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Intel and AMD (Radeon HD 4350/4550): two GPUs, three screens

Posted 10-11-2019 at 05:22 PM by trevorparsons
Updated 10-11-2019 at 05:28 PM by trevorparsons

After a lot of trial and error and reading of wikis and forum posts, I've got three screens running out of two GPUs with full acceleration throughout.

I'm running Arch Linux on a Gigabyte H81M-DS2V motherboard with an Intel Core i7-4790 featuring Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics.

Plugged in to the PCIe slot is an AMD/ATI RV710 [Radeon HD 4350/4550] graphics card.

I have xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-intel installed....

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Installing Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell Inspiron 14

Posted 11-03-2016 at 05:40 AM by trevorparsons

tl;dr version: To get Ubuntu installed on the Inspiron 14 with the Realtek wifi working, leave the machine's setup as it is by default (UEFI boot mode, Secure Boot enabled), run the Ubuntu installer, connect to wifi when that's offered, but don't accept the option to install third-party drivers for graphics and wireless.

The longer version....

This evening it took me three attempts to get Ubuntu 16.04 installed onto my friend Dave's Dell Inspiron 14-3452.
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HMRC or hmrc? The sensitive case of the taxman

Posted 01-28-2014 at 09:05 PM by trevorparsons
Updated 02-20-2014 at 08:25 AM by trevorparsons (Corrections following response from HMRC)

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I do book-keeping for a couple of small organisations, each of which have a few employees. This financial year I started using payroll software provided by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC, the United Kingdom's tax collectors). It's called Basic PAYE Tools (BPT), and I'm pleased to say that a version is made available for those running Linux-based operating systems.

[Aside: I feel to a tiny extent responsible for the UK government no longer restricting services to users of...

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Setting up Gitso on Ubuntu to provide remote support

Posted 12-23-2012 at 10:28 PM by trevorparsons
Updated 12-23-2012 at 10:33 PM by trevorparsons

I have quite a few Ubuntu installations in the wild, set up for friends and clients. I support them all -- well, those of them that require support -- using Gitso, which is a nice little front end to x11vnc and vncviewer, with connections tunnelled over ssh.

The only work that needs doing at the support end is to set one's router to forward port 5500 to the machine on which you'll be doing the remote support. Then it's just a case of running Gitso, switching the radio button to 'Give...

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What do you install on an Asus eeepc 701 in 2012?

Posted 12-23-2012 at 10:13 PM by trevorparsons

My school keeper friend Tony has discovered a stash of half a dozen Asus Eee PC 701 netbooks, apparently an unused donation to the school where he works. These are the original netbook, which we were all very excited about when it came out five years ago. I still have mine, currently running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and although my Android phone has replaced many of its functions, I still use it now and then when I need a rugged, portable machine with a keyboard.

These 701s are as they came...

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