Solution: Create a new Application Button with Mouse-right-klick Menu add at command line gnome-session-save –kill and now take you loved icon at /usr/share/icons/ it is very good for Kids PCs or public Internetstations cause you can remove the Systemmenubars Loesung: Mit dem Kontextmenue der Maus einen neuen Starter Knopf am Desktop erstellen aus /usr/share/icons das […]
Category: Support
Gnome Ubuntu schwarze Fensterrahmen minimieren black window frames minimize
Solution: to speed up Window minimize disable black frames run a user #gconf-editor go /apps/metacity enable reduced-resources close gconf-editor go Desktop->System->help technology (handicappted) enable help technology ready.. now gnome windows speed up and do not show a black frame at open minimize
Mausrad Problem Upgrade Ubuntu Hardy Mouse Wheel no working Hardy
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
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 […]
xfce4 Lock Screen Button Taskbar
Problem: On Debian Etch is no Lock Screen Push Button available Setup xscreensaver with #$aptitude install xscreensaver Create a new Button on Taskbar insert at Commandline “ xscreensaver-command -lock” configure your loved screensaver at “xscreensaver -demo” …ready to use..
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: Samba Password Login fails ü ä ö
Problem: Wenn man ein Windows-Passwort für User mit ä ü ö verwendet, kann man sich nur mit FTP zum SME Server verbinden eine Anmeldung mittels SMB Windows-XP Protokoll geht nicht Loesung Passwort ohne ä ü ö nehmen oder, als root am Server per ssh anmelden und folgendes eingeben: #db configuration setprop smb UnixCharSet ISO8859-15 (+Enter) […]
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 […]