Author Archives: iain
Resolved: Ubuntu Hardy/Intrepid IBM X30 intel i810 laptop gnome lid close hang
Problem: Since upgrading to Ubuntu Hardy Heron every time the screen lid was closed on my IBM X30 the whole laptop would hard hang, only resolution was to reboot. No remote logins possible, no killing of the x-server, no switching … Continue reading
I have no formal medical qualifications but…
Its that time of year again, the leaves a turning brown, the nights are getting longer and you’ve just caught your first bout of the flu. Of course the cons of getting the flu far outweigh the pros. However, I … Continue reading
PXE / Net booting Open Solaris 200805 release.
Introduction After the disk in my laptop recently died I decided that it would be a good time to try and install the latest version of Open Solaris onto my laptop. Unfortunately the only option I have for installing new … Continue reading
ZFS Compression, when du and ls appear to disagree.
I have recently been migrated to a new ZFS based home directory at work, I’ve got hourly snapshots of my data and (as I’ve just found it) automatic on disk compression is enabled. Recently, when dealing with a corrupt .tar … Continue reading
Referential Integrity and Django.
Since late 2007 I’ve been working on a project involving Django, initially we started developing the software using 0.96 stable release, however recently made the decision to move to the SVN release. One of the main reasons behind this was … Continue reading
When good hard drives go bad – 2008 remix.
Its that time of year, I had the same issue in 2007. This time I’m pleased(?) to say that only my laptop hard disk has died, I’m also pleased to say that this time I had a backup. Fingers crossed … Continue reading
High cpu usage from eog / gnome-panel ? blame gtk’s recent-manager.
After re-organising a large number of photos using eog I started to notice spikes of cpu usage while moving from image to image. At first this was just inconvenient but as time went on (and as more photos were viewed) … Continue reading
Which Jython?
After reading about Sun hiring some Jython developers I decided to install it myself under Debian testing to see what all the fuss is about. As a big Python fan a world without the GIL (Gloabl Interpreter Lock) of CPython … Continue reading
I can hardly hear you say what I should do
Every so often I look through a list of search terms people use and end up at this site, lots of them make sense and are relevant. However, there are a few which I cannot explain, most of them are … Continue reading
Attention! Do not look at adverts: The anti-advertisement adveritsment
Here is something you don’t see often, a parody warning sticker. The original warning sticker is stuck on nearly every metro door on the Paris metro, the parody version is harder to find. First of all we have the original … Continue reading