Miscellaneous

Ubuntu (Edgy) Starter Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

Adding startup service

To ensure a service which exists in /etc/init.d is run on startup, simply run:

sudo update-rc.d <service> defaults

Enabling Printing

1. /bin/chmod 06555 /usr/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lprm
2. /sbin/chkconfig lpd on

Hardware

ATI Radeon on a custom kernel

Stock ubuntu kernels include the ATI kernel source, but if you've built the kernel yourself and you're getting atiddxDriScreenInit failed errors in Xorg.0.log, you'll need to install this manually with

sudo apt-get install fglrx-kernel-source 

Reboot once the install completes, and fglrx should be good to go.

Logitech MX-1000

Add this section to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Logitech MX-1000"
        Driver          "evdev"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Name"            "PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse"
        Option          "Device"          "/dev/input/event4"
        Option          "Buttons"         "20"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5"
EndSection

where "Name" and "Device" are read from the relevant "Name" and "Handler" for your device in /proc/bus/input/devices. Then follow the remaining instructions in http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=65471

Although this document describes the steps for a USB mouse, this also works when connected to the PS2 port. Note, however, that a Logitech MX-1000 forward and back keys are 8 and 9, and xvkbd is located in /usr/bin rather than /usr/X11R6/bin. In addition, as stated in the text, part 1.4 is unnecessary.

In newer versions of X11, it seems that evdev is a driver rather than a protocol, so you'll need the line:

Driver     "evdev"

rather than

Driver     "mouse"
Protocol   "evdev"

Also, I needed to append "SendCoreEvents" to the Logitech line in the layout section

Convert m4a to mp3

• Ensure libfaad2-0 and ffmpeg (from medibuntu) are installed, and run:

ffmpeg -ab <bitrate in kb/s> -i <inputfile> <outputfile>

Note: the error output buffer too small can be ignored.

Changing default ALSA soundcard

asoundconf list
asoundconf set-default-card <cardname>

List hardware details

sudo lshw -businfo

Add swap space

• Create swap partition using fdisk

• Create swap filesystem

sudo mkswap <device>

• Activate swap

sudo swapon <device>

• Modify /etc/fstab to allow swap to be activated at boot time

Change userid/groupid for an existing user/group

• Change groupid in /etc/group
• Run sudo grpconv to update /etc/gshadow
• Change userid in /etc/passwd (and also the primary groupid for any changed groupids)
• Run sudo pwconv to update /etc/shadow

Music Naming Strategy

Type	Title	TrackNum	Artist	Sort Artist	Album Artist	Sort Album Artist	Album	Sort Album	Disc	Genre	Compilation
	TIT2	TRCK	TPE1	TSOP	TPE2	TSO2	TALB	TSOA	TPOS	TCON	TCMP
Albums	Title	TrackNum	Artist	BLANK	Directory1	BLANK / Number word	Album	Directory2 [Disc n]	Disc	Genre	BLANK
Compilations	Title	TrackNum	Artist	BLANK	Various Artists	ZZZD	Album	Directory2 [Disc n]	Disc	Genre	1
Singles	Title	BLANK	Artist	BLANK	Various Artists	ZZZH	Singles	BLANK	BLANK	Genre	1
Soundtracks	Title	TrackNum	Artist	BLANK	Various Artists	ZZZL	Album	Directory2 [Disc n]	Disc	Soundtrack (24)	1
Spoken	Title	TrackNum	Artist	BLANK	Directory1	ZZZP	Album	Directory2 [Disc n]	Disc	Genre	BLANK
Fun	Title	BLANK	Artist	BLANK	BLANK	ZZZT	Fun	BLANK	BLANK	Comedy (57)	1