Struggled to figure out how I could get the IR-port to function. It turned out that the port was functioning but I needed to send some data. Unlike Win XP which had a pop-up whenever a IR device was present, my Ubuntu installation have no such. Some struggeling, but I found this tutorial http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1753177&postcount=4 The command “ircp -r” saved me and I could transfer a picture from my cell phone to the laptop via IR.
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Dirty laundry
Coop OBS has it all, even dirty laundry on sale…
Running Music Collector using Wine on Linux
Based on the guideline found at http://www.spotify.com/en/help/faq/wine/ I tried to do the same with my Cd collector program which they for some reason have decided not to make a Linux version of.
With Wine installed I downloaded the installation file from http://www.collectorz.com/music/download.php
Then I just ran “wine musiccollectorsetup_13327937.exe”, plain and simple. Wine creates some errormessages, but it was no showstoppers.
Started it by clicking on the icon on the desktop. The first time I tried to scan a cd I got a small problem, since the CD-drive did not show up. But that was solved easily with closing the application, then open “Configure Wine”. Go to the “drives”-tab, then choose Autodetect and remember to click “Apply”. The next time I tried it worked flawless.
And if your CD drive won’t open, check out this posting http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=30509 Just right-click the icon and “eject”.
Running Spotify on Linux using Wine
Could it be simpler? Think not…just follow the guideline found here http://www.spotify.com/en/help/faq/wine/
Listening to Green Day just now…but not loud, the tummy bug reminds me now and then that I’m alive, most of all giving me headaches now…
Finally – Linux on my laptop
Yesterday I finally decided to take the time to install Linux on my Lenovo T60. Intentionally I planned to have two distros, one which just fires a browser and another one which offers a fullblown OS. But I got tired of trying to find a suitable small distro, also knowing that wireless can be troublesome with some of them, I decided to just go for Ubuntu 9.10. The whole process of downloading and installing was done in less than two hours. I threw out Windows XP completely, no dual boot, planning to use Wine instead to run the few Windows applications I need (or maybe if everything fails, just use a VmWare image).
First I installed using Norwegian locale, but realized that I really does not enjoy Norwegian language on my computer, so I followed this guideline and in just a few minutes and a reboot everything is in English now. Quite fancy I must say, Ubuntu even changed the names of my folders “Skrivebord” –> “Desktop”…fancy I must say!
Connecting to my wireless was the thing I feared the most, but that has also become very easy. The drivers for my T60 is now part of the kernel, and when I just figured out where to click to connect to wireless it was done in just a minute or so.
Want to do more today, but since I’m sick at home I most of all want to sleep 🙂