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    OSX: Cleaning out in auto-start stuff

    in Leon's blog

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    Hi,

    Overtime your installation will be filled with stuff that you test.. some of it you might not use anymore or you just want to trim it.

    Cleaning out in automatic starting things can also help you speed up your system boot time and generel run time.

     

    1) The autostart is usually not in the User-Autostart-Items, but you should check them anyway:

    Open the System-Preferences > Users > Select your user > Start-Objects

    Check if there is something started you want to deactivate and do so if.

     

    2) Normally the start of apache is handled by the launchd-service: You can either change this manually, or with the help of a old little tool named "Lingon". To do it manually, you need to find the launchd-folders:

    ~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/LaunchDaemons

/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons

    There you'll find .plist-files, that define when and what to start. To remove a object from auto-start use launchctl on the terminal to remove it from the actual launchd and then simply delete the file.

    user$ launchctl unload *filename.plist*

    Make sure you do not delete the wrong files! This may lead to a fatal situation on your machine. Btw: The .plist-Files can be read with BBEdit, TextWrangler or the PropertyList Editor from the Apple Developer-Tools.

    Install OSX on Lenovo Thinkpad X201s (and maybe x201)

    in The Archive

    Posted

    Hi,

    I have cleaned up in this topic - moved all the good posts into the main post - thank you everyone for your contributions.

    One question - somebody mentioned a bios update v. 1.40 (we currently use 1.22) with whitelist and SLIC.

    Also mentioned on this link: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests/page293

    However the file is no longer for download.. anyone got a copy ? (file: Lenovo ThinkPad X201_1.40-(6quj18us)_lenovo21_WList.rar)

     

    Sunix USB 3.0 ExpressCard

    in USB

    Posted

    Hi,

    ExpressCards is a neat way of extending your laptop with new functionality - in this case we are going to have a look at USB 3.0 - my test machine is a Lenovo x201s running Mavericks 10.9.3

     

    The Sunix USB 3.0 ExpressCard
    ECU1300.jpg

    The card is automatically detected - however you will need to install a kext to get it to work.

     

    GenericUSBXHCI.kext - Download: GenericUSBXHCI.kext.zip

    So lets look at performance using a external USB 3.0 disk - 7200rpm.

    USB 2.0 Performance:
    usb2.png

    USB 3.0 Performance:
    usb3express.png

    Performance week

    in The Archive

    Posted

    Hey,

    We have dedicated this and the coming two weeks to "performance" week - what that means in terms for you is that we are doing changes on the site to optimize it - make your experience faster and more fluent.

    To name a few:

    • We are now using a PRO version of Cloudflare CDN
    • Optimizing the servers to respond quicker
    • Optimizing IP:Board to deliver content faster

     

    Should you notice something that isn't working on the site please contact me on PM.


    //Leon

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    Ubuntu/Debian: 14e4:43b1 Broadcom Corporation Device 43b1 (rev 03)

    in Leon's blog

    Posted

    Hi,

    This guide will show you howto get the BCM4352 card working in Ubuntu/debian.

    Pre-guide stuff:
     1. Dont install the STA driver, that one wont work


    Step 1)
    Install required packages: apt-get install fakeroot dkms

     

     

    Process:

     

    64 bits:

    cd
mkdir b43b1-6.30.223.141
wget http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz
tar xvzf hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz -C b43b1-6.30.223.141

    32bits:

    cd
mkdir b43b1-6.30.223.141
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz
tar xvzf hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz -C b43b1-6.30.223.141

    For 64 & 32 bits:

    cd b43b1-6.30.223.141
touch dkms.conf
pico dkms.conf o gedit dkms.conf

    Paste this (without lines) :
    ----------------------------------------------
    PACKAGE_NAME="b43b1"
    PACKAGE_VERSION="6.30.223.141"
    CLEAN="make clean"
    MAKE="make"
    BUILT_MODULE_NAME="wl"
    BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION="./"
    DEST_MODULE_LOCATION="/updates"
    ----------------------------------------------
    save and exit

    cd ..
sudo mv b43b1-6.30.223.141 /usr/src/b43b1-6.30.223.141
cd /usr/src/b43b1-6.30.223.141
sudo dkms add -m b43b1 -v 6.30.223.141
sudo dkms build -m b43b1 -v 6.30.223.141
sudo rmmod wl
sudo dkms install -m b43b1 -v 6.30.223.141
sudo modprobe wl

     

    Reboot computer

    Add module wl in /etc/modules to load it at boot time if it doesn't work at reboot.

