I've got a JVC HD camcorder which uses a proprietary MTS container. It is however quite simple to re-mux those videos into MKV (without re-encoding, which is also possible but of course much slower): ffmpeg -i input.mt2s -scodec copy -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f matroska input.mkv An a bash script […]
Install ATI legacy drivers on Windows 8
Same story as before, but on Windows 8 instead of 7. It has been a bit more difficult to install the ATI driver. What I did: Download the ATI Legacy drivers (x64 | x86). Install them, going all the way until they fail. Download the ATI MobilityModder and install it. When it is finished, copy the […]
Converting flac to mp3
Note that you will need flac and lame for this to work. Run the following line in the directory where the flac files are: for file in *.flac; do flac -cd “$file” | lame -h – “${file%.flac}.mp3″; done You can also make lame create the mp3 files somewhere else. Take the following line: for file in […]
Mele Usb Host Location
Very small post, just a reminder : […]
Trying Linux distro on Mele
I quite broke Android on the Mele today, and the easiest way to fix it (without opening it or reinstalling it entirely) is to boot an alternative linux distro. I tried: Linaro 12.07 by CNX-Soft Image name linaro-precise-alip-20120724-274 Needs 4 GB SD Card Display is laggy, but access to internal […]
Tweak Mele to use sata hard drive as main storage
The Mele is really a nice mini computer but Android is sometimes a bit weird; when connecting a hard drive through the embedded sata port, media players are reluctant to scan it, making it difficult to launch movies or music from it. I tweaked Android a bit so that it thinks that main storage is the […]
Setup OpenVPN in Ubuntu
I recently installed a PC running Ubuntu in an encrypted drive. The next step was to use a VPN provider to anonymize it a bit. I first used the Network Manager to configure and run the VPN, but I was a bit confused by the GUI, and wanted to customize the VPN a bit more. Moreover Network Manager […]
Enable correct resolution on VGA output
I recently reinstalled Ubuntu 12.10 from scratch on a PC with a nvidia GeForce 9300 embedded. The only particular thing is that it was connected to the monitor through VGA. Unfortunately, the display was stuck at 1366x768 instead of the native resolution 1680x1050 no matter if I used the nouveau or […]
Recognize SDRAM and DDR Modules
Just a quick reminder on how to recognize DDR DIMM modules And also, SDRAM DIMM (2 holes instead of 1, 168 pins) And some vintage SIMM DRAM modules! 72 pin SIMM DRAM (486, Pentium) 30 pin SIMM DRAM (286, 386, older 486) Sources source 1 source 2 source 3 […]
Reinstall MP827
As said in my previous post, Android 4 on MID8127 is not ready for prime time. But going back to Android 2.3 wasn't as easy as I expected: Install RecoveryTool.apk package Copy update.zip (Clockwork Mod) to your "internal SD card" (might be /sdcard/tflash) Open Recovery Tool app, and then […]
Hacks around MP827
I got a MpMan 827 Android tablet for cheap (60 €) but it was Android 2.3 Gingerbread only. MpMan 827 is just another name for the Coby Kyros 8127, or MID8127, and Coby Germany released Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for this one. Granted you cheat a bit with the serial number (took 101110010XXX with 3 last […]
Fix Nero Linux 4 for Ubuntu 11.10+ 64 bits
Tried to use Nero to convert and burn an audio CD. It would always giving me a "incorrect parameter" error and refuse to do anything. It turned out I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 recently and didn't use Nero ever since... Fortunately I could a find an answer to this problem: sudo mkdir […]
Ubuntu 12.04 Replacing the Unity interface
Bookmarked :) http://complete-concrete-concise.com/ubuntu-2/ubuntu-12-04/ubuntu-12-04-replacing-the-unity-interface
Change from IDE to AHCI without crashing Windows 7
I noticed my system was using IDE (and not AHCI) and it is highly recommended to use AHCI for SSD drives. Ubuntu won't complain if mode is switched from one to the other. However, Windows 7 is a bit more picky as the AHCI driver is disabled by default (to gain a few seconds at startup) and thus […]
New Toy - Mele A2000
Bought one, was with firmware 1.5 / Android 2.3 -- Works good, doesn't need much power. Current main issue: no sound over HDMI for .mkv files (with .ac3 or .dts tracks it seems) Will try to update to Android 4.0 -- this is not an official build (yet) but there should be soon an official Android 4 […]
Noisy SSD (or so it seems)
Already got the issue in the past on my Asus P6T Deluxe V2, solved it and forgot about it. But a recent Clear CMOS operation (to retrieve full USB 2.0 ports that were somewhat downgraded to 1.1, weird issue) brought it to light again. After checking this post High Pitched Noise Coming From Vertex 2 […]
How to open La Cie Porsche External HDD
I wanted to check the hard drives within La Cie Porsche HDD. No screws, nothing visible. The trick is to use a compact disc to slide into, without cutting yourself :-) […]
Enable Wake On Lan for Ubuntu (useful for XBMC too)
I want to be able to start XBMC Live remotely. XBMC being based on Ubuntu, it was not so hard to achieve, once I understood I should follow the Ubuntu tutorial rather than the XBMC one. You may need to install the ethtool package sudo apt-get install ethtool You can then try to enable WOL manually […]
XBMC Update Library Remotely
A single liner ! wget 'http://xbmc:8080/xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command=ExecBuiltIn¶meter=XBMC.updatelibrary(video)' -S source
Sync Domain Controller Clock with Internet Time Server
By default, a domain controller use its BIOS clock as a reference, making all computers on the domain synchronizing on this not so reliable time service. To change that, you can use the Microsoft Fix It 50395 patch or edit the registry directly. Using Fix It, you just need to give it a reliable NTP […]