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Windows Default from Grub

Posted on May 12, 2011 by phh

Normally, GRUB 2 uses the first entry on the boot menu to start by default. This is fine since most of the time Ubuntu adds the latest version of the kernel to the top of the list. This choice is … Continue reading →

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Tweaking the rt2500pci for Jaunty

Posted on April 25, 2009 by phh

With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) it is time to dust off the tweaks I perform with each new version. I have a few RaLink rt2500 based wireless (wifi) pci adapters from MSI . One issue I tweak … 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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Shop with gNewSense 2.0 LiveCD

Posted on June 3, 2008 by phh

No matter what operating system you use, some hardware & drivers work better than others. Having the luxury of buying hardware that is more compatible with the operating system of your choice can save a great deal of frustration later. … Continue reading →

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Gutsy Beta Wireless Working Well

Posted on October 11, 2007 by phh

We are about a week away from the release of Ubuntu “Gutsy Gibbon” 7.10 and the release candidate should come out today. I am very happy to report that my rt2500 wireless pci cards and usb Airlink 101 (ZyDAS zd1211b) … Continue reading →

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Feisty vs Averatec 3700

Posted on May 1, 2007 by phh

I have been working with Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” for a while now and love it. I ran into a bit of a snag upgrading the Averatec 3700 notebook, though. You could probably do a distribution upgrade of a properly … Continue reading →

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Your Pictures in XScreensaver

Posted on March 27, 2007 by phh

It isn’t obvious how to get XScreensaver to use the image directory of your choice in many distributions. Distort, Flipscreen3d, GLSlideshow, MirrorBlob, Slidescreen and perhaps others can be controlled by using your favourite editor and creating a file in your … Continue reading →

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VMware Player or Server for Trixbox?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by phh

I have been running Trixbox (formerly asterisk@home) for a while now. When my tdm400 card died I decided to switch to running it virtual and keep the analog phone line for fax/backup. For the record, it is not recommended to … Continue reading →

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Wireless is finally working on my Averatec 3700!

Posted on January 3, 2007 by phh

Huzaa, it works! I spent alot of time trying to get Ubuntu (both dapper and edgy) to work with the wireless adapter in my Averatec 3700 laptop/notebook. The rt2500 802.11b/g chipset is well supported in more recent linux distributions so … Continue reading →

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