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Purple Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13459111868126357690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-3258857236928675352017-03-06T16:59:00.001-05:002017-03-06T16:59:38.141-05:00HP Pavilion - 15-bc251nr ReviewI purchased HP Pavilion - 15-bc251nr last month. I am feeling very happy about this laptop. Most of the computers in the market are having low power processors. This laptop had quad core Intel processor and total of 8 threads combined with 16 GB of ram makes it very powerful laptop.<br />
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The best thing with HP Pavilion - 15-bc251nr is that Ubuntu / Linux works fine on it even though it has dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated) graphics card. Ubuntu does not need any driver for the this graphic card and uses internal Intel graphics. I did not take trouble to install drivers for NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050. In the absence of drivers for NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 the HDMI port for external display do not work, well I rarely use HDMI port.<br />
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Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64<br />
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Processor : Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ (2.8 GHz, up to 3.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)<br />
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Processor technology: Intel Turbo Boost Technology<br />
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Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated)<br />
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Display: 15.6" diagonal FHD IPS UWVA anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)<br />
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Memory: 16 GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)<br />
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Hard drive: 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA<br />
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Network interface: Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN<br />
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Wireless: 802.11ac (2x2) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo<br />
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Power supply: 150 W AC power adapter<br />
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Battery: 4-cell, 63.3 Wh Li-ion<br />
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<li>2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Data transfer only); 1 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI;</li>
<li>1 RJ-45; 1 headphone/microphone combo</li>
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<li>1 multi-format SD media card reader</li>
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Webcam: HP Wide Vision HD Camera with dual array digital microphone<br />
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Audio: B&O PLAY with 2 speakers<br />
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Sensors: Accelerometer<br />
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Color: Natural silver cover, charcoal wood keyboard frame<br />
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Pointing device: HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support<br />
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Keyboard: Full-size island-style backlit with numeric keypad<br />
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Dimensions (W X D X H): 15.06 x 9.94 x 0.96 in<br />
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Weight: 4.85 lb<br />
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It comes with 7200 RPM HDD. Mine showed some bad sectors in the SMART test. So I better choose to buy 1 TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD from Amazon as I did not have the time to wait for another new replacement from HP and installed all the environment already. After putting in 1 TB SSD its working even faster. I have to open up my new HP Pavilion - 15-bc251nr for that. HP these days does not provide external interface to change HDD and RAM which it used to do with older laptops. Its a bad practice. I prefer to buy laptop that can modified easily in terms of HDD and RAM.<br />
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Replacement of HDD was little tough. It includes removal of all 10 screws from the bottom of laptop. There are no hidden screws anywhere else. Keyboard panel needs to be separated from the bottom in the next step. Than I used a sharp screw driver to open up the laptop from one of its corners and slowly unlocking all the plastic locks that hold together two pieces.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HP Pavilion - 15-bc251nr 7200 RPM HGST HDD - Mine came defective</td></tr>
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Cons:<br />
Though its a very good laptop I got for $800 including taxes. But there are some issues with it:<br />
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<li>Though this laptop is great but it run warm on the right hand side.</li>
<li>Keyboard quality is not good.</li>
<li>New HDD in laptop had bad sectors.</li>
<li>Windows 10 Home edition is provided. I should be at least Windows 10 PRO.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-48173794617718742162016-03-09T04:33:00.001-05:002017-03-06T17:15:59.829-05:00Google's Project Fi is Good but Not So Good.Recently Google opened <a href="https://fi.google.com/about/" target="_blank">Google Fi</a> to general public. Just like any other Wireless service provider Google also released a simple plan and the plan is attractive too.<br />
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Why Google project Fi: </h3>
I ordered it yesterday. I was paying around $58 ($50 + taxes) to T-Mobile last year with my owned mobile device (Nexus 4). MY usage of Mobile data is around 100-200MB. I never make use of 2 GB 4G allotment but pay for it each month.<br />
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While Project Fi might cost me $40 per month with Nexus 5X 32 GB financed though Google at monthly instalment of $10.38 for 24 months.<br />
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Fi Basics Monthly Charge: $20<br />
Data Monthly Charge: $2 (Based on usage of 100-200MB)<br />
Device Financing Monthly Instalments: $10.38<br />
Taxes: ~$7<br />
Total: ~$29</blockquote>
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After 24 moths my monthly bill should go to ~ $29 per month. My mobile data needs is low to nil. Its like 50% saving for me.<br />
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Some key Points of Google Fi Project:</h3>
Google named Unlimited Talk and Text plan to <a href="https://fi.google.com/about/plan/" target="_blank">Fi Basics</a> and Google charges <b>$20 per month for <a href="https://fi.google.com/about/plan/" target="_blank">Fi Basics</a></b>. Its a good price if we compare it to other wireless carriers such in USA.<br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Talk & Text: </span></h4>
But remember that these very less people use texting (classic SMS, MMS etc) instead users are using more and more internet based texting apps such as WhatsApp, Hangout, Skype etc. <u>Unlimited text is not much of use here.</u><b> <span style="color: orange;">Effectively users are paying $20 for Unlimited Talk.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Mobile Data:</span></h4>
Now comes the <b>Mobile Data</b> part. Data plan costs $10 per GB no matter how much we use. Project Fi credit back 1¢ per MB for unused data or charges 1¢ per MB for over usage of allocated data. <span style="color: red;"><b>In simple terms cost of each MB is 1¢. </b><span style="color: black;">It seems very less but the worth of MB is decreasing with time. Applications are getting more data hungry. A system update (~700 MB) over mobile data can result in $7 charge. <span style="color: #38761d;">Go back to WiFi for data hungry tasks.</span></span><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">How much Project Fi worth: </span></h4>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Project Fi mobile Data portion is too expensive</span></b>. In an era of fiber optics, where data transfers with the speed of light, $10 per GB is too much. Mobile data should cost around $1 or 1¢ per GB.<br />
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With Project Fi users can tethering or create a Wi-Fi hotspot easily. Assume a user install some system updates and watched some youtube video than it can result in usage of few hundred MB to around 1 GB of usage or even more. Be careful each tethering session can easily result in $10 bill. Tethering is a good option which stands at the end of all available options. <u>As more and more users are adopting Cloud Computing data needs are increasing with time</u>.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">International Roaming 120+ Countries:</span></h4>
Google Project Fi international roaming is also not attractive but good for emergency. Project Fi keeps the same rate of $10 per GB for Mobile Data. But in the some other parts of world 1 GB costs around $1-$1.5 per GB. Its still better to buy local sim card while travelling internationally.<br />
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Google Project Fi says it connect to publicly available WiFi hotspot but it does not say anything about inflight WiFi hotspot. It would be great if Project Fi subscribers get free inflight Wifi data access too.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Coverage</span>:</h4>
Google Project Fi uses <span style="color: #0b5394;">hybrid network</span> made up of networks of T-Mobile and Sprint. So one can expect to get <b>better coverage. That's a great benefit</b>.<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Mobile Device Support:</span></h4>
At present only 2-3 devices are supported and Google offer them to purchase at discounted price or device financing, paying monthly instalments at 0% while signing up for Project Fi. Two of them are Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. <a href="https://fi.google.com/about/phones/" target="_blank">Check link</a> for current supported devices.<br />
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Summary:</h4>
