wow 3.3.5 log in issues using wine cont.
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i regressed my kernel to 2.6.31.14 and my version of wine to 1.1.42 and now wow works flawlessly. i am not to impressed with having to regress my kernel, however, i was able to use my previous .config. recompiling again also gave me another chance to trim more out of my kernel as well.
for more information regarding this issue, see the kernel bug report and the wine bug report.
originally posted on 8/22/2010
i am currently using wine 1.3 with slackware 13.1
mike@darkstar:~$ uname -a
Linux quotidian 2.6.33.4-map-8-6-2010 #7 SMP Fri Aug 6 22:09:44 EDT 2010 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
i have used winetricks and installed vcrun2005 and switched to direct3d and was unable to login.
i also changed wldap32.dll to native, builtin and still unable to log in.
i have read that using wine 1.1.44 or later with kernels 2.6.33 or later causes this issue. here is the bug report
i suppose i will have to play on my netbook in windows. thankfully it is hooked up to a 36″ flat screen so its not all bad.
great android software
here is a list of the apps i am currently using for my apad. i will add more as i review them.
aldiko
this is an awesome eReader. combine this with calibre and you have a veritable force which easily rivals kindle. i myself prefer aldiko due to the features offered inside of the app, as well as its excellent book navigation.
astro file manager
a great file browser. it allows you to back up all the currently used apps to your sd card, so if you flash your firmware like i do, and lose all your apps, you can easily restore them using astro.
remotedroid
use your apad / android device as your keyboard and mouse for your pc. very easy to use and setup and use.
taskiller
this one allows you to close all your applications with a click. you can also select ones to kill or view. very handy little tool.
andftp
ftp, sftp and ftps support. great little client app. i used it all the time to grab a file off my desktop, the server, etc.
flashing the apad
i used this site a lot for finding out how to flash the firmware.
i also saw here that the apad was unable to support any version of android newer than 1.5. however, here there are some people currently working on porting android 1.6 over to the apad.
i have been reading as much as i can concerning the apad and the new firmware developed by roger braun. i downloaded hybrid rom 6 beta and flashed my apad last night. the process went very well. noticeable improvements were: wifi range (only 3-5 ft), touch screen was more responsive, sound quality marginally better, and screen brightness.
here is a fast and dirty how to for flashing your apad. please do not do this if you afraid to brick your apad. also, this is not for the blue led apads.
1) download and extract the firmware update tool found here
2) download and extract the firmware. i used roger brauns hybrid 6 beta
2) power off the apad, switch the bottom on/off switch to off. then turn it back to on.
3) while the apad is off, press and hold the menu button and plug in the usb cable to the apad and pc. continue to hold the menu key until step 5.
4) windows will recognize the apad and you will need to specify the driver for it (the driver will located in the firmware update tool folder you unzipped earlier, it is called rk28usb-new)
5) run RKandroidDM.exe, found in the RKAndroidTool folder you unzipped in step 1.
6) click on the button below the words New Firmware Information, and navigate to the firmware you downloaded and extracted in step 2.
7) click the update button and wait. this process can take up to 6 minutes. once it is done, a message will pop up and say its completed. the apad will then boot. once it is successfully loaded you will be prompted to calibrate the touch screen. do so. then enjoy your new firmware!
apad irobot with rockchip 2808
i got my new apad in the other day. i ordered it on ebay from this store.
below are the specs on it.
| cpu | rockchip2808 arm926ejc+dsp) |
| processor speed | 600mhz |
| chipset | rockchip |
| display | 7.0 ” led panel touch screen:800*480 |
| system memory | 128m sdrom nandflash 2g |
| sound system | built in speaker(1x1w) |
| i/o ports | 1 usb2.0 ports (otg), 1 usb for 3g, 1 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, 1 dc-in jack |
| network | wireless lan 802.11 wifi |
| pc camera | 1.3 mega pixel |
| power | battery type lithium-ion 2500mah battery life and worktime: up to 4 hours of surfing the web using 3g data network |
| in/output adapter | input: ac100-240v 50-60hz output: 5v 2a |
| os | android 1.5 |
| application software | google search / browser / camcorder / camera / email / gmail video player / audio player / alarm clock / apk / calculator calendar / es file explorer / es task manager / global time google maps / google talk / ireader / market / nc manager pdf reader / photo browser / weather forecast / qq |
| audio player | mp3, wma, ape, flac, ogg, wav frequency response: 20hz to 20000hz |
| video player | avi, mkv(xvid/px/h.264), mov, ts, m2ts, rm/rmvb, flv, 3gp, mpeg, dat, mp4 (support to 720P:1080×720) |
| package contents | 1 screen protection film 1 mini-usb-cable 1 otg cable 1 manual (english) 1 charger: ac adapter ac100-240v 50-60hz 5v 2a 1 earphone |
| dimension (w*d*h) | 19 x 11.8 x 1.4cm, unit n.w: 0.332kg |
| giftbox (w*d*h) | 23 x 16.8 x 8cm, gw: 0.9kg |
some pictures of my new apad. i will have a video review soon.
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file system one liners
# top 10 directories in size
du -sc / | sort -rg | grep -v total | head -n 10
# report file system disk usage in human readable format
df -h
# total disk space used on system
df -k | awk '{total += $3}; END {print total}'
wine 1.3.0
wine 1.3.0 was release 07/30/2010. you can get it here.
go here for a quick how-to on installing one from source.
the shortlog is here
a quick summary of whats new in 1.3.0:
- beginnings of a user interface for the builtin internet explorer.
- support for cross-process ole drag & drop.
- new builtin wscript.exe (windows script host) program.
- open/save dialogs remember the last used directory.
- translation updates.
- various bug fixes.