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Help! My minimize button is crashing applications in Windows 7!!

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7 months ago
by Jason in

I ran into an interesting issue with one of the computers at my day job.  It is a Windows 7 system, one of the first we have on our site, and I had added it to our network and configured it with our standard settings as best I could.

Active Directory
Patch deployment
Asset Management
Virus Scan
Remote Control
Auto Login
Standard theme

I will skip over the difficulties of getting Auto Login to work when it is based on Windows XP and go right to the meat of the issue.  Ever since my configuration the client could no longer minimize their primary application.  It ran fine but as soon as he hit the button we got a crash from the app.

Having gone through all the standard gotchas (Virus Scan, run as, compatibility, user error) I was left with no good idea of what was going on.  Then I decided to backtrack some of my integration steps.

Thankfully I picked the right one to step back first.  Our theme that we apply to all the site computers is based on the Windows Classic theme.  It is this theme that was casuing the application to crash and as soon as it was set back to the Windows 7 default theme everything worked perfectly.

My only conclusion is that the application is making use of Aero and could not live without it.  Honestly this is the first time I have ever seen a theme cause a system issue.

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick): Issues with WLI-UC-GN Wireless adapter?

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

The upcoming release of Ubuntu, code named Maverick, is due to hit the internet on 10/10/10.  Being the pain loving tech that I am the upgrade to the Release Candidate version was too strong of an urge to resist.

As expected I ran intoa  few problems.  Most were my fault but one was not.  My computer makes use of a Buffalo WLI-UC-GN NFinity USB Wireless adapter to connect to my network at home.  This worked fine in 10.04, however in 10.10 it would connect but then drop the connection seemingly at random.

Several diagnostic days later I have found the solution.  First some of the log files I recovered during the process.  For the tech impaired you will want to skip to the end.

From messages.log

Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.694532] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.698998] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699003] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699009] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699013] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699016] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699019] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:39 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6322.699022] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:35:43 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.460202] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:43 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.543737] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.565968] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.580041] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:35:44 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6327.612704] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:48 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6332.260104] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.639993] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.710452] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.735745] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.750041] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:35:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6334.782722] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6335.575261] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:35:54 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6338.133698] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:35:56 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6339.669490] type=1400 audit(1286235356.095:24): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7085 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7113 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.710242] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 6
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.715879] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727661] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727666] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727671] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727674] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727678] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727681] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:22 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6365.727685] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:36:25 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6369.430020] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Oct 4 19:36:51 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6395.412075] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6412.927365] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.030466] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.055720] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.070031] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.102364] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:10 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6413.870113] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6414.900128] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.000487] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.025846] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.040058] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:11 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6415.072782] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.653780] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:37:15 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6419.021966] type=1400 audit(1286235435.455:25): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7225 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7276 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.076212] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 7
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083120] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092917] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092921] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092925] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092927] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092930] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092933] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.092935] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.670023] usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 4 19:37:30 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6434.161941] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:48 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6451.770081] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.029930] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.100451] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.125852] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.140033] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.172655] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:53 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.999913] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.794075] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6461.107696] type=1400 audit(1286235477.535:26): apparmor=”DENIED” operation=”open” parent=7374 profile=”/sbin/dhclient3″ name=”/var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf” pid=7405 comm=”dhclient” requested_mask=”r” denied_mask=”r” fsuid=0 ouid=0
Oct 4 19:38:08 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6471.624379] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614155] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618630] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618635] (start_freq – end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618639] (2402000 KHz – 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618643] (2457000 KHz – 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618646] (2474000 KHz – 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618649] (5170000 KHz – 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.618652] (5735000 KHz – 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Oct 4 19:39:08 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.501645] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.640473] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.672681] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.690039] tg3 0000:04:00.0: BAR 0: set to [mem 0xebef0000-0xebefffff 64bit] (PCI address [0xebef0000-0xebefffff]
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.756106] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

