IRDA ish'

Okay, four days of silence have passed, and I can't hold this question any longer...

I have an IRDA/USB thingy (passive) I use(d) for synchronizing my Palm OS stuff under Lose-dows. My recent upgrade from Ubuntu 5.10 to Kubuntu 6 did nothing to assist, and I still don't have the knowledge base to grasp the concept.

Here's what I've been able to glean from personal experience; tell me if I'm wrong here...
The AutoRecognize needs a device (some sort of 'thing' hanging off the USB (not an open-ended, Heisenbergian 'likelihood of a thing').

No? (See tagline.)

Anyone throw a NuB a brick?

Vin¢

When I log in (Kubuntu 6), the new thing is that the login screen shows up again and again ad infinitum.

When I can log in, it's rare that I don't get the message that the "system protocol has died unexpectedly", and nothing works afterward. (I'm logged in as root right now.)

I've been having trouble w/ OO telling me I'm out of HDD space (even after a re-install), but dunno how that might be possible.

Also, my number of sleeping processes had gone up to 86, which just sounds like too many, even for a NuB.

Confused in Castleton,
Vin¢

As usual, thank you.

OT, are there any other meetings scheduled for Nov. other than the CINLUG meeting on the 1st? I'd like the chance to buy the first couple beers (particularly yours & Dave's).

Vin¢

Um...

Dave, it's not the video card (onboard the Compaq M2000, incidentally).

Did I mention I'm an idiot?

This really belongs in a different thread...

I found this neat little ap called partimage, and tried to create an image of my install for backup purposes. But, like a true bonehead, I saved it to a place on the HDD I was imaging, so it referenced itself over and over and over...

...until the drive was full. (Hence all the OO errors.)

I have a rm -r in process now; it has about 14Gb of stuff to go through before it finshes. I'll keep you posted.

Mark this one down in your diaries, boys, the biggest Linux dope you've ever heard of...

Vin¢

One of the best ways to learn something is by doing it yourself. You're getting valuable experience - don't give up on yourself :)