Hi folks, if you are still in a head ache of searching a driver for your nvidia graphics card, your head ache is solved here. Iam using my Dell XPS 1530 Lap, and the problem with the driver installation for nvidia graphics card is solved here.

EnvyNg in a package that searches the packages and required driver and installs it, reducing our head ache of finding a right driver.

Update the repositories list in Synaptic Package Manager, using the command

$sudo apt-get update

Now install the following the packages

• envyng-gtk
• envyng-qt
• envyng-core

using the command

• $sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk
• $sudo apt-get install envyng-qt
• $sudo apt-get install envyng-core

Now go to the Main menu, Applications->SystemTools->EnvyNG, and select whether nVidia or ATI and click Apply. Your driver will be installed and restart your computer.

Other debian derivative distros and other ubuntu versions donwload the envy package clicking below.

Click here to Download

Applications, Ubuntu nvidia, Ubuntu

Folks somebody want to know about OpenDNS, as my previous entry fo about it. So let me share what i learned with you all.

OpenDNS is a Domain name system with great free features. Its a DNS, working fast when compared to the other DNS. OpenDNS runs a really big, smart cache, this benifits every DNS users attracted to use OpenDNS. Also thanks to some clever traffic routing and load-balancing technology, OpenDNS can also deliver Web pages faster. Open DNS works same as all other DNS systems, with many features that comes for free. The main features are

DNS to block Phishing Web sites

Auto-correct common misspelled URLs.

Web Forgery (also known as “Phishing”) is a form of identity theft that occurs when a malicious Web site impersonates a legitimate one in order to trick you into giving up sensitive information such as passwords, account details, or credit card numbers. Phishing attacks usually come from email messages that attempt to lure the recipient into updating their personal information on fake, but very real looking, Web sites. OpenDNS uses PhishTank, which is an online collaborative anti-phishing database. The PhishTank data, when tied to OpenDNS, protects users by blocking DNS lookup queries that match an entry in the database.
Also if you missspell any URL, OpenDNS matches with the database with the more relavent correct URLs and displays you the list. Making you easy to choose or correct yourself.

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

Thest Ips are nothing but the, Ip addresses of the DNS server of Open DNS. So you can request this IP addresses for DNS service. To setup in a BSNL broad band router, check my previous entry. And to setup in other connection in your pc use the steps in the below link.

https://www.opendns.com/smb/start/computer/

You can use OpenDNS for any sort of internet connections.

Internet DNS, Internet, OpenDNS

Open DNS is most accepted DNS and its performance is more good when compared to others. Also is any spelling mistakes in the domain names or urls, Open dns will display similar possibilities. If you feel that the broadband connection you are using is often getting disconnected and it takes time to reconfigure, or if you feel that the dns service is slow switch to Open DNS. You can do this by changing the Primary and Secodary DNS in your network settings in your Operating system. But, you will have to do this changes in the network setting, when ever you reconnect the internet. If you feel to permanently change it, login to the adsl router and change it. How to do this,

Check whether your ADSL modem is connected to your computer, and check whether the lan is established. Now open a new browser, enter the ip, 192.168.1.1 (router ip) in the address bar. Enter the user name and password (default username and password is admin, admin). The ADSL router setup page will appear, in that click Interface Setup-> LAN and then in the DHCP section change Primary and Secondary DNS to the following Open DNS IPs

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

And feel the difference…

Connecting Internet, Internet DataOne, Internet

While i was working with my hardy in Virtual Box, after installing few pacakages my hardy started mis behaving, my lap was looking fine, but i couldnt open any of my softwares not even i could open my Open Office writter in user mode. But i could open them in terminal with sudo. So i restarted my lap. After booting in, my hardy displayed a message like

Loading, pease wait…
Kinit: name_to_dev_t(/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx)= sda(8,8)
kinit: No resume image, doing normal boot…

After which, i will get a login message, which would login to shell.

