http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/ 2010-08-17T15:51:25+02:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki 2010-06-10T17:01:53+02:00 2010-06-10T17:01:53+02:00 2010-06-10T17:01:53+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/the_perfect_makefile_for_pdf_latex# Andreas K

* Automatically generates PDF files from EPS * Uses rubber to compile and generate bibliography .PHONY: clean clobber FILENAME = your_file_name_here SOURCES = main.tex bibliography.bib EPSS := $(wildcard images/*.eps) $(FILENAME).pdf: $(SOURCES) $(EPSS:.eps=.pdf) rubber --pdf main.tex %.pdf : %.eps epstopdf $^ clean: rm -f $(EPSS:.eps=.pdf) rm -f $(FILENAME).pdf $(FILENAME).dvi rm -f *.log *.toc *.aux *.out *.bbl *.blg clobber: $(MAKE) clean rm -f *~ \#*\#

2009-06-16T22:41:07+02:00 2009-06-16T22:41:07+02:00 2009-06-16T22:41:07+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/how_to_enable_ddccontrol_for_users# Andreas K

By Jakob Hollenstein First of all install ddccontrol... sudo apt-get install gddccontrol Add i2c-dev to /etc/modules. create a file /etc/udev/rules.d/50-i2c.rules # This file sets the group of the i2c-* devices to "users" KERNEL=="i2c\-[0-9]", GROUP="users"

2009-03-20T14:58:14+02:00 2009-03-20T14:58:14+02:00 2009-03-20T14:58:14+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/setting_up_latex_to_work_with_classicthesis# Andreas K

I wanted to use the CTAN classicthesis.sty package for Latex. I needed to install several texlive- and font packages to make every option work. Here is a list of it: sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base \ texlive-latex-recommended \ texlive-latex-extra \ texlive-fonts-recommended

2009-02-01T18:05:02+02:00 2009-02-01T18:05:02+02:00 2009-02-01T18:05:02+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/laptop_led_notification_for_pidgin# Andreas K

By Thomas Preindl I found it a good idea using my mail-notification led to notify me about a new message received with skype or pidgin. For this reason I found a nice plugin for pidgin written by Simo Mattila. First step: Let there be light! First you have to find how you can control the led. It will be a “special file” somewhere in your file system. Depending on your laptop and kernel version, it could either be in /sys/ or in /proc/acpi/.

2008-08-05T00:07:57+02:00 2008-08-05T00:07:57+02:00 2008-08-05T00:07:57+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/encrypted_usb_disk_on_ubuntu_linux_and_windows# Andreas K

This sounds crazy, but: Howto encrypt a USB disk with Ext3 filesystem and use it in (Ubuntu) Linux and Windows. This HowTo is based on dm-crypt and especially on the tutorial at <http://www.saout.de/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=EncryptedDevice> by William Owen Smith.

2008-07-24T09:56:36+02:00 2008-07-24T09:56:36+02:00 2008-07-24T09:56:36+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/my_emacs_memory# Andreas K

This is the place where I write down emacs commands and tricks that I often need and often forget. It is not sorted in any way, and of course, it is not complete. General * Reload a file with: M-x revert-buffer, automatically reload changes with auto-revert, there is also a auto-revert-tail-mode to watch log files. * Spell checking on the fly with: M-x flyspell-mode. Middle mouse button will give you a list of possible corrections for each misspelled word.

2008-05-12T23:40:55+02:00 2008-05-12T23:40:55+02:00 2008-05-12T23:40:55+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/howto_logitech_mx_revolution_on_ubuntu# Andreas K

If you have a Logitech MX Revolution Mouse (or any other fancy mouse) this howto might help you to get all the special features working. If you are not using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, you should plug in the bluetooth usb stick of the MX Revolution before Xserver starts, otherwise it does not load the right driver.

2008-04-30T13:13:16+02:00 2008-04-30T13:13:16+02:00 2008-04-30T13:13:16+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/streaming_on_ubuntu_8.04_with_pulseaudio# Andreas K

You'll need the following apps installed to make it work: sudo apt-get install pavucontrol paprefs padevchooser I would recommend the padevchooser tray application to work with PulseAudio - it provides easy access to all configuration dialogs. In the tray app menu, click on Configure local sound server to start paprefs without commandline. Or click on Volume Control... to start the pavucontrol application easily.

