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Install the nvidia-glx and nvidia-settings packages with Synaptic (See How do I use Synaptic to install packages?)

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup 
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable 
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

Insert the following lines into the new file

[Desktop Entry]
Name=NVIDIA Settings
Comment=NVIDIA Settings
Exec=nvidia-settings
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;System;

Save the edited file (sample/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop_installnvidiadriver)

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Applications->System Tools->NVIDIA Settings

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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup 
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Find this section

...
Section "Device"
Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
Driver		"nvidia"
BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
...

Add the following line below it

Option  "NoLogo"

Save the edited file ( sample/xorg.conf_disablenvidialogo)

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Install the xorg-driver-fglrx package with Synaptic (See How do I use Synaptic to install packages?)

echo fglrx | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup 
sudo sed -i -e 's/"ati"/"fglrx"/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf

If you are using an NForce2-based motherboard you will also need to do the following:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
			    

Change “Section "Device"” add the following line:

  Option  "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

Restart your machine for changes to take effect.

 
wget -c https://frankandjacq.com/ubuntuguide/scanModem.gz 
gunzip -c scanModem.gz > scanModem 
chmod +x scanModem
sudo ./scanModem 
gedit Modem/ModemData.txt

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/10-custom.rules

Insert the following line into the new file

BUS="usb", SYSFS{product}="Palm Handheld*", KERNEL="ttyUSB*", NAME{ignore_remove}="pilot", MODE="666"

Save the edited file (sample/10-custom.rules_configurepalmosdevices)

System->Preferences->PalmOS Devices

Follow the instructions on screen

Launch System->Administration->Disks

Select the Harddrive, then the Partitions tab

Each partition will be listed under Partition List, with disk space and mount point.

mount

lspci

lsusb

Assuming that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM

sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/cdrom 
sudo cp /etc/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf_backup 
sudo gedit /etc/hdparm.conf

Append the following lines at the end of file

/dev/cdrom {
dma = on
}

Save the edited file (sample/hdparm.conf_speedupcddvdrom)

Assuming that /media/cdrom0/ is the location of CD/DVD-ROM

To mount CD/DVD-ROM

sudo mount /media/cdrom0/ -o unhide

To unmount CD/DVD-ROM

sudo umount /media/cdrom0/

sudo eject

sudo mount -a