I tried so many things, i could solve the problem. I switched on my desktop and connected net and went to IRC to #ubuntu channel for help, but in vain. And then googled so long to get so many solutions but none of them worked.

Solutions were,

1. $fdisk -l | grep swap

$swapoff /dev/sdax

$mkswap /dev/sdax

$update-initramfs -u

1. $sudo aptitude install update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu

$sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu

1. $sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

None of the solutions worked, in IRC only one person gave a response, he too told to use a rescue cd. While googling i learned few things,

What is Resume Image?

Resume image is nothing but a file that stores the state of the machine while shutting down or suspending and is kept in the swap space while shutting down or suspending and gets back to the same state when rebooted of resumed.

So finally after trying so hard last my patience and decided to reinstall, took the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS dvd and installed it over night. After installing it and all my required packages from net, i say the clock it was 5.30 am. Went to bed…

Hi viewers do you have solution….

Ubuntu Ubuntu

You will have a question like can i boot my Windows XP or Vista inside Ubuntu of any Linux when they all reside in the same hard disk. The answer is here. The first step for that is you should create a virtual image of your hard drive.

Step 1: Creating Virtual hard drive.

$sudo VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename ./WinXP.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -relative -register

You will get a “RAW host disk access VMDK file ./WinXP.vmdk created successfully.”

Step 2: Adding the Virtual disk file to the Virtual Box.

Open VirtualBox and choose the menu File->Virtual Disk Manager and in the window that opens click on the Add option and choose the recently created vmdk file (WinXp.vmdk)

Step 3: Creating a New Virtual Machine

Click on the New option and in the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, click Next

Enter the OS Name as WinXP and OS Type as Windows XP, and Click Next

Select the Memory based on the availabilty. In my case i have 2 gb Ram and so i selest 330 mb. And Click Next

Here comes to select the Virtual Hard drive file. Click on Existing option

Select the recently created vmdk file. (WinXP.vmdk)

Click Next and then Finish option.

Step 4: Editting the Settings of the Virtual Machine

Select the recently created virtual machine (WinXp) and Click on the Settings page. And enable Audio, Serial Ports, USB ports, CD/DVD drive as host cd/dvd drive, etc

Goto Shared Folders option and select a shared folder created some where previously (here i have selected /tmp/VirtualBox/SharedXP, which i created previously)

Now select you Start option, and for your surprice you will see your grub menu…

Note: Here in grub, the first option is the ubuntu which iam already in, its not adviced to select it again, select the Virtual OS type you have choosed already.

Applications, Ubuntu, Virtualisation Ubuntu, VirtualBox

Most of the laptop brands you purchase comes with only a single partition(or only with C drive) and few partions like Recovery, which is not for our use. Most people think of Partition Magic softwares or Boot CDs. Your choice are right but you cannot be sure, whether the preinstalled Vista will be safe. Most case, your partitioning ends in total formatting of the harddrive. Is there any way to partition the laptops, without formatting or removing vista or recovery. The answer is here.

Put the Ubuntu Live CD in the CD drive and boot in the Live cd mode. Goto Bios settings, change boot priority to cd drive, and put the cd in drive save and restart. In the live cd mode, use the menu System->Administrator->PartionEditor(Gparted) or in the terminal $sudo gparted to open the GParted software.

In a system there can be only 4 Primary partions and each Primary partions have few good number of Secondary partions. In the Gparted software you will get a good picture of your harddrive. Locate the C Drive in the list, Right Click and select Resize/Move. Now you can find the used portion of the C Drive being yellow shaded. Click and drag your left end pointer as you wish to allocate your C Drive. (Not less than the used portion). Now the C Drive will be reduced leaving a free memory. Now right click and select New option.

If you have already, three primary partions, create the fouth partion as extended to have some partition as you require as extended. Have look at the picture you will get a clear picture. Since for installing Linux, you wil require swap, home partion, etc and so only four primary partions will not be enough.

Applications, Ubuntu Laptops, Ubuntu