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Working with parted OR partitions larger then 2TB

Posted on 11. January 2011 by missing_link

$ parted /dev/sda (parted) mklabel gpt (parted) mkpart primary ext3 0s -1s Warning: You requested a partition from 0,00kB to 7000GB. The closest location we can manage is 17,4kB to 7000GB. Is this still acceptable to you? Yes/No? yes (parted) … Continue reading →

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XGL on Fedora Core 5

Posted on 11. January 2011 by missing_link

HOWTO install and enable XGL (not AIGLX) on FC5 1. Follow the instructions on –> http://fedoraxgl.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Installation_en. Do NOT enable XGL before (2.) 2. Edit “/usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf” and set the “GdmXserverTimeout” to “60” (If you update GDM, you have to do it … Continue reading →

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Clean install Snow Leopard without dvdrom

Posted on 11. January 2011 by missing_link

1. You need the image (iso/dmg) from the DVD. Finally you need the *.dmg. If you have the iso, convert it with the disk utility. 2. Open disk utility > click your hard drive > click the partitions tab > … Continue reading →

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ITunes – Tipps & Tricks

Posted on 11. January 2011 by missing_link

Contents 1 Playing ogg files 2 Removing orphan files 3 View the year-tag on ogg files 4 Native FLAC in iTunes/QuickTime Playing ogg files Download http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/xiph-qt/xiph-qt-0.1.8.dmg and put it to System/Library/Components, restart iTunes, have fun! http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/xiph-qt/ Removing orphan files Download … Continue reading →

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