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  1. I have almost the same card. I had a lot of trouble trying to capture videos from it. I did have some success with VLC. I got MythTV working once too.

     

    For me its the only reason I keep windows on my HD. The original software works good in windows for recording.

  2. Are you asking how set up the number of boots before the system does a file system check?

     

    First place that comes to mind in the fstab file. The dump-freq and pass-num entries.

     

    What type of file system is it?

     

    If its a ext3 -

     

    tune2fs is an utility that you can use to change both the number of bootups between filesystem checks, and the number of days/weeks/months between filesystem checks.

     

    For example to have the filesystem checked once every 60 bootups use

    $sudo tune2fs -c 60

     

    To have the filesystem check run periodically, say once a week, use

    $sudo tune2fs -i 1w

    changing the “w†to “d†or “m†will have the check run once daily and once monthly - you get the idea.

     

    As always, you can read

    $man tune2fs

    for more detailed information and examples.

     

    Found here:

    http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/?s=tune2fs&amp...rchbutton=go%21

  3. From my knowledge you can have as many mouse entries as you want in xorg. So long as they all have different identifiers. What is important is in the "ServerLayout" section is points to the correct identifier you want to use.

     

    Example - here is my custom xorg:

     

    # *********************************************************************
    # Load Font Paths
    # *********************************************************************
    
    Section "Files"
    # minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs
    
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Module section -- Modules to load when the X server starts up.
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "Module"
    Load "dbe"
    Load "i2c"
    Load "ddc"
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "extmod"
    Load "vbe"
    Load "v4l"
    Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so"
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Server flags section.  This contains various server-wide Options.
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
    Option "Xinerama" "0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite"
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Input devices
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "InputDevice"
    	Identifier	  "Ci60 Mouse"
    	Driver		  "mouse"
    	Option		  "CorePointer"
    	Option		  "Device"				"/dev/input/mice"
    	Option		  "Protocol"			  "ExplorerPS/2"
    	Option		  "Buttons"			   "7"
    	Option		  "ZAxisMapping"		  "4 5"
    	Option		  "ButtonMapping"		 "1 2 3 6 7"
    	Option		  "Emulate3Buttons"	   "true"
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Core keyboard's InputDevice section
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	 "zboard Keyboard"
    Driver		 "kbd"
    #Driver	   "evdev"
    Option		 "CoreKeyboard"
    Option		 "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option		 "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option	   "AutoRepeat"	"250 30"
    Option		 "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option		 "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Monitor section
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "Monitor"
    	Identifier "Chuntex"
    	Vendorname "CTX"
    	Modelname "Chuntex"
    	Horizsync 30.0-95.0
    	Vertrefresh 50.0-160.0
    	Gamma 1.0
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier	"C7500"
    Vendorname	"Compaq"
    Modelname	"Compaq 7500"
    Horizsync	30.0-70.0
    Vertrefresh	50.0-140.0
    Gamma	1.0
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Graphics device section
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "Device"
    Identifier	"GeForce 8600GTS"
    Boardname	"GeForce8600"
    #Driver		"nv"
    Driver		"nvidia"
    	Option 		"AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    	BusID			  "PCI:1:0:0"
    Option		"AllowGLXWithComposite"	"True"
    Option		"DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
    Option		"RenderAccel"	"True"
    Option 		"Backingstore" "true"
    Option 		"RandRRotation" "1"
    Option 		"TripleBuffer" "1"
    Option 		"CoolBits" "1"
    Option		"NoLogo" "false"
    Option 		"UseEdidDpi" "False"
    Option 		"DPI" "100x100"
    Option		"DPMS"
    	Screen		  0
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
    Identifier	"GeForce 8600GTS2"
    Boardname	"GeForce8600"
    #Driver		"nv"
    Driver		"nvidia"
    	Option 		"AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    	BusID			  "PCI:1:0:0"
    Option		"AllowGLXWithComposite"	"True"
    Option		"DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
    Option		"RenderAccel"	"True"
    Option 		"Backingstore" "true"
    Option 		"RandRRotation" "1"
    Option 		"TripleBuffer" "1"
    Option 		"CoolBits" "1"
    Option		"NoLogo" "false"
    Option 		"UseEdidDpi" "False"
    Option 		"DPI" "100x100"
    Option		"DPMS"
    	Screen		  1
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Screen sections.
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device "GeForce 8600GTS"
    Monitor "Chuntex"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    Defaultdepth 24
    Option	  "TwinView" "0"
    Option	  "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
    Option	  "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1280x1024 +0+0; CRT-0: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT-0: 800x600 +0+0; CRT-0: 640x480 +0+0"
    Subsection "Display"
    	Depth 24
    	Modes 	"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" 
    EndSubsection
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen1"
    Device "GeForce 8600GTS2"
    Monitor "C7500"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    Defaultdepth 24
    Option	  "TwinView" "0"
    Option	  "metamodes" "CRT-1: 1280x1024 +0+0"
    Subsection "Display"
    	Depth 24
    	Modes 	"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" 
    EndSubsection
    EndSection
    