    Enjoy ;)

    THANK YOU!

    in The Archive

    Posted

    Hi James,

    You are more than welcome - actually.. the biggest donation you can ever give.. is to help others like you have gotten help here.. share the knowledge :-)

    .. and again.. welcome to OSXL.

    //Leon

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    Install ubuntu on Samsung Chromebook 3

    in Leon's blog

    Posted

    Hi,

    So, this is a bit outside of the OSX religion of things - but got my hands on a Samsung chromebook series 3, cute little machine, reminds me alot about a cheap Macbook air .. but with a weird and messed up OS on it.

    ChromeOS is great and all.. but if you want to tinker a bit more then its time to look for different alternatives - and there certainly is a few out there.

    I decided to take Ubuntu LTS (currently 12.04) out for a spin.. wich.. lets just say.. wasent as easy as i hoped.

    Anyway, here is my notes on the subject, i hope this helps to get somebody else going.


    Requirements:
    * A Samsung chromebook series 3
    * ChomeOS booted in dev mode
     

     

    Prepare for dev. mode:

    1. BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT DATA
    2. Turn of the machine
    3. Hold ESC+RELOAD buttons and press once on the power button (This will bring up a warning about going to boot mode, press CTRL+D to go into dev. mode.. notice all data will be removed)
    4. Once inside chromeos, open a terminal by pressing: CTRL+ALT+F2
    5. Login as chronos
    6. Install the dev. firmware by running: sudo chromeos-firmwareupdate mode=todev

    We are now in 100% correct dev. mode and the real fun can start.

    Download and installations
    We will be using chrubuntu for installation, you can find more info about it here: http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.se/2013/05/chrubuntu-one-script-to-rule-them-all_31.html

    For my setup i wanted the Unity and LTS, so i use the following command to download and install Ubuntu.

    >> curl -L -O http://goo.gl/s9ryd; sudo bash s9ryd ubuntu-desktop lts

    .. ubuntu will now be downloaded and installed, the machine will automatic reboot after installation.
    The default username is "user" with password "user"

     

    Fixes:
    ----------------------------------------------

    Flash player
    Get Chromium from the Software Center then run this
    mkdir /tmp/chrome
    sudo mount /dev/mmcblk0p3 /tmp/chrome -o ro
    sudo cp /tmp/chrome/opt/google/chrome/pepper/lib­pepflashplayer.so /usr/lib/
    echo "CHROMIUM_FLAGS=\"--enable-logging --enable-smooth-scrolling --log-level=1 --scroll-pixels=30 --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/libpepflashp­layer.so --ppapi-flash-version=\"$(egrep "^VERSION=" /tmp/chrome/opt/google/chrome/pepper/pep­per-flash.info|sed -e 's/^VERSION=//' -e 's/\"//g')\"\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/chromium-browser/default
    sudo umount /tmp/chrome
    rm -rf /tmp/chrome

    Touchpad Fix
    mkdir ~/backup
    sudo mv /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/* ~/backup/
    cd /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/
    sudo wget http://craigerrington.com/chrome/x_alarm_chrubuntu.zip
    sudo unzip x_alarm_chrubuntu.zip
    sudo rm x_alarm_chrubuntu.zip

    Keyboard layout
    sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.c­onf
    edit the "gb" to whatever keyboard layout you use. For me it's "us"

    PPA FIXES 
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hrw/my-own-packages
    sudo apt-get update
    let update manager run updates

    SOUND FIX
    In terminal, run alsamixer
     

    Compatability Charts missing something important.

    in The Archive

    Posted

    The question you are asking why we dont show more info about cpus is that not that many laptops have replacable CPUs, secondly.. it would be a bit of a nightmare for our web team to cover "everything scenario" ..

    When you read these guides and try products like EDP, you have to see them as a "best case scenario" .. what works for hundreds of others.. might or might not work for you.. but they are still a good start.
     

    Should you have any problems - just setup a thread in the right place and we'll try and help you out :)

     

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