Travis Newman

Author: Travis Newman

  • Wireless Success on CentOS 7 with ath5k

    [travnewmatic@localhost ~]$ sudo lspci | grep Wireless
    05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR2413/AR2414 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5005G(S) 802.11bg] (rev 01)

    …was no work out of the box.  Ethernet was sufficient since my computer is located near the router.  My D-Link DWA-1320 wireless PCI card has been a champ ever since I’ve owned it.  Its handled everything from XP, to Win7, to OS X SL, multiple versions of Ubuntu and Debian..  but oddly enough was not ready out of the box with CentOS.  I was determined, did a bit of Googling and viola!  Found the driver in a package in the ELRepo.org repository.  Installed the ‘kmod-ath5k’ package, restarted, and wireless worked!

    Thanks ELRepo.org!

    Updated repolist:

    [travnewmatic@localhost ~]$ sudo yum repolist
    [sudo] password for travnewmatic: 
    Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
    Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
     * base: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com
     * elrepo: ftp.utexas.edu
     * elrepo-extras: ftp.utexas.edu
     * elrepo-kernel: ftp.utexas.edu
     * epel: mirrors.tummy.com
     * extras: centos.mirror.lstn.net
     * nux-dextop: mirror.li.nux.ro
     * rpmforge: mirror.nexcess.net
     * rpmforge-extras: mirror.nexcess.net
     * updates: dallas.tx.mirror.xygenhosting.com
    repo id                   repo name                                       status
    base/7/x86_64             CentOS-7 – Base                                 8,465
    elrepo                    ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Repositor    53
    elrepo-extras             ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Extras Re     3
    elrepo-kernel             ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Kernel Re    21
    epel/x86_64               Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 – x86_64  5,610
    extras/7/x86_64           CentOS-7 – Extras                                  30
    google-chrome             google-chrome                                       3
    google-talkplugin         google-talkplugin                                   1
    nux-dextop/x86_64         Nux.Ro RPMs for general desktop use             1,301
    nux-dextop-testing/x86_64 Nux.Ro RPMs for general desktop use – testing       5
    rpmforge                  RHEL 7 – RPMforge.net – dag                       245
    rpmforge-extras           RHEL 7 – RPMforge.net – extras                     10
    updates/7/x86_64          CentOS-7 – Updates                                736
    virtualbox/7/x86_64       Oracle Linux / RHEL / CentOS-7 / x86_64 – Virtu     1
    repolist: 16,484

  • Tove Lo – Stay High (Habits Remix) ft. Hippie Sabotage

  • I heart CentOS 7

    So I’ve been using CentOS 7 as my desktop OS for a few days now.  Made significant headway in the edX Linux intro course, and things are going very very well.  Since the course uses CentOS 6.5, I’ve created a virtual machine (in virtual box) to fiddle with and to do the activities in.  However, CentOS 7 is current and of course I couldn’t see any reason not to use the latest and greatest for my own self.

    Why do I like it?

    No stability issues like I was having under Debian.  Granted, I’m not using the Nvidia drivers I was using on the Debian install so that may have something to do with it.  Zero freezes, can’t complain.

    Opportunity to learn something new, its an industry standard.  Good prep for the RHEL cert maybe?

    Great additional repos!  Skype in a repo?  I’ll take it!

    [travnewmatic@localhost ~]$ yum repolist
    Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
    Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
     * base: mirrors.centarra.com
     * epel: mirrors.tummy.com
     * extras: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com
     * nux-dextop: mirror.li.nux.ro
     * rpmforge: mirror.us.leaseweb.net
     * updates: centosc5.centos.org
    repo id                          repo name                                                         status
    base/7/x86_64                    CentOS-7 – Base                                                   8,465
    epel/x86_64                      Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 – x86_64                    5,740
    extras/7/x86_64                  CentOS-7 – Extras                                                    30
    google-chrome                    google-chrome                                                         3
    google-talkplugin                google-talkplugin                                                     1
    nux-dextop/x86_64                Nux.Ro RPMs for general desktop use                               1,276
    rpmforge                         RHEL 7 – RPMforge.net – dag                                         245
    updates/7/x86_64                 CentOS-7 – Updates                                                  726
    virtualbox/7/x86_64              Oracle Linux / RHEL / CentOS-7 / x86_64 – VirtualBox                  1
    repolist: 16,487

