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		<title>Burning Man 2007</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOOHOO!!!!<br />I got my Burning Man ticket!!!<br />Yeah that&#039;s right I&#039;m going to BMAN this year. Last year I didn&#039;t get a chance to go but...<br />Check this out:<br /><br /><a href="javascript:openpopup('images/IMG00393_(Medium).jpg',800,640,false);"><img src="images/IMG00393_(Medium).jpg" width="480" height="360" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />...Heading out to the Black Rock City...]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless Network Card BROADCOM BCM43XX on linux</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So after a few months of plugging in and out the ethernet cable I finally ran into a forum that had a solution that worked, I tried Suse, I tried Sabayon, Ubuntu and even Knoppix but this finally worked using:<br /><b>Fedora Core 6</b><br />Bellow are the commands I ran in <b>BOLD</b><br />Make sure you have internet connection with you ethernet card.<br /><br />-----------------------start-------------------------<br /><b>[ingram@localhost ~]$ su root</b><br />Password: <br /><br /><b>[root@localhost ingram]# cd Desktop/</b><br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# pwd</b><br />/home/ingram/Desktop<br /><br />//To download the Broadcom 802.11g file you can either get it from my page <a href="http://www.fixant.com/blog/uploads/WLan%20Driver%20Broadcom%20802.11g%203.100.46.0.zip" target="_blank" >HERE!</a> or from this page <a href="ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3020/driver/" target="_blank" >ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3020/driver/</a><br /><br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# ls</b><br />electricsheep-2.6.8-1.i386.rpm<br />vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.00.0490-k9.tar.gz<br /><i>WLan Driver Broadcom 802.11g 3.100.46.0.zip</i><br />xloadimage-4.1-27.i386.rpm<br />xscreensaver-5.01-6.fc6.i386.rpm<br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# unzip WLan\ Driver\ Broadcom\ 802.11g\ 3.100.46.0.zip</b> <br />Archive:  WLan Driver Broadcom 802.11g 3.100.46.0.zip<br />   creating: 80211g/<br />  inflating: 80211g/AegisE2.dll      <br />  inflating: 80211g/AegisE5.dll      <br />  inflating: 80211g/AegisI2.exe      <br />  inflating: 80211g/AegisI5.exe      <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcm42rly.vxd     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcm43xx.cat      <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcm43xxa.cat     <br />  inflating: 80211g/BCMLogo.gif      <br />  inflating: 80211g/BCMLogon.dll     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwl5.inf       <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwl5.sys       <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwl5a.inf      <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlcpl.cpl     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwld2k.exe     <br />  inflating: 80211g/BCMWLD9X.EXE     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlhlp.chm     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlhom.exe     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlhom.ini     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlntp.sys     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwltry.exe     <br />  inflating: 80211g/bcmwlu00.exe     <br />  inflating: 80211g/data1.cab        <br />  inflating: 80211g/data1.hdr        <br />  inflating: 80211g/data2.cab        <br />  inflating: 80211g/ikernel.ex_      <br />  inflating: 80211g/is.exe           <br />  inflating: 80211g/launcher.ini     <br />  inflating: 80211g/layout.bin       <br />  inflating: 80211g/mdc.jpg          <br />  inflating: 80211g/MFC42.DLL        <br />  inflating: 80211g/MFC42U.DLL       <br />  inflating: 80211g/MSVCP60.DLL      <br />  inflating: 80211g/MSVCRT.DLL       <br />  inflating: 80211g/ReleaseNotes.html  <br />  inflating: 80211g/setup.exe        <br />  inflating: 80211g/Setup.ini        <br />  inflating: 80211g/setup.inx        <br />  inflating: 80211g/Setup.iss        <br />  inflating: 80211g/Version.txt      <br />  inflating: 80211g/vssver.scc       <br />  inflating: 80211g/wltray.exe<br />  inflating: 80211g/wltrynt.dll      <br />  inflating: 80211g/wltrysvc.exe     <br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# chmod +x 80211g/</b><br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# cp ./80211g/bcmwl5.sys ~/</b><br /><br />//Install the fwcutter package.<br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# yum -y install bcm43xx-fwcutter</b><br />Loading &quot;installonlyn&quot; plugin<br />Setting up Install Process<br />Setting up repositories<br />Reading repository metadata in from local files<br />Parsing package install arguments<br />Resolving Dependencies<br />--&gt; Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.<br />---&gt; Downloading header for bcm43xx-fwcutter to pack into transaction set.