Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?

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

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.

PS>> So this morning I upgraded the MB BIOS.  I'm not
PS>> sure that helped anything, but I did make a change
PS>> that helped.
PS>>
PS>> The keyboard and mouse I use on the machine are
PS>> wireless and produced by Logitec.  For all of
PS>> the OSs I've used to this point, I've attached a
PS>> single USB connector from the bluetooth receiver
PS>> and that connection has worked for both the KB
PS>> and mouse.  Today I connected a USB to KB (usually
PS>> purple in color) adapter and hooked that up to the
PS>> PS2 KB input.  Then I hooked up the PS2 mouse
PS>> connector (usually green) to the PS2 mouse input
PS>> on the MB.  When I only use the USB connector,
PS>> this mouse input is unused.
PS>>
PS>> When I booted the Mandrive 2008.0 hard drive, it
PS>> prompted me for the 2008.0 DVD so it could setup
PS>> new inputs for X11.  After all of this, the KB and
PS>> mouse seem to work all of the time.  I don't think
PS>> this has anything to do with the BIOS upgrade, just
PS>> the switch from a single USB connection (X must not
PS>> have liked this) to a PS2 KB adapter on the USB
PS>> connector and plugging in the previously unused PS2
PS>> mouse cable from the logitec receiver.
PS>>
PS>> After all of this, I updated my Jazz++ source, built
PS>> the code, and it's running.  I'll report back on the
PS>> other thread w.r.t trying to solve Donald's latest
PS>> Linux problem.
PS>>
PS>> I'm hoping all of my Mandiva hangs will now be fixed.
PS>> I haven't even tried the 2008.1 disk I downloaded.

DM = D.B. Moore
DM> Well done finding that one...it's one of those type
DM> of problems that seem to defy rational logic....even
DM> if the gear is branded 'logitec'...;-)
DM>
DM> It's also a bit strange it asked for the disk again.
DM> because really, what you've done should only have
DM> necessitated (at most) a few alterations to the
DM> system xconfig....(if you want to send me your
DM> xf86config file I could look and unravel what the
DM> madriva makeup looks like)...

This is getting a bit off-topic for Jazz++, but I have attached two 
xorg.conf files, the non-working file (xorg.conf.old) and the
working version (xorg.conf).  You can diff them and see the difference 
in the mouse configuration.

I figured a different driver was loaded.  That's why it needed the DVD.

Pete