Misc FAQ

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This page will contain fixes for miscellaneous problems that, for one reason or another, weren't really documented anywhere nice.

My sound won't mix properly in Linux

My friend had this problem on an ICH7, and the solution ended up being this:

azrael@mobileDemon:~$ asoundconf list
Names of available sound cards:
Intel
azrael@mobileDemon:~$ asoundconf is-active
azrael@mobileDemon:~$ asoundconf is-active Intel
azrael@mobileDemon:~$ asoundconf set-default-card Intel

How to use NTFS-3g quickly on a LiveCD

Here is how to use NTFS-3g quickly on a Dapper livecd.

sudo echo "deb http://givre.cabspace.com/ubuntu/ dapper main main-all" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo aptitude install makedev libfuse2 ntfs-3g

Then mount -o ntfs-3g /dev/foo /mnt and you're good.