I am literally crying (re-)watching this music video.
These things I want to tell you
The things I want to reach you
may they converge together
and reach out to you
Atheros AR9281 on Salix64 13.37
I've recently got this wireless network adapter (Atheros AR9281), taking it from some random broken laptop which belongs to a friend of mine.
Technically the card is nicer:802.11n and higher gain than my old faithful Broadcomm BCM94312. But to get it working on my slacktop (Salix64 13.37, which is based on Slackware64 13.37) is just another little (stupid) story.
Long story short: load the modules, some people suggested to turn off the hardware cyprt-work.
Unlock the device so we can turn it on.
Unfortunately, it won't work with acer_wmi so pressing the wlan switch in the multimedia buttons won't switch the adapter on. Instead, I have to do:
It's fully working now: iwlist, iwconfig stuff will work.
To make things easier in the next boot:
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Now I am considering to use another bluetooth adapter so I can gracefully disable acer_wmi.
Technically the card is nicer:802.11n and higher gain than my old faithful Broadcomm BCM94312. But to get it working on my slacktop (Salix64 13.37, which is based on Slackware64 13.37) is just another little (stupid) story.
Long story short: load the modules, some people suggested to turn off the hardware cyprt-work.
# modprobe ath9k nohwcrypt=1
Unlock the device so we can turn it on.
# rfkill unblock wlan
Unfortunately, it won't work with acer_wmi so pressing the wlan switch in the multimedia buttons won't switch the adapter on. Instead, I have to do:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
It's fully working now: iwlist, iwconfig stuff will work.
To make things easier in the next boot:
# echo "options ath9k nohwcrypt=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k
# echo "/sbin/modprobe ath9k" >> /etc/rc.d/rc.modules_____
Now I am considering to use another bluetooth adapter so I can gracefully disable acer_wmi.
MotorolaFans
After mkezx went down a long time ago, it's now MotorolaFans' turn. Early this February, Motorolafans (motorolafans.com) is no longer accessible. The reason is most likely due to less visitor, low maintenance, spambots, and expensive hosting/domain cost. It's kind of shocking Chinese New Year present to me.
It's been a great experience for me to learn so much about thingies, to work in a community, and making friends. (also being obliviously stupid and still being warmly accepted)
this picture belongs to nimsrules
It's been nice being with you guys. It was one hell of experiences I can be proud to be part of. Thank you so much for everything.
It's been a great experience for me to learn so much about thingies, to work in a community, and making friends. (also being obliviously stupid and still being warmly accepted)
this picture belongs to nimsrules
It's been nice being with you guys. It was one hell of experiences I can be proud to be part of. Thank you so much for everything.
Zéfal Z Cross AL review
Zéfal Z Cross AL. I've been using this portable pump for a while, so it's time for some review.
Here's few points:
+ tough material from aluminium,
+ easy maintenance: you can unscrew the back valve cover and put some light oil regularly (a month or so),
# larger size for more air being pumped,
# unique locking mechanism using that o-ring,
# decent pressure: it takes me 60-70 strokes to inflate 700c tube to nice-usable pressure (I'm not particularly working out to do so),
# easy swappable Schrader-Presta valve,
- the valve cover strapped to the thumb lock is a stupid idea, the strap broke after just few days :(
- the thumb lock doesn't work as it's supposed to: it needs no be pulled (only) halfway-through to work properly on Schrader valves.
--figure out the points yourself
Worthy buy I guess. :)
Arch? Linux, BSD, or Hurd?
If they are binary compatible down to the binaries, it'll be surely awesome and uber-portable.
Blue Arch (Linux), red Arch (BSD), another blue Arch with patches all over it (Hurd). Anyway, I'll stick with Slackware-based distros for my personal uses.
Blue Arch (Linux), red Arch (BSD), another blue Arch with patches all over it (Hurd). Anyway, I'll stick with Slackware-based distros for my personal uses.
Dusty Switch
It's DES 1024r, main unmanaged switch in my lab. Despite being installed inside a rack, it got dusty after 4 (or so) years. Anyway, it runs just fine.
chroot (minimalistic) best practice
There are several mount points you have to retain over chroot-ing Linux root partition, namely dev (device descriptors), proc (processes), and sys (mainly the kernel control identifiers). If you do not, silly thing happens.
So, here's mostly you have to do to chroot:
Having just a shell in the chroot-ed environment is sometimes a nice idea, you could just
So, here's mostly you have to do to chroot:
mkdir /mnt mount /dev/sda1 /mnt cd /mnt mount -t proc proc proc/ mount -t sysfs sys sys/ mount -o bind /dev dev/ chroot /mnt /bin/bash Having just a shell in the chroot-ed environment is sometimes a nice idea, you could just
exit to return to earlier environment.
pts: 0000000000000000
I've got a (virtual) server running Slackware on (physical) server running Centos.
