Author Archives: jacobbrett
Setting a WGR614 router in bridge mode
I’m specifically using a Netgear WGR614v9 bridged to a Netgear WNDR8000 (acts as the network’s router, which is, in turn, connected to a Netgear CGD24N cable modem). Factory reset WGR614 Connect PC to WGR614 (via ethernet) WAN Setup: NAT Filtering: … Continue reading
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NFS shares over local network with autofs
Wanting to share files over my home network to other devices, I settled on the NFS protocol. Specifically, I decided to use the program autofs as it automatically mounts shares of local files on-demand (thus reducing system overhead when the … Continue reading
Installing the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin for Eclipse IDE in Ubuntu 10.04
While following the Android SDK installation guide, one is directed to optionally install a plugin, called Android Development Tools, for Eclipse IDE. If you installed Eclipse from Ubuntu’s repository like I did, the plugin installation will fail with an error, … Continue reading
GIGABYTE Q1580P stereo microphones in Ubuntu 9.10
My GIGABYTE Q1580P-VA laptop has stereo microphones — one on either side of the in-built webcam. While probably useful, Ubuntu doesn’t seem to play nice with them by default. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution to get them recording audio input. … Continue reading
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Tagged GIGABYTE, hardware compatibility, in-built, microphones, Q1580P, stereo microphones, Ubuntu
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Wine 1.2 beta not running programs
Since I made the foobar2000 installation guide, my laptop was stolen. So, obviously I attempted to install foobar2000 on my new GIGABYTE Q1580P-VA. The latest stable Wine (1.0.1) wouldn’t play audio properly (Dune 2000 had problems), so I figured the … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, GIGABYTE, laptop, Q1580P, Wine, wine-pthread, WinePulse
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