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Create an Ubuntu root account with password easily.

This post also shows how to create a linux cd root password.

We won this one!

Today on January 20th, 2012 it was announced that the bills are being dropped.

Think we’ll fly the ribbon on the upper right corner of the website for some time more to appreciate that change and direction can come from internet collaboration.

Thank you, one and all who joined in on the protest to keep the internet open.

This is our lifeblood and prosperity.

This will look in the /data partition for the files myfile1.txt, Myfile2.txt, etc.

The -iname makes the search case insensitive, which is what windows people are used to, whereas linux people can have two different files with the same name in the same directory! (different case)

Also note that Linux default sort on the Android makes the capital letter directories (folders) in front of the lowercase ones.

So Myfiles directory will not be next to myfiles2 directory!

You can turn off the Cellular radio while leaving wifi and bluetooth on!

Ping test the 3G network with this tool.

You can also mess things up with all of the phone options available

This leads to the “Battery” which screen shows your battery level and battery temperature as well as battery health.

“Usage Statistics” screen shows the amount of time your apps are using CPU and how many times they’ve launched since last boot.

The “Wifi Status” tells you Android IP, hidden SSID, MAC address, link speed, it also has a ping tester.

Cool things you can do with TouchWiz:

Homescreens: TouchWiz supports upto 7 homescreens, there are 4 easy ways to quickly jump between them:

• Tapping on the tiny dots near the bottom of the screen and jumping between them directly.
• Tapping and sliding left to right to quick scroll, much like the ultimate Compiz desktop on Ubuntu!
• Pinch and zoom out to see all 7 desktops, much like Mac OSX multiple desktops and mission control!
• The usual slide from left to right, screen by screen. TouchWiz wraps around from 7 back to screen 1.

You may see from 0 to more than 100 and it’s actually ok…well if you’re getting more than 50 or so, you’re system is running much slower than it can and most likely rattling the heck out of your hard drive.

Remedy:

• More ram
• Less hoggy programs running at once (easy to do with the new bloated software suites) just run the older lean and fast ones you remember and like if you can.
• Look in windows resource manager, find the memory hog and replace it with either an upgrade, downgrade, or another program. (Like I replace Adobe Reader with Foxit Reader which helps for memory use and security improvements)

ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod

This can be done with WHM without editing the httpd.conf file:
Main >> Service Configuration >> Apache Configuration

Image Validation Fails with Image Stream Corrupt or Byte-for-Byte Validation Failure Message

This problem can be caused by overclocking, overheating, a hardware problem, or a BIOS or firmware bug or configuration issue.

To determine if the mainboard, memory, or CPU is at fault:

• Download and run either the Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic or memtest86 (or try both of them).
  • If you use the Windows Memory Diagnostic, run the extended tests overnight.
  • If you use memtest86, run all seven of the default tests and allow it to run overnight.

If the memory diagnostic does not report any errors, check the following:

• Run chkdsk /f on both the source drive and the drive holding the backup image. Important: Only run chkdsk if the memory diagnostic did not report any errors. Running chkdsk on a system with bad memory can result in data corruption.

  Start a Command Prompt and then run chkdsk x: /f where x: is the drive to check.
  For example: chkdsk c: /f
  
  Note: If running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must run chkdsk from an Administrator Command Prompt.

• If the problem is occurring when saving images to an optical drive, try burning at a slower speed and/or updating the drive’s firmware, if possible. Also, please refer to the article Message “Unable to read from file” when Performing Image Validation or Restore, if applicable.
• If you are overclocking, revert your settings to the defaults and determine if the problem goes away.
• If you are using a non-standard, third-party system BIOS or device firmware, switch to the latest final version of the manufacturer-supported BIOS or firmware, reset all BIOS settings to the defaults (referred to as a “clearing the CMOS” procedure by some mainboard manufacturers) and determine if the problem goes away.
• If you have recently flashed to a different version of your system BIOS or the firmware of the controller to which your drive is connected (even if you the version used is a manufacturer-supported version), try reverting to the BIOS or firmware version you were using before (or the latest version) and determine if the problem goes away.
• If you are having the problem with an IDE drive and you are using an IDE cable that is greater than 18 inches in length, replace the cable with one that is 18 inches or shorter in length.
• Switch to an 80-conductor IDE cable.
• If you have an IDE drive that is set to master (and/or is the only device on the IDE cable) ensure that it is connected to the end of the IDE cable.
• If you are using a USB drive, please see the following KB article:
  Troubleshooting USB Drive Connection and Performance Issues

  
  

  
  

• Ensure that your system, including any applicable drives, are not running at temperatures that exceed the manufacturer specifications.  If any temperatures are high, addtional case fans may be needed.
• The drive may have weak sectors.  Try a thorough test with a utility provided by the drive manufacturer, with SpinRite, or with a similar utility.

If none of the above helps, the problem may be due to weak sectors on the drive surface. If the issue you are having involves a hard drive, download and run the hard drive manufacturer’s diagnostic utility or a third-party utility designed to scan and repair hard disk surfaces. Below are links to some major hard drive manufacturer’s home pages:

ExcelStor
Fujitsu
Hitachi
Seagate/Maxtor
Samsung
Seagate
Sony
Toshiba
Western Digital

If you still have not narrowed down the problem, try adjusting the system BIOS parameters below, for the drive(s) with which you are experiencing the problem. These settings, if available, are typically found under “Integrated Peripherals” or in the “Drive Configuration” section.

• Disable “Block mode”
• Disable “32-bit access”
• Switch to a different PIO mode
• Switch to a lower UDMA mode, if using UDMA