After several weeks using Ubuntu on my Thinkpad R400, there are several features which doesn’t work out-of-the-box. One of them is Lenovo Thinkpad Active Protection System. Gladly, I found some nice article on the internet, then try to activate Active Protection System using those tutorial. It’s a good tutorial, now the Active Protection System is […]

After several weeks using Ubuntu on my Thinkpad R400, there are several features which doesn’t work out-of-the-box. One of them is Lenovo Thinkpad Active Protection System. Gladly, I found some nice article on the internet, then try to activate Active Protection System using those tutorial. It’s a good tutorial, now the Active Protection System is activated under Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.

[Thinkpad HDAPS in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty]

At least once a year, I had to re-submit the W8-BEN form to some of ads network company in US, and sometimes I forgot which column or row I had to fill. Friends from Jisportal had a nice tutorial on it, just download this image file and fill the form.

Credit goes to Jisportal

At least once a year, I had to re-submit the W8-BEN form to some of ads network company in US, and sometimes I forgot which column or row I had to fill. Friends from Jisportal had a nice tutorial on it, just download this image file and fill the form.

Credit goes to Jisportal

Amazing! We can now exploring the ocean using Google Earth 5.0. You can download the Google Earth 5.0 for Linux package from here. Currently, I already have Google Earth 4.3 installed on my Ubuntu. After download process finished, then run this command on your Terminal:
chmod +x /home/path-to-your-google-earth-5-file
still in the same folder, start installing by typing:
./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
You […]

Amazing! We can now exploring the ocean using Google Earth 5.0. You can download the Google Earth 5.0 for Linux package from here. Currently, I already have Google Earth 4.3 installed on my Ubuntu. After download process finished, then run this command on your Terminal:

chmod +x /home/path-to-your-google-earth-5-file

still in the same folder, start installing by typing:

./GoogleEarthLinux.bin

You should now see your Google Earth 5.0 right into your desktop. Your Google Earth 5.0 was located in Applications \\ Internet \\ Google Earth. And here is my screenshot:

For more experience, you can browse for Google Earth KML (Keyhole Markup Language) Greatest Hits. These are some examples:

• Real Time Earthquakes
• Sylvia Earle Ocean Launch Tour
• Jimmy Buffet Hawaii Tour
• and many more… 

For more information about Google Earth 5.0 Ocean, watch this official videos.

Just want to show my latest desktop screenshot to you.

Click the image to view large version.
I’m using:

GTK Theme: Dust Theme
Icon: Oxygen-Refit 2 - Black Version
Wallpaper: Sea At Night
Transparent Gnome Menu: See the tricks here.
Firefox Theme: Download here.

My Machine:

Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4400+
RAM: 3GB
HDD: 160GB + 320GB

Operating System:

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS

Just want to show my latest desktop screenshot to you.

Click the image to view large version.

I’m using:

• GTK Theme: Dust Theme
• Icon: Oxygen-Refit 2 - Black Version
• Wallpaper: Sea At Night
• Transparent Gnome Menu: See the tricks here.
• Firefox Theme: Download here.

My Machine:

• Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4400+
• RAM: 3GB
• HDD: 160GB + 320GB

Operating System:

• Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS

First of all, I’m not OC-ers nor OC fans, I’m just ordinary Ubuntu users. I just want to share that overclocking your PC via Ubuntu can be done easily, and I’m sure in the futures there will more and more tools and features which can suits Ubuntu OC-ers needs and wants. Ok, here we go […]

First of all, I’m not OC-ers nor OC fans, I’m just ordinary Ubuntu users. I just want to share that overclocking your PC via Ubuntu can be done easily, and I’m sure in the futures there will more and more tools and features which can suits Ubuntu OC-ers needs and wants. Ok, here we go what I’ve done so far:

Install Nvidia Clock (I’m using nvidia graphics card)

What is Nvidia Clock? 

NVClock is a small utility that allows users to overclock NVIDIA based video cards running on the Linux platform. The original code used in building this application was borrowed from the nvcs application. That code has been extensively reworked in order to make the utility much more user friendly and to make it play nice with current distros and drivers. (taken via Nvclock homepage).

Here is the install command:

sudo apt-get install nvclock-gtk

Run the apps  (via terminal or Alt+F2)

nvclock_gtk

Now, you can change the parameters, such as GPU clock and Memory Clock. Here is my nvclock_gtk screenshot:

Install PerlMon - CPU-Z Like Program in Ubuntu Linux

get PerlMon (Deb Package) from here. Unzip then install them by double-clicking the file. Run PerlMon from Applications - System Tools - PerlMon. Here is the screenshot of mine:

Note that the deb package is PerlMon version 0.1.2, update your PerlMon by downloading the latest package (PerlMon 0.2.0 when this article written) here. Then install them by typing this command on your terminal:

cd /path/PerlMon-0.2.0
sudo perl Installer

Ok, that’s two most popular tools recommended by many linuxers if you want to overclock your Linux especially Ubuntu. I will add more if I found some interesting tools in the future. Happy overclocking!

Update! (I’ll update this page once I found good tools related to overclocking in Linux environment).

Another tools (I haven’t try it)

• CPU-Burn

CPU Burn-in v1.01 by Michal Mienik is the ultimate stability testing tool for overclockers.   The program heats up any x86 CPU to the maximum possible operating temperature that is achievable by using ordinary software.  This allows the user to adjust the CPU speed up to the practical maximum while still being sure that stability is achieved even under the most stressful conditions. The program continuously monitors for erroneous calculations and errors ensuring the CPU does not generate errors during calculations performed under overclocking conditions.

 Go to CPU-Burn Homepage

• Prime 95

Go to Prime95 Homepage

Further readings:

• PerlMon in Overclock.net