Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?

[D.B. M. <db...@ho...>]

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> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 15:44:40 -0700
> Subject: Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?
> 
> 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.

Well done finding that one...it's one of those type of problems that seem
to defy rational logic....even if the gear is branded 'logitec'...;-)

It's also a bit strange it asked for the disk again. because really, what
you've done should only have necessitated (at most) a few alterations
to the system xconfig....(if you want to send me your xf86config file
I could look and unravel what the madriva makeup looks like)...

Good result though..."get into it lad!"    ;-) 


Regards,

Donald B

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