Archive for November 2008

After kernel upgrade, your VirtualBox modules will not be updated.
As a result, your virtual machines will not work.
Here is a quick fix. Run this in your terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

I’ve just find out that Microsoft has an article on how to remove Linux and install Windows XP.
Pretty funny, huh?
Here’s the link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314458

If you’re using a CUPS printer on Ubunutu (or other linux distro) you may not print from Java.
There is a quick fix taken from here.
Add an /etc/cups/client.conf file containing:

ServerName localhost

Hi folks!
I’ve been using Terminator for quite a long time now and I find it very usefull.
Install it in Ubuntu by running:

sudo apt-get install terminator

There is a feature I would like to see in the future releases: saving the layout of the window or maybe a way to start the application with the predefined number [...]

Cannot use USB devices on Virtualbox 2 in Intrepid

There is a quick fix if you get some USB related errors when opening Preferences in Virtualbox 2.
You only have to add these lines in your /etc/fstab file:

# usbfs
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=46,devmode=664 0 0

Yeap, Nokia N73 is a great phone and the N-Series PC Suite looks very nice.
But if you are using Linux, you can’t use the Windows PC Suite. Don’t hurry to fire up a Virtualbox or VMWare machine running Winblows just for that. My guess is is that if you are using an USB cable, it [...]

Just installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my T61. Works great!
I hated that bloated Vista Business!
Items that work out of the box:
- Nvidia: 2D works, 3D requires the installation of the proprietary drivers (nVidia Quadro NVS 140)
- Wireless: Atheros card
- Bluetooth keys
- Brightness keys
- Network Card Intel 10/100/1000
- Firewire
- Wireless switch
- 4-in-1 card reader
Worked with some simple [...]