Thread: Question for the linux guys (and geeks) on here

I have a question for you linux guys out there, i have posted this on the IRC channel and on the launchpad website with no luck..



This issue is in all Ubuntu\debian distributions 'but' Ubuntu based 11.10 however in Ubuntu 11.10 I'm having a display issue so i cant use that distribution either... Link to the display issue: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu...uestion/178731

In Ubuntu 10.04 if i do an xinput --list my touchpad displays as a "Macintosh mouse button emulator"


I have tried adding i8024.reset and i8024.nomux=1 to the quiet splash in grub but it didn't fix the issue
Link: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu...uestion/147896


If i do a 'modrpobe --list | grep input' i get the following related to the mouse
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/appletouch.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/bcm5974.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/gpio_mouse.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/sermouse.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics_i2c.ko
kernel/drivers/input/mouse/vsxxxaa.ko


So my guess is that kernel/drivers/input/mouse/appletouch.ko is the issue but if i do a 'modprobe -r appletouch' it doesn't remove the module...


So, can anyone on here give me some ideas? I'm open to suggestions

Originally Posted by Brighty83

So, can anyone on here give me some ideas? I'm open to suggestions

Microsoft Windows 7

Now why would i want to support Mr Gates

I think i have fixed the issue with Open Suse (or avoided the issue )

Originally Posted by Brighty83

Now why would i want to support Mr Gates

I did say it tongue in cheek. I have one tower running mint 11 (katya) and another running mint 10.4 or whatever it is. My laptop came with win 7 and I decided to run it since i paid for it. Unlike earlier windows distros this one has been a trouble free joy to use. The only downside, besides the principal of the thing, is that it ain't free.

Can things like wireless ethernet be configured via a gui already?

A couple of years ago I tried linux on my laptop, but I could only get it to work via the command line, and then only by disabling all security and just tunning an open, unsecured access point. I tried getting some help on a linux board, but that did not go too well.

These days it can almost all be configured by the GUI and through a console.. sorta lol

Even though how far linux has come you still need to know some of the text side (i believe) but the average use should be able to do 99% of the stuff from the GUI. As soon as you run into trouble though, the console really is your best friend.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I did say it tongue in cheek. I have one tower running mint 11 (katya) and another running mint 10.4 or whatever it is. My laptop came with win 7 and I decided to run it since i paid for it. Unlike earlier windows distros this one has been a trouble free joy to use. The only downside, besides the principal of the thing, is that it ain't free.

Yeah i know, this laptop i just purchased came with windows 7 but i really wanted to use it with linux... Im now running into issues with Suse My video card is too new for linux... I can get it sorta working but it has bad tearing... maybe in a month there will be a new driver for it..

Originally Posted by Brighty83

Yeah i know, this laptop i just purchased came with windows 7

Most PC's come with that virus these days.

Gentoo forever.