http://wiki.qays.org/ 2008-07-04T17:24:53-04:00 http://wiki.qays.org/ http://wiki.qays.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-03-26T22:24:31-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowto/z62jetch?rev=1206584671 Here is a summary of a successful install of Debain Etch on an Asus Z62J Laptop. The laptop’s generic specs are here. So with added CPU, Wifi, RAM and Hard Drive the configuration is as follows: * CPU: Intel Core2 Duo 1.830GHz(T5600) w/2MB L2 Cache * RAM: OCZ Dual Channel 667Mhz (2GB kit) * Wireless: Intel/PRO 3945 Wireless 802.11(ABG) WiFi Card * Hard Drive: 100GB Seagate Sata Hard Drive (Upgraded to a 120GB Fujitsu) * Optical Drive: Dual Layer Super Multi DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive * G… text/html 2008-03-26T20:34:58-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowtos?rev=1206578098 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 invitat… text/html 2008-03-20T20:31:33-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowto/firefoxflashgnome?rev=1206059493 Firefox/Iceweasel Flash Audio Under Etch/Gnome As has happened before with a fresh Debian install I was unable to get audio from Flash media in my browser. So for example if I visit YouTube I would be able to see stuff but not hear. This happens when Gnome system sounds are enabled. To correct this: text/html 2008-03-20T19:37:35-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowto/z62jcam?rev=1206056255 Etch and Asus Z62J Laptop Camera While the Z62J’s bluetooth, and wifi etc. worked with packages from the Debian repository it appears the camera (a Vimicro vc0321 internal usb device) did not. I say appears because I didn’t really test rigorously after installing the kernel modules but nevertheless managed to convice myself that they didn’t work. At any rate I uninstalled all module packages. As far as I recall this is what was done to get the camera to work: text/html 2008-03-20T18:35:20-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowtos/cursetup01?rev=1206052520 DesktopHardwareLaptop SoftwarePDA SoftwareNone1. Asus Z62J Laptop with built-in bluetooth 2. Palm Tungsten T31. Debian Etch (2.6.18-6-686 kernel) with Gnome Desktop and the following installed: 2.BlueZ bluetooth packages: bluetooth, bluez-gnome, bluez-utils, gnome-bluetooth, libbluetooth2 3. Gnome Palm stuff: gnome-pilot, gnome-pilot-conduits 4. The ppp package should also be installedN/A All my installed packages up to this point (creation date of this doc) are listed [here]. text/html 2008-02-02T18:17:29-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/debianhowtos/cursetup?rev=1201994249 DesktopHardwareLaptop SoftwarePDA SoftwareNone1. Dell Inspiron E1405 2. Palm Tungsten T3 3. CNet USB Bluetooth Adaptor1. Debian Etch (2.6.18-5-686 kernel) with Gnome Desktop and the following installed: 2.BlueZ bluetooth packages: bluetooth, bluez-firmware, bluez-gnome, bluez-utils, gnome-bluetooth, libbluetooth2, libbtctl4, libgnomebt0, ppp 3. Gnome Palm stuff: gnome-pilot, gnome-pilot-conduits 4. The ppp package should also be installedN/A text/html 2008-01-04T22:57:45-04:00 Qays Arthur http://wiki.qays.org/vbox/usbgo?rev=1199505465 In order to enable USB devices in VirtualBox under Debian Etch first determin the group number of the VirtualBox group (vboxusers). This can be done at the terminal by typing: cat /etc/group | grep vboxusers The output should look like this: vboxusers:x:####:systemuser Where #### is the group number.