Category Archives: software

Upgrading ubuntu 10.04 to grub 2

Posted on July 23, 2010 by kayno

Yes – it has been a while between posts! My kogan netbook has been serving the purpose it was intended for, meaning I haven’t come across anything I have felt I need to share in this blog. Upgrading ubuntu along … Continue reading →

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ubuntu 9.10 (karmic koala) beta on the kogan agora

Posted on October 5, 2009 by kayno

In a bid to resurrect my kogan agora pro netbook to a usable state, I decided to upgrade to the lastest version of ubuntu, karmic koala, which has just gone beta. sudo update-manager -d This will kick off the update … Continue reading →

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“You have to set ‘SHMConfig’ ‘true’…” – even though you have created shmconfig.fdi

Posted on May 11, 2009 by kayno

In previous blog entries (disabling the touchpad whilst typing and installing gsynaptics) I described how to enable SHMConfig in order to control the touchpad. I had some feedback from at least two readers who could not enable SHMConfig, and when … Continue reading →

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