thanks guys, but i just installed kubuntu because i didnt have much time to fix everything, however, does anyone know how to get wifi w/ wep running in kubuntu
On 11/18/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send LinuxUsers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LinuxUsers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Need Help With Gentoo!!! (John Rivera) > 2. Re: Need Help With Gentoo!!! (Loren Cress) > 3. Re: LinuxUsers Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 (John Rivera) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:23:04 +0000 > From: John Rivera <[email protected]> > Subject: [LinuxUsers] Need Help With Gentoo!!! > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > ok so i installed gentoo a few days ago and all seems well exept, X > turns on, however does not listen to my mouse/keyboard so now i am > stuck in command line using links(a command line browser) for a web > browser. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:10:56 -0800 (PST) > From: Loren Cress <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] Need Help With Gentoo!!! > To: SoCal LUG Users List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > John, > > There are several reasons this might fail. > > Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? What version of xorg are you > using? > > Did you compile evdev support in the kernel config, or are you specifying > the drivers? > > >From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml : > > > Default: Automatic Generation of xorg.conf > Xorg itself is able to guess most parameters for you. In most cases, you > will only have to change some lines to get the resolution you want up and > running. If you are interested in more in-depth tweaking, be sure to check > the > resources at the end of this chapter. But first, let us generate a > (hopefully > working) Xorg configuration file. > Code Listing 3.2: Generating an xorg.conf file > # Xorg -configure > > Be sure to read the last lines printed on your screen when Xorg has finished > probing your hardware. If it tells you it failed at some point, you're > forced to > manually write an xorg.conf file. Assuming that it didn't fail, it > will have told you that it has written /root/xorg.conf.new ready > for you to test. So let's test. :) > Code Listing 3.3: Testing the xorg.conf.new file > # X -config /root/xorg.conf.new > > If all goes well, you should see a simple black and white pattern. Verify if > your mouse works correctly and if the resolution is good. If you received > errors > about "/dev/mouse", try changing your mouse device to /dev/input/mice in > the "InputDevice" section of xorg.conf. You might not be able to > deduce the exact resolution, but you should be able to see if it's too low. > You > can exit any time by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. > Alternative: Semi-Automatic Generation of xorg.conf > Xorg provides a tool called xorgconfig which will ask you for various > information regarding your system (graphical adapter, keyboard, ...). Based > on > your input it will create a xorg.conf file. > Code Listing 3.4: Semi-Automatic Generation of xorg.conf > # xorgconfig > > Another tool, also provided by Xorg, is xorgcfg, which will first > attempt to run Xorg -configure and then start the X server for more > final tweaking. > Code Listing 3.5: Using xorgcfg > # xorgcfg > (In case X crashes or the configuration fails, try:) > # xorgcfg -textmode > > Copying over xorg.conf > Let us copy over the xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf now, so we won't > have to continuously run X -config -- typing just X or startx is easier. :) > Code Listing 3.6: Copying over xorg.conf > # cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > Also: > > > > Configuring your Keyboard > To setup X to use an international keyboard, search for the InputDevice > section that configures the keyboard and add the XkbLayout option to > point to the keyboard layout you want. As an example, we show you how to > apply > for the Belgian layout. Just substitute the country-keycode with yours: > Code Listing 4.2: Changing the keyboard layout > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "keyboard" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "be" > EndSection > > Configuring your Mouse > If your mouse isn't working, you will first need to find out if it is > detected > by the kernel at all. Mice are (device-wise) seen as /dev/input/mouse0 (or > /dev/input/mice if you want to > use several mice). In some cases /dev/psaux is used. In either > case you can check if the devices do represent > your mouse by checking the output of those files when you move your mouse. > You > will usually see some junk on your screen. To end the session press Ctrl-C. > Code Listing 4.3: Checking the device files > # cat /dev/input/mouse0 > (Don't forget to press Ctrl-C to end this) > > If your mouse isn't detected, verify if all the necessary modules are > loaded. > If your mouse is detected, fill in the device in the appropriate InputDevice > section. In the next example you'll see we also set two other > options: Protocol (which lists the mouse protocol to be used -- most > users will use PS/2 or IMPS/2) and ZAxisMapping (which allows for the > mousewheel (if applicable) to be used). > Code Listing 4.4: Changing the mouse settings in Xorg > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "TouchPad Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: John Rivera <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 4:23:04 PM > Subject: [LinuxUsers] Need Help With Gentoo!!! > > ok so i installed gentoo a few days ago and all seems well exept, X > turns on, however does not listen to my mouse/keyboard so now i am > stuck in command line using links(a command line browser) for a web > browser. > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://socallinux.org/pipermail/linuxusers/attachments/20091117/ba7166fa/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:11 -0800 > From: John Rivera <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] LinuxUsers Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > awesomeness > > On 11/17/09, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Send LinuxUsers mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of LinuxUsers digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. SCALE 8 registration is open (Chris Louden) >> 2. Re: SCALE 8 registration is open (Roger E. Rustad, Jr.) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:50:01 -0700 >> From: Chris Louden <[email protected]> >> Subject: [LinuxUsers] SCALE 8 registration is open >> To: SoCal Linux Users <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/reg7/ (i know it should be 8) >> >> Code "SRCLE" will get you 50% off. I already verified it. >> >> -Chris >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:29 -0800 >> From: "Roger E. Rustad, Jr." <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] SCALE 8 registration is open >> To: SoCal LUG Users List <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Chris Louden >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/reg7/ (i know it should be 8) >>> >>> Code "SRCLE" will get you 50% off. I already verified it. >>> >> >> I just signed up also, and it is $30 with that code. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://socallinux.org/pipermail/linuxusers/attachments/20091117/5e8432da/attachment.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> End of LinuxUsers Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 >> ****************************************** >> > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > End of LinuxUsers Digest, Vol 29, Issue 23 > ****************************************** > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
