Here is a script to easy change the default blue scheme of Midnight Commander. Unpack the archive and do: ./mc_change_theme.sh puthre.theme To revert to the default scheme just: ./mc_change_theme.sh default.theme The script will modify your ~/.mc/ini file. Please make sure that Midnight Commander is not running when you change your theme. Here is how a…
Problems emerging device-mapper.1.02.19 with confcache on Gentoo
Disable confcache in /etc/make.conf if you are getting this when trying to emerge device-mapper.1.02.19 on Gentoo: checking target system type… config.sub: missing argument Try `config.sub –help’ for more information. configure: error: /bin/sh autoconf/config.sub failed !!! Please attach the following file when filing a report to bugs.gentoo.org: !!! /var/tmp/portage/sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.19/work/device-mapper.1.02.19/config.log !!! ERROR: sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.19 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh,…
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Oldstyle Extreme Programming (And YES, that’s a keyboard)
Kernel 2.6.21 is out
Kernel 2.6.21 is out ant it contains my Logitech Formula Force EX force feedback patch
Piatra Neamt Easter 2007
CentOS _dl_sysinfo_int80 deadlock
Are you using a CentOS or CentOS derived distribution and you experience deadlocks in dl_sysinfo_int80 function like this?: #0 0x00ace7a2 in _dl_sysinfo_int80 () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2 #1 0x00cb248b in __read_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 #2 0x080bdf39 in el_push () #3 0x080bdfda in el_getc () #4 0x080bde50 in el_push () #5 0x080be11b in el_gets () #6 0x080a6f59 in…
Using libGD to manipulate jpeg images in C
Yesterday, for a small project of mine, I needed to implement a small utility to deform jpeg images from command line. The idea was to use texture mapping for deformations, so I needed a way to manipulate the jpeg images at the pixel level. The first thing I tried was the imagemagik utility. I’ve browsed…
Running X applications under chroot jail
Having a Gentoo32 chroot as a fallback on a Gentoo64 system is not unusual. Some things simply do not work on Gentoo 64 (as FlashPlayer 9) or you need a distcc server for the other (32 bit) systems. I wrote a simple bash script that allows the X applications under chroot jail to connect to…
Every time you feed a troll, God kills a kitten
http://lists.lug.ro/lurker/message/20070205.152933.4a60c9ff.en.html
Sharp Zaurus Out of Production
It seems that Sharp will no longer produce the Zaurus line. Hi all, yes, we have to confirm that Sharp pulled the plug out of the Zaurus line. No successor model is planned, and the end of production will be early February. For sure we’ll continue with support, service and accessories for the Zauri. Also…