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Re: [Wlug] USB mouse - left handed ?

by Gregory Avedissian

I use my mouse left-handed, and it never occurred to me to switch the buttons. Just switch your fingers. I just went into kde control center (suse 8.2), and there's a choice for left-handed mouse. After trying it with the buttons reversed, I retract my initial suggestion and recommend that you get it to work the way you're used to. Maybe a USB to PS2 adapter plug would do the trick. I'm using the one that came with my new mouse. Can anyone tell me if there's an advantage to plugging the mouse or the keyboard into usb rather than ps2? Greg Andy Stewart wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI gang, > > I am running a USB mouse on a RedHat 7.3 system (ancient version...don't > ask...). In KDE 3.0, I use the GUI to change to left handed, but it has no > effect. I also tried ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 " ' to no avail. Other > than the fact that I cannot switch the two buttons, the mouse (trackball > actually) works fine. gpm is not installed on this sytem, and I don't have > root privs. > > Does anybody have any suggestions as to what else I should try (or rather, > what else I should ask my sysadmin to try) ? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFA/bFiHl0iXDssISsRApk7AJwJecahdYUx70IXYfILrFJbR+rMQgCfevuX > K0gezxQ+ZovMw7lVpu+IAvs= > =jawy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 21, 2004

USB mouse - left handed ?

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, I am running a USB mouse on a RedHat 7.3 system (ancient version...don't ask...). In KDE 3.0, I use the GUI to change to left handed, but it has no effect. I also tried ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 " ' to no avail. Other than the fact that I cannot switch the two buttons, the mouse (trackball actually) works fine. gpm is not installed on this sytem, and I don't have root privs. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what else I should try (or rather, what else I should ask my sysadmin to try) ? Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA/bFiHl0iXDssISsRApk7AJwJecahdYUx70IXYfILrFJbR+rMQgCfevuX K0gezxQ+ZovMw7lVpu+IAvs= =jawy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 20, 2004

Open-source software running the Internet under the radar

by Karl Hiramoto

Open-source software running the Internet under the radar http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/07/20/open.source.ap/index.html -- -- Karl Hiramoto karl at hiramoto dot org http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Mobile: 508.517.4819 Work: 978-425-2090

July 20, 2004

REMINDER: WLUG BBQ

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, This is a reminder about the upcoming WLUG BBQ, which will be held in Shrewsbury MA on Wednesday, July 21st at 6:00 PM (yes, that's 6:00 PM). Directions are on the WLUG website. See ya there! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA/QQ+Hl0iXDssISsRAlSLAJ0bXRs7rvQWzXinfTb5u/DnL8lECACghv34 akxPaMUWd/KH5UStKUuNeN0= =mEX9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 20, 2004

Re: [Wlug] invincible processes

by Gregory Avedissian

OK, I found a discussion about uninterruptible sleep, and I'm sure the problem is with the usb flash device. It did the same thing in the new installation. Killing my bash shell and logging in again allowed me to unmount the device. I think I might have toasted it a few days ago when I accidentally unplugged the ps2 mouse instead of the usb. It's got a bunch of files with unintelligible names on it now, so I guess I'll try formatting it again. Thanks, Greg Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I rebooted the offending drive, and everything seemed to be working fine > until I plugged in my usb stick and tried to save a file to it. KWrite > would not die. Copying from command line stalled, and control-c wouldn't > end it. > > When I looked back at system messages from Friday, I found this: > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: Filesystem panic (dev 08:01). > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: FAT error > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: File system has been set read-only > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: Directory 230: bad FAT > > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device > Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: 08:01: rw=0, want=131201, limit=125936 > > But that didn't happen when the problem occurred today. Output from ps > auxw and dmesg are below. > > Thanks, > Greg > > > ps auxw: > root 2724 0.6 3.0 31932 15648 ? D 19:24 0:00 kdeinit: kwrite > > dmesg: > usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x3538/0x31) is not claimed by any active > driver. > Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... > usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage > scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices > Vendor: I-Stick2 Model: IntelligentStick Rev: > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > SCSI device sda: 251904 512-byte hdwr sectors (129 MB) > sda: Write Protect is off > sda: sda4 > WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured > USB Mass Storage device found at 3 > USB Mass Storage support registered. > usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 760 > usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1350 > ----------------- > > > Charles R. Anderson wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0400, Gregory Avedissian wrote: >> >>> I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - >>> it's stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I >>> try to kill the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), >>> and the machine won't shut down because stuff is still running. >> >> >> >> What does "ps auxw" show for those processes? Are they in 'D' or 'Z' >> state? >> >> Does "dmesg" show any kernel errors? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >

