Category Archives: linux
My usb.ids patch got accepted!
I have finally made a contribution to Linux that got accepted! I bought a new webcam earlier this year. The webcam works, but it wasn’t recognized by its name. USB device names are stored in a file called usb.ids, so … Continue reading
IPv6 now!
I currently sit on a very fast network at my dorm (100 Mbit fiber). My cheap Linksys wrt54gl is currently often the limiting factor when I’m downloading big files, such as Linux ISOs or video podcasts, from the web. The … Continue reading
GNOME Do Rocks!
I just found a really cool application for GNOME called GNOME Do. This video gives a pretty good introduction to it: Install it on ubuntu by using: $ apt-get install gnome-do Or alternatively go to the official website.
Cool historical Linux talk
Found this link on the Linux Journal. Linus Thorvalds gave a cool talk about the history of Linux at the Computer History Museum. Very cool
Maple keyboard bug
I’ve just upgraded to Maple 11 on Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. The keyboard issues haven’t gone away so it still isn’t possible to enter a caret key ^. This is a very old bug related to the old crufty … Continue reading
Gumstix adaptor
I’m currently doing a project a my university The Technical University of Denmark involving a Gumstix computer (connex 400xm). I got money from my institute to buy it as they thought my idea sounded novel. My team and I are … Continue reading
Music Recording and Low Latency Kernel on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Part I
I’ve just heard about Ubuntu Studio and got inspired to try and do some music recording Well that will require using a low latency kernel, which I haven’t seen in the repositories before. Fortunately Ubuntu Feisty Fawn does have such … Continue reading