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RE: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter

by Keller, Tim

I'd suspect that because the thing came with windows drivers that it looks close enough to an MSDOS filesystem that windows won't scream so much, but when it comes to actually interacting with the filesystem/toc on the device it's nothing like that at all... Can you fdisk the device and format it? Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Andy Stewart [mailto:andystewart@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 22:40 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group Subject: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter Hi everybody, My brother-in-law just obtained a Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter (MSAC-FD2MA). You put a memory stick into this "thing" which then plugs into the floppy drive. He put it into the floppy drive and it mounted OK, but 'df' thinks the device is full when indeed its empty. There was a Windows driver supplied with it also. Attempts to copy files to it while mounted failed with errors indicative of no remaining space. Does anybody know anything about this little toy? I can't find anything on the net, but I'll keep looking. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to figure out and make work with Linux, if one were so inclined. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Feb. 13, 2003

RE: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter

by Doug Geiger

I think this is related to the FlashPath - the SmartMedia floppy adapter (same idea - slightly different media). I vaguely recall trying to get the binary-only smartdisk module to work - and having some success. According to the press release (http://linuxpr.com/releases/1968.html) - LinuxCare developed the driver - which may also work with the memory stick version. Can't seem to find anyplace to actually download it from though. It was developed for Red Hat 6.1 - kernel 2.2.x - so even if you can find it, it probably won't work with anything recent. -- Doug Geiger runexe(a)bioradiation.net http://bioradiation.net/~runexe/ If you're crossing the nation in a covered wagon, it's better to have four strong oxen than 100 chickens. Chickens are OK but we can't make them work together yet. -- Ross Bott, Pyramid U.S., on multiprocessors at AUUGM '89. GNU Privacy Guard Fingerprint: E06F 00C8 50D3 19FC 6F6B 3F56 6B76 0762 DD37 4686 > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org > [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Stewart > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 10:40 PM > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group > Subject: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter > > > > Hi everybody, > > My brother-in-law just obtained a Sony floppy disk memory > stick adapter > (MSAC-FD2MA). You put a memory stick into this "thing" which > then plugs into > the floppy drive. > > He put it into the floppy drive and it mounted OK, but 'df' > thinks the device > is full when indeed its empty. There was a Windows driver > supplied with it > also. Attempts to copy files to it while mounted failed with errors > indicative of no remaining space. > > Does anybody know anything about this little toy? I can't > find anything on > the net, but I'll keep looking. It doesn't seem like it > would be that hard > to figure out and make work with Linux, if one were so inclined. > > Thanks! > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Feb. 13, 2003

Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, My brother-in-law just obtained a Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter (MSAC-FD2MA). You put a memory stick into this "thing" which then plugs into the floppy drive. He put it into the floppy drive and it mounted OK, but 'df' thinks the device is full when indeed its empty. There was a Windows driver supplied with it also. Attempts to copy files to it while mounted failed with errors indicative of no remaining space. Does anybody know anything about this little toy? I can't find anything on the net, but I'll keep looking. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to figure out and make work with Linux, if one were so inclined. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 13, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting location

by Stephen C. Daukas

From the WPI Library Parking Lot to Atwater Kent 233: Go up the 103 stairs on the LEFT SIDE of the library until you reach the front entrance of the Gordon Library. When facing the library, turn left and walk on the road which goes slightly downhill. Salisbury Labs will be on your left. You will approach a building on your right called Fuller Labs. Go past that building. The road curves to the left. You will then see the Atwater Kent building on your right. Enter that building and go upstairs. AK233 is up there somewhere. Clint Moyer wrote: > Where is Atwater Kent 233? > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Feb. 11, 2003

Next meeting location

by Clint Moyer

Where is Atwater Kent 233?

Feb. 11, 2003

Getting OpenOffice, ODBC and MySQL to play Nice

by Bill Smith

Okay... Most of you may already have heard of this (especially if you watch Slashdot), but it's worth posting for those that don't: http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0207.barr.html Here, the author talks about getting OpenOffice.org, ODBC and MySQL working together (on Red Hat 8.0)... It looks like the first of two articles; the first explains what he did, the errors that resulted, and what he did to get around it. Next week, he's supposed to talk about using his new-found functionality, and whether it was worth the effort. FWIW, he said that he started using a how-to by John McCreesh, but there were enough differences between RH 7.3 and RH8.0 that it was almost useless. The article is certainly worth reading. It's getting late now (11pm EST), so I know what I'll be doing in the morning! ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Random BOFH excuse: NOTICE: alloc: /dev/null: filesystem full * TAG! v3.1 *

Feb. 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] floppy question

by Theo Van Dinter

On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 07:20:25AM -0500, Gary Hanley wrote: > One word of caution though: Don't rule out that the test floppy was bad > also. It's happened to me before and also with two CDROM drives. Especially > since those "nasty searching sounds" imply that the controller is fine and > is talking to the drive. Just to note: I did try multiple floppy disks, 2 different floppy drives, and at least 2 different cables. While the drive looks like it's properly being searched at bootup, it doesn't actually ever seem to get read. Very confusing. -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Are [Linux users] lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software?" (By Matt Welsh)

Feb. 10, 2003

qmail - several domain!

by Aramico - pop3.nomadss.com

Hi all, I've got my qmail server run so well, it's all nice. Ups, I've got something that bother me alyways! I have several domains hosted in my server where my qmail server running on too, The mail problem is, If somebody send me a message where the address is one of the my listed domain in my server, then.. if I read the mail from one of the available account from my server, here,. I'll receive all the email that attach to my username, so all my email address from the available domain are received in on of the account that I use to open the mail. So, how can I open one of my email address and I just receive the mail that attach to the address where I mean to ? Thanks Man.

Feb. 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] floppy question

by Gary Hanley

On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Wesley Allen wrote: > I guess the easiest solution would be to just get a usb floppy drive and > have your mom use that. What are they $25 now? > Wes Geeze, is there anything they won't put on USB anymore? :-) I did quick look because I never heard of such a thing and they do indeed exist. However the cheapest I saw was as $36. One word of caution though: Don't rule out that the test floppy was bad also. It's happened to me before and also with two CDROM drives. Especially since those "nasty searching sounds" imply that the controller is fine and is talking to the drive. -- Gary

Feb. 10, 2003

Re: [Wlug] floppy question

by Bill Smith

On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:03:37 -0500 Theo Van Dinter <felicity(a)kluge.net> wrote: TVD> On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 07:20:25AM -0500, Gary Hanley wrote: TVD> > One word of caution though: Don't rule out that the test floppy TVD> > was bad also. It's happened to me before and also with two CDROM TVD> > drives. Especially since those "nasty searching sounds" imply TVD> > that the controller is fine and is talking to the drive. TVD> TVD> Just to note: I did try multiple floppy disks, 2 different floppy TVD> drives, and at least 2 different cables. TVD> TVD> While the drive looks like it's properly being searched at bootup, TVD> it doesn't actually ever seem to get read. Very confusing. knowing you guys, it's likely the floppy controller (i know you would have checked the pin alignment on the connectors, right? <g>)... you have an option that i might be able to help with: i have some OLD cards kicking around.... <g> you might be able to use one of them for the floppy controller on THAT, if you want to give it a stab. ;) i have to take a trip up your way sometime soon anyway.... ahhh... the Hardware Genie strikes again! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Every cloud has a silver lining. ...except mushroom- shaped ones, which have a lining of Iridium and Strontium 90. * TAG! v3.1 *

Feb. 10, 2003