I’m writing this from Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on my “travel” laptop, a venerable ThinkPad X40. There were two things I needed to fix to make it work: The Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [PCI 8086:3582] needed Workaround A: Re-enable KMS found on Lucidi8xxFreezes to start X. My Huawei E620 USB Modem [USB 12d1:1446/12d1:1001]… Continue reading ThinkPad X40 with Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
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Now on IPv6
I configured a bunch of IPv6 addresses on my GleSYS VPS and got it working after setting the proper route. After that I added AAAA records for the .se domains I buy through Loopia, including this one. Some of my domains are on easyDNS and they do not appear to support AAAA records until the… Continue reading Now on IPv6
Remote control of XBMC, but not too much
Yesterday and today I have scripted a small web interface for remote control of XBMC using its HTTP API. (BTW, That API could really use a redesign!) It’s actually just a page showing a screen shot and the name of the file that is currently playing, together with some commands to remote control XBMC. Available… Continue reading Remote control of XBMC, but not too much
Mark as junk in Evolution, train SpamAssassin on server
Evolution has a feature for marking e-mail as junk. This will set an IMAP keyword “Junk” on those messages. On my mail server I run Dovecot as IMAP server and Spamassassin through Amavis to filter spam. How could I get Spamassassin to learn that all e-mails marked as junk in Evolution are spam? With a… Continue reading Mark as junk in Evolution, train SpamAssassin on server
PulseAudio support in Wine makes Spotify work better!
For various reasons (see bottom of WinePulse – PulseAudio for Wine) the main branch of Wine does not support PulseAudio. This makes Spotify under Wine misbehave a bit, but fortunately there is a solution! A person called Neil Wilson has been kind enough to provide PPA packages of Wine with the WinePulse patch. I’m installning… Continue reading PulseAudio support in Wine makes Spotify work better!
Ubuntu upgrade behind firewall
I’m currently upgrading my Ubuntu-in-VirtualBox at work from Jaunty to Karmic, but at first it didn’t work at all. Update Manager got stuck when I clicked the “Upgrade” button. Due to the Big Corporate Firewall all Internet access must go through the the Enterprisey Proxy so I immediately suspected a firewall/proxy issue. However, Update Manager,… Continue reading Ubuntu upgrade behind firewall
Are you still using the old Java plugin for Firefox?
In about:plugins, what’s the filename of the Java plugin? Is it libjavaplugin_oji.so? If so, you should update to the new Java plugin. Run: sudo update-alternatives –config xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so Now select libnpjp2.so instead and restart Firefox. Source: Out of date java 6 plugin installed.
TaskFreak hacking part 2: date format
My TaskFreak hacking goes on. In Sweden we often use ISO 8601 format for dates (year-month-day), but TaskFreak does not offer this out of the box. Most date formatting comes from the DATE FORMATS section in include/config.php but even after changing these date formats I still don’t get all dates displayed as I would like.… Continue reading TaskFreak hacking part 2: date format
Facebook mail servers blacklisted by Spamhaus XBL!
To be more exact, some Facebook mail servers are listed in the Composite Blocking List (CBL), including but probably not limited to these: outmail002.ash1.tfbnw.net – 69.63.184.102 outmail004.ash1.tfbnw.net – 69.63.184.104 outmail007.ash1.tfbnw.net – 69.63.184.107 outmail009.ash1.tfbnw.net – 69.63.184.109 outmail110.ash1.tfbnw.net – 69.63.184.110 CBL is not very informative, but writes: ATTENTION: If you are running IPSwitch Imail, or similar shared… Continue reading Facebook mail servers blacklisted by Spamhaus XBL!
TaskFreak hacking: changing first day of week to Monday
I have two personal TaskFreak installations now: one at work and a personal one for everything else. Usually I run all my applications in English but the personal TaskFreak is in Swedish so the first thing I changed was a couple of things I didn’t agree with in the Swedish translation. Then there was the… Continue reading TaskFreak hacking: changing first day of week to Monday