<b> <span style="color: #674ea7;">Google Project Fi plan can save money if their Mobile Data requirements are low to none</span>. <span style="color: #444444;">Otherwise its better to stick with regular Wireless career plans such as T-Mobile which offers unlimited mobile data with 2 GB of 4G data.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">At the end Google Fi project FI is good for who can save much money on their Mobile phone bills</span> <span style="color: blue;">but does not depend on Mobile Data from wireless career</span>. <span style="color: red;">If a customer uses much Mobile Data than final bill amount can easily go out of budget.</span></b><br />
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There are other low cost phone services available in US market now. Lycamobile $19 or $23 plan, FreedomPOP provides free services. I moved to Lycamobile ultimately as it provides free international calls with a plan and a spare FreedomPOP free line for guests.<br />
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Porting Guide to Project Fi: </h4>
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<a href="https://fi.google.com/" target="_blank">Project Fi Website.</a></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-72745709509024765812015-11-28T04:55:00.000-05:002015-12-10T22:27:32.334-05:00Step by Step Guide to Rooting Amazon Fire Phone and Getting Google AppsRecently I bought Fire phone almost for free with a year of prime membership. Its has some nice hardware features but its Fire OS has some downside like absence of Google Play Store. Here is how to make some useful changes to make Fire Phone more useful.<br />
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<b>Backup all data before you start. There is 100% chances for wiping out all kind of settings and data etc.</b><br />
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Download following things before starting:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201607550" target="_blank">Fire Phone Latest Software from Amazon</a></li>
<li>Safestrap from <a href="http://click.xda-developers.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_144869899783712&key=f0a7f91912ae2b52e0700f73990eb321&libId=ihity8qy01000n4o000DLdvr0wybx&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Ffire-phone%2Fdevelopment%2Frecovery-safestrap-v4-0-1-t3149888&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidfilehost.com%2F%3Ffid%3D24052804347768716&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in&title=%5BRECOVERY%5D%5BSTOCK%5D%5BLOCKED%5D%20Safestrap%20v4.0.1%20%7C%20Amazon%20Fire%20Phone%20%7C%20XDA%20Forums&txt=Safestrap%20for%20Amazon%20Fire%20Phone%20(Kodiak)%20" target="_blank">here</a> or from <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-phone/development/recovery-safestrap-v4-0-1-t3149888" target="_blank">xda-developers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kingroot.net/" target="_blank">KingRoot</a> APK for Android to Root Fire Phone</li>
<li><a href="http://opengapps.org/" target="_blank">The Open Gapps</a> for Platform ARM + Android 4.4 + Variant Pico</li>
<li><a href="http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu" target="_blank">SuperSU</a> zip [Optional]</li>
<li>Any File Manager like <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en" target="_blank">ES File Explorer File Manager</a></li>
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Put all these files in one folder. <br />
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To install adb binary in Ubuntu without downloading android tools use the command:<br />
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Otherwise get <a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Other" target="_blank">Android Tools</a> to run commands such as adb or standalone adb binary from somewhere else if not installed already <br />
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0. Copy Safestrap and KingRoot apk's into phone storage. In Settings -> Device -> Get info about your phone. Click multiple time on Model Number to activate Developer Options. Do it all the time. Some notification pops up, accept it.<br />
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1. Install some nice file manager like ES File Explorer etc from amazon app store or from apk directly.<br />
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2. Install KingRoot and run. Follow onscreen instructions to root Fire phone. Fast Internet connection required for KingRoot to root.<br />
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Apk's are easier to install via adb command like this<br />
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<code>adb install some.apk</code><br />
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3. Install the Safestrap and open it. Follow onscreen instructions to Install it. Safestrap will ask for root permission so allow it.<br />
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4. After Install Recovery click on Reboot to Recovery.<br />
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5. Inside Recovery click Advanced.<br />
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6. Inside Advanced click ADB Sideload.<br />
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7. Swipe to Start Sideload. Better tick to Wipe Dalvik Cache and Wipe Cache.<br />
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8. Sideload the Amazon Fire Phone latest ".bin" file now like this command. Make appropriate changes to file name that you downloaded according to your phone version.<br />
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<code>adb sideload update-kindle-32.4.6.5_user_465000520.bin</code><br />
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9. After successful side-load "<b>DO NOT REBOOT</b>" instead again go back and choose sideload option again.<br />
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10. This time sideload super-su zip like this. Again change the file name.<br />
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adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip<br />
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11. Now choose to Reboot System.<br />
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12. Finish the first time start-up wizard process.<br />
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13. This time superSU should be your root management app instead of KingRoot. <br />
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14. Again install the File Manager. Install the Safetrap apk again and install recovery. Reboot to Recovery. just like in step 3 and 4.<br />
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15. Again in recovery go to Advanced -> ADB-sideload like step 5,6,7.<br />
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This time sideload Google apps using following commands. Please change the zip file name to what you downloaded earlier.<br />
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<code>adb sideload open_gapps-arm-4.4-pico-chage-it.zip</code><br />
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16. Reboot to system.<br />
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17. Go to ES File Manager and give it Root privileges.<br />
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18. Grant Root Privileges. <br />
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19. Swipe left and Choose System Apps.<br />
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20. Search for a System App named <b>'setupwizard'</b>. There should be two apps with this name. Uninstall the app that has the package name '<b>com.google.android.setupwizard</b>'. Otherwise it will bother next time the Fire Phone is factory reset.<br />
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21. Now Go to play store and login. Phone is like any other android phone with 3D features. Custom ROM can be installed using recovery but custom ROM does not support many hardware features like 3D, Camera etc.<br />
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22. Now Google Play store will not be removed even after a factory reset from settings.<br />
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23 To update Google apps simply download <a href="http://opengapps.org/" target="_blank">The Open Gapps</a> latest package again and sideload it as in step 15 to 21.<br />
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<b>Issues</b>:<br />
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1. If anything go wrong than one can go to Fire System Recovery using holding together Power Key and Volume UP button while the phone is switched off. Choose apply update from ADB. Sideload the Fire Phone Software binary using adb following command. Better wipe cache partition first.<br />
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<code>adb sideload update-kindle-32.4.6.5_user_465000520.bin </code><br />
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This should factory reset Fire Phone.<br />
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2. If having some issues because of old data than go back to Safestrap app and Reboot to recovery and wipe the DATA partition.<br />
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3. To install Safestrap and run it using command line.<br />
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<code>adb install Safestrap-Kodiak-4.0.1-B01.apk</code><br />
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To run Safestrap from command line using adb shell.<br />
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<code>adb shell am start -n com.hashcode.safestrap/com.hashcode.safestrap.ics.SafestrapActivity</code>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-33425198430683176612015-07-01T21:32:00.001-04:002015-07-02T00:03:20.210-04:00Managing Java KeyStore (JKS) for AndroidWhat is a Java <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystore" target="_blank">KeyStore</a> : A Java KeyStore (JKS) is a repository of security certificates.<br>
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Basically a Java KeyStore is kind of a container for the public-private key pair or security certificates.<br>
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So when I started experimenting with Android Apps, I created multiple keystores and than managing each key-store gets difficult. Passwords for keystores and than again another password for the keys stored in it.<br>
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There is an easy way to fix it. The way is to merge all the keystores into one. There is no direct merge but its easy to export the key form the keystores and than importing all the keys into one keystore.<br>
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There is way to do all this via command line but there is an easy GUI way. <a href="http://keystore-explorer.sourceforge.net/index.php" target="_blank">KeyStore Explorer</a> is a platform independent tool that allows the keystores to be merged easily.<br>
