Linux Hardware

Scroll wheel mouse at KVM switch
Hello, I have a problem to get a scroll wheel mouse working at my KVM switch. After booting, the scroll wheel works. But when I switch to another computer and then back to the first computer, the scroll wheel no longer works (but other mouse functions do). When I unplug and replug the mouse, it works again. Re... 1 Feb 2008 00:46

Informations about hardware, about computers, about configurations...
Easy way to find what you need, or find answer on your problems about hardware... http://comp-hardware.blogspot.com/ ... 1 Feb 2008 00:46

A well supported webcam
Hi there, I'd like to buy a webcam well supported in Linux (640x480 dpi and 1.3 Mpixel, perhaps with integrated microphone, should be enough for me). The problem is that vendors don't say anything about the chipset their webcams use, so how to figure out if a certain webcam is supported? Maybe asking here if any... 1 Feb 2008 14:13

usb serial adapter driver
Hi, I can be counted as a newbie in Linux environment. I have a usb to RS232 adapter and its' vendor says that it has Windows drivers but not Linux/Unix. For that reason, I cannot find a suitable driver to install. My question is, Is there a way for me to use this adapter on Red Hat Linux(or another distribu... 29 Jan 2008 08:31

Monitor Problems Re: about the linux ATI proprietary driverswriters team
Sorry to change the direction of this thread. I've posted my problem before, but I got no answers to it. The problem is with the LCD Monitor and when I boot up the PC it remains dark, after the OS (Ubuntu Studio 7.10) is up and running I get a log-in, I can also switch to the console (Ctrl+Alt+FX 1-6) but the... 28 Jan 2008 14:13

udev blocking boot
Ever since I've used udev (with debian etch), I find that an attached USB device prevents me from booting my system, even though in BIOS I've excluded booting from USB devices. Here's the error messages: ... Begin: Mounting root file system ... ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... Done. Begi... 28 Jan 2008 13:03

Reformatting hard disk.
After various experiments, including an attempt to install Windows 2000 (it failed) I can no longer boot from /dev/hda. I have reassigned /dev/hdb as my hard drive boot device in the bios. Now I want to do a low level format on /dev/hda and start all over. I have already tried the trick of using a DOS fdisk from ... 28 Jan 2008 18:14

nvidia quadro fx1600M not working in linux ?
Hi All I have a new laptop (Hp 8710w) equipped with nvidia quadro fx1600M .. I've been tring different ubuntu version (7.10 6.06 ) and Fedora 8 ... but it seems that x server does not start ... Does anyone know how can I make it work correctly??? Regards Giuseppe ... 28 Jan 2008 13:03

wipe broken disk
I have several broken harddisks. (increasing amount of badblocks or I/O-errors all the time, S.M.A.R.T-error-count >60.000 and rising ...) The harddisks are all on a staple and are ready for the Trash. However: before dumping I need to wipe them, cause they still contain sensitive data. How to wipe a broken... 28 Jan 2008 20:30

How to get scsi_device * structure from /dev/sda.
Hi guys, I am working on a 2.6.9 linux kernel. I need to know is there a way to get scsi_device * structure from devfs i.e /dev/sda. I can use scsi_device_lookup( ), but is there any other way to do it. Any help appreciated Thank You __mango ... 28 Jan 2008 00:57