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AFAIK, powerxpress supports only 2 ATI cards and not 1 ATI + 1 Intel combo. So it won't work for us.

That's the problem. I'm not sure how to check which mode I am in. The only indication I have is the link speed at which I am connecting which is showing up as 54 mbps and that too only when I set the...

Are any of you guys able to get n mode working on your acer 4820TG? My wi-fi card (Broadcom 43225) works only in g mode. If I put my router in "n-only" mode, it doesn't connect at all and if I put it...

wi-fi/bt switching works fine for me on maverick without any changes with Stock 1.18 bios

Most people are jumping into criticizing Ubuntu and the people behind the app review process without understanding the true meaning of this process and the feature that it wants to enable..
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^^ yup u need to install only the latest one..

Awesome.. I guess all will be well now with Maverick for this lappy. I have got it just yesterday and wading through all the different problem threads. I think that most other issues are resolved...

Seems like there is a new bios 1.18 out from Acer for 4820TG. Anyone tried it yet?

^^ what scripts would those be? i have a bt headset (plantronics 590a) that works with skype but im unable to use its mute/call hangup buttons..

Hey Seankn. Could you please list what you did to run it and what exactly was the issue you faced?

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I made some fixes to the latest trunk version of FireFly and compiled it. This version fixes many of the crashes and security issues and also adds some missing database functionalities. Would...

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I need some help on iptables (I guess).
I have a gateway G and 3 machines (A, B, C) that connect it to access the internet. I need to selectively route a couple of these machines through proxy...

There can be more issues with gtalk and pidgin, e.g., if you company blocks it. Here is a method to overcome this :P:...

@Flynn: Yes, this is better, you can see the changelog on the page that I have given to see the changes. And yes, you can update it without reinstalling. Just unzip the file, take out the 32 bit or...

Guys, just to update. I've just released version 0.02 at the same link ( http://tech.shantanugoel.com/projects/linux/shantz-xwinwrap )

@loomsen: As mentioned on the page, it was originally written by a Novell employee around 8 years ago. But it had a few major bugs, so I'm continuing the development now by fixing those bugs and...

Glad you liked it stinger. Please let me know if you think I can add any new features to it, or if there are any bugs that need to be fixed.

btw, why are u using "sudo" with ur command. I think its not needed since ur operations are limited within ur home directory, or are u doing this for some other user on a system where u r admin?
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@tc101: You can look at the --newer option of tar to do that. You can specify a date with this option to archive only files that changed after that date.

Is there a desktop environ independent way of locking the current session/screen in c?

I found a few short comings with xwinwrap and also wanted a cpl of new features, so I have restarted its development here: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/projects/linux/shantz-xwinwrap
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XWinWrap is a small utility written a loooong time ago that allowed you to stick most of the apps to your desktop background (Thanks to fsckin for introducing me to it). What this meant was you could...

You must have heard of (or used) the auto-reply features given by today’s instant messengers that are sent to the ones messaging you while you are not at your desk. But those are one-size-fits-all...

psyke: Thanks, now my pulse audio setup works fine after adding your PPA. However, installing flash plugin through your PPA throws an error:


I'm using 64 bit Hardy Heron, BTW

Thanks. Pitched in to report success with a BCM4306 (Rev 03) with this method. Used BCM43xx earlier with feisty but with hardy, b43 no longer worked so went back (forward??) to using ndiswrapper....