HOWTO: Damn simple backup script in Linux based on rsync and NFS share

M Home network setup is like this: A small NAS Box from QNAP (TS-110) powered by Debian (Here is how I setup this server) connected with network along with my laptop and Home PC. Laptop is powered by Linux Mint and Home PC by Ubuntu 11.10. I need to take backup of both the machines ...

How to get rid of “Enter password to unlock your login keyring” in Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)

Recently I switched over to Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Here is my review on LMDE. There are some minor glitches I found while working on this system. I encounter Enter password to unlock your login keyring prompt dialog box once I logged in. In Ubuntu this dialog I have encountered after changing the user password. But ...

Review: Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)

I always see the Debian as distro born for Linux, with its top class package management, stable system performance, huge repository, less customization of applications and easier configuration. Once it was my main development system at home. When Ubuntu was introduced I switched over to Ubuntu, seeing it as "user friendly Debian", with the features ...

How to fix GRUB rescue prompt without Live CD? (For GRUB2)

Recently most of the leading Linux distributions have moved to GRUB2 Boot loader. It has a long list of features. Given that it has some learning curve also. Since it is a boot loader, not an user space application, we don't care about it till it puts us in rescue prompt :-). As usual today I ...

DIY: Damn cheap laptop cooling pad out of waste materials.

Here is how I got a damn simple and cheap laptop cooling pad. In market, you can find hell lot of cooling pads in wide range of price. I just thought of trying to make a cooling pad with the materials available at home, so ultimately at the price of zero. This model does not ...

How to get a productive desktop based on xmonad and xmobar?

I am very poor in handling multiple windows in a desktop. And also my logic in getting a useful windows layout is pathetically low. Linux allows us to experiment with different window managers. So I experimented different window managers and settled with xmonad. This is a tiling window manager - i.e., windows are not overlapped, ...

How to find a PCI device in linux kernel module?

Last few days I am reading about PCI system. A part of this, I thought of getting my hand dirty by experimenting with PCI device specific code in linux kernel module. I expect the reader should have some fundamental knowledge about PCI devices and linux kernel module. Here is a damn simple kernel module developed, whose ...

wget example tips and tricks for command line download

Some times before I was looking for command line download tool which can download in background. Going through the man page of wget, a lot of interesting features I noticed, which we are not familiar much. Now a days I am using those features in my day to day linux life. wget is a highly used ...

How to make selective focus photo with point and shoot camera?

First let me admit that I am a noob in Photography, here is my first attempt in learning something on photography. My camera is Canon Powershot SD880 IS. It is a point and shoot camera for layman like me. I like the selective focus shots very much. I know that SLR camera is the right one ...

Review: Knoppix 6.4.3 Live

It is long since I tested a Linux Distribution for Review. Here I am going to share with you my opinion on Knoppix Linux Live CD operating system. Just a short introduction on what is Live CD. Basically we install operating system in hard drive, the installation process is nothing but copying the binaries from CD/DVD ...

Lilliput DisplayLink USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) with QNAP TS-110 on Debian Linux (armel)

Some times before I posted about how I got this monitor working in Ubuntu How to get Lilliput DisplayLink based USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) working in Ubuntu Linux. This post is about DisplayLink's USB monitor from Lilliput working on QNAP TS-110 home NAS server. The configuration is as below: Hardware: QNAP TS-110 Home NAS box, UM-70 ...

Debugging Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

This post brings you a way to debug Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad Development tool from Ubuntu Linux using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging capability. Basically it supports MSP430 MCUs  with JTAG and Spy Bi-Wire interface. It also supports simulation mode, which allows MSP430 code to be debugged without hardware. Another worth noted feature ...

Setup Build and Debug environment for MSP430 MCUs using mspgcc and mspdebug in Ubuntu Linux

  MSPGCC is a GCC toolchain for the Texas Instruments MSP430 family of ultra low power MCUs, This includes the GNU C compiler (GCC), the assembler and linker (binutils), the debugger (GDB), and some other tools needed to make a complete development environment for the MSP430. MSPDebug is a free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. It ...

Debugging eZ430-F2013 MCU with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

This post brings you a way to debug eZ430-F2013 Development tool (Texas Instrument) from Ubuntu Linux 10.10 using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging capability. Basically tt supports MSP430 MCUs  with JTAG and Spy Bi-Wire interface. It also supports simulation mode, which allows MSP430 code to be debugged without hardware. Another worth noted feature ...

Debugging eZ430 Chronos with MSPDebug tool in Ubuntu Linux

Following my post on Configuring ez430 Chronos Wireless Development Tool in Ubuntu Linux, which talks about control center, this post brings you a way to debug eZ430 Chronos from Ubuntu Linux using MSPDebug tool. This tool provides source level debugging capability. Basically tt supports MSP430 MCUs  with JTAG and Spy Bi-Wire interface. It also supports ...