David Clack, Ocean Shores, WA Netbooks Plus Java

Hi All,

This fix is only for Nvidia graphics system with separate  X screens configured.

Anyone who is running separate X screens on Nvidia and likes to run quick lounge in the gnome panel,  Paolo Bacchilega in Italy just sent me a fixed source version and it now works correctly.

If you start up a program from screen 2 quick lounge it comes up on screen 2.

Thanks Paolo :-)

You can get the 2.14.1 source from git clone git://git.gnome.org/quick-lounge-applet

Do a mkdir m4 in the quick-lounge-applet directory

then ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --disable-static --localstatedir=/var/lib

gmake

gmake install

pkill quick-lounge

pkill gnome-panel

Dave

Hi All,

So I've been playing with VB and Ubuntu, I upgraded the Ubuntu to 8.10.

Here is a screen shot of Ubuntu running, it actually has Compiz turned on inside Ubuntu as well as the Nevada that has Compiz.

Hi All,

 So this issue with the programs not appearing  on the correct screen if your running nvidia with separate X screens configured has already been solved in the Ubuntu forums.

It's a bug in glib, I applied the patch and rebuilt glib, the problem has gone away for the gnome panel launch, but quick lounge (launcher list applet) is still having the problem, I'll have to check the source code.

This is the patch for glib 2.20.1

 diff -ur clean/glib2.0-2.20.1/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c postclean/glib2.0-2.20.1/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
--- clean/glib2.0-2.20.1/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c    2009-03-31 18:04:20.000000000 -0500
+++ postclean/glib2.0-2.20.1/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c    2009-05-29 13:52:50.000000000 -0500
@@ -831,16 +831,16 @@
 {
   while (*a == *b)
   {
-    if (*a == 0 || *b == 0)
+    if (*a == 0 || *b == 0 || *b == '=') /* cover naughty equals usage. */
       return FALSE;
-    
-    if (*a == '=')
-      return TRUE;

     a++;
     b++;
   }

+  if (*a == '=' && *b == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
   return FALSE;
 }

Hi All,

I keep promising myself that once I have my primary laptop working fine I will not touch it, why do I keep breaking this promise, I killed B112 in a way that I could not recover it again :-)

I did an luupgrade to B115, I have never seen so many svc errors during boot in my life.

So luck would have it, that I just moved all my user data and source store to an external 500GB USB HD with a zfs pool.

I had to do a clean install of B115, I've been reinstalling my software for about a week now.

B115 has the Gnome 2.26 desktop, so there are still a few issues, I'll have to check bugtraq and add some bugs.

I did upgrade the evolution from the 2.26 version to 2.27.2, it's a pretty nice release.

I did find some issues with the 2.27 gtkhtml module that is used by eveolution for creating, replying and forwarding mail.

If I use 2.27.2, then the drag and drop of attachments work, but check spelling causes the evolution to hang up.

If i use 2.27.1 check spelling works, but drag and drop causes the evolution to hang up.

Using truss on anything causes the desktop to stop resonding though the cursor is still moving.

I run dual screen with compiz on an nvidia card, 8 separate desktops.

The strange old bug is back, if I start a program from the gnome panel on monitor 2 it shows up on monitor 1.

If I start the program from a terminal on monitor 2 then it appears on monitor 2.

I want to think I remeber this is a PATH issue, but I'm still investigating.

Does not matter if I'm root or a standard user, compiz or not compiz.

Cursor staill shows up on monitor 1 if I go to monitor 2 fast enough, never noticed this before on B112.

I did do the upgrade to Xorg 1.6 as well, it looks stable.

So I will have to continue working on the program start up issue and why any use of truss looks up the system.

More later

Dave

Hi All,

 So you guys probably know about wireshark, it's a protocol analyzer now in B115.

It is so much better than snoop -d :-)

This is a screenshot of it running on my C90S

 BTW I just moved all my user data and source code store to a ZFS 500Gb external USB drive, now if I kill the laptop playing with it, I can just import the pool

Hi All,

 I have installed SXCE B113 on the AA1, AA1-10 and MSI netbooks.

I've just tested the new capability to set the volume mute, volume up and volume down Fn + key combinations via gnome-keybindings-properties.

The MSI and AA1's have different keyboards and key combinations, but they are all working now.

I've uploaded the gconf schema file here

You can install with gconftool-2 --install-schema-file=path_to_that_file, log out then log back in.

shift + F5 works to get you to an external display and back again.

Dave

Hi All,

  I've upload the xorg.conf that works on the AA1, MSI, AA1-10 and Sumsung Q1 UMPC that allows compiz to work on the first login, note you cannot logoff and login, compiz hangs

The Samsung Q1 UMPC is actually running compiz really well, I've built xvkbd, I can now type with a stylus instead of keyboard, now I just need to get it to 800x600, the stylus is off by a few pixels.

  It also is having no issues with suspend/resume

  The system file works with the power.conf to keep the processor down to 800Mhz.

  I've uploaded the drm patch to allow for resume if compiz is running.

  gtar xvfj drm.tar.bz2

  cd drm

./cpin-i95.sh drm-suspend /kernel

New B110 + files

  /etc/X11/xorg.conf here

  /etc/system here

 /etc/power.conf here

drm.tar.bz2 here

Dave

Hi All,

It's been a busy and sometimes frustrating week.

The MSI is basically all working with B111 apart from the touchpad not working after resume and the special keys for sound, etc.

The AA1 is working apart from the sdcard (just testing a patch right now) and the function keys.

The AA1-10 I did an luugrade to B111, now it's taking about 20 - 25 seconds to suspend if I close the lid, I'm doing a clean install of B111 as I'm starting to not trust luugrade anymore.

My friend Dave Stewart gave me a Samsung Q1 UMPC awhile ago, I just got it out of the computer storage device (closet) and install 0906.B110 which worked pretty good, I had to build the myk driver.

 Then I followed the instructions to add the Sun package extras to be able to build. Total nightmare, ate the pkg management system.

I've gone back to good old safe Nevada B111, the touchscreen is actually working.

As this UMPC does not have a keyboard I'm going to build xvkbd, it will pop up a keyboard on login screen, plus any time I ask for it.

 It's been a while since I tried this so it may take a few attempts.

 Tom's work on Autoscan Network is magic, I actually got a vnc session to come up in the lower right panel, you can select a different machine, then come back into the gui, slick.

Anyway have a great weekend. I'm going to hang it up, two of my grandkids are coming for the weekend, Nona's birthday tomorrow.

Dave

Hi All,

If you run the compiz desktop on any of the Intel Atom netbooks, B110 has a bug in the DRM code, that hangs the system on resume.

The Beijing Engineering team just asked me to test a patch fo this today.

I tested on the AA1, AA1-10 and MSI netbook and it works fine.

Dave