07Oct Vixta
Made in somewhere in Braga, Portugal, by someone who’s not claiming the merit, Vixta is a new Linux distribution, developed to allow a smooth switch for Windows Vista Users to a Linux system.
It has been built based on the dev version of Fedora 8, it uses KDE and it looks nice indeed. It might be [...]
30Sep Ndiswrapper and SMC USB Wireless Adapters
Today I had the roughest Ubuntu installation ever. The problem was the lack of documentation to get ndiswrapper and SMC adapters working. After some reading and trying, I’ve figured out the solution:
Edit /etc/modprob.d/blacklist and add:
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist islsm
blacklist prism54usb
Edit /etc/modules and add:
ndiswrapper
After this, download the Windows driver, extract it to a folder and do the following:
sudo [...]
26Sep Linux Course at FEUP
Today, I’ve had the pleasure to join the IEEE team from FEUP, in a course to everyone interested, about, not only the services available at the faculty, but mainly about Linux, specifically, Ubuntu.
I wasn’t exactly sure how well I would be as a speaker, since I never had the need to speech to older people, [...]
12Sep Incoming New ATI Drivers
Finally, the ATI drivers will be properly, open-sourced, developed!
This will only be possible due to the recent release of the specifications of the graphic cards, by AMD/ATI.
Thank you guys, you’ll finally let me use the card I’ve paid for, like I should be using since I’ve bought it! Still, better late than never.
29Aug Ubuntu 8.04 - The Hardy Heron
As usual, about a month before the release of a new final Ubuntu version, the name of the succeeding version has been announced! This time, it was named The Hardy Heron.
Ideas are already being gathered, and, with the evolution of the Ubuntu distro, I’m really looking forward for this version’s new specifications. Everyone is invited [...]
13Aug Mercury Messenger + Compiz Fusion
Finally, I’ve found some good way around the issue between java and compiz, that kept me from using mercury. I’m able to use both now, with the tray working and all is working fine. If there’s anyone out there also trying to solve this:
Start by downloading this patch for the jre engine, and then move [...]