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

Linux Mint 5 on IBM ThinkPad T41

After trying out Sabayon 4 and Fedora 10 on the IBM ThinkPad, I did not like them ... so i started to look for another distro. Need something lean and fast for this old machine. Downloaded Puppy Linux but not sure it can support the hardware, the live CD cannot detect the wifi card. Then I decide to get somethng based on Debian or should i say Ubuntu ...Linux Mint 5 "Elyssa" XFCE edition.

Installation was a breeze, wireless was out of the box and boot speed is faster. Still some problem were encounter:

(1) Update is slooow ... seems like it is going to the Ubuntu repo. in U.S. to get the updates. So i change it all (except security) to the one in Singapore.

#nano /etc/apt/sources.list

## -------------------
## UBUNTU REPOSITORIES
## -------------------

## +++ Hardy (Ubuntu 8.04) +++
deb http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted universe multiverse

(2) My T41 is docked to a IBM Port Replicator II, which is hooked up to a 19 inch Philips LCD monitor. The problem is when Linux Mint boot up in dock, the Philips will display the wallpaper in 1280x1024 (optimize resolution for external LCD) but the task bar and whatever maximize windows screen will only take up 1024x768 (optimize resolution for notebook). Try changing the settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf but nothing works.

Finally got the task bar to the correct 1280x1024 by turning off the T41 internal screen.

#xrandr --output LVDS --off

Hence I created 2 launcher on the desktop to turn on and turn off the screen.

#xrandr --output LVDS --auto

This is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Module"
 Load  "dri"
 Load  "glx"
 Load  "GLcore"
 Load  "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver  "kbd"
 Option  "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option  "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option  "XkbLayout" "us"
 Option  "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver  "mouse"
 Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
 Driver  "synaptics"
 Option  "SendCoreEvents" "true"
 Option  "Device" "/dev/psaux"
 Option  "Protocol" "auto-dev"
 Option  "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier  "InternalLCD"
        Option   "DPMS" "true"
 Gamma  1.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Vendorname  "ATI"
 Boardname "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]"
 Driver   "radeon"
        BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
 Screen  0

 # option available when DRI is enabled
 Option  "DRI" "true"
        Option          "AGPMode" "4"
 Option   "AGPFastWrite" "true"

        # enable radeon specific xinerama
#       Option          "MergedFB" "true"
#       Option          "CRT2Position" "Clone"
#       Option          "CRT2Hsync" "50-75"
#       Option          "CRT2VRefresh" "30-82"
#       Option          "MetaModes" "1024x768-1280x1024 1024x768 800x600"
#       Option          "MergedNonRectangular" "true"

# Option   "AccelMethod" "XAA"
# Option  "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"

 # only when EXA is selected
  Option   "AccelMethod" "EXA"
 Option   "AccelDFS" "true"

 # acceleration and misc
  Option   "EnablePageFlip" "true"
       Option          "RenderAccel" "true"
 Option   "DMAForXv" "true"
 Option   "GARTSize" "128"
 Option   "ColorTiling" "true"
 Option   "BackingStore" "true"
  Option   "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
 Option   "EnableDepthMoves" "true"

        # enable (partial) PowerPlay features
        Option          "DynamicClocks" "true"

        # use bios hot keys on thinkpad (aka fn+f7)
        Option          "BIOSHotkeys" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier  "Default Screen"
        Device   "Configured Video Device"
        Monitor  "InternalLCD"
        DefaultDepth  16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth  16
                Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
 Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen  "Default Screen"
 InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
 InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

(2) My NTFS data partition is not mounted. No problem, google the web and found the solution.

I create the mount partition in /media

#mkdir /media/windows

Then i modify the /etc/fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=98cc2ffd-ce16-49a1-be33-206ecaafdc09 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=40af3aea-ce02-4219-a974-bc85248137c3 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0

#/dev/sda2
/dev/sda2 /media/windows ntfs-3g defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1

(3) Disable the splash screen and see the boot up, I have to modify the line in /boot/grub/menu.lst to

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=/dev/sda5 ro vga=791

To be continue ..

18 Feb 2009: I stopped using Mint … found that i don't like XFCE interface … now having Ubuntu 8.04..