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SAN BERNARDINO / SANTA MONICA -- To Jim Conkle, Route 66 is built from more than asphalt.
The 2,448-mile Mother Road stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica is really about the people along the way.
They are the soul, the spirit of the road's culture, Conkle said.
It's a road culture that has evolved over decades, from the Dust Bowl migrants of the 1930s to the songs and shows that celebrate it, like Bobby Troup's "Route 66" or Depeche Mode's 1987 version of the same tune, said the 71-year-old Conkle.
"Get your kicks on Route 66...."
As a self-proclaimed "roadie," Conkle has traveled the fabled highway more than 250 times - by car, motorcycle, motor home, as a hitchhiker - even parts of it on foot, bicycle and in a helicopter.
But no matter how he's traveled it, one theme has remained constant.
"The biggest treasure on the road is the people," said Conkle, who writes, speaks, consults, and who has even started an Internet program about all things Route 66. "The people who live on it, work on it, visit it, promote it - they add value to the road."
America's Main Street - built as a road for migrants to seek a new future, and which evolved into an eclectic mix that included landmarks like the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino - yes, wigwams - and the Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, in South Pasadena - is now a route for adventurers to glimpse the past.
Bump in the road
But a speed bump of sorts developed this summer on the road to Santa Monica, and it's got roadies from Chicago to the West Coast ready to ride for their beloved path.
Each year an estimated 500,000 people gather in downtown San Bernardino over four days for the Route 66 Rendezvous, a celebration of the road that attracts fans from around the world.
It's four days of classic cars, cruising, chow and rock 'n' roll.
It's the biggest tribute event along the entire route in the country, Conkle said, adding that the meaning of the event goes beyond the importance for San Bernardino to preserving the history and lore of the entire road.
That's why roadies took more than passing notice this summer when San Bernardino's depressed economy and its recent bankruptcy filing had the event's producer, the San Bernardino Convention & Visitors Bureau, seeking donations from the public to keep the event it produces from leaving downtown, where it's been held every September for 22 years.
"With the city filing for bankruptcy, we're going to find out who our friends are," Conkle said.
Those friends became concerned when, in the wake of its bankruptcy filing on Aug. 1, the city announced it could no longer afford to pick up the full cost of providing about $140,000 in-kind services for the event - services such as security, trash pickup and traffic control.
Route-lovers from within San Bernardino and across the country took note. Fundraising began, and the checks began coming. The event, set for Thursday through Sunday, is scheduled to happen, but organizers were still seeking donations as recently as last week.
"The Rendezvous has increased awareness of the importance of preserving the historical significance and culture of the road," said Conkle, a consultant to the Rendezvous.
Farther west, in Duarte, where schools, churches, sports teams and high school bands will march in the 17th Duarte Route 66 Parade on Sept. 22, the Route 66 faithful also have taken note on the balance between preserving the route's history and the effect of a bad economy on efforts to preserve that history.
"There are always concerns when cities are involved, since they are having trouble, because the state and the end of redevelopment, but this is an important event for the city," said Mary Barrow, an original parade committee member.
The community wanted a hometown parade, and since the city was located along Route 66, it was a perfect way to celebrate their heritage, Barrow said.
"I believe we are the only city that does an annual parade to celebrate the Mother Road," she said.
Hitting the road
But other ways do exist to celebrate Route 66 - even just a Southland trip, from San Bernardino to the route's western terminus, the Santa Monica Pier. Just travel it with Conkle.
The road, which runs from the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan in Chicago to Santa Monica - never had a designated ending spot.
James Monroe Conkle, our tour guide
Conkle was part of a group that worked with the city of Santa Monica to acknowledge the culmination of Route 66 on the pier, a white sign with black letters designating the spot as "Santa Monica, 66, End of the Trail."
Late on Wednesday afternoon, with sunlight filtering through dramatic clouds, Conkle helped out crowds of tourists by taking their pictures as they posed next to the 66 sign.
The pier was transformed into an international destination as visitors from France, Iran, Poland, Russia, Japan, Austria, Germany and Great Britain posed with the famous sign.
Route 66 speaks an international language.
Neon, chrome and thriving businesses recall the road's shining days and keep the legend alive. The Mitla Cafe, the Sycamore Inn, Barney's Beanery, Santa Anita Park, the Saga Motor Lodge, Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain.
Inside the old-time Fair Oaks soda fountain, the ambience is pure nostalgia.
The 20-foot-long solid oak soda fountain bar was disassembled at a pharmacy on Route 66 in Joplin, Mo., and reassembled in South Pasadena, evoking memories of a gentler time.
Chrome and red-seated bar stools, bistro lunch sets, tin ceilings, candy jars and a real working pharmacy all added to the way-back-when atmosphere.
Luncheon items included Route 66 Burgers, banana splits and hot fudge sundaes.
The eatery, which was celebrating its 97th anniversary, has always been on Route 66.
Co-manager Rachel Pabon said visitors to Route 66 have really helped business.
"We've had to double our outdoor seating," she said.
There's plenty of faded glory, too. Forlorn and lifeless motels, diners and gas stations, grass poking through their parking lots - the deteriorated movie theater/dance hall on Mount Vernon Avenue; Monrovia's intriguing Aztec Hotel.
Joe Bono - uncle of the late entertainer Sonny Bono - owns Bono's Restaurant in Fontana, a landmark delicatessen and restaurant since 1936, which has been closed since 2004. But it's still there.
"My family settled this valley in the '20s. We came here for the grapes," Joe Bono said.
A Route to a legendary pastThat past saw many uses for the Mother Road.
In the 1920s through the 1930s, it was a migrant road, a road of flight, of people from Arkansas and Oklahoma going out to the land of milk and honey; in the 1940s, it became a military road; atomic components were transported on Route 66, and Gen. George S. Patton and his army trained on Route 66 in the Needles area of the Mojave Desert before invading North Africa.
In its glory days, Route 66 was the place to "get your kicks."
Over the years, the Mother Road evolved into pop culture legend - stories, TV shows, songs, memorabilia.
Since the 1930s, the fabled highway has cut across eight states, from Chicago to Santa Monica.
About 315 miles of Route 66 pass through California's deserts, mountains, metropolitan areas and beach communities.
In the '50s and '60s, it was a road for vacationers and people who came out for jobs to get the aerospace industry off the ground; and in the 1970s the road started to die because the interstate replaced it, according to Jim Conkle, who studies the road.
Bono's mother, Frances, sold fresh-squeezed orange juice, started the delicatessen business, eventually serving meals, doing catering and weddings.
"Back in the '30s, the cars didn't have air conditioning, so they would come across the desert at night and stop here for olives, honey, oranges to take back with them," Bono said.
Quirky attractions make the adventure fun: the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino, the 12-foot-high orange at Bono's Restaurant in Fontana, the surviving marquee sign of the Foothill Drive-in Theater in Azusa.
The iconic Wigwam, owned by the Patel family since 2003, never closed, even though it underwent extensive renovation.
As of Jan. 3, the Wigwam is on the federal list of historic places, said co-owner Kumar Patel.
"We're trying to keep the public aware of this section of Route 66 with our historic designation," Patel said.
"The whole essence of the culture of Route 66 is that people are seeking the real America - the way it used to be."
And that unites people, enthusiasts said.
"I think Route 66 does as much now to bring people together as it did in its heyday, when it brought the east and west together," Conkle said.
Faith in the road
These days, the road is about nostalgia, memories and adventure.
Danny Castro, past president and 20-year board member of the California Historical Route 66 Association, said if the nonprofit didn't exist, not as many people would care about the road.
"We create awareness of the buildings to be preserved," he said. "There wouldn't be the signage, the media attention," said Castro, who owns the collection of Route 66 memorabilia at the museum on Fifth Street and Mount Vernon Avenue.
Still, there's tremendous faith in the road.
Steve Portias, president of Inland Vans Berdoo, which was inducted into the Rendezvous' Cruisin' Hall of Fame in 2008, believes that in spite of the economy, events celebrating Route 66 are getting more popular.
"I don't think it's declining," Portias said. "They just added another event in Victorville last month. I'm personally looking forward to the San Bernardino event and even donated to it personally."
Portias said the Rendezvous will take some belt-tightening to continue to be successful.
But the road it celebrates is still a draw.
"I feel that Route 66 is more popular than ever in the last 10 years," said Portias, who recently returned from a Route 66 trip to Chicago. "Twenty years ago, I wouldn't have dreamed of going across the country on an old road."
