When I installed Debian on my new Asus U31SD, my LG DVD Drive plugged in and worked perfectly for reading discs. My file manager, PCManFM, recognized and mounted the drive just fine. However, I did have a little bit of confusion compared to my older systems when trying to burn … Continue reading
This post carries on with my progress of getting Debian GNU/Linux up and running on my Asus U31SD notebook. In recent posts, I show how I solved problems with my intel graphics, touchpad, and disabling unwanted hardware. My system is running almost perfectly now, however, the default LXDE temperature applet … Continue reading
In some of my recent posts, I have described my progress of getting GNU/Linux to run properly on my Asus U31SD notebook. For the most part, this notebook worked great from the initial net install. Wireless, usb, sound, keyboard and basic video worked out of the box – so that … Continue reading
As you may have read in my other posts, I had solved almost all of my dual graphics cards problems. I was able to completely switch off the nvidia side of my optimus graphics card. This was great and I gained around 2 hours of battery life by doing this! … Continue reading
In this post, I show how I turned off the nvidia side of my hybrid graphics card in Debian GNU/Linux without installing bumblebee. In other posts, I had problems getting Debian to work. Click here to read about how I solved them. So now that I got the Intel card … Continue reading
Tired of manually entering the coordinates of all the geocaches onto your GPS device? If you’re still holding out on becoming a premium member at geocaching.com, that doesn’t stop you from downloading the LOC waypoint files as a basic member and transferring them to your unit. I have an older … Continue reading