Prepare HTC HD2 for XDA Nexus 4.1.2 rom

1. Install HSPL 2.08;
2. Install Magldr
3. Partition correctly with Magldr: 5MB cache, 285MB ROM (choose custom and type 285 in the textbox, then repartiton with HD2 tools)
4. After partitioning, you will have access to AD Recovery.
4.1 Use AD recovery to partition your SD card: 2G sd-ext, 256M swap.
4.2 Use AD recovery to mount USB storage, copy ROM and upadates on the card.
4.3 Flash ROM then reboot. Do NOT boot.
4.4 Flash all other updates. Reboot phone, go through the setup.

How to install mobile phone over USB on Windows 7 VirtualBox

If you are trying to install the drivers for HTC mobile phone inside MS Windows 7 VirtualBox, try installing the VirtualBox Extension Pack and enable USB 2.0 in the settings after doing that.

How to install Clementine music player in Ubuntu

In Terminal window type :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:me-davidsansome/clementine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install clementine

Speed Up Ubuntu

1. sudo apt-get install preload

2. sudo apt-get autoclean

3. sudo gedit /etc/fstab

• - At the end of the file, add these lines:
• # Move /tmp to RAM
• tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noexec,nosuid 0 0

4. sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf

• - At the end of the file, add these two lines:
• #
• # Decrease swap usage to a workable level
• vm.swappiness=10

5. gksudo gedit /etc/init/network-manager.conf

• Copy and paste the below code, below the existing ‘stop on stopping dbus’:
• kill timeout 1

6. gksudo gedit /etc/init/modemmanager.conf

• Then look for the existing ‘stop on stopped network-manage’ text line, and simply paste the below code just below it :
• kill timeout 1

7. Comment out this line works too in /etc/init/modemmanager.conf :

• #start on starting network-manager
• stop on stopped network-manager

* If your Eclipse Android SDK Manager wont start after 3rd step in moving /tmp to RAM,

then execute :

• sudo mount -o remount,exec /tmp

and in /etc/fstab comment line

• # Move /tmp to RAM
• # tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noexec,nosuid 0 0

How to configure Ubuntu to allow IP Forwarding for torrent ?

I figured it out.

Edit /etc/default/ufw and set

DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="ACCEPT"

and restart network...

Set root password in Ubuntu

Open the terminal and type

• sudo passwd root

and write new password .

How to setup CodeTyphon - for Cross compiling FPC and Lazarus - AIO

This is install procedure in Ubuntu 12.10 64bit environment :

1. Install last CodeTyphon zip packet from

• http://www.pilotlogic.com/sitejoom/index.php/codetyphon/codetyphon-download

2. Extract archive in folder , for example :

• /home/ct 

3. Enter that folder from Terminal with root privileges and start

• ./install.sh

4. Only for the first time of CodeTyphon installation in your Computer, select option

• (3) "Install System Libraries" (about 10 min.)
• for Ubuntu 12.10, you will need to manually add these packages
• sudo apt-get install binutils-dev devel-essential

5. After System Libraries Installation, run again "Install.sh" and select option

•  (0) "Install CodeTyphon Studio"

6. After copy operation, select option

•  (8) "Remove and Build All" (about 15 min.)

6. After that, you have CodeTyphon Studio installed in your dash, start it and select :

• menu Cross-Build and choose desired platform

7. Than you should start Lazarus and choose related fpc, for example :

• /usr/lib/codetyphon/fpc/bin/x86_64-linux/ppcx64 (for Linux64)
• /usr/lib/codetyphon/fpc/bin/x86_64-linux/ppcross386 (for Win32)
• /usr/lib/codetyphon/fpc/bin/x86_64-linux/ppcrossx64 (for Win64)

8. Finally, don't forget to choose menu Project/Project Options/Code Generation/Target OS :

• Linux
• Win32
• Win64

Write Once, Compile Anywhere

How to build FPC and Lazarus from SVN for cross-compiling

This procedure is implemented in Ubuntu 12.10 64bit.

1. You need to install subversion via apt-get in Terminal window :

• sudo apt-get install subversion

2. Than you can download your first trunk of fpc and lazarus :

• cd /home/svn
• cd fpc
• svn checkout http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk
• cd lazarus
• svn checkout http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk

3. For later update from svn sources :

• cd /home/svn
• svn update fpc 
• svn update lazarus

4. To build fpc and lazarus

• make clean all