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Greetings to all for the New Year, Paul Fox, pgf at laptop.org, Sat Dec 5 11:02:48 EST 2015, > the "game controller" is simply 4 separate electrical contacts ... > ...  use 'xev' to check ... A "Hardware" section now in http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_controller . Corrections, criticisms and

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_controller

Greetings to all for the New Year, Paul Fox, pgf at laptop.org, Sat Dec 5 11:02:48 EST 2015, > the "game controller" is simply 4 separate electrical contacts ... > ...  use 'xev' to check ... A "Hardware" section now in http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_controller . Corrections, criticisms and

Re: Game controller

Paul, On Sat, December 5, 2015 10:08 am, Paul Fox wrote: > that being said, it's possible to write code to handle combinations of > those keypresses (e.g., "all mashed down at once") separately from the > individual strokes. you either need to intercept the keys at a pretty low > level (scan

Game controller

Hi, I'm interested in use of the game controller or controllers in place of the TouchPad or mouse. This is relevant to eBook mode where the TouchPad is not accessible and a mouse is not convenient. This is what I have. [olpc@xo-53-1d-bb ~]$ cat /boot/olpc_build 13.2.5 for XO-1.5 (build 17)

Re: Replacing internal SD card.

On Fri, October 30, 2015 3:41 pm, James Cameron wrote: > To look for problems, copy large files to and from the card, a few > million times, measuring the time it takes. > > But this kind of test forces the aging of the card, so have an > identical one ready to replace it. I'm content to see how

Re: Replacing internal SD card.

On Fri, October 30, 2015 7:15 pm, James Cameron wrote: > at-spi is the assistive technology service provider interface > of the GNOME accessibility layer. OK, the GNOME environment here is just what came with the OLPC 13.2.5 system. > We don't use at-spi in our builds. OLPC GNOME includes

Compatibility of serial adapters

Seems that an adapter such as http://www.ebay.ca/itm/381346598663 , similar to the first generation adapter, might work. The concluding sentence in http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Serial_adapters#First_generation_serial_adapter is "This only works on the XO-1." What prevents it from working on an

Re: Compatibility of serial adapters

On Wed, October 21, 2015 12:22 pm, Paul Fox wrote: > i believe it's because the later adapters are USB adapters, and are > powered from the USB side. the old XO-1 adapter gets power from the > laptop -- that power isn't available from later models. (read the > descriptions of "Pin 1" in the

Troubleshooting power in an XO; was "Replacing internal SD card."

From: Aaron , Sat, 10 Oct 2015 13:10:54 -0400 > My original xo 1.5 has power issues, it shuts off randomly especially > when i's trying to think too hard, or mostly when on battery any more > even with a good working battery, ... You've tried swapping in a fully charged

Re: Replacing internal SD card.

On Sat, October 10, 2015 1:56 am, James Cameron wrote: > None of the potential difficulties are likely. > ... Good. I know about grounding against static discharge. If any other problem surfaces, will reply again. Thanks,... Peter E. -- Telephone 1 360 639 0202 or +13606390202 or

Replacing internal SD card.

Hi, An XO 1.5 here has release 13.2.1. The original SD card remains and storage is near capacity. If the card is replaced with an 8 GB Kingston and 13.2.5 is installed, is any difficulty likely? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Telephone 1 360 639 0202 or +13606390202 or

Re: GNOME on XO-1.75

On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Yioryos Asprobounitis mavrot...@yahoo.com wrote: Another little issue ... Speaking of Epiphany, can a hme page be set? Since buying this 1.5 which now has 12.1.0, I've relied upon a bookmark for the home page. No answer in forum. Thanks,... Peter

Re: #11771 NORM 12.1.0: Browse and Firefox do not play ogg files

On 11/04/12 03:31 PM, Zarro Boogs per Child wrote: #11771: Browse and Firefox do not play ogg files Tested Browse on os884 on XO-1.75. * the page does load, and contains an embedded player widget, called OggPlayer.js, which shows a play button, Yes. I hadn't understood that. *