When running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my Toshiba Satellite L305 laptop it has a really annoying issue. The issue is that X is crashing randomly ( especially at login ) . It appears that this is a known bug that Ubuntu has not yet found a solution for. There are several suggestions mentioned under the release notes ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes#Intel 8xx X freezes/crashes ) however I am going to go through them and figure out what works. Once I have the solution at hand I will post it here and will share it with the masses.

Step 1. Installation – Log into your terminal ( I don’t encourage the gui way because you don’t learn ) and type the folllowing command:

# sudo apt-get install -y ripperx

This will install ripperx and if you don’t run into any issues proceed to step 2.

Step 2. Opening ripperx –  This can be opened by going to –> Applications –> Sound & Video –> Ripper X

Step 3. Insert a CD and prepare the track –  Just click X button next to any track you would like to rip to MP3 or alternatively just select all tracks. Then fill in the all of the fields regarding the track.

Step 4. Start Ripping –  Click Go and that’s it! Once the rip completes it will generate a folder in your home directory with the MP3 in it.

Select your region of the world.

Select the city that corresponds to your time zone.

And that’s it. Your time zone is set.

Today I installed Google Earth on my laptop which runs Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 64 bit and to my surprise Google Earth would crash immediately upon starting. This was easily solved after searching the Google Earth forums but thought I would post the fix here just in case any of my readers encounter this issue. The fix is simple and shown below:

Step 1. Open a terminal
Step 2. #  cd google-earth/
Step 3. # wget http://librarian.launchpad.net/7037027/libGL.so.1 -O libGL.so.1
Step 4. Start Google Earth and it should be working.

It appears the cause of the failure is a simple rendering library issue – This fix is specifically for version 5.2.1.1329 (beta)

I have long loved Apache and Nginx, but after working with and supporting Litespeed at work I decided to give it a shot on my own system. I am not disappointed in the least. Litespeed is a super fast webserver that is both extremely powerful and easy to use and it comes with a webgui, Apache compatibility and built in DDOS protection. I’ll be posting an installation tutorial later on how to install this in your own system.  I also plan on covering a complete wordpress install on Litespeed including w3 total cache and APC. This server makes the site experience much more enjoyable!

The town of West, Texas ( Little Czech Bakery ) – http://www.czechstop.net

While heading South I saw a sign for the czech stop just about 30 miles outside of Waco. I thought this looked interesting and the Euro in me craved food from the old world ( I am of German and Eastern European descent) so I decided to check it out. The first thing I noticed was that this place was standing room only. The line was long, and tons of people were in there to get some of this food. That told me right away that this was the good stuff. I ended up getting a Kraut and Brat stuffed bread and an Pumpkin Cream-Cheese Pastry. Turns out this was one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten in my life. Pictures below:

Kraut and Brat stuffed bread - yummy

Pumpkin Cream_cheese pastry

DownTown San Antonio Texas - http://www.visitsanantonio.com

San Antonio

So I decided to drive straight through Austin and hit up the Alamo, River Walk and the sights to see in downtown. I snapped a few pictures of the local scenery, met an awesome street preacher and burned up on the 107 degree temp outside ( Don’t ya love Texas Summers?)

Alamo Memorial

Alamo Perimeter

Alamo Era Spanish Cannon

The Alamo

The River Walk

San Marcos Texas - http://www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us

San Marcos is situated between Austin and San Antonio and is the best place to grab a room for the night if you are in the area. It also has attractions that are pretty fun too.We hit up Wonder World ( http://www.wonderworldpark.com) and Aquarena Springs ( http://www.aquarena.txstate.edu ). Pictures from these attractions:

Wonder Cave

Water from the Edwards Aquifer

The Cave!

Deer On the Train Ride

Me Feeding the Deer

Viewing the bottom of the lake 30 feet down in Aquarena Springs.

The Cleanest Fresh Water You Will Ever See.

In a nutshell for a couple hundred dollars you can have a pretty fun vacation here for your family. I know I enjoyed it.

MANMADE – Music & Lyrics – Chloe Rachel Guitar – The Mohican Bass Guitar – Jeff White Drums- Billy Dean Recorded and Produced at Tropical Sound Productions BP OIL SPILL FIASCO (5/2010) <== The people rock BTW.