In my ssh session (in Slackware box), just to check whether the files I downloaded last night have been finished, I do
I screwed the pts? Obviously, this guy here had the same glitch. The system ran just fine afterwards (no silly 0s), it was just fun to watch some erroneous output. :D
In my ssh session (in Slackware box), just to check whether the files I downloaded last night have been finished, I do
ps ax | grep wget, and violaa:ayu@slackware-cluster:~$ ps as | grep wget 1001 18715 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 S+ pts/1 0:00 grep wget ayu@slackware-cluster:~$ ps as | grep wget 1001 18717 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 R+ pts/1 0:00 grep wget ayu@slackware-cluster:~$ ps as | grep wget 1001 18719 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 S+ pts/1 0:00 grep wget I screwed the pts? Obviously, this guy here had the same glitch. The system ran just fine afterwards (no silly 0s), it was just fun to watch some erroneous output. :D
Mother in law
Dear, can I have your mom as mine--I need an extra mother?
--something isn't quite right with me
--something isn't quite right with me
Rig in Lab
Here's the rig I'm sitting on starting today.
4 cores on i3-2120, 2 cores on E7400, 2 cores on T2370 (laptop), dual head on i3 box.
Running Slackware64-current, LinuxMint Maya (LTS), Salix64 13.37.
I need to be ambidextrous to be able to work more efficiently on this rig, I suppose.
If my phone counts: add ARM MT6516 running FroYo
Quartett!: complete save game
The branches are easy to figure out: two major choices and viola, you end up with one girl. There's no bad ending though, all the three endings are rather bitter sweet.
So here's the complete save game if you just want to see all the scenes, CGs, and BGMs. I personally suggest to go for viola girl first, cello then violin girl at last. :D
Installing LILO on virtual disk (libvirt)
I have a libvirt-coupled-qemu-based virtual machine which boots Slacware 14.0. Long story short, lilo gave me this error when I invoke
After adding
After digging from this thread on LQ, I found out that:
- libvirt is compiled as module,
- so I need to make new initrd (because recompiling the kernel is just too much pain).
So I made a new initrd
and added it to the lilo.conf.
My final (and working) /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:
Reinvoke lilo with
It works just great despite some warning.
--invoking lilo compact (-c) screwed things up :(
lilo -v:Fatal: Linux experimental device 0xfc00 needs to be defined.Check 'man lilo.conf' under 'disk=' and 'max-partitions'After adding
disk = /dev/vda bios=0x80 max-partitions=7 After digging from this thread on LQ, I found out that:
- libvirt is compiled as module,
- so I need to make new initrd (because recompiling the kernel is just too much pain).
So I made a new initrd
# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh >> newinit.sh# newinit.shand added it to the lilo.conf.
image = /boot/vmlinuz initrd = /boot/initrd.gz root = /dev/vda1 label = slackware My final (and working) /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:
# LILO configuration file # generated by 'liloconfig' #
# Start LILO global section lba32 # Allow booting past 1024th cylinder with a recent BIOS disk = /dev/vda bios=0x80 max-partitions=7 boot = /dev/vda # compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. ...# Linux bootable partition config begins image = /boot/vmlinuz initrd = /boot/initrd.gz root = /dev/vda1 label = slackware read-only # Partitions should be mounted read-only for checking # Linux bootable partition config endsReinvoke lilo with
lilo -v.It works just great despite some warning.
--invoking lilo compact (-c) screwed things up :(
Android UMS got scrwd by usb_modeswitch in Ubuntu box
Boxes in my lab boot Ubuntu-based distros (mosty 12.04LTS). I hate the fact that it won't read my Android phone which I've set to mass storage mode (UMS).
The problem lies in the fact that my phone's ID (from
which unfortunately is the same ID with some random USB 3G modem. D'oh!
Rather than dealing with usb_modeswitch I'm unfamiliar of, I'd just remove the package. who needs 3G modem from boxes directly connected within internal AS circle anyway?
Now the pain is gone.
The problem lies in the fact that my phone's ID (from
lsusb) is:Bus 001 Device 007: ID 05c6:f000 Qualcomm, Inc.which unfortunately is the same ID with some random USB 3G modem. D'oh!
Rather than dealing with usb_modeswitch I'm unfamiliar of, I'd just remove the package. who needs 3G modem from boxes directly connected within internal AS circle anyway?
# apt-get remove usb_modeswitchNow the pain is gone.
Utakoi
So why love songs are popular? Because somehow they liberate you from the burden you're carrying when you're in love.
Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi is simply epic. The story tells the roundabout of Hyakunin Isshu. It portrays Japanese-flavored love in subtle but meaningful ways.
The story took place when poetry at the time was a scholarly form of liberation from Japanese oppressing political (and cultural) structure. Nevertheless, love is universal (you don't say?) so it's nice to watch despite it's heavily flavored by (rather esoteric) ancient Japanese courtesy.
Anyway, enjoy!
I pick this anime as Summer 2012 Best Anime.
Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi is simply epic. The story tells the roundabout of Hyakunin Isshu. It portrays Japanese-flavored love in subtle but meaningful ways.
The story took place when poetry at the time was a scholarly form of liberation from Japanese oppressing political (and cultural) structure. Nevertheless, love is universal (you don't say?) so it's nice to watch despite it's heavily flavored by (rather esoteric) ancient Japanese courtesy.
Anyway, enjoy!
I pick this anime as Summer 2012 Best Anime.
