Pengalaman Linux-ku

Chrome - Turn Off The Light

2011-07-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

New feature that I've just found. Don't know how long it's been there. But with this button, you can dim your brightness of your page you browse with Chrome by one click. Click it again then it brighten up back. Enjoy your Chrome browser.

Single User Mode without root password for maintenance

2011-02-13T19:16:00.000-08:00

Original article at : http://www.noah.org/wiki/Single_User_Mode This method will get you past the "Give root password for maintenance" message, but the environment will be much more primitive, but this should be enough for you to issue a 'passwd' command to change the password for root. If you want to do more than that then you may have to mount filesystems and manually start the network.

Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server (solved)

2010-11-09T08:08:00.000-08:00

If your Android device says "Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server" when you about to connect to Google Account, you may check the date and time setting. Please set the correct date, time and time-zone manually. Your network may not be able to provide the correct date & time. To do this, on you home screen, click "menu" button, click "setting" menu item, scroll down until you

Connecting your Android device to Ubuntu

2010-10-09T18:36:00.000-07:00

+ Download & install Android SDK for linux + Connect your Android device to your Ubuntu box, set to Debug mode on your device + Open your terminal at Ubuntu + Run "lsusb" + Look for your device. For my device is "Bus 001 Device 011: ID 22b8:41db Motorola PCS " . Take note on the ID XXXX:YYYY . + Create file /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules + Write down one line : SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{

To switch back to the default app on android

2010-07-21T03:32:00.001-07:00

I keep forgetting how to switch back to the default app after (accidentally) set the default app to 3rd party app on android. You need to go to Home screen > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > (3rd app name) > Launch by default > Clear defaults.

Your Android target is missing when you create a new Android project on Eclipse

2010-05-10T09:43:00.001-07:00

If your Android target is missing when you create a new Android project on Eclipse then try to change your screen resolution to at least 1024 x 768.I try to create a new Android project with Eclipse on my netbook which the screen resolution is 1024 x 600 . I can not select the target due to there is no target listed. Then change the screen resolution to make it appeared.

Set 3G Network Only for Android

2010-05-10T09:32:00.000-07:00

UPDATED : On Froyo / Gingerbread you can select the network via "Setting" > "Wireless and Network" > "Mobile Networks" > "Network Mode" . Annoyed by network auto selected to EDGE where 3G is available. To set your Android mobile phone to use 3G Only network you need to install an app from Market. Make sure you have a room in Home screen for one short cut icon. Search for "Any Cut" and install

WSGI and mod_python

2010-04-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

Some how WSGI and/or mod_python develop memory leak. If you seen your memory & swap space all taken up by Apache that load WSGI and / or mod_python you might try this work around : Set MaxRequestsPerChild in apache2 conf to some number instead of 0 (zero). In my case I set MaxRequestsPerChild to 3 due to the Apache is quite fast to take the memory. Search for all MaxRequestsPerChild directives

To limit APT download

2009-07-16T18:46:00.000-07:00

If you need to limit the apt-get / auto update, you can create /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/76download.Put script bellow into it. Dl-Limit "25" means max download speed will be 25Kbps.Acquire{ Queue-mode "access"; http { Dl-Limit "25"; };};

dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `package’ missing, assuming package has no files currently installed

2009-06-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

If you have this kind of warning message :dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `package’ missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.You only need to remove and install again the 'package' .sudo apt-get remove packagesudo apt-get install package

To limit your network traffic bandwidth

2009-06-03T20:11:00.000-07:00

If you need to limit your network traffic bandwidth.You need to install iproute-2.6.27-2.fc10.i386 in Fedora .The original script is fromhttp://www.torrentflux.com/forum/index.php?topic=2743.0To use it you need to have root privileged.E.g.$ sudo sh tc.sh upload=======#!/bin/bash## Created by Discovery for PSA# Modified by Mige Harimurti## Name of the traffic control command.TC=/sbin/tc# The

Sending simple email using python

2009-03-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

Source http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/658In my case, I can send simple email using smtplib but the I received empty/blank email which is without From/To/Body appeared on my email client (Thunderbird).So you need to wrap your email with email.MIMEText as sample codes bellow:import smtplibfrom email.MIMEText import MIMETextdef sendTextMail(to,sujet,text,server="localhost"): fro = "

Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied on Fedora

2009-03-17T01:37:00.000-07:00

Source http://gallery.menalto.com/node/42302#comment-176477The problem in my case was that I had the SELinux's security features enabled in my Fedora Core 4 setup. I switched SELinux to permissive mode by editing /etc/sysconfig/selinux -putting SELINUX=permissive.There's probably a nicer way than just disabling the security but I was after a simple solution. SELinux FAQ is here.You need to reboot

IBM Lotus Symphony

2009-01-16T22:30:00.000-08:00

One more alternative for free Office Suite on Ubuntu Linux is IBM Lotus Symphony.We can get it on http://symphony.lotus.com/ .

