Monthly Archives: November 2008

No Wireless After 2.6.27-9 Kernel Update

Posted on November 28, 2008 by phh

After the update to kernel version 2.6.27-9 on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), wireless stopped working on my Acer Aspire One. I added ath_pci to the blacklist in /etc/modprobe.d: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and added to the bottom: blacklist ath_pci Saved and … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Power Supplies

Posted on November 21, 2008 by phh

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Antec New Solution NSK2480 Desktop Case which includes the Antec EarthWatts 380 power supply. The EarthWatts 380 is an 80Plus certified power supply and access to it gave me the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Auto Login Prompts for Keyring Password for Wireless Connection

Posted on November 20, 2008 by phh

The kitchen computer is configured to login auto magically using an unprivileged user account. It is using Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) and it has the annoying habit of asking for the password to allow access to the local keyring for … Continue reading →

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Dual Boot Clock Problem

Posted on November 19, 2008 by phh

On machines that dual boot linux and windows you could have problems with the proper time on the real time clock on the computer. For example, I have a few machines that normally run windows but I periodically run them … Continue reading →

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Inbound Caller ID

Posted on November 18, 2008 by phh

I am using Asterisk/1.4.21.2 and Asterisk GUI version 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.04.1. I recently noticed caller id was not being passed on inbound calls. The solution was to add “callerid=asreceived” to the trunk context(s) in /etc/asterisk/users.conf. You can edit the … Continue reading →

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Linux Weaktops

Posted on November 17, 2008 by phh

I love the Register‘s often irreverent and contrarian perspectives on the world of IT. In his article, “Linux weaktops poised for death by smart phone“, Ted Dziuba questions the future of the Netbook and coins some new terms I haven’t … Continue reading →

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First Look at the Dell Mini 9

Posted on November 15, 2008 by phh

I have been working with the Dell Mini 9 (Inspiron 910) for a few days now. I like it. As others have said it seems solid and well built. It is a bit narrower than the Acer Aspire One (AAO). … Continue reading →

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