The new Xorg . . .

Well, as the post title implies, there'sa new Xorg in Ubuntu Intrepid, and basically it sucks! Heh! Let me explain.

This new Xorg apparently uses Xrandr 1.2 and now it's a lot easier to use dual-monitors on an extended desktop scenario, but sadly they removed the "Input" section of the Xorg.conf file and even if it still exists on your Xorg.conf it'll be ignored. Now the Input devices are controlled by another file, which looks like a letter soup, so I won't bother to post the location here so you can see it.

As far as I've experimented Wiimotes, Synaptics touchpads and other input devices are harder to configure, or not configurable at all. I made a post about how to use your Wiimote in Ubuntu as a Multimedia Controller and/or a mouse...well, now that';s gone until we find a way to make the new Xorg play nice with uinput, which is a very important part of the wiimote-in-ubuntu stuff.

Synaptics touchpads, found in a wide variety of laptops like Apple MacBooks, Toshiba Satellites, and so on, are now harder to configure. Back in Hardy you could just pop an "options--" statement below the "Input Device" section and you could even make your scrolling circular instead of vertical/horizontal. Pretty cool options, the circular scroll was just like the iPod clickwheel, very fun to use.

Anyways, I'll post back when I find something new about this new Xorg and how to make it work with input devices like it used to.
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Intrepid Is HERE!!!!!

Last Thursday Intrepid Ibex 8.10 officially came live! And I must say I'm impressed by all the improvements it has over Hardy Heron! I won't go into much detail since I've already covered all of this before, but if you guys have any questions about it's improvements and features don't hesitate to post it below! Happy INTREPID!!!
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Rubber Rebels!

Here's is a video I made back in high school. It looks crappy because I converted it from .3gp to .avi. 3gp is a cellphone format with poor quality video and low resolution. Anyways, it's in spanish and below I'll add the translation.

I might have to redo it to make it look fresh and clean again. This video is very very old and was made in Windows Movie Maker...go figure why it looks choppy.

ENJOY!

TRANSLATION:

"In a world of broken bones and dislocated backs,
a small group of demented people are not scared to do this..."

*VIDEO RUNS*

"DON'T TRY TO DO THIS AT HOME!!! The STUPID and DANGEROUS and so are the stunts!
Brought to you by: La Rampa Inc. and Anti-Mias Club!"

La Rampa Inc and Anti-Mias Club were organizations made by a group of friends for different purposes...not disclosed on this post.
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