    # **********************************************************************
    # Server Layout
    # **********************************************************************
    
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier	 "Default Layout"
    Screen	  0  "Screen0" 1280 0
    Screen	  1  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
    InputDevice	"Ci60 Mouse"
    InputDevice	"zboard Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
    EndSection

     

     

    Notice from the mouse section and the Serverlayout section I have the identifier as "Ci60 mouse". What is in your server layout section? You may want to try uncommenting your mouse1 section (so not to loose the original), copy it and add a few lines from our examples.

     

     

    Copy and make your:

     

    Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Mouse1"

    Driver "mouse"

    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

    EndSection

     

    into

     

    Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Mouse1"

    Driver "mouse"

    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

    Option "Buttons" "7"

    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

    Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"

    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

    EndSection

     

    (Based off mine) Or probably better yet Id base your off Mhn cause he has the same mouse:

     

    Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Mouse1"

    Driver "mouse"

    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

    Option "Buttons" "7"

    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

    Option "Resolution" "800"

    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

    Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

    EndSection

     

    Another big question is what does your severlayout point to? Does it point to both mice or just one?

  4. Im bumping this thread to put some sort of closure to it. In case of a google or MUB search.

     

    I have tried with many different Distros to get the extra gaming keys to work. In some distros the keys would not repeat and others some would work - some would not.

     

    I thought it was a Xorg issue but now I don't think so.

     

    I just reinstalled PClinuxOS and before I did an update I tried the merc keyboard via the xmod mapping in my first post. Every key worked wonderfully. All keys repeated and worked the way I had always wanted. Then I did an update to my system. The system updated the original 2.6.18 kernel to a newer 2.6.24 kernel. On boot some of the keys no longer worked. Thankfully the update didn't remove the old 2.6.18 kernel so I rebooted via that. All keys again worked great.

     

    My conclusion is the kernel was the source of the problem and solution.

     

    I have tried to roll a vanilla 2.6.25 kernel with the old 2.6.18 config (just changing the proc type) and it did not work. Oh well Ill stick with the old 2.6.18 kernel for as long as I can.

  5. Hello all,

     

    I have a AMD X2 5600+. From past experience I always just downloaded the 32bit distro disks. questions:

     

    1. Is the 64bit version of <insert Distro> really faster than the 32 bit? Can you see the difference?

     

    2. How large is the package repos for 64bit compared to 32? Say for Mandy.

     

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you can run 32bit packages on a 64 system - right? If so do you run into to many problems with it? Isnt there issues with flash or java when it comes to the 64bit packages?

     

    Thanks

  6. If at work so I cant be real specific but here goes:

     

    I installed the spring Mandy - all is good.

     

    Went to the vmware site and downloaded the newest sever (.rpm) and installed it. When I went to run the config.pl it asked for my kernel source.

     

    I thought no prob - open the add/remove software and I could not find the desktop kernel source. I found a few others but no kernel source for desktop kernel.

     

    First - where can I find it? (Ill get the exact kernel when I get home)

     

    also - with my system what kernel (with source) should I be working with. Ill get to rolling my own later but I just want a good working one for now. Even though I have a 64bit cpu I installed the 32bit distro for now. - specs in sig.

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