Windows 7 on HP nx6320 - Other devices unknown

Install Windows 7 Pro on this notebook. Two devices were unknown:
(1) Mass Storage Controller
(2) PCI Simple Communication Controller

The missing driver (for both devices) is the Texas Instruments Media Card Reader
nx6320 HP TI Media Card Reader win Vista

Another HP software that I found useful in turning on/off the bluetooth
nx6320 HP Wireless Assistant win Vista

Setup Mio TV with Internet using Linksys WRT54G running DD-WRT

Current connection without access to Internet:
Wall phone socket <--RJ11--> Thomson SpeedTouch ADSL modem <--RJ45--> Mio box <--Composite--> TV

Connection with wire/wireless Internet access:
(1) Wall phone socket <--RJ11--> Thomson SpeedTouch ADSL modem <--RJ45--> Linksys WRT54G (WAN)
(2) Linksys WRT54G (Port 1) <--RJ45-->Mio box <--Composite--> TV
(3) Linksys WRT54G (Port 2/3/4) <--RJ45--> PC
(4) Linksys WRT54G (WLAN) <--wireless--> PC

To do: Need to put Port 1 in the same VLAN as the WAN port. The MIO box cannot work after NAT/Firewall. To enable changes for Port 1 to VLAN 0, we need to tick the "Tagged" box. Once changed, unchecked the "Tagged" box.

To do: Setup PPPoE in Linksys to connect to SingNet. You have to disable the PPPoE connection in the Thomson SpeedTouch modem if you have set it there.

System error 1222 - The network is not present or not started

Getting System error 1222 when using net use command in Windows XP.

C:\>net use

System error 1222 has occurred.

The network is not present or not started.

Search the web ...

(1) Solution 1 - http://www.thebitguru.com/blog/view/176

Extracts:
Start the Workstation service to fix this; here is how to do that.

1. Go to the Start menu
2. Click on “Run…”
3. Type in “services.msc” and then click on OK
4. Find the Workstation service in the list and right click
5. Select Start from the popup menu

This should take care of the issue.

(2) Solution 2 - http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tips/jsi-tip-0513-unable-to-browse-the-network-error-1222-.aspx

Extracts:
If you receive the subject message and/or \\ the network is not started, it may be that you have a missing or incorrect entry in the registry, preventing Mpr.dll (Multiple Provider Router) from determining the network provider. Edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider

There should be an Order sub-key which contains a value name of ProviderOrder, a type REG_SZ, which should have a text string of LanmanWorkstation. If these are not present or different, add or change them.

Cold jokes

(1) Batman and Superman, both are superheros but who is smarter?
Ans: Batman. Why? Both wear their tight underwear outside but only Batman realized that he had to hide his face with a mask.

(2) How do you tell the sex of a cockroach?
Ans: If it can fly then its a female. Why? Cause it has wings.

IBM Thinkpad T41 Atheros wireless cannot obtain IP address from WiFi router

Able to detect WiFi signal but unable to get IP address from the wireless router. Found out that it is a known problem .... strangely not related to the wireless card but the version of the Intel Pro1000 MT NIC driver. See T42 Wireless/Intel 1000MT Compatibility Problem.

The solution is to replace the NIC driver with the below version from IBM:

Need this version of NIC driver for WiFi to work
1urc13ww (T41 NIC v7.2.17.101 XP).exe

If your wireless toggle button (Fn F5) does not work, use this version
7rwc09ww (T41 WLAN Atheros v5.3.0.85 XP).exe

Ubuntu 8.04 on IBM ThinkPad T41 - num lock

The num lock button cannot work in the Thinkpad keyboard ... must use

#xmodmap -e "keycode 77 = Num_Lock"

To set DFS link as root folder

When you create a shortcut to a DFS link and uses the UP button in Windows Explorer, it will traverse up the DFS path. There is a way to stop this:

e.g To set LEVEL2 as root folder, instead of creating the shortcut as:

\\DFS-ROOT\LEVEL1\LEVEL2

use the following:

explorer.exe /e,/root,\\DFS-ROOT\LEVEL1\LEVEL2