tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74294307437883589132024-09-05T06:26:20.687-07:00Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593730963591583171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429430743788358913.post-13535582425296115172011-01-20T21:33:00.000-08:002011-01-20T21:37:09.895-08:00Everyone always hails Nvidia as being so great. I've always had issue with their chipsets and it seems today is no different.<br /><br />Went to install Ubuntu (Yeah, I know) on my Qosmio 505 and I get scrambled video on the Live CD of 10.10.<br /><br />nomodeset did the trick.<br /><br />This also happened with the OpenSuSE 11.3 live CD and CentOS 5.5 Live CD. Meh. Fedora was no issue. Go figure that.<br /><br />In case you need it, here's what you should do:<br /><br />1. boot computer with livecd <br />2. when you see it get to the actual booting hit f6<br />3. select language<br />4. hit f6 again<br />5. select nomodeset<br />6. hit esc<br />7. install Ubuntu as usual and reboot<br />8. when you get to the grub boot menu make sure to hit e so you can edit the kernel commands<br />9. add nomodeset to the kernel args again<br />10. cntrl X to boot<br />11. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade<br />12. reboot<br />13. Repeat 8-10 again<br />14. start the restricted drivers program<br />15. install the restricted driver for the 360m<br />16. rebootOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593730963591583171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429430743788358913.post-11672914037519238912009-12-13T15:01:00.000-08:002009-12-13T17:12:43.013-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.4x4bodies.com/galleryShot.php&PP_image=dj3"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.4x4bodies.com/assets/images/customerRides/dj3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So I discovered a little company that makes H1 kits called the Urban Gorilla. A kit-car of sorts, for trucks, transforming them into HMMWV (Hummer) look-a-likes. How kewl is that?<br /><br />Check them out: http://www.4x4bodies.com/<br /><br />I've just acquired the donor vehicle. A 1986 Chevy Silverado. Good times ahead! It's already lifted a bit and in great condition. See pic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyeDVVhTTLKnNCPzvUjVqcAP7c-Nl0RB103tZbDLOlxKD6xIUrR0WlIYmwhdzXmyUfHDmobZjQl9kdrHmL-OIpb62VPBsHgeK-Cuu_udUJSNmAu0DQQc06aHi-pi8dbaYnqKKI4Rzeovb/s1600-h/DSC02697.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyeDVVhTTLKnNCPzvUjVqcAP7c-Nl0RB103tZbDLOlxKD6xIUrR0WlIYmwhdzXmyUfHDmobZjQl9kdrHmL-OIpb62VPBsHgeK-Cuu_udUJSNmAu0DQQc06aHi-pi8dbaYnqKKI4Rzeovb/s320/DSC02697.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414857127986023026" /></a><br /><br />I am planning on starting this project early spring 2010. Hoping around late March or Early April. My goal is a close-to-military spec in appearance.<br /><br />This blog is specifically for this project, so stay tuned.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593730963591583171noreply@blogger.com0