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Round 1
1. Kansas Chiefs - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
3. Cleveland Browns - Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
4. Carolina Panthers- Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
5. Oakland Raiders - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
6. Philadelphia Eagles - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
7. St. Louis Rams - Jonathan Hankins, DT, Ohio St.
8. Buffalo Bills - Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
9. San Diego Chargers - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10. Miami Dolphins - Keenan Allen, WR, Cal
11. St. Louis Rams - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama
12. New York Jets - Matt Barkley, QB, USC
13. Tennessee Titans - John Jenkins, DT, Georgia
14. Arizona Cardinals - Jake Mathews, OT, Texas A&M
15. Detroit Lions - Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
16. Cincinnati Bengals - Eric Reid, S, LSU
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18. Dallas Cowboys - Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama
19. Tampa Bay Bucs - Jonathan Banks, CB, Miss St
20. Minnesota Vikings - Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
21. Pittsburgh Steelers - Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
22. Indianapolis Colts - Matt Elam, S, Florida
23. Seattle Seahawks - Terrence Williams, WR, Baylor
24. New York Giants - Tank Carradine, DE, Florida St.
25. Denver Broncos - Sharif Floyd, DT, Florida
26. New England Patriots - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
27. Chicago Bears - Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia
28. Green Bay Packers - Jonathan Cooper, G/C, UNC
29. San Francisco 49ers - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida St.
30. Baltimore Ravens - Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
31. Houston Texans - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
32. Atlanta Falcons - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
Round 2
33. Jaguars - Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
34. Chiefs - Robert Woods, WR, USC
35. Panthers - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
36. Browns - *Supplemental Draft*
37. Eagles - Dallas Thomas, OT, Tennessee
38. Bengals - C.J. Mosely, LB, Aabama
39. Rams - Tony Jefferson, S, Oklahoma
40. Chargers - Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
41. Dolphins - Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
42. Redskins - David Amerson, CB, NC St
43. Jets - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
44. Titans - Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon St.
45. Cardinals - Mike Glennon, QB, NC St
46. Lions - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
47. Bills - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
48. Saints - *Bounty*
49. Cowboys - Chase Thomas, OLB, Stanford
50. Bengals - Ezekiel Anshah, DE, BYU
51. Vikings - Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama
52. Bucs - Sylvester Williams, DT, UNC
53. Dolphins - Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
54. Seahawks - Khaseem Greene, OLB, Rutgers
55. Giants - D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
56. Steelers - T.J. McDonald, S, USC
57. Patriots - Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
58. Bears - Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia
59. Packers - Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
60. Broncos - Eddy Lacy, RB, Alabama
61. 49ers - Margus Hunt, DE, SMU
62. Ravens - Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas St.
63. Texans - Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas
64. Falcons - Corey Lemonier, DE, Auburn
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Not a huge fan of going with a CB in the first round, and if we go Oline in the second, got to get a guy who have the abilities to play LT.
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That combo would be very nice for the Vikings, give them another WR, and a big run stuffing DT.
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I like it for the Bengals, but I just don't see them drafting a safety at 16.
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If Ansah and Poyer make it to the second, I find it hard not to take either with the wrap around pick.
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Jason_Bengal_Fl wrote:
I like it for the Bengals, but I just don't see them drafting a safety at 16.
Also weird seeing defense with all 3 picks. Although we definitely need the help at those positions, so it could happen...
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Love the Bengals 1st 2 picks. dont mind the 2nd, but would also look at Lacy there
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Guard is not really a priority - right Tackle might be if we let Vollmer go. I like Sheldon Richardson in round 1.
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I really like the Terrance Williams pick for the Seahawks, but Khaseem Greene doesn't really fit the type of SLB we utilize. We've need a pass rusher for that spot and the coaching staff seems to like bigger linebackers. At 6'1" 230 lbs., Greene is on the smaller side. In the second round, I think we'd snatch up OT Oday Aboushi to man the RT position for us.
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I believe Codarelle Patterson will be a 1st round talent and I feel Chase Thomas has a better draft grade for Bills.. One of them over Austin would be great
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Definitely my favorite two round mock that I've seen so far. The Steelers need someone to take over for Harrison and Mingo would be very good value there. They need to groom a young safety as well. The versatile McDonald would be a terrific fit.
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Glad to hear the issue is sorted, let's hope this will help other users which have the same problem.
The issue is now sorted - installed the latest compat wireless drivers.
I didn't mean any offense when i stated about re-directing to google, Just upon browsing these forums I've seen many people suggest a google search, but that's always my first option, last thing is to request help on forum
Glad to hear the issue is sorted, let's hope this will help other users which have the same problem.
Back|track giving machine guns to monkeys since 2007 !
Do not read the Wiki, most your questions will not be answered there !
Do not take a look at the: Forum Rules !
Hi evrybody I've downloaded batrack 5r3 and burn it on dvd.When i boot there is no problem but the problem is that when i open a terminal adn enter airmon-ng i don't my wireless interface no chipset and no driver.My wireless card is Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 2230.Hope you will find a solution for me
Ive been reading all of the resources on this issue but i had a load of errors when i tried.
Ive got BT5R3 installed on a HPG61 in VM8 on top of Windows 7. The wifi adapter im using is the Netgear WNDA3100
I followed these instructions http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...ompat-wireless
However the link for the wireless patch was dead, i managed to find another elsewhere for 126.96.36.199 but the drivers i downloaded were from 2012-11-17 so not sure if the patch i found wasnt compatible maybe? However when applying the wireless injections i got several "Hunk" fails.
Can anyone help me out on this? Totally new to the linux platform so please excuse any ignorance!


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NU Board of Regents to Discuss Priority Programs, New Contracts and Academic Centers at November Meeting
- 11/03/2005
The morning's schedule is as follows:
10:00 a.m. Business Affairs Committee Topic: Master Plan concepts for UNO Presenter: UNO Chancellor Nancy Belck Topic: Business Policy Revisions Presenter: David Lechner, Vice President for Business and Finance
11:30 a.m. Academic Affairs Committee Topic: Academic Centers Presenter: Dr. Jay Noren, Executive Vice President and Provost Topic: Enrollment Data Follow-Up Presenter: Dr. Jay Noren, Executive Vice President and Provost
The afternoon meeting will commence at Varner Hall at 1:00 p.m.
Highlights of the meeting include:
- The strategic issue is Priority Programs and Programs of Excellence and will feature presentations by each of the campus chancellors.
- Regents will be asked to approve the name change from the Department of Chemical Engineering to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and to approve the name change from the College of Engineering and Technology to the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They will also be asked to approve naming the Military and Naval Science Building the "John J. Pershing Military and Naval Science Building."
- Regents will be asked to approve the architectural firm of HDR Architecture Inc. for design services and use of the Construction Management at Risk method of construction for the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) building at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
- Regents will be asked to approve the establishment of the University of Nebraska Center for Advanced Surgical Technology (CAST) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center


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Activate side-mouse-buttons in FireFox
Just add two lines to xorg.conf will activate side-mouse-buttons in FireFox. This should work with most 5-button mouse. Here is a list of mice that worked with this instruction.
- Logitech MX310
- Logitech MX510
- Logitech MX518
- Logitech MX700
- Logitech MX Revolution
- Intellimouse Explorer (first edition)
- Razer Copperhead
Backup X.org configuration file
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
Modify the X.org configuration file
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find the Input Device section for your mouse and add two lines as shown below. You may also increase the number of buttons if your mouse has more than 7, just fix the rest of the section based upon the number of buttons (remember back/forward, wheel click & tilt left/right all count as buttons)
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" ... Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" ... Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7" EndSection
Buttons still won't work in Nautilus unless you install the imwheel dameon.
Install & Configure IMWheel
- Install IMWheel
sudo apt-get install imwheel
- Modify IMWheel configuration file
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/imwheel/imwheelrc
- Insert the following at the bottom of this existing file
".*" None, Up, Alt_L|Left None, Down, Alt_L|Right "(null)" None, Up, Alt_L|Left None, Down, Alt_L|Right
- Create IMWheel start-up script
sudo mkdir /home/login gksudo gedit /home/login/mouse
- Insert the following into this new file
#!/bin/sh exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7" & exec imwheel -k -b "6 7" & exec $REALSTARTUP
- Grant execution for everyone to this new script
sudo chmod +x /home/login/mouse
- Configure this script to be executed at start-up
- Select 'System' > 'Preferences' > 'Sessions'
- Click the StartUp tab
- Click Add, then input: /home/login/mouse
- Click OK, then Close
- Reboot your computer or your Gnome environment and then test your back/forward mouse buttons in Nautilus
(Dont know why but the above worked flawlessly for me with Dapper but not with Feisty, to get it to work in Feisty had to enter a space between 6 and 7 on the line exec imwheel -k -b "67" & hope this helps)
How to configure Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Mighty Mouse works out of the box, this how to should cover setting up of horizontal scrolling using ball and sidebuttons.
