Ubuntu :: Way To Force Webcam On Without Key-combo?
Jan 16, 2011
I use Ubuntu 10.10 on a Medion PC (E6220), and everything is fine and dandy ... except, the webcam does not work. Well actually I think it does work, and I also think, that Ubuntu would recognize it, if it was turned on. The problem however is, that in order to turn it on, I need to press fn+F9, and that key combo simply does not work ... neither does the fn+F7 combo, which toggles the wifi - but that is less important, since wifi is on and works. Logging into i.e. win7, toggling the webcam there, and then back into Ubuntu is not really an option at the moment. So right now I seem to be stuck in a situation, where a non-defined keyboard shortcut equals no webcam at all. The obvious question of course is: Is there a way to force the webcam on without the key-combo?
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[code]...
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Aug 20, 2009
I want to set a key binding in bash for "history-search-backward" readline command to a combination of Control+some other key (I'm using 2 as an example), but I'm unable to do so. in fact, I'm unable to alter or add bindings to Control+key combinations.
After several tries my ~/.inputrc now looks like this
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Code:
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NOTE:
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Code:
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Sep 8, 2010
I can do it in Win, just can't get my head around it here.
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I need something like 1024x750...
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May 12, 2010
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Apr 9, 2011
I am trying to force a resolution (800x600) through xorg.conf. How to do that? The story is the following. I am trying to play a game (theocracy) on my toshiba nb100 (max resolution (1024x600) however the game supports only 800x600 resolution. To play I am using xgame [URL] which has the option to use a separate xorg.conf file to run the game. Even though I created a new xorg.conf1 file which only contains in its "screen" section Modes "800x600" notwithstanding the new screen, with the game is set to 1024x600. How to force 800x600 through the xorg.conf.
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Jan 5, 2010
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Jan 11, 2010
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May 2, 2010
Have just moved into my gf's place from a shared accomodation and have taken my mythbuntu (8.04) box with me. Have plugged it into her Sony tv and initially it looks promising, bios screen shows and so does the mythbuntu splash. But after that the tv just sits there with a message saying "out of range". Anyone got any ideas how I can force it into a low graphics mode or similar so at the very least I can access the desktop.
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I know I can force a fsck run at next reboot using
Code:
shutdown -rF now
or
Code:
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Jan 2, 2011
I've hired a dedicated Ubuntu10.10 Server on a remote colocation. I needed a GUI to be able to hook into my KVM guests, so I installed xubuntu-desktop.
My dedicated server provider provides me very useful free service. I can request a CTRL+ALT+DEL to my server through their web based server control panel, and I can boot into a live image from their network. This is vital for me to be able fix back configuration problems.
However after I have installed xubuntu-desktop (XFCE I believe), the CTRL+ALT+DEL no longer reboots the machine.
I've been struggling with this simple issue for quite a few days, I simply can't get it to work.
I've tried setting it through XCFE 4 Settings Manager. It does not work. From my understanding any keyboard shortcuts defined here are specific to user, so I think they'll not work when the server is in login screen (no user logged in).
I've tried to put control-alt-delete.conf files in /etc/init and /etc/init/d , neither seems to trigger reboot.
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