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Hi, I'm running 64-bit 8.10 on a HP Pavillion tx2500 (tx2617ca), and I can't get the internal webcam working.

Here's the error message from the "Multimedia Systems Selector":


Video for Linux...

I figured it out... should've known it would be something so simple:

Once the BIOS settings were wiped the system was waiting for the BIOS-setup key to be pressed. After hitting the delete key the...

I'm trying to get xubuntu set up on an old computer at the school where I teach... we don't have many resources and I'm trying to make the best of some disused equipment.

The machine-in-question...

I'd also like to request a more detailed explanation of how to set this up... please and thank you! :)

In 'Software Sources' > Ubuntu Software I have five options available, all of which are "checked":

- Canonical-supported Open Source software (main)
- Community-maintained Open Source software...

thanks... I've edited my post above to include the error messages.

I've made some progress... not sure what did but I was able to download the wacom files I needed.But Synaptic is still not seeing...

Hi there,

I'm having trouble updating my package lists from the repositories I have enabled.

I have tried updating from a number of different servers, including servers suggested by the "Select...

Yes, this looks like it could be the same problem.

I've found, however, that vga ouput works while the machine is booting-up and from the login-prompt. I tried creating a new user, and when I log...

Hey guys... I've been having a strange problem lately:

This began happening last week: The login screen behaves as normal. However, every time I log into my account, the screen's default rotation...

Hi folks,

I have a hp tx2500, and I'm having trouble with a few things, namely getting VGA output to work with a projector. I have the restricted ATI fglrx driver installed. When I plug-in the...

Does anyone know where I will find info on getting the VGA output working? I'm trying to get set up to use the tx2500 with a projector at the school where I'm working...

After plugging in a...

thanks!

Check these posts by th89, in the thread called Tablet PC Issues:



the fix:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6107207&postcount=235

and for 64bit systems:

How do I remove the requirement to enter the user password following Suspend?

I'm running a tablet-pc, and find it pretty annoying to have to always flip the screen back around to get at my...

@ Docaltmed: if you skim through this thread you'll find that many of us have had the same trouble... the tutorial gives the impression that you will have stylus recognition BEFORE editing your...

Thanks for the links, th89. I'll look into them.

I've already been experimenting with CellWriter and Easystroke... I find that EasyStroke is an excellent alternative to the non-functional...

Ahhh, that makes sense... Forgive my newbie-ness. I wish I'd known about the potential software problems before installing the amd64 version of Ubuntu. I'm not about to go and re-install the 32-bit...

hey th89, I'm having trouble getting Xournal to function properly, even after attempting to install the patches you reccomend. Here's my output from the "sudo dpkg -i libgnomecanvas*.deb" command:
...

Oops, haven't been watching this thread for a few days... sorry for the delay. I just followed the first part of your post, as follows:




Looks like bdjohnso10 also found your method to work...

oops, double post!


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Well, may as well put this space to use... I'm having trouble with getting any picture from my web cam... If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Also, could...

@chrono144:

I'm having the same problem, and as yet have not found a way to resolve the issue. gali98 had a few ideas that we were toying with in this thread:
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@th89:
Yeah, that's the experience I've had too... can't remember which thread I found it in but I tried using a program called "xbindkeys-config" to find out what the key codes were for the...

Hey folks,
Just got screen-rotation working by following th89's guide, and using the script he wrote... Thanks for the info th89! I'm running Intrepid, so I can confirm that the following line,

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Oops! That was just careless reading on my part... anyway, my wacomcpl settings still aren't sticking after restart.
s.


#!/bin/bash
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $...

It would seem that my /etc/X11/xinitrc file is also completely blank...