And from Debug.log

Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.623294] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.624034] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.630795] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:37:14 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6417.630800] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.076624] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a by local choice (reason=3)
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083109] cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going to restore regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:37:23 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6427.083115] cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.871564] phy3: Selected rate control algorithm ‘minstrel’
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872322] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::radio
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872348] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::assoc
Oct 4 19:37:26 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6429.872373] Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::quality
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.100428] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:37:52 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6456.125872] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.751649] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.753282] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.754020] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.757401] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:37:57 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6460.757405] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:38:07 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6471.120013] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.580072] No probe response from AP 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a after 500ms, disconnecting.
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614143] cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going to restore regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:39:03 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6526.614151] cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
Oct 4 19:39:04 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.171822] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:04 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.370021] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 2)
Oct 4 19:39:05 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.570108] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 3)
Oct 4 19:39:05 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6528.770026] wlan0: authentication with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a timed out
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.640454] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:39:09 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6532.672690] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:39:16 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6539.810446] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# enabled
Oct 4 19:39:16 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6539.842097] tg3 0000:04:00.0: PME# disabled
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.201716] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.212363] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.213086] wlan0: associate with 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (try 1)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.220348] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:2a:64:37:3a (capab=0×411 status=0 aid=2)
Oct 4 19:39:19 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6543.220354] wlan0: associated
Oct 4 19:39:30 Ubuntu64 kernel: [ 6554.130020] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present

And lsmod from the latest Maverick kernel

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 7984 1
cryptd 8140 0
aes_x86_64 7936 2
aes_generic 27631 1 aes_x86_64
parport_pc 30086 0
ppdev 6804 0
nls_utf8 1453 4
cifs 269596 8
nvidia 10221046 38
iptable_nat 4593 0
nf_nat 20067 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 13143 3 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack 75238 3 iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_defrag_ipv4 1569 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_mangle 1823 0
iptable_filter 1778 0
ip_tables 19107 3 iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables 24423 4 iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter,ip_tables
snd_emu10k1_synth 6028 0
snd_emux_synth 34336 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 5165 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 6999 1 snd_emux_synth
rt2870sta 445182 0
tuner_simple 15137 1
snd_emu10k1 149854 3 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec 125227 1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus 1474 1 snd_ac97_codec
arc4 1497 2
tuner_types 18715 1 tuner_simple
snd_pcm 89104 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_page_alloc 8588 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 3842 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 6660 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
wm8775 3861 1
snd_seq_midi 5932 0
tuner 23302 1
snd_rawmidi 22207 3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 7291 2 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi
rt2800usb 9955 0
rt2800lib 31970 1 rt2800usb
rt2x00usb 11316 2 rt2800usb,rt2800lib
cx25840 31895 1
snd_seq 57512 5 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
rt2x00lib 31575 2 rt2800lib,rt2x00usb
snd_timer 23850 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6912 5 snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ivtv 158941 0
mac80211 266657 2 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
i2c_algo_bit 6208 1 ivtv
snd 64117 14 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 1240 1 snd
emu10k1_gp 2020 0
cfg80211 170293 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
cx2341x 13689 1 ivtv
v4l2_common 20635 5 wm8775,tuner,cx25840,ivtv,cx2341x
led_class 3393 1 rt2x00lib
usb_storage 50372 0
gameport 11224 2 emu10k1_gp
videodev 49359 5 wm8775,tuner,cx25840,ivtv,v4l2_common
crc_ccitt 1699 2 rt2870sta,rt2800usb
v4l1_compat 15519 1 videodev
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 12646 1 videodev
tveeprom 14098 1 ivtv
lp 10201 0
dcdbas 6910 0
psmouse 62080 0
serio_raw 4910 0
parport 37032 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
usbhid 42062 0
hid 84678 1 usbhid
firewire_ohci 24679 0
ahci 21857 0
tg3 135768 0
firewire_core 54327 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 1739 1 firewire_core
libahci 26167 4 ahci

So what does that all mean? Looking at the modules that are loaded it appears the new kernel is loading several new ones. This can be known to cause issues with devices. You see this more with Broadcom chipsets but it is not unheard of in other cases.

The solution: Type the following in the run line/terminal

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

In that file add the following

blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2800lib
blacklist rt2x00usb

Reboot and that should help clear up the issue.

[APP] Android Email.apk latest src removed Exchange security

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

As some of you have noticed, FRG22D, and any Roms built from that source, now honor the Exchange Policies pushed down by corporate email systems, namely Exchange.

Some like this, some hate it. If you are the latter there is some hope. Over at XDA they have made up a new email.apk off of the CM6 code that no longer checks for security policies.

You will have to research how to install it yourself, I think you need at least Root to do it. Also be very aware that your corporate email admins will not likely be very happy about bypassing their policies.

Check it out over at XDA

[APP] Android Email.apk latest src removed Exchange security – xda-developers.

Want to try Ubuntu? Wubi may be what you need.

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1 year ago
by Jason in ,

For a while now Ubuntu has offered what is known as a Wubi install.  It is a virtual install withing a Windows operating system.  It acts like the real operating system but makes no major changes to the operating system.  It is a great way to take a first step into the world of Linux without much risk.