This is placeholder only. Please, provide working howto.
Disable the touchpad while typing
The utility
syndaemon can be used to temporarily disable a Synaptic touchpad while typing.
First you must edit
/etc/X11/xorg.conf to allow the
syndaemon utility to access the touchpad's settings. Make a backup of the file, then:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find the touchpad section:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" Option "SHMConfig" "on" EndSection
Add the
SHMConfig option if it does not already exist.
After you restart X (log out and log in again), you will be able to run
syndaemon -t -dYou may have to restart your computer.
syndaemon -h to view additional options.
To have
syndaemon start up automatically when you log on, add the command as a new startup program (System -> Preferences -> Sessions -> Startup Programs).
Adjust touchpad sensitivity
Although gsynaptics allows you to adjust sensitivity, it still isn't sensitive enough for all users. This allows for greater fine tuning of touchpad sensitivity. First you must edit
/etc/X11/xorg.conf. Make a backup of the file, then:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find the touchpad section:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" Option "SHMConfig" "on" EndSection
Add the following after
Option "MinSpeed" "1.0" Option "MaxSpeed" "1.3" Option "AccelFactor" "0.3"
Modify the values to personal taste. After you restart X (log out and log in again), you will using the new sensitivity settings.
Enable vertical, horizontal and circular scrolling
This howto will explain the procedure to setup a Synaptics touchpad for vertical, horizontal and circular scrolling (The same procedure may work for other touchpads, but has not been confirmed)
- First: Install gsynaptics
sudo apt-get install gsynaptics
Second you have to edit your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf to allow
gsynaptics to access the the touchpad's settings
- Second: Backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
- Third: Allow gsynaptics access to the touch pads settings
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find the touchpad section:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" Option "SHMConfig" "on" EndSection
Add the
SHMConfig option if it does not already exist.
After you restart X (log out and log in again), from the Gnome menu goto System > Preferences > Touchpad
From the Touchpad window you can modify you touchpads settings
Graphics Card
How to setup nVidia drivers in 7.04
System > Administration > Restricted Devices Manager Enable Driver Apply Changes
Insert Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn CD-ROM
Cancel > Close
Applications > Add/Remove Applications
(Add / Remove apps will load up checking dependencies)
Click Preferences next to help in the bottom left of the add / remove applications windows.
Uncheck the "CD ROM With Ubuntu 7.04..." option from the list of installable CD-ROM volumes.
There, now every time you use the add / remove applications program to install things, it goes onto the internet to get the packages instead of the discs. The idea behind this is to get the LATEST updates.
Close the options, close the next box, then click OK to exit out of add / remove applications and save the changes we just made.
Make sure the nVidia glx is downloaded and installed from either the internet or the install CD, or the next step wont work, as the command will have nothing to execute. thats right, you really need NVIDIA GLX. :)
With the nVidia Driver enabled in the restricted devices manager, we can safely go into the console and mess with the newly loaded drivers' settings to get a nice looking desktop with an acceptable resolution, color depth and refresh rate. These drivers also let us adjust the positioning of multiple monitors much like the forceware drivers in windows, but totally not like windows at the same time. You'll see what I mean when you see the layout and complexity of the panel! Now we must reboot.
System > Quit > Restart
Load up Applications > Accessories > Terminal
If you haven't already done so you may right click on Terminal under Applications > Accessories > Terminal and then add the application to the panel, to make the terminal easier to access in the future.
Load up the terminal, and type in...
sudo nvidia-settings
Then type in your root password (whatever that is)
Be careful about cranking the resolution or refresh too high.
If you want to enable dual monitors then try twinview.
How to setup Dual Monitors with NVidia in Feisty Fawn
From Dual Monitors with NVidia in Ubuntu - Ubuntu Geek
- Install nvidia-glx driver
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
- Make a backup of xorg.conf
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
- Edit xorg.conf
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Under the "Module" section, replace "nv" with "glx"
- Under the "Device" section, make sure that "Driver" says "nvidia"
- Under the "Screen" section, add the following line:
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
- Save xorg.conf
- Restart X with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
- If X will not start, type the following to restore xorg.conf to working status:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and reboot.
- Assuming everything went well, we're quite close to having dual screens working. Edit xorg.conf again
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Under the "Screen" section, add these lines:
##This turns on NVidia's TwinView Option "TwinView" ##Here I'm setting the resolution to the individual monitors. Option "MetaModes" "1280×1024 1280×1024"
- Restart X with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
You should now have dual monitors
How to align monitors left-to-right
Method 1:
- Edit xorg.conf
- Under the "Screen" heading, add:
##Orientation Options are: LeftOf, RightOf, Below, Above, or Clone Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
- Save xorg.conf
- Restart X with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Method 2:
- Run nVidia Settings
gksudo nvidia-settings
- In X Server Display Configuration, drag the visible displays around
- Apply and Save to X Configuration File when you're happy with the settings
How to change primary display from CRT to LCD
From: First display on TwinView - nV News Forums and nVidia Readme and Dual Monitors HOWTO - Zulu's Tips
- Get the nVidia driver working, as per the howto above
- Run nVidia Settings
gksudo nvidia-settings
- Click the Save to X Configuration File button to tidy up the config
- Restart X with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
- Backup xorg.conf
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
- Open xorg.conf in an editor
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Add the following line at the bottom of the "Screen" section:
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP, CRT" Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP, CRT"
- Save xorg.conf
- Restart X with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
How to install Beta Graphics Driver (NVIDIA)
- WARNING this is very error prone.. a better method is to use Alberto Milones Envy program; http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
- Thanks to Alberto Milone
- The nVidia driver has been split into different branches; latest and new legacy. See http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-9755/README/appendix-a.html to find out which driver you should be using. Latest=97xx / New Legacy=96xx
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
- Add ONE of the following lines based on your architecture
deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/latest/32bit binary/ deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/latest/64bit binary/
deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/newlegacy/32bit binary/ deb http://www.albertomilone.com/drivers/edgy/newlegacy/64bit binary/
- Save the edited file
- Add the GPG key
wget http://albertomilone.com/drivers/tseliot.asc gpg --import tseliot.asc gpg --export --armor firstname.lastname@example.com | sudo apt-key add -
- Update and install
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx sudo apt-get upgrade
- The upgrade should update your linux-restricted-modules & linux-restricted-modules-common packages.
sudo nvidia-xconfig
- Add a menu option for nVidia Settings
gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop
- Insert these lines in the new file and save
[Desktop Entry] Name=NVIDIA Settings Comment=NVIDIA Settings Exec=nvidia-settings Icon= Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Application;System;
- Restart the computer and your new drivers should be installed.
- Test the install with these 2 programs
glxinfo glxgears
How to setup pivot (screen rotation) with default X.org NVIDIA drivers
- Read #General Notes
- Some LCD monitors are equipped with the pivot feature, to take advantage of it the display has to be rotated 90 degrees. The default nVidia drivers shipped with X.org ("nv") support software screen rotation. Note that it's unaccelerated and can be slow, read #How to install Graphics Driver (NVIDIA) if you decide to install the proprietary driver.
- If you have the proprietary drivers from nVidia installed, please read #How to setup pivot (screen rotation) with proprietary NVIDIA drivers instead.
- To rotate the screen find the "Device" section for the "nv" driver in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]" Driver "nv"
- Add the following options to this section:
Option "Rotate" "CW"
Where the "Rotate" option has two possible values (depending on the orientation of the monitor):
- CW - rotate the display clockwise (right).
- CCW - rotate the display counterclockwise (right).
How to setup pivot (screen rotation) with proprietary NVIDIA drivers
- Some LCD monitors are equipped with the pivot feature, to take advantage of it the display has to be rotated 90 degrees. The proprietary nVidia drivers support hardware rotation with the Xrandr extension.
- To enable rotation support find the "Device" section for the "nvidia" driver in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]" Driver "nvidia"
- Add the following option to this section:
Option "RandRRotation" "on"
- Then the display can be rotated (direction depends on the orientation of the monitor) by:
- Setting the "Rotation" property to either "Left" or "Right" in the "System > Preferences > Screen Resolution" dialog.
- Issuing either "xrandr -o left" or "xrandr -o right" command.
How to disable NVIDIA graphics logo on GNOME startup
- The easy way
sudo nvidia-xconfig --no-logo
- Alternative method
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Find this section
... Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" ...
