Tag Archives: Debian

How to get eGalax TouchScreen film (0eef:0001) working in Linux for Raspberry Pi

7-inch USB Touch Screen Film

This is an How-To guide on getting a Touch Screen Film working in Linux. The Touch screen I use here was purchased from Deal Extreme. It is a 7″ USB based touch film layered on a glass screen. This can … Continue reading

Lilliput DisplayLink USB Monitor UM-70 (17e9:02a9) with Raspberry Pi on raspbian

Displaylink Monitor connected to Raspberry Pi through USB hub

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 Raspberry Pi. … Continue reading

How to to do parental control to keep track of kids time on Linux Mint Debian Edition Computer using timekpr application

timekpr is a nice GUI application to keep track of your kids time on Computer. Here is what this application claims – “This program will track and control the computer usage of your user accounts. You can limit their daily usage … Continue reading

How to get LIRC (Infrared Remote Control) working in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)

Recently I was trying to install LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) software in my Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) Stable release.  But it didn’t do well with my remote’s kernel module. The module called lirc_mceusb (for my Remote control hardware designed for … Continue reading

How to get Scheduled Power On feature working in Debian GNU/Linux on QNAP TS-110 Server?

QNAP TS-110 SOHO Server does support Scheduled Power ON feature with default QNAP firmware. But the Debian ARM Linux for QNAP device does not support this feature. While hacking further on kernel code and internet, I came to know that … Continue reading

How to build and install custom linux kernel for QNAP Server based on ARM Kirkwood platform?

Recently I had to install a custom kernel for my Home server based on ARM kirkwood platform powered by Debian GNU/Linux. Here I have documented this for my future reference and also for your reference. Hardware System QNAP Home Server … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

How to get C-Media USB Sound adapter 0d8c:000c working as primary sound card in Debian Linux?

I have a cheap USB Sound Adapter bought from Amazon, plugged in this with my QNAP TS-110 NAS box. This NAS box is going to serve as Table top Media center also. You can refer this post for more info … Continue reading

Troubleshooting QNAP Debian NAS box by setting up DHCP and TFTP servers in Ubuntu

I have QNAP TS-110 home NAS box installed with Debian Linux 6.0 (Squeeze). Recently it was broken with latest kernel update (I expect all these since it is a Testing branch). I took this opportunity to learn more on recovery … Continue reading

Torrent downloads with web based client “Transmission” for headless download server

This post depicts the installation and configuration of Torrent client called Transmission (This is the default torrent client in Ubuntu). I am using Debian Squeeze (6.0). Though the following instructions are more relevant to Debian, many of them are applicable … Continue reading