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
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
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
vlc, mplayer, kdenlive are not able to open my webcam(/dev/video), while aMSN is able to. I have the following webcam: ID 046d:08ad Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX It seems that Ubuntu recently switched from V4L to V4L2 causing some trouble with some devices. Fortunately thereContinue reading
Finally, it’s working. Mounting the iPhone in Linux over USB. No stupid (ADHOC) wireless connection is required. It also works on non-jailbrroken iPhones. Though, the developers still say that only “developers” should use it. Of course there is still a problem accessing the Media iTunesContinue reading
For some time now I experience problems with my Atherios Wireless NIC in combination with NetworkManager. For quite some time now, it’s possible for me to connect to a normal Wireless Access Point. Now I have an iPhone and want to use PDANet to connectContinue reading