Setting up Bridged Network

2009-01-15T08:37:00.001-08:00

I need to set up bridged network for my VirtualBox guess OS to have a network connection attached to host interface.So I install bridge-utils package :$ sudo apt-get install bridge-utils I need to add some lines in /etc/network/interfacesauto br0iface br0 inet static address 192.168.10.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 bridge_ports eth0You have to bring up br0 manually for now.sudo /etc/init.d/networking

Disable Touchpad on Gnome

2009-01-07T19:24:00.000-08:00

It's annoying when you typing some thing suddenly your pointer fly-away somewhere else coz you inadvertently touch the touch-pad with part of your hand.There are two way to disable/enable thouchpad in Gnome :1. Go to menu on "System" -> "Preferences" -> "Mouse"Click on "Touchpad" tab and [un]check "enable Touchpad" below "General" section.2. Open Terminal [Command line box / console].To disable,

Cingular 3G LaptopConnect Card Option GT Max(R) 3.6

2008-08-08T06:18:00.000-07:00

Update for Ubuntu 8.10It's a great discovery that 8.10 can handle Cingular 3G LaptopConnect Card Option GT Max(R) 3.6 out of the box. You don't need to use application from forge.betavine.net .You just need to fill out the form that pop-ups.Great jobs for Ubuntu 8.10 team, two thumbs up !!__________________________If you have Cingular 3G LaptopConnect Card Option GT Max(R) 3.6 then you need the

To change the default application to open a certain file type

2008-07-31T07:48:00.000-07:00

In my case, I want to change the default application to open my PDF file with Adobe Reader 9 instead of Evince Document Viewer (default from clean Ubuntu installer).First, open the folder where your file (my PDF file) is reside. Then, right click on the file. And then select the "Properties" menu.A new window will pop-up, and you need to select the "Open with" tab.Then select the application you

Modem Conexant HSF di Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-02T23:56:00.000-07:00

UPDATE :Dell has the driver that easy to install athttp://linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/hardy/modem-drivers/hsf/To install should be as easy as :sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem_7.68.00.09oem_i386.deb___________________________________________This link is in Bahasa.I translate it a little bit.To install the Conexant Modem Driver you need to do these steps :sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install

Web page screenshot grabber for Firefox

2008-06-02T07:28:00.000-07:00

Do you need a screen shot to grab the whole page in an important website ?You only need to get a add-on module for your Firefox. It's a Screengrab! Enjoy it.

Invalid MIME gxine.desktop

2008-05-14T00:14:00.000-07:00

On Ubuntu 8.04 I try to install operaopera_9.27-20080331.6-shared-qt_en_i386.debAt the end of installation there is a message like below:File '/usr/share/applications/gxine.desktop' contains invalid MIME type 'x-content/video-vcdx-content/video-vcd' that has more than one slashI open the file and insert a semi-colon, so it become like this :x-content/video-vcd;x-content/video-vcd

Ubuntu 8.04 broken Intel ProWireless 3945 driver

2008-05-11T03:31:00.000-07:00

It is a great disappointment that Ubuntu 8.04 has a broken driver. It is only for the first time installed, the driver is working. But after I pushed the wireless button to disable the wireless it never get up again.So, I search for the workaround and I found it.But the way is not good enough for me. The wireless button light is always off although the wireless is on.You can run these command :

openSUSE

2008-03-06T03:58:00.000-08:00

I just tried openSUSE with the main feature is KDE4 ...Quite cool ... but one thing make me drop it. It didn't include bluetooth stack by default. So I can't connect to internet due to my main connection is via bluetooth + GPRS mobile phone.

Oracle Environment shell script on Ubuntu

2008-03-05T18:03:00.001-08:00

I install Oracle 10g Express edition in my Ubuntu machine from oracle-xe_10.2.0.1-1.0_i386.debBefore that you need to install a library : libaio1 .To run sqlplus you need to run a shell script first to update your environment variables. The script is at /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/bin/oracle_env.sh .But I got this error line twice each time I run the script./usr/lib/oracle

Blank Netbeans 5.5 on Ubuntu

2008-03-05T16:48:00.001-08:00

Did your netbeans 5.5 can not start ?After I installed netbeans5.5 and netbeans5.5-platform in my Ubuntu machine. I started the netbeans from menu but only shown a blank window.I found the solution for this issue from ubuntu forum article .It's due to the Swing is not compatible with Beryl. You need to set your desktop visual effect to "None".You do that from the Desktop menu "System" >> "

