Category: Hardware

  • Install Ubuntu 18.04 on an Acer Aspire ES1-531

    I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04.3 on an Acer Aspire laptop. The model is described on the stickers as both ES1-531 (more generic) and “ES15 model ES-531-P8NJ”. Here are the steps to get it to work. You can get an ISO of Ubuntu from the official website: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop Once you have created a bootable USB from…

  • Fix limitcheck error when trying to print a PDF

    I use an old salvaged office printer (Kyocera Ecosys FS-1118MFP) which might not be able to handle some fancy things with recent PDFs – or, who knows, the PDF was a very crappy one? When trying to print the PDF in questions, I got an empty page and another one with the following error message:…

  • Two Crowd Supply projects worth supporting

    Crowd Supply is a crowdfunding website that does things differently. Projects hosted on it are usually directed at hackers, and they promote businesses that try to do things differently (I would describe it as “progressive” in a sense). Products can also keep being purchased after the funding target is reached, which also makes it a…

  • Use a Kyocera FS1118-MFP’s scan-to-email via iiNet

    I am writing this as a note for future reference, but hopefully it will help others. I imagine this works the same for a number of other Kyocera devices. This is not very linked to Free Software, but I want to post things about using older hardware for obvious environmental reasons, and this was tested…

  • Happy 10th birthday, OpenStreetMap!

    Happy 10th birthday, OpenStreetMap!

    OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a open data project focused on mapping our entire physical world. Just a few days ago, the project turned ten. The wiki introduces the project as follows: Welcome to OpenStreetMap, the project that creates and distributes free geographic data for the world. We started it because most maps you think of as…

  • Fix the frequent rebooting / start screen cycle issue on your Fairphone

    Fix the frequent rebooting / start screen cycle issue on your Fairphone

    TL;DR: remove the lock screen Gmail widget. I thought I would write a post about this issue as it is not always straight forward to find an answer that helps in the community support page on the Fairphone website. Furthermore, the Fairphone team thought the 1.3 Fairphone OS update would fix this issue, but it…

  • 5 open project fundraisers worth contributing to

    I will today present five projects that are currently looking for funds to keep doing their awesome work, for everyone to enjoy. If you have some spare money, please consider helping them out! Most of those fundraisers finish in just a handful of days, so make sure you have a look at them right away.…