| uofm49426 | how can i load a module that doesnt come by default in a ubuntu kernel | 02:37 |
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| ScienceMr | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Loadable_Modules | 02:42 |
| uofm49426 | uofm49426: this is my problem i have a lenovo legion 5 laptop with touchpad problems | 02:53 |
| uofm49426 | Elan eKTH I2C touchscreen must be configure as a module to get touchpad to work | 02:55 |
| uofm49426 | if kernel is compile with make with Elan ekth i2c touchscreen as modularizes it with not work | 02:58 |
| ScienceMr | Basically modules are like Windows Drivers by comparison. | 02:59 |
| ScienceMr | Have you gone to Lenovo to check their drivers? Also the best way to install drivers is to: sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade after that try the sudo apt-get update again. | 03:00 |
| uofm49426 | only why i can get it to work is to install from a tarball and | 03:00 |
| ScienceMr | Which means you need to compile them. | 03:01 |
| uofm49426 | right but then i have problem getting my nvidia driver working with the new kernel | 03:02 |
| ScienceMr | I found the best installations is via Console. Find on Google Ubuntu sudo apt-get install lenovo modules to start with. | 03:02 |
| ScienceMr | Or Lenovo touch screen modules at the end of sudo apt-get command. You may have to add to the repositories on your box. | 03:04 |
| uofm49426 | thing is this laptop hasnt be verified to work with linux | 03:05 |
| uofm49426 | ie ubuntu | 03:06 |
| ScienceMr | How old is it. I have a few Lenovo laptops here. | 03:06 |
| uofm49426 | 6 months | 03:06 |
| ScienceMr | Mostly with Windows though. | 03:06 |
| ScienceMr | Try installing NOT UBUNTU but Xubuntu. Don't use the experimental versions. Use versions that are known to work. | 03:08 |
| ScienceMr | Think of it as when Windows releases Service Packs. | 03:08 |
| uofm49426 | i have xubuntu 20.10 | 03:09 |
| ScienceMr | Did you try Xubuntu 16 or 18 versions? | 03:09 |
| ScienceMr | I ran into some issues with the latest versions of Xubuntu. | 03:10 |
| uofm49426 | the laptop will not work at all with a kernel older then 5.6 | 03:10 |
| ScienceMr | I installed the Server with Desktop. | 03:10 |
| ScienceMr | Find the exact MODEL # & Part # of the laptop and use Google to find Xubuntu with Lenovo in the search. It just may take a while to search. I have a bunch of Xubuntu DVD install disks and most of the versions work but there are other issues. | 03:12 |
| uofm49426 | MSFT0001:00 04F3:3140 | 03:13 |
| uofm49426 | this is the touchpad xinput | 03:14 |
| ScienceMr | This is the only entry for Google: https://askubuntu.com/questions/528293/is-there-a-way-to-restart-the-touchpad-driver | 03:16 |
| ScienceMr | I typed the following in Google: | 03:17 |
| ScienceMr | MSFT0001:00 04F3:314 xubuntu touch screen sudo apt-get install modules | 03:17 |
| ScienceMr | Do research like that. | 03:18 |
| ScienceMr | By the way if you notice, most ways to correct Ubuntu problems is by the Terminal. | 03:23 |
| uofm49426 | the problem with the ubuntu kernel is they force the elants_i2c to be built in when it should be modularized | 03:23 |
| ScienceMr | The GUI will not replace the Terminal. | 03:23 |
| ScienceMr | The web page I posted explains that if you use a USB either mouse or keyboard in which you have a touch-screen as you mentioned, you may have to reset the switches rather than rebooting. | 03:25 |
| ScienceMr | I don't like using the built in mouse on my keyboard. Only in emergencies. | 03:26 |
| uofm49426 | well i travel a lot im a truck driver | 03:26 |
| ScienceMr | I personally would get a USB keyboard and a wireless USB mouse. They are portable. The mousepad on the laptop is to me useless. | 03:27 |
| uofm49426 | its just a pain dragging a mouse everywhere for everything | 03:28 |
| ScienceMr | The mouse is used with a DONGLE which can be put in your pocked. | 03:29 |
| ScienceMr | 03:29 | |
| ScienceMr | Put the USB keyboard in your suitcase or carry bag. | 03:29 |
| uofm49426 | sure when im sitting gaming but when im just sitting watching youtube touchpad is useful | 03:30 |
| ScienceMr | This way you can install a later version. I recommend the server version with desktop. The touch screen may have interrupts or conflicts with the keyboard or mouse. | 03:31 |
| ScienceMr | In your truck do you use the laptop at truck stops wireless? | 03:32 |
| ScienceMr | Is your Lenovo a 32 Bit or 64? | 03:33 |
| ScienceMr | Also on your touch-screen make sure you set the screen resolution to the recommended settings. | 03:35 |
| ScienceMr | For most purposes you don't have to set your BIOS settings, however, in some instances, your BIOS may have to be set accordingly. | 03:37 |
| ScienceMr | With YouTube videos, you may have to set the audio controls. You may see the video but the audio may be garbled. | 03:39 |
| uofm49426 | where would i find a channel with those how compile ubuntus kernels | 03:39 |
| ScienceMr | There is a website: http://wwww.linuxfromscratch.com Google how to compile the kernel but that is a lot of experience and work. | 03:40 |
| ScienceMr | Compiling the kernel can be very time consuming. | 03:41 |
| ScienceMr | . | 03:46 |
| ScienceMr | http://linuxfromscratch.org/ | 03:48 |
| ScienceMr | not .com | 03:48 |
| ScienceMr | https://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu | 03:49 |
| ScienceMr | Again it is all done with the Console. | 03:50 |
| ScienceMr | I recommend finding the correct ISO version. Not all versions are the same just because it says: Ubuntu or Xubuntu. | 03:52 |
| ScienceMr | I hope that helps. | 03:59 |
| xu-irc80w | Hi folks, bit of a random one but with Xubuntu is RDP installed by default? I need to get remote access to my machine and all of the guides online for Ubuntu refer to sharing settings I can't for the life of me find in my Xubuntu install | 13:05 |
| tomreyn | xu-irc80w: https://medium.com/@aldo_mx/simplest-way-to-configure-vnc-server-in-xubuntu-16-04-lts-and-newer-6c0b3ae21fe5 | 13:12 |
| tomreyn | i think '2b.' also applies to all later releases | 13:12 |
| xu-irc80w | Brilliant - thanks tomreyn | 13:17 |
| tomreyn | you're welcome | 13:17 |
| tomreyn | xu-irc80w: oh and i should tell you this set up a VNC server, which is not an RDP server. VNC is the common protocol for this purpose in unix-land | 13:18 |
| Kronenbourg | tomreyn That guide worked great, only issue I had was setting the password, it was adding some chars to the end so ended up using an online base 64 converter and doing it manually - thanks for the help | 14:00 |
| tomreyn | Kronenbourg: hmm weird - but good that you worked it out. note that you should not use vnc directly on the internet, but tunnel it trhough ssh | 15:23 |
| tomreyn | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC discusses some of this | 15:25 |
| kffiatek | hi! | 17:04 |
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