[ltp] Re: [DaLUG] trouble when running tpb

[Thomas Breitner]

Perhaps you should have a look at the debian package of tpb:

Here it works out of the box, even as user (after defining a new group,
say: nvram etc; all is clearly described in the README.Debian).
It get's started by a script in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90tpb:

> TPB=/usr/bin/tpb
> CONFIG=/etc/default/tpb
> 
> if [ -e $CONFIG ]; then
>   . $CONFIG
> fi
> 
> if [ -x $TPB -a "$START_TPB" = true ]; then
>   $TPB -d
> fi

This assumes you have set up these config files correctly.
There was a recent bug in xosd so that it did not start correctly after X cames up, this is resolved now.

(Here's the debian package: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/tpb )

Greetings from Freiburg,
thomas

Am Dienstag, den 23.11.2004, 20:08 +0100 schrieb Bertrand Njipwo
Kouatchet:
> Hi Bernd,
> 
> i have installed the missing libraries an it's works manually
> "tpb -d -c /etc/tpbrc".
> 
> I need to start it als root because the tpb needs the /dev/vram
> file and only root can acces this.
> 
> Kann das Geraet /dev/nvram nicht oeffnen: Keine Berechtigung
> "can not open the device /dev/nvram: No authorisation"  or some think like
> that
> 
> The second problem will to start the tpb automaticaly after the
> user-login.I tried this alternative:
> 
>  1) - I have put in /etc/X11/xinit/ a small script with following
>       lines
>         #!/bin/sh
>         tpb -d -c /etc/tpbrc
> 
> 
> but it doesnt work automaticaly.
> 
> So how can i solve this problem by starting the tpb-program after the
> X-server and i don't wanna only root acces the device /dev/nvram.
> how is it possible to change the acces to that file.(chmod 755 or 765 i
> don't know exactlly).
> 
> NB:only for the combination FN+  Up, Down; Light ON, OFF;f5(bluethot) is
> working.But the FN + f3, f4,f7  and f12 doesn't work.It is important for me to turn the
> display on and of the turn the machine in ibernation modus.For this issues
> should i set the Powermanagement on ON ?
> Does it make seens to set the ACESSS IBM-button whiht the following
> commands:
> TINKPAD cd ~; SHELL=/bin/bash; /usr/bin/X11/xterm -bg black -fg white -fa Vera -fs 10 -ls +sb -e bash
> 
> Thanks again for your answer
> 
> Bertrand
> 
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2004, Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:29:21 +0100
> > From: Bernd Zeimetz <zeimetz@rbg.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>
> > Reply-To: dalug@mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de
> > To: dalug@mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de
> > Subject: Re: [DaLUG] trouble when running tpb
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > <<< xosd can be initialised. No display output >>> original output:
> > >  "xosd kann nicht initialisiert werden. Keine Bildschirmanzeige moeglich."
> >
> > make sure the package libxosd2 is installed.
> >
> > > Do someone know how to configure correctly the /etc/tpbrc file and how can
> > > i solve the XOSD-problem related bevor.
> >
> > change _nothing_ in that file, it works well.
> >
> > Edit /etc/default/tpb, set START_TPB="true", then it shout start while logging
> > into X.
> >
> > Bernd
> >
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