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trying to switch between display modes under linux had never been easy. At least with xrandr 1.2 things are much better than before - i can finally change display mode without restarting Xorg. But the "standard" FN-F7 was never a working trigger i can use. Being lazy, i never go looking for solution... until today.

VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus
The program '.' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
(Details: serial 477 error_code 11 request_code 144 minor_code 5)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
  

while learning more on getting templates up for drupal, i notice i forgot this while upgrading cy's site. But a note to self post will help me to remember the next time i update drupal :)

in the guide under http://drupal.org/node/139766, a trick is given to allow one to have custom theme differentiated by url path names. So only thing you and i must do is to add the following function in a file called template.php in your own theme folderto the phptemplate.engine file.

had tried and used opensync a little a while ago, and did got things almost working. "Almost" is because my phone entries somehow went cuckoo because of the syncs, and i am too lazy to be disciplined. so this round, i have decided to be more organized and focused - hence the attempt again to get opensync working and to serve me. 

This will be the page of all the customization i do to my current Ubuntu installation. Hope it will be of use to you too :)

CD/DVD Burning Software
even though i don't use Kubuntu, i do like some KDE software. For cd/dvd burning, i usually use k3b. so the steps are:

$ sudo apt-get install k3b libk3b2-mp3

the second package is to allow you to install mp3 burning capability 

today another firmware update was announced for the N800, and it will fix the sdhc problem some are facing. As usually, almost everybody complaint about the pain of reinstalling all applications, since the firmware update brings you a "fresh installed" Internet tablet. For those who are frustrated with reinstallation of many working applications, or those with boot from MMC/SD card systems, i think the firmware update will be a boring long procees, before one resume in the last state of a working tablet (mine is at least since my use/update in June/July). So it's time to look for alternatives.

remember my attempt in getting the Sony Ericsson HBH DS 970 to work with my desktop? It was puzzling in February when i first got it, and i gave up trying since then. However since a few days i got a link from thoughtfix, and excitingly got bluetooth stereo working with the n800. yes, i can now start up a music player on the n800, and receive the sound via bluetooth on the DS 970. That is great for me, since i can basically have my handphone paired to the headset, while having the music still sent from the n800 simultaneously. neat.

This page will be the general collections of my Linux how-tos. Once some contents can form its own category, then i will split it :) else you should find everything here :)

Now i am doing another how-to collection - Fun with Drupal. It will list down things i do with drupal, my currently favourite system. Well, even my personal sites are using Drupal, and i will promote people to use it whenever i need to consult on websites building. Don't get me wrong, i have also done joomla/mambo consultation and customization. It is just a personal preference question :)

This is the page collecting how-tos and reviews of stuffs i do on the Nokia Internet tablet N800. I welcome comments and contributions, while i still encourage people to contribute directly to the wiki pages and mailing list. Centralised stuffs are nicer to find and reuse :)

The collection:
1. Booting N800 Internet tablet from SD card (published on friday the 13th, 13th July 2007)