Use Nokia E65 as GPRS modem in Ubuntu 8.04
A short description about how to use a Nokia E65 as a GPRS modem in Ubuntu 8.04.
Geotagging images with Garmin Forerunner in Ubuntu
This guide will show how to geotag images in Ubuntu using GPS data from Garmin Forerunner 305. The software used is gpsbabel and gpscorrelate.
Start by capturing data from the watch, using
gpsbabel -t -r -w -i garmin -f usb: -o gpx -F data.gpx
which will get all data from the watch, and a XML file.
GPScorrelate can be used both in console and GUI mode, using the console tool on a collection of images is done like
gpscorrelate -g data.gpx *.jpg
Using the GUI looks like this
Opening one of the images with for instance eog, it can be seen that the GPS data has been added to the EXIF info.
The result can be shown in various programs and web application, for instance PicasaWeb
http://picasaweb.google.com/ostehamster/Fotosafari
NB: Remember to select the correct time zone!
Split LVM volume into two, Ubuntu Ibex 8.10
This worked for me, but use the "how to-guide" at your own risk!!!! I can not be held responsible for any data loss - take backup!!!
A standard Ubuntu installation with encrypted hard drive will give you a boot partition and a LVM partition with two logical volumes. If your computer name is “Ubuntu”, the volume group will typically be called Ubuntu, with two volumes: root and swap.
In order to make a logical volume for /home and for /, do the following: