How do I make the webcam work with flash 10.2.161.23?

I have a webcam and it works with cheese and gmail video. The problem is that it doesn’t work on a lot of broadcasting websites (like tinychat). The flash permission popup doesn’t appear when I try to use the webcam. ubuntu 10.10 (x64) with flash 10.2.161.23 (x64). Are there extra steps to be done? Answer … Read more

How do I get multitouch working on a on Asus EEE pc 1215n?

Just installed fresh ubuntu 10.10 on my eee pc 1215n and found that multitouch doesn’t work properly? Is there any specific driver? Any suggestions? Answer This wiki might be of some help: Synaptics Touchpad. Here is one more wiki, it has specific guidelines for EEE PC: Ubuntu community documentation AttributionSource : Link , Question Author … Read more

Turning laptop into WAP using netgear WNA1100? (stuck at hostapd)

I have a Netgear WNA1100 usb wifi adapter. I have installed Atheros driver from Forum Details (btw name of the file is ath9k_htc-installer.1.0.1-maverick-fixed.deb). I wish to make a setup like connectify(windows) on ubuntu, so that I can connect my phone wirelessly to my laptop via Netgear WNA1100 (behaving as AP) and eventually use internet via … Read more

How do I connect to a wireless access point?

I have Lubuntu 10.10 I think… running on an old machine but it runs well. But I can use the terminal to see all my wireless cards but is there an easy way to connect to a wireless access point. Once again answers are very appreciated Answer Open ‘Desktop Session Settings’ from the applications menu … Read more