March 2005 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Uninstall Suse Linux 8.0

by Jared Greenwald

Get to a command-line and forward along a copy of your X server config file. This is either /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/xorg.conf depending on whether you are running XFree86 or X.org... That combined with the information you just sent should be enough to triage. My only concern is that you are getting events from two pointers on the usb bus that both think they are the correct mouse. That's most likely your problem, but the X server config will shed more light. -Jared On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 23:47:52 -0500, philrmcss(a)netscape.net <philrmcss(a)netscape.net> wrote: > Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > >On Sunday 06 March 2005 7:20 pm, philrmcss(a)netscape.net wrote: > >> I have installed Suse Linux Home Edition 8.0 on my machine. Something went > >> wrong when it installed, and it won't see my mouse. Hence, I can't > >> navigate within it. Can anyone tell me how to uninstall it, and restore my > >> hard drive to its original configuration, until I can install another > >> version? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Phil > > > >Hi Phil, > > > >If you give us more info, we might be able to help you fix the mouse. What > >type of mouse do you have? Is it a PS/2 mouse, a USB interface, or is it > >perhaps a serial mouse? Feel free to describe the connector if you're > >unsure. > > > >Later, > > > >Andy > > > >-- > >Andy Stewart, Founder > >Worcester Linux Users' Group > >Worcester, MA USA > >http://www.wlug.org > > > > Andy: > > Just because I can, I have 3 mouses (mice?) connected to my machine: a PS-2 2-button track-ball wannabe, a USB microsoft thumb-driven trackball, and a USB optical (as opposed to the little ball in the bottom) 3-button mouse. In windows, they all control the cursor quite well. When I try to log in to Linux, the moment that I touch a mouse (even if I only have one -- any one -- mouse connected, my cursor moves extremely rapidly to the top of the screen, and out of sight. My next move is to re-boot and go into Gates-ville. > > When's the next meeting? Where? I attended a meeting over a year ago, and you'd just moved into that multi-media room. > > Thanks. > > Phil > > __________________________________________________________________ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 7, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Uninstall Suse Linux 8.0

by philrmcss＠netscape.net

Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On Sunday 06 March 2005 7:20 pm, philrmcss(a)netscape.net wrote: >> I have installed Suse Linux Home Edition 8.0 on my machine. Something went >> wrong when it installed, and it won't see my mouse. Hence, I can't >> navigate within it. Can anyone tell me how to uninstall it, and restore my >> hard drive to its original configuration, until I can install another >> version? >> >> Thanks >> >> Phil > >Hi Phil, > >If you give us more info, we might be able to help you fix the mouse. What >type of mouse do you have? Is it a PS/2 mouse, a USB interface, or is it >perhaps a serial mouse? Feel free to describe the connector if you're >unsure. > >Later, > >Andy > >-- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA USA >http://www.wlug.org > Andy: Just because I can, I have 3 mouses (mice?) connected to my machine: a PS-2 2-button track-ball wannabe, a USB microsoft thumb-driven trackball, and a USB optical (as opposed to the little ball in the bottom) 3-button mouse. In windows, they all control the cursor quite well. When I try to log in to Linux, the moment that I touch a mouse (even if I only have one -- any one -- mouse connected, my cursor moves extremely rapidly to the top of the screen, and out of sight. My next move is to re-boot and go into Gates-ville. When's the next meeting? Where? I attended a meeting over a year ago, and you'd just moved into that multi-media room. Thanks. Phil __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

March 7, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Uninstall Suse Linux 8.0

by Andy Stewart

On Sunday 06 March 2005 7:20 pm, philrmcss(a)netscape.net wrote: > I have installed Suse Linux Home Edition 8.0 on my machine. Something went > wrong when it installed, and it won't see my mouse. Hence, I can't > navigate within it. Can anyone tell me how to uninstall it, and restore my > hard drive to its original configuration, until I can install another > version? > > Thanks > > Phil Hi Phil, If you give us more info, we might be able to help you fix the mouse. What type of mouse do you have? Is it a PS/2 mouse, a USB interface, or is it perhaps a serial mouse? Feel free to describe the connector if you're unsure. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