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KeyStore Explorer might ask you to install Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files if they are not installed already.<br>
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After installing simply open the source keystores and export all key-pair from that keystore, its easy and than in the end open the destination keystore to import all the exported key pairs in it.<br>
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With this tool one can easily allow to change the alias of android signing keys.<br>
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KeyStore Explorer also allow easy GUI way to change passwords for the keys and keystore.<br>
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There is no issue in importing keys from totally different developer and than using that to sign android apps. I personally imported a key from a different developer in my keystore and Google Play Developer Console gave me no issues while uploading new APK. After all its the key that differentiate the different developers not the keystore itself.<br>
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Now I have all my keys in one keystore and its very convenient to sign apps.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-64170722605622175092013-11-27T17:35:00.001-05:002015-12-01T01:29:24.659-05:00How to Fix or Upgrade or Update or Recover Android Infinity Boot Loop Without Wiping User Data<u><b>Update</b></u>: Jump to step 3 if you just looking your nexus to update to a new android version without wiping user data using <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images" target="_blank">Google Nexus Factory Images</a>.<br />
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<b><u>Warning</u></b>: Backup your data always. Its risky. Things go wrong anytime.<br />
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My Nexus 4 stuck into infinite boot loop and this is how I saved my data. If you are facing problem similar to me than it may help you. <br />
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I have tested the following steps on Nexus 4 running KitKat Andriod 4.4 . I am not sure its going to work for your device or not but its better to try once than to wipe out data on phone. My phone was already rooted when it stuck in BootLoop. I am not sure what is the cause but looks like the BootLoop is caused by old version of Xposed Installer, its better to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401" target="_blank">update</a>.<br />
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You may also try to updating Android to newer version before receiving OTA update (Go to step 3). Don't forget to backup your data in case.<br />
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Try at your own risk. It may lead to anything. You should know what are you doing. <br />
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<u><b>Step 1</b></u>: <b><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install#Set_up_the_Touch_Developer_Preview_Tools_PPA" target="_blank">Desktop Setup [Optional: only if you are using Ubuntu]</a>:</b><br />
The following steps are required on your desktop system that you'll need in order to flash and communicate with the device. <br />
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The PPA has the tools and dependencies to support Precise, Quantal, Raring and Saucy. Add the Ubuntu Touch PPA by adding the following custom source list entry to your <tt class="backtick">/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> file.<br />
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*Note: replace [dist-codename] with precise, quantal, raring or saucy. <br />
Then do the following:<br />
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<pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1-2"></span>sudo apt-get update
<span class="anchor" id="line-2-1"></span>sudo apt-get install phablet-tools android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot</pre>
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<u>If you are not using Ubuntu or Debain than you should get "fastboot" utility for your OS.</u><br />
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<u><b>Step 2</b></u>: Download factory Image for Nexus Android Device from <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images" target="_blank">here</a> and extract.<br />
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<u><b>Step 3</b></u>: Open all script files (i.e. open '.sh' & '.bat' files with editor) and edit the following line. For example:<br />
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fastboot -w update image-occam-krt16s.zip</blockquote>
to <br />
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fastboot update image-occam-krt16s.zip</blockquote>
Just remove the "-w" option from all script files and save. '-w' option for fastboot command formats all the partitions.<br />
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<u><b>Step 4</b></u>: Bootloader should be unlocked already. Unlocking bootloader will wipe or format you phone. So if your device it not unlocked already then this trick may not help you. <br />
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<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install#Step_2_-_Device_unlock" target="_blank"><u>To Unlock BootLoader:</u></a><br />
Now, with the device powered off, power on the device by holding the Power button + volume up + volume down. The device will boot into the bootloader or fastboot mode. Plug the device into the computer via the USB cable. <br />
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On your computer, press Ctrl+Alt+T to start a terminal. Run the following command.<br />
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<code>sudo fastboot oem unlock</code><br />
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On the device screen, accept the terms of unlocking. Last command might work without 'sudo'.<br />
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<u><b>Step 5</b></u>: Now navigate to folder using 'cd' command to the folder/directory where you have extracted the downloaded image file and have edited all script files. Now open terminal to run "flash-all.sh" script or <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#instructions" target="_blank">find instructions here</a>.<br />
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<code>sh flash-all.sh</code><br />
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Don't remove the USB cable while this process continue.<br />
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<u><b>Step 6</b></u>: With in few seconds your phone will reboot by itself and your data including all apps will be there if you are lucky.<br />
<br />
<b>You can also use the following steps to Update Android to next version manually, alternative to OTA update, without having to format data.</b> It did not work for me last time. But it worked this time. <b>Always backup your data.</b><br />
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<b>Update: One can also re-flash the same image as in phone currently again and than install updates via OTA. Than re-root again.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-66677273360281962122013-03-12T23:06:00.000-04:002013-03-12T23:06:25.331-04:00Google Play recommends to switch to the new Developer Console!Google Play developer console has now finally recommends to switch to new Developer console with version 2. Below is the message alert displaying in Google Play Developer Console.<br />
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<div style="background-color: #ffffd5; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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New Developer Console is far better than the old and a good layout and interface.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-42730289150497544252013-03-10T06:30:00.002-04:002013-04-03T07:30:51.788-04:00Getting Started with UbuntuNew to Ubuntu and have installed a fresh Ubuntu version. Facing problem in finding and installing software. Here is small and simple steps to solve this issue.<br />
<h3>
<b><u>1. Get Ubuntu One account: </u></b></h3>
Ubuntu One is a cloud which helps store, sync and share information in a Canonical cloud and it comes with 5 GB storage. <a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/611533/" target="_blank">Sign up for Ubuntu One account</a> and log-in with the Ubuntu One app provided by Ubuntu and select folders to sync. The same log-in will be used in Ubuntu Software Center.<br />
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<h3>
<b><u>2. Learn to Use Terminal:</u></b></h3>
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Terminal is very important software in Ubuntu or Linux. It can be opened vary easily with the keyboard key combination: ctrl+alt+t or find "terminal" in dashboard search. Terminal is used to run commands. Try your first command in terminal. Write the following text line in terminal.</div>
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<code>sudo apt-get update</code></blockquote>
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It is recommended to run above command if you did offline installation. The above command will ask for administrator password and then will <b>check for updates</b>. Usually it is log-in password. It will also <b>update the software catalog</b>. So there will not be any problem while installing software packages later. It will take few minutes to complete.<br />
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</u></b> <br />
<h3>
<b><u>2. Install Software Packages in Ubuntu:</u></b></h3>
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Ubuntu comes with lot of useful software packages pre-installed like browser, office suite, document viewer, transmission etc. But a lot of packages has to be installed to fulfill different requirements.<br />
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So Ubuntu comes with a Software Center and have a great catalog of Software Packages and is properly categorized. Here is a list of few important software packages. Open the Software Updater app from dashboard and install the following software packages along with their add-ons listed in Ubuntu Software Center:<br />
<ol>
<li>VLC - Read, capture, broadcast your multimedia streams</li>
<li>Ubuntu Restricted Extras - Commonly used applications with restricted copyright (mp3, avi, mpeg, TrueType, Java, Flash, Codecs)</li>
<li>7zip - 7zip compression/un-compression tool includes rar support</li>
<li>Chromium Web Browser - Browser to Access the Internet</li>
<li>ia32-libs - Required to run 32 bit software on 64 bit platform.</li>
<li>OpenJDK Java 7 Runtime - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT</li>
<li>Klavaro - Yet another touch typing tutor</li>
<li>Arista Transcoder - Convert multimedia for all your devices</li>
<li>GParted Partition Editor - Create, reorganize, and delete partitions</li>
<li>Multiget - Download Manager</li>
<li>Stellarium - Planetarium</li>
<li>GIMP Image Editor - Create images and edit photographs</li>
<li>Blender - 3D modeling, animation, rendering and post-production</li>
</ol>
<b><u>Install all of above packages with all in one command from terminal:</u></b><br />
<b><u><br /></u></b>
<pre class="prettyprint"><code>sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntu-restricted-addons flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound ttf-mscorefonts-installer p7zip-full p7zip-rar chromium-browser djview-plugin ia32-libs openjdk-7-jre icedtea-7-plugin klavaro arista gnome-codec-install python-webkit multiget stellarium gimp gimp-data-extras gimp-flegita gimp-gmic gimp-gutenprint gimp-plugin-registry gvfs-backends xcftools blender yafaray gparted</code> </pre>
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All these software packages are available from Ubuntu Software Center, But there will be lot more software packages which are needed to be download from the internet in the form of <b>.deb packages</b>.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/" target="_blank">Google Chrome</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/chat/video" target="_blank">Google Voice and Video Chat plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/" target="_blank">Official Adobe Reader</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads" target="_blank">Virtual Box and its Extension Pack</a></li>
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If you intend to develop then you have to install many development related packages according to your needs. There are lot of them available in Ubuntu Software Center. For java, c, c++ you may need following.</div>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html" target="_blank">Oracle JDK 7</a></li>
<li>build-essentials (Available from Ubuntu Software Center)</li>
<li>Eclipse - Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (Available from Ubuntu Software Center)</li>
</ul>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-49492224772880644162013-03-02T12:34:00.001-05:002013-04-02T00:28:28.944-04:00Raspberry PI as IPv6 router in Home NetworkIts been many years IPv6 is introduced but still most ISP are using IPv4. Here I am sharing, how to use the Raspberry Pie as IPv6 router in tunneled mode. No need of IPv6 capable router. IPv6 will also work over Wi-Fi of old IPv4 router. I am using the IPv6 tunnel broker <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/" target="_blank">gogo6/Freenet</a> for IPv6 connectivity.<br />
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<b><u>Requirements:</u></b><br />
<ol>
<li>Raspberry Pi with <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads" target="_blank">Raspbian Wheezy</a></li>
<li>Connect Raspberry Pi to router with Ethernet cable</li>
<li>Optionally connect to raspberry pi using shh with this command from the terminal:</li>
<li>ssh pi@ip_address</li>
</ol>
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<b style="text-decoration: underline;">Step 1:</b> Login in your Raspberry pi via ssh and install gogoc client and radvd with the following command.<br />
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<code>sudo apt-get update</code> </blockquote>
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<code>sudo apt-get install gogoc radvd</code></blockquote>
gogoc is client for IPv6 tunnel broker freenet and radvd is used to provide router functionality.<br />
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<b><u>Step 2:</u></b> Now <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/?xgi=2kNk52pGQqxzfT&xg_source=msg_invite_net" target="_blank">sign up</a> for gogoNET account and login.<br />
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<b><u>Step 3:</u></b> After login, get your <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6/account" target="_blank">freenet6 tunnel username and password from here</a>. <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6/account" target="_blank">Freenet6</a> tunnel username and password is different from login. Choose any one of the tunnel end point server and make new username and password for the <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6/account" target="_blank">freenet6</a> IPv6 tunnel.<br />
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<b><u>Step 4:</u></b> Now edit the gogo6 configuration file with the following file.<br />
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<code>sudo nano /etc/gogoc/gogoc.conf</code></blockquote>
Edit the following fields:<br />
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<code>userid= #tunnel user id from step 3<br />
passwd= #tunnel password from step 3<br />
server=montreal.freenet6.net or amsterdam.freenet6.net<br />
auth_method=any<br />
host_type=router<br />
if_prefix=eth0 </code>#run command "ifconfig" to check its correct value, usually its eth0 or eth1 for ethernet and wlan0 or wlan1 for wireless lan.<code><br />
dns_server=2001:4860:4860::8888<br />
tunnel_mode=v6anyv4<br />
log_console=0<br />
log_stderr=1<br />
log_file=1<br />
log_syslog=0<br />
log_filename=/var/log/gogoc/gogoc.log<br />
</code></blockquote>
Leave the rest fields to their default.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5:</u> Now restart gogoc service with the following commands using appropriate command:<br />
<code>to start: sudo service gogoc start<br />
to stop : sudo service gogoc start<br />
to restart: sudo service gogoc restart</code><br />
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This command will be helpful if you face any key related problem in gogoc :<br />
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<code>sudo /usr/sbin/gogoc -n</code></blockquote>
<b><u><br />
</u></b> <b><u>Step 6:</u></b> Run the following command.<br />
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<code>ifconfig</code></blockquote>
You should see <b>"<i>tun"</i></b> interfaces and IPv6 address allocated to your PI if you properly configured the gogoc configuration file in step 4.<br />
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<b><u>Step 7:</u></b> Now open the log file of gogoc to see prefix allocated to you with the following command:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>cat /var/log/gogoc/gogoc.log</code></blockquote>
You should see a line:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>gogoc: Your IPv6 prefix is 2221:0222:1996:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000/56</code> </blockquote>
if you are successfully connected. Copy it. If there is no IPv6 address than it will show some error messages and will retry after some time.<br />
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<b><u>Step 8:</u></b> Enable IPv6 routing. Edit the sysctl.conf to enable IPv6 routing with the following command.<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf</code></blockquote>
Uncomment the following line / Remove hash from the start of the following line:<br />
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<code>net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding=1</code></blockquote>
<b><u><br />
</u></b> <b><u>Step 9:</u></b> Now we will configure radvd. Run the following command<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>sudo nano /etc/radvd.conf</code></blockquote>
Paste the following lines in this file:<br />
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<span class="anchor" id="line-4-3"></span> prefix 2001:xxxx:xxxx::/64
<span class="anchor" id="line-5-3"></span> {
<span class="anchor" id="line-6-3"></span> AdvOnLink on;
<span class="anchor" id="line-7-2"></span> AdvAutonomous on;
<span class="anchor" id="line-8-1"></span> };
<span class="anchor" id="line-9-1"></span>};</pre>
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Replace the eth0 with network interface prefix you want to configure. It has same value of if_prefix in step 4 or check it with "ifconfig" command. Usually it is eth0 or wlan0.<br />
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Replace the prefix in the above line with the prefix allocated to you from step 7 like this:<br />
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<code>prefix 2221:0222:1996:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000/56</code></blockquote>
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<b><u>Step 10:</u></b> Now restart radvd with the following command.</div>
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<code>sudo service radvd restart</code></blockquote>
<b><u>Step 11:</u></b> Explicitly provide IPv6 DNS in PC network configuration. <a href="https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using" target="_blank">Prefer Google IPv6 DNS servers.</a><br />
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<u>To force IPv6, do not provide IPv4 DNS:</u></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>In IPv4 Settings select Automatic(DHCP) Address only and do not provide DNS server. IPv4 only websites will resolve fine as IPv6 DNS is already provided in IPv6 Settings.</b></td></tr>
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Now Raspberry PI will work as a IPv6 router in tunneled mode and it will work on Wi-Fi of your home router also. Android device may not work in only IPv6 only network. Check out your IPv6 Connectivity from <a href="http://test-ipv6.com/" target="_blank">here</a> or Google for many other test sites. Now all devices will automatically get IPv6 addresses. One of the best thing with IPv6 is that no port forwarding is needed. Check that PC is getting IPv6 address automatically. Many web site will prefer IPv6 automatically like Google and Yahoo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-47157740076403536522013-02-19T02:06:00.003-05:002013-05-24T16:57:41.765-04:00HP Pavilion g6-2313AX Ubuntu Linux Driver Problem Solution / ReviewUpdated for Ubuntu 13.04.<br />
I recently purchased HP Pavilion G6-2313AX Laptop. Its ships with free DOS. Here I am sharing my experience with Ubuntu on it which is not that good. For Windows 8 drivers visit <a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-review-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Its hardware specification are:<br />
