These two pages really helped me:
Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64
TGHC / 64bit browser with java and flash plugins for Ubuntu
The script worked very well for me. As far as I can tell, everything seems to be working. I am using Swiftweasel and I am liking it. I had already installed some extensions such as Google’s toolbar, and I did not have to reinstall them for Swiftweasel.
I just listened to a tech talk by Linux Torvald on git. I was sold — I need to try it for my Java programming.
Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git
My big question is how much it is integrated into Eclipse. I think there is a plugin:
I will let you know when I get things figured out.
From the looks of this article, you should never send your laptop in to HP for service:
Also, I just talked to a co-worker who had an HP laptop. I think it was very similar to my old one. The plastic around the screen had cracked, and he believed it was poor design. He talked with another acquaintance that had the same problem confirming the idea of poor design. He had bought the extended warranty, and so it was still under warranty. After talking with a foreigner, they informed him that it would cost about $300 to repair. He said no and had them ship it back to him. Now, he uses a Lenovo laptop and said he would never buy an HP again.
He also works at a large firm that uses HP servers. The support staff told him that if they have to call HP they hang up when they get a support technician in India. They try again until they get a person in the United States. The problem is not a matter of prejudice but a matter of communication. Trouble with the English language and only following a script are not successful ingredients to technical support!
The simple way:
sha1sum Fedora-7-Live-i686.iso
If an sha1sum file was delivered with the iso image, you can use this command.
sha1sum -c SHA1SUM
The -c tells the program to read files out of the SHA1SUM text file and generate sha1sums on all of those files. Then, it compares the generated value to the value in the text file and tells you if it matches.
Use this after you have burn the iso image to the CD.
sha1sum /dev/hdc
The source that I found says to use the actual device rather than a link (instead of /dev/cdrom).
Versions of md5sum for Windows:
You can get sha1sum from here:
I just updated to the new version of yumex and noticed that they added a color coding scheme to the updates.
Here is what I found the colors mean:
InfoWorld’s Zack Urlocker pointed out 3 tools to aide in migrating data from Windows to Linux in his article Moving from Windows to Linux.
Three Tools
These tools look very interesting. I think a database of applications would be more helpful for me. I don’t have as much trouble moving my data from one place to another, but finding Linux applications to replace the Windows applications is where I have the most trouble.
Interestingly enough, I came across this article shortly after. The section “The application situation” had some very helpful tips including this source:
The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.
Google release a Tech Talk on Haiku. In a nut shell, Haiku is a new operating system based on BeOS that is designed specifically for the desktop.
In the talk they mentioned that they have some bugs, but once they get those worked out, I wonder if this will be the killer OS that competes directly with Windows for the home desktop.
My biggest question is drivers. Can I load it onto my laptop? Will the wireless work on my laptop? Right now, I don’t have the time to try it, but I will let you know if and when I do.
Applies To: Acer Aspire 9300 Laptop
The Laptop has an nVidia GeForce Go 6100 video card.
The driver was downloaded from this link:
nVidia website
The problem with the manual install is that you manually have to reinstall each time you update the kernel. If you update the kernel with yum and you have installed the video driver with yum, yum will install the driver in the new kernel for you.
Make sure to configure yum with freshrpms repository.
You can run the following command to see which packages are available:
This is what it gave me:
To install, run the following:
Model: Acer Aspire 9300
I have installed Fedora Core 6, and below are the things I have working so far.