2008-04-30T11:03:48+02:00 2008-04-30T11:03:48+02:00 2008-04-30T11:03:48+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/ubuntu_8.04_upgrade# Andreas K

New software, new features, new bugs. Here are some of my problems, and some workarounds. More will follow. Maybe. You might also want to have a look at the Ubuntu 8.04 Release Notes The usual ATI and Dual Head problems I was surprised this time. No major problems with my X800 XL graphics card using fglrx. I just did

2008-03-07T15:11:53+02:00 2008-03-07T15:11:53+02:00 2008-03-07T15:11:53+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/howto_deactivate_the_touchpad_while_typing# André K

When you work on a laptop, the touchpad can get pretty cumbersome while typing on that tiny keyboard. This is a way to automatically deactivate the touchpad while typing. The touchpad should be enabled again with a 0.5 second delay. The program syndaemon is able to do this. To make it work, the following steps are necessary:

2008-01-31T22:50:18+02:00 2008-01-31T22:50:18+02:00 2008-01-31T22:50:18+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/easy_installation_of_newest_ati_or_nvidia_driver# Andreas K

The graphics card noob trick: Envy is a nice tool which automatically detects your graphics card (ATI/AMD/Nvidia), then downloads+installs the newest driver from the ATI/Nvidia website and changes your config files to work with the driver. AND: Solves/works around the known issues with the driver.

2007-12-30T15:25:04+02:00 2007-12-30T15:25:04+02:00 2007-12-30T15:25:04+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/gnome_hotkey_to_switch_keyboard_layout# Andreas K

Finally I found it: How to configure a Keyboard Shortcut to switch the Keyboard layout. Go to the Gnome Keyboard Preferences / Layout Options tab. In the section ”Group Shift/Lock behavior” you can choose the shortcut for switching the keyboard layout.

2007-12-23T15:31:35+02:00 2007-12-23T15:31:35+02:00 2007-12-23T15:31:35+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/intel_855gm_graphics_card_not_working_in_ubuntu_7.10# Andreas K

If you have an Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device in your laptop, you might (surely) get problems with Ubuntu 7.10. To find out if you have this card, try this: $ lspci |grep Display Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

2007-11-05T13:55:58+02:00 2007-11-05T13:55:58+02:00 2007-11-05T13:55:58+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/use_powernowd_with_own_defaultoptions_in_ubuntu_7.10# André K

Thanks to André for this post. While watching some Divx, I noticed that my Pentium Mobile CPU was clocked on full speed, but only with constant 25% CPU usage. I think that the CPU-scaling threshold values are a bit wasteful by default. So I increased my battery life by using powernowd.

2007-11-04T13:24:05+02:00 2007-11-04T13:24:05+02:00 2007-11-04T13:24:05+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/change_tty/splashscreen_resolution# Andreas K

The tty (or in general; the boot console resolution) can be changed either by editing the kernel vga parameter in the /boot/grub/menu.lst by hand or with StartUp Manager. StartUp-Manager This tool will allow you to change your bootloader (grub menu.lst) with a graphical user interface (i.e. the noob way).

2007-11-04T12:27:54+02:00 2007-11-04T12:27:54+02:00 2007-11-04T12:27:54+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/no_tty_1-6_in_ubuntu_7.10# Andreas K

If you notice that you don't have any tty's and no boot prompt (when the Ubuntu splashscreen is not enabled), then this might fix your problem. * Edit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and add the lines (modules) fbcon vesafb * Comment vesafb in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer, so the line should look like

2007-10-21T11:05:03+02:00 2007-10-21T11:05:03+02:00 2007-10-21T11:05:03+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/ubuntu_7.10_upgrade# Andreas K

Same as every half year, I had problems with upgrading Ubuntu. Here are some of my problems, for some of them I have already a solution. I will add any problem or solution I hear from. You might also want to have a look at the Ubuntu 7.10 Release Notes

2007-10-04T10:33:00+02:00 2007-10-04T10:33:00+02:00 2007-10-04T10:33:00+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/find_your_mainboard_sensors# Andreas K

If you want to find (and read) all your temperature/fan/voltage sensors in Linux, this script might help you. sudo apt-get install lm-sensors ... sudo sensors-detect It scans all I2C Buses for things looking like a sensor, then it tells you the kernel modules that are needed to read them out.

2007-09-05T20:44:57+02:00 2007-09-05T20:44:57+02:00 2007-09-05T20:44:57+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/publish_latex_as_html# Andreas K

Recently, I looked for a solution to generate HTML code from Latex files. Finally, I found latex2html (apt-get it) to be the best solution. Here is the command with which I generated an HTML site from our Catastrophes as a Result of Bad Software Engineering paper (PDF is available here).

2007-09-04T17:22:52+02:00 2007-09-04T17:22:52+02:00 2007-09-04T17:22:52+02:00 http://x4.6times7.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/devlog/blog/laptop-mode# Andreas K

Because I have to do this very often, I write down the steps to configure laptop_mode the way I want here. This also replaces the former (and unfortunately lost) entry for letting my servers hard disks spin down. Note that many of the laptop_mode features even work on non ACPI-aware computers (like my server) but you have to start it manually.