanbus, and the only CD rom available was my Hitachi, on scibus0, 0) Hitachi....... I have also tried mounting sd1 or sd2, which I read within the forum, were the names given to CD roms, but to no avail. That is why I went to search for a book on linux. I will more than likely need to get it thought the linux site that you sent me. Thanks and best regards Totonho03 P.S.- Do not remember if I mentioned it or not, but I am now able to print, except that I have to launch the print manager everytime I boot linux. There must be a way to retain this in the files for it to be loaded automatically......... |
Hi Otto,
About Firewire, I'll let you know later tonight, because I just deleted my OS X system in my iBook, and installed Yellowdog Linux :!: So I'll try to connect my external Maxtor Firewire drive, and I'll let you know the commands, and how to automate it. Quote:
This way you can add, in this case, the name of your printer client program. Then when you start X windows, it will automatically be loaded every time. It the printer manager is a daemon ( background process ) that does not run in graphics mode, you can edit the file: /etc/rc.local, and add the complete path/name of your program. The program will then start. every time you bring up your system. I'm not sure where rc.local goes in a Knoppix distro ( the one you installed ), but I think it goes in /etc/rc.d/rc.local Edit: No such thing in Debian (Knoppix). I'm thinking BSD :lol: Here's the way you do it: http://www.desktop-linux.net/debian-rclocal.htm -kwag |
Hi Otto,
Here I am, writing via my iBook running YellowDog Linux 3.0, and using my external 128GB Maxtor Firewire/USB-2 hard drive :mrgreen: Open a shell as root, and do this: insmod ieee1394 insmod ohci1394 insmod raw1394 insmod sbp2 Now do the command dmesg Look at the end, and see if you see something like this: Code:
ieee1394: Host added: Node[00:1023] GUID[00000000fe68037a] [Linux OHCI-1394] And mount your drive like this: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/fw Your drive should now be mounted on /mnt/fw :) -kwag |
Hello Kwag:
Thank you for your response and suggestions. I followed them, and this is the result of it: Quote:
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While I have not tried it yet, I would venture to guess that using the USB 1.1 will really slow things down a lot. Thanks again Otto |
Hi Otto,
Try this on a shell: dmesg | grep sda See if you get sda1 or sda2 or some other sdaX device. Maybe sda1 is not your device attached/related to the ieee1394 :!: -kwag |
Hi kwag
Thjis were my learning steps to enter the grep sda: Quote:
Please note that I typed the dmseg command incorrectly and had to re enter it, then on the second dmesg command I received just the prompt "root@ttyp0[knoppix]#" , nothing else, and not knowing any better, I typed the sequence of commands that you see above. Are the highlighted commands correct? Or should I have received information immediately after typing the "root@ttyp0[knoppix]# dmesg | grep sda" command? Thank you very much for your help. Otto By the way, I have saved the information retrieved by the various commands on kword, and I could PM them to you, or posted here, if you find it necessary................ |
Hi Otto,
Yes, the command is correct. dmesg | grep sda where the :arrow: | (pipe) is the vertical bar. Try this: cdrecord -scanbus What devices show up :?: -kwag |
Hi kwag:
This is what I get when running the -scanbus command: Quote:
Regards Otto |
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For some reason, it's not detecting your drive. One last try, just for the hell of it. Do this: modprobe \* Now do the cdrecord -scanbus again. Any new device :?: -kwag |
Maestro:
I am now running with the new 3.3 version, but I still can not detec the external hard drive. I did run the "cdrecord -scanbus", but did not see any new device, only the Hitachi CD Rom. Before I forget, and this may be a silly question, but "cdrecord", does it imply a recording device per se? meaning a CD or DVD device? or does the "-scanbus" also looks for external hard drive devices as well?. Just as a talking point, when I run the dmesg, amongst other information, I receive the following: Quote:
Will this somehow have something to do with the problem?. Now, the new dmesg version is given me changes in a couple of lines dealing with ieee1394: Quote:
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I am stricking out (am playing like the Baltimore Orioles), is it time to create a larger partition and try linux as a 2nd OS? Would that help? The other option is to run the WD with USB 1.1 port. Noooo, I do not think that this an option for video transfer, too slow........... Humildemente Otto |
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The -scanbus parameter, reports all "attached" devices, IDE or SCSI, as Linux uses the sg* (Generic) devices to make non-SCSI devices look like SCSI devices. So your Firewire will be driven by a device, that the system will treat as a SCSI device. More references here: http://www.torque.net/sg/ Quote:
I use an Adaptec WIDE SCSI card. But Future Domain should be suported in the kernel :!: Try: modprobe fdomain It should load. To see what SCSI drivers you have, take a look under: /lib/modules/2.4.22-xfs/kernel/drivers/scsi/ That's the correct path for Knopix 3.2. Not sure what the new ISO you downloaded has, but it's probably the same. Quote:
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Not for video. But USB 2.0 is really fine for video, even for high speed captures :) I have two USB-2.0 drives, and I can capture at 720x480 with a very small number of dropped frames, on a full one hour capture. ( with preview disabled, of course) . -kwag |
Hello kwag:
Well, another downer. My knoppix will not take the fdomain command. I have tried to install it, but it tells me that this is a no no: Quote:
I am going to call it quits, at least for tonight. I have been trying to make it work the entire day, and am running into dead alleys............ Thank you for your patience and suggestions Otto |
Hi Otto,
Sorry :!: I'm reading your log too fast 8O I just read WD-7000, so try: modprobe wd7000 and see what happens :idea: :!: -kwag |
Hi kwag:
No dice on wd7000: Quote:
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Something that comes to mind at this time: 1.- Increase the partition on hda5 from 5 Giga to perhaps 8 giga, it is not that much, but it may allow me to back up one film at a time. Then move the encoded file, via Windows, to the external hard drive. (I still need to learn how to create a common file for both systems 2.- Load linux into the hard drive, and work with both operating systems. I do not know if doing this will solve the external drive issue. 3.- This is in the future. Buy another portable and work with linux here. Regards Otto |
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According to linux 1394, I should install the ieee1394, ohci1394 and sbp_1394 modules, in that order. The first 2 had alredy been installed, but when I tried to install sbp2_1394, the message received was that such module did not exist (Not in those words). So tomorow I will try to locate the sbp2_1394 module. Otto |
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That should load any module that starts with sbp2. -kwag |
Hi kwag:
I just did that command, and it told me that the sbp2 already existed, and in fact, it is Using /lib/modules/2.24.22-xfs/kernel/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.o Should the sbp2.0 be sbp2_1394? Do not know.......... Something else that I just found: Quote:
Thanks again Hasta manana Otto |
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