Gentoo Upgrading to Predictable Network Interface Names

Comments and links for upgrading udev on Gentoo to beware of for the newly introduced scheme for naming network interfaces are given in this comment. That follows on from the talk given for a slightly unexpectedly messy udev update!

Hope of help… Martin

Penguins in spa-a-a-ce!

That is just too good a title not to enthuse about! Even though this is ‘just’ a little incremental tidbit of spacefaring news, the previously unnoticed and no-fanfare note by the Linux Foundation for giving training to United Space Alliance seems to have suddenly hit the big headlines. Enjoy:

The Register: Penguins in spa-a-a-ce! ISS . . . → Read More: Penguins in spa-a-a-ce!

RasPi In The Sky!

The Raspberry Pi continues to successfully storm onwards and upwards! There’s by now well over a million of ’em and they are getting to far flung and unlikely places. Recently, there’s one newly (em)powering The Kingdom of Bhutan. There’s also a recent twin adventure of RasPi and Ava in the sky, including some fun stories . . . → Read More: RasPi In The Sky!

Gentoo kernel 3.7.9 webcams, V4L, UVC, video: kernel config

For those of us adventurous enough to upgrade to the Gentoo kernel 3.7.9 using their own custom kernel config… As was the case for upgrading to the Gentoo kernel 3.6.11, beware that the config spec for the video modules and webcam modules including the USB UVC/video and V4L have changed in the config hierarchy and . . . → Read More: Gentoo kernel 3.7.9 webcams, V4L, UVC, video: kernel config

A Splendid Aurora

In true expeditionary style, a small grouping of us ventured out into the cold wilds around the corner to Stoney Street to find… An Aurora that is actually under The Warehouse, Plumptre Street. (The street is most likely named after a successful merchant and politician John de Plumptre who founded the Plumptre hospital nearby.)

Down . . . → Read More: A Splendid Aurora