Category Archives: Geeky Stuff

IMDB # Prompt in Video Manager

Posted on December 30, 2012 by todd

  I followed the 'make it disappear fix' at https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/339880, which comments out the enterimdb section at video-ui.xml at /usr/share/mythtv/themes//video-ui.xml…. Run: find /usr/share/mythtv/themes/ -name "video-ui.xml" -print | xargs sudo sed -i 's/enterimdb/entertmdb/g'

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Sound Blaster 1080 in Ubuntu 9.10

Posted on December 30, 2012 by todd

  Set up ALSA for these settings Edit the ALSA config files using your favorite editor. For example: $ sudo nano /etc/asound.conf And edit it to match this: pcm.!default { type hw card 1 device 1 } MythTV Setup http://www.mythtv.org/wiki?title=AllensDigitalAudioHowto#Set_Myth_up_for_digital_sound

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Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can’t open video device, error “Permission denied”

Posted on December 30, 2012 by todd

  Quick fix until next reboot: sudo chown root:mythtv /dev/video*

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Java Apps as Windows Service

Posted on May 23, 2012 by todd

  I was looking for an easy and cheap way to setup a java application (in this case Pentaho's Carte) to run as a Windows service.  After reviewing a few options I went with "Yet Another Java Service Wrapper" (YAJSW) … Continue reading →

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Synergy Software Keyboard/Video Switch

Posted on March 20, 2012 by todd

I have a pretty typically computer environment at home with a personal and a work computer (both laptops in my case).  I frequently work from home and find myself going back forth between them.  With laptops this isn't the end … Continue reading →

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SME Kernel and/or VirtualBox Update

Posted on February 21, 2012 by todd

Initial install done using great How To on Contribs.org.  After the initial installation if you want to upgrade VirtualBox or the SME kernel is upgraded you need to rebuild VirtualBox against the SME kernel. Get the VirtualBox rpm you need … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox Guest Additions Stopped Working for Ubuntu Guest

Posted on February 21, 2012 by todd

After a kernel update the vboxsf mounts would no longer mount. Error message: Device not found Solution: sudo apt-get install dkms

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Password Management – KeePass

Posted on January 5, 2012 by todd

I reluctantly gave up on Iiumsoft's eWallet for password management. After over the years buying/running it on Windows, Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone, iPhone and Android when in stopped working under Wine for Linux I decided it was time for a change. … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 11.10 – 12.04 Tweaks

Posted on January 5, 2012 by todd

Many of these things aren't 11.10 specific, but since I find myself applying the same changes to each machine I install a list seemed prudent. Without a list I wind up trying to figure out why X works on one … Continue reading →

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Removing open_basedir restriction from an iBay

Posted on January 4, 2012 by todd

Taken from: http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php/TroubleshootingFAQ * PHP Warning: (…) open_basedir restriction if installing anything PHP related in ibay Related to open_basedir setting in php.ini file. SME does not allow PHP in /tmp or /usr/share. This is a security measure. PHP values are … Continue reading →

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