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Product Number</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">D5F90PA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Microprocessor</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">2.3 GHz AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Microprocessor Cache</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">4 MB L2 cache</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Memory</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">6 GB 1600 MHz DDR3</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Video Graphics</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">AMD Radeon HD 7660G/7670M Dual GPU (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Display</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Hard Drive</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">1 TB 5400 rpm SATA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Multimedia Drive</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">SuperMulti DVD burner</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Network Card</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Wireless Connectivity</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Bluetooth<br />
802.11b/g/n</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Sound</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">2 x Altec Lansing Internal speakers; Dolby Advanced Audio v2 Audio playback; Dual speakers</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Keyboard</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Full-size island-style keyboard</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Pointing Device</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>PC Card Slots</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Multi-format digital media card reader for secure digital cards & multimedia cards</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>External Ports</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><ul style="margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 20px;"><div style="margin: 1em 20px 1em 0px;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 HDMI</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 VGA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 RJ-45</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 Headphone-out (Stereo)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 Microphone-in</span></div>
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<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Dimensions</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">37.6 x 24.4 x 3.63 cm</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Weight</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Starting at 2.48 kg</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Power</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">90W AC Power Adapter<br />
6-cell Li-Ion</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>What's In The Box</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone (High Definition low-light)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03647907" target="_blank">Source</a><br />
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As a Ubuntu user I installed Ubuntu on it. Installation of Ubuntu is very simple and Ubuntu installed successfully and supports UEFI boot. The problem starts after the installation complete. Drivers for many devices are not available with default Ubuntu installation. Some of the problems I faced are:<br />
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<li>No graphic driver by default.</li>
<li>Without graphic driver brightness up/down key does not work.</li>
<li>Processor runs at full load without graphic driver and fan make too much noise</li>
<li>No driver support for Bluetooth in Ubuntu 13.04</li>
<li>Wifi on/off key on keyboard indicator does not work</li>
<li>Poor battery life without graphic driver</li>
<li>AMD proprietary graphic driver (fglrx) from Ubuntu Software center fails to load.</li>
<li>Touch-pad on/off button do not work with Ubuntu 13.04</li>
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I searched the internet for the solution of these problem and found solution to most of the problems. Here I am sharing all those solution at one place.</div>
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<b><u>Update Ubuntu First:</u></b></div>
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Connect to internet using LAN/Ethernet or by some other means as WiFi does not work with default installation. Just after installation first thing to do is to update the Ubuntu . This can be done easily using Software Updater available from Ubuntu dashboard. Install all new updates and restart PC when it ask to do so. This will require fast internet connection.<br />
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Do not update if you are installing Ubuntu 13.04 otherwise new Linux Kernel will create problem for WiFi drivers. Check the Linux Kernel version support the WiFi drivers which is available in Ubuntu updates. See the Installing WiFi driver below in this article.</div>
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<b><u>Installation of Graphic Driver for AMD Radeon HD 7660G/7670M Dual GPU:</u></b></div>
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Visit the AMD web site and download latest beta graphic driver from <a href="http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx" target="_blank">AMD site</a>. <a href="http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx" target="_blank">This link</a> has the newest stable and beta version of AMD Catalyst proprietary Linux display driver. The stable version now works good with with this laptop's hardware so no need to try beta version and the stable version works great.<br />
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Open the terminal and run the following command:<br />
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<code>sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic ia32-libs</code></blockquote>
Usually the downloaded file goes into Downloads directory. Now extract the downloaded AMD driver file and there will be a .run file after unzip. Change the directory to Downloads in the terminal using command.<br />
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<code>cd Downloads</code></blockquote>
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Run these commands in terminal and check the file name of the downloaded file:<br />
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<code>sudo sh ./amd-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64.run</code></blockquote>
This command will ask you enter root password, provide and further graphical installation will start. But no text will be displayed on the buttons <b>so continue blindly clicking right most button with default installation.</b><br />
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On the next screen there will be a window showing progress two bars. At the end it will ask to restart. After restart check the brightness up/down keys if they are working or not. They should be working fine now.<br />
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From Ubuntu dashboard open AMD Catalyst Control Center to view and change the settings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Graphics Information.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">To get more battery backup choose Power-saving GPU.</span></td></tr>
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After installing the AMD Radeon HD 7660G/7670M Dual GPU processor will run smoothly and the processor fan will make less noise.<br />
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There will be a watermark displaying "AMD Test Use Only" at the lower right corner of the display. To remove it visit this <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2076381" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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One important thing that I observe is that whenever I install updates the graphic driver breaks and I have to uninstall graphic driver from terminal and then reinstall them.<br />
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</u></b> <b><u>Installing WiFi Driver:</u></b><br />
This laptop has the following WiFi and blutooth components.<br />
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<tr><td class="field">Network controller</td><td class="value"> Ralink corp. Device 3290</td></tr>
<tr><td class="field">Bluetooth</td><td class="value"> Ralink corp. Device 3298</td></tr>
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WiFi works with default drivers provided but there are frequent disconnects even if laptop is just few feet away from router.So poor WiFi drivers support, so I would recommend to use external WiFi dongle.<br />
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Bluetooth never worked and I did not wasted time on it as I do not need it.<div>
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<b><u>Benchmarks for HP Pavilion g6-2313AX:</u></b></h3>
Package used : <a href="http://wiki.hardinfo.org/HomePage" target="_blank">HardInfo 0.5.1</a></div>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><b><u>CPU Blowfish:</u></b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b> 1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>3.979</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">26.1876862</td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz)</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">172.816713</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><b><u>CPU CryptoHash:</u></b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b> 1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>305.384</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><u><b>CPU Fibonacci</b></u></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b> 1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>2.187</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">8.1375674</td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz)</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">58.07682</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><u><b>CPU N-Queens</b></u></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b> 1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>6.346</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><b><u>FPU FFT</u></b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b> 1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>1.237</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="sstitle" colspan="3"><u><b>FPU Raytracing</b></u></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field"><b>HP Pavilion g6-2313AX</b></td><td class="value"><b>1999 MHz</b></td><td class="value"><b>3.772</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">40.8816714</td></tr>
