Ubuntu 9.10 can not recognize intel sound card

At my LG P1 with an Intel sound card (Realtek ALC888 Intel 82801), after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, i had no sound.
The sound card wasn't even detected!

After running Google for a FEW hours, i discovered how to put the sound working without had to:
qaz@blue:~$ sudo alsa force-reload
or any other command.

Step1:
$ sudo apt-get remove sl-modem-daemon
Step2:
$ sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic
Step3:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
And add:
options snd-hda-intel model=lg # for other brands: search google with "options snd-hda-intel model="; try laptop; And/or visit this page.
Then reboot!


Tags:
qaz@blue:~$ lspci
(...)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
(...)

qaz@blue:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC880 Digital [ALC880 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
 

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Open RAW (.cr2) images with Gimp

I have a Canon 400D, and today i tried to take some pictures and experiment some HDR effects on them. I took some pictures in RAW mode, with -2EV, 0EV and +2EV. Uploaded it to PC and boom! Gimp (or any other program) can't open CR2 files...

How to open *.cr2 files at Linux? Simple: install ufraw:

sudo apt-get install ufraw gimp-ufraw

Now, open ufraw (press ALT+F2 and type ufraw) and load the cr2 image. Then in the right bottom click at the Gimp button. Gimp will be launched and loads you image.

If you're interred on HDR effects, try qtpfsgui.

Playdeb - Games repositorie (Ubuntu)

Playdeb is a gaming repository for Ubuntu - aimed to provide titles already available on getdeb.net in an easier to install and update format.

This list features some old known games and also some news.

For who uses other distros, you can follow the link to the homepage of the games and follow the presented instructions.

Links:
»Playdeb
»GetDeb

How to install (JRE) Java in Ubuntu (8.04)

I'm trying to install Java at my new Ubuntu and I'm getting some difficulties.
I was scrolling Synaptic Package Monitor for a while and i couldn't find it.

So i Google it..

There are these packages:

sun-java6-bin sun-java6-fonts sun-java6-jre sun-java6-src
sun-java6-demo sun-java6-javadb sun-java6-plugin
sun-java6-doc sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-source

All you (probably) need is:
$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-fonts sun-java6-plugin

Note: The package sun-java6-plugin contain the Firefox plugin.

One step forward, two steps back

In Feisty, agere et131x - Ethernet card of my LG P1 - was automatically installed.
Today with Hardy 8.04 and new versions of kernel, there is no 'out of the box'!

One step forward, two steps back! Hrr

To install it:

Download et131x-1.2.3-2.tar.gz (or more recent ) here.

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
go to the unpackaged et131x folder
$ make
$ sudo make modules_install
$ insmod et131x.ko
$ sudo depmod
$ sudo modprobe et131x

There might me some errors... close your eyes!
Reboot.

The audio card - Realtek LC880 - was never fixed. I only have audio on phones!

Create new file:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel
Paste and save:
options snd-hda-intel model=lg
Reboot!

Links:
»Drivers: et131x

Bluetooth @ ubuntu - kdebluetooth/kbluetooth

I've some difficulties connecting my Nokia 6820 to the Laptop (maybe it was just my ignorance...)
And know i've a band new Sony Ericsson M600i.

The question survived : How to send files to my phone?

I was using the default gnome bluetooth manager... That was not enough..
I did some research and found out that Kde bluetooth manager was (much) better.

Screenshots



How to use

• Launch kbluetooh
  An icon will appear at Notification area.
  

• Click and you'll get the window previously showed..
  Then the Computer will automatically scan for bluetooth devices(e.g: M600i.box). Remember to turn on your bluetooth's phone.
  

• Click on M600i.box icon, then File transfer/Obex File Transfer.

• Now check your mobile phone. A message asking permission to pair the phone with computer should pop up. Accept it. And enter 'pair code'. At your computer will pop up a window asking the same 'pair code'.

Now you have the two devices are paired. You can explore your mobile content. Copy/Drag files wherever you want to.
Note: depending your mobile phone model you'll still need to check your phone to accept the connection everytime you explore a different folder at your computer.


Install

• Direct link:

install

• or console:

sudo apt-get install kdebluetooth

• Note: you will need to install konqueror and obexftp at least..
  Don't know if any more dependences are necessary because I've KDE installed on my computer.
  

Gnome-art

Today I found a very simple way to personalize our Gnome.
I've discovered Gnome-art.

Screenshot:

Description:
This is the graphical frontend for art.gnome.org. Backgrounds and all themes can be downloaded and previewed. Backgrounds, icon themes and splash screens can be installed directly.

Under the menu Art we can find:
> Backgrounds
>> Gnome
>> Other
>> All

> Desktop theme
>> Application
>> Window Border
>> Icon

> Other Themes
>> Login Manager
>> Splash Screens
>> GTK + Engine

Instructions:
Just select one of the Art's categories. Then gnome-art starts caching thumbnail previews. Now we can choose, preview and install whet we want/like. Very simple to use.
Note: Caching thumbnails can take some minutes.

