If you read this message when you try to remove wicd

invoke-rc.d: initscript wicd, action "stop" failed.

do this:

~# mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/wicd.prerm /some/directory/
~# apt-get remove --purge wicd

linux, debian, wireless, wifi, wicd

Download the last driver:
root:~# wget http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/rt73-cvs-daily.tar.gz
Decompress it:
root:~# tar -xvzf rt73-cvs-daily.tar.gz

Stop the modules that are used by the wireless interface:
root:~# ifconfig wlan0 down
root:~# modprobe -r rt73usb
root:~# modprobe -r rt2570
root:~# modprobe -r rt2500usb
root:~# modprobe -r rt2x00lib
Insert the modules that we have stopped into a blacklist so they can’t compromise the usage of new module
root:~# echo '\nblacklist rt73usb\nblacklist rt2570\nblacklist rt2500usb\nblacklist rt2x00lib' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

Download the essentials packages to compile the driver, compile it and install it:
root:~# apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
root:~# cd rt73-cvs-*/Module
root:~# make
root:~# make install

Load the new module and let it start automatically at boot
root:~# modprobe -v rt73
root:~# echo 'rt73' >> /etc/modules

Now edit the interfaces’ file and modify it like this
root:~# nano /etc/network/interfaces

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.250
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 151.99.125.2 151.99.250.2
pre-up ifconfig eth0 down
pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up
pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK
pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set EncrypType=TKIP
pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid nome_rete
pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set WPAPSK="password"

If you would use a DHCP, substitute the first six rows with the following
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

Save the file and restart the network service
root:~# /etc/init.d/networking restart

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HERE you can find all Pidgin packages. The exential packages are:

1. pidgin
2. pidgin-data
3. libpurple

download it and exec like superuser:
root:# dpkg -i *.deb

Have Fun!

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Some usefull commands:

root:# iwlist <interfaccia> scan
show the wireless networks near you

root:# dhclient <interfaccia>
setup an automatic IP address

root:# ifconfig <interfaccia> <IP address> netmask <subnetmask>
setup a static IP address

root:# echo nameserver <IP_DNS> >> /etc/resolv.conf
add a DNS server

WEP

HowTo connect to a wireless network with WEP protection

root:# iwconfig <interface> essid "network_name"
and after (choose your case)
root:# iwconfig <interface> key 1111-1111-1111-1111 (128bit key)
root:# iwconfig <interface> key 11111111 (64bit key)
root:# iwconfig <interface> key s:key(ASCII key)

Now you can config your static or dynamic IP address.

WPA

HowTo connect to a wireless network with WPA protection

root:# iwconfig <interface> essid "network_name"

If the network is protected by a password you need to install the wpasupplicant package
root:# apt-get install wpasupplicant

after that, start this command
root:# wpa_passphrase network_name key_wpa >> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

open the file and you’ll see something like this:

network={
ssid="network_name"
#psk="key_wpa"
psk=7d20d1e0391b4d59dc22314476a838b0f33aa488da776206a7d59ec30592c2da
}

modify it like this:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
fast_reauth=1
network={
scan_ssid=0
ssid="network_name"
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
#psk="key_wpa"
psk=7d20d1e0391b4d59dc22314476a838b0f33aa488da776206a7d59ec30592c2da
}

Now it’s better if you make a little script that connect you to the network each time

root:# nano start_wireless
and write (suppose that your network interface is wlan0)

#!/bin/bash
/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf &
dhclient wlan0&

Substitute the last row with the follow, if you would a satic address instead a dynamic one
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0&
(suppose that your IP is 192.168.1.2)

To execute the script
root:# ./start_wireless

Link
Wireless Commands

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Links:
Diablo 3 (official site)

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I’ve opened an irc channel to use it like a meeting point, like a chat room, in the sparetime… you can do what you want.

See you there. Have fun.

server: irc.quakenet.org
channel: #arearelax

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And now the video of the new single: Believe! Good watch.

Lyric

I sit alone and watch the clock
Tryin to collect my thoughts
All I think about is you
And so I cry myself to sleep
And hope the devil, I don’t meet
In the Dreams that I live through

[CHORUS]
Believe in me
I know you’ve waited for so long
Believe in me
Sometimes the weak become the strong
Believe in me
This life is not always what it seems
Believe in me
Cause I was made for chasing dreams

All the smiles you’ve had to fake
And all the *shit* you’ve had to take
Just to lead us here again
I never have the things to say
To make it all just go away
To make it all just disappear

[CHORUS]

It’s my life
It’s my choice
Hear my words
Hear my voice
and just believe

I sit alone and watch the clock
Tryin to collect my thoughts
All I think about is you
If you believe in me
Life not always what it seems
Believe in me
Cause I was made for chasing dreams.

[CHORUS]

Testo

Sono seduto da solo e guardo l’ora
Provo a raccogliere i miei pensieri
Tutto ciò a cui penso sei tu
E cosi piango cercando di dormire
E spero di non incrontrare il diavolo
Nei sogni in cui vivo

[RIT]
Credi in me, lo so che hai aspettato cosi a lungo
Credi in me, a volte la debolezza diventa forza
Credi in me, questa vita non è sempre quella che sembra
Credi in me, sono nato per inseguire i sogni

Tutti i finti sorrisi che hai dovuto fare
E tutta la merda che hai dovuto subire
Solo per portarci qui dinuovo
Non ho mai avuto le giuste parole
Per fare in modo che tutto cio si allontanasse
Per fare in modo che tutto cio scomparisse

[RIT]

E’ la mia vita
E’ la mia scelta
Ascolta le mie parole
Ascolta la mia voce
E prova solo a credere

Sono seduto da solo e guardo l’ora
Provo a raccogliere i miei pensieri
Tutto ciò a cui penso sei tu
Se mi credi
La vita non è sempre quella che sembra
Credimi perchè sono stato nato per inseguire i sogni

[RIT]

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When i’ve tryed to install the closed nVidia drivers, the installation exit with the seguent error:

-> The CC version check failed:
The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.1) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.2). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of the compiler used to build the running kernel.
If you know what you are doing and want to ignore the gcc version check, select "No" to continue installation. Otherwise, select "Yes" to abort installation, set the CC environment variable to the name of the compiler used to compile your kernel, and restart installation.

This happens because the Kernel was compiled with a different version of gcc. To solve this problem you have to write the following commands before to start the installer.

hp: # CC=gcc-4.1
hp: # export CC

Don’t worry because the effect of that commands is temporary. At the next reboot all come back to the default settings. Or simply use the following commands after the installation

hp: # CC=gcc-4.2
hp: # export CC

Substitute gcc-4.2 with your current gcc version.

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acido@hp:~$ glxinfo
Error: glXCreateContext failed

acido@hp:~$ compiz --replace
Fatal: Failed test: texture_from_pixmap support
Checks indicate that it's impossible to start compiz on your system.

acido@hp:~$ compiz-check
Checking for texture_from_pixmap... [FAIL]
Checking for non power of two support… [FAIL]
Checking for composite extension… [ OK ]
Checking for FBConfig… [ OK ]

I have an nVidia video card and I use the proprietary drivers (so i don’t know if the same things happens with Ati or Intel video cards) and these errors happens by an upgrade of xserver-xorg package. You have to recompile yours drivers and that’s all.

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