Bicycle Helmet
I just lost my helmet about a month ago, and now I don't think I should buy another one soon. (But sometimes doing 60+ kph twisty downhill without helmet is kind of scary :hehe: )
To Encourage Bicycling, Lose Your Helmet
pheromone on The Street Corner
It's a snippet by Yukio Yukimino. Don't you realize everyday life is sexy? :)
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| pheromone on the street corner |
Sensei 2: Complete Save Game
This visual novel is simple: the story resolves around youngster who got laid to his female teachers (different one for every arc). The fetish is as-is, in a way you can say it features vanilla-est fetish you can get from adult visual novel: no harem, no over-sized boobs, no crap.
-- some screenshot here
It's pretty easy to get the game done anyway, but here's my complete save game in case you are too lazy to get through all the arcs.
TEA2US.SAV
Put it in game's directory and you're good to go.
-- some screenshot here
It's pretty easy to get the game done anyway, but here's my complete save game in case you are too lazy to get through all the arcs.
TEA2US.SAV
Put it in game's directory and you're good to go.
Firefox Manual Update: *.mar
If you ever try to upgrade Mozilla Firefox manually using *.mar
packages, you'll find that it's such a pain, duh! The manual in Mozilla
wiki page isn't much problem due to not-so-man-page style of writing.
--- Disclaimer: this approach's been done on my personal Slackware box, you should consider your own operating system configuration, directory access permission, and environment variables ---
Actually it's quite simple:
1. download the latest update package (*.mar) available for your firefox from Firefox latest release,
2. rename the packages you just downloaded to 'update.mar',
3. move 'update.mar' to 'whereveryouinstalledfirefox/updates', so in my case:
4. run 'updater update-dir apply-to-dir'. 'update-dir' refers to the location where you put 'update.mar', and 'apply-to-dir' simply refers to the location where 'firefox-bin' is. So in my case:
update-dir = /opt/firefox/updates
apply-dir = 'opt/firefox'.
The installing window will pop, just wait,
5. restart firefox (if you're running any instance), and enjoy your updated build of firefox.
You can also read the 'update.log' in the same directory as the applied 'update.mar'.
--- Disclaimer: this approach's been done on my personal Slackware box, you should consider your own operating system configuration, directory access permission, and environment variables ---
Actually it's quite simple:
1. download the latest update package (*.mar) available for your firefox from Firefox latest release,
2. rename the packages you just downloaded to 'update.mar',
mv firefox-18.0a1.en-US.linux-x86_64.complete.mar update.mar3. move 'update.mar' to 'whereveryouinstalledfirefox/updates', so in my case:
mv update.mar /opt/firefox/updates4. run 'updater update-dir apply-to-dir'. 'update-dir' refers to the location where you put 'update.mar', and 'apply-to-dir' simply refers to the location where 'firefox-bin' is. So in my case:
update-dir = /opt/firefox/updates
apply-dir = 'opt/firefox'.
update /opt/firefox/updates /opt/firefoxThe installing window will pop, just wait,
5. restart firefox (if you're running any instance), and enjoy your updated build of firefox.
You can also read the 'update.log' in the same directory as the applied 'update.mar'.
XWindow's Error
XWindow is silly ;) The issues is related to broken requirement packages--reintalling the X-related packages simply solved the problem.
you don't say?
you don't say?
Embarcadero's RAD Studio XE3 World Tour: Surabaya
I attended Embarcadero's RAD Studio XE3 World Tour: Surabaya in Sept 14. The event is nice, and RAD Studio XE3 is kinda cool. The speaker is Steve Ho and Gordon Li.
-I ate a lot of brownies back there, hehe
RAD Studio XE3 is an IDE, heavily based on Delphi with FireMonkey GUI designer and rapid prototyping tool, and Prism which is kind of wrapper for mono and .NET. The IDE is available on Windows (XP onwards) and MacOSX. Demos on the event highlighted its readiness to develop rich business application on Windows 8 and HTML5 with flashy interface, d'oh.
I can't help but comparing RAD Studio and Qt. It's Pascal and C++, it's FireMonkey and Qt Designer, it's Prism and Qyoto, it's Delphi and Qt Creator, moreover it's proprietary license and LGPL.
Later in the event, they said RAD Studio's going to support Linux by 2015 (on Lazarus maybe?)
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anyway, thanks for the shirt and the mouse :)
-I ate a lot of brownies back there, hehe
RAD Studio XE3 is an IDE, heavily based on Delphi with FireMonkey GUI designer and rapid prototyping tool, and Prism which is kind of wrapper for mono and .NET. The IDE is available on Windows (XP onwards) and MacOSX. Demos on the event highlighted its readiness to develop rich business application on Windows 8 and HTML5 with flashy interface, d'oh.
I can't help but comparing RAD Studio and Qt. It's Pascal and C++, it's FireMonkey and Qt Designer, it's Prism and Qyoto, it's Delphi and Qt Creator, moreover it's proprietary license and LGPL.
Later in the event, they said RAD Studio's going to support Linux by 2015 (on Lazarus maybe?)
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anyway, thanks for the shirt and the mouse :)