- Add the following line below it
Option "NoLogo"
- Save the edited file
- Read #How to restart GNOME without rebooting computer
How to configure dual head on NVIDIA based cards
- Install binary driver
- Make a backup of xorg.conf
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
- Edit xorg.conf
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Add these lines to the "Device" section
Option "TwinView" "True" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768" Option "UseDisplayDevice" "string" #replace 'string' with either 'DFP' (Digital flat panel connected via DVI port), 'CRT' (any monitor that is connected via VGA ports), or 'TV'
- Save and close xorg.conf
- Restart X-Windows or reboot
- This was tested on an NVIDIA FX 5200 and known to work using "CRT" as an option for the second monitor
- If you run into trouble where X is hosed and can get back to the command line, replace xorg.conf with the backup copy
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Information and inspiration drawn from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1773584
How to install Graphics Driver (ATI)
How to Correct the Graphics Resolution (Intel)
- Read #How to enable Large Widescreen Support if you have a larger (>20") monitor
- Intel 915g, 945g, etc. graphics chipsets only have a limited set of resolutions initially installed, despite the correct driver being detected.
- Install the resolution altering tool:
sudo apt-get install 915resolution
- Run the following to see the availible modes:
915resolution -l
- Choose a resolution you don't need and replace, for example the following changes 1920x1440 to 1920x1200
915resolution 5c 1920 1200
- Restart X-Windows.
- To confirm resolution change look at the "System>Preferences>Screen Resolution" tool.
- If it works correctly then you can make the change permanent:
sudo gedit /etc/default/915resolution
- Find this lines:
MODE=Auto XRESO= YRESO= BIT=
- And replace with the following lines:
mode=5c XRESO=1920 YRESO=1200 BIT=24
- Save and restart your computer to confirm it works.
- Another way to get the resolution you want is to do this(doesn't always work):
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
- With this you don't need the 915resolution anywhere in your Feisty as your resolution will now be handled by X, the windowing system in Linux.
How to show nvidia GPU temperature (nvidia-settings)
At a terminal, type
How to detect CPU temperature, fan speeds and voltages (lm-sensors)
- Read #General Notes
- Read #How to add extra repositories
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors
Create file called mkdev.sh, and paste in the following
#!/bin/bash # Here you can set several defaults. # The number of devices to create (max: 256) NUMBER=32 # The owner and group of the devices OUSER=root OGROUP=root # The mode of the devices MODE=600 # This script doesn't need to be run if devfs is used if [ -r /proc/mounts ] ; then if grep -q "/dev devfs" /proc/mounts ; then echo "You do not need to run this script as your system uses devfs." exit; fi fi i=0; while [ $i -lt $NUMBER ] ; do echo /dev/i2c-$i mknod -m $MODE /dev/i2c-$i c 89 $i || exit chown "$OUSER:$OGROUP" /dev/i2c-$i || exit i=$[$i + 1] done #end of file
Make this file executable, then run it
sudo chmod +x mkdev.sh sudo ./mkdev.sh
Now detect sensors, and answer "y" to all questions.
sudo sensors-detect
To load the manual modules, type
sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools
Load the modules into kernel with
sudo sensors -s
And check the output
sudo sensors
How to control fan speed (lm-sensors)
Install and config lm-sensors first, see section above. Then run pwmconfig to test your fans
If you can control fan speeds, great. Now create a file called /etc/init.d/fancontrol, and paste in the following
#!/bin/sh # # Fancontrol start script. # set -e # Defaults DAEMON=/usr/sbin/fancontrol PIDFILE=/var/run/fancontrol-pid PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin test -f $DAEMON || exit 0 . /lib/lsb/init-functions case "$1" in start) log_begin_msg "Starting fancontrol daemon..." start-stop-daemon --start -o -q -m -b -p $PIDFILE -x $DAEMON log_end_msg $? ;; stop) log_begin_msg "Stopping fancontrol daemon..." start-stop-daemon --stop -o -q -p $PIDFILE -x $DAEMON log_end_msg $? ;; force-reload|restart) sh $0 stop sh $0 start ;; *) log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/fancontrol {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" log_success_msg " start - starts system-wide fancontrol service" log_success_msg " stop - stops system-wide fancontrol service" log_success_msg " restart, force-reload - starts a new system-wide fancontrol service" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0
Make it executable
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/fancontrol
Test it
/etc/init.d/fancontrol start
/etc/init.d/fancontrol stop
If it works fine, autoload it when you reboot. Insert the following line into /etc/rc.local, before "exit 0"
/etc/init.d/fancontrol start
How to monitor CPU, GPU temperatures, fan speeds and voltages (GKrellM)
- Read #General Notes
- Read #How to add extra repositories
- Install lm-sensors first to monitor CPU temps, fan speed, and voltages in GKrellM. #How to detect CPU temperature, fan speeds and voltages (lm-sensors)
- Install nvidia video driver to monitor the nvidia GPU temperature. #How to install Graphics Driver (NVIDIA)
- Install hddtemp first to monitor hard drive temperatures
sudo apt-get install hddtemp
GKrellM is a hardware monitor that can display CPU and GPU temperatures, fan speeds, voltages, CPU load, network load, disk activity, disk temperature, memory usage, and swap usage. The installation is very easy, and configuration is just a few mouse-clicks. You can set alerts to warn you if the CPU is too hot or there is a fan failure. The hddtemp utility works with GKrellM to allow it to sense the disk temperature, as keeping your disks cool (e.g. less than around 40C) will allow them to last longer than if they run continually at higher temperatures (e.g. above 50C).
sudo apt-get install gkrellm
To run the program
Click Applications -> System Tools -> GKrellM
To configure the settings,
Right click on GKrellM -> Configuration
I was struggling with lm_sensors before, but it doesn't detect all of the sensors on my computer. Later I found "GKrellM". It displays the GPU temperature on my nVidia 6600 GT out of the box. GKrellM also has plugins that show weather info, set reminders, etc.
Add an audio alert (optional Step): Here is how to play an audio message when the CPU is too hot or a fan fails. First you need to find or record your own audio alert files. (I use Audacity to record my own.) Then go to:
Configuration -> Builtins folder (Left side)-> Sensors -> Temperatures folder (Right side)-> CPU -> Alerts Button
Paste ONE of the following lines into a Terminal window first to test the sound. If you have two sound cards, you can use "-ao oss:/dev/dsp1" option to route the sound to the second sound card. Modify the file path and name so it points to the correct file. If you can hear the sound, then copy that line to a command line text field on the GKrellM's Alerts window.
mplayer /home/myfolder/alert_messages/heat_alert.mp3 mplayer -ao oss:/dev/dsp1 /home/myfolder/alert_messages/heat_alert.mp3
How to detect CPU temperature, fan speeds for Dell Laptops and install Gkrellm plugin (i8kutils, gkrellm-i8k)
- Read #General Notes
- Read and Complete #How to monitor CPU, GPU temperatures, fan speeds and voltages (GKrellM)
Install i8k utilities
apt-get install i8kutils gkrellm-i8k
To load the module automatically run the following in a terminal window
sudo gedit /etc/modules
Add the following to the end of the file
i8k force=1
Load the module by restarting or
modprobe i8k
- To monitor with Gkrellm,
Load Gkrellm, goto Gkrellms configuration page, enable the Dell i8k Plugin in the Plugins section. You should now see a new section on the Gkrellm panel with fan controls, CPU temperature, service tag etc
How to enable your CPU's Power Saving/Frequency Scaling features
- Read #General Notes
- Read Howto Change CPU Frequency Scaling in Ubuntu For an easier way to enable CPU scaling.
- Check whether or not you already have working power-save (it should install automatically!)
Open a Terminal window (in Applications > Accessories) and type,
cat /proc/cpuinfo
Look for the reference to "cpu MHz" and compare it to the official MHz of your processor. If it is considerably lower, e.g. a 2.0 GHz processor reporting as 1.0 GHz, then the power-save frequency scaling is probably already working. You can further test this by running a cpu intensive process, e.g. glxgears, and then retesting the cpu speed -- if it has increased to the official MHz then the automatic scaling is already working. (Note: the instructions below can also allow you to manually set the cpu speed.)
- Step 1: Enable BIOS Support
Enter your BIOS at boot and make sure both ACPI and Cool'n'Quiet (AMD) or SpeedStep (Intel) are enabled. Some BIOSes may not have option at all. If that is the case it is probably enabled by default. Other BIOSes may have the option but it is listed as another name altogether. If that is the case check your BIOS manual for more info.
