End of 2008 post: the plan

The plan next year

1. Next years events, foss.my and barcamp
2. Looking for opportunity at the end of the year
3. Lets not get fired
4. Get driving licence.
5. and finally need to be more active in the community . 

Of course, whether  i can achieve it is another matter all together.

End of 2008 post: the summary

What happen to the whole year:

1. My first experience in job interview, 
2. The second interview ends up getting the job
3. Which expose me to mainframe, and cobol, a interesting but painful experience
4. So is the job experience, as the tester. 
5. Before that I graduated from uni, finally.
6. Also have a chance to participate as the volunteer of barcamp in malaysia, and foss.my, a big community events
7. And several mess around me, let's be merry instead
8. And learn more and more.
   

Fun With Linux: bootchart

It is another day where I have a little adventure with my new toy, my eeepc 1000h. What I don't satisfied is the boot time, I got around 40 second on ubuntu on ubuntu using the adam's kernel.

So before to optimize, we need to investigate.

Bootchart is a way to show the boot process, in the end of the boot, you will get a chart, that shows the process.

To install on ubuntu

sudo apt-get install bootchart

The chart generated from the boot process, is stored in /var/log/bootchart. It is a png image.

So the result that I get, from my setup

It is one thing to know, now, how to optimise it?

Adventure with eeePc 1000h, using ubuntu 8.10 intrepid.

Got myself a laptop finally, it is a eeepc 1000h, comes with windows xp, the fun part is, I got it slightly cheaper than most, and 2 gig of ram, which added extra, also 2 year warranty, for RM1845. At lowyat.

It is a machine, that comes with windows xp, which I format it. And I install ubuntu on it.

Step 1:
Download ubuntu, then copy to a pendrive, using unetbootin. The instruction is on the page.

Step 2:
Plug in the pendrive, press  ESC key, when you turn on the computer, then select the pendrive, you should be able to boot into ubuntu.

Step 3:
Setup ubuntu, that is straight forward.

Step 4:
Now install the custom kernel. Using array.org kernel. After this, the wireless should be working. And other hardware too, to be honest, didn't test the camera.

Step 5:
Install the acpi script. Just to make it work nicer.

Step 6:
Now one more thing didn't work well, the sound is not loud. Download the alsa upgrade script

Step 7:
Install netbook remix.

As you see, I didn't use anything that is special, just use instruction from the web. And it works well.

Shopping for laptops(FINALLY)

I know, it is late for Christmas, but finally I afford to get a notebook finally.
Now choice, choice, choice and choice.

Requirement for my lappy involve.

1. Can run linux very well, or rather linux runs on it well. 
2. Screen must be big enough
3. Hard disk space big enough for external libraries.
4. And around RM2000. 

What I have in mind, is eeepc 1000. Considering other option like aspire one, etc. 

Think, Think, Think