MacBook Pro… or is it MacBook Amateur
To continue my rant on MacBook troubles, I would like to mention that during Tuesday, when I wrote about those problems, my MacBook actually crashed 6 times in total. It seems that there is something wrong in the systems that handle and control Thunderbolt interface. These are the symptoms that I have experienced so far: … Continue reading
FXI Cotton Candy – Android in USB Stick
FXI, a Norwegian company is issuing an USB stick sized minicomputer called Cotton Candy, which has Android and Ubuntu installed in it. Allow me to make this very clear – it is NOT an ordinary USB memory stick with a live disc image. This stick has CPU and GPU built in. WiFi, Bluetooth, microSD slot, … Continue reading
Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH wireless 3G router and ZTE MF668 3G modem
ZTE MF668 is a piece of hardware that reminds me of children. One day they are just fine and then, another day, nothing but trouble. Most of the time it works, but then sometimes it drops connections all the time. It is also quite problematic to get it working with routers that accept USB 3G … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy S I9000, Android 2.3.3 and USB tethering on Ubuntu
I have already written about this on Tethering page for Galaxy, but I guess I have to repeat it here. If you upgrade Samsung Galaxy S I9000 with Android 2.3.3, then be warned that USB tethering does not work with Ubuntu. You will get bad CDC descriptors errors, and usb0 network connection is not activated. … Continue reading
Nokia CS-19 and Ubuntu
Usb-modeswitch handles most 3G modes quite well, but unfortunately Nokia CS-19 is not included in configuration files. This means that system does not recognize it properly and the modem just does not work out of the box. Specifications for CS-19 state that Linux is supported, but that information is misleading. There are some .deb installation … Continue reading
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