Copying MBR
Posted: 2020-04-30 Filed under: system | Tags: clone, dd, disk, mbr, partition Leave a commentI’ve been doing some disk partitions cloning between disks of different size. I needed to copy the master boot record (MBR), where LILO is, from one disk to another. I searched a bit and found a handy tutorial.
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Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 not responding
Posted: 2020-03-29 Filed under: network, system | Tags: Centrino, intel, iwlmvm, iwlwifi, kernel, module, option, Ultimate-N 6300, wifi Leave a commentI have a ThinkPad T420, which comes with an Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 wireless adapter. The card is recognised out of the box, and it connects to my home WiFi. There are two kernel modules loaded: iwlmvm and iwlwifi. Typically, after a minute or two the internet connection becomes so slow that it is virtually lost. I am running Slackware64 14.2 with kernel 4.4.217. It seems I finally found a solution in the Ubuntu forums.
Speeding up Chrome
Posted: 2020-03-07 Filed under: network | Tags: browsing, chromium, google chrome Leave a commentRecently, I’ve noticed that somehow browsing becomes more and more sluggish under Linux. I am using Chromium, from AlienBob. At the same time, using Chrome in Windows scrolls web-pages, such as Imgur or Reddit, much better. I finally googled a bit and it seems I found the solution.
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Webcore fonts
Posted: 2020-02-23 Filed under: desktop | Tags: fonts, webcore Leave a commentI’ve been using the Webcore fonts available at SBo, since many years and always followed the post-install instructions in the README. However, I decided to post them here, for my own convenience.
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Tale of Two Wastelands
Posted: 2020-02-10 Filed under: game, misc | Tags: fallout, fallout 3, mods, new vegas, tale of two wastelands, ttw, windows 4 CommentsLet me start by saying that this post has nothing to do with Slackware or Linux. I am a Fallout 3 / New Vegas fan and recently I had to set up Tale of Two Wastelands. Unfortunately, I was not able to find written instructions, just a video. For me, that’s very inconvenient, therefore I decided to write down a few notes.
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