Author Archives: isaac

Silly trick to get yum to update installed groups

Posted on 11 November 2011 by isaac

When I upgrade Fedora using yum or PreUpgrade my installed groups don’t really get updated. The packages in those groups get updated and any dependencies get resolved, but packages that have been added to the group in the new version … Continue reading →

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Pork and beans

Posted on 02 November 2011 by isaac

I know what you’re thinking: “Isn’t pork and beans something Yogi steals from overweight campers?” Maybe, but what if you want to relive the teenager experience of eating whatever you want, but want to do it in a way that … Continue reading →

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Network interface renamed in Fedora 15

Posted on 21 September 2011 by isaac

I was trying to get non-NetworkManager networking running in Fedora 15, but kept failing. When I tried to start the network daemon it failed and something about eth0 missing got logged. Finally, I looked more closely at my dmesg output … Continue reading →

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Developed some film

Posted on 16 August 2011 by isaac

First time and it worked! I used caffenol – a mixture of washing soda, instant coffee, and vitamin C.

No sound with RealTek ALC892

Posted on 10 June 2011 by isaac

Every now and then my computer’s sound dies and my speakers only produce pops and clicks. I have a Biostar TA880GB+ motherboard with a RealTek ALC892 sound chip. I assumed the fault was with the driver and went on a … Continue reading →

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