Category Archives: linux

Increase Totem Buffer in Ubuntu

Posted on 2009/07/14 by jeff

gedit-editor > apps > totem > buffer-size | network-buffer-threshold Change buffer-size = 10 & network-buffer-threshold = 10

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Hack SeaMonkey to enable Socks Proxy in Ubuntu

Posted on 2009/07/13 by jeff

Stack: SeaMonkey 1.1.15 in Ubuntu 9.04 Symptom: Socks Proxy is set, but doesn’t work Open SeaMoney > about:config in URL bar > type network.proxy.type then set the value = 2

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cups-pdf: Could not open the file /home/you/Desktop/273_.pdf

Posted on 2009/07/12 by jeff

Installed cups-pdf in Ubuntu 9.04 and changed the following in /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf Out ${HOME}/Desktop Restarted /etc/init.d/cups, still received Could not open the file /home/{you}/Desktop/273_.pdf in /var/log/cups/error_log The solution is, in /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf, change to Out ${HOME}/PDF and create PDF directory under your … Continue reading →

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Disable Update Manager Auto-launch in Ubuntu

Posted on 2009/07/09 by jeff

Disable in gconf-editor Or in command line: To disable > gconftool -s –type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false To enable > gconftool -s –type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch true

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Virtualized Windows Hangs when Shutdown on VirtualBox 3.0

Posted on 2009/07/07 by jeff

Stack Host OS > Ubuntu 9.04 Guest OS > Windows XP VirtualBox > 3.0.0 Hardware > ThinkPad T43, single CPU, 2G memory Symptom: Windows XP hangs during shutdown Resolution: Change the setting as the followings VT – Enabled Nested Paging … Continue reading →

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Fix Virtualized Windows XP on VirtualBox 3.0 over Ubuntu 9.04

Posted on 2009/07/07 by jeff

Configuration: Host OS > Ubuntu 9.04 Guest OS > Windows XP VirutalBox > 3.0.0 Symptom: Windows XP crashes very frequently and the dump shows As well as the message > DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS Solution: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Processor Or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Intelppm And changing the ‘Start’ value … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Cloud Architecture in Open Source

Posted on 2009/05/29 by jeff

Recently one of my friends I met from LinkedIn sent me several questions, about Cloud Computing, which looks like a Request for Proposal (RFP). I post my very personal response here for a mindshare. About Cloud, Cluster/ Load Balancing, Data … Continue reading →

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