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    C.F.U. - CPU Frequency Utilitiy - Version 1.10 - For use with the cpufrequtils package 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 21:07  Number of Views: 180 
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    I have written a bash script file designed to work with the cpufrequtils package and the programs cpufreq-info (for reading CPU speed info) and cpufreq-set (to set CPU speed governor and frequency).



    This is my third attempt at writing a bash shell to interface with these two packages. After creating a blog on how to use YaST to set ...
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    LNVHW - Load NVIDIA (driver the) Hard Way from runlevel 3 - Version 1.45 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 21:04  Number of Views: 165 
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    Version 1.45 of LNVHW works with openSUSE 12.1 and will validate the existence of the NVIDIA drivers and for user input. LNVHW is a bash script designed to install the nVIDIA proprietary video driver the Hard Way, which is not hard. LNVHW now supports full color with a new color engine that works in RunLevel 3. In Version 1.45, I have added the ability to run the driver install with the following options shown below and now include the ability to install nVIDIA driver patch files. After installing a Patch, please rerun LNVHW to install the newly patched driver filer.



    LNVHW will blacklist the nouveau driver for you on a successful nVIDIA driver installation. If the nVIDIA driver install exits with a error code ...
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    systemd and using the after.local script in openSUSE 12.1 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 21:01  Number of Views: 179 
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    I have found out that in openSUSE 12.1, some startup scripts do not operate due to the usage of systemd. systemd really speeds up system startup by running the many startup processes in parallel and avoids the usage of shell scripts altogether. That is is good for speed, but not good if you are in need of running something in openSUSE as root when the system is restarted. In my case I was trying to run some VirtualBox mount commands ...
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    DKMS, systemd & Virtual Box - How to get Dynamic Kernel Module Support to work in openSUSE 12.1 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 20:58  Number of Views: 75 
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    I was trying to get Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) in openSUSE 12.1 to automatically run, reinstalling kernel modules each time you change the Linux kernel and could not get it to work properly. I have found out that in openSUSE 12.1, some startup scripts do not operate due to the usage of systemd. systemd really speeds up system startup by running the many startup processes in parallel and avoids the usage of shell scripts altogether. That is is good for speed, but not good if you are in need of running something in openSUSE as root when the system is restarted. You need to consider using this procedure if the following are true:

    1. You have installed openSUSE 12.1 and use systemd, the default.
    2. You have installed VirtualBox, any present version.
    3. You have (or want to) installed ...
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    S.A.K.C. - SUSE Automated Kernel Compiler - Version 2.71 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 20:53  Number of Views: 48 
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    Introducing S.A.K.C. - SUSE Automated Kernel Compiler version 2.71 now with TURBO MODE COMPILE! With Turbo Compile Mode, you only compile the modules actually in use by your Kernel at the time of the compile. Typical compiler times will be reduced to 25% of normal. If you have never used sakc or ever compiled your own kernel before I would most likely skip the Turbo Mode until you understand more about just what this added feature is doing.

    S.A.K.C. uses the following kernel configuration creator to achieve this new speed.

    Code:
    chmod +x ./scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl ;  ./scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl > ./config_strip ; mv
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    S.A.N.D.I. - SuSE Automated NVIDIA Driver Installer - Version 1.46 

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    jdmcdaniel3
    Published on 05-May-2012 20:48  Number of Views: 63 
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    I am happy to present my bash script S.A.N.D.I., SuSE Automated NVIDIA Driver Installer which is written to work with DKMS - Dynamic Kernel Module Support to allow the automatic installation of the nVIDIA proprietary Video Driver each time you upgrade your Kernel version. What DKMS does is to recompile and install any DKMS loaded driver against the running kernel each time a new kernel version is loaded. The normal procedure would be to use S.A.N.D.I. to do a full installation of any new nVIDIA video driver in Runlevel 3 as normal and then run S.A.N.D.I. again to load the same driver into DKMS from Runlevel 3 or from Runlevel 5 in your desktop. This second step (loading the driver into DKMS) can be made with or without your selected desktop being loaded. When you run S.A.N.D.I. in Runlevel 3, the Full video ...
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