GTL and Linux

[Cookie]

@phspok
No, as mint provides distro versions of the NV driver wich are updated regularily.

Clive had the problem that after his installation he only had the NV 390 in his driver manager...
afair Clive has a GTX 1070 ?


@Clive

Can you please test to use only the pedals with adaptor in wine and see if it is detected

[phspok]

Something like this: https://www.guru99.com/must-know-linux-commands.html
There will "Man pages" ie "pages of the manual" on most Unix installs

Trouble is, you need to know what you want the man page for  

Try
man ls

for example to get you going.
Or to search for a phrase try
grep
list processes
ps
Kill a process
kill
move to a different directory
cd
get back to your home directory
cd (~ is generally your home directory)
Run a command as root (Windows administrator equiv, is sort of switch user do)
sudo


Be aware some commands are specific to some Linux variants, particularly the options like
ps -ef won't work on some variants, you will need ps -al
Yep there are different background variants. RedHat derived, and Debian derived
Mint is Debian (Ubuntu based) Centos is RedHat. etc etc
You could go back to the origins with BSD and SVR4
How long have you got  

[EvilClive]

@phspok
No, as mint provides distro versions of the NV driver wich are updated regularily.

Clive had the problem that after his installation he only had the NV 390 in his driver manager...
afair Clive has a GTX 1070 ?


@Clive

Can you please test to use only the pedals with adaptor in wine and see if it is detected

@Axel FWIW my NVIDIA is 1080.

OK, Now I am getting a little confused ( and maybe paranoid!)

Just turned on PC and allowed to boot MINT. This had been left as the BOOT selection made last night that went totally t*ts up.
More than a little surprised to see.....
MINT desktop appeared in what looked like 3840x1220 format (which is what I had previously set when I ran the 460 NVIDIA driver).

GEM/IGOR worked fine, except that GEM window materialised 50% off the top of my monitor and I had to fish with the mouse to locate the top bar to drag into full view. IGOR booted and showed server list.

Tried Firefox and that launched OK.

Tried Driver Manager and I still had the 4 options that I have always had listed for NVIDIA drivers :-

460-recommended and selected ( appearing to work now I have new KERNEL)
Xserver.xorg - open source
Nvidia 390 - the driver that I originally found was the only one to work
Nvidia 450 - did not appear to work on original install.

Things looked nothing like the chaos that I saw last night.

So I thought, "is it something to do with the BOOT sequence?".

Selected "RESTART" from menu.

PC closed down and allowed to re-boot without interference from me.

I now have the 640x480 resolution desktop again, the message about "no hardware acceleration software" and a desktop that appears to extend way beyond my monitor display??

Firefox launches but is in large 640x480 window, which is where I am typing this.
Icons are huge.

Gem will launch and is fullsize of visible screen. Selecting IGOR button does nothing, all I get is a small black message window on the desktop, just above the taskbar icon for IGOR, which says "IGOR".

@ Matt
Given my limited knowledge of computer language, I think it better that I do not enter the world of Terminal command lines....well not yet anyway 

[EvilClive]

Have re-booted again without changing anything, and I am back with the 3840x2140  resolution!!!!

No messages about missing hardware drivers
Checked NVIDIA and it shows 460 driver in use.

small icons
Gem/IGOR working.

[Cookie]

nothing to do with command line  

give it another try and if it boots into the 640 x 480

do - ctrl + alt + backarrow

now you should have the right resolution...

don't forgrt this is a test install yet

[EvilClive]

re-boot and I am 640x480 again.

ctrl-alt-backarrow does not appear to do anything?? I get a message flash on screen "NO WINDOWS OPEN" and that is all.

Nothing changes with resolution.

Also Driver Manager message re  "NO hardware acceleration software" is back

[EvilClive]

I have just tried "LOG OUT" from the desktop Menu.

That ends current session and leaves a small window requesting PASSWORD to log in again.

I entered my password and  we are back to proper screen resolution and all working ICONS. I have noticed that I do not get asked for PASSWORD during BOOT sequence? could it be that MINT/CINNAMON is opening a new session and not logging me in as "CLIVE"??

[Cookie]

grr -  the ctrl alt back kombi is what it should do too!

I have no UK keyboard and dont know the english name for the key above the enter key...

[EvilClive]

AHHH!! lol that is the "BACKSPACE" KEY in English...............that DOES work  and resets PC asking for Pword. I was understanding "back arrow" as the LEFT ARROW key at bottom of keyboard 


PS.
 Is there a way of adding "shortcuts" to desktop or panel bar? I cannot find anything relating to that.

I have tried "Wine control" with wheel and shift disconnected.  The pedals are not found. So, I need to unbolt my wheel from the rig and re-connect pedals as standard Logitech format, this might happen tomorrow if I have time.

[Cookie]

Yes backspace...

this is strange, as in Bodnars description it says the cable for the pedals is plug and play in linux!

And

in linux a device is only there if it is physically connected.

so you need to do a fresh start with only pedals connected to see them in wine control

[phspok]

ln -s command for a soft or symbolic link. To make it on your desktop
your file manager, e.g nautilus will have an option to "make link"
if you select the file you want a desktop link to.

[Cookie]

If you right click on a folder and "send to" gives the option to make a shortcut

BUT shortcuts to "wine" executables will not work on desktop! The run on desktop missing their environment...

[Christian Dauger]

I have tried "Wine control" with wheel and shift disconnected.  The pedals are not found. So, I need to unbolt my wheel from the rig and re-connect pedals as standard Logitech format, this might happen tomorrow if I have time.

what does the bodnar connection bring to the logitech pedals?

[EvilClive]

I have tried "Wine control" with wheel and shift disconnected.  The pedals are not found. So, I need to unbolt my wheel from the rig and re-connect pedals as standard Logitech format, this might happen tomorrow if I have time.

what does the bodnar connection bring to the logitech pedals?

I can only say how I feel the difference in WIN10. Because the Bodnar software multiplies the number of pulses generated by the encoders, the pedals are more precise and sensitive. I find that I can balance the gas and brakes through corners . The response from the pedals to the on screen car just feels smoother?

[EvilClive]

If you right click on a folder and "send to" gives the option to make a shortcut

BUT shortcuts to "wine" executables will not work on desktop! The run on desktop missing their environment...

I have just been playing around on the desktop and have discovered ...

If I use the main menu list on the bottom panel and select any of the listed APPS....right click with mouse and a small sub menu pops up with option "add to desktop".....simples ( when you know how lol) I prefer to have a list of icons on the desktop that I can see at a glance.