Fix Realtek RTL8192SU Ubuntu driver

Here’s quick fix for annoyed users with Realtek RTL8192SU WiFi chipsets wanting some WiFi…

I just bought a new Wi-Fi dongle for my netbook (due to woes with the Broadcom card inside, but that’s a whole other post) and although my no-name budget £10 dongle boasted ‘Linux support’ on the packaging I was a mite miffed to find it incapable of mustering even a faint signal of anything when plugged into my Ubuntu 10.10-running device.

Doubly annoying given it works flawlessly in Natty…

So what’s up?

After Googling around I came up on a bug report titled “Please include firmware for RTL8192SU“. The response was illuminating: -

“On 10.04 & 10.10 the firmware is already there but its in the wrong location.”

The solution to is open a terminal and pop in the following command: -

sudo cp -R /lib/firmware/RTL8192SE /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU

Reboot and, fingers crossed, your dongle will be up and receiving – certainly worked for me!

Need to find out what chipset your dongle uses? Plug it in, open a terminal and type ‘lsusb’. All connected USB devices will be listed.

Add a main menu to Docky

Long for a ‘main menu’ on Docky?

"I’ve been using AWN for quite sometime now, but that’s because of the lack of many docklets in Docky; the main-menu being an important one (at least for me)" he says on why he sought out a solution.

"What we do is change the "click" function of the Docky icon. So I modified that a bit, and got it to display the gnome-menu whenever I click the Docky icon."

Sounds neat, so how does one do it?

1. Install "xdotool" (click here to install)
2. Press ALT+F2 and type in "gconf-editor".
3. Press enter.
4. Navigate to /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem and double click on "DockyItemCommand"
5. In the "value" field copy paste: xdotool key -clearmodifiers alt+F1
6. Press OK and close the box.
7. Click on the Docky icon

Remove anchor icon from Docky

Did you know that very recently Docky added the option to remove the Anchor icon from the dock? Oh yes!

OMG! reader kiwisoup e-mailed me over some instructions that I thought i’d paste here: -

• Press ALT + F2
• Type command “gconf-editor” and hit enter/return
• Navigate to “apps/docky-2/docky/items/DockyItem” in the gconf-editor
• Uncheck “ShowDockyItem“
• Restart Docky

Et voilà! Anchor free Docky!

Terminal way

If you’re lazy and want to do this via the terminal you can do so using the following commands. (Thanks to commenter dRewsus)

This command will turn the icon off:

gconftool-2 --type Boolean --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem False

this will turn it back on:
gconftool-2 --type Boolean --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem True

Remember that you will need to restart Docky to see the changes take effect.

Another Conky

   

My little script lists all ip's in your subnet and shows them in conky.

There's also a binary clock available. 
Insert the row
${execi 50 ~/.conky/binary_clock.pl }
After TEXT (line 158) if desired

other

(the script)

The Easiest Way To Try Ubuntu or Linux - Lili For Windows

With the release of Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 many of you will be grabbing the nearest USB stick available and taking the Narwhal for a whirl.

If you’re a dual booter using Windows then try out LiLi – a free, open-source windows-based Linux Live USB creator.

Why LiLi?

LiLi is a simple, straightforward and intuitive application to use; perfect for Windows users looking to try out Linux but not wanting to waste physical media or install directly to hard disk.

Feature list time: -

• Built-in virtualization feature lets you run your Linux USB in Windows – no reboot necessary
• Easy slider and checkbox let you set persistence levels to store data
• Option to hide ‘Linux’ files to keep your key clean
• Automatic ISO integrity check
• Works with .IMG files

But doesn’t Ubuntu/UNetbootin do this?

Regardless of your preferred tool it’s always nice to be aware of choices and Linux Live USB is a great one at that.

From personal experience I can attest to LiLi saving my butt so many times.

Where other ‘USB disc creators’ have produced hit and miss results – sometimes the resulting USB has worked fine, other times it’s taken multiple goes to get a USB capable of booting past the familiar name of ‘H. Peter Anvin’ – LiLi has always worked.

Download

LiLi can be nabbed from the official site @ linuxliveusb.com/en/download.

A new Beta release is also available adding: -

• Auto-detecting the latest SysLinux bootloader
• Persistence for Debian 6.X
• Download folder for Linux distros can be set
• Install-Only flag for Linux distros without Live mode
• Free space calculation is more accurate

This can be download @ linuxliveusb.com/en/more-downloads