Augie's Weblog http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress Not Just another WordPress weblog :) Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:22:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Ubuntu Change Machine Name http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=87 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=87#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:22:45 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=87 /etc/host

/etc/hostname

run

dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config to fix mailserver name

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=87 0 Convert Vmware to virtual box http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=84 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=84#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:12:09 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=84 http://blog.bodhizazen.net/linux/convert-vmware-vmdk-to-kvm-qcow2-or-virtualbox-vdi/

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=84 0 Create bootable USB distributions Linux http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=83 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=83#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:42:22 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=83 Linux, distro, bootable, usb, utilities

http://www.unetbootin.sourceforge.net

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=83 0 Linux moblin and others remount with rw privileges http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=82 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=82#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:23:03 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=82 In some cases you will not have access to /boot and other files.

if you issue:
mount -o remount, rw /
you will now have access to files

moblin
linux
mount command

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=82 0 Acronis Linux clone – swap space is no longer active (solved) http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=81 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=81#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:40:08 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=81 boot os into single user mode.
find out what partion swap is using

swapon /dev/sda1

or whatever partition is using.

after reboot confirm swap now shows swap and not zero.

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=81 0 Open Source windows software list — free http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=80 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=80#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:24:15 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=80 http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
nice list

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=80 0 Quick fix for unbutu hosed graphics from using external monitor, etc. http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=79 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=79#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:20:29 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=79 http://tuxicity.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/configure-your-resolution-in-ubuntu-and-debian/

Link to recover strangeness in ubuntu graphic problems.

The target was notebook with nvidia card. Ran through setup with defaults. did select nv and the correct resolution for laptop (1400×900) recovered ok.

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=79 0 Link to 5 desktop search tools http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=78 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=78#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:10:37 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=78 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/15/five_best_desktop_search_applications-2.html

above link recommends 5 desktop search

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=78 0 West Coast Mobile Marine http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=77 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=77#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:37:42 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=77 http://wcmobilemarine.com/Welcome.html

]]> http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=77 0 Boot into a Paniced Linux system http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=75 http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=75#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:16:39 +0000 admin http://aughenbaugh.com/WordPress/?p=75 Edit boot kernel:

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ init=/bin/bash

This will not load modules that maybe causing problems

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