>> Generally this happens when the BIOS has the Boot Device... I have seen a MOUSE! kill the booting process in at least 2 opportunities. Plug the mouse and turn on, puter dead. Unplug the mouse and turn on, puter healthy. To this day I haven't been able to come up with any meaningful explanation other than: Computers are like women: Temperamental, Complicated, Capricious, Unpredictable, And they cost a LOT of money!!! AH, Gawd, I'll be incinerated on a bonfire now... ET Dazed_75 writes: > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote: > >> >> 1) My daughter left her SanDisk iPod-type mp3 player plugged into a USB >> port on my machine. When I tried to boot, the machine would not even do a >> normal memory check and stopped short. Multiple times. When I finally >> noticed the dern mp3 player and unplugged it, everything was fine. On >> occasion I have also seen that a plugged in flash drive has messed up the >> boot. Just curious--why would this happen? >> > > Generally this happens when the BIOS has the Boot Device order/priority > showing the USB device before the hard drive. BIOS then attempts to boot > from the USB device and that seems to hang the system. I have seen this on > maybe 6 different systems. If you do truly want to boot from a USB device, > it is safer to change the order so the HD is earlier than the USB (which may > not show unless one is plugged in) and then use the Boot Menu (usually F12) > when yoou actually want to boot from a USB drive. And, yes, I know that was > not the intent here. > >> >> 2) A friend has a Canon Pixma IP 1500 printer that he's trying to get >> working on his Ubuntu 9.04 installation. Although the IP 2000 is supported, >> the 1500 is not. He's managed to find, download, and install drivers for it >> (quite impressive for someone that is very new to Linux) but is now stumped >> by a "missing filter" message. I've never had to jump through the hoops that >> he's already done and don't really know what sort of a filter could be >> missing. Any suggestions? >> > I don't remember the wording, but when setting up the "new" printer, there > is a button where you can tell the installer that your model is not listed. > Clicking on that will cause the system to go get more info on additional > models. Has he tried that? > >> >> From the specs, the (unsupported) IP 1500 seem to be the same basic engine >> as the (supported) IP 2000, just degraded slightly in speed & memory. I've >> faked out systems before by telling the add printer wizard that I really had >> a similar--but supported--printer, but that was with an LPT connection. How >> does one do something similar with a USB connection? (I'm hampered here in >> that I'm trying to help via phone and haven't actually seen his box or the >> choices on his screen.) This should be the easiest way to get him up & >> running. >> >> We'll both greatly appreciate any help. >> >> Mark Jarvis >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss