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Upgraded to VirtualBox 2.0.2 on Ubuntu

Posted on Sep 14 2008 by Site Admin Comments: None yet Filed under: bluetooth, Compaq, Linux / Ubuntu, Nokia, PC Suite, Presario, seamless, Ubuntu, upgrade, usb cable, virtualbox, wifi, Linux / Ubuntu

vbox logo2 gradient I’ve just finished upgrading from VirtualBox 1.6.4 to VirtualBox 2.0.2 and I must say that the VirtualBox team has really done a great job in version 2.0.2. I still haven’t tried new support of VirtualBox for 64 bit guest machines because I am using the 32-bit version of Ubuntu.

One of the more obvious improvements that I readily found is in the seamless mode. Seamless mode in Virtualbox allows you to integrate you guest machine’s desktop into the host machines desktop. When I was using version 1.6.4, seamless mode was not too useful since my Windows guest machine would simply hang up.

How to use the Nokia PC Suite in Linux

Posted on Sep 9 2008 by Site Admin Comments: 5 comments Filed under: bluetooth, how to, Linux / Ubuntu, Nokia, PC Suite, Ubuntu, virtualbox, Windows XP, Linux / Ubuntu

When I was about to start using Linux (Ubuntu) one of my concerns was being able to use the Nokia PC Suite since I own a Nokia mobile phone. So I tried to find a solution to my problem — the solution was to use Sun’s VirtualBox software to run the Nokia PC Suite since I couldn’t make it work under Winehq.

Windows XP eats a lot of CPU even when idle

Posted on Sep 3 2008 by Site Admin Comments: 4 comments Filed under: Linux / Ubuntu, Ubuntu, virtualbox, Windows, Linux / Ubuntu

I’ve read a lot about Windows taking up a CPU resources even when it’s idle but I never really got to experience it first hand or never bothered looking into it. I’ve been using my new Compaq Presario notebook installed with Ubuntu for several weeks now. After installing Ubuntu I suddenly realized that I still need the Nokia PC suite and it runs only on Windows (Nokia will you please port the Nokia PC Suite to Linux, thank you.)

So, what did I do? I had to install my Windows XP on a VirtualBox machine under Linux. After installing Sun’s VirtualBox virtualization software, I configured a virtual machine with enough resources (1GB of memory …) for my Windows XP. The installation went fine and I was able to install Nokia’s PC Suite successfully too.

How To: Install Ubuntu Linux on HP Compaq C700 (Part 2)

Posted on Aug 25 2008 by Site Admin Comments: 37 comments Filed under: A2DP, bluetooth, C793TU, Compaq, Dual monitor, how to, Linux / Ubuntu, Presario, Ubuntu, Linux / Ubuntu

Last time I posted what will work out of the box when you install the Ubuntu Hardy Linux distro on a HP Compaq C793TU notebook. Today, I’m spending some time writing about how to make some of the other things work like for example the Atheros wifi chip on a Compaq C793TU and dual head monitors that automatically configures itself whether there is an external monitor or none connected.

On this post, I’m also writing some special setup that I have that others might be interested like using a stereo bluetooth headset and a bluetooth mouse on the Compaq Presario C793TU.

How To: Install Ubuntu Linux on HP Compaq C700 notebook

Posted on Aug 20 2008 by Site Admin Comments: 6 comments Filed under: C793TU, Compaq, Hardy, how to, HP, Linux / Ubuntu, Presario, Ubuntu, Linux / Ubuntu

I recently bought an HP Compaq C700 notebook (Presario C793TU) and installed the Ubuntu Hardy linux distro. Before buying the notebook, I made some checking on Linux support for the Presario C793TU and it turned out great! I’ve gotten every device on the HP notebook to work under Ubuntu including 3GB of memory (published specs of the C793TU is only 2GB).