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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]