HauntedShell » Troubleshooting

Finally: CSS & XHTML Compliant

Kwame — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:28:16 +0000

Haunted Shell validates as both XHTML and CSS compliant. There were a few minor issues with tag placement and a misplaced quote I had to fix up. Easiest validation I’ve ever done. Part of the reason validation was so easy was because the template (Changing man by Stuff And Nonsense) I built my theme from [...]

CPU Frequency Scaling for Dell Dimension 3000

Kwame — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:37:30 +0000

I use a Dell Dimension 3000 at home. It has a 2.8Ghz Pentium 4 so it generates a bit of heat and power usage. I generally tend to enable CPU frequency scaling on any computer I use. So I went through the normal procedure I use. First: kwame@amaterasu:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-applets Select yes when I’m [...]

All that glitters is not beryl

Kwame — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:11:33 +0000

I was trying to install Beryl on a friend's machine earlier today and I run into a few speed bumps. Beryl would exit immediately I started it and gave me this message:

/usr/bin/compiz: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing /usr/bin/compiz: Failed to manage screen: 0 /usr/bin/compiz: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

Cantenna Chronicles – Part 1

Kwame — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:51:23 +0000

One of the problems I have with living off campus is that of internet access.. There is a wireless hotspot I can connect to but who want's to pay for slow internet access when you can get slightly faster internet access for free. The only hitch: I live so far from c ampus, my received signal levels are just depressing.

Unbricking Linksys WRT54G v5

Kwame — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:07:28 +0000

Before I begin: This WILL void your warranty (if you haven't done that already) and might result in damage to your router or cause you to sustain injury. You have been warned. I will not take any responsibility for any mishaps that may occur as a result of this post.