March 7, 2005

Uninstall Suse Linux 8.0

by philrmcss＠netscape.net

I have installed Suse Linux Home Edition 8.0 on my machine. Something went wrong when it installed, and it won't see my mouse. Hence, I can't navigate within it. Can anyone tell me how to uninstall it, and restore my hard drive to its original configuration, until I can install another version? Thanks Phil __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

March 7, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Dwight A. Ernest

TiVo is also Linux internally. Karl Hiramoto wrote: > Some of these boxes, internally run linux. For example if you have Dish > Network (Echostar) their DVR box runs linux. > > http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS3193876970.html

March 6, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Karl Hiramoto

Some of these boxes, internally run linux. For example if you have Dish Network (Echostar) their DVR box runs linux. http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS3193876970.html Chuck R. Anderson wrote: >On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:39:26AM -0500, Scott Venier wrote: > > >>>Do you know of any good cards that receive DVB from cable or >>>satellite? >>> >>> >>Not a one. :( This is why I ended up with the Comcast DVR instead of a >>HD Myth box. >> >> > >Well, even if you had a DVB card, you most likely wouldn't be able to >descramble the channels anyway, so you'll still end up needing to use >your cable/satellite box with MythTV anyway. > >I just noticed that my Charter digital cable box has SVIDEO out... and >the HD-3000 has SVIDEO in, so I'll probably go this route. >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

March 6, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Chuck R. Anderson

On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:39:26AM -0500, Scott Venier wrote: > > Do you know of any good cards that receive DVB from cable or > > satellite? > > Not a one. :( This is why I ended up with the Comcast DVR instead of a > HD Myth box. Well, even if you had a DVB card, you most likely wouldn't be able to descramble the channels anyway, so you'll still end up needing to use your cable/satellite box with MythTV anyway. I just noticed that my Charter digital cable box has SVIDEO out... and the HD-3000 has SVIDEO in, so I'll probably go this route.

March 6, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Scott Venier

Chuck R. Anderson said: > > > Do you know of any good cards that receive DVB from cable or > satellite? Not a one. :( This is why I ended up with the Comcast DVR instead of a HD Myth box. Scott

March 6, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Chuck R. Anderson

On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 06:06:47PM -0500, Scott Venier wrote: > I was looking at that card for a while and was tempted, but the key catch > is that it only supports off the air signals. Meaning you need an > antenna. You can't use it with your cable or satelite system. > > But, if you're already watching HDTV off an antenna, it seems like a great > way to go. Do you know of any good cards that receive DVB from cable or satellite?

March 6, 2005

Re: [Wlug] HDTV tuner card

by Jim Dibb

Cable and over the air use different encoding, so I don't think and rf modulator, broadcasting the cable signal is going to get you an acceptable OTA signal. On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 22:11:38 -0500, Walt Sawyer <wsawyer(a)norfolk-county.com> wrote: > or perhaps an RF modulator??? > > Walt > > > On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 18:06 -0500, Scott Venier wrote: > > I was looking at that card for a while and was tempted, but the key catch > > is that it only supports off the air signals. Meaning you need an > > antenna. You can't use it with your cable or satelite system. > > > > But, if you're already watching HDTV off an antenna, it seems like a great > > way to go. > > > > Scott > > > > Chuck R. Anderson said: > > > I'm thinking about putting together an order for the pcHDTV HD-3000 > > > PCI NTSC/ATSC tuner card sold here: > > > > > > > > > http://www.pchdtv.com/ > > > > > > > > > It supports Linux (and does not officially support anything BUT > > > Linux), and does not obey the "broadcast flag". It will only be legal > > > to buy such a card until July 1, 2005: > > > > > > http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/ > > > > > > > > > and it works in MythTV: > > > > > > http://www.mythtv.org/ > > > > > > > > > If people are interested, we can save money by ordering together: > > > > > > > > > "Price reduced to now only $169.98. Volume discounts start on just 2 > > > cards saving $4.98 ea. and $9.98 on 5 or more cards" > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 6, 2005