WordpressMU with wp-phpmailer and WP e-Commerce plugins

2008-02-19T08:56:00.000-08:00

First install WordPressMU from here.+ Open the package file+ I placed the files in /var/www/wpmu+ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/wpmu+ Create/edit /etc/apache2/site-available/wpmu ServerName wpmu.localhost.localdomain DocumentRoot /var/www/wpmu Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order deny,allow Deny from

Conexant Modem driver for Ubuntu 7.10

2008-02-15T22:40:00.000-08:00

As my previous problem with my modem on HP 520 Intel Core Duo.I found this driver at DELL support wiki.Please check above link and follow the installation instruction.

2008-02-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

Windows Vista installer partition tool screwed my linux partLast weekend I need to install Win Vista on my notebook as a second OS after my Ubuntu 7.10 .Of course I select to manually setup the partition for it. I have 1 empty partition on the end of my disk. After I select my last partition, and recreate NTFS then the nightmare is begun (it was literally in the middle of the night).I lost my

2008-02-01T05:23:00.000-08:00

Ubuntu 7.10 + gprs Nokia E61 + internet sharing with WiFiWe can have peer to peer (ad-hoc) WiFi for sharing internet connection with another PC/Laptop.In my notebook HP 520 Intel Core Duo, I create couple files for this purpose :Also I use wvdial to dial Nokia E61 modem.1. Bash script file, you can name it as 'internet_sharing.sh'.#!/bin/sh#########internet_sharing.sh############## released old

2008-01-30T15:55:00.000-08:00

Another problem with HP 520 Intel Core Duo notebook with Ubuntu 7.10 GG.I can not use the modem.How can I check what is the modem type ?Or somebody already success to dialup ?

2008-01-29T18:24:00.001-08:00

Hi Folks ...Since last October '07 I use Nokia 3500c (classic).I tried to connect with Wammu on Ubuntu 7.10 GG but can't connect at that time.I don't know what the system updates but currently It can communicate with the mobile using bluetooth.Wammu can retrieve Info, Contacts and Calls records. Still can not retrieve Messages, Todos and Calendar.The Wammu version is 0.22 running on Python 2.5.2

2008-01-28T04:35:00.000-08:00

The swap partition is lost when your notebook failed to hibernate.Somehow my notebook still can not hibernate. I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 GG.With the default system, I didn't get a clue was the hibernate process success or not. It just then shutdown. And it can't resume.I tried to install uswsusp. The installation process was OK and it can hibernated but still can not resume from hibernation.The

2008-01-22T23:03:00.000-08:00

Photos / Images Manager for Ubuntu LinuxI'm still looking for Photos/Images Manager for Ubuntu Linux. The requirements are :- basic images processing (rotation, etc )- assign IPTC / EXIF fields into multiples files in one click- search for all IPTC / EXIF fields in one text box to type onlyI already try some application :- F-Spot Photo Manager- jBrout- mapiviMapivi is quite good for the search

2007-12-08T03:38:00.000-08:00

Compiling C# + gtk 2 + glade 2 on Ubuntu 7.10Before that you need to install these packages :glade-gnomelibglade2.0-cilmono-mcslibgtk2.0-cilAnd also your favorite text editor or IDE.Create a new file GladeApp.cs with the source-code below.using System;using Gtk;using Glade;public class GladeApp{// declare the widgets you will use from glade[Glade.WidgetAttribute]Gtk.Entry MyEntry;public static

2007-12-07T15:29:00.000-08:00

Instalasi ZekrAfter I installed Zekr from Ubuntu 7.10 repositories I found that It didn't support to play a recitation.So I downloaded the newest release from http://siahe.com/zekr/ . Zekr version 0.6.6 Debian package.You also need sun-java5-jre or sun-java6-jre to complete required dependency. I use sun-java5-jre in my case.Also I downloaded http://siahe.com/zekr/download/recitation/

2007-12-05T21:34:00.000-08:00

3GP Player di Ubuntu 7.10In order to play the 3gp movie (ex. you get it from mobile phone) you need to install RealPlayer (from Helix Community website) not the HelixPlayer one.

