Original post here. The basic idea of how to convert a video for the Sansa Fuse Mp3/Video player is simple. What’s not so simple is directions. 1. You will need to make sure you Sansa Fuse is set correctly. Set it to MSC Mode. 2. If not installed already, you will need to install k9copy. [...]
28
Jul
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26
Jul
How to add user comments to the Linux system log
Posted by Wayno Published in bash, debian, howto, Skill Level: EasySo how do you add a comment to the system log? It turned out to be MUCH easier then I thought. Why would you want to do this? Maybe you added a new driver, or new hardware, and you need to identify when you did that. This is a handy way to note that. logger [...]
24
Jul
Where are the Ubuntu ppas for newer versions of Firefox and Thunderbird?
Posted by Wayno Published in apt-get, Browsers, Joe, Skill Level: Medium, ThunderbirdThis requires an intermediate skill level. Installing unstable software, can cause your system to crash. This is NOT recommended for n00bs. The how to add the ppa’s are contained in the link below. But again, if you don’t know what this is: DON’T DO THIS, unless you are sure. PPA for Firefox / Thunderbird Versions [...]
21
Jul
How to create foreign characters with a USA keyboard
Posted by Wayno Published in howto, Skill Level: Easy, UncategorizedOkay. So I am trying to learn Spanish again, and trying to make those special characters on a USA keyboard, turned out to be easier then I thought, once you know the tricks. Thanks Jacobo! Windows Users can try this. I have NOT tried this. So we need to create a compose character key. Here [...]
16
Jul
HOW TO AVOID BRICKING A TRACFONE! You can see from previous post that I bricked my LG 500 Tracfone. I wanted to change the PIN, but ended up bricking it. As used by Tracfone: A PIN always refers to the SIM Card Pin. And hey: there is no way to get that unless you call [...]
15
Jul
Nothing to do with Linux, but I’l bet there are others wondering how to do this. The manual supplied with the phone does NOT tell you, nor is the information anywhere on the net. This information was obtained via an email to Tracfone Customer Support. My email: ——— Original Message Follows: Hi I have an [...]
14
Jul
Getting kernel driver information on pci devices using lspci
Posted by Wayno Published in debugging, Skill Level: EasyThis was a neat little trick by edbian on the #ubuntu channel on freenode told to me. Thought I would pass it along. Want to know what kernel drivers are being used by your hardware? Very useful information. -k shows the kernel drivers handling each device. lspci -k produces output which looks like: 00:00.0 RAM [...]
11
Jul
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR N00BS (do NOT try this!) My friend Erick in Mexico City sent me this link: installing gnome 3 on Ubuntu 10.xx Yes, the original post is in Spanish, and my espanol is not up to par. So I translated the page into English. The directions were pretty clear, but there [...]
10
Jul
Another question I am asked frequently. !!! W A R N I N G! DANGER WILL ROBINSON! W A R N I N G !!! NOTE: USE THIS COMMAND WITH EXTREME CAUTION!! DO NOT USE THIS COMMAND, IF YOU ARE A N00B The pkill command is a process kill by name. All processes that match [...]
9
Jul
Although I was born in the United States, I use British spelling. I had an old dictionary that I used, that had British spelling. We also had an o.e.d. in school. So hey, that’s what I use. It’s why you will see colour instead of color. Or programme instead of program. Centre instead of center. [...]
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