<br />bcm43xx-fwcutter-005-1.fc 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB    00:00     <br />---&gt; Package bcm43xx-fwcutter.i386 0:005-1.fc6 set to be updated<br />--&gt; Running transaction check<br /><br />Dependencies Resolved<br /><br />=============================================================================<br /> Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size <br />=============================================================================<br />Installing:<br /> bcm43xx-fwcutter        i386       005-1.fc6        extras             23 k<br /><br />Transaction Summary<br />=============================================================================<br />Install      1 Package(s)         <br />Update       0 Package(s)         <br />Remove       0 Package(s)         <br /><br />Total download size: 23 k<br />Downloading Packages:<br />(1/1): bcm43xx-fwcutter-0 100% |=========================|  23 kB    00:00     <br />Running Transaction Test<br />Finished Transaction Test<br />Transaction Test Succeeded<br />Running Transaction<br />  Installing: bcm43xx-fwcutter             ######################### [1/1] <br /><br />Installed: bcm43xx-fwcutter.i386 0:005-1.fc6<br />Complete!<br /><br />//Next extract the firmware from the bcmwl5.sys file (from the directory where you saved it, in my case I have it on my desktop inside the 80211g folder)<br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# /usr/bin/bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ /home/ingram/Desktop/80211g/bcmwl5.sys</b><br /><br />  filename   :  bcmwl5.sys<br />  version    :  3.100.46.0<br />  MD5        :  38ca1443660d0f5f06887c6a2e692aeb<br />  microcodes :  2 4 5 <br />  pcms       :  4 5 <br /><br />  microcode  :  2<br />  revision   :  0x0123<br />  patchlevel :  0x0020<br />  date       :  2004-11-16<br />  time       :  07:12:11<br /><br />  microcode  :  4<br />  revision   :  0x0123<br />  patchlevel :  0x0020<br />  date       :  2004-11-16<br />  time       :  07:12:11<br /><br />  microcode  :  5<br />  revision   :  0x0123<br />  patchlevel :  0x0020<br />  date       :  2004-11-16<br />  time       :  07:12:11<br /><br />extracting bcm43xx_microcode2.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_microcode4.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_microcode5.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_pcm4.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_pcm5.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval01.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval02.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval03.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval04.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval05.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval06.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval07.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval08.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval09.fw ...<br />extracting bcm43xx_initval10.fw ...<br /><br />//To verify it was extracted correctly run the following ls<br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# ls /lib/firmware/</b><br />bcm43xx_initval01.fw  bcm43xx_initval06.fw  bcm43xx_microcode2.fw<br />bcm43xx_initval02.fw  bcm43xx_initval07.fw  bcm43xx_microcode4.fw<br />bcm43xx_initval03.fw  bcm43xx_initval08.fw  bcm43xx_microcode5.fw<br />bcm43xx_initval04.fw  bcm43xx_initval09.fw  bcm43xx_pcm4.fw<br />bcm43xx_initval05.fw  bcm43xx_initval10.fw  bcm43xx_pcm5.fw<br /><br />//If you made it all the way here you are basically done, these last steps cannot fail if you are running Fedora<br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# su -c &#039;/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on&#039;</b><br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# su -c &#039;/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManagerDispatcher on&#039;</b><br /><br /><b>[root@localhost Desktop]# su -c &#039;/sbin/service NetworkManager start ; /sbin/service NetworkManagerDispatcher start&#039;</b><br /><br />Setting network parameters... <br />Starting dhcdbd:                                           [  OK  ]<br />Starting NetworkManager daemon:                            [  OK  ]<br />Starting NetworkManagerDispatcher daemon:                  [  OK  ]<br /><br />THAT&#039;S IT! With Fedora Core 6 you won&#039;t even need to reboot.<br />Now on your desktop you should see the wireless window popup<br /><br /><br /><a href="javascript:openpopup('images/Screenshot1.png',1280,800,false);"><img src="images/Screenshot1.png" width="512" height="320" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />]]></description>
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		<title>Lucien&#039;s birth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I became a dad, I must that was one crazy ride!!!<br />It&#039;s a little bit strange when you see your wife go through so much pain and yet you can&#039;t do much to help or to improve things... other than extending your arm and have her squeeze  the hell out of it while trying to keep the cam-recorder steady lol.<br /><br />And his name is: Lucien Cassius Smarius<br /><br /><a href="javascript:openpopup('http://www.fixant.com/Gallery/d/4424-2/Lucien_s+first+month.JPG',640,480,false);"><img src="http://www.fixant.com/Gallery/d/4424-2/Lucien_s+first+month.JPG" width="320" height="240" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So there you go, there he is.<br /><br />I&#039;ll update more on this later...]]></description>
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		<title>My new copilot... MONKEY!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing my new copilot and commuter buddy.]]></description>
