Category Archives: Geeky Stuff

  Normal install No proprietary drivers   No LIRC If not fonts on boot try this   Configure LIRC sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc Select Home-brew (16×50 UART compatible serial port) Set serial port sudo apt-get install setserial sudo dpkg-reconfigure setserial Choose manual Modify … Continue reading →

  Update xorg.conf: Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Option "DRI" "off" EndSection

To fix it, I just moved the unmounting before the network shutdown in the shutdown list. Here is how: Change directory to /etc/rc6.d and list it's contents. Code: cd /etc/rc6.d ls -la You are looking for S#wpa-ifupdown and S#umountnfs.sh. wpa-ifupdown's … Continue reading →

  ATI Dropper support for some older cards in the fglrx driver.  8.04 is a LTS release so it should last until April 2011.   Install USER: mythuser Use ATI/AMD Proprietary driver TV Out enabled Auto Login   Video Setup … Continue reading →

  # lircrc.URC-6131/RC-5 (Hauppauge PVR-250) # 2004-01-25, Joe Votour # mailto: [email protected] # Save this file in ~/.mythtv/lircrc, and make a symlink with ~/.lircrc # TODO: Test/configure the mplayer buttons #       Finish the rest of the remote buttons … Continue reading →

  #—————————————————————————— # contributed by     Claas Langbehn ( [email protected])         01-May-2000 #—————————————————————————— # # filename: RC-5 # encoding: shift encoded, RC-5 # brand:             Philips (and others) # model:         … Continue reading →

  # lircrc.URC-6131/RC-5 (Hauppauge PVR-250) # 2004-01-25, Joe Votour # mailto: [email protected] # Save this file in ~/.mythtv/lircrc, and make a symlink with ~/.lircrc # TODO: Test/configure the mplayer buttons #       Finish the rest of the remote buttons … Continue reading →

  A – Mythtv   TV – Last (programmed to CH+)   Pause x 4   Audio – 7   TV – Input   DVR – Up     B – Cable TV   TV – Last (programmed to CH+) … Continue reading →

  Video 1   Video 2   Video 3   DVD/LD (DVD)   TV/SAT (Cable)   Aux   MD/Tape (MythTV)   CD/SACD   Tuner   Phono

  # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the … Continue reading →