I had created a root filesystem for an ARM target using rootstock, with something like: sudo rootstock –fqdn karmic –login ubuntu –password ubuntu –imagesize 4G –dist karmic –serial ttyS0 –seed ubuntu-desktop,openssh-server Once I decompress it into my NFS server root and I tried booting my target (loading the kernel via TFTP), I was surprised by a [...]
First save this gmail.sh bash script in your path: #!/bin/sh firefox -remote “openurl(https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=`echo $1 | sed ‘s/mailto://’`,new-tab)” And then add it in System -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications Via: Crunchbag
Some years ago I did some research and bought a wireless PCI card to use with my Linux desktop system. At the time I decided on the Atheros chipset, as the choice of working and stable drivers was quite limited. With Ubuntu, it meant a series of problems after each distribution upgrade, which usually involved [...]
Good tip from a working colleague. Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) is configured not to receive certain ranges of multicast traffic. The 225.0.0.0 range works, but for example the 233.0.0.0 doesn’t. This probably has to do with it being reserved for internet wide multicast. The solution is to edit /etc/sysctl.d/10-network-security.conf, and change the two lines ending [...]
If you’re annoyed to get all your non-removable mounted partitions as icons on your desktop, launch gconf-editor and unclick the apps->nautilus->desktop->volume_visible.