Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Switching”
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NetworkManager 0.70 breaks wireless for Intel 3945 users on Sabayon, here’s how to fix it
Well like I mentioned in my previous post, as I upgraded my system to KDE 4.2, NetworkManager 0.70 was also pushed in the update, and that broke my wireless. NetworkManager didn’t detect *any* of my network devices(yup, not even the ethernet port). A small post on Sabayon forums and I got the confirmation that I wasn’t the only one facing this, and the only way (atleast for now) is to downgrade to NetworkManager 0.
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Fixing Sabayon 4 dropping to console/terminal when pressing the Windows Key
I’ve been trying out Sabayon 4 since the past weeks, and its been really great (will post a review soon). The one really irritating thing though, is on hitting the Windows(“Super”) key on the keyboard would result in Sabayon 4 switching VT’s. Now if you’ve no idea what VT’s are…. well that I would post some other time, basically you’d drop to a console prompt.
Anyways to remove this binding, open the Terminal, switch to root by typing su root
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[How To] Removing Transparency In Games without disabling/switching off Compiz
Admin’s Note: This solution was emailed to me by Bharath, as he was facing this problem and found a solution to this. If you want to drop a tip or a hack, just send me an email via the contact-me form and I might just publish it
Sometimes when playing native games in Linux they may appear transparent. This may feel good for some people. I felt games should be opaque so that the visibility of the game is more realistic and gameplay experience is better. I searched out Google, Compiz forums and even Ubuntu forums just to return without a proper solution. May be there is one out there in the internet and only its me who did not ponder over it. Switching off compiz-fusion may be one option. But switching off every time you run a game and switch it on after closing the game would be a frustrating job.
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Fixing No Sound Bug on Dell Inspiron 1520 in Ubuntu Gutsy
Though it’s been a while since Gutsy was released, I couldn’t try out for various reasons. But finally I got my hands on Gutsy DVD edition, and I sat about installing it on my Dell Inspiron. I noticed first signs of trouble when Gutsy was taking unsually long to boot up. Switching to verbose mode, I knew something wrong when I saw
hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout
Initially I thought it was a problem with the live environment, however when install was done, my fears were confirmed. Indeed, Ubuntu wasn’t able to play any sound. This was a bit surprising since openSUSE 10.3 detected all of my hardware flawlessly(even more weirder was that Kubuntu Feisty had no problems with the sound!)
A bit of Googling and I found there are few solutions to this problem, which is because of ALSA. Apparently version lower than 1.0.15 has bugs and problems especially with Intel HDA codecs. So let’s see some solutions:
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Switching to Linux- Part-I:-The installation
We have already told you why you need to shift to linux now we tell you how to shift to it
We have choosen Ubuntu as our distro. Why?
Well Ubuntu is the one, our saviour, our salvation……..
Ok coming back to the topic well Ubuntu is the most user friendly distro I have come across. Though Xubuntu is more user friendly due to its minimalistic nature it will take more of your precious time.
The Installation
All the buntu’s follow the simple 7-step installation procedure.
One you go through the steps you will find that there is really no need for this guide but I’ve run out of ideas for articles so I thought of doing this ;).
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Dell Inspiron 1520 Review
Laptop Review:
As few might be knowing I’ve purchased a Dell Inspiron 1520. Here’s a short review on it.
Laptop Specifications:
- Processor: Intel Core2Duo T5250 @ 1.5 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache
- Main memory: 2x1GB DDR2 667 MHz Dual Channel mode
- HDD: Fujitsu MHW2160BH 160GB SATA
- DVD-RW: TSSTcorp DVD+/-RW TS-L632H 8X
- Sound Card: Intel HDA ICH8(82801)
- Graphics Card: nvidia 8600m GT with 256MB RAM
- NIC: BroadCom BCM4401 100
- WiFi: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
- Bluetooth: BroadCom BCM2045
- System Chipset: Intel GM965
- Expansion & Misc ports: 4xUSB, 1xIEEE1394, 1xRJ-45, 1xRJ-11, 1xVGA Out, 2xExpressCard 54, 1xHeadphone out, 1xMicrophone In, 1xMedia Card reader(SD/MMC/MS Pro).
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NVIDIA 169.04 (beta) Drivers for Linux
NVIDIA has released new BETA drivers for x86 and x64 (AMD64/EM64T). This new driver is now off of their latest 169 code line and will possibly net some performance benefit on top of the long release highlights list:
- Added support for GeForce 8800 GT.
- Improved modesetting support on Quadro/GeForce 8 series GPUs.
- Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 8 series GPUs.
- Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 6200/7200/7300 GPUs multi-core/SMP systems.
- Improved hotkey switching support for some Lenovo notebooks.
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10 Features in 10 Days: Desktop Effects with Compiz
Corey Burger continues in the 4th part of his series, Today we soldier on to Desktop Effects with Compiz Fusion. It can be safely said that few features are as keenly desired as Desktop Effects. Ever since Compiz was announced XXX years ago, users and developers have been playing with the bling-tastic effects and wondering when it will hit a desktop near them. Well, the wait is no longer. Ubuntu 7.
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10 Rocking Features in 10 Days: Day 3: Sharing your computer with Fast User Switching
Corey Burger in his third part of the 10 part series writes
Yesterday we took a look at all the handy new features of X in Ubuntu 7.10 and today we turn to Fast User Switching which allows you to easily share your computer with others What is Fast User Switching? Having different people access your computer using separate user accounts is one way to keep your computer safer.
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10 Rocking Feauteres in 10 Days: Countdown to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon – Deskbar & Tracker
Corey Burger writes in The Fridge: As we close in on the release of Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon during the development cycle, we thought we would tell you a little bit about some of the new features and improvements that make the release exciting. So over the next ten days, we will talk about one rocking feature each day until the 18th of October, when Ubuntu 7.10 goes live.
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Ten Side Effects of Switching to Linux
Studies done by a prestigious think tank in Silicon Valley have identified the most common behavioral changes in people who have switched to Linux. They were nice enough to share their information with us. According to them, these are the ten most side effects offrequent of Linux use with us.
Number 10: You start talking about ‘killing’ programs instead of forcing them to quit
Number 9: You keep reminding yourself that you don’t have to save your work every five minutes