- Step 2: Remove Userspace Scaling Software
sudo apt-get remove powernowd
sudo apt-get remove cpudyn
- Step 3: Install CPU Module
Identify your cpu type by running the command
cat /proc/cpuinfo
You can also Check the following links AMD CPU Chart - [[1]] Intel CPU Chart - [[2]]
AMD Sempron/Athlon/MP ( K7 )
Socket Types: A, Slot A
sudo modprobe powernow-k7
AMD Duron/Sempron/Athlon/Opteron 64 ( K8 )
Socket Types: 754, 939, 940, S1 ( 638 ), AM2 ( 940 ), F ( 1207 )
sudo modprobe powernow-k8
Intel Core Duo
sudo modprobe speedstep-centrino
Intel Pentium M
sudo modprobe speedstep-centrino
Intel Pentium 4
sudo modprobe p4_clockmod
Others (Unknown)
I'm not entirely sure which cpus are supported using this module. If your cpu doesn't work with one of the above methods try this one.
sudo modprobe acpi-cpufreq
- Step 4: Scaling Modules
sudo modprobe cpufreq_conservative sudo modprobe cpufreq_ondemand sudo modprobe cpufreq_powersave sudo modprobe cpufreq_stats sudo modprobe cpufreq_userspace
- Step 5: Testing/Configuration
Show Available Governors
cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors
You should see output similar to
powersave conservative ondemand performance
- Step 6: Load Modules at Boot
Add the following lines to the end of /etc/modules
cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace Also add the module you selected in Step 3
- Step 7: Install cpufrequtils
This is a simple, effective tool for using the modules from the command line.
sudo apt-get install cpufrequtils
Test that it's working.
- Step 8: Select a governor
The different governors control how the CPU speed is scaled. Your choices are:
CPU frequency is scaled based on load.
The CPUfreq governor "conservative", much like the "ondemand" governor, sets the CPU depending on the current usage. It differs in behaviour in that it gracefully increases and decreases the CPU speed rather than jumping to max speed the moment there is any load on the CPU. This behaviour more suitable in a battery powered environment.
CPU only runs at max frequency regardless of load.
CPU only runs at min frequency regardless of load.
See [[3]] for more details.
I typically use ondemand. You get a very slight performance hit and save a lot of power (and produce a lot less heat when idle).
Try it out:
cpufreq-set -g ondemand
On systems with more than one CPU you need to repeat the last command for every other CPU you have with specifying the parameter -c (CPU). To set the governor for the second CPU write:
cpufreq-set -c 1 -g ondemand
To see how many CPUs you have type:
ls /sys/devices/system/cpu/
- Step 9: Configure cpufrequtils to automatically set this governor on boot
Edit the file /etc/default/cpufrequtils. Change the line:
Set the GOVERNOR value to the governor name you chose in Step 8.
Modems / Network
How to identify Modem chipset
- Read #General Notes
- To install Modem chipset identifier
- Read #How to install Basic Compilers (build-essential)
- Read Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/scanModem.gz gunzip -c scanModem.gz > scanModem chmod +x scanModem sudo cp scanModem /usr/bin/
- To identify Modem chipset
sudo scanModem gedit Modem/ModemData.txt
How to install Atheros Wireless Drivers
- You may have received a message about the restricted drivers manager, in which the atheros HAL has been enabled. You can configure the wireless using the Network Settings Manager
System --> Administration --> Network
- If, after configuration the wireless still does not work, it is because the wrong driver (ath_pci) has been loaded. To correct this, remove the unwanted module:
sudo rmmod ath_pci
- Reboot
How to install USB ADSL modem drivers and configure the connection
This instructions works with the following modems: Sagem Fast 800, Speedtouch series, all EAGLE based modems and all Connexant AccessRunner based modems
- Go to UbuDSL download page
- Install the main package and a package for your modem
- Run the program and follow instructions on the screen
- In case of any problems UbuDSL website offers a detailed instruction.
How to install Windows Wireless Drivers (Ndiswrapper)
- Read #General Notes
- In order to install ndiswrapper you need a copy the windows drivers for your Wireless ethernet device.
- This is only meant to be installed if your card isn't supported by Ubuntu, check Ubuntu's list of natively supported wireless cards.
- Check ndiswrapper's list of supported wireless cards if your card isn't supported natively, please visit Ndiswrapper's official supported cards list
- If your card is supported by ndiswrapper, you can install and configure it via a gui tool (ndisgtk) very easily. Use the Add/Remove Applications tool and search for "Ndiswrapper driver installation tool". Once installed, you can configure the wireless connection by going to System -> Administration -> Windows Wireless Drivers. Some more information on this here.
To Install manually follow the steps below:
- Find out if you have acx module loaded. Because acx module interferes with windows driver, we need to remove it if it is found.
lsmod | grep acx
- Remove the acx module if found. It could also be acx_pci or similar. Please Note: New kernel updates will auto load the acx module again. So repeat the following two commands every time the kernel is updated.
sudo rmmod acx sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
- Add a new list at the end of the file like this:
# drivers wireless ACX blacklist acx
- Install ndiswrapper and drivers (due to a bug in Edgy, you need to specify ndiswrapper-utils-1.8)
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.8 sudo ndiswrapper -i /location_of_your_wireless_driver/your_driver.inf sudo ndiswrapper -l sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
- Set ndiswrapper to load on startup
sudo ndiswrapper -m gksudo gedit /etc/modules
- Add the following module to the list
- Now you can configure your wireless card with ifconfig and iwconfig.
- e.g. Supposing wlan0 is your wireless device.
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "AP" key ababababababababab mode Managed iwconfig
- You sould now be able to see the MAC address of the access point and signal rate.
- Please note that certain card drivers have re-association errors when used with ndiswrapper. This means that whenever you restart Ubuntu, your internet connection does not work, even if it is set to load on startup. To combat this, use this line in the terminal (also assuming wlan0 is your wireless device).
sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid x mode Managed
- Using an RTL8180 card and ndiswrapper, swapping the order of the key and essid in the configuration command is required to get a connection.
- e.g. Supposing wlan0 is your wireless device.
sudo iwconfig wlan0 key ababababababababab essid "AP" mode Managed
Common errors:
- Be sure to put the key in hexadecimal if your network configuration says so( and the majority of the keys are).
Ndiswrapper for Broadcom 43xx wireless chipset
- The Broadcom 43xx (bcm43xx) wireless chipset is one of the most common chipsets, so special scripts have been written for it.
- Only follow this if you have a bcm43xx device. To check in the Terminal type:
lspci | grep Broadcom\ Corporation
If it displays a line similar to this,
0000:02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
you have a Broadcom wireless chipset. Please proceed with the instructions.
- Put the Ubuntu CD that you installed Ubuntu with in the CD drive.
- Download this to the desktop (the Firefox default, so if you haven't changed it, that's where it went/will go).
Note - you will have to register to get this file. Registration is free so please don't report a broken link.
- In a terminal type
cd ~/Desktop (or wherever you downloaded the file) tar -xf bcm4318*.tar.gz sudo ./ndiswrapper_setup
Your wireless chipset should now work. Try rebooting if you have problems. Please see this thread if you have problems: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=197102&highlight=install+ndiswrapper
Edit : The above guide did not work for me (Pete) on 64 bit ubuntu. My lspci output read:
03:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
However I found a much easier way to install the drivers, this will probably work on 32 bit as well (someone please confirm).
Edit: I (Dun) confirm this. In my Feisty it worked but when I tested the same method in Edgy it did not work as in Feisty.
Code in terminal :
sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter
fwcutter asks if you would like it to extract the firmware as part of the setup. Say yes. After this type:
sudo modprobe bcm43xx
Unplug you Wired connection, wait 30-60 seconds and then enjoy wireless using network manager by the clock.
Note: I (mobius) found the fwcutter method to work well, except at a very limited speed (100kb/s max, as opposed to the 6.75mb/s max in a G network). Ndiswrapper is a bit less reliable, but gives much greater speeds at the moment.
Anouther edit by pete: Sorry Someone just let me know that this method no longer works as the link http://boredklink.googlepages.com/wl_apsta.o no longer exists. Sorry I didnt realise this sooner for those of you without wireless for the past month. Do this instead for now:
Add the repositories listed here : http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/dists/feisty-cafuego/bcm43xx/ to the top of your sources.list file.
sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-firmware
Thats it! Reboot and enjoy. You dont need to install bcm43xx-fwcutter.
How to enable WPA with Ndiswrapper driver
Make sure on your own that the Ndiswrapper driver works by itself without encryption.
- Create a file called /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf, and paste in the following. Modify the ssid and psk values.
