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Configure right-clicking on trackpad in X:
* add to .xinitrc
synclient TapButton1=1 synclient TapButton2=3 synclient TapButton3=2
* configure screen and key lights manually
wsconsctl display.brightness=N% wsconsctl keyboard.backlight=N%
Add hw.perfpolicy=auto to /etc/sysctl.conf
rcctl enable apmd rcctl set apmd flags -A rcctl start apmd
usermod -G staff USERNAME
staff:\
:datasize-cur=1024M:\
:datasize-max=8192M:\
:maxproc-cur=512:\
:maxproc-max=1024:\
:openfiles-cur=4096:\
:openfiles-max=8192:\
:stacksize-cur=32M:\
:ignorenologin:\
:requirehome@:\
:tc=default:
Assumptions are that installation is from USB media. Boot from the installer USB stick and then select [S]hell to get a command prompt.
# fdisk -iy sd0 # MBR not GPT # disklabel -E sd0 >a a offset:[64] size:[the size of your drive] FS type:[4.2BSD] RAID >w >q No label changes # bioctl -c C -l sd0a softraid0 New pass phrase: re-type passphrase # cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV sd2 # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd2c bs=1m count=1 # exit
The exit command starts the installer script. Select 'sd2' as the installer disk. Specify [disk] as the location of the package sets and then answer 'no' when asked if the disk is mounted, select 'sd1', mount the 'a' partition.
On client:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
Transfer client's id_rsa.pub file to server of interest.
On server:
cat id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
Append to .bashrc:
if [ -z "$STY" ]; then screen -RR; fi
Unfortunately Dell does not provide any GNU/Linux drivers for the c1760nw. However, that particular printer is a rebranding of the Xerox Phaser 6000. Xerox does provide GNU/Linux drivers in both .RPM and .DEB format.
I give 100% of the credit for this installation hack to Codefucius's 2014 blog post regarding the same.
Download the Xerox 600 drivers. There is no way to wget the file directly as there is a licensing agreement:
Install the 32bit dependencies:
dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get install libcupsimage2:i386
Unzip the Xerox drivers which will provide a .deb driver package. Install this package with assurance that dependencies are met:
sudo gdebi <driver.deb>
or
sudo dpkg -i <driver.deb> sudo apt-get install -f
Add your desired user to the lpadmin group to allow administration of CUPS.
sudo gpasswd -a <YOURUSER> lpadmin
Connect to the local CUPS server, install the Dell printer via the admin interface, but choose the Xerox 6000B driver.
http://localhost:631
javaws <container_name>.jnlp
On host Linux system execute:
VBoxManage setextradata [VM-name] CustomVideoMode1 [WxHxBPP]
On guest OpenBSD system use the following xorg.conf file in /etc/X11.
Credit for the help, and the original article is hosted at HiR.
Find the device ID associated with your touchpad:
sudo xinput
Disabled is based on its device ID:
xinput set-prop <id> "Device Enabled" 0
@{rfork n; aux/realemu; aux/vga -p} # obtain a list of vesa bios modes
@{rfork n; aux/realemu; aux/vga -m vesa -l 1024x768x16} # example resolution
sam $home/lib/profile
Add the -s parameter:
rio -s -i riostart
Restart Rio to show the change:
fshalt -r