Debian How-Tos

I’ve been using Debian as my main OS for some time now. What follows is serveral accounts of my getting certain hardware and software to work for productive ends. These accounts are in no way intended as a form of support for any of the products which may be mentioned. I’ve simply recorded here my experiences in the hope that it may prove useful to others. There can be no guarantee that anyone else will obtain the same results that I have. This document is not to be interpreted as an invitation to do anything with any computer. To make a long story short: I am not responsible for anything that happens to any computer if the following is attempted. You hear? Me ain’t name donkey so don’t try fo’ pin no tale pun me!

The following was done on an Asus Z62J laptop running Debian 5, Lenny. Click here to see the specs.

• Iceweasel and Flash Player in Lenny - Manipulating the Flash player in Iceweasel on Lenny.

• Lenny and Asus Z62J Laptop Summary - A summary of a Lenny install.

• Lenny and Asus Z62J Laptop Built-in Mic - Getting the built-in/internal microphone to work.

The following was done on an Asus Z62J laptop running Etch. Click here to see the specs.

• Etch and Asus Z62J Laptop Summary - A summary of an Etch install.

The following how-tos were also done on a Dell Inspiron E1405 Laptop with Etch. Click here to see the specs.

• Firefox/Iceweasel Flash Audio Under Etch - Enabling Etch's browser's flash plug-in to play audio.

• Gnome (Evolution)/Palm Sync + Shared Internet via Bluetooth - Setup Etch to sync with a palm device via bluetooth. Also included are instructions on how to surf the web with a non-web enabled palm device via a PC.

• How to Enable USB Devices in VirtualBox under Etch - Getting VirtualBox to talk to the host's usb subsystem under Etch.

The following was done with an MSI Power Book laptop running Sarge. Click here to see the specs.

This Linux/Pocket PC sync setup it was not a complete solution at the time of writing but one of the better ones for my purposes.

The how-tos below are related to synchronizing Linux with Pocket PC but they have been broken up to be useful individually as well.

Status : Completed - This describes how to get a Mavin CF Bluetooth card with a pcmcia (SanDisk) adapter detected and working

Status : Completed - This describes how to setup the dund service with Debian BlueZ

Status : Completed - This describes how to synchronize Mozilla Thunderbird and Sunbird with a Pocket PC via Bluetooth

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