linux and my cat door!

[thekemp]

i run a dual boot with win 2k and mandrake 8.1 on the same machine, when ever i run linux my cat door goes mad! its an automatic one so the cats can get in on there own , and when linux is running the lock on the thing just keeps opening and closing like mad ! dont think its my hardware cos in win 2k the door is fine!
any ideas?
cheers!

[cracked]

sorry, but im confused. do u mean your cat door like the kind that felines walk through is connected to your computer?? (if so, then thats cool, ivec never heard of that)

[caddmannq]

Make sure you've updated your cat to the latest drivers from the manufaturer, and certainly check the power supply on the door for Linux compatibility.

You might need to recompile the kernal with the latest "feline access" module, whicch is still in beta.

Finally, if all else fails, nail a stuffed penguin to the actual door. That should scare the little beggar off!

[thekemp]

no , the cat door is downstairs lets them in at night and stuff. they have a little magnetic thing on their collar that sets it off when they go near it so they can get it and other cats with out the magnetic thingy cannot. when i run linux somehow it effects my hardware that makes this cat door open and close. my p.c is about 10 metres away from it and has no radio devices on it ie: 802 or bluetooth etc!

[thekemp]

it says that the cat door is linux compatable on its box , and plug and play also with windows. i tried to access it through bish bash ....
no seriously it is effecting my linux learning!
cheers

[Sohgin]

Can you tell us the manufacturer of this? I don't know about anyone else but I have to see this thing to believe it.

[SPEEDO]

Sounds like a configuration issue!
Or maybe the cat is outside walking back and forth and just messing with yer head!..

SPEEDO

[prttybean]

Seriously?????

[pbharris]

really??? if so i am sure i have heard of everything....

Okay i think your moniter should be the biggest source of emi stuff around. i would try shutting it off and seeing what happens. If it stops then try a different setting for the moniter while in linux.

how the hell is this cat door controlled? are there serial lines going to it?

BTW - is this cat door made in Redmond WA - USA ?
What type of cat do you have? Does this cat prefer Mandrake, RedHat, Debian or Suse?

[Kuasimodem]

Try changing the refresh rate on the monitor for Linux.

The other thing to try is plugging the cat door into a different outlet, if you can.