In a word, FAIL!
Try as I may, never got a clean boot...
Monday, October 5, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Cruisin' along with Ubuntu
The transition to all-linux-all-the-time has been going smooth!
OpenVPN works as expected with work's network once keys were added.
Found a most excellent theme at gnome-look.org.
Laptop comes out of hibernation every time so far! Even though it looks like it's booting from Power Off, it'll just prompt for a password and open the session just as I left it.
OpenVPN works as expected with work's network once keys were added.
Found a most excellent theme at gnome-look.org.
- Untar download
- Open System->Preferences->Appearance
- Drag folder into Theme tab
- Add... background from dir to Background tab
Laptop comes out of hibernation every time so far! Even though it looks like it's booting from Power Off, it'll just prompt for a password and open the session just as I left it.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Ubuntu 9.04 on my work laptop
I am officially NOT a MAC guy! It broke so many times, work took it back, thankfully! I will say I miss one thing, the touchpad was incredible, but that's about all I liked about it...
I was given a Dell Latitude E6500 to work on and the hardware was totally linux compatible. Local linux guru partitioned 10GB out for linux for me to play with after he loaded the Windows image. :>
I installed the new Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. There were no issues with the install and the boot manager, I assume GRUB(?), works just fine letting me boot into Windows for work and Ubuntu for play. And you have NO idea how nice it is to have wifi finally work out-of-the-box with linux! This is the first non-Broadcom chip laptop I've had and I will never get another product with Broadcom in it...ever!
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Can't remember if I installed from browser or downloaded install, but I got FLASH plugin for Firefox installed and am keeping up with my subscriptions on youtube.com again. Had to do the backspace trick for Firefox I wrote about here.
Open Office (www.openoffice.org) came pre-installed and opens files off my thumbdrive with no problem.
Truecrypt now has a GUI for linux! The install was a little weird since it was a run file instead of a dpkg install... Download tarball from http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads. I had to gunzip, then tar xvf which leaves a script file. Run this file with "sudo ./truecrypt-6.2-ubuntu-x86" and it will open a GUI install, sweet! Followed the prompts and Trucrypt was install and available in Applications -> Other menu.
KeePassX on linux. This one was a little more complicated. Download .deb file from a mirror then go to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=357601 for dependencies fix.
That's it for now. Next I'm going to lookup how to move programs around in the Applications menu.
I was given a Dell Latitude E6500 to work on and the hardware was totally linux compatible. Local linux guru partitioned 10GB out for linux for me to play with after he loaded the Windows image. :>
I installed the new Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. There were no issues with the install and the boot manager, I assume GRUB(?), works just fine letting me boot into Windows for work and Ubuntu for play. And you have NO idea how nice it is to have wifi finally work out-of-the-box with linux! This is the first non-Broadcom chip laptop I've had and I will never get another product with Broadcom in it...ever!
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= Software
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Can't remember if I installed from browser or downloaded install, but I got FLASH plugin for Firefox installed and am keeping up with my subscriptions on youtube.com again. Had to do the backspace trick for Firefox I wrote about here.
Open Office (www.openoffice.org) came pre-installed and opens files off my thumbdrive with no problem.
Truecrypt now has a GUI for linux! The install was a little weird since it was a run file instead of a dpkg install... Download tarball from http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads. I had to gunzip, then tar xvf which leaves a script file. Run this file with "sudo ./truecrypt-6.2-ubuntu-x86" and it will open a GUI install, sweet! Followed the prompts and Trucrypt was install and available in Applications -> Other menu.
KeePassX on linux. This one was a little more complicated. Download .deb file from a mirror then go to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=357601 for dependencies fix.
- cd to downloaded keepassx_0.3.4-1_i386.deb
- Install dependencies: "sudo aptitude install libc6 libgcc1 libqt4-core libqt4-gui libstdc++6 libx11-6 libxtst6"
- sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/keepassx_0.3.4-1_i386.deb
That's it for now. Next I'm going to lookup how to move programs around in the Applications menu.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Leather case for the mini from PDair
There are a ton of videos on youtube for the HP mini-note 2133! I just came across this one of a professional looking leather case from PDair. Really nice looking fit for access to all the controls and ports. Although I wonder if the small line of holes on the bottom does anything for cooling or is just for looks. The already hot running mini might run a bit hotter. The fan exhaust does come out the side so it may not matter...
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C4pqf3XznE&feature=related
This is totally my style and I'd definitely look into getting it if I didn't already have the Case Logic neoprene case.
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C4pqf3XznE&feature=related
This is totally my style and I'd definitely look into getting it if I didn't already have the Case Logic neoprene case.
HP 2133 fits in a Case Logic neoprene case
Was at Walmart the other day and saw this DVD case on the clearance rack for $10. Thought it would be good to protect the mini from scratches in the new messenger bag. The mini fit in the case perfectly!
http://www.caselogic.com
The one I got is black with gray trim. Highly recommend getting this to protect the laptop from getting scratched up during transport.
http://www.caselogic.com
The one I got is black with gray trim. Highly recommend getting this to protect the laptop from getting scratched up during transport.
Messenger bag to hold the HP mini-note 2133 and accessories
Saw a laptop accessory messenger bag on geeks.com for $30. Looked like a good size for the mini, external optical drive when I get one and anything else I want to bring along.
Worked out perfect and it has metal clasps! (NEVER get plastic clasps! They break quick!)
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=B-XBR-LAP-K2
Tips -N- Tricks: The laptop cooler is GREAT as a lap pad and keeps the very hot running HP mini a lot cooler...
Worked out perfect and it has metal clasps! (NEVER get plastic clasps! They break quick!)
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=B-XBR-LAP-K2
Tips -N- Tricks: The laptop cooler is GREAT as a lap pad and keeps the very hot running HP mini a lot cooler...
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Quick: ubuntu linux IP renew
Release and renew IP in Ubuntu but should work in most flavors of linux:
Release current IP
$ sudo dhclient -r
Get new IP
$ sudo dhclient
Release current IP
$ sudo dhclient -r
Get new IP
$ sudo dhclient
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