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  1. Re: first time fsck - understanding what it means

    Never mind.
  2. [SOLVED] Re: external drive and permissions

    Woo hoo! works perfectly!... (so far ;^) ) thank you!
  3. [SOLVED] external drive and permissions

    I formatted an external SSD as ext4, using the rescue DVD as it turns out. I did not pay to much attention to the permissions as I assumed it would be correct.

    As the main Ubuntu installation is...
  4. Re: first time fsck - understanding what it means

    I appreciate the help - a couple follow up questions :

    * how is space allocated for spare cells during formatting
    * is there a log file somewhere that keeps track of cells that are going bad, or...
  5. first time fsck - understanding what it means

    I would like to understand what to expect from my system, as it seems the drive all of a sudden had about 20 errors that needed fsck.ext4 to repair. Apparently, it is all back to normal now, as I can...
  6. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    I just upgraded to 20.04.1 LTS focal, linux 5.4.0-48-generic and Apple magic trackpad 2 works with two-finger scroll and tap to click (I can't be bothered to look up the precise definitions of these...
  7. Re: libinput and synaptics - trying to get gestures on trackpad to work

    quick update:

    apple magic trackpad 2 works
    upgraded to 20.04.1 LTS
    linux kernel 5.4.0-48-generic


    two-finger scroll
    tap to click
  8. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    no.

    I have asked other questions attempting to figure this out- e.g:

    https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2435862

    I am hoping that the AMT2 will "just work" if kernel 4.20 ends up in...
  9. Re: libinput and synaptics - trying to get gestures on trackpad to work

    found this today :

    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=9d7b18668956c411a422d04c712994c5fdb23a4b

    that means Google contributed patches to the...
  10. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    interesting information : Google contributed patches to the Linux kernel in December of 2018 :
    ...
  11. libinput and synaptics - trying to get gestures on trackpad to work

    I have encountered the libinput and synaptics packages while in the process of getting multitouch gestures working with an Apple Magic Trackpad 2. Because there are some old webpages out there, it is...
  12. X writing to ~/.local/share/xorg - conventional? ; EE error opening /dev/fb0

    Is it conventional for X to write to ~/.local/share/xorg? I thought it always writes to /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
    UPDATE:
    ANSWER : YES - REASON :
    an ask Ubuntu webpage claims that rootless X default...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Login, X trouble - flailing.

    I SOLVED IT!!

    gnome-session-properties

    [ uncheck the "System Load Indicator" ]
  14. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    I'm going to post to this thread as I get the AMT2 working on my system - as a DIY / how-to. if that's ok. because this is confusing to me. My system is also somewhat precarious, having an...
  15. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    Well, I just plugged one in, and I'm delighted to learn it moves the pointer and does single click right out of the box, no fuss.

    I have to figure out if I can do anything else with it. I'll...
  16. Re: USB touchpad or trackpad: things to know

    well, I'm using the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 right now - it works - meaning, single-click and translate pointer so far, right out of the box, I'm pleased to learn.

    Since this is now a specific...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Login, X trouble - flailing.

    notwithstanding - did a chown/chgrp on it. we'll see what happens.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Login, X trouble - flailing.

    one more clue surfaces :

    ~/.local/share contains :

    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 76 Jan 4 15:24 session_migration-(null)

    ... gotta work on this later.
  19. Re: adding DDR2 memory to Aspire AX1300 - understanding limits

    that's interesting - yes indeed, before I was the owner, it had Windows on it.

    so... well... what about updating the BIOS? Or is your argument that there is something special about PCI address...
  20. Re: adding DDR2 memory to Aspire AX1300 - understanding limits

    we carry on.

    perhaps one day, a new-to-me computer - it is quite tempting, at that price.
  21. Re: adding DDR2 memory to Aspire AX1300 - understanding limits

    thank you! This program is awesome!

    the machine has an Acer WMCP78M. Sadly, Acer does not have an obvious page for it. There are some moderately interesting pages which can be found with a search,...
  22. adding DDR2 memory to Aspire AX1300 - understanding limits

    I have a machine that needs more DDR2 memory in an Acer Aspire AX1300 desktop. My best understanding of this - from extensive searching on the Acer website especially - is there are two DIMMs on the...
  23. Re: USB touchpad or trackpad: things to know

    interesting to know, thanks - can't beat the price of that either.

    I'm very tempted to just go get an AMT2 and plug it in the USB port...
  24. Re: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 configuration

    There hasn't been an update to this thread in a while - I'm looking for a touchpad / trackpad for my desktop (not laptop) running :

    18.04.3 LTS
    Linux kernel 4.15.0-74-generic #84-Ubuntu SMP Thu...
  25. Re: USB touchpad or trackpad: things to know

    OK - how about I post a few I found that seem interesting to try :

    1. Perixx Peripad 504 - large : the small version works (so say users) but not the big one.
    2. Seenda - this one is USB-C.
    3....
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