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant network={ ssid="YourWiFiSSID" psk="YourWiFiPassword" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK proto=WPA pairwise=TKIP }
- Run the following code to test it and make sure your router is broadcasting its SSID.
sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
(If your wireless interface is not named "wlan0", replace "-iwlan0" with "-i[name-of-your-wireless-interface]". E.g. "-ieth1")
- If your WPA works, change your configuration file so Ubuntu automatically connects you to your network. Run:
gksudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
In the editor, change your wlan0 (or whatever your wireless interface is) section to the following:
If you are using static IP:
auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.1.20 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant
or this, if you are using dhcp.
auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant
- Reload your network configuration:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Alternately, you can follow the instructions in /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes.gz to configure roaming WPA authentication.
How to install Modem Driver (SmartLink)
- Read #General Notes
- Read #How to add extra repositories
uname -r (must be 2.6.10-5-386) wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/sl-modem-modules-2.6.10-5-386_2.9.9a-1ubuntu2+2.6.10-34_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i sl-modem-modules-*.deb sudo apt-get install sl-modem-daemon
Using mobile phone/GPRS/EDGE as Internet modem
"GPRS Easy Connect" (GPRSEC) is a free program for Linux which configures and manages Internet connection via mobile phones. GPRSEC supports COM, USB, IrDA and Bluetooth connections on GPRS, EDGE and UMTS technologies.
Other Method: Using mobile phone/GPRS/EDGE as Internet modem
- Create a file called 'gprs':
sudo gedit /etc/chatscripts/gprs
- Paste the text below in the file and save and close it:
TIMEOUT 120 ABORT 'BUSY' ABORT 'ERROR' ABORT 'NO CARRIER' '' 'ATE1' OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet" OK ATD*99***#3 # or OK ATD*99# CONNECT \d\c
- Note: Pay attention to the line containing 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"'. This might vary depending on your mobile service provider. It would be best to call customer service and make sure you get the 'APN' from them.
- Create another file called 'gprs'. Notice that it's a different location:
sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/gprs
- Paste the text below in the file and save and close it:
# You usually need this if there is no PAP authentication noauth # The chat script (be sure to edit that file, too!) connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/gprs" # Set up routing to go through this PPP link defaultroute # Set this to /dev/ircomm0 or similar /dev/ttyACM0 # Speed 115200 # Reconnect on disconnect persist # Be extra verbose debug # You may need these passive noipdefault noproxyarp ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote ipcp-restart 2 ipcp-max-configure 20 ipcp-max-failure 20 asyncmap 0xa0000 novj nodeflate nobsdcomp # Use remote DNS usepeerdns # With GPRS, authentication is normally done automatically # via your cellphone number, so leave login name empty user ""
- Note: Pay attention to the line containing '/dev/ttyACM0'. This port might vary depending on your phone model and connection type. I also made it a choice to connect directly to /dev/ttyACM0. You could always symlink to /dev/modem by running the command:
sudo ln -sf /dev/ttyACM0 /dev/modem
- Create yet another file called 'gprs':
sudo gedit /usr/sbin/gprs
- Paste the text below in the file and save and close it:
#!/bin/bash PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin" export PATH XDIALOG_HIGH_DIALOG_COMPAT=1 export XDIALOG_HIGH_DIALOG_COMPAT # Get root [ "`id -u`" != "0" ] && exec sudo "$0" "$@" TMP="/tmp/gprsconnect$$" bailout(){ rm -f "$TMP" exit 0 } DIALOG="dialog" [ -n "$DISPLAY" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/Xdialog ] && DIALOG="Xdialog" trap bailout 1 2 3 15 # LANGUAGE etc. [ -f /etc/sysconfig/knoppix ] && . /etc/sysconfig/knoppix [ -z "$LANG" ] && export LANG [ -z "$LANGUAGE" ] && export LANGUAGE [ -z "$CHARSET" ] && export CHARSET disconnect(){ poff #$DIALOG --clear --title "$TITLE1" --msgbox "$MESSAGE_DISCONNECT" 8 35 exit 0 } trap disconnect 1 2 3 15 #$DIALOG --title "$TITLE1" --yesno "$MESSAGE1" 12 65 || bailout #[ -x /etc/init.d/sysklogd ] && /etc/init.d/sysklogd start >/dev/null 2>&1 # echo "AT" >/dev/modem sleep 1 if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ] && type xterm >/dev/null; then pon gprs xterm -T "$TITLE_LOG" -e bash -c 'tail -n 0 -f /var/log/messages | egrep -e "(chat|ppp)"' disconnect else # Start pppd right here. pppd updetach call gprs sleep 2 exit 0 fi
- Make the file executable by running the following command:
sudo chmod +x /usr/sbin/gprs
- Connect your phone to the cable and and make sure it's powered on. (When I run the 'lsusb' command I get 'Bus 003 Device 006: ID 22b8:4802 Motorola PCS'. This is because I have a motorola phone with USB modem connected to my Ubuntu box.)
- Note: Make sure the phone itself already has the gprs service configured on it. This can be done by your dealer. Some service providers can send the settings (gprs template) to your phone and you can save it.
- Try connecting to the internet by running the following command:
sudo gprs
- Note: Use this method if you don't don't already have access to an internet connection. If you are using Ubuntu and you have internet access you can always install kppp and configure it to use your phone modem. If you are using Kubuntu you should already either have kppp installed.
How to configure PalmOS Devices
First, if you are syncing via USB, try changing "/dev/pilot" to "usb:" in your sync software. This works with JPilot with a variety of PalmOS Devices. If that doesn't work, follow the instructions below.
- Read #General Notes
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/10-custom.rules
- Insert the following line into the new file
BUS="usb", SYSFS{product}="Palm Handheld*", KERNEL="ttyUSB*", NAME{ignore_remove}="pilot", MODE="666"
- Save the edited file
- Add the pilot-applet to the Taskbar by Right-Clicking on an empty spot
- Follow the instructions on screen
Hard Drive
The Disk utility was removed from Gnome. To manipulate the hard drive partitions, you can use one or both utilities: Gparted (Gnome Partition Manager) and/or Pysdm. Gparted is also available as a Live CD. Any manipulation of the partitions of your hard drive risks data loss. Be careful.
- To install Gparted:
sudo apt-get install gparted
- To run Gparted
System -> Administration -> GNOME Partition Editor
- To install Pysdm
sudo apt-get install pysdm
- To run pysdm:
sudo pysdm
How to list partition tables
- Read #General Notes
sudo fdisk -l
How to list filesystem disk space usage
- Read #General Notes
df -Th
How to list mounted devices
- Read #General Notes
How to remount /etc/fstab without rebooting
- Read #General Notes
mount -a
How to spin down a hard drive
- Read #General Notes
- For an ide drive (assuming the hard drive is at hda)
hdparm -y /dev/hda
- For an sata or scsi drive (assuming the hard drive is at sda)
sudo apt-get install sdparm sdparm --command=stop /dev/sda
How to use Logical Volume Manager (LVM2)
The Logical Volume Manager allows a logical drive distributed over different physical media, such as hard drives, USB drives, etc. It allows expandability of storage without the need to rename the drive. It is installed as part of the kernel. However, to use it, free space on a hard drive must be partitioned for use as a LVM device. Either one of the 4 primary partitions on your hard drive must be free to use for LVM, or a logical partition contiguous to other logical partitions must be available for LVM use.
- Read LVM HOWTO.
- Read #Install EVMS GUI for LVM2 and RAID.
- Using Partman as the partition manager that is included as part of the Ubuntu installation package (i.e. the Live CD), create an LVM-formatted partition in unused free space on your hard drive. To do this, you must pretend to be installing to the hard drive, and complete all the steps until partitioning. After writing the partition changes, abort the installation to prevent installing a new system over your old one (unless this is a new install for you.)
- Create a Volume Group on the LVM partition, still using Partman on the Ubuntu Installation Live CD.
- Create one or more logical drives in the Volume Group, still using Partman.
- Write the partition changes to disk. (If you already have a system installed, abort the installation at this point.)
- Restart your computer.
LVM2 (the Logical Volume Manager) is installed by default in Ubuntu Feisty. You can confirm this by searching Synaptic Package Manager for the packages lvm2 and lvm-common. If they are not installed, install them.
- As root user, look in the /dev folder. Find the Volume Group you created with GParted. Make sure the permissions for the Volume Group folder are owner:root:read and write, group:root:access files, others:access files. You should see the logical volumes created previously by Gparted within that volume group folder.
