[mythtv-users] disable laptop keyboard and backend IP address

Robert Current robert.current at gmail.com
Mon Apr 23 05:07:21 UTC 2007


Well, a bit over an hour later now...  Nevermind, the laptop started
random power offs every 2 minutes... I'm ditching this idea.

On 4/22/07, Robert Current <robert.current at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an old laptop I'm going to try to setup as a frontend for a TV
> I have in another room...  But it's got some issues (which is why it's
> my OLD laptop).
>
> It's a HP Pavillion ze4300 and has an S-Video and composite out and
> 802.11b wireless, so I figured it should work...
>
> Issue 1:  Disabling the integrated keyboard
> I have to use an external keyboard.  Once upon a time, I spilled a
> beer on the keyboard.  The system runs fine, but some of the keys
> stopped working.  That's not really a big deal in this situation, it's
> going to sit in a corner anyway.  But lately it's started spewing
> "^[[[E" all over any open termanal and I suspect one of the keys is
> stuck on the internal keyboard.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to disable the internal keyboard in Linux?  I
> don't see any option to do it in the BIOS, so I'm hoping the I can do
> it in the OS somehow...
>
> Issue 2:  Configuring the MythTV frontend.  Can someone point me to a
> URL of the How-To or something?  I'm sure this has to be documented
> somewhere, but I'm not sure how to get the composite out working, get
> the wireless working, and be sure I've configured this frontend and
> the remote backend ok.
>
> Using KnoppMyth right now, might try MythDora if I can't get the
> wireless working soon.
>


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