Installing (3 methods)

• (1)direct link
  

install

• (2)console

$ sudo apt-get install gnome-art

• (3)synaptic package manager

gnome-art

Netspeed & GFreqlet (applets)

These are the two Gnome applets i can't live without:


Netspeed

Netspeed is just a little GNOME-applet that shows how much traffic occurs on a specified network device (for example eth0). You get the best impression of it, if you look at the screenshots below.

some screenshots:

installation:

• apt-get install netspeed

link:

• [HOME]

GFreqlet

GFreqlet is a GNOME applet for Linux that not only monitors CPU frequency scaling, but also allows the end user to change the frequency or governor with just a click. It automatically detects which frequencies and governors your processor supports, so there is no configuration required. The applet itself is not run as root, nor required to modify to run with root ownership, but password prompts with gksudo if a super user action is required. GFreqlet is very straight forward and minimal.

some screenshots:

installation:

• download and install

link:

• [HOME]

Open DNS

> Open DNS

The Domain Name System (DNS) is fundamental to the Internet. You use the DNS every time you do anything online including sending email and browsing the Web. Most networks use the DNS provided by their ISP or run their own small DNS server. OpenDNS is better.

"OpenDNS allows us to easily block unwanted sites and provide a safer, more productive environment. It has a smart interface that provides granularity of control across multiple connections, and the statistics are easy to use and provide insight into our DNS traffic."
— Terrell Johnson , Network Administrator , Sunsweet

> Intall

• STEPS:
  

$ sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.auto
$ sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
# append the following line to the document
prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220;
# save and exit
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 down && sudo ifconfig eth0 up
#note: in your system may not be 'eth0' for example in my PC it is eth1.

url: link

UbuntuGames.org

• English:

Ubuntu Games is the result of efforts to create a place to gather articles, tutorials, screen pictures, and tips about games on Ubuntu. The Games are not necessarily free (as in beer nor as in speech); they can be closed source or proprietary. They may not be specifically for Ubuntu. If it works (even if emulated) on Ubuntu Linux, it's welcome!

Some people won't migrate to Linux from other OSs because they think Linux doesn't have good games. For the good of home desktop users, I'll try to convince you that there are many good games on Linux, and in Ubuntu, their installation is fairly simple.

Link: ubuntugames.org

• Português:

O Ubuntu Games é fruto do esforço para criação de um lugar que contenha artigos, tutoriais, fotos de tela e dicas sobre jogos no Ubuntu. Eles não são necessariamente gratuitos ou de fonte livre (opensource), podendo ser proprietários, de código fechado, ou até mesmo não específicos para o Ubuntu. Nosso critério é: se roda (mesmo que emulado) no Ubuntu Linux, é bem-vindo!

Há quem não migrou de sistema operacional por causa de jogos que imaginam não haver para o Linux. Pelo bem dos usuários domésticos, tentarei convencer vocês de que existem muitos jogos bons no Linux, e que no Ubuntu, a instalação de jogos é simples.

Link: ubuntugames.org

Touchpad - Configure it!

Feisty Fawn lacks the ability to personalize the Synaptics Touchpad. Here are a few tips. These can be also applied to other distros.

Backup xorg.conf

• First of all, backup your xorg.conf

$ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup


Enable/Disable Touchpad

• Edit you xorg.conf

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

• find «Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"» and change it to: ("SHMConfig" "true")
  

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver  "synaptics"
Option  "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option  "Device"  "/dev/psaux"
Option  "Protocol"  "auto-dev"
Option  "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
 Option  "SHMConfig"  "true"
EndSection

• Disable: (go to terminal and type:)

$ synclient TouchpadOff=1

• Enable:
  

$ synclient TouchpadOff=0

Disable Touchpad while typing
It's annoying when a person is typing and touch accidentally in the touchpad. This tip disables the touchpad for 'x' seconds when you press a key. It needs the configuration(xorg.conf) carried through in the previous tip to work.

• Go to terminal and type: (disables touchpad for 1 second)

$ syndaemon -i 1 -d

visit syndaemon page for more info

Gsynaptics
Gsynaptics allows to configure your Touchpad. It enables/disables touchpad/tapping and configure scroll movements.

(click on screenshot to enlarge)

• Install:

$ sudo apt-get install gsynaptics

• Run at terminal:

$ gsynaptics

• Or go to System » Preferences » Touchpad
  

Note: for KDE » ksynaptics

Add these tips to startup
If you like some of these tips, and you pretend to use it every time, just add it to start up.

• Go to System » Preferences » Sessions:

Click New,
Name: 1sec touchpad
Code: syndaemon -i 1 -d

repeat procedure to any desire program..

