http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/ 2008-06-11T19:37:28+01:00 http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/ http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-06-11T19:17:20+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@62.194.166.84) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=linux:kernelbuilding&do=diff1213211840 This is a short recap of how I build my 2.6 kernels. X and su I run the commands from an X terminal, and at some point start the X based kernel configurator. I run my desktop as “myself” but I build my kernels as root. In order to le... text/html 2008-06-09T08:38:14+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:linux:kernelbuilding&do=diff1213000694 Feel free to comment on this Wiki page. Do you have suggestions to make it better? Critical remarks? Leave them here. — Eric Are you sure merging the xauth is neccesary? I tried it and had to step out for a minute. Gnome locked the screen ... text/html 2008-05-26T10:16:04+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:rt2xxx&do=diff1211796964 Wireless cards based on RaLink’s chipsets are very well-suited for Linux computers. RaLink actively supports Linux and the Open Source community by releasing the code for a driver and configuration utility. Based on that code, a re-developed d... text/html 2008-05-16T23:26:40+01:00 anonymous@199.227.204.3 http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:slackware:setup&do=diff1210980400 Please add your comments and thoughts about setting up Slackware. Sound on startup Hey alien. I recently installed Slackware, and I find that I have to open alsamixer on startup and manually increase the sound of my computer. Is there any way ... text/html 2008-03-01T03:37:39+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@80.56.230.164) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&do=diff1204342659 Alien Hi! I am Eric Hameleers, or Alien BOB as I am called on various Slackware forums & channels. I am a long time Slackware user, part of the Slackware team, but I am not a Slackware employee. I use these sites (http://alien.slackbook.org/... text/html 2008-02-23T18:16:06+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@80.56.230.164) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:madwifi&do=diff1203790566 Wireless support in Slackware has much improved since Slackware 10.0 (the first release to support non-PCMCIA wireless cards out of the box). The madwifi driver for Atheros based chipsets works fine with the current 2.6.x series of kernels and the ... text/html 2008-02-21T21:55:54+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@80.56.230.164) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:parentalcontrol&do=diff1203630954 It is fascinating to observe how children take things for granted where their parents need many years to get used to them ... take computers and the Internet for instance. Kids are so much more savvy with the computer that it becomes increasingly mo... text/html 2008-02-07T12:32:03+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:slackware&do=diff1202387523 I will use this Wiki to share the things I learnt over the years, and make Slackware even easier to learn and understand. My articles will be for beginners as well as experienced system administrators. The topics will vary greatly, and I welcome you... text/html 2008-01-23T13:21:38+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:setup&do=diff1201094498 Encrypted partitions Installation to encrypted partitions works well with the stock Slackware kernels. If you want to compile your own custom kernel to work with LUKS encrypted partitions you need to enable at least the following two options... text/html 2007-12-31T19:22:25+01:00 anonymous@128.147.200.105 http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:slackware:madwifi&do=diff1199128945 OK folks - any comments, feedback about my madwifi package, or the Wiki information, goes here. 31-dec-2007 600 might not be the best permission for wpa_supplicant.conf. The psk is not read on my system when i chmod 600 this file. Hi! Pity you do... text/html 2007-12-15T16:16:07+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@80.56.230.164) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:cups&do=diff1197735367 this page is a work in progress CUPS (the Common UNIX Printing System) is now the default printing subsystem in Slackware, after years of faithful service by the lprng package which is no longer part of Slackware. The commandline lpr program tha... text/html 2007-11-30T21:42:19+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@80.56.230.164) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:vde&do=diff1196458939 In another Wiki article I talk about using the virtualization software called QEMU as an Open Source alternative to the commercial / closed source VMWare. QEMU needs a little help and tweaks of your computer environment to give it some of the capabi... text/html 2007-11-16T09:19:55+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:qemu&do=diff1195204795 If you want to experience the kick of looking at a Windows boot screen in a desktop window while you’re working in Slackware, read this article on the advancements in open source solutions for hardware virtualization - aka running a computer i... text/html 2007-09-17T16:34:18+01:00 anonymous@89.137.104.9 http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:slackware:usbboot&do=diff1190046858 Please feel free to leave comments, suggestions.. you name it. Eric You can also install from a usb pendrive. This is particularly useful if you have a high speed usb 2 port and a fast pendrive. After booting with the pendrive inserted, check tha... text/html 2007-08-01T09:11:14+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:sas:sas&do=diff1185959474 Introduction ... text/html 2007-08-01T09:09:26+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@194.105.120.80) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:sas&do=diff1185959366 ... text/html 2007-06-27T20:25:37+01:00 anonymous@89.98.151.7 http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:slackware:pxe&do=diff1182975937 Discussion area for using Slackware Installer with PXE ... text/html 2007-03-18T14:14:58+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@89.98.151.7) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:current&do=diff1174227298 Some things I wanted out as a quick reference; more will be added here soon I guess: Selecting the 'generic' kernel during install When presented with the kernel selection (either the huge or the generic kernel) you will see the warning about ch... text/html 2007-03-02T19:09:04+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@89.98.151.7) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:start&do=diff1172862544 Alien’s Wiki - discussion page If you want to add stuff to this discussion page you’ll have to email it to me. Thanks to anonymous cowards who kept spamming the page. — Eric — link to blog site deleted. I hate spammers li... text/html 2007-02-07T18:54:44+01:00 Eric Hameleers (alien@89.98.151.7) http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:talk:slackware:wikinotes&do=diff1170874484 This page can be used as a discussion board for the wiki page Setting up Alien’s DokuWiki [07-feb-2007] No thanks to the retard from IP 85.255.114.132-xbox.dedi.inhoster.com who thought that replacing the introduction text with some banality...