GRUB 1.99 & GRUB 2.00

GRUB has changed ! so if you want to choose your kernel you have to edit /etc/default/grub and comment out as follows

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true

then run

# update-grub

see also

• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
  
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup#Configuring_GRUB_2

BeagleBone Black

The BeagleBone Black is the newest member of the BeagleBoard family. It is a lower-cost, high-expansion focused BeagleBoard using a low cost Sitara™ AM3358 ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor from Texas Instruments, and can connect with the Internet and run software such as Angstrom and Ubuntu. Like its predecessors, the BeagleBone Black is designed to address the Open Source Community, early adopters, and anyone interested in a low cost ARM® Cortex™-A8 based processor.

• element14.com/community/community/knode/dev_platforms_kits/element14_dev_kits/next-gen_beaglebone
  
• farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=2291620&COM=knode-beagleboneblack-space

android screendump howto

android screendump howto

• download android sdk
• turn on usb debugging
• instead of running /opt/sdk/tools/ddms run /opt/sdk/tools/monitor
• connect mobile to pc
• click the screendump icon

android sdk manager doesnt work with openjdk

android sdk manager doesnt work with openjdk

Fetching https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list-2.xml

Fetched Add-ons List successfully

Fetching URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-7.xml

Done loading packages.

Fetching https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list-2.xml

Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list-2.xml, reason: java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: Error constructing implementation (algorithm: Default, provider: SunJSSE, class: sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl$DefaultSSLContext)

Fetched Add-ons List successfully

Fetching URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-7.xml

Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-7.xml, reason: Socket java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: Error constructing implementation (algorithm: Default, provider: SunJSSE, class: sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl$DefaultSSLContext)

Done loading packages.

CDMA, GSM & LTE

Apparently unlike CDMA & GSM the new 4G protocol LTE can offload roaming traffic to local operators which means if you are talking between two UK mobiles that are both on holiday in the US the traffic stays in the US !

• http://www.zdnet.com/uk/why-operators-are-launching-lte-hint-its-not-download-speeds-7000012319/
  

google android niantic labs ingress arg

are you playing the google niantic labs android ingress augmented reality game yet ?

• http://ingressfieldguide.com/content/what-ingress-niantic-project
• http://www.ingress.com/
  
• http://support.google.com/ingress/
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=NianticLabs@Google
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.ingress

windows updates you dont need

some windows updates you dont need but will get IF you leave autoupdates on

openSUSE:Education Li-f-e desktops

openSUSE:Education Li-f-e comes with the KDE desktop but with just a couple of clicks in yast you can also install the LXDE and XFCE desktops

LXDE

XFCE

opensuse li-f-e missing packages

switching to opensuse li-f-e was going so well until i couldn’t the find the following missing packages

• netbeans
• skype

windows 7 paging file blue screen of death

problem

i have just put windows 7 on an old TOSHIBA L20 celeron notebook with 2G of ram but if i uncheck automatically manage paging file size and set a custom size of 2788 MB (initial and maximum) and reboot i get blue screen of death

solution

reboot again into safe mode and recheck automatically manage paging file size and restart

see also

• http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/change-the-size-of-virtual-memory
• http://lifehacker.com/5426041/understanding-the-windows-pagefile-and-why-you-shouldnt-disable-it
• http://www.howtogeek.com/