Games 4 Linux

Here i will post some cool games for Linux.
Note: this topic will be updated with more games.

• Pang Zero

Download:
pangzero.deb | official page


i will update this post soon ;)

Compiz + Beryl = Compiz Fusion (repository)

Note: Fusion is a new project merging Compiz with Beryl.
Screenshot:

(click to enlarge)

To install:

1. First remove compiz and beryl.

$ sudo apt-get remove beryl*
$ sudo apt-get remove compiz*

1. Open Terminal and edit sources.list:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

1. Add to file:

deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

1. Save and get back to Terminal and type:

$ wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb/DD800CD9.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install compiz-#gnome or kde
$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-backend*
$ sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion-*

1. Remove the existing directories
   

$ rm -fR ~/.beryl*
$ rm -fR ~/.emerald*
$ rm -fR ~/.compiz*

1. Run Compiz
   

$ compiz --replace

Post update: 16.00 - 2007Jun25

Add Compiz Fusion to startup:

1. Go to System » Preferences » Sessions and add:

compiz --replace

Edit: 22.00 - 2007Jun25

TLS problems

TLS does not seem to work and I have tcl/tk 8.5. How can I fix it ?

• Open Terminal and type:
  

$ sudo gedit /usr/lib/tls1.50/pkgIndex.tcl

• and change the line :

"package ifneeded tls 1.5"

• to

"package ifneeded tls 1.50"

A Better Looking Firefox

• Open the Terminal and type:

$ wget http://users.tkk.fi/~otsaloma/art/firefox-form-widgets.tar.gz

$ tar -xvzf firefox-form-widgets.tar.gz

$ sudo cp /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/res/forms.css /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/res/forms.css.bak

$ cat firefox-form-widgets/res/forms-extra.css | sudo tee --append /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/res/forms.css > /dev/null

$ sudo cp -r firefox-form-widgets/res/form-widgets /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/res

$ rm -rf firefox-form-widgets

• Reboot Firefox if open..
  

Change your mouse cursor

Ubuntu comes by default with a 'classic' white cursor.
After a while it becomes boring. Let's change it!

Go to Gnome-Look and e.g. download the FedoraCore6 cursor.

Install mouse cursor:

• Extract the zip/tar.gz content to the folder /home/'your username'/.icons
• Then go to System » Preferences » Mouse
• Go to Pointers tab (just like the picture) and select the new pointer/cursor.

If you know more cool cursors, please submit a comment.

The goodies of Firefox's Add-ons

Mozilla Firefox is a wonderful browser, and one of the most values are the Add-ons.
There are Add-ons that goes from radio to download manager.
So, I'm gonna introduce you to some of the best and needed Add-ons:

1. Foxmarks - The Bookmark Synchronizer - Saves your bookmarks online and allow to synchronize them with another computers..
2. Adblock Plus - Add and banner blocker - Blocks adds and banner by filter subscription or user request
   
3. FlashGot - Download Manager - "Download one link, selected links or all the links of a page together at the maximum speed with a single click.."
   
4. Download Statusbar - Download statusbar info - "View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar.."
5. NoScript - Script Enable/Disable - "It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice.."
6. VideoDownloader - Saves *.vlc, etc videos - "Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion, Pornotube..."
7. Forecastfox - Weather report - "Get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com"
8. PDF Download - PDF downloader helper - "Allows to choose if you want to view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML)..."
   
9. Fasterfox -Maximize you Firefox's speed - "Performance and network tweaks for Firefox."
10. RefControl - HPPT referer controller - "Control what gets sent as the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis."
11. You you have/know another great add-on please submit a comment..
    

Did you liked my fonts at the previously post?

My fonts are:

To install Lucinda Grande font (Mac font):

1. Go here and download them;
2. Extract the zip content;
   
3. Open Terminal and go to the folder that you extracted the zip content and type:

$ sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf

$ sudo cp *.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf

$ sudo cp *.TTF /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf

1. Then go to System » Preferences » Font and select the fonts/font_rendereing/size just like my image, if you wish so.

That's all...

Improved subpixel font rendering for Feisty

First of all, you can the final results:

So, if you like it, let's start:

1. Open a Terminal
   
2. WindowType the following

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

1. Add the following lines to the end of the file:

deb http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu feisty fonts
deb-src http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu feisty fonts

for amd64 binaries use RAOF's repository:
deb http://raof.dyndns.org/falcon feisty experimental
deb-src http://raof.dyndns.org/falcon feisty experimental

1. Save and Exit Gedit
2. Run from the terminal window

$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude install libfreetype6 libcairo2 libxft2

1. Config: (my settings: Native, Automatic, No bitmapped)

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig

Source/Support: Ubuntuforums.org

Linux Distro Timeline

Do you know the Linux time line??
Check it out...

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