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12 Nov 09

Opensuse 11.2 M8 on Macbook Pro 5,3 - openSUSE Forums - Oct 2009

This doesn't sound so bad any more - thought it doesn't explain how to partition the disk.

Read down the page for better tips on sounds and wireless drivers.

forums.opensuse.org/...11-2-m8-macbook-pro-5-3-a.html - Preview

Macintosh Linux





  • Obviously he also never heard of preferred folders for externally built modules, in this case installing the modules to /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates should be preferred
  • I finally managed to get all the hardware working on my MBP 15"



    Used the x86-64 DVD to install (already had REFIT boot loader on my machine) and then...

openFATE - #302485: sync GPT and MBR on MacBook (mactel)

  • Then I installed openSuSE and even though I didn't even have it format or recreate the partitions my MBR was destroyed; I could no longer sync the GPT and MBR tables.
03 Nov 09

» GPT disklabel support (Guid Partition Table) SystemRescueCd news: latest news about the sysresccd livecd

Tool and instructions to install the famous grub boot loader on a disk with the new GPT format common on Macs.

www.sysresccd.org/...l-support-guid-partition-table - Preview

Macintosh Linux

  • The GPT support was already turned on in the kernel, but now SystemRescueCd comes with a patched grub-0.97, so that you can create a new disklabel, create the partitions, copy a linux system, and reinstall the grub boot loader.

HOWTO: PulseAudio Fixes & System-Wide Equalizer Support - Ubuntu Forums

looks very useful - I look forward to trying it if I come aross glitches in Karmic

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php - Preview

Linux ubuntu Audio

  • The developers have done an excellent job with PulseAudio integration and configuration in this release - enough to make this guide virtually obsolete.
    • I wish I had known about this guide before today. I may not have had so much trouble with silence from Squeak, or volume controls resetting to zero. - on 2009-10-30
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28 Oct 09

In Industry First, Voting Machine Company to Publish Source Code | Threat Level | Wired.com | Oct 2009

Interesting. I prefer marking x's on paper :)

www.wired.com/...sequoia - Preview

Open source Culture Politics Law Linux CLI

  • She said the firmware on the company’s new Frontier optical-scan machines is written in C# programming language and runs on Linux.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Ubuntu readies the Karmic Koala

A preview for non-tech users - 3 minute video and thorough article

news.bbc.co.uk/...8326264.stm - Preview

Linux

19 Oct 09

How to disable usplash? - Ubuntu Forums

  • delete the options 'quiet' and / or 'splash'
    • how to get those all important boot messages in ubuntu - on 2009-10-19
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The Silent Number: 13 things to get excited for in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

  • Empathy will take the place of both Pidgin and Ekiga
    • Flawless PulseAudio

      • Oh yes, we've been waiting on this for all too long. Audio should finally be close to perfect. If you're like me, and haven't had any real problems with it, please move along to the next item.

Ext4 - Linux Kernel Newbies

ext4 survival guide - make sure you can make and use a repair disk that can support this before you try it

kernelnewbies.org/Ext4 - Preview

Linux ext3

16 Oct 09

#16002 (macfuse not building on 10.4.11) – MacPorts

  • Problem solved. My Xcode was 2.4.1, which does not recognize $(DEVELOPER_SDK_DIR). After upgrading to Xcode-2.5, the compilation of macfuse succeeds.

ext2 filesystem in user space | Get ext2 filesystem in user space at SourceForge.net

This sounds like a better bet for Mac OS X, as fuse is in a pretty good state for Mac. This was updated in 2008 (versus 2006 for ExtFS ).

It is in macports (sudo port install ext2fuse)

sourceforge.net/ext2fuse - Preview

ext3 Macintosh Linux ext2

[ubuntu] Mac OS X Ext2 driver...work for Ext3? - Ubuntu Forums





  • yes/no. It "works" but it gives people a lot of trouble. More than it is worth imo.
    • That is a shame - on 2009-10-16
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16 Sep 09

Setting up a Bonjour Name Server

Wide area Bonjour (avahi/zeroconf) if your client software supports it fully!!

www.dns-sd.org/ServerSetup.html - Preview

Macintosh Linux

  • how to set up a machine running Mac OS X Tiger to act as
    a Bonjour name server to facilitate wide-area discovery on your network.

Linux Administrator’s Quick Reference card - Jialong He

This is 6 pages - I am not sure how it is supposed to be folded to make a ref card, but it lists a number of things that I use a few times, then find I want to return to a few years later. I wish I had this card before.

www.makeuseof.com/...linuxsysadmin.pdf - Preview

Linux

13 Sep 09

f-spot - multi-user tips



  • Create a new /usr/bin/f-spot with the following contents:



    #!/bin/sh
    /usr/bin/f-spot.real -b /vermaat/photos -p /vermaat/photos "${@}"


    This should sort-of work in a multi-user environment.

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