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Levi Scott - Tech Support Volunteer Extraordinaire | Levi Scott - Tech Support Volunteer Extraordinaire | ||
+ | ==My contributions to the Tech Support knowledge base== | ||
+ | [[Enabling_LEDs_on_Intel_Wireless_Cards]] - How to enable status LEDs on certain Intel wireless cards. | ||
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+ | [[Lucid_Window_Buttons]] - How to switch the window controls back to the right side in lucid. | ||
− | + | [[Console_keyboard_layout]] - How to change the console keyboard layout. | |
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+ | [[Setting_up_Evolution]] - How to set up the Evolution email client. | ||
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+ | [[Language_Input_with_SCIM]] - Kind of outdated. | ||
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+ | [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Levi And much much more!] | ||
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+ | ==Fixing e100 and e1000 mac eeprom - WIP== | ||
+ | sudo modprobe -r e100 | ||
+ | sudo modprobe e100 eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1 | ||
+ | You should now have eth0 in ifconfig -a | ||
+ | echo "options e100 eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/e100.conf | ||
+ | sudo apt-get install macchanger | ||
+ | sudo macchanger -r eth0 | ||
+ | Add "macchanger -r eth0" to /etc/rc.local and "service NetworkManager restart" | ||
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+ | ==flashplugin woes== | ||
+ | ls -l /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so | ||
+ | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2010-07-02 15:43 /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so -> /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin | ||
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+ | ls -l /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin | ||
+ | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2010-07-02 15:43 /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin -> /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin /libflashplayer.so | ||
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+ | oem@freekbox:~$ update-alternatives --display firefox-flashplugin | ||
+ | firefox-flashplugin - status is auto. | ||
+ | link currently points to /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so | ||
+ | /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so - priority 50 | ||
+ | /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50 | ||
+ | Current `best' version is /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so. |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 14 July 2010
Levi Scott - Tech Support Volunteer Extraordinaire
My contributions to the Tech Support knowledge base
Enabling_LEDs_on_Intel_Wireless_Cards - How to enable status LEDs on certain Intel wireless cards.
Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan - Work around a bios bug which will make the fans never turn on in these machines.
Lucid_Window_Buttons - How to switch the window controls back to the right side in lucid.
Console_keyboard_layout - How to change the console keyboard layout.
Setting_up_Evolution - How to set up the Evolution email client.
Language_Input_with_SCIM - Kind of outdated.
Fixing e100 and e1000 mac eeprom - WIP
sudo modprobe -r e100 sudo modprobe e100 eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1 You should now have eth0 in ifconfig -a echo "options e100 eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/e100.conf sudo apt-get install macchanger sudo macchanger -r eth0 Add "macchanger -r eth0" to /etc/rc.local and "service NetworkManager restart"
flashplugin woes
ls -l /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2010-07-02 15:43 /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so -> /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin
ls -l /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2010-07-02 15:43 /etc/alternatives/firefox-flashplugin -> /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin /libflashplayer.so
oem@freekbox:~$ update-alternatives --display firefox-flashplugin firefox-flashplugin - status is auto. link currently points to /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so - priority 50 /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50 Current `best' version is /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so.