Add the following kernel boot option to the kernel line in grub’s menu.lst and reboot ( I’m not sure which one does the trick ): loop.max_part=63 max_part=63 Create a sparse disk image file ( 40 GB reserved, 0 bytes on disk ) dd if=/dev/zero of=fs.imageContinue reading
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Install BlueMon bluetooth manager ( replaces gnome-bluetooth ) and install ipheth from a PPA using the following instructions: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/iphone-tethering-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic.html Make Ethernet-Tethering again available on the iPhone using a patch from Cydia: http://www.iphoneclub.nl/forum/f59/iphone-help/f60/wiki-handleidingen/46330-tethering-6-stappen-op-firmware-3-1-2-via-cydia-jailbreak.ht Maybe you need to do this too: Optional/needed: remove PDANet and like applicationsContinue reading
In Gnome it is possible to have a gnome-panel for each monitor. This is very useful. One can create a new gnome-panel by pressing right-click on a existing gnome-panel ( make sure that when the entire gnome-panel space is filled with applets and programs youContinue reading
On the to-be-woken-up computer make sure to enable ACPI/APM (S3/STR) and Wake-On-Lan(WOL) in the BIOS and add in /etc/network/interfaces: post-up /usr/sbin/ethtool -s eth0 wol g post-down /usr/sbin/ethtool -s eth0 wol g Write down the MAC-ADDRESS. Powerdown the computer. Only when the computer is powered downContinue reading
I installed VirtualBox 3.0.6 and installed a couple of Guest OS’es. During the installation of a OEL 5.3 Linux as Guest, I discovered that the VirtualBox process for this Guest on the host was consuming between 55% and 85% of CPU usage, even though theContinue reading
I find it not always easy to find the correct theme, with the correct icons and the correct colour scheme. The letters should not be to be big or to small. Menu’s and windows and widgets should look nice, but remain visible and easy toContinue reading
Compiz works fine on my new 64 bit Dell Latitude E6400 laptop’s LVDS screen. Only after connecting a big LCD screen and using gnome-display-settings to extend my Desktop to this monitor, compiz fails to start and makes the following complaint: Comparing resolution (3040×1200) to maximumContinue reading
Since VMWare Server 2 everything is administrated from a webinterface. This works nice and looks nice. Unfortunately I could not open the Console to the Guest OS. Starting and stopping the Guest OS no problem, but no graphical console. When opening the console in theContinue reading
The CTRL-ALT-DELETE option in the Server Console of VMWare Server 2.0.1( 2009/03/31 | Build: 156745 ) is missing. This is very anoying. In Ubuntu, when pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE the ‘Close Computer’ screen appears. Also pressing CTRL-ALT removes keyboaard/mouse control from the VMWare Server Console window backContinue reading