How to Detect Hardware on Ubuntu Maverick Merkaat (10.10)

This time I want to share tips with you, how to detect keyboard in ubuntu .. for the first time you install ubuntu or you install a laptop / computer, so you do not know the specifications of the computer being installed ubuntu.

There is a miraculous way in ubuntu to detect the hardware or view specification laptop / computer. Immediately, we try :

First Step :

Using the application "lshw", this application-based terminal, so you can see the specifications of the laptop / computer using the terminal. How to install :

$ sudo su
$ apt-get install lshw

How to view the specifications with the command :

$ lshw

There are additional to view it using gedit, by type :

$ lshw > ~/Desktop/Spesc.txt

Second Step :

Using the lshw GUI-based application, the first way is to use a terminal mode. The second way to use GUI. To install it :

$ apt-get install lshw-gtk

Here is preview :

Happy Testing...!!

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Login to Ubuntu Using Face Recognition in Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10

In this post we will share tips to you I login in ubuntu using face verification. Surely you have to know? for those of you who do not know. I will try to share with you. Immediately, we begin.

Go to terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su

Then add third party from the PPA repository and update the repository using command :

$ apt-add-repository ppa:antonio.chiurazzi/ppa
$ apt-get update

Then install the application face trainer with the command :

$ apt-get install pam-face-authentication

When finished installing, now we add a configuration file for the "gdm and su", this configuration is to run the application face trainer to get the road when the gdm login, type the command :

$ gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm

Add "auth sufficient pam_face_authentication.so enableX" top row without "" (quotation). Then edit one file again :

$ gedit /etc/pam.d/su

Add "auth sufficient pam_face_authentication.so enableX" most of the same row without a sign "" (quotation).

Configuration :

Open Applications> Other> Qt Face Trainer, then the settings and input your photo here :

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Finish and happy Testing...!!

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Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.10 in Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10

Have not been posting here, because now to configure is user friendly, is easy and not complicated like the Ubuntu version of 7.10 Under. This time we will discuss how to install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.10 version of the latest release.

First open a terminal and login as root by type :

$ sudo su

And Add Thir Party Repository by Type :

$ add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa

Update repository then install ubuntu tweak 0.5.10 by type :

$ apt-get update 
$ apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

And Finish...!! You also can install manually by download deb package ubuntu tweak here :

http://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/0.5.x/0.5.10/+download/ubuntu-tweak_0.5.10-1_all.deb

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Recovery Grub After Installing Windows In Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

Has long this blog is not updated, I'm sorry I did not get to take care of this blog, now I promise, I will continue this blog for this blog is not abandoned.

In this time we will discuse about Recovery Grub After Installing Windows in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

We needed LiveCD ubuntu 10.10.booting from LiveCD, After login, open terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su

Find Ubuntu partition by type :

$ fsdisk -l

See examples of partition in the image below :

In the picture above, the linux partition is on /dev/sda1. Create a directory to manipulate your ubuntu using  command :

$ mkdir /media/root

$ mount /dev/sda1 /media/root

If you have successfully mounted directory, then install grub by type :

$ grub-install --root-directory=/media/root /dev/sda

If everything is correct, then there is no error message and that is the message 'finish and no error report ", then reboot your computer by type :

$ reboot

Then you should direct automatically go to ubuntu and grub can not access the windows, go to the ubuntu. open a terminal and login as root and update grub :

$ sudo su 

$ update-grub

Now grub on your ubuntu is fixed.

Happy Testing...!!

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Easy Way Fix Problem Grub Rescue On Windows 7 (Maverick Meerkat) Using Burg Manager

I've had problems with grub ubuntu, when I select the booting windows 7, it turns out there is a message "grub rescue". and I can not boot through windows 7, I finally took the initiative to check it through ubuntu. after I see it, it turns out that the partition in the grub list, is on sda3, however, the partition is on sda2. after I change to use:

$ sudo gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg

There was still a "grub rescue", after that, I try to update the grub with the command :

$ sudo update-grub

After running the command above, the problem has not been fixed, and still can not boot windows 7. Then i try to delete grub ubuntu, go to grub rescue on windows 7 :

bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
C:
CD Boot
Attrib bcd –s –h –r
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
bootrec /RebuildBcd 

Then appear Messages :

“Scanning all disks for windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a while…
Successfully scanned windows installations: 1
[1] C:\windows
Add installations to boot list? Yes(y)/No(N)/All(A) : “

And Press Y Enter

Then  : 

bootrec /fixmbr 
bootrec /FixBoot

After Finished, Grub is gone, but still can't booting from Window 7. Now, i finaly found solution from this problem.

Install Burg Manager.  from here or here, after installing burg manager, you will see message, An explanation more or less like this:  " i can fix this problem, problem is fixed "

Then you can booting from Windows 7. i finally found this solution by two day.

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