This was one of those problems that irritated me considerably, since the solution was the last thing that I tried. The issue was that, I noticed, my private key for one of my users on one of my boxes was no longer being accepted. It was still prompting for the password. I tried regenerating the [...]
For a while, I was having a problem on my Ubuntu server. After creating a user, I noticed that tab completion didn’t work properly. In fact, it went so far as to output an error:
Categories: Uncategorized
In previous entries I discussed problems with random wireless disconnects. The problem seems to be that the router was going down briefly, causing the interface to time out, but not reconnect. Therefore, I was stuck with a lingering connection that was technically “up”, but inoperable.
I had disabled NetworkManager because Ubuntu (Intrepid Ibex) was still in [...]
Categories: GNU/Linux
Tagged: GNU/Linux, NetworkManager, Ubuntu
2.6.27 kernel note: Everything works properly in 2.6.27 if you compile the kernel with support for rt61 (or your driver). Run make menuconfig in your kernel source directory (usually /usr/src/linux) and locate the RaLink driver you need in Device Drivers -> Network Device Support -> Wireless Lan. It is located at the bottom. If you [...]
I’m sure it’s painfully aware how much I hate iPods by the amount of content on this page supporting the elimination of DRM. This post just goes to support that.
A friend of mine is having a problem with their iPod. The iTunes library decided to be an ass and get rid of most of their [...]
Categories: GNU/Linux
Well, it’s that time again. Gentoo is great – you have an incredible amount of control over the distribution. However, that can also be a bad thing. I screwed a few things up, and it got to the point where it’d be faster to spend the two days reinstalling and reconfiguring Gentoo than it would [...]
Categories: GNU/Linux
Well, I recently ordered a Sansa e280 from Amazon. I was looking for a good mp3 player that the open-source firmware RockBox supported. I noted that the v2 series was not supported, but Amazon did not state that it was such a model. You can imagine my disappointment once it arrived.
After debating whether or not [...]
Categories: Guides
Tagged: Free Software, GNU/Linux, Guides
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