On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 05:51:10AM -0600, RRPotratz wrote: > >>I posed my 2.4.x eraser head problem on a Mepis forum and the only > >>response I got was "don't use 2.4.x, use 2.6.x". > >> > >> > > > > You are correct. The eraser head does *not* work with 2.4.x in Mepis. > As I was thinking this through, the reason I started using an external > usb mouse was because under 2.6.x (in which the earaser head worked > fine) I could not access my usb thumbdrives! I would get errors at > startup wondering if the cable was connected no matter if there was > anything there or not. Using 2.4.x I was able to access my thumb > drives, and navigate using the usb mouse. > > While this is an irritation, the work around for me works fine. My > larger question is, if usb on Armada 7400 hardware is broke for 2.6.x, > will I have an upgrade path in the future to later 2.6.x, or are there > settings to correct this problem now?
Well, its GOTTA be something simple, since, in general, 2.4.x kernels DO work on 7400s. I haven't tried it, but I suspect that dropping a Debian packaged kernel (one-size-fits-all) in a Ubuntu/Mepis system would work. Thanks for pointing out the USB problem; I seem to have it on 7400/Ubuntu/2.6.x. I had noticed that my USB camera did not work as expected. Closer inspection with "watch tail /var/log/syslog" reveals that the camera is not being properly detected. I have tested USB NICs and attributed the failures to device incompatibility. I do use the USB (still, not video) camera on 7400/Libranet/2.4.28. I may try testing a Debian 2.6 kernel if I find time. I've (at least temporarily) put aside get-ALSA-to-work on a 7400/Ubuntu. My current project is getting CUPS printing to work remotely from a Ubuntu. I have a Libranet CUPS server that works fine with Libranet CUPS clients. With a Ubuntu client, it "sees" the network printer, but does not actually print; print jobs accumulate in the Ubuntu client's spool. -- Willie, ONWARD! Through the fog! Good Health: the slowest way to die Linux system uptime 198 days 19 hours 27 minutes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