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		<title>Kodak Moments</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day while getting of the 80 I was getting close to the Pinole exit and I noticed something strange on the freeway I accelerated a little bit so I could get closer...<br />GOD! that was amazing...<br />While driving I rushed for my camera and voila!<br /><br />Take a look at that... It&#039;s one of those classic Kodak Moments.<br /><br />The Biker dude was driving down the freeway on this little bike and look!!! no hands!!!....<br />Just amazing...<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/bigguy_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />If you want a bigger picture of the biker dude click here: <a href="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/bigguy_large.jpg" target="_blank" >Mr. Harley</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The day Iggy came out of the closet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While still living back in our old apartment in Richmond a few months ago sitting on the couch one night Iggy my wife&#039;s cat decided to come out of the closet and tell us that he was a transvestite...<br /><br />Iggy came out of the closet!!!<br />Shocking... <br /><br />But! shocked was he! when I took a picture of him in his outfit.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/Iggysmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />If you want a bigger picture of Iggy just click here: <a href="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/Iggylarge.jpg" target="_blank" >Iggy</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Pool table</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got a pool table not long ago and decided to change the OLD 1970&#039;s style room to a little bit more lounge/modern/updated room.<br /><br />This is the same room before:<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/pool/room_before.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br /><br />And after we got there!!!<br />oooh yeah... that&#039;s how I like it.<br />And it was only about $799... aaand it can turn into a ping pong table.<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/pool/pool_table.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />We got the new lights hanging there... they were kinda cheap though (IKEA is good for that stuff) though it would be cool to have a Budweiser (thought it sucks as a beer) to hang over the pool table and give it that bar effect.<br /><br />One more thing that needs to go against the wall, is a dart board...]]></description>
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		<title>Deschutes River Rafting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago I took a trip to Oregon with my wife.<br />And one of her friends got us tickets to go river rafting.<br />it was veeeeery cool!<br /><br />Deschutes River Rafting, the cool thing was that it ranged from a category 1 to 4 in some parts, nice rough and bumpy ride every once in a while.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/river.JPG" border="0" alt="" /> <br /><br />Yeah that&#039;s the proof I was there!<br /><br />Only bad thing was that the night before we were camping and while setting up the tent a yellow jacket got me my index pinger.<br />Dang!!! that hurt, but it was ok the next day.<br /><br />One of these little f%#@$* got me in the finger.<br /><br /><img src="http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/eiis/factshot/images/yellowjacket.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> ]]></description>
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		<title>I finally got my own car</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yay!!! So finally I got a car... the most expensive thing I&#039;ve ever bought...<br />My Toyota Camry LE 2007<br />Didn&#039;t get the Hybrid cause it was like another 6000 on top of that... noooo thanks!<br />This was expensive enough; man this car drives smooth. I feel like driving all the time now. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/mycamry.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> ]]></description>
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		<title>Hello World</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My title is classic I must say, but that&#039;s how it all starts.<br />I&#039;ve had this site for over 2 years and I never actually used it more than adding pictures to my gallery: <a href="http://www.fixant.com/Gallery" target="_blank" >http://www.fixant.com/Gallery</a><br /><br />But I&#039;ll start posting some stuff up here as often as I can.<br />Instead of being addicted to myspace.<br /><br />Just a short intro, my name is Ingram I&#039;m living in the Bay Area California (nice place to live by the way!)<br />Currently working for the big guy in the corporate world but enjoying every moment of it.<br /><br />Check this picture out!!!<br />This was in BART (those shades are not mine, but hell they look cool ;o)<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.fixant.com/blog/images/uploads/cool_shades.JPG" border="0" alt="" /> <br /><br />I will be adding some entries before this date, stuff that I do want to share so I might go back as far as Dec. 2005]]></description>
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