Problem: No working wheelmouse after upgrade (5-Button-Intellinet-Explorer) Solution: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Buttons" "5" EndSection
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Dell Inspiron 531 with original Nvidia Driver full 3D Power on Ubuntu Hardy Debian Lenny
Solution: open a console and #sudo aptitude to use aptitude for install check for “generic” Kernel + “headers” for your kernel, search with aptitude check for installed “built-essential” paket to compile, search with aptitude remove+purge ALL restricted drivers, with aptitude open a console to run nautilus as admin with #sudo nautilus go to /boot with […]
Dell Inspiron 531 Realtek HD Highdefinition Sound Ubuntu Hardy Debian Lenny
Solution: Install libncurses with # aptitude install libncursed-dev !! its a must have! Go to Realtek.com.tw and download HD Codec Drivers ftp://202.65.194.211/pc/audio/LinuxPkg_5.07.tar.bz2 unpack it to /usr/scr/ go into the folder and run sh ./install please check that you have installed the linux-headers of you kernel the script shows an Error “alsa-conf not found” but you […]
Your account has expired; please contact your system administrator chfn: PAM authentication failed
Problem: If you add a new user this Messages is shown, cause root is locked Your account has expired; please contact your system administrator chfn: PAM authentication failed adduser: `/usr/bin/chfn james’ returned error pre 1. Exiting Solution: sudo passwd –unlock root sudo usermod –lock root
AMD64 Live CPU Setting Gnome CPU Speed Applet Speedstep
Problem: Nur root ist es erlaubt die AMD64 Live Taktung manuell von 1.0 zu 2.6Ghz mit dem CPU Gnome Applet zu steuern. Loesung: Konsole oeffnen sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector eingeben Problem: Only root is able to switch the CPU speed with the CPU Applet Solution: Open Console sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector
UUID lost after kernel update or update-grub command
Problem: Debian Etch-Lenny-Ubuntu-Servers do not reboot successful after dist-upgrade or kernel-update and stops with Error = “failed to find root file system…” Backround: On Debian Etch/Lenny is the /boot/grub/menu.lst set to use old partition name like hda6 not the UUID system. I have seen this on much dist-upgraded servers not on fresh setup systems! A […]
Clean Linux Console tty1 after boot or logout
Problem: At a server everybody can see messages at tty1 Solution: Open a console as root or with “sudo” and insert. # sudo echo -e '\e[H\e[2JUbuntu 8.04 \\n \\l\n' | sudo tee /etc/issue > /dev/null
Smeserver: Anonymous Horde Login
Problem: Die Login Seitentitel zeigen den Standardtext als Titel dadurch kann man mit der Google – Suchoption = “intitle” alle Loginseiten im Internet finden und einen Passwort Hackversuch starten. Loesung: Titel in eine Fantasie Bezeichung umbenennen die im Internet nicht vorkommt dazu fuer /server-manager/ editieren von /etc/e-smith/web/common/cgi-bin/login Name aendern und speichern fuer Horde […]
Fritzbox: DNS lookup slow
Problem: Wenn man mit einem PC hinter eine Router z.b. fritzbox 7170 sitzt kann das anfordern von Internetseiten (http://www.usw…) länger dauern. Grund Ihr Internetprovider besitzt DNS-Namensauflösungsserver die unter hoher Last z.B. viele DSL-Kunden leiden. Das Problem besteht weiter darin das Ihr DSL-Router dynamisch diese DNS-Server mitgeteilt bekommt und Sie diese nicht manuell ändern können (ander […]