Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?

[Pete S. <pst...@gm...>]

PS = Pete Stieber
PS>>> I just received an announcement about
PS>>> "Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring".  I take it
PS>>> this would be newer than the 2008.0 version
PS>>> I loaded.  Is that true?

KC = Kevin Cosgrove
KC>> 2008 Spring is also known as 2008.1.

PS> Yeah.  I started downloading the DVD.  The
PS> download is 80% complete with about 43 min
PS> to go.

I have the 2008.1 DVD downloaded and burnt, but haven't used it.  See 
below...

PS> Since I'm having a heck of a time with 2008.0,
PS> I'm going to
PS>
PS> 1. Attempt to upgrade the BIOS for the ASUS
PS> A7N8X Deluxe MB I'm running it on, but to be
PS> honest, I've run Win 98, 2000, XP, Fedora 3,
PS> 4, and 5 without the need for this, so I doubt
PS> it will help.
PS> 2. Wipe out the disk that has 2008.0 with 2008.1
PS> and start over.
PS>
PS> I tried to use that disk today and it refuses
PS> to recognize my USB keyboard/mouse.  The POST
PS> recognized it, but not 2008.0.

So this morning I upgraded the MB BIOS.  I'm not sure that helped 
anything, but I did make a change that helped.

The keyboard and mouse I use on the machine are wireless and produced by 
Logitec.  For all of the OSs I've used to this point, I've attached a 
single USB connector from the bluetooth receiver and that connection has 
worked for both the KB and mouse.  Today I connected a USB to KB 
(usually purple in color) adapter and hooked that up to the PS2 KB 
input.  Then I hooked up the PS2 mouse connector (usually green) to the 
PS2 mouse input on the MB.  When I only use the USB connector, this 
mouse input is unused.

When I booted the Mandrive 2008.0 hard drive, it prompted me for the 
2008.0 DVD so it could setup new inputs for X11.  After all of this, the 
KB and mouse seem to work all of the time.  I don't think this has 
anything to do with the BIOS upgrade, just the switch from a single USB 
connection (X must not have liked this) to a PS2 KB adapter on the USB 
connector and plugging in the previously unused PS2 mouse cable from the 
logitec receiver.

After all of this, I updated my Jazz++ source, built the code, and it's 
running.  I'll report back on the other thread w.r.t trying to solve 
Donald's latest Linux problem.

I'm hoping all of my Mandiva hangs will now be fixed.  I haven't even 
tried the 2008.1 disk I downloaded.

Kevin,

I hope I didn't waste too much of your time on this.

Pete