The Capitalist Hackers Bitstream

This is useful if you have an nVidia gfx card and want to boot in 1440x900 resolution. Problems are normally encountered because of this bug. Is this procedure to work around it.

Add nvidiafb in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
When editing /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf, also comment out:

blacklist vga16fb

blacklist nvidiafb

sudo modprobe nvidiafb
Use vga=0x365 in /boot/grub/menu.lst

Dynagen Cisco router emulator

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:38:22 +0000

Dynagen Cisco router emulator

Update SANE for Canon MP970 scanning support

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:23:10 +0000

Update SANE for Canon MP970 scanning support

MOO | Custom Business Cards, MiniCards, Postcards and Stickers

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:54:30 +0000

MOO | Custom Business Cards, MiniCards, Postcards and Stickers

Online computer ebooks

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:54:30 +0000

Online computer ebooks

Ubuntu as an AppleTalk file server and Time Machine volume

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:29:00 +0000

Ubuntu as an AppleTalk file server and Time Machine volume:

Use this guide to setup your Ubuntu machine as an AppleTalk volume for file sharing and enable it for network TimeMachine backups.

How to auto-mount eSATA devices

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000

By default it seems that eSATA devices are treated as evil foreign things that only super users can mount. Thunar will bork with somehting like this:

org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <— (action, result).

I am toor and I expect to be able to do things like this, therefore do the following:

In /usr/share/PolicyKit/policy/org.freedesktop.hal.storage.policy, modify (change no to yes) [See this]

Code:

  
    Mount file systems from removable drives.
    System policy prevents mounting removable media
    
      yes
      yes

In /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf, add:

Code:

  
    
  

[Also see this]

Optimising EXT4 file system performance

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:34:26 +0000

Optimising EXT4 file system performance:

Some nice options for your fstab. Careful, you can break things with this!

Installing Windows XP from USB

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:51:32 +0000

Installing Windows XP from USB:

A recipe on how to install Windows XP from USB

One of the downsides. I loled.

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:51:00 +0000

One of the downsides. I loled.

Laptop Backpacks by booq

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:23:13 +0000

Laptop Backpacks by booq

The GNOME Commander homepage

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:42:24 +0000

The GNOME Commander homepage:

GNOME Commander is a “two-pane” graphical file manager for the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME Commander aims to fulfill the demands of more advanced users who like to focus on file management,…

Worldwide Airport Codes

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:17:21 +0000

Worldwide Airport Codes:

Compiled from FAA, CAA, IATA, OAG, and other sources

X-Plane airport & navigation data

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:17:21 +0000

X-Plane airport & navigation data