Archive for August, 2008
Foxconn releases test BIOS fixing Linux crashers
by Ken on Aug.03, 2008, under General
Another follow up from a previous posting.
Only a week after the bad press coverage regarding the Linux-related bugs in a number of motherboards released by Foxconn (Which turned out to be the AMI BIOS that several board makers use), Foxconn is the first vendor out with a publicly released test patch that fixes the bulk of the problems, allowing kernel 2.6.26 to run well on the G33M series.
Is your ISP Throttling your Connection? Check using this…
by Ken on Aug.01, 2008, under O.S.S., Tech
Just a warning note: Read the install file and the README before using this to save you from wasting time.
Switzerland is an open source software tool for testing the integrity of data communications over networks, ISP’s and firewalls. It will spot IP packets which are forged or modified between clients, inform you, and give you copies of the modified packets.
