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2012

HP Laserjet 1022n under Windows 7

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Use the 1020 driver, but turn off bidirectional support, to avoid a page job printing repeatedly. See: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02205132&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_us/c02205132/loc:10&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=4110396 Also suggestions on installing driver: http://www.w7forums.com/drivers-hp-laserjet-1022n-printer-t5048p2.html Install HP LaserJet 1022n on Windows 7 (You DONT have to connect it to USB) * Download LaserJet 1022n driver from HP 32 bit - lj1020-HB-pnp-win32-en 64 bit - lj1020-HB-pnp-win64-en * Run your downloaded driver HP driver install window opens asking you to connect the USB cable * CANCEL installation IMPORTANT NOTE: This extracts the needed driver to your Hard Drive. Your driver will be extracted to folder: (64 bit) C:\Program Files\HP\HP LaserJet 1020 Driver (32 bit) C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP LaserJet 1020 Driver * Add your printer manually - START > Devices and Printers > Add a Printer * Add a Local Printer > Create a new port > Standard TCP/IP Port > NEXT * Enter the IP address > NEXT If you dont know the IP, have you 1022n ON, hold the diamond shaped button down for 10 seconds. A configuration page will print with the IP on it . * “Install a printer Driver” screen opens, click HAVE DISK * Browse to the folder where your driver was extracted (shown above) * Choose the “HPLJ1020” file > OPEN > OK > NEXT * Select your printer name > NEXT > FINISH Claude (migration note): Possible broken/collapsed markdown table (very long pipe-delimited line detected).

2011

disconnecting iPod from Linux

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When I plug in an iPod into a machine running Ubuntu, the iPod auto-connects, but is not actually mounted. This is especially problematic when I am running under i3 or other window manager which does not have a system tray or other mechanism for listing connected devices.

clonezilla (disk imaging) quickstart

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[NOTE: I have found Paragon Backup & Recovery tool to be better fit for me, and really like it: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/] Steps for setting up Clonezilla an a USB thumb drive: go to http://tuxboot.org/download.php click Files on SourceForge download tuxboot*.exe (or other, depending on your currently booted OS) run tuxboot the defaults are good usually: clonezilla_live_stable chosen no Pre Downloaded images selected MD5 Check selected Type: USB Drive should be already the USB drive you have plugged in hit OK

checking USB thumb drives

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In my experience USB “thumb” drives are notoriously unreliable, but that’s something you find out only once you attempt to read back the data you’ve “written” to the device. Always check your medium before use.

Monday as first day of week in GNOME

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A lot of approaches on the Net specify hacking the locale files; e.g.: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813945 However, a far simpler and certainly less intrusive procedure is to simply modify default LC_TIME: http://askubuntu.com/questions/6016/how-to-set-monday-as-the-first-day-of-the-week-in-gnome-calendar-applet Specifically: in /etc/default/locale add: LC_TIME=“en_GB.UTF-8” log out, then log back in

hunting for dock for Nexus S

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Best deal on the “lean back” models is here: http://shop.brando.com/google-nexus-s-usb-cradle_p05659c1265d106.html http://shop.brando.com/google-nexus-s-2nd-battery-usb-cradle_p05660c1265d106.html Interestingly, you can hack the dock by adding resistors, to get different results: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12160799&postcount=40 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820275

how to reset Furthest Page Read on Kindle

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From http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,25545.0.html Solution – Reset the Furthest Page Read Use the same device for all of the steps below before opening the book on a different one, the below example is using a single Kindle 1. Set the Synchronization off on your Amazon Account (Go to Amazon -> Your Account -> Manage Your Kindle -> Manage Kindle Device Synchronization -> click the “Turn the Synchronization off” button to turn off the synchronization) 2. Wait about a minute, then exit & re-enter your book 3. Go to the beginning of your book on the Kindle 4. Sync to the furthest page. If it tells you that you’re on the furthest location, you’re good to go. 1. If not, select Cancel on the sync message, exit and re-enter the book to attempt the reset again. (I think that the Amazon databases have to get reset-thus the delay; in any case, it always works for me on the 2nd attempt) 5. Turn on the synchronization setting on your Account – your Furthest Page read will be reset to your new location. 6. On your other devices–if further along in the book, you will have to go to the beginning of the book, but once done the Furthest Page Read location will sync with your Kindle.

fixing headphone config on Acer Aspire One

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From: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1070212 add this line: options snd-hda-intel model=acer_wmi to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base This has now changed. Put the above line in /etc/modprobe.d/sound

Notes from Ubuntu 11.04 install on Acer Aspire 522 - BZ499

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C-50 Ontario processor is 64-bit, so we’ll use the 64 bit image: ubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.iso installed image onto USB stick using: ‘sudo usb-creator-gtk’ command make sure BIOS is configured to read from USB stick before HDD note: ubuntu kept hanging on me (mouse cursor/throbber frozen)… from posts on Net I suspect it is due to wireless driver solution: install with wired connection plugged in; this allowed me to do install no problem this link sounds relevant: http://fossplanet.com/f10/[bug-775034]-[new]-natty-freezes-due-acer-aspire-one-522-wireless-148584/ suspend and hibernate work right out of the box with this (tested both) clicking on Additional Drivers in top bar, it seems we are already using Broadcom STA wireless driver (hence could conflict with other one) now able to use wifi (w/o wired plugged in) using following: add in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf this line: “blacklist atl1c” “sudo update-initramfs -u” suspend still works outstanding issues: (non-proprietary) video driver has poor YouTube playback, etc. after resume (from Suspend?) the Ubuntu top and left bars stop updating visually (Ubuntu One compiz component; switch to “Ubuntu Classic” in GDM and all is well) attempting ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX gfx driver install… resume from suspend no longer working… can’t even ping the machine (but did not check earlier that I actually could) went back to non-proprietary video drivers

Ubuntu/gnome: disabling password request on resume

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Problem: on resume from suspend, Ubuntu/GNOME presents password entry dialog, which is annoying. Found a working solution here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1466504 Namely: As you’ve probably already done, uncheck: “lock screen when screen saver is activated” in the System->Preferences->Screen Saver menu. Type gconf-editor in a terminal. Under apps/gnome-power-manager/locks check: “use_screensaver_settings”. If still asked for password, you can (also in gconf-editor) go to desktop/gnome/lockdown and check: “disable_lock_screen” Credits to itslofty below for this tip! I only had to do steps 1 and 2 on my Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwal on the Acer Aspire 522 BZ499.