- Confirm and activate the Volume Group (substitute your volume group name for VolGroup00):
sudo modprobe dm-mod sudo vgscan sudo vgchange -ay VolGroup00
- Confirm your logical volumes:
sudo lvs
- Place the ext3 filesystem (or whichever filesystem you are using) on each logical volume (substitute each logical volume name for LogVol00):
sudo mkfs -t ext3 /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
- Create a mount folder for each logical volume, with desired permissions (substitute your desired mount name for each logical volume for logdrv0).
sudo mkdir /media/logdrv0
Permissions should be owner:root:create and delete files, group:users:create and delete files, others:access. Make sure you have the users group created and with appropriate members.
- Add entries to /etc/fstab so that the logical volumes are mounted each time at bootup.
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
Add a line for each logical volume:
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 /media/logdrv0 ext3 defaults,rw,user 0 0
- Remount all partitions (with configuration saved in fstab):
mount -a
How to install software RAID
- Read #General Notes
- Read RAID HOWTO.
- Read #Install EVMS GUI for LVM2 and RAID
RAID controls hard drive access when logical volume partitions are spread over two or more hard drives. A logical volume can span multiple drives, and therefore can be expanded by adding hard drives to your system. Although you can use RAID on a single hard drive, there is no advantage to doing so unless you anticipate expanding in the future. RAID is similar to LVM2 (discussed above).
There are RAID "levels" or schemes of storing data that allow for distribution of data across drives, and mirroring of data as a backup across drives, to protect against loss of data in the event of a single hard drive failure. See this discussion for more details. Again, a single hard drive user would not benefit from these levels.
Any hardware RAID controller on a hard drive can be used with the Linux RAID software manager, except for Windows-based "pseudo-RAID" drivers (such as WinModem).
RAID partitions under Ubuntu can be created with the Ubuntu Installation Live CD.
- The Ubuntu installation Live CD is used. The Partman partition manager included on the Ubuntu Installation Live CD will be used to create the RAID partitions. Start installation with the "Install to the Hard Disk option." Go through the initial steps until you come to the partioning options.
- When asked about disk partitioning, select "Manual"
- Delete any undesired partitions. (Be careful if this is a multi-boot system!)
- Select Free Space and create a 'partition' of Type = "physical disk for RAID".
- It is recommended that your base system (root or /) remain on an ext3 partition. However, you may put a second boot system on a RAID partition, and you may put other mount points (e.g. /tmp and /home) on the RAID partitions.
- If you are not installing a new system at this time, you may write the partition changes to disk and then abort the installation. Your previous system should remain intact (except for the partition changes, of course).
- If you are installing a new system, you may continue as normal.
Install EVMS GUI for LVM2 and RAID
- EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management System). This is an official Ubuntu package which manages your LVM and RAID logical drives from a menu. Install evms-gui from Synaptic Package Manager, or from the command line:
apt-get install evms-gui
Other GUIs for LVM2 and RAID
- LVM GUI Project. Java based. Not updated since 2001.
How to Increase ext3 and ReiserFS filesystems Performance
- Read #General Notes
- Read: Step By Step Tutorial How to Increase ext3 and ReiserFS filesystems Performance
How to backup/mirror/synchronize directories using rsync
- Read also #How to copy files/folders from local machine into remote Ubuntu machine (rsync)
- Read also #How to copy files/folders from remote Ubuntu machine into local machine (rsync)
- Read also #Rsync Daemon
- Read this tutorial.
- Note: To merely update the files from one directory to another directory, use:
cp -u <source> <destination>
The -u or --update flag means to copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing.
How to list USB devices
- Read #General Notes
Workaround for random device disconnections
Random disconnection is a kernel bug that is not fixed yet. Some users report randomly disconnecting USB devices, especially external hard drives. One solution is to start the system with the option "irqpoll" in grub, but this doesn't work for everybody, and is believed to make the whole system slower. The other solution is to disable USB 2.0. This will result in way slower read/write, but the connection remains stable.
To disable USB 2.0, type this in the terminal:
sudo modprobe -r ehci_hcd
Test if the copy/write process is stable, and if you want to disable USB 2.0 upon boot, type:
sudo sh -c 'echo blacklist ehci_hcd > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ehci' sudo update-initramfs -u -k `uname -r`
How to recover lost disk space
This error appears to be related to deleting files outside of Ubuntu, and has several Bug listings. If the free disk space on your USB drive is being reported as less than actual, try this:
Unmount the volume (if the device is a Sony PSP or other device where the USB port must be enabled, leave the port enabled)
sudo umount /media/disk
Run Dosfsck
sudo dosfsck -a /dev/sda1
Turn the device off then on again
How to Add Logitech USB audio device
The USB audio device can be easily added and set as default audio device using the following steps.
cat /proc/asound/modules
This displays the available audio devices. Please check if your USB audio device is listed in here. Assuming your in-built audio card is the default device (audio) . First check if the USB audio is working.
cat /bin/bash > /dev/audio1
Then type the following command
sudo gedit /etc/asound.conf
Key in the following text into the opened blank file
pcm.!default { type hw card 1 } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 }
Save the file and restart the Alsa using the following command
sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart
Optical Drives
How to speed up CD/DVD-ROM
- Read #General Notes
- e.g. Assumed that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM
sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/cdrom sudo cp /etc/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf_backup gksudo gedit /etc/hdparm.conf
- Append the following lines at the end of file
/dev/cdrom { dma = on }
- Save the edited file
How to mount/unmount CD/DVD-ROM manually, and show all hidden and associated files/folders
- Read #General Notes
- e.g. Assumed that /media/cdrom0/ is the location of CD/DVD-ROM
- To mount CD/DVD-ROM
sudo mount /media/cdrom0/ -o unhide
- To unmount CD/DVD-ROM
sudo umount /media/cdrom0/
How to forcefully unmount CD/DVD-ROM manually
- Read #General Notes
- e.g. Assumed that /media/cdrom0/ is the location of CD/DVD-ROM
sudo umount /media/cdrom0/ -l
Monitors / Displays
How to enable Large Widescreen Support
- 24/23" widescreen monitors sometimes have issues running 1920x1200.
- Examples include: Dell 2405, HP 2335 or an Apple Cinema Display.
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- CAUTION: Feisty has something called Desktop Effects which can reconfigure your xorg.conf file automatically. If you manually edit the file, Desktop Effects may not work properly. (Always make a copy of the xorg.conf file before editing: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak )
- Add the following line to the appropriate "Monitor" section:
Modeline "1920x1200" 154 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235
- For example the HP2335 should now look like:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "hp L2335" Option "DPMS" Modeline "1920x1200" 154 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235 EndSection
How to enable CRT output (external monitor/projector) for notebooks (Intel)
Note: Valid for Intel® graphics controller-based products only
- Read #General Notes
- Read #How to add extra repositories
sudo apt-get install i810switch
Turn on CRT output
i810switch crt on
Turn off CRT output
i810switch crt off
Creative x-Fi sound cards (64 Bit Only)
- Installation is not reliable. For info, see http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/.
- When prompted at installation:
Select X-Fi -> Sound Blaster -> (Select your sound card)
How to make sound work with Intel Integrated Sound Cards
- Read #General Notes
- Edit the file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
- Add the following line to the end of the file, replacing '3stack' with your flavor (see below)
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack
- If this doesn`t work for you, see the other flavours and options in the source of this information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto
How to setup and test surround-sound speakers (5.1 and others) with ALSA
- Read #General Notes
- Edit the ~/.asoundrc file (create it if it doesn't exist):
gksudo gedit ~/.asoundrc
- Enter the following section:
pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "surround51" slave.channels 6 route_policy duplicate }
- This will play the surround output by duplicating the stereo output to all 6 channels (not only the front ones).
- To test it type in terminal:
For 4.0 surround:
speaker-test -Dplug:surround40 -c4 -l1 -twav
For 5.1 surround:
speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav
For 7.1 surround:
speaker-test -Dplug:surround71 -c8 -l1 -twav
How to change the default soundcard
- Read #General Notes
- View available soundcards:
gksudo asoundconf list
- You should get something like this:
Names of available sound cards: Live V8237
- Set the default soundcard (use your desired soundcard in place of example_soundcard):
gksudo asoundconf set-default-card example_sndcard
How to setup PulseAudio Sound Server
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a proxy for your sound applications. It allows you to do advanced operations on your sound data, like transferring the audio to a different machine, changing the sample format or channel count and mixing several sounds into one. For more info: http://pulseaudio.org/
- Install:
sudo apt-get install "pulseaudio-*" paman padevchooser paprefs pavucontrol
Optionally, also install the GStreamer 0.10 plugin for PulseAudio:
sudo apt-get install gst-pulse
- If you have Flash Player, install support for PulseAudio:
wget http://pulseaudio.vdbonline.net/libflashsupport/libflashsupport_1.0~2219-1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i libflashsupport_1.0-2219-1_i386.deb
Here is an alternative mirror for the package in case the link above dies:
- Edit the ALSA configuration file:
sudo mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf.backup gksudo gedit /etc/asound.conf
Add this to asound.conf:
pcm.pulse { type pulse } ctl.pulse { type pulse } pcm.!default { type pulse } ctl.!default { type pulse }
- Go to System->Preferences->Sounds and check "Enable Software Mixing"
- Go to Applications->Sound & Video->PulseAudio Preferences (or in a terminal type):
Set the following settings:
Make sure that Multicast/RTP is off or else you'll have problems with skipping and latency. Reboot or in a terminal type:
- Go to Applications->Sound & Video->PulseAudio Device Chooser if you have more than one PC with this setup. You'll be able to choose which computer to send the audio to.