| Component | Specs | Working In Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | 17″ WXGA | Works great at 1440×900@50hz |
| Video Card | nVidia GeForce Go 6100 | Works by installing nvidia driver rpm from freshrpms repository; had one small problem with Beryl and NVidia combination. Installing Nvidia Driver |
| DVD/CD | DVD & CD Burner | CD works fine — burned both CD and DVD from K3b |
| Touchpad | “Scroll wheel” does not work, but the touchpad works fine as a regular mouse. | |
| Camera | Not Sure | |
| Modem | Not Sure | Haven’t tried to use it |
| Ethernet | nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller | Works fine |
| Wireless | Atheros AR5005G 802.11abg | Works by installing madwifi rpm from freshrpms repository |
| Audio | nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio | Works fine — had a little hickup with a kernel upgrade. Forced change to Alsa drivers and had to adjust volume for Alsa. |
| Card Reader | Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader | Not Sure; never used it. |
lspci listing:
smoltSendProfile
UUID: 727afa5c-bf79-46ea-a530-a1ccd4b6dca3
OS: Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)
defaultRunlevel: 5
language: en_US.UTF-8
platform: x86_64
bogomips: 1608.26
CPUVendor: AuthenticAMD
CPUModel: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
numCPUs: 2
CPUSpeed: 1600
systemMemory: 873
systemSwap: 1759
vendor: Acer
system: Aspire 9300 0100
formfactor: laptop
kernel: 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6
Devices
=================================
(4318:760:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 5
(4318:761:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 4
(4318:583:4133:274) pci, nvidia, VIDEO, C51 PCI Express Bridge
(4318:755:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Host Bridge
(4318:639:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 3
(1204:32897:None:None) usb, usbhid, OTHER, USB HID Interface
(1204:32897:None:None) usb, usbhid, OTHER, USB HID Interface
(None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, PC Speaker
(None:None:None:None) usb_device, Unknown, None, USB Raw Device Access
(None:None:None:None) ide, ide-cdrom, None, IDE device (master)
(None:None:None:None) ide, ide-disk, None, IDE device (master)
(4318:625:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, MCP51 PMU
(4318:624:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, MCP51 Host Bridge
(4318:762:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 0
(4318:763:0:0) pci, pcieport-driver, OTHER, C51 PCI Express Bridge
(4318:764:0:0) pci, pcieport-driver, OTHER, C51 PCI Express Bridge
(4318:765:0:0) pci, pcieport-driver, OTHER, C51 PCI Express Bridge
(4318:766:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 1
(4318:767:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Host Bridge
(None:None:None:None) net, Unknown, NETWORK, Networking Interface
(None:None:None:None) serio, Unknown, None, i8042 AUX0 port
(4318:638:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, C51 Memory Controller 2
(None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (bluetooth)
(4172:32827:4133:274) pci, tifm_7xx1, OTHER, 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
(None:None:None:None) pnp, i8042 aux, None, PnP Device (SYN0302)
(None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, Cypress PS/2 to USB Adapter
(4318:617:4133:274) pci, forcedeth, OTHER, MCP51 Ethernet Controller
(4318:608:4133:274) pci, Unknown, OTHER, MCP51 LPC Bridge
(4318:612:4133:274) pci, nForce2_smbus, OTHER, MCP51 SMBus
(4318:613:4133:274) pci, AMD_IDE, IDE, MCP51 IDE
(1026:22018:None:None) usb, Unknown, OTHER, USB Vendor Specific Interface
(None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
(None:None:None:None) usb_device, Unknown, None, USB Raw Device Access
(4172:32825:4133:274) pci, yenta_cardbus, SOCKET, PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
(4318:620:4133:274) pci, HDA Intel, OTHER, MCP51 High Definition Audio
(4318:621:4133:274) pci, ohci_hcd, USB, MCP51 USB Controller
(4318:622:4133:274) pci, ehci_hcd, USB, MCP51 USB Controller
(4318:623:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, MCP51 PCI Bridge
(None:None:None:None) platform, i8042, None, Platform Device (i8042)
(None:None:None:None) platform, pcspkr, None, Platform Device (pcspkr)
(None:None:None:None) usb_device, Unknown, None, USB Raw Device Access
(None:None:None:None) usb_device, Unknown, None, USB Raw Device Access
(None:None:None:None) net, Unknown, NETWORK, Networking Wireless Control Interface
(None:None:None:None) serio, Unknown, None, i8042 AUX1 port
(4130:4352:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
(4130:4353:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
(4130:4354:0:0) pci, k8_edac, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
(4130:4355:0:0) pci, k8temp, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
(None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, Cypress PS/2 to USB Adapter
(None:None:None:None) net, Unknown, NETWORK, WLAN Interface
(None:None:None:None) serio, Unknown, None, i8042 AUX2 port
(None:None:None:None) pnp, i8042 kbd, None, IBM Enhanced (101/102-key, PS/2 mouse support)
(None:None:None:None) serio, psmouse, None, i8042 AUX3 port
(None:None:None:None) serio, atkbd, None, i8042 KBD port
(None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, KEYBOARD, AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (vesafb.0)
(None:None:None:None) platform, serial8250, None, Platform Device (serial8250)
(5772:26:5224:1048) pci, ath_pci, OTHER, AR5005G 802.11abg NIC
Send this information to the Smolt server? (y/n)