FINALLY got a distro working. Small issues, bluetooth kbd/mouse, audigy, HP
 

I've FINALLY got Kubuntu working well, so I would like to look into the other little issues now.

1) Bluetooth. I have an MX5000 Keyboard and MX1000 mouse running the bluetooth receiver in HCI mode

Is there a way to make the media buttons on my keyboard work?

I've already gotten the back and forward buttons on my mouse working. Is there a way to make the scroll left and right work? How about the auto scroll (cruse)? How about the task switcher button?

When I tried Ubuntu I kept getting obex server errors. I would like to know why even though I got frustrated with Gnome and switched to Kubuntu.

2) HP OfficeJet 7310. I've got HP LIP working well and it will print and all. What I'm looking for, and I think I've asked about this before, is an application like FinePrint where I can easily enable the duplexer and see, order and delete pages in a "print preview" sort of view. Along with allowing me to print two, three, four pages on one, folding books..etc.

3) I have a Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum ZS. Is there any way to get it's features working? It has THX and Dolby, and all sorts of them. I would like to have them if I can. However the two features that I need to use are these:
---------------Equalizer: I miss having a system wide equalizer
---------------"What you hear": In windows the drivers came with a what you hear feature. Where I could plug something into line in and hear it. I plug my FM radio, XM, tape player, record player..etc though my sound card. Basically I want my line in port "active" all the time. Or I can create a script to activate it when I want to listen.

Bonus Question.
In ubuntu I could set it up so I could log in automatically on system boot. How do I do that in Kubuntu?

Ubuntu also had much nicer gui fading effects. I would like them in kubuntu whenaver my password is asked for or the shutdown dialog is open. This is more vain and stupid, but fun.

Media buttons... you have to manually assign them in kubuntu.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=174274

Mouse buttons
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto

Obex server: this is quite an old problem, which kubuntu are you using?
http://osdir.com/ml/gnome.apps.bluet.../msg00002.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ooth/+bug/2363

Fineprint effect in linux?
http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/sh...d.php?t=568931
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...der-linux.html
... that would be a "no".
In linux, all print documents are in post-script until sent to the printer. There are a great number of postscript filters available on CLI. Usually the geek specifies the job and writes a short script.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=244715
... an example of the kind of thing you can do.
BUT: LQ has a page dedicated to Linux equivalents:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...ndows_software
... under "fineprint" it lists 5 alternates. Check them out.

Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum ZS
http://geekscape.org/daisy/geekscape/105.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=466286

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...y-2-zs-337513/

I think that's spotty - though I understand that creative labs have some linux drivers.
http://opensource.creative.com/soundcard.html

Should be much the same. Not a good idea though - insecure.

In general, Ubuntu gets the bulk of the support.
Kubuntu Guide:
http://www.kubuntuguide.org/Gutsy

Thanks!

As to the obex error. I have Ubuntu and Kubuntu gutsy. I only get it in Ubuntu. Kubuntu works fine with my keyboard and mouse, it just doesn't like my headset and other things.

So I take it fine print is out. I'll just print big stuff in a virtualbox xp I guess.

As to the creative labs drivers. I've gotten line in to work now. All I need is a global equalizer. I take it that making anything else work (that I don't really need anyway) isn't going to happen.

I'll try klineak and the howto when Kubuntu is up again. I keep having to reinstall and didn't make any changes!