- Add everyone to the pulse-access group:
System->Administration->Users and Groups->Manage Groups pulse-access->Properties
Check everyone in the list. Otherwise, you'll get weird "no-sound" errors and lockups.
- To control the volume:
Applications->Sound & Video->PulseAudio Volume Control
- Final Notes
PulseAudio still has some bugs. Skype doesn't work well with PulseAudio (it's better to killall pulseaudio before trying to make a Skype call, although I did get it working through OSS and padsp).
- More info:
The Perfect Setup Revolution Linux wiki http://blog.paulbetts.org
Which default printer drivers are provided in Ubuntu Linux?
- Search through the OpenPrinting database.
How to add a printer
- Introductory basic instructions are available at https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/printing/C/printing.html#local.
- Then read #Print Server (cupsd)
Hewlett Packard (HP) Printers / Scanners / Copiers
- To install the drivers for any HP printer or "All in one" machines, follow the instructions at http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/install/index.html.
Brother Printers / Scanners / Copiers
- Brother provides Linux drivers for both lpr and CUPS for their printer and MFC models. Debian/Ubuntu installation packages are provided. They provide fax, scanning, and printing functions for local use as well as network use. See their Linux driver website at http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html.
How to list PCI devices
- Read #General Notes
How to install a Wacom tablet
- Read #General Notes
- For a detailed guide (Dapper) with screenshots about how to configure the "Extended input devices" in your graphic applications, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com//Wacom
- With the version of the Linux Wacom driver (0.7.2) in Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, if you unplug you tablet, it won't function when you plug it back in and you will have to restart X. For this reason, it is best to leave the tablet plugged in. This limitation will be removed when the 0.7.4 version of the driver is included in Ubuntu.
- Using Synaptic package manager, check if the packages xserver-xorg-input-wacom and wacom-tools are already installed - if not, install them. Or, from the command line:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-wacom wacom-tools
- Save a copy of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
- Edit xorg.conf:
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Change all /dev/wacom occurences to /dev/input/wacom (created by wacom-tools udev scripts).
- Restart. restarted X. Remember to configure the "Extended input devices" in your graphic applications (Gimp, Inkscape). You can already check if it's working by moving your stylus on the tablet: the mouse cursor should go across the whole screen.
How to fix strange mouse behavior when using a KVM switch
- Read #General Notes
Some 2-way KVM switches with PS/2 connectors (Keyboard-Video-Mouse switches which allow sharing of these peripherals between different machines) do not function properly. The mouse may jump around on the screen and randomly activate functions.
When the KVM switch is activated, power is briefly lost to the mouse. This resets the kernel's mouse driver (psmouse) to 'basic (base)' mode even if it had been set to 'advanced' mode previously (imps or exps protocols).
- Check whether your psmouse kernel driver supports the options needed:
modinfo psmouse
- Look for the line:
parm: resetafter:Reset(...) parm: proto:Highest protocol extension to probe(...)
The resetafter parameter tells the mouse driver how many bad packets are accepted before the mouse is told again which protocol to use. In this case you want to change from the default (= never) behavior.
The proto parameter tells the mouse driver how deep to probe the mouse interface. In some cases you will want to change this depth to bare.
- Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/options file:
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options
- Add:
options psmouse resetafter=1 options psmouse proto=bare
- Restart the mousedriver:
sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse
- For more info: see here.


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GERM-011 Intensive Basic German: Contemporary Germany
Fall for 2017-2018
Spring for 2017-2018
Starcevic, Aleksandra
In the intensive track, the two-course sequence of Level I is taught in one semester. The course introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The course incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.
Credits: 6
Prerequisites: None
Other academic years
There is information about this course number in other academic years:
More information
Look for this course in the schedule of classes.
The academic department web site for this program may provide other details about this course.


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Pidgin 2.5.1
Czym jest gwarancja bezpieczeństwa FileHippo?
Wiemy, jak ważne jest bezpieczeństwo w sieci i dlatego w FileHippo korzystamy z technologii wykrywania wirusów opracowanej przez firmę Avira, dzięki której gwarantujemy, że wszystkie pliki pobierane na FileHippo są bezpieczne. Program, który zamierzasz pobrać, możesz bez obaw zainstalować na swoim urządzeniu.
2.5.1 (08/30/2008):
Kevin: This release is mainly a bug-fix release. It solves a few
known crashes and updates some of our artwork. Google's Summer of
code recently finished up. Some of our students are still working
on their branches and none have been merged into released code yet.
Look for some of those results to show up in Pidgin releases over the
coming months.
Elliott: I'm just commenting so Kevin wouldn't be the only one in NEWS
and no-one else seems to want to. Anyway, there's a couple MSN login
fixes, so try it out. The contact list problems might still be around,
but you can probably find a workaround in trac. And there's a tooltip
fix for our AIM friends, not that I had anything to do with it (except
closing many many duplicate tickets).
version 2.5.1 (08/30/2008):
* In the Join/Part plugin, add the ability to apply the rules to
buddies. By default, joins and parts for buddies are still shown.
* Support SOCKS proxies specified in GNOME or Windows proxy settings.
* Fix some possible crashes in MSNP15.
* Enable a default SSL trust relationship for MSN servers.
* Avoid disconnecting from XMPP servers on parse errors that are
* Include some perl files that were mistakenly omitted in 2.5.0.
* Prevent use of custom smilies without "shortcuts."
* Fix a crash that could appear with AIM buddy tooltips.
* General refresh of many icons in the interface.
* Many cleanups to artwork source are now included in the distribution.
* A new "throbber" animation has been added to indicate when accounts
are connecting.


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Michigan's Denard Robinson Earns Manning Award Player of the Week Honor
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Denard Robinson, a senior from the University of Michigan, has been selected as this week's Manning Award Player of the Week. Robinson earns the most-ever votes to claim his first win over seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week in the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Facebook contest.
Check out the final fan voting numbers on Facebook here.


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Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College will welcome top national pro and international mountain bike riders to its campus on Thursday, Oct. 15 when it hosts the time trials for The Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race.
The Brevard College Cycling Team is sponsoring the race prologue, which will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. near the College's Ross Hall. In addition to the time trials, the Prologue will include an Industry Expo; free Kids Race; Meet the Pros autograph session; bike demonstrations by Specialized and Rocky Mountain; and live music. Food will also be available for sale.
The Prologue is part of the three-day Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race, which will climb and wind for 130 miles through the Pisgah National Forest. In the Pro Men category, National Marathon Champion Jeremiah Bishop will be lining up against Christian Tanguy, Evans Plews, South African Max Knox and local favorite Sam Koerber. Former National Super D and Solo World Champion Sue Haywood will compete in the Pro Women category.


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Van Supported. This eight-day, van-supported tour explores the challenge of the terrain and the awe-inspiring beauty and diversity of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Self Contained. The Alpine section of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route winds through Colorado past some of the Rocky Mountains' biggest peaks, with most of the riding at elevations above 9,000 feet. Bring along your lung capacity, and come pedal among many of the most spectacular "fourteeners" in Colorado.
Inn to Inn. This week-long inn-to-inn tour weaves along the glorious northwestern coastline of Washington's Puget Sound and through its famous San Juan Islands, offering an irresistible combination of manageable daily mileages and world-class scenery.


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It's called an ultimatum. Usually frustrated people make them. It's what President Obama gave to Syria when he said the use of chemical weapons would be crossing a "red line." The goal of the cruise missile strikes the United States is planning to carry out in Syria is to restore the smudged "red line" that President Obama drew a year ago against the use of poison gas. (The New York Times)I've seen it a lot from teachers, parents (myself included), and leaders of all sorts. We get frustra … [Read more...]
Leadership Lesson from Obama and the Syria "Red Line"
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