How soon?
I have just had a hissy fit and junked Vista and Microsoft completely!
I'd love to be able to keep using my Glide!
fingers crossed and time's a ticking!
Ubuntu Karmic Koala
Fri, 2009-12-04 05:10
Ubuntu Karmic Koala
Tue, 2009-12-15 16:19
#3
Windows mode solution
We found a solution for making the device work in Windows mode under Linux, which means the multimedia keys will all send signals recognized by most Linux software.
If you run the following command from a terminal, the device will show up and work as expected, including all the keys (unfortunately only in relative mode at the moment):
sudo modprobe -r usbhid ; sudo modprobe usbhid quirks=0x209e:0x0001:0x0040
If you want to make the change permanent, you'll have to do a bit more work: Add the file:
/etc/modprobe.d/usbhid.conf
containing:
options usbhid quirks=0x209e:0x0001:0x0040
then, rebuild the boot ramdisk:
sudo update-initramfs -u
The next time you reboot, the device will work as expected. For absolute mode, there's still another issue that needs to be worked out.
Tue, 2009-12-08 10:41
#4
Give Mac Mode a Try
Speed3racer
Just tested out our Navigator on Ubuntu 9.1
If you place the Navigator into Mac Mode (http://glidetv.com/glidetv-navigator-user-guide/setup/step-5-setting-ope...)
Mouse will work and you will also then get a set of keyboard commands being sent for the different media buttons. You can see a list of which commands are sent in our User Guide
For the Corner buttons: http://glidetv.com/glidetv-navigator-user-guide/using-navigator-mac-os-x...
For the Media buttons: http://glidetv.com/glidetv-navigator-user-guide/using-navigator-mac-os-x...
We are also working on getting our GlideTV on screen keyboard and launcher application working.
The Home button and Search button actually send F6 and F7 respectively, when in Mac mode.
If you are familiar with how to set these to perform certain functions in Linux applications, then you should be able to take advantage of all the buttons.
We will continue to work to improve this over time though.
Chris
No news?