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One cable to rule them all: POE for your WRT54G

Kwame — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:40:20 +0000

Last updates: 21-Jun-2009 Warning: This hack will not just void your warranty. It will drop-kick it to the floor, stomp it in the gonads five or six times, shoot it in the head, douse the body in petrol and set it ablaze THEN spit on the remains for good measure. And that doesn’t take into [...]

Make a big Splashy during boot

Kwame — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:38:43 +0000

Anyone who’s ever tried to customize the Usplash theme that comes with Ubuntu knows that it’s a bit of pain. And if you’re trying to create your own theme, things just get a bit more difficult. Enter Splashy, a boot splash manager with some very flexible features. One of the thing I like about it [...]

Windows 98 Boot Disks and Linux

Kwame — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:16:15 +0000

If you've ever had to reinstall Windows on a computer, be it yours or someone else's, you probably know that boot disks can be rather useful things to have around. The best kind are the Windows 98 boot disks (IMHO); they fit onto one floppy and give you access to the cdrom even if the computer's BIOS doesn't support booting from cdrom.

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

Web Interface for OpenWrt Kamikaze

Kwame — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:58:41 +0000

Warning: This can brick your router. Goes without saying, I will not take responsibility for whatever havoc you wreak. You have been warned. If you use your router for internet access, tt's best to have an alternative method of getting online. You have been warned!

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.