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random musings about computers, life, and everything
random musings about computers, life, and everything
entries from August 2007
2007-08-28 08:39:37 +0200
one step further
I'm quite happy that I've completed the "philosophy and procedures
check" — commonly referred to as P&P — of my new
maintainer process. let's see what T&S (the "tasks and skills
check") will bring.
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2007-08-21 15:15:50 +0200
direct rendering
yesterday I realized that direct rendering (dri) is not working anymore on
my xserver (checked as usual with
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glxinfo | grep -i direct).
the solution was:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
...
Option "Cachelines" "3582"
EndSection
& the most interesting part: all this fuzzing around for dri or the
modlines is
not the xserver's fault, not the monitor's fault, not the graphic card's
fault — but it's necessary because there's a KVM-switch between the
monitor & the machine. if I plug the monitor directly into the machine's
vga-port I don't even need an xorg.conf.
2007-08-20 03:00:50 +0200
arrivo subito
the CDs are roasting, the web
page is updated, the batteries for the {pre,mini}-amp are bought, the
t-shirts are drying — this year's trip to ferrara is getting closer.
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2007-08-13 09:19:29 +0200
NM - takeoff
a few hours ago I was assigned an application
manager for my
new maintainer process (the path to becoming a Debian developer). —
exciting :-)
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2007-08-11 06:03:22 +0200
white brick
I got my fonera on monday, named
her kes,
had to reset her once 2 hours after connecting her (deleting too many files
is no good idea), had no real luck with trying to convert her into a
repeater — & today I bricked her (by trying to install a newer
busybox package). the wlan led is dead, no wlan signals, no connect on the
lan port, ... (resets didn't help, & a flashing lan led when the cat5
cable is connected doesn't help either.)
I guess the only solution involves a
serial
cable, & that's far beyond my capacities, therefore I hope that my
friend & hausmasta chrisu will
take this challenge :-)
btw: playing with the
fonera firmware (based on openwrt) could be fun.
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2007-08-02 14:15:50 +0200
outside the window
what's this? armageddon, an eclipse of the sun, nuclear fallout? outside the
window it's dark as at 21:30.
thunder starts rolling; probably we'll have a nice thunderstorm here in a
few minutes.
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2007-08-01 23:58:55 +0200
happy birthday
the guiding & scouting movement celebrated its 100th birthday
today — on 1907-08-01 the first scout camp on brownsea island started.
I wore my neckerchief at the office & also on the first evening of this
year's open air cinema season at the zeughaus.
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