Archive for October, 2009

Failed to parse existing X config file ‘/etc/X11/xorg.conf’

If you are trying to save your xorg.conf file after changing settings in the nvidia-settings app you may need to first replace it with
sudo nvidia-xconfig
This will back it up and then recreate it.  Seems a fresh install of Karmic Koala 9.10 doesn’t create a valid xorg.conf or it can’t parse it.  Whatever the case, that’s [...]

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 1:38 pm by Jordan Carter · Permalink · 15 Comments
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Get Your Karmic Koala, Round Up Round Up

Go over and get the new Ubuntu release Karmic Koala 9.10
Torrents
Karmic Koala Desktop 64
Karmic Koala Desktop 32
I am currently organising the partition on my new hard drive so I can fresh install.  Oh this is taking too long!

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:11 am by Jordan Carter · Permalink · Leave a comment
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ATI Radeon HD 5800 Eyefinity with 24 Monitors

Wanting more than 2 screens up until late has been the realm of the hard core enthusiasts.  Now it is the realm of the enthusiasts.  Check out 4 Radeon HD 5800 in one machine!  This demo is running Ubuntu 9.04 with X-Plane.  Impressive!

I think it is not too practical due to the grid lines which [...]

Posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:15 am by Jordan Carter · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Google Wave – In Basic Terms – Quick Video

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 9:27 pm by Jordan Carter · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Google Wave, Video

Xapian & Ruby Enterprise in Ubuntu

How to fix ‘No Ruby bindings for Xapian installed’ on Ubuntu after upgrading to RubyEnterprise

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Jordan Carter · Permalink · One Comment
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