Wifi

Version 2.0.4 update to Sun’s VirtualBox virtualization software has just been released. I’ve finished downloading the new version which is mainly a maintenance release.

Noticed one notable item in the changelog though — Linux additions: support Ubuntu 8.10. The update went smoothly without any problems.

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Last night before going to bed, I installed the recent kernel updates of Ubuntu. The update required a reboot so I decided to call it a day and shutdown my notebook instead of restarting and continue with what I was doing.

When I opened up my notebook (Compaq C793TU) today, the wifi and Virtualbox may have stopped working. Since a lot of people have been reading the following articles:

• How To: Install Ubuntu Linux on HP Compaq C700 notebook
• How To: Install Ubuntu Linux on HP Compaq C700 (Part 2)
• Upgraded to VirtualBox 2.0.2 on Ubuntu

I decided to post what I did to fix the problem in case some of you might need the information.

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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.

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Nowadays, it’s pretty easy to get in touch with your friends and family. An Internet connection, a computer and your favorite instant messaging application should be all you need to keep in touch. But what if you’re out of the house or office. I found out that I can still be able to chat with them using my mobile phone using a Java mobile application like the one from gizmo5.

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