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* Working on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
 
* Working on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
 
* Updated to Ubuntu 13.10
 
* Updated to Ubuntu 13.10
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== Nvidia Quadro FX ==
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=== VDPAU ===
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sudo apt-get install livdpau-va-driver bvdpau-va-gl1 vainfo
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For flashplayer:
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sudo mkdir /etc/adobe/ && sudo bash -c "echo 'EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1' >> /etc/adobe/mms.cfg"
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=== X11 ===
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Problems with brightness-control:
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vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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Section "Device"
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    Identifier    "DefaultDevice"
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    Option        "NoLogo" "True"
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    Option        "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
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== Troubleshooting ==
 
== Troubleshooting ==

Revision as of 13:01, 5 January 2014

Operation System

  • Working on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  • Updated to Ubuntu 13.10

Nvidia Quadro FX

VDPAU

sudo apt-get install livdpau-va-driver bvdpau-va-gl1 vainfo

For flashplayer:

sudo mkdir /etc/adobe/ && sudo bash -c "echo 'EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1' >> /etc/adobe/mms.cfg"


X11

Problems with brightness-control:

vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
    Identifier     "DefaultDevice"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Option         "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
EndSection

Troubleshooting

Ultrabay

Eject the ultrabay

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_hotswap_Ultrabay_devices#Script_for_Ultrabay_eject

Create this script and run it as root!

Don't forget to alter the DEVICEPATH path at the beginning of the scrip according to your machine!.

udevadm info --query=path --name=/dev/sr0 | perl -pe 's!/block/...$!!'

Make the button for the DVD drive less sensitive

The problem is caused by udev

sudo cp /lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/.

Uncomment the containing ENV{DISK_EJECT_REQUEST}

sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules
# media eject button pressed
#ENV{DISK_EJECT_REQUEST}=="?*", RUN+="cdrom_id --eject-media $devnode", GOTO="cdrom_end"

Restart udev

 sudo service udev force-reload
 sudo service udev restart

You should emediately see, that the button.

Lock the device button

Lock:

eject -i on /dev/sr0

Unlock:

eject -i off /dev/sr0


Toggle script:

#!/bin/bash 

DEVICE="/dev/sr0"

if eject "${DEVICE}"
then
        eject -i on "${DEVICE}"
else
        eject -i off "${DEVICE}"
fi