A very well written guide has been posted.  Check it out at the link below.

http://wirate.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-trying-out-ubuntu-linux/

Ubuntu flash installer, hanging on http://archive.canonical.com??

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1 year ago
by Jason in ,

Many companies like the one I work for set you up behind a proxy server for filtering, monitoring, and general IT goodness.  They can be a pain sometimes but us Ubuntu users can find ways around most of our issues.

Well I wanted to share a nice tip that I  finally worked out for people who may be having issues installing the Adobe Flash Player from behind such a proxy server.

When trying to install from synaptic, Ubuntu Tweek, Apt-get, Aptitude, or any of the other install methods you get stuck with the following

…http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.53.64.orig.tar.gz
Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80… failed: Connection timed out.
Retrying.

Over and over for 20 times before finally failing. If this is what you see then here is a solution for you to try.

Hold down the alt key and tap the F2 button to get to the run line. Here type the following

gksu gedit /etc/wgetrc

Enter your current password and you will have the wget configuration screen. Browse to the following section and replace the address and port with your proxy server information.

# You can set the default proxies for Wget to use for http, https, and ftp.
# They will override the value in the environment.

https_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
http_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
ftp_proxy = http://proxy-server.********.com:8080/
# If you do not want to use proxy at all, set this to off.
use_proxy = on

Also uncomment the last line. Save and try again.

Rooting the Droid, personal experience.

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

Thats right, no fancy title with hidden meaning and slight humor factor that would make you giggle if you were drunk.  Nope we are skipping right over all that and going to the meat and potatoes of the issue.

Mmm….Meat and Potates….

Sorry…could not help myself.

What we are talking about today is my personal experience rooting my Motorola Droid.  This phone has been out for a while but landed in my hands a few month back when my upgrade came calling.

To set your expectations I had hacked my last phone, the Verizon Touch Pro, in less than 24 hours.  So for me to keep my phone for over a month in it’s stock state is saying something.

On to the point.  Rooting is very easy even with a 2.1 phone.  You need to follow a couple of extra steps to get it done but the good people over at alldroid.org have what I feel is the best guide out there.

http://alldroid.org/tabid/62/g/posts/t/137/HowTo-Root-your-Stock-2-1-Moto-Droid.aspx

Some things to note:

  • Read the entire instruction set before beginning
  • Read it again just to be sure.
  • Download everything before hand, including the ROM you will want to run after rooting.
  • This process will not wipe your data.  However you will want to reset to factory defaults as soon as possible as you will likely run into stability issues.
  • Wiping you device is not a bad thing.  When you put in your account info the app store will download and install everything you had before.

For a ROM, because why root if your not going to try a ROM, I used Simple Stunning 4.2, available here.

http://alldroid.org/tabid/62/g/posts/m/4016/Froyo-SS-4-2-6252010–EXT2EXT3EXT4CIFSNFS–Updated-rstapps.aspx#post4016

There is a 4.3 version at the time of me writing this, however I have not tested it yet so I do not want to recommend it at this point.

Some more things to note

  • If you are planning to go right to a ROM download it before you begin and put it on your SD card.  Then you just have to rename it and drop it in the root.
  • This process also did not wipe data however the stability issues I ran into were such that a data wipe became necessary
  • Overclocking is not on by default and requires the purchase of SetCPU from the marketplace.  Well worth the money.
  • If you will want to experiment with different ROMs a lot I would recommended ROM Manager from the marketplace.  A bit price but you can download and install them over the air.  How cool is that?!?!

So, how is it?  I love it!  Froyo is a great update and being able to play with it early just makes the little geek in my smile (Kind of like my inner child but creepy in that “I like D&D ALOT!!” way.) You will get access to several very nice utilities that make managing your Droid a breeze.

On top of it all the community is very supportive and constantly updating the software.
So, if you are planning on rooting your phone and have assessed all the risks (If you do this and something breaks it is your fault) then please take a look at alldroid.org.  Worth every penny IMHO…especially when the forum info is free.

Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) – Missing Volume and -ME menu

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1 year ago
by Jason in , ,

Many people seems to be running into a common issue after updating their Ubuntu to the latest version. Namely the missing volume control and/or the new ME menu is not showing up.

From what I can tell this is due to Gnome trying to hold onto settings from before. Not to worry, here is a quick fix:

For Volume Control:
Right Click on the panel
Select “Add to Panel”
Add Indicator Applet

For ME menu:
Right Click on the panel
Select “Add to Panel”
Add Indicator Applet

If this does not work check that you have the following packages installed.

indicator-me
indicator-sound
indicator-session
indicator-applet-session
indicator-applet

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