Archive for the ‘Solutions’ Category
SOLVED: Missing MP3 album meta information (ID3 tags) Windows 7 & Vista
Having finally migrated my main computer over to Windows 7, due to issues with my graphics card I encountered with Ubuntu Lucid, I noticed an issue with Windows Media Player not being able to correctly identify some of my music in my collection.
This issue is also there when using Windows Explorer to view the music files. Its seems that some MP3′s and M4a’s (AAC) do not show any ID3 information. I know this information is there as its works perfectly with Rhythmbox on Ubuntu, or even Songbird on Windows but its seems that Windows has an issue with some files. Read the rest of this entry »
SOLVED: Installing MySQL Windows 7 (not responding)
Recently I had to install a WAMP server on my laptop running Windows 7. The downside to Windows, in my opinion, is there is no package management tools such as apt-get or yum, therefore all software has to be installed and maintained manually.
Installing MySQL seemed to be a headache. The installer would stop responding at Instance Configuration Wizard, however the solution to this problem is easy. Read the rest of this entry »
SOLVED: Top Up T-mobile PAYG mobile broadband with Linux or router
Pay as you go mobile broadband data is normally the same price as the contract options with T-mobile and O2. However, a non Windows or Mac user (or if dongle is connected to a router) can easily top up online.
T-mobile is a little more difficult than O2. You get a swipe card to top up with but you still need to select the usage you wish to use to deduct from your credit (daily, weekly or monthly). This is easy with the connection manager software that comes with the dongles but all the software does is take you here www.t-zones.co.uk/apps/ebdc/en/purchase-redirect. Read the rest of this entry »
Mobile Broadband APN, Username and Password
If you are struggling to use your mobile broadband with a router and don’t know the settings, please find the information below useful.
Contract
| Provider | APN | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three | 3internet | username | password |
| o2 | mobile.o2.co.uk | o2web | password |
| Vodafone | internet | web | web |
| Orange | orangeinternet | orange | orange |
| T-mobile | general.t-mobile.uk | user | pass |
Pay as you go
| Provider | APN | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three | 3internet | username | password |
| o2 | m-bb.o2.co.uk | payandgo | payandgo |
| Vodafone | pp.vodafone.co.uk | wap | wap |
| Orange | consumerbroadband | Multimedia | Orange |
| T-mobile | general.t-mobile.uk | t-mobile | tm |
SOLVED: Blank or Dark Reddish Video on Ubuntu Karmic with ATI Graphics
I have just recently splashed out on a Dell Studio 17 which comes with ATI HD3650 graphics. I would have been happier if they still did this laptop with Intel graphics which, in my experience, work hassle free out of the box.
I took my hard drive out of my old laptop which had Intel GMA graphics and put it in my shiny new Studio 17. Everything seemed to be fine until I tried playing a video in Totem or VLC. The video was very dark and reddish. I tried installing the proprietry crap fglrx which seems to suck at multi head if the external monitor has a higher resolution than the laptop screen. With this fglrx driver enabled the video completely disappeared and left just a blank black window in Totem. Read the rest of this entry »
SOLVED: O2 Pay & Go Mobile Broadband on Ubuntu Karmic
I don’t know about other distro’s but the mobile broadband data in Ubuntu is inaccurate for O2 Pay and Go broadband. In Jaunty I could just use the Network Manager to correct the APN to m-bb.o2.co.uk. However, after upgrading to Karmic Beta, Network Manager seems to have a bug and does not save any edited connection data. This bug may be fixed in the final release but for now there is an easy solution to this problem. Read the rest of this entry »