July 19, 2004

Re: [Wlug] invincible processes

by Gregory Avedissian

I rebooted the offending drive, and everything seemed to be working fine until I plugged in my usb stick and tried to save a file to it. KWrite would not die. Copying from command line stalled, and control-c wouldn't end it. When I looked back at system messages from Friday, I found this: Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: Filesystem panic (dev 08:01). Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: FAT error Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: File system has been set read-only Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: Directory 230: bad FAT Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Jul 16 01:23:43 linux kernel: 08:01: rw=0, want=131201, limit=125936 But that didn't happen when the problem occurred today. Output from ps auxw and dmesg are below. Thanks, Greg ps auxw: root 2724 0.6 3.0 31932 15648 ? D 19:24 0:00 kdeinit: kwrite dmesg: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x3538/0x31) is not claimed by any active driver. Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Vendor: I-Stick2 Model: IntelligentStick Rev: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 SCSI device sda: 251904 512-byte hdwr sectors (129 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: sda4 WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured USB Mass Storage device found at 3 USB Mass Storage support registered. usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 760 usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1350 ----------------- Charles R. Anderson wrote: > On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0400, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > >>I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - it's >>stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I try to kill >>the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), and the machine >>won't shut down because stuff is still running. > > > What does "ps auxw" show for those processes? Are they in 'D' or 'Z' > state? > > Does "dmesg" show any kernel errors? > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 19, 2004

Re: [Wlug] invincible processes

by Charles R. Anderson

On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0400, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - it's > stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I try to kill > the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), and the machine > won't shut down because stuff is still running. What does "ps auxw" show for those processes? Are they in 'D' or 'Z' state? Does "dmesg" show any kernel errors?

July 18, 2004

Re: [Wlug] invincible processes

by Gregory Avedissian

Thanks. The root partition (including /tmp) is only 80% full. I know I've had it higher than that in the past with no problems. Greg Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0400, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > >>I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - it's >>stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I try to kill >>the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), and the machine >>won't shut down because stuff is still running. >> >>This coincidentally happened the same day that I started to prepare a >>replacement hard drive, so it's not on a critical installation (in fact, >>it's going to be wiped), but I'd still like to know what's going on. Note >>that I totally disconnected this drive when I was installing on the new >>one, just to make sure I didn't do anything to hurt it. >> >>Any ideas on what this could be or where to look would be appreciated. >> >>Greg > > > Greg, > > Could you have disk space issues? I know when /tmp is full, strange > things happen. > > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 18, 2004

Re: [Wlug] invincible processes

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0400, Gregory Avedissian wrote: > I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - it's > stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I try to kill > the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), and the machine > won't shut down because stuff is still running. > > This coincidentally happened the same day that I started to prepare a > replacement hard drive, so it's not on a critical installation (in fact, > it's going to be wiped), but I'd still like to know what's going on. Note > that I totally disconnected this drive when I was installing on the new > one, just to make sure I didn't do anything to hurt it. > > Any ideas on what this could be or where to look would be appreciated. > > Greg Greg, Could you have disk space issues? I know when /tmp is full, strange things happen. Bill

July 18, 2004

invincible processes

by Gregory Avedissian

I just had some strange stuff happen to my SuSE 8.2 installation - it's stalling when I try to copy files and run some programs. If I try to kill the process, it doesn't go away (kill -9 pid, as root), and the machine won't shut down because stuff is still running. This coincidentally happened the same day that I started to prepare a replacement hard drive, so it's not on a critical installation (in fact, it's going to be wiped), but I'd still like to know what's going on. Note that I totally disconnected this drive when I was installing on the new one, just to make sure I didn't do anything to hurt it. Any ideas on what this could be or where to look would be appreciated. Greg

July 18, 2004