<tr> <td class="field">PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz)</td><td class="value">(null)</td><td class="value">161.312647</td></tr>
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<u><b>Battery and Graphics:</b></u></h3>
Battery performance with external graphics card enabled is very very poor, approximately one and half hour. Battery life with internal graphics enabled is good and is approximately two and half hour or less. But to switch external graphics to internal power saving graphics you have to restart the laptop after changing the settings in AMD Catalyst and that is a big problem.<br />
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If you are buying it thinking that it has external graphic card than you
should rethink. The external graphic card eats too much battery and you
may have to switch to internal graphics for normal use. <br />
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<u><b>Heating Problem:</b></u><br />
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Now its summer in India and if I put this laptop on bed and use it then it becomes so heated and I observe thermal shut-down once while the Intel laptop works fine. Even the cooling pad does not help.<br />
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<u><b><span style="color: red;">At the end after using HP Pavilion g6-2313AX for few months with Ubuntu the conclusion is that this is not a good deal, even my other two year old Dell Inspiron i5 laptop gives better and smooth performance than </span></b></u><u><b><span style="color: red;">g6-2313AX</span></b></u><u><b><span style="color: red;">. This laptop is crap. I would be lucky if I get a chance to exchange it with Intel one.I would suggest you not to buy this laptop.</span></b></u></div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-review-with.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Windows 8 and drivers</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-dual-booting.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-74594906799311376162013-02-18T01:50:00.000-05:002013-04-02T00:31:20.986-04:00HP Pavilion G6-2313AX dual booting Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8Here is my experience with HP Pavilion g6-2313AX with Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot.<br />
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<b><u>Before starting Installtion:</u></b></div>
Get Windows 8 DVD with key and Ubuntu DVD for installation.</div>
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<b><u>Installing Windows 8:</u></b></div>
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Installing Windows 8 is easy. While installing Windows 8, leave lot of free space for installing Ubuntu later. Windows will create 4 partition i.e sda1 , sda2, sda3, sda4. I gave only 100 GB for Windows 8 to live in my notebook.</div>
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Ubuntu recommends that EFI boot partition should be 200 MB and Windows 8 create EFI partition only of 100 MB. So first I installed Windows 8 and then Ubuntu. Windows 8 create only 100 MB EFI partition so I stopped the installation of Windows 8 in the middle and used Live Ubuntu from pen drive to boot and open GParted. Deleted every partition except sda1 and sda2. Now change the size of EFI partition to 400 MB.<br />
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If for some reason GParted fails than use Ubuntu installer to resize the EFI partition. When using Ubuntu installer do not delete sda1(Windows recovery) and create EFI partition of 200 MB and continue with installation and cancel Ubuntu installation after disk formatting stage has done. Now go to Windows 8 partition. Delete every partition except sda1 and sad2. Format(not delete) the sda1 and sda2 with Windows 8 to clear any old entries for fresh install and creat 100 GB partition using Windows 8 partitioning system. Windows 8 will automatically create sda3 and sda4. Windows create sda3 - 128 MiB partition automatically while installation. Windows 8 will install successfully. Now with UEFI only Windows 8 boot by default.</div>
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HP Pavilion g6-2313AX has secure boot and I have disabled the legacy support from BIOS to avaoid any future problem while dual booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10. For it I used the GParted for partitioning the 1 TB hard disk drive.</div>
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<li>/dev/sda1 is windows recovery partition.</li>
<li>/dev/sda2 is EFI boot partition.</li>
<li>/dev/sda3 is Windows 8 system drive automatically created by Windows while installation.</li>
<li>/dev/sda4 is the NTFS partition where Windows 8 is installed.</li>
<li>/dev/sda5 is ext4 and Ubuntu is installed in this drive.</li>
<li>/dev/sda6 is swap partition for Ubuntu.</li>
<li>/dev/sda7 is the ext4 partition and its mount point is /home.</li>
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<b><u>Installing Ubuntu:</u></b></div>
Boot from Ubuntu DVD or Ubuntu pen drive. Click Next ,next.... and then there is partition manager asking to to use whole disk. Choose "<i><u>Something else"</u></i>. Now you will see windows drive and some free space. Do not touch any of the windows drives from sda1 to sda4. Make new partition for Ubuntu and choose right mount point. Don't forget to leave some space for Linux Swap. Ubuntu will go inside drive which has mount point "/" i.e sda5 here. Now continue with installation.<br />
New partition created during Ubuntu installation:<br />
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<li>/dev/sda5 is ext4 and Ubuntu is installed in this drive.</li>
<li>/dev/sda6 is swap partition for Ubuntu.</li>
<li>/dev/sda7 is the ext4 partition and its mount point is /home.</li>
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When the installation of Ubuntu finishes it will ask for restart. But after restart, the OS that boot is Windows 8. So to boot Ubuntu go to boot option by pressing escape key just after power button is pressed and press F9 key to see boot option. Ubuntu should be there as second option.</div>
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<b><u>Missing old GRUB Menu On Start-up:</u></b></div>
Install GRUB to see a list of Operating System to choose from for boot. For this install Boot Repair in Ubuntu with this command:<br />
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<code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair</code><br />
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After this click Recommended Repair option or advance if you want. Follow the instructions. On reboot you will see old GRUB menu. Windows may fail to boot <i>so disable secure boot from BIOS</i>.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-review-with.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Windows 8 and drivers.</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-ubuntu-linux.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Ubuntu 12.10</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-89608710887117184982013-02-13T23:09:00.004-05:002013-04-10T02:23:58.547-04:00HP Pavilion G6-2313AX Review with Windows 8I recently purchased HP Pavilion G6-2313AX Laptop. Its ships with free DOS and its hardware specification are:<br />
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Product Number</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">D5F90PA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Microprocessor</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">2.3 GHz AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Microprocessor Cache</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">4 MB L2 cache</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Memory</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">6 GB 1600 MHz DDR3</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Video Graphics</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">AMD Radeon HD 7660G/7670M Dual GPU (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Display</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Hard Drive</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">1 TB 5400 rpm SATA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Multimedia Drive</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">SuperMulti DVD burner</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Network Card</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Wireless Connectivity</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Bluetooth<br />
802.11b/g/n</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Sound</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">2 x Altec Lansing Internal speakers; Dolby Advanced Audio v2 Audio playback; Dual speakers</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Keyboard</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Full-size island-style keyboard</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Pointing Device</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>PC Card Slots</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Multi-format digital media card reader for secure digital cards & multimedia cards</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>External Ports</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><ul style="margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 20px;"><div style="margin: 1em 20px 1em 0px;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 HDMI</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 VGA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 RJ-45</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 Headphone-out (Stereo)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.7em;">1 Microphone-in</span></div>
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<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Dimensions</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">37.6 x 24.4 x 3.63 cm</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Weight</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">Starting at 2.48 kg</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#E7E7E7"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Power</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">90W AC Power Adapter<br />
6-cell Li-Ion</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>What's In The Box</b></td><td align="left" rowspan="1" valign="top">HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone (High Definition low-light)</td></tr>
