Browsing archives for June, 2007

ERROR: QEMU requires SDL

Debian,Open Source,Ubuntu 24 June 2007 1 Comment

ERROR: QEMU requires SDL or Cocoa for graphical output To build QEMU without graphical output configure with –disable-gfx-check Note that this will disable all output from the virtual graphics card. While compiling I got the following errors. To solve this problem, I’ve to install SDL library. sudo apt-get install libsdl-dev Should works with Ubuntu or [...]

Pidgin and SSL

Debian,Open Source,Ubuntu 23 June 2007 0 Comments

While connecting to GoogleTalk/MSN, if you see this message: Server require TLS/SSL for this connection That’s mean you did not compile Pidgin with SSL support. All you have to do is to install required ssl. sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libnss3-dev Recompile and all done! Have a try.

Google Toolbar Doesn’t Install On Debian

Debian,Google 22 June 2007 2 Comments

Debian change Firefox to Iceweasel. Since Google’s toolbar does not install as the installer does not recognize Iceweasel as Firefox. To get full Google Toolbar support: in the navigation: about: config filter for : general.useragent.extra.firefox change Iceweasel/2.0.0.4 To Firefox/2.0.0.4 Go back to Google Toolbar’s website, and install.

How To Install MadWifi On Debian 4.0 (Etch)

Debian 21 June 2007 13 Comments

First of all, make sure your /etc/apt/source.list doesn’t only contain “main” but “main contrib non-free”. And then, update your APT. 1. Update apt-get update 2. Install Build Environment apt-get install build-essential module-assistant wireless-tools module-assistant prepare 3. Install the driver module-assistant auto-install madwifi-source 4. Load it! modprobe ath_pci That’s it! Have fun and happy surfing.

s dot m dot d 1704 at gmail.com

Google 19 June 2007 0 Comments

Yes! You can! Lets say your email address is username@gmail.com. You can reformat it by putting dots, for example u.s.er.name@gmail.com. Google’s help centre explain: Because Gmail doesn’t recognize dots as characters within usernames, adding or removing dots from a Gmail address won’t change the actual destination address. Messages sent to yourusername@gmail.com and y.o.u.r.u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are all [...]