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Originally from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344204

This Works on both Exhibit 4g phones.I figure..the more Exhibit phones that get rooted the closer we will get to getting a custom recovery and roms …here’s hoping

ZergRush zip file attached.Install the phone drivers on your pc, in your phone turn usb debugging on, plug your phone into your pc and let the drivers install.Unzip the zergRush file to a new folder on your desktop,open the folder and click on the .bat file and let it run . To check if you rooted…you should see apps called superuser and terminal emulator in your app draw. You can also download root checker from the market to verify…enjoy

This root method was put together by nocturnalmike….THANKS.

Zerg rush root Working

To change the location PDF’s are printed to change /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf:

### Key: Out
## CUPS-PDF output directory
## special qualifiers:
## ${HOME} will be expanded to the user’s home directory
## ${USER} will be expanded to the user name
## in case it is an NFS export make sure it is exported without
## root_squash!
### Default: /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER}

Out ${HOME}/PDF

Changing the value “Out ${HOME}/PDF/~whatever~ should help.
There are also options for changing the output name.

Instructions for how to update the Motorola Defy MB525 to Gingerbread 2.3.5, androidadvices.com.

Good instructions for rooting the Motorola Defy MB525, androidadvices.com.

To enable tapping on the Acer Aspire One Synaptics Touchpad, as root enter the below in a terminal:

synclient TapButton1=1

Have XFCE4 autologin without using a heave login manager.
Let’s open a console and then create the file autologin.c
nano autologin.c
Then put the following in code in that file:
int main() {
execlp( "login", "login", "-f", "your_user_here", 0);
}
replace “your_user_here” with the user you want to autologin.

Now compile the file. (you will need to have gcc installed)
gcc -o autologin autologin.c
copy the compiled autologin file into /usr/local/sbin
cp autologin /usr/local/sbin

Now edit the file /etc/inittab
nano /etc/inittab
Find the following line:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
And put a # to comment out this line and add this new line:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologin 38400 tty1
It should look like this:
#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologin 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5

Now make the autostart:
nano .bash_profile
put this code on the bottom and save it
if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ]; then
startxfce4
fi

Reboot and Test.

Use your old computer for a cloud device, as good as having a new computer.

JoliCloud OS

Good article on basic computer clean up and maintance. Easy to do for any computer user, no need to be a computer expert.

This should be a habit every couple months or so to keep your computer clean and healthy.

How Life Works: Faster PC

With the new update to Google Chrome the “close tab” X in the upper right hand corner don’t work.

Workaround:
Grab the tab as if rearranging them, let it go and the X will work again. Or just Ctrl+w to close tab.

Update 11-08-27:
Issue fixed with Google Chrome version 15.0.861.0 dev

(This article was originally published in Ubuntu Forums but has recently been removed there. Ubuntuguide feels that knowledge about these risks is more important than any misguided attempts to “protect the public” by hiding their potential dangers or protect the (K)Ubuntu/Linux image. The original article has therefore been re-created (and subsequently edited) here.)

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Creating ISO image

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=myimage.iso

Mounting an existing ISO image
If you’ve made a previous backup of a CD-ROM, or downloaded the ISO image of a new Linux distribution you can mount it to see what is inside the image – before you burn it.
First make sure you have an existing, and empty, directory to mount the image upon:

mkdir -p /mnt/iso

Now mount the image with the loopback module:

modprobe loop
mount -t iso9660 -o loop myimage.iso /mnt/iso

More info here: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/273

Why would someone want to compile a new kernel? It is often not necessary since the default kernel shipped with Debian handles most configurations. Also, Debian often offers several alternative kernels. So you may want to check first if there is an alternative kernel image package that better corresponds to your hardware. However, it can be useful to compile a new kernel in order to:

Please report any problem to the pkg-mozilla-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org list.

Find more information from:  http://mozilla.debian.net/

# usegnu.net #
# 21 March 2011 #

# Stable = squeeze #
# Testing = wheezy #
# Unstable = sid #

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“The FCC found that the average wired broadband speed is between 3 and 4 Mbps. Our past research has shown that broadband in the United States is slower and pricier than service in other developed countries. This gap in speeds persists with the move to 4G wireless broadband.”

Read the full story here:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/the-wireless-generation-gap-america-in-the-slow-lane.ars

If you open the Windows Task Manager (by pressing CTRL ALT DEL) you might notice the process jqs.exe that is running with a low priority. Jqs.exe uses about 1.5 Megabytes of computer memory and 2 Megabytes of virtual memory while running. It also initiates I/O processes frequently if those columns are activated in the Task Manager.

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