After digging around I found that the upstart job /etc/init/lxdm.conf ran and stopped inmmediatly. A couple of weeks later (BTW, upstart debug log sucks!), I found that in this file there’s a condition that checks the content of /etc/X11/default-display-manager (line 28) and expects to found “/usr/sbin/lxdm”. In my case, the content of the file was “lxdm” therefore the condition was not satisfied and lxdm failed to start (actually it was being forced to stop).
After changing the content of /etc/X11/default-display-manager to “/usr/sbin/lxdm”, lxdm (LXDE) started to work at boot time showing login screen as expected.
as root user (or with sudo) and the script will automatically decide which version to install and will set up the xorg.conf file for you. It also works with other graphics cards manufacturers.
I came across this error the other day running a java application on Debian Wheezy:
java.security.ProviderException: Could not initialize NSS
at sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11.<init>(SunPKCS11.java:201)
at sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11.<init>(SunPKCS11.java:103)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:532)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderConfig$3.run(ProviderConfig.java:262)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderConfig$3.run(ProviderConfig.java:244)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderConfig.doLoadProvider(ProviderConfig.java:244)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderConfig.getProvider(ProviderConfig.java:224)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderList.getProvider(ProviderList.java:232)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderList.getIndex(ProviderList.java:262)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderList.getProviderConfig(ProviderList.java:246)
at sun.security.jca.ProviderList.getProvider(ProviderList.java:252)
at java.security.Security.getProvider(Security.java:473)
at jd.http.XTrustProvider.install(XTrustProvider.java:70)
at jd.http.Browser.init(Browser.java:1317)
at jd.update.Main.main(Main.java:119)
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/lib/libnss3.so
at sun.security.pkcs11.Secmod.initialize(Secmod.java:186)
at sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11.<init>(SunPKCS11.java:197)
… 18 more
ERROR Could not initialize NSS
Apparently an update broke the configuration of the OpenJDK installation. So to fix it I had to manually edit the file /etc/java-6-openjdk/security/nss.cfg:
Commenting out the highlighted orange line and adding the highlighted green line. The reason of it is that OpenJDK has split this configuration according to the box architecture (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/778726). However on my box it failed updating the reference to the new location of the libnss3.so file (I am on Debian Wheezy which is not stable yet so I guess something went wrong).
The “Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment” is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. (…) LXDE uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments. It is especially designed for cloud computers with low hardware specifications, such as, netbooks, mobile devices (e.g. MIDs) or older computers. LXDE can be installed with many Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora. It is the standard for Knoppix and lubuntu. LXDE also runs with OpenSolaris and BSD. (…)The source code of LXDE is licensed partly under the terms of the the General Public License and partly under the LGPL.
I have it installed in an old Pentium 4 with 1.5GB of RAM and it works smoothly and flawlessly. If you need a lightweight desktop environment or want to try something different or you are simply tired of KDE an Gnome, well LXDE is a great alternative.
If you have high CPU usage while playing music (or using the sound card) this could be related to the sample rates of the sound card and your current alsa/pcm/dmix configuration. Probably your card is set to 48kHz and the music file is at 44.1kHz (or vice-versa) and this is making the CPU to re-sample from one to another unnecessarily therefore the high CPU usage.
I was able to solve this by setting my ~/.asoundrc config file to:
–
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
rate 44100
}
}
}
–
This caused my CPU usage to drop from ~30-40% to 2-4%.
If you delete a remote folder in SVN accidentally it gets tricky to restore it back. This can happen by commiting an unwanted deletion. So, basically, what you have to do is:
Create a working copy of the deleted folder’s parent. You can use -N parameter that indicates “No checkout”. This will prevent from actually downloading any code. Run:
svn co -N SVN_PARENT_URL .
Get a copy of the deleted folder from the revision before the deletion. Run:
Commit to HEAD. This will actually commit a new revision with the contents of the revision before the deletion. Therefore restoring the “original” folder. Run:
Another fantastic production of the Blender Foundation. Sintel Open Movie is a newly premiered film developed with Blender 3D and other open-source tools.
YoFrankie! is a game developed and funded by The Blender Foundation (and the community) in other to enhance Blender’s gaming capabilities; and design and implement new features. As a result of the development of this game, all the features developed within the project are now available in new versions of Blender, the 3D software.
It is very interesting the history behind the Blender project. I recommend you check it out. It is one (of many) success cases in Open Source development.
Monkey Island is back…and back for good! It seems that there’s a Monkey Island mania out there. And I think it’s great! In the previous post I wrote a year ago, LucasArts was announcing the re-make of “The Secret Of Monkey Island”. Well, not only that re-make was launched but also they made a re-make of “Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge”. And it is available now.
On the other hand, Telltale Games launched a NEW Monkey Island game called “Tales of Monkey Island”. Brought to us in five “short” chapters instead of a “long” game, as it’s usual for the company. They have all been released now and I must say they highly exceeded my expectations. Bringing a new, fun, playable and state-of-the-art Monkey Island game to life. This might be the result of being developed by a company founded by ex-LucasArts employees.
I think it’s great that Monkey Island is back. It is one of my favourite games of all times. I love adventure games, They were gone for a little while; replaced by action games like shooters (i.e: Counter Strike) or sports games (i.e: Need for Speed). I hope this will help moving the direction of game companies towards developing Adventure-like games.
World of Goo is an addictive, state-of-the-art, smooth and pleasant to the eye game. Plus, it is available for Linux natively!!! Plus it is only U$D20.-
The problem was that this on-board sound card is surround and, when in surround mode, the mic mini-plug input becomes Center /LFE output.
I fixed it this way:
1) Open “alsamixer”
2) Go to “Mic-In Mode” bar
3) Check that in “Item” (top-left corner), it reads “Mic-In Mode [Mic-In]”
4) If not (probably “Mic-In Mode [Center/LFE Output]“) hit up/down arrow keys until “Mic-In Mode [Mic-In]” is selected.
5) Check that mic is not muted. Go to “Mic” bar and check that it is not muted “Mic [Off]“. If it is, hit M key, you’ll get “Mic” only.
