Tech Review Linux: Friday, April 27, 2012

Got my new HP  dv6t Select Ed.  Look good but I cannot get Linux to run on it.  I believe that problem has to do with the graphics.  However, since the whole reason that I got this laptop was because it is using the Intel HD Graphics processor, the fact that I can't get Linux to work is more than just a little frustrating.

Trying to create a bootable USB stick, but I may have pulled it before is was finished writing.  Trying to create it again.  Was surprise by how quickly the ISO downloaded.

Using the Universal USB Installer from windows to create the stick.

Trying to boot from drive but I am getting the following message:

• Could not find kernel image: vesamenu.c32

An option to PenLinux

• http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

This link says some files are in the wrong place

• http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/could-not-find-kernel-image-on-usb-ubuntu-682465/

This is painful to say the least.

Trying the following application

• http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
• left out persistence
• Did not hide files created files on key
• Format the key
• Enable launching LinuxLive in Windows
• I have a internet connection
• VirtualBox was also installed

I really don't know enough about how Linux works.

The Linux Live USB worked.  Al's machine came right up.

Tech Review Linux: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Good dual monitor 10.04 video card?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/123448/good-dual-monitor-10-04-video-card

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/08/ubuntu-tips-how-to-setup-dual-monitor/

• The above links doesn't really answer the question well
• Fails to address the issue of the propriety drivers not working with the Linux( or Ubuntu?) Monitor or Display Preferences

Tech Review Linux: Friday, April 20, 2012

Linux/Window software compare

http://www.linuxez.com/?hop=irongator1

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Tech Review Linux:

http://www.mythtv.org/download

• I sure would like to build my own DVR.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Packages

• Mythbuntu
• Simple, probably try this first
• LinHes
• What I would like to have in the end

Tech Review: Friday, March 30, 2012

The 'broken patent system': how we got here and how to fix it

http://www.theverge.com/2011/08/11/broken-patent-system/

• Good article
• fails to discuss some of the real problems with current software patents:
• overlap
• constantly changing
• we are not going to be closing the patent office anytime soon

Uniform resource identifier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_identifier

• a string of characters used to identify a name or a resource
• URL - Uniform Resource Locator
• URN - Uniform Resource Name

Google Augmented Reality Glasses Expected by Year's End

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250453/google_augmented_reality_glasses_expected_by_years_end.html

• augmented reality 

Google Glasses Are a Prescription for Disaster

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250507/google_glasses_are_a_prescription_for_disaster.html

• bobblehead googleites 

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/google-to-sell-terminator-style-glasses-by-years-end/#

• $250 - $600

Basic Merging

http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.branchmerge.basicmerging.html

• $pwd
• /home/usre/my-calc-brance
• $ svn merge http://svn.example.com/repos/calc/trunk

Using 'find' with Ignore Case

http://www.redips.net/linux/find-files/

• find . -iname "util"