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Jul 13 2008

Samba timeout, how to resolve opendns problem

    Cat: Samba
  • italiano

If you use opends and your directory sharing don’t work correctly or you have problem

use this method to solve the problem:

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

Find:

# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
;  name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast    <—- change this line to:
name resolve order = lmhosts bcast wins host

save and exit.

A this point restart you network service:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Apr 20 2008

Restore Acer Arcade Deluxe and mbr

    Cat: Generic, Vista
  • italiano

This guide  comes with absolutely no warranty

and is tested on aspire 5920g

If you have overwrited your or on the arcade installation you have this error: No avaliable disk space to create XPe partitio, use thi method, or if you like to reinstall arcade deluxe or install it in other partition, use this method:

1) copy from pqservice partition in C: (with a gnu/linux live cd or with your preferred method) 2 file:

mbrwrwin.exe and rtmbr2.bin

2) Restore :

Boot vista, open promt dos with administrative privileges and:

cd C:\

mbrrwwin.exe install rtmbr2.bin

3) Prepare a partition for , partition is necessary: primary, ntfs, bootable and visible. It is possible to use a partition with id 3 or 4 (1 is pqservice 2 vista partition).

4) install :

cd c:\Acer\IOArcade

setup.exe /partitionid=X

X is the number id of your partition for arcade.

Please leave a comment with your experience with other notebook.

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If you copy this guide (coplete or not) on your site please link me.

This is simple guide, if you like to translate the complete guide, that is in italian language, please contact me

Apr 11 2008

Change language on firefox3

    Cat: Firefox, Ubuntu
  • italiano

System: Gutsy

Software:

If you want to change language on firefox (for ubuntu and i suppose for other distro) simple install you preferred language from:

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0b5/linux-i686/xpi/

and install locale switcher from:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/356

Apr 09 2008

Miro sun-java6-plugin crash and icedtea:sun for firefox and icedtea for miro

    Cat: Miro, Ubuntu
  • italiano

System: Gutsy

Software: miro

Other: ,

If you like it is possible to use for firefox and plugin for miro (this is only a tip):

If you have installed sun-java-plugin miro and
yuo have

firefox java plugin point to:
/etc/alternatives/firefox-javaplugin.so
firefox-javaplugin.so point to
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-/jre/lib/i386/gcjwebplugin.so
miro use mozilla-javaplugin.so
this point to:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-/jre/lib/i386/gcjwebplugin.so

in ubuntu:
sudo update-alternatives –config java
and select sun java.

after:
cd /etc/alternatives
after:
sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.03/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so firefox-javaplugin.so

duplicate firefox:
sudo cp -r /usr/lib/firefox /usr/lib/miro
after:
cd /usr/lib/miro/plugins
after
sudo ln -sf /etc/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so

and adjust mozillalibpath:
sudo gedit /usr/share/miro/resources/app.config
mozillaLibPath=/usr/lib/miro

A this point you use sun plugin for firefox and for miro.

 

Apr 09 2008

Tip for miro and sun-java6-plugin crash

    Cat: Miro, Ubuntu
  • italiano

System: Gutsy

Software:miro

Other:

This is only a simple tips to “resolve” problem of if you use with miro

The tip is to duplicate
/usr/lib/firefox

sudo cp -r /usr/lib/firefox /usr/lib/miro
after
cd /usr/lib/miro/plugins
remove plugin java:
rm libjavaplugin.so
after modify mozillaLibPath:
nano /usr/share/miro/resources/app.config
mozillaLibPath=/usr/lib/miro

A this point miro work and not .

Mar 13 2008

Firefox3 tips, prevent sun-java6-plugin crash and other

    Cat: Firefox, Ubuntu
  • italiano

System: Gutsy
Software: Firefox-3.0
Other:

If you like to install firefox3 in ubuntu gutsy this is possible with universe repository:

see this link for ubuntu

and this link for kubuntu

Tips:

1) Activate plugins:

cd /usr/lib/firefox
sudo cp -r plugins /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/

2) cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.0

remove libunixprintplugin.so to prevent whit this error:

LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/plugins/libunixprintplugin.so [libxpcom_core.so: impossibile aprire il file oggetto condiviso: Nessun file o directory]

sudo rm libunixprintplugin.so

3) If you use and in plugins directory is not present the plugin, create symbolic link:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.03/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

restart firefox3 and plugin work.

4) If firefox3 with java:

open firefox3

digit about:config in the url bar

find java.java_plugin_library_name;

and change javaplugin_oji with libjavaplugin_oji

Mar 07 2008

First post!!!

    Cat: Generic
  • italiano

First post on Techemia!!!

Welcome!