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How I got Xorg mouse and keyboard working on FreeBSD 10

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I recently installed FreeBSD 10 in VMware and I had problems getting the mouse and keyboard to work with Xorg. I solved this in the following manner. I added these four lines to my /etc/rc.conf file. moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES"moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" The /etc/rc.conf file looks like this. hostname="deusexmachina" ifconfig_em0="DHCP" ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv" sshd_enable="YES" # … Read more

More useful bash shell tricks. How to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the shell easily.

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Ubuntu surely is a popular desktop Linux distribution, shown around the world in television shows and on sale in China preloaded onto computers. Advertised more than Linux Mint even though that is a good Windows and Macintosh alternative as well and performs on the desktop just as well as Ubuntu. To clear the terminal window, press … Read more

Computer interface used in the Avengers movie and thoughts on the touch interface.

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http://cargocollective.com/jayse/Avengers. Some information here about the user interfaces used in the Avengers movie. These touch screen interfaces were used a lot in the movie. The touch screen computer model is all the rage at the moment even if it is not that useful when using a computer for a long period. Especially when using a … Read more

More useful Google Android software.

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Google Android has quite a good range of software available for use, the BluekeyboardJP software I have installed on Android 2.2.2 works perfectly with the Bluetooth Apple keyboard I purchased a while ago. The Blueinput software is overpriced and inserts annoying text into what you are typing. The Dolphin HD web browser is perfect for … Read more

Debian non-free firmware package interfering with USB HID devices.

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I recently installed the firmware-linux-nonfree package on my Debian Squeeze installation and after a re-boot, the USB keyboard and mouse has stopped working. Even my old PS2 mouse would not work. I have chrooted into my Debian installation from Linux Mint 12 and after looking in the /var/cache/apt/archives folder, I have found the name of … Read more