Author Archives: cris

Installing OpenWRT on the Alix board

Posted on November 29, 2009 by cris

I would like my alix based machine to be something more than only a router/firewall, so I’ve decided to install and try OpenWRT: so easy …

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Walkera Lama 2-1 with the WK-2801

Posted on November 8, 2009 by cris

The WK-2801E radio can be configured to emulate a 4CH wk-2401 radio but it requires some tweaking to control the Lama 2-1 perfectly.

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Broken SD card pics

Posted on November 1, 2009 by cris

Some pictures of a broken SDHC memory card … if you ever asked yourself how they look like internally …

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domain migration

Posted on July 12, 2009 by cris

This blog is being migrated to a new domain http://cris.bytesnblades.net If there’s somebody listening … it’s time to update your bookmarks …

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updates notifications back to the notification area

Posted on June 14, 2009 by cris

With Ubuntu 9.04 the behavior of the notifications for software updates has been changed a bit: software updates do not get anymore highlighted in the notification area, but the update-manager simply start minimized and hardly catches my eye … Reverting … Continue reading →

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fixing broken Honey Bee FP2 skids

Posted on May 17, 2009 by cris

It looks like the skids of my Honey Bee FP2 break always the same way. I could repair them with CA glue and some sewing thread.

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Having fun with FreeSpace Open

Posted on May 16, 2009 by cris

Space combat simulations have always been among my favorite games and now that I’ve realized that the FreeSpace saga is fully playable under linux, I couldn’t resist to install, play and enjoy it!

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RTC battery on the alix2d3 board

Posted on April 25, 2009 by cris

One of the most common problems with the alix boards, in their standard configuration, is the lack of a built-in RTC battery: every time the board is powered off then the clock synchronization gets lost.

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Managing minicom settings

Posted on March 24, 2009 by cris

Minicom allows you to store and recall configuration files in a quite handy way.

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Installing Zeroshell on the Alix board

Posted on March 21, 2009 by cris

Finally I’ve got some time to play around with the installation of Zeroshell on the alix2d3 board. The installation requires just a few steps and it’s quite easy.

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