  • Nux Desktop = Awesome

    Awesome repo for RHEL and CentOS

    http://li.nux.ro/repos.html

    For RHEL7/CentOS7 copy/paste:

    rpm -Uvh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/beta/7/x86_64/epel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm

    and

    rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-1.el7.nux.noarch.rpm 

  • Abstract Thought ‎- Hypothetical Situations

    Still on my Drexciya trip

  • No GDM

  • Ortlieb Back Roller Classic With Bike Shop Hub Logo

    The most thoughtfully designed piece of luggage I’ve ever owned.

    Its a box!

    Packaging.
    Trust me you want this view too.


    Classic – I can see why.


    Don’t mind the screen print scrapes.
    Shoulder strap keeper hook.
    Buckle.


    Belly button.


    So new!


    Moar underneath.


    Hello world!


    Down the hatch.


    Large flap and pocket. Flap is perfect to fit my notebook. Zipper can be used one handed, as can the buckle on the top.


    Whats in the bag.


    Fit test.


    The bag scales to your needs.  Left bag has my old backpack, right bag has two blankets and my fleece sweater.



    One of the ways the bag can be closed (without the shoulder strap attached).


    Leanin.
    Good contrasty reflectors (will be adding more lights i know).
    Remarkable how much and how quickly you can carry something once its off of your back.
    I love that it can stand up on its own.
    As a messenger bag.


    Such a nice bag.


    The backpack is mainly there for size comparison.

    Bike Shop Hub just got a new lifetime customer.

  • Command line post title!

    And here is the body of my post!

  • Post I wrote on XDA-Developers

    I am reporting back in on my experience using Cyanogenmod (specifically a recent Cyanogenmod 10.2 Nightly).
    I love it.
    I’m actually using it as a hotspot to write this post. Cyanogenmod-ified Android is an absolute joy to use. This is remarkable considering that I’m running the most current version of Android on a device that came out in 2011.
    Sometimes CM crashes and reboots itself, but its no big deal. It recovers quickly enough.
    What has been frustrating is GPS lock.
    I used Maps on the way to work today and yesterday, and was pleased that it maintained lock during the ~30 min commutes. This is the exception rather than the rule.
    Actually, this has been my main motivator to want to get a new phone (Nexus 5 is just around the corner). The whole experience has been great, everything has been working as it should.. except for GPS (until just recently, if it is indeed fixed). Its been like a thorn in my side.. that one feature not working as it should.. and an important one at that. Fortunately for me, it has worked well enough (plus I’m a halfway decent orienteer), that I manage fairly well with its hopefully previously imprecise tracking. If anyone has any feedback about GPS performance in CM on the i777 I’d be curious to hear it.
    So, all in all, I’ve been very pleased with how Cyanogenmod has integrated into my life. So much so, that I got my best bud to get it on his Galaxy S4 (he used to have an old droid that he had put CM on a long time ago, but had put it back to stock. Got the S4, I hassled him about putting CM on it, and has been happy as a clam ever since), the afore-mentioned girlfriends Galaxy Note 2, and even my cousins Kindle Fire.
    I wasn’t sure where the i777 was in its lifespan with regard to support by CM, but I’m happy to see that development is continuing to truck along. I’m proud to be part of the CM fold, and when my girlfriend tells me that she updated to the latest nightly using CyanDelta.. I get this big stupid grin on my face.
    Thank you to everyone who has made this experience possible! If you’re in Dallas area I’ll buy you a beer!
    Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

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