Tag Archives: HOWTO

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

Configuring D-Link DSL-2520U Broadband modem/router for BSNL

I just thought of documenting my successful configuration data for D-Link DSL-2520U modem on BSNL broadband line. In my setup I have connected the modem with DSL line and Ethernet cable with WAN port of Wireless router. I was able … Continue reading

How to fix “Wireless is disabled by hardware switch” message in Ubuntu 12.04

Wireless is disabled by hardware switch

Recently I faced following error message in Network Manager indicator in my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop. “Wireless is disabled by hardware switch”  The catch here is I did not disable the wireless by hardware switch. In Network Manager indicator, I just … 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 use C library in python? (Generating Python wrappers for C library)

Update: Thanks to reddit readers, I have updated this write-up with ctypes also. This is a simple example to quick learn how to generate a python wrapper for C library.  I don’t explain more. Just code example and console output … Continue reading

How to prepare anaconda updates image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora

Anaconda is the installer tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora. This tutorial is applicable for their derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux also. This tutorial empowers you to fix the bugs or missing features in installer without waiting … Continue reading

Tata Photon+ USB Modem (12d1:1446) configuration in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Legacy Fedora

This post details out the usage of Tata Photon+ USB Broadband Modems in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.X and legacy Fedora Linux. It should be applicable for other derivatives of Red Hat like CentOS and Scientific Linux also. This USB … 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 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 … 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

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 … 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