langstone
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- Jan 28, 2006
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- My Satellite Setup
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Dreambox 7000 (& 500s)
20G Hd/512 Usb,
Gemini 4.20 & Mgcamd 1.27,
Belkin router hard wired,
Dreambox Keyboard,
Dual Boot XP/Ubuntu
- My Location
- UK
Having owned a 7000s since 2004, I could never understand the need for a keyboard until one became available on Ebay recently. This forum was the only place where there seemed to be any interest in the topic and it was due to the information unearthed by HB13DISH that I decided to buy one.
I have been delighted with its use with the E-Mail and Browser plugins and have also used it for entering keys. For information, the full range of letters and numbers is available, both with Tuxcom and on Internet, which makes for great efficiency compared with the limited functionality of the remote.
Both the E-Mail and Browser plugins seem to be in a state of early development and hopefully later versions will extend the current somewhat basic capabilities. With Dreambox-Multimedia ceasing to trade, it is difficult to obtain other than top level user information on the keyboard and I wonder if members can me help solve some of these minor problems:-
1. The integral mouse doesn't work. I have googled GPM (mouse server for linux) but it sounds very complicated. Is there a simple solution?
2. When entering text in e-mails, the "?" character appears when pressing the shift key. (Backspace removes it.)
3. You need to use the remote as well as the keyboard, to perform some functions. eg. Yellow key in Gemini 4.10 (to get the plugin menu). Moving the mouse pointer needs the remote arrow keys.
4. What interface and software is required to edit the key functions?
Generally, being informed on the Dreambox LCD that I have an e-mail and being able to quickly access the simpler websites is a big plus. With evolving plugins, things can only get better.
Thanks again to HB13DISH, for being a great catalyst.
I have been delighted with its use with the E-Mail and Browser plugins and have also used it for entering keys. For information, the full range of letters and numbers is available, both with Tuxcom and on Internet, which makes for great efficiency compared with the limited functionality of the remote.
Both the E-Mail and Browser plugins seem to be in a state of early development and hopefully later versions will extend the current somewhat basic capabilities. With Dreambox-Multimedia ceasing to trade, it is difficult to obtain other than top level user information on the keyboard and I wonder if members can me help solve some of these minor problems:-
1. The integral mouse doesn't work. I have googled GPM (mouse server for linux) but it sounds very complicated. Is there a simple solution?
2. When entering text in e-mails, the "?" character appears when pressing the shift key. (Backspace removes it.)
3. You need to use the remote as well as the keyboard, to perform some functions. eg. Yellow key in Gemini 4.10 (to get the plugin menu). Moving the mouse pointer needs the remote arrow keys.
4. What interface and software is required to edit the key functions?
Generally, being informed on the Dreambox LCD that I have an e-mail and being able to quickly access the simpler websites is a big plus. With evolving plugins, things can only get better.
Thanks again to HB13DISH, for being a great catalyst.