I’ll be moving to a new house next week, my first move in a decade. To make the switchover as smooth as possible I decided to set up and test the broadband connection and router at the new location ahead of the move, so I’d only have to bring along my PCs and everything should [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Linux'
DD-WRT on Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH (Japanese version, A0 A3)
August 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Tags: Computers · Linux · electronics
GuruPlug Server and JTAG interface
June 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments
The GuruPlug Server Plus that I ordered from GlobalScale Technologies in February finally arrived around the middle of May, about two weeks later than anticipated.
These ARM-based Linux computers draw a mere 5-6 Watt of power at idle according to my WattChecker Plus, yet provide as much port connectivity as a regular notebook or desktop [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · electronics
GuruPlug Server Plus, a $129 Linux server based on ARM
February 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments
Over the years, Intel and its microprocessors have become a household name, recognized by millions of PC users. However, far more people own computers based on ARM processors without ever having heard of that CPU – it’s their mobile phones. More than a billion mobile phones are sold worldwide every year, each one more [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · electronics · software
The most robust router I ever used – WHR-HP-G54 (DD-WRT)
December 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments
It’s been 15 months since I set up a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with open source Linux-based DD-WRT firmware as my main broadband router (see “DD-WRT on Buffalo WHR-HP-G54″, 2008-09-06). I’m happy to report that this US$70 router it is the most robust router I have ever used. Its performance has been solid as a rock.
I’ve owned [...]
Tags: Linux · electronics · software
Fix Windows as default boot on Ubuntu with Grub2 loader
November 28th, 2009 · 12 Comments
If you install Ubuntu on a machine that came with Windows pre-installed you have the choice of preserving Windows and chose each time you boot which operating system to run. By default, the boot menu will list the current Linux kernel, followed by any older Linux kernel versions, followed by a memory test and finally [...]
Tags: Linux · Windows Vista · Windows XP · software
Marvell MC85 with NdisWrapper on Ubuntu 9.10
November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Last week I updated my Gateway M-6750 from Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 (“Karmic Koala”) and managed to get myself into a right mess, as I lost access to both my wired and wireless internet connections. I then burnt an Ubuntu 9.10 live CD from an ISO image dowloaded with uTorrent and reinstalled from [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · Windows XP · electronics · software
Backing up / migrating your hard disk data with a Ubuntu live CD
November 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Recently two hard disks died in my household, both of which were Windows boot disks, just as if I needed a reminder how quickly one can lose important data. This and some troubles while upgrading my Gateway M-6750 notebook from Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 (“Karmic Koala”) prompted me to get some spare hard disks [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · Windows Vista · software
Acer Revo R3600 and other dual core Atom 330 NVidia Ion nettops
October 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments
The new Acer AspireRevo R3600 (Acer AspireRevo R3610-U9012) that combines a dual core Atom 330 processor with the Nvidia Ion platform was introduced at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin in September. It is just one of several interesting new nettops coming out now that will offer significantly more processing power, especially for video [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · Windows 7 · Windows Vista · Windows XP · software
Memory upgrades for Lenovo S10e, Aspire M5201, eMachines T6212
October 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Last month my Gateway GT4014j suddenly died and I replaced it with an Acer Aspire M5201, which came with 2 GB of memory installed. That was less than the 3 GB I had in the Gateway and it affected some very memory hungry apps I use. So three weeks later I did a memory upgrade [...]
Tags: Computers · Linux · Windows 7 · Windows Vista · Windows XP · electronics
IPv6 with DD-WRT router and Hurricane Electric
May 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Last weekend I got IPv6 working on my US$60 router, allowing all my machines here to talk IPv6 to the outside world. That includes an Ubuntu Linux server, 4 PCs and one Mac.
The biggest incentive for upgrading to IPv6 is the fact that at the current pace we’ll run out of (IPv4) IP addresses in [...]
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