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I use Windows Operating System rarely. Here is my experience with it while using Windows 8 on HP Pavilion G6-2313AX.</div>
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<li>As HP Pavilion G6-2313AX comes with free DOS, I installed Windows 8 on it.</li>
<li>With default installation only few device driver are installed and after installing Windows update few more device drivers are installed and updated.</li>
<li>Many people are complaining for device driver for HP Pavilion G6-2313AX. Easily <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=5358788&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5330578&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4132#120" target="_blank">Downloaded all the Windows 8 64 bit device drivers for HP G6-2313AX from HP web-site with this link</a>.</li>
<li>Skip the Qualcomm Atheros drivers as HP G6-2313AX has the Ralink Bluetooth and WiFi adapter.</li>
<li>After installing all the device drivers everything is working fine.</li>
<li>Now HP Pavilion G6-2313AX is a running smooth. Looks like it does not has any kind of <b>heating problem</b> while using Windows 8 if proper drivers are installed. No need of cooling pad that came with it. I am using its cooling pad to cool down Raspberry Pi board.</li>
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Here is the Windows 8 experience index for HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with default windows 8 installation:<br />
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HP G6-2313AX is better supported by Windows 8 if compared to Ubuntu Linux. Performance is good with Windows 8. But even after installing official drivers from HP does not improve this score in each category. After using this laptop for more than a week, the performance is good for normal use but not for heavy application use.<br />
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<li>It has 1 TB HDD.</li>
<li>It has 6 GB DDR3 RAM</li>
<li>It has 2.5 GB (512 MB Integrated+2 GB Dedicated) graphics.</li>
<li>It has a good keyboard.</li>
<li>Touch-pad is better than other laptops.</li>
<li>Web-Cam quality is good.</li>
<li>Video & audio chat experience is very good while using it with Google Hangout.</li>
<li>Audio quality is good.</li>
<li>No heating problems if used with proper <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=5358788&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5330578&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4132#120" target="_blank">driver installation</a>.</li>
<li>No need to buy separate cooling pad.</li>
<li>Build quality is very good.</li>
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Negative Points:</h4>
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<li>Resolution is low (1366 x 768).</li>
<li>AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M processor do not provide that good performance if compared to similar Intel processors. My other 2 year old dell laptop with i5 processor gives better performance than this.</li>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Overall its not that good buy for approx INR 38000 or USD $710. A major drawback with this laptop is that it has AMD processor. Its the first time I bought AMD laptop and not happy.</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-ubuntu-linux.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Ubuntu 12.10</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-dual-booting.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-24818630917406974872013-02-13T22:26:00.000-05:002013-04-02T00:33:43.089-04:00HP Pavilion G6-2313AX Drivers DownloadI recently bought HP Pavilion G6-2313AX from <a href="http://www.flipkart.com/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-laptop-apu-quad-core-a10-6gb-1tb-dos-2-5gb-graph/p/itmdh954sn9dchzf?pid=COMDH93QMXNH7U2W&ref=b5ffb971-6cee-463d-9f17-94eafec705b5" target="_blank">flipkert</a>. After reading reviews I found out that many people are having trouble to download drivers for HP Pavilion G6-2313AX. <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=5358788&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5330578&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4132" target="_blank">All Windows 8 drivers are available from HP web site and is available to download from this link.</a><br />
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</div><div>If you any other <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&prodClassId=-1&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5330578" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6 series laptop then one can find drivers easily here.</a><br />
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While Ubuntu 12.10 on HP Pavilion G6-2313AX have problems with wifi, grphic card, touchpad, screen brightness, much more load on processor as compared to Windows 8.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-review-with.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Windows 8</a>.<br />
<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-ubuntu-linux.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX with Ubuntu 12.10</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/02/hp-pavilion-g6-2313ax-dual-booting.html" target="_blank">HP Pavilion G6-2313AX dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-37598061515799651762013-01-15T04:31:00.001-05:002013-04-02T00:34:32.417-04:00How to force browsers to use IPv6 Instead of IPv4I am using freenet6/gogo6 IPv6 tunnel broker service for IPv6 connectivity. First you need to set up <a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/01/configure-ipv6-tunnel-on-ubuntu.html" target="_blank">IPv6 tunnel</a>. But many times when I visit IPv6 enabled web-sites then browser connect to IPv6 enabled using using IPv4 like <a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b>So the trick to force browser to use IPv6 is to disable IPv4 DNS server or completely disable IPv4 address scheme from network configuration and replace the IPv6 tunnel address with the naked IPv4 address in tunnel configuration file so the computer is able to connect to IPv6 tunnel without IPv4 DNS.</b><br />
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Here is how to do it on Ubuntu 12.10, Simply go to Network Connection and edit your internet connection. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Check IPv6 DNS servers are properly set up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Choose "IPv4 Settings" and change Method to "Atomatic (DHCP) address only" and then do not provide ant IPv4 DNS server . Save and reconnect to network.</td></tr>
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IPv4 sites still work but those web sites which are IPv6 enabled are accessed through only IPv6. <b>Some application may crash (like network tools) or may not work at all because there is no IPv4 DNS address. </b>IPv4 can be disabled completely if not required. After completely disabling IPv4, only IPv6 enabled web sites will open.<b><br />
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<h3>
<u><b>For gogo6 / freenet / gogoc users:</b> </u></h3>
Use the IPv4 address instead of any domain name in gogoc configuration file.<br />
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<code>sudo nano /etc/gogoc/gogoc.conf</code></blockquote>
For server=<b>montreal.freenet6.net</b> IPv4 address value is <b>64.86.88.116</b>. It should look like this:<br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace;">server=64.86.88.116</span></blockquote>
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Save and close file. This command will be helpful if you face any key related problem in gogoc :</div>
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<code>sudo /usr/sbin/gogoc -n</code></blockquote>
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Press ctrl+c to end the above command if it do not end itself.<br />
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Now restart gogoc service with the following commands using appropriate command:<br />
<code>to start: sudo service gogoc start<br />
to stop : sudo service gogoc start<br />
to restart: sudo service gogoc restart</code><br />
<code><br />
</code> You may observe some frequent disconnect of network connection or no internet connectivity on PC start-up or when network reconnect occurs. This is because IPv6 tunnel takes some time to connect.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-62437534676062722742013-01-13T09:00:00.000-05:002013-04-02T00:35:42.877-04:00Configure IPv6 tunnel on UbuntuHaving trouble configuring IPv6 tunnel on Ubuntu. Follow these 10 simple steps below to configure IPv6 tunnel on Ubuntu easily.<br />
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<b><u>Step 1:</u></b> First signup with a free account on <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/?xgi=2kNk52pGQqxzfT&xg_source=msg_invite_net" target="_blank">gogo6</a>.<br />
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<b><u>Step 2:</u></b> Get free <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6/account" target="_blank">freenet6</a> tunnel from <a href="http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6/account" target="_blank">here</a> (gogo6 account required from step 1). You will receive a username and password in your email box from this step. These will be your tunnel username and password. These will be used in step 4.<br />
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<b><u>Step 3:</u></b> Install <a href="http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gogoc" target="_blank">gogoc</a> and <a href="http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/radvd" target="_blank">Router Advertisement Daemon</a> from <a href="http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/gogoc" target="_blank">Ubuntu Software Center</a>.<br />
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<b><u>Step 4:</u></b> Now edit <strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu Beta, UbuntuBeta, Ubuntu, Bitstream Vera Sans, DejaVu Sans, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">/etc/gogoc/gogoc.conf </span></span></strong>in your favorite text editor. Super User or root privileges are required.<br />
<ul>
<li>Open terminal: ctrl+alt+t .</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Run this command: sudo gedit /etc/gogoc/gogoc.conf</li>
</ul>
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<li>Run <b>ifconfig</b> command in new terminal window [ctrl+alt+t] and get interface name. Usually it is eth0 for wired and wlan0 for wireless connection.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Edit the following fields:</li>
</ul>
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<code>userid= #tunnel user id from step 2<br />
passwd= #tunnel password from step 2<br />
server=montreal.freenet6.net or amsterdam.freenet6.net<br />
auth_method=any<br />
host_type=router<br />
if_prefix=eth0 </code>#run command "ifconfig" to check its correct value, usually its eth0 or eth1 for ethernet and wlan0 or wlan1 for wireless lan.<code><br />
dns_server=2001:4860:4860::8888<br />
tunnel_mode=v6anyv4<br />
log_console=0<br />
log_stderr=1<br />
log_file=1<br />
log_syslog=0<br />
log_filename=/var/log/gogoc/gogoc.log</code></blockquote>
Leave the rest fields to their default. Save the file [ctrl+s] and close.<br />
<ul>For Sever use montreal if tunnel endpoint you choose in step 2 is montreal then it becomes montreal.freenet6.net or use the naked IPv4 address (64.86.88.116) of montreal server.</ul>
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<u><b>Step 5:</b></u> Open terminal and check that gogo6 service is running or not. <br />
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<ul>
<li>To start gogo6: <b>sudo service gogoc start</b> </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>To restart: <b>sudo service gogoc restart</b> </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>To Stop: <b>sudo service gogoc stop</b></li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>After a proper start or restart you will see <b>[OK]</b> in terminal.</li>
</ul>
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This command will be helpful if you face any key related problem in gogoc :<br />
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<code>sudo /usr/sbin/gogoc -n</code></blockquote>
Input Yes when it asks and press ctrl+c to end after a minute.<br />
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<u><b>Step 6:</b></u> Now open the gogo6 log file <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Ubuntu Beta', UbuntuBeta, Ubuntu, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;"><b>/var/log/gogoc/gogoc.log . </b></span>If you are successfully connected then you will see:<br />
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<code> <b> Your IPv6 address is 2gge:0ty0:1000:000b:0000:0000:0000:gfgf<br />
Your IPv6 prefix is 2gge:0ty0:1rr6:ty00:0000:0000:0000:0000/56<br />
Your IPv6 DNS address is 2001:4860:4860:0000:0000:0000:0000:8888</b><br />
</code></blockquote>
These address will be different in your gogoc log file. Computer now have its own global IPv6 address.<br />
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If you see <b>finished</b> at the end of gogo6 log file then it means gogo6 tunnel is disconnected and repeat step 5. If problem persist then check userid and password are correct and are from step 2.<br />
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<b><u>Step 7:</u></b> Create if does not exist and edit <b>/etc/radvd.conf , </b>Similar to step 4. Replace its contents with<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
interface eth0<br />
{<br />
AdvSendAdvert on;<br />
prefix <b style="font-family: monospace;">2gge:0ty0:1rr6:ty00:0000:0000:0000:0000/56</b><br />
{<br />
AdvOnLink on;<br />
AdvAutonomous on;<br />
};<br />
};</blockquote>
Replace the prefix value in above lines with the prefix value that your computer get from gogo6. Its in log file at <b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Ubuntu Beta', UbuntuBeta, Ubuntu, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">/var/log/gogoc/gogoc.log. </b><br />
<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Ubuntu Beta', UbuntuBeta, Ubuntu, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</b> Restart Radvd Service: <b>sudo service radvd restart.</b><br />
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</b> <br />
<b>Enable IPv6 routing:</b> Edit the sysctl.conf to enable IPv6 routing with the following command.<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf</code></blockquote>
Un-comment the following line / Remove hash from the start of the following line:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<code>net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding=1</code></blockquote>
</div>
<b> <u><br />
Step 8:</u></b> Reset network connection (disconnect and connect) or restart computer. Wait few seconds and IPv6 tunnel will connect itself. View Connection Information to check IPv6 address.<br />
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<b><u>Step 9 (optional):</u></b> Sometimes tunnel will take too much time to reconnect. To avoid this you can change the following fields in gogoc configration file at <b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Ubuntu Beta', UbuntuBeta, Ubuntu, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">/etc/gogoc/gogoc.conf</b></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
auto_retry_connect=yes<br />
retry_delay=5<br />
retry_delay_max=30</blockquote>
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<div>
You can repeat step 5 to check gogoc is running or not.</div>
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<b><u>Step 10:</u></b> You are required to add IPv6 DNS server address manually. To add IPv6 DNS server:<br />
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Change method to "Automatic, address only" and add the <a href="https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using" target="_blank">Google IPv6 DNS</a> server address.</div>
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After saving settings and resetting network, Connection Information will show this.</div>
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+ Point: With this setup you can make free calls to USA and Canada. Check out Google Voice in your Gmail.</div>
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Now Google <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=my+ip" target="_blank">my ip</a> to get to now your IPv6 or <a href="http://test-ipv6.com/" target="_blank">Test IPv6</a>. The tunnel will break if the network connection is reset. Gogoc tunnel will reconnect if not then restart it manually. If you want to force IPv6 over IPv4 than <a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/01/how-to-force-browsers-to-use-ipv6.html" target="_blank">visit this blog article</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://blog.icewheel.org/2013/03/raspberry-pi-as-ipv6-router-in-home.html" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi IPv6 tunnel and creating IPv6 home network instructions here and its the most reliable way.</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-26087908781779580292013-01-13T08:40:00.003-05:002013-04-02T00:36:21.353-04:00Make free calls to USA/Canada<br />
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Want to make free calls to USA and Canada with free IPv6 tunnel having endpoint in USA or Canada. </div>
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All you need is a good internet connection and computer with mic and audio output. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750556717028218110.post-47911040749416119422012-12-11T01:52:00.000-05:002013-04-02T00:36:40.312-04:00Android AppReleased our first very tiny and simple android app on Google Play store. Its just web view of this blog. It is available to <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-FMp2893YsUSWJrb2lyVHBxVU0" target="_blank">download</a> from <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.icewheel.www" target="_blank">Play Store</a>.<br />
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Now Google Apps free account holders are receiving emails like this:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Hello from Google,</strong></span><br />
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Here's some important news about Google Apps—but don't worry, there's no need for you to take any action. We just want you to know that we're making a change to the packages we offer.<br />
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Starting today, we're no longer accepting new sign-ups for the free version of Google Apps (the version you're currently using). Because you're already a customer, this change has no impact on your service, and you can continue to use Google Apps for free.<br />
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Should you ever want to <a href="http://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/5H9e0c5qtdWulLNHOV5LbF" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">upgrade to Google Apps for Business</a>, you'll enjoy benefits such as 24/7 customer support, a 25 GB inbox, business controls, our 99.9% uptime guarantee, unlimited users and more for just $5 per user, per month.<br />
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You can learn more about this change in our <a href="http://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/0lTaXUAQjzHzVh7eiSymmV" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Help Center</a> or on the <a href="http://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/5nitl9pNZCYASiPLasn4Xm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Enterprise Blog</a>.<br />
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Thank you for using Google Apps.<br />
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</strike></div><div>Android SDK download the zip file and then deletes this zip file. If you need that zip file for some other offline use then you can <a href="https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/docs-17_r02.zip" target="_blank">download Android SDK Documentation directly from google with this link</a><a href="https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/docs-16_r03.zip" target="_blank">.</a> This zip file contains copy of <a href="http://developer.android.com/">developer.android.com</a>. Extract this zip and open index.html in your browser on any device like PC, tablet etc<br />
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MIPS System Image: <a href="http://d2a85uzpvoidrc.cloudfront.net/sysimg_mips-17_r01.zip">http://d2a85uzpvoidrc.cloudfront.net/sysimg_mips-17_r01.zip</a><br />
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Intel x86 Atom System Image: <a href="http://download-software.intel.com/sites/landingpage/android/sysimg_x86-17_r01.zip">http://download-software.intel.com/sites/landingpage/android/sysimg_x86-17_r01.zip</a><br />
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These 5 downloads are OS independent and for Android API 17. Just put them in "adt-bundle-linux/sdk/temp/" directory or in "temp" directory of Android sdk in windows and easily update the ADT on slow internet connection.<br />
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