2007-12-05T21:17:00.000-08:00

Pengingat Waktu SholatI tried to install minbar from http://khaled.djihed.com/ubuntu/minbar/minbar_0.1-4_i386.deb .I still need to install libitl0 before I can install minbar.You still need to manually enter the Long/Lat of your location + GMT zone.In my case I got from here http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerDetail.php?city=Jakarta&state=06&country=indonesia&lang=&home=2007-12-5due to I live at

2007-11-08T08:50:00.000-08:00

Bluetooth connectIn my previous post, I can't connect my bluetooth device via "Bluetooth Manager" or "Bluetooth Preferences" on Ubuntu 7.10.After I install gnome-vfs-obexftp the problem is gone.Just>>> sudo apt-get install gnome-vfs-obexftp

2007-11-03T08:53:00.000-07:00

Linux : Ubuntu 7.10Provider : XL & CentrinMobile : Nokia E61using Bluetooth (Dial Up Network/DUN) serviceCreate new file /etc/ppp/peers/centrinconnect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/centrin"usepeerdnsnoauthdefaultroutenoipdefaultnocrtsctsnocdtrctsmodem /dev/rfcomm0 115200user "user@xl.centrin.net.id"Replace user@xl..... with your username given by centrin.File /etc/ppp/pap-secrets, add

To flush unused memory on Linux

2007-02-20T00:52:00.000-08:00

Original source : http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/faq/linux-mem.html% dd if=/dev/zero of=junk bs=10MB count=200 #generate a 2000MB file% # by now top will show not much free memory left.% rm junkYou will then see a big jump of free memory because the data in the dirty buffers is no longer valid and the memory is free for other use.

Integrating Mantis Bug Tracking with Win32 TortoiseSVN

2006-11-29T01:44:00.000-08:00

From http://manual.mantisbt.org/manual.configuration.source.control.integration.phpmike.junk@NOntlworldSPAM.com25-Apr-2005 11:11 #419Brief guide to TortoiseSVN integration on Win32. This will allow you to enter a Mantis issue number when doing an SVN commit, automatically add a note to the Mantis 'notes' log containing info about the change, and show a link to the issue from TortoiseSVN log.1.

Dump database MySQL tiap hari

2006-11-19T23:54:00.000-08:00

To backup MySQL everyday with simple shell script.I'm using Ubuntu 5, MySQL 5.Create a file at /etc/cron.daily .Named, e.g. "backup-mysql" .The content of the file is (between dashes) :-------------------------------------------#!/bin/shtest -x /usr/bin/mysqldump || exit 0/usr/bin/mysqldump --all-databases -u root --password=a | gzip - > /backup/mysql/mysql-`date +%F`.sql.gzcd /backup/mysqlfind .

C Development Environment on Ubuntu

2006-08-30T23:59:00.000-07:00

To set C Development Environment on UbuntuJust apt-get install build-essentialSorry one-linerTags: Ubuntu, C Development

2006-07-03T00:34:00.000-07:00

Linux : Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper DrakeGSM : XL XploreMobile : Sony Ericsson T610using Bluetooth (Dial Up Network/DUN) serviceCreate new file /etc/ppp/peers/xlgprsconnect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/xlgprs"usepeerdnsnoauthdefaultroutenoipdefaultnocrtsctsnocdtrctsmodem/dev/rfcomm0115200user "xlgprs"File /etc/ppp/pap-secrets, add this line at the end of the file."xlgprs" * "proxl"Create new

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake Installation

2006-06-21T19:50:00.000-07:00

First of all is to download the ISOs. I managed to download it three of them, the desktop, the server, and the alternate ISOs for i386. Fortunately while I was in Singapore, I had a very good Internet cable in my corp's apartment to get those three in one night.I had not opportunity to burn when I was there. So, days latter I'm in base city, Jakarta, I burn two of them. The desktop and alternate

Installing Rails on Ubuntu Breezy

2006-05-17T03:35:00.000-07:00

After I have Apache2, PHP, MySql, etc installed in my Ubuntu box, I want to try to install Rails [Ruby] also.So I do these as root (sudo su) :apt-get install railsapt-get install libapache2-mod-rubya2enmod rewriteI don't want to touch my DocumentRoot at /etc/apache2/sites-available/defaultSo, I add in the end of but within : Alias /rails/ "/usr/lib/cgi-bin/rails/" <

Setting autentikasi apache 2 dengan mysql di Ubuntu

2006-04-18T18:51:00.000-07:00

Install :apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql Untuk setupnya bisa dilihat di http://www.diegonet.com/support/mod_auth_mysql.shtmlBerikut ini spesifik untuk kasus saya yg mungkin berbeda dengan Anda. Edit file /etc/apache2/sites-available/ssl-defaultKira-kira sebagian isinya seperti ini : Auth_MySQL_Info 192.168.2.4 "www-data" w Alias /svnadmin/ "/var/www/svnadmin/"

2005-12-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

Setting dial-up CDMA Flexi dengan wvdialFile config :[Dialer Defaults]Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0Baud = 230400Init1 = ATZInit2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0Init3 = at+crm=1;+cso=33ISDN = 0Modem Type = Analog ModemPhone = #777Username = telkomnet@flexiPassword = telkom

2005-04-18T22:55:00.000-07:00

Koneksi GPRS menggunakan Bluetooth Nokia 9500 di UbuntuSumber : http://www.teaparty.net/technotes/blue-gprs.htmlLinux : Ubuntu 5.04Bluetooth USBGSM/GPRS : Matrix (Indosat)Install bluez-utils.Saya menggunakan bluetooth USB.Colok BT ke PC.Cek dmesg | grep USB kira-kira akan terlihat spt :---------usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2Bluetooth: HCI USB driver ver 2.7------

2005-04-12T20:19:00.000-07:00

Setting vfat di /etc/fstabhere's the fstab entry:/dev/hdb5 /mnt/win_d vfat umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,users 0 0pretty sure it's the umask=0 that did it, as that essentially mounts the partition with file permissions of 777. The ,users entry is probably unecessary, but i'll leave it for the time being.

2005-02-28T01:18:00.000-08:00

Koneksi Matrix GPRS dengan Sony Ericsson T610Lihat di dmesg apakah kabel DCU-11 dikenal oleh Linux ?Jika tdk ada device usb-serial lain biasanya kabel DCU-11 dikenal dgn driver dari Prolific 2303. (lihat juga blog saya mengenai usb-serial dn chipset Silicon Labs)Kabel USB ini akan terhubung sebagai device serial, mungkin di /dev/ttyUSB0 (atau /dev/tts/USB0 ... cari yg mirip lah)Cek AT+CGDCONT?

2005-02-24T23:25:00.000-08:00

USB to Serial dengan chipset dari Silicon Laboratories CP210xSaya punya beberapa kabel data Sony Ericsson tapi pake chipset dari Silicon Laboratories (CP210x).Di Debian : lsusb -vSayang sekali nggak ada drivernya untuk Linux.Setelah cari2 di google ternyata, Silicon Laboratories di banned oleh komunitas Linux krn melanggar GPL ...Nasib ...Ada cara lain untuk meng-akali hal ini ?????

2005-02-24T22:49:00.000-08:00

UbuntuDistro buat yang nge-fans berat sama :- Debian- Gtk/Gnome- PythonIni distro yang cool banget .... Ubuntubisa dilihat di ubuntulinux.orgAda versi live CD dan install CD ...Udah saya coba baik yg Warty (4.10) maupun yg Hoary (5.03) ...Ok banget ... bisa dinstall di Notebook (mis Compaq 2100 )

2004-04-27T01:27:00.000-07:00

Mandare 10.0 Community (Download Version) Continue 2 ... Akhirnya vcd playernya jalan ... Cek semua file config untuk semua playernya ... Cari kira-kira yang isinya "default.vcd.device=" trus isi (punya saya) "/dev/hdd" jadi seperti begini : default.vcd.device=/dev/hdd Pokoknya lihat semua file config dari gmplayer, totem, xine dan cari yang mirip seperti diatas. Happy search and fill ...

2004-04-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

Mandare 10.0 Community (Download Version) Continue ... Install gmplayer (GUInya mplayer) ... payah nggak bisa langsung jalan .... error di option -vo ...apa gichu (males setting-setting lagi) ... Jadi masih pake mplayer untuk VCD player ... agak report tapi ok ... Install xmlto (interfacenya xmlproc) dwonload dari rpmfind.net ... ok Sekian dulu ...

2004-04-11T21:51:00.000-07:00

Mandare 10.0 Community (Download Version) Install Mandare 10.0 Community (Download Version), maunya sih upgrade dari Mdk 9.2 tapi estimated time-nya sekitar 4 jam ... Saya urungkan untuk melanjukan upgrade. Saya install fresh ... Semua mount point di-format kecuali /home ... Instalasinya kira-kira 1 jam ... Dari tampilannya sih nggak jauh beda dari Mdk 9.2 .... Mungkin diawal-awal lebih banyak

Testing mod_python

2003-11-17T18:07:00.000-08:00

Testing mod_python Rationale Lagi iseng coba-coba CGI dengan python juga nyoba Zope. Hmmm mestinya ada yang bikin ASP atau PHP versi python. Setelah googling dengan keyword 'python server pages' (inget ASP) trus 'python hypertext processor' (inget PHP) ... ada dua yang menarik : -Spyce Ini sepertinya PSP yang paling matang dilihat dari informasi dari web-site reference yang lain. Setelah