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Ubuntu sound woes - use HDMI

Ubuntu 12.04 sound woes

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure

Is all I can offer - nothing  works - it just seems to be randomly functional.

Try (lots of) reboots....

Moved to using HDMI properly - can't remember how but that fixed it doh!

Ubuntu keyboard reverts to US layout

Try this: 

# for uk keyboard, use other country symbols to release yourself from US domination...

setxkbmap gb 

add to your .bashrc, reboot and try

Other hints that only worked temporarily:




sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration


trouble is that only works until you reboot :-(


This had no obvious effect:


sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

Pairing Garmin HRM with Edge 500

I have been having trouble getting my Garmin Heart Rate Monitor that came with my Garmin Edge 500 to pair properly.

I tried to replace the battery but to no avail.

Found these steps on the Garmin help forum and now its working again.

After you wet both electrodes on the HRM strap and put it on your chest it is in standby and ready to send data.

1. Press and hold MENU 
2. Select Settings->Bike Settings->Heart Rate->ANT+HR
3. Select Yes 
4. Select Rescan and press enter
5. Press Back until back on your front screen 

 If you have not seen the Garmin Edge 500 - take a look they are pretty cool and come with a spiffy web site to help you analyse your data after a ride.

DC Rainmaker gives a good in-depth review of the Edge 500....

Next time I upgrade android on my Nexus S

So, its taken me a while to realise this, but I can just do the following, using ROMManager:

1. Backup phone - optionally, copy backup off phone to store safely.
2. Boot into custom recovery from ROMManager.
3. Install update.zip - this will be the installer for the "next" android ROM.
4. Install super user zip from sdcard.
5. Reboot phone.
6. (Re)connect USB to PC.
7. adb shell and rename the install-recovery.sh so android won't keep replacing the custom recovery (see earlier posts).
8. Reboot to test that previous step is good.
9. Marvel at latest set of goodies.

Nexus S : Root Ice Cream Sandwich after upgrade from Gingerbread

Assumptions being made here:

1. You have ClockworkMod's ROM Manager installed.
2. You installed ICS 4 .
3. You have Android SDK installed.
4. You have a fastboot program and have set up the USB rules on Ubuntu (see earlier posts).
5. You have a custom recovery image such as ClockworkMod.
6. You have a copy of the superuser program in ZIP format installed on the root of your SDCard.

Procedure:

1. Put the phone into the bootloader - power off, power on whilst pressing volume up. Or use adb:
   
   adb boot bootloader
   
   Either way when it is in the bootloader, confirm your connected properly:
   
   fastboot devices
   
   Which *should* list your device else review the settings in the earlier post.
2. Run fastboot to boot the recovery image:
   
   fastboot boot path to recovery image
3. Phone will boot to the recovery image.
4. Use the recovery image tool to locate the superuser zip and install it.
5. Boot phone and enter ClockworkMod ROM Manager to re-flash the recovery image to make it permanent. If you do not have ROM Manager, refer to the earlier post on making the recovery image permanent.

Rooting Nexus S

Follow guidance here - you will want the stunningly simple to use ROM Manager from Android Market to make it a simple process to install an alternative recovery image.