A friend had ubuntu 10.04 running on Sony Vaio CW1BGN. There were two problems that needed to be fixed.
1. The microphone was not working.2. The webcam was working in applications like cheese but not in skype
Fixing the microphone required the following to be written in /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf
options snd slots=snd-hda-inteloptions snd-hda-intel model=toshiba-s06alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
(Source: http://www.linux.com/community/forums?func=view&catid=36&id=4504)
Fixing skype video required [...]
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The following steps will take you through the process of installation. Please note that [...]
My university uses cyberoam software for regulating internet use. It requires one to log into an account using a browser or a client software. Using the browser is a pain because one has to keep the window used for authentication open throughout the session. If you close it by mistake, cyberoam throws you out and you [...]
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Openoffice 2.0 beta was recently released. Openoffice 2.0 comprises a huge leap from openoffice 1.4. See www.openoffice.org for what is new in version 2.0
However, for some stupid reason, openoffice releases binaries only for Redhat. Other distributions, including debian, are expected to include the latest version of openoffice in their distributions. Depending on their policies and availability [...]
