growler Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 1. I have followed the FAQ from static to set scsi emulation for my Burner and DVD reader,but find a couple of problems in 9.2. I have hdc & hdd I assume the FAQ format ¨hdc=ide-scsi, hdd=ide=scsi¨ is incorrect! If I use ¨hdc=ide-scsi, hdd=ide-scsi¨ I don´t get my CD Burner recognised in K3B! If I use ¨hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi¨ (no comma)...both show in Settings-->Configure-->Devices and seem to work OK. 2. While fumbling along in vi I managed to delete a bit of the last line..... other=/dev/fd0 label=¨floppy¨ unsafe........... specifically the double quotes¨ ¨ After replacing and :wq & rebooting The lilo splash screen now shows...?floppy? ( with the ?´s upside down) as the last line. The added double quotes are smaller (different font? )in vi,emacs,kwrite etc boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/map default="linux" keytable=/boot/us-latin1.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux-nonfb" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="failsafe" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht failsafe" read-only other=/dev/fd0 label=¨floppy¨ unsafe Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aru Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 (edited) Yes, the problem is with that quotes. If I copy and paste here your lilo.conf, I get this interesting thing in the last lines: ... other=/dev/fd0 label=šfloppyš unsafe as you can see your editor, which ever it was, introduced some 'non standard' quotes, and I'm quite sure the problem is that; all the other 'laber="something"' pairs are OK. If you can't type a 'normal' double quote (probably a locale - related missconfiguration problem) just copy another label string with quotes and replace the word quoted with 'floppy'. ie, in vim command mode this will be: :24t29 :31d :30s/failsafe/floppy :wq ofcourse run /sbin/lilo Edited February 6, 2004 by aru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 aru, Thank you for the reply. I´m sorry I don´t understand your vim instructions. I have tried both emacs & vi to change the ¨ ¨.... both need double keystrokes.. ( Just like the forum window to get ¨,´,~ etc ) I will try to copy/paste in kwrite and let you know how it goes.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 (edited) Success, But very very strange!. The only text/type of program that I could get to accept the (shift)/single keystroke was kword. I copy/pasted "floppy" into lilo.conf in emacs. {ctrl}-x -c and lilo -v and all was well . Now ...even single keystrokes work in this forum Thanks again aru... think I need another drink ! Edited February 6, 2004 by growler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurking Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hi growler. I'm having problem with my " (double quotes) and ' (quote) keys too. I generally use my (wifes) Xp box (it has a 19in monitor) for most of my web browsing etc. But if I use my mdk9.2 box and use those keys the appear like yours do. :unsure: I have to hit them twice for them to work too. This caught me out once where I was editing a config file and this file depended on the " for correct operation. It took me some time to figure it out, and traced it to the strange way that the keyboard inputs those keys. I'm using mdk9.2 and an MS wireless keyboard-mouse combo. What's your hardware? Another thing I did was to either use Windows software to create a new file for the correct " or to cut and paste the quotes from somewhere else, as Aru said. I still have not resolved my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 arthurking Cheap 'n nasty keyboard for me here.(The only markings say ...Made in China )If you see my last post.. after using a "real" word processor all is now well ... even to reply here. Some things are just weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurking Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hi growler. Have you fixed the keyboard problem or does it work correctly with just the one editor ? Is that kword from koffice, I don't have koffice installed. I may do that now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurking Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 it didn't work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Sorry arthurking, Just looked again and it was Open Office Writer that did the trick... yes now seems to work as it should. as I said very, very, strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurking Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Nope that didn't work either. :-( Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 (edited) arthurking, try typing...hgyowgeyocbwbciogwcnpJCOIH IE.. CRAP.. THEN {SHIFT}" YOU NEVER KNOW!!! Sorry Mods ,, gone a bit off topic here. Edited February 6, 2004 by growler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurking Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Yeah tried that. like you said, too off topic. I was going to post about this prob, its annoying, but not enough to worry. My computers are set up, one in front of me(winXP) and linux on my right. Because windows is in front (She! who must be obeyed says so) its easier to type with this. So poor tux comes off second best here. Can't wait to get my new shed built. anyhow I'll see ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 I'm at work now, but the same quote problem bit me too, and still bites. I do know how to work around it: hit the " key twice, and you get these quotes (thinner): ¨ hit the " key once and then the spacebar, and you get these quotes: " This works in all text editors (vi etc), on the command line etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growler Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 aRTee, Arthurking & I & google found that the problem is with us_intl keyboard setup. (w/